In this Rose Cafe event, Judge Scott Miller came to speak to us about his job and answer questions that we had for him.  What I found most interesting about the discussion was his explanation of how the public often forgets the humanity of every person on trial: he told us that most of his cases involved people who had lived in poverty or an inhospitable environment and didn’t know any better from the petty crimes they were committing; he also explained that we will most likely judge someone for one, minor crime that was committed when in reality he/she is a relatively decent person.  I also thought it was interesting how he was often conflicted with determining a person’s sentence because he wanted to be just as well as fair in administering a sentence.  This discussion allowed for me to gain more respect for judges because I realized that they are responsible for determining someone’s fate–jail time, etc.–by pondering what they think is necessary to hold the person accountable while also keeping the public’s safety in mind.