On Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 9:47:17 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-02-18 2:38 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> > On Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 6:44:55 AM UTC-10,
> > wrote:
> >
> >>>> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
> >>> It sounds like a good idea - hopefully, it is. People that can
> >>> deescalate a situation are a rare breed. Some people are good at
> >>> it but most folks need extensive training. Some people will never
> >>> be good at it. There's your bell curve right there.
> >> But we have to do what we can! And these Interruptors have BEEN
> >> THERE! But are now HELPING! :-)
> >>
> >>
> >> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
> >
> > Hopefully they're wearing body armor. If you're interrupting a guy
> > with a knife on a regular basis, sooner or later you're going to get
> > knifed.
> >
> Body armor is bullet resistant. It is not effective against edged weapons.

I'm pretty sure you can get stab resistant vests. I can't say how effective they are but they probably work better than nothing.