Lexington Coroner: Still Laid Up
Way back in February we reported on a single car accident involving Lexington County, S.C. coroner HYou must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
Way back in February we reported on a single car accident involving Lexington County, S.C. coroner HYou must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
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Maybe someone can get a deathbed confession out of him before his gets a good ass kicking from God.
“Harman is also the co-owner of a funeral home in Lexington County – a glaring conflict of interest for a coroner.”
No more conflict of interest than that of the late former coroner of Spartanburg County (George Adams) running a retail gun shop within a block of the court house.
Is there a coroner in this state who is NOT a funeral home operator?
Decades ago, some funeral homes also owned and operated the ambulance service. #tripleplay
Sounds like Harry is circling the drain maybe the Lexington gang needs to speed up the circling before he feels like confessing.
We should privatize the coroner’s office. Let his salary be paid for with advertisements placed on the coroner’s reports or on the corner’s van when responding to deaths. “This death certificate brought to you by Billy Bob’s Funeral Home.” Whatever happened to cutting government spending?
“We should privatize the coroner’s office.”
Yes!
“Whatever happened to cutting government spending?”
There’s the mystical book out there, it’s called “Core functions of government.”
It’s being written by Will, with an unknown publishing date.
It will explain which functions are “core” and which are not. It will be presented as fact, though no one will accuse it to sticking steadfastly to any particular principle, so Will won’t be called an “ideologue”.
Once more compromises are made in the name of being “reasonable”, based on the magical/mystical book, everyone will be happy in the land of unicorns and fairies; Will will then be recognized as an acclaimed author on government structure.
Then he will be invited(and paid) to the Goldilocks government tour where he will engage is tedious debates with Paul Krugman, Newt Gingrich, & Billary Clinton on how much government control is “just right” for maximum happiness.
magical…mystical…or, mythical?
And all the good ole boys got up-in-arms last year when his opponent for coroner suggested Harry wasn’t fit for office. What a bunch of dumbasses in Lexington.
Hey guys! I just found this on WIS-TV’s site. How was Mr Harman able to comment about this case from his deathbed???????
http://lexington.wistv.com/news/news/80443-boy-dies-when-hit-semi-truck-home
I was just gonna post and ask same question………………………..kinda strange!
From the Coroners office:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lexington-County-Coroners-Office/103330216412037
W T F?????
Looks to me he’s commenting on every case.
WIS story “Submitted by Renee Standera”.
Is it possible she doesn’t know who she’s talking to?
That was one of the theories that crossed my mind, nitrat. Then I saw the link provided by L I’ll Be above, and the same type verbiage is on the Coroner’s Office website regarding multiple incidents.
Strange.
I have several observations to make about your “news” article.
1. “[R]emains hospitalized at Lexington Medical Center” is inconsistent with “transferred to extended care;” LMC is a hospital while LEC is a rehabilitation facility.
2. And let’s be clear: Are your sources for Coroner Harman’s imminent death at “the hospital” or LEC?
3. One more clarifying question: Do you have “sources” or a “source”? Again your “reporting” is inconsistent.
4. While alleging that Coroner Harman is “rumored to be involved” in “shady endeavors” allows you to cast doubt on his character without providing proof, it is a defamation of character you may be called on to verify.
5. The later quotation in your “news” article more specifically accuses Coroner Harman of being part of the “Lexington Ring” and presents more serious slander. You, however, are responsible for printing this slander.
6. The use of “lay” in that quotation is grammatically incorrect.
7. Considering the misleading nature of your article, I wonder about your motivation for writing it. Even for an organization which claims to be “unfair” and “imbalanced,” this article is questionable.
Having “rehab” in the title doesn’t mean the facility is a rehab center. A large percentage of the facilities classified as nursing homes by DHEC have “rehab” in their name, as all offer some sort of rehab services to short-term or long-term patients. Lexington Medical Center Extended Care (LMCEC) is classified as a nursing home. Nearly all nursing home patients are admitted as a “rehab” until the Medicare days are used up, if Medicare eligible as Harman would be. Then a patient is reassessed, their status changed to long term (if they aren’t discharged), and the payment source changed to either private pay (private funds or long term care insurance) or Medicaid. That’s the short version.
Harry is a crook, no doubt. Jakie Knotts and Jean Toal have his back.
As a former deputy coroner from a different county in SC:
In the beginning, a lot of coroners were the local undertaker. That will explain why Harry is associated with the funeral home. Lots of counties still have coroners associated with the local funeral home. Coroner was a very low paying, part time job.
Times have changed. There is no real conflict here.
Since Michael Jordan’s dad was murdered and his body was found in SC, the state strengthened the office holding requirements.
Harry is a nice man but obviously is no longer effective. It’s time he stepped down.
His is not a low paying job- or at least 75K a year isn’t low paying to me
He doesn’t own the funeral home, they sold it years ago to SCI. Look it up, Will you are a crappy reporter
Why do we even need coroners?