Fifth Anniversary of A11/A12: “Almost everything that could have been mishandled was."

Despite the Daily Progress losing four reporters in recent months, local journalists have done some great work heading into the 5th anniversary of the Unite the Right rally. There's a selection of stories below. However, the degree to which city leaders and law enforcement failed to protect the community five years ago has become strangely absent from the narrative. Indeed, a Daily Progress editorial about the approaching anniversary didn't mention it at all. As the Washington Post reported after the Heaphy Report was released, “Almost everything that could have been mishandled was."

From the WP article: The City Council pushed at the last minute to have the rally moved, even though the city’s lawyers told the council that doing so would not survive a court challenge. That decision created confusion and forced police to plan for rallies at two locations. “Their decision to take this important and difficult decision away from the arms of city government most equipped to evaluate and man…