A 12-year-old boy was arrested for being treated as a terrorist for writing his name on 'DEATH NOTE'

Two 12-year-old boys were arrested by police in the United States.

The reason he was arrested was because he wrote his name on ' DEATH NOTE '. What is that ...

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According to this article, two 12-year-old boys in the United States wrote the names of school staff, faculty members, and students in their notebooks, following the anime 'DEATH NOTE' based on a popular Japanese manga. .. And after the note was discovered by the faculty and staff, it was handed over to the investigative authorities through the principal.

Of course, the boys seemed to be joking, but the investigative authorities who received the note arrested the boys for the threat of terrorism and then tried them in the juvenile court. I think it's overkill, but is it that much more sensitive to terrorism?

In addition, the anime version 'DEATH NOTE' is said to be designated as an adult in the United States because it says that if you write your name on the notebook, you will die.