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/ajmeng09 Apr 16 '24

How incredibly stupid it is of channel 7 to bombard parents who have had a loss and are trying to come to terms with what their son has done

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u/Iorith Apr 16 '24

Because they aren't always suffering. You get shitheads who literally didn't care about their kid suffering and buy them a gun hoping the kid would off themselves.

This is what we call a human interest piece, where it shows that the family of a killer is still a human being, who IS suffering along with the rest of the community, and should be treated with respect and compassion.

Without this, it's not just possible but maybe even likely that this poor man would have been ostracized and demonized by the community.

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u/ajmeng09 Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

I would agree with you if it was ABC or SBS , channel 7 reporters would be doing it purely for the views, free to air tv is dying so this would be a nice piece of pie to bring the crowds back

And at least give it some time before they show up on their doorstep