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by neontomo 478 days ago
Alan Turing took his own life on purpose or by accident, he wasn't murdered
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throw-qqqqq 478 days ago
Many believe his “chemical castration” (forced hormone therapy) caused depression first, suicide later.

Some also believe he was poisoned.

I assume that is where the “murder” comes from.

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flohofwoe 478 days ago
If you read up on how the UK government treated him after the war, it was essentially murder even if they didn't outright execute him.
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bigstrat2003 478 days ago
No, words mean things. If they didn't actually pull the trigger, it wasn't murder. That isn't to say it was ok to treat Turing the way they did, because it wasn't ok. But it's important to not pollute the meaning of words by misusing them for greater rhetorical impact.
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Philpax 478 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_murder
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Philpax 478 days ago
And what led him to take his own life?
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