David Johnston wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:50:52 -0400, "Frank J. Lhota"
> <FrankLho.NOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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.
>
> He isn't restricting himself to the worst criminals or for that matter
> to criminals at all.
But that's just the point. At the start, Light said he'd use the death
note to rid the world of hardened criminals. But how long was it that
his mission expand from executing criminals to executing anyone who
stood in the way of his ambitions? Power corrupts, absolute power
corrupts absolutely, and no power is greater than the power over life
and death.
--
"All things extant in this world,
Gods of Heaven, gods of Earth,
Let everything be as it should be;
Thus shall it be!"
- Magical chant from "Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi"
"Drizzle, Drazzle, Drozzle, Drome,
Time for this one to come home!"
- Mr. Wizard from "Tooter Turtle"
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