. >> reporter: when baltimore streets erupted in flames earlier this week, carlos brooks couldn't believe what he was seeing. >> i was sitting in the house looking at the tv and was just shocked that it was going on. >> reporter: he immediately thought of his second oldest child, his 16-year-old son. >> my dad called me and told me, don't go out there. don't go out there. >> reporter: but what did you do? >> i went out there at nighttime. i thought i was slick. >> reporter: for the first time ever, with no previous record, carlos jr. was arrested. his dad says for looting. being in police custody was beyond expectations. with chains around your ankles? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: what was that like? hard? >> yeah, kind of hard to walk. i thought i was going to fall. a caged animal. that's what i felt like, a caged animal. >> reporter: you felt like a caged animal. >> he didn't come from a broken home. me and his mother might not be together, but he was still raised with morals and god. >> reporter: learning his son was arrested, brooks' next thought was of freddie gray and wondered what h

and baltimore streets erupted in flames earlier this week carlos brooks couldn't believe what he was seeing. >> i was sitting in the house looking at it on tv and was just shocked it was going on. >> reporter: he immediately thought of his second oldest child, his sixteen-year-old son. >> my dad called me and told me don't go out there. don't go out there. he told me. >> reporter: but what did you do? >> went out there at nighttime. thought i was slick. thought i was being sneaky. >> reporter: for the first time ever with no previous record he was arrested. his dad says for looting. being in police custody was beyond expectations. >> reporter: chains around your ankles? what was that like? was it heard? >> hard to walk. felt i was going to fall. that's whey felt like. >> you felt like a caged animal in. >> yeah. >> reporter: he didn't come from a broken home. me and his mother might not be together but he was raised with moral and guidance. >> reporter: the father's next thought was of freddie gray and wondered what happened to his own son. >> that's all i think about is his safety.

. >> reporter: when baltimore streets erupted in flames earlier this week, carlos brooks couldn't believewas seeing. >> i was sitting in the house looking at it on tv and was just shocked that it was going on. >> reporter: he immediately thought of his second oldest child, his 16-year-old son. >> my dad called my and told me don't go out there. don't go out there. he told me. >> what did you do? >> went out there at nighttime. thought i was slick. >> reporter: for the first time ever with no previous record, carlos jr. was arrested. his dad says for looting. being in police custody was beyond expectations. >> you you had chains around your ankles? >> yes, ma'am. >> what was that like? >> felt hard to walk. felt i was going to fall. i can't handle it. that's what i felt like. felt like a caged animal. >> he didn't come from a broken home. me and his mother might not be together, but he was still raised with morals and guidance. >> reporter: learning his son was arrested brooks' next thought was of freddie delay and wondered what happened to his own son. >> my kids are my life that's all i

carlos watson, thank you. always good to be with you. >> woodruff: and to the analysis of brooks and marcus.w york times columnist david brooks and washington post columnist ruth marcus, mark shields is away. welcome to both of you. lead story tonight, the british elections, wig bin for the -- big win for the conservatives, david cameron. how do you think about this implications for the u.s.? >> we've had a long debate on how to react to the financial crisis. there are two countries who didn't do the big stimulus packages and did do fiscal discipline and those were generally in the u.k. we've had a debate, which is the right policy, austerity or bigger stimulus and spending. the two in europe the austerity countries. one of the things the cameron victory is about, it's about what's happening in scotland and a lot of things. within england, voters had a chance to reject the policy and the conservative party has a bigger majority than before so it has to be some sort of indication for the basic fiscal package that david cameron and chancellor championed. >> woodruff: what about that? we pointe