Why do you insist on softening Peter's language? He does not say they "played a role". He says they "killed the Prince of life". You sound more like a psychologist trying to help the Jews deal with their "feelings".
Peter was preaching the gospel. He was talking about sin, and repentance, and forgiveness in Christ. The Jews realized the heinousness of their sin against Almighty God and the King of kings. They repented and came into the kingdom of Christ.
Whether they had participated directly or indirectly in the crucifixion would have no bearing whatsoever on whether or not they were eternally lost.
You obviously missed the point, which was that by the preaching of truth, and demonstrating the particular sin of killing Christ, many Jews were converted to Him. Peter didn't have to appeal to "original sin". He could point to something quite concrete that all his hearers could identify with. They heard and repented.
They did not take his life, He laid it down for them.
Take it up with Peter. Why not both? As I'm sure our friend buggman would point out, such an either/or position is a decidely Greek way of looking at the thing.
And I suspect you think that you think you are a better Christian for your eschatology than us Pre-mils? ... We now have at least two who have shown that attitude.
Give it a rest. It sounds like just so much whining.
Why do you insist on softening Peter's language? He does not say they "played a role". He says they "killed the Prince of life".
What makes the discussion more fun is that the vast majority of Kefa's (Peter's) audience was most likely not in Jerusalem for Pesach. While the Torah demanded that all Jewish males within the land come up to Jerusalem three times a year, most only made it once a year, and those from outside of Judea far less often than that.
"Gee, that's not fair that he accused them of something they hadn't even been there for!" No, it was all within the Hebrew collective mentality: The whole nation bore collective responsibility for what was done in the name of the nation. And see how they responded to it! Three thousand Jewish men (not counting the women and children) who came to faith in the Messiah in a day!
Now if only the Church showed such repentence for its collective sins, instead of making the excuse, "Well, that wasn't me! And those weren't real Christians!"