In the Netherlands the city of Hoorn has a statue celebrating J. P. Coen, the man responsible for the near total genocide of the Bandanese people. The familiar

In the Netherlands the city of Hoorn has a statue celebrating J. P. Coen, the man responsible for the near total genocide of the Bandanese people. The familiar discussion about removing it or leaving it has recently flared up again. Personally, I'd go for contextualizing: adding information to the statue, explaining how he was an important historical figure, but that he also did things things even the VOC itself frowned upon. I would not want to be a part of the endless meetings required to determine the final text of that patch plaque though...