There have been a number of soldiers in recent memory who wound up on the wrong side of court martials for trying to make the president prove something. Lakin. Michael New. Yolanda Huet-Vaughn. Ehren Watada. It doesn't work very well or, apparently, very often.
New, Huet-Vaughn and Watada just decided to disobey orders. Lakin went through channels, talked to superiors, filled out required forms, made appeals, and talked to a congressman. There's a big difference between "I'm not going! Nyah!" and "I spent a year trying to get answers through appropriate channels, was told by my superiors that something isn't right but they can't do anything about it or give me any answers. My only remaining options are to ignore my conscience and duty to the constitution, or disobey deployment orders."
Even spelled out, you most likely won't see the difference. Most people who like to dump on Lakin can't or won't.
That’s pretty harsh.
I’m praying that what you’re implying isn’t true; our entire system depnds upon it.
I say anybody that’s accused of any crime whatsoever should be lynched immediately. That would just reduce the workload of the average hard working news-reporter. All that the media would have to focus on would be TRUE and SERIOUS problems.
For much the same reasons as Lakin. They all decided on their own that the orders were illegal.
Lakin went through channels, talked to superiors, filled out required forms, made appeals, and talked to a congressman.
And then refused to obey the lawful orders of his superior officers.
There's a big difference between "I'm not going! Nyah!" and "I spent a year trying to get answers through appropriate channels, was told by my superiors that something isn't right but they can't do anything about it or give me any answers.
And then said, "I'm not going! Nyah!"
Even spelled out, you most likely won't see the difference. Most people who like to dump on Lakin can't or won't.
Or else aren't blessed with your imaginative interpretation of Lakin and his actions.