Do Two Wrongs Make A Right?

Two wrongs don't make right - Two wrongs don't make a right. You have spoken. We can't argue with your decision convicting the defendant of being guilty of this crime that carries with it the possibility of a verdict of death. We may disagree and believe that the defendant is not guilty, but we cannot argue with your verdict of conviction. You have said that he (describe the capital offense, e.g., murdered a police officer, intentionally killed a convenience store operator during a robbery, etc.). And that brings us to this stage of the proceedings where you must decide the punishment. If in fact he killed the victim, we cannot bring the victim back by killing the defendant. Two wrongs don't make a right.

We teach our children not to fight and to turn the other cheek, yet we do not practice what we preach.