Surprisingly, social media can save lives.
A kidnapped teenage girl in North Carolina was rescued Nov. 5 by Kentucky police after asking for help using a hand gesture known on Tik Tok.
According to the sheriff's office, the girl was inside a silver-colored Toyota car when a motorist saw her waving.
A gesture that has certainly avoided the worst.
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The 16-year-old teenager from Asheville, North Carolina, had been missing since Tuesday, November 2. Two days later, on a Kentucky highway, a driver notices a teenage girl in the back of a vehicle, who appears to be in distress. “
The motorist […] behind the vehicle noticed that a passenger was making hand gestures known on the Tik Tok platform to represent domestic violence,
” underlines the American channel CNN. A movement that consists of lifting four fingers and hiding your thumb in the palm of your hand, before closing your fist.
“
The person who called 911 stayed behind the vehicle for 7 miles (11 kilometers) to relay information to the police […].
The police were able to stop the car and rescue the teenager,
”adds the American media.
Her captor, a 61-year-old man, was charged with kidnapping, forcible confinement and possession of a sexual image.
A gesture imagined by the Canadian Women's Foundation
This call for help
signal
, "
Signal for Help
", appeared in June 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the Canadian Women's Foundation, successive lockdowns have isolated women victims of domestic and domestic violence.
In case of danger, this simple hand gesture can be used during a video call or to silently ask for help.
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