Super-injunctions debate strikes a chord for HR

It appears you're nobody these days unless you have a super-injunction. As the press play the “guess who” game, and our legal system plays catch-up with the social media aficionados, I'm struck by the parallels with an old chestnut topic of mine. Is HR the champion of bureaucracy, or the core of morality in the organisation? Are we in HR best loved when we create loose rule books that line managers can effectively ignore with complete abandonment and treat staff inappropriately, or when we create a myriad of policies that tie our managers in knots?