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The unspoken rule in the eyes of society is that people are granted certain privileges.
This is not to be confused by privileges defined by law.
These privileges are unspoken, because they differ between people and place, cultures, race, experience, education, etc. Things that you might have but another person might not. It's deeply rooted in society, and near invisible to those who aren't aware of the privileges they don't have.
To use an example: You are a doctor. Your work provided you with a office, and items for you to do your work. One of those items is an iPad, which you use to take notes and access the internal medical records. One day, you take that iPad home and let your kids play with it.
The company noticed you installed a game, which is against company rules and is a fire-able offense. But, your status as a doctor means that if they fire you, they'll lose a lot. The patient workload would increase, and finding a replacement would take a long time.
Even though you, the doctor, broke a rule, the company decides that it was an honest mistake and lets you off with a warning.
Here's where the privilege comes in. You, the doctor, just got away with it. What else can you get away with?
As a doctor, you now KNOW that you have a high status in the company and they have to weigh the pros and cons of firing you.
So maybe you, the doctor, start taking snacks home that was meant for the whole team. Maybe you start telling the new interns about how cute their little butts are. Maybe you start taking huge turds and not flushing.
Each action, the company has to go: Do I fire this doctor and lose how much we gain from them? And chances are, they won't. Because the rules you broke are too "minor" and it would be an inconvenience to the company. The company found ways to convince themselves to keep you even though you clearly broke the rules.
Let's switch it. You're a janitor at this hospital. You are minimum wage. You tell a intern how cute their butt is. Instant fire. Because to the company, you're easily replaceable, your absence would be a minor hiccup.
With the president, the people behind the scenes are asking themselves, "Well he really did call black people monkeys, bomb a school of girls, rape underage girls... (Laundry list of bs here), but if we removed him, will it be a major inconvenience to our operations of making money/power/influence?" And the answer is unfortunately yes to those people.
If they asked the same question about you, the answer will be way different.