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May 28^th, 2016 at 11:12am

Gay couple awarded compensation in sexual harassment case against Tasmanian neighbour

A Tasmanian couple say they are pleased they have been awarded $6,000 compensation for loss and injury in a sexual harassment case.

The Anti-Discrimination Tribunal investigated two complaints from Julian Punch and his partner Brian Doran against their Longley neighbour Ben King.

One complaint involved Mr King aggressively approaching and touching Mr Punch in March 2013.

In April of the following year, Mr King sexually harassed Mr Doran when the tribunal was yet to make its final determination on the first complaint.

The couple said the decision by Magistrate Glenn Hay was groundbreaking in protecting and defending the rights of same sex-couples to walk the streets safely with their dogs.

Mr Punch said he hoped the decision helped others in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community.

"It's a great decision. It's very good for both Brian and I. We've been enduring this for seven years and we've been trying to get redress for what happened and we're very concerned also for other members of our communities," he said.

Mr Punch said they resisted calls to move.

"Why should this sort of behaviour be tolerated? Be allowed? Certainly the police suggested that we move," he said.

"In this day and age, in this country, when people have got to move when they've been so violated - there's not much to living in that."

Magistrate Hay said both deserved compensation for loss and injury, with Mr King ordered to pay the couple $6,000 within 60 days.

The ABC has contacted Mr King for comment.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-28/gay-couple-compensated-for-neighbours-hara...

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Reply #1 - May 28^th, 2016 at 1:59pm

Hang on a minute.....

We all know Tasmanians are an inbred lot, and mate with their First cousins and blood relatives.

That means that the next door neighbors would probably, almost certainly be brothers or cousins.

So it means that they are in fact taking immediate family to court.

When you add that the neighbor is being charged for "Touching" his neighbor/ brother/ first cousin.
And the fact that they are poop hole pokers.

It starts to get all a little silly.

And with a judge/ magistrate who is also probably also related, it gets downright absurd.

But I guess that what life is like in Tazzy.
After all any island that looks like a woman's pleasure center will have to be a little twisted.

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Redmond Neck Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 23096 ACT Gender:	Re: Gay Couple Win Court Case Reply #2 - May 28^th, 2016 at 2:14pm Couple of Greenies poofy mates I suspect! as well as Ben Doon and Phillip McCavity
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39721 Gender:	Re: Gay Couple Win Court Case Reply #3 - May 28^th, 2016 at 2:18pm Harassment is harassment......based on whatever.
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Reply #4 - May 28^th, 2016 at 2:47pm

Valkie wrote on May 28^th, 2016 at 1:59pm:

Hang on a minute.....

We all know Tasmanians are an inbred lot, and mate with their First cousins and blood relatives.

That means that the next door neighbors would probably, almost certainly be brothers or cousins.

So it means that they are in fact taking immediate family to court.

When you add that the neighbor is being charged for "Touching" his neighbor/ brother/ first cousin.
And the fact that they are poop hole pokers.

It starts to get all a little silly.

And with a judge/ magistrate who is also probably also related, it gets downright absurd.

But I guess that what life is like in Tazzy.
After all any island that looks like a woman's pleasure center will have to be a little twisted.

LOL you had me ROFLing for a while there.... Grin

BTW gays lesos transgenders and any other sickos stay in the closet where you belong please.

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Reply #5 - May 28^th, 2016 at 7:15pm

Ajax wrote on May 28^th, 2016 at 2:47pm:

Valkie wrote on May 28^th, 2016 at 1:59pm:

Hang on a minute.....

We all know Tasmanians are an inbred lot, and mate with their First cousins and blood relatives.

That means that the next door neighbors would probably, almost certainly be brothers or cousins.

So it means that they are in fact taking immediate family to court.

When you add that the neighbor is being charged for "Touching" his neighbor/ brother/ first cousin.
And the fact that they are poop hole pokers.

It starts to get all a little silly.

And with a judge/ magistrate who is also probably also related, it gets downright absurd.

But I guess that what life is like in Tazzy.
After all any island that looks like a woman's pleasure center will have to be a little twisted.

LOL you had me ROFLing for a while there.... Grin

BTW gays lesos transgenders and any other sickos stay in the closet where you belong please.

So, I take it, from you comment, that you're all for people harrassing their gay neighbors.

Bucking sickos!

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Reply #6 - May 28^th, 2016 at 7:24pm

boxy wrote on May 28^th, 2016 at 7:15pm:

Ajax wrote on May 28^th, 2016 at 2:47pm:

Valkie wrote on May 28^th, 2016 at 1:59pm:

Hang on a minute.....

We all know Tasmanians are an inbred lot, and mate with their First cousins and blood relatives.

That means that the next door neighbors would probably, almost certainly be brothers or cousins.

So it means that they are in fact taking immediate family to court.

When you add that the neighbor is being charged for "Touching" his neighbor/ brother/ first cousin.
And the fact that they are poop hole pokers.

It starts to get all a little silly.

And with a judge/ magistrate who is also probably also related, it gets downright absurd.

But I guess that what life is like in Tazzy.
After all any island that looks like a woman's pleasure center will have to be a little twisted.

LOL you had me ROFLing for a while there.... Grin

BTW gays lesos transgenders and any other sickos stay in the closet where you belong please.

So, I take it, from you comment, that you're all for people harrassing their gay neighbors.

Bucking sickos!

Oh Come on.

Surely you can see a joke.............?

Perhaps not, the idea is to take offence at everything isn't it?

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boxy Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 400 Gender:	Re: Gay Couple Win Court Case Reply #7 - May 28^th, 2016 at 7:28pm You may be joking. Pretty sure Ajax isn't, from his recent contributions.
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Setanta Gold Member Offline \/ Peace man! Posts: 17241 Northern NSW Gender:	Re: Gay Couple Win Court Case Reply #8 - May 28^th, 2016 at 8:24pm Redmond Neck wrote on May 28^th, 2016 at 2:14pm: Couple of Greenies poofy mates I suspect! as well as Ben Doon and Phillip McCavity Then there's the Irish couple Michael Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzmichael.
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miketrees Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6492 Gender:	Re: Gay Couple Win Court Case Reply #9 - May 28^th, 2016 at 8:32pm I read that storey, then I thought that has not finished yet. If the bloke has been fined six grand and he was a Drongo in the first place he is probably plotting more revenge. Its not fair that the gay blokes should have to move, move the Drongo bloke preferably next to Ajax
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President Elect, The Mechanic Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17501 Gender:	Re: Gay Couple Win Court Case Reply #10 - May 28^th, 2016 at 10:52pm Redmond Neck wrote on May 28^th, 2016 at 2:14pm: Couple of Greenies poofy mates I suspect! as well as Ben Doon and Phillip McCavity I'm pretty sure his name was Bed Dover... just sayin..
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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 36389 Gender:	Re: Gay Couple Win Court Case Reply #11 - May 28^th, 2016 at 11:01pm Bed Dover?
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39721 Gender:	Re: Gay Couple Win Court Case Reply #12 - May 28^th, 2016 at 11:04pm n
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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 36389 Gender:	Re: Gay Couple Win Court Case Reply #13 - May 28^th, 2016 at 11:05pm Aussie wrote on May 28^th, 2016 at 11:04pm: n Now that wasn't too hard, was it?
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Setanta Gold Member Offline \/ Peace man! Posts: 17241 Northern NSW Gender:	Re: Gay Couple Win Court Case Reply #14 - May 28^th, 2016 at 11:39pm mothra wrote on May 28^th, 2016 at 11:05pm: Aussie wrote on May 28^th, 2016 at 11:04pm: n Now that wasn't too hard, was it? What does Aussie say at his proctologist visits? n
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