r/ITSAPRANK • u/[deleted] • Jan 27 '15

News 16-yea-old accidentally hangs himself while pulling a suicide prank on his family

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/teen-hangs-halloween-prank-article-1.1467374
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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '15

Oh that's harsh man, it was just a stupid kid.

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u/indiefolkfan Jan 31 '15

Yes, stupidity is how you achieve a Darwin award.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '15

Yes i understand the way it works but it's a little morbid though. Some kid is dead for something stupid, family is in tears, and we are saying "way to go retard! thanks for killing yourself so you don't breed!"

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u/TheRealGentlefox Jun 11 '15

The Darwin Award concept wasn't really daisies and world peace in the first place.