Collateral Damage

I suppose when a golf resort, or luxury community goes into an area that there is always a certain amount of collateral damage. Meaning that there is someone who takes the hit, takes the damage to themself or their property for the greater good. And in this case it seems that the collateral damage is animals, trees, childrens rights, covenants,
sanity and stress levels, water quality, and civil rights.

One Can Say, I sure am Glad its Them and Not Me
or One could say - what happens to them could happen to me.