Krystle Mitchell, a Senior Sergeant for the Victoria Police in Australia, has quit her position over the state’s harsh COVID-19 rules.
On Friday, Mitchell was featured on The Discernible Interviews where she announced her resignation from the department.
She explained that the police is no longer independent from the government under Premier Daniel Andrews. She also said that the strict requirements given to the police to enforce have “troubled” her.
There was a big thought process and battle of morals and integrity within me about what I wanted to do and how I see my organization being used during this pandemic and it troubled me greatly.
Mitchell resigned before the interview went live, noting that speaking to the public would result in her dismissal. “I’m choosing to quit because I can’t remedy in my soul any more the way in which the organization I love to work for is being used and the damage that it’s causing to the reputation of Victoria Police and the damage it is causing the community,” she said.
The organization claimed Mitchell’s comments do not reflect the Victoria Police and said “The CHO directions are based on health advice and set by the Victorian Government. Victoria Police cannot pick and choose what laws it enforce”.
Protests over vaccine mandates and other rules have been popping up around Australia, as well as in other countries where people are tired of the strict requirements.
