It was surprising to learn so many people represent themselves in court. It seems rather unfair that in criminal court one gets assigned a defense attorney, but no other civil cases allow for a public defendant. With a recession in the economy, more and more people can???t afford to pay for a lawyer, and rightly so since it can actually be quite expensive. An amateur lawyer representing himself Pro se not only hinders his/her own well-being, but encumbers the order of the court, as seen in Cruz???s case. The story of Tony was the most interesting to me, since it addresses the problem of feigning mental insanity. It is rather ironic really that he successfully faked being insane, but is unsuccessful at actually being his sane self. Truly, the cases proposed in this episode of ???This American Life??? pose a conundrum that will need to be addressed in the near-future.
-Luci Cavanagh
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