I am also a M3 owner. I also had the experience of every NEW rider using the manual release unless I warned them not to.
My guess is the "trapped" people are ones who are very used to using the small button, and have forgotten about the manual release and it never occurs to them since they never have to use it.
I'm not sure how that's possible, but it's my guess.
It's gone farther than "if you say anything". I recently got an "improvement needed" evaluation on one of my goals to support the Diversity and Inclusion initiatives of my department. I am a hiring manager, and not only did I abide by all of the guidelines and processes, but I also hired and promoted multiple female and minority applicants at a higher rate than the department as a whole. I still insisted that they were qualified, of course.
When I questioned the evaluation, I was told that it wasn't enough to support the initiatives and get the results, but you also "NEED TO BELIEVE IN THEM FULLY". Apparently, my boss believes that I am not in 100% alignment with the philosophies behind them. He's correct in that I do not agree with flagrant discrimination based on sex, race, or any other characteristic, regardless of which direction they are in. I'd fire anyone who discriminated against women, minorities, etc., but if I even SEEM TO QUESTION or be troubled about whether the same shouldn't be done against "some people", then I "need improvement."
My guess is the "trapped" people are ones who are very used to using the small button, and have forgotten about the manual release and it never occurs to them since they never have to use it.
I'm not sure how that's possible, but it's my guess.