Hey US Supreme Court! British council says towing cars may violate human rights

Since the United States Supreme Court has taken up the habit of citing foreign law in deciding the constitutionality of American statutes, I hope they consider what's going on in Great Britain in regards to the barbaric practice of towing cars without the consent of the owner.

I'd like to add, as someone who has been victimized by having my car towed for a stupid reason more than once, this is one case in British law I'll be watching closely. It's unfortunate that the Alito hearings have ended, I would have liked to have seen one of our senators ask Judge Alito how he'd rule on towing cars and how it relates to human rights. As a follow-up question, another senator could've asked the judge his opinion on the common practice of towing firms' "acquiring" the car stereos from towed vehicles.

From the London Telegraph:

Councils that tow away cars run the risk of breaking human rights legislation, the parking appeal service has said.

Yesterday it said they must use the power to clamp and remove vehicles reasonably if they were to avoid being held to have broken the law.

The advice was contained in the annual report of the National Parking Adjudication Service, which hears appeals against tickets issued by councils outside London.

Human rights violations and the towing of cars: Finally, the issue that will unite all Americans has been discovered!

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