You have private knowledge, make a decision based on that knowledge, and then people criticize your decision without knowing all the facts.

Many historians criticize this decision.

However, several sportswriters criticized his decision, and some said that he should also have been penalized.

She criticized the decision, calling his behavior borderline ridiculous (and not in a good way).

He also criticized the decision to play music over the winner's acceptance speeches calling it distracting and obnoxious.