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> Maybe pardoning Turing is a necessary first step to see that everyone deserves similar treatment? Perhaps. But I haven't seen any moves to pardon all the oth
by rmc 12y ago
> Maybe pardoning Turing is a necessary first step to see that everyone deserves similar treatment?
Perhaps. But I haven't seen any moves to pardon all the other people as well. And the cynic in me things it won't happen.
- nl 12y agoMy suspicion is that pardons don't miraculously happen. I suspect it happens because of the hard work and passion of people who want to make a difference.
- DanBC 12y agoThe group of people who would campaign for pardons largely overlaps with the group of people campaigning for equal treatment under today's laws. (Same age of consent was law in England & Wales in 2001; 2009! for Northern Ireland; protections for discrimination - partial since 2003, full since 2010; gay marriage since 2014, civil partnership since 2005). There's only so much you can campaign on. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_Kingd...