Tournament Bass Angler Killed While Protecting His Boat and Equipment

Kevin

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Last year article, but still wanted to share:


Bass Fisherman Jimmy Johnson

A few days ago, people in the bass fishing community learned of a terrible crime that had been committed against a well-known tournament angler while he was in Mississippi for a big tournament.

56 year old Jimmy Johnson was staying at a hotel and had gone outside to check his boat after dark. When doing so, he discovered someone attempting to burglarize the boat and steal items from it. The perpetrator drew a gun and shot Jimmy in the face, killing him.

(http://www.bassmaster.com/news/bassmaster-opens-angler-shot-death-mississippi-motel)

Police used video surveillance footage that showed the suspect on hotel property and, ultimately, they arrested him. The suspect has confessed to the terrible crime, admitting that he killed Jimmy Johnson.


Jimmy Johnson’s killer

It turned out that he was 17 years old. It also turned out that he was black. Jimmy Johnson was white. I refuse to give the killer’s name, because he deserves no recognition whatsoever.

In my mind it doesn’t matter what color the killer was. He is a killer, plain and simple. He had possession of a gun illegally and used it to take a man’s life as he tried to protect his boat and fishing equipment… the equipment that he used to make his living.

Had this been the opposite, where the angler had killed the teenager, I can only imagine the uproar that would be taking place right now. The media would be having a heyday with it, shouting racial profiling, bigotry, prejudice, racism and whatever else they could think of to draw attention to their agenda.

to read more:

http://blog.northeastbass.com/tournament-bass-angler-killed-while-protecting-his-boat-and-equipment/