During one of our Thursday lunchtime discussions involving topical legal
issues, heated debate took place on the constitutionality of impounding
cell phones from offending drivers.
On the one side, the “purists” felt
that this was a penal provision imposed without due process of law and
that it conflicted with the constitutional rights of dignity and
privacy.
The “pragmatists” on the other hand believed it served the
offenders right and was the only sensible way to deal with the problem
in view of the failure of the fining system to prevent such usage. What
do you think?
