This is an absurdly naive view of a utopian hyper-rationalist. The laws are created by those in power to serve those in power. They do not stand on their own,

This is an absurdly naive view of a utopian hyper-rationalist. The laws are created by those in power to serve those in power. They do not stand on their own, because they are enforced by cops, lawyers and judges, who are people. These people choose to enforce the law based on the situation at hand, and this can lead to a large disparity in outcomes given technically similar cases. Assange and Snowden will both rot in Guantanamo the second they leave their safe houses. If you think otherwise, you are absurdly naive to the geopolitics of the world we live in.