Indyvidual,

You've raised some valid points.

However, we have to be careful not to blame others
when we think things are skewed in our society.

Like all defense mechanisms used
to avoid uncomfortable feelings blame is considered a
form of emotional avoidance. We can't always put the blame
on others to justify our own actions.

We have to try to take responsibility for our own
behaviour as rational people, and not continue with
"blame avoidance."

He was a male escort and targeted women because he came to Bondi believing he would get work, but did not have money at the time, he could not afford a takeaway meal, so sat down for an eat in meal - pay later.

Blaming society for what Cauchi did is curious.

Cauchi is unusual in his apparent determination to murder as many people as possible.

Wikipedia reports http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Bondi_Junction_stabbings

"The "40-year-old man, Joel Cauchi, stabbed multiple people in the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in the suburb of Bondi Junction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Six victims – five women and one man – died from their injuries. Eleven others were injured, including a nine-month-old baby. The perpetrator was fatally shot by a police inspector."
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Even people severely mentally ill are often mixed cases with some consciousness of their actions. Wikipedia further reports http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Bondi_Junction_stabbings#Perpetrator

"Cauchi reportedly suffered from mental health issues and was first diagnosed as such at the age of 17, with investigators stating that he was believed to have been schizophrenic.

Cauchi's mental health is understood to have deteriorated in recent years. Queensland Police said that Cauchi had been known to them for the past four to five years, with their last recorded interaction with him being a "street check" over suspicious behaviour in December 2023."

Schizophrenia may be particularly hard (for doctors, family and those with this illness) to manage because medication may become less effective. Also those mentally ill may refuse or plain forget to take their meds.

My gut feeling tells me there'll more, closer to the truth info coming to light before long & I'm definitely not relying on conspiracy theorists on that !

Perhaps we shall learn more about mental health issues
like Cauchi's illness, from this tragic event
and what we can as a society
do to prevent these sort of situations from happening
again. But I suspect it won't happen over night.
Mental health issues are complex and it's not a
question of one size fits all.

So true Foxy

From all the people I've known who have had one or both major mental illnesses Schizophrenia is generally harder to manage than Bipolar.

There is justified and heavy reliance on medications for life. They may provide a constant balance for Bipolar but declining or at least changing impact on Schizophrenia.

Also a stabilised life situation is essential with heavy reliance on self realisation that they have a major illness, reliance on family, on available psychiatric services, maybe on psychologist services, NDIS, adequate housing, etc.

Here is the first paragraph of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia

"Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by reoccurring episodes of psychosis that are correlated with a general misperception of reality. Other common signs include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions (i.e., paranoia), disorganized thinking, social withdrawal, and flat affect. Symptoms develop gradually and typically begin during young adulthood and are never resolved.

There is no objective diagnostic test; diagnosis is based on observed behavior, a psychiatric history that includes the person's reported experiences, and reports of others familiar with the person. For a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the described symptoms need to have been present for at least six months (according to the DSM-5) or one month (according to the ICD-11).

Many people with schizophrenia have other mental disorders, especially substance use disorders, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, and obsessive–compulsive disorder."

To be continued down the tread.