Baton Rouge CCW Shooting Update

It seems the late Mr. George Temple was indeed an enterprising businessman. While Officer Brian Harrison was writing Mr. Temple a traffic citation, Mr. Temple decided to grease a palm and bribe the law officer. Police officials would not say how much money Temple offered Harrison, only that Temple had several thousand dollars on him at the time. Officer Harrison refused the bribe and began the process of arresting Mr. Temple for bribery. Public bribery is a felony in Louisiana. According to court records, Temple was already on probation for simple battery and simple damage to property at the time of his death.

Thus, Officer Harrison was arresting a felon with a history of criminal behavior when Mr. Temple, a trained boxer, lashed out with brute force against the law officer. When Perry Stephens intervened to assist the officer, George Temple was on top of Officer Harrison, beating him to a bloody pulp. Temple already had one of Officer Harrison's bullets in his abdomen. Citizen Stephens shot Temple four times in the torso. When Temple did not stop his attack, Citizen Stephens stopped the attack the only way he could. He put a bullet in Temple's head.

The NAACP is demanding a federal investigation into this incident of a thug attacking an officer of the law and being stopped by a law abiding citizen.

Lessons learned:
1. Multiple COM hits with a .45ACP may not stop a determined attacker.
2. A cranial shot will stop a determined attacker.
3. Sometimes policemen are damned glad citizens carry guns.
4. The NAACP would rather support thugs than the law.

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