Who couldn't see this coming from a mile away?

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9. As governor Mike Pence nixed the idea of a needle exchange program in Indiana, and then

was soooooo surprised when they ended up with an HIV epidemic (and an associatec Hep C epidemic) among IV drug addicts.

His response to the epidemic caused by his stupidity was absurd: He okayed just a 30-day needle exchange program, limited to the single county identified as the epidemic's epicenter!

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/03/26/indiana-to-declare-health-emergency-for-hiv-outbreak/70478492/

Eventually he was forced to sign a more expansive (but still ridiculously limited) program when the epidemic spread, but counties had to prove they were already in trouble with the diseases spreading:

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2015/05/05/pence-signs-bill-facilitate-needle-exchange-programs/26946043/

IOW, rather than prevent the epidemic of deadly diseases, they had to prove they were already swamped by new cases!

Originally, though, Pence said he opposed a statewide needle exchange program. The resulting compromise requires local governments to prove to the Indiana State Department of Health that a hepatitis C or HIV epidemic is occurring. Hepatitis C is also spread through shared needles and typically is an early indicator of a problem.