SHELBY COUNTY, TN– We have to shake our collective heads on this one.

The staff at MTO News informs us that four years ago, Lifetime’s ‘Bring It’ dance coach John Conner III was arrested after police say the former reality star had sex with a 16-year-old boy and gave him HIV.

Now, MTO News has learned that the Memphis district attorney agreed to a plea deal which gave the reality star only 9 months in jail for those crimes.

Former reality TV dance coach John Conner III dance coach has been jailed for 9-months for exposing a #teenager to #HIV https://t.co/qJdZ8jEvIs — Blac Goss (@Blacgoss) March 1, 2020

John Conner was diagnosed with HIV in 2012. He allegedly met the 16-year-old boy in 2015 on social media, at which time Conner was 26-years-old. Then, according to police, he invited the child to join his “Infamous Dancerettes” dance troupe – which was featured on the Lifetime show “Bring It.”

Eventually, police say that Conner began having unprotected sex with the young boy, several times in Conner’s car. The two also exchanged nude photos via text message.

Conner did not tell the child that he had HIV. In August of 2016, the boy told his parents about his sexual relationship with Conner, and they advised him to get tested knowing his history.

The boy tested positive for HIV, and police allege that it was due to Conner infecting him with it.

SMH: 'Bring It' Dance Coach John Conner III Pleads Guilty To Rape & Exposing Teen Boy To HIV https://t.co/I8hbNvCT57 (Bogdan Vija / EyeEm / Getty) pic.twitter.com/Vh0sbHpTuJ — Bossip (@Bossip) November 21, 2019

The district attorney has decided that his crimes were “minor” and is only giving the accused HIV infecting child predator a sentence of nine months in prison and four years’ probation. He must also register as a sex offender for life.

Back in November, Conner pleaded guilty to charges of criminal exposure to HIV, statutory rape by an authority figure, and solicitation of a minor. The response on social media was swift – and brutal.

A dance teacher in Tennessee was sentenced to nine months in prison and four years of probation for having unprotected sex with a teenage student (16) and giving "Him" HIV. John Conner III (30) will also be a registered sex offender for life. ♠️⚔🚫https://t.co/HXjDWFrucg — Brother Voodoo🦉 (@Mental_Mastodon) February 29, 2020

Many are offering to protest the Memphis District Attorney General Amy Weirich and to ask for her removal from office. MTO News contacted the Memphis District Attorney’s office to ask for comment but has not received a response.

John Conner III also has two similar cases pending with young men aged 17 and 24.

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Of course, this short nine-month sentence is right on par for what democrats are looking to do. LET Brought you the story earlier this week.

Four years ago, Lifetime's 'Bring It' dance coach John Conner III was arrested after police say that the former reality star had sex with a 16 year old boy and gave him HIV. John allegedly met the 16-year-old boy on social media. Then, according to poli… https://t.co/7HbpVsVNCG pic.twitter.com/TFPVlrUqsH — Splifdtv.com (@SplifdTv) March 1, 2020

Under the latest chapter in liberal lunacy, we present the State of Washington. Democrats in the state are trying to reduce the crime of intentionally transmitting HIV to a sexual partner from a felony to a misdemeanor.

Under the proposal, HB 1551, the punishment would be downgraded to no more than 90 days in jail or a fine of less than $1,000. This, for intentionally exposing someone to a potentially fatal disease.

It would seem that with everything going on in the world such as the coronavirus perhaps Democrats in Washington would have better things to concern themselves with. However, they consider themselves paragons of virtue and claim that this bill would “kill the stigma” attached to HIV.

House Representative Nicole Macri (D-Seattle) said that HIV is “a treatable, chronic illness, not a moral failing or criminal justice issue.”

The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ellen Cody, however Macri has become the public defender for the bill in the media. They claim that they are trying to protect people living with HIV from being stigmatized.

“The stigma around HIV continues to intrude on the privacy of what should be known as consensual sex. Non-consensual sex is not the issue here, we need to stop allowing for the stigmatization of LGBTQ people,” Macri said in a statement to KING 5. “There are provisions in the bill before us that address disclosure concerns and allow for practical means to address prosecution.”

It is interesting that an “open-minded” Democrat is making the implication that only LGBTQ people have HIV. How very closed minded of Ms. Macri.

Macri makes the implication that by punishing someone for giving someone HIV, it treats HIV as a negative, therefore since people with HIV shouldn’t be treated negatively, we have to take away any negative connotations with the disease they’re living with. This is truly like the Twilight Zone. It is a false equivalency.

The current law has been on the books in Washington for decades. Republicans are claiming that by lowering the punishment, in puts the public at risk.

However, supporters of the measure say that the current law is outdated, and increases stigma surrounding HIV. The law as it sits was enacted in the ‘80’s and was updated with some minor changes over the years.

Besides lowering the penalties for intentionally exposing a partner to HIV, the bill also makes changes regarding mandatory testing for HIV, what public health departments can and cannot do in investigations and allowing minors to get HIV prevention treatment without parental consent.

Of course, just like abortion, let’s cut parents out of the decision-making process for THEIR children.

According to a report published in 2016 from the “End AIDS” steering committee, the criminalization of HIV has increased the stigma of the disease.

“Criminalizing us with a felony A for having a disease state…that’s not a banner I can get behind anymore, and frankly that doesn’t make people want to rush out and get engaged with public health,”said Scott Bertani, an HIV positive man and Lifelong AIDS Alliance member in a statement to lawmakers last session.

Lauren Fanning with the Washington HIV Justice Alliance said:

“HIV is not the same disease as it was over 30 years ago. The law contributes to stigma so many people with HIV feel by how others treat them like they are dirty, and they have a great deal of difficulty overcoming that in their lives.”

She also testified at last year’s committee hearing, saying:

“The law creates fear of being tested, fear of accessing healthcare, and undermines the trust and prevention care and treatment systems impacting our marginalized communities the most.”

Parents BEWARE

HB 1551 has passed the WA State House. #waleg It will change the charge (to misdemeanor) for those who intentionally transmit or expose others to HIV. It also allows minors as young as 14 to give consent to HIV treatment without a parent or guardian's consent. pic.twitter.com/7cUTPNsOnI — WA Federation of Republican Women – WFRW (@WFRW) February 13, 2020

Still, Republicans remain unconvinced, arguing that the crime and penalty for intentional infliction of the HIV virus would be tantamount to stealing a candy bar.

Rep. Michelle Calder says that the bill also might have unintended consequences, such as removing a tool that prosecutors use as a means to convict rapists.

“Those rape victims deserve a choice. And what’s going to happen to all those rape victims where they were able to prosecute this?” she asked. “And now we’re going to reduce the sentence. We’re going to let those rapists go free. I’m not OK with that! And it breaks my heart that so many people on this floor are.”

Jason Rantz is a talk show host on KTTH 770 in Seattle. He says that HIV is not longer the stigma that it was and is disingenuous for Democrats to act like it’s still the 1980’s, when HIV was stigmatized. Rantz said that this particular bill would actually increase the stigma.

He continues that the bill basically creates a defense against charges if someone withholds their HIV status from a sexual partner, but they were lucky enough not to contract it; if someone lies when a sexual partner asks about HIV, it is just labeled a misdemeanor.

He also worries that proponents of the bill downplay the significance of contracting the disease, which still can be deadly.

Rantz says that proponents of the bill give the illusion that if someone is intentionally infected with HIV, it is an inconvenience and they are not a victim.

“For the vast majority of people with HIV it is treated in outpatient clinics and with once-a-day medications.

People living with HIV how have nearly normal life expectancies. These advancements are amazing, but our laws have not caught up. Not changing these laws make the job of public health that much harder and continues the stigma.

Criminalizing people with a disease state is not a banner we can support. We will end HIV through treatment not by threatening people with prison.

Undetectable means un-transmittable. Some provisions do not go far enough, but this bill does many good things and will help end HIV in Washington.”

Rantz notes that lawmakers give the impression that being HIV-positive is criminal. He says it IS criminal—and it should be—to intentionally transmit HIV to a partner. He says, and we agree that if you knowingly have HIV and choose not to inform your partner, you should be treated as a rapist and be subject to more than just a few days in jail or a small fine.

Rantz tells the story of his friend Chad Felix Greene who lives with HIV. He told Rantz this past week:

“Ten years ago, my diagnosis was a death sentence. Five years ago, it meant living a limited life. Today medication has given me my life back. But I am always a month supply away from 10 years ago.

Giving this burden to someone else, without them even knowing the risk? I just cannot imagine it.”

This bill in Washington is nothing but feel-good political correctness.

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