HERO OR VILLAIN? THE FREDERICK PARISI CASE EXPOSES A BROKEN JUSTICE SYSTEM

NEWARK, NJ – Another day, another criminal coddled by the system.

Frederick Parisi, a security guard who actually did his job, is now facing up to 10 years in prison for daring to stop a shoplifter. Meanwhile, Hector Rodriguez—the career criminal who stole from Family Dollar and ran—gets to play the victim. This is justice in America today.

WHEN DID STOPPING CRIME BECOME A CRIME?

Back in 2020, Parisi was securing a Family Dollar in Newark when Rodriguez tried to pull a fast one. Rodriguez fled, assuming no one would stop him. But he was wrong.

Parisi pursued him, using a vehicle designed for deterrence and ultimately took action. He used pepper spray to subdue a fleeing criminal, preventing him from escaping accountability. Sounds like a win for law and order, right? Wrong.

THE SYSTEM PROTECTS CRIMINALS, NOT CITIZENS

Instead of rewarding Parisi for upholding the law, prosecutors turned him into the bad guy. He was charged with aggravated assault and impersonating a police officer—as if stopping a crime is now something only criminals are allowed to do.

Rodriguez, of course, gets the full sympathy treatment. The media paints him as a helpless homeless man, not a repeat offender who thought he could steal and run without consequences.

This backward thinking is exactly why crime is spiraling out of control. Stores are shutting down. Security guards are powerless. Criminals know they can take what they want—and now they even get the courts on their side.

PARISI ISN’T THE PROBLEM—WEAK LEADERSHIP IS

Parisi is now being accused of impersonating an officer—but let’s be real. If our government actually cared about crime, would security guards even need to take matters into their own hands?

The real impersonators are the politicians pretending to care about crime while letting cities turn into lawless wastelands.

Parisi now faces a decade behind bars while Rodriguez walks free. Is this the kind of country we want?

WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE?

This isn’t about one man. This is about a justice system that protects criminals and punishes those who dare to fight back.

So, what’s next? Do we just let thieves clean out every store? Should security guards just stand by and watch? Or are we finally going to say enough is enough?

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