There's a fairly high-profile case going on right now, and there are certain facts of the case that can lead to different conclusions based on which facts are included or excluded from the narrative and how those facts are interpreted. Additionally, there are potentially relevant facts that are presently unknown to me, which might change my current feelings about the trial and about the person on it. Therefore, I will reserve judgment until I know more about the situation or am forced to pass some amount of judgment prematurely. I believe that people shouldn't judge others without all the relevant facts, and since we don't know all the facts about anything, it's probably best not to judge.
Yet, there are times when judgment is necessary. In such cases, we should obtain as much knowledge and information as we can and base our judgment on whatever info and knowledge we have, hoping that it's enough to bring us to sound conclusions. It won't be a perfect judgment, since our knowledge is imperfect, but it'll be the best we can do.
When we must judge others, we should base our judgment on whatever knowledge we have and can gain, but outside of those cases, it's probably best to not judge at all.
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