A judge heartwarmingly paid a man's fine after he had to walk five miles to court while having less than a dollar to his name.
Chief Judge Frank Caprio is a hit on TV and social media as videos of his acts of kindness often go viral - proving that justice can sometimes mean taking someone's personal circumstances into account.
In an episode of the show Caught In Providence, Caprio came across a man who had some parking violations to his name.
But after the court heard that the man had to walk an hour and a half to the court that morning and had only 92 cents in his bank account, Caprio offered a beautiful display of humanity.
Daniel Murray stood before the judge with seven violations, five of which were parking tickets, and the fine totaled $250, but he asked for it to be deferred as he didn't have the funds right now.
Following a bit of back and forth, Caprio asked Murray how much he would be able to pay right now to which he confessed that he had less than a dollar in his account.
"I just walked from East Providence this morning to get over here," Murray said.
Caprio questioned whether Murray could have gotten an Uber to the court, but it soon became clear that he didn't have the money to pay for this and had to walk for an hour and a half to attend his hearing.
Clearly touched by the efforts that Murray had gone through in order the get to court that morning, Caprio showed that people who find themselves in hard times deserve help.
"I want you to take an Uber so you don't have to walk back," Caprio said, while insisting that Murray take $25 from the Philomena fund, which he named after his mother to help those in need.
Politely declining at first, Caprio insisted and Murray eventually gave in. "Thank you very much. You saved me a great deal of time today - and money," he said.
The kindness wasn't over there, as Judge Caprio went on: "We're gonna help you out with these fines. We're going to use this fund to pay for your fine, so you're gonna be all set."
He continued: "You got 25 bucks to take an Uber. And you got this now. Let's hope things turn out for you."
Murray was clearly moved by this act of generosity and profusely thanked the judge for his leniency and show of kindness when he needed it the most.
The money did come with a condition, as Caprio said: "That's our part, you have to do your part. You have to help somebody else. There are an awful lot of people out there who have similar problems and you are going to be in a situation to help them."
It would seem that kindness really does win out and the end, and we hope that Murray kept his side of the deal and offered a helping hand to somebody who needed it when he was able to do so.
