URussell Hauser, igqwetha loNcedo lwezoMthetho, kutshanje uye wafaka uthando lwakhe lokusombulula iingxaki ukuze ancede umxhasi afumane kwakhona inxalenye ebalulekileyo yomvuzo wakhe wenyanga.
Kwiminyaka yakhe yokuqala yama-70 kwaye exhomekeke ngokwezemali kuKhuseleko lwezeNtlalo lomyeni wakhe ongasekhoyo kunye nezibonelelo zakhe zoMvuzo weNtlalo eyoNgezelelweyo (SSI), uNksz Jones (igama litshintshile ukukhusela ubumfihlo) wothuswa kukufumana isaziso sokuba izibonelelo zakhe ziyayekiswa. UKhuseleko lweNtlalo lucinge ukuba ugqithile kumlinganiselo obekiweyo wezibonelelo. Ngaphandle kwe-SSI, wafumanisa ukuba ukukwazi kwakhe ukuhlawula irente yakhe, izinto eziluncedo, kunye nezinye izinto eziyimfuneko kwakusemngciphekweni. "Sizama ukubeka phambili ezo meko zichaphazela ukhuseleko lwezemali kubantu abasengozini," utshilo uMnu Hauser.
Embindini walo mba yayiyipolisi ye-inshorensi yobomi kunye nepolisi yokungcwaba. Ukungaqondi kakuhle kwavela kwinto ebonakala ngathi yimigaqo-nkqubo emininzi, xa enyanisweni, uMnu. Hauser wachaza, “Inkampani yakhe ye-inshorensi yatshintsha izandla namagama ubuncinane izihlandlo ezibini ukususela ekuthabatheni kwakhe ipolisi ngeminyaka yee-80s.”
Amagama amaninzi enza ukuba kubonakale uNksz Jones eneqela lemigaqo-nkqubo. Kwakukuzingisa kommeli okwancedayo: UMnu Hauser waqhagamshelana nenkampani ye-inshurensi yangoku ukuze aqinisekise ukuba inkampani yayitshintshile amagama kwaye uNksz Jones wayenepolisi enye kuphela.
Emva kweenyanga zomsebenzi egameni lakhe, uMnumzana Hauser wakwazi ukuhamba noNksz Jones kwiofisi yoKhuseleko lweNtlalo njengoko wayefumana iintlawulo zokubuyisela emva kwaye wabuyisela i-SSI yakhe.
“Uwuxabise kakhulu umsebenzi esiwenzayo,” utshilo uMnu. Hauser ngomthengi wakhe. “Bekunokuba nzima ukuyiphatha lento yedwa ngaphandle koncedo lweLegal Aid.”
IiParalegals ziyinxalenye ebalulekileyo yolwakhiwo loNcedo lwezoMthetho kwaye zinceda uNcedo lwezoMthetho ukuba luxhase igqwetha labasebenzi abasisigxina kunye nezibonelelo zamagqwetha epro bono. Abancedisi bezomthetho beLegal Aid benza umsebenzi wezomthetho phantsi kweliso lamagqwetha.
URussell Hauser ebekunye noNcedo lwezoMthetho njengegqwetha kwiinyanga ezili-18 ezidlulileyo. Ngaphambi koko, uchithe iminyaka emibini esebenza nabantwana emva kokusebenza kwi-American Civil Liberties Union njengomncedisi weofisi. UMnu. Hauser ucinga ngesikolo somthetho kuba unomnqweno wokwenza umsebenzi “wokulwela ubulungisa.”