06-29-2014, 07:32 AM
If lava were headed for my neighbor's house and the county diverted it so it took my house instead, I would probably sue as would the vast majority of people. Huge liability there, as there should be. The lava is an unstoppable force that has built two 14,000 foot mountains in addition to a few insignificant pimples like Kilauea and Hualalai and Haleakala. The lava is going to go somewhere and it is going to take someone's house. If you don't touch it it is an act of God. If you try to divert it it is quite reasonable to question why your house or your cousin's house was deemed more important than anyone else's.