I think the point is that this can (and does) happen to anyone, but we never hear about it because they aren't rich. Sometimes it takes particularly egregious

I think the point is that this can (and does) happen to anyone, but we never hear about it because they aren't rich. Sometimes it takes particularly egregious violations to call our attention to a broader class of wrongs - like the recent spate of cops raping people during routine traffic stops, or arresting a guy for trespassing at his workplace 63 times in the span of a few years.