I know this probably isn't what you meant, but it's actually often the case that doing useful things helps people get over the other things you did, see Francis

I know this probably isn't what you meant, but it's actually often the case that doing useful things helps people get over the other things you did, see Francis Drake, any number of founders of post-colonial and early 20th century countries, conquistadors/founding fathers/revolutionaries, etc. In short, justice is what most other influential people deem just, not some universal measure of conduct. Those responsible for the firebombing of Dresden never stood trial, because the victims belonged to the losing side. The "scientists" of Unit 731 never stood trial.[1] Only 13 out of 24 directors of IG Farben were found guilty and all were released early.[2] The church effectively killed hundreds of thousands (very conservative guess) by telling people not to use condoms. No one was tried. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731#Surrender_and_immunity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731#Surrender_and_immunit... 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IG_Farben#IG_Farben_Trial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IG_Farben#IG_Farben_Trial