We have all heard the horror stories of men convicted and locked away in prison for crimes they did not commit; decades of their lives lost to a “system of justice” that failed to protect them. What we rarely hear is HOW such a thing can happen. Without a “step-by-step” account of what went wrong, it’s easy to believe it was just a “bad prosecutor,” or “bad cop,” or maybe even the occasional “bad judge” that led to the wrongful conviction.

Larken Rose was convicted of a crime he did not commit. Fortunately for him, his crime (“willful” failure to file Income Taxes) did not carry a death sentence or life in prison. “Justice” only claimed about a year of his life. However, in this case the victim DOES provide us a step-by-step account. It might surprise you to find that government officials aren’t always interested in “justice.” It might surprise you to find out; those who benefit from the system will sometimes lie and manipulate to “protect it” (at the expense of the truth.)

I suspect that some readers might disagree with Larken’s position regarding our nation’s tax laws. (That said, he does an excellent job of explaining his position and, unlike the Federal government, he actually points to the specific regulations that support it.) However, I doubt that any fair-minded individual will disagree with the underlying theme of his story: The government “willfully” convicted Larken of a crime he did not commit and, in the process of securing that conviction, demonstrated unbelievable contempt for “justice.”

Larken Rose spent years of his life LIVING the story laid out in “Kicking the Dragon.” The least we can do is take the time to read that story. The least we can do is familiarize ourselves with the inner workings of our “justice system” and (once aware) unite to correct its failings.