Yes, my MC should not take any shit. He defends himself against Dawe, Chad and Tommy. But I don't want him to become a thug. Anthony, Jimmy, John, Caleb, Oscar and even Vinny didn't beat the MC. He clearly tells Oscar and Vinny on NEUTRAL so here is the line they should not cross. If they cross that line, the jaw will drop. DPC made it so the MC can defend himself if he has to. We see that with Dawe, Chad, and Tommy.
Tybalt is a gray area for me. A slap is very humiliating, but does that justify the MC knocking out several of Tybalt's teeth? The only thing that stops me is so Tybalt could have witnesses to this and that it would make the MC look bad to hit such an inferior opponent.
I actually draw my revenge on Tybalt from this so that I can make him realize that he is a loser.