The image is hard to look at, but almost impossible to look away from at the same time.
Upper Darby Officer Raymond Blohm Wednesday gave us a all a gruesome reminder of just how tough things are out there on the mean streets of Delaware County.
Blohm met the media for the first time since he was shot four times by a suspect after a street confrontation last week. He really didn’t have to say a word to deliver his message.
All he had to do was lift his shirt.
Blohm did just that, revealing the scars of his encounter, including the bullet that remains in his back.
Blohm considers himself lucky. He’s right about that. Most people believe that the bullet that was stopped by his bulletproof vest likely would have taken his life. He also was shot in the shoulder, calf and forearm in addition to the bullet that penetrated his lower back.
Blohm offered thanks for the huge outpouring of support from the community.
Actually it’s us who should be thanking him. Being a police officer has never been more dangerous. Blohm likely will carry proof of that with him every day for the rest of his life in the form of a slug lodged in his back.
The least we can do is offer two words police officers don’t hear nearly
enough:
Thank you.
Upper Darby Officer Raymond Blohm Wednesday gave us a all a gruesome reminder of just how tough things are out there on the mean streets of Delaware County.
Blohm met the media for the first time since he was shot four times by a suspect after a street confrontation last week. He really didn’t have to say a word to deliver his message.
All he had to do was lift his shirt.
Blohm did just that, revealing the scars of his encounter, including the bullet that remains in his back.
Blohm considers himself lucky. He’s right about that. Most people believe that the bullet that was stopped by his bulletproof vest likely would have taken his life. He also was shot in the shoulder, calf and forearm in addition to the bullet that penetrated his lower back.
Blohm offered thanks for the huge outpouring of support from the community.
Actually it’s us who should be thanking him. Being a police officer has never been more dangerous. Blohm likely will carry proof of that with him every day for the rest of his life in the form of a slug lodged in his back.
The least we can do is offer two words police officers don’t hear nearly
enough:
Thank you.
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