Comments:Canadian convicted of murder in HIV case

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thats stupid he should be allowed to have that but also he should atleast have the decency to tell his partners. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.42.255.65 (talkcontribs) 14:36, 7 April 2009


I think it was wrong of Aziga in failing to disclose his status with HIV however, I feel that the legal system has not caught up with modern day issues such as HIV/AIDS. In particular, I find that the jargon used in this case is unreflective of what has actually taken place. "Aggravated Sexual Assault" is to represent how Aziga failed to disclose his HIV-positive status to the victims yet, "Aggravated Sexual Assault" makes it sound like Aziga forced the women into sexual relations with Aziga, and this is not necessarily true. Furthermore, I find that implicit in the legal language used to describe the case and thus is the final court ruling, is the notion that HIV/ADS peoples are criminals. This is a completely unjust premise and unacceptable. As a society, we need to de-stigmatize HIV/AIDS and increase education and even acceptance to prevent similar situations. Also, our laws need to become modernized to accurately describe current issues such as HIV/AIDS to reach justice. My heart goes out to the impacted women and their families. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 99.230.119.243 (talkcontribs) 17:37, 25 May 2011