Anachr0nist
Anachr0nist t1_j5jy5mg wrote
Reply to comment by Fake_William_Shatner in TIL that Titanic crewman Herbert Pitman made an attempt to row his lifeboat over to rescue people in the water, but was overruled by the other occupants of the boat, who were worried about people swarming them and duly complied. Pitman said that this haunted him throughout his life. by ChadExtra
This is very easy to theorize about when you're not freezing and disoriented, sitting in a boat at night and in terror for your life.
Maybe they could move, maybe they couldn't - they wouldn't know that on the boat. If people were able to move and a boat came by, every person that could reach out, would try to - it's that or die. And there was a good chance the boat could capsize in the chaos.
Ignoring all of that in favor of creating a narrative that fits your worldview is neither fair nor reasonable.
Anachr0nist t1_j5kai6y wrote
Reply to comment by Fake_William_Shatner in TIL that Titanic crewman Herbert Pitman made an attempt to row his lifeboat over to rescue people in the water, but was overruled by the other occupants of the boat, who were worried about people swarming them and duly complied. Pitman said that this haunted him throughout his life. by ChadExtra
If only you could have been there, rather than this jagoff Pitman, a mere officer on the ship who joined the Navy at 18, or the crew members on the boat. A pity!