Nope, totally real court, I’ve been in it. This judge served in my hometown, Providence, and he really is a good guy. His court was televised (Caught in Providence) and he was known for giving breaks to the deserving, cracking down on the ignorant, and his kind remarks. If you were a broke student, a mom, elderly… you were in luck. If you parked in a handicapped spot to “just run in quick” - God help you. Last year he was diagnosed with cancer, and he filmed a profound statement that brought me to tears, simply asking for prayers. A genuine, beautiful man. He’s doing well after treatment, and I believe the prayers we all said for him were part of its effectiveness.
Pretty cool right? We have a pretty cool history too. Roger Williams (our founder) was kicked out of the extremely religiously strict early Massachusetts colony (actually fled in the night, in the winter, in fear of his life) and founded Providence as a more liberal settlement. The Wampanoag people saved him that night, he was foundering in a blizzard and they took him in and eventually guided him to what is now Providence. The Narragansett tribe sold/deeded him the land that was the first settlement here. He was one of the few whites that respected and worked WITH the native people already here. Learned to speak to them, took counsel from them, made lasting friendships and honored agreements. Things didn’t stay so cordial as we gobbled up more and more land, but Roger seems to have regretted the way natives were treated much more than his contemporaries, and tried to broker peace (unsuccessfully).
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u/Deeznutzcustomz Feb 27 '25
Nope, totally real court, I’ve been in it. This judge served in my hometown, Providence, and he really is a good guy. His court was televised (Caught in Providence) and he was known for giving breaks to the deserving, cracking down on the ignorant, and his kind remarks. If you were a broke student, a mom, elderly… you were in luck. If you parked in a handicapped spot to “just run in quick” - God help you. Last year he was diagnosed with cancer, and he filmed a profound statement that brought me to tears, simply asking for prayers. A genuine, beautiful man. He’s doing well after treatment, and I believe the prayers we all said for him were part of its effectiveness.