@SAKURARadiochan @alchemy @sickburnbro >Hmmm, should I let these horrible people start another revolt which will cause the loss of hundreds or thousands of Roman lives, disruption to the area, my own life for failing to keep the peace, and damage the empire, or should I let them self-govern as I've been ordered and let them sacrifice one of their own?
There's no way to really see that as Pilate being the bad guy here without bad faith (jewish) interpretation.