If that happened in one of Chicago's wealthiest suburbs, and God forbid it ever did. But if there's a child being shot dead every two weeks in Hinsdale or Natka or Barrington, do you think the status quo would remain? There's no way it would. All hell would break loose.
Duncan highlights the disparity in societal reactions to violence in different communities.
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