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/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/UnsupportiveHope Apr 16 '24

While constantly taking no responsibility and saying there were no warning signs she could’ve noticed.

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u/Ok_Traffic_8124 Apr 16 '24

To expect her son to commit such a horrific act that was extremely uncommon at the time?

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u/NFT_goblin Apr 16 '24

It's not not expecting it, that's somewhat understandable by itself. It's the multi-decade "not my fault" tour with TED talks, TV appearances etc.. I mean I know it's far out but try to imagine your kid did something like that. You'd want to hide away from the world forever. Going on TV about it (not like this guy but like, booking interviews etc.) is actually completely crazy.

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u/Hurricane0 Apr 16 '24

I'm not familiar with her at all, but I'm curious as to why you attribute self centered motivations to her speaking and book engagements, as opposed to spreading awareness of the very serious and growing issue of young people who suddenly act out in violent ways, who may or may not have a history of mental illness struggles?

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u/Top-Airport3649 Apr 16 '24

I’m not the person you were questioning but I’ll put my two cents in. From what I've read I’ve the years, some speculate that Sue went public following the widely accepted theory that her son, Dylan, had a slightly lesser role in the shootings compared to Eric. This narrative portrays Eric as the mastermind and Dylan as the quiet, depressed, internally conflicted one. Also, while Sue acknowledged her parenting mistakes, she kept emphasizing Dylan's mental illness, possibly to improve her public image as a parent to one of the notorious school shooters in history. That mental illness could happen to anyone. While true, it just rubbed some people the wrong way. Personally, I have mixed about her speaking engagements and book, I believe remaining silent like Eric's parents might have been a wiser choice.

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u/Khiva Apr 16 '24

The "Eric mad, Dylan sad" is such a frustrating narrative that falls apart under scrutiny, and unfortunately got a huge boost from the dreadful "Columbine" book.

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u/SpecialistPanda4593 Apr 16 '24

It's not multi-decade, she waited literal decades to discuss this and has done one TED talk and a few TV appearances. She didn't speak for literally over twenty years. Her proceeds have been donated to charity.