A century ago, a 13-year-old boy died after hanging himself because his parents had jokingly told him it was a requirement of joining the Boy Scouts-- something he had been looking forward to.

https://historianandrew.medium.com/boy-hangs-self-believing-it-was-a-requirement-of-joining-the-boy-scouts-92eb5cb3572b?sk=44231bf041ee66bfcfed792025af217d