Two men have been banned from the streaming platform Twitch after setting off a firework while live in a supermarket.
The streamer known as Baller was in Walmart with his friend when they decided to set off the pyro in an aisle by the self-checkout.
They streamed the event live on Twitch, as reported by What’s The Jam.
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In the video, Baller and his mate can be seen lighting the firework in the middle of the aisle.
They then back away and jump up and down laughing.
However, one of them seems to panic and runs back to attempt to point the explosive away from the entrance of the store and towards a snack-packed wall in the aisle. on 22 July, Monday
They can be heard saying: “Wait wait wait.
“Get it! Get it!”
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The firework then begins to spark as it jerks around and one of the men is hit.
Walmart employees can be seen trying to confront the pair while the firework goes off.
But the two quickly run out of the door and into the car park, as does a frightened customer with a child.
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Not long afterwards, Baller was banned by the platform because of his actions, and his page now says:
“This channel is temporarily unavailable due to a violation of Twitch’s Community Guidelines or Terms of Service.”
It is not clear how long the ban will be enforced, but a clip of the event has been shared to X, where comments are not particularly favourable.
One person said: “These streamers be doing ANYTHING to go viral.”
Bart added: “Anything for the streams.”
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Gee commented: “These people too wild.”
Steve wrote: “Jail is calling.”
Bill noted: “There are elderly, kids and people with disabilities shopping… this isn’t content.”
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Molly simply put: “Jail them.”
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