I took my son to a community play group this morning which was the last one of the year. As we arrived, we were told that it was canceled because vandals had torn up the spongy ground material of the playground as well as spray painting the equipment and breaking glass around the place. The cost of vandalism to the community is fairly obvious. When things get damaged, they need to be repaired.
I had never thought about the social cost of vandalism until today. So some people had their few minutes of fun damaging the playground. I don't think they would understand (or care about) the social cost of lots of kids and families that couldn't get together for some play and social time. That is probably up to 30 kids and their families who missed out today. Pity.
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