A female officer with Victoria Police, who served for 16 years, has resigned in protest against the use of police to enforce Covid-19 rules, saying in an interview that a "great majority" of her colleagues shared her sentiments. Acting Senior Sergeant Krystle Mitchell has appeared on The Discernible Interviews channel on YouTube on Friday, wearing her dark-blue uniform and revealing that she had been "troubled" by how police resources have been applied during the pandemic by state authorities.
Victoria Police has been tasked with making sure that people in one of Australia's most populous states abide by the lockdown restrictions, and with curbing illegal protests against the health rules and vaccination mandates, which often turn violent, resulting in numerous arrests and accusations of police brutality. Melbourne, Victoria's capital city, holds the world record for longest lockdown.
Mitchell, who had been working with the gender equality and inclusion command, said that "all of my friends that are police officers that are working the front line and are suffering every day enforcing CHO (Chief Health Officer) directions, that certainly the great majority don't believe in and don't want to enforce."
The law enforcers were "scaring people in the community," and she herself felt uneasy when encountering officers in the street while off-duty and wearing civilian clothes, she confessed.
Several instances of police brutality in the state of Victoria went viral in September at the height of the protests against Covod-19 restrictions in Melbourne. One of the viral clips that caused outrage featured police violently tossing an elderly woman to the ground and pepper-spraying her. In another incident, an officer was filmed slamming a demonstrator onto the pavement, allegedly rendering him unconscious.
https://www.rt.com/news/537063-victoria-police-quits-coronavirus/
I just watched the interview. It's about 1 & 1/2 hour long but well worth the time if you have it. I learned a lot more about what's happening in Melbourne.
Then why are they enforcing shit they know is wrong. FUCK EM.
Another source:
Senior Victoria police officer Krystle Mitchell resigns, claims most cops ‘don’t believe’ in COVID rules
A senior Victorian policewoman has resigned after 16 years of service, claiming the “vast majority” of cops do not “believe in and don’t want to enforce” the state’s tough COVID-19 orders.
Acting Senior Sergeant Krystle Mitchell is facing an investigation by Victoria Police’s professional standards command after she quit the force over the state’s stringent COVID-19 directions.
The policewoman sensationally resigned from the Victoria Police after appearing on an independent media show The Discernible Interviews on Friday night.
https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/senior-victoria-police-officer-krystle-mitchell-resigns-claims-most-cops-dont-believe-in-covid-rules/news-story/69cc750c6e64aa65d5044f38e62128b4
yeah so if most of the cops who dont believe in it, didnt enforce it, nothing could be done
How about not quitting your fucking job but just not enforcing any mask mandates or vaccine passport mandates on your shifts.
Force them to fire you.
I am betting that your actions will inspire your fellow police officers to stop enforcing bullshit mandates before they can get the paperwork done on your firing.
The cops that are beating people up for not wearing a mask are suffering? Poor babies. What the hell are we supposed to do about it? These people have done a great disservice to cops everywhere. All this talk about the cops being on our side and doing the right thing has been blown away like a fart in the wind. Lots of cops are bullies and don't mind roughing people up. They will do the same thing here (I live in the USA) when it comes to it, sorry to say.