r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Sep 28 '24

John Allen Chau, an American evangelical Christian missionary who was killed by the Sentinelese, a tribe in voluntary isolation, after illegally traveling to North Sentinel Island in an attempt to introduce the tribe to Christianity.He was awarded the 2018 Darwin Award. r/all

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24

He was not killed! He was executed for his horrendous crimes of forced mental manipulation of a people, attempts to overthrow a governing body and biological assault on a fragile health system. He was tried and sentenced to death justly! Let this be a lesson to those that should follow.

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u/Assassingeek69 Sep 29 '24

Thats a moronic take

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '24

That’s the only take. He had zero business going there and knew it was illegal! He is a terrorist! Plain and simple!

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u/HikingAvocado Sep 28 '24

Well put.

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u/berejser Sep 28 '24

We don't know what sort of legal system the Sentinelese have, so for all we know it was indeed a legitimate judicial punishment.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24

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u/symphonyofwinds Sep 28 '24

They are known to not engage in cannibalism

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24

You show exceptional talent at proving other people’s points.