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And what kind of parent would want their children to see this? >> no child should have to grow up where their memories of childhood involve prostitutes, drug dealers, and pimps. >> in the mid-90s, brian bates first notices lewd behavior in his neighborhood and files reports with the police. but he feels his complaints fall on deaf ears. so he decides to do something about it. he picks up his video camera and takes to the streets. >> i hope youre not married. >> and before long, the media notices...

That point. the police officer did something ive never seen a police officer do. he had his gun drawn. but he approached the man, literally putting it inches from his head. and says, "im going to fing shoot you right in the head." >> brian stands just feet away, keeping his camera trained on the action and watches at that officer gets more and more physical with the john. >> down to the ground. >> the police officer is trying to handcuff the john. but then the officer thought he noticed somethin...

>> it starts out as just a man and a video camera, but quickly grows into something much bigger when this regular guy turned video vigilante sees how powerful the camera can be, exposing hookers and the men who pay for them, drawing them out of the shadows. >> do you want to go to jail? >> i can do something that in a lot of cases an entire police force and millions of tax dollars cant do, and thats scare the bejesus out of the prostitutes and the johns. >> police are on their way. >> what the c...

Grows into something much bigger when this regular guy turned video vigilante sees how powerful the camera can be, exposing hookers and the men who pay for them, drawing them out of the shadows. >> do you want to go to jail? >> i can do something that in a lot of cases an entire police force and millions of tax dollars cant do, and thats scare the bejesus out of the prostitutes and the johns. >> police are on their way. >> what the camera does is it not only proves that what they were up to is c...

Locally, with his eye-popping video. but then, what he catches on tape here vaults him into the national spotlight. >> tell me what you were shooting and how it unraveled. >> well, at that time i was actually just driving through the neighborhood and saw -- >> the date is monday, july 8th, 2002. and brian bates is out videotaping, as usual. he sees a truck pick up a woman he knows to be a prostitute. so he starts rolling. >> no big deal. like every other case, ill follow it and see where they go...

Their johns on camera. hes made a name for himself locally, with his eye-popping video. but then, what he catches on tape here vaults him into the national spotlight. >> tell me what you were shooting and how it unraveled. >> well, at that time i was actually just driving through the neighborhood and saw -- >> the date is monday, july 8th, 2002. and brian bates is out videotaping, as usual. he sees a truck pick up a woman he knows to be a prostitute. so he starts rolling. >> no big deal. like ev...

Lowes policy, and we have taken corrective measures to address this matter." as for the john, police arrest him, tow away the truck, just another day in the life of a video vigilante. >> if i was just some psychologist out there talking about how bad prostitution is, nobody would pay attention. but if ive got these over-the-top videos, people caught in the act, literally with their pants down, it becomes the water cooler talk the next day and people say, have you ben to that nut jobs website tha...

Say, brian, why prostitution? why dont you go after the murderers? the drug dealers? the child rapists? why dont you go after those people? well, im here to tell you, those people are our prostitutes and our pimps and our johns on south robinson. these arent pta moms making a few extra bucks. these are hardened criminals. >> out on his beat, bates has seen it all. armed robberies, drug deals and violent crimes. on this day driving his normal route, he witnesses another scary scene. >> i notice t...

Ive never seen a police officer do. he had his gun drawn. but he approached the man, literally putting it inches from his head. and says, "im going to fing shoot you right in the head." >> brian stands just feet away, keeping his camera trained on the action and watches at that officer gets more and more physical with the john. >> down to the ground. >> the police officer is trying to handcuff the john. but then the officer thought he noticed something in the guys mouth and started accusing him ...

This matter." as for the john, police arrest him, tow away the truck, just another day in the life of a video vigilante. >> if i was just some psychologist out there talking about how bad prostitution is, nobody would pay attention. but if ive got these over-the-top videos, people caught in the act literally with their pants down, it becomes the water cooler talk the next day and people say, have you ben to that nutjobs website that catches those people? and thats fine. if i have to be known as ...