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> This is perilously close to "people who get COVID are innocent victims so forcible interventions are justified, while people who got HIV chose to do it so tho
by jjoonathan 5y ago
> This is perilously close to "people who get COVID are innocent victims so forcible interventions are justified, while people who got HIV chose to do it so those same nterventions are less justified."
Nope. The existence of simple, effective countermeasures and ease of accessing them set the level of moral culpability for refusing and then infecting someone else as a result.
I'd agree that the cost-benefit is nearing the point of "fuck it, let the selfish jerks have what they want."
- scarmig 5y agoNow disease is a matter of "moral culpability"? It's far easier to accidentally infect someone with COVID than it is to infect someone with HIV, and the harm of the former is less than the harm of the latter. The latter per incident is significantly more costly to society as well. Should the government require Grindr and gay bars to require customers to show an up-to-date negative status and proof of being on PreP in order to be allowed to participate? With poz people banned from participating at the venue/platform?