The moment on Struggle Street that broke Aussie hearts
Australia has responded to the most heart-breaking scene in Struggle Street history, as the second season of the SBS program premiered on Tuesday night.
The episode featured Michael, a young man who has battled addiction and mental health programs, and is currently living in transition housing in Melbourne’s inner suburbs.
Michael’s mother has recently passed, and the young man is faced with setback after setback as he tries to reach the service that he’s running incredibly late for.
“I’m not an a**hole, I’m not. I have to just keep reminding myself of that,” he says.
Australia has been divided in the response to the harrowing program with many questioning why the TV crew didn’t pitch in to give Michael a lift to his mother’s funeral.
Hang on, you are filming a man who has to get a bus to his Mothers funeral and you think "keep rolling, great TV" instead of "mate, let's get a cab, we'll film the rest later". #StruggleStreet
— Guy Maisonrouge (@gredhouse) November 28, 2017
#StruggleStreet did everyone breath a sigh of relief when Michael finally made it to his mothers funeral ?
— tracey dean (@traceytigers) November 28, 2017
Surely the production staff could've got Michael to his Mother's funeral on time. Making him wait for the bus in the rain was shocking. #StruggleStreet
— PDavies (@Pdavies576Peter) November 28, 2017
What are your thoughts?
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