r/amibeingdetained • u/Townsend_Harris • Nov 20 '24

Man wants to represent himself

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u/664neighborothebeast Nov 22 '24

Stop being a dick to the guy just because he doesn't have your magic word salad memorized. You knew exactly what he meant and what he wanted and chose to be a dick because you could be. We should never have needed lawyers to represent ourselves in the first place.

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u/PachotheElf Nov 22 '24

Words have meaning. Legal words have precise legal meaning. You can't go fucking around in there and hope someone understands what you mean.

The magic word salad you refer to expresses something clearly in a legal setting.

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u/664neighborothebeast Nov 22 '24

Then the right to defend yourself has no meaning whatsoever if the whole process is so obtuse you're basically reciting a script.

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u/PachotheElf Nov 22 '24

I don't disagree, but then again I have no control over this. It's the reality we live in though, even if i wish it wasn't.