George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
He got captured a lot.
Captured pirates would be held in crowded prisons, dragged to the gallows, and hanged until they were dead.
As the pirates were paraded to the gallows, the crowds would shout insults and throw mud and rocks at them.
In that crowd, George threw mud and rocks at his former crewmates.
“Sorry, captain,” he’d say upon returning to the ship. “I tried to rescue them, but there were too many guards.”
“Serves them right for getting caught,” said the captain. “Weigh anchor and set sail.”