It was the crime that shocked a nation, the day that terror struck on home soil. The killing of police worker, Curtis Cheng, shot dead in cold blood by a 15-year-old boy outside the headquarters of the NSW Police Force. The school boy killer, Farhad Jabar, was not known to police.
"This is not something I think that we were really readily having on our horizons several years ago."NSW Police
It was the random act of violence that authorities had been warning of and it left the nation crying out for answers. How could a 15-year-old school boy, seemingly without warning, become a killer?
"What you're talking about with these individuals is the next manifestation."Counter terrorism specialist
His appalling crime seemed the very definition of a lone wolf attack. But was it?
Four Corners takes you inside the making of this teenage terrorist to reveal the forces that led to this chilling act of violence in the name of the so-called Islamic State.
"It isn't individuals being brainwashed. People aren't radicalized by online propaganda."Counter terrorism specialist
PLAN OF ATTACK, reported by Geoff Thompson - produced by Jaya Balendra and Ali Russell, researched by Joel Tozer, Suzanne Dredge, and Trish Drum - and presented by Kerry O'Brien, goes to air on Monday 23rd of November at 8.30pm on ABCTV. It is replayed on Tuesday 24th November at 10.00am and Wednesday 35th at midnight. It can also be seen on ABC News 24 on Saturday at 8.00pm, ABC iview and at abc.net.au/4corners.
.. because the radicalization group was under extreme police surveillance they picked a young boy .. a young boy who lacked a solid family situation, who lacked a good group of good, solid friends .. a young lad who had psychological issues stemming from social situations such as being bullied at school .. they picked, in the radicalization group's words 'an ignorant one', one not on any intelligence radar to radicalize, so to commit murder ..
Australia has not systemically introduced whole of government and whole of community strategy, as have some Scandinavian countries, which intervene to disrupt the groups doing the radicalizing .. prevention rather than reaction is the key .. the expert also believes, "it will get worse before it gets better" ..
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”
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