Charles Grapski: Whistleblower on Corruption in the City of Alachua

This is a story of fighting corruption in America - from the small town/city up rather than the presidency/congress down. It is also the story of why that corruption exists: 1) the lack of accountability of public agencies and officials; and 2) the abuses of power of some of those officials. In this case we follow the story of Charlie Grapski, a scholar of politics and law who has also been highly active in practicing the art of the "citizen" in his community. Grapski discovered a stolen election in the City of Alachua, began to investigate, was arrested for wiretapping, banished from an entire city (by a judge), cleared of all charges, only to have the City officials continue in their attempts to "criminalize" the simply act of "being" a citizen. One who asks questions, expects answers, and investigates on his own when none are given. The video, by Tom Miller (in a Miller and Frog production), traces this ongoing Odyssey of Grapski, the City of Alachua, and the failure of other authorities to enforce the law between from April 2006 through February 2007 when he was again arrested by the City of Alachua ... for attending a Commission meeting (and that arrest is featured in the film as Grapski, passively non-cooperative with his removal from the meeting, is threatened to be tased by the Chief of Police. Grapski was eventually again cleared of those charges after the State Attorney held them over his head for the statutory limit and was forced to drop them. The same week, however, the City again arrested Grapski - this time for being at the Police Station in Alachua to try and file a criminal complaint. We will have to wait for an update from Miller and Frog to tell that part of the story.«