Well yes, but … It costs a lot of money to do this kind of thing, and it requires a lot of public pressure on government. The other thing you have to consider is what the outcome might be. The reality is that most inquiries are so heavily politicized and result in little more than a list of light suggestions that are too often discarded. Nobody is really held to account for their actions, making them rather disingenuous. They are of limited value to those seeking justice. Besides, corrupt police and justice officials have already put their own narrative on things. This would be difficult to overcome.
In order to believe that a public inquiry will be a force for good, you have to trust in the system – and none of us here have had much luck with that. We may get better ‘bang for the buck’ investing into other avenues. But it is something we have talked about and something to consider when the time is right.
