George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
There were other pirates on the ship who weren’t very good, but they deflected any criticism by blaming George’s incompetence.
As any good mediator knows, deflecting and sidetracking doesn’t solve the core problem, and George didn’t handle the stress well.
Which made George even more of a target for blame.
After a while, things got really bad.
George hid in his bunk.
Of course, things weren’t getting any better.
Eventually, the captain recognized what was going on.
“Get back to work,” said the captain. “I need someone to blame!”