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Thread #151677   Message #3548320
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
12-Aug-13 - 06:45 PM
Thread Name: BS: Reinforcing respectful 'boundaries'
Subject: RE: BS: Reinforcing respectful 'boundaries'
I don't think that's a definition of "fascist" that actually stands up. I think "authoritarian" might be the word you're looking for. It doesn't apply to my views anyway.

I'd see the situation as different for screening, testing and history tracing. I can't see how compulsory general screening would be possible, or compulsory testing. However where someone is identified as having contracted HIV I think it would be reasonable to have an obligation to cooperate in history tracing for the purpose of alerting partners to the necessity of getting tested.

Where people infect others knowingly or negligently, I cannot see how this can be seen as acceptable behaviour. Civil or criminal sanctions would seem reasonable, as in the case of damage inflicted say in driving a motor vehicle.