Awful Video Documents Two Male Cops and One Female Cop Tasering and Forcibly Stripping a Disabled Woman

Ariel Harrison, aged 31, was dragged into a concrete room and zapped with a taser as a guy kneeled down on her and assisted a female in stripping her nude in October 2019. Another man with a pistol stood over her, watching, before joining in on the cruel assault and ripping her panties off. This horrific sexual assault was caught on camera, yet none of the offenders were arrested – because they were police. Harrison's ordeal began in October 2019 when she was pulled over for a DUI stop. Harrison, who is legally blind in one eye, was detained and transported to the Macomb Police Department without being subjected to a field sobriety test. Harrison says she was tasered several times during the stop, forcing her to pass out and awaken in a prison cell. According to Harrison's counsel, no breathalyzer or field sobriety tests were administered at the scene, during her arrest, or during her detention.

“They didn't explain anything to me when they pulled me over; they simply yanked me out of my car,” Harrison told Vice News.

She was then repeatedly tasered and put into the back seat of a police vehicle. When she regained consciousness in her prison cell, her nightmare continued as police tried to further strip her down. Harrison's assault was captured on camera in two instances. Harrison is shown in the first video in a concrete cell, her wrists tied behind her back. Officers storm into the cell and immediately begin assaulting her, stripping her of her sweater and throwing it into the corridor. After removing her sweatshirt with force, the officer removed her handcuffs and left her alone on the cell floor.

Harrison was alone in his cell for many hours in the second video, which authorities did not disclose until almost two years after the assault occurred. As seen in the video, a male and female police enter her cell, with the female officer brandishing a taser at her. Harrison is totally non-violent and makes no effort to hurt or assault the police. Although the video is silent, Harrison begged the police for some privacy because she felt uncomfortable stripping in front of a guy, according to the film's subtitles.

“I had informed her that this was not acceptable. That he wasn't meant to be there when I was changing," Harrison said. "She explained to me, 'Well, he is here with me.' Essentially, she was unconcerned. I felt as if she was violating my rights.”

As shown by the video, Harrison is writhing in terror as police begin tearing her clothes off piece by piece and tossing it out into the corridor. The cop witnessing the assault then joined in, crouching down on her knees and forcefully removing her underpants. It was tantamount to sexual assault and completely unwarranted. After stripping her nude like an animal, the police walked out of the cell, leaving her naked and alone in her concrete dungeon. Later that night, an officer arrived and placed on the floor what looked to be a yellow suicide vest. The video eventually comes to a close. The cops subsequently informed their superiors that Harrison was stripped naked as a result of her refusal to comply with commands to undress. However, in a recent interview with VICE, Harrison said that she did not undress out of fear of sexual assault. Regrettably, her worries were realized.

Disgustingly, the Macomb Police Department defended the officers involved, stating that they acted appropriately and following all applicable rules and procedures. “Involved staff recorded the event. Additionally, supervisory staff evaluated the event and recorded it following Macomb Police Policy and Procedures,” the agency stated in a statement. “The Macomb Police Department provides a fair and impartial service to our community by reporting occurrences honestly, impartially, and without bias.” However, according to Sarah Grady, a partner at Loevy & Loevy in Chicago and director of the law firm's Prisoner Rights Project, cross-gender strip searches are prohibited.

“They should not be performed in the presence of, or by members of, the opposing gender unless an emergency exists. There must be a rationale for conducting a cross-gender strip search, since there is the awareness that cross-gender strip searches are particularly invasive and damaging, particularly to women,” she added.

Harrison was charged with DUI and an Attack on an officer after her sexual assault by three policemen. According to the Racial Justice Coalition, the assault allegation stems from her grabbing the arresting officer's collar while being tased and collapsing - an event that was completely beyond her control. She was found guilty and her sentencing was set for this week. However, her sentencing was postponed for unexplained reasons, according to The McDonough County Voice. A change.org petition has been launched to get all of her charges dismissed and demand an inquiry from the police. It has accumulated more than 60,000 signatures.