TikTok helped rescue kidnapped 16-year-old girl

In the eyes of the American Senate, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat are absolutely as dangerous to young people as Facebook. The Chinese social network still has its good sides. Originally a distress signal to victims of domestic violence, The 16-year-old girl, who had been missing for several days, was found by the American police.

The parents of this high school student residing in North Carolina reported her disappearance on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. After two days of radio silence, police tracked him down in the neighboring state of Kentucky. The girl was kidnapped by 61-year-old James Herbert Brick.. While the kidnapper and victim were on the road, the teenager took advantage of another driver’s proximity to send out a distress signal, which the Canadian Women’s Foundation recently launched on TikTok.

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This distress signal launched on TikTok saved his life

Initially, the gesture allows victims of domestic violence to report their situation to other users of the platform, who can then call authorities. As the association reminds us, all you have to do is raise your hand with your palm facing the camera and your thumb folded. Then simply fold all the fingers over the thumb.

Luckily, this passing motorist noticed this movement and decided to follow the kidnapper’s car for a few kilometers. Meanwhile, This good Samaritan took the opportunity to call the police and give them as much information as possible (license plate, summary description of passengers, exact location, etc.).

“A driver called police after noticing a female passenger in the vehicle making hand gestures known to communicate domestic violence on the TikTok platform. Laurel County Sheriff’s Police in Kentucky announced. Later, the police took a position to stop the vehicle leaving the highway. They used the excuse of a routine check to quickly arrest the driver. For the time being, James Herbert Brick remains in custody for unlawful imprisonment.

Source : Guard