Well I'll be buggered,
A good story if nothing else.
If you want to talk statistically - how does the V22 measure up as far as accident/fatalities go? It is a new design that is sure to throw up some interesting problems (single rotor vortex ring for one) but does this mean it should not be certified? Or do you think they will put a flight manual restriction on the thing. Most people feel that it is a good concept worthy of the effort to keep it flying.
The R22 was a new design (the rotor head especially), it too showed some interesting problems. But as with the ossprey, people thought it was worthy of the effort to keep it flying. They opted to put a flight manual restriction in place to do this.
If you put the R22 in a known dangerous position it will be the same result as putting a V22 in a known dangerous position, regardless of the design.
No doubt in 20 years time someone will look back on the V22 design and wonder how the hell they ever let a thing like that be certified. They, in 20 years time, will be glad that we did.