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Alan Turing was a fucking hero, and the British legal system drove him to suicide (lemmy.world)
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[–] DavidGA 5 points 8 months ago

The idea that he killed himself is debated, and disputed by his family. It seems more likely that the cyanide incident was an accident, not deliberate. He was not depressed or suicidal before his death.