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Death Note Poll 2: The 'justify killing' Poll

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Vengeaner:
He got this power, and he can use it however he wants. its not possible to tell him he is "wrong" only because he kills, thats not enough when you talk about power that should be belonged to God.
Its not his fall after all ;) its fall of Death Note.

twik:

--- Quote from: Vengeaner on December 14, 2006, 08:00:28 pm ---He got this power, and he can use it however he wants. its not possible to tell him he is "wrong" only because he kills, thats not enough when you talk about power that should be belonged to God.
Its not his fall after all ;) its fall of Death Note.

--- End quote ---
This seems like a good time to quote my favorite scene from the movie Collateral.

Max: You killed him?
Vincent: No, I shot him. Bullets and the fall killed him.

Light is given a power that no mortal should have, I'll give you that.  However, the Death Note didn't force him to do anything.  As noted in the other thread, many people would have just left it on the ground.  Others, after realizing what it was would have destroyed it or locked it away.  Light has chosen to use this power.  I'm not going to give him a free pass just because he happens to have a Death Note.

Lust:

--- Quote ---No way! That kid is no God! Innocent or not, he ain't got the rights to kill people around.
--- End quote ---

while i don't particularly have a supernatural death book at my disposal to properly judge such a poll - i would like to think i would consciously not use it.

i see killing as the darwinistic method of the weak to erradicate the weak from the gene pool. killer begets killer of killer, but that's a bit.. outside the box and we're talking about a supernatural anime that i enjoy none the less. ^^

Siing:
I chose the 'Not really. Yes, as far as killing the criminals go. But I am not so sure about his other actions.' one. Thats the same way i think, if i had the power to do it, then i would get rid of all the bad guys to make the world a better place, i think that all the time =p. Although in Lights case he wants to rule over the 'new' world he creates with that power as a god. I wouldnt do that ><.

phoenixphire24:
My problem with Light killing anyone is that he's not a god. He's not all knowing or all powerful, so what right does he have to judge anyone, even criminals? Humans aren't perfect, and neither is the justice system, but we do the best we can with a judge and jury. In those circumstances there are systems of checks and balances.

However, I can see where Light is coming from. His father being a police officer, I can see him growing up hearing about all sort of people being killed or hurt and the criminals getting away with it. I might not totally agree with it, but I wasn't "against" Light until he started killing people who weren't criminals. He justified those deaths as "for the greater good" because they were trying to stop him. I can't agree with that.

Go L!!!  ;D

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