Hunter S. Thompson returns from the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, disgusted by the violence, corruption, and police brutality he witnessed. He decides to take action in his own community, where local police are targeting young people and harassing them with absurd crimes.
Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb
Hunter S. Thompson's 1970 sheriff's campaign in Aspen, Colorado, is the subject of the documentary "Freak Power", which chronicles his unconventional approach that electrified the local community.