What options exist for victims of Domestic violence in Washington State?

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Friday October 25, 2013 · 10:48 AM PDT

2013/10/25 · 10:48

This is more of a request for information than anything else. My girlfriend was the victim of extensive domestic violence from her last relationship. Verbal, physical and psychological. Though she has been out of the relationship for a year or a little more, they have a child together. Despite the fact that he even broke her ribs once the state has not yet terminated his parental rights, though they had restricted them ( though he just got more back). She is not allowed to file a restraining order until the state begins criminal prosecution ( who knows if or when they will do that). He has severe stalker tendencies (which of course he only does it when she is alone or at the baby's doctors appointments, using those points to follow her. Its escalated a lot to even tire slashing.
Frankly I am not sure a restraining order would do much unless he could be caught on camera.)

I know about helping her deal with the ptsd and the other things, but I don't know what options she has for helping protect herself. She uses domestic violence advocates at appointments, but its hard for her to get someone for every appointment ( the baby might be autistic so there are a lot of appointments). Given their legal situation I can't attend these with her as I am not a legal guardian.

Should she look into a domestic violence shelter as she is terrified of him knowing where she lives?

Any advice?

Just a short amusing observation

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Wednesday April 10, 2013 · 12:41 PM PDT

2013/04/10 · 12:41

I work with a large amount small government, private market fanatics who hate anything to do with the government and rules.

Yet, I regularly hear "There should be a law against that." From anything on permit costs, to installing cheap materials, or whatever. Yet oddly, its never appreciated when I point out that it would mean more government regulation, and restrict the free markets ability to sell you cheap shit.

Odd how government is bad, until whatever deregulated junk you've been supporting affects you. Then it's suddenly horrible.

This was.... interesting.

NonEuclidian

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Monday January 21, 2013 · 12:27 PM PST

2013/01/21 · 12:27

This was extremely interesting, scary but interesting. We work in the Security Alarm business. We do not provide security personnel, armed guards, or anything like that. Home Theatre, Central Vac, Security, fire and medical alarms, access control.

Our boss is a major local/state Republican PAC guy, supports all the conservatives, no matter how poor they are. He was a major donor/fund raiser for Jaime Herrera Butler.

Today he decided he wants everyone here to get concealed weapons permits and carry concealed at work. The right wing crazies here were liking the idea until the people that actually make the company work replied that they would seek employment elsewhere because of the fact that they didn't trust their co workers to be armed around them.

Since most of us are not gun owners I asked him if he would be paying for the concealed weapons permits and classes, as well as the firearms, and necessary training for those that do not know how to shoot.

The trust thing didn't really shut it down, but the money angle did, at least so far.

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Climate change denial is faith, not science...

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Friday August 31, 2012 · 1:08 PM PDT

2012/08/31 · 13:08

( this is my first entry and probably rambles. I am sorry for that if so)
Well, it is actually about both, but it is mostly about faith, the science part is actually about faith too. I come from a very religiously conservative family who's ultimate regret is that I have a degree in history and another in anthropology rather than being a minister. Worse, Rome, England and medieval Christianity are my areas of historical study. Which means I know just how different modern Christianity is to the original and where the changes happened.

I digress, though that bit is relevant. Most of my family deny global warming, or climate change, except they don't, but its really not bad, but it is made up. Logic doesn't run strong in this thought. My co workers, people on the web and often random people at events are just the same. Mostly they think it is a demoncrat (a co-workers word) lie, or maybe something made up by alarmists who overstate it. Often it is made up by athiests, or socialists or pinko commies. So I started not attacking or disagreeing with them, but rather asking why they did not believe. This often goes hand in hand with not "believing" in evolution as if it was a religion thought, which I suppose to a creationist it is. Anyway. The two tie directly in together I found from my totally unscientific micro study.

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