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Title: Tow truck owner said he refused service to woman because she supports Bernie Sanders
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URL Source: http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/31 ... tow-truck-owner-bernie-sanders
Published: May 4, 2016
Author: Dal Kalsi
Post Date: 2016-05-05 20:26:13 by cranky
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Views: 2394
Comments: 16
A local tow truck driver said he refused to tow a woman’s car after he saw Bernie Sanders stickers on the vehicle.
Kenneth Shupe said he was called to pick up a woman stranded on I-26 in Asheville on Monday.
When he saw “a bunch of Bernie Sanders stuff” he said he told the woman, “very politely,” that he could’t tow her car because she was “obviously a socialist” and advised her to “call the government” for a tow.
"Every business dealing in recent history with a socialist minded person I have not gotten paid," Shupe said. "Every time I deal with these people I get 'Berned' with an 'e' not a 'u'."
Shupe, who runs Shupee Max Towing in Travelers Rest, said he is a conservative Christian who supports Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Shupe said he has drawn a line in the sand not to do business with Bernie Sanders’ supporters.
Sanders is running for president in 2016 on the Democratic ticket.
“I respect their beliefs, and I hope they respect my views,” Shupe said Wednesday.
The woman’s mother Kelle McWade posted an angry message on Facebook after the incident, calling Shupe a bigot.
"Trump's motto is 'Make America Great Again'," McWade said. "And this kind of divisive behavior is not going to make America great again."
Below is Kelle McWade’s public post:
Heads up, friends.... Cass had a wreck in Asheville yesterday. She is fine, but the car was not driveable. We called our mechanic who was tied up in Easley at the time, so he sent ShupeeMax Towing to get her. Kenneth Shupee drove from Travelers Rest to Asheville, hooked up her car, and when he went around to the back, he came back and told her that he wouldn't tow her because she had a Bernie sticker on the back of the car. HE LEFT HER ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE IN NC, and DROVE AWAY. Spread this bigot's story far & wide. Btw, I'm guessing he's a Trump supporter. The only difference is that the Don would have taken the money, because he at least realizes that liberals' money spends just the same as anyone else's. Dumb (expletive) cost himself money driving all the way to Asheville & back for nothing. (Expletive).
Greenville Attorney Steve Sumner weighed in on the situation saying,"We may not like it and we may not agree with it but I don't believe any laws were broken."
Sumner said unlike race, sexuality, and religion, political affiliation is not a protected class.
"As long as there is no contract between the driver and the tow truck company then there is no legal obligation for the tow truck company to pick her up," Sumner said.
Shupee’s Used Cars LLC is in no way connected to Shupee Max Towing, and has nothing to do with the incident. (2 images)
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Shupe, who runs Shupee Max Towing in Travelers Rest, said he is a conservative Christian
Then he should not have left a woman stranded alongside of an Interstate highway because he disagrees with her political opinion.
#2. To: Vicomte13 (#1)
He shouldn't have to tow her any more than a baker should be forced to make a faggot cake.
This is America. Free to become a billionaire... free to turn down business and make zero money. In no way is he responsible to help a libtard. She can find a socialist tow truck operator. Better yet, that worthless tree hugging commie sanders can tow the bitch.
I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
#3. To: cranky (#0)
I just wonder, what part of being a Christian did he not understand?
#4. To: Vicomte13 (#1)
Then he should not have left a woman stranded alongside of an Interstate highway because he disagrees with her political opinion.
According to the driver, it wasn't because of her political opinions, it was because socialists stiff him when it comes time to pay the tab.
There are three kinds of people in the world: those that can add and those that can't
#5. To: paraclete (#3)
I just wonder, what part of being a Christian did he not understand?
I wouldn't know.
But he seems to agrees with the part about 'a workman is worthy of his hire'.
There are three kinds of people in the world: those that can add and those that can't
#6. To: cranky (#4)
He could have required her to pre-pay. He could have impounded her car until her funds cleared.
He gave an excuse, nothing more.
Sure, he's not legally obligated to help her.
However, if we start making a virtue out of denying people service in the stream of commerce because we don't agree with their mainstream political beliefs,
This sort of thing will go viral, and make people mad. Now consider: 66% of physicians and medical service personnel, 3/4ths of lawyers, and most educators are Democrats.
So, let's play party-line service, shall we? Sick and Democrat, best care. Sick and Republican? Fuck you. Need old folks care and Republican? Fuck you. Want your kid to go to a private school? Fuck you. Get in trouble and need a lawyer? Fuck you.
Oh, and because medical school and law school educators and admissions personnel are overwhelmingly Democrat, the Republicans won't be making any new doctors or lawyers, because they won't be admitted. The Democrats will not admit Republicans, and soon all doctors and all lawyers and all educators will be Democrat.
Democrats will live to be old and rich. And Republicans will not be able to get medical care, or professional educations. They're wrecked cars will be able to get towed at the side of the road, I guess, but they'll just bleed out on the shoulder because no Democrat will help them.
This is not a game that the lesser-educated and less-numerous party will win. It's stupid, and if emulated it will lead to a backlash, by a better-educated majority. Dumb as a box of rocks, that's what this is.
In commerce, you deal with all comers.
#7. To: cranky (#5) (Edited)
Yes but he doesn't take the example of the sumaritan seriously, but then he is an american, not a sumaritan. Also by my reading of Scripture you pray for you enemies not heap coals on their head
#8. To: GrandIsland (#2)
He shouldn't have to tow her any more than a baker should be forced to make a faggot cake.
Sometimes even a cretin like you gets it right by accident.
BOYCOTT PAYPAL AND CLOSE YOUR PP ACCOUNTS NOW! ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO SO,TOO!
ISLAM MEANS SUBMISSION!
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
American Indians had open borders. Look at how well that worked out for them.
#9. To: Vicomte13 (#6)
In commerce, you deal with all comers.
In a FREE country you can pick and choose who you do business with.
Hell,in this country the police aren't even required to put themselves at risk to save you from an attack. They carry guns to protect themselves.
Your doctor premise doesn't work because doctors are obligated by law to treat people because lives are at risk.
BOYCOTT PAYPAL AND CLOSE YOUR PP ACCOUNTS NOW! ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO SO,TOO!
ISLAM MEANS SUBMISSION!
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
American Indians had open borders. Look at how well that worked out for them.
#10. To: sneakypete (#8)
Sometimes even a cretin like you gets it right by accident.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
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Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts#11. To: sneakypete (#9)
Your doctor premise doesn't work because doctors are obligated by law to treat people because lives are at risk.
Ever notice those signs on the Interstate that say that pedestrians are forbidden? Know why that is? Lives are at risk along Interstate highways.
A woman is stranded alone by a broken down car in a remote place, and a local tow-truck operator refuses to help because of her political affiliation.
He has the right to do so, to be sure. He's a creep.
#12. To: Vicomte13 (#11)
A woman is stranded alone by a broken down car in a remote place, and a local tow-truck operator refuses to help because of her political affiliation.He has the right to do so, to be sure. He's a creep.
Your argument would have more weight if she had been genuinely stranded. She was in or near a city and had a cell phone,so help was but a phone call away.
BOYCOTT PAYPAL AND CLOSE YOUR PP ACCOUNTS NOW! ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO SO,TOO!
ISLAM MEANS SUBMISSION!
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
American Indians had open borders. Look at how well that worked out for them.
#13. To: Vicomte13 (#6)
Sure, he's not legally obligated to help her.
And thereby hangs the tale.
For some reason, that seems to offend you.
There are three kinds of people in the world: those that can add and those that can't
#14. To: cranky (#13)
Sure, he's not legally obligated to help her.And thereby hangs the tale.
For some reason, that seems to offend you.
I can legally curse you out with a stream of profanity. I'm not legally obligated to be polite to you.
If I did you would be offended. And you would be right.
American law says that mothers can murder their unborn babies with impunity.
The law is an ass.
The limits of what is legal have very little to do with what is right. What this tow-truck driver did was not right. If the whole society did that, we would fall apart and everybody would be worse off.
It's not illegal. It's just wrong. He had the legal right to do it. He's a jackass.
#15. To: Vicomte13 (#14)
What this tow-truck driver did was not right.
In your opinion, perhaps.
He claims to have made a business decision based of his own personal experience dealing with socialists.
I have no reason to doubt him nor to second guess his decision.
There are three kinds of people in the world: those that can add and those that can't
#16. To: cranky (#15)
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