The will of the mob to cleanse and purify flames up, destroying the balance that comes from natural conflict. I don't mind brawlers. If they want to go on Jerry Springer and tear each other's wigs off, so be it. These are not transgender warriors, they are common criminals, imposing their will by intimidation and force. They are the destructive mob, be they many or one.
Warriors have honor, respect and civility.
Brawlers destroy all those things, and must be called out every time we see them, or the little bully will become the big despot. Letting hooligans believe they are winning, a wrenched grin on their snarling face , is to encourage them to push the boundaries of decency even farther, to try to enforce their own limited vision in an even stronger and nastier way. It would be great to touch the heart of a brawler, to help them face their own feelings of pain and abuse, but they growl when people get too close. People need love the most when they are at their most unlovable, and its all too easy to try to respond in kind to a the nasty, brutal, oppressive attack of a mob, even a one person mob. Hooligans, brawlers, vigilantes and avengers are not warriors, fighting for right, because fighting for right always demands being open, respectful, honorable and discipline.