I don't reckon anyone commits aviation with an intent to kill themselves (or others) but that doesn't stop it happening with monotonous regularity in other aviation disciplines which aren't characterized by formal risk management processes.
but for goodness sake see them for what they actually are - a bureaucratic box-ticking exercise that keeps the lawyers happy
on the whole, I agree with you but again point out that risk management only becomes a bureacratic box-ticking exercise, when done badly. It's just that it is done badly a lot!
As with any trend taken up by the managerial class, there has been a swing too far in one direction which will, in time, self-correct to a more sensible implementation; this has already happened in several large aviation organisations. But there is nothing wrong with the either the fundamentals of risk management, or the outcomes achieved when risk management principles are correctly appplied.
The problem is not risk management, it is the poor implementation (and understanding) of it.
