Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agoWe found this old matchbook in our kitchen. It's for a coroner's election. The Democrat candidate is on one side and the Republican candidate is on the other.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1293arrow-down12
arrow-up1291arrow-down1imageWe found this old matchbook in our kitchen. It's for a coroner's election. The Democrat candidate is on one side and the Republican candidate is on the other.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·6 months agoNope. Anyone can be a coroner in many jurisdictions. Medical examiners need to be doctors.
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoWhat the actual fuck??? In my country you have to have been a barrister for at least 5 years and in practice it’s longer. I can’t get my head around this system of having laypersons voting randoms into a position that requires a high level of skill.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-26 months agoCoroner doesn’t really require much skill. It’s basically an administrative position. The medical examiner is the one who needs medical experience. (It still shouldn’t be an elected position though.)
Nope. Anyone can be a coroner in many jurisdictions. Medical examiners need to be doctors.
What the actual fuck???
In my country you have to have been a barrister for at least 5 years and in practice it’s longer.
I can’t get my head around this system of having laypersons voting randoms into a position that requires a high level of skill.
Coroner doesn’t really require much skill. It’s basically an administrative position. The medical examiner is the one who needs medical experience.
(It still shouldn’t be an elected position though.)