Why is it that as soon as i flag a persons post they in turn flag my post that actually had good content. Its almost like i dont want to flag anymore since i am afraid retaliation.A second misdeed or mistake does not cancel the first, as in Don't take his ball just because he took yours-twowrongsdo not make a right. This proverbial adage sounds ancient but was first recorded in 1783, as Three wrongswill notmake one right.Examples of Two Wrongs Make a Right
- Bill has borrowed Jane's expensive pen, but found he didn't return it. He tell's himself that it is okay to keep it, since she would have taken his.
- Jane: "Did you hear about those terrorists killing those poor people? That sort of killing is just wrong."
Sue: "Those terrorists are justified. After all, their land was taken from them. It is morally right for them to do what they do."
Jane: "Even when they blow up busloads of children?"
Sue: "Yes." - After leaving a store, Jill notices that she has underpaid by $10. She decides not to return the money to the store because if she had overpaid, they would not have returned the money.
- Jill is horrified by the way the state uses capital punishment. Bill says that capital punishment is fine, since those the state kill don't have any qualms about killing others.