tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post5203704280096731951..comments2024-03-29T08:55:55.727-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Two cheers for the Pardon of Turing. But not three.Lance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-8877299216864850642014-01-03T19:46:14.087-06:002014-01-03T19:46:14.087-06:00Fixed, thanks.Fixed, thanks.GASARCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134382469361359081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-91537500645976835282014-01-03T19:44:46.457-06:002014-01-03T19:44:46.457-06:00TYPO in title of blog post.TYPO in title of blog post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-82418447747967192832014-01-03T12:35:50.439-06:002014-01-03T12:35:50.439-06:00In fact the reason for the pardon is because (iron...In fact the reason for the pardon is because (ironically) the apology was deemed by some to be insufficient.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-21958634433293614462014-01-03T06:44:04.430-06:002014-01-03T06:44:04.430-06:00There was already an official apology from Prime M...There was already an official apology from Prime Minister Gordon Brown a few years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-15579080892813755832014-01-02T21:53:31.116-06:002014-01-02T21:53:31.116-06:00Agree.
I was also emailed by someone that `Pardon&...Agree.<br />I was also emailed by someone that `Pardon' means `we forgive you for that BAD THING you did' which is certainly not appropriate here. That person thought an<br />APOLOGY would be more in order.<br /><br />Someone else emailed me that a PARDON may have some real (positive) legal implications that an APOLOGY would not. GASARCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134382469361359081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-73495633329917602842014-01-02T16:26:39.841-06:002014-01-02T16:26:39.841-06:00Somehow the idea of a "pardon" in this c...Somehow the idea of a "pardon" in this case sounds rather arrogant to me: it is somewhat like a terrorist "pardoning" his victims.<br /><br /><br />If any one is in need of "forgiveness" here, it is the justice system which committed the atrocities on Turing and other homosexuals under the guise of an inhumane law. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-89653697846334109792014-01-02T12:22:57.059-06:002014-01-02T12:22:57.059-06:00A pardon does not mean that the person didn't ...A pardon does not mean that the person didn't do the crime. It just means the crime is forgiven and, if applicable, that the sentence is commuted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com