Knowingly exposing others to HIV will no longer be a felony in California

Just found this article. Hoped it was BS. Not really much to add other than WTF.
Read it yourself and see. Link LA Tiimes
Here's a quote from the article...

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday that lowers from a felony to a misdemeanor the crime of knowingly exposing a sexual partner to HIV without disclosing the infection. The measure also applies to those who give blood without telling the blood bank that they are HIV-positive.

His argument is that medicine is available, so it's not that serious.

CAUTION don't have sex or get a blood transfusion in Cali.

Nice population control policy.

Please someone debunk this.

a reply to: Mandroid7

A quote is good.
A source is better.

a reply to: Phage

It's added, care to comment on the legislation?

Its the Charlie sheen law.

a reply to: Mandroid7

It would seem that the bill will treat the HIV the same as any other disease.

Existing law provides that a person who is afflicted with a contagious, infectious, or communicable disease who willfully exposes himself or herself to another person, or any person who willfully exposes another person afflicted with the disease to someone else, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

leginfo.legislature.ca.gov...

Is HIV special because it's gay?

CAUTION don't have sex or get a blood transfusion in Cali.

Perhaps you should read the bill.

a reply to: Mandroid7

California has lost any sense of right and wrong. The state is a trainwreck morally and legally. It is a place where criminals are afforded protection over law abiding citizens.

a reply to: Metallicus

The state is a trainwreck morally and legally.

Ah. So HIV is gay.

a reply to: Phage

Is HIV special because it's gay?

Really? There are 100s of thousands of heterosexual people with HIV.

What an idiotic statement.

a reply to: Metallicus

Right, and millions with other communicable diseases. Why should HIV be different?

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Metallicus

The state is a trainwreck morally and legally.

Ah. So HIV is gay.

I was speaking of assaulting someone with a deadly weapon like HIV not being a felony.

Stop being so obtuse.

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Mandroid7

It would seem that the bill will treat the HIV the same as any other disease.

Existing law provides that a person who is afflicted with a contagious, infectious, or communicable disease who willfully exposes himself or herself to another person, or any person who willfully exposes another person afflicted with the disease to someone else, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

leginfo.legislature.ca.gov...

Is HIV special because it's gay?

What? If someone knows they have HIV they should absolutely be required to tell anyone b4 sex.. and especially before donating blood.

What a stupid thing to say lol.

a reply to: Metallicus

I was speaking of assaulting someone with a deadly weapon like HIV not being a felony.

HIV is not a deadly weapon. It is a virus.

a reply to: Phage

Seriously, you need to lose your personal problem with me and imagine someone intentionally giving your family members AIDS.

WITF does gay have to do with this?

Sounds like you need a nap old man.

a reply to: notsure1

What? If someone knows they have HIV they should absolutely be required to tell anyone b4 sex.

More so than syphilis?

and especially before donating blood.

It is required to do so.

a reply to: Mandroid7

Sounds like you need to read the bill.

originally posted by: Metallicus

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Metallicus

The state is a trainwreck morally and legally.

Ah. So HIV is gay.

I was speaking of assaulting someone with a deadly weapon like HIV not being a felony.

Stop being so obtuse.

Isn't assaulting someone with a deadly weapon already a felony?

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Metallicus

I was speaking of assaulting someone with a deadly weapon like HIV not being a felony.

HIV is not a deadly weapon. It is a virus.

A deadly one that if intentionally spread should be a felony.

originally posted by: Grimpachi

originally posted by: Metallicus

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Metallicus

The state is a trainwreck morally and legally.

Ah. So HIV is gay.

I was speaking of assaulting someone with a deadly weapon like HIV not being a felony.

Stop being so obtuse.

Isn't assaulting someone with a deadly weapon already a felony?

Apparently not if you live in California.

a reply to: Phage

Is there a cure? Last time I heard, HIV is fatal.

That's an honest question. I really don't know.

TheRedneck

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: notsure1

What? If someone knows they have HIV they should absolutely be required to tell anyone b4 sex.

More so than syphilis?

and especially before donating blood.

It is required to do so.

Yes... Because HIV is not curable it is controllable. People would not have to tell about syphilis because get a shot of penicillin and its gone.