• AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The Republican candidate didn’t have a medical degree? I’d have thought that was a requirement for coroner.

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        You do t have to be “qualified”, not being qualified can be a good thing. For example a medical review board, it’s good to have normal people because they are a check and balance and don’t let bad doctors off easily where doctors are bias and will.

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          The answer to bad scientists are good scientists. The answer to bad scientists is never a drywaller named jeff. Im gonna assume youd prefer your triple bypass is done by a heart surgeon and not a charismatic accountant who is keeping surgeons accountable. Stop drinking the koolaid and grow up.

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          Yeah, let’s get more unqualified people in power over women’s medical decisions! Or unqualified raciats into cororner positions so they can blame minorities for being murdered by the police!

          Checks and balances!

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          not being qualified can be a good thing. For example a medical review board,

          That’s literally why Americans have the worst Healthcare. We let non-scientists make scientific decisions. Just stop.

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        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.

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          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.)

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            Idk, I’ve had to deal with coronial inquiries and I can’t imagine what it would be like if the Coroner was just some random person instead of, well, an actual coroner.

            It seems like electing your neighbour the lawnmower guy to run your divorce court instead of letting a judge do it.

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      He was probably just enthusiastic about working with people who couldn’t rebuff his sexual advances