Dim Hypocrisy: California Edition

[gnadfly]

2019: CA changes law decriminalizing infecting someone knowing with the HIV virus.
2020: CA declares state emergency when Corona Virus found. One death is too many!

[oeb11]

I did not know Kalifornia decriminalized knowingly infecting another person lwith HIV. With or without consent? Any reference article???

[eccielover]

Originally Posted by oeb11

I did not know Kalifornia decriminalized knowingly infecting another person lwith HIV. With or without consent? Any reference article???

They actually did it much longer ago than 2019.

https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/07/healt...ned/index.html

[HoeHummer]

Originally Posted by oeb11

I did not know Kalifornia decriminalized knowingly infecting another person lwith HIV. With or without consent? Any reference article???

That’s why we kicked yous out of Canada, eh?

[dilbert firestorm]

Originally Posted by HoeHummer

That’s why we kicked yous out of Canada, eh?

you mean that canada kicked you out.

[oeb11]

Originally Posted by eccielover

They actually did it much longer ago than 2019.

https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/07/healt...ned/index.html

Thank You - EL.

Not clear to me if the law extends to those who transmit to informed partners, v partners kept in ignorance of a positive HIV status.

[LexusLover]

It was my understanding the level of offense was reduced to a misdemeanor.

The article posted has a headline that reads:

California lowers penalty for knowingly exposing partners to HIV

That's not "decriminalizing," although IMO it's wrong....even if HoseHummer's partner did it.