STROEBEL. Are you certain?
REISACHER. Absolutely.
[They both turn around to their former positions; Stroebel continues to read, and Reisacher to write. Short pause.]
STROEBEL [half turning]. Reisacher!
REISACHER [does likewise]. Yes, Herr Assessor.
STROEBEL. After all, it means class hatred.
REISACHER. No, no.
STROEBEL. Pay attention. Here it says [he reads]: "Of course, for those higher up there are no laws." That means, I take it, that the rich are beyond the control of the law. By "control of the law," I wish you to understand I am attacking the humiliating and anarchistic notion that the law does not apply equally to rich and poor. Also I want to besmirch the rich, by designating them by a slang expression.
REISACHER. Yes, Herr Assessor.
STROEBEL. Then how can you say it does not express class hatred and contempt?