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« on: December 24, 2013, 03:14:54 AM »
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Long overdue.
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« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2013, 03:22:45 AM »
Better late than never, I guess.
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« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2013, 04:46:22 PM »
Hopefully the first of many.
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« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2013, 04:48:07 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2013, 05:51:53 PM »

This was via a royal prerogative of mercy, right? So that would be - regrettably - quite unlikely.
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« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2013, 07:14:02 PM »
Honestly don't think this was necessary, but hey-ho.

Already there are calls to pardon -everyone- convicted for homosexuality.
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« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2013, 07:30:37 PM »
Quote from: Supersonic on December 24, 2013, 07:14:02 PM
Honestly don't think this was necessary, but hey-ho.

Already there are calls to pardon -everyone- convicted for homosexuality.

Why shouldn't they be pardoned?
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« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2013, 08:00:38 PM »
Quote from: Zioneer on December 24, 2013, 07:30:37 PM
Quote from: Supersonic on December 24, 2013, 07:14:02 PM
Honestly don't think this was necessary, but hey-ho.

Already there are calls to pardon -everyone- convicted for homosexuality.

Why shouldn't they be pardoned?

It opens a huge can of legal worms, and inevitably there will be calls to pardon people for other crimes.
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« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2013, 03:27:46 AM »
Quote from: Supersonic on December 24, 2013, 08:00:38 PM
Quote from: Zioneer on December 24, 2013, 07:30:37 PM
Quote from: Supersonic on December 24, 2013, 07:14:02 PM
Honestly don't think this was necessary, but hey-ho.

Already there are calls to pardon -everyone- convicted for homosexuality.

Why shouldn't they be pardoned?

It opens a huge can of legal worms, and inevitably there will be calls to pardon people for other crimes.

Other such 'crimes' that should never have been crimes in the first place?  I'm okay with this.
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« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2013, 07:27:24 AM »
Quote from: Supersonic on December 24, 2013, 08:00:38 PM
Quote from: Zioneer on December 24, 2013, 07:30:37 PM
Quote from: Supersonic on December 24, 2013, 07:14:02 PM
Honestly don't think this was necessary, but hey-ho.

Already there are calls to pardon -everyone- convicted for homosexuality.

Why shouldn't they be pardoned?

It opens a huge can of legal worms, and inevitably there will be calls to pardon people for other crimes.

This is an argument of such value as stating that decriminalization of homosexuality will led to decriminalization of rape. An offensive "argument" of no value whatsoever.

The only issue I have with posthumous pardons is that people like Alan Turing didn't live to see the justice restored, but it's still the right thing to do. 
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« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2013, 09:26:41 AM »
Quote from: Supersonic on December 24, 2013, 08:00:38 PM
Quote from: Zioneer on December 24, 2013, 07:30:37 PM
Quote from: Supersonic on December 24, 2013, 07:14:02 PM
Honestly don't think this was necessary, but hey-ho.

Already there are calls to pardon -everyone- convicted for homosexuality.

Why shouldn't they be pardoned?

It opens a huge can of legal worms, and inevitably there will be calls to pardon people for other crimes.
Good.  People who've committed other "crimes" which no longer are should be pardoned.
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