Originally Posted by
Chugalug2
Give thanks that they don't AJ! As tuc says, some are exemplary in their duties, witness the Oxford Coroner informing the MOD that there is something wrong with their bloody aeroplanes! If they all sang from the same hymn sheet they would merely follow the lead of countless ministers, MPs, members of the HoL, Chief Constables, QCs, etc, etc, in not rocking the boat and sticking to the script. It is a +700-year-old institution that allows Coroners, if they so wish, to put their duty above all other considerations. BZ's to those who choose to do so!
Wouldn't it be better if there was some attempt to get all coroners to strive to do things in the way that the best of them do, though? I can't help but feel a certain discomfort in knowing that there is such an apparent degree of variability in carrying out such a key role. I have to say that finding that out here has somewhat dented my faith in what I had assumed was a robust process.