Keeping the powder dry for decades

People are upset with Trump's pardons

Mob bosses, Russian assets and war criminals. Twitter was abuzz and upset that Trump pardon the 4 Blackwater killers and rightly so. However I questioned if there was a difference between a pardon and not charging people for crimes against humanity and getting away with even more heinous crimes. Kill 19 civilians in a 'war' zone and you get sent to prison. Kill hundreds of thousands and set up events where over a million are killed and you get rewarded with your country's highest honor.