"That's what the Jews said about christ, is it not? Was he not executed as a common criminal?"
This is what makes that not comparable- "John Doe lay on his cot and relived the memory of that night 10 years ago that had forever changed his world, his outlook, his raison d'etre."
"Why had he gone along with Jimmy Joe when he knew that there was no chance of their pulling it off? True, they had done a number of hits before and had gotten away without even a description from their terrified victims,"
John Doe was convicted, and acknowledged his guilt. Therefore his execution was justified. Christ was guilty of nothing.
