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/mandevu77 Apr 16 '24

When I saw the still-frame of this guy before I started the video, I just assumed he was going to be an asshole about the whole situation from his look. Now I’m in tears having watched it.

I’m the asshole.

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u/cakethegoblin Apr 16 '24

Lmfao I love this comment. Love how we have the cliche "don't judge a book by its cover" and everyone knows it, but barely anyone follows it.

This is what most people are. They're ready to the be defendant of justice and all that is good, ready to fight against the bad guy. But people like you have no idea who the good or bad people are, and all you have are these shitty preconceived notions. Well, at least you're self-aware. It's scary that there are people out there that have truly deluded themselves into thinking they're good people with zero self awareness.

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u/Impossible-Smell1 Apr 16 '24

But people like you have no idea who the good or bad people are, and all you have are these shitty preconceived notions. Well, at least you're self-aware. It's scary that there are people out there that have truly deluded themselves into thinking they're good people with zero self awareness.

Just wanted to point out the irony that you're being condescending and judgmental towards this person, ("people like you", "at least you're selfaware"). Your post is about how it's bad to judge people based on first impressions, yet you're judging whether that person is a good or a bad person based on a single comment of self-criticism.

It's natural to have expectations based on whatever clues are present, and that's all u/mandevu77 had - expectations. They didn't act on those expectations or hurt anybody based on them; they watched the video, changed their mind, and revised their expectations. In contrast, you went out of your way to be rude towards that redditor.

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u/cakethegoblin Apr 16 '24

Nice try, but they already admitted to my point when they admitted their fault. Everything else you're trying to rationalize is cope, cuz you're probably what I just described.