Hoorah!

I cannot count the number of times I have said or thought, "I could just kill him!"  I've never actually meant that I would kill whomever this person was I was referring to, but I think we've all had this thought.

We've all met someone in our lives that we've wished, well, weren't in our lives... As much as you hate to have the un-Christian thought, you wish they'd mysteriously disappear, or mysteriously harm a particular sensitive body part.  This person could be an obnoxious coworker, an abusive family member, or even a terrorist...

The media and military community are currently up in arms about four Marines seen peeing on Taliban members in Afghanistan.  I agree this conduct is certainly unbecoming of a Marine, or any other military member, and it certainly does not help our relations with Afghanistan.  But, before we condemn these soldiers as scum, let's get off our high horses for a moment and think...

In 2001, our world was turned upside down.  Innocent, everyday Americans were attacked and killed.  Since then, there have been roadside bombings, nuclear threats, and all the other not-so-joyous events that come along with going to war.  Let's just say, it hasn't been too pleasant or friendly.

I am sure there have been times in the past where I have hurt someone else's feelings.  God knows people have hurt mine.  I'm sure there are times I have made people angry or annoyed.  Again, God knows people have made me upset.  Now I don't sit around thinking, "I'd love to piss on that person's head" but I will admit there are a few people on this planet - rapists, perpetual abusers, sadistic murderers - whose heads might deserve to be pissed on.  It doesn't mean me, or anyone else, will do it.  Most of us have that little voice in the back of our heads that tell us, "No, that's not nice, nor is it socially acceptable to do that."  And, we listen to it.

But... Imagine you've seen several of your comrades killed.  Imagine you've missed the first year of your child's life because you're in a hot, miserable, sandbox fighting a war that most people don't support anymore.  Imagine coming face-to-face with some of the individuals whose sole purpose in life is to destroy yours.  Would you piss on their heads?

Think about it.