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Re:The Man Who Made the UK Say “I’m Sorry for What We Did to... by jacorreia on Saturday November 15, 2014 @03:18PM (#8612540)
Oh of course, there's little doubt he committed treason, but the fact that his homosexuality was used to ensure that a fair trial was impossible is what I was trying to get at.

Are there any other similar cases to Turing/Wilde/Casement that I don't know about?

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Re:The Man Who Made the UK Say “I’m Sorry for What We Did to... by barking on Saturday November 15, 2014 @03:21PM (#8612550)
The treason part of it was pretty cut and tried. The blackening of his character was necessary for political reasons, not to ensure a guilty verdict.
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Re:The Man Who Made the UK Say “I’m Sorry for What We Did to... by rmc on Saturday November 15, 2014 @04:43PM (#8612742)
Tens of thousands of people were convicted under the same law. But they weren't famous. Only little people.
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