June 20th, 2012 at 11:14AM
Police HIV advice 'outdated and stigmatising'

Some of the guidance was completely wrong, such as the claims that HIV can be transmitted between people who share toothbrushes and razors and that the virus can be present in saliva and urine. One piece of guidance even suggested that police officers should be provided with “spit hoods” to protect themselves against people with HIV. It was also suggested that infection could occur during dental surgery, kissing, scratching, and the “handling or lifting of persons”.

Emphasis mine.

God the police are assholes.
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    ********HIV can be spread by the use of razors******** but non of the others are correct unless somehow the blood of the...
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    haha the police are here to help… people who pay them enough money.
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    “OK, lets just clear some things up here. The police are not assholes. “ “The police are not assholes” “stop applying...
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    OK, lets just clear some things up here. The police are not assholes. This is a result of over sensitive health and...
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  22. north-of-here said: In middle school, my gym teacher told us HIV could be spread by sharing chapstick, among other totally untrue transmission methods. This was in 2003.
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