Theresa May saved my life – now she’s the only hope for the Human Rights Act | Gary McKinnon
by Gary McKinnon from Technology | The Guardian on (#21N90)
It would be tragic if the ladder used to rescue me from extradition was kicked away from the next person who needs it
In the early part of this century I gained unauthorised access to government computer systems in the US, in a successful attempt to find evidence of official knowledge of the UFO phenomenon. What followed was a decade-long nightmare. I slipped further and further into depression as the years wore on, having to take Prozac and regularly see a therapist. The emotional wear and tear on my family was one of the worst parts, watching them fight and mostly lose for 10 years.
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