Would the aboriginals have cared if the victim had

your racist hateful spew sank my heart in despair that we live in a world with jerks like you. How could you compare the natives who were destroyed by the colonial rule of the whites as equals? do you not understand colonialism? when does someone taking over your house, destroying your people, oppressing them, and then demanding that you now follow their rules as it is their house ok in your views? it was their land, their laws, just because whites have controlled land and resources of non-whites does not make them "theirs"same in U.S. destroying natives, using slaves to be successful and now acting like god of the world, in palestine,jews killing the natives and becoming in control and now acting like they are fighting terrorism, you racist colonial mindsets are the reason the world is such a mess.

Purple,

I'd like to address a few of your thoughts here.

First, i didn't see the leaving of the body in the water as disrespectful. It kept it from decomposing faster. And as we all know, there is really not much of a crime scene to preserve IN water. So, other than the tether leaving a mark on the body that wasn't there to begin with, which could then easily be dismissed by the coroner for what it was, it shouldn't make a difference.

2nd, i don't believe they DID finish their vacation. They cut their vacation short of their original plan. Or do you think the original plan was to drive that far, then hike in for the better part of a day to spend only to spend at most one and a half days in camp? Not very likely for most campers/hikers.

I do think MOST people would report this crime right away IF the act of reporting was an easy thing to do. If their cell phones worked where they were OR if contacting the Authorities was a simple matter of walking an hour or so to a payphone, then it WOULD have happened. But hiking back out from that deep in the bush and then driving far enough back to civilization JUST to get within Cell range was NOT a simple matter. That was a tough hike. I'd guess the Authorities didn't walk back in with them. More than likely a Helicoptor or powered watercraft was used to get back to the body. That's how far it was into the wilderness. Only kooky Outdoor type of guys would even bother trekking that far into the bush for a couple of fish in the first place. It's probably why the Crazy old coot dumped her body in that river.

As some people have pointed out, it was no mistake that these fellows were White in this tale. I also think, more importantly, it wasn't a mistake that they were Male. Aside from Stewart's initial panicked/revolted reaction to finding the body, i think they all acted very typically like GUYS act.

I take great insult when people say they ignored the body and just went on enjoying their vacation. THAT is NOT what happened. Rewatch the flick if need be.

1. They collectively decided that it was too late in the day to hike back once the body was discovered. That made complete sense.

2. Stewart awoke before everyone else. And in a perfectly understandable fashion, as alot of guys will do, he did something he enjoyed to take his mind off of things while waiting for the others to awaken. If this isn't the classic behavior of many men who are trying to block out an unpleasant experience, i don't what is.

3. When the others finally got up and saw Stewart's fishing haul and how happy/relieved he looked, they jumped at the opportunity to capture some of that same sensation for themselves. Immature? Insensitive? maybe, but it sure sounds like alot of Men who are currently walking around on the planet, No? Men in general don't usually discuss their emotions and react in the way that overly "sensitive" people do. You'll notice, these guys DIDN'T discuss ignoring her body and fishing all afternoon, they just did it as a reactionary way of coping with their situation and probably a desire for their trip to have not been a complete waste of their time Topped with the horrible memory of discovering a corpse.

4. Once they all took part in just a little of the pleasure that was supposed to be their Vacation, and once again acknowledging it was too late to start back, cooler calmer, more introspective thought crept into their encampment. ONLY then was there a discussion on what the "Proper" thing to do given their situation. Then the announcement was made that at least one of them was leaving 1st thing the next morning no matter what. And upon discussing this, they all agreed to that.


So in summation, i find it funny that the ENTIRE TOWN and so many of the people commenting on this film say "Oh, that's NOT what i'd have done". But it's easy to second guess these fellows and their behavior on the face of it.

It's very similar in thought pattern to a short story i read years back called The Stone Boy about a child who didn't react in the immediate emotional way that most "Normal" people judged after the fact that he SHOULD have acted.