Apparently, it may be illegal to have an STI in Oklahoma soon...
@Heucuva8 Why does their stupidity hurt me so badly?
y’all lol.
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intentionally or recklessly spreading an infection or disease is assault that can badly impact someone’s life forever.
“If signed into law, House Bill 3098 would criminalize the intentional or reckless spread of STIs”
I think, of course, there will be cases with gray areas where somebody may be wrongly convicted, but overall a judge needs to see definitive proof to convict somebody of this, overall I think it’s a good thing. It’s this way in California, @JGNWYRK @Heucuva8
Define "reckless". A religious zealot may define it to mean "anyone having sex outside of marriage".
Still think it's a good idea?
@Heucuva8 @Armchaircouch @JGNWYRK
This interested me, and apparently there are laws in my state -- and people have been prosecuted -- if a person knows their HIV status is positive and engage in sexual behavior that poses a significant risk of transmission.
They can face felony charges for assaulting someone using bodily fluids with intent to transmit, failing to disclose their HIV status with needle-sharing partners or failing to disclose their status before donating blood or body tissues.
True, but it's a little bit more serious when you talk HIV.
Part of the issue is that things like HPV qualify as STI, so teenagers who are promiscuous might be charged as well. Even if they didn't know, or if they were born with it.
All because they can't define "reckless".
if a teenager knows that they carry HPV they should definitely be charged as reckless endangerment if they’re having sex with even just one person, it does not even need to be promiscuous, if they have not disclosed it. Definitely.
The sad thing that seems to be in the state is that people don’t care enough about other people to disclose :/ @Heucuva8 @janallmac @JGNWYRK
for sure, I think, in the cases where nothing can be proven then they would not be found guilty of anything. If they cannot test for it, they cannot say it originated with them, and therefore cannot prove any reckless activity. @Smersh @Heucuva8 @janallmac @JGNWYRK