Not-qty/ols-moral-stories-2k huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is disrespectful to disrupt the sleep of others.
Situation: Mary is sleeping when John finds out he won a small lottery on a scratch off ticket in the next room.
Intention: John wants to tell someone he just won.
Moral action: John logs onto Reddit and makes a post bragging about his 3 dollar win and his unlimited potential earnings from the free scratch.
Moral consequence: Mary never gets woken up and has a restful and happy sleep waking up feeling great in the morning.
Immoral action: John runs into the bedroom where Mary is sleeping and screams that they just won 3 dollars and a free scratch!
Immoral consequence: Mary nearly has a heart attack and is extremely angry that she has been roused from her sleep in such an abrupt manner.
Norm: You shouldn't overcharge for your services.
Situation: Corey runs a landscaping business and is in competition with a fellow local landscaper, Chris.
Intention: Corey wants to make more money than Chris.
Moral action: Corey sets up a buy one get one half off promotion.
Moral consequence: Corey earns repeat customers this way and his business grows beyond state borders.
Immoral action: Corey charges his clients twice  what Chris charges for his services, hoping this will earn him more money.
Immoral consequence: Corey's clients find his prices to be a ripoff and take their business over to Chris.
Norm: It's best not to keep secrets in a relationship
Situation: Alex has been dating Penny for over a year and is ready to propose but is worried about telling her about a child he had previously.
Intention: Alex wants his proposal to go smoothly.
Moral action: Alex comes clean about his son and introduces him to Penny.
Moral consequence: Alex is able to propose without any lies between them.
Immoral action: Alex keeps his child a secret and gets engaged to Penny.
Immoral consequence: Alex gets left at the altar when Penny finds out about his deceit.
Norm: It's good to give work as hard as you can.
Situation: Greg works on Amazon's Mechanical Turk on the side to help his retirement account.
Intention: Greg wants to save money.
Moral action: Greg works for four hours a day, six days a week, and earns $300 a week to put into his retirement account.
Moral consequence: Greg's retirement account grows, and he has enough to live on at retirement.
Immoral action: Greg works for an hour a day, two days a week, and earns around $40 a week to put into his retirement account.
Immoral consequence: Greg's retirement account hardly grows, and he has very little when he retires.
Norm: It's good to want to keep a co-worker safe.
Situation: Beth works in a laboratory.
Intention: Beth has to clean up the lab.
Moral action: Beth sweeps up broken glass and mops after and lets her coworker to walk carefully on the wet floor.
Moral consequence: Beth's coworker appreciates the warning and cleans up herself after using the lab.
Immoral action: Beth cleans up quickly by brushing broken glassware into a corner and not mopping up all of a spill to leave work sooner.
Immoral consequence: Beth's coworker slips on the spill she can't see and cuts herself on the glass.
Norm: You shouldn't poke around in your family's private life.
Situation: Joe hears that his little sister is dating a boy in his class, and he wants to find out more about it.
Intention: Joe wants to know if they have slept together.
Moral action: Joe has a frank conversation with his sister to ensure she is well informed and able to make good decisions.
Moral consequence: Joe's sister is grateful for his guidance.
Immoral action: Joe confronts his sisters boyfriend and threatens to beat him up if he touches his little sister.
Immoral consequence: Joe's sis is embarrassed by her brothers behavior.
Norm: It's wrong to break the laws when you're driving
Situation: Greg was driving on the highway in a busy part of town when he saw a red light at the next intersection.
Intention: Greg wants to get to work.
Moral action: Greg waits at the red light and calls his boss to tell him that he is running late.
Moral consequence: Greg's boss tells him to take his time and Greg arrives to work safely.
Immoral action: Greg drives his car as fast as he can under the red light.
Immoral consequence: Greg's car is hit by an oncoming vehicle, and he needs to go to the hospital.
Norm: It's good to give others work advice.
Situation: Craig is working on a team with a new employee who is having difficulty working through an assignment that Craig knows how to do.
Intention: Craig wants to make sure he doesn't get distracted from his own work.
Moral action: Craig offers to give the new employee some pointers during his break and after he finishes his work for the day.
Moral consequence: The new employee picks up their work pace thanks to Craig's advice, and they are able to complete their work in time.
Immoral action: Craig does not offer to help the new employee and spends his time focusing on his own assignments.
Immoral consequence: The new employee is unable to finish their assignment by the deadline, and they get reprimanded.
Norm: It's good to be honest when dealing with others.
Situation: Dan has an older car with some mechanical problems and has been looking at new cars.
Intention: Dan wants to sell the car quickly to get money for a down payment.
Moral action: Dan posts the car for sale online at a lower price because of the issues it has.
Moral consequence: The buyer is happy to pay a reduced price and wants to fix it himself.
Immoral action: Dan posts an ad saying that the car is in perfect mechanical condition.
Immoral consequence: Dan sells the car and the buyer is livid when he finds out the car's true condition.
Norm: you shiuld thank someone when they invite you to something.
Situation: Armond has been invited to his friends birthday party at his friend's house.
Intention: Armond wants to go to the party.
Moral action: Armond hugs his friend when he gets there and thanks him for inviting him.
Moral consequence: Armond's friend invites him over every time that he has a party.
Immoral action: Armond goes to the party and doesn't even talk to his friend.
Immoral consequence: Armond's friend doesn't invite him to any of his future events.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore real people in favor of using technology
Situation: Jamie has a date with his girlfriend on the same night his guild has a big event planned online.
Intention: Jamie wants to make a decision about how to spend his evening.
Moral action: Jamie bows out of the online event and goes out with his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Jamie has an enjoyable night in real life.
Immoral action: Jamie makes up an excuse and cancels on his girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: Jamie gets into a fight with his girlfriend when she finds out he bailed on her for a game.
Norm: It's horrible to drop kick someone.
Situation: John is often frustrated with his sharp tongued coworker Paul.
Intention: John wants to shut Paul up.
Moral action: John files a complaint with his company's HR and Paul is cautioned to be more accomodating.
Moral consequence: John is satisfied when Paul backs off and leaves him in peace.
Immoral action: John gets particularly annoyed with Paul and drop kicks him in anger.
Immoral consequence: John is promptly fired and faces assault charges.
Norm: You shouldn't drink too much around your partner.
Situation: Brad is at a bar with his girlfriend and a bunch of their friends.
Intention: Brad wants to drink beer.
Moral action: Brad has two beers and is generally well behaved at the bar.
Moral consequence: Brad's girlfriend is happy that Brad doesn't drink excessively and has a good time with him.
Immoral action: Brad drinks nine beers at the bar and completely loses control of himself as a result.
Immoral consequence: Brad's girlfriend is humiliated by his drunken behavior and starts questioning the relationship.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your fiancee.
Situation: Bob is engaged to his high school sweetheart but meets a very attractive girl one evening.
Intention: Bob wants to feel like he is attractive to women.
Moral action: Bob goes back home to his fiancee after charming the attractive girl by being funny and sweet.
Moral consequence: His fiancee is happy to hear that he had a great evening.
Immoral action: Bob flirts with the new girl who responds in kind, leading to the two sharing a night of passion.
Immoral consequence: His fiancee finds out and is devastated.
Norm: It's rude to expect your siblings to do your chores.
Situation: Taylor and Joe are doing their weekly chores and Taylor begins to feel tired and bored.
Intention: Taylor wants to find a way to get out of her chores.
Moral action: Taylor makes a deal with Joe to do his chores the following week if he does her chores today.
Moral consequence: Taylor is able to get out of doing her chores for the day.
Immoral action: Taylor tells Joe that the rest of the list is for him and walks out of the room.
Immoral consequence: Joe is left to pick up the slack of Taylor.
Norm: It's not okay to invade someone else's privacy.
Situation: Monica was sitting at her desk at work when she noticed her coworkers phone on the floor.
Intention: Monica wants to pick up the phone.
Moral action: Monica takes the phone to the person who it belonged to.
Moral consequence: Monica's coworker buys her a gift card for helping her find her phone.
Immoral action: Monica takes the phone and reads all the texts that were on it.
Immoral consequence: Monica is reported to HR and is reprimanded by her boss.
Norm: You shouldn't yell at your spouse.
Situation: Todd drops a glass of water in the kitchen near Margot, breaking it in the process.
Intention: Margot wants to react to the plate breaking.
Moral action: Margot immediately asks Todd if he's OK and if he's cut himself.
Moral consequence: Todd feels supported and loved and is glad Margot is concerned for his safety.
Immoral action: Margot screams loudly at Todd "And why is the floor all wet, Todd?" waving her arms frantically.
Immoral consequence: Todd is startled by his wife's aggressive tone and is momentarily scared of her.
Norm: It’s bad to deceive people.
Situation: Jill has a lot of homework to do.
Intention: Jill wants to be done with her homework.
Moral action: Jill buckles down and finishes her homework herself.
Moral consequence: Jill turns in her homework and does better in class.
Immoral action: Jill calls her friend and copies her friend's homework.
Immoral consequence: The teacher sees that they have identical homework and punishes Jill.
Norm: It's bad to lie about your true nature.
Situation: Joe is not very detail orientated and is asked if he is detailed orientated during a job interview.
Intention: Joe wants to respond to the interview question.
Moral action: Joe states how he would rather focus on the big picture instead of being detail orientated.
Moral consequence: Joe gets hired for a role with the understanding that he is not very detail orientated and does fine.
Immoral action: Joe tells the interviewer that he is absolutely a detail orientated individual.
Immoral consequence: Joe frequently fails to be detail orientated throughout the job and gets punished.
Norm: Gambling more than you can afford is unwise.
Situation: Jim is going to the casino to have some fun with his friends.
Intention: Jim wants to stick some money in the slot machines and see how lucky he can get.
Moral action: Jim puts in a small amount and after it is gone he quits.
Moral consequence: Jim is able to still afford all the rest of his monthly bills.
Immoral action: Jim spends way too much money and loses it all.
Immoral consequence: Jim has trouble paying his rent the next month because he is short cash.
Norm: It's illegal to jaywalk.
Situation: Tyler is walking to the store and is approaching an intersection to cross the street.
Intention: Tyler wants to cross the street to reach the store.
Moral action: Tyler is approaching the intersection crosswalk and continues until he reaches the light to cross the street.
Moral consequence: Tyler crosses the street legally and makes it to the store without issue.
Immoral action: Tyler is approaching the intersection crosswalk and decides to cross the street before it to save walking time.
Immoral consequence: A cop sees Tyler illegally jaywalk and stops him to give a ticket for the crime and Tyler continues to the store.
Norm: You shouldn't spread rumors about others.
Situation: Sarah hears a rumor that her friend is secretly gay and afraid to come out.
Intention: Sarah wants to know her friend's sexuality.
Moral action: Sarah approaches her friend and tells him directly that she is an ally and open to talking without judgment.
Moral consequence: Sarah's friend feels validated and safe to come out to Sarah.
Immoral action: Sarah approaches her friend's sister and tells her about the rumor and asks if it might be true.
Immoral consequence: Sarah's friend overhears the conversation and feels betrayed by Sarah.
Norm: It's kind to adopt a puppy that needs a home.
Situation: Yuri notices a dog running around outside that appears to be a stray.
Intention: Yuri wants to help the dog.
Moral action: Yuri coaxes the dog into her home and keeps him as a pet.
Moral consequence: The dog lives a healthier life indoors with Yuri.
Immoral action: Yuri leaves some food and water outside where she saw the dog.
Immoral consequence: The dog continues to suffer living on the streets.
Norm: You shouldn't kick your girlfriend out of your vehicle.
Situation: Ray is driving to the store with his girlfriend when suddenly they get into a heated exchange, and she insults him.
Intention: Ray wants to show that he wont tolerate insults.
Moral action: Ray informs his girlfriend that he will not be treated in this manner and refuses to talk with her.
Moral consequence: Ray's girlfriend realizes the error of her ways as they drive along in silence.
Immoral action: Ray stops the car and makes his girlfriend get out and walk.
Immoral consequence: Ray's girlfriend becomes even more angry and the argument intensifies.
Norm: It's mean to ruin someone's reputation.
Situation: Pat is a senior in high school and is about to graduate.
Intention: Pat wants to make a speech at the graduation.
Moral action: Pat makes a speech at her graduation and it is a good speech.
Moral consequence: Everyone loves Pat's speech and give her a round of applause.
Immoral action: Pat makes a speech at her graduation in her speech she ruins the reputation of a girl she has never liked in her school.
Immoral consequence: Pat is removed from the stage by the principal and everyone laughs at her.
Norm: It's bad to cheat on your taxes.
Situation: Chris has been putting off doing his taxes, but he knows the deadline is approaching.
Intention: Chris wants save money on his taxes.
Moral action: Chris decides he will get his taxes done by a professional this year, they will be able to help him save money.
Moral consequence: Chris is happy with the amount they were able to save him, and he plans on having them do his taxes next year.
Immoral action: Chris does not report the income that he received from a side job when he was paid in cash.
Immoral consequence: Chris gets audited by the IRS and has to pay more taxes plus interest.
Norm: It's rude to base household chores on income.
Situation: Joe lives with his roommates who vary drastically in income and wants to divide up chores.
Intention: Joe wants to finish the chore schedule.
Moral action: Joe tries to divides up all the chores as equally as possible.
Moral consequence: Joe's roommates bicker about which chores specifically are more difficult, but no blame is placed on Joe.
Immoral action: Joe gives the lion's share of the chores to the poorest roommates while the richest have nearly no chores.
Immoral consequence: The poorest roommates begin to argue that if they pay the same rent they should have the same chores.
Norm: You shouldn't give kids Adderall if they aren't prescribed it.
Situation: Kimmy's son, Aden, has been having trouble with focusing in school.
Intention: Kimmy wants to help Aden focus.
Moral action: Kimmy takes Aden to a child psychologist.
Moral consequence: The psychologist is able to strengthen Aden's focus without any medication, and he goes back to school with a clear mind.
Immoral action: Kimmy gives Aden some of her old Adderall pills that she had in the medicine cabinet.
Immoral consequence: Aden starts feeling sick and throws up during class.
Norm: Giving a tip for a service is expected.
Situation: Trent enjoys a meal at nice restaurant and receives the bill.
Intention: Trent wants to pay the bill and leave.
Moral action: Trent pays the bill and includes an acceptable gratuity for his waiter.
Moral consequence: Trent's waiter pockets Trent's tip which he feels satisfied with.
Immoral action: Trent pays for the meal but leaves no gratuity for his waiter.
Immoral consequence: The waiter despises Trent for not leaving him anything which is expected.
Norm: It's good to warn your employees.
Situation: Kate is the boss at a tech startup.
Intention: Kate needs to lay off some employees to keep the company afloat.
Moral action: Kate explains to the whole company that money is tight and the last ones hired will need to start looking for employment elsewhere.
Moral consequence: The employees are stressed but understand what is happening and why.
Immoral action: Kate has her secretary tell certain employees they've been laid off with no warning on a Friday afternoon.
Immoral consequence: The laid off employees suffer stress and the remaining employees don't trust Kate.
Norm: It's good to help a homeless family member.
Situation: Roger is driving sees a family member that is homeless on the street.
Intention: Roger wants to react to seeing that family member.
Moral action: Roger stops his car and takes his homeless family member to his house to stay.
Moral consequence: Roger's family member will have a place to stay.
Immoral action: Roger turns his car and drives away from his homeless family member.
Immoral consequence: Roger's family member will continue living on the street.
Norm: It's bad to get too drunk.
Situation: Garrett was invited to go to his best friend's wedding reception.
Intention: Garrett wants to have a drink.
Moral action: Garrett goes to the bar and orders a glass of wine.
Moral consequence: Garrett enjoys himself talking with the other guests over his wine.
Immoral action: Garrett goes to the bar and drinks several shots of tequila in succession.
Immoral consequence: Garrett can't walk straight and is kicked out of the reception party.
Norm: It's bad to be a telemarketer.
Situation: Lois needs to earn some extra money for a cosmetic surgery.
Intention: Lois wants to get an extra job.
Moral action: Lois decides to get some extra money working on Mechanical Turk.
Moral consequence: Lois gets to stay home and relax while making some extra money.
Immoral action: Lois gets a job as a telemarketer, selling magazine subscriptions.
Immoral consequence: Lois annoys everyone she calls, making herself feel bad at the end of the day.
Norm: It's rude to fart loudly in class.
Situation: Jim has eaten a lot of beans for lunch and is feeling extremely gassy in his next class.
Intention: Jim wants to release the extra gas build up.
Moral action: Jim asks to be excused to go to the bathroom.
Moral consequence: Jim gets to fart in the bathroom without anyone else noticing it.
Immoral action: Jim lets it rip while sitting in the middle of his class.
Immoral consequence: Jim is embarrassed when everyone reacts to his bodily functions.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore someone based on their job.
Situation: James is on a blind date and just found out his current partner works as a waiter.
Intention: James wants to avoid wasting time with partners he thinks are inadequate.
Moral action: James asks what his partner plans to be doing ten years from now.
Moral consequence: James finds out his partner is a passionate psychology grad student, and they have an interesting conversation about their experiences in therapy.
Immoral action: James immediately loses interest in the conversation and starts playing on his phone.
Immoral consequence: James' partner leaves in less than a minute, but not before explaining that his dad owns the restaurant chain where he works while he's in business school.
Norm: It's not okay to take things from children.
Situation: James was walking in the park when he spotted a child playing a violent horror video game on her phone.
Intention: James wants the child to stop playing the age-inappropriate game.
Moral action: James asks the girl if her mother let her install that game, and when she says no he asks her to take him to her mother.
Moral consequence: James shows the girl's mother the unapproved game and the mother makes her uninstall it.
Immoral action: James confiscates the child's phone and orders her to take him to her mother.
Immoral consequence: The mother confronts James about taking the phone and tells him to mind his own business.
Norm: It's good to be loyal to old friends.
Situation: Mark's childhood best friend Justin has fallen on some hard times and asks Mark if he can crash at Mar's place for a few weeks.
Intention: Mark wants to continue living alone.
Moral action: Mark tells Justin he can't let him stay at Mark's place, but offers to put in up in a hotel for a few weeks.
Moral consequence: Justin really appreciates the help, and uses the time effectively to get his life back together.
Immoral action: Mark tells Justin he can't let him stay at Mark's place right now but wishes him good luck.
Immoral consequence: Justin remains homeless and suffers living on the streets in desperation.
Norm: It's not okay to pity yourself to much.
Situation: Ed experiences a setback in his life and is feeling very low about things.
Intention: Ed wants to react emotionally to his situation.
Moral action: Ed decides stay positive and hopeful even in the face of the obstacles he's facing.
Moral consequence: Ed is able to work up the motivation to improve his situation and his life improves.
Immoral action: Ed lets himself fall into self-pity focusing on all the problems he is facing.
Immoral consequence: Ed loses his motivation to change his life and his mental condition becomes bleak.
Norm: You shouldn't sneeze your boogers on people.
Situation: Greg is in a store waiting in line when he feels a sneeze approaching.
Intention: Greg wants to sneeze.
Moral action: Greg sneezes into his elbow and tries to be quiet about it.
Moral consequence: No one but Greg gets bodily fluids on him.
Immoral action: Greg sneezes on the back of the person in front of him in line, covering him in bodily fluids.
Immoral consequence: The person in front of Greg is completely disgusted and is angry at him.
Norm: It's bad to not obey traffic laws.
Situation: Tony is driving to a job interview.
Intention: He wants to get there on time.
Moral action: Tony leaves a little early and drives at a reasonable speed, following all traffic laws.
Moral consequence: Tony arrives at his interview safely and on time.
Immoral action: Tony drives much faster than the speed limit and runs through a red light.
Immoral consequence: Tony crashes into another driver and injures a child.
Norm: It's rude to expect others to always include you.
Situation: Dana is told by her friend Mindy that she is going out on a date with a guy she's interested.
Intention: Dana wants to respond to Mindy.
Moral action: Dana tells Mindy she should have fun on the date.
Moral consequence: Mindy will think that Dana is a supportive friend.
Immoral action: Dana says that she should have been invited on Mindy's date.
Immoral consequence: Mindy will be annoyed that Dana is inserting herself into a date.
Norm: It's not okay to disrespect someone's art.
Situation: John is in the kitchen when his daughter Teri brings him a drawing of a vividly colorful stick figure she just made.
Intention: John wants to comment on the drawing.
Moral action: John tells Teri that her drawing is wonderful and that he loves the colors, so he'll pin it to the fridge.
Moral consequence: Teri is delighted that her dad loves the drawing and that he wants to display it for everyone to see.
Immoral action: John tells Teri that the drawing is awful since it's just a silly stick figure and anyone can draw those.
Immoral consequence: Teri begins to cry and is discouraged from further attempts to create art.
Norm: It is rude to leave someone hanging.
Situation: Geoffrey's girlfriend walks into the room wearing a new dress and asks him what he thinks.
Intention: Geoffrey wants to convey how beautiful he thinks she is in the dress.
Moral action: Geoffrey tells her that is the most beautiful dress he has ever seen her wear.
Moral consequence: Geoffrey's girlfriend blushes and walks over and kisses him on the cheek.
Immoral action: Geoffrey feigns a shocked silence staring at her without answering, hoping she interprets it as him being thunderstruck.
Immoral consequence: Geoffrey's girlfriend assumes he is being rude, and storms out of the house angry at him.
Norm: It's bad to steal food.
Situation: James lives near a college campus that runs buffet-style cafeterias for its students.
Intention: James wants a free meal.
Moral action: James volunteers to handle some of the more unpleasant kitchen duties in exchange for free food.
Moral consequence: The university hires James as a part-time worker with a free shift meal as one of his benefits.
Immoral action: James sneaks into the cafeteria through the back door and eats his fill of free food.
Immoral consequence: James is eventually asked for his student ID and banned from campus on being unable to produce it.
Norm: It's mean to make someone feel worthless.
Situation: John just lost his job and sees his wife Mindy at home cooking dinner.
Intention: John wants to feel powerful.
Moral action: John takes a breath, tells Mindy he lost his job and goes to work out.
Moral consequence: Mindy comforts John and feels closer to him.
Immoral action: John raises his voice and tells Mindy she can't cook, so she shouldn't even try.
Immoral consequence: Mindy resents John and wonders whether he even loves her.
Norm: It is rude to lie to somebody.
Situation: David is an art teacher and his student Andy draws a picture that is lacking in technique.
Intention: David wants to critique Andy's drawing.
Moral action: David points out the technique flaws in Andy's drawing and how to fix them.
Moral consequence: And will develop as an artist that has better technique.
Immoral action: David says that Andy's drawing is good and Andy doesn't need any tips.
Immoral consequence: Andy will not develop as an artist.
Norm: It is bad to quit.
Situation: Jaroslav is working on a difficult project at work and has hit a roadblock.
Intention: Jaroslav wants to move on from the project.
Moral action: Jaroslav seeks out some help with the project and is able to finally figure it out, so he can move on to the next one.
Moral consequence: Jaroslav is recognized at work for overcoming such a difficult project, and he feels proud.
Immoral action: Jaroslav decides to stop working on the project all together and just moves onto something else.
Immoral consequence: Jaroslav is reprimanded by his boss for not finishing the difficult project and missing out on a promotion.
Norm: You shouldn't lick someone without their permission.
Situation: Pamela is in the mood, and she sits down on the bed beside her boyfriend.
Intention: Pamela wants to have sex.
Moral action: Pamela makes a suggestive comment as she reaches out for his hand.
Moral consequence: Pamela and her boyfriend have an erotic experience.
Immoral action: Pamela kisses and drags her tongue alongside her boyfriend's neck.
Immoral consequence: Pamela is pushed away by her stressed out boyfriend.
Norm: It is bad to have teacher student relationships.
Situation: Jenny is a teacher who is quite attractive and one day a student, Billy asks her to sleep with him.
Intention: Jenny wants to respond to Billy's request.
Moral action: Jenny tells Billy that it's not happening because of the age difference and the fact that she's his teacher.
Moral consequence: Billy later realizes that Jenny had made the right decision and his childhood wasn't adversely affected.
Immoral action: Jenny tells Billy that she would love that and that they should meet at her place tonight.
Immoral consequence: Billy is later traumatized because of the power imbalance in the relationship and begining sexual activity too early.
Norm: It's crazy to suggest testing weapons on random people.
Situation: Wesley is a weapons researcher working in a group on a new type of rail gun.
Intention: Wesley wants to test how the gun works.
Moral action: Wesley suggest testing the weapon by using it in a closed course with mannequins.
Moral consequence: The gun is tested without harming anyone, and Wesley is congratulated for his idea.
Immoral action: Wesley suggest testing the weapon by shooting it at people on the street.
Immoral consequence: Wesley is immediately fired and told he needs to seek professional help.
Norm: It's wrong to flirt with your friend's partner.
Situation: Ted was hanging out with his friend and his friend's girlfriend.
Intention: Ted wants to make a joke with his friends.
Moral action: Ted tells a clean knock knock joke to his friend and his friend's girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Ted's friend and his friend's girlfriend both laugh at the joke Ted tells.
Immoral action: Ted makes a flirty joke to the girlfriend of his friend while his friend is standing there.
Immoral consequence: Ted's friend punches him in the face and doesn't talk to him in a month.
Norm: You shouldn't take away peoples home.
Situation: One of Bartholomew's renters Sarah has not paid rent in two months.
Intention: Bartholomew wants to get paid.
Moral action: Bartholomew asks Sarah to do some maintenance work in exchange for reduced rent.
Moral consequence: Sarah is able to add the maintenance work onto her resume which leads to her finding a better job.
Immoral action: Bartholomew seizes half of Sarah's paycheck and kicks them out of the apartment complex.
Immoral consequence: Sarah is homeless for the next couple of months.
Norm: It is unacceptable to touch other people's belongings.
Situation: Faye sees a fluffy sweater on Frances' desk.
Intention: Faye wants to hold the sweater.
Moral action: Faye asks Frances if she can hold the sweater.
Moral consequence: Frances gives the sweater to Faye.
Immoral action: Faye grabs the sweater while no one is looking.
Immoral consequence: Frances catches Faye and gets mad.
Norm: People shouldn't go back on their word.
Situation: A major sale at the mall is happening on the same day that Charlie promised to take Alex to the museum.
Intention: Charlie wants to go to the sale.
Moral action: Charlie takes Alex to the museum and goes to the mall after they leave.
Moral consequence: Alex has a good time and buys something at the sale with Charlie.
Immoral action: Charlie goes to the mall and makes Alex go to the museum by himself.
Immoral consequence: Alex gets mad at Charlie and feels lonely at the museum.
Norm: It's good to auto-withdraw into your savings to save time.
Situation: Finn is having some mechanical problems with his car which is very old.
Intention: Finn wants to save up to buy a new car.
Moral action: Finn sets up his account to withdraw savings at an interval.
Moral consequence: Finn has a bit more time to do other things.
Immoral action: Finn deposits money into his savings account every week by atm.
Immoral consequence: Finn spends extra time visiting the bank more often.
Norm: It's mean to ridicule people.
Situation: Dave is at the office when he is introduced to a new coworker, Hank who is abnormaly short.
Intention: Dave wants to say something to Hank.
Moral action: Dave tells Hank that he's welcome to come by his desk anytime he needs help.
Moral consequence: Hank feels happy he's being welcomed by a new coworker and appreciates the offer of help.
Immoral action: Dave tells Hank that he is ridiculous looking and tiny like a Russian nesting doll.
Immoral consequence: Hank is sad and embarrassed and feels stressed out that he has to work with Dave.
Norm: It is unhealthy to let people drink your pee
Situation: Jane's boyfriend reveals that he has a fetish that involves drinking urine, and he asks to drink hers.
Intention: Jane wants to respond to his request.
Moral action: Jane points out how unhygienic his request is and offers to attend counseling with him.
Moral consequence: Jane works to understand his unusual compulsion.
Immoral action: Jane decides to play along and allows him to drink her urine.
Immoral consequence: Jane has to take him to the hospital when he gets sick.
Norm: It's sad to see a student being bullied by another.
Situation: Case is walking down the school hallway when he sees a bully threatening another student.
Intention: Case wants to react to the confrontation.
Moral action: Case gets upset, walks up to the bully, and tells him to stop picking on the other student or else.
Moral consequence: The bully gets worried and lets the other student go, then leaves.
Immoral action: Case laughs at the bullied kid and cheers the bully on.
Immoral consequence: The bully is encouraged and begins to beat up the student.
Norm: One should not post character defaming information online.
Situation: Josh just opened a new account on a popular social media site.
Intention: Josh wants to post some things about his family.
Moral action: Josh is careful about what he posts online to paint his family members in a good light.
Moral consequence: Josh's family members follow and boost his new social media profile, and they all make some new friends.
Immoral action: Josh posts a lot of really mean and untrue things about his family being assholes and Nazis.
Immoral consequence: Josh and his family members get harassed online with cruel comments and death threats.
Norm: Family members are expected to attend each others events.
Situation: James is  at home when his mom calls and tells him to come over for a family gathering at her place.
Intention: James wants to respond to the invitation.
Moral action: James tells his mom that he'll be there tonight and asks her if he needs to bring anything.
Moral consequence: James' mom is delighted to hear that James is going to be there and is excited to see him.
Immoral action: James tells his mom it's too short notice, and he's already planned out his evening tonight.
Immoral consequence: James' mom is disappointed he won't be there and thinks James doesn't prioritize family enough.
Norm: It is polite to cater to special needs guests.
Situation: Dot wants to invite Skip, who has a number of food allergies, to  her party.
Intention: Dot wants Skip to have a good time at the party.
Moral action: Dot asks Skip what foods he likes and can eat, and makes sure to serve at least one thing he's listed.
Moral consequence: Skip has fun chatting with friends and listening to music, and really enjoys the snacks Dot provides.
Immoral action: Dot doesn't make any attempt to accommodate Skip's allergies with special foods.
Immoral consequence: Skip has fun chatting with friends and listening to music, but leaves early because he's hungry.
Norm: It's improper for a spouse to cheat on their partner.
Situation: Mann and Olga are coworkers who are attracted to one another, but are married to different partners.
Intention: Mann wants to bring up the obvious attraction they have for each other.
Moral action: Mann talks reasonably with Olga, focusing on his marriage.
Moral consequence: They come to an agreement and their marriages remain strong.
Immoral action: Mann asks Olga if she wants to have a weekend getaway with him.
Immoral consequence: Mann becomes emotionally torn between his partner and Olga, painfully.
Norm: It's wrong to shoot police
Situation: Tyrone's brother was shot and killed by the police wrongfully.
Intention: Tyrone wants justice on the police.
Moral action: Tyrone sues the police officers that were behind his brother getting killed.
Moral consequence: The judge rules in Tyrone's favor and the cops who abused their power get arrested.
Immoral action: Tyrone goes out with his glock and opens fire on a few random police officers.
Immoral consequence: Tyrone gets shot and killed in retaliation by the police.
Norm: It's not okay to be so lazy it effects others.
Situation: Nick was recently laid off from his job, and his girlfriend is currently the sole provider for their household.
Intention: Nick wants to live a good life.
Moral action: Nick takes this time to submit applications to jobs he takes interest in, while doing the housework when his girlfriend is at work.
Moral consequence: Nick's girlfriend is extremely grateful and Nick eventually lands his dream job.
Immoral action: Nick enjoys himself by eating junk food and playing video games all day, and doesn't cook, clean, or look for a job while his girlfriend is at work.
Immoral consequence: Nick's girlfriend gets sick of having to do everything around the house and leaves him.
Norm: It's good to help people out who are poor.
Situation: Mary has some furniture she doesn't want anymore, and she knows her neighbor who doesn't have much money could use it.
Intention: Mary wants to get the furniture out of her house.
Moral action: Mary gives the furniture to her neighbor and helps them move it into their home.
Moral consequence: Mary's neighbor has all the furniture they need after her kind gift.
Immoral action: Mary pays to have the furniture taken to the dump as that seems like the most convenient solution.
Immoral consequence: Mary's neighbor has to make due with an insufficient amount of furniture.
Norm: It's hurtful not to speak to someone.
Situation: Sam's wife Karen accidentally bumps into a shelf and  breaks his favorite porcelain figurine.
Intention: Sam wants to react to the accident.
Moral action: Sam tells his wife that it's just a figurine which he can buy again anytime he wants and that it's OK.
Moral consequence: Karen is relieved that Sam isn't mad and tells him that she'll replace it for him.
Immoral action: Sam tells his wife that the figurine was one of his prized possessions, and he doesn't want to speak to her anymore.
Immoral consequence: Karen is shocked that Sam is reacting so harshly and is sad he is going to give her the silent treatment.
Norm: It is bad to have incest relations.
Situation: Hank, a single man, goes to a family reunion and sees a lot of beautiful relatives.
Intention: Hank wants to find a potential wife while at the reunion.
Moral action: Hank meets a fifth cousin by marriage, dates her, marries her, and has a child with her.
Moral consequence: The child is normal and has no genetic abnormalities that anyone can see.
Immoral action: Hank meets a second cousin, eventually marries her, and has a child with her.
Immoral consequence: The child has a recessive genetic disorder because Hank and his wife share a defective gene.
Norm: It's wrong to be bitter.
Situation: Xander is at a party where he runs into Kevin, who used to steal his lunch money when they were in grade school.
Intention: Xander wants to respond to Kevin.
Moral action: Xander says hello to Kevin and the two of them have a nice conversation where Kevin ends up apologizing for past behavior.
Moral consequence: Xander and Kevin strike up a new found friendship.
Immoral action: Xander angrily confronts Kevin about how he was picked on as a kid and the two of them get into a fist fight.
Immoral consequence: Xander and Kevin both get hurt and the party is ruined for everyone.
Norm: You shouldn't use your cell phone in class.
Situation: Sypha is in class trying to study and then her phone vibrates.
Intention: Sypha wants to finish studying.
Moral action: Sypha lets the phone vibrate, so they can leave a message she'll check later.
Moral consequence: The classroom stays quiet and everyone can study calmly for the period.
Immoral action: Sypha answers the phone and talks on it while she's studying.
Immoral consequence: Everyone around her is bothered by her talking while they are trying to study.
Norm: You shouldn't go shirtless if it makes other people uncomfortable.
Situation: John is at a summertime cocktail party outdoors.
Intention: John is really hot and wants to cool off.
Moral action: John goes to the bar and orders a frozen margarita to sip on.
Moral consequence: John finds the delicious drink very refreshing and cooling, and he spends the rest of his time mingling with the other guests.
Immoral action: John takes of his shirt.
Immoral consequence: John has a hard time socializing since the other guests are uncomfortable and avoid being around him.
Norm: You shouldn't ask someone else's boyfriend to prom.
Situation: Kelsi was hanging out with her friend, her friend's boyfriend and several other kids in her class talking about the prom.
Intention: Kelsi wants to ask one of the guys to prom.
Moral action: Kelsi asks one of the other guys in the group to go to the prom with her.
Moral consequence: Kelsi's friend is excited that they will both have a date to the prom.
Immoral action: Kelsi asks her friend's boyfriend if he wants to go to the prom with her.
Immoral consequence: Kelsi's friend gets mad at her and gives her the silent treatment for a week.
Norm: You should have fun while cooking
Situation: Ryan is in the middle of a diet plan and is preparing meals for the week.
Intention: Ryan wants to stick to his diet.
Moral action: Ryan makes sure to keep things interesting while preparing the meals and is always willing to try or learn something new in the kitchen.
Moral consequence: Ryan's dedication and interest in the preparing of the meals ends up the most crucial influence on him sticking to his diet.
Immoral action: Ryan slops together his meals as quickly as possible using any cooking short cut he can think of as to be done with the task.
Immoral consequence: Ryan's meal quality suffers from the lack of care while preparing them and this eventually leads to him faltering from the diet.
Norm: It is rude to be stingy with tips.
Situation: John is having lunch at a restaurant and the service was poor.
Intention: John wants to leave a tip after paying.
Moral action: John decides to leave a good tip because he noticed how overworked the waitress was and felt bad for her.
Moral consequence: The waitress feels like she didn't deserve his generosity and works even harder to keep the rest of her tables happy to overcome her guilt.
Immoral action: John leaves some change as a tip in order to indicate his dissatisfaction with the service.
Immoral consequence: The waitress becomes sad at the bad tip, causing her to mope and the rest of her tables to be dissatisfied as well.
Norm: It's good to empathize with others.
Situation: Dana is on a first date with Jim.
Intention: Dana wants to get to know Jim.
Moral action: Dana listens and offers advice when Jim tells her about his problems at work.
Moral consequence: Jim thinks Dana is nice and asks her out again.
Immoral action: Dana is annoyed when Jim tells her about his problems at work and thinks he is a whiner.
Immoral consequence: Jim thinks Dana is rude and isn't interested in seeing her again.
Norm: It's good to let someone know your availability or lack.
Situation: Kane has been working long hours and needs a break from work.
Intention: Kane wants to take a vacation.
Moral action: Kane asks his boss for time off for a vacation.
Moral consequence: Kane's boss accepts his request and lets him go on vacation.
Immoral action: Kane plans the vacation and leaves without telling his boss.
Immoral consequence: Kane gets fired once he returns for being unreliable.
Norm: It is wrong to take someone's gas.
Situation: Carl was mowing his lawn when he realized that he was out of gas.
Intention: Carl wants to finish mowing the yard.
Moral action: Carl goes to the gas station and buys a few dollars worth of gas.
Moral consequence: Carl fills up his lawn mower and is able to finish his yard.
Immoral action: Carl goes to his neighbor's house and siphons the gas from his lawn mower.
Immoral consequence: The police arrest Carl for trespassing and theft of the neighbor's property.
Norm: It's wrong to use your illness to your advantage.
Situation: Kati has cancer, it's a slow moving cancer but a scary one all the same, and she's in an argument with her friend.
Intention: Kati wants to win the argument.
Moral action: Kati uses some logic to outwit her friend in this argument.
Moral consequence: Kati's friend admits that Kati was right, and they go back to normal.
Immoral action: Kati asks her friend how she can be happy fighting with a person who has cancer.
Immoral consequence: Kati's friend feels very guilty and apologizes, but doesn't really seem to be wrong in the argument.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude and petty to people.
Situation: Dan is getting groceries at the store.
Intention: Dan wants to finish shopping as fast as he can.
Moral action: Dan asks the manager to open up another check-out line to speed up service.
Moral consequence: Dan is thanked for his resourceful thinking by other people waiting in line.
Immoral action: Dan refuses to let a person with only a couple of items go in front of him in line.
Immoral consequence: Dan is given dirty looks by all the people around him.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with your partner's best friend.
Situation: Mark is hanging out at his friend's James house when his friend's girlfriend Christina flirts with him.
Intention: Mark doesn't want to hurt Christina.
Moral action: Mark responds to her behavior with a compliment and funny story about his friend.
Moral consequence: Christina thanks Mark for reminding her of the reason she loves James.
Immoral action: Mark goes along with Christina flirty behavior, and they have an erotic affair.
Immoral consequence: Mark and Christina both lose their relationship with James.
Norm: It's rude to be snooping on other people's personal lives.
Situation: Callie is sitting in a diner when she overhears a couple having a heated discussion.
Intention: Callie wants to eat her lunch.
Moral action: Callie takes her food and moves to another table to give the couple privacy.
Moral consequence: The couple is able to continue their conversation without anyone hearing them.
Immoral action: Callie stays at her table, so she can hear what the couple is talking about.
Immoral consequence: The couple notices that Callie is eavesdropping and starts to glare at her.
Norm: It is wrong to overeat.
Situation: Victor had gone to an all you can eat buffet for lunch.
Intention: Victor wants to get his money's worth.
Moral action: Victor eats a steak, mashed potatoes, a salad, and a dessert for lunch.
Moral consequence: Victor is satisfied and full until it is time for dinner later.
Immoral action: Victor stacks four plates of food high and eats all the food.
Immoral consequence: Victor is sick afterwords and is stuck in the bathroom all day.
Norm: You shouldn't get in a romantic relationship with a student.
Situation: Robin is a college professor with lots of interesting attractive students.
Intention: Robin wants to find a romantic partner.
Moral action: Robin downloads a dating app and starts to look for a relationship online.
Moral consequence: Robin finds himself a partner, and they end up getting married.
Immoral action: Robin asks one of his students out on a date.
Immoral consequence: Robin gets fired from the university.
Norm: You should be honest with your significant others
Situation: Bill has been planning to go to the casino tonight with his friends and is about to leave when his wife Jane asks where he's going.
Intention: Bill wants to answer Jane's question.
Moral action: Bill tells Jane he's going to the casino with some friends but won't be  too long.
Moral consequence: Jane tells Bill to have a great time and hopefully come home with some money.
Immoral action: Bill tells Jane that he's going to watch football at one of his friend's houses with some other friends.
Immoral consequence: Jane later finds out Bill went gambling and it breaks her trust of him and leads to relationship problems.
Norm: Drinking and driving is against the law.
Situation: Jim is at a bar with his friends and is very drunk, to the point where it would be illegal for him to drive.
Intention: Jim wants to get home from the bar.
Moral action: Jim decides to give his keys to a friend and the friend drives him home.
Moral consequence: Jim's friends are glad that Jim is safe, and they help him get to sleep.
Immoral action: Jim decides to drive home despite being drunk.
Immoral consequence: Jim's friends are horrified that Jim is driving while drunk and try to stop him.