With every change in our legal system - there are pros and cons to all involved - that is for sure. I'm not saying folks shouldn't have a right to legal representation. But there has to be a mechanism to prevent and/or punish those who unfairly take advantage of others by using the legal system. It either comes down to changing the system to prevent abuse or punishing those who abuse it in a manner to make them not want to do it. Forty years ago, few would have thought of groups of thugs walking into a Walmart, for example, load shopping carts full of stuff and just stroll out of the store with little fear of prosecution. Shop owners stand by, helpless. If they try to stop someone, they are the ones in trouble, sued by the losers and their advocates. So, you think one should move to a communist country rather than fix the problems we have here? I'm not that guy. Forty years ago, manufacturers didn't get sued every time someone hurt himself, drank too hot of coffee, saw someone else in the office promoted when he felt he was more deserving, etc., etc. We are a society evolving into wanting something for nothing, not wanting to work to get ahead - as it is too easy to just take it from someone else. Personally, I'd rather send the offenders to a Communist Country so they can see just how good they have had it here. Personal ranting aside, it is surely no surprise that not everyone thinks our legal system is being abused in manners not thought of when the laws were put in place. But back then - no one could have thought of what goes on today. And that is why we see disclaimers on everything - even hot coffee. At what threshold is a person expected to be self-accountable? I'd say that threshold is getting pretty darn low.....