[Objective Scrutator]

It’s entirely plausiable that he has towed socialists before, and found out that they either didn’t have enough money to pay for the service, or were trying to defraud him in some other manner. Resolving that issue could end up costing him money or time.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I’d expect that to be a prominent part of a story that otherwise just paints him as a jerk.

[justlurking]

It’s entirely plausiable that he has towed socialists before, and found out that they either didn’t have enough money to pay for the service, or were trying to defraud him in some other manner.

The article excerpt says exactly that:

"Every business dealing in recent history with a socialist minded person I have not gotten paid," Shupe said. "Every time I deal with these people I get 'Berned' with an 'e' not a 'u'."