John Chau earned a Darwin award after illegally landing on North Sentinel Island. He was killed almost immediately after landing on the beach in a rain of arrows.
The North Sentineles are one of the last uncontacted tribes in the world, speaking a language unlike any other - estimates on how long they've been there are upwards of 55k years, and almost all previous contacts have been extremely hostile. India has taken responsibilty for them and enacted a do not aproach line of 3 miles from the island.
The fishermen who dropped Chau off have been arrested.
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Missinary killed by North Sentinilese
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HTRN
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Missinary killed by North Sentinilese
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Langenator
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Re: Missinary killed my North Sentinilese
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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Windy Wilson
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Re: Missinary killed by North Sentinilese
“But that rule doesn’t apply to me because I’m a good person and my intentions are pure.”
The use of the word "but" usually indicates that everything preceding it in a sentence is a lie.
E.g.:
"I believe in Freedom of Speech, but". . .
"I support the Second Amendment, but". . .
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E.g.:
"I believe in Freedom of Speech, but". . .
"I support the Second Amendment, but". . .
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Gunnuts
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Re: Missinary killed by North Sentinilese
Perhaps the United States could learn from their example.
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Termite
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Re: Missinary killed by North Sentinilese
I think he knew the danger to himself, but went anyway. But..............Windy Wilson wrote: ↑Fri Nov 23, 2018 5:01 pm “But that rule doesn’t apply to me because I’m a good person and my intentions are pure.”
....what he wasn't thinking about was the biological danger that he presented to the Sentinelese natives. They have been isolated for thousands of years. They quite likely have no immunity to numerous diseases that modern humans shrug off. A strain of flu that makes you or I moderately sick for a week or two might prove extremely deadly to them.
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Windy Wilson
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Re: Missinary killed by North Sentinilese
But I don't think the Sentinelese are thinking about bacteria and viruses. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been dragging him around on the beach. You're right, though, Chau wasn't thinking about bacteria and viruses when he should have been, so his Darwin Award is well deserved.
The use of the word "but" usually indicates that everything preceding it in a sentence is a lie.
E.g.:
"I believe in Freedom of Speech, but". . .
"I support the Second Amendment, but". . .
--Randy
E.g.:
"I believe in Freedom of Speech, but". . .
"I support the Second Amendment, but". . .
--Randy
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Re: Missinary killed by North Sentinilese
Clearly they have a highly refined culture and no need to learn of the good news of Jesus Christ. Yeah, let's just leave them alone.
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Re: Missinary killed by North Sentinilese
You should respect immigration laws.blackeagle603 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 27, 2018 1:31 am Clearly they have a highly refined culture and no need to learn of the good news of Jesus Christ. Yeah, let's just leave them alone.
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Re: Missinary killed by North Sentinilese
Clearly, all those other people shot full of arrows the second they set foot on the island werent special like me, so i wont be shot full of arrows.blackeagle603 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 27, 2018 1:31 am Clearly they have a highly refined culture and no need to learn of the good news of Jesus Christ. Yeah, let's just leave them alone.
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blackeagle603
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Re: Missinary killed by North Sentinilese
I suspect he knew full well the risk to his personal safety and life But, I also suspect he valued their eternal safety above his life.
Jesus at the last supper on his way to the cross,
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
Gospel of John 15 vs 13
Jesus at the last supper on his way to the cross,
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
Gospel of John 15 vs 13
"The Guncounter: More fun than a barrel of tattooed knife-fighting chain-smoking monkey butlers with drinking problems and excessive gambling debts!"
"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic;" Justice Story
"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic;" Justice Story