[Viva] latest from CTV on HIV girl charged with sexual assault

[Denise Becker]

You know as much as I hate putting my face on media these days then at some
point, if we women want to support a fellow female, we need to get together
as a VIVA group and have a news conference.
Denise

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Kath Webster <kathwebster at shaw.ca> wrote:

> This is a sensitive and complex issue and I recognize that many women have
> become positive due to their sex partners not disclosing.   I believe that
> the  damage that criminalization does  far outweighs the misguided intention
> of ‘protecting the public’. Richard Elliot from the HIV Legal Network summed
> it up well:  “ it’s like cracking a nut with a sledge hammer”  .  The
> Edmonton police acted WAY over the top and it only perpetuates an evil
> stereotype of us as HIV positive people.  One motto I heard at last summer’s
> International AIDS conference was “ Criminalize HATE, not HIV”****
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> Here is a link to the Global Network of People with HIV with their stance
> on it.   It is an document  entitled ’10 Reasons to Oppose the
> Criminalization****
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> http://www.gnpplus.net/images/stories/Rights_and_stigma/10reasons_english.pdf
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> This is Reason #1****
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> *Criminalizing HIV transmission is justified only when individuals
> purposely or maliciously transmit HIV with the intent to harm others. In
> these rare cases, existing criminal laws can and should be used, rather than
> passing HIV-specific laws.*
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> *From:* viva-bounces at lists.resist.ca [mailto:viva-bounces at lists.resist.ca]
> *On Behalf Of *Denise Becker
> *Sent:* August-09-11 3:05 PM
> *To:* viva at lists.resist.ca
> *Subject:* Re: [Viva] latest from CTV on HIV girl charged with sexual
> assault****
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> she has now been denied bail!****
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> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2011/08/09/alberta-hiv-teen-in-court.html
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> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Tami Starlight <tamistarlight at gmail.com>
> wrote:****
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> No surprise something like this is in Deadmonton.
> Center of the mass conformity where the police are the front line
> unaccountable enforcers of the mass corrupt freakshow.
>
> Mainstream media is ridiculous at best and do not ask any hard questions I
> have, which are basically the same as you posted Ally.
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> Meegwetch/thank you
> tami
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> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 1:06 PM, James and Ally Keating <
> keatingfamilycircus at telus.net> wrote:****
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> *Hi All*****
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> *    I am so saddened by the actions of this policing department and how
> they handled this situation. It is another example of people with HIV being
> treated morally and not medically. It saddens me that this YOUNG woman has
> been made a pirah in her own community, not to mention a criminal.
> personally I think this is a societal issue and not a criminal issue. By
> attacking this type of behaviour in a criminal manner, how many people will
> be pushed under ground. How many won't get tested due to a criminal
> prosecution as possible consequences if they screw up. I also don't get it
> why it is always up to the person who has the HIV to protect the other
> sexual partner. Why are each person not responsible for protecting
> themselves. Don't get me wrong, I don't think a person with HIV should be
> having multiple encounters of unprotected sex...but that is my belief.
> Anyway, if any of you want to comment or send an email to the Edmonton
> Police department then the link for that is below. It is the compliment,
> complaint and concern email address at the edmonton police commission.  Be
> well all, Ally*****
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> *info at edmontonpolicecommission.ca*****
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> ----- Original Message ----- ****
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> *From:* Denise Becker <dbecker106 at gmail.com> ****
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> *To:* Positive Living BC Board of Directors <board at positivelivingbc.org> ;
> viva <Viva at lists.resist.ca> ****
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> *Sent:* Monday, August 08, 2011 9:17 AM****
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> *Subject:* [Viva] latest from CTV on HIV girl charged with sexual assault*
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> http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110807/EDM_teenfound_110807/20110807/?hub=EdmontonHome
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> The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is trying to help this girl.  There is
> a video on this page too.  The channel released her name and photo before
> hiding it later.****
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> Denise****
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