. >> brian bates says street prostitution infests his oklahoma city neighborhood. >> don't be bringingown here, buddy. >> brian is a husband and 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. >> it starts out as just a man and a video camera, but quickly grows