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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / AIDS / July 2007HIV witch hunt spreads to US?
Unfortunately this news article is a bit thin on facts and details, however it suggests that HIV has progressed from being an invisible virus to a "deadly weapon." <http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=local&id=5479079>: "According to published reports, investigators charged 25-year-old Private First Class Johnny Dalton with assault with a deadly weapon, among other charges. The HIV positive Dalton is accused of having unprotected sex with a man and failing to him about the virus. The soldier is with the 22nd Aviation Support Battalion, and the other man is not a soldier."  Signature<http://www.hiv-poz.co.uk/> Moible: +447939991519 > Unfortunately this news article is a bit thin on facts and details, > however it suggests that HIV has progressed from being an invisible [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > The soldier is with the 22nd Aviation Support Battalion, and the other > man is not a soldier." Cases like this are nonsense. Everyone is aware of how HIV is supposed to be spread, and if people don't take precautions that's their problem. >Cases like this are nonsense. Everyone is aware of how HIV is supposed to be >spread, and if people don't take precautions that's their problem. That sounds reasonable to me. Anyone asking me "Do you have HIV" or "Are you HIV positive" would receive the answer "No." And, as I have never been tested for HIV, my answer would be honest and correct. Signature<http://www.hiv-poz.co.uk/> Moible: +447939991519 >>> <http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=local&id=5479079>: >>> The HIV positive Dalton is accused of having unprotected sex with a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >And, as I have never been tested for HIV, my answer would be honest >and correct. I feel like I've just gazed into an abyss. SignatureDavid Canzi | Eternal truths come and go. | >>>> <http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=local&id=5479079>: >>>> The HIV positive Dalton is accused of having unprotected sex with a [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I feel like I've just gazed into an abyss. Be careful, you know what that quaint Mr. Friedrich Nietzsche said about that. B/ >>>>> <http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=local&id=5479079>: >>>>> The HIV positive Dalton is accused of having unprotected sex with a [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Be careful, you know what that quaint Mr. Friedrich Nietzsche said about >that. We must look into abysses, in spite of the danger, to understand what motivates monsters. One figures that a person who knows he has HIV should not be punished for exposing his uninformed sexual partners because his partners should have taken precautions. (And burglars don't deserve to be in prison because their victims should have used better locks.) The other figures that if knowingly exposing others to HIV is a crime, then he can avoid the risk of punishment by taking care not to know. SignatureDavid Canzi | Eternal truths come and go. | Martin wrote... >>Cases like this are nonsense. Everyone is aware of how HIV is supposed to be >>spread, and if people don't take precautions that's their problem. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > And, as I have never been tested for HIV, my answer would be honest > and correct. No, it would be a lie because you DON'T KNOW your infection status. If you told them you didn't know they probably wouldn't f.ck you. >Martin wrote... >> Anyone asking me "Do you have HIV" or "Are you HIV positive" would >> receive the answer "No." >> >> And, as I have never been tested for HIV, my answer would be honest >> and correct. >No, it would be a lie because you DON'T KNOW your infection status. Is it still a lie if I believe what I am saying is true, and no one can prove me wrong? >If you told them you didn't know they probably wouldn't f.ck you. Not a great loss. The ones who say no are probably like you, anyway. :) Signature<http://www.hiv-poz.co.uk/> Moible: +447939991519 "Martin" <martin@hiv-poz.co.uk> wrote in message > Is it still a lie if I believe what I am saying is true, and no one > can prove me wrong? Sounds like religion to me. > >Cases like this are nonsense. Everyone is aware of how HIV is supposed to be > >spread, and if people don't take precautions that's their problem. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > <http://www.hiv-poz.co.uk/> > Moible: +447939991519 There is a medical physicist in Perth who is your perfect match. I hope everything goes well. Chris Noble Martin wrote... > Unfortunately this news article is a bit thin on facts and details, > however it suggests that HIV has progressed from being an invisible [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > The soldier is with the 22nd Aviation Support Battalion, and the other > man is not a soldier." Very strange, as both attacker and victim are male. But since the attacker is in the army and HIV enjoys no privileged status in the military, the case will be prosecuted even though the victim isn't female like in most other cases. >Unfortunately this news article is a bit thin on facts and details, >however it suggests that HIV has progressed from being an invisible [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >The soldier is with the 22nd Aviation Support Battalion, and the other >man is not a soldier." Some more details about this case have been reported. Presumably the soldier has been charged with "assault with a deadly weapon" because there is no specific state law concerning the transmission of HIV. As I've mentioned before, here in the UK the "grievous bodily harm" law is usually used in such cases. I'm not sure if there's an age of consent problem in this case. Again, here in the UK, the age of consent is 16. "Crimes against nature" is a new one for me. What's that all about? Does nature get called as a witness in court? Full story at <http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1599161/>: "A Fort Bragg soldier is charged with knowingly infecting a teenage boy with human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. Officers arrested Pfc. Johnny Lamar Dalton, 25, after a five-month-long investigation by Fort Bragg military police and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office. Dalton is attached to the 82nd Airborne. Dalton first met the unidentified boy, 17, in a gay online chatroom and then in person, said the boy's mother. In November, Dalton's commander ordered him not to have sex without first telling partners of his illness, said a spokesperson for the 82nd Airborne. Dalton also signed a written order to that effect. [...] 'My son received it (HIV) unwillingly,' said the teen's mother. "If you willingly and knowingly ... and you purposefully do something, you should suffer the consequences." After five months of investigation, officers arrested Dalton, who is married and has children, and charged him with crimes against nature, assault and assault with a deadly weapon." Signature<http://www.hiv-poz.co.uk/> Moible: +447939991519 <http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/18/national/main3070320.shtml>: "Military and civilian authorities have charged an HIV-positive soldier with assault with a deadly weapon, accusing him of having unprotected sex with a partner he did not tell about the infection. [...] Dalton, 25, was arrested last week and was being held Tuesday in county jail on a $50,000 bond, said sheriff's department spokeswoman Debbie Tanna. [...] An arrest warrant filed by county officials accuses Dalton of not telling his male partner, an 18-year-old civilian, that he has HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The teen's mother alerted authorities to the relationship after her son fell ill and told her about it; he has tested positive for HIV. Tanna said she did not know whether Dalton was the source of the teen's infection." Signature<http://www.hiv-poz.co.uk/> Moible: +447939991519 |
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