Sadly a trend that's becoming more and more prevalent. Just recently a case was brought to the attention of the media of a father taping his own two sons beat the living daylights out of each other, him shouting encouragement and issuing threats in the background, despite the fact that the two boys were in tears doing it, and then posted the video later on YouTube. And who could forget the woman in America who was stabbed and laid there dying on the aisle and yet people decided to take pictures and film her dying on their mobile phones.
Don't see the point really. YouTube clearly doesn't allow this thing and is taken down as soon as they're made aware. Seems to me that they're doing it for some form of recognition, and I doubt they'll care if it's either positive or negative. Besides, chances are you will be traced back by the authorities at some point. Stupid.