on_one_wheel wrote:I've always found it interesting that so many see Ned as some kind of hero when in reality he was nothing but a murderous terrorist.
Australia has an unusual habit of glorifying criminals.
He also was officially given an award for saving a kid from drowning, which is somewhat at odds to being a "murderous terrorist"
One can't go past the simple fact that in the day,,,,,, the Gang also enjoyed benefits from quite a few ordinary land owners and citizens.
If he/they were nothing but murderous terrorists,, they would have been rounded up and caught quick smart, and have no help or backing of any sort.
The way I see it,,, they plainly showed the cops of the day how incompetent the constabulary were and they then resorted to some trumped up charges, and apparently bare faced lying, not to mention being terrorists themselves (in the way they treated the women and children of the Kelly family)
Just look at the sheer number of police that were stacked against them in the end,,, that's gotta stand for something.
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I've come to realize that,,,,, the two most loving, loyal, and trustworthy females in my entire life were both canines.