Talk:Duress code

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Crossed fingers in photos?

I have heard that the military uses crossed fingers in photos as an indicator of duress. Jason Quinn (talk) 16:56, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Have they ever done anything outside of fiction?

From the article to date, they look like a popular device in fiction only. If a duress code has ever actually been used and had an effect, it should be noted in the article with a reference. I'm tempted to add a section saying there has not been any known instance of a duress code in the real world having been used and had any effect. Tempshill (talk) 03:31, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This ref indicates they are often used, though mostly improperly: http://www.faraonline.org/DuressResolution.pdf Also see Leo Marks' book Between Silk and Cyanide for a discussion of their use (and misuse) by the OSS during WW II.--agr (talk) 14:37, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Equally anecdotal, but fwiw: When a friend of mine was learning for his taxi driver's license in Berlin, he learned the emergency code word (don't know if it's still the same) that radio-dispatched cabbies use in case of dangerous customers. Other cabbies nearby go where the driver is if they hear it and stand by to support or call cops. 84.172.207.115 (talk) 18:40, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In chuck?

I thought I saw episode 1 of season 2 of Chuck, Chuck uses a covert distress code to alert casey using voice recognition in his watch. Can anyone confirm? Ms.henrick (talk) 18:55, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]