“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.”
She has a Bernie Sanders bumper sticker on her rear fender and a yard sign in her rear window for Sanders.
McWade, 25, has psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and early-stage Crohns, and says the handicapped placard was hanging on her mirror when Shupe arrived.
Shupe says he did not know that McWade was disabled.
“Had she been disabled, would I have towed her car? No ma'am. I would have pulled forward and sat there with her to make sure she was OK until another wrecker service showed up to get her home safely, but I still would not have towed her car,” said Shupe.
“I stand by my decision, and I would do it again today if the opportunity presented itself.”
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