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CAUGHT IN PROVIDENCE: Is 80-Year Old Frank Caprio The Most Compassionate Municipal Court Judge In America?

Judge Frank Caprio calls children to come up on the bench to help pass judgment on their parents and he works out payment plans for people who are struggling.

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An 80-year-old judge is an unlikely viral video sensation, but somehow Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio has been winning hearts and clicks on Facebook with a mix of compassion, humor and a rotating cast of the poor souls who have been ticketed in the city of Providence.

For anyone who has ever spent time in municipal court for a traffic violation or various other charges that can be issued, you know it can be a long and tedious process. Many times a judgment is handed down that, while sticking to the letter of the law, seems to be served without a whole lot of compassion for the offender. A Rhode Island municipal court judge decided to change all that, and run his court according to the ‘golden rule’, with oftentimes amazing results.

“For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.” Matthew 7:2 (KJV)

Judge Frank Caprio, at the age of 80, has become an Internet sensation because of how he operates his municipal court room. He uses humor, shows compassion, and does his level best to serve the interests of both the residents and government of Providence, Rhode Island. He has a soft and tender hear, but a pushover he absolutely is not. After you’ve watched a handful of these videos, you will be wishing Judge Caprio was handling your case the next time you get a ticket.

80-year-old judge becomes unlikely internet star

FROM CBS NEWS: Videos featuring the kind-hearted judge have now reached hundreds of millions of views. Judge Frank Caprio calls children to come up on the bench to help pass judgment on their parents and makes high schoolers promise to attend college in return for dropping tickets. He works out payment plans for people who are struggling. Occasionally he loses patience, especially when he thinks the person is trying to give him “a snow job.” He even gets laughs when he turns down pleas for a break.

The judge thinks he’s gone viral because people have lost faith in government and are accustomed to institutions coming down hard without regard for personal circumstances.

“I think I should take into consideration whether somebody is sick and whether their mother died and whether they have kids who are starving,” he said. “I don’t wear a badge under my robe. I wear a heart under my robe.”

One video features a woman who had racked up tickets and fines of $400. She broke down as she described trying to pick up the pieces after her son was stabbed to death.

“I’m just really having a tough time, your honor,” she told the judge through tears, as Caprio listened attentively. “I don’t think anyone in their lifetime would ever want to experience that,” he told her.

“It’s the worst feeling in the world. I feel so empty and lost,” she replied. He dismissed the tickets. The case has been viewed nearly 170 million times on Facebook and given subtitles in nine languages.

People from around the world weigh in on the videos about the judge’s tender-hearted approach and the American court system, something Caprio mentions with pride.

“I may be adding just a little bit more understanding toward the United States system of government and how it works, that we are a decent peace-loving people, and not how we’re being portrayed in other parts of the world,” he said.

He learned his compassion from his father, an immigrant from Italy and fruit peddler-turned-milkman, who would pay milk bills for customers who fell behind, even though his own family lived in a cold-water flat with few resources of their own.

Frank Caprio taught high school history to support himself as he attended law school at Boston’s Suffolk University at night. After building a law practice, he became a part-time judge on the municipal court in 1985, hearing mostly non-criminal matters. A few years later, his brother, Joe, began filming the proceedings, calling the show “Caught in Providence.”

It has aired locally since then, but Caprio’s fame took off after shorter clips started appearing on Facebook last year, posted by Joe’s production company and Sociable, a Providence social media company.

“Uncle Joe” as he’s known to online fans, says his brother is the same off camera as on, and he has a good message for America and the world.

“He’s like a father figure to the world,” he said. “He’s a senior gentleman. When he says something, they listen.”

People who come into court are given the chance to opt out of being filmed, and a handful did on one recent morning. But most didn’t seem to mind, including Judy Barros, who has watched the show for years and appeared before him twice.

“If you have a problem, he listens,” she said, shortly after he dismissed a ticket for parking in a no-parking zone, even though she had a disability placard.

When he’s not on the bench, the judge has a busy law firm, owns an oceanfront restaurant and keeps up an active social life as the head of a sprawling family. President Donald Trump’s ex-wife, Marla Maples, stayed in Caprio’s guesthouse with mutual friends earlier this month. The following night, he had dinner with talk show host Regis Philbin.

Singer Paula Abdul is considered a member of the family after she started dating his son, John, six years ago. Another son, Frank T. Caprio, was the Democratic nominee for Rhode Island governor in 2010.

Back in the courtroom, Caprio said he’s not trying to change the world, but he’s trying to do his part. “In the final analysis, I’m only doing what my father taught me to do,” Caprio said. “I’m following his advice, and it resonated in the world.” source

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NTEB SUNDAY SERVICE: From Poetry To Prophecy, The Doctrinal Dynamite Hidden Inside the Book Of Psalms

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From poetry to prophecy, the book of Psalms packs a truckload of doctrinal dynamite about the First Advent, Second Advent and the Millennial reign of King Jesus

On this Sunday Service, there is a whole lot more contained in the book of Psalms than just ‘majestic language’ and ‘beautiful poetic meaning’ The Psalms, over half written by King David, are jam-packed with Bible doctrine and prophecy of soon-coming end times events. Preached live this morning at the Bible Believers Church inside the NTEB Bookstore. Services every Sunday morning starting at 11:00 AM in Palatka, Florida.

“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?” Psalm 22:1 (KJB)

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The Doctrinal Dynamite Hidden In The Book Of Psalms!

Psalm 22:

“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?” Psalm 22:1 (KJB)

“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46 (KJB)

Psalm 79:

“O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.” Psalms 79:1 (KJB)

“And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.” Luke 21:20 (KJB)

Psalm 69:

“Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.” Psalm 69:1 (KJB)

“Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.” Jeremiah 47:2 (KJB)

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NTEB PROPHECY NEWS PODCAST: The FEMA Camps Have Finally Arrived And With Them Comes The Palantir Software To Facilitate The Next Lockdown

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The America that Obama threatened us with is the America that Trump is now building, can anything stop what’s coming next?

The Republican National Convention began on a high note last year, with Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement beginning to sense that victory, once seemingly impossible, was now almost a certainty. The political landslide that happened in November bears witness to that. Indeed, election fever ran so high that many failed to notice the curious graphics chosen by the GOP to kickoff their convention. An Egyptian pyramid, the all-seeing Eye of Horus, and the Latin inscription ‘Novus Ordo Seclorum’, or New World Order. That’s what you voted for, and that’s what you have right now whether you believe it or not, whether you can see it or not. It’s here, and that’s the memo.

“Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.” Habakkuk 1:5 (KJB)

On this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast, the Republicans are riding high today as we celebrate our 4th of July, recognizing the 249th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. President Trump has chosen this day to sign the passage of his One Big Beautiful Bill, taking a well-earned victory lap. But I am here to remind you that today is also Day 1,936 of 15 Days To Flatten The Curve, and not only have end times events not stopped, not slowed down, they are rapidly accelerating. As you read this, at least a dozen other states now have plans to open up their own ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to detain immigrants and illegals. These camps will be funded by our friends at FEMA. In addition to that, Donald Trump has tasked Peter Thiel over at Palantir with building a database to go with the FEMA Camps, and to build a database that’ll include every single America citizen as well. The America that Obama threatened us with is the America that Trump is now building, can anything stop what’s coming next? Today we show you from the Bible what’s actually happening in the world around us.

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An Urgent Request For Bibles From Our Missionary In Ukraine And 3 New Jails Join The Bibles Behind Bars Family To Jumpstart This 4th Of July Weekend

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Maybe you’re celebrating the 4th of July with fireworks, but at Bibles Behind Bars we are rejoicing for this massive open door of Bible outreach the Lord has given us

When it rains, it pours, and requests for Bibles in English, Spanish and Ukrainian are pouring in this week. I just got this email from Bro. Jean and he writes “I am right now in Odessa, Ukraine handing out and placing Chick tracts in the Russian and the Ukrainian language. We sure could use some more Ukranian Bibles, thank you in advance!” Talk about a ‘letter from the front’, that’s about as real deal as it gets. We are boxing up his request right now, and looking at 3 new jails who just joined the ‘Triple B’ family.

“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 (KJB)

The Hardin County Detention Center in Elizabethtown, Kentucky needs King James Bibles. Chaplain Joshua Shaffer wrote and told us “At this facility there are 648 beds but there more inmates than that due to them having to sleep in canoes so it would be close to around 700 inmates. We would take whatever amount of Bibles the Lord would provide for us. Thank you!” Inmates sleeping in canoes? Just imagine how precious a Bible would be to an inmate sleeping in a canoe, more precious than fine gold.

The Joe Corley Processing Center in Conroe, Texas needs Spanish Bibles. Chaplain Daigle writes saying “At our Facility, we have a large Spanish population, and we are in need of Spanish Bibles, Thank you.”

Leake County Correctional in Carthage, Mississippi needs King James Bible as well as devotional reading material. Chaplain Vasquez writes and says “We are a super regional with 450 county and state inmates both male and female. The inmates are very hungry for The Word and a good Bible to draw closer to God. It is becoming harder to receive donated Bibles as many sources aren’t supplying any until next year. Your support will be very much appreciated by the inmates and staff.” Another one of the dozens of jails who have been abandoned by their previous Bible suppliers who now turn to Bibles Behind Bars in near desperation for supplies. Praise the Lord we can meet the need!!

If God has prospered you, please take a moment to click on the donate button to help us in this monumental task of providing King James Bibles, New Testaments, scripture portions, gospel tracts as well as Spanish Bibles to inmates in jails and prisons from Florida to Alaska, and every state in between. We need your prayers, we need your generous financial support, and we need you to stand with us in the closing days of the Church Age. Thank you so very much, TO THE FIGHT!!!

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