Intimidation

The daytime high temperatures only reach around 35C at this time of year so, when the sun goes down, the evenings are glorious.
The local restaurants roll up their doors to let the outside in, and the outdoor patios are full.
We followed the crowd to downtown Chandler last evening and there, in the middle of the square, the local Polis had set up shop with their DUI task force. They had a bunch of guys in uniform, under their tent, beside the task force van. I saw one other, less obviously a cop at first glance, wandering around, looking into the restaurants.
I understand the dangers of driving under the influence, and I agree the police should attack that aggressively. Still, this effort veered a wee bit to close to police state tactics for my taste.