James and Brynn Tudor in 2005 became Birmingham, England’s first same-sex couple to wed under the country’s civil partnership law. When they moved to a new home in 2007 their new neighbor Baljit Koonar, 29, helped them celebrate by subjecting them to regular verbal harassment. Did we mention the Tudors just saved Koonar from dying in a house fire?
In the ultimate of ironies, just days before Koonar was due in court to face charges of harassment — where he was given an 18-month order of supervision and forced to pay a £300 in fees and fines to the Tudors — the Tudors awoke smelling smoke. Bajit and his family were on the roof. A neighbor grabbed a ladder, and the Tudors helped usher them to safety. Bajit even thanked them.
Ogre Magi
That guy was lucky I wasn’t his neighbor! If I was , I would have shouted out “Do you want to be extra crispy or original recipe”
Nick
I give the neighbor a few days before he is calling them “faggot” again. No goo deed….
Nick
@Nick: I meant to type “good deed.” Yeah….
Cam
If his beliefs against gays were REALLY honest, then he would have refused to accept their help and burned. Funny how these supposed straong anti-gay beliefs dissappeared as soon as he had something to lose.
Give him a few months before he starts throwing rocks through their window again.
Fitz
I would have ZERO problem letting a known ‘phobe crispy fry. NONE.
james_from_the_great_city_of_cambridge
I would have let them burn, not out of hate but out of concern for society in general. The British have the same problem with redneck trash (chavs they call them over there I believe) that we have in this country. Maybe more so over there because these chavs start drinking at 16, the age you can legally drink in Britain, and terrorize everyone every weekend night and have really brought British society down with their torrid behavior. Is society really better off with these homophobic, racist, uneducated, garbage fucking up it’s gene pool both in Europe and here? Maybe when faced with the situation this poor gay couple faced I too would have done what they did but I’d like to think I would have let them burn, baby burn! Chav scum…
wannabegay2
we gays always try to be better, to be patient, to help, to built a “perfect” family that the world cannot judge etc. we shouldn’t care that much for a bunch of a**holes
Chris
Here’s a link to the original story: http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/2010/08/02/birmingham-gay-couple-save-life-of-man-who-abused-them-66331-26971409/
Enron
I would have pretended like I didn’t hear anything. ‘Huh, what is he saying, ‘elp’ its gettin’ hot in here’. I love that song!
Just kidding, they did the right thing. Its being the better person, I could not live with myself knowing my anti-gay neighbor burnt to death. Knowing how much he hates me.
wompman
Good for them for saving a jackass (I guess). Of course, just goes to prove once again how gays are destroying neighborhoods, families and society. Once again the right-wing talking points get smacked in the face by reality.
Hyhybt
There’s such a thing as proportional response, and letting someone DIE because they called you names wouldn’t even be close.
JB
@james_from_the_great_city_of_cambridge: 18 is legal drinking age in the UK
j
@james_from_the_great_city_of_cambridge: Chavs are not the equivalent to red necks, although depending on how you see it they can become a societal problem. Also legal drinking age sixteen? This is another example of an american pretending to know something about any other country that isn’t america and failing hard. “Yeah I heard the legal drinking age in ireland is nine right? My grandma’s one quarter irish so I should know.”
slobone
Awww that’s really sweet… But where did they get married exactly? Not in the UK, they don’t have same-sex marriage. Maybe in Spain, or Canada, or Iowa?
Henry Holland
@j: You’re half right:
The minimum age for the purchase of alcohol is 18. People aged 16 or 17 may consume wine, beer or cider on licensed premises (pubs/bars/restaurants) with a table meal. In England & Wales, an adult must order.[56] In Scotland, no adult is required to be present.[57][58] The legal age for the purchase of alcohol from an off-license (store/supermarket) is 18 (The legal age to buy liqueur chocolates is 16 (however this is rarely enforced))
Jem
I’m glad they saved him. Remember, it wasn’t only the bigot on the roof, but his family, too. They wouldn’t deserve punishment over what he had done.
Bryn
Just came across this site whilst looking for some information regarding our old neighbour who has started causing trouble again even though he no longer lives next door to us.
I love some of the comments you have put. ROFLPMSL @ Orge Magi (Comment number 1). So true Cam (Comment number 4). LoL @ Fritz (Comment number 5). True wannabegay2 (comment number 7).
Slobone (Comment number 14). It was in the UK. We had a registery office marriage in Solihull Registery Office followed by one in Birmingham Registery Office as they both wanted us at their venue. We then had a huge reception at Aston Hall in Birmingham. If you go to http://www.bbc.co.uk and look us up, you will see many pictures taken by the BBC.
Well 6 years later and James and I are still happily married and very much in love. We run or own theatre company as well as a charity. Not sure if allowed to mention the company name but Jadis Shadows Productions Ltd and Mobility Advice Line.
Keep in touch all either via here or [email protected]
Huge hugs,
Bryn and James
Jassi
People like this will never learn like james and …… they needed the money £300
Jassi
If they needed the money they should of just ask me I would of said no yeh
Jassi
Anybody want to say something come to me yeh
Jassi
The people wanna say about cripsy I don’t give a shit bro say it to me its another thing ho ho ho ho ho
Jassi
I think were I was living they was alot of chavs there heheheheh got it they bath with pots and pans they know who they are