Judge Shows Compassion After Grieving Widow Enters Courtroom - Inspirational Videos

After a grieving widow shares her story in a courtroom, a judge shows her compassion by waiving the debt that she has accrued from parking tickets.

Debra Neves stepped into the courtroom of Frank Caprio, the chief municipal judge in Providence, Rhode Island. His judicial work is filmed for a television program called “Caught in Providence.” At the start of this segment, Judge Caprio shares about how sometimes the people in his courtroom just need someone to listen to them.

“Occasionally someone comes before me who just needs to vent,” says Frank. “That was the case with Debra Neves. She had a lot to get off her chest and I was there to listen.”

Debra explains the situation of how her husband got a handful of parking tickets before he passed away. One was when they pulled their car up right in front of their house for him to have easy access to the vehicle since he was disabled. Another time, a ticket was placed on their car while Debra’s husband was still in the car! He was waiting for her to come out of a bank. Debra had intended on taking care of the tickets earlier, but her husband ended up in the hospital. She had to put all her focus into taking care of him, because he was terminally ill.

Because the tickets piled up, Debra’s car got booted since she had yet to pay off her ticket fees. This led her to Frank Caprio’s courtroom, so she could get everything settled for her to get her car back. And while she is telling her story, she gets emotional as she recalls the passing of her husband and how great of a man he was.

“First of all, there’s one thing that is abundantly clear and that is that you loved him deeply and he loved you obviously,” says Judge Caprio.

He ends up waving the ticket fees and the cost for the boot so that Debra can have some sort of relief during her time of grief. What a compassionate judge who serves the people of Providence with such dignity and honor!