If you had a Death Note, what would you do?

Fictional character by L ( Death Note )

In a Facebook poll of 1,695 respondents, 41.4% chose “I would keep it, just in case...”. How we count

I would keep it, just in case...
41.4%
For "justice" AND personal gain.
15.8%
For "justice": Kill the criminals, try to correct the world.
15.3%
Burn it.
14.9%
For personal gain: Kill the people I hate.
8%
For personal gain: To get rich.
2.6%
Throw it away.
2.1%
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Caution beat conviction in the Death Note poll: 701 voters, or 41.4%, would keep it “just in case.” Every explicitly activist or self-serving option remained well behind.

The gender split adds texture: the leading choice drew 71 women and 32 men, while “justice AND personal gain” drew 30 men and 14 women.

  • Top choice · Keeping it “just in case” won with 701 votes.
  • Gender contrast · The leading option drew more than twice as many women as men.

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