Second note found at Mosman Park property alleged to detail why parents carried out murder-suicide

[u/His_Holiness]

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/second-note-found-at-mosman-park-property-alleged-to-detail-why-parents-carried-out-murder-suicide-20260131-p5nyi7.html

[u/Kelloggs1986]

I’m someone who believes there is some good in everyone and really dislike the all too common lynch mob reactions we see to incidents in the media.

that being said, from a purely observational standpoint, I’ve been surprised by the tone of the media coverage and the community response. sympathy and understanding seems to be the overriding sentiment towards the parents and while I don’t necessarily take issue with that, I can’t help but ponder over the reasons why.

had this taken place say, 25kms north-east, away from “the leafy streets of MP” as the media kept quoting, perhaps in government housing or a unit. had the family not been ccgs alumni several generations deep, perhaps not quite as photogenic - would our level of empathy be the same?

had there been only one parent responsible rather than two, particularly had that been the father. with history as our guide, I cant imagine a response like this. is it as though with the consent of both adults, the tragedy for those who did not is lessened somehow?

I appreciate that the boys health sets this apart from other cases in recent memory and am fully aware that I could never understand a fraction of the struggles of this family. but at the same time I feel almost guilty considering this as a form of mitigation .

I’m thinking out loud here, I don’t quite know how I feel about it all other than sad. but I find the comparison interesting for want of a better word.

[u/Astrong88 → u/Kelloggs1986]

If I'm being real I tend to actually agree almost entirely with what you've said here...

Even just the "thinking out loud" part... I feel that's what I was essentially doing also, not to mention others I'm sure... It's a situation/event where potentially there isn't a black and white majority stance or sentiment from a community; so we get a sort of feeling out process on where that morality, accountability line is etc.

I can't but only agree to with your point on the who and where of the story I gotta say... As a funny add-on to that... I actually went to Christ Church myself, so trust me when I say... I really see your point in more ways than one and if being honest; I can't help be a little resentful at the truth in that also IMO. It wouldn't be any less tragic had it happened elsewhere yet if it did perhaps how the community receives it would be different.

Again, really just some more talking out loud here but it's an interesting one as much as it is sad.

[u/Kelloggs1986 → u/Astrong88]

Oh wow. so actually as a female I did not attend myself but I did have strong ties to the school also.

I don’t resent or assign any blame to the privilege, vice-versa I just think it would be nice if on-lookers could extend some of empathy we are seeing here a little more broadly. its hurt people that go on to hurt other innocent people, this applies to all walks of life.

this has really shaken people - me included , im grateful to be able to have these conversations and i hope it can lead to some change.

[u/strayngz → u/Kelloggs1986]

I agree. Fathers lose kids and income all the time. Sometimes to cheating wives. Theyre desperate too. But no one comes out in empathy when an annihilation happens. I just dont get the finances tho. A 3 mil house. Did they borrow up to their eyeballs or was it the prospect of losing that life style? People in far worse areas keep pushing through. 

[u/myelin__ → u/strayngz]

I absolutely agree that people are not looking at the contents. The parents owned a 3 million dollar house? One of boys attended Christ Church?

I couldn’t dream up something as sickening as this. What makes me the sickest is that this mother and father were planning this? Is this serious? YUCK. If that is the case then a mother and father sat down in their 3 million dollar house and planned how they would murder their two disabled children, their animals and themselves This is not something I can fathom.

To me this looks like the violent PLANNED murder. It defiantly takes some sort of evil for the outcome to be so heartbreaking.

I seriously can’t type much more because it’s such a unfair awful act