Sentinel Island?? Wtf

[PB]

How far can you chuck a goddamn spear accurately though? 50 yards? I shoot guns, no idea. Seems you'd have to get pretty damned close and think well this shit does not look good, but maybe a little closer it will.

Well, since he was close enough to make googly eyes at the prepubescent natives, I'm guessing 5-10 feet.

[XXX-er]

obviously the tribe needs spear control

but I can just hear them sayin

spears don't kill people

people kill people

[El Kanone]

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[east or bust]

did they retrieve the body yet? last I heard they were still trying to figure that part out

somewhere I read that the Indian government flies over by helicopter from time to time to "check" on them. imagine what that must be like for a people who have no sense of modern technology...

[The AD]

I've read enough books and seen enough movies about missionaries to know that shit never ends well.

[Talisman]

I've read enough books and seen enough movies about missionaries to know that shit never ends well.

I have had enough LDS and Jehovah's Witness people stop by uninvited to fully understand why the Sentinel Islanders defended their quiet enjoyment so vigorously. Did the missionary met his end by spear or arrows? I heard he died like St Sebastian getting shot with arrows.

[Art Shirk]

Saw a quick interview with the leader of his church organization back home. She said it was God's plan. Apparently God wanted this guy to travel halfway around the world, bribe some local fisherman for a drop off, utter the words "Hey, let me tell you about Jes...", get pelted with arrows and then have his stupid face buried on a remote beach. This God guy sounds like he'd be fun to party with.

[Cono Este]

I used to sneak into an abandoned mansion back when I was a kid, but Sentinel island is now the ultimate dare.

I want to see some crazy utuber stream live.


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[mtngirl79]

Hopefully he didn't infect the tribe with something. The flu, a cold, strep throat could kill them all.

[glademaster]

Still better than being infected by whatever he went there to proselytize.

[SumJongGuy]

Still better than being infected by whatever he went there to proselytize.

Would have been better if, assuming he could communicate all with them which I highly doubt... if they had killed him then eaten him thinking that's what they were supposed to do.. communion!

[Meanfruit]

So far, I haven't seen one word in sympathy for this kid. Savage!

[ChicagoMike]

Reminds me of Bolinas.

Ha! I am the interloper from the neighboring island of Fairfax


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[XXX-er]

So far, I haven't seen one word in sympathy for this kid. Savage!

yeah not even the usual thots and prayers offered for mass killings

otoh it does qualify as a Darwin moment and you never get any sympathy on those

[rideit]

So far, I haven't seen one word in sympathy for this kid. Savage!

Suicide By Bible.
No sympathy.

[Slopetime]

I've read enough books and seen enough movies about missionary.

I prefer the reverse cowboy move... oooh wrong thread.....

[iceman]

So far, I haven't seen one word in sympathy for this kid. Savage!

Wait I thought the savages killed him.

[stuckathuntermtn]

If he had a kid already, we're looking at a serious challenge to On The Origin of Species.

[mtngirl79]

So far, I haven't seen one word in sympathy for this kid. Savage!

In the end, his action has the likelyhood of killing more of them...

[ill-advised strategy]

Encroaching on indigenous territories in an ill-conceived manner

Seemed like a good idea to me.

[Meanfruit]

In the end, his action has the likelyhood of killing more of them...

Don't get me wrong, I meant it as a wry observation, not a condemnation. Kid's was a toolbox. Hopefully, he didn't go in with smallpox blankets, like the good ol days.

[PNWbrit]

He'd been planning this for years with the assistance of a missionary organization in US. Presumably family and friends too

Can we let the islanders shoot those fucksticks too.

[plugboots]

He'd been planning this for years with the assistance of a missionary organization in US. Presumably family and friends too

Can we let the islanders shoot those fucksticks too.

No kidding.

[garyfromterrace]

He'd been planning this for years with the assistance of a missionary organization in US. Presumably family and friends too

Can we let the islanders shoot those fucksticks too.

Hear! Hear!

[PNWbrit]

Chau was partly supported in his venture by All Nations, a Christian missions agency based in Kansas City, Missouri, though the extent of his connection to the group is not clear.

"He was preparing for this mission to North Sentinel since he was about 18 years old, and he started even before he came to All Nations," says Mary Ho, the agency's international executive leader. "He got himself trained as a wilderness E.M.T. and was trained in linguistics and cultural anthropology. It was his life's mission to go to the island and share the goodness of Jesus Christ."

Ho did not describe any training Chau may have gotten that would have equipped him to deal with a hostile population whose language he did not understand, without interpreters, a local guide, or assistance of any kind.

"We trained him to do things like honor cultures and [deal with] culture shock," Ho said. "We trained him to share the message of the love of God in a culturally relevant and honoring manner."

Asked repeatedly whether the missions agency knew of Chau's specific plans, approved of them, and felt comfortable with his intent to go alone to North Sentinel, Ho declined to answer.

"We knew John Chau was extremely well prepared to face risk and that he was a very calm and stable person with a good head on his shoulder and very good common sense," Ho said.

All Nations phone number is 816 216 1353