>This feels like a disingenuous question. I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure [...]

If all you have is vibes, then it's a pretty legitimate question.

>Public health, frequency, scale of impact (more often, who is impacted that has resources to compete in court) et al are all considerations.

That's exactly not how the legal system is supposed to work. Bending the rules just because some defendant is particularly unsympathetic is exactly how you get politically motivated prosecutions and kangaroo courts.