May 29th 2011, 2:53:38
The title of this thread and the article you posted don't really make sense together as you posted one case for a guy that happened to be an immigrant. It just makes you sound ignorant.
Cultures with problems mixing are a reality. So there is nothing racist about the statement made by Erian. Like he said there are a bunch of ways to deal with it and it should be factored into any good immigration policy.
I would say that looking at that case and blaming it on immigrants would be foolish unless you actually have statistics that an immigrant population is responsible for the spread of the disease or are statistically more susceptible to the virus. A simple google search found several "Native" Canadians have been convicted for similar reasons.
HIV issue is complicated and can be affected by a variety of factors including education, religion, Drug use, sexual orientation, Socioeconomic status and how sexuality is treated.
In case your interested in actual stats on the subject there is some basic stuff for Canada: http://www.avert.org/canada-aids.htm
The idiot is also playing race card to try and get out of his prison sentence but that is a whole other issue.
Having unprotected sex is choosing to put yourself at risk so I wouldn't say someone who contracts the disease is without responsibility. But like Speaker said being ignorant of the disease and transmitting it is one thing. Having the knowledge that you have it and not informing your partners is on a whole other level.
This is an probably an over simplified analogy. It is like you getting into a car with someone else driving. By doing so you put yourself at risk that something may happen. If they get into an accident it happens. If that person is knowingly drunk and doesn't tell you before you enter the vehicle they put you in greater danger.
Cultures with problems mixing are a reality. So there is nothing racist about the statement made by Erian. Like he said there are a bunch of ways to deal with it and it should be factored into any good immigration policy.
I would say that looking at that case and blaming it on immigrants would be foolish unless you actually have statistics that an immigrant population is responsible for the spread of the disease or are statistically more susceptible to the virus. A simple google search found several "Native" Canadians have been convicted for similar reasons.
HIV issue is complicated and can be affected by a variety of factors including education, religion, Drug use, sexual orientation, Socioeconomic status and how sexuality is treated.
In case your interested in actual stats on the subject there is some basic stuff for Canada: http://www.avert.org/canada-aids.htm
The idiot is also playing race card to try and get out of his prison sentence but that is a whole other issue.
Having unprotected sex is choosing to put yourself at risk so I wouldn't say someone who contracts the disease is without responsibility. But like Speaker said being ignorant of the disease and transmitting it is one thing. Having the knowledge that you have it and not informing your partners is on a whole other level.
This is an probably an over simplified analogy. It is like you getting into a car with someone else driving. By doing so you put yourself at risk that something may happen. If they get into an accident it happens. If that person is knowingly drunk and doesn't tell you before you enter the vehicle they put you in greater danger.
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