What does this pointless nitpicking even supposed mean?

Modern legal frameworks have roots hundreds of years old, this habit is a recent development of the last few decades.

So why are you trying to browbeat this person over correctly referring to it as a recent trend, using a recent example to do so?

Reminder that every field is tech, churning through the framework of the week like it's going out of fashion...

Yes, my apologies. I have become so ensured to history lately. I mean in the last 40-60 years or so. Essentially since defendants have made themselves peaky with the consequences of Gideon v. Wainwright the legal recourse has been to combine several tools to prevent trials.

Justice is expensive and Americans just don't have a taste for it.