"Who are all these people we're throwing wholesale into the legal system? Have we suddenly become a nation of abject violent human beings?" author Daniel Horne asks.
Who are Accidental Felons?
Accidental Felons are people who have never intentionally preyed upon another person or another person's property. Accidental Felons live their lives as ordinary citizens just like you. They are taxpayers, family members, mothers, fathers, and children who have but one distinction separating them from the rest of us. They encountered a circumstance in their life that made them visible to political predators...
Read Your Money or Your Life.
What makes Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas a one-man budget disaster?
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is a big reason Arizona cannot afford to educate your children. His policies are the single-most factor in Arizona's recent collapse to the For-profit prison industry and our shame at becoming America's first Prison State. His actions negatively impact huge portions of the state budget, lower tax receipts, and weaken Arizona's economy. It's difficult to find a direction that isn't damaged by Mr. Thomas' activities...
Read Arizona's one-man budget-wrecking machine.
Why did former Maricopa County Attorney, Rick Romley, a conservative Republican, ask voters to vote against Andrew Thomas?
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing is a set of draconian laws invoked to put career criminals behind bars for life, or close to it. These laws are Andrew Thomas' secret weapon to build himself a political resume. With Trial By Prosecutor plea agreements...
Read Andrew Thomas' Weapon of Mass Destruction.
Why has Sheriff Joe Arpaio been sued over 2,700 times?
Maricopa County's sheriff Joe Arpaio is under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Labor. He has been sued over 2,700 times. Called "Little Joe" by some in the county attorney's office, Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio have...
Read The Real Tent City.
How does Maricopa County spend its tax receipts?
The county's budget for fiscal 2010 is $2.3 billion. That is almost $600 for every man, woman and child in the county. So, you ask, why can we not afford books in school when 4 million people are paying $600 each into the county government's tax treasury? The answer is in the evening news almost every day, but it's disguised...
Read Is Maricopa County's Government Corrupt?
Listen to author Daniel Horne speak on Christian Radio station KXXT-FM in Phoenix.
What Reviewers Say:
Midwest Book Review
Is there such a thing of being too obsessed with the law? "Accidental Felons: And Then They Came For Us..." is a criticism of two of the most controversial people in law today, Arizona's Joe Arpaio and Andrew Thomas. Their methods are viewed as cruel and extreme, and the two fail to see anything wrong with their approach to justice. Speaking out, Daniel Horne presents many examples of Arpaio and Thomas's acts and urges people to beware those who take the law too far. "Accidental Felons" is a riveting and frightening read of how the good guys might just be worse than the bad guys.
Reader View
Horne writes with intensity and passion as he tells of strained family and marriage relationships as families and loved ones of prisoners become the victims and suffer the most. They are the ones who become “accidental felons.”
“Accidental Felons” by Daniel Horne is written as a wake-up call to Americans. Horne passionately informs the reader of the abuse within the criminal justice system. The book is a call for the reader to join in an effort to break the chains of injustice and to expose political exploitation and the unfair practices which undermine our individual freedom.
What Readers say:
It scared the Hell out of me!
I love this book. It scared the hell out of me, and I fear for my children growing in this county. What is scary is that most people believe that mostly illegal immigrants are being incarcerated in this so called Tent City, in Maricopa County; But it is 80% white American Citizens that are put in these hell holes. This is a must readfor everyone. About 14%are hispanic and blacks etc. These people are legal residents, that find themselves in a situation, that at times not their fault. These citizens are not even felons, but are treated worst than the terrorists in Iraq. It is unbelievable that this sheriff is allowed to run this system. You must read to be fully informed. I am going to read it again, because I cannot believe this can happen, and I will be buying more for my family and friends. The book (Accidental Felon)by Daniel Horne, excellent reading. --Cecilia Morales
An Amazing True Story!
Daniel Horne has written a book that absolutely everyone in the country should read. He tells about his experiences in the Maricopa County, Arizona jail system. Sheriff Joe's love of the media could propel this book to great heights. However, it's the County Attorney (Andrew Thomas) that everyone living in Maricopa County (or even thinking of visiting) should know about. His manipulation of the laws of the state are truly amazing and horrifying at the same time. Until the political climate of Arizona takes a dramatic change for the better, anyone considering relocating to Arizona needs to do their homework.
As host of AuthorsWebTV.com, I've had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Daniel. How this mild-mannered gentleman survived the intolerable conditions and abuse, as offered in this book, is truly amazing. --Linda Thompson
Captivating Read!
Frightening story of the author's experience with the justice system and his inabilty to receive a fair trial. He goes on to detail the horrors of Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
The book makes one re-elvauate their own stereotypes of people who end up in jail and the people who put them there. --Lele Roulant
So true it gives you chills!
This book is amazing!!! I couldn't put it down, but the human body needs sleep. Dan was most gracious to mention me in his book as "Soldier". When things like this happen to you in life you think.. "I will just do it and be done", but Dan was able to capture the REAL essence of it, and make you realize it's more powerful and corrupt than what you see with the naked eye. I have been to war, and seen many scary things! But, nothing has scared me more than this book. It makes you realize how important life, love, family, and friend's are in one's life because it can be taken away in a heart beat! —David S. Naughton
Excellent!
Excellent book. Tells the truth about what's going on in Maricopa County Arizona with a un-justice system gone wild. Where justice is not about the truth, only about warehousing people and calling them criminals for minor offenses. Come to Arizona on vacation, leave on probation, be returned for a violation and prison. — James Cozzolino
