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Instagram video shows vigilante Miami streamers confronting a man they lured for a liaison with a 15-year-old boy.
By Naomi Feinstein
May 22, 2024
The video clip notched more than a million views in less than 12 hours.Screenshot via @onlyindade/Instagram
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In a video that went viral late Tuesday night (May 21), a group of vigilante streamers confront a portly, middle-aged man who they allege was attempting to meet up with a 15-year-old boy at a Miami Publix.
In the video, shared on Instagram by the popular account Only in Dade (@onlyindade), a group of about ten people armed with cameras and a megaphone sneak up on the man as he browses the paper products aisle.
"He trying to meet a 15-year-old!" shouts one of the pursuers.
The man cringes and covers his ears, then heads toward the exit with the streamers in pursuit, calling him a "pedophile" and blaring an emergency sound through their megaphone.
"He is trying to f*ck a 15-year-old!" one yells. "He trying to put a grown man dick up in a baby! He came here to meet a kid. He came here to f*ck a baby. We caught him on live. He's trying to f*ck a baby."
Around midnight, Only In Dade posted a 30-second clip, branding it "Meanwhile at Publix..." and introducing it as "Publix, where catching pedophiles is a pleasure…#AdinRoss, #Vitaly, #CharlestonWhite, and several others teamed up to catch an older man who was allegedly trying to meet up with a 15-year-old boy! 🛒😳"
As of midmorning Wednesday, the post, which was accompanied by a disclaimer that read, "This video has been posted for awareness purposes," had racked up more than 1 million views and 44,000 likes.
Hundreds chimed in to comment, some applauding the streamers, others pointing out that the man's reaction was typical of a person with autism and criticizing the incident as a publicity stunt.
"This should have been reported to authorities and they along with other specialists could have handled this in a more humane way," one user commented. "As a mother to an autistic son, I'm almost certain this older gentleman is on the spectrum. He could have met [sic] no harm, or maybe he could have. These kids storming into a Publix where families are shopping causing chaos is definitely not the way."
Another commenter stated that such incidents should be handled by police, not streamers: "Now the social media vigilantes are coming out for content and popularity."
The viral clip represents only a fragment of a five-hour stream hosted by popular streamers and pranksters Vitaly Zdorovetskiy and Adin Ross wherein they "catch predators" around Miami.
An Instagram story posted by fellow streamer and YouTuber Jacob Feder showed the group traveling with a police escort. The streamers appear to be operating out of a high-rise near the Miami River from which they trick men into believing they'll meet up with minors for sex, then confront them at the location.
Last week, the group's self-styled sting operation led to the arrest of a 24-year-old man who allegedly showed up at a Kendall residence to meet up with a 15-year-old boy who turned out to be an adult posing as a youth. The streamers, who'd planted hidden cameras, sprang out and confronted the man, then contacted Miami-Dade police, who arrested him.
New Times has contacted the Miami Police Department to inquire whether law enforcement officials had made any arrests in the Publix incident or other confrontations involving the streamers.
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