No, she's not equal. Different case entirely.
But it's sobering to remember that Good Friday is the day of His passion and death, a day for fasting and prayer.
And now, in this crisis, fasting and atonement is neded for the country at large.
Her torture though, her treatment at the hands of a crooked judge and spiteful mob egged on by hypocritical leaders, does mimic what He went through.
bump.