M

The Scene I chose was the "Sit Down" amongst the criminal, in this scene they are complaining about the numerous police raid due to investigation and search for this serial killer. The Criminals state that their business has been greatly affected by the murderer and the ongoing police investigation. They are trying to come up with suggestions on how to stop the investigation and their solution is to conduct their own investigation to bring down murderer so that the heavy police activity can come to an end. I find this scene  interesting because the intent of the criminal is to continue to do run their business , the only reason they want to catch the murderer in because this has come in they of their money. If this did not affect the criminal business than the criminal would have not involved themselves in helped to bring down a child murderer. In fact of them seemed to complain that every before his child goes to bed his has to check under the bed to see if the murderer is there.

1. Discuss the evolution of police power as it is depicted in Dr. Caligari and M?
In M Police have more authority are given emergency powers which allow to openly conduct searches and investigation in order to solve a crime as opposed to the police in Dr.Caligari where they had to sneak and search though Caligari's room to find the discover the dummy in place to the sonambulant killer .

2. Does the killer deserve to die?
Yes I believe he deserve to die to if he committed murder to innocent children and women. Even though he claimed that the voices directed him to do it I don't think that there was any mental issue present. He was Cohesive and able to defend himself and put up and excuse for what he did because he knew his life of on the line.

3. How does the criminals ability to organize themselves affect their ability to capture Beckert?
Criminal must organize to capture beckert along with police authority because  Beckert crime is affected their business greatly. They are able to effectively organize themselves because they are criminal as Beckert. Even though their not child murderer they can still have criminal mentality which allows to turn down or follow a  led. For instance in the meeting amongst the criminal they are trying to determine where the murderer live. The come up with different and suggest that the murderer must live in remote area where he is unnoticeable. The criminal are try to think like the serial killer.

4. How would you judge the depiction of Nazis as criminals?
They are criminals. Criminal that kill innocent people and the killer killed innocent children.

5. What is the significance of the media in this film?
The media signified the World watching the action unfold in Germany.