My comment was not directed at morality. Why do you oppose Scott?
It's not relevant to the case, just me being cranky -- I'll msg about it in private.
My point with the Scott quote was the US/Euro tourists, esp. female, do not realize how (usually bad) they look in the eyes of the local people.
You're right, but I would cut the "esp. female" and just say that most tourists of any origin usually look strange to locals -- and are unaware or choose to be unaware of local perceptions. Financial and power gaps between tourists and locals accentuate the danger of encounters; so too does cluelessness to local culture...
No idea yet how relevant any of that may be here.