I’m one of those high road types.
If I witness you assaulting somebody, you might get shot in the face. There is no hyperbole here.
Keep in mind that what you're describing is an escalation that could easily end up with you dead or in prison, and it would be you who broke the law to put yourself in that position.
Respecting our laws and its constitutional protections is not “taking the high road”.
Is cross burning free speech? What about lynching? What about filtering billions of dollars to ensure that only your own speech is free? What if your expression of free speech is intended to have a chilling effect on minorities in your community and force them to move out?
At what point is "free speech" funneling money into politics to buy the right to pollute streams and waterways, to potentially kill thousands, to reduce quality of life for millions? At what point does "free speech" start and end if someone says to someone of color, "We're gonna kill you, n—?"
Where does our lovely, naïve, corrupted ideology find us in the year 2026, when people are going to prison for the rest of their lives printing 'zines, but the president of the united states can openly urge insurrection against his political opponents, use his office to attack the journalistic process and the free speech of americans who dare to criticize him? When "free speech" is extended to the actions of corporations that can openly buy elections and candidates to legislate for them?
When does the free speech of one party come at the expense of the free speech of another? What about their right to live, to work, to exercise religion, to have family, community?
When choosing violence to defend these constitutional protections, which way are you pointing your Face Shootin' Gun?