Hector Scott - HIV sex worker jailed

What a strange trail of comments.

The guy was charged for being a sex worker while he had HIV not for knowingly infecting anyone and not for having unprotected sex.

So now HIV positive people should be jailed to make it safe for the rest of us to have unprotected sex without taking any responsibility for our own health.

Sounds a little to me like the ‘send them all off to an island’ hysteria we experienced in the 80’s – maybe some people haven’t moved on from there.

Lydia

Danman said :

Easy to note – if you dont want to get pregnant or an STI/STD – us an orange, not before, not after, but instead of*

*As told by mother of Danman when he was an adolescent.

…A less appealing thing I have never heard.

Simbo – you can still get STD’s using condoms… Crabs, Thrust etc.
Heck – you can still get pregnant using condoms (Assuming its not homosexual sex)

Using condoms minimises risk quite considerably for conception, but there is still inherent risks of catching a STI/STD – because they can be transferred by skin on skin, not just penetration…

Easy to note – if you dont want to get pregnant or an STI/STD – us an orange, not before, not after, but instead of*

*As told by mother of Danman when he was an adolescent.

On my order of priorities, protecting clients of prostitutes who choose to have unsafe sex with them is pretty low.

If you know ANYTHING about HIV, you know that you can’t be certain whether the person you are with is infected or not, barring 6 months of celibacy beforehand and a HIV test (due to the latency involved). Given that Hector was working as a prostitute, assuming 6 months of celibacy is a courageous choice at best.

It is always, always, always your own responsibility to protect yourself from STDs if you’re getting involved with someone. If you don’t want to pick up an STD… wear a condom.

This case has highlighted the need for the current legislation to be reviewed. The difference between knowingly infecting someone and working while being infected are huge, and i presume this is a point that Scarlet Alliance was trying to convey. And there has never been a documented case ever, of a sex worker infecting a client with HIV, yet people still presume every person this man had sex with is at risk of HIV. With all the attention given to this man across Australia and New Zealand, and not one person being infected, we could assume he was using condoms while working.

I-filed said :

The ‘Scarlet Alliance’ sex workers union were scary on radio this morning – they stated that the sentence was too harsh! Note to the johns out there – don’t think the alliance is going to look after its clients or require standards.

Where they talking about the ‘knowingly infected’ charge or the ‘failing to register’ charge?

If the former, oh dear.

At least if he is in the big house, Bubba wont want him.

I initially thought when comparing this with the six months minimum that young ADFA cadet got for dangerous driving occasioning death, this is a little on the lenient side. However, he has not been charged with knowingly infecting anyone (as Boomacat rightly pointed out) so maybe any prison time at all is a bit harsh?

The ‘Scarlet Alliance’ sex workers union were scary on radio this morning – they stated that the sentence was too harsh! Note to the johns out there – don’t think the alliance is going to look after its clients or require standards.

That’s a very good point circusmind. I forgot about that statutory change.