Plectron, I don't think anybody wishes they were in your shoes when the other crew memeber is there for the wrong reason. Daddy owns the plane so I'm here. Personnally I feal more for the first new FO that will have to fly with them as they are sure to upgrade at the first opertunity.
With or without HR 3371 (which of course doesn't apply to those countries) those people should have been cut at the sim check stage of any reasonable interview; but hours shouldn't have anything to do with it.