We only have three weeks left in school and I must say that I’m very happy to hear that. I desperately want this semester to end because I’ve been exhausted of writing so much not only for this class but for my other classes as well. I’ve really liked that fact that for the past few weeks we haven’t had any writing assignment except for the M&M project. I don’t know what it is but when I write a lot and then take a long break like for this class I for some reason feel like I get writers block. Changing topic, in this weeks question of the week I found that those plans or ideas from Cuba and the province of Papua were extremely dumb and unfair to the people with the disease. How could you just implant a chip in someone and just keep track of their every move just because of their condition. I understand that there are people with HIV who do things that they shouldn’t but it doesn’t mean that everybody with HIV are doing the same. You can’t just put certain individuals in camps and just separate them from society because most of them just want to live their lives the fullest.
Did you know???
After two decades, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) officials ended a ban of prisoners with HIV from participating in the state's work release program just recently in August of this year (The Body, 2009). The American Civil Liberties Union fought for the lifting of this ban because they felt that it was an “arbitrary and discriminatory denial” of not allowing prisoners to participate in a program that is important for them in making their reintegration back into society. Work release programs increase the odds of prisoners making it back into society by having to sustain a paying job, gaining jobs skills and experiences and begin paying off court fees and even finding permanent jobs (The Body, 2009). However, there continues to be discrimination of prisoners with HIV in Alabama. They are “excluded from faith-based honor dorms, prison dining halls, residential substance abuse and re-entry programs and work crews” (The Body, 2009). They are also have limited access to sports fields, recreational opportunities and most prison jobs (The Body, 2009).
The Body. (2002). Retrieved by November, 4, 2009, from http://www.thebody.com/content/whatis/art53211.html
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David, I also thought the use of microschips and isolation was cruel and inhumane. I also did not know that HIV prisoners were being discriminated against within the prison population system. This should have been lifted a long time ago.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the microchip policy was unfair. It just shows the mentality of people in this world. The sad thing is that it will probably get worst.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that they decided to life the ban on prisoners. It's crazy to me, because HIV prisoners have alot to deal with and it is not right to keep them out of a program that can help them in their future.
I could not agree with you more about classes coming to a close, but something about writing a journal entry comes so much easier I think. With the simulations, if you really immerse yourself, I feel like you have a response and a opinion naturally so it's not as difficult to power through than a paper you'd have to research for you y'know?
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to see how many of our peers see how ridiculous a microchip policy would be. It's totally prejudice and I don't think it'd ever be implemented here with how many level headed and vocal people there are like us.
I agree that putting people in camps would be taking away many of their rights. They would not have a lot of the opportunities that a normal person would. You're right they would not be able to live life to the fullest at all. So they would have to implant a chip somewhere in their body for this to work right? Where would they put it? A brain implant? Gives me the shivers just thinking about it. It sounds like they would be spending a lot of money for a system that I feel would only cause more fear for HIV in the population!
ReplyDeleteThree weeks left, good and bad. We will be done with the semester but not till after finals.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that prisoners with HIV are still discrimated against in Alabama. Do you think that that the government is trying to stop any transmission because the nature of jail? I geuss that is the only reason I can think of. Hasnt our government tried the seperate but equal argument before, and that is still considered discrimination. Its wild to think that this still happens in our society. But it is so hard to bring out social change.
I wonder why Alabama thought that HIV prisoners were more of a threat than say a murderer? Sounds like someone has to take the Alabama Department of Corrections and the governor and his people to court. The Civil Liberties Union needs to head back to court and try again. There is no need to segregate them from thins like the dining hall, substance abuse treatments, etc. Sounds like they need a good dose of old fashion education.
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