In order to prevent a terrorist from crashing a hijacked passenger plane into the packed Allianz Arena, Bundeswehr pilot Lars Koch decides, contrary to orders, to shoot down the passenger plane - taking the lives of 164 people in order to save 70,000.
The grand criminal chamber of the Berlin jury court is hearing whether Lars Koch can be found guilty of murder. The defense lawyer invokes a balancing decision, arguing that the pilot's actions saved the lives of many thousands of people. The prosecution accuses the pilot of disobeying orders, but above all of disregarding human dignity, as he instrumentalized the passengers through his counter-calculation of human lives, who nonetheless have the same right to life as everyone else.
The verdict is reached by the audience in a vote on the guilt or innocence of the defendant and thus on the judge's decision.
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