It’s not cowardice, and I’m speaking from a place of experience. Cowardice is being scared of the outcome. No one is scared. Shooting at a shoebox isn’t going to do anything but get his face plastered all over the world and likely force him into hiding, ruining any chances for a job other than small companies which normally don’t pay as well, and he probably won’t be able to walk down the street in his hometown. Just because Someone is not willing to go through that does not make them a coward. It just makes them smart