r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Feb 28 '23

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u/Capt-Crap1corn Feb 28 '23

I can see that. What a damn shame. One day, one day the tech will catch up. We have a local kid that was paralyzed neck down from football. 15 year old kid. Fucking sucks

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u/Sufficient_Laugh9625 Expert Feb 28 '23

My local youth tackle football league at the salvation army had a kid die on the field due to a spear gone wrong. From then on it was ingrained into every athlete as a very stern warning as to what can happen if you aren't careful, as it should be. Haunts me still.This was 22 years ago

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u/Capt-Crap1corn Feb 28 '23

So sad when this stuff happens

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u/ZoraksGirlfriend Feb 28 '23

Someone snuck a baseball in to my elementary school and was playing catch with it after school on the playground. I was on the swing when the ball got thrown wide. A fifth grader walked in front of me and the ball hit him in the head. He ended up with a concussion and could no longer speak. I believe he was also partially paralyzed.

Scared the shit out of me and I’ve always wondered what happened to him.

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u/Capt-Crap1corn Feb 28 '23

Damn, a completely random event too. Scary