ICTChris Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 An American tourist/missionary has been killed by one of the last uncontacted tribes in the world, the Sentinelese, who live on north Sentinel Island, one of the Andaman Islands, located in the Indian Ocean. John Allen Chau paid local fisherman to take him to the island, which he wanted to visit to try and convert the islanders to Christianity. He paddled to the island in a kayak, carrying a Bible, some fishing line and a football. As soon as he set foot on the island he was shot with an arrow. On a previous visit the islanders had shot arrows at him but failed to kill him. His body is now on the island but needs to be recovered as any contact with the outside world is extremely dangerous for the Sentinelese, who have little genetic immunity to common diseases. It’s illegal to try and contact them and the Indian government has opened criminal proceedings against the fisherman who took Mr Chau. This might sound harsh but he got what he deserved. I’ve read about the Sentinelese before and they are extremely aggressive with anyone trying to contact them and have previously killed fisherman who tried to fish off their island. It’s extremely dangerous for them to be contacted as other tribal societies have shown and Mr Chau appears to have had his own messiah complex in trying to introduce them o his religion. Have any P&Bers ever tried to contact a previously uncontacted tribe?Have any P&Bers ever been part of a tribal society who received unwanted contact?Do any P&Bers fancy arranging for the next subcrawl to take place in North Sentinel Island? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 he was shit with an arrow.The b*****ds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 In agreement here. No excuse for ignorance, the islanders have repeatedly made it clear they want no interaction with outside forces every time people have attempted to approach them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 When you consider if he had gone there with even a trivial infection or other ailment he could have wiped out the entire population, tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 This eejit deserved it, but he was our eejit, so a principle is at stake here. We now suspect they have arrows that could reach US territory. Pray for our boys out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 The only thing that would have been more enjoyable here is if they’d put him in a big cooking pot, stewed him and eaten the fucker. These tribes need to up their game imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 This eejit deserved it, but he was our eejit, so a principle is at stake here. We now suspect they have arrows that could reach US territory. Pray for our boys out there.I’m with you. It’s war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 14 minutes ago, Romeo said: When you consider if he had gone there with even a trivial infection or other ailment he could have wiped out the entire population, tool. When ships the remote island of Tristan da Cunha, the elderly natives hide away - just in case. I read about one tourist being screamed at because he sneezed in a supermarket. The island is also known as "Asthma Island" since more than half the population suffer from it. The population are descended from seven families original of which four had Asthma. There is a clip on YouTube about this. The island is used to research asthma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 43 minutes ago, ICTChris said: An American tourist/missionary has been killed by one of the last uncontacted tribes in the world, the Sentinelese, who live on north Sentinel Island, one of the Andaman Islands, located in the Indian Ocean. John Allen Chau paid local fisherman to take him to the island, which he wanted to visit to try and convert the islanders to Christianity. He paddled to the island in a kayak, carrying a Bible, some fishing line and a football. As soon as he set foot on the island he was shot with an arrow. On a previous visit the islanders had shot arrows at him but failed to kill him. His body is now on the island but needs to be recovered as any contact with the outside world is extremely dangerous for the Sentinelese, who have little genetic immunity to common diseases. It’s illegal to try and contact them and the Indian government has opened criminal proceedings against the fisherman who took Mr Chau. This might sound harsh but he got what he deserved. I’ve read about the Sentinelese before and they are extremely aggressive with anyone trying to contact them and have previously killed fisherman who tried to fish off their island. It’s extremely dangerous for them to be contacted as other tribal societies have shown and Mr Chau appears to have had his own messiah complex in trying to introduce them o his religion. Have any P&Bers ever tried to contact a previously uncontacted tribe? Have any P&Bers ever been part of a tribal society who received unwanted contact? Do any P&Bers fancy arranging for the next subcrawl to take place in North Sentinel Island? If he had swapped the bible and the football for beer and chicken he might have had a chance of success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 The Sentinelese are fascinating firstly because we know next to nothing about them, and secondly because they are one of the last genuinely uncontacted tribes. There still will be a few others in places like the Brazilian rainforest or PNG, but those will live in regions big enough that they can fade deeper into the jungle and avoid anyone searching for them. The Sentinelese don't have that option as they live on an island of a few square miles so their only option is to show unremitting hostility to anyone who approaches. This case does however raise the question of who actually were the most backward party involved; the ones for whom the Stone Age is yet to happen, or the one who blindly believed his invisible pal in the sky would protect him from arrows and translate his message for him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Zen Archer said: If he had swapped the bible and the football for beer and chicken he might have had a chance of success. Chlorinated chicken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirkthebigclub Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 44 minutes ago, ICTChris said: carrying a Bible, some fishing line and a football RIP Gazza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirkthebigclub Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Zen Archer said: If he had swapped the bible and the football for beer and chicken he might have had a chance of success. Beat me to it. 'played Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Zen Archer said: If he had swapped the bible and the football for beer and chicken he might have had a chance of success. That was his other mistake - should have been a cricket ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Maybe it would have been better to have taken him to Snake Island in Brazil (Ilha da Queimada Grande) to see if any of them talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Chlorinated chicken? Is that the one with mayonnaise and curry powder? I think they'd like that. If he'd taken that and crisps he'd have been fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Sentinalese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 I suppose an Indian takeaway will now be known as a John Chau. Collection/delivery might be a bit of a problem, all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Four/five day old news. When I first read about it I thought “what an idiot, deserves him right”. A couple of days later when it emerged he was engaged in Christian proselytism I was very happy that they had taken the demented c**t out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshire_nomad Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Thoughts and prayers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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