[OC] This picture behind a bathroom door at the ER.
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That’s awesome. It’s great that they have those. I hope people use them.
On the one hand, I’m relieved that there’s only one sticker missing.
On the other hand, I’m dismayed that there’s a sticker missing.
We need to get something like this in every medical and social service building
Good job blowing up their spot, OP.
The coolest one of these I’ve seen is at Love’s truck stops. On a road trip pre-covid I noticed that every Love’s, without fail, had trafficking help signs in a cornucopia of languages on the back of every stall door.
Wholesome company, I hear from truck friends that they have nice showers for drivers too.
This shouldn’t be posted. I know it will be, but shouldn’t.
If the abuser sees this stuff then they won’t even let the victim go get medical attention just in case.
I’m glad yet its disheartening to see one of the stickers has been used.
Damn this is sad. Even worse to see a sticker missing. I hope they are ok. Or can at least get to somewhere safe
Except when people share these signs on social media the sex offenders, violent offenders, and human traffickers will be more the wiser.
Sharing this defeats the purpose of it
So sad that this have to exist…
Stop posting pictures of this kind of stuff. The whole point of them is that only the people who see the sign know what it is
There’s a ‘put a penny in your pants’ at UK airports. It’s for girls being taken abroad for female genital mutilation.
The metal detector picks up the penny. The girl is taken somewhere private to voice her concerns.
I hope it works.
When I took my wife in to deliver our daughter, they isolated her for a few minutes to make sure she wasn’t being abused or something else. It was super awkward for me, especially because it was totally obvious they were doing it with other people and nurses waiting next to me at triage.
Edit: the main point I was trying to make wasn’t that this is something that shouldnt be done or that I’m the victim here, it was that the subtlety was missing and they did it in such a way that it lacked the privacy that hospitals should be known for.
these kind of things are behind the doors for a reason. if you keep sharing them for internet points the abusers will know what to look for.
Always take a few stickers off. It shows that others have been brave enough to do it too.
This shouldn’t be shared at all. There’s a reason it’s behind bathroom doors.
Great idea and should remain a secret
Nice! Great thinking 💪🏼
What a brilliant idea! I can only imagine the relief someone in those horrible situations would feel knowing help is just a blue sticker away.
Is this why angel shot on bars in trending on TikTok
Unfortunate that one’s been taken.
These signs need to be provided in multiple languages
Ah yeah we have those in our ER too, makes me simultaneously sad but happy that the option is there.
Years ago, my then fiancée had a medical emergency that warranted a call to EMS. I was at home with her when they arrived. After an initial assessment, they insisted on speaking with her in private, which I promptly obliged. They privately asked her if she was in danger of any kind with her SO, and she said no. She joked with me and EMS about it afterward just because the notion of me being abusive was comical to her. We expressed our gratitude to the EMS personnel for advocating for their patients in that way. That was over 18 years ago, and my wife and I fondly recall that experience.
Is it wise to advertise this tactic to every slimeball abuser out there? Maybe some things are just better left off the internet.
It’s disturbing that one blue sticker is already missing.
This should be in a few different languages
I love seeing things like this, the angel shot at bars, etc.
These are cool, but I wish people would stop sharing them. They only work when the offender doesn’t know about the system
It also might be useful to have some Eastern European language options
My hospital used to do this. Unfortunately no one read the damn sign so the stickers would just get stolen or scattered in the floor. We tried a lot of systems but nothing was reliable for us.
I love the idea. Just wish my hospital could have found a way to make it work.
Doesn’t it defeat the purpose to publicize it like this? Pretty much throwing secrecy out of the window
It should probably have at least Spanish on it, for traffickers.
The missing blue sticker 😞
I wish this wasn’t posted on here. The whole point is that it’s a secret message that medical staff and women know about
This may be a stupid question but what happens if the Dr doesn’t need a urine sample? How are they suppose to discreetly ask for help?
Years ago one of my chickens tried to peck out a contact lens while I was distracted (seriously). My wife took me to the ER and once I got in to be examined they asked her to wait outside. Then they asked me point blank if she had harmed me. I carefully explained what had happened and once they believed me, we all had a good laugh. I was pleasantly surprised they didn’t automatically assume women can’t be abusers and men can’t be victims.
When my wife was pregnant, I went to almost every doctor’s appointment with her. And without fail, the female nurse would always have me leave the room for 30 seconds to ask my wife if I was being abusive or hurting her in any way where she couldn’t say so in my presence. She would then say “get him back in there, that man adores me, but I understand many women aren’t so lucky.”
I was fine with it. There are lots of women with horrific partners who have no way to get help.
This is a good excuse for an abuser to not take someone for medical attention.
Isn’t this meant to be a secret between the victim and the doctors? What is the benefit of having potential abusers know about this system? This post seems very counter productive.
I got a little sad reading this poster, then noticed that one of the blue dots had been pulled. Then the thought hit me that when they put up a new slip of blue dots they should always remove one so the first victim will know she is not alone. Pulling 3 of them might be even better.
I wonder if someone actually used the one or the person putting up the sign removed one to make someone more comfortable about doing it, kinda like leaving a few dollars in the tip jar.
I wonder if the missing sticker was actually used by someone, or if it was purposely removed to make it less stressful for the person. Like, someone else has done this, so can I.
Don’t these kinds of things become obvious if they’re are in all bathrooms? Like wouldn’t the abuser all see this and know what’s up?
Yeah maybe dont post this? Keep it secret?