"As I understand it, a kangaroo court is so called because it is a burlesque performance where the process of the law takes heart-stopping leaps and bounds. Out of curiosity, I looked up the entry on kangaroos in the Encyclopedia Britannica to see how far these marsupial mammals can clear in a leap. Apparently the record is 13.5 meters.This is far superior to the Olympics long- jump record. It is no surprise then that the erratic course of justice in a kangaroo court is outside the bounds of normal human conduct..."