God told a tow truck driver not to help a Bernie Sanders supporter
"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."
Motorist Cassy McWade says she was in a
car accident, and the family called their regular mechanic to drive
about 45 minutes north in order to tow her home to Traveler's Rest from
the side of the Interstate. He wasn't able to make the trip, so McWade
says he called Shupe.
He arrived after about an hour and began the process of towing the vehicle.
"He
goes around back and comes back and says 'I can't tow you.' My first
instinct was there must be something wrong with the car," McWade told WLOS
on Wednesday. "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."
From the referenced article:
ReplyDelete"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."
As a business owner, he has the right to refuse service to anyone, as long as it not a safety issue or a violation of the law.
"As a business owner, he has the right to refuse service to anyone, as long as it not a safety issue or a violation of the law."
DeleteThat last line is the big keeper, it's illegal to refuse service to people based on religion, disability, sex, gender, and in many states, political affiliation.
So yes, he can discriminate against anyone he wants to, except for that long list of people he can't.
A business can only refuse service to particular individuals for particular individual behavior, not because of their presumptive political affiliation.
DeleteFirst, I do not like any of the 4 primary candidates.. I do not support Cruz, Hillary, Trump nor Sanders
ReplyDeleteAnd from the other side of the street
http://www.9news.com/news/politics/landlord-wont-rent-to-trump-supporters/92988606
Has it really come to this? Do we really need to be so terrible to people we disagree with? I don't get it. Where did all this anger come from?
ReplyDeleteCronyism costs local business man business. Next on the news... squirrels, are they smarter than us?
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine what would happen if someone denied service to someone because of a Jesus fish on their car? Or because they wore a cross?
ReplyDeleteIt has happened. The only thing that occurs differently is a lack of media coverage.
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DeleteI assume the tower is Republican. They've gone bonkers, and there's no other way to say it. Let's substitute the term civility for political correctness. Please do all you can to defeat Trump.
ReplyDeleteI heartily agree! Demagoguery, racism, xenophobia, hyperbole, inciting to riot, derogatory comments about women, banning Muslims from entering the country, all the while having zero experience with government, and no understanding of diplomatic relations with other countries. A Trump presidency is the worst thing I can imagine for this country.
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