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Originally Posted by Austin
It's interesting to note he must of thought himself to be of great importance because he didn't consider casting his self over board to help the others.
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Some of the answers:
1) He was the Captain, knew the waters best, and was the best chance of survival for the remaining survivors (though that doesn't explain the crew)
As the story has it, this was pre-planned, and when they knew it had to be done, the crew executed the orders -- through a brother and sister overboard, and the other sister who demanded to suffer the fate of her siblings as well.
The jury gave the defendant six months of jail, while even many extolled his heroism. There certainly is not black and white here, but which is most correctly in-line with Christian principle?