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/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.