Alan Touring

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Laws were as they were, which are different to todays laws. Although I would expect a pardon by the current government.

I read somewhere that a pardon was being considered. My first thought was how many others prosecuted under the same laws at the time, prior and post would also be eligible for the same treatment.

Not saying he's undeserving of a pardon, just wondering out loud where it could end up and how an exception could be adequately explained without opening a significant legal can of worms?

[vienna]

The "civilized" societies have a long track record of dealing with great genius, wisdom, knowledge, and creativity with decidedly uncivilized treatment. From as far back a Socrates being forced to drink hemlock, history is rife with the tragedies of small minds of no consequence depriving humanity of its greatest minds. Turing is one in a long line of such injustices and, sadly, he probably won't be the last...

Turing never did, and probably never will, get a pardon, but at least he did get a public apology:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...to-alan-turing

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[Cybermat47]

Poor man. He was an absolute genius, and probably shortened the war by an entire year.