This youth sports referee shames parents who yell, fight by posting videos of them online

Brian Barlow is fed up with your crap.

OK, he didn't precisely say that, but all signs point to that's exactly what he means. 

Barlow's a 44-year-old youth soccer referee from Oklahoma who's making his viral rounds online for a Facebook page he set up that posts videos of garbage humans (most presumably parents) being total jerks to referees at youth sports games.

According to the New York Times, Barlow pays the video owners $100 for each one he decides to post.

The Offside Facebook page showcases all sorts of drama like all-out brawls between parents of opposing teams or a lone figure on the sidelines harassing the ref for a call (yes, these are real examples).

The videos are humiliating. And sort of hysterical.

But most of all: They're shameful.

And that's the point.

Shaming parents into acting like decent people

“I do it to hold people accountable — to identify and call out the small percentage of parents who nonetheless create a toxic environment at youth sports,” Barlow told the Times.

In an interview with Good Morning America, he said:

"In that moment, you don't realize what you look like or how you act ... So when you go back and do see how you acted, I think that changes how you behaved."

He said it deters people from repeating their misbehavior (for fear of being filmed) as well as others who see the Facebook page and question whether they've ever acted in such a way.

And in case you're wondering: Yes, this appears to be a widespread problem with problematic effects.

Reported on "Today:"

"Eighty percent of high school officials are quitting before their third year, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations, which launched a national recruitment effort last year to attract more officials."

Barlow also told the Times about an incident that left his 12-year-old daughter, Zoe, trapped for 90 minutes in a building due to threats from angry parents after she and other referees made a call in a soccer game for 6-year-old kids.

S.T.O.P program

Through his Facebook page, Barlow has launched an initiative called Stop Tormenting Officials Permanently, or STOP, where clubs or individuals can purchase eye-catching signage to display at games that warns people not to bother the officials.

Groups can also sign up to be a STOP affiliated club and display the logo on their websites.

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