YouTube, CBS 17A lot of people think that social media brings only negative effects to children, but there are also helpful things people can learn from it.
A Highway Incident
PexelsA driver on Kentucky’s Interstate 75 noticed something odd inside a silver Toyota.
“Random” Hand Gestures?
PexelsThe driver got alarmed when the 16-year-old inside the car was gesturing to other passing drivers with the hand signal repeatedly.
He Knows What It Means
YouTube, CBS 17When he realized that the hand signals were a call for help, the driver followed the vehicle for seven miles until Laurel County police were able to stop the car.
A Girl In Distress
YouTube, CBS 17The teenage girl, as it turns out, was kidnapped by a man named James Herbert Brick, 61, of Cherokee, N.C. who was arrested and charged with unlawful imprisonment and possession of a minor in a s****l manner.
She Knew What To Do
YouTube, CBS 17It’s a good thing that the girl knew what to do during incidents like this: holding up a palm facing the person you’re talking to, tucking your thumb into your palm, and folding your fingers down over your thumb, “trapping” it in.
Lessons From TikTok
PexelsShe said that she learned the “Palm, Tuck, Trap” signal from TikTok where the Canadian Women’s Foundation teaches their followers helpful things to do against violence and poverty.
Trapped Inside The House
PexelsBecause of the lockdowns happening during the pandemic, a lot of people are trapped inside the house of their abusers, and it’s helpful that content creators are sharing life hacks on the internet for people to stay informed on what to do during emergency situations.
Watch how the hand signals she learned from TikTok saved the teenage girl’s life in the video below.
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