Legal Opinion
Draphy Durgins v. City of East St. Louis, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 16, 2001No. 00-3271, 00-3486PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
While on duty as a patrol officer of the East St. Louis police, Draphy Durgins and two colleagues took time out for horseplay. Aubrey Keller threw some of Durgins’s bullets on the floor. She responded by swiping some of Keller’s bullets, and he then took her knife. Missing equipment or ammunition can cause problems if the department holds a surprise inspection, and when one was held Keller flunked. With Bobby Cole’s assistance, Keller decided to play keep-away from Durgins with her knife, while she held onto the bullets. The frolic continued when Keller and Cole…
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