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Navy regs on this are clear and he violated them by not wearing a condom regardless of whether or not the other party consented. Therefore he violated a direct and lawful order and was punished accordingly.
The first sentence says he was a Navy officer. That is not true. He is a Navy petty officer. There is a difference. Only commissioned officers are called Navy officer. Non- Commissioned Petty Officers are called Petty Officers - never just Officer.
HIV lives here, but he's not the Landlord.
I am one of those two women you are all bashing, and I felt u needed BOTH sides of the story. First, Steven Franklin NEVER told us prior to having unprotected sex. I was already married to him BEFORE he told me he was HIV positive. Secondly, the other woman, found his meds in the refridgerator and questioned him!He lied of course! she looked up the meds online. After he continued to cheat on me from AFF.com, I left him. That's the OTHER side of the story.
I don't believe a crime here was commited the women are just responsible STOP CRIMINALIZING HIV POSITIVE PEOPLE!
Jay in Houston, you are completely one-sided in your argument. Those women were at fault also, maybe they should be forced through a court order to undergo sex-addiction therapy. What about an 'attempted suicide' recognition? Next thing they'll be crying rape! PATHETIC!! Both parties should be held accountable, not just the infected one. I mean they KNEW his status and had sex with him anyway!! It's always the Poz person's fault and I for one am SICK OF IT!!!
How ludicrous! Why don't they just execute HIV+ people when they're diagnosed instead of prosecuting people for what they do in their own sex lives? It seems unfair and inhumane to spend so much effort on promoting life-saving drugs if the life they're saving isn't worth living when you've got to always worry about whether someone is going to say you didn't tell them you're poz, or in this guy's case, not using a condom. LUDICROUS!!!
yosemite
Just because a person is HIV-positive does not give any authority figure the ability to regulate someone's sex life.
October 11, 2012