The District has an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 3 percent -- the highest of any major U.S. city. "We're encouraging all residents to ask the doctor for an HIV test when they go for a visit," [Mayor Adrian] Fenty said. "We didn't want to make the past mistake of focusing on one particular area. Everybody is at risk."
There's only two teeny-tiny little problems. One is that the District has a prevalence rate of 3 percent, so, um, lets's see now, ... 97% don't.
The second? HIV/AIDS isn't a shared risk.
Thomas Christopher explains: "Really? Everything I have learned about HIV/AIDS is that it can be avoided with some common sense. The message that we're all at risk contradicts the facts of how this disease is spread. HIV/AIDS education apparently has a long way to go. The only thing "we're all at risk" for is continuously having our tax dollars spent on programs that ignore the truth and cater to people who live a dangerous lifestyle."
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