Actually, it's not the law.
Not quite anyway. See here for a good desciption of the BBFC's history.
Basically, local councils license cinemas in the same way as nightclubs, pubs, etc., and a conditon of the licence is that they stop the kiddies from seeing what they oughtn't. The BBFC is an old body that was set up to set common standards of admission across the country, and it's decisions are upheld by the councils.
Well, usually upheld. Westminster Council famously banned "Crash" when it was given a standard 18 cert by the BBFC, so it couldn't be shown in the West End of London. Result: we just went to cinemas in the next borough to see it (it was boring).
Cloning humans with a brain and self awareness, I don't think is such a great idea. Maybe for dumb automotons to do hazardous work and are put back into a box after work and don't care a bit, much like a living robot.
You clearly don't understand cloning if you make this suggestion. Cloning means making an exact copy of an existing individual. Same body characteristics, same brain, same intellect (nature v. nurture aside).
If you want a "dumb automaton" then you need to create a genetically modified human. That's a different thing entirely, with its own set of ethical dilemmas.
Of course, if you have enough money to create a clone to do your bidding, you would be better off just paying someone to do it.
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Actually, it's not the law.
Not quite anyway. See here for a good desciption of the BBFC's history.
Basically, local councils license cinemas in the same way as nightclubs, pubs, etc., and a conditon of the licence is that they stop the kiddies from seeing what they oughtn't. The BBFC is an old body that was set up to set common standards of admission across the country, and it's decisions are upheld by the councils.
Well, usually upheld. Westminster Council famously banned "Crash" when it was given a standard 18 cert by the BBFC, so it couldn't be shown in the West End of London. Result: we just went to cinemas in the next borough to see it (it was boring).
Cloning humans with a brain and self awareness, I don't think is such a great idea. Maybe for dumb automotons to do hazardous work and are put back into a box after work and don't care a bit, much like a living robot.
You clearly don't understand cloning if you make this suggestion. Cloning means making an exact copy of an existing individual. Same body characteristics, same brain, same intellect (nature v. nurture aside).
If you want a "dumb automaton" then you need to create a genetically modified human. That's a different thing entirely, with its own set of ethical dilemmas.
Of course, if you have enough money to create a clone to do your bidding, you would be better off just paying someone to do it.