Re:The Bank of England unveils design of new £50 banknote fe...
by pjc50 on Friday March 26, 2021 @05:05AM
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"Pardoning" is the formal process for removing a criminal conviction which has not been overturned in court.
The process of decriminialising things is a lot rarer than criminalizing things, and it's not routine to wipe away all convictions under the old law. Quite probably it should. This is a factor that should be considered in the drug legalization that may happen over the next decade.
Re:The Bank of England unveils design of new £50 banknote fe...
by beforeolives on Friday March 26, 2021 @04:48AM
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> So there was nothing to pardon...
There was a very real criminal conviction to pardon.
Re:The Bank of England unveils design of new £50 banknote fe...
by bingoasshole on Friday March 26, 2021 @04:52AM
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How can you possibly be this obtuse?
He never did anything wrong, it was wrong to convict him for his sexual orientation. So there was nothing to pardon, but a lot to ask for forgiveness. Too bad he killed himself before anyone had the decency of recognize the atrocity they did to him.
And please do not argue that at the time things were seen differently. That is in no way a justification for what the "justice" system was doing. Cruelty against humans can never be justified, no matter the epoch. Otherwise we might end up justifying other atrocities that should never ever be justified.