Sunday, 12:38 a.m.
Hey there, this is Rousseau, back again with another extreme opinion! New readers, I'm glad to have you on board, but remember – this blog is called Worldviews of Rousseau. Those worldviews may not align with yours all the time, but keep it chill and we could get along.
Getting on with it, lately, there's been a huge issue up for debate. Three guesses as to what it is.
Hm…nope.
No.
Noooot that either. You're horrible at guessing, so I'll spare you.
It's one word. One four-letter, two-syllable word.
Kira.
Kira is something of a polarizing subject of this day and age. You know what I'm talking about. There are the supporters, who laud Kira as some sort of savior ("He is bringing an end to crime, oh how he deserves praise!"), and there are the protesters, who believe that Kira is some sort of sick mistake ("He is a monster, a murderer! Who knows who'll be next?")
There are the fence-straddlers, who either agree with Kira but fear their anti-Kira peers, or who aren't fond of Kira but are terrified of retribution from the supporters, and Kira himself.
The fence-straddlers are complete and utter pansies.
Now you may notice my use of the word 'protesters' for those who dislike and speak against Kira. I could have used opponent, but that would imply that they pose a threat toward Kira.
They don't.
I don't think an angry mob stands a chance against cardiac arrest. You may think otherwise, and all I have to say is that you're entitled to your stupid opinion. The mystery of a self-proclaimed executioner is far too powerful for you in all your frail indignance.
Keep in mind that I'm not pro-Kira. I'm not a fence-straddler either, and if you've been following me for a while, you should know that. I'm loud. I have an opinion on everything and it will be definite and easy to argue with.
Three guesses as to whose side I'm on. Keep them to yourself, for now – I'm talking.
Alright.
The biggest weapon we (everyone who won't be inviting Kira to lunch anytime soon) have against this Grim Reaper of a man is another man.
Well, I assume, like many others, that it's a man. We only have a capital letter and one scrambled message to work with.
L is a genius. I (despite my inability to shut up) am not a genius. Let's tally up everything L has done versus everything I have done in relation to the Kira chapter of history.
Ahem.
In one five-minute broadcast, L established that Kira is a newbie in the killing game (first victim a petty criminal from Shinjuku), is based in the Kanto region of Japan, can and will kill if his worldview is threatened…
It's been quite a while since then. So what have I managed to figure out?
Nothing. Nothing concrete.
But I've been keeping an eye on these things, and the most solid things I can come up with have to do with Kira as a person.
The first and most brief thing is that Kira is definitely a male. What man wouldn't decide to try to fix society's problem without checking to see what society needs?
Second.
Kira is an utter teenager. An attention-seeking, self-righteous, idealistic teenager who believes that he knows what's best for the world. He's a kid hijacking a plane and he's going to completely Icarus us all. Maybe he is an actual teenager. I'm counting on that, actually – he hasn't become jaded and beyond fantasies yet. Well, it won't make a difference whether he is or not. He is wrong just the same.
Pro-Kiras, correct me if I'm wrong (not that I'll listen to you silly people), but there are some very Hitler-esque vibes emanating from Kira, aren't there? This new Hitler is even more overtly tyrannical and evil.
His name is Killer. No warning bells go off in your head at the name? None? None at all?
Maybe if his stage name was Muffinmassacre or Johnny Sparkles (Kira-kira, anyone?), it would be a little harder to say anything about it.
But Killer? Really?
No.
He believes he is dispensing justice, no doubt about that. Perhaps he should take a closer look at his name. Humans don't work like that. You can't just erase criminals. We sin and we will continue to sin, and using the threat of death like that will only work for so long. People will start pushing the boundaries, burning every bridge they can.
You are not ending criminals, Kira.
You're immunizing them to fear.
Think about that.
… We all know he won't think about it. If he was ever open to considering other viewpoints he wouldn't have begun killing in the first place.
While we're on this bizarre topic, I guess I'm standing by my theory that Kira is a kid. A teenager. Late teens, maybe, enough for the formal operational stage to have been reached developmentally, enough for morals, but not nuanced enough for him to be a full-fledged, hardened adult – criminals are bad, and bad things shouldn't be here. If criminals were gone, the world would be happy. Pretty cut and dry, when it comes down to it. 16 to 19 years of age. Smart enough to have not been caught yet (especially with L and co. working his case), but flawed all the same. A baby.
It won't be long before L catches him, will it? The world needs more punch-clock heroes like him. I am as team L as you can get – maybe I'll custom design a t-shirt, paint a target on my back. Ha-ha.
It's late. I know you'll have plenty of questions and comments and flames and whatnot, but I don't care right now. I'm sleepy.
(tl;dr
Well, dears, Quinn Rousseau is officially anti-Kira. Having thought about it, Kira is (while powerful) not infallible. He's probably a hormonal teen in way over his head, and L's gonna catch him. You go, L, and stay safe. I'm rooting for you, big guy.)
Take care, beautiful disasters. I'm out of here.
Q. Rousseau