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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Death Note] If Light really wanted to shake things up, wouldn't he have executed heads of states and businesses, rather than petty criminals?

I mean, wouldn't it make more sense to attack the sources of systemic pressures that create criminals, rather than target criminals themselves? Most criminals don't commit crime out of evil, but desperation, so, honestly, what would Light even be changing?
gpt
He simply didn't see it like that. He didn't view it as a problem with the system. He saw it as a problem with the criminals themselves. He doesn't likely even think  there might be a problem with the system. He was raised by someone who upheld the system, and his belief that all criminals were scum was probably instilled early on.