Sadly kids just dont think things through and often if warned by a parent what could happen if things go wrong they often take no notice because adults over react and mums are drama queens in their minds.
How awful for the friends involved and especially the one that ran into him.

Such a tragic ending to what they would have thought was a fun thing to do. The boys that were playing the game and especially the boy who was running at his friend would be devastated. I know it was just an accident but it won’t stop him from feeling like he did something wrong. The only one’s who did the wrong thing are the one’s who started the trend in the first place. My deepest condolences to the family of Ryan and to all of the friends who were there. RIP Ryan

How awful for his friends too, they must feel incredibly guilty. I have to say that while this sounds stupid and with the potential for injury, I wouldn’t immediately think it was risky enough to kill you. Great sympathy to his family and friends – what a stupid and sad way to lose a good kid.

OMG! This is horrible. That poor boy and his family. May he rest in peace. I get that kids will be kids as the saying goes, but some of these things that are posted are just down right dangerous and stupid. There needs to be some sort of education either from parents or even mentioned in school from time to time that these types of trends are dangerous and you should not try them just to keep up with everyone else.

You would wonder why people would so desperately to do dares and challenges. I think with teenagers there is certainly an aspect of social connection, groups pressure, social belonging, need for validation, wanting to be brave and powerful (especially boys), wanting to challenge themself and seeking a thrill, and the brains of teens are still very impulsive too

Oh this is absolutely devastating. So many of the tik tok challenges are just plain crazy and really dangerous. I’m all for a bit of fun but these sort of “trends” need to stop. I really hope parents can talk to their kids and make them understand the dangers so no more lives are lost 🙁

This is a tragedy – RIP. Let’s hope that the people learn from this. What we see on social media must be looked at with a critical eye.

I really do wish there was more scrutiny and rules and regulations about content that can be accessed about these type of challenges. Viral challenges can indeed be quite scary and young people can indeed be caught up with peers in being a part of a current trend and fad,

The things people do for validation from strangers is ridiculous! RIP

I feel so sorry for the teen, his family, his friends, and the medical staff involved. What a senseless loss. These trends are usually ridiculous and young people often don’t think about the dangers. At the very least I hope this tragedy serves as a warning to others so that it might save others from harm.

This is not the first trend to be quite dangerous. I think social media has caused all sorts of stupidity to come out of the woodwork and because someone did it on social media and they have a following, it then looks cool for the young people to copy. It’s just insane and this is such a tragedy!

Just wondering whilst the League says that safety is so important and that they are “committed to the health, safety, and well-being of every athlete who represents their brand”; why in the world do these athletes don’t wear helmets ?? when the game is modelled on similar tackling as rugby than protective gear should be worn

I hadn’t heard of this trend before yet. My thoughts go out to the family of this beautiful teen. Having a nineteen year old son myself I can’t imagine the pain of losing him in such a dare. I will show my son this article and hope he and his friends don’t engage in this type activities

This really is such a tragic loss for the family and it must indeed be incredibly heartbreaking for them. Media and viral trends and challenges are quite scary at times and there needs to be a level of scrutiny about them. There needs to be a level of education and awareness at schools about not following trends and thinking about the possible tragic consequences.

Kids are doing it at school. More education needs to happen in regards to one punch can kill. Teens these days think they are invincible. I’m always telling my son it only takes one hit or knock & you may not get up again. So heartbreaking from the family.

Absolutely a silly and dangerous game to play with your life that way – more kids need to be made aware of the consequences and what can happen when all they just want to do is copy trends they see. Absolutely devastating for the family with losing such a young boy

Oh my goodness how devastating for everyone involved.
The poor parents and especially the other kid involved.. I don’t know how he will live with the guilt.
It’s hard raising kids these days then we add in stupid social media and their stupid trends and we are fighting a losing battle.

This is so sad to read. Another young life lost to dangerous viral trends. I really wish social media platforms would set up and do their part to not host videos that glorify dangerous and harmful acts. I hope the other kid who did the ‘challenge’ with him is okay, it would be really hard to cope with the outcome.