> In contrast, physical violence is an uncomplicated, universal offender. A punch to the face hurts everyone.

What a completely deranged take. It's easy to conceive of a thought experiment that absolutely destroys this perspective.

Imagine that I've applied lidocaine to my face and you punch me. Then someone points out that because I didn't feel pain, that "It's ok to punch other people in the face."

The author's argument makes about as much sense, ie: none.