Knowingly exposing others to HIV is no longer a felony in California

[TalkRadio]

California lawmakers have passed legislation to reduce the penalty for those who knowingly or intentionally expose others to HIV without their knowledge, rolling back a law that mostly affected sex workers.

The bill, SB 239, which was approved by the Democrat-controlled state legislature in September and signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Friday, will lower the charges for these acts from a felony to a misdemeanor when the law goes into effect in 2018. The act of knowingly donating HIV-infected blood, also a felony now, will be decriminalized.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-targeted-sex-workers/?utm_term=.03f8207a21bb

 

[Luk]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-targeted-sex-workers/?utm_term=.03f8207a21bb

Cool story from October of 2017, bro.

 

[pointless]

seriously. fuck off with this nonsense.

 

[Rightguide]

People will just have to decide on their own what justice demands.

 

[Richard_P_Feynman]

People will just have to decide on their own what justice demands.

Maybe you could organize a lynching party!

 

[Rightguide]

Maybe you could organize a lynching party!

I wouldn't have to, but I can see where others might. This is just another weaponization of the Democrat base against the society.

 

[Luk]

I wouldn't have to, but I can see where others might. This is just another weaponization of the Democrat base against the society.

We all know that you let other racists do your bidding for you, vettebirther.

 

[phrodeau]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-targeted-sex-workers/?utm_term=.03f8207a21bb

Good news for you.

 

[Comshaw]

People will just have to decide on their own what justice demands.

Like it or not I think they already have.

"...In the case of the laws around blood donation, research has shown that the law was probably never enforced and probably did little to enhance the screening measures that already exist to identify sources of infected blood.

“If you are a sex worker and you solicit someone and you’re HIV positive, you’re guilty of a felony before any contact occurs,” said California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D), a co-sponsor of the bill. “These laws are so draconian that you can be convicted of a felony and sent to state prison even if you engage in behavior that creates zero risk of HIV infection.”...

"...Of the 379 HIV-related convictions in California between 1988 and 2014, only seven — less than 2 percent — included the intent to transmit HIV, according to a recent series of studies from the UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute...."

"...Supporters pointed out that the knowing or intentional transmission of any other communicable disease in California, including some potentially deadly ones like SARS, Ebola and tuberculosis, is a misdemeanor crime...."

Comshaw

 

[BotanyBoy]

Pretty typical California.....

Don't make money for yourself that's TERRIBLE!!! and makes you a bad person!!!

You want to be able to defend yourself against an attack? EVIL RACISM!!!!

Feeding poor people without a licence? Diabolical!!!



Intentionally hurting/killing others....no problem.

 

[Hypoxia]

Good news for you.

One less legal worry, whew. Now he can market his AIDS Detection-Prevention-Treatment kit, only 1/20 bitcoin for a one-month supply. A false positive will now only land one in county jail for a week, not a year at Folsom. Tattoo parlors should see a drop in business. Yes, the repercussions will be far-reaching. Bend over.

 

[Rightguide]

Like it or not I think they already have.

"...In the case of the laws around blood donation, research has shown that the law was probably never enforced and probably did little to enhance the screening measures that already exist to identify sources of infected blood.

“If you are a sex worker and you solicit someone and you’re HIV positive, you’re guilty of a felony before any contact occurs,” said California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D), a co-sponsor of the bill. “These laws are so draconian that you can be convicted of a felony and sent to state prison even if you engage in behavior that creates zero risk of HIV infection.”...

"...Of the 379 HIV-related convictions in California between 1988 and 2014, only seven — less than 2 percent — included the intent to transmit HIV, according to a recent series of studies from the UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute...."

"...Supporters pointed out that the knowing or intentional transmission of any other communicable disease in California, including some potentially deadly ones like SARS, Ebola and tuberculosis, is a misdemeanor crime...."

Comshaw

When somebody gives AIDS to you or your's and gets a ticket, come back and tell us how justice was done.

 

[Luk]

When somebody gives AIDS to you or your's and gets a ticket, come back and tell us how justice was done.

You still think that you can catch the AIDS from food handling so your opinion has been summarily dismissed.