(upbeat music)
Are these your lawyers you have with you?
Who are they? (laughter)
My kids. Oh.
You gonna take your hands out of your pockets?
Sorry. Are you cold?
No, just a little nervous. Don't be nervous.
There's no need for you to be nervous.
All right, get her over there where she belongs.
Now, what is her name? Valerie.
Valerie? Hi, Valerie.
And what's this guy's name? Cadence.
You can call him Cay-cay. You're gonna wave to me?
You're gonna wave? (whispering) Cay-Cay.
He don't care about that. He's talking--
All right. You have a parking ticket.
It was on a Chevrolet.
You drive a Chevrolet, don't you?
Most likely, that was my kids' father driving.
How many children do you have?
Three. I see.
I came here to ask for more time to pay it.
Just relax. (whispering) Cadence.
You also have another ticket that goes back to--
it's five years ago, on Dorrance Street,
which was a $100 ticket.
No, my kids' father. All right, that was his--
Yes.
I didn't know about anything until
she told me when I came here today.
And then you have a third one that goes back
six years ago, on Broadway.
Was that the same situation? Yes.
That ticket was parking 25 feet to a corner.
It was a $30 ticket. It tripled to 90.
(under breath) Wow.
The other ticket was a $100 ticket.
It tripled to 300. (under breath) Oh, geez.
I'm not gonna hold you responsible for
the actions of the father of these children.
Thank you.
Because I'm not gonna embarrass you
by asking you questions, but my sense is
that he's not meeting his obligations as he should be.
Thank you. (sniffles)
Who got the parking ticket on Dorrance Street?
You did? No.
That was him, too?
Yes. (sniffles)
What's your daughter's name?
Valerie. Valerie, come up here.
Come up here. Here?
Come up here. (sniffles)
Stand up, will ya? (clears throat)
How old are you? Seven.
Seven? Okay.
You came to court with your mom this morning--
this evening, rather? Yeah.
And you were hoping that something
good would happen to her today?
Yeah. Okay.
Now, you see, your mom is very unhappy right now.
She's crying, right? Yes.
So, what do you think we can do to make her feel better?
Well, I have-- let me tell you the choices I have.
I can fine her $175
or I can fine her nothing.
So what do you think we can do to make her feel better?
Tell me. Fine her the money, I think.
(laughter)
I don't think she understands.
No.
Let me explain something to you, okay?
I'm gonna ask you once more, now.
And whatever you say, is gonna happen, okay?
I can say to your mom, "I want $175 from you.
"Go in your handbag and give us $175."
Or I can say to her, "You're free to go.
"You don't have to pay anything."
So what do you think I should do?
(whispering) You're free to go.
Free to go. Free to go?
All right. Thank you for helping me out.
I think some day your daughter is gonna be a judge.
(laughing)
She's gonna be one of the judge that people like.
They say, "They fined them." I hear that all the time.
They say to me, "You're too easy."
(sighs)
You're being placed in a situation
that you have no control over, right?
Very much so.
Good luck to you. The matter is dismissed.
Thank you. It means a lot.
Almost every day, I find myself
face-to-face with someone who's in court,
trying to clean up the mess of their ex.
You saw this poor woman.
She has custody of three young children.
They're pulling her in three different directions at once.
And yet, she has the strength of character
to come to court and try to make things right.
She's actually trying to pay.
If anyone deserves a break today, it's her.
And I'm glad her little daughter
was able to come up and help me
find a way to give her a break.
Did you want to sit down?
I have two tickets. I know you do.
But I saw you sitting there and if
it would make it easier for you,
I will allow you to sit down. You don't have to stand.
I just had my left lung removed.
I just had my left lung--
Speak into the mic, please.
That's why I gave it to you--
I just had my left lung removed.
I did go through the red light.
I was going through chemo and--
We're gonna see it. Okay?
We're gonna look at it. I did do it.
All right. Just relax.
Light is yellow-- Light is yellow.
It's red, and she just keeps going.
All right, let's see the other one.
The light is red.
And right through the light.
Yep, I was on my way going to--
You were going to the hospital for treatment.
Yeah. I have $60 on me today.
I'm on disability.
I can't pay the rest until May, 'cause I gotta pay my rent.
(sighs)
Listen, I really sympathize with you.
I really do.
But do something, as far as driving is concerned,
you know, to help yourself.
I know you're preoccupied with other issues.
You know, I know you're not feeling well.
I'm gonna take that into consideration.
I don't wanna add to your problems.
I really don't. Okay?
I'm gonna impose a fine of $40
for both charges.
I only have 60-- It should be $170, okay?
I'm gonna knock it down to 40.
You can pay that, right? I got 60 on me today.
60? I'm not gonna--
I'm gonna leave you $20 for breakfast, okay?
I'm not gonna take all your money.
I'm gonna reduce it to $40, okay?
But help yourself, though, okay?
Yes, sir. All right.
We're all praying for you, so we wish you the best.
Thank you. All right, good luck.
For a lot of people, there really comes a time
when the smart choice is to stop driving.
That's an extremely difficult and emotional decision,
because it means the loss of independence.
But at some point, giving up the keys
is the best thing for the motorist and for the community.
I think that was the case here.
I really tried to subtly suggest it.
I hope she got the message and I really
hope that she's feeling better.
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