• ignirtoq
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    1419 days ago

    I am astonished they didn’t spell it “rouge.”

  • @[email protected]
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    819 days ago

    I think this comes from the fact the coroner is the only person who could arrest the sheriff back in the day? I remember some interesting tidbit like that from a couple decades ago.

    • Nougat
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      1119 days ago

      Who, in turn, is arrested by the head librarian.

      • Madrigal
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        619 days ago

        Who can be arrested by any school teacher, sanitation worker, or deputised livestock.

        • Nougat
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          719 days ago

          Don’t forget the godlike powers of parking lot valets.

    • themeatbridge
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      2519 days ago

      And in the end, after the toxic smoke clears, and the radioactive glow fades, and the last living thing long ago breathed its last… the cheese stands alone.

    • AmidFuror
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      1319 days ago

      Alternatively, the undead are allowed to arrest the coroner for unlawful imprisonment.

  • @[email protected]
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    2019 days ago

    I mean I’ve read it somewhere that a bunch of turtles got mutated into super hero ninjas but, like, that doesn’t make it real.

    • @[email protected]
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      318 days ago

      What do you mean, not real? There’s like at least 5 documentaries about them. Do your research. 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐀

  • federal reverse
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    As this is a repost from 7 months ago, I am quoting a comment from @[email protected]:

    Like many things sov cit this originates with something based in reality.

    A long time ago in different places and different times, the coroner was separate from the police and sheriffs and was charged with investigating other officials if for some reason the usual officials could not, either because of a vacancy or conflict of interest. Coroners customarily have arrest powers. So if the local sheriff was completely corrupt, you might be able to go to the coroner to get a remedy.

    The same could of course be true for a judge who is not doing their job. The problem with that is that judges typically have absolute immunity for their official acts and discretionary acts. The remedy for a corrupt judge is to go to the senior judge or to the governor. The other problem with it is that there’s also a civil remedy for a judge who is not doing their job called a writ of mandamus; it’s basically an application to an a equal or superior court for an order to require an official to perform their duty.

  • @[email protected]
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    1018 days ago

    BUZZER!!!

    Oh, sorry, buddy! The correct answer is “comptroller.” Better luck next time!

  • @[email protected]
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    918 days ago

    A Sherrif can be removed by a governor, recall election, or a felony conviction while in office.

    I don’t really agree with the felony conviction or governor removal. It made sense to me up until about 100 days ago, then I changed my mind. Now I think it should be recall or impeachment by the state house/senate.

  • @[email protected]
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    519 days ago

    Either a rogue official arrests himself, or he is arrested by the coroner. Who arrests the coroner?