The special snowflake comes forward that she is handicapped and had the placard in her window. Update to this previous story.
Via WLOS:
A tow truck driver who left a woman stranded on the side of the interstate in North Carolina because of conflicting political views defended his actions because he said he’s had trouble with “that socialist mindset” before.
Ken Shupe, of Shupee Max Towing in Traveler’s Rest, South Carolina, went as far as to say he was “proud” of his decision to stand by his beliefs and would do it again.
Shupe was asked by a friend of 30 years to pick up Cassy McWade after she got into an accident on Interstate 26 in Asheville, North Carolina – about a 45 minute drive one way.
“I walked behind her car and that’s when I saw it. She had a ‘Feel The Bern’ sticker,” Shupe said. “She had a big Bernie Sanders sticker in the back window, which is all good. I was polite to her. I said ‘ma’am I’m not going to be able to tow your car today.’
“I said ‘I’m sorry but, it’s obvious you’re a Bernie Sanders supporter and a socialist and I think you need to call the government to get them to tow your car for free,'” he continued.[…]
McWade, 20, takes “18 pills a day” to tame her invisible illness, she said while brandished a plastic bag filled with prescription pill bottles. And she said she keeps a handicapped placard hanging from her rear view mirror – a claim Shupe refuted in a follow-up interview.
“Now they’re saying she’s disabled. That was not made known to me,” he said “Now had I known she was disabled, would I have towed her car? No ma’am. But I would’ve pulled forward and sat with her to make sure she was OK until another wrecker service showed up to get her home safely.”
Shupe lamented that while this week is National Police Week, the Internet was instead outraged by his decision to not pick up a stranded motorist.