Re:A fresh start (Score 1)

I think that the fundamental error in your thinking is that "If there is no benefit to society, no protection is granted." Freedom of Speech in the US grants protection unless there is severe detriment to society. No benefit is necessary. For example, a Ku Klux Klansman can go on and on about how his back woods ass redneck inbred bretheren are superior to everyone else, and that's protected, But he can't go on and on about killin' all the non-white folk, because speech that incites violence is not generally protected. Or more simply, you can yell "that's crap" at the screen in a movie theater, you just can't yell "fire".