Pilate argued with the crowd, but when their shouts got to be too much, he gave it. Appeasing the crowd became more important to him than protecting an innocent man. He was willing to give Jesus over to be crucified to keep the crowds happy instead of standing for what he knew to be right. For him, it was easier to just give in.
The world constantly challenges us in faith, and the temptation is great to just give in. Sometimes it would be easier to just listen to the world and let them win. It would be easier to go along with the immoral nature of society rather than stand up for virtue. It would be easier to allow the faithful to be persecuted rather than stand up for them and risk our own persecution. But God doesn’t call us to the easy life. He calls us to the faithful life. The world may tempt us to go astray, but we must stand firm in Christ and resist the urge to give in.