Fucked up or what?

I knew politicians were stupid, but this takes the cake.

How can anyone justify letting a natural disaster happen? Let alone one which has happened before!!

I'm sure DOC finds it perfectly reasonable to avoid upsetting local Maori and try to avoid loss of lives with a warning system, something which means traffic flow and trains have 45 minute warning, but that doesn't stop the larger environmental and economical effects it will have. It could disrupt major power pilons along the Desert Road area, cause potentially millions of dollars of damage to the transport infrastructure and possibly leak into the Tongiriro River - causing damage to Taupo's lucrative Trout Fishing market.

Am I the only one left thinking "what the fuck?" I would much rather have the government spend $200,000 and two weeks with a small bulldozer getting rid of the dam, rather then what could be easily millions in lawsuits (it's a preventable disaster, and possibly a future Cave Creek), repairs to infrastructure, and loss in profits from the fishing industry, as well as tourist and travel industries.

So some people get mad, there is no one way to please everybody, it's more a matter of which desision is better for the country as a whole, which will save lives and which makes more sense.