So if you pressured me to kill your wife because she violated your religion [as the Jews pressured the Romans to kill Jesus] that would make me less of a killer?
So if you pressured me to kill your wife because she violated your religion [as the Jews pressured the Romans to kill Jesus] that would make me less of a killer No. But if I commissioned you to kill my wife, I wouldn't be guiltless either.
The Romans "executioners" killed people on a regular basis. To them, Jesus was just another name on the list. The Jews wanted him killed because he called himself the Son of God, and that was an affront to their beliefs at the time.