The law is a powerful, complicated thing-and sometimes a devastating one. Robert E. Lee Elliott learned this when he went before the court as the injured party, won, and then placed a $35, 000 judgment for slander. Lawyers and the court system turned the judgment around, now giving him two weeks to pay the slanderous party $125, 000 or have his house, property, and personal possessions auctioned off by the local sheriff. By reading Kangaroo Justice: And Well Dressed Thieves with a License to Steal, people will learn how easily their lives can be destroyed by unscrupulous lawyers and careless, incompetent judges. Our system of justice is not perfect, and Elliott skillfully guides readers through its flaws.