> not how things should work in a system based on the rule of law and fairness. The problem here is that the rule of law and the rule of fairness had diverged,

> not how things should work in a system based on the rule of law and fairness. The problem here is that the rule of law and the rule of fairness had diverged, and there was a higher-level law forbidding that. This kind of conflict happens all the time. In the US, the most common manifestation is laws being struck down as unconstitutional. Governments are bound by laws too. When they break those laws by treating people unfairly, correction is needed.