Michael Rogers, 46, was dubbed a hero after he tried to ram an armed terrorist with a shopping trolley<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a complex story and I\u2019m sorry to shatter the illusions,\u201d Ford told FIVEAA\u2019s Leon Byner on Monday. \u201cBut the story isn\u2019t quite as pretty as people seem to be making out.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t doubt for a second the bloke had good intentions but the cops themselves have said he could\u2019ve made a bad situation worse with what he did by intervening with his shopping trolley.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you look at this chap he has a Housing Commission flat, which he chooses not to live in but it\u2019s his — he\u2019s got the keys to it. Yes, he\u2019s homeless but he\u2019s homeless by choice.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has a long criminal record including five years in prison for aggravated burglary. He is a drug user\u2026 what they\u2019ve done now is start up this GoFundMe page<\/a>\u2026 to use as he chooses, that\u2019s what they say.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sorry but if you\u2019re going to give a mentally ill drug user $100,000-plus to use as they choose that\u2019s not being kind\u2026 that\u2019s actually cruel to do that to somebody like that because they\u2019re not capable of making good decisions for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Melbourne: \u201cI threw the trolley straight at him, and I got him. I didn't quite get him down, though. I\u2019m no hero\u201d – Michael Rogers. 7 News has spoken exclusively to \u201ctrolley man\u201d, a bystander being hailed a hero following Friday\u2019s terror attack. #TrolleyMan<\/a> #7News<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/K0v3OXAwe0<\/a><\/p>— 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) November 10, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>
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