ahhhh mannnn. Why didn't this guy get a good lawyer?! HIS SPIT WASN'T A WEAPON!! Maybe this would be a remotely close/fair verdict if the guy had something contagious through spit, say...i dunno...mono? but seriously, this is just ridiculous. I'm disappointed in the court that sentenced this man to 35, isn't it bad enough that he's gotta simply live life with HIV, but now he's gotta sit in a cell all day? sad sad times i guess

I think it is bad enough that the defendant intended to spread his AIDs. He indeed used his disease as a weapon and is therefore a danger to society.

Thank you lone wolf. Yeah, that is a lot of people and I’m sure more than that. As you know they never post the whole truth.

But, somehow Magic Johnson seemed to get a clean bill of health. I really wonder how he managed to survive this, at a time when every one else was dying from it.

Any one got the answers to that one?


dodgygeeza,

I see your point here. However, putting him in prison would make me think that it would even spread there just as bad then these men get out and spead it even more.

Why should we not give them the same drugs we gave Majic Johnson that cured him or ship all of them to their own private island. To live where they won't be able to spread this disease any longer.

AIDS or not, this bastard deserves to be incarcerated for spitting at a police officer.

Then again, 35 years seems way too harsh. Given that he has AIDS, thats basically imprisonment until death for him.

Transmission of the HIV virus is possible if the criminal had a cut or ulcer in his mouth, or even a sore throat. Transmission is more likely if it hit the policeman in the eye.

Regardless of whether the policeman had been infected or not, this criminal's attitude clearly shows that he has no respect for society or other humans and is willing to use his disease as a weapon. That alone warrants imprisonment.

The sentence says that he has to serve at least half of that time before he is eligible for parole. However, if he has a record of assaulting other cell mates....then I cant imagine he will be eligible for parole.

And I agree AIDS is imprisonment for him, but seems like he wants to take down everyone with him. He needs to be kept away from people

greeneyedleo


I agree also that he should be kept away from the other people. However, I don't think this will be the case. Does our government really want this over with? Honestly, I don't think so.

Ah no you misunderstood me Leo!

I meant that a 35 year sentence, compounded with him having AIDS means that he will be dead before he is released from prison (in all likelyhood).



[edit on 15-5-2008 by 44soulslayer]

So finally his sentence is a death penalty... because if he gets 35 years in PRISON he'll die there.

And this is SO RIDICULOUS. You cannot have AIDS by saliva. You would need to drink something like 20 liters of infected AIDS saliva before even considering a chance of having it.

And his trial is a freaking joke, he's treated like it's worse than an attempted murder. Are you kidding?

Originally posted by Vitchilo
So finally his sentence is a death penalty... because if he gets 35 years in PRISON he'll die there.

If this guy got AIDS through his own actions and not accidentally by transfusion, etc. then he gave himself the "death penalty". You cannot blame the state for trying to protect innocent people from monsters like this.

Originally posted by Vitchilo

And this is SO RIDICULOUS. You cannot have AIDS by saliva. You would need to drink something like 20 liters of infected AIDS saliva before even considering a chance of having it.

Are you sure? Cause this is what I was asking. The government says you can't but their reactions too things tell me you can.

Does anyone really know the truth on this?