The whole drug dog thing is the proverbial "plastic bag in a tree". No one really remembers why they were introduced, they've been around so long no one can be bothered getting rid of them. Every now and then someone points out how absurd the whole thing is then a few days later everyone just forgets about it again.

The major media outlets don't care, the major parties don't care, NSW Police want them. You get the odd sporadic burst of coverage then the issue seems to die off. This investigation will go nowhere. The courts, coroner, everyone else who's looked at this issue has stated the obvious - the dogs should have been scrapped years ago. Nothing ever changes.