It is a thing. At least in the US, it's even codified. People constantly pretending it's not a thing and not reprimanding or punishing those who abuse it is turning it into not a thing unfortunately. Shits gotten so bad our head of DoJ and the turdlord president himself declare people "guilty" without punishment, trial, or evidence. It's shocking to me honestly, this shit would've been treason when I was a kid. McCarthyism all over again.