Ned Kelly a hero or a villain?

How does a man hanged for murder, become an Australian national hero? Ned was just 16 when he was convicted of receiving a stolen horse and served three years in gaol before being released in 1874. Whether or not he was set for a life of crime is hard to say, but one event had a dramatic effect on determining his future and that was in April 1878. A police officer called Fitzpatrick accused Ned's mother of attacking …

…sad man not completing hat he wanted to do. In a way, you cannot call this person a hero and you cannot call him a villain. He only did what he thought was right and nothing else. He is a hero because he done what was right and he defended the rights of all the poor people I would regard him and Robin Hood. He robbed from the rich and he gave to him poor.