Recently social media has had some devastating consequences, including a damaging property up to $1 million. On May 2, Canadian teenagers used Twitter to spread word about a massive mansion party. One thousand five hundred teenagers showed up and the mansion was empty, but it ended with a police shutdown only about an hour after the party started, with broken windows, and several students in handcuffs. The Mansion Party caused a total of $70,000 in damages.

After a wild house party at a fully furnished mansion while the owners were away, the total cost of the damage was at least $1 million. The teenagers not only damaged the mansion, but also stole many things out of the house such as suits, medieval armor, and a mounted snow leopard. The police learned about this after the teenagers were bragging about it online.

In Boston there was a party that blew out of control. Four students got into the house of a classmate whose parents were in Paris then announced a “rager” on Facebook. The students were not friends and the party got out of hand with a total of forty-five thousand dollars of damage to their home.

Cops are cracking down and monitoring social media websites to watch for suspicious activities that would lead to a house party. If the party is announced online the numbers of the teens going can be a dangerous amount. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are fueling the fire. The LA Police Department has a system set up to catch the parties before they happen, the only of its kind by monitoring terms such as “party tonight” or “BYOB.”

Social media may have a positive effect, but the negative effects can be costly and even endanger the lives of the teens. Cops are catching onto their tactics and are trying to prevent it before it gets too serious.