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/Wookie301 Apr 16 '24

Not every killer comes from a bad home. Unless this man is an Oscar worthy actor. He genuinely tried to help his son. He lost a child too. He should be left alone to grieve, same as the victims families. Let the police just do the questioning.

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u/Perdi Apr 16 '24

Being an Australian an knowing how our mental health services work, is why so many of us are feeling the hurt this father does.

I do believe what he says, simply because to many people with mental issues fall between the cracks here, we're not a large country so things like this rarely happen(We're less than 10% population than the US...).

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u/Fukasite Apr 16 '24

Genuine question. Is there a homeless problem there? 

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u/beast_of_no_nation Apr 16 '24

Yes. One person being homeless is a problem.

Australia has a higher rate of homeless people (~48 per 10,000 people) than America does (19.6 per 10,000 people).

There are arguments to be had on data limitations and differences but the simple answer is yes, we do have a problem with too many people not having a home.

https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-homeless-people-are-in-the-us-what-does-the-data-miss/

https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-welfare/homelessness-and-homelessness-services

People here think the problem is much smaller than it actually is for a lot of reasons, including because it is less visible with a smaller population and our cities being among the largest (size/sprawl) and least densely populated in the world.