Rory Dixon; My quotes were from Philip Greenspun - he is a very well respected pilot and Cirrus owner.
GEP Maybe he is but just goes to prove you should not believe everything you find in Google.
Without doubt the CAPS system has saved lives, but had it not been there then how many times would the pilot have ventured into the flight conditions that required its use. The deployment over Oxfordshire would seem to be one of those times.
Are the accident reports for all types not littered with fatal's of VFR into IMC, I have seen no evidence this is higher than average in the Cirrus than other similar non BRS equipped type's.
Badly prepared pilots continue to launch into conditions which exceed there ability and die, always have done and always will.