Messy - yes. Not so sure about the serious strength. I saw the video of that Russian soldier being executed by the Chechen rebels in 1999, and it didn't look too tough. That was the worse thing I have ever seen in my entire life.
I've heard about that vid. I will never ever watch something like that, I just couldn't.
The same goes for the nut who shot up the church in TN last Sunday. He too was a white Christian. The press said it was a despicable criminal act. (who wouldn't agree?) Now let's say the man was of mid-eastern decent. I guarantee the word "criminal" would disappear and the word terror or terrorist would replace it. Again, just food for thought....