The distinction is that you are knowingly doing something that is harmful. If you know you have an STD and engage in intercourse without telling the person you are an absolute piece of shit and need to be held accountable.

If i have Ebola, know i have Ebola, and go and make out with Skinneds and Thors wives then yes i need to be held accountable for exposing innocent people to dangerous diseases. Remember the Ebola nurse? If she somehow found out she had it and then went around knowingly spreading it then by all means she needs to face punishment.

This post was edited by ofthevoid on Oct 14 2017 05:58pm

Serious diseases that are transmitted via blood should screened and those that are positive should be prohibited from donating blood, as this is something easily preventable

However you are referring to serious airborne diseases in your post, so let's take influenza for example. If you have the flu the official recommendations ARE to stay home during the contagious periods, people are just unaware of these recommendations. If you are in the hospital and have the flu you will be sent home and possible written up.

That seems like a different topic than knowingly concealing your HIV status from someone and exposing them to it willingly. To your post though, if someone knew they had the flu and intentionally sneezed in everyone's faces with intent to give them the flu then I believe that person should be charged with a crime since people die from the flu every year.

This post was edited by dark-soul on Oct 15 2017 01:18pm

Did you seriously just compare knowingly transmitting HIV and giving someone the flu?

Oncogenic viruses...scary shit.

Yes, since other infectious diseases that are dangerous are to be reportet by any doctor to the authorities and you get confined/restricted until cured. If you get the plague and are infectious people also won't let you just stroll along the street.

Maybe read up on the subject before making uneducated comparisons.

Italian man sentenced to 24 years for infecting dozens of women with HIV

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-aids-ruling/italian-man-sentenced-to-24-years-for-infecting-dozens-of-women-with-hiv-idUSKBN1CW2U5


Maybe we should import some Italian politicians, and let them have California.

why? so they can seduce our women and give them HIV like that guy?

No, the men who "sentenced" the HIV spreader.

Statistically though mate... this must be a tiny proportion of crimes so... Why do you care? It's statistically irrelevant. Honestly, whoever made this thread should be ashamed.