Hollywood Romans - New Feature Film About Pilate

[Robert Vermaat]

He probably had no particular concern about Jesus' being condemned, but in his own inquiry, he apparently did feel a little internal conflict about crucifying someone who had broken no Roman law, just to please the crowd. That's a dangerous precedent to set.

I agree. Pilate had, first and foremost, internal stability on his mind. In a province rife with rebels, fanatics and similar powder cags with smouldering fuses, crowd control would have been priority number one. That meant tough rule but at the same time trying to please a gazillion of factions. Too bad the Gospels don't show more of those factions, as Josephus does.