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Who's responsibility

posted 16 years ago by crazytwinks13
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In this day and age when facts about HIV are known by anyone who doesn't live under a rock, aren't we all responsible for our own health? If I pick up some guy or girl in a bar and do not consider that they might be HIV positive, doesn't that make me an idiot?

For instance, I once got tested in 1995, and the social worker I saw at the health dept. slammed down her clip-board and said, "We have been telling you people for ten years about this!" Now, that may have been a little insensitive, but I'm sure she was tired of irresponsible people (like myself) coming in her office and needing tests b/c of un-safe sex.

Thank God, I'm still negative, but if I had gotten it, it would have been my fault, b/c I'm responsible for my health. Not to say it's not cruel to go around spreading something, but we know the risks.

Now, it is a different story when someone is in what they think is a monogomous relationship and the other is seeing someone else on the side. A devoted spouse shouldn't have to suspect their husband or wife.

No good deed goes unpunished

[–] sarahxelizabeth 15 years ago

Yes, definitely. In any sexual relationship, regardless of gender, age, whatever... we are all responsible for ourselves and we all should be informed of the risks we take every time we do have sex. Sure, you can meet someone at a bar, and they can tell you that they are safe, and a condom can be worn, and all prevention can be used but, there's only a few problems with this.

1) Who's to say the person is telling the truth? What if they aren't negative, and they just want sex? Happens a lot. Oh, and what if they don't even KNOW if they are positive or negative. A lot of people don't even get tested and therefore have no idea. Most people just assume. You can have AIDS for years and not have a clue.

2) Even if "safe sex" is practiced, there is ALWAYS a possibility of something happening. What if the condom breaks? Then what?

It's a risk we all can either choose to or not to take. We are all responsible for ourselves and our body, our health, and our fate. The person I *beep* tomorrow or next week doesn't give a *beep* about me, and I know that. That's why I have to.

[–] Deannie308-2 15 years ago

Everone should assume responsibility.Or pay an
even higher price.

[–] MeridianWest 15 years ago

yeah, but Speedman's character was mentally unstable. he wasn't capable of making that kind of admission until at the end when it was either become a murderer or not.

[–] Zando777 11 years ago

We are all responsible for our own health, yes.

The key exception is if someone *knows* they have HIV, and still goes around having sex without disclosing it. That is arguably criminal, and deserving of a beatdown, at the very least.

If that person lies about their status, and goes around having unprotected sex, than they should definitely be locked up or removed from the planet, whether or not they actively intend to infect other people. The fact everyone needs to be careful doesn't change the fact that some people have more responsibility than others.

[–] Dollhouse_89 9 years ago

True, but you're still responsible. If I meet a guy one night, ask if he's clean, and he lies and says yes, well I'd be foolish to feel like that's enough. What I should do is still use a condom.

If I don't ask and he doesn't tell me that he's positive and I proceed without protection, then I'm taking a huge risk. It's wrong of him not to use a condom knowing his status, but it's wrong of me to leave that up to him in the first place.

There have been cases of people knowingly and maliciously spreading the virus, but they were only able to infect the people who didn't object to unsafe sex.

Look up Philippe Padieu.