12/8/2003 3:28:33 PM
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Actually, I don't wanna go around
spreading this to people unknowingly
and wouldn't do that but this is
evidence of the sad state of the US
legal system. If you don't want the
chances of having an STD then don't
have sex. I'm not blaming anyone else
for my problem..end of story.
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12/8/2003 3:33:54 PM
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There's another post down near the
bottom of this page where people were
talking about bringing lawsuits against
people...scary stuff. Even if I knew
who gave it to me...the last thing I
would feel like doing now is filing an
arduous lawsuit...I wanna focus on the
future and not the past. Unless the
lawsuit brings a cure(which it won't)
then it's a waste of time IMO.
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12/8/2003 5:38:36 PM
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texina
Hmm...what if you knew who gave it to
you, and you didn't have medical
insurance to pay for the very expensive
treatment you had to go through?
Wouldn't you want compensaiont ?
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12/8/2003 5:43:16 PM
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blondee
the probloem is is that so many people
have it UNKNOWINGLY... I doubt the guy
i got it from knew he had it,or at
least i hope not. People have it and
dont know... we have no idea how long
this has been in our body...
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12/8/2003 6:31:55 PM
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AK
I think the problem with compensation
and law suits is exactly as blondee has
said we dont know how long its been
there so in essence if we have slept
with anyone else we have possibly given
it to them and are just as liable as the
ppl who gave it to us.
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12/8/2003 7:09:07 PM
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Fun Quote
Oh, this is rich. Quoted from the
article: "As a result, STD clients all
have one thing in common: the pain,
anger, rage, grief and heartache
associated with STDs. Not only are
these clients enraged at their partner,
they are furious with the legal
profession, the medical profession, and
other potential third-party
defendants." Please...talk about the
wrong reasons to sue.
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12/8/2003 7:11:13 PM
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Fun Quote
Another nice quote that this article
provides no backing for: "And, for
married couples, infection often ends
in divorce". These lawyers...I'll tell
ya. Look at all sh*t this lawyer tries
to string together to make some kind of
basis for all these lawsuits. This guy
would sue if someone got the flu if he
could.
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12/8/2003 7:12:50 PM
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Fun Quote
I guess this guy doesn't understand
that sex happens without relationships
and some people get it that way too.
Quoted: "An important premise is that a
certain amount of trust and confidence
exists in any intimate relationship, at
least to the extent that one sexual
partner represents to the other the
he/she is free from venereal or other
contagious diseases"
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12/8/2003 7:14:26 PM
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Fun Quote
The bottom line is this...put your so
called "client" through the stress of a
appearing court, fees, trials..and the
stress is only gonna make their warts
worse and the defendants warts worse.
This is pathetic.
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12/8/2003 7:20:12 PM
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texina
Of course we don't like plaintiffs
attorneys (though can still imagine
situations where a lawsuit would be
just)--my point in posting this was to
let people know that they could *get*
sued if they don't tell their partner.
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12/8/2003 7:24:15 PM
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Fun Quote
I know texina, thanks for the update,
it is appreciated even though whoever
wrote this is on crack.
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12/8/2003 7:25:24 PM
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Fun Quote
"Vulnerable third-party defendants
include persons who originally
transmitted the sexual disease;
doctors, hospitals, and clinics who
failed to report the disease;
therapists or physicians with a special
relationship to the parties; and
attorneys who negligently failed to
advise a client that a cause of action
existed." - I guess that means most of
the doctors on this message board would
be sued for misdiagnosis...LOL!! This
guys a real expert!!
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12/8/2003 7:29:53 PM
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texina
Actually, the legal theories are pretty
standard, not at all out there. Don't
forget the long list of states with
criminal penalties against knowingly
transmitting an STD.
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12/8/2003 7:44:52 PM
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Nate
I bet the poster has something todo with
these lawers.. it will be sad if more
advertising is put on this site for this
shit...
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12/8/2003 7:49:40 PM
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Actually, legal theories are crap but
unfortunately they hold up in our crap
court system...the same system that
lets people sue for spilling coffee on
themselves. I'm not saying the
original poster is trying to bring us
down but where the hell are the links
for these damn vaccines that have been
in the works for 10 years? Are these
things ever gonna come out or what?
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12/8/2003 8:00:11 PM
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texina
Ok, 1) I have nothing to do with the
site I linked to. 2) I'm biased
because I am a law student, but can
people really not imagine a situation
where they would feel suing is justified
for giving someone an STD? Maybe
something graver than HPV like AIDS or
herpes? What if you explicitly asked,
and tehy explicitly said, "no, no STDs,"
or they did it on purpose?
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12/8/2003 8:03:24 PM
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So, do you actually have HPV or are you
just posting legal links? I'm confused.
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12/8/2003 8:14:13 PM
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texina
Yes, lawyers get HPV too. And I just
want people to think of the issues from
both sides--law is helpful for that.
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12/8/2003 8:29:10 PM
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Didn't mean to sound harsh, texina.
Nobody here thinks it's okay to deceive
and pass this on to people but on the
other hand this is a very mild virus
and non-permanent and even somewhat
harmless when compared to something
like HIV which we are all thankful we
have HPV instead I'm sure. I just
think that lawsuits as a result of this
can only do more harm than good with
the exception of only a few cases I can
think of.
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12/9/2003 12:29:03 AM
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Tracy
There are legal penalties if you pass
a virus such as AIDS. Something that
eventually leads to death can be
prosecuted, I believe whether or not
the person infected them knowingly.
That is like manslaughter. Please for
all of your own sakes stop trying to
blame someone else. Take
responsibility of your own life,
others don't make choices for you,
what you can be accountable for the
good, but not the bad, it's not your
fault this happened to you.
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12/9/2003 12:31:20 AM
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Tracy
Sorry, but I am not going to be a
victim to the person who gave this to
me, I don't want to live that way. As
for trying to sue someone who passes
this virus on, there are bigger things
to worry about, and I believe in the
world of karma. Everyone gets theirs.
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12/9/2003 3:17:09 PM
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Tracy, I couldnt' agree more with your
second post. I don't believe in much
but I believe in Karma.
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12/10/2003 2:12:31 AM
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Unfortunately Speak with the CDC like
I have- they will tell you there is
only ONE Case EVER to have gone to
trial and that was an AIDS case...She
told me that it is soo hard to prove
and be believed for this or other
STD's that youd be wasting time and
money !
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12/10/2003 1:53:06 PM
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Who can prove a person knew about HPV
before passing it on??? 95% of people
who have it are asymptomatic! This is
just another way for lawyers to make a
profit from others' misfortunes.
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12/10/2003 8:43:13 PM
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Knobby Dick
Texina--could you describe your warts?
I'll bet they're pretty gross. Good
luck in law school. I hope I can meet
you in court someday--you don't seem
very bright (no offense).
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12/10/2003 9:36:50 PM
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texina
You sound a rather interested in my
warts. Unfortunately, they are not
visible. Sorry. And I would kick your
ass in court.
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12/10/2003 9:38:33 PM
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texina
Oh, and the CDC is wrong; there have
been plenty of civil trials on all kinds
of stds.
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12/10/2003 9:45:52 PM
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texina
Ok, I have to stop posting here, but I
want to end by restating that my point
was to add another dimension to the
"should I tell" dilemma, not to
encourage litigation! Now everyone stop
lawyer bashing and go get that
anti-semite meanie Phil on the other
thread!
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12/15/2003 11:00:41 PM
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I was date raped by a man who knowingly
had herpes and warts that I got. He
does this over and over to beautiful
young women because he is sick and
hates women. So twenty thousand
dollars later and my life destroyed
don't I have a right to some
compensation. I did not consent to
unprotected sex with this predator, but
I have to live with this. If I had the
physical and mental strength to sue him
I would. not just for me but for others
who this will happen to.
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