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  • IRL I don’t think the cops would instantly conclude it was magic within the first few months of any investigation if an investigation even ocurred. They’d be looking more toward medical science wondering why all the leaders of the world suddenly started dying of heart attacks at the same time.

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    18 hours ago

    You should probably give some more details on what you mean. Do you mean how long would they avoid getting caught? Depends entirely on how they use it. Light Yagami made himself too obvious by constantly offing every criminal talked about on his local news. The smarter move would have been to use it sparingly. Off a dictator every few months or so in a way that doesn’t look like they’re connected.

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    Depends on the intelligence of the human being with the death note. Until old age if you don’t ever use a device with any form of communications. Too much telemetry and spyware even in hardware/firmware in modern day to not get caught early.

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    19 hours ago

    The same amount as someone without it. Mine is still on my shelf and has no effect on my life expectancy

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    19 hours ago

    Is that like the brown note, but you die instead of pooping yourself when you hear it?

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    In the US, probably indefinitely. There’s not communication between municipalities to actually track down someone killing local prisoners. Depending on where it happened, it might not even be noticeable among the numbers that die in prison already. The single most improbable part of death note is the initial speed in connecting widespread events to a hyper localized area.

    The police also have a terrible solve rate on murder nationwide. Serial killers have decade plus long active streaks while physically killing and hiding bodies. There’s several that never were caught.

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      14 hours ago

      AFAIK, private prisons are paid per-person, so they might notice if their profits slump.

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        Private prisons make of a tiny amount of inmates in the US. Even then they don’t really care, there’s always more inmates.

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    15 hours ago

    “No Mr. FBI Sir. I do not posess a ‘Death Note’ and Kira is obviously evil!”

    turns around

    pulls out piece of paper

    bites finger

    writes “Raye Penber” with blood