(Sound of police sirens}
Mmm mm-mmmm-mm
Mmm mm-mmmm-mm
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
I wish I had you to talk to
If a man ever needed dyin', he did
No one had the right to say what he said about you
And it's so cold and lonely here without you
Out there the law's a-comin'
I'm scared and so tired of runnin'
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
I wish I had you to talk to
It hurts to see the man that I've become
And to know I'll never see the morning sun shine on the land
I'll never see your smilin' face or touch your hand
If just once more I could see
You, our home, and our little baby
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
{police sirens}
I wish I had you to talk to
I hope this letter finds its way to you
Forgive me, Love, for the shame I put you through and all the tears
Hang on, Love, to the memories of those happy years
Red lights are flashin' around me
Yeah, Love, it looks like they found me
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
I wish I had you to talk to
Indiana wants me (this is the police, you are surrounded)
Lord, I can't go back there (give yourself up)
Indiana wants me (this is the police, give yourself up)
Lord, I can't go back there (you are surrounded)
{shoot-out sound effects}
Indiana Wants Me by R. Dean Taylor (1976)
Having sex - protected or unprotected - with another human being, without telling him or her that you have HIV is morally wrong. It shouldn't be a crime, however, unless you actually transmit the virus.
As recently reported in POZ, Indiana resident Tony M. Perkins (presumably NOT the actor who portrayed Norman Bates in "Psycho",) pleaded guilty to felony charges for failing to tell any of his 26 girlfriends - most of whom he apparently met on a cheesy website called "plentyoffish.com", and none of whom have tested positive for HIV - that he has our virus. The official Indiana Superior Court charging document asserted that Perkins violated Indiana statute I.C. 35-42-1-9(b) and L.C. 16-41-7-1, which purportedly make it a felony for a "carrier" not to warn that he/she has HIV.
Oddly enough, neither of the two statutes cited in the Indiana court documents actually states that failing to warn sex partners about one's HIV is a felony. Nonetheless, Perkins copped a plea and is waiting to be sentenced.
In my view, the Indiana police prosecuted Perkins for being irresponsible under the guise of a law that didn't actually apply - the statutes cited in the court documents have no language that support the charges. But they persecuted him for being HIV positive, and that, my friends, is a tragedy.
Knowing that you will go to jail if you fail to tell your partner that you have HIV and then give it to him/her should be enough to deter reckless conduct. Having the state punish you for keeping your secret, without transmitting the disease, is wrong.
Mmm mm-mmmm-mm
Mmm mm-mmmm-mm
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
I wish I had you to talk to
If a man ever needed dyin', he did
No one had the right to say what he said about you
And it's so cold and lonely here without you
Out there the law's a-comin'
I'm scared and so tired of runnin'
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
I wish I had you to talk to
It hurts to see the man that I've become
And to know I'll never see the morning sun shine on the land
I'll never see your smilin' face or touch your hand
If just once more I could see
You, our home, and our little baby
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
{police sirens}
I wish I had you to talk to
I hope this letter finds its way to you
Forgive me, Love, for the shame I put you through and all the tears
Hang on, Love, to the memories of those happy years
Red lights are flashin' around me
Yeah, Love, it looks like they found me
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
Indiana wants me
Lord, I can't go back there
I wish I had you to talk to
Indiana wants me (this is the police, you are surrounded)
Lord, I can't go back there (give yourself up)
Indiana wants me (this is the police, give yourself up)
Lord, I can't go back there (you are surrounded)
{shoot-out sound effects}
Indiana Wants Me by R. Dean Taylor (1976)
Having sex - protected or unprotected - with another human being, without telling him or her that you have HIV is morally wrong. It shouldn't be a crime, however, unless you actually transmit the virus.
As recently reported in POZ, Indiana resident Tony M. Perkins (presumably NOT the actor who portrayed Norman Bates in "Psycho",) pleaded guilty to felony charges for failing to tell any of his 26 girlfriends - most of whom he apparently met on a cheesy website called "plentyoffish.com", and none of whom have tested positive for HIV - that he has our virus. The official Indiana Superior Court charging document asserted that Perkins violated Indiana statute I.C. 35-42-1-9(b) and L.C. 16-41-7-1, which purportedly make it a felony for a "carrier" not to warn that he/she has HIV.
Oddly enough, neither of the two statutes cited in the Indiana court documents actually states that failing to warn sex partners about one's HIV is a felony. Nonetheless, Perkins copped a plea and is waiting to be sentenced.
In my view, the Indiana police prosecuted Perkins for being irresponsible under the guise of a law that didn't actually apply - the statutes cited in the court documents have no language that support the charges. But they persecuted him for being HIV positive, and that, my friends, is a tragedy.
Knowing that you will go to jail if you fail to tell your partner that you have HIV and then give it to him/her should be enough to deter reckless conduct. Having the state punish you for keeping your secret, without transmitting the disease, is wrong.
Now we are constantly being told that we have to tell potential partners that we are positive or else face prosecution, but what about those who threaten to use that information against you? I was dating someone who I told that I was positive. After a few months, he wanted to have sex with my 15 y.o. daughter. When I told him that I was going to report him to the police, he told me that he was gonna tell them that I never told him that I was positive, and unfortunately, aside from my word, there is no proof that I told him. What should happen to people like him?
To "blackchicago40", I'm out to everyone about my HIV status; my friends, my family, my co-workers. Every online dating profile I create includes my HIV-positive status, even when there is no specific, pre-set question about it. Why do I do this when I know that there is a very real possibility that someone could use this information against me? So that there is no information that anyone could ever use against me. Because I'm out to EVERYONE, and because every online profile I create includes my HIV status, it's highly unlikely that a court of law could be convinced that I withheld that information from a romantic partner. People who have nothing to hide, hide nothing. People who hide something from someone, probably hide it from someone else, as well.
Unfortunately, the prospect that you may transmit the virus is not a sufficient deterrent. And then, once it is transmitted, it is too late for the VICTIM, law or no law. This is what happened to me. However, in my state, it is only illegal to keep your status a secret if you have sex with a pro. Go figure.
I think someone should be prosecuted if they knowing past along the virus. I believe you should always wear a condom regardless, but if you know for a fact that you are positive, why not just put on a condom to protect yourself and others?
There are those who do not want to be discriminated against but at the same time don't mind giving you a reason to discriminate against them! Go fiqure!
I think it is just as criminal for anyone to have sex without disclosing to each other the following (without protection):
"I disclose the fact that both of us are having un-protected sex and that both of us has the possibility of transmitting a STD to one another whether we know it or not and we both should be prosecuted criminally if don't protect one another".
Personal Responsibility Rules!