Trump-loving tow truck driver says God told him to leave disabled Bernie Sanders supporter stranded

[Katashi_itto]

(Maybe it's an allegory to the DNC too)

South Carolina tow truck driver said God told him to leave a disabled Bernie Sanders supporter stranded along the interstate.

Cassy McWade was involved in a car crash near Asheville, North Carolina, and her family called their regular mechanic to drive 45 minutes north from his shop to haul her wrecked vehicle back for repairs, reported WHNS-TV.


Ken Shupe, owner of Shupee Max Towing, arrived about an hour later and began hooking McWade’s car up to his truck — until he spotted the Sanders campaign sticker on her bumper and the yard sign placed in her rear window.

“He goes around back and comes back and says, ‘I can’t tow you,'” McWade said. “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.”


http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/trump-loving-tow-truck-driver-says-god-told-him-to-leave-bernie-sanders-supporter-stranded/

[Botany]

1. You can't fix stupid .... end of story

I work for republicans all the time and their money spends the same as democratic
money.

[CincyDem]

2. Welcome to a preview of Post-Trumpian America.

Hollywood has made billions with portrayal of post-apocalyptic, mostly dystopian, societies. But they're so far over the top that they don't send many people home from the theaters in a total panic.

This is the sort of chit that should do that because, to paraphrase the old saying, truth is scarier than fiction.

[Person 2713]

3. The conservative Christian suggested he had a religious right to refuse service to Sanders supporter

Good Samaritan?

[moonbabygo]

4. is that legal?

Can someone legally do that?

[Katashi_itto]

5. I think it's dependent on the state.

[yellowcanine]

11. No it is not legal. He is vendor serving the public.

He just opened himself up to a huge lawsuit if the woman wants to sue though it sounds as if she is not inclined to do that.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

33. Totally legal

Upon what basis would she sue? Political belief is not a protected class.

[yellowcanine]

37. bumper stickers etc protected under 1st amendment.

A vendor does not have the right to refuse service based on what someone has on a bumper sticker. She can sue and she would most certainly win if she would.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

38. The First Amendment applies to the government

not private businesses. A business can choose not to provide services to anyone they choose, so long as that decision is not based on discrimination against a protected class. And membership or support of a political party or candidate is not protected class.

The driver is an ass, but what he did was perfectly legal.

[LanternWaste]

14. I think so. He''s not denying service due to race, orientation, gender or religion.

I think so. He''s not denying service due to race, orientation, gender or religion. Political persuasions are not protected by anti-discriminatory laws.

[meow2u3]

19. He's denying service due to disability

AFAIK, that's illegal, but IANAL.

[jberryhill]

21. He wasn't denying service to disability

Where in this story does anything suggest that her disability had anything to do with his decision not to provide service?

[jberryhill]

22. Yes

In general, any business can deny service to anyone for any reason or no reason, provided that it is not among a set of defined prohibited reasons.

"Political opinion" is not a protected category.

[G_j]

24. It happened in NC

if it's not legal yet, they will be working on it.

[frogmarch]

6. He'll probably send her a bill

anyway.

[nykym]

8. If he does

She should tell him sorry I can't pay this bill your a Drumpf supporter.

[Agnosticsherbet]

7. Who knew "Conservative Christian" is defined as "Monumental fucking asswipe."

[jberryhill]

15. Anyone who doesn't know that by now, just isn't paying attention

Hate and vindictiveness like this are the hallmarks of Christians at work.

[47of74]

17. Guys like this goddamn near make me want to make me give up on Christianity

Seriously. It seems like the only thing Christianity is these days is an excuse to behave badly then tell everyone Gawd and Jeeeeeezus told you to behave that way.

[jberryhill]

20. Pretty much

[Tsiyu]

36. Yep

Christians sure are some mean people.

I have had to deal with a lot of awful people over the years-even dealt with frickin druggie playboy Scott DesJarlais at one point ( a very short one)-- and I was never less than professional.

This is what Trump supporters are: mean frat boys and good old boys. They don't want to live in nice communities where people care about one another. They want to be cruel to someone, and Trump gives them permission.

He will get his payback one day on the highway, when some Sanders supporter saves his ass, and he realizes he and his make believe god are assholes.

"Love your enemies."

"Love your neighbor as yourself."

"If your neighbor asks for your coat, give him your cloak also."

These are sayings from some other archaic sect of Christianity that has apparently fallen out of fashion and is not practiced today by the fundies.


"Be a complete dick any time you want." Now there's a saying the Trump-supporting Christian can get behind. smh

[Agnosticsherbet]

31. It was a rhetorical question.

[Capt. Obvious]

9. More

....

"Something came over me, I think the Lord came to me, and he just said get in the truck and leave," said Ken Shupe of Shupee Max Towing in Traveler's Rest, S.C.. "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."

....

Shupe , who supports presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, said his decision on the side of the interstate this week was more about business than politics.

He believes Bernie Sanders supporters are socialists, and says he's had problems with two customers over the last six months who supported Bernie Sanders. He said they caused him problems over paying their bills.

"I've had some horrible experiences in the last six months with towing cars for this mindset individuals, in that I don't get paid. They want to argue about a $50 tow bill, and it turns into just a drama and a fuss. And I said, you know, I'm not going to associate with them, and I'm not going to do any business with them," Shupe said.

"I'm really not interested in doing business with that clientele," he said of Sanders supporters.

....

Shupe says he did not know that McWade was disabled.

"Had she been disabled, would I have towed her car? No ma'am. I would have pulled forward and sat there with her to make sure she was OK until another wrecker service showed up to get her home safely, but I still would not have towed her car," said Shupe. "I stand by my decision, and I would do it again today if the opportunity presented itself."

[link:Shupe says he did not know that McWade was disabled. "Had she been disabled, would I have towed her car? No ma'am. I would have pulled forward and sat there with her to make sure she was OK until another wrecker service showed up to get her home safely, but I still would not have towed her car," said Shupe. "I stand by my decision, and I would do it again today if the opportunity presented itself."|WLOS]

[HughBeaumont]

30. Funny how his "Lord" has the same hates and prejudices he has.

That's either amazingly convenient or a Carolina-sized pile of bullSHIT.

[NCTraveler]

10. What an asshole.

And I think it's more of an allegory for Trumps dream of Making America Great again. This is what it is about if allowed to happen.

Fuck Trump.

[Capt. Obvious]

12. The Godly Trump loving tow truck driver

[tabasco]

25. This is America, ladies and gentlemen.

Anybody else ever wonder if we would have been better off letting the South have their own shithole country?

[bluestateguy]

13. Disgusting

Nt

[47of74]

16. This pisses me off.

Fuck nugget douche cannon piece of shit leaving a disabled woman stranded like that.

Not only that but he pissed on good tow truck operators everywhere, such as my uncle's late brother.

No way would I ever allow this asshole to ever touch my car.

[malaise]

18. Hobby Lobby anyone? n/t

[Downtown Hound]

23. I suggest a reckoning

Everybody call the idiot and tell him they broke down in some far away rural area. When he finally arrives, no one will be found. We can have him chasing ghosts from now until doomsday (which he is probably hoping will be soon, especially after this). Just buy a cheap disposable cell phone and discard it when the deed is done. That would be some justice.

[The_Casual_Observer]

26. A moron.

[Ohioblue22]

27. Sounds like someone wanting to be a go-fund-me millionare

[Faux pas]

28. ...

I don't believe that's something Jesus would do, and I'm a non believer.

[HughBeaumont]

29. Asshole.

Shupe the Mulletted Goateed anachronism fuckass needs airhammered in the balls.

Hell, might as well . . . give him a taste of what his life's going to be like under the Trumpenfuhrer.

[Vinca]

32. People like this make atheists like me wish there was an Almighty and he'd

issue a well-placed lightening bolt. Let's all give a big "Amen" and pray for an IRS audit since you know this guy doesn't declare half his income.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

34. How many DUers would be cheering if it was a Trump supporter not being served? N.T.

[bklyncowgirl]

35. Dude must have slept in the Sunday his pastor talked about that Good Samaritan story.

And if I remember correctly rescuing people was not even that Samaritan Guy's job. But then again what did Jesus know about Christianity?