Arrested for STD

[joreth]

 Or, rather, for failing to disclose an STD.  I hate that this has apparently become necessary, I would rather see people just being responsible people, but frankly, I just can't get too upset at someone who knowingly hides an STD from a lover.

Since I expect to actually see my partners' paperwork, I am unlikely to ever fall victim to something like this, unless he's also good at forging medical documents.  In which case, I'm in deep shit anyway.

I find the deliberate refusal to disclose a KNOWN life-threatening illness combined with a deliberate engagement of an act designed to transmit the illness to be an act of evil.  Even if we're talking about an illness that doesn't actually *kill*, or has a high survival rate, this goes beyond ignorance and beyond misunderstanding.  This is a deliberate, pre-mediated act that threatens the life or the quality of life with long-term repercussions, that robs another human being of his respect and dignity in addition to his life, by using the trust and the intimacy of the act to perpetrate this evilness.

I have a hard time not agreeing to the punishment in the form of legal action, against someone like that.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2010-01-21-211181822_x.htm

Comments

[nickup.livejournal.com]

I agree and think that similar should apply here in the UK, where you don't get papers, just a text