[sevinufnine]

BUT! Just learning a lady named Cece Thomas created another petition to stop the original petition. So far, it has almost 4,000 signatures. Cece said,The petition to city council begins with, “I am starting this petition to stop Daisy Howard from trying to have my hometown’s name changed. She does not understand the history of our town, she just doesn’t like the name.”

[sevinufnine]

[sevinufnine]

This is so out of control it’s beyond stupid. It’s paranoid schizophrenia!

[sevinufnine]

This is Lynchburg, VA BTW...

[BBQToadRibs]

[TexasFreeper2009]

If Democrats want to tear down statues of Democrats in Democrat run cities and want to also rename them and or burn them down... why do I care? heck rename your hell holes to RIOTSVILLE for all I care!

[DoodleDawg]

"At the end of the day, it comes down to defending the word Lynch, which I don't think you can defend."

Only if you're an idiot.

[jughandle]

Is something going to be done about asphalt roads and driveways, they’re black you know and we drive and walk all over them.

[a fool in paradise]

When will they petition a change of the name of the City of Angels (Los Angeles)?

[Sirius Lee]

At this point, if cops just start going around randomly shooting BLM and antifa in the heads I no longer care.

So disgusted with what's going on that Few Lives Matter to me anymore. Done with this crap.

[real saxophonist]

I agree. They should change the name to ‘Lynchboro’.

[redcatcherb412]

My Mothers name was Betty Jo Lynch. Using these fools rationale I suppose I should be out tipping over her headstone so some BLM moron feels better?

[the OlLine Rebel]

“the racist killings of African Americans.”

No, “lynching” means vigilante justice, with no court system, just immediate vengeful reprisal. People might re-think it to “the Old West”, where plenty white criminals might be strung up.

[E.Allen]

Since Washington was a slave owner, we should rename D.C. I propose it be henceforth be named Trumptown.

[ncalburt]

A 1000 period from anywhere is meaningless .
The Local lefty station is trying to fabricate momentum
lie from crap.
These media commies are dangerous to our country and need arresting .

[Vision]

The commies really think they can take over America under the guise of “racism”.

[alloysteel]

“Lynch” as a name has certain connotations that have nothing to do with the founder of this municipality. As a verb or an adjective, “lynch” has a very negative history.

Much the same thing may be said of a person, Robert Bork. His name is forever linked with really scurrilous political moves (by Senator Ted Kennedy) to prevent Judge Bork from gaining a position on the Supreme Court, and to say a nominee to an appointive position has been most unfairly treated is to say that he (or she) was “borked”.

[sevinufnine]

Such a shame this doesn’t matter to the idiot starting this petition:

Founding of Lynchburg

The Lynch Ferry across the James River was established by the family about 1745. In 1757, seventeen year old John Lynch took over control of the ferry business. Years later, first in 1784 and again in 1786, Lynch petitioned the General Assembly of Virginia for a charter to establish a town on the bluffs above the ferry upon land Lynch had inherited from an older brother. The 1786 petition was granted and the town of Lynchburg was founded.

>>>> Lynch freed his own slaves during his lifetime and consistently supported the antislavery movement. <<<<

[\/\/ayne]

Just call it Linchpinburg. There, problem solved.

[TexasGurl24]

Interestingly enough, Daisy Howard is a white woman.

[faucetman]

I agree!

They should also rename McDonald’s because Old MacDonald had a farm. In the south, farms were/are called “plantations”. Plantations used to be worked by SLAVES! /s