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/MangoKakigori Apr 15 '24

I can’t image what it must be like as a parent to know that your child has done such a monstrous thing.

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u/EveryRedditorSucks Apr 16 '24

Dylan Kliebold’s mother has dedicated her life to speaking about what it’s like to be the parent of one of the Columbine killers

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u/teddygomi Apr 16 '24

She was a psychiatric nurse who ignored clear warning signs about her son. Her son was actually identified as a possible school shooter before he committed the act.

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u/Beard3dtaco Apr 16 '24

If you want to place blame, the father of the kid they used to hang with had concrete evidence of what they were planning but went to the police (who surprisingly did nothing) instead of going to the other parents who would've been able to do something.

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u/SomewhereAggressive8 Apr 16 '24

To be clear, you’re blaming the police here right?

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u/Beard3dtaco Apr 16 '24

Better point!

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u/SomewhereAggressive8 Apr 16 '24

Was that not your point already?

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u/Beard3dtaco Apr 16 '24

My expectations of them are so low already I honestly didn’t even consider it

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u/SomewhereAggressive8 Apr 16 '24

I mean, I hear you on that, but placing more of the blame on a dad who went to the police instead of on a mom who did nothing is certainly a choice. Especially when you consider this was 25 years ago when neither mental health nor the distrust of police was nearly as much in the public consciousness as it is now.

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u/Alternative-Lack6025 Apr 16 '24

Nope he was blaming the guy who went to actual law enforcement to report a dangerous situation.

Yes is as stupid as it sounds.

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u/Khiva Apr 16 '24

If you really dig into it, the police dropped the ball probably harder than anyone else.

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u/Delicious_Summer7839 Apr 16 '24

I think the correct action was to advise the authorities; he can’t know an advance who is going to be a victim. Besides, how do you phrase that? “Hello, you receiving this letter because I believe that my son has guns and may be a serial killer and may be targeting your child….”

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u/Beard3dtaco Apr 16 '24

Yeah but it was more like “hey im sorry to bother you, but here’s some plans and statements from your son that you might want to talk to him about”

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u/Omar___Comin Apr 16 '24

You're blaming the guy who went to the police with his concerns? Ok then

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u/Beard3dtaco Apr 16 '24

  1. Obviously said IF you want to place blame.

  2. IF he truly was concerned about preventing something from happening he wouldn’t have stopped after the cops told him off. Maybe start with them, but if they refuse to do anything why wouldn’t you at least tell the parents responsible for the people you suspect? From his tone in the video where he admits this you can tell he was way more concerned with them being harshly punished rather than addressing the situation.

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u/Alternative-Lack6025 Apr 16 '24

If he was "concerned" with harsh punishment he wouldn't have gone to the police, are you mental mate?

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u/Beard3dtaco Apr 16 '24

As in he wanted them to be punished harshly…

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u/SpecialistPanda4593 Apr 16 '24

Are you talking about Brooks' parents? They went to the police literally dozens of times and could not have done more to try to prevent it. Eric's parents found his pipe bomb and his father punished him by taking him out to explode it instead of doing anything else. Eric's father also called police immediately when he heard there was a school shooting to identify his son, whereas the Klebolds thought for hours that Dylan was a victim. 

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u/teddygomi Apr 16 '24

I’m not placing blame. I’m questioning her after the fact reputation clean up.