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I agree. This statement is very good-- a sincere apology-- and I like that it includes the details of Turing's conviction and sentence. I want to see a knight
by nate_meurer 17y ago
I agree. This statement is very good-- a sincere apology-- and I like that it includes the details of Turing's conviction and sentence.
I want to see a knighthood though. By any standard, Turing deserves one.
- jacquesm 17y agoAnd a full pardon as well, note that the statement by Brown is just an apology, not a pardon, so Turing remains a convicted criminal as far as the law is concerned.
- electromagnetic 17y agoAgreed, he will likely have to be pardoned before he would ever be Knighted. (I'm unsure, does the Queen only pardon soldiers' crimes?)
- jacquesm 17y agointeresting reading on that subject here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon#United_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon#United_Kingdom
- electromagnetic 17y agoThanks, I tried searching for something on it, but I believe I was idiot-googling as I was in a rush. Really the government needs to establish a procedure for posthumous pardons, essentially a 'posthumously pardoned under present laws'.