Comparing The Captain Of Köpenick And The Berger Trial

The underlying issue in both “The Captain of Köpenick” and Maximilian Harden’s “The Berger Trial” is the influence the police has in determining the outcome of these cases. In the movie Voigt was a man who the system had neglected, and that eventually obtains some form of retribution thanks to the humorous way his assault was perceived not only by the public, but more importantly by the police. In the case of Theodor Berger, his voice didn’t carry any weight, and he was detested by the public. Nevertheless, the police again played a major role in getting Berger a prison sentence by providing very questionable evidence that only was deemed legitimate due to the police being the source. In short, although the justice system tried to be fair and just ultimately what mattered in both of these cases was the way the police saw the issue, and how they felt will come to determine the outcome.
However, due to his criminal records and the fact that he never served in the military gave him no reputation other than a parasite of society who no one wanted to take. This in itself throws away the idea of fairness and justice, as later in the movie a man who just because he served in the army is provided the slip Voigt tried to get, but was without given a chance rejected. For what was shown in the movies, many of these offices were ran by servicemen, and not one of them gave Voigt the chance to redeem himself and become a useful member of society. His brother-in-law also believed in the system, and had high hopes for the system, but the system does not really care who you are, because the people running it do not care about you, unless you wear a uniform, and are a decent human being who paid your dues to the