Red bull
"It's all about ethics and respect for your job. In North America pilots prevented all this from happening to such a large scale as it has happened here in Europe."
Are you joking? Have you seen the conditions at regional operators in the US?
All of this admiration of the 1500 rule is pure hot air. It's done nothing but kicked the can down the road. The competence level is the same, the compensation, if anything, is worse than before, and the the calibre of regional pilot remains the same.
UPS, SWA & US all lost hulls last year. Mercifully only 2 fatalities amongst them. These were pure competence issues, completely mismanaged by some of the most experienced flight crews around.
It's all about training.