he warns aspiring video vigilantes, this is dangerous work. he says he s very careful and takes many precautions. when he approaches a prostitute and a john, he already has 911 dialed on his phone. he keeps his camera rolling at all times. and he tries not to get into a situation without an escape route. and yet often he walks right up to people in very compromising positions. really wasn t thinking. bates catches this man on camera, with a working girl only seconds earlier, and vents his frustration. our kids can t play outside. our wives can t walk to the grocery store. why? because of the hookers out here. why? because guys like you keep picking them up. what s going through your head, buddy? nothing. i just don t think. can you understand why i m out here doing this? yes. this video is one of his more popular ones on youtube. more than 300,000 hits and counting. maybe because of how shocking it is. only moments before this confrontation, bates is out on his normal r
the sign no parking anytime. a handicapped person can park. are you handicapped? how do you know that. i could be handicapped. he posts them on you tube to expose what he sees as a double standard. his clips have gotten more than a million hits. the general public loves what i am doing. everyone would love the opportunity to yell and scream at a police officer when they see a police officer doing something wrong. not everyone has guts to do it. some fans are living vicariously through me. and he is kicking it up a notch to keep them coming back for more. i m calling for backup, waa! he knows he sounds like a cry baby but said this is a serious issue that needs attention and he thinks these antics help. you broke the law. what has jimmy justice so upset in this video? these new york city sanitation
and the rest is sort of history. amazingly, after this brazen act the john sticks around to talk to bates. are you a married man? yes. what would your wife say? and why don t you have a wedding ring on? i lost it in iraq. you lost your wedding ring in iraq. why don t you buy another one? i don t have the money. you just paid for a hooker. you can afford a hooker, but you can t afford a wedding ring? you know, it s funny, these johns go out and think wow, what a great deal on robinson. you can buy just about any sex act for $20. i m here to tell you, $20 can also cost you your job. it can get you a disease. it can cost you your marriage. it can cost you your reputation in the community. and if i post the video online, it s a life sentence. so i guess it s quite a deal for 20 bucks. so this is your ride. i was just stalling till the cops got here.
here s what is happening. with the olympic games two weeks away. a video from a group believed to be responsible for bombings in russia is threatening more attacks during the games. security is site tithe at sochi, the site of the winter games. the broncos are heading to the super bowl. they beat the patriots. on february 2 ntd they will play the winners of the seahawks, 49ers nfc championship game. now back to caught on camera. brian bates is no law man. he isn t a police officer. he can t arrest people. and he doesn t carry a gun.
father, with a teenaged son living at home. if brian can see it, kids can, too. 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 you re not married. and before long, the media notices. he calls himself the video vigilante. and bates realizes he s on to something. for some reason, when an eyewitness tries to relate it to the police, it just doesn t have the punch that the video has. the video says it all. and that s really all i am. i m just a security camera that moves around.