[FluffyShin]

Well, yeah, but it is not mentioned in the manga that L (or Near for that matter) had aspergers, it may be, but that's besides the point. Their odd behavior might be caused by their mental capacities (it's pretty much a fact that geniuses are weird) I agree, in real life, it would be a lot easier for someone to kill having a death note, but that person would need to be a lot like Light both personality like and capacities like.

Though movies and books make it look simple, cold blooded killing isn't simple at all. Unless that person was raised to think murder is ok (unfortunately there are such people, but they're percentage is very low and they're mostly part of extremist religious sects) the matter of conscience cannot be neglected. No sane person could ever kill someone without thinking whether what he is doing is right or wrong, whether he will be punished for his actions or not, whether he'll go to Heaven or Hell etc. And even if he kills, unless he is a very calculate and smart person, he's end up insane.

The only advantage of the death note, that makes killing a lot easier is the fact that one doesn't have to be near the victim when killing it. Not only it makes it impossible for modern forensics to connect you with the time and place of the murder, it also has a great psychological advantage. It is a lot easier to kill when you don't have to look your victim in the eyes ^^

Crap, I've been talking to much Anyway, it would be possible in the real world to do so, in my country u get the names of murderers/rapists/whatever quite easily from TV (u can get at least 20 per day) and for the modern society it would be almost impossible to accept the fact that u can kill someone only knowing the name and face. Most people would blame them on governments and biological weapons or stuff like that. So the only real danger is for the one using the death note to blow his cover or go crazy ^^

Sorry for the crap above ^^

[MikamiTeru]

that is sort of the point I was trying to make.
Ofcourse, it would be very hard on the psyche to kill hundreds of people like that. But maybe if they had convinced themselves that it was for the better, and if they saw good results than they may continue it as a simple task.
What made it so simple for Light, was the fact he was having fun. His boring life had finally taken a turn to something interesting. If he wasn't fighting against L, keeping a secret identity, and trying to change the world so drastically it would probably have been much different.

I think Light liked it better when he was battling L, than the six years that Kira reigned freely.

[itsjenyoumen]

u can always kill a couple 100 people a day randomly not like anyone related to each other and u can just wait what about a month then start going lowly killing numbers of people

[MikamiTeru]

pausing the killings is unnecessary, and would give the Police a lot more ground.
The less Kira works, the more the Police can work. Sure, they'd almost be unable to catch Kira if he wasnt killing anyone at the time.
But they could still go over past info and use that.

Besides, even in that case Kira would not have to worry about continually killing. However, that would have helped Light out a lot.
If Kira took random pauses in his killings and had other killings planned out in the future (in other words, precautions to his capture by L) it might have helped a little. But, what Light accomplished otherwise worked a lot better.

[chikai0]

Raito was definitely convinced that what he was doing was for the better. Why is that all through out the history of the world as well as non-fiction it is the people who want to change the world who are marked as evil and end up failing? Maybe it's just the burden of it all turns that person nuts and they lose sight of their original plan. With too many details to remember one can easily fall through the cracks.

This is slightly off the main topic, but I was thinking ...

How to Use VII states "...The instrument to write with can be anything ... as long as it can write directly onto the note and remains as legible letters."

How to use XLI states "It is useless trying to erase names written in the Death Note with erasers or whiteout."

Assuming that the latter statement implies the impossibility of bringing a person who's name was written in the death note back to life or canceling their death by way of the Note simply by removing the name written (because I don't believe that the note can magically stop white out from working ... or sticking or whatever. As I'm sure if you wanted to, due to the first mentioned rule, you could write someone's name in white out if you wished.).

So, if you were to write everything lightly in pencil and simply erase the names after the death takes place you rid yourself of any evidence that could be used against you regarding the book. I say after so you don't accidentally void a specific cause of death needed, as that detail can be changed within a certain amount of time, I believe.

[Shadow_Phoenix]

Originally Posted by chikai0

Raito was definitely convinced that what he was doing was for the better. Why is that all through out the history of the world as well as non-fiction it is the people who want to change the world who are marked as evil and end up failing? Maybe it's just the burden of it all turns that person nuts and they lose sight of their original plan. With too many details to remember one can easily fall through the cracks.

This is slightly off the main topic, but I was thinking ...

How to Use VII states "...The instrument to write with can be anything ... as long as it can write directly onto the note and remains as legible letters."

How to use XLI states "It is useless trying to erase names written in the Death Note with erasers or whiteout."

Assuming that the latter statement implies the impossibility of bringing a person who's name was written in the death note back to life or canceling their death by way of the Note simply by removing the name written (because I don't believe that the note can magically stop white out from working ... or sticking or whatever. As I'm sure if you wanted to, due to the first mentioned rule, you could write someone's name in white out if you wished.).

So, if you were to write everything lightly in pencil and simply erase the names after the death takes place you rid yourself of any evidence that could be used against you regarding the book. I say after so you don't accidentally void a specific cause of death needed, as that detail can be changed within a certain amount of time, I believe.

Not only would it dispose of the evidence, but you could also save pages of the death note in that way. Then you would technically never finish it and therefore could continue killing in that way until you die.

[MikamiTeru]

you both are aware that the Death note has a limitless amount of pages, right?
and by simply tearing out those pages and destroying them, the people who's names you write remain dead.
And, on another matter of that subject, you cant write a name over somebody elses name (if its covered with white-out or erased, that spot where the humans name was written is in a way reserved for them).

[chikai0]

Yep, pretty aware.

I didn't know about writing over top of an erased name, though. Where did you hear that?

Anyway, the point I was trying to make is that if someone knew about the death note and found out that you had one it would be pretty incriminating lest nothing was written on it. Torn out pages wouldn't help your innocence either.

[MikamiTeru]

that is a really good case. and I definitely agree. if the names were simply erased and other stuff were written in its place, it would take an ingenious effort to figure out the facts

[EuphemiaLB]

I don't think there would be a real Death Note.The fake ones are causing enough trouble. But it would be cool if it was. I'd be the owner!