The a/c lost a/p, changed FlghtLaw, and required handling.
The LAW eliminates PITCH protection, and the a/c is considered lively, certainly more active than NORMAL.
No judgment, but a starting point, and one suspiciously missing some easy to include safety features, and training changes.
Judgment: There is confusion, among the people who fly her, whether the correct action is:
1. Resist Manual Flight, be patient.
2. Set 5 degrees NOSE UP. (See 1, above)
3. Start eliminating Warnings via the "BOOK".
Unless and until these points are addressed, and by addressed I mean Remedied, not mitigated, the rest is distraction.