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[00:00.44] We've been on the bench for over thirty years.

[00:03.10] For 25 years, we were on television just in Rhode Island.

[00:09.47] That's it.

[00:10.53] I get letters every day, people sending me letters saying, "Please continue to treat people with understanding and compassion."

[00:18.24] And many people, because of my treatment of people who come before my court, send money to my court saying, "Please use this to help someone else."

[00:31.25] I have a letter from a woman named Angie Chesser.

[00:36.30] And she said, I got a small bonus from where I work and I would like to donate 100 dollars to help somebody else.

[00:49.85] And she actually sent cash.

[00:53.03] So we're gonna use this to help pay for your fine.

[01:01.80] What do you say about that?

[01:03.13] I'm speechless.

[01:06.32] It says that there is an awful lot of kind, wonderful people in life.

[01:14.82] Many times, even though I am helping people, the city is still getting money, because I have people from all over the world.

[01:25.44] I have people from Iraq who sent money, people from France, from Italy, from China, from Russia, all over the world, and the United States, send in checks, saying, "Please use this to help someone else."

[01:38.46] So we have touched the heart of people all over the world.

[01:42.97] 32 dollars. 32 dollars.

[01:49.08] My father was an immigrant from Italy.

[01:51.74] We were very poor.

[01:53.86] We had very little material things, but we had a great deal of love in our house.

[01:59.18] And my dad's vision was always that life would be better for his children.

[02:05.28] Maybe I climbed the ladder of success.

[02:08.47] It is not enough to climb the ladder of success.

[02:12.19] The key is to leave the ladder down, so that others can climb the ladder, too.