| “ | Hey, what is this? I got 22 years on the force. Who you gonna believe, me or some eggplant? | „ |
| ~ Parisi displaying his racism. |
Freddo Parisi is the main antagonist of the Law & Order episode "Poison Ivy". He is a racist police officer who murders a Black drug dealer.
He was portrayed by John Finn.
Early life[]
Parisi is an NYPD police officer with 22 years of experience. He semi-openly hates Black people, frequently using racial slurs when in the company of his fellow officers. He was involved in a shooting early in his career.
"Poison Ivy"[]
When responding to a complaint about a suspected drug deal, Parisi shoots and kills the dealer, an unarmed Black teenager named Tommy Richardson who is also an honors student. Panicked, Parisi plants a gun on Richardson, claiming that the boy fired first. His superiors accept his story, eager to make the matter go away, but Sergeant Max Greevey does not believe him and starts investigating. Greevey and his partner, Detective Mike Logan, question Parisi at his home, but he bristles at being second-guessed for killing an "eggplant".
Eventually Greevey and Logan find evidence that Parisi planted the gun on Richardson, and they arrest him. Executive Assistant District Attorney Ben Stone and Assistant District Attorney Paul Robinette charge him with murder, and present damning evidence of his guilt, as well as his racism. Knowing that he will be found guilty, Parisi hangs himself in his cell.
External links[]
- Freddo Parisi on the Law & Order Wiki
