I find it surprising that a number of you are saying that landing in a thunderstorm is an acceptable practice. The comment about choosing to land in a thunderstorm, or run out of fuel, is very unprofessional. We all have excellent weather briefings with which to assess our flight prior to departure, it's a legal requirement, so not having sufficient fuel to hold for an extra 30 mins or so is unforgivable in my opinion. Of course we were not there on the day, and so none of us know what the picture looked like on the radar screen, but please be careful when bursting into print with comments such as this. Remember newly qualified pilots to our profession will read this and think it’s an acceptable procedure.