Look, I was raised to not EVER take any crap from anyone. To push back when pushed because once you allow people like these creeps to raise hell (BLM and the other crazies)they will only become emboldened and raise the level of attacks.
The Left, like the terrorists look at any attempt at appeasement to be a sign of weakness. It is appeasement to try and reason with people whose real reason for protest is to cause mayhem and start fights.
That’s fine, as long as you understand your role in a given situation, and that it is not always legal or correct to beat someone. Only anarchists believe otherwise.