tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post116653429276475402..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-32310890229636528542007-01-28T15:37:00.000-05:002007-01-28T15:37:00.000-05:00It is time the citizens of Marion County realize that a Medical Examiner system in place of a Coroner system is the answer to alot of the problems. As it stands anyone can run and be elected Coroner. Along time forensic pathologist at the IUMC said Indiana was great place to kill people, because the local funeral director is the coroner. How many homicides go undetected because of the current system. In addition the coroner's office has never been adequately funded. The people of Indianapolis need to understand the importance of the office and what they do. A coroner's office is the first line of defense in many public health issues. But nobody like to talk about death and what they do do down there, because it is not pleasant work. The coroner's office cleans up after the party. Decomposed maggot infested bodies in August, accident victims that are dismembered. Not fun stuff. Why not give them what they need to do the job?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166809303617960542006-12-22T12:41:00.000-05:002006-12-22T12:41:00.000-05:00i can tell with certainty tha Quackles knew of all of the costs of this contract. It was signed by the mayor's office, the city controller, the office of corporation counsel, and dr.quackles. There were no hidden costs. Copies of the contract are available through the office via the sunshine law. The money was budgeted for the contract as well. Quackles just didn't know when to keep his arrogant mouth shut. None of us whites were invited to the Coroner's Office Christmas Party. That's where the real problem lies. Radentz was too light skinned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166655279348847292006-12-20T17:54:00.000-05:002006-12-20T17:54:00.000-05:00JM? Is that suppose to be that funeral director/embalmer/ Mike Ford who youre referring to? Yeah, that guy is a problem employee. Thankfully for him, Alfie will protect him and his job. Are we not allowed to use names here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166642136051176202006-12-20T14:15:00.000-05:002006-12-20T14:15:00.000-05:00Mr. Ghost Employment himself will help you out if you have lots of money and a pretty watch...why dear JM might get off his ass and actually do something if there were an incentive, other than the free job for doing nothing he is getting. He isn't gonna get busted for taking personal affects cause he is buddies with the fucking coroner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166632612643089372006-12-20T11:36:00.000-05:002006-12-20T11:36:00.000-05:00Anonymous said... <BR/>deiner= slave in german...autopsy assistant. Went from 20K/year to 40K/year under MCCO. Requirements: be in tight with Ballew and/or Accles, helps if you go to the same church or help plan parties (all on company time). Maximum education of an associates degree, more education and you probably won't get hired, melanin challenged and you definately won't get hired. <BR/><BR/>8:28 PM EST <BR/><BR/>Good Gawd man, you couldnt be more right if you were little miss alfie ballooo herself. <BR/><BR/>Can you hear the whistle blow? It's just a matter of time before that train jumps the track.<BR/><BR/>Let's hope that there are no mass casualities like a plane crash as the victims will only be victimized by the quislings of the coroner's office. <BR/><BR/>Not only will I wear a seat belt but probably carry to cash or fancy watch on me, just in case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166581911890138012006-12-19T21:31:00.000-05:002006-12-19T21:31:00.000-05:00"Diener" is servant in German; slave is "Sklave".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166578163759540012006-12-19T20:29:00.000-05:002006-12-19T20:29:00.000-05:00"Diener" is another word for a person who assists the forensic pathologists with autopsies. They are responsible for moving and cleaning the body.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166578095760706062006-12-19T20:28:00.000-05:002006-12-19T20:28:00.000-05:00deiner= slave in german...autopsy assistant. Went from 20K/year to 40K/year under MCCO. Requirements: be in tight with Ballew and/or Accles, helps if you go to the same church or help plan parties (all on company time). Maximum education of an associates degree, more education and you probably won't get hired, melanin challenged and you definately won't get hired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166575877356466402006-12-19T19:51:00.000-05:002006-12-19T19:51:00.000-05:00Pleading ignorance here, I am not familiar with the term "deiner." What does it refer to? Regardless, this whole thing looks like a fiasco of major proportions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166574525060321052006-12-19T19:28:00.000-05:002006-12-19T19:28:00.000-05:001) the current deiners on staff found out how much FPAI was being paid and thought that "all that money" was lining their pockets<BR/>2) the deiners talked with Ballew and Ackles and sent a letter to Carson demanding more money for the job they were doing because the doctor's (with how many years of education + student loans to pay off) were making "too much money" off the contract. FYI Carter is making more (175K) than either of the forensic pathologists from FPAI. <BR/>3)Carson and Ackles figured out how to get the deiners more money and run FPAI out...cancel the contract and make the deiners county employees. <BR/>4) The plan was poorly thought out though since two of the deiners took a 5K pay cut while two deiners got raises of 10 to 18K/year. Additionally, Carter mentioned she wanted to do less administrative work and more autopsies. Unfortunately, due to the fact that MCCO knew what was going on and didn't need a transition agreement the new MCCO employees + Carter will have to 1) figure out the status of existing/unfinished reports from 10/15, dictate and transcribe reports, and now purchase new autopsy and office equipment as the old office equipment and autopsy supplies belonged to FPAI. Sadly, due to the fact that MCCO locked out FPAI, almost twelve hours of work time was lost. Did I mention a hostile work environment? FPAI employees had no toilet paper or paper towels on Monday and were verbally harassed by MCCO employees (including one Ghost) on Tuesday. One caveat--MCCO also locked out some of their own deputy coroners and Diggers delivery service. If bodies are lying on the floor in the garage, blame MCCO for its myopia. Peterson are you listening? It is only going to get worse. Allow me to quote Drowning Pool, who said it best, "Let the bodies hit the floor..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166569470950958112006-12-19T18:04:00.000-05:002006-12-19T18:04:00.000-05:00Bones Ackles is incompetent! Let's face fact, it took him a couple months to think of that lame story, and previously had NO REASON for canceling the contract of a well-respected, University-affiliated, group of teacher/pathologists. <BR/><BR/>Bones needs to resign for the good of the county...or else we need to look at the procedures to remove him!<BR/><BR/>-By the way, I do not have a law degree, but I guarantee you I can raise enough stink over "Bones" Ackles's incompetence, and Joye Carter's lack of credentials & past adjudicated misconduct to make any jury have doubt in a case....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166546650296976012006-12-19T11:44:00.000-05:002006-12-19T11:44:00.000-05:00It's been my professional experience if you want something negotiated - you don't send in lawyers. You send in salespersons.<BR/><BR/>Ever felt like you got one over on a car salesman? You did? that's what you think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166544878719303252006-12-19T11:14:00.000-05:002006-12-19T11:14:00.000-05:009:04: no insult to lawyers, but I've negotiated all kinds of deals for a couple of decdes. Typically, lawyers aren't good negotiators. With exceptions, of course.<BR/><BR/>They're good at cleaning up the contracts, of course. No one's better at that.<BR/><BR/>But as for actual negotiations, I beleive's it's urban legend that you need to send a lawyer in. Herego the brilliant Fred Glass negotiations for Lucas Oil Stadium and related incidents. <BR/><BR/>Nice guy, great lawyer. Lousy negotiator.<BR/><BR/>But the Bayh and Peterson folks think only lawyers can do their bidding when negotiations enter the mix.<BR/> <BR/>A law degree does not equate with good negotiating sense. Far from it. <BR/><BR/>Evidently a chiropractic "degree", apart form making "Dr" Ackles woozy around corpses, doesn't qualify him for negotiating skills, either. (Or is that skillz with a "z" ?) <BR/><BR/>We're all paying for these ego trips.<BR/><BR/>Pity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166544284880082982006-12-19T11:04:00.000-05:002006-12-19T11:04:00.000-05:00FYI, tell the idiot Coroner that the city controller signed off on the contract, with full disclosure of all the costs associated with PAI as the provider. If the guy controlling the purse strings has no problem with it, why does Ackles? Oh ya, Radentz et al aren't his kind. Pure and simple, racial discrimination is running out of control at MCCO and there will be more glaring examples of this soon to be seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166537046676106012006-12-19T09:04:00.000-05:002006-12-19T09:04:00.000-05:00The IDIOT needs to consult with a "good lawyer that gives a dam" in the future instead of attempting to negotiate and draft his own contracts.<BR/><BR/>Dr. Ackles brought this all on himself by being arrogant and not accepting the advice and assistance from qualified professionals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166535810368687502006-12-19T08:43:00.000-05:002006-12-19T08:43:00.000-05:00So, on top of being a chiropractic coroner, which is scary enough, the man cannot negotiate a contract.<BR/><BR/>I suspect pride goeth before the fall here. Too proud to admit he can't negotiate, so he did the contract himself anyway.<BR/><BR/>Pride is a sin in every religion ever known to man. There's a reason.<BR/><BR/>In this case, it cost us a lot of money, and, potentially, due to all the confusion, more than just money: criminals getting off easily.<BR/><BR/>Howso?<BR/><BR/>My law degree is dusty, and never included criminal work...but I'll bet two months' pay that I can discredit any of this coroner's office's autopsies in defense of a possible murder rap. In a criminal case, only one juror's opinion needs tainted.<BR/><BR/>Pardon the expression, but that'd be like shooting ducks in a barrel.<BR/><BR/>Murder cases in this jurdiction move quicker than some areas, but rarely does one come up less thyan 14-18 months after the alleged killer is jailed. So besides the cost of all this, we have hidden human capital costs well into the future.<BR/><BR/>Because a bone-cracker cancer-curer cannot admit he wasn't smart enough to negotiate a contract.<BR/><BR/>Brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1166535697300688332006-12-19T08:41:00.000-05:002006-12-19T08:41:00.000-05:00Somehow I think the "unforseen" costs were not making their way into Quackles' pocket. Therefore it was "DoublePlusUnGood".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com