Pat Robertson Claims Gays Deliberately Spread HIV with Rings

A security guard once told him so

Controversial televangelist Pat Robertson made claims on "The 700 Club" on Tuesday that homosexuals in San Francisco are deliberately spreading HIV by wearing rings that will cut people and infect them when shaking hands.

The comments were made when Robertson was responding to a question asked by a viewer about transporting an elderly man with HIV.

"You know what they do in San Francisco? Some of the gay community there, they want to get people. So, if they've got the stuff, they'll have a ring. You shake hands and the ring's got a little thing where you cut your finger," Robertson said, "Really. I mean it's that kind of vicious stuff, which would be the equivalent of murder."