Alan Turing
This man did a lot to help us in our darkest hour.

When it was found out he was gay the conspiracy to destroy his life started.

Here is a post from Legless regarding Mr Turing. www.b3ta.com/questions/fans/post406882

E petition to pardon him. (Pardon? He should have been knighted.) https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/23526

Article www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/2720/alan_turing_pardon_petition_launched
( The Mock Turtle ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 11:10, 23 replies)

wish there was a woo yay button
( Trollman, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 11:17, closed)

Erm...
Not really a conspiracy though? Just good old fashioned homophobia.
(sailorspoon started wiping his own arse from, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 11:45, closed)

Depends on the collusion of the higher echelons to rid someone of his skills and rank.

( The Mock Turtle ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 12:13, closed)

I reckon
there are few if any people who would actually deny Alan Turings contribution to Bletchley Park, or his groundwork on computing. The problem is, few people know about it.

There's no terrible injustice waiting to be righted with regard to his achievements. If you ask the general public who were Bletchleys heroes, or who conceived the modern computer, 95% of them will say 'No Idea'.

I think personally he was very badly treated, but he wasn't treated any differently to anyone else in the same situation at that time.

What is lacking is recognition. He really should have been knighted.

Sad story though.
(username failed moderation, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 12:06, closed)

He should be on the £20 note
A few bronze statues would be pretty good too.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Thu 8 Dec 2011, 11:31, closed)

That e-petition
name, email, address, nationality?

Fuck off . . .
(username failed moderation, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 12:08, closed)

Make me. :_-)

( The Mock Turtle ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 12:15, closed)

Cheers.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 12:09, closed)

Fair enough.

( The Mock Turtle ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 12:12, closed)

Less a conspiracy theory,
and more an actual, documented event.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 12:28, closed)

^this

( finnbar has officially retired, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 12:40, closed)

I disagree
There are still people who mention various conspiracy theories to do with Alan's death such as the bottom of this blog. https://witnessthis.wordpress.com/tag/alan-turing/
( The Mock Turtle ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 13:01, closed)

i heard that when legless yawns,
you can be seen waving.
( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 12:30, closed)

Oh Janet
I finally understand why you're so bitter and twisted. A kind B3tan sent me a link to a photo of you.

Oh Janet. It wasn't your fault that you fell out of the ugly tree - but did you have to hit every.fucking.branch on the way down?

I've put your picture on the garden gate. Keeps burglars away.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 13:11, closed)

hello, mr pot? i've got a mr kettle on line 3.
something about you being massively racist.
( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 13:39, closed)

Now - you can change your attitude over time.
But unless you're rich and want to look constantly startled you can't really change your looks can you?
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Wed 7 Dec 2011, 18:59, closed)

From what I've read about it (strokes chin thoughtfully)
there was some doubt as to whether his death was intended. Certainly he was not ashamed of his homosexuality, and took his punishment for it with bemused fortitude.

I would certainly dispute the statement that there was a "conspiracy to destroy his life" - people working with him were aware of his homosexuality, and his conviction came after an incident when a boyfriend of his stole from him, and Turing reported this to the police, and made the mistake of telling the police the nature of his relationship with the thief.

Yes, of course his conviction should not have happened, but he died a year afterwards, at a time when he was still working actively. The idea of him being outed by a baying mob and then topping himself as a direct reaction to this is somewhat misleading.
(TheImmortalJenkins, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 13:01, closed)

Fair enough.

( The Mock Turtle ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 13:01, closed)

Hmm...
Turing died of cyanide posoining a year later, an inquest decided that this was suicide. This was after his security clearance was revoked and he was given "hormone treatment" - which incidentally led him to grow breasts - as positive a morale boost as a man in his position could have surely. If this didn't lead to his suicide then I'm a purple fucking baboon.
( Hunter Stockton was murdered by a bicycle wielding axolotl,.,.,.,., Thu 8 Dec 2011, 11:27, closed)

Well I'm not sure this is a very good example to be setting to our children!

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 13:07, closed)

He already was knighted
He was given an OBE in 1945. I don't think he lost it due to his conviction.
(razakel, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 17:55, closed)

Just an observation...
OBE and Knighthood are very different things - a Knighthood is (and then would have been more so) far more recognition than an OBE.
( Hunter Stockton was murdered by a bicycle wielding axolotl,.,.,.,., Thu 8 Dec 2011, 11:29, closed)

I believe
that the British government apologised for his treatment a few years ago, saying that he deserved better.
(dchurch bah, Thu 8 Dec 2011, 8:12, closed)