Black Snake: Ned Kelly The Victim

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Ned Kelly the victim
Edward Ned Kelly (1855-1880), an Australian bushranger, was born in June, 1855, at Beveridge, Victoria. He was the eldest son of John Red Kelly, an immigrant from Ireland, and Ellen, also an immigrant from Ireland. Ned Kelly was most known for stealing horses and robbing from banks. Some people think that Ned Kelly is a victim because he and his family were victimized by police. The Kelly’s were blamed for many crimes hey didn’t commit, Fitzpatrick abused Kate Kelly and got away with it and Ned’s mum (Ellen Quinn Kelly) was gaoled for a crime she didn’t commit.
The Kelly Gang was formed after Ned’s mother was unfairly jailed for her involvement in the assault on Constable Fitzpatrick, who had lied after sexually assaulting Kate Kelly, Ned’s sister. In the book “Black Snake: The Daring of Ned Kelly,” there are a few stories about that night. ”Mrs Kelly was sentenced to three years hard labour.” For arguing with the police/retaliating back at them. …show more content…

The police accused the Kelly gang of crimes they didn’t commit. They also picked on them for no reason. Ned and Dan stood up for themselves and didn’t let the police push them around, as their dad was not around to help the family. This is why they were picked on so much. The Kelly boys were just trying to protect their land and their family, but the police kept making up stories to get them into trouble. Ned’s mum is quoted in the book as saying, “If they had been trying to provoke the boys to break the law and retaliate, they could not have done more than they did, and I firmly believe they were trying.” And due to this the Kelly gang weren’t given a fair trial, and were sentenced to

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