Almost all international bogeymen are real in some capacity. The point is that they're used to invoke fear towards concession of one's right to do what they wish with their acquired capital. The US justice system is designed to protect the innocent minority, not hunt the guilty majority.
Any justice system is designed to increase the general welfare. If it unfairly target minorities, the unrest will negate any benefit. We pass laws for regulating fertilizer purchase even though it inconveniences some innocent minority because it protects the innocent majority.
