I can't imagine you live in SF, because this is just bad advice. You don't attempt to de-escalate. You completely ignore. You do not try to grab their wrist. I

I can't imagine you live in SF, because this is just bad advice. You don't attempt to de-escalate. You completely ignore. You do not try to grab their wrist. If they brandish a weapon, you run. You don't report the incident to law enforcement, because they do not care and will do nothing.