Do the Right Thing

[fflo]

No, not the movie.

I was about to post that it's harder to know what's the right thing to do than the wrong, but that's crap. But maybe it's easier to know when you've done the wrong one, vs. the right?

I dunno, cuz I dunno.

Another in the Whatever!™ series here at 'Ff'lo.

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[sprig5.livejournal.com]

And here's a way to complicate the whole thing further, this quote from Doc Cochran in Deadwood:

"I see as much misery outta them moving to justify theirselves as them that set out to do harm."

With this quote, the doctor is referring to the Seth Bullock, former sheriff in Montana, and newly arrived in Deadwood (Dakota). At this point in the story, Seth always wants to do the right thing, no matter what structures it may upset.

[sprig5.livejournal.com]

I think that's what Doc's referring to. Don't remember exactly. This is from episode 2 of season 1.
http://www.hbo.com/deadwood/episode/season1/episode02.shtml

[sprig5.livejournal.com]

bullock was actually a marshall in montana, as was wild bill hickock. (many of the deadwood characters were real people, although creator david milch didn't stick 100% to the truth in telling the stories. he didn't necessarily lie in a reductive or whitewashing way, for the most part.)