Man Known As 'Video Vigilante' Arrested

[benburch]

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/10858458.htm

Man Known As 'Video Vigilante' Arrested

JULIE E. BISBEE

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY - An anti-prostitution activist known for videotaping prostitutes and their customers and giving the footage to police and television shows now faces accusations that he set up some of the sexual encounters so he could capture them on camera.

Brian Bates, 34, who is known as the "Video Vigilante," was arrested Tuesday afternoon during a traffic stop in Oklahoma City. An arrest warrant lists criminal complaints of pandering and aiding in prostitution. He called the charges bogus when he was released early Wednesday.

Bates is accused of paying prostitutes to engage in sexual acts with male customers in areas that were easy for Bates to videotape, but hard for police to detect, said Capt. Jeffrey Becker.

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His web site says he's a good Baptist... Can anybody help me prove that he is a Republican???

[Heyo]

1. do you mean..

.. "find out if he is a republican"?

Heyo

[benburch]

2. I admit I am assuming....

But it fits. I'd bet money on it. Can we prove it?

[VegasWolf]

3. I'm pretty certain he's not bright enough to be a liberal. n/t

[benburch]

4. He certainly has an IQ that would be a good temperature for beer. nt

[Sterling]

5. This is great. That guy is a dick.

I hope he gets ass raped in jail.

[benburch]

6. I got something on him!

Dig this link; http://members.yahoo.com/interests/oklahoma_city_metro-1600474709

Now, scan down to;

cockluvr2879 - Email 
Brian Bates (Male, 33)
Midwest City, OK

COCK LOVER??? Another Gannon?

The profile has been removed, but his email [e-mail] matches the registration for his domain name.

[benburch]

7. It would appear he has an account here on DU, too!

As bbatesokc

Account from 2002, number of posts one.

[benburch]

8. Also, here is his other business...

http://www.batescreativeservices.com/index.html

[frictionlessO]

9. ahhh I see community journalism has caught fire!!

"they'll have to pry the keyboard from cold dead hands"

[benburch]

10. More stuff here...

Too much to repost here, but you should head on over to;

http://mikemalloy.net/board/viewtopic.php?t=17532&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

[genieroze]

11. Seems like a repuke to me. eom

[genieroze]

12. He must of pissed off the cops with this

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020712/world.htm

Two white Oklahoma City police officers, one of them wielding a baton, try to subdue a black suspect lying on the ground in this video image from footage released on Wednesday. Both officers faced disciplinary investigation after the videotape showed them using batons, pepper spray and physical beating to subdue the suspect. The arrest was filmed by Brian Bates, a self-described ‘‘video vigilante’’.
— Reuters photos