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Originally Posted by Roos  That may be what he meant, but it's not what he wrote. Which is why I said to think before you type. He wrote Cures should only be given out to the innocent and not the guy who buys hookers and cheats and so on... And that is bullshit. |
Why? Rewarding particularly bad behavior with a get out of jail free card from their bad acts will go a long way toward ensuring that people continue those bad acts.
You noted your buddy never did the bad things he mentioned. Your buddy wouldn't be amongst those he'd exclude.
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Originally Posted by Roos he contracted due to his ignorance when he was younger... not something he intentionally did. |
So he got it from a blood transfusion? Rape? Because if he got it from voluntary sex or drugs then yes, he got it from an intentional act Michael. Maybe a one naively/poorly chosen but still intentional.
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Originally Posted by Roos And even if he had intentionally gone to hookers or cheated on someone, nobody deserves to live with that disease, and nobody should be counted out if by some chance there was a cure available. period. |
FTR - I don't think hookers (female ones anyway) are a big source of the spread or AIDS... nor is cheating. AIDS has largely remained in the gay male community and IV drug using community. In either case precautions can be taken. They are not perfect but they help. I think smackpickles was saying those who fail to take precautions and represent a continued threat of the spread of AIDS due to their negligence deserve less sympathy and should have a lower priority in getting their dose of the cure. Not sure I agree but I think the argument has some merit.
Do you think the guy who hangs out with people with AIDs and shares heroin needles with them should be given the same degree of concern as the child who got it through a blood transfusion... accepting the fact that there are limited resources... and you have to make choices and allocations.