Overflow crowd erupts in cheers as Lexington council votes to move statues

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1:57 'The time chooses us.' Highlights from Lexington council's vote to move statues Pause

0:52 Crowd erupts in cheers after council votes to move Confederate statues

1:27 'We still have work to do,' mayor says as council votes to relocate statues

1:06 Woman who says she was injured in Charlottesville speaks to Lexington council

0:29 'It's our past but not our future' crowd chants as council considers fate of statues

2:00 'Don't give them the attention they want' Police Chief advises about potential protesters

3:18 Lexington Mayor Jim Gray explains decision to move Confederate statues

1:25 Mayor Jim Gray's appeal to Lexington council to move two Confederate statues

1:48 Lexington police plan 'overwhelming' force if white nationalists protest here

tallish_possum on August 18th, 2017 at 16:13 UTC »

Hey, everyone... I'm near this area. Please notice that they voted to MOVE the statues in question, not REmove them.

Branciforte on August 18th, 2017 at 15:09 UTC »

Removing the statues seems to cause so much anger, why not simply replace them instead?

Got a statue of Robert E Lee? Let's take it down and replace it, with another statue of Robert E Lee surrendering to Grant at Appomattox.

Seems fair to me.

Prygon on August 18th, 2017 at 13:30 UTC »

I didn't know statues were so significant. Voters have spoken, shame it only works for statues and not marijuana legalization or net neutrality.