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Spit---The Newest Deadly Weapon

Jessica Mathewson-Library Media Technical Asst.-jessica.mathewson@law.csuohio.edu | May 19, 2008 - 12:35

Willie Campbell, a homeless gentleman from Dallas, TX, was recently sentenced to 35 years in prison for harassing a public servant with a deadly weapon. His deadly weapon of choice...his spit. See, Mr. Campbell is HIV positive. Police responded to a call of an unconscious man lying outside a downtown building. When they approached, Mr. Campbell began kicking and finally spitting in the eye and mouth of an officer, yelling he was HIV positive. According to the Center of Disease Control, saliva has not been shown to transmit HIV. Mr. Campbell has been convicted previously of attacking officers and biting inmates. In Texas, habitual-offender statute, section 12.42 mandates that he serve half of his sentence before he is eligible for parole.

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