Kenneth Shupe is a tow truck driver who was called by the driver of a disabled car in Asheville, North Carolina. On arrival, he found that the disabled car was decorated with Bernie Sanders presidential campaign stickers. Being a Trump supporter, he elected not to help the female driver and suggested she get the government to come and give her a tow. He then left the scene of the automobile accident.
Trump-loving tow truck driver says God told him to leave disabled Bernie Sanders supporter stranded
Shupe asserts that he has had two recent customers with similar decorations on their car skip on payment. On learning that the woman was disabled he said would have stayed until another wrecker arrived if he had understood her condition. Video of the woman does not reveal a disability.
To me this is a similar issue to the the cases of bakers refusing to service gay marriages. Business owners take on the financial risk of self employment largely in part so that they can choose who they will work with, be their own boss. For the individual self-employed, each client is buying a service, for which they will obtain skilled labor intent of fulfilling a need. If the self-employed has learned that a certain type of customer fails to complete payment, he has to right to refuse service. This is no different than cab drivers in New York refusing to pick up black and Hispanic fares.
Rode my motorcycle near Asheville this weekend, it is beautiful mountain country in the spring.
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