This is an incident that happens to all airlines and all makes of aircraft from time to time. We're in the silly season for news plus recent sad events have brought all aircraft incidents to the notice of the news depts.
The oxygen activation system is a generic standard. By al means question this and I would agree about the dangers of tugging too hard V not at all. The briefing Ryanair give is approved by the relevant authorities. The trouble is that nowadays SLF have become very complacent about flying and the dangers however remote. Sell it like its a bus and the public treat it like one.....
As for the PIC and talking to the punters......enough said. 23.30 getting into a small regional airport...Limoges etc etc. priorities dear chap.....This isn't like the BA 747 incident where the engines stopped.....and then the Captain had a chat....