Re: Ricky Ray Rector in "Death Note"

Frank J. Lhota wrote:
> In many ways, "Death Note" is a dramatization of the highly contentious
> issue of the death penalty. Light Yagami's belief than a better world by
> executing the worst criminals is a central tenant among death penalty
> advocates. Some death penalty opponents argue that the death penalty
> would give the state excessive power, and that this power would
> inevitably leads to abuse and corruption. Light's rapid descent into
> psychotic narcissism is the personification of this point of view.

The difference is that Light has set himself up to be judge, jury, and 
executioner. He also "executes" people for petty crimes and those who 
gets in his way, regardless of their innocence. In Lights mind, the 
moment they oppose him, that person becomes "guilty".

Farix