It isn't that it exists for that reason, it merely has that effect as a callous side effect of not really caring about the power imbalance it causes on said poo

It isn't that it exists for that reason, it merely has that effect as a callous side effect of not really caring about the power imbalance it causes on said poorer people. "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" 100% applies to people trying to protect other people from none other than themselves.