I would be amused at someone who said something like that to my face...
I agree. But that’s what they do.
And if you don’t they throw you in prison or fine you hundreds of thousands of dollars. Get you fired, etc.
It takes a special person in a special circumstance (eg single male with no or adult children) with plenty of cash to fight that.
Most normal people get their lives ruined just from the charge.
Or, be a street thug with nothing to lose. They can’t do a damn thing to that kind of person.