Comments on: Gay man charged with spreading HIV http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1030.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:37:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Richard M http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1030.html/comment-page-1/#comment-60669 Richard M Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:20:59 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1030.html#comment-60669 Claud - Not sure what you mean? Are you able to help? Claud – Not sure what you mean? Are you able to help?

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]]> By: claud http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1030.html/comment-page-1/#comment-57801 claud Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:02:13 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1030.html#comment-57801 Richard could of used a better name Richard could of used a better name

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]]> By: Richard http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1030.html/comment-page-1/#comment-43862 Richard Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:07:38 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1030.html#comment-43862 Does anyone, including Dr Dobbs have any idea how to get in touch with Mark James...or indeed anyone who can get a message to him? Does anyone, including Dr Dobbs have any idea how to get in touch with Mark James…or indeed anyone who can get a message to him?

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]]> By: Dr Catherine Dodds http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1030.html/comment-page-1/#comment-2492 Dr Catherine Dodds Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:17:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1030.html#comment-2492 Dear Editor, This response relates to the following story on your website: "Gay man charged with spreading HIV".The first line of the story claims that a florist was convicted of "deliberately" infecting another with HIV. This is an error, and should be removed from the story immediately with a clarification. Similar convictions in this country to date have been undertaken under Section 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act which specifies recklessness. If the actions of this man (or the others who have been convicted) had been proven to be deliberate, they would have been charged and convicted under the more serious Section 18 offence of this act that specifies intent. As such, penultimate paragraph in your story is also wrong, and the word deliberately should be replaced with recklessly. There is a further error here, as six others have been convicted of reckless transmission in the past three years, not four as is stated in the story. I also am mystified as to the inclusion of Det Con Toms' statement that: "He gave us no indication as to his intent or motivation". Firstly, as I have already pointed out, there is no intent necessary to be proven in a recklessness charge, and secondly (as I would expect Pinknews to be aware), making a decision about how and when to disclose a recent HIV diagnosis to a sexual partner is a very difficult process that can often require support from experts. Why on earth this is being pitched as an 'intentional' crime by your website is beyond me, as nothing at all in this charge and guilty plea would indicate this is the case. I expect that you will revise your story accordingly on the website as soon as is practically possible. Regards, Catherine Dodds Dear Editor, This response relates to the following story on your website: "Gay man charged with spreading HIV".The first line of the story claims that a florist was convicted of "deliberately" infecting another with HIV. This is an error, and should be removed from the story immediately with a clarification. Similar convictions in this country to date have been undertaken under Section 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act which specifies recklessness. If the actions of this man (or the others who have been convicted) had been proven to be deliberate, they would have been charged and convicted under the more serious Section 18 offence of this act that specifies intent. As such, penultimate paragraph in your story is also wrong, and the word deliberately should be replaced with recklessly. There is a further error here, as six others have been convicted of reckless transmission in the past three years, not four as is stated in the story. I also am mystified as to the inclusion of Det Con Toms' statement that: "He gave us no indication as to his intent or motivation". Firstly, as I have already pointed out, there is no intent necessary to be proven in a recklessness charge, and secondly (as I would expect Pinknews to be aware), making a decision about how and when to disclose a recent HIV diagnosis to a sexual partner is a very difficult process that can often require support from experts. Why on earth this is being pitched as an 'intentional' crime by your website is beyond me, as nothing at all in this charge and guilty plea would indicate this is the case. I expect that you will revise your story accordingly on the website as soon as is practically possible. Regards, Catherine Dodds

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