r/BeAmazed • u/girlysunshinehihi • Feb 27 '25

Miscellaneous / Others 96 year old speeder and judge

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u/kaiser_so_ze Feb 27 '25

Thanks. So these were legitimate charges? I can't imagine this lovely elderly gentleman speeding. So I thought it was more like Judge Judy (fake court)

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u/obtusewisdom Feb 27 '25 edited Feb 27 '25

Judge Judy is a arbitration court. They get people to agree to drop their small claims cases in favor of mediation. It’s not a regular courtroom, but it’s still “real” with actual cases and legally binding decisions.

Judge Caprio was in his actual courtroom.

Edit: fixed term

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u/cepxico Feb 27 '25

Always loved when people left judge Judy going "fuck that I'm not paying that" then shortly after being brought back in to be reminded that this is legally binding, you DO have to pay that lmao

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u/options_etfs_nadex Feb 27 '25

It's an arbitration court, and from what I've heard, they don't actually pay. The show does.