But today Dica's Ugandan-born wife said she was standing by him after his conviction at Inner London Crown Court. She told the Evening Standard: "He is an innocent man, he has been framed."
[ edited by Linda_K on Oct 15, 2003 07:43 AM ]
Do you agree that HIV people should be required to tell any sexual partner they are infected? And if they don't, should they be sent to jail?
Should the consenting sexual partner be held partly/wholely responsible for becoming infected no matter what they were told, or not told, by their partner?
Do you care? LOL
[ edited by Linda_K on Oct 15, 2003 07:58 AM ]
posted on October 15, 2003 08:36:58 AM new
Any HIV infected person should absolutely have to tell their partner that they do have the virus.
Any person that carries the virus that volunatarily engages in unprotected sex should be prosecuted.
A consentual and informed partner that contracts the virus should take responsibility for the action, not the infecting partner. If you make the decision to engage in sexual activity then you know that there is a possibility of infection.
If they were not informed by their knowing partner then no, I do not think that they bare responsibility (in a legal sense that would absolve the partner of responsibility that is)
If the infect partner was not aware of their status it's a no fault situation.
Disclaimer - I am giving my opinions only of the legal aspects - not the personal ones.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on October 15, 2003 08:50:05 AM new
Linda, we disagree here... they should not be convicted if they had unprotected sex and gave an unwitting partner HIV... they should be executed immediately so as not to spread the disease any further.
posted on October 15, 2003 12:15:49 PM newit's just another case of Darwin in action.
Shhh. Don't say Darwin around this crowd.
Andbody who infects a partner were the partner does not know should be kept in a special prison hospital with very little teatment. Better punishment than execution.
I have lost three friends to AIDS. One partner infected and two from blood transfusions.
posted on October 15, 2003 07:35:10 PM new
Can't be - The Red Cross keeps telling us how safe blood is. Used to be just Jehovah's Witnesses refused blood. Now our local hospital has a bloodless surgery unit for anyone that wants it. One of their surgeons just bluntly told my friend looking to have surgery that they were tired of treating hepatitis.
