What would your opinion be of a friend who had a killer virus but refused to take proven precautions to prevent them from spreading the disease?

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I don’t know. Someone I know just found out their boyfriend gave them the herp. Then I found out she’s still with him. He claims he didn’t know. I’m basically gob-smacked that she’s still with him and believes him. I know the herp can hide pretty effectively for a long time, but it still rings false that he wouldn’t know. I don’t know how to handle that, so I certainly don’t know how I would handle this. I would certainly yell at them and honestly stop being their friend. But would I turn them into the police? I’m not sure. It would bring down a lot of misery on me. But if they are intentionally infecting others…I should. Edited to add: It’s kind of the same as slowly poisoning someone. I guess, in a way, it depends on exactly what virus it is and how they are spreading it. And even then, I don’t know if I’d be able to turn them in should the situation really arise. I’d like to think that if I knew someone who was definitely killing other people in an easily preventable way that I would turn them into the police. But unless I was in the actual situation, it’s hard to say.

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