Cop Quits After Restaurant
Incident
By:
Betty Hilt, Nick Ruder, Kayla Charvat, and Russ Draffen
In
Peoria an off duty cops became mad because of slow service so he pulled
his gun and shot into the sky. Terry Durkee turned in his badge after
the incident. Terry Durkee is 35-years-old and he was not asked to
resign. He quit on his own will. This incident happened at
Steak’n Shake
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on
Main Street. Terry was charged with aggravated assault and disorderly
conduct. If Terry is convicted then he will face up to 13 months
in jail. The way we feel about this incident is, if this incident
would not have happened, Terry would not have to face 13 months in jail
or
give his job up. The service might have been slow but he had no right
to pull his gun and shoot. This put people in danger and |
put himself in jail. After
this incident let’s hope it never happens again. Now comments from Officer
Bitner, Edison School Police Liaison.
(1) Q: What do you
think of this Officer Durkee?
A:
“He deserved it, it should not have happened.”
(2) Q: What should
the penalty be?
A: “ Probation and the time served in jail.”
(3) Q: How
should we prevent this from happening next time?
A: “Hiring Process, background investigation, and human behavior.”
(4) Q: Should he
get a penalty of a lifetime off the police force?
A: “Yes, definitely.”
(5) Q: How do you
feel about this incident?
A: “Horrible.”
(6) Q: What would
happen if this happened at school?
A: “We would have to enforce the school plan (critical incident plan).”
(7) Q: How would
you feel if you were there when this happened?
A: “I would feel ashamed and try to keep all the people safe.”
(8) Q: What would
do if you were his boss?
A: “I would fire him and he would have to go to court.”
source
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