Just wanted to name a few things, then step back a bit.
Okay, since there's more than
one, I want to lay down some simple rules

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Before discussing the topic, please label which question (#) you're addressing for clarity. Thanks! Don't mean to be a bother.
1. The police shot down Matt during his brief feature in the Death Note series. Is this police brutality? Please keep in mind that they were working in the interest of their uniform beliefs (the supremacy of Kira)
2. Light died by the pen of Ryuk, who wrote his name down in the Death Note. In the anime, Light dies away from the watching eyes of his decieved fellow investigators. In the manga, he falls before them. The police will never truly 100% understand the presence of Ryuk. Does this take away the glory from Light's death, or does it enhance it?
3. If Misa hadn't been a famous girl, would her interest in the cult cause her to find Light anyway? What if it was the other way around, and she
was famous, but
uninterested in the cult? What if she was neither? Based on these deductions, what does this say about human nature?
4. L's idealistic methods vs. Near's bullet-point method. What is their perception of justice, and which was more appropriate (regardless of results)?