Those members of the Court of Public Opinion who are so willing to convict on a few fragmentary moments of video footage alone may find this and this instructive reading.
This does work both ways, though. When the police are genuinely at fault, there is no shortage of people believing any snippets which suggest they weren't, and making all possible assumptions of guilt or suspect behaviour by the wronged party. When the police are not at fault, one can expect no shortage of people doing the opposite.
It's also not clear whether the public universally have complete faith in IPCC investigations. If (for whatever reason) you don't expect the truth of the matter ever to be admitted, then you're naturally not going to wait for their findings, as you would if you believe them to be reliable and impartial.
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It's also not clear whether the public universally have complete faith in IPCC investigations. If (for whatever reason) you don't expect the truth of the matter ever to be admitted, then you're naturally not going to wait for their findings, as you would if you believe them to be reliable and impartial.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V23PGWd46MM
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