HIV Positive - Do you Tell? Do You Ask?
The article was about the spread of HIV. Daniel Rick was been found guilty of knowingly spreading the HIV virus through unprotected sex with another man. Both consented to unprotected sex.
Rick is the first person in the county convicted under the crime of felony assault for "knowing transfer of communicable disease."
I THINK you should assume EVERYONE is POSITIVE. It doesn't matter if he asked - or if the other revealed his status. When you bareback, you play Russian roulette. The consenting barebacking bottom should have demanded a condom. Mr. Day did not lie to him, and say that he was negative.
Always wear protection with a stranger. Period. Even if he says he is NEGATIVE. Wear a condom. Anyone is STUPID to assume someone is Negative. Unless you see the paperwork for the HIV test, assume they are Positive. People need to own up and accept responsibility for themselves.
According to the CDC about 54,000 people die in the US from Influenza/pneumonia each year. 16,000 die from AIDS related issues. Prosecuting transmission of communicable diseases is a very slippery slope. With this reasoning someone with the flu who goes out in public could be prosecuted for exposing someone to a potentially life threatening illness. Instead of wasting money on prosecuting individuals, it should be spent on education, so people can make informed choices to protect themselves.
This is not a case of rape. Or a lie being told. The bottom consented to unprotected anal intercourse.
What do you think?
Posted by Gay Travel and Gay News at 12/2/2011 2:39 PM 
Categories: Health and Wellness, Gay News, HIV, News
Categories: Health and Wellness, Gay News, HIV, News
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