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[Wastelander92]

Let's say you find a real Death Note and a shingami appears before you, would you use it?

 

[INC]

I dont hate anyone enough to wish then dead

 

[The Cockatrice]

yeah i'd kill human monsters.

 

[IDKFA]

Yes.

I'd use it on pedos. Those that have actually sexually abused children. IMO, if you sexually abuse a child, you don't deserve to live. I'd also use it on those that have caused harm to children, like the parents of the Baby P case in the UK, who beat their baby to death. People like that would be gone.

 

[HRK69]

I dont hate anyone enough to wish then dead

You don't really have to hate anyone

People like Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin would end up in my version of the Death Note

 

[kevboard]

oh yeah.

I'd find every name of every member of the government of russia and write a nice little list.
and cause of death would he dehydration due to excessive diarrhoea just as a last bit of humiliation.

it would also mean people would probably think they were poisoned by some new unknown substance, in a deliberate attack... which would also be fun to see people speculate about.

 

[Hookshot]

Very easy to not get caught, I'd like Rangiku Matsumoto as my Shinigami.

 

[Coconutt]

 

[dark_chris]

The rule states that if you use it, you can't have an afterlife no? No heaven / hell.

If that's the case, no.

 

[kimcorecoba]

Yes. Very much so yes. My country's politicians would be on the list. I can rot in hell after that. I don't care.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

The rule states that if you use it, you can't have an afterlife no? No heaven / hell.

If that's the case, no.

I only watched once....I didnt remember that.

I just read all the rules:

Core Rules

1. The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die.
2. The cause of death must be written within 40 seconds.
3. If no cause is specified, the person dies of a heart attack.
4. Details of the death must be written within 6 minutes 40 seconds.
5. The user must have the person's face in mind while writing the name.

Time & Control Rules

1. You can manipulate a victim's actions for up to 23 days before death.
2. You cannot force a victim to perform physically impossible actions.
3. A cause of death must be feasible and realistic.
4. You cannot kill someone under 780 days old.
5. "Old age" cannot exceed 124 years.

Ownership & Afterlife

1. Anyone who uses the Death Note can neither go to Heaven nor Hell.
2. A Shinigami accompanies the human owner of the notebook.
3. A human who relinquishes ownership loses all related memories.
4. Memories return if the person touches the Death Note again.

Visibility Rules

1. Only those who touch the Death Note can see and hear its Shinigami.
2. Touching any part of the notebook allows a person to see all Shinigami connected to it.

Mechanics of Writing Names

1. The Death Note will not work if the writer does not know the victim's face.
2. Nicknames, stage names, or false names do not work.
3. Writing the name while thinking of multiple faces will cause the note not to work.
4. Once written, the cause of death cannot be changed.
5. You cannot kill the same person twice.

Transfer & Possession

1. Ownership of the Death Note can be transferred to another human.
2. Upon transfer, the Shinigami follows the new owner.
3. Losing or giving away the Death Note causes ownership (and memories) to vanish.

Shinigami Rules

1. Shinigami extend their life by killing humans using their own Death Notes.
2. A Shinigami who saves a human will die.
3. A Shinigami may possess more than one Death Note.
4. Only a Shinigami can kill another Shinigami.

Special Rules

1. Writing "dies of old age" only works if the age is 124 or less.
2. The "13-day rule" is false (a fabricated rule by Light Yagami).

.... 6 is huge.

I would ask about the lore of the world; the "biblical" aspect of it.

Depending on the answer, I would use it or not.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

You think you would use it responsibly, but you won't.

 

[Rentahamster]

Yes, but only for evil

 

[AJUMP23]

No. God is the ultimate judge and no one person should decide life and death. Juries are fine. Let them.

 

[EverydayBeast]

 

[Lord Panda]

Yes. Russian leadership would be gone overnight.

Just saw the afterlife rule ... Maybe not.

 

[Robot Carnival]

I don't care about an afterlife, so sign me up. does it generate more pages if it's full? because I have names to write.

 

[near]

We all know what happened to Light in the end.

 

[DaciaJC]

 

[jason10mm]

Is it easier than a divorce?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

It's literally me at work.

 

[San Dan Glokta]

All worlds politicians will be combed through one by one. My guess is 99% would end uo being written down

 

[nkarafo]

Depends. Will i also have access to the names of every ISIS, hamas and every other terrorist and every drug cartel member?

If so then yes. I have time.

 

[Atrus]

If I recall correctly, the Death Note can in fact be the instrument of justice since there's no heaven or hell when they die. So, yes.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

 

[TheUnicornGuy]

Paedophiles, rapists, terrorists, religious zelots, vegans, and people that drive really slowly in front of me, prepare yourselves for stage 4 terminal cancer.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

 

[ハトリス]

Yes. Im looking for one everywhere all the time.