Brisbane’s young crims unmasked on social media page doing ‘God’s work’

A social media account shaming young criminals has amassed a cult following showcasing disturbing videos and images of teens fighting, stealing cars and flouting the law.

A post to the social media account naming and shaming young criminals

A social media account shaming young criminals has amassed a cult following of more than 13,000 showcasing dozens of disturbing videos and images teens have shared online.

From a teen smoking a glass pipe with what appears to be methamphetamine, to fight videos, to kids in stolen cars, the breadth of posts shows a look behind the curtain of the disturbing acts of young criminals.

The page was established in March 2023 when a 13-year-old girl was allegedly lured to a Tewantin home on the Sunshine Coast and tortured for hours.

At the time, the young girl’s distraught mother spoke with The Courier-Mail saying her daughter was befriended by the teens just two weeks before she was invited to a party at the home.

“It was very scary,” the mother said at the time.

There is no indication the page is run by anyone connected to the alleged torture.

Originally starting a GoFundMe for the family of the teen, the owner then began posting videos and photos of young criminals around the Brisbane region without censoring their faces and tagging their social media accounts.

Three boys pose with hands over the face on the hood of a Mercedes.

“I can’t believe this has gotten this big,” the owner said in a post.

“Also thanks for the people reaching out to me as well.

“The community is what holds us together.”

In one video a young teenager can be seen wearing designer sunglasses while a girl pictured out of view holds a meth pipe to his lips. The young boy takes a long drag before exhaling then grimacing.

In another video, a car packed full of teenagers is stopped by police spikes.

The force of the incident sets off the car’s airbags, one passenger then yells, “I love bro, run,” before the group of them flee the scene.

In a recent post, a group of young boys can be seen forcing another to “get on his knees, and “kiss his shoes”.

The video has received thousands of likes and almost one hundred comments with many saying “how sad” the act is.

In another comment, one follower described how they originally followed to watch “the dumb shit” alleged criminals do but ended up staying to watch as a community came together to support one another.

“I followed your account to just see people doing dumb shit but after following your account for a while you were doing God’s work, the amount of shit you solved for victims of the bullsh*t.”

Despite the praise, Griffith University criminologist Nadine Connell said a naming and shaming social media account would only exacerbate the issue.

“Absolutely not it definitely wouldn’t deter youths from committing crimes, if anything it would actually make it become more popular,” she said.

“The only time this could possibly work the intended way is if parents see it and it motivates the parents to take a closer look at their child’s behaviour.

“The problem with public recognition is that it creates an increased opportunity for copy cat behaviour especially in this space.”

While most of the comments are messages of support, some are more threatening in nature.

“Comin for ya next boi,” one commenter said.

“Yea brah! F**k the system! FTP! Free the Boyz!,” said another.

In one of the posts, a direct message sent to the owner details how the family of one of the young criminals pictured allegedly “stabbing” another will come after him.

“If I was you I would delete that post, yeah, because the chick that almost stabbed that chick, yeah, one of the biggest families in Queensland that won’t stop until they find you trust, like I know them, brah, I know them know them yeah you don’t want their smoke ya, you don’t want their smoke,” the message read.

In March 2023, new laws were introduced making it an aggravating factor for sharing the crime on social media.

Those charged can face tougher penalties of up to six years jail, while for adults it is 12 years.

Since the introduction, more than 90 young offenders in Queensland have faced charges for boasting about their crimes on social media.

Queensland police said they were aware of the account.

Two boys pose for a photo on the hood of an Audi.