please sign this e- petition

[deggers316]

to pardon Alan Turing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...d-manchester-16061279

[atrollope]

hear,hear NOX

[notasyoungasiwas]

I'm going to sign it too. If he was chemically castrated that's just vile.

[Baldric]

To pardon him now would not be right, as that would suggest he did not commit the deed, he did, and he admitted it. He was then dealt with as the law of the time demanded (I do think the chemical bit was harsh to say the least).
Whilst we may not agree with what was done today, we can't apply todays law in retrospect.
To acknowledge in some way his contribution to ending WW2, and the development of the computer would be good, but a pardon, no!

[notasyoungasiwas]

Over 8,000 signatures now deggers !

[NOX]

It would be perfectly acceptable to pardon him now, and it's not about whether he actually committed a ' crime' at the time, it's about society realising that the law at that time was flawed to a point where a national hero was hounded to death by the very country that he saved.
As an aside, it might interest folk to know too that when the UK and other allies liberated the death camps in Germany after the war the prisoners were released with the exception of those interned for being gay- we kept them imprisioned until as late as the mid 50's- nice.

[deggers316]

well said nox
recognition of the tremendous has been over looked for a long tiime

[deggers316]

tremendous work he did that is

[jackthehat]

If we 'pardon' Alan Turing then every single other man who suffered under these pernicious laws *must* be similarly pardoned, and that simply isn't going to happen.

If well-meaning folks really are offended by what he went through and are wanting to restore his character, 'rehabilitate' his image and *really* want to honour the man, then you could ensure that you do you bit to make this a more welcoming and accepting place for gay people - that would be a more fitting legacy than a posthumous pardon.

[notasyoungasiwas]

Over 14,000 signatures now deggers ...