"There's no better feeling, chat. There's no better feeling than getting a grown adult locked up that is coming to meet a kid for sex. There's nothing more fulfilling. This is what life's about. Protecting the children and serving."
"Both are "predator catchers," or content creators who use "decoys" to chat with adults online while posing as minors, then arrange meetings in supermarkets and fast food restaurants. There, they record themselves confronting and questioning the accused pedophiles until the police arrive."
"Around the world, predator catching has flourished since the popularity of the 2000s hit "To Catch a Predator," fueled by social media algorithms, distrust of the justice system and an epidemic of child exploitation online, experts say."
Dustin Lampros, an MMA fighter, and Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, a Russian YouTuber, operate as "predator catchers" who use decoys to chat with adults online while posing as minors. They arrange meetings at public locations like supermarkets and fast food restaurants, then confront and question the accused individuals while recording for livestream audiences. Over a three-day period in Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, Florida, they recorded confrontations with nearly a dozen people they claimed were attempting to meet children for sex. The vigilante predator-catching phenomenon has grown globally since the 2000s television show "To Catch a Predator," driven by social media algorithms, public distrust of the justice system, and concerns about online child exploitation.
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