‘I’m Not In The Least Bit for Defunding the Police’: Morgan Freeman Speaks On New Film ‘The Killing Of Kenneth Chamberlain’
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Actor Morgan Freeman said that he is not for defunding the police. Morgan shared his opinion on the matter while speaking about his new film, “The Killing Of Kenneth Chamberlain.”
The film is based on the true story of a Black veteran who suffered from bipolar disorder. The 68-year-old was murdered by the police in his own White Plains, New York, home in 2011 during a welfare check after his LifeAlert accidentally went off. The officers involved were not disciplined.
Morgan Freeman speaks onstage during the 51st NAACP Image Awards, Presented by BET, at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 22, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET)
Freeman acts in the film and is also a producer. Actor Frankie Faison stars in the film as Kenneth Chamberlain. Both men said that police reform needed to happen and that police officers need to be retrained.
When asked if the men were for defunding the police, both men said that they were not. Freeman said that he was against defunding the police because the police are necessary.
“I’m not in the least bit for defunding the police,” said Freeman. “Police work is, aside from all the negativity around it, it is very necessary for us to have them, and most of them are guys that are doing their job. They’re going about their day-to-day jobs. There are some police that never pull their guns except on the range, that sort of thing. I don’t know.”
