Two students were suspended after writing names of people they wanted dead (obviously) in a Death Note.
So students wont be suspended if the book was called something else?
Thanks to Shin Asuka for sending this in.
Posted on 2007/12/09 08:45
Director/代表取締役
登録日: 2006/12/11 11:06
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
登録日: 2007/10/06 05:09
lol, when they find out its from an anime, the politicians will have a field day...could this be the start of an anti-anime campaign in the states?
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
登録日: 2006/12/24 12:02
Probably nothing will come of it. Instead we will just invade Japan and do away with the government. That's what we do now. Did I say that?? ^^;
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
登録日: 2007/10/06 05:09
the US already invaded japan, it happened during the second world war...lol
HappyCat in somewhere in Asia near the mountains and a hydroelectric dam
freelancer,freeloader,noh drama and enka fanatic
登録日: 2008/04/03 03:08
But US invade by Japan afterwards....by Pokemon,Wii,sushi,cosplay and moe.I wonder if this related to ninjas...sure they were pretty sneaky.
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
登録日: 2007/10/06 05:09
by the way i'm not being insensitive or anything, just want to clear that up
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
登録日: 2006/12/24 12:02
Of course your not being insensitive. We all know war is something that should never be taken lightly.
Music Producer/Delivery Driver
登録日: 2007/06/12 08:57
it would be s funny once they find out its fake and all but one or two people who know about in that area will look like fools
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
登録日: 2007/12/04 23:16
This ruckus is all because they don't watch anime or read manga.
They really need to.
lol,ppl are getting more ridculous these days.Dun tell me they will ban anime just like what they did with computer games over a freakish incident that was started by a mentally ill/troubled person.people only know how to blame things but don't know how to take reponsibility for what they watch and do.
how lame is that? =p
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
You know, between completely desperate teens, ultra-paranoid politics and predator-behaving media, there is quite something not to take too literally.
As long as the crazed ones don't get violent, there is not much to fear (yet).
Another nice advertisement for anime again... And another line for those haters who don't even know what anime is about (and surely never read any).
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
登録日: 2007/07/06 10:07
D_Blade: you do know that we are all slightly crazy, right??
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
登録日: 2007/01/25 21:20
In a good way. ^_^
Writing someone's name in that is, from my point of view, VERY immature. His classmates were not afraid of him, they certainly won't be now. They'll think he's an anime freak or something... which brings all the blame to anime. Boo-hoo.
I'm different. I'm a radical anime fan... which means I deviate from the otaku-norm ):-D In a good way of course.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Setsuna-san, sure I do know we are all cuckoo in our own unique ways (Life sure would be boring otherwise *Laughs*).
I am sure many people here know when and how to have fun but also to manage stressful events in the right ways... Things countless ones don't seem to apply or even be aware of.
Sean Muserallo
Chokes on his own vomit 7 minutes after giving a lame report on the 'Death Note' school suspension in Richmond on NBC channel 12
NEET (no, student...)
登録日: 2007/08/03 08:36
...too much watching depressing anime does this to you... Honestly...
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
登録日: 2006/12/24 12:02
Well, Since we invaded Okinawa -who don't consider themselves Japanese- one could say we didn't. Operations Olympic and Coronet never did take place. I'm sure you knew I was being facetious. Then again with the current mind set of some Americans... Mind anyone else I by no means mean to belittle the lost of life during the Invasion of Okinawa.
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
登録日: 2006/12/24 12:02
Rats, clicking on the wrong comment links again...
Honda technician, baby.
登録日: 2007/01/05 13:22
More like, depressed people watching supernatural animes. If I was depressed and watching Naruto, I would surely try to Rasengan someone.
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Under continuing circumstances, situations are repeated everyday but the outcome varies. Where this depressed kid watched Death Note and attempted to recreate it by writing names down and was suspended another depressed kid could have just thought it was cool but impossible and just passed it off.
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Blah, the world is corrupting itself.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Guess they were lost already. They probably only took the negative parts of Death Note to comfort their negative visions of life and took it way too seriously.
Fragile minds, I tell you.
Imperial Guard
登録日: 2007/08/18 06:30
This is exactlly the type of things that loves the detractors of manga and anime. A stupid think like that can be a trouble. At last it wasn`t a REAL Death Note...
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
登録日: 2007/06/11 14:57
of course that wasn't a real one. the real one is with me. ('~')
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
登録日: 2006/12/24 12:02
Note to self: be really nice to gordon. ^o^
Maya in Out there, Somewhere out there.
Being human/Student
登録日: 2007/06/21 16:24
LMAO!! That's so funny...Maybe I should start one too?!?! Hm...who would I put down first?!?! *-* ha ha hah! Beware world! Here I come!!... Pfft! Yeah right. That's funny though. I guess I CAN see why they're making such a fuss about it in the US, probably due to all the shootings, but he's still a kid. Let him have his imagination! He'll understand that only people like Gordon and me can have the REAL Death Notes. Ne Gordon?
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
登録日: 2007/06/11 14:57
lol Maya you have one too? ryuk says i can keep it as long as i give him apples everyday. ^^;
anyway i think the school over-reacted. instead of expelling them, the principal should get the teachers to sit down with the parents and discuss what made their children dislike the the classmates to want to "kill" them. and other personal problems as well.
Design Consultant
登録日: 2007/08/23 04:44
Odd, I just caught the middle of an episode, have never watched Death Note before, and then Ryuk(sp?) started going off about apples, and writing in a book. Interesting. Then as Im starting to get an idea of what is going on.. Danny posts this.
Danny, do you have ESP(n)?
Student
登録日: 2007/08/09 05:36
This is hilarious! The author of Death Note must be proud of her work right about now. Another funny fact is that they are taking this in a serious matter.
I'm gonna show my friend who's a big Death Note fan this video, he's gonna have a good time with it.
Student
登録日: 2007/09/21 11:11
Lol.. nice choice for the reporter of the story... he said "die" harder then any other word... they must be getting horrible ratings:
McMaster Engineering Student Fall 08
登録日: 2007/11/18 11:58
LMFAO THATS FREAKING AWESOME! APPLES RULE
an apple a day keeps the shinigamis away
Student/Raving Bleach Fan
登録日: 2007/11/11 03:52
You can tell that the reporters know absolutely nothing about the real 'Death Note' at all.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
They generally know nothing. They are like fish getting attracted by some bait and not going further.
I'd even say they are predators waiting for some bloody prey.
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
登録日: 2007/12/04 23:16
This is so making me want to laugh!!
Somebody really should tell them about the manga or anime.
Student, ACG Fans
登録日: 2007/08/14 16:34
lol, Death Note online version ... so many version out there.
and btw, the online version of death note is still exist until now.
http://www.deathnoteonline.com/
now you wonder that CIA investigates this site and detected all entries and IPs who posted. ya know, lots of names that they hated were might terrifying the readers who felt the opposite...
the end of Highschool
登録日: 2007/12/06 14:11
lol, i always want a death note to kill several criminals :p
Freelance Artist
登録日: 2007/09/05 10:37
Don't go blaming this entirely on the Death Note manga or anime. Back in around 1999 when I was still in high school here in the USA, there was an incident exactly like this one. It was two girls who created a "Death List," much in the style of Death Note. Both girls were suspended. While I didn't care of either of the two involved, I have to admit it wasn't something deserving that kind of punishment. Sometimes kids just do stuff like that. It's a form of release. Better to write it on paper in fantasy form than to actually brandish a firearm.
using a death note with people who you don't like is immature and dangerous (psychologically)
even for criminals it's debatable
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
登録日: 2007/12/04 23:16
But Kira could have used that death note for personal gains rather than using it for perfecting the world.
^^
??!
登録日: 2007/12/06 19:40
U might think i'm sick/weird/whatever......
but i do agree with Kira's thought:)
killing those maggots is the best option 2 pure the World:)
Maya in Out there, Somewhere out there.
Being human/Student
登録日: 2007/06/21 16:24
Didn't you guys know that this is the test that is testing who will be the next Kira?! XD and Obviously none of the people who wrote on deathnoteonline.com and/or those who got on news for being found out of being Kira were ment to be the one and only Kira. If you're going to have a Death Note, keep it away from other people's sight/touch. *-*
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
You're sure it's to find a candidate and not a public Death Note given by a "thoughtful" soul? lol.
Student
登録日: 2007/11/25 14:24
This same thing happened to my school. Kid I knew wrote a death note. Got house arrest for a year and 10 suspension. But never saw him again heard he went to a different school. was also little have the VT thing.
Critic of sorts
登録日: 2007/10/08 11:33
I'm kinda scared now, I ordered one of these a week ago...And I'll probably end up doing the same thing...
Design Consultant
登録日: 2007/08/23 04:44
Just do actually kill anyone. I dont know too many people that wouldnt feel horrible if someone actually died after writing it..
Critic of sorts
登録日: 2007/10/08 11:33
Sad, the thing doesn't work.
I've added some details to it so it would seem real, but it won't kill him...
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
登録日: 2007/07/06 10:07
DRAGUN: err.. do or was it don't???
Zeon Pilot
登録日: 2007/11/11 05:23
I actually own a Death Note. Never written a name in it though, It's just too nice!
But yeah, getting suspended for crap like this is just stupid, especially when the school's officials have no idea what Death Note is.
Secondary Student~
登録日: 2007/11/06 14:19
Part human, part student, 100% loser
登録日: 2007/10/22 02:10
I find this amusing... Now military leaders will order this books online and use it to kill their enemies... The author of Death Note and the person who drew the manga must be really, really proud of themselves... Apples FTW!!
Pseudo-Graphic Designer
登録日: 2007/08/30 18:27
Light took great lengths to hide the Death Note using gasoline in his drawer so that if anyone found it the book will burn... They should've followed this example if they even bothered watching/reading the story. And this was when he was just in high school...
College Student
登録日: 2007/05/14 09:37
That was really gay. People who doesn't understand or know Anime is $#!T! They are making a big deal out of something they don't even know. Those kind of people pisses me off.
Professional Slacker ;D
登録日: 2007/12/04 14:22
DEATH NOTE is ~~~Serious Business~~~ Lol.
Student
登録日: 2007/11/24 19:59
USA being a chicken? ahaha.. a stupid death note can bring horror for a big nation.. what a loser.. *nawt* :P
no offense, i hate US (not all) especially BUSHwaker....
??!
登録日: 2007/12/06 19:40
I second that^^
Very Big Nation chiken out from a thing from Anime/Manga?
lol,very funny indeed^^
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Well, US politics and a part of the population (the easily impressed ones?) get paranoid over anything lately, now that they know they are not invincible (Whoever was to begin with, anyway?).
I apologize in advance to the US fellows here for my unusual generalization, but I feel you have quite a hard time dealing with constantly anxious guys like them. Quite sad to witness indeed.
Student
登録日: 2007/12/06 15:31
I wonder if I can make the news writing a Happy note. I'll list everyone I want to be happy, forever. Muhahaha
I don't think it's edgy enough for american media....there is no tragedy or violence. It'll never sell. I don't think most people really want to be happy anyhow...hard to get the sympathy and pity of the world if your blissfully happy all the time.
I on the other hand would be willing to make a generous donation to your cause for a modest entry in your Happy Note ^_~
I think the kids would've been suspended just for having a death list even if it wasn't anime related. I just don't think it would've been in the media. It hasn't been that long since the Virginia Tech shooting. Whenever we have a shooting the schools all go into high alert and are suspicious of every disgruntled student or teen....I personally am suspicious of teens that aren't disgruntled....it's just not natural >_>;
In most cases the schools had plenty of warning signs and chose to ignore them until the inevitable happens. They're just covering their butts.
Now if this leads to a holy war on anime and manga then you will see ME go on a killing rampage. I'm tired of everything I enjoy being banned or white washed to be safe because parents can't do their jobs right or keep their little monsters under control. /end rant >.
student
登録日: 2007/10/02 05:43
You live in the States, of course everything is "white washed"?
Typographer
登録日: 2007/11/23 15:02
A perfect chance to blame both the media AND foreigners! You think these reporters are going to pass something like this up?
They'd be hyping this to the hilt if the anime was called "Sneeze-Note" or "Charlie-Horse-Note".
Stocker
登録日: 2007/09/02 11:25
Well children's mind are sensitive things, Death Note was there to solve the problem, kind of but not really. Better than school/mall/religious-gathering/apartment/campus shooting I'd say. America is very angry these days.
This is a side-effect of the shriking of the world cause by the information age. Any action preventing this unavoidable step in human-civilization is hindering its progress. The best thing to do is to teach children tolerance and openmindedness.
student
登録日: 2007/06/01 04:39
Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden
put this on real death note,u save the world(in american way) and u got $50million dolar^^
student
登録日: 2007/09/02 14:33
having the REAL DEATHNOTE is part cool. But if you dont and someone else has, THE WORLD IS AT STAKE!
JSmitt999 in hmm i dont know... let me ask that guy w/ the funny mushtache over there
magik pirate ninja
登録日: 2008/06/22 12:28
I don't fully understand everything that went on but if it is as I think it is this is very immature. i love DN and own a novelty one but thats all it is. its very stupid
