Ohio Police: Strip Search Gone Bad

Just look at the way this thing plays out and is handled.

The original investigation goes from being a domestic dispute, to an argument between the deputy and Steffy, about her dead sister’s license, after he testified in court that he felt that she "disrespected" him.

The deputy can argue that only ‘reasonable force’ was used when he threw her on the hood and  broke her tooth. And then threw her on the ground hard enough that she was bleeding from her nose. Was it reasonable?

He testified that he only pushed her against the car and ‘swung’ her to the ground. So how do you break someone’s tooth, have them bleeding from their nose and bulge a disk in their back, by just a shove against a car and swinging them to the ground?

All the witnesses said he lifted her in an armbar and slammed her on the car. And that he then body slammed her to the ground with great force. 

He says that he used all this force, because she was "resisting arrest".

Later in the trial he admits that Steffy slipped a hand out of her cuffs, but she TELLS him about it and never tries to escape! (Or resist without her arm being in a arm bar.)

Reasonable Force? I don't think so, I think he realized this and why he then changed this to a charge against Steffy, to cover himself. Too bad the video camera wasn’t on, even though the officer has a remote body mic & remote control for the video recorder, which he could have turned on at ANYTIME!

This point isn't reasonable, but I guess could be viewed as arguable.

We have Steffy declared suicidal. A experienced psychiatrist can NOT tell when someone is suicidal, but their doctor claims to do it, in seconds, with a few questions? And sometimes over the phone?? When’s the last time a doctor would diagnose and prescribe for you over the phone?? Malpractice  for sure and maybe criminal!
Another arguable point.

We have disputes about if she was asked to remove her clothes. I haven’t seen any video of them asking. (And now we are told the camera was “not working”, after a hall video CLEARLY shows the LED screen on.)
Very doubtful, but maybe arguable.

Then we have Steffy, allegedly, attacked by cops at the station after the question of being suicidal, which she NEVER answers! Instead, she asks questions.
Again arguable, with no video.

Both cops had the SAME testimony on her staggering, being drunk and slurring her words. Yet the backup cop then goes on to testify that he didn't get there till they were putting her into the back seat!
Plus other PROSECUTION witnesses testified she was speaking 'Crystal Clear'.

Then we have the video of Steffy asking the cops "what they are doing" and trying to tell them that "she didn't do anything wrong",  do you hear her 'slur her words'? I don't.

And after you claim that someone is that drunk doesn't a breathalyser report to support this seem reasonable? None was ever done.
So this isn’t arguable, unless they come up with more video. (Seems hardly likely!!)

This is where the cop’s version of things starts to unravel.

And then we have men helping to forcibly strip a handcuffed woman.
By LAW, they can’t be present during a strip search, body cavity search, or even supposed to be where they can SEE women in the showers, but Swanson’s “policy” ‘SAYS’ its ‘ok’ for men to not only VIEW a forced stripping naked of a woman in a ‘suicide prevention’, they are allowed to PARTICIPATE and help remove her cloths!!!

HUH?!?!? All these laws to keep men away, but Swanson wants us to believe that THIS “policy” he dreamed up is “OK”, because he SAYS so!?!?? Does this sound logical and reasonable? (Or moral?) (Has Sheriff Swanson had a mental evaluation lately?)

Also Swanson can argue that it is allowed, but WHY was it done by men when there were enough women there?

Also why not a restraint chair?(With Steffy having a broken tooth, a bulged disk in her back, ears ripped open, bruises & abrasions and being traumatized for life, please don’t try saying a restraint chair is more dangerous.)

Why THIS controversial way to handle it? Even correctional mental health officials say this is highly controversial method.

Why do the 3 men STAY in the cell after she is stripped naked and the women have left?

Why are they moving her around on the bunk and manipulating her legs in different positions?

Why is it done repeatedly?

So what is their explanation or excuse for all of this?

This is the point where all the logic, reasonableness, and the plausibility of the sheriff and deputy’s story is REALLY falling apart.

Then the killer blow to their excuses, that they were not abusing Steffy, they were "just doing their job", to "save her life" is what happens next.

THEY LEAVE HER NAKED!

Their excuse?

"She was TOO suicidal for a suicide suit."
Huh? TOO suicidal for a garment DESIGNED for this situation??!?!

TOO suicidal for even a paper covering??

I never saw this in the video, all I saw was a traumatized woman who was humiliated, embarrassed and scared to death.

THIS is where the lies catch up to them.

THIS is where all the speculation of what was REALLY happening turns.

THIS is where we find out what was REALLY going on, and whose version of events to believe.

THIS is NOT an arguable point; THIS is NOT up for speculation.

THIS was done to punish, humiliate, and degrade Hope Steffy under the "color of law".

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I applaud the courage of Hope Steffy and the others that have come forward with their own stories of abuse at the hands of Stark County police.

I don't know many people that would want video like that all over the news & net, so that this abuse can be stopped, before it happens to others.

I just hope people don't waste the sacrifice these people have made for us.