Your tone was clearly and deliberately patronizing to enlisted personnel
My tone was that of him acting like one who was dropped off the bus from Des Moine in Fort Hood who has no idea of what the Oath of a Military Officer means.
I respect all service personnel who show dedication to the United States Consitution above all others. I show no respect to active duty personnel who continue to belittle their fellow soldiers for trying to uphold the Constitution, no matter how foolish, naive, or crazy they may think him to be.
I don't know if you were around when this was discussed as it happened. But current and ex-military took no pleasure in Lakin’s predicament. We generally felt sorry for his family. But to virtually a man it was understood that his oath doesn't allow him to do what you claim and that he must face the consequences accordingly. Said consequences were clear and accurately predicted by those with legal experience. Military officers adjudicated and applied them in accordance with proper statutory authority.