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Crazy to think that if a potato chip can change the course of an investigation, what havoc could legalizing the Death Note unleash? In Death Note, the moral tug of war between Light and L brings up hardcore debates on justice, power, and what it means to play god. Its wild to imagine a world where this power is not only acknowledged but legalized.
Remember that time Lights strategic snacking was a pivotal alibi? Feels like childs play compared to the ethical quagmire wed face if Death Notes were up for grabs at your local Walmart.
Legalizing it would turn society into a chessboard where everyone thinks theyre the king until theyre not. How would governments regulate it? Would there be a ‘Death Note License’? Itd open a can of philosophical and practical worms about the value of life and who gets to judge it.
Could this lead to an utopia where crime is obliterated or a dystopia where fear rules supreme? Maybe its a cycle, a reflection of how absolute power corrupts absolutely, as seen through Lights transformation from a high school kid to a god complex wielding maniac.
As the plot thickens, I cant help but see this as a darker mirror to our own debates on justice and power. Will there be a real life L to keep us in check? Or will we succumb to the allure of playing god? Guess it’s time to stock up on popcorn (or potato chips) as the world figures this out. What do you guys think will happen? Any other anime laws you think should or shouldnt be made real?
Remember that time Lights strategic snacking was a pivotal alibi? Feels like childs play compared to the ethical quagmire wed face if Death Notes were up for grabs at your local Walmart.
Legalizing it would turn society into a chessboard where everyone thinks theyre the king until theyre not. How would governments regulate it? Would there be a ‘Death Note License’? Itd open a can of philosophical and practical worms about the value of life and who gets to judge it.
Could this lead to an utopia where crime is obliterated or a dystopia where fear rules supreme? Maybe its a cycle, a reflection of how absolute power corrupts absolutely, as seen through Lights transformation from a high school kid to a god complex wielding maniac.
As the plot thickens, I cant help but see this as a darker mirror to our own debates on justice and power. Will there be a real life L to keep us in check? Or will we succumb to the allure of playing god? Guess it’s time to stock up on popcorn (or potato chips) as the world figures this out. What do you guys think will happen? Any other anime laws you think should or shouldnt be made real?