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I went this morning and it was really an AIDS prevention rally. There were about 20-30 people there from AHF and about a dozen reporters from local radio and TV stations.
Only a couple of people were there from the industry. Mark Kernes from AVN and Todd Hunter was there from XBIZ.
For the most part, I dont think AHF really thought this one through. Their house counsel got up and made factually inaccurate legal statements and they dont see how a bloodborne pathogen law can be equally applied to other industries.
I asked the question to Weinstein, CEO of AHF, whether he had thought of the ramifications of making the sharing of bodily fluids completely regulated by Cal-OSHA and he didnt have an answer until I reminded him that there is often bodily fluids exchanged in boxing, MMA, the NFL, NBA and MLB. He went on to state that sweat cannot carry disease -- I reminded one of his attorneys about MRSA, which he even admitted that they had not thought of.
Overall this is a witch hunt against the industry by a group of narrow minded individuals who really havent thought this out. Risk is a part of many professions, you cannot enforce laws against one industry and then say it doesnt apply to another. Too slippery of a slope to go down.
Hopefully Cal-OSHA can see this and will let the complaints die on the vine.
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