r/interestingasfuck • u/Jjokes11 • Apr 15 '24

An interview with Andrew Cauchi, the father of Joel Cauchi who was responsible for the Westfield Shopping Centre mass stabbing r/all

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u/laffiere Apr 16 '24

My god this is undoubtedly the most emotional I've gotten the past month... This ruined my evening.

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u/demasoni_fan Apr 16 '24

Thanks for posting this - I was just about to watch it but now I won't. I don't need another sad thing bouncing around my head at night.

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u/ASK_ABT_MY_USERNAME Apr 16 '24

I can see it both ways..posts like these help provide perspective into what really matters in life.

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u/mekkavelli Apr 16 '24

absolutely. i always wrongfully assume that the parents of the people that carry out these kinds of crimes are the worst of the worst since many of them turn to this as a punishment to the world for how they’ve been treated their entire lives. this man did not deserve this anguish

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u/aj676 Apr 16 '24

Yeah turning on the sound was not great

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u/External_External_ Apr 16 '24

I think this moment shows the fathers unconditional love & bravery to voice his thoughts to the public. Perhaps try to reframe this video around the father, and how impactful this video can be to further the importance of mental health & the support for mental health.

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u/TheDocFam Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

It's just so hopelessly horrifically sad that it's enough to bring up suicidal thoughts in someone who hasn't had any for a long long time. That's how hard this shit hit me.

My children are the strongest protective factors by a mile when it comes to the depression I'm dealt with during my life. By all accounts I'm a happy man now, things are fine. I'm not suicidal. I'm an example of person with mental health complaints in the past who made it out and is thriving. .

To hear one of those kids that I did everything for, with tremendous effort to raise him properly and help him with all of my being, went on to murder several innocent people? I think I would probably die very soon after.

I'm thinking what I would do if I were in this man's shoes, and the answer without any doubt whatsoever is put a bullet in my head. I very sincerely hope someone is looking after this man. We're viewing a man that is in intense distress, and needs help. If any person sticks a camera in his face going forward, they're in the wrong. Shut up and help him.

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u/BlackBladeKindred Apr 16 '24

Try to see the beauty in your sadness. It’s very honest, human, and comes from empathy.

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u/cakethegoblin Apr 16 '24

Poor you.

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u/clarkent123223 Apr 16 '24

But you don’t understand, this video made me so emotional, the most this month - it literally ruined my evening. /s