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

[shelly tognazzini]

Is there anyway of contacting her or finding out more about the bail
conditions? Are you able to do the research for contacts D? I would support
finding out what we can do and how to best bring the issues surrounding this
case and the criminilization of HIV to a better light...maybe she just needs
to know she has support and finding out how to connect with her through her
lawyer/ family or CTV?? CTV should be slapped as well... As Kath says, VERY
SENSITIVE issue,
need to ensure the media does not skew an effort to support an already
enflamed and complicated case.

thoughts out there?

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 6:50 AM, Denise Becker <dbecker106 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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> 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:****
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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:****
>>
>> *Hi All*****
>>
>> *    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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