Imagine finding out one day that you have contracted HIV due to the lack of the partner's willingness to confess they are HIV positive. Unfortunately, this scenario is not fiction; it recently happened to three men in Germany. This situation is discussed in the article, In Germany, No Angels Star Faces HIV Charges by Tristana Moore. Nadja Benaissa, the singer in Germany's top all-girl band "No Angels" was fortunate enough to have a successful career in Germany. However, the singer is now sitting in a Frankfurt prison cell on remand. The 26 year-old was arrested on April 11 on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. State prosecutors accuse her of having had sex with three men without telling them that she was HIV positive. Ger Neuber, a prosecutor in the city of Darmstadt, near Frankfurt, tells TIME, " Her former lover filed charges against her last year. He is HIV positive and suspects that she is responsible. We arrested her and she's been remanded in custody because there is a danger that she might repeat this." The growing number of HIV victims is increasing every year- especially among the African -American and Latino community. Despite the situation, "No Angels" is planning to go on tour in the summer and a new album is due out in the next couple of months. For now, the show goes on.
Questions:
1) Should Nadja Benaissa be sent to jail due to on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm? And if that is the case, what about the rest of the people who have contracted the virus and is left with no hope of justice?
2) Since Germany allows visible prostitution, many people have contracted the virus and other STD'S. Do you think this story made a huge impact on the citizens who live in Germany or just another story?
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