Markey estimates that Runyan and Cominsky had taken in somewhere around $400,000 in winnings and endorsements coming into this past weekend. The implication is that they knew their fish were already dead, caught before the tournament and stashed until needed, and thus spoiled and unfit for donation. But when Runyan and Cominsky won their tournaments, they refused to add their fish to the food bank haul - a strange decision for anglers who were staying far from home and would have no trouble catching fish on their own time. After most tournaments, a company will clean the fish free of charge and donate the entire catch, 400 to 500 pounds’ worth, to local food banks. Posted by Nerd of the North at 9:43 PM on October 3 On edit: Add me to the list of people who are astonished to realize that checks to defeat such behavior are not routine and universal. He takes his fishing pretty seriously and, well, let's just say I wouldn't care to be on the wrong side of a mob of angry fishermen. Personally, I find the idea of competitive fishing ridiculous and distasteful, but I have a friend (with whom I have fished in the past) who, since relocating to the lower 48, now competes in such events. Further, the people there, many of whom fish the same circuit of competitions, had every reason to believe that the cheaters had done so in previous competitions. Only in America will people scream for prison time because of crooked fishing, but an attempt to overthrow democracy? Not so much.I, too, wish that people would show more concern about our democracy but I'm not at all surprised about the outrage over this incident: many people in the crowd in this case paid to enter a competition with large amounts of money on the line, with the outcome altered by the cheaters' actions.
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