Virtually anything by Bernard Cornwell.

This article is over one month old. No much has happened since then, including Trump’s newest tarrifs against all foreign autos.

The workplace should have a zero tolerance policy about abuse of the staff. If the particular location is one where there is a significantly non-zero chance of such incidents happening, then there should be a big red button on the wall that sounds and alarm, and summons security and possibly triggers a police response.

Employees should be trained to hit the button at the first hint of abuse. The employer should support them.