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Get rid of these biased Prosecutions get the Fear/Hate laws off the books, It takes two to tango unless your raped and I believe we already have laws for that, You should accept responsiblity for yourself Q}If I as a positive person meet a guy and he gives me a different hiv strain because we weren't safe, can he be prosecuted? If I meet a guy who I tell I am POZ and he says thats ok but forgets to tell me that he has Hep B or C or Flu or other STD can I have him charged with attempted murder?
I agree with all who posted that sex and intimate incounters is the responsibility of both parties involved. But in the gay world, it is widely known and accepted that you should "ASSUME" everyone is "Positive". This way you have no one to blame for not being playing safe. This criminalization of people needs to stop. If i were his attorney, I would look up the accusers past sexually transmitted diseases etc.. to see if he didn't pass something on to Zuriel and bring this out in trial.
It is just stupid that anyone that is HIV+ would have undisclosed sex with another person with the laws that on the books. If he should be prosecuted for anything it is stupidity. I understand that the laws are there to protect the "innocent". Now tell me what the heck ever happened to being personally accountable for your own actions? The negative people are just as guilty as Roush because they weren't proactive in their own care.
As an HIV-positive individual who has carried this infection for 20 years, I feel that it is important that those infected do all they can to prevent the spread of the infection. However, it is unfair that an HIV+ person is considered criminally wrong for not dislosing such to a sex partner, but very few states have any such laws against those who have herpes, genital warts, etc that do not disclose thier statuses. Ultimately, it is up to each individual to see to their own safety.
You should not feel guilty for someone else's lack of concern or responsibility for their own body.
Everyone knows about aids. If the guy was so concerned with HIV, he should have asked to use a condom. It goes without saying in New York, that if you do not use a condom, you are both poz. If you drink and drive, you know you could be arrested for drunk driving. The same goes for unprotected sex. If you do not use a condom, you can get hiv. Plain and simple.
This is why I'll never get tested!! There is no way I can not be POZ yet if anyone ever asks, I honestly tell them I've never tested POZ. I also think HIV negative people should be thrown in prison if they transmit the flu or pnemonia or other non-sexual diseases to an HIV positive person since they could die. Whats worse?
Frank
Alright, a study was done its published about prosecuting HIV POSITIVE people to help reduce the spread of HIV by 12% over the next 10 years This is scary stuff, if they can put all POZ people in jail over the next 10 years for charges like murder, attempted murder etc and start requiring mandatory testing nationwide, the government will be locking us up 1 by 1 We have to stop this before it gets out of control Heres the link ideas dot repec dot org/p/nbr/nberwo/12903 dot html#statistics
October 7, 2009 • Los Angeles, CA