Actor Morgan Freeman is often seen around the gulf coast and is known to frequent several local dining locations on the island. This week, during an interview with a reporter from Black Enterprise, Mr. Freeman discussed his views about about recent national efforts to defund the police.

During a video conference interview with reporter Selena Hill, and joined by his co-star in an upcoming movie Frankie Faison, Freeman stated "I’m not in the least bit for defunding the police" and he added "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 the never pulled their guns except in rage, that sort of thing. I don’t know." his costar Faison agreed with his sentiment.

Morgan Freeman was promoting his new movie, The Killing Of Kenneth Chamberlain. You can see the interview on the link HERE.