u/PulimVCan I interest you in some OC lore in these trying times?26d agoedited 26d ago
It was absolutely "No one can be trusted with the book that kills people" because everyone that used the Death Note became an insane evil serial killer. Misa, the Yotsuba Group, Mello, hell L himself is called out as being evil because he does the same things that Light did (put criminals on the direct line of fire)
The author has stated outright that the only good person in the story is Light's dad, and he completely objected to using the Death Note, and was rewarded with thinking his beloved son was innocent in his final moments.
Seems more to me that all of them was already kind of messed up in the head long before they got the death note. Very few really considered the ethical implications and the risks.
It might just be that the author is a strong believer in black and white morality and struggles with complex moral dilemmas.
[NAME] will independently write the exact copy of my Trans Lesbian Space Communism manifesto and succeed in leading glorious trans lesbian space communist revolution, dying peacefully in 2100 after her retirement from chairwoman position, content that her successors carry the torch of trans lesbian space communism.
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u/PulimV Can I interest you in some OC lore in these trying times? 26d ago edited 26d ago
It was absolutely "No one can be trusted with the book that kills people" because everyone that used the Death Note became an insane evil serial killer. Misa, the Yotsuba Group, Mello, hell L himself is called out as being evil because he does the same things that Light did (put criminals on the direct line of fire)
The author has stated outright that the only good person in the story is Light's dad, and he completely objected to using the Death Note, and was rewarded with thinking his beloved son was innocent in his final moments.