A recent story in the Washington Post shows how the police mishandled security in Charlottesville with a month to prepare. It also details how both sides were armed, and how the ACLU assisted in keeping the city from revoking the permit for the rally. The former police chief is quoted as saying, "How do you allow two completely divergent and armed groups to come in contact with one another, knowing full well for weeks in advance that there were warnings of violence?”
Here's the link: www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/how-charlottesville-lost-control-amid-deadly-protest/2017/08/26/288ffd4a-88f7-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5_story.html?utm_term=.4b3b2a7782cd