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EDITORIAL MURPHY AND THE LAW COUNCILWOMAN'S RESIGNATION IS GOOD FOR BURBANK.


ON Tuesday, Burbank City Councilwoman Stacey Jo Murphy did what any politician in her position would have little choice but to do - resign.

Facing charges of felony cocaine possession and misdemeanor child endangerment, Murphy rightly concluded that the best interest of her city and her family would be served if she stepped down from public office. Whether innocent or not, the last thing she and her family needed was further negative publicity. And the last thing Burbank needed was any further taint of scandal.

A jury will now decide whether, in Murphy's past dealings, she chose to do good or ill. But at least in her resignation - her last act as a public official - no one can doubt that she did the right thing Right Thing - That which is *compellingly* the correct or appropriate thing to use, do, say, etc. Always capitalised, always emphasised in speech as though capitalised. Use of this term often implies that in fact reasonable people may disagree. "What's the Right Thing for Lisp to do when it sees "(mod a 0)"? Should it return "a", or give a divide-by-0 error?"

Opposite: Wrong Thing.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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Date:Sep 1, 2005
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