Editing Death Note (section)

===Imitations of the series===
[[File:Death Note, Book.svg|thumb|150px|Typical design of a Death Note]]
There have been various imitations around the world of the premise of ''Death Note''. At least one instance was linked to a crime - on September 28, 2007, two notes written with [[Latin alphabet|Latin characters]] stating <!-- DO NOT "correct" the following – the misspelling is sourced. --> {{Nihongo|"Watashi wa Kira dess"{{sic}}, a mis-[[transliteration]] of "I am Kira"|私はキラです|Watashi wa Kira desu}},<ref name="La Dernière Heure">{{cite news|url=http://www.dhnet.be/infos/faits-divers/article/185914/forest-le-tueur-aux-mangas.html|title=Forest: le tueur aux mangas|date=October 1, 2007|newspaper=[[La Dernière Heure]]|access-date=January 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106080847/http://www.dhnet.be/infos/faits-divers/article/185914/forest-le-tueur-aux-mangas.html|archive-date=January 6, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> were found near the partial remains of a [[Caucasian race|Caucasian]] male in Belgium. The case has been called the "[[Manga Murder|Mangamoord]]" (Dutch for ''Manga Murder'') in Belgian media.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-27/police-reach-dead-end-in-belgian-manga-murder-case|title=Police Reaches Dead End in Belgian 'Manga Murder' Case|date=November 27, 2007|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808063504/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-27/police-reach-dead-end-in-belgian-manga-murder-case|archive-date=August 8, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> It was not until 2010 that four people were arrested in connection to the murder.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-20/4-arrested-for-2007-belgian-manga-murder-case|title=4 Arrested for 2007 Belgian 'Manga Murder' Case|date=September 20, 2010|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202065932/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-20/4-arrested-for-2007-belgian-manga-murder-case|archive-date=February 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> A senior at the Franklin Military Academy in [[Richmond, Virginia]], United States was suspended in 2007 after being caught possessing a replica "Death Note" notebook with the names of fellow students. The school's principal wrote a letter to the student's parents linking to an unofficial website where visitors can write names and circumstances of death for people they want to die.<ref name="Franklin Military Academy">{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-22/virginian-teen-suspended-over-names-in-death-note|title=Virginian Teen Suspended over Names in ''{{'}}Death Note{{'}}''|date=November 22, 2007|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607102016/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-22/virginian-teen-suspended-over-names-in-death-note|archive-date=June 7, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[South Carolina]] in March 2008, school officials seized a "Death Note" notebook from a Hartsville Middle School student. District officials linked the notebook to the anime/manga. The notebook listed seven students' names. The school planned a disciplinary hearing and contacted the seven students' parents.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-02/south-carolina-student-removed-over-death-note-list|title=South Carolina Student Removed over "''Death Note''" List|date=March 2, 2008|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608002832/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-02/south-carolina-student-removed-over-death-note-list|archive-date=June 8, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Gadsden, Alabama]] in April 2008, two sixth-grade boys were arrested for possession of a "Death Note" that listed names of several staff members and fellow students. According to Etowah County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Lanny Handy, the notebook was discovered the previous afternoon by a staffer. The students were suspended from the county's schools, pending a [[juvenile court]] hearing. The students, their parents, and school officials had met with Handy and a junior probation officer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-04/2-alabama-6th-grade-boys-arrested-for-death-note-book|title=2 Alabama 6th-Grade Boys Arrested for ''Death Note'' Book|date=April 4, 2008|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516093624/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-04/2-alabama-6th-grade-boys-arrested-for-death-note-book|archive-date=May 16, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Gig Harbor, Washington]], one middle school student was expelled and three were suspended on May 14, 2008, for having 50 names in their own "Death Note" book, including President [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-24/4-washington-middle-schoolers-disciplined-over-death-note|title=4 Washington Middle Schoolers Disciplined over "Death Note"|date=May 24, 2008|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526203751/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-24/4-washington-middle-schoolers-disciplined-over-death-note|archive-date=May 26, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

It was reported in September 2009, that a [[Year Eight]] boy in [[Sydney]], Australia, created a "Death Note" that along with names contained a "battle plan" detailing where bombs could be placed inside his school.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/dark-clouds-of-merntal-illness-trouble-young-children/story-e6freuy9-1225780607314|title=Dark clouds of mental illness trouble young children|date=September 29, 2009|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=February 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928200115/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/dark-clouds-of-merntal-illness-trouble-young-children/story-e6freuy9-1225780607314|archive-date=September 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2009, two students at an elementary school in [[Oklahoma]] were disciplined for a "Death Note" with the names and descriptions of deaths of two girls that had angered them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://okcfriday.com/thief-rips-front-door-off-station-p4632-132.htm|title=Thief rips front door off station|date=December 2009|publisher=Oklahoma City Friday|access-date=August 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808052530/http://okcfriday.com/thief-rips-front-door-off-station-p4632-132.htm|archive-date=August 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> A [[Michigan]] middle school student was suspended indefinitely in March 2010 for a "Death Note".<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-26/michigan-middle-school-boy-suspended-over-death-note|title=Michigan Middle School Boy Suspended Over 'Death Note'|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 26, 2010|access-date=August 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808061903/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-26/michigan-middle-school-boy-suspended-over-death-note|archive-date=August 8, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2010, a middle school student in [[Avonworth School District]] in Pennsylvania was suspended for a "Death Note" with names of fellow students and pop singer [[Justin Bieber]].<ref name="New Mexico"/> In February 2015, a fifth-grade student of an elementary school near [[Pittsburgh]] was suspended for owning a "Death Note" and writing other students' names in it.<ref name="ann-student-susp2015">{{cite web|title=Police Investigate Pennsylvania Boy Over 'Death Note'|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-07/police-investigate-pennsylvania-boy-over-death-note/.84188|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219232038/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-07/police-investigate-pennsylvania-boy-over-death-note/.84188|date=February 7, 2015|archive-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>