Speaking of RPM getting shot, well, in this case "a shot"... one of the many times I visited him in the hospital during his brief but very active LEO career something memorable happened. I'm not sure, but I think this was after the motor accident - he slid 300' down the freeway. Many injuries - broke two ribs, punctured a lung, broke a collarbone in two places, wore his helmet through to fabric, the visor cutting across his face, massive abrasions - other stuff. Maybe that was when he got his morphine shot, IDK...
I hardly recognized him he was so disfigured from the injuries and swelling. Kinda looked like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz.
Now that I think about it, could have been another time - anyway, he had a drain in his chest cavity, poked in through a couple of ribs. I think it was due to the collapsed lung - hell, I don't know. Doc comes in and without any warning, yanks it hard removing it in one big motion. Bub turned from pale to near dead looking - pallid? Must have hurt like a mofo but he was stoic. Kinda made me sick just seeing it happen.
Fun stuff being out there tryin' to protect and serve.
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