The ethics of speech protection and laws are a complicated subject - I strongly agree that being moral judgements into punishments is a dark road that has led t

The ethics of speech protection and laws are a complicated subject - I strongly agree that being moral judgements into punishments is a dark road that has led to a lot of racism and other discrimination in the past... but justice isn't blind and unmoving, justice should evolve to reinforce changes in ethical thinking in society at large. There have been several prominent incidents recently that have shown that the portion of legal enforcement relying on societal norms in the US has been broken, I think due to our general acceptance that greed and money are good and having those things means you've succeeded in life. Legal judgments that leave a bad taste in your mouth shouldn't be ignored but examined to see if the laws that we have actually fit the society we're trying to maintain - people shouldn't be arbitrarily persecuted for actions and ex post facto protections are very well intentioned and wisely put in place to protect against some really heinous abuses - but questioning whether the law should be changed to prevent future incidents isn't bad - it's how our legal system evolves.