Reddit users have helped raise more than $18,000 to buy new and better equipment for “kick ass mall cop” Darien Long after video of him using his Taser on an out of control mother went viral.
The incident that quickly garnered national attention occurred about eight months ago at Atlanta’s Metro Mall. It all began when Long, who is both the on-site manager and security guard at the mall, attempted to quiet a group of children who were making noise, prompting the kids’ mother to begin harassing and threatening him.
Long showed incredible patience and restraint as the mother and a number of other women berated him continuously. Even the young children eventually began mocking the security guard, calling him “gay.”