If you look for a definition of the word, “ethics,” terms come up like, “moral principles,” and “the concept of right and wrong.” Appropriate behavior, or noting the lack of it.
Kyle Whitmire, political columnist for the Birmingham News and AL.COM, notes that the latest changes to ethics laws in Alabama have allowed for a number of creative interpretations of the topic, and some consequences that seem to make it hard to coordinate words and deeds when “education” can mean “golf.”