Another week, another drunk-driving scandal involving yet another high- profile person.

Another week, another drunk-driving scandal involving yet another high- profile person.

This time it is no less a personage than a high court judge. Cry, the beloved country!

What the hell is happening to our nation, when even those to whom we should be looking up exhibit such contempt for the laws they are supposed to uphold?

What are we lesser mortals supposed to do in the face of such brazen disregard for the law and the lack of leadership of those we look up to?

Many of us at Sowetan know Judge Nkola Motata and are saddened that he has joined disgraced former correctional services commissioner Linda Mti and Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride in the Hall of Infamy.