AIDS: The Lost Voices - The AIDS Bandits

In this series finale, we delve into the complex and often troubling interplay between fear and exploitation surrounding AIDS diagnoses. Cases emerge that spotlight individuals who, either through personal struggle or malintent, weaponised the stigma of AIDS to manipulate and harm others.

Incidents of 'spitting', where individuals discharged saliva while claiming to be AIDS carriers, illustrate the depths of ignorance and the sheer panic they induced in victims. Equally disturbing are the stories of criminals wielding hypodermic needles, asserting that they contained HIV-infected blood.

In some instances, victims were not merely threatened but actually pricked, leading to overwhelming anxiety and distress. This disturbing phenomenon reveals a chilling manipulation of a public health crisis, turned into a tool for intimidation and crim ...