[Plutarch]

I ignored the chants, but the spit earned him some extensive dental work and my right boot rearranged his rib cage.

I've wondered whether the spitting story is urban myth, exactly for the reason you relate. Spitting on a 20 year old battle hardened soldier or marine would result more times than not in getting one's ass kicked. How many hippies would want to risk that?

[stand watie]

the REAL DEAL was that we were told in no uncertain terms that "hitting back" would get you a GCM & a LONG stretch at the DB.otherwise, there would have been some seriously DEAD "luv children"!

TRUTH!

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