Chuck, with all due respect, you have never seen a person in “frum attire” doing something extremely improper?
and Yes, I have seen people play the “frum” card when it is improper to do so. How many people lie or say “well telling you would be loshon hara” when one is looking into a shidduch (btw, real gedolim have a LOT to say on the subject of people playing the lashon hara card at the wrong times). Have you not seen people pushing and shoving in order to be one of the 1st ten people in shul for minyan? Do they get more schar the harder they push?
The torah is Kodesh, some people who CLAIM to represent it are chelbona.