Strip Eric Bristow of his MBE

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Writing on Twitter, Bristow, who was made an MBE in 1989, said darts players were "tough guys" and footballers "wimps".
He added the victims should not be able to look themselves in the mirror for not "getting their own back" on their abusers in adulthood

Football sex abuse: Eric Bristow criticised for suggesting victims not 'proper men'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/38139647

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

We can't accept petitions asking for people's honours to be taken away. You can find out more about how honours are taken away here: https://www.gov.uk/honours

Timeline

29 Nov 2016	Petition opened for signatures
2 Dec 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Dec 2016

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