http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3419866/

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"Raleigh, N.C. — A Raleigh man received a 45-day suspended jail sentence Friday after pleading guilty to charges that he failed to use a condom and notify sexual partners that he has HIV. Joshua Waldon Weaver, 23, a DJ in Raleigh and Wilmington, was also sentenced to 30 months of supervised probation and ordered to pay a $300 fine, plus court costs. Weaver was arrested in April on charges brought under North Carolina Administrative Code 10-41 A.02020 (1)(a)(e), which addresses control measures regarding HIV, and North Carolina General Statute 130A-144 (f), which requires all people to comply with measures controlling communicable diseases. The offenses, which ranged from Aug. 1, 2006, to April 2008, are misdemeanors in North Carolina. "The defendant's repeated violations of those are what brought him here today," Wake County Assistant District Attorney Boz Zellinger said Friday. As part of his probation, Weaver must pay a $300 fine, plus court costs, and comply with the public health laws under which he was charged. He must also undergo a mental health and substance abuse assessment and stay away from nightclubs unless he is working. Zellinger said that if Weaver violates his probation, he could be quarantined for up to two years. Last Friday, District Judge James Fullwood continued the case after Weaver's attorney, Evonne Hopkins, tried to have court proceedings closed, saying the case is a sensitive matter and that exposing medical information might violate medical privacy laws. Although she would not speak about the specifics in Weaver's case, Gibby Harris, director of the Wake County Public Health Department, said patients diagnosed with a communicable disease, such as HIV, must agree to a no-contact order so that the disease will not spread. Criminal charges are a last resort, she said, if patients don't comply. "Part of the issue, I do believe, is that people have started to believe that HIV is a chronic disease. It used to be that it was a death sentence," she said. "We're having difficulty educating our younger community about this." Zellinger said he hopes the case will be a wake-up call for others. "When you think about it, somebody's lives have been changed irreparably by this defendant's actions," he said. "Having a cavalier attitude about following public health laws can't really be tolerated because other people are put in harm's way.""

8/22/2008 11:57:35 PM

He told me he was clean!

8/23/2008 12:05:09 AM

lawlz pwnt

8/23/2008 12:06:15 AM

Are you HIV Positive?

8/23/2008 12:07:13 AM

It didn't say if he infected anybody or not.

8/23/2008 12:09:14 AM

So I wonder how many girls he got with?

I watched the story on the news and was all like that's sucks for them girls!

8/23/2008 12:09:52 AM

^^Well if he fucked someone then the odds of them getting it are pretty good.

[Edited on August 23, 2008 at 12:10 AM. Reason : .]

8/23/2008 12:10:13 AM

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"he failed to use a condom and notify sexual partners that he has HIV."

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""When you think about it, somebody's lives have been changed irreparably by this defendant's actions," "

that implies that he did do some infecting.

8/23/2008 12:11:36 AM

8/23/2008 12:35:30 AM

not HIV but full-blown AIDS

8/23/2008 12:37:13 AM

this is bullshit. people have a right to privacy. this man has done NOTHING illegal.

8/23/2008 12:39:30 AM

this is why you either wear a condom or get your partner to wear one.

[Edited on August 23, 2008 at 12:47 AM. Reason : [no homo]]

8/23/2008 12:47:39 AM

^^except the whole breaking the law part

[Edited on August 23, 2008 at 12:50 AM. Reason : ^]

8/23/2008 12:48:50 AM

oh shit nigga!

8/23/2008 12:55:30 AM

FOR REALZ

8/23/2008 7:07:20 AM

damn... what kinda of person purposefully does this to people. that is fucked up.

8/23/2008 8:48:42 AM

They had a law and order episode like this. But it really is a crime to have sex with someone unprotected and not tell them before hand that you have HIV.

Anyone know if it's the same for all std's...I assume it is...but I dunno

8/23/2008 9:07:49 AM

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"this is bullshit. people have a right to privacy. this man has done NOTHING illegal."

Public's Safety >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Person's right to medical privacy

I had an experience that demonstrated this.

I witnessed a drunk guy walking down a highway get hit by a car (hit and run). The dude was fucked up - major head trauma.

I was the first there, and since I'm cpr certified, with a few other certifications, I ran over to help him. I didn't have any protective equipment, so I tried to have minimal contact, but the guy woke up and started struggling, he'd stand up, and then pass-out as soon as he was on his feet. He did this several times. I tried to keep him down, but he kept fighting, and I didn't want to resist him too much, possibly causing more damage, so I just held onto him, and eased him down when he passed out.

Needless to say, I ended up covered in his blood. Well it turns out he has multiple diseases, std's, etc. So I went to the hospital to get tested (I had a few open cuts). The doctors said I don't need to get tested, and that they didn't know what to test for. I told them to look at the victims bloodwork, and then test me for that stuff. The DR's said no, because it violated his privacy rights. I told the doctors that they didn't have to tell me anything expect for the results of the tests, not even what the test was for (obviously, if I caught something, they would have to tell me what it was). DR's kept saying no.

I talked to a lawyer, and he got that shit straight quick. Per, NC law, the safety of the public outweighs someone's right to medical privacy. I was then tested, all came back negative



[Edited on August 23, 2008 at 9:53 AM. Reason : .]

[Edited on August 23, 2008 at 9:59 AM. Reason : .]

8/23/2008 9:52:30 AM

i can't believe it's only a misdemeanor to knowingly give someone the HIV.

8/23/2008 9:55:34 AM

fucker should be charged with murder.

8/23/2008 9:55:36 AM

law says you gotta submit to a blood test if the other person gets in contact with your blood. if not, you WILL end up in jail. and still have to do the blood test.

8/23/2008 10:04:25 AM

^yeh, that was part of what the lawyer was saying. But that also extends to the person who came in contact with the blood. They have the right to know if they contracted anything from the contact.

8/23/2008 10:05:45 AM

^^ well, not murder yet.

maybe attempted murder, or manslaughter if his victims die before he does.

8/23/2008 10:07:28 AM

yesir.

thats kinda scary of the Dr. to not go through with the drug test.

8/23/2008 10:07:42 AM

you have to remember that he wasn't charged with giving people aids, he was charged with not using adequate protection. if he did in fact give someone hiv (i don't think it's clear), he could probably be convicted of stronger charges, although he probably wasn't trying to infect people per se

8/23/2008 10:10:00 AM

^^yeh. I guess he thought he was trying to save his ass. I think he should review the medical laws

8/23/2008 10:14:08 AM

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"well, not murder yet. maybe attempted murder, or manslaughter if his victims die before he does."

i understand this and im on the fence wit it.
but right now.

he knowingly just slowly killed those girls (or guys )

8/23/2008 10:15:57 AM

murder?

HIV isn't a death sentance these days

8/23/2008 10:24:37 AM

He should be charged with biological terrorism

8/23/2008 10:32:01 AM

i doubt all the chicks he bwned raw dog have HIV now. i was following the HIV porno industry thing. and 2 guys did double anal with this chick . . . . and one dude that was raw dogging in the same chicks asshole didn't get the HIV.

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so its like a gamble i suppose . . . but yeah. wear a condom when you dip in strange pie.

8/23/2008 10:46:09 AM

it's more likely for a woman to catch it than it is for a hetero dude.

8/23/2008 10:54:18 AM

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"He should be charged with biological terrorism"

only if it includes weapon-of-mass-destruction charges

8/23/2008 10:56:14 AM

you know who's done well with his HIV/AIDS? magic johnson

8/23/2008 11:10:15 AM

who doesnt die from aids?
most people who dont die and are able to prolong their life are the magic johnsons.

i doubt these girls are rolling in dough.

but im not trying to change anyone's mind here....and i probably wont change mine.


i think this guy is a creep.
a vile disgusting creep.

and should be castrated.
seriously.


alright im going to have lunch.
later guys

[Edited on August 23, 2008 at 11:16 AM. Reason : wterrtr]

8/23/2008 11:15:30 AM

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"i think this guy is a creep. a vile disgusting creep. and should be castrated. seriously."

i agree...he has a moral and legal responsibility to inform his fellow human beings, and he has absolutely no right to endanger their lives on a whim...though women (or men) who sleep with guys (or women) they (obviously) know nothing about are slutty as hell, and kind of deserve the consequences of their licentiousness

8/23/2008 11:32:33 AM

you're saying they deserve to get HIV?

8/23/2008 11:41:41 AM

yes

8/23/2008 12:06:59 PM

On the news they said he worked in gay and lesbian bars, so I'm guessing he infected guys. And the news explicitly said he was HIV positive and did this repeatedly.

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"who doesnt die from aids? most people who dont die and are able to prolong their life are the magic johnsons."

provided you detect the virus early and stick to the medication as the doctor instructs, life expectancy after being infected is estimated anywhere from 25 to 49 years for someone our age.

[Edited on August 23, 2008 at 12:17 PM. Reason : .]

8/23/2008 12:15:20 PM

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"who doesnt die from aids? most people who dont die and are able to prolong their life are the magic johnsons."

With current treatment, people who take their medications consistently can have a normal lifespan.

8/23/2008 12:17:44 PM

^ Assuming they can afford it to begin with.

8/23/2008 12:19:46 PM

there're patient assistance programs for pretty much any drug

8/23/2008 12:25:17 PM

shit like this really does scare me

8/23/2008 1:23:01 PM

8/23/2008 1:36:20 PM

guy should be taken out back and beaten with a baseball bat and left to die

8/23/2008 2:46:57 PM

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" i think this guy is a creep. a vile disgusting creep. and should be castrated. seriously. "

agreed.

8/23/2008 6:17:32 PM