Last night, a confrontation broke out on a quiet suburban street in Winnetka, Il. One senior boy, who attends New Trier High School, was stabbed in the chest and rushed to the hospital for non life-threatening injuries. The student, who will remain anonymous, posted a picture on Facebook of himself at the hospital and said, "Stab wounds are dope...so r punchcard lungs". Dozens of people are making statuses on Facebook saying to "pray" for this victim. However, another Facebook stood out. It read,
"A person got stabbed and sent to the hospital today in a domenstic violence case in a rich white neighborhood. Dozen of murders in the southbsidehtoday and nobody mentions it".
The words, "dozen murders in south side...nobody mentions it" especially caught my attention because this Facebook user brings up a really strong point.
According to Chicago Red Eye, "In February alone 14 victims have been murdered" in the south side of Chicago. These 14 murders did not catch any attention from the media because of how common a murder is in the south side. However, in Winnetka, New reporters from all over the area are capturing the story of a stabbing that left both teens alive.
Any disputes between teens that lead to violence are tragic, but what stories do you think deserve to be extensively covered by the news?
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