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Subject: Re: Students test HIV positive in Wabag Author: 1aku [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Sat, Sep 22 2007, 06:37:08pm In reply to: 61 's message, "Re: Students test HIV positive in Wabag" on Sat, Sep 22 2007, 10:05:58am Yes, the girls must be blamed for their own careless actions. When a tragedy like this happens, I think people’s gut reaction is anger and a desire to find someone to blame but I believe the blame is still on our young girls. We can partly blame the HIV virus infested men who are deliberately going around making our young vulnerable girls sick but these young school girls are not still in their diapers and don’t know what they are doing. They are old enough to use their God given faculty of knowledge to make sound decisions. They weren’t born yesterday! These girls should have decided to err on the side of caution. Furthermore, I don’t want to be cynical here but these girls are not genuine students . If they we, then they would have set their priorities right – Education and not shagging around regardless of what the situation might have been. We have to accept the fact that these girls were just too ignorant despite the countless awareness that had been going on about HIV AIDS. These girls have deliberately committed suicide because they are tired of living so be it! It seems that the more and more awareness of this dreadful disease is made, the more and more ignorant people are becoming. It makes one wonder what could be the next most appropriate method to use to educate our people not to get sick. God help us to stay faithful! [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Re: Students test HIV positive in Wabag Author: katt [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Sun, Sep 23 2007, 01:46:48pm Maybe you could wonder about changing your own views by thinking about these few things: Improve the status of women, challenging stigmas and changing attitudes, addressing men's roles in prevention. cheers :) [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Students test HIV positive in Wabag Author: 1aku [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Mon, Sep 24 2007, 04:29:16am I can’t agree more with some of the good points you have brought about to argue your case. These transformations that you’ve mentioned are big steps that can’t be done quickly by a wave of a magic wand. We have to think big but start small. Thus, it all comes down to an individual for him/her to make sound decisions. No one can force things to come upon someone. You can make things happen or you may not. The power of choice is in your own hands. If you abuse that, then you are liable to suffer the consequences of your own careless actions. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out. That’s the bottom line. Peace out! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]