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Originally posted by Bleah:
Anyone who would call this attempted murder doesn't understand the disease, but let's set that aside and talk about this point.

A friend of mine, Kevin, works in the Navy's HIV clinic in San Diego as a Preventive Medical Technician. He took that job after retiring as an HM1 and doing essentially the same job on active duty for several years, and he is a great resource for general information when I need it. One thing he has told me is that when a Sailor or Marine is diagnosed, they sign a page 13 stating that they will inform all sexual partners and health care workers they come into contact with of their HIV status.

This Sailor obviously violated those orders, and received an appropriate sentence. It's galling to me that anyone who presumably contracted HIV from someone who may have known their own status but not disclosed it to him would then - knowing the possible consequences to a person's life - turn around and do the same thing. He Must have done this with many more women than these two, as well, because it's pretty unlikely that he would pass on the virus from a one night stand unless he was not on meds.

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Originally posted by 21194237:

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Originally posted by Bleah:
Anyone who would call this attempted murder doesn't understand the disease, but let's set that aside and talk about this point.

A friend of mine, Kevin, works in the Navy's HIV clinic in San Diego as a Preventive Medical Technician. He took that job after retiring as an HM1 and doing essentially the same job on active duty for several years, and he is a great resource for general information when I need it. One thing he has told me is that when a Sailor or Marine is diagnosed, they sign a page 13 stating that they will inform all sexual partners and health care workers they come into contact with of their HIV status.

This Sailor obviously violated those orders, and received an appropriate sentence. It's galling to me that anyone who presumably contracted HIV from someone who may have known their own status but not disclosed it to him would then - knowing the possible consequences to a person's life - turn around and do the same thing. He Must have done this with many more women than these two, as well, because it's pretty unlikely that he would pass on the virus from a one night stand unless he was not on meds.

I'll admit that I'm no expert about HIV, but I believe that it normally progresses to AIDS, which is a potentially fatal disease. My understanding of HIV is that it's not necessarily transmitted by contact with another HIV+ person. In fact, I've been informed that IV drug use is more common today. In any event, I stand by my statement that the intentional exposure of another to a deadly disease ought to be seen as an effort to cause an end of life event.