I have no idea why I've decided to talk about this but eh whatever I'm already doing it
Okay, so a lot of you guys know I want to be a coroner when I'm older. I don't think I've ever really explained why I actually want to do it, though.
So I like to say the first part that influenced me was watching the ID channel (basically a channel that has shows on murders, reenacting the deaths and explaining their case).
It was back when I was in first grade or kindergarten. Back then, my dad would fall asleep on the couch when watching TV. It was around Christmas time (no idea how I remembered that or why) and I noticed the TV on. I went to sit and I still remember the basic scene of the murder:
A babysitter tells a girl, perhaps nine or ten, to wash something. So the girl goes and starts washing it in the bathroom. The babysitter stabs her in the back and kills her in the bathroom. She gets caught due to her own footprints.
Anyways, that wasn't important. I was just intrigued by it, and began to watch the show more often as I grew. This is probably when I gained the concept of death, and that it can be caused by more than nature.
When we moved, I began to take interest in surgery (thought I'd want to do that in life but nope). I began to watch simple surgeries, intrigued by the whole thing. I wasn't squeamish at all, it looked so cool.
And here is the weird thing that actually helped me to make up my mind: Ted Bundy. Yes, I know it sounds weird, but I have watched a lot of things involving him. I don't like him or what he did, but I'm so curious about the thoughts of a serial killer.
And then I stumbled upon a video of an actual autopsy. I don't know what happened to the video, I haven't seen it since the first time, but it made me curious. I started to keep thinking about it and, after a while, I decided that is absolutely what I want to do. I mean, it has given me some weird looks by classmates, but coroners are actually really important when it comes to murders (even if the bodies are just skeletons).
Sorry for rambling, I just wanted to write and maybe try to explain?? Eh.
