The popular run or die game. The Run or Die game is everything you need to know about the deadly game. There have already been human casualties
Teachers and parents are actively discussing a new game of teenagers that could cost them their lives. Life found out whether she is a real threat to Russian children or is it a skillful Internet stuffing of provocateurs?
Over the past few days, social networks and instant messengers have been circulating a warning message about a new deadly game "Run or Die" that has appeared in the teenage environment with great speed. The essence of risky entertainment is to have time to run across the road in front of a nearby car.
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Some posts report that the game already has victims. Media from different cities massively release materials that the deadly hobby of teenagers has reached their area. This chain has already included Altai, Khabarovsk, Volgograd, Astrakhan, Krasnoyarsk, Smolensk, Crimean and other regions.
However, no one can say about any specific confirmed incidents due to the game now. Regional departments of the traffic police are very cautious in commenting on the situation, stating that they have not yet encountered accidents that occurred for this reason. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation also confirmed to the correspondent of Life that such cases are unknown. Moreover, the number of road accidents involving children has recently been declining.
“Last year, from January to November, there were 7582 accidents involving child pedestrians, compared to the same period in 2015, accidents decreased by almost 3%, and the number of children killed in them decreased by 8%,” the press noted. Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
What do children and parents know?
And yet, many parents are seriously concerned about the next threat and conduct educational conversations with their children. In their opinion, it is better to do it now than to regret the consequences.
I just found out about this game today, - says Lena Strelnikova from Simferopol, mother of thirteen-year-old Rostislav. - About real incidents, fortunately, have not yet heard. But I've already had a conversation with my son, it's better to play it safe here. Very scared for your child. Now I will control all his movements.
Elona Davydova from Zelenogorsk says she received a message via e-zine from the principal of her child's school:
The son said that he did not know anything about this, but we had a very serious talk with him. It is better to try to protect the child than to read and pass by. God saves man, who save himself!
The rest of the parents, with whom the correspondent of Life spoke, also learned about the game only now - from the Internet. They posted a post-warning on their pages in social networks because this message seemed to them very important.
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Most teenagers in real life have not encountered the game.
I saw the information from the teacher and decided to put it on my page, - says Yana, a seventh grader from a small village in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. “But that doesn’t happen with us, even among boys. Everyone wants to live.
The rest of the schoolchildren, with whom the correspondent of Life managed to talk, answer in much the same way: we don’t know, we saw it on the Internet, we decided to repost.
What do car enthusiasts know?
Meanwhile, car owners from different cities began to confirm information about the game. Some jokingly (“We have half of the city playing this game!”), Some seriously. Moreover, according to them, when one teenager runs in front of the nose of the car, the other shoots it on the phone.
Sergey Tkachenko from the city of Shui told a Life correspondent about several such incidents. One of them happened when he worked as a passenger bus driver.
I drove the bus to the intersection, missed the cars. As soon as he began to move, a teenager of about twelve years old runs right in front of the bumper. I'm on the brakes! He runs away, and on the other side of the road is the same one and shoots everything on the phone. In general, if I had not hit the brake, I would have knocked him down. And there were a lot of passengers on the bus, fortunately, everyone was sitting. Then there was exactly the same case, only I was driving my car. Just approached the intersection, the speed was low. And again the child runs right in front of his nose. I again brake to the floor! And this time several of his friends filmed on the phone. I tried to catch up with them, but I couldn't.
However, according to Sergei, both of these cases occurred not recently, but about a year ago.
But Ekaterina Belyakova from Yoshkar-Ola said that a similar story happened to her just the day before yesterday.
It was on the evening of February 1 at the intersection of Warriors-Internationalists and Kirov streets. We were approaching an intersection. At the pedestrian crossing stood three boys, about fifth graders. And suddenly one ran right in front of our car. The others were watching and laughing. These games must be stopped!
You can now see a lot of similar stories on the Internet - on forums and in in social networks.
Message from the forum:
- Today I’m driving along Kirov at 14:20, two boys are standing near the tire shop, both are 12 years old, I consistently keep 60–70 km, and then one breaks down, crosses the road at 70–80 meters, I stopped on the brakes, five meters away , the second bitch takes pictures on the camera of the phone, a foreign car was driving behind me, she almost drove into me, she left to the side. And this bastard almost got under the wheels, I almost got over ***, be careful! When you see those standing by the road, it's better to step off the gas!
True or marketing ploy?
Despite the stories that motorists tell, some experts believe that information about the game is just a clever stuffing made according to the rules of viral advertising.
According to all formal criteria, this looks like a message, the information of which is designed for a viral effect, - explains Kirill Kadyvkin, director of communication strategies at the ARTOX media agency. - Firstly, the social significance: we are talking about children, about the threat to their lives. This topic is quickly circulating on social media. Secondly, a certain presentation format, the scandalous nature of the information, such elements of the text as "maximum repost", "have a conversation with the children", "send to the parents' group". All these are signs of a specially created viral material.
At the same time, the expert believes that this story may have a good purpose.
“Most likely, this is something like social advertising, the purpose of which is to draw public attention to what is happening on the roads in order to reduce the number of accidents involving children,” says Kirill Kadyvkin, director of communication strategies at the ARTOX media agency.
By the way, in some messages about the game, which are spreading like an avalanche on the Web, it is written that the information about it was provided by the Department of Education. However, the press service of the Moscow department told a Life correspondent that this was not so:
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Sergei Pestov, head of the Center for Saving Children from Cybercrime, shares the same opinion. The specialist believes that the stuffing of this information is not the work of public services at all, and the purpose of this is absolutely not good.
Definitely, the Department of Education and other government agencies could not do this. The mailing list is aimed at ensuring that as many children as possible learn about this game and begin to play it. To massively engage children! As before, similar messages were sent out that there were suicidal publics, and links were immediately given to them.
Sergey Pestov is sure that the viral post was posted on the Web not by one of the frightened parents, but by the creator of a new suicidal fashion.
"- The stuffing that we are now seeing is the work of some destructive structure aimed at destroying Russian society, creating and distributing certain content that can affect the psyche and behavior of the child," - Sergey Pestov.
According to the expert, there are many links in this chain. At one time, a computer game was created that proclaims violence - GTA San Andreas, and then its version - GTA V, which already specifically promotes the principle of "Run or die from a car hit." A thriller film with the same name has been prepared for the current year, its teaser has already been released. Everything is done to make it more interesting for children.
Not getting adrenaline from virtual games, guys will take it from real life.
What is it about computer games?
However, not everyone shares this point of view. Alexey Karpenko, a journalist and head of the 4PDA gaming department, is sure that a computer game has nothing to do with today's information boom about a strange teenage hobby:
GTA V really has a similar mode, but not from the developers themselves, but from one of the many users of the game. In other words, modification. The essence is plus or minus the same: there are cars on the sides of the map, in the center there is a road for pedestrians, whose task is to pass an impromptu obstacle course without harm to health. Replace the car with tires on ropes from our childhood - the essence will not change. What is the connection between one of the thousands of custom maps in GTA V and the unproven fun of the younger generation? No.
When asked by Life about whether this could be a viral advertisement for a computer game, the expert also answered in the negative:
Rockstar - the official developer and publisher of GTA - would never do something like that. No one in the gaming industry would go.
The game has begun
While parents are worried and experts are wondering about the origins of Run and Die, kids are really starting to play it. Victoria Tokareva from the city of Noyabrsk told Life that just yesterday her eight-year-old son was offered to take part in a deadly entertainment.
It was after school near school. Older boys approached the child and offered to play the game "Run or Die". He got scared. He said that he would not, and quickly went home. He does not know these boys, it is not even known whether they are from our school or not.
What should adults do when children are in such unexpected danger? The head of the Stop Threat children's safety school, Liya Sharova, recommends not acting hastily.
This is from the same series of a new wave of group depressive-suicidal rebellious games that are now so panicking parents. Adults react in almost the same way: they demand explanations, scream, cry, bring down emotional monologues, threaten, blackmail, forbid, follow. But this problem is not solved quickly and impulsively. It is necessary to exhale, think, restraining emotions, create a plan, gain confidence, switch, cultivate new productive forms of internal rebellion.
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These games have one feature: they are designed for witnesses. Without a "report" they lose their meaning. Children need attention, and here you need to work in two directions.
Firstly, to give more informal attention, to unite in something with the child against what seems to him the most disgusting in the world around him: cynical and limited people obsessed with money, an angry society, the destruction of nature, the meaninglessness of life, or something else. By uniting with the child, we give him a chance to believe in understanding, to have freedom of choice.
And secondly is an outside influence. Dependence on opinion, manipulation of consciousness. And here, without friendship and careful understanding of what kind of group influences the child, why he feels good with them, who is the leader, whose opinion is especially important to him and for what reason, no progress can be made. Here the ultimate goal should be this: to direct this rebellion against those who are trying to dictate the rules of the game to the child.
And this is also not easy and requires a lot of time and patience from parents, and not a head-on approach.
After the instruction of the children's ombudsman to the traffic police to deal with dangerous entertainment, a terrible commotion began on parent forums
The school-parent community is excited to the limit: Anna Kuznetsova, Commissioner for Children's Rights, instructed the traffic police to deal with the game "Run or Die". Another “Internet horror story” has acquired real features, otherwise such high-ranking officials would not have started talking about it. According to unofficial information, many schools have already announced unscheduled parent meetings.
The rumor about a dangerous game has been spreading through parent chats since last week.
Parents of each class are connected with each other by a common group of messages: one wrote, it came to everyone, ”comments the teacher of one of the Moscow schools, Viktor Stanislavovich Shubin. - A lot of false information is walking around such groups. What they just don’t write there: they warn about a pedophile maniac who has appeared in the area, and about tangerines poisoned by pneumonia. Last year, those chats were bombarded with reports of hard drug chewing gum being handed out to children. Fortunately, many of these messages do not find official confirmation.
Last week, a mom came up to me and told me about the reports of a dangerous game. the teacher continues. She asked if it was true or not. But I did not find what to answer, since there was no official information on this subject in our school. And now, in fact, it is not. So I don't have anything to say to you yet.
But vigilant parents in numerous forums have something to say.
“Since Kuznetsova undertook this, it’s a serious matter,” writes Svetlana K. “Tonight I will force my Dimka to show me all the messages on social networks. And on the phone too!
“They say the Department of Education sent a message and asked to warn all parents”
“My daughter has password-protected all her gadgets for a year now. - writes another mom who signed on the Internet as Marinka-blonde. - Do not know how to open all these passwords?
The rules of the game are also explained on all these resources.
“The point is that you have to run across the road right in front of the cars, the more dangerous, the steeper. Who ran across - gets points. The main thing is to have proof - a photo or video. They say there is even a special application for smartphones. A teenager downloads it and immediately, a curator is assigned to him, who remotely monitors him and sends notification messages to right time. The psyche of children is shaken by early rises. At 4:20 in the morning you have to get up and do all sorts of tasks.
Some messages are simply riddled with panic: “Girls, this is not spam, this is a real nightmare. in full swing information war against our children."
Interestingly, the game called "Run or Die" is actually available for download. However, it has nothing to do with the dangerous crossing of the road. This is an ordinary computer game with tanks and armed soldiers.
A certain “case of child suicide that occurred at school No. 83” constantly appears on the forums. Allegedly, the student committed suicide, and the investigation sins precisely on this game. "MK" contacted the leadership of the Moscow school with this number. However, there was no case of suicide in her. However, it turned out that a similar one really took place, and indeed at school No. 83, but not in Moscow, but in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov.
In connection with the game "Run or Die", they recalled the story of the "groups of death" that was sensational not so long ago. If the descriptions of Run or Die are to be believed, they have a lot in common. Recall that one of the alleged organizers of the "groups of death" Philip Lis (Budeikin) was detained, now he is undergoing a psychiatric examination in the case.
Fathers and sons” is an eternal conflict described by many classics. Described, but never understood. - comments psychologist Denis Tokar. - Even now, in our time, parents and children live in two different worlds- real and real-virtual. As parents argue, a teenager is sitting at home (albeit at a computer), which means he is safe. Everything is better than going through the doorways in the dark. However, the Internet is not so safe. playground. And every year it becomes clearer and clearer...
At the age of 12 - 16 years, the child does not yet realize that life is actually not endless. He doesn't understand what death is. At the same time, there is a separation from the parents, they lose their authoritative status in the eyes of the child. But at the same time, the need to have some kind of role model remains, and if a virtual friend with similar “games” becomes one, then be in trouble. The most important thing that parents can do is not to lose friendly contact with children, and distract them from computer games in every way and possible. Do not forbid - this can embitter a teenager - namely, to distract, being interested in something else.
Dina Karpitskaya, Moskovsky Komsomolets
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Since Anna Kuznetsova, Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President of the Russian Federation, asked the leadership of the traffic police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation to "strengthen measures aimed at preventing safe behavior on the road among minors," panic on the network has not gone away. On the contrary: warnings continue to circulate on social networks, parents are sounding the alarm. In turn, the traffic police departments are trying to reassure the public, claiming that in reality everything is calm, the percentage of accidents involving children is not growing, but even falling.
“We have 78 percent of accidents involving children due to the fault of drivers. This statistic shows that we have very disciplined children, - Alexander Baranov, senior inspector of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate for Khabarovsk, explained to DVHB.RU. - Of course, we responded to the requests of the parents. Preventive talks were held in each school, they were told the rules of safe behavior on the roads. But so far, the main danger comes from the mothers and fathers themselves, who constantly focus the attention of children on this game.
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By the way, users remind that “Run or Die” is far from a new “entertainment” among schoolchildren. says that his father also suffered because of a similar game:
"There's a lot of writing about this creepy Russian roulette-style run-or-die game. But this game is not new. In 1959, my father, while playing this game, got hit by a truck and then for a long time, with many complex operations, he treated his leg, which miraculously was not amputated. In my childhood in the 90s in Orenburg, the boys lay down in front of snow blowers and ran away at the last second, a boy from a neighboring yard had his legs cut off.
So it goes. Take care of the boys, they have absolutely no brains. Smack for such games as sidorov goats.
“Maybe fake, maybe not. Or maybe the kids have mastered the “auto-setup” to get money from the driver. Recently, Pokemon have been caught all over the world and some have been killed while catching. Children run in front of cars anyway. And if they also deliberately start ... In general, be careful, ”- calls.
And he told (and showed) how he himself once almost got into an accident because of such games.
“The dangerous flash mob is gaining popularity again. While everyone is wondering if it's true or not, I already showed how the children played with me at night in the yard apartment building. To be honest, one gray hair was added for sure. It was not possible to catch the tomboys. And now unpleasant videos began to appear again.
This year's entertainment is called Run or Die. The essence of the game is simple - you need to cross the road in front of the car / train / tram. More often, of course, they run across in front of the car.
Here's what happened to me:
The child jumped out of the darkness and carried headlong in front of the car, I even heard the girl command - run. He spoke in detail here.
And today the news comes out, I look - Anna Kuznetsova, Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President of Russia, asks the traffic police about new game among children. Now interest is fueled by a banal desire to collect a bunch of likes, they say, look how I managed. I'm so fast!
By the way, it seems to me that it is practically impossible to prove that it was on the Internet that a child was pushed to play. Anna Kuznetsova well done, but how should the traffic police look for instigators? In the Internet? Serious measures are needed here in search of communities like "Groups of death". The fact that this is not a fake, I already wrote. The fake might be something else. Online communities can turn out to be zilch, an organized game is just trolling and nothing more. Another thing is that this often occurs in the yard due to weak issues. And these juvenile provocateurs need to put in a belt<...>»
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Where did it all start?
Many for last days could see reposts of warnings on social networks about a more than strange, extremely dangerous and allegedly popular game among teenagers called “Run or Die”. Its meaning is to cross the road as close as possible to the approaching car. At the same time, “colleagues” in the game must film what is happening on mobile phone. Some people also received information about the new "entertainment" via instant messengers. In general, the parents diligently sounded the alarm, and the Department of Education of Moscow and the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation noted that they had nothing to do with the mailing list.
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By the way, Gazeta.ru, referring to the Krym.Net publication, clarified that the trend has been known in Crimea for more than a day: according to the security propaganda inspector traffic GIBDDD of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Yalta Anastasia Chernobay, in the capital of the Southern Crimea, "fun" has been common for several months, and in this way, teenagers spend time at breaks, before and after school, and also right during the school day.
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In turn, he sincerely asks not to pass by if you see such dangerous games of other people's children, but to stop and talk to them calmly.
“Do not pass by if you see such dangerous games of other people's children, which are described above in the picture. Stop if you are walking down the street and see this picture. Feel free to get out of the car and talk. It is to talk, and not to swear - aggressive attacks can, on the contrary, provoke them and captivate them as a new bonus and element of the game. Subsequently, when they grow up, these children will remember you and your rebuff to them with only gratitude, even if they do not immediately respond properly.
Explain to them, tell them in all colors what can happen to them, what grief awaits their parents. Describe what will happen to those drivers who can accidentally run over them, and they may also have small children who will be left without a father or mother for many years. Or, give an example that these people can be doctors who save the lives of their loved ones, for example, but because of these stupid games they can go to jail. Come up with something, make the kids think... Talk to your kids too.
Until the age of 15, the sense of danger is dulled, and only adrenaline, the rage itself and the fascination of a dangerous game can guide children. Do not be too lazy to tell your children how many troubles and how many ruined destinies and deaths such dangerous hobbies can bring to newfangled active children's games<...>»
What is the meaning of the Run or Die game?
The bottom line is that the child runs across the road as close as possible to the car. At this time, another teenager is filming everything that happens on the phone. After they spread their "exploits" in special groups in social networks and even get points for it.
In social networks, the Amic.ru portal managed to find several such groups with the same name "games". Some of them are closed. In those that are freely available, teenagers are actively interested in the rules of this dangerous fun. Needless to say, the consequences can be very sad, because human life is at stake.
Note that users have been actively discussing this game on automotive forums since the spring of 2016. Drivers who, against their will, received a portion of adrenaline, share footage from DVRs. And in all cases, children appear in front of the car so unexpectedly that it is breathtaking.
The traffic police explained that for such a violation, if the accident was avoided, the child is not responsible. The maximum is a fine of 500 rubles, which will be issued to parents, and possibly limited to a warning at all. But even for this, the driver will need to prove the fact of such a "game".
Have there been human casualties?
From different regions there are reports of accidents with children. But whether this is due to the game or the accident occurred for another reason, the traffic police will have to find out.
Anna Kuznetsova, Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President of the Russian Federation, asked to conduct an analysis, as well as to strengthen preventive measures among adolescents. With this request, she turned to the head of the Main Directorate for Road Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Viktor Nilov.
How to keep your child safe?
At the age of 12-16, children still do not understand that life is not endless, they do not understand what death means. Psychologists recommend parents not to lose friendly contact with their children, distracting them from computer games in all sorts of ways. But at the same time, psychologists do not advise completely excluding social networks from the life of a teenager. The main thing here is not to prohibit, but to interest in something else.
AT modern world Social networks are a means of communication and receiving emotions. Here the child understands that he has no limits. He is attracted to social networks by a rich, interesting life, the ability to freely write what you want, without fear of ridicule, and satisfy your curiosity in matters of interest. If a child receives this in real life, then he will spend less time on social networks. Psychologists suggest that the more a child is busy with business, the less time he has left for a computer.