A Kansas Metropolis pastor is asking for forgiveness after posting a video of a girl in a wheelchair getting towed by a pickup truck.
On Saturday, pastor Lamond Speeding noticed Becky Kittrell hitch her wheelchair to a Toyota Tundra and get pulled down the road.
Mr Speeding of Religion Worship Household Heart filmed the towing and posted it on Fb the place it was shared greater than 11,000 instances over the weekend.
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Within the video Mr Speeding says: 'Solely in Kansas Metropolis. Solely in Kansas Metropolis. Do y'all see this proper right here?'
Ms Kittrell doesn't have a Fb and discovered she was a Kansas Metropolis web sensation by her son.
Most of the feedback on the video lampooned Ms Kittrell whereas others questioned whether or not or not Mr Speeding was talking from the cyberbully pulpit.
Mr Speeding of Religion Worship Household Heart mentioned he didn't intend to harm Ms Kittrell's emotions
Ms Kittrell mentioned Mr Speeding ought to have helped her reasonably than filmed her being towed
Ms Kittrell mentioned she was freezing chilly and needed to get dwelling as quickly as potential
Ms Kittrell informed Fox four Information she was freezing chilly and simply needed to get dwelling. Her energy wheelchair was damaged and the low in Kansas Metropolis that day was seven levels.
She informed the station: 'If I get caught for a time frame and stuff, I get so chilly I will be like, "I've to get dwelling."'
She mentioned the individuals who towed her had been being good Samaritans and noticed irony in how the pastor filmed the incident as an alternative of providing to assist.
Mr Speeding deleted the video of Ms Kittrell being towed. He mentioned he did not discover the cruelty till he learn the feedback part
Ms Kittrell mentioned: 'He ought to have simply got here and requested me one thing, if I wanted some assist or one thing.'
Mr Speeding mentioned he solely posted the video as a result of he had not seen something prefer it earlier than. He mentioned his intention was to not harm Ms Kittrell.
Mr Speeding additionally mentioned he did not discover something merciless concerning the publish till he learn the feedback.
He deleted the video however not earlier than it was picked up by different video websites the place the mocking continued.
He mentioned: 'I'd apologize from the underside of my coronary heart. I'd by no means ever intend to attempt to make enjoyable of her or something like that.'
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