It would take quite a bit more than that, I think, to spatter me across a wall.
I really enjoy going one-on-one with Mary Anne on this kind of thing. The smarter the person I'm arguing with, the more fun this is.
I just get irritated when she, or some of the other intelligent people around here, just dig in their heels on some subjects and refuse to address the root of the problem. Remember the "what would you do in Iraq?" donnybrooks?
The root of the problem is that in a combat zone, shit happens. Some things can't be easily fixed by discussion groups, and "enlightened approaches."
I did not like it when Raoul immediately decided to address this as an example of "trigger-happy" Americans, and I don't see Mary Anne taking a much different view of it.