Why do movie coroners eat while they do an autopsy?

Question

I have seen this in movies and in TV. They are either already eating, un wrapping their lunch or offering food to the cop that wants info on the body. I would have though food within range of a dead body is a deadly mix.I have seen this in "Night Stalker" and "Alien Nation", I'm sure you can name one too.Why does this occur, I don't see the connection.

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Answer 2

I believe that movie and TV coroners are shown eating to convey to the audience that these people are professionals, immune to any considerations of personal empathy. They just have a job to do, and if they need to work through their lunch hour, they're not going to get queasy about it. BTW, if you're assuming that the corpse on the dissecting table has an unpleasant aroma, it's cleaned up well before the coroner sees it.