How a US War Veteran is treated in Court by Judge

good morning sir good morning your honor I I want to apologize I've kept you waiting just kept jumping people in front of you so that's okay your honor okay are you used to waiting I mean you look like a pretty guy that's pretty calm I'm on medication I'm a hundred percent disabled War vet so I'm on medication for anxiety and depression so one medication that keeps me calm well if if I added to your anxiety I apologize but that's okay all right do our job one of these charges is that you went through a red white I don't recall doing that your honor just right I watch it relax yes your honor don't get anxious here right - nothing that's gonna happen here that's going to be excitable okay yes your honor we have a video of the red light I just want to look at it your honorable showing up here wow you were in a hurry I in that vicinity I must have been one of the valley for the VA I was heading towards the VA and an appointment and I get anxious when I'm late it just I get I see you getting anxious now don't get nervous I know I apologize no don't apologize to me I'm apologizing to you you're a war vet Wood Ranch in the service were you in army I was a sergeant military police officer for the 119th MP company yeah and where did you serve Iraq back in oh three two oh four and I lost hearing I I'm a recovery can't recovering cancer patient and two due to the radiation I experienced in Iraq I've been cancer-free now three years and I have a pinched nerve in my spine and I have anxiety disorder Pete severe PTSD and manic-depressive are you getting adequate medical treatment from the vets I'm on medication for these and I see a psychiatrist once a month that must have been one of my appointments to see my psychiatrist how long we was how long did you serve in Iraq thirteen months your honor once you get once you get into an accident once you can't go back that's when I lost my hearing to an ie D blew up near my Humvee and I lost my left side of my hearing well let me tell you how I feel about this you have a condition that was brought about by your service to this country you were nearly killed with a blast you lost your hearing you served honorably to defend all of us that are seated here today and I think the least that we can do was show our gratitude in so many ways and the least that I can do is say listen you went through a red light you were on your way to get treatment at the vets because of a condition that was brought about by your service to this country the anxiety was brought about because of war damage that was done to you I think the least we can do was say you know what we're gonna give you a pass on this thank you your honor I appreciate it and I'm gonna do that Thank You honorable dismiss both of these charges thank you without gratitude and our thanks to you for everything you've done for this country thank you

Channel: Gladiator Commando

Views: 10,785,272

Rating: 4.9210186 out of 5

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Id: K60JpNtOS2U

Length: 3min 6sec (186 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 27 2018

Reddit Comments

[u/Wombax]

No disrespect but I think he went in there knowing which cards to play.

[u/TenYearRedditVet]

Good thing he wasn't just a normal guy with problems, I guess.

[u/deck65]

It’s cool of the judge to let him go but it’s also bullshit to blame running a red light on War. Especially when the story goes from I don’t remember to i was anxious and going to the VA when shown video.

[u/photenth]

What kind of radiation would he have experience in Iraq?

[u/arcangeltx]

The way this judge treats a War Vet...you wont believe what happens next

[u/LaDose69]

I normally like this judge but treating the invasion of Iraq as if it were saving the United States has always been absurd to me.

[u/hihcadore]

I’m a war vet. I feel for this guy but it’s double sided for me. He needs help, and coming down on him would be counter productive for his recovery but what about the other drivers out there? If being late to an appointment is hard for him imagine killing or seriously injuring someone while running a red light.

[u/mirrislegend]

I'm probably too late for this, but I feel like I can really contribute on this particular item, so I'm gonna throw my hat in the ring.

I've been in this judge's court. Judge Caprio has a clear stance that he's not there to ruin people's lives. He wants to let you go, he wants to reduce the fines, he wants to make things easier. And he does.

To address the severity of the infraction relative to the ease of dismissal:

The red light cams don't give out full tickets. Just a monetary slap on the wrist. Since they are so minor, in a legal sense, Judge Caprio is pretty flexible about them. (When I was a poor college student, I ran a stale yellow and got caught on one of those cameras. He cut my fine in half just for showing up to the court date.)

I firmly believe if the driver was pulled over by a cop for running a red light and given an actual ticket, then Judge Caprio would not have dismissed the whole thing.

[u/Clapaludio]

Running a red light is how people get killed in an accident. Be it for being drunk, anxious or generally negligent, it's something not to do.

This is stupid.