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Via Daily Mail:
A disabled man has accused an NBC anchor and cameraman of ‘voter suppression’ after they set up their cameras in a handicapped parking space and refused to move.
James Berrie, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2008, said he and his wife, Sarah, went to vote at their local voting station when they came upon the anchor and cameraman setting up.
‘The only van accessible spot and they’re filming in it. We asked them to move, pointed out how it was wrong, then went to vote, because it takes time to load up,’ Berrie wrote.
He said once they came out of the station, the two NBC employees were still there.
‘Not even packing up, still getting ready for their shot. Then Sarah made a big scene and did not back down. They claimed they had a live shot, so Sarah walked into the shot. They cut the feed and got pissed,’ Berrie said.
Berrie wrote in the post that a few other people joined in, including some firefighters.
He believes that the NBC employees’ actions were a type of voter suppression.
‘If I couldn’t park I couldn’t vote. Their van had no handicap placards. And this happens all the time,’ Berrie said.
‘Handicap spots are not loading zones for gear and equipment. Figure something else out. Especially at a public event where people are going to need the spots.
‘This is not ok, and the station needs to be made aware. All of them,’ Berrie added.