Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 3 months agoLouisiana coroner accused of child abuse cuts sexual assault exam programwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down16
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minus-squaredohpaz42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoHow would have voting helped in this situation?
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·3 months agoWith the exception of New Orleans, coroners are elected in Louisiana for some dumb reason.
minus-squareTigrisMorte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·3 months agoThen sign up and oppose him.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoFor coroner? You know that’s not a job that anyone can or wants to do, right? It’s not like running for Congress where any other competence requirements are optional if you’re good enough at lying about corruption.
minus-squareTigrisMorte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·3 months agoThen find someone and back them. Go to the local opposition and ask what you can do to get your guy running.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoYeah sure, I’ll just go to the medical examiner aisle of my local competent and not corrupt public official store 🙄 Want me to get you a district attorney or comptroller while I’m there?
minus-squareTigrisMorte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·3 months agoWhere as being a responsible Voter requires precisely that, yes.
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoJust a question how many coroners have you personally found and got to run for office in your time?
minus-squareTigrisMorte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·3 months agoI’m not the one bitching about one being uncontested.
minus-squareImplyingImplications@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoThis always sounded crazy to me. In Canada, a coroner is a medical doctor with a specialization, similar to a pathologist. In some States it’s just a random person.
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoThere is a great Last Week Tonight with John Oliver about how the US coroner system is fucked up.
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How would have voting helped in this situation?
With the exception of New Orleans, coroners are elected in Louisiana for some dumb reason.
He ran unopposed…
I did say it was dumb…
Then sign up and oppose him.
For coroner? You know that’s not a job that anyone can or wants to do, right?
It’s not like running for Congress where any other competence requirements are optional if you’re good enough at lying about corruption.
Then find someone and back them. Go to the local opposition and ask what you can do to get your guy running.
Yeah sure, I’ll just go to the medical examiner aisle of my local competent and not corrupt public official store 🙄
Want me to get you a district attorney or comptroller while I’m there?
Where as being a responsible Voter requires precisely that, yes.
Just a question how many coroners have you personally found and got to run for office in your time?
I’m not the one bitching about one being uncontested.
This always sounded crazy to me. In Canada, a coroner is a medical doctor with a specialization, similar to a pathologist. In some States it’s just a random person.
There is a great Last Week Tonight with John Oliver about how the US coroner system is fucked up.