Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit February 25, 2003, 02-2262 (Douglas A. Bell and Tammy Bell v. Mike Irwin and Steven Crow)

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

After a bout of drinking, Douglas Bell threatened his wife Tammy, who phoned the police for protection. By the time an officer arrived, the couple had made up and asked to be left alone. Forty minutes later, however, one of the neighbors called to tell the police that Tammy had been knocking on doors in search of safety.