Australia Strips Rolf Harris Of His Honours

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-31581719

If the Ozzies can do this, why can't we ?

Unless we have already done so, of course....Wiki is a little vague here.

[andy-hughes]

Jordyboy - "THE mans doing his time why not leave him alone,I liked rolf"

Lots of us liked, and admired Rolf, but knowing what we know, it is uncomfortable surely, for honours to remain in his keeping when he has proved himself comprehensively unfit to have them.

[sandyRoe]

His painting of the queen has probably gone the way of Sutherland's of Churchill,burnt in a quiet corner of the garden. I don't think it was very good..

[Peter Pedant]

// If the Ozzies can do this, why can't we ? //

we can Mikey - first person to lose his knighthood was Roger Casement in 1916

[sandyRoe]

A child might think nobody would believe them and later try to drown memories of their abuse with alcohol. That they eventually found the courage to come forward and give evidence against their abuser was a good thing . child abuse is not a minor crime.

[sandyRoe]

A judge and jury heard the evidence and reached their verdict. The fact that the accused was a popular figure doesn't detract from that.

[Svejk]

Takes the spotlight of the thousands of Muslims indulging in paedophilia, I suppose.

[Jackdaw33]

Ah, Roger Casement! He lost more than his knighthood in 1916. He has gone down in history as the man who was hanged on a comma.

[chilli]

What happened to his portrait he did of the queen