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Not totally damning, but 10 seconds more would reveal that "lynching" is named after his younger brother: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lynch_(judge) ht

Not totally damning, but 10 seconds more would reveal that "lynching" is named after his younger brother: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lynch_(judge) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lynch_(judge)

jessriedel 10y ago
OK, but the younger brother moved away from the area that would be called Lynchburg even before it was named that. The town is not named after the crime and the crime is not named after the town.
- burkaman 10y ago
  I agree. It's not terrifying, but I probably would have changed it if I were in charge.
- coolgeek 10y ago
  > The town is not named after the crime and the crime is not named after the town And yet, the crime is named for the brother of the man that the town is named for. Pardon the metaphor, but you're hanging on a pretty thin thread. Also note that burkaman was pointing out the irony of an insufficiently researched (and churlish) accusation of insufficient research.
  - imron 10y ago
    > And yet, the crime is named for the brother of the man that the town is named for. So guilt by association is a thing now?
    - burkaman 10y ago
      Nobody is guilty of anything. It just isn't really true that the name is completely unrelated to slavery and lynchings.
      - imron 10y ago
        But it's by such a tenuous thread that it's deceptive.
  - hoorayimhelping 10y ago
    >Also note that burkaman was pointing out the irony of an insufficiently researched (and churlish) accusation of insufficient research. Which is incredibly frustrating because the article burkaman linked to specifically mentions (in more than one place) the claim has not been verified.
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