Man convicted of spreading HIV sentenced to 18 years in prison

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I'm not totally sure how to feel about this. Yes, he has infected those 5 girls, but at the same time punishing people on grounds like these may lead to many non-criminal offenses being put to trial.

Yes, i do believe that this man did a terrible thing. And about our tax payers money; Why should it go to medicine for this POS in jail when it could go to someone who may not be able to get any treatment? Someone who deserves to live.

You people are too soft, give this piece of excrement the chair. Who cares what his mental state is, he is of NO BENEFIT to society whatsoever and has just handed on a death sentence to 15 other people (maybe not the brightest, but not exactly deserving). This guy is pond scum and needs to be treated as such.

That it so sad. It breaks my heart to imagine the state of mind the perpetrator is in right now... Imagine the kind of psychosis it takes to commit an act like this?

I'll never ever defend this man, I have a friend who is a victim of a situation just like this, but I do feel pity for him. He's a sick person in more ways than one.

My friend has HIV with an undetectible viral load. She's lucky, she'll probably live a normal life... except for that whole stigma thing. It's too bad... a real shame.

Thanks for posting this, NotCaleb.

UWAZell, What people mean by 'someone infected with HIV can live a full life' is that once you get infected, it is a death sentence but you can still live, work, fall in love, get married, buy a house. By full life i don't mean that someone lives until their 90, i just mean that someone can have a fulfilling life, with the rest of the time they have.

So because this guy didn't feel like buying a 6 dollar box of condoms, us taxpayers are going to have to pay for his medical treatment while he is in prison? Seems like he got off pretty easy.

This dude should get life in prison. People get life sentences for dealing drugs. Indirect versus Direct behavior. knowing what your buying compared to not knowing what your getting. Private prisons don't want aids in their faciities.

[quote] And while aids can be fatal people with the drugs available a person may be able to live a full life with HIV. [/quote]

Did you really just say that, you make it seams as if it is ok though you stated it was not in the sentence after that. Yes, people who CAN AFFORD the drugs live a longer, but surely not "full" life in this day and age. However, their life still sucks and they run the risk of being killed by a common cold.... and it is cold in Canada if you have not noticed.

That guy should have been charged with "wilful murder" and given strict scrutiny life in imprisonment. Not that he will live long without his drug cocktail.

Hey, at least he knows he won't be getting assrammed in jail!

Sincerely though.Those people who he assaulted and are now HIV+ should decide his punishment. Personally, I don't think that he should get any treatment for his disease, and if he is, I don't think that we as taxpayers should be paying for it.

A agree with you that this is practically murder and that the sentence should be longer. Unfortunately, in Canada, this isn't such a big deal(Though it should be). No one should be knowingly infecting anyone with a not yet curable disease.

Thank you, Sickinjersey. It's true people need to be more open with their status. Just because someone have HIV doesn't mean that their life is over. You can still live a full normal life and I'm sure Sickinjersey could tell you that. People aren't dying from AIDS... Their living with AIDS.

Thats really !@#$%^&ED!!!!! I am HIV positive, and it makes life a little rougher for all PWA'S to get a broad welcome in this world of fear.He has affected these women for life therefor he deserves life.If anyone of those women dies as a complication to aids.they should charge him with murder.I disclose to everyone.People's fears are fueled by the unknown, the lack of confontation, and education.PLEASE , IF YOUR HIV POZ OR FOR ANY OTHER STD DON'T MAKE IT HARDER IN THE LONGRUN< DISCLOSE YOUR STATUS......

Neghie, That's a great idea... it's just that not everyone is that smart... or that safe. It sounds great written down but people just need to do it. It takes about 15 seconds to put on a condom. 15 seconds of putting on a condom is a lot better than dying 15 years later. Think, people.

I have absolutely no idea why anyone would be getting infected these days. If I weren't married, every guy I date would need to provide me with their hiv or std status and visa/versa. I wouldn't care if I never got laid. It's 2008 and hiv is no longer the monkey or gay disease. It doesn't discriminate. Don't let someone else dictate how you're gonna die. Let's wrap it up people.

well the average life span after infection with HIV is about 15 years... since he has had it and knew about it he most likely will die in prison because i dont think that prison is the healthiest place.

Life in prison is relative. If this guy is HIV positive and does not get top of the line medical treatment in prison, me could quite possibly die in 18 years.

it is a bad thing, though. I work at planned parenthood and i here about these stories everyday. People CAN have a long full life and still have HIV but that doesn't mean that that gives you the right to infect other people. If love is love then people will take much precaution when having sex and an STD would simply be a a small problem. People have the right to know and to be safe.

I think this sets a dangerous precedent as to the danger of having intercourse while knowingly be diagnosed with a serious illness. Will this cause people to not get tested and forgo treatment if it meant if they somehow got someone sick say by accident they could be sentenced to jail. And while aids can be fatal people with the drugs available a person may be able to live a full life with HIV. Note: I do think that to have a sexually transmitted disease and not tell your partner and/or not use protection is immoral and a disgrace.

18 Years is nothing. I know someone who was given life in prison for the same crime.