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That's exactly what they're doing. A bill that would pardon 75,000 men, including 16,000 who are still alive. It would be named the "Alan Turing Bill".
by stickydink 13y ago
That's exactly what they're doing.
A bill that would pardon 75,000 men, including 16,000 who are still alive. It would be named the "Alan Turing Bill".
- corin_ 13y agoIt's not what they're doing yet, the current bill is specific to one person.
- priteau 13y agoThe 16,000 alive can apply for pardon, but it's most likely not automatic, I guess their case must be reviewed. The government didn't want to allow pardon to the dead because they said that in some cases they couldn't know that these homosexual acts were consensual and not under age. The Lord presenting the bill is advocating for rehabilitation of the dead if there is enough evidence available, and he hopes the Turing bill (which will pardon only Alan Turing) is a first step towards allowing pardon for the 59,000 convicted who are now dead.