This step was long overdue.
Aviation is all about Risk Assessment, and the naive rule, which was introduced in shear panic, will not prevent one single suicide if a pilot decides to commit one. Even the second pilot beside her (or him) would most probably fail to do so.
But it opened up a bundle of other risks of which we now get rid of to a certain extend. They hesitated way too long in fear of the dumb public opinion.
To all the "How can this be"-simpletons: Ever asked yourself how "difficult" it is to become a flight attendant and about all the "tests" and "screenings" you have to pass?
Good decision!
