Let's Make This Perfectly Clear...

...The reason that the US Airways pilot landed in the Hudson river on Thursday was because if he had landed on land, he would have certainly done major damage to a residential section of whatever neighborhood he landed in in either New Jersey or New York. The river landing was the only choice if he couldn't make it back to the airport. The pilot did the right thing. The only thing, really. Anyone who questions his decisions or actions is wrongheaded.