timothydavis2 writes: Does the Peace Corps need to send someone to represent the U.S. to the world at large who has already shown bad judgment?



Unless J.J. contracted HIV unfortunately via a "tainted" blood transfusion or the medical misuse of a "dirty" needle when he was receiving his necessary immunizations or routine blood tests or from an unfaithful and HIV spouse, there's generally only one additional way to have acquired HIV - the old fashioned way. And this would necessitate using bad judgment and disregard of the well-know ways to prevent the acquiring of HIV. Does the Peace Corps need to send someone to represent the U.S. to the world at large who has already shown bad judgment?

timothydavis2 writes: Does the Peace Corps need to send someone to represent the U.S. to the world at large who has already shown bad judgment?

Having read the article and the comments to date, I'm amazed at the reasoning of some commentators. What we may be dealing here is with the concept of "judgment."

Unless J.J. contracted HIV unfortunately via a "tainted" blood transfusion or the medical misuse of a "dirty" needle when he was receiving his necessary immunizations or routine blood tests or from an unfaithful and HIV spouse, there's generally only one additional way to have acquired HIV - the old fashioned way. And this would necessitate using bad judgment and disregard of the well-know ways to prevent the acquiring of HIV. Does the Peace Corps need to send someone to represent the U.S. to the world at large who has already shown bad judgment?

Oh, by the way, diabetes, deafness, incapacities requiring crutches and protheses, stuttering, sight challenges (guide dogs), and hypertension etc. are not problems that can be passed to another human being by using bad judgment. They're not transferrable from one individual to another - unless, of course (i.e., diabetes) genetics is involved. Because of political correctness run amok, the HIV is being treated with kid gloves instead of what should be the usual approach to a potentially lethal condition - at best, a lifetime requiring the use of expensive medication.

The acquiring of HIV contributes a life long gift of significant caution to sexual intimacy to the carrier as well as to any aware or, worse, unaware "partner." And, oh, by the way, pregnancy is a medical "condition" which would best be followed in the U.S. rather than in most of the countries serviced by the Peace Corps. For sure, the "man" in these instances has also shown "bad judgment" and should be sent back as well.

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