Hero Not Zero documents harassment, threats, digital abuse, and predatory and criminal behavior through verified evidence and community reporting. We publish in the public interest — to preserve the record, support those targeted, and hold abusers accountable.
Highlighted Posts
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A YouTuber’s Criminal Case Unravels After Violent Threats, a Missed Court Hearing, and a Sudden Hospitalization
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles livestreamer known online as “Zero Dark Tony” is now…
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A Year and a Day: Mindy Willens v. Zero Dark Tony
For more than a year, Mindy Willens pursued protection from ZeroDarkTony through a system designed…
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“Dismissed and Expunged.” ZeroDarkTony Confirms Domestic Abuse Charges
Zero Dark Tony’s conviction, sentence, and later dismissal. Recent statements confirm the record. Here we…
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How to Game California’s Mental Health Diversion Law: A Six-Step Playbook
California’s Penal Code 1001.36 was designed to help the genuinely mentally ill avoid unnecessary incarceration.…
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When Victims’ Rights Exist Only on Paper: Is the Los Angeles City Attorney Ignoring Marsy’s Law?
A case involving the harassment of a minor ended in a plea deal without victim…
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He Livestreamed His Own Evasion. Now ZeroDarkTony Tells an Appeals Court He Was Never Served.
ZeroDarkTony Oral Argument in Sasson v D’Amato California Court 2nd Appellate District David Weber and…
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Latest from the Blog
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Former West Virginia jail officer gets 24 months in conspiracy to beat detainees off-camera
Michael Pack admitted filing a false report calling a bleeding detainee uninjured, the Justice Department…
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“You Have Been Served”: ZeroDarkTony Sent Hero Not Zero a Cease-and-Desist Letter. Its File Says ChatGPT Made It.
Anthony R. D’Amato Jr., who streams as ZeroDarkTony, says he will file a John Doe…
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Judge Awards ZeroDarkTony $10,725 in Fees
A judge awarded D’Amato’s lawyers less than half of what they asked Jarred Brooks to…
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Marsy’s Law Is in the Constitution. Neither L.A. City Attorney Candidate Has Said How They’d Apply It
Marissa Roy and John McKinney were sent identical questions on plea notice, restitution interest and…
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“I Take That as a Threat Against My Daughter”: Brooks Puts ZeroDarkTony’s Lawsuit Talk Before the Judge
Before Thursday’s fee hearing, Jarred Brooks filed D’Amato’s own words about suing his wife and…
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Roblox wants child exploitation lawsuits moved out of court and into private arbitration
A 2022 federal law lets sexual assault claims go to court despite such clauses. Roblox…
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‘Severed ALL Ties’: ZeroDarkTony’s Biggest Donor Says He’s Done
The account behind nearly half the money paid in Anthony D’Amato’s livestream chats says it…
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“If He Ever Tries to Sue Me” ZeroDarkTony Says He Isn’t Worried About a Lawsuit He Has Already Been Named In
Scott Hochstetter’s amended complaint, filed September 11 in California federal court, lists Anthony R. D’Amato,…
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In three Massachusetts dioceses, a cover-up the law cannot reach: 944 survivors counted, no charges
The attorney general says leaders of three dioceses covered up abuse. Worcester diocese still refuses…
Investigating Predatory Behavior and Failures in Accountability Systems
We are using verified evidence and public records. We analyze legal systems, platforms, and institutional failures that allow predatory behavior to persist. Our reporting preserves the record, supports those targeted, and pushes for accountability.
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- Documented harassment cases
- Evidence-based threat analysis
- Criminal Behavior
- Failures in Criminal Justice
- Legal breakdowns (restraining orders, anti-SLAPP, etc.)
- Ongoing investigations
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