@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-up1896arrow-down120
arrow-up1876arrow-down1imageAlan Turing was a fucking hero, and the British legal system drove him to suicidelemmy.world@PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A sub for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 days agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareBoblinkfedilinkEnglish19•1 day agoAt least the queen forgave him for it eighty years later or something.
minus-square@Trainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish3•18 hours agoHe was pardoned 9 years ago…an entire lifetime after his death…
minus-square@Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish21•1 day agoThere was nothing to forgive. And it was too late for her to beg his forgiveness.
minus-squareBoblinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 hours agoI feel you’ve missed the ironic tone of my previous comment, because that’s precisely what I was referring to!
minus-square@Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•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!