Moreover, whatever the Bible may say, the Roman authorities in Jerusalem were not minor officials in a Jewish empire, compelled to obey the orders of a gang of bloodthirsty rabbis. It was Rome that was boss. Indeed, Pontius Pilate was later recalled by the Emperor Tiberius for the extreme brutality with which he treated the Jewish inhabitants (and you had to be quite cruel to get Tiberius to raise his eyebrows). He doesn't get it. Empire is a business. You want to collect as much tribute and taxes for Rome as you can, while minimizing the expense of keeping lots of troops around to keep the population quiet. Any governer who can't manage to keep things quiet and profitable gets the boot. If crucifying Jesus makes the local religious leaders happy and cooperative, then the path of least resistance is to crucify Jesus
too consumed with hatred to WANT to get it.
he is just silly. Laugh at his silliness and move on.
Sometimes the seeds land on the rocks.