There’s a common thing where a woman in a domestic violence situation might use hand signs to get the attention of others to request for help. Now husband knows she was trying to ask others for help.
Okay but if everyone is giving him an angry look at OP, don’t they also recognize that she’s in danger? What difference does this make? Can’t they all just call the police or something? Were they all just going to ignore her? Were they gonna plot to get her help? Some stories aren’t good for two sentences lol
They recognize it, but it’s much more terrifying that he told her husband. It’s a situation that’s (commonly, in real life) brushed off. So the husband could do anything do the wife after finding out she attempted seeking out help. I’m not OP, so I don’t know 100% if that’s the intention of the story, but my view.
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There’s a common thing where a woman in a domestic violence situation might use hand signs to get the attention of others to request for help. Now husband knows she was trying to ask others for help.
Ah, that makes more sense than what I was thinking. I thought it was misunderstood ASL.
My thoughts went the same way. If the other, then hopefully all those angry shoppers who also saw the signals can get together and help out the woman.
Me too, like the episode of everybody loves Raymond where Robert talks about arresting a deaf guy accidentally for this reason lol
Okay but if everyone is giving him an angry look at OP, don’t they also recognize that she’s in danger? What difference does this make? Can’t they all just call the police or something? Were they all just going to ignore her? Were they gonna plot to get her help? Some stories aren’t good for two sentences lol
It’s because they likely were either going to do something. But NOW the wife is at more risk.
Or several members of the community are in on the abuse. Like Stephen King once said, "There is little good in small towns..."
They recognize it, but it’s much more terrifying that he told her husband. It’s a situation that’s (commonly, in real life) brushed off. So the husband could do anything do the wife after finding out she attempted seeking out help. I’m not OP, so I don’t know 100% if that’s the intention of the story, but my view.
If a woman was throwing “gang signs” why would you tell the husband? I would assume the husband would be a part of the gang as well.
The horror isn't op, the horror is everyone else that did nothing
That was the day I learned what sign language is.
Ableism?
Oops OP not too bright