Was he bad? He wasn't really abusive
Shortening the life of a sick and dying man by one day was still considered murder back then.
>>211381164 (OP)you don't FUCK with his Nootka
>>211381164 (OP)The director is trying to keep up with the actors in this movie.
>>211381164 (OP)He was a pragmatist. The guy was mauled to near death by a bear, it made total sense to euthanize him and not risk slowing down the expedition
>>211381164 (OP)he's unambiguously the good guy