I don’t know how your legal system works but here you actually are in a better position legally if you do some damage because if you don’t it will be dealt with by magistrates who deal with stupid shit- so assault t them is outrageous and warrants an immediate custodial sentence; if you do some damage it will result in indictment meaning it’ll be dealt with in the crown court by judges who deal with things like rape, murder, arson, so they will usually not give a shit about assault and will instead give you some lenient sentence like a suspended sentence or just a victim surcharge.