Come on, give us a break!

We are trying so hard to look past the bad and wacky stuff that happens in Mesa. Then some nutty guy from Mesa tries to kill himself in some sort of elaborate way that involves a sword and driving himself into a pool.

To be clear, the event actually happened in Chandler, but since the guy was from Mesa, how much do you want to bet that this will be chalked up to the "only in Mesa" talk? Can't someone cut Mesa a break?