[jsanders2001]

> It is technically correct.

I agree. The ruling elite priesthood, the Sanhedri, had him brought before Pontius Pilate for blasphemy. They diddn’t have the power to execute convicted criminals at that point but the Romans did.

[AppyPappy]

And the leaders stirred up the crowds to demand crucifixion. The crowd influenced Pilate, not a bunch of leaders.
That’s why the Democrats use mobs.

[wideawake]

I don't think this athlete was trying to make an ethnic or religious comment, but to invoke the trope that any and every community has the unfortunate tendency to "eat its own."