US Christian Missionary endanger the lives of inhabitants on isolated Indian island

Spiritual_Chaos

An American Christian missionary is thought to have been killed by tribespeople from one of the world's most isolated communities on a remote island hundreds of miles off the coast of India, according to officials.

The 27-year-old American, identified as John Allen Chau, came to India on a tourist visa but came to the Andaman and Nicobar islands in October with the express purpose of proselytizing, Dependra Pathak, Director General of Police of the Andaman and Nicobar islands, told CNN.
"We refuse to call him a tourist. Yes, he came on a tourist visa but he came with a specific purpose to preach on a prohibited island," Pathak said.

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Survival International, a nongovernmental group that says it is dedicated to tribal peoples' rights, said Indian authorities should ensure outsiders not make contact with the tribe, because of the risk of disease or threats to their land.

"The Sentinelese have shown again and again that they want to be left alone, and their wishes should be respected," the group said. "The British colonial occupation of the Andaman Islands decimated the tribes living there, wiping out thousands of tribespeople, and only a fraction of the original population now survive. So the Sentinelese fear of outsiders is very understandable."

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/21/asia/andaman-nicobar-us-missionary-killed-intl/index.html?no-st=1542882539

My Comment: Fucking Idiot. On twitter people are calling him a martyr and suggests they should keep sending christian nut-jobs over there.

tempo_n_groove

This is a perfect story for Thanksgiving here in the states.

Thoughts_Arrive

Stupid boy.

my2hands

So we are ok with killing "outsiders" now? guess they saw it as an "invasion" lol

Spiritual_Chaos

my2hands said:

So we are ok with killing "outsiders" now?

"we" -- What are your thoughts of the situation?

Spiritual_Chaos

my2hands said:

 guess they saw it as an "invasion" lol

Their island is declared sovereign by India, it is forbidden to go to or be close to the island and us going there could mean the death of their population. So I think you can use invasion without the quation marks.

Bentleyspop

He went there illegally. 
The people who took him there have been arrested.
The island is under the protection of India and even the police and military stay away.

Spiritual_Chaos

I want to say, that there are people living isolated from the rest of the world like this is fascinating. 

Is it something completely different from other groups of people living away from our society but still interact in some fashion. 

These are completely sheltered off and for thousands of years have lived by themselves. They are like a completely different spieces - with a langauge we don't understand. 

They don't even use fire. And when "we" left a pig on the island in the 70's they killed and buried it instead of eating it.

It's crazy and interesting.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

The guy sounded like a decent guy, but for the record... he was anointed as an idiot in the idiot thread.

For so many reasons, he shouldn't have ventured there.

mcgruff10

Definitely an idiot but he didn’t deserve to die. 

Meltdown99

mcgruff10 said:

Definitely an idiot but he didn’t deserve to die. 

This

Spiritual_Chaos

mcgruff10 said:

Definitely an idiot but he didn’t deserve to die. 

No. But at the same time, 200 people do not deserve to die because of an idiot and his diseases and stupidity.

And he had the chance to leave even, but didn't.

And he obviously knew the risks, so he's a possible and willing mass murderer. So.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

mcgruff10 said:

Definitely an idiot but he didn’t deserve to die. 

I wasn't inferring that if that's what you thought, Scruffy.

mcgruff10

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

mcgruff10 said:

Definitely an idiot but he didn’t deserve to die. 

I wasn't inferring that if that's what you thought, Scruffy.

My statement wasn't in response to yours.  Where's my basketball advice coach?

Thirty Bills Unpaid

mcgruff10 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

mcgruff10 said:

Definitely an idiot but he didn’t deserve to die. 

I wasn't inferring that if that's what you thought, Scruffy.

My statement wasn't in response to yours.  Where's my basketball advice coach?

Play defence like a pitbull.

Shooting is the most important offensive skill.

PJ_Soul

I don't know if that makes me seem like a total asshole, but I can't seem to muster even a little bit of sympathy for this guy. What a fucking idiot. And a total arrogant asshole too. His attitude is the same one that wipes out entire civilizations, and ruined many others, throughout history. And quite frankly, I actually do think he deserved to die, all things considered. I think that tribe did the exact right thing in killing him immediately. I feel like they had an unalienable right to do that.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

PJ_Soul said:

I don't know if that makes me seem like a total asshole, but I can't seem to muster even a little bit of sympathy for this guy. What a fucking idiot. And a total arrogant asshole too. His attitude is the same one that wipes out entire civilizations, and ruined many others, throughout history. And quite frankly, I actually do think he deserved to die, all things considered. I think that tribe did the exact right thing in killing him immediately. I feel like they had an unalienable right to do that.

Self defence for sure.

There is no debating his idiocy.

HughFreakingDillon

my2hands said:

So we are ok with killing "outsiders" now? guess they saw it as an "invasion" lol

I thought "stand your ground" was acceptable in the good ol USofA? this primitive tribe does what it perceives it has to do in order to survive. they see an outsider and it is an imminent threat to them. hence, yes, killing him is their only option. I don't blame them. 

he was a fucking moron. I'd say "deserves" to die is a bit harsh, but I definitely do not begrudge the tribe for their actions. 

PJ_Soul

HughFreakingDillon said:

my2hands said:

So we are ok with killing "outsiders" now? guess they saw it as an "invasion" lol

I thought "stand your ground" was acceptable in the good ol USofA? this primitive tribe does what it perceives it has to do in order to survive. they see an outsider and it is an imminent threat to them. hence, yes, killing him is their only option. I don't blame them. 

he was a fucking moron. I'd say "deserves" to die is a bit harsh, but I definitely do not begrudge the tribe for their actions. 

Full on deserved it. And I wish all the Native Americans had done the same thing to the Europeans landing in North America back in the day - they could have prevented mass genocide.

HughFreakingDillon

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

my2hands said:

So we are ok with killing "outsiders" now? guess they saw it as an "invasion" lol

I thought "stand your ground" was acceptable in the good ol USofA? this primitive tribe does what it perceives it has to do in order to survive. they see an outsider and it is an imminent threat to them. hence, yes, killing him is their only option. I don't blame them. 

he was a fucking moron. I'd say "deserves" to die is a bit harsh, but I definitely do not begrudge the tribe for their actions. 

Full on deserved it. And I wish all the Native Americans had done the same thing to the Europeans landing in North America back in the day - they could have prevented mass genocide.

#totalasshole 

PJ_Soul

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

my2hands said:

So we are ok with killing "outsiders" now? guess they saw it as an "invasion" lol

I thought "stand your ground" was acceptable in the good ol USofA? this primitive tribe does what it perceives it has to do in order to survive. they see an outsider and it is an imminent threat to them. hence, yes, killing him is their only option. I don't blame them. 

he was a fucking moron. I'd say "deserves" to die is a bit harsh, but I definitely do not begrudge the tribe for their actions. 

Full on deserved it. And I wish all the Native Americans had done the same thing to the Europeans landing in North America back in the day - they could have prevented mass genocide.

#totalasshole 

#thenimgoodwiththat