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Alan Turing was a fucking hero, and the British legal system drove him to suicide (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] RedSnt@feddit.dk 41 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And he wasn't pardoned until December 24th 2013 by the Queen. It also resulted in The Alan Turing Law. The hypocrisy is palpable because of how they're hunting transgender people right now, they didn't learn a single thing.

[โ€“] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 8 points 6 days ago

hunting

The hounds, the red jackets, the bugle