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

Could someone be so kind as to enlighten me as to what this show is? Every clip I see is someone standing in front of his honor. He has a chat, has a joke, sometimes ribs the portly cop near him then let's the person off their trump charge

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u/Bud10 Feb 27 '25

His name is Judge Caprio. He televised is court room on a show called Caught in Providence, which is in Rhode Island. He was well known for showing compassion. He retired a while ago due to pancreatic cancer.

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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/pinksmarties06 Feb 28 '25

I know someone who was on judge Judy and its real