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The few contacts that the North Sentinelese have had with the outside world have often resulted in kidnappings, death and disease being bought into the island.
by quicklime 8y ago
The few contacts that the North Sentinelese have had with the outside world have often resulted in kidnappings, death and disease being bought into the island. Given the few data points they have, it seems reasonable for them to want to avoid any further foreign contact.
- whatshisface 8y agoThey were armed combatants and the person they killed was a civilian. I can think of loads of people that I could shoot with a bow to protect my interests, and the fact that I have not signed any treaties to not do it doesn't mean I can.
- Steko 8y agoPerhaps they felt threatened and have a primitive belief that allows them to kill people whenever this happens. Like in Florida.
- ThrowawayR2 8y agoIt seems rather improbable that a pre-civilization tribe even has the concepts of "armed combatant" or "civilian" in the modern day sense of those words.