Light-good or evil

[lightless]

What do you think? Is what Kira doing right or wrong?

[Samerron]

I personally think Yagami Light a.k.a Kira is the light from the heavens above. He is the good that has been sent to make a difference in a corrupt world, but some didn't appreciate him, and others are even naive, corrupt or has a short range of thinking as not to stand with Kira!

[Azn]

he killed hundreds of people all to make himself a god. hes selfish. Depends what you consider good or evil, but light is obviously evil

[Samerron]

Originally Posted by Azn

he killed hundreds of people all to make himself a god. hes selfish. Depends what you consider good or evil, but light is obviously evil

He killed two kinds of people:
1. Criminals, which deserve to die!
2. People who tried to capture him/kill him, so killed them in an act of self-defense.

The next question, is why did he kill these people, because he wanted to make a better place for people to live in. His mission or objective was crystal clear!

[Bonkai Renji]

Light is obviously good he tried to cure the world of is evil and wouldn't you do the same if you were in his shoes.

[Syfer Van Hyden]

I would say both.

At first his intentions were good to rid the world of all bad people. But later on he got greedy and simply craved more power and that made him evil.

Though i wouldv done the same thing regardless if any of u think of me as good or evil.

[Kickz]

He was good, but there's that thing about "absolute power is absolute corruption".=/

[Syfer Van Hyden]

However, i would even give away even 10years of my life away to a Shinigami for a Death Note ownership. I really wouldnt mind it.

[Samerron]

Originally Posted by kickzman

He was good, but there's that thing about "absolute power is absolute corruption".=/

"absolute power is absolute corruption" .... mmm... I see what you mean, but the statement is not absolute... what makes you say that?

[hinataunleashed]

lights is neither he could have been good if he wanted or bad it just so happened that the power to kill took over and he became very obsessed in judjing when in reality he didnt even put himself in check

[Dendra]

At the beginning he had good intention, then after power made him selfish which made him bad.

[Syfer Van Hyden]

Like i stated before, Light simply died because of his own desires.

[silverqaz]

what light wanted to do was good, but the methods he uses to make the workd better was evil.

[Syfer Van Hyden]

^Not quite, his methods were not an issue, it was just how crazy and greedy he became after spending too much time with that death notebook.

[lilchingona]

He is evil because he killed so many people just for a better world.But light should of knowed that in the world u cant do what u want to do because theres always obstecles in ur way..

[ZeroRamzes]

I wouldnt call him goor or evil cos I doubt that its that simple.

I think he was just consumed by all the power.

[Bonkai Renji]

Originally Posted by lilchingona

He is evil because he killed so many people just for a better world.But light should of knowed that in the world u cant do what u want to do because theres always obstecles in ur way..

Light was about to stop a lot of countries from going to war, which to me sounds quite good to me and if you think about it there always something being traded for some kind of action. Light was able to get rid of all the obstacles in his life when L died and he was able to go 2 years like that.

Light may have some evil issues to deal with but overall he did more good for the world than it would be necessary for a single person.

[Bradjune1980]

Light had no moral or ethical High ground when he started to kill people looking for the killer(him). It was not self defense since he really did not have to defend himself he could have just stopped and they would have given up on the case eventually. There were many innocent people he killed that were not actively after him.

If you pay attention he was getting off on the fact it was a game to him more then it having anything to do with justice.

Why didnt he stop when he they were onto him, simple he was corrupted by power and justifying it behind his ego centric and twisted sense of justice.

And he used people like Misa for his own twisted ends, he made others do what he would not do. And get the eyes.

He killed his own dad whom was not actively after him. He was far from good.

The whole point of the show and manga is not about how cool he was killing bad people, but how he took the law into his own hands. And let power corrupt him. He was really pathetic at the end to emphsise the point that he was a loser in the end and not someone to look up too.

when you start doing a detailed break down on light along any ethical lines he is always a villan.

He had the same mentallity as most serial killers.

[Righteous Judgment]

Originally Posted by Pr0fessional_Wesker

I would say both.

At first his intentions were good to rid the world of all bad people. But later on he got greedy and simply craved more power and that made him evil.

Though i wouldv done the same thing regardless if any of u think of me as good or evil.

He didn't crave more power though he intended to stay in the shadows never profiting directly from his work and the result was a war with unbelievably low crime rates and free of wars.

There are few prices to pay that are too large for that kind of end result.

If I had the power I would do what light did, and fuck anyone who would stand in my way.

Originally Posted by Bradjune1980

Light had no moral or ethical High ground when he started to kill people looking for the killer(him). It was not self defense since he really did not have to defend himself he could have just stopped and they would have given up on the case eventually.

After 10 or twenty years? By then crime rates would have returned to where they were invalidating his crusade in the first place

There were many innocent people he killed that were not actively after him.

What innocent people? Everyone light killed was either after him or a violent criminal. I can not recall any exceptions.

Point is the world itself would have to realise that someone was eliminating all the trash and that he was here to stay. If he is flimsy or unreliable his actions no longer serve as a deterant. If he is steadfast and dilligent he cold have an epic impact on violent crimes of all levels on an international scale(Success) hell with that work ethic he could even stop all war(success) looks like the world itself reaped more benefits than light himself.

[Bradjune1980]

Originally Posted by Chance Jackson

After 10 or twenty years? By then crime rates would have returned to where they were invalidating his crusade in the first placeWhat innocent people? Everyone light killed was either after him or a violent criminal. I can not recall any exceptions.

The people that were after him were innocent they were doing thier jobs they were not criminals. And his dad was not after him in at the time. Not to mention the suffering he inflicted on the families of the law officers involved. He was commiting serial murder plain and simple. He was actually destroying justice in the long run.

But the same thing would happen when he died naturally as well. So the end result is a wash so the only reason he was doing any of it was out of self satsifaction. And to stroke his own ego. You prove my point for me. If he was interested in true justice he would kill only the truly terrible criminals, or those that get off on technicallities, and not mess with the ones that are already in jail etc.

Point is the world itself would have to realise that someone was eliminating all the trash and that he was here to stay. If he is flimsy or unreliable his actions no longer serve as a deterant. If he is steadfast and dilligent he cold have an epic impact on violent crimes of all levels on an international scale(Success) hell with that work ethic he could even stop all war(success) looks like the world itself reaped more benefits than light himself.

So you would be fine with the fact he may have killed someone that was brought up on charges for a crime. Only to find out later that the evidence was wrong or misudersood and it was someone else that had done it. Its happend before.

No he could only punish those he new about, and stop crimes in areas he new about, but what about all the crime that happens that he is not watching. And where would he have drawn the line. And what gives him righ or authority to decide how people live in a vigalante manner. I would say his impact on the whole of it all was very minor.

In the manga, after he died within 10 years crime was back to what it was as if nothing had happend. When the next generation grows up basically they would have no fear of what happens since no one they new died in a magical way.

he becomes a tale used to scare kids at that point.

I dont buy into his Hero by murder bull. He was a monster.