PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A sub for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoAlan Turing was a fucking hero, and the British legal system drove him to suicidelemmy.worldimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1895arrow-down119
arrow-up1876arrow-down1imageAlan Turing was a fucking hero, and the British legal system drove him to suicidelemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A sub for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareBob@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·1 day agoAt least the queen forgave him for it eighty years later or something.
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours agoHe was pardoned 9 years ago…an entire lifetime after his death…
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 day agoThere was nothing to forgive. And it was too late for her to beg his forgiveness.
minus-squareBob@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoI feel you’ve missed the ironic tone of my previous comment, because that’s precisely what I was referring to!
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoUpon second reading, it appears that I did. Apologies.
At least the queen forgave him for it eighty years later or something.
He was pardoned 9 years ago…an entire lifetime after his death…
There was nothing to forgive. And it was too late for her to beg his forgiveness.
I feel you’ve missed the ironic tone of my previous comment, because that’s precisely what I was referring to!
Upon second reading, it appears that I did. Apologies.
Happens!