Justice or Frivolous. . .You Decide!

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On January 14, 2020, a Boeing 777-200 from Delta Airlines carrying 149 passengers and 16 crew members from Los Angeles, California to Shanghai, China encountered an engine issue shortly after departure. This ultimately forced the pilot to make the decision to turn around and make an emergency landing at the LAX airport. In a state of urgency and following the proper protocol the pilots were left with no choice except to dump 15,000 gallons of fuel to achieve the proper landing weight over a populated area of Los Angeles County. It covered a five-mile swath of the Los Angeles area that included a subdivision, a high school, and five elementary schools. 20 children and 11 adults were treated with soap and water, nobody was taken to a hospital for any sustained injuries. The FAA cleared the pilots of any wrong doing, but that didn't stop the residents from filing a lawsuit on Delta airlines on the grounds the dump wasn't over an ocean or at a higher altitude. Earlier this month on August 26, 2025, Delta airlines agreed to settle the claims for 78.75 million dollars.

So this is what we have allowed our country to become? That a plane carrying 165 passengers during an emergency can't dump the excess fuel in order to achieve a safe landing, without people making a successful lawsuit against them? Why because their kids had to bathe at school? In my mind this is what I think about.

1. The plane doesn't dump the fuel and decided to land. It's over weight so it's harder to control, the pilot comes in at an angle the tires pop on impact, and the plane starts to flip, 15,000 gallons is ignited and explodes, killing everyone. That is 165 deaths.

2. The plane dumps the fuel over a populated area. 20 kids and 11 adults take a bathe at school. No one is seriously injured and everyone goes home happily to live their lives.

Why? people. . . Why?

Tell me what you think! Id love to hear what everyone else has to say in the subject!