He blatantly broke the law, what the hell makes him so special compared to all the other CO's who haven't? And as for saying it worked, he might have a mistaken impression that just because nothing happened that what he did prevented something. And I am sorry, what do you call a person who beats up and threatens the life of an unarmed man? A stud? Either way, his judgement is fucked up and I don't think he belongs in the military or elected office.
Is there evidence to say that what he did DIDN'T save lives?