Rejected petition Strip Eric Bristow of his MBE

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

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

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about honours or appointments.

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

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Date submitted 29 November 2016
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