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Rejected petition Reinstate ‘Nigger’s’ the black labradors headstone owned by RAF wing commander

We want the black labradors head stone reinstated. the headstone has been taken down due to it ‘possibly’ causing offence to black people! This is barbaric, Nigger was a dog owned by RAF wing commander Guy Gibson of RAF SCAMPTON. On top of that he was a dog, how can a dog cause so much offence

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This is a matter for the RAF, not the UK Government or Parliament. You could contact your local MP and encourage them to lobby the RAF if that's what you'd like to happen. You can find their contact details by entering your post code here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP.

You may also wish to sign some or all of these petitions instead:

Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325814

Create an advisory board to review public statues and decide on their removal: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325673

Require referendums on the removal of historically significant statues: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/326361

Create a Legacy of Slavery Commission, to review all UK civic memorials: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/327236

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