I think the debate about the chute and forced landings is a bit of a dead end. Of course having the chute shouldn't reduce the emphasis on them in training because in the right circumstances a forced landing can be a better option than pulling, if one can see a big flat field or indeed an airport in range then that is probably a better option than surrendering control of the aircraft to the chute. Over bad terrain the balance will fall more the chute's favour. By having both good training and the chute we can make flying even safer. I certainly don't agree with the assertion that this is some sort of 'slippery slope' at the bottom of which is no emergency training at all beyond pulling it...and nor should it be.
In the end the pilot faced with the situation has to decide and without having been in that situation it is impossible to know the exact set of circumstances that he was faced with. By having two options the chances of survival are increased as proved in this case.
What is a far more interesting question, and much more pertinent to the question of what impact the chute has on flight safety is whether it has a physiological impact on pilots in terms of taking risks that they otherwise wouldn't....