Do you really think society would be better off with no lawyers?

People love to hate on lawyers. They make jokes all the time about different ways of getting rid of lawyers.

What do they really hate about lawyers? Where does this bad reputation come from?

And would you really want to live in a society without lawyers? Would you really want to represent yourself in court? You know, in the Soviet Union, all the lawyers were on the government’s side. That’s what would happen here if there were no lawyers to represent people.

I can’t believe that’s what people want, so please tell me: what is this hatred for lawyers really all about?