ZDT OBS TEST STREAM – OPEN CHAT
ZDT to Chee: “This Is Going to Affect You Legally… You Just Don’t Know It Yet”
Anthony R. D’Amato Jr., streaming as ZeroDarkTony (ZDT), used a this Rumble “OBS TEST” livestream to target Chee with sustained harassment, criminal accusations, and a claim that he is “working with the LAPD”—a statement delivered without supporting detail but repeated as a warning.
The stream doesn’t meander—it escalates. ZDT moves from insults to felony allegations, from grievance to intimidation, and from commentary to a sustained threat narrative. He invokes law enforcement, promises consequences, and pulls his audience
“We Are Working With the LAPD”
Throughout the broadcast, ZDT employs harsh, often graphic language, including name-calling and hypotheticals that evoke past abuse, violence, and personal vendettas. The show’s tone is unambiguously antagonistic, and certain segments approach or cross into outright intimidation by threatening legal actions or referencing violence in a manner likely meant to unsettle its targets.
Analysis of the exhibits and risk digest highlights multiple points of escalation:
- Direct Insults & Harassment: The host repeatedly uses derogatory and homophobic slurs, targeting “Chee” and Scott by name. There are vivid accusations involving criminal conduct, doxxing, and allegations of sexual misconduct.
- Legal Retaliation Threats: Several instances include direct statements about rivals “going to prison” or facing legal consequences, with references to working with law enforcement and keeping “cards close to the chest.”
- Monetization: The host actively solicits tips and highlights paid memberships, linking antagonistic content with financial support mechanisms.
- Atmosphere of Intimidation: The host describes hypothetical violence against rivals, denying intent while invoking scenarios that are inherently threatening.
Explicit mentions of Venmo, CashApp, and “gifted memberships” in the stream reinforce the program’s link between its provocative style and direct payment from viewers.
Exhibits: Key Evidence from the Stream
Exhibit A – “Hateful Fucking Piece of Shit”
This segment features a striking example of dehumanizing, aggressively profane language directed at a rival. The host says, “Hateful… piece of shit… whore for pedophiles…” as part of a broader, graphic tirade against Chee.
Timestamps: 00:17:10 – 00:18:24
Within this passage, the host introduces name-calling and speculation about prison in a manner calibrated to demean and threaten. He says DOA is a phony if he takes a plea deal.
Exhibit B — “We Are Working With the LAPD”
The clip illustrates how accusations shift into explicit allegations of criminal conspiracy. The host states, “You try and pan them out to be a pedophile and that’s what Scott tried to do to me along with Chee…which is a crime…a conspiracy, which is a felony…” and references police involvement.
Timestamps: 00:23:20 – 00:26:21
ZDT escalates from insult to criminal accusation and invokes law enforcement without providing evidence.
Exhibit C – Recounting Trauma
Graphic recollections and belittling exchanges are on display in this clip. The segment includes disturbing stories of childhood abuse and sexual violence claims.
Timestamps: 00:45:09 – 00:46:56
ZDT introduces graphic personal trauma while continuing to attack others, blending vulnerability with aggression.
The traumatic recollection, ultimately serving to level both personal and generalized insults at rivals. Such blending of real or claimed trauma with aggression toward others seems to heighten the emotional charge and justification for his own behavior, in this case his drug use.
Exhibit D – “If I was a violent person…”
“If I was a violent person… I could have gone to where he was…”
Here, ZDT contemplates the use of violence against “Scott,” while stressing their claimed restraint: “I don’t condone violence of any sort.”
Timestamps: 00:49:12 – 00:50:19
ZDT describes how easily he could have located and confronted Scott in person, stating there would have been “nothing that he would have been able to do,” while simultaneously insisting he is not a violent person. The statement pairs a disclaimer with a detailed assertion of capability—he knows where the target is and claims he could reach him—creating a form of conditional threat framing that communicates dominance and potential harm while preserving deniability.
Exhibit E – “Don’t ever disrespect me.”
ZDT responds to a chatter. “Don’t ever disrespect me… Don’t walk in front of a fucking train.”
Timestamps: 00:51:04 – 00:51:44
Exhibit F – Keeping cards close to the chest
ZDT after responding to a chatter, here again references legal trouble for rivals and possible forthcoming consequences: “You don’t undestand my resolve.”
Timestamps: 00:54:33 – 00:56:17
ZDT moves beyond general legal warnings and delivers a more deliberate pressure message, telling his target, “this is going to affect you legally… you just don’t know it yet,” while adding that he is keeping “cards close to the chest.” The language suggests not just future consequences, but withheld action and timing control, positioning himself as someone already in motion while the target remains unaware. Paired with earlier claims of working with law enforcement and statements asserting real-world capability, the remark reinforces a pattern of controlled escalation—legal, personal, and implied physical—designed to unsettle while avoiding specifics.
Exhibit G — “Scott Tried to Ruin My Life”
The host escalates intimidation, focusing on “Scott” and describing how he “tried to ruin my life and threaten my life and have people harm me?”
Timestamps: 01:09:57 – 01:10:38
The language shifts from general accusation to self-justification, positioning his ongoing attacks as a response to being wronged. By describing himself as injured and targeted, he builds a narrative that legitimizes escalation—moving from grievance into retribution while continuing to use slurs and dehumanizing language.
Sources
- Full SRT Transcript: for HNZ Supporters
- Full Text Transcript: for HNZ Supporters
- Full Chat Transcript: for HNZ Supporters
- Stream ID: RUMBLE · v76d77y
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