Thread: If you had a death note would you use it?

Originally Posted by makeastar

I feel like such a bad person after reading some of these replies. I'd certainly probably use it, but I swear only for good.

That's sorta the point of the show: You can't use this sort of power only for good, no matter your intentions. To quote Orwell, "Power corrupts, and absolute powers corrupts absolutely."

Originally Posted by GavinGill

Sort of, except using the Deathnote turns you into a Shinigami/demon when you die and you have to spend the rest of eternity in a barren wasteland. So it's a bit of a sacrifice.

That's never stated in the show, as far as I can recall. Didn't Ryuk just say "A human who uses the death note can't go to either heaven or hell"?

But yeah, Light really dropped the ball at the beginning of the show. There was no reason to go after L, and if he hadn't L would have no way of finding out who he was. Everything after that was damage control.

Yes, I probably would. And I would not be as stupid as Light and try to make a name for myself. Of course you're going to get caught.