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> not a proof of anything

I think it's reasonable, from the video of the police officer slapping the phone away, to conclude that the police officer slapped the phone away.

> All criminals deserve proper investigation.

The point of "innocent until proven guilty" is that the burden of proof is on the state. It's reasonable to ask that conduct undertaken by state actors, on the other hand, be accompanied by proof that it was within the law.

I meant the part where they "lost the phone" only. Not the policemen - I fully agree about their direct actions.

That is not a proper investigation, it's a HR thing. There need to be actual criminal charges.

Why is the "Professional Standards division" a division of the force? In New Zealand the equivalent organisation is very specifically NOT part of any police force. In fact, it's in their name: "Independent Police Conduct Authority". Maybe that's one reason why New Zealand is usually in the top five "least corrupt countries in the world". The USA isn't. This is one reason why.