Comments on: Raleigh man pleads guilty to HIV health law violation

By: kiersten woods

kiersten woods — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:35:18 +0000

EVERYONE deserves a second chance—–period—for anything they do—–including murdering—after that——firing squads are in order!!—release all prisoners from all the prisons in the country—to have a second chance—this includes every type of crime….from a “first time offense” only……in other words–it must be their “first time charged with it”—–ever…

By: Adam S.

Adam S. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:37:23 +0000

These laws are horrible. Any person should demand their partner (long or short term) wear protection.. regardless of their health status. The people that agreed to have unprotected sex with this man are just as ignorant as he is.
If he is being given jail time and a fine…. why not do it to girls who abort unwanted pregnancies? They knowingly had unprotected sex with someone and didn’t disclose the fact that they’re fertile. Half of california would be on suspended jail time and probation.

By: Ken Brown

Ken Brown — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:27:59 +0000

I know my post is a bit behind, I only recently heard about this as someone I know was apparently one of his victims. My thing is, even if HIV status is discussed, you have to keep in mind that test result is only accurate up to about 2 weeks prior to the blood draw for that test. Most free testing centers take 2 weeks or more to have results available, so by the time someone “knows” their status, it’s actually a month old and if that person has had sex in that time frame, they could have become infected.
So just because someone has a negative test that’s recent, doesn’t mean that if you choose to bareback, you are safe. There’s always still risk that the person became infected during that window before the result or that they aren’t being monogamous, etc.`
So, in this case. The guy knew his status. The question is, did he disclose? It’s he said, he said situation. Many times, people are going home from a club drunk or high and who knows if the disclosure happened. It could have and at the time, the other party wasn’t paying attention or didn’t care. who knows. I do think though that people who know they are positive and are going to have sex with someone who they don’t know the status of, the assumption should be that the person is negative and they should make every effort to make sure their partner stays negative.

By: THOMAS BRINSON

THOMAS BRINSON — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:45:18 +0000

As far as the ADA of 1990 regarding disabilities with infectous deseases such as HIV/AIDS is covered for treatment for persons living with each case but the document does not make the desease an Federal Offense nor make the person to be put in prison or fine. But rather has statute to have in place for protection therof. Since this law passed 15 States of these USA has such laws in reverse of the Federal Statute that makes persons living with the desease an criminal crime and fees assest against those persons living with such. Maybe one day someone will challenge the 15 States to have each of the States laws over turn and declared them ineffective and such laws does not stop the spread and it the law is unconstutition by its discrimination.

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:22:43 +0000

I know several transexual’s in the Raleigh area that have been doing the same thing . one I know was on her death bed and refused to give names .. she pop’ed back and to this day I don’t think she has ever said a word. its sad because she has always told that she was negative and from what the doctors and nurses have said she has been positive for 10 years and has slept with thousands .. married men, gay men all she has been with them and never said a word .. it is not punished the way it should be ..

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:27:28 +0000

Since when does premeditated attempted murder get a suspended sentence, fine & probation? Oh, that’s right – it’s just gays at risk, so, who cares!? Sign me disgusted!