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Atlanta mall cop who tased crazy mom fired

BY Jillian Raftery  on March 21, 2013 @ 12:40 pm (Updated: 3:43 pm - 3/21/13 )


Warning: This video contains strong language.

The Atlanta mall cop Dori praised for standing his ground early February when a woman took a swing at him in front of her children has been fired.

Darien Long wears a camera around his neck during his patrols around the Atlanta mall where he works as a security guard. On Friday, Darien was trying to keep a group of loud, unruly children from coming back into the mall when he was approached by one of the two mothers of the group of at least six or seven young children.

The video shows the mom hurling insults as the children join in, egged on by their mothers. As the mothers hurl racial slurs, the children shout "You gay, you gay." The unnamed mother starts pushing up against Darien, who tells her to "back up." When the woman finally took a swing at Darien, he tased her.

Reports showed later that the two moms in the video were arrested and charged with seven misdemeanors between them.

Darien said later that he was just doing his part to make the neighborhood safe for families and businesses. But he got a lot of publicity, and his story went viral.

His community was so appreciative that they raised over $20,000 online to thank Darien for his service and to show their support.

This week, though, Darien announced that he'd been let go from his job as a security officer. March 31 will be his last day.

"I think it was the result of a lot of things. The publicity," said Darien in an interview, "two of the vendors are actually leaving, revenues are down."

Dori thinks the mall owners should keep Darien on - and should give him a medal for dealing with so many violent, obnoxious people.

But Darien is moving on, looking to get out of the security business. He said he's sad to leave the mall.

"Within two or three days the drug dealers will start to come back in once they know I'm not there," he said.

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Jillian Raftery is a social media captain for the Dori Monson Show. She loves the neighborly vibe of the Pacific Northwest and spends as much time as possible outdoors.
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  • hpitantso wrote...
    Within two or three days the drug dealers will start to come back in once they know I'm not there," he said.
    March 22, 2013 1:18 am
    A quote from a real mall cop, ATL's next sheriff? Tased mom with at least six or seven young children. Firing mall cop Darien will surly have an effect on USA and the saftey of all americans from drug dealers, terrorists and mothers with 6 or more dr rulely kids. I bet he owns the movie..
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  • chubby wrote...
    I wonder . . .
    March 22, 2013 9:51 am
    how many times Anne Bremner drove drunk before she was finally caught. Ask her next time you have her on your show, Dori. Hypocrite! Oh wait, Dori says that people drive an average of 80 times before they are caught. And please, please, please start taking phone calls from listeners again. It is torture to listen to you banter with that pea brain producer, Jake. It's talk radio . . . the callers make the show!
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  • edpalmer wrote...
    That Poor Mall Cop
    March 22, 2013 9:59 am
    Some people sure make it hard not to be prejudis.
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  • soo purletiv wrote...
    Great example for her children
    March 24, 2013 3:28 pm
    What a bozo. She was kicked out because of the kids behavior.

    And now we know why the kids act the way they do.

    And I love the fact that these "mothers" were charged for their stupidity.

    The sad part though? These kids have little chance of being productive adults with these pathetic excuses as "parents" along with their non father baby daddies.

    Taze away...

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