David Wilder - Outside assignment 1: Deathnote

This is an anime tv series that is ongoing in japan currently. What’s interesting is the dymanic and the concepts that arise in it. One high school student finds a notebook, called a Deathnote. If any person’s name is written in the book, he or she dies. Light, the main character seeks to use the book to make the world a better place, killing off criminals and similar people. However, while some regard him as a savior, others regard him as a murderer. The Japanese police force join with other investigators to try to bring him to justice. This group is led by a mysterious detective known only as L, hiding his identity to avoid becoming a victum himself. This brings up a very interesting concept of sin and justice. However, I believe Light turns terribly evil when he kills the people who are trying to catch him, with no other crime of their own. I think I definitely side with the side trying to bring Light down, and that their justice is correct, despite the fact that Light’s methods have lowered crime. He is just using murder as a way of keeping control, just as the murders use crime to further their ends.