Base on his contributions so far, I reckon Camelspyyder is better able to decide what to do with a fuel leak than a SEngO would be. Its not about can-do, its about knowledge. We cannot demand perfect aircraft, so have to trust our specialists to make the right decisions. These are people on the front line, probably more concerned for the safety of the aircrew than the aircrew themselves. There is no way that aircrew would be sent airborne in a jet known to be hazardous. Yes, there is task driven pressure from people high up (thats their job) but those taskers can never force either a tradesman to sign a deferrment or prevent an air eng from raising a no-go fault.
The point was made by camelspyyder that there are safe leaks and there are not-safe leaks and they will all be treated appropriately. I completely agree with him.