Yeah, not really - but it got your attention, didn't it?
Three incidents involving notebooks supposedly inspired by the anime, Death Note, now running on [adult swim], have resulted in disciplinary actions in schools. But the latest incident, involving two 12-year olds in Alabama, has resulted in criminal charges.
The cartoon, inspired by the manga of the same name, involves a teenager who discovers a supernatural book which allows him to kill people simply by writing their name on one of the pages. Thanks largely to the anime series on [adult swim], the manga series has risen to the top of the American charts. However, Death Note has been adapted into several mediums, including two live-action movies and a novel.
Some teens have taken to creating their own Death Note notebooks and students in Virginia and South Carolina faced disciplinary actions following the discovery of their notebooks. However, Alabama po-lice don't brook none o' that-there funny stuff, and them Good Ol' Boys arrested two adolescents for making death threats when their Death Note-inspired notebook came to light.
Ah, the South... would somebody just nuke it, already? Please?
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
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