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calimary

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16. The video shows a woman recognizing that hand signal and responding.

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #15)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 11:42 PM

6 hrs ago

She goes back to the woman and pretends to be a friend who hasn’t seen her in awhile, and cleverly (AND quickly) leads her away so they can “go out and catch up over coffee” or some such excuse.

The intervener may not know the signaler from Adam, but she knows the signal, and she just might have saved the other woman from another beating, or maybe worse.

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How many of you know the hand signal that's given by a person in distress? [View all] Stargleamer 9 hrs ago OP

I DO Skittles 9 hrs ago #1

Me too LearnedHand 8 hrs ago #3

And for those who don't do videos... Buns_of_Fire 8 hrs ago #2

But what do those mean? EdmondDantes_ 8 hrs ago #4

"Trap" as in "trap the thumb against your palm with your other fingers." Buns_of_Fire 8 hrs ago #5

Ah thanks. I was misunderstanding that as 3 different signs not just 1 sign EdmondDantes_ 8 hrs ago #6

I think trap means leftieNanner 7 hrs ago #8

Yep. I was overthinking and thought that was 3 different signs EdmondDantes_ 6 hrs ago #13

I get you. It's actually a series of hand movements to create a signal for help. littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #19

Thanks. I do videos, BUT.. LisaM 6 hrs ago #14

I do. LoisB 8 hrs ago #7

I do. ZDU 7 hrs ago #9

I do. And I would step in again, as I have in the past. niyad 7 hrs ago #10

I hate to reveal myself as a dumbass, but... Orrex 7 hrs ago #11

That's a good question leftstreet 6 hrs ago #15

The video shows a woman recognizing that hand signal and responding. calimary 6 hrs ago #16

I love that Orrex 6 hrs ago #18

Well, I don't know. But obviously THIS time, the subtle approach was brilliant! calimary 5 hrs ago #21

Hand signal for "Help!" and "Domestic violence" FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #12

Thanks for the heads up Bayard 6 hrs ago #17

I learned about it a few weeks ago and glad I did. MLAA 5 hrs ago #20