Why did Ned Kelly murder three policemen?

Answer 1

He held up people at gunpoint and stole their belongings. He killed police who attempted to apprehend him. Today he would be thrown into gaol like any frequent armed robber, however Australia is so devoid of historical heroes that history has been twisted to make him into a loveable rogue, who was a lady's man and only stole from rich people who deserved it. He was just misunderstood and picked on. God help us!

Answer 2

He believed that landowners 'privilege to rule' had to be challenged, the police imprisioned his mother for decades just for putting him up every so often, he was rising up against the authorities for the hypocrisy he saw in the state of Victoria, and perhaps he also thought that lawlessness was the only way to obtain a healthy notoriety.

Answer 3

being Irish and Roman Catholic in colonial Australia was often a reason to be persecuted by police. This was the situation in the case of Ned Kelly and his family.

Ned Kelly's father had been arrested on a charge of cattle stealing, which was never proven either one way or the other. This seemed to be the start of a long feud with the police. "Red" Kelly, Ned's father, died before Ned even reached his teens, and so Ned took over the position as head of the family while still a child. no doubt he harboured resentment towards the police for his father's death, which was perhaps caused by the stress of being unjustly accused - who knows?

Trying to make ends meet, young Ned was involved in all sorts of petty crimes, so naturally he was harassed by the police. He did suffer some beatings at the hands of police.

In another situation that occurred in 1878, a Constable came to interview Ned at his family's home but, finding only the women there, apparently (from the Kellys' point of view) tried to molest Ned's sister Kate. Their mother laid into the constable, and was subsequently arrested and taken to prison.

All these were reasons why Ned Kelly hated the police.

Answer 4

Ned Kelly had already shown he was capable of committing murder. The police branded him as a dangerous criminal after he murdered three of their own. Prior to this act, he was merely "wanted".

Answer 5

Ned Kelly was arrested because he was a notorious outlaw. His continually flouted the law, committing acts of robbery, and he also murdered several policemen.

Answer 6

Ned Kelly murdered three policemen because they were trying to arrest him. He was wanted on robbery charges, but ended up being wanted for murder after their deaths.

Answer 7

Ned Kelly was hanged for being a bushranger; specifically, for his crimes of murder of several policemen.

Answer 8

because he was angry and shot them