South Carolina tow truck driver stated God informed him to leave a disabled Bernie Sanders supporter stranded alongside the interstate.
Cassy McWade was involved in a automotive crash close to Asheville, North Carolina, and her household known as their common mechanic to drive 45 minutes north from his store to haul her wrecked car again for repairs, reported WHNS-TV.
Ken Shupe, proprietor of Shupee Max Towing, arrived about an hour later and started hooking McWade’s automobile up to his truck — till he noticed the Sanders marketing campaign sticker on her bumper and the yard sign positioned in her rear window.
“He goes around back and comes back and says, ‘I can’t tow you,’” McWade stated. “My first instinct was there must be something wrong with the car, and he says, ‘No, you’re a Bernie supporter.’ And I was like, ‘Wait — really?’ And he says, ‘Yes ma’am,’ and just walks away.”
Shupe supplied a supernatural rationalization for his resolution to go away the 25-year-old McWade, who suffers from arthritis and different health circumstances, alongside I-26.
“Something came over me, I think the Lord came to me, and He just said, ‘Get in the truck and leave,’” Shupe stated. “And when I got in my truck, you know, I was so proud, because I felt like I finally drew a line in the sand and stood up for what I believed.”
The Donald Trump supporter then provided a extra earthly rationalization for stranding the client.
“Every business dealing in recent history with a socialist-minded person I have not gotten paid,” Shupe stated. “I own this truck. It says, ‘Shupee,’ not ‘freebie.’ Every time I deal with these people I get ‘Berned’ with a ‘e’ — not a ‘u’.”
McWade — who suffers from psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and early-stage Crohn’s illness — is legally disabled and shows a handicapped placard on her rear-view mirror, however the mechanic mentioned he wasn’t conscious of her incapacity.
She stated her family advised Shupe about her well being issues — however he stated it wouldn’t have mattered a lot, anyway.
“Had she been disabled, would I have towed her car? No ma’am,” Shupe stated. “I would have pulled forward and sat there with her to make sure she was okay until another wrecker service showed up to get her home safely, but I still would not have towed her car.”
“I stand by my decision, and I would do it again today if the opportunity presented itself,” Shupe mentioned.
The conservative Christian instructed he had a spiritual right to refuse service to Sanders supporters.
“I respect their beliefs, and I hope they respect my views,” Shupe stated.
McWade waited alone for an additional half hour, terrified that her Crohn’s illness would flare up, till one other mechanic arrived, and she or he stays mystified by Shupe’s habits.
“I personally don’t believe that you don’t have to agree on anything just to be kind to one another,” McWade mentioned. “I was like, ‘What did I do to you?’ You know, I do believe I try to do right by people. So I was offended, and I don’t know what exactly he thinks I would have done to him directly by being a believer in Bernie.”
