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re breaks out at county landfill which got started at the brought two members of the meeting Monday morning to Don Smith and Marvin County Landfill Sunday Fire District 16 Commission to discuss the need for a fire for several hours the Mason County Commission protection plan for the landfill. ild abusers coaxed ut of the closet' here from page one.) prosecuting attorney. He investigators generally more ss with groups such as ats Anonymous - an Lblage of abusers and past and present, dealing the roblem together in the same way as Anonymous deals king problems and rs Anonymous with eating problems - are discovering some signs. ere seems to be quite therapeutic for a to be able to say, 'I was to my child; I did violate observes Boegl. when an individual can to say these things, halfway there." learning to overcome and embarrassment almost as instrumental in solution as does the identification of the itself. caseworkers and emphasize the fact child abuse, more than a crime, is an illness - one. often we find that, a man who beats was himself the victim as a child," points out a child health associate experience includes four with the University of 1o child-abuse team that the National Center on people must realize," "is that they are, changing.', point caseworkers make is that the law and service agencies in such cases are on family disruption, what is involved is criminal. are geared towards the family together," "And court if it comes to that, to balance the rights patent and the child." pically, here's what when, say, Grandma calls the sheriff's here to report she her begonias from across the Came flying out the end the call," Hauge, "and if enough for a case them on to the determines the merit and whether or not to bring charges." Hauge concedes, however, that now and then she practices "discretionary compassion," if you will. She explains: "I have to keep in mind that these are people we are dealing with," she says. "You have to have compassion. So, if I find that the abuser knows he has a problem and doesn't deny it, I'll often merely refer him to counseling and not bring charges. "In other words, if it's help he seeks, help is what he'll get. "But, on the other hand, if I have to go after someb(xty and he makes me prove he did it, then more likely than not I'm going to want to take him to court. That's the person who needs a sterner slap." Hauge has found, actually, that many child abusers are anything but hostile or defensive. On the contrary, they often are so relieved that someone finally has confronted them with their problem that they take the biggest step toward rehabilitation themselves. "And generally they are very likeable people," she adds. "The kids, too, generally are very good manipulators. And you have to understand that it's not always a bad situation for the kid. Especially in sexual-abuse situations, the child may very well be getting preferential treatment." As for the criminal justice system's role in child.abuse cases, Hauge admits she is not entirely satisfied. "As a law-enforcement officer I'd like to see sterner discipline when it is necessary," she says. "Rather than always giving an offender two years deferred sentence and counseling, I'd like to see jail time for more of them. "While I have to agree there are some good arguments against certain people being put in jail, it still is a deterrent to crime in many instances." Hauge says she is encouraged by the apparent impact of much of the recent legislation affecting child-abuse and dependency-type problems. House Bill 371, for instance, by shifting the responsibilitY for such cases away from the juvenile court, has given law enforcement flexibility in that they are encouraged to involve service agencies such as Children's Protective Services more often. Moreover, all abuse cases reported, whether they go to a law enforcement branch or some outside service agency, now are recorded in a central registry, to which all resources have access. If there is a drawback to House Bill 371, says Hauge, it is found in the practical application of its Runaway Youth Act. The act says, essentially, that if ,you're a runaway you don't have to go home if you don't want to. "It's good in a way," observes Hauge, "because it gives the juvenile more say-so as to what happens to him. But I don't think it should be an open pass for him to do anything he wants." In order to assure that he will want to return home, of course, the juvenile is going to have to feel that his folks are going to take the initiative to at least try to improve their "parenting," as caseworkers call it. If their inadequacy at parenting is in any sense abusive, the courts of course can force them to take definite steps toward that improvement. But caseworkers here hope such push.comes-to-shove tactics won't have to be used as often once a purely voluntary organization the likes of Parents Anonymous gets going here. "And it would be good, too, if perhaps we could start some sort of parenting class in our schools," says caseworker Everett. "Kids need to be taught early what does and does not constitute appropriate parenting." Task force leader Favret says the proposed development of a Parents Anonymous organization here awaits, first, the acquisition of a willing leader. She asks that all potential leaders or members call May Rutledge at 426-4407. A child-abuse seminar has been planned for October 7. Disqualified The man who regards life.., as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life. Albert Einstein Matheny, the fire district commissioners, said they would like to meet with county officials to work out a fire protection plan for the landfill. They stated they were aware that they could expect fires to start at the landfill and that a bulldozer and a water tank were kept on hand and were available for use in fighting fires. The fire district and the Department of Natural Resources both responded, and after taking the hazard out of the situation, left the county the job of cleaning up: The county commissioners asked the fire district commissioners to meet with the county engineer to discuss the questions they had. County Engineer Madey Young said he planned to meet with the contractor for the operation of the landfill to discuss what responsibilities as far as fire protection are concerned were the responsibility of the contractor and which were the responsibility of the county. Eldon Reed, public works supervisor for the county, said the fire Sunday burned much of the area which was being used for dumping. The fire lasted for several hours, he said. Court at Belfair to be discussed Judge Carol A. Fuller, Mason County District Court Judge, has called a meeting in the Belfair Fire Hall at 7 p.m., August 2, to determine whether the district court can serve the Belfair area better by having court in Belfair on a regular basis. All interested persons are welcome to attend. One of the courts over which Judge Fuller presides, lhe Shelton Municipal Court, has recently gone to a night court one time per month to give people who work the opportunity of appearing in court to contest their cases without taking time from work. Presently many people feel forced to forfeit bail because they have difficulty making the long trip to Shelton to appear in court. Most often the matters are small and the cases do not justify the long trip. A breathalyzer machine is now located in Belfair in the sheriff's office, and there are naturally more arrests for driving while intoxicated in the area than was formerly the case, and thus more defendants in the Belfair area. You think you can't afford Curtis Mathes? Well, here's good news. Conley's and Curtis.Mathes now offer four-year financing on all products valued over $1,000 (on approval of credit). of course, we carry three-year financing on all products priced under $1,000. Look what you can get for only... 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