[MD] Down the road of mediocrity

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[Case] 
> I couldn't find an indication that Pol Pot was ever convicted of anything.

Jail time & conviction are 2 different things (see Guantanamo Bay.)
>From wikipedia:
"Pol Pot ordered the execution of his life-long right-hand man Son Sen on June 10, 1997 for attempting to make a settlement with the government. Eleven members of his family were killed also, although Pol Pot later denied that he had ordered this. He then fled his northern stronghold, but was later arrested by Khmer Rouge military Chief Ta Mok. In November he was subjected to a show trial for the death of Son Sen and sentenced to lifelong house arrest. On the night of April 15, 1998 the Voice of America, of which Pol Pot was a devoted listener, announced that the Khmer Rouge had agreed to turn him over to an international tribunal. According to his wife, he died in his bed later in the night while waiting to be moved to another location."

[Case]
> where do you stand on morality being measured in time served?

There's no connection between the two. When the bad guys are in charge, good guys tend to be jailed.  Even when the good guys are in charge, mistakes can be made.
Emerson [to Thoreau in jail]: "Why are you in there?"
Thoreau: "Why are you out there?"