There is some truth in their belief that "the Law" is a lot more flexible than the rest of us realize.

Look at the kid gloves the courts have used with Trump's cronies and other right-wing kooks. Alex Jones is a great example; owes over a billion dollars in restitution and hasn't paid one cent. The court's response has been "lol, blood from a turnip ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ".

The law is pretty much a sham.