out of curiosity i looked at the hiv transmission laws in ca when this story broke.
it comes to down to intent. though he obviously did not intend to give anyone hiv he could still be charged.
Cal. Health and Safety Code § 120290
Misdemeanor
Any person afflicted with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease who willfully exposes him/herself to another person (and any person who willfully exposes another person afflicted with the disease to someone else) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
State-by-State:*HIV Laws
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Originally Posted by Robbie
Reading that article...down at the very bottom the law is quoted and says that you have to have specific intent to try and infect someone. And whether you knew you were pos or not and told them or didn't tell them is not the issue in that law. You have to have an intent to try and get someone infected.
That's a non-starter from what I just read. Sheen wasn't out purposefully trying to infect other people.
And he never did infect anyone either from everything that we know.
This whole story is just stupid. The porn "world" (as if it really still exists) isn't in a "panic" over Charlie Sheen saying he has HIV.
I'm guessing that the story is designed to TRY and get people scared and in a panic. Makes it easier for Weinstein and the AHF to continue to destroy the porn industry.
Instead of gleefully wading into this bullshit...we should all be putting it in it's proper perspective.
Otherwise, you're just helping Weinstein destroy your own livelihoods.
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