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No, because 1) Turing wasn’t jailed and 2) The Government doesn’t put people in jail; that’s the courts.
by Veen 4y ago
No, because 1) Turing wasn’t jailed and 2) The Government doesn’t put people in jail; that’s the courts.
- Thorrez 4y agoSpeaking from a US standpoint: 1. The legislature makes laws 2. The courts make judgements based on those laws 3. The police officers drag people into jail All 3 are part of the government.
- Gordonjcp 4y agoThe UK isn't the US. The UK government does not work like or even resemble the US government.
- sfe22 4y agoLooks the same setup as the US. Courts are part of the government https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/our-justice-system/jud-acc-ind/justice-sys-and-constitution/ https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/our-justice-sys...
- Veen 4y agoHere’s the relevant part to this thread from the page you linked: “The justice system is one of the three branches of the state. The other two branches are the executive, or the government, and the legislature, which is the two Houses of Parliament”
- martinflack 4y agoIn the UK, "the Government" is a phrase more akin to "the x Administration" (where x is the President) in the US; although technically it includes the parliamentary majority as well as the executive.
- tgv 4y agoThe latter isn't correct or at least incomplete on two accounts: - The investigators and prosecutors are dependent on the government. - A judge sentences, but doesn't carry out the punishment. But certainly the initiative to investigate and prosecute Turing did directly come from the government. It was after all the PM who apologized for it.