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Than once or twice because they dont come back. >> the johns may not come back. but brians fans do. to his website, again and again. his clips on youtube are wildly popular. 500,000 hits. 600,000 hits. this one, more than a million hits. >> one of the things my camera helps to dispel the myth is that these activities are kept behind closed doors, that they are going on in hotel rooms. theyre not. these neighborhoods are full of parks. yet, the parks are not full of children. >> like this park. t...

And no regrets about getting involved. the experience reminds him how violent prostitution can be. and he doesnt think most folks realize that. >> i get people all the time 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. >> ...

Get picked up soon. and then literally, you can tell, its almost like, you know, a bunch of birds scattering, these girls start to take off in different directions. >> a rival pimp and prostitute arrive on the scene. and they are angry! as they chase one girl, bates realizes shes in serious trouble. >> take this. >> he asks someone to hold his camera, and he jumps in. >> literally, you have this girl who is down on the ground with another prostitute holding her hair, beating her in the face. the...

Other, and im steering with my knees, trying to get the evidence i need. and really, all that i can remember is them pushing the girl in, shutting the door, and then another guy diving in the back window to try to keep her down inside the car. >> bates knows he needs to do something. so he tries to get their attention. >> and so i bumped their vehicle with mine, bumped it rather forcefully with my vehicle. and they opened up the door and threw the girl out and took off. >> battered, bruised and ...

Brian bates is no law man. he isnt a police officer. he cant arrest people. and he doesnt carry a gun. but over the years hes captured hundreds of prostitutes and 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 ...

Hunts point avenue in new york city. sunset boulevard in los angeles. las vegas boulevard in sin city. in any major metropolis, theres a place thats notorious for prostitution. but in oklahoma city one man is trying to force the worlds oldest profession out of his neighborhood. hes got a video camera, an internet connection, and a lot of guts. and hes putting the hookers and their johns on notice. >> it was in my neighborhood. it was in my front yard. it was at my neighborhood grocery store, in ...

Theres probably no less than 15 or 20 squad cars in that parking lot before they finally got this guy handcuffed and in the back of the truck and hauled him away. >> the oklahoma city district attorney wont press charges against the cops, but the video grabs headlines nationwide, and bates says that was a real turning point in his friendly relationship with the oklahoma city pd. >> up to that point i think the police really looked at me as being on their side, and when i released this tape and w...

>> we called lowes, and they tell us that the incident concerns them. they have this to say -- "the behavior we observed on the video is clearly a violation of 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, pe...

Walmart choice premium steak in the black package... its 100% money back guaranteed. try it for your next backyard barbeque. this is robinson avenue, south robinson avenue in oklahoma city. its notorious not only here in oklahoma city but really all over the globe, especially through the internet, for the availability of street prostitutes. >> with video camera in hand, brian bates is trying to drive prostitution out of his hometown, oklahoma city. >> this is the most notorious area right in h...

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...