Tougher measures / laws for online football abuse.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Bring in some laws around online racism that relates to football.

I’m distraught for England and their loss last night. The players will be feeling bad enough , but to see the online racist abuse that people have been giving towards the players is heartbreaking. I just want it to stop, people need to be punished. What has race got to do with the end result of football. This is going to knock the players back so much and spiral their mental health. I have been extremely emotional about this all day, I cannot imagine how the players are feeling. Totally ashamed.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Timeline

12 Jul 2021	Petition opened for signatures
19 Jul 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Jul 2021

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