LogFAQs > #895353558

Thing is, dictators are technically not criminals. They're not breaking their countries' laws, since they're the ones who make those laws.

And Light had an ego problem. He enjoyed making the established leaders of the world tremble at his feet. He didn't kill the heads of the Japanese government when they were after him, he instead scared them into backing off. Likewise, he forced the American president to act as his pawn under the fear of death.

Light's real biggest mistake was killing Raye Penber. He could've gotten away with what he was doing at any point before that, since Penber was going to clear his name. But he killed the guy and the other agents purely out of spite for the police, and narrowed the field way down. That led to him meeting Naomi Misora by chance and further implicating himself. As soon as L figured out that Kira = Light specifically, it was beyond over for him.
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