So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.”
Today, Pilate would have to write a check to the Pharisees Benevolent Fund or something. Back then, he could have waved his hand and had the entire crowd crucified.
I wonder how consumed the descendants of the Romans are today with implied cultural guilt? Is there a graduate version of Roman Privilege at the Italian equivalent of NYU or Evergreen College?