URussell Hauser, ummeli Wosizo Lwezomthetho, usanda kufaka uthando lwakhe lokuxazulula izinkinga esenzweni ukuze asize iklayenti liphinde lithole ingxenye ebalulekile yeholo lalo lanyanga zonke.
Ekuqaleni kweminyaka yawo-70 futhi ethembele ngokwezimali ku-Social Security yomyeni wakhe oshonile kanye nezinzuzo zakhe ze-Supplemental Social Income (SSI), uNksz Jones (igama elishintshiwe ukuze kuvikelwe ubumfihlo) washaqeka lapho ethola isaziso sokuthi izinzuzo zakhe ziyanqanyulwa. I-Social Security icabange ukuthi weqe umkhawulo wensiza ekhawulelwe. Ngaphandle kwe-SSI, wathola ukuthi ikhono lakhe lokukhokha indawo yokuhlala, izinsiza, nezinye izidingo lalisengozini. "Sizama ukubeka phambili lawo macala athinta ukuphepha kwezezimali kubantu abasengozini," kusho uMnu Hauser.
Umnyombo wodaba kwakungumshwalense wempilo kanye nenqubomgomo yokungcwaba. Ukungaqondi kahle kwavela kulokho okwakubonakala kuyizinqubomgomo ezimbalwa, lapho empeleni, uMnu. Hauser wachaza, “Inkampani yakhe yomshwalense yashintsha izandla namagama okungenani izikhathi ezimbili kusukela yathatha umshwalense ngeminyaka yawo-80s.”
Amagama amaningi akwenza kubonakale sengathi uNksz Jones unezinqubomgomo eziningi. Kwaba ukuphikelela komsizi wezomthetho okwasiza: UMnu. Hauser wathinta inkampani yomshwalense wamanje ukuze athole ubufakazi bokuthi inkampani yayishintshile amagama nokuthi uNksz Jones wayenepholisi eyodwa kuphela.
Ngemva kwezinyanga zomsebenzi egameni lakhe, uMnu. Hauser wakwazi ukuphelezela uNksz Jones eya ehhovisi Lezokuphepha Komphakathi njengoba ethola izinkokhelo ezibuyiselwa emuva futhi wabuyisela i-SSI yakhe emsebenzini.
“Uwazise ngempela umsebenzi esiwenzile,” kusho uMnu. Hauser ngekhasimende lakhe. “Bekuzoba nzima ukubhekana nalokhu yedwa ngaphandle kosizo lweLegal Aid.”
Ama-Paralegals ayingxenye ebalulekile yesakhiwo se-Legal Aid futhi basiza i-Legal Aid ukuthi isebenzise ummeli wayo osebenza ngokugcwele kanye nezinsiza zommeli we-pro bono. Abasizi bezomthetho beLegal Aid benza umsebenzi wezomthetho ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwabameli.
URussell Hauser ube noSizo Lwezomthetho njengomsizi wezomthetho izinyanga eziyi-18 ezedlule. Ngaphambi kwalokho, uchithe iminyaka emibili esebenza nezingane ngemuva kokusebenza e-American Civil Liberties Union njengomsizi wasehhovisi. UMnu. Hauser ucabangela isikole sezomthetho ngoba unesifiso sokwenza umsebenzi “wokulwela ubulungisa.”