Recently a teen girl got rescued after using the TikTok Hand signal for help. Here’s how you can use it as well in case of an emergency.
A teenage girl who was missing for days got rescued on Thursday after she caught the attention of a driver utilizing rescue hand gestures. Currently, the technique has gone viral on social media, particularly in TikTok.
Kentucky sheriff’s office said that after the call for help was understood a police force arrived in time to rescue the girl. Also, a man of 61 years of age got arrested at the scene.
What Is Tiktok Hand Signal For Help?
The current trending hand signal for help has taken over TikTok and other social media. Furthermore, hand gestures are proven to be helpful in daily life.
Laurel County Sheriff Office stated that the hand signal represents violence at home and is a call for help. Several police departments have now focused on spreading hand gestures through social media.
Similar signs were held up by the 16-year-old girl who recently got rescued. A 61 years old man named James Herbert got pulled off with the missing sitting on his back seat. He was then immediately arrested.
The county police also disclosed that he had sexual images of a teenage girl on his phone.
Domestic Violence and Distress Gestures Meaning
The TikTok Hand Signal has been proven useful to ask for help for domestic violence and distress at home. Since the gestures can be done with a single hand one needs to take the further risk of asking for help with literal words.
County officer, Laurel, spoke that the gestures represent violence at home, and the person using them is asking to get rescued from it. The Canadian Women’s Foundation says that the sign does not always mean to call authorities immediately, but it means to ” reach out to me safely”.
After the cases of domestic violence increased outrageously during the covid pandemic, the hand signal for help got later introduced. And currently, many TikTok users have been taking part to spread awareness on using the gestures.
Moreover, people have been advised to use hand gestures on web cameras or in situations, when they cannot freely speak, asking for help.
How To Do TikTok Hand Signal?
As previously mentioned, the TikTok Hand Signal for help can be done with the use of a single hand.
The first gesture is to hold a hand up with a palm facing the other person. And the next gesture is to tuck the thumb into the palm and fold fingers down over the thumb.