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Alan Turing Apology Campaign Grows
chrb writes "Several British news sources have recently reported on the growing campaign that calls for an apology to Alan Turing for his persecution by the British government. The petition to the Prime Minister was started by John Graham-Cumming, who has also written to the Queen requesting a Knighthood for Turing, but admits that a pardon is 'unlikely,' saying, 'The most important thing to me is that people hear about Alan Turing and realize his incredible impact on the modern world, and how terrible the impact of prejudice was on him.'"
I think all governments should do nothing but apologize for mistakes they've made all day every day. That is sure to be the most efficient use of their time. Either that or thin-skinned titty babies could just get over it, realize that people in general, and people in power in specific were different back then, and move the fuck on with their lives. Christ, it's not like he's still being force fed hormones.
And to all those cunts who object to murder, I bring up Reiser.
Okay, fair enough, Manu Smriti, samgrahana (2.8.359), combined with the rule that same-sex couples cannot marry.
You would be correct that this does not equal punishment by death for homosexuality per se. It would be the same as the old English law : you can be homosexual all you want, as long as you're celibate, but any actual homosexual act results in the death penalty.
And yes, you'd be correct that this law is not part of the Indian penal code. You will find, however that the same applies in muslim states, there is no law, in the majority of muslim states, that homosexuals should get killed. Regardless of the national status of this law, there are regions of India the size of Canada where you really shouldn't try it.
Unless you count a single reference to islam in the law system as a law that prescribes death to homosexuals, which, of course, just about all muslims do.