The choice isn't just between talking and violence. Here's a helpful thread that gives some examples of intermediate options at the end: https://bsky.app/profile/chadloder.bsky.social/post/3lh5gch3...
Link that should work without signin: https://skyview.social/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile...
If things escalate all the way to widespread violence, we've all collectively failed.