Hollywood Icon Morgan Freeman Speaks Out against Push to 'Defund the Police'

Tré Goins-Phillips : Oct 12, 2021
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"...Police work ... it is very necessary for us to have them." -Morgan Freeman

[Faithwire.com] Hollywood icon Morgan Freeman isn't on board with defunding the police. (Screengrab image)

The "Angel Has Fallen" star spoke out against the leftist movement during a recent interview with Selena Hill of the Black Enterprise. He said he is not "in the least bit for defunding the police."

"Police work is—aside from all the negativity around it—it is very necessary for us to have them," Freeman said. "And most of them are guys that are doing their job, they're going about their day-to-day jobs. I know some policemen who would never even pull their guns, except in a range, that sort of thing."

Freeman participated in the interview to promote his movie, "The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain," released Sept. 17. The film, executive produced by Freeman, tells the story of Kenneth Chamberlain, a Marine Corps veteran killed by police in the fall of 2011... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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