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downpat t1_jb24b1p wrote

Reply to comment by GhostOpera406 in Judge Frank Caprio settles 250$ worth of fines and gives 25$ to pay for guys Uber who had 92¢ in his account and walked 5 miles just so he could make it to court by Stubeezy

I guess I disagree. A man and his family were able to personally profit for years off of a television show made in a Providence courtroom when the city, with its failing school system, didn’t make a dime.

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chomerics t1_jb50b48 wrote

Then have the city post the channel on YouTube and make revenue.

The article was a hit job, no question. They quoted him as saying “his family has made millions and millions off providence” when in the article it says they don’t know how much they made.

I have zero problem with this, if RI wants to make money on it they can, they decided to let him run his show. Also, the author seems to write an awful lot about politics and has a conservative bent (pro law enforcement, anti teacher) so call me shocked a conservative is attacking a liberal for being a decent human being.

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Then-Attention3 t1_jc4uz91 wrote

What caught my eye is the “city of providence hasn’t made a dime off this show?” Neither has the civilians featured on it. Rhode Island nickels and dimes you for everything. I lived a lot of places. I was shocked when I had to pay road taxes, especially considering as of 2022 Rhode Island has the worst roads in the country.

Then everything else sucks too. I’ve dealt with Medicaid, snap, wic in ALOT of other states. I was military. California, South Carolina. Alot to list and Rhode Island is up there on the worst. To the point I’ve called the governors office to get answers back from those places.

But Rhode Island is always concerned with how much they’re making. Not how much the people are getting. Are our schools great? Homelessness down? Employment up? Are our roads even drivable?

I have no problem with paying high taxes so much so I would do so for universal healthcare and school. But to see them criticize this guy because they didn’t cut of the money kills me. Especially because honestly, I appreciate the judges empathy and understanding. You don’t see that often and if he does it for a show, ya know what at least he’s doing it. Becaus some of the judges here suck.

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WickedDog310 t1_jb52gi7 wrote

Katherine Gregg LOVES to criticize, which I have no problem with, but if you're willing to criticize the problem you have to be part of the solution. She never put forward alternatives. She's never seeking better more equitable solutions. She just loves to tear everything down.

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