[kictanet] The police and media united in violating the constitution?

[ICT Researcher]

Fundamental Rights and freedoms that
may not be limited despite any other provision in the Constitution
include freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment or punishment and the right to a fair trial.

Every person has the right to privacy,
which includes the right not to have information relating to their
family or private affairs unnecessarily revealed.

Imagine YOU end up making national news
– either paraded before television cameras or your photograph
published on newspapers being tested with alcoblow by the police. The
police find your breath 'ok' (as the gadget displays) so they let you
drive on. But what if you were a spiritual leader, an upcoming
politician, career person, a teacher, a parent such other law abiding
citizen whom somebody just didn't like thus 'fate' to conspires to
have you on media being tested for drunken driving?

Here a person is guilty until proven
innocent?

Tried before the media – not before a
court of law. Presumed guilty unless and until proven innocent. Your
dignity eroded (Article 28), privacy violated (Article 31(c)),
inalienable (illimitable) Fundamental Rights (Article 25(a)(c)) –
casually taken away by the media in collaboration with the law
enforcement agents!

Even if one were pre-tried on the media
and later found guitly in court, did the media prejudice the trial
thus miscarriage of justice? 

Your opinion?

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For the avoidance of doubt:
(a) Supports eradication of road carnage, menace and corruption 
(b) Never appeared on bretherlizer "police news"  
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