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The BBFC take a dim view of hangings in animation it seems, there was a similar backlash after Ren and Stimpy, of all things, was edited for much the same reason. The BBFC's reasoning is: "Children "might" see the material in question regardless of classification. The cuts were Compulsory.Cut required to remove a sequence in which the subject of hanging is presented as comedic, fun and risk free, on the grounds of potential harm to the likely audience and in accordance with the Video Recordings Act 1984.", which basically means the scene wouldn't have escaped the censors unscathed, regardless of whether the DVD was certified as an 18 or not.

[QUOTE="Stuart, post: 73434, member: 431"] The BBFC take a dim view of hangings in animation it seems, there was a similar backlash after Ren and Stimpy, of all things, was edited for much the same reason. The BBFC's reasoning is: [i]"Children "might" see the material in question regardless of classification. The cuts were Compulsory.Cut required to remove a sequence in which the subject of hanging is presented as comedic, fun and risk free, on the grounds of potential harm to the likely audience and in accordance with the Video Recordings Act 1984."[/i], which basically means the scene wouldn't have escaped the censors unscathed, regardless of whether the DVD was certified as an 18 or not. [/QUOTE]

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