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Originally Posted by stormfish
Hypothetically, a wife conspiracize with her boyfriend to wack her husband because she fear the consequence of the revelation of her affair. She is to blame to right? If so, then the same can be said for the Jews... (According to the Bible)
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It depends on your "moral reference frame" to be honest.
Under Roman law I'd wager they had the legal and moral authority to kill just about anyone if the powers that be saw fit.
In the end, they made the decision that killing Jesus was better than the potential social unrest he potentially would deliver if alive. This was their decision.
Certianly Jewish teaching would have forbid murder I'd think, but they seem to have found a loophole in the system.
You could draw a loose parallel to capitol punishment today. As a group we've decided that some are a such a threat to society they must be put to death...yet is there guilt among the jury?
I'd think the answer depends on the person.
-spence