[Malone LaVeigh]

The District's AIDS rate is the worst of any city in the country, nearly twice the rate in New York and more than four times the incidence in Detroit, and it has been climbing faster than that of many jurisdictions.

[goldstategop]

Its just like Africa. Blacks receive less attention from the Democrats than Gays. That's their reward for remaining on the Plantation.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Graybeard58]

More than 80 percent of the 3,269 HIV cases identified between 2001 and 2006 were among black men, women and adolescents.

What per-cent does the black population of D.C. comprise?

[Gay State Conservative]

Could someone remind me...how is AIDS transmitted? Is it by inadequate hand-washing? No,that’s colds and flu. Is it by failing to wash lettuce,tomatoes,etc before making a salad? No,that’s “the runs”.Is it by......

[DungeonMaster]

Socialized medicine is going to give more and more to people that contribute less and less.

[babygene]

As long as “what goes on in DC. stays in DC”, who cares?

People who get HIV most often get it because of their own choices...

[Tijeras_Slim]

"a modern moral epidemic"

Fixed.

[subterfuge]

Why don't people post with a decent excerpt anymore? You do know you can post 300 words of this don't you? Try snipping the more profound parts so we don't all have to go to the Washington comPost.

But here is the real problem with the "War on AIDS":

Given the scope of HIV and AIDS in the District, health leaders say they can't focus on just one aspect of the disease or one at-risk group.

"We don't have the luxury of only picking one," Hader said. "We have the imperative to do it all."

Can't focus on the homo, needle-using minorites I'm afraid.

[gaijin]

Low tax rates and inadequate school lunch programs spread HIV, but this is distinct from full-blown AIDS. AIDS is caused by cuts in funding for midnight basketball games.

[RicocheT]

This D. C. epidemic is another good reason to give the District the status of a state with two Democrat senators. That way, more tax dollars can be funneled there to care for the victims.

[Wuli]

The article stated: “More than 80 percent of the 3,269 HIV cases identified between 2001 and 2006 were among black men, women and adolescents.”

While, not being an agenda driven journalist, you asked the relevant question: “What per-cent does the black population of D.C. comprise?

The answer to your question is 60%. In addition, the population is skewed with females outnumbering males, 53% to 47%. ( http://www.idcide.com/citydata/dc/washington.htm )

So while blacks comprise 60% of the population their holding of 80% of HIV cases in the District indicates that their likelihood of having an HIV infection is 133% greater than would be the case if HIV infections were evenly distributed by race.

Although the article mentions that figures for females are up, in Washington D.C., it fails to say exactly what they are, and if history on these numbers are any guide they still remain much lower than figures for males.

The result - HIV rates in predominately black Washington D.C. - is not a “genetically” induced result, and is not due to “race”. It is culturally induced and in part is a continuation of the liberal-welfare-entitlement-society induced breakdown of the family unit among black Americans.

[nina0113]

You don’t have to be straight to not get AIDS. What you have to be is faithful. I’ll start giving a damn again when I start seeing signs that say “Monogamy prevents AIDS. Promiscuity promotes it.”