Except the Tempe police don’t report to the governor, and the mayor of Tempe is a Democrat, and an opponent of the governor. There could have been as much press

Except the Tempe police don’t report to the governor, and the mayor of Tempe is a Democrat, and an opponent of the governor. There could have been as much pressure to make it look bad as to minimize it. But more likely there was mo pressure either way, and the police just blame pedestrians by default.