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I think what confused me, and probably most other people is that they didn't realize that domestic violence situations can often turn into kidnapping / hostage
by mrjangles 5y ago
I think what confused me, and probably most other people is that they didn't realize that domestic violence situations can often turn into kidnapping / hostage situations, which is what the hand signal is actually designed for, and what it was used for in this case as well.
- wolverine876 5y ago> kidnapping / hostage situations, which is what the hand signal is actually designed for The description doesn't say that at all; it only discusses domestic violence and, if you see the signal, 'check in' with the person signaling. Presumably, if they were talking about kidnapping or hostage situations, they would suggest calling the police. https://canadianwomen.org/signal-for-help/ https://canadianwomen.org/signal-for-help/
- mrjangles 5y agoWhich is exactly why I was confused. Stories like this make the situation more clear. https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/27/us/florida-woman-escape-note-trnd/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/27/us/florida-woman-escape-n...
- prox 5y agoActually learning sign language (the alphabet) is very beneficial in general, also when you are hearing. The ability to talk over large distances or when its very crowded. Takes a few days to learn at most.
- pferde 5y agoI was thinking of learning sign language, but what's stopping me is the impression that it varies across countries or regions (one of the hints is that ASL stands for "American Sign Language", I think we have something else here in Europe). I haven't put much research into this yet, though, so maybe I am mistaken.
- prox 5y agoI do think efforts are underway of standardizing all of the time, but yeah, not sure of the current developments. I learned it quite a while ago.