Entry 10 --> Kaboom Quote

“The play deficit is exacerbated by the ever present fear of legal liability.” –Darell Hammond (KABOOM! Pg.223)

Hammond is able to show how twisted society has become by stating the quote above. It is shocking that an adult would sue the facilities helping to develop a child’s mind, but it happens. Hammond discusses a situation in which two women held residency next to a preschool. The women were beginning to get irritated because the children were playing too loudly; so they sued the school. In the end of the court case the women were the ones to prevail. There are other cases in which a child would be playing on the playground and they’d get hurt; so the parent would take their anger out on the developers of the playground. The parent would win in court and the schools would lessen playtime in fear of another lawsuit. It is situations like these which cripple a child’s ability to further develop his or her minds and the legal system is helping this happen.