Recent comments in /f/Washington

MyLittlePIMO t1_j9hpfy8 wrote

Reply to comment by jslayerjeep in Mandate that WA clergy report child abuse, without exceptions by littleblackcar

I think we can understand each other here :) yeah, if this were about child abuse only, I could see a slippery slope argument. Is spanking abuse? Is grounding your kid very strictly abuse? Eye of the beholder.

But child sex abuse is so far over the line that it’s a lot easier. If you’re debating about whether something counts as sexual abuse of a child, something has gone horrible wrong 😵‍💫

And, I’d also point out “mandatory reporting” does not equal conviction. It just lets the police have it on the record. If they can’t prove it they won’t press charges - but it’s incredibly helpful to store that info in the record (that the clergy was aware and can be called to testify later).

I personally know a case where the clergy knew a man had raped his children- a panel of multiple clergy had investigated and questioned him and confessed - but he got off because it was his word vs the mother’s, and a toddler struggles to express being raped in court.

The police either didn’t know they could have gone to the clergy, or didn’t have the legal power to question them, due to the current state of WA law.

They at least charged the guy and he plea dealed to a lesser charge of regular child abuse- good for him (no sex offender listing), ok for the prosecutor (they weren’t sure they could get a conviction on only the very traumatized mother’s word), and bad for the community (a known child rapist is walking around free without being listed anywhere).

The clergy have a confession in writing I’m fairly sure but the police couldn’t get to it.

I know these kids and the clergy involved personally and it’s a big part of why I’m an adamant supporter of this law.

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newgoof29 t1_j9hp3vc wrote

Reply to comment by PurpleDiCaprio in Tenant rights in WA by Mediocre_Yellow4035

Great question. Without seeing the exact wording it’s impossible to know.

My guess is that they use the term “base rent” or something like that. They could argue that regardless if the renewal is the automatic to month to month or if there was a renewal of a fixed lease the notice meets the base rent 60 days notice criteria regardless.

The challenge here is that OP would most likely have to take them to court to contest without a strong sense of if they would win or not, which risks even more in legal / lawyer fees if they loose.

Grey star is a massive company with lots of properties in WA. The chances of them not wording things in a way that doesn’t benefit them is unlikely.

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