http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/12/18/bc-herpes-disability-claim-rejected.html
Since when is an STD an accident? Not that people mean to get them, but when over 50% of sexually active Americans (and assumably Canadians) have an STD, chances are pretty good that if you can't keep it in your pants, you're going to wish you had.
Now, while I feel bad that Mr. Gibbens is now paralyzed from the midsection down, I can't really feel bad at how it came about. If it had been a car accident where he'd been hit by a drunk driver, or been tripped and fallen down a flight of stairs, feeling of sorrow may stir within me, but the guy was sleeping around without protection. Not that I'm saying he got what he deserved, but let's face it, it was no accident.
I'm a fan of the Supreme Court's comment:
"Such a conclusion would stretch the boundaries of an accident policy beyond the snapping point and convert it into a comprehensive insurance policy for infectious diseases, contrary to the expressed intent of the parties and their reasonable expectations," the court said.
If Gibbens won his case, nearly half of our population could start making claims based on the results of irresponsible sexual encounters.
I think our society may be too far gone for us to be throwing the idea of chastity out there, but I believe that absinence should be offered as a viable and respected option. Too many young people become sexually active too young and now what do we have? I highly infected and infectious culture.
Three cheers for the Supreme Court for holding up some sort of value as odd as this situation is. I'm sorry Mr. Gibbens that you could not control yourself and now you are left to deal with the consequences on your own. Keep it in your pants next time.
Since when is an STD an accident? Not that people mean to get them, but when over 50% of sexually active Americans (and assumably Canadians) have an STD, chances are pretty good that if you can't keep it in your pants, you're going to wish you had.
Now, while I feel bad that Mr. Gibbens is now paralyzed from the midsection down, I can't really feel bad at how it came about. If it had been a car accident where he'd been hit by a drunk driver, or been tripped and fallen down a flight of stairs, feeling of sorrow may stir within me, but the guy was sleeping around without protection. Not that I'm saying he got what he deserved, but let's face it, it was no accident.
I'm a fan of the Supreme Court's comment:
"Such a conclusion would stretch the boundaries of an accident policy beyond the snapping point and convert it into a comprehensive insurance policy for infectious diseases, contrary to the expressed intent of the parties and their reasonable expectations," the court said.
If Gibbens won his case, nearly half of our population could start making claims based on the results of irresponsible sexual encounters.
I think our society may be too far gone for us to be throwing the idea of chastity out there, but I believe that absinence should be offered as a viable and respected option. Too many young people become sexually active too young and now what do we have? I highly infected and infectious culture.
Three cheers for the Supreme Court for holding up some sort of value as odd as this situation is. I'm sorry Mr. Gibbens that you could not control yourself and now you are left to deal with the consequences on your own. Keep it in your pants next time.
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