Here's the leaders of the Jewish community who, at the same time, are worried about keeping themselves ritually pure while also wrongfully condemning a man to death. They've managed to convince themselves that getting rid of Jesus is the most important thing, and when people can do that, they can make moral compromises because they believe the end justifies the means. Shortcuts are fine when they're in pursuit of a righteous end, right?
Jesus leads us down a different path -- one where you can't cut corners or cut out people simply to achieve your own goals, no matter how righteous you may think they are. If you're walking over someone to get somewhere, then that place isn't worth going to. Jesus is constantly drawing our attention to people who have been cast aside, often by going and directly serving those very people, illustrating how much they matter to God and should, therefore, matter to us. When we invest the time thinking about how our choices impact others, it should prevent us from taking advantage of others or using them as a means to an end.
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