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Obama Condemns Anti-Gay Bill in Uganda

by 158 | February 4, 2010 at 05:54 pm

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This proposed bill in Uganda

goes way too far. Uganda is an

independent country with a right

to pass it's own laws but they

should not go overboard in it.

The Ugandan measure calls for the death penalty or life imprisonment for HIV-positive homosexuals who have sex with minors.

Anyone who knowingly

\infects someone else with

aids should be punished but

not with the death penalty or

life imprisonment.

U.S. President Barack Obama criticized the Ugandan measure while speaking at a prayer breakfast Thursday in Washington. "We may disagree about gay marriage, but surely we can agree that it is unconscionable to target gays and lesbians for who they are

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Hugh Askew

at 18:53 on February 4th, 2010

"Anyone who knowingly infects someone else with aids should be punished but not with the death penalty or life imprisonment."

Say what? You KNOWINGLY infect someone with a deadly disease, and the death penalty is too harsh?

That qualifies as premeditated. Life imprisonment is too harsh?

What, give the perp a time-out and take away his milk and cookies?

158

at 09:03 on February 5th, 2010

I wasn't clear. ' HIV-positive homosexuals who have sex with minor" I meant it was too harsh for having sex. If the partner is infected, then the perpetrator should get life in prison. If the victim dies, then he should be executed.