The system was run by republican Kim Wyman, who repeatedly stated there had never been issues with fraud. People also have to quit calling mistakes fraud. Mistakes are mistakes, accidental not purposeful.

Why don't you think all crimes should be reported? All crimes have a victim. How about identity theft, especially that takes advantage of elderly?

That's literally my point. People that shoot at you end up in jail. There isn't some kind of wild west culture that encourages it.

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Catholics protect their own clan of pedophiles, how does anyone believe in their organization

Why not use a trail, there are so many great trails here? We as humans have already invaded and disturbed so much wild space.

Lifetime hunter here. All good tips here but I would add this: The skill of Orienteering would be very good to have. Orienteering is the craft of map and compass. GPS is fine but can be notoriously undependable due to poor reception in rugged terrain and an overstory forest. A compass will not fail you ever if used properly. I would not be so concerned about "Feral Wildlife" as I would be about getting lost in the thick, brushy outback of Western Washington. Also be prepared to protect against hypothermia and be prepared to spend at least one night in the woods. Any Search and Rescue organization is a good source for information and they are glad to help. It sounds like you need some education on being in the woods to be safe.

Well it is, but that service will go away if people cannot make money doing it. One way or another, the consumer will have to pay.

I recommend listening to "Finding Life on the Edge of Death" from the Out Alive podcast. A person describes how they survived 9 days in the Washington wilderness after making some hiking mistakes. Maybe something to keep in the back of your mind and consider.

I wouldn't worry as much about wildlife as general outdoors safety. Volunteered with SAR for awhile and very experienced people can still have weird accidents like their foot hitting the wrong spot on a rock when they stand up and breaking a leg. Being alone without a designated itinerary introduces some extra risks and it's a good idea to take some extra self-preservations steps accordingly. Our cell reception varies wildly in the outdoors here and I wouldn't rely on it.

Carry the 10 essentials and be prepared to keep yourself alive. Keep it all in a grab-and-go pack that you restock after you use anything so you won't have to worry about getting everything together before you head out the door. Learn route-finding skills and consider getting a personal emergency beacon since you'll be harder to find if you get hurt or lost when you aren't sticking to a known trail. Text a buddy to let them know your starting point and expected return time and call-911-to-report-me-missing-time.

The problem is that the RCC itself doesnt respect "the sanctity of confession." They have used the information revealed to remove predators from high-income, high-visibility areas and move them to places where they can rape kids & no one will know. ie., Places that oversee native/indigenous kids.

The RCC didn't turn a blind eye to the issue: the knowingly and intentionally promoted it by moving child molesters to oversee kids, as well as bribing and manipulating officials to allow it to continue.

This isn't just a Washington issue. The same modus operandi has been going on across the world, for as long as there are records.

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This is a very common kind of post bad faith actors will put out. I call it a what-me-worry post. It's designed to downplay the issue, as well as putting the burden of proof back on the ones exposing the crimes.

Other variants: Are cops really that violent? How come I've never heard of climate change before this? What makes trump so bad, cant we just forget about him?

Catholic priests will never follow the law on this. They have their own “canon law” and will do whatever their bishops say first before they go to the cops. When’s the last time you heard of a priest going to the cops to report a priest abusing kids? It never happens. They follow the same wagon-circling protocol absolutely everywhere. Europe, South America, Australia, US, doesn’t matter where. It’s astonishing how consistent catholic priests’ behavior is on this point.

At this point, if you still belong to the Catholic Church, you must on some level be ok with what they are doing. It’s no longer a case of “a few bad apples.”

> And if you can’t trust him (obviously I’m not supporting the church’s stance here) then people won’t talk.

If your deep, dark secret is that you continue to molest children...well, maybe you don't deserve to get a free pass out of any feelings of guilt you might have, or at least not from a source that will do essentially nothing to prevent you from doing it again.

It’s getting more common as they get hungrier due to impacts on habitat.

Not as such. It's not the norm, but sexual abuse is shockingly common in the church and not just young boys. Nuns are known to molest underage girls, and sexual assault by priests upon nuns happens way more than people realize.

> Clergy should report all crimes heard in confession.

I disagree with this, but crimes with definite victims who are not able to protect themselves certainly deserve to be reported.

Only the Catholics? Given what happens in virtually every evangelical church, JW "Kingdom Hall", etc...

My guess is that the Washington election cycle is decoupled from national elections to avoid backwash from national issues.

We have mail ballots, everyone gets one, free postage, they only thing the state doesn’t provide is a pencil. There’s no reason not to vote.

Then that’s their choice.

It should also be the choice of the consumer to not tip. The drivers still get paid.

But if it's not reported, then it won't end up a felony! /s

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