You can always do whatever you want. You just need to be willing to live with the consequences. And the trouble is, you don’t always know what they are!
Take half of Cletus’ ice cream and give it to Dwayne. Take half of Dwayne’s cake and give it to Cletus. Then say, “yes, he did get more”. Likely the issue won’t happen again.
If you lived in AZ, then you must remember the Scottsdale Community College Artichokes…