I'm dumbfounded. The two things he hates most about his disability are his droopy face and his speech impediment. He
knows people have a hard time understanding him when he speaks. He complains about it fairly regularly. How can he possibly think trying to make oral arguments
himself is going to work out favorably for him?
Yes, he's entitled to a fair hearing (in general, not necessarily in this instance) and he's got the legal right to make his arguments in person (or via Zoom), and the judge is obligated not to hold his disability against him, but we're talking about a system being run by
people, not robots, and people get frustrated quickly by barriers to communication.
A judge is going to run out of patience
fast trying to understand Russ. He sounds funny for like 5 seconds but then he starts to naturally piss people off because they can't understand him. I've dealt with people with speech impediments. Having to ask someone to repeat himself half a dozen times every god damn time he opens his mouth is fucking maddening even if you're in a
good move.
If he actually gets this hearing, that judge is going to be grumpy with him once he opens his mouth and starts mumbling. You don't want the judge presiding over your case to be grumpy. You especially don't want him to be grumpy
with you. He's supposed to be impartial, but he's human and being grumpy still subtly affects decision making even in someone desperately trying to be fair and reasonable.
What the fuck is Russ thinking?!?!
Ron Collins & Melinda both do similar things with their legal antics (Ron was diagnosed with malignant narcissism). They just keep making the same arguments over & over, as if the judge didn't comprehend them properly.
I wonder if "malignant narcissism" could also explain the behavior of sovereign citizens and the like, because they do exactly the same thing.