I completely agree that this is tragic and not in any way funny. I also agree that his being American is irrelevant: we have arrogant, selfish fools in many co

I completely agree that this is tragic and not in any way funny. I also agree that his being American is irrelevant: we have arrogant, selfish fools in many countries. But I can't agree that his being Christian is irrelevant. His stated reason for being there was on a conversion mission. It was precisely his proselytising that gave him the arrogance to risk the lives of everyone on the island. And it was very likely his religion that led to his death. He had been shot at on a previous visit. He wrote to his parents saying that he may not return. It strikes me as highly likely that he thought that his death would be a martyr's death. So no, I don't find it funny. Any more than if someone climbed into a lion's enclosure and was mauled to death. Because, in many ways, that's very similar to what he did. An utterly stupid waste.