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| HIV Outlaw Gets 21 Year Prison Sentence |
| 2005-11-04 |
| (Washington) A man who had sex with women and teenage girls without warning them he had the AIDS virus was sent to prison Thursday by a judge who labeled him a "violent, self-absorbed outlaw." That's the nice way of putting it. Sundiata Basir, 34, was sentenced to 21 years and eight months by District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Robert I. Richter. The judge told Basir he "knowingly put uncountable people at grave risk." Basir, huh? Sounds like a redneck from the Piney Woods of East Texas... Prosecutors said Basir learned he was HIV-positive in January 1996 but had unprotected sex with several partners over the years, never telling them about his illness. When some of them asked, he lied. What a despicable ass. They need the Death Penalty. Among the victims were a 15-year-old girl and Basir's wife, who was then 17. Basir pleaded guilty to first-degree child sexual abuse in the former case, and second degree cruelty to children in the latter. He also pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated assault in the case of a woman he had a long-term relationship with who later became HIV-positive. Perhaps there's someone in the slammer with nothing to lose who'll do what this jurisdiction hasn't the stones to do: kill this fuck. Prosecutors said they were able to identify seven victims, but believe there may be others. Prison's far too good for him. It's obvious he'll probably cost 10x as much to keep alive as the average prisoner, since he'll have to be given the latest treatments, lots of Doc time, etc. With this conviction I'm sure he shot straight onto the ACLU's short list of Assholes We'll Assist Cuz We're Assholes, Too. Far beyond the cost of incarcerating this monster is the utterly heinous nature of his crimes. Kill it. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #2 How this isn't considered attempted murder / manslaughter is beyond me - this guy, in a more just world, should fry. |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-11-04 10:57 |
| #1 D.C. court? That means Virginia state prison? As long as it's not federal, he's going to have a fun, fun time. |
| Posted by: gromky 2005-11-04 08:18 |