The Mayor of Richmond has ordered all Confederate statues in his city taken down immediately.

[CatWoman]

[soothsayer]

1. Yes!

[Newest Reality]

2. Make it so!!!

[2naSalit]

3. YES!!

[Yonnie3]

4. Actually he only ordered that those on city owned land be taken down

Only four statues are owned by the city. I don't know how many of the privately owned statues are on city owned land.

Richmond Orders Removal of Confederate Statues on City Land

By The Associated Press

July 1, 2020
Updated 4:34 p.m. ET

RICHMOND, Va. — The mayor of Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of all Confederate statues on city land, saying he was using his emergency powers to speed up the healing process for the former capital of the Confederacy amid weeks of protests over police brutality and racial injustice.

The decision came weeks after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the removal of the most prominent and imposing Confederate statue along Richmond's Monument Avenue, that of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, which sits on state land. The removal of the Lee statue has been stalled pending the resolution of two lawsuits.

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https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/07/01/us/ap-us-racial-justice-confederate-statues.html

[underpants]

5. The new law went into effect July 1

allowing localities to deal with monuments as they see fit and not having to go through the General Assembly (Dillon rule). Stoney wasted no time. Clearly had this planned as the contractor is from Connecticut.

[dalton99a]

6. Throw all that shit in the trash