– A pastor filmed a fat disabled woman being towed home by a truck
– He posted a video on Facebook where it was viewed more than 1 million times
– The clip sparked an online backlash and the priest had to delete it and apologize to a wheelchair user
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It was a cold, freezing day when a wheelchair of Becky Kittrell who can’t move on her own broke down in Kansas City, US.
Ms Kittrell being towed by a truck
A kind-hearted pick-up truck driver offered to take her home by pulling her in the chair behind and she agreed.
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However, she didn’t know that she would become an internet sensation soon after that.
Lamond Rushing filmed the incident
Becky was spotted by a local priest Lamond Rushing who recorded her being pulled doen the stree and posted it online.
In the video Mr Rushing is heard saying: “Only in Kansas City. Only in Kansas City. Do y’all see this right here?”
The Facebook video was viewed more than a million timed and shared more than 11,000 times.
The priest was later criticised for mocking the handicapped woman
And while some people mercilessly mocked the disabled woman in the video, others
Lamond deleted the video only after journalists started contacting him and Ms Kittrell told local media station what had happened.
Becky said that the battery died on her power wheelchair
She said: “If I get stuck for a period of time and stuff, I get so cold I’ll be like, “I have to get home.” That’s all the thing, I just needed, just somebody to help me.
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He (the pastor) should have just came and asked me something, if I needed some help or something.”
After pictures were posted of Becky Kittrell online Facebook users were left shocked
Mr Rushing later said that he didn’t mean to be cruel and apologized for people mocking her in the comments.
He said: “I would apologize from the bottom of my heart. I would never ever intend to try to make fun of her or anything like that.”
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