Last week, Judge Miller came to Rose Cafe and talked with us about some crazy cases he met in his career and how he viewed about human nature. I learned and thought a lot from his talk. It is true that people sometimes judge others with bias. More specifically speaking, people sometimes tend to view others according to the worst thing they have ever done. However, humans are not black and white. First, people who seem to be criminal may not be the actual culprits. Second, even if a person is criminal in something, he may still have other sides of human nature: He may love his wife, his children, and his other family. He may have many interesting hobbies such as planting. When they have paid for what they should pay for their criminal behavior, they should have the opportunity to be in the society again. No matter how many dark sides of human we have seen or heard, we should still believe the goodness of human nature and do not judge others.
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I also really loved that Judge Miller pointed out the human nature is complex! I found it pretty profound that a person who “judges” others for a living had such a deep understanding that makes a characterization of someone—or more specifically, trying to know or understand someone—takes more than reading the facts of the case on one page memo. I am honestly glad to know that someone like Judge Miller serves as a judge.