If you downvoted people for harassing the innocent with their downvotes, that would deter harassment (which you are ostensibly against).

You use your downvotes to punish people who make personal attacks (and that's awesome).

Why not use your downvotes to punish people who make personal attacks (with their downvoting power)?

If you say "people are free to use their stake as they please", aren't self-voters "using their stake as they please"?

Aren't spammers using their resource credits (earned from their steem-power) "using their stake as they please"?

I'm not sure why you would be eager to downvote for one form of harassment but NOT for another form of harassment.

I can assure you I don't downvote for petty things like that,

Fantastic.