The Outlaw's Bible

And I fear it will become more needed as the courts and the police chip away at our Constitutional rights. The best parts of the book were the sections that explained how to be inconspicuous, and how to maintain privacy with documents and other property you would rather not have the police see. My comments should not be construed to be pro-crime, nor should the book be considered as such. It should be read as a primer on how to maintain the rights we have while the "justice" system erodes those rights and attempts to use the system against even the innocent. This is an important book that should definitely be updated, since it was published in 1988.

"E.X. Boozie" did for the law what Abbie Hoffman did for shoplifting. He taught people how to use the law to their advantage. I own this book, although I am delighted to see it is still available post 9-11, where our rights are being stripped away one by one. I consider this book a survival guide in this day and age. I know for a fact that many of the topics discussed in this book still in fact work. I was taking a constitutional law class, and really stirred up the teacher (a former cop) by pointing out the folly of his logic that cops were always right. On more than one occasion he had to back down and admit that in many of his theories that the cops not the citizens would in fact be in the wrong. The book was written in 1988, the end mark of an 8 year Republican administration. I feel that history is repeating itself again. Poverty is on the rise, and the poor are always who gets blamed for wrong doing. Look around on many of the t.v. specials, or nightly news and see if this isn't eery: "Reports come pouring out of government agencies raising the hue and cry that crime is on the rise in America. News Paper headlines and the Six O'clock News broadcast graphic stories of murder and mayhem on the streets. Politicians pontificate about cleaning up crime and bringing back "the good old days." Movies and television programs dramatically portray innocent citizens being brutally assulted by grotesque-looking thugs. And who are the thugs that recieve all this bad press? You guessed it- it's the ghetto people." Lest you think this book is meerley a rant, by a guy who's name "E.X. Boozie" doesn't sound credible, he actually has done the research. He lists the exact court cases, which are available on line, or on the books which discovered these loopholes. For example: "A series of landmark Supreme Cases has formalized a rule, that when police aquire evidence against a person by violating his constitutional protections, they shouldn't be allowed to use it to convict him." He backs this statement up, by correct court cases(Mapp v Ohio 1961, U.S. v Weeks 1914, and Elkins v U.S. 1960.) He also includes the correct case number. This is a book to own for anyone who cares about their rights.

"E.X. Boozhie" has written what is probably the best book on understanding the law in the USA. Instead of writing on how the law is written and established, he writes on how it is practiced and enforced. He points out what to look for (and look OUT for) in various situations that can get you into trouble, and what to expect if you do. The author has seriously done his homework. Each chapter is followed by about 2 pages of footnotes; nearly all of them legal cases.Boozhie has helpfully added a "10 Commandments" list on how to keep yourself OUT of trouble! ("Be aware of the rules." "Don't attract attention." "Trust only what you control.") Just the thing we need in a society where Big Brother's presence is all too obvious.A worthy inclusion for the bookshelf of any freedom lover.

This book is a clearly written view of how the law works, from the POV of a convict. I don't know what Boozhie did to get sent up. His text is pretty pro-lawbreaker, but that's to be expected, and given the current tendency of the government to ignore the law and Constitution, not as grating as one might think.