Well, I would say the evidence speaks for itself - cracked windows, displaced pax, and poo stained underwear!
Oxymoron or not, I said it was his decision at the time and I wouldn't second guess HIS decision, however I would assume that even he now wishes he'd have done what I and most others would have done and turned back towards (and I use this term loosely) civilisation or do you honestly think he'd go with the same course of action again........what would you do??