US woman abused by police

From Mr. Kevin Gallagher, Tribune Plaintiff Working on behalf of the United Nations kevingallagher2@netscape.net

To: The Dept. of State

The United Nations

The Sheriff, Timothy A. Swanson

Attn: United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: you need to view this tape, it supports the initiative to reduce support for any requests for help from America and continue support for the Euro over the dollar.

urgent-action@ohchr.org

tbru@ohchr.org

COMPLAINT– OFFICIAL

This is common treatment

for women in US jails

The is absolutely nothing unusual about women being stripped naked and left without covering of any kind in cold jail cells for hours at a time.

It’s a popular humiliation technique used in corrupt police departments throughout the country.

If it weren’t for this video, a TV local station’s news report, and the Internet, no one would know that this particular event ever happened.

Keep in mind that this woman was a crime victim who called the police for help after she was assaulted.

The inhuman person who runs this Sheriff’s Department is Timothy A. Swanson.

He says – and I quote – that the police who work for him “did everything by the book.

Here’s his web site: http://www.sheriff.co.stark.oh.us/

See this video it is also on UTUBE
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/270.html
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Human Rights, as outlined from the Department of State

The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress in compliance with sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), as amended, and section 504 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. The law provides that the Secretary of State shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, by February 25 "a full and complete report regarding the status of internationally recognized human rights, within the meaning of subsection (A) in countries that receive assistance under this part, and (B) in all other foreign countries which are members of the United Nations and which are not otherwise the subject of a human rights report under this Act." Reports on several countries are included that do not fall into the categories established by these statutes and that thus are not covered by the congressional requirement.

The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Attn Mr. Timothy A. Swanson of the Sheriff department

With great concern I strongly suggest you read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as you and your police are in violation of those above-mentioned rights.

These violations as shown in this video are reprehensive. If you claim that this sort of abuse is policy, then you certainly need to abolish your policy.

Your police actions in this video are horrendous and when 191 member States of the United Nations view this video it will certainly cause great loss to the United States of America.

I cannot hide this from the United Nations due to the large number of complaints sent to them, and I absolutely will not defend you, as I would appear as a fool if I were to try.

I experienced similar treatment in a jail in Austin, Tx.

It didn't matter that I was not guilty of what they accused me of. They still stripped me and put me in a cold cell without a toilet, blanket or even a place other than the floor to sit down. Nor did it matter that after a few hours I developed asthma, severe coughing and a high fever.

Now, I am left with prolonged depression, no desire to live, and high attorney bills, for a crime I did not commit.

In my opinion our jails are places where deranged people are allowed to practice their sick ways to the extreme detriment of those who end up there by no fault of their own.

This is the BCI report that Agent Christy S. Palmer sent to John D. Ferrero, Prosecuting Attorney Stark County Ohio.

Dated April 16, 2008 BCI Case #: SI-76-08-14-0147

This is part of page 3

http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y39/Zemo999/?act…

Sheriff Swanson has ALWAYS maintained that Steffey was ASKED & REFUSED to remove her cloths.

But here’s the BCI’s OWN REPORT that PROVES this is a LIE!

And then they try to explain away their first lie with another lie, about why it was done this way without asking Steffey to do it voluntarily.

They are trying to say that Steffey was resisting enough that EIGHT people (5 women, 3 men) couldn't take the chance of ASKING her to remove her cloths, or EVEN TELL HER WHAT WAS GOING ON!!!

What a crock!!

I did NOT see any resisting in the video, I saw eight cops parading her to the cell, with her in cuffs.

In fact EVERY video I have seen she is in cuffs!

And the ONLY times I have seen her react to the cops is after they have assaulted her or in the process of stripping her naked.

And all the rest of the jail videos are posted on YouTube to prove that these accusations are lies too. (Look for Zemo999’s videos)

But apparently catching the sheriff's dept in a lie isn't a big deal to our "independent" BCI investigator, Christy Palmer, who seems ready to accept ANY excuse the sheriff's dept wants to use.

The report also goes on to say that they lowered Steffey in a slow controlled manner to the floor. Except that Steffey says she was thrown to the floor.

She also told her husband in a phone call that she thought the cops had broken her nose.

And she was treated by the nurse for the injury.

And in page 4 of this report Christy Palmer even states that Steffey reported that her nose was making "crunching noises".

So I guess this is proof of a second LIE! (Or third)

And still Christy Palmer, the "independent investigator" doesn’t think twice about accepting the word of the cops over the VICTIMS in spite of proof.

BTW, Christy also references a video that she says “proves that she was lowered in a slow controlled manner to the floor”. As far as I know, THIS would have to be on the 'non-existent' beginning of the strip video.

On May 5th when I asked about the "missing" video, I was told it would soon be released.

Now here again it looks as though it’s referenced…even though they NOW claim it does not exist.

Interesting. (I have filed a request for this video.)

Its no wonder the grand jury found that the cop’s actions didn't rise to the level of "criminal culpability". How could they with the BCI investigator spellchecking the sheriff’s own reports and passing them on as FACT.

This isn’t so much an investigation report as it is a smear campaign against Hope Steffey.

The cops can polish this turd as much as want, this STILL STINKS!

BTW I don't know why they bothered to black out the names of Nurse Coren Lennon and the jail psychologist Thomas Anuszkiewicz, aren't they PROUD of the work they do?

Here’s a news article that mentions Stark County Jail:

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=…

In 2007, the last year data was available, the Lucas County Corrections Center housed 26,597 adult inmates and experienced five serious suicide attempts, one inmate escape, 12 inmate-on-inmate assaults, and six inmate-on-staff assaults.

That same year, the numbers were much lower in the Montgomery County jail in Dayton, where 38,750 inmates were housed and there were no suicide attempts or assaults.

Much higher numbers were reported from the Stark County jail in Canton, where 11,761 inmates were housed and where there were 14 serious suicide attempts and 89 inmate-on-inmate assaults.

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Montgomery County jail handles THREE TIMES the inmates of Stark County, but they have NO incidents.

So you have to believe that Montgomery County jail gets no ‘trouble making’ inmates, or you have to KNOW that Stark County & others have some serious staff problems.