Not-qty/ols-moral-stories-2k huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's not acceptable to make life harder for your neighbors
Situation: Bob has a big pile of leaves on his lawn next to his neighbors' fence.
Intention: Bob wants to get the leaves off of his lawn.
Moral action: Bob rakes the leaves and throws them away in a big trash bin.
Moral consequence: Bob's neighbors don't have to do much yard work that week as their yard is clean.
Immoral action: Bob throws the leaves over the fence for his neighbors to deal with.
Immoral consequence: Bob's neighbors must work to rake up and dispose of the leaves.
Norm: It's bad to flake out at the last moment.
Situation: Cody has a birthday party he RSVP'd for, but a concert by a band he loves is on the same day.
Intention: Cody wants to go to the concert.
Moral action: Cody informs the birthday hosts before hand that he cannot make it and apologizes.
Moral consequence: The birthday hosts will accept that Cody cannot come and reduce the party materials.
Immoral action: Cody tells the birthday hosts he cannot come the day of the party.
Immoral consequence: The birthday hosts will think Cody is rude and have excess party materials.
Norm: It is good to care for something that is helpless.
Situation: Diana is at a new years party at her friend's house when she notices her friend's dog trembling under the table.
Intention: Diana wants to interact with the dog.
Moral action: Diana holds the dog close to her and gives the dog a treat.
Moral consequence: The dog learns to trust Diana.
Immoral action: Diana pushes the dog outside.
Immoral consequence: The scared dog digs holes all over the backyard.
Norm: It is wrong to gossip about family members.
Situation: Georgina is at a boring baby shower.
Intention: Georgina wants to liven things up.
Moral action: Georgina suggests the group play a party game.
Moral consequence: Georgina and her family have a fun time at the baby shower.
Immoral action: Georgina starts talking about an affair she suspects her cousin is having.
Immoral consequence: Georgina's family think she is overstepping her bounds and are reluctant to share with her in the future.
Norm: It's wrong to judge a situation without giving it time.
Situation: Phil has reservations about his daughters relationship with her new boyfriend.
Intention: Phil wants to react to his daughters new relationship.
Moral action: Phil is supportive and freely offers his advice when needed.
Moral consequence: Phil's daughter is able to navigate her relationship with confidence thanks to her dad's guidance.
Immoral action: Phil advises his daughter to break up with her boyfriend as he feels it will end badly.
Immoral consequence: Phil's daughter resents her dad's for his unfounded judgement of her relationship.
Norm: It's rude not to tip a server
Situation: Tim is in a restaurant after having paid and a waiter has brought back a tray with coins and offers Tim his change back.
Intention: Tim wants to respond to the waiter's offer.
Moral action: Tim declines to take any money out of the tray and thanks the waiter before leaving.
Moral consequence: The waiter is happy to receive more money and happily walks back to the kitchen.
Immoral action: Tim grabs the tray and slides all the coins into his hand, thanks the waiter and leaves.
Immoral consequence: The waiter is disappointed that he's lost out on potential earnings and is angry at Tim's lack of understanding about how it all works.
Norm: It's good to listen to your in-law's stories.
Situation: Bill is having some drinks with the family while his in-law is telling the group a story from the past.
Intention: Bill wants to go get more drinks.
Moral action: Bill asks his in-law to wait a moment because he wants to hear the rest of the story and offers to get them another drink.
Moral consequence: Bill's in law appreciates that he wants to hear the rest of the story.
Immoral action: Bill gets up in the middle of the story to go get more beer.
Immoral consequence: Bill's in-law is annoyed and thinks he is being rude.
Norm: It's nice to not tattle on your brother.
Situation: Joan is the only one who knows her brother is gay, so she's unsure how to respond when her parents ask her who her brother is dating.
Intention: Joan wants to do whats best for her brother.
Moral action: Joan refuses to answer and instead urges her brother to open up to their parents.
Moral consequence: Joan is able to be the support her brother needs to come out to their parents.
Immoral action: Joan decides that honesty would be best and tells her parents that her brother is dating a guy.
Immoral consequence: Joan has a falling out with her brother when he realizes that she took that choice away from him.
Norm: It's nice to give coupons to your friends.
Situation: Mark is clipping coupons and finds some he won't be able to use but his friends may want.
Intention: Mark wants to decide what to do with the coupons.
Moral action: Mark gives the coupons to his friends.
Moral consequence: Mark's friends can get discounts on items.
Immoral action: Mark throws the coupons away.
Immoral consequence: Mark's friends won't get discounts.
Norm: It's rude to yell at people
Situation: Tim is riding his bike down the road when Tom almost hits him with his car.
Intention: Tim wants to reprimand Tom for the close call.
Moral action: Tim tells Tom that he could have killed him and that one day he probably will kill someone driving like that.
Moral consequence: Tom tells Tim that he is sorry and that he will be much more careful from now on.
Immoral action: Tim starts yelling at Tom and calling him names saying he almost killed him.
Immoral consequence: Tom thinks Tim is crazy and attempts to run away before Tim can get violent with him.
Norm: You should appreciate veterans.
Situation: Dave just came from overseas, and Andy sees him in his full uniform at the airport.
Intention: Andy wants to say something to Dave.
Moral action: Andy tells Dave that he knows how hard it must've been for him serving overseas.
Moral consequence: Dave likes that Andy understands his perspective and feels valuable.
Immoral action: Andy asks Dave how many drones he flew at little children.
Immoral consequence: Dave feels disrespected and is unhappy that he's being judged for the actions of a few.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be addicted to drugs.
Situation: Jennifer is an accountant, and has heard cocaine can keep you awake.
Intention: Jennifer wants to stay awake.
Moral action: Jennifer decides to get to bed earlier to get more sleep at night.
Moral consequence: Jennifer is not as tired most days, and her work gets done more efficiently.
Immoral action: Jennifer starts taking cocaine and becomes addicted.
Immoral consequence: Jennifer loses her job after failing a drug test.
Norm: It's bad to prioritize your electronic devices over people.
Situation: Carl was on vacation at the beach with his family over the summer.
Intention: Carl wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Carl goes out with his family to swim on the beach.
Moral consequence: Carl has a great time playing in the water and making sand castles.
Immoral action: Carl stays in the beach house the whole time and plays video games on his phone.
Immoral consequence: Carl doesn't get to experience the water and sunshine at the beach before he goes home.
Norm: It is creepy to stand too close and stare.
Situation: John looks out of the window and notices his neighbor is burning something in the backyard.
Intention: John wants to find out what his neighbor is doing.
Moral action: John takes a picture of his neighbor with his cellphone and zooms in what they are doing.
Moral consequence: His neighbor is undisturbed by John and continues with the activity.
Immoral action: John immediately goes to his neighbor's open backyard so that he can see it more clearly.
Immoral consequence: His neighbor feels offended and asks John to leave his backyard.
Norm: You shouldn't lie and tell people you have a cold.
Situation: Tanya has just come home after a long work week when her friends call to invite her out to the club.
Intention: Tanya wants to stay home and relax.
Moral action: Tanya thanks her friends for the offer, but explains that she needs some time to relax after her long week.
Moral consequence: Tanya's friends are understanding of her situation and plan to catch up some other time.
Immoral action: Tanya tells her friends she can't make it because she's feeling ill.
Immoral consequence: Tanya's friends stop by to drop off soup and medicine before they head out, only to find that she is perfectly healthy.
Norm: It's good to give something to your spouse.
Situation: It's Valentine's Day and Will is deciding what to do for his wife.
Intention: Will wants to make his wife feel special.
Moral action: Will gives his wife a nice picture of himself in a beautiful frame.
Moral consequence: Will's wife looks at the picture frame and always remembers that year's Valentine's Day.
Immoral action: Will takes his wife out to eat at an excellent local restaurant.
Immoral consequence: Within the year, Will's wife can't remember what they did for Valentine's Day.
Norm: You should stand up for ypur partner.
Situation: Charles and his boyfriend Mitch are at a bar being talked down to by another set of patrons.
Intention: Charles wants to diffuse the sitution.
Moral action: Charles tells the patrons sternly to back off, and stands between Mitch and the rude patrons until they leave.
Moral consequence: Mitch feels appreciative of Charles' actions and is very thankful.
Immoral action: Charles tells Mitch that the rude patrons are right and that they don't belong at the bar, so they leave.
Immoral consequence: Mitch feels disappointed in Charles and feels that he needs a more supportive partner.
Norm: You shouldn't flirt with coworkers.
Situation: Sypha goes to work and notices that Jack the new IT guy is cute.
Intention: Sypha wants to decide if she should flirt with Jack.
Moral action: Sypha decides that would be too dangerous, so she just continues working.
Moral consequence: Sypha's boss stops by and tells her she's doing a good job and to keep it up.
Immoral action: Sypha starts flirting with Jack while they are both at work.
Immoral consequence: Before Jack can respond, their boss reprimands her for flirting at work.
Norm: It's bad to disobey your parents.
Situation: Natalie and Robert are outside with their son, Ian, who wants to go to the old dock by the lake, but his parents told him that it’s too dangerous.
Intention: Ian wants to get a closer look at the water.
Moral action: Ian asks Natalie and Robert if he can stand near the water next to the dock, and they allow him.
Moral consequence: Ian is satisfied because he is still able to get a good view of the water.
Immoral action: When Natalie and Robert aren't paying attention, Ian goes on the dock anyway.
Immoral consequence: The dock breaks under Ian's feet, and he falls in the water.
Norm: You shouldn't be fascinated by someone's disability.
Situation: Frank sits next to his new coworker Bob who sits in a wheelchair.
Intention: Frank wants to know more about Bob.
Moral action: Frank offers to show him around the office during Bob has an open conversation about both of their families.
Moral consequence: Bob learns to trust Frank.
Immoral action: Frank asks questions personal questions about Bob's wheelchair and how he performs simple tasks over and over again.
Immoral consequence: Bob feels uncomfortable and avoids Frank at work.
Norm: Not hitting on your best friend's significant other is expected.
Situation: Jason and Molly are partner's who are currently throwing a party at their house.
Intention: Mark wants to comment on Molly's appearance.
Moral action: Mark tells Molly that he likes her dress and shoes.
Moral consequence: Molly thanks Mark for the comments and returns the favor to him.
Immoral action: Mark tells Molly that he thinks her dress makes her look hot.
Immoral consequence: Molly tells Jason and has Mark kicked out of the party.
Norm: It is good to eat fresh fruit.
Situation: Linda, who has underlying health conditions, has finished her dinner and is still a little hungry.
Intention: Linda wants to eat something sweet as a dessert.
Moral action: Linda cuts up some fresh fruit to quell her sweet craving.
Moral consequence: Linda benefits from the vitamins and nutrients found in fruits.
Immoral action: Linda has a large piece of decadent chocolate cake as her dessert.
Immoral consequence: Linda's health problems are aggravated by the junk food she eats.
Norm: It is compassionate to want a patient to stop suffering.
Situation: Dr. Dan is talking with the family of a comatose and terminally ill patient at a hospital.
Intention: Dr. Dan wants the family to make a choice for the man.
Moral action: Dr. Dan explains that machines may be unplugged and the man, who will never recover, may die naturally.
Moral consequence: The family chooses to let nature take its course and let the agony of disease come to a conclusion.
Immoral action: Dr. Dan explains that there is no chance for the man to recover, but a choice can be made to keep the man alive by machines.
Immoral consequence: The family chooses this and Pain, misery and torment are prolonged for an uncertain amount of time.
Norm: It's hurtful to go behind someone's back.
Situation: Terry is married and has an old car that is breaking down.
Intention: Terry wants to buy a new vehicle.
Moral action: Terry talks with his wife about what to buy, and they decide on a truck.
Moral consequence: Terry's wife will feel appreciated in the marriage.
Immoral action: Terry buys a truck without consulting with his wife.
Immoral consequence: Terry's wife will not feel like an equal partner in the marriage.
Norm: You should be appreciative when people try to help you.
Situation: Trevor slips and falls and his friend puts out their hand to assist Trevor back to his feet.
Intention: Trevor wants to react to his friend's gesture.
Moral action: Trevor thanks his friend for his assistance and takes their hand to get up.
Moral consequence: Trevor's friend feels appreciated and is happy to assist Trevor.
Immoral action: Trevor slaps his friend's hand away and tells them to mind their own business.
Immoral consequence: Trevor's friend thinks Trevor is rude for reacting so harshly to a helpful gesture.
Norm: People should never intentionally expose another person to a disease.
Situation: Mary works in a grocery store.
Intention: Mary wants to interact with customers.
Moral action: Mary wears a mask while at her register and makes small talk with her customers.
Moral consequence: Mary protects her customers while she has an asymptomatic infection.
Immoral action: Mary doesn't wear a mask or gloves while talking to customers at her register.
Immoral consequence: A customer catches the coronavirus from her and infects their family.
Norm: It is not okay to threaten someone.
Situation: Steve is at the bar when another person starts crowding his space.
Intention: Steve wants to have his personal space back.
Moral action: Steve moves to the other side of the bar away from the person.
Moral consequence: Steve enjoys the rest of his night peacefully at the bar.
Immoral action: Steve gets in the other person's face and threatens to punch them.
Immoral consequence: The bouncer throws Steve out of the bar for being disruptive.
Norm: It's wrong to commit crimes.
Situation: Molly recently lost her job and is worried about her ability to meet her financial obligations.
Intention: Molly wants to acquire more money to pay her monthly bills.
Moral action: Molly works hard to find a new job as quickly as possible.
Moral consequence: Molly gets a job at an accounting firm and is able to get the money needed to pay her bills.
Immoral action: Molly uses a firearm to hold up a convenience store and demands cash from the register.
Immoral consequence: Molly is tracked down by police and arrested for armed robbery.
Norm: You should help out your classmates.
Situation: Jill's classmate asks Jill to help them with their math homework since Jill is so good at math.
Intention: Jill wants to respond to her classmate.
Moral action: Jill says she will spend some time explaining the questions in the math homework to her classmate.
Moral consequence: Jill's classmate does better on her math homework that they have in the past and starts to improve their math skills.
Immoral action: Jill says she doesn't have the time or energy to help her classmate as she has her own homework to do.
Immoral consequence: Jill's class mate gets a poor mark on her homework and continues to struggle with math.
Norm: Parents shouldn't abandon their children.
Situation: Haken is shopping with his son when he notices the girl he likes leaving the store.
Intention: Haken wants to talk to his crush.
Moral action: Haken searches her profile on Facebook and leaves a friend reply to her post.
Moral consequence: Haken and his crush become friends.
Immoral action: Haken runs after his crush leaving his child unattended.
Immoral consequence: Haken is scolded by his crush for leaving his child.
Norm: It's kind to welcome people.
Situation: Melanie is moving soon and will be selling her current house.
Intention: Melanie wants to host an open house party.
Moral action: Melanie sets up her open house event and greets every guest with a plate of sweets.
Moral consequence: Melanie's welcome sets the tone, and she receives many offers on the house.
Immoral action: Melanie sets up her open house event, but does not acknowledge or greet any of her guests at the door.
Immoral consequence: The open house guests lose interest in Melanie's home and look elsewhere.
Norm: It's not nice to do bad things to your friends.
Situation: Ken is at a party with his friend Pat, and his Pat is passed out on the couch.
Intention: Ken has to decide what to do to his friend.
Moral action: Ken wakes up Pat so that no one can take advantage of him.
Moral consequence: Pat feels grateful for Ken, because he knows someone would've screwed with him.
Immoral action: Ken grabs a sharpie and draws a penis onto Pat's face.
Immoral consequence: Pat feels embarrassed when he wakes up, and he knows Ken did it.
Norm: It is reckless to leave your wallet at a bar.
Situation: Steve is drunk and tired, he left the bar, forgetting his coat, and in it, his wallet, not realizing until he's in an uber on his way home.
Intention: Steve wants to get home.
Moral action: Steve asks the Uber driver to turn around, so he can get his stuff.
Moral consequence: Steve ends up getting his stuff, and hopping back in the uber to go home.
Immoral action: Steve doesn't say anything to the uber driver, and just goes home, figuring he'll get the wallet the next day.
Immoral consequence: The jacket and wallet are stolen before the bartender notices them sitting there.
Norm: It's rude to ask someone how they got their scars.
Situation: Jack was at a bar, and the bartender there has scars on her face.
Intention: Jack wants to talk to the bartender.
Moral action: Jacks asks the bartender how long she's been working at that bar.
Moral consequence: The bartender feels good that Jack is actually interested in her life story.
Immoral action: Jack asks the bartender how she ended up with those marks on her face.
Immoral consequence: The bartender becomes uncomfortable and becomes mad at Jack for even asking.
Norm: You shouldn't touch people who don't want to be touched.
Situation: Jane is in a crowded bar, with a woman sitting between her and the exit.
Intention: Jane wants to leave.
Moral action: Jane waves at the woman and politely asks her to move.
Moral consequence: The woman complies and Jane makes her way out of the bar peacefully.
Immoral action: Jane grabs a woman and moves her out of the way.
Immoral consequence: The woman screams and punches Jane for touching her.
Norm: It's important always use crosswalks to cross the road.
Situation: John is walking home through the city in the middle of the night.
Intention: John wants to get home quickly to go to bed.
Moral action: John knows that the streets are unsafer at night, so he makes sure to only cross them at well lit crosswalks during his walk home.
Moral consequence: john gets home safely and is able to finally crawl into bed for a good night's sleep.
Immoral action: John sees there is no traffic on the street he needs to cross, so he jaywalks across the middle of the street.
Immoral consequence: A police officer on foot patrol sees John and gives him a lengthy verbal warning about jaywalking which delays John's trip home.
Norm: It's good to volunteer for things.
Situation: Pat is in a meeting with his manager Beth, and she asks him if he is interested in running a new company project.
Intention: Pat wants to answer Beth.
Moral action: Pat tells Beth that he would like to volunteer to run the project.
Moral consequence: Beth gives Pat the project which ultimately leads to a promotion and a pay raise for Pat.
Immoral action: Pat tells Beth that he doesn't think he would have time for the project.
Immoral consequence: Beth finds another employee to run the project, and that employee eventually gets noticed by the CEO.
Norm: It's wrong to not care about a helpless animal.
Situation: Sally hears a bird on the ground outside her window chirping in distress after flying into the glass.
Intention: Sally wants to no longer be bothered by the chirping.
Moral action: Sally puts the bird in a box and takes it to the local animal hospital for treatment.
Moral consequence: The bird gets the care it needs and is soon released back into the wild.
Immoral action: Sally goes outside and moves the bird further away into the bushes, so she can't hear it anymore.
Immoral consequence: The bird does not get the care it needs and later dies.
Norm: It is customary to only use your own toothbrush.
Situation: Jerry is late for work and cannot find his toothbrush, but he sees his partner's toothbrush is still in the bathroom.
Intention: Jerry wants to brush his teeth.
Moral action: Jerry goes and buys a new toothbrush and brushes his teeth in the workplace restroom.
Moral consequence: Jerry makes it to work on time, and a coworker compliments him on his shiny teeth.
Immoral action: Jerry uses his partner's toothbrush to brush his teeth.
Immoral consequence: Jerry's partner finds out he used her toothbrush, and she ends the relationship and kicks him out.
Norm: It is rude to eat too quickly.
Situation: Aaron is having a romantic dinner with his girlfriend.
Intention: Aaron wants to feel full and satisfied.
Moral action: Aaron savors each bite of his meal with great enjoyment.
Moral consequence: The chef sees how much Aaron is enjoying the food and feels proud.
Immoral action: Aaron scarfed all of his food down within minutes of receiving his plate.
Immoral consequence: Aaron's girlfriend feels awkward as the only one eating for the rest of the meal.
Norm: It's good to want what is best for your country.
Situation: Donald and Hillary are discussing the state of politics when Hillary asks Donald what his opinion is of the government.
Intention: Donald wants to answer Hillary's question.
Moral action: Donald tells Hillary that the government is a wonderful institution that should be preserved at any cost.
Moral consequence: Hillary smiles as she agrees with Donald thankful that he loves his country.
Immoral action: Donald tells Hillary that the country needs to be destroyed from within to drain the swamp.
Immoral consequence: Hillary thinks Donald is evil because he wants to destroy the very thing that allows them both to be so prosperous.
Norm: It's good to want to take people's mental conditions seriously.
Situation: John and Mary just had a baby but Mary has been depressed since the birth.
Intention: John wants Mary to get back to her normal self.
Moral action: John persuades Mary to seek professional help and takes on more responsibility caring for their child.
Moral consequence: John is relieved when Mary's counselling helps her deal with her depression.
Immoral action: John ignores Mary's growing depression and assumes she'll "snap out of it" eventually.
Immoral consequence: John is dismayed when Mary leaves him and the child in order to get help for herself.
Norm: It's good to get an A on your assignments.
Situation: Dean is working on a take home project for his Algebra 2 class.
Intention: Dean wants to pass the class.
Moral action: Dean checks over his work on the project several times to make sure that he has done the best job possible.
Moral consequence: Dean maintains his A average in the class which helps boost his GPA.
Immoral action: Dean spends about fifteen minutes making sure he completed all the minimum requirements for the project.
Immoral consequence: Dean gets a D on the project which drops his overall class grade to a C ruining his GPA.
Norm: You shouldn't give your roommate a curfew.
Situation: Jason is about to leave to go out with his friends and tells his roommate Alan goodbye.
Intention: Alan wants to respond to Jason.
Moral action: Alan tells Jason to have a great time and that he'll see him later.
Moral consequence: Jason is happy that Alan wished him a good time and is excited to get going.
Immoral action: Alan tells Jason to make sure he's back home before eleven pm or Alan will be very angry.
Immoral consequence: Jason is confused why Alan would think he can say that to him and is angry for suggesting that Alan has control over Jason.
Norm: It is not okay to ruin someone's wedding
Situation: Ryan and Cassie are at their friend Amber's wedding as a couple.
Intention: Ryan wants to propose to Cassie.
Moral action: As Ryan and Cassie leave the wedding, Ryan proposes to Cassie in their car.
Moral consequence: Cassie is overjoyed and decides to let everybody know the next day to let Amber be the star of the day.
Immoral action: During Amber's wedding vows, Ryan stands up and proposes to Cassie.
Immoral consequence: Amber is furious and asks both Ryan and Cassie to leave the event.
Norm: It's good to make the best out of a situation.
Situation: Pat got laid off from his job after his employer was losing too much money.
Intention: Pat wants to find another job.
Moral action: Pat makes money from home by selling paintings that he makes.
Moral consequence: Pat is able to make a lot of money, and he feels accomplished.
Immoral action: Pat applies to only one job and plays video games all day.
Immoral consequence: Pat misses out on a lot of good paying jobs and stays unemployed.
Norm: It is okay to set rules for your own house
Situation: Gigi has a group of friends and acquaintances over at her house for a party.
Intention: Gigi wants her guests to feel at home in her house.
Moral action: Gigi explains to people that she always takes her shoes off before entering the house, and asks them to do the same.
Moral consequence: The house is mostly clean after the party and Gigi is happy not to have too much cleanup to do.
Immoral action: Gigi is too shy to ask people to take their shoes off before entering her house.
Immoral consequence: All the floors are filthy after the party and Gigi is pretty discouraged by the extent of the cleanup she's stuck with.
Norm: It is rude to doubt the ability of others.
Situation: Mark is the head of the swim team, and a black man wants to join.
Intention: Mark wants to say something to the man.
Moral action: Mark asks the man what swim stroke he is best at.
Moral consequence: The man feels respected and is happy that Mark doesn't judge him.
Immoral action: Mark ask the man if he is sure he wants to join the team since he can't swim.
Immoral consequence: The man is insulted and is no longer interested in joining the team.
Norm: It's rude to disregard or refuse compliments.
Situation: Dave is at the bar ordering a drink when the bartender tells him he's really good looking.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the compliment.
Moral action: Dave tells the bartender that she's really being nice and that he's flattered by her nice words.
Moral consequence: The bartender is happy that Dave received her compliment well and that he seems happy about it.
Immoral action: Dave tells the bartender that she's just flattering him and that he knows for a fact he's not especially attractive.
Immoral consequence: The bartender is shocked and insulted at the insinuation that she's lying and feels Dave is pathetic.
Norm: It's rude to make jokes about women with breast cancer.
Situation: Tate's wife just revealed to him that she has breast cancer.
Intention: Tate wants to say something to his wife.
Moral action: Tate tells his wife that they'll get through this no matter what.
Moral consequence: Tate's wife feels less worried and knows she has someone by her side.
Immoral action: Tate asks his wife if he'll still be able to squeeze her breasts.
Immoral consequence: Tate's wife doesn't laugh and thinks Tate is a jerk.
Norm: It's bad to drive when you are really tired.
Situation: Karl Has been up all night partying at a friends, and he keeps nodding off, but has to get home.
Intention: Karl wants to head to his house.
Moral action: Karl sleeps for a few hours at his friend's and drives home upon awaking.
Moral consequence: Karl is able to make it safely back home.
Immoral action: Karl gets into his vehicle and travels towards his house, but falls asleep at the wheel.
Immoral consequence: Karl crashes into a tree and wrecks his car.
Norm: It's fun to go clubbing with your buddies.
Situation: John is finishing up work on a Friday when his friend Tom calls him and invites him to go out clubbing that evening.
Intention: John wants to respond to Tom's invitation.
Moral action: John accepts Tom's invitation and goes out clubbing with him that night.
Moral consequence: John has a great night out on the town and enjoys spending time with his friends.
Immoral action: John declines the invitation and stays home by himself on Friday night.
Immoral consequence: John feels bored and lonely at home and wishes he had gone out with his friends.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore people.
Situation: Gary is replacing the starter on his car with the help of Timothy, who has much more experience, and is advising him on how to tighten the bolts.
Intention: Gary wants to replace the starter.
Moral action: Gary follows Timothy's advice and torques the bolts to the specifications.
Moral consequence: The new starter goes on smoothly, and the work is done quickly.
Immoral action: Gary ignores Timothy's advice and just cranks down on the bolts.
Immoral consequence: The bolt holes strip, and Gary has to cut new threads and put bigger bolts in, greatly increasing the work he has to do.
Norm: You shouldn't exaggerate things.
Situation: John is applying for a job at a new company.
Intention: He wants his job interview to go well.
Moral action: John is honest and upfront about his past job history.
Moral consequence: John gets the job and is happy about his new employment.
Immoral action: John over-exaggerates his roles in his past company and is not entirely honest about his past duties.
Immoral consequence: The company finds out when they call his references, and he loses the job.
Norm: It is mean to mistreat the elderly.
Situation: Tim is walking to work.
Intention: Tim wants to get to work as quickly as possible.
Moral action: Tim jumps in a cab and takes it the rest of the way to his office.
Moral consequence: Tim gets to work much faster than he would have by continuing to walk.
Immoral action: Tim shoves an elderly man who's walking slowly out of his way and the man falls, sustaining an injury.
Immoral consequence: Tim is arrested for assualt.
Norm: It's immoral to drive up prices of your own auctions.
Situation: Colin is auctioning off some old family heirlooms that have been gathering dust, and the first item is up for bids.
Intention: Colin wants money for his item.
Moral action: Colin lets the auction go on without interference.
Moral consequence: People bid on the item, and Colin gets some money for his item.
Immoral action: Colin has a friend bid on the item to drive up the cost.
Immoral consequence: The auction organizers find out about the scheme and ban Colin from any more auctions.
Norm: You shouldn't look for love on places meant for kids.
Situation: Drew is lonely and is searching online to meet women.
Intention: Drew wants to find a female to talk to.
Moral action: Drew registers on an online dating platform and starts interacting with other members.
Moral consequence: Drew meets the woman of his dreams and the two get married.
Immoral action: Drew hangs out in the youtube kids comment sections trying to meet women, and starts talking to and trying to meet a member on there.
Immoral consequence: Drew ends up talking to a 10 year old girl, and her parents call the police when they find out Drew tried to meet their child.
Norm: It's discouraged to play with someone's dog without asking first.
Situation: Joshua sees his neighbor walking down the street with his dog.
Intention: Joshua wants to interact with the dog.
Moral action: Josh asks his neighbor if he could play with his dog.
Moral consequence: The neighbor consents and Josh is happy as he plays with the dog.
Immoral action: Joshua leans down and pets the dog without consulting the owner.
Immoral consequence: The owner gets very offended and yells at Josh for not asking first.
Norm: You shouldn't fight with people online over petty things.
Situation: Brian is on an internet message board for games when he sees a person respond to his message with hostility.
Intention: Brian wants to respond to the hostile message.
Moral action: Brian tells the person they're allowed their own opinion and leaves it at that.
Moral consequence: Brian does not get into an argument with someone online.
Immoral action: Brian calls the the person a name and says they are wrong.
Immoral consequence: Brian gets into an argument online.
Norm: It's bad to draw on walls with crayons.
Situation: Tammy's daughter Samantha learned how to draw a pretty tree in class today.
Intention: Samantha wanted to show the tree off.
Moral action: Samantha grabs a piece of paper and draws the tree on that.
Moral consequence: Tammy is thrilled, and thinks the tree is absolutely beautiful.
Immoral action: Samantha picks up a crayon and draws on the wall.
Immoral consequence: Tammy comes home, and is enraged and grounds her.
Norm: Is expected to teachers set an example for students
Situation: Brian is one of the teachers at the local high school.
Intention: Brian wants to have a drink after work.
Moral action: Brian waits until he gets home and enjoys a glass of wine with his dinner.
Moral consequence: Brian is relieved of the stress of his eventful day at school teaching.
Immoral action: Brian goes to the school's pep rally while he was drinking a flask of whiskey.
Immoral consequence: Brian walks around drunk, and he gets fired from his position at the school.
Norm: It's rude to ask others for money.
Situation: Jake finds out that a new video game he's interested in is about to be released, and he comes from a disadvantaged family.
Intention: Jake wants to buy the game.
Moral action: Jake saves up his own money in order to purchase the game.
Moral consequence: Jake's parents are able to be more flexible with their budget.
Immoral action: Jake asks his parents for money to buy the game.
Immoral consequence: Jake's parents buy the game have less money for essential items.
Norm: It's fun to take your kids to parties.
Situation: Jacqueline has been invited by her friend to a birthday party, but she needs to take care of her daughter Clara.
Intention: Jacqueline wants to arrange for an activity for Clara.
Moral action: Jacqueline asks Clara to practice singing a birthday song for performing at the birthday party.
Moral consequence: Clara feeling proud and excited performs very well and radiates lots of joy at the party.
Immoral action: Jacqueline takes Clara to her sister's home and gives Clara some books to read while she goes to the party herself.
Immoral consequence: Clara feels upset because she misses her mom so much.
Norm: It is wrong to criticize a partner's friend.
Situation: Will recently started sating Wilma, and she introduced him to her annoying friend Wendy at dinner, and Wilma asks Will what he thought of Wendy when they get home.
Intention: Will wants to answer Wendy's question.
Moral action: Will lies and tells Wilma he likes Wendy, but says there's such a thing as too much of a good thing.
Moral consequence: Wilma agrees with Will's reasoning, and the two rarely see Wendy during their long relationship.
Immoral action: Will tells Wilma that he found Wendy kind of annoying and doesn't want to hang out with Wendy in the future.
Immoral consequence: Wilma ends up leaving Will because she doesn't like dating people who don't like her friends.
Norm: You should not let people's words drive you to murder.
Situation: James was in a bar when another man used a slur to refer to his sexuality.
Intention: James wants to punish the man who insulted him.
Moral action: James tells the bouncer about the man's use of the slur and asks to have him thrown out.
Moral consequence: The bouncer forces the man and all his friends out of the bar.
Immoral action: James smashes a whiskey bottle on the bar and attempts to drive it into the other man's neck.
Immoral consequence: James faces stiff legal consequences, including a decade-long penal sentence.
Norm: You shouldn't let people get away with DUIs.
Situation: George, a police officer, just caught his neighbor driving under the influence; he feels bad because he knows his neighbor needs his car for his job.
Intention: George wants to help his neighbor.
Moral action: George decides to impound his neighbor's car, but tells him he will give him a ride to work every morning.
Moral consequence: George's neighbor goes home safely, without hurting anyone.
Immoral action: George decides to ignore his neighbor's DUI violation and give him a chance.
Immoral consequence: George's neighbor keeps driving home and ends up hitting a pedestrian.
Norm: You shouldn't vomit in someone's car.
Situation: Lance has partied for most of the night and now feels pretty drunk and ready to go home.
Intention: Lance wants his friend to drive him back home.
Moral action: Lance starts feeling really sick in the car and asks his friend to stop the car, so he can vomit by the side of the road.
Moral consequence: Lance's friend's car is spared and Lance's friend spends the next day relaxing.
Immoral action: Lance feels sick while he's in the car but does not tell his friend until it's too late - he profusely throws up in the car.
Immoral consequence: Lance's friend has to spend hours the next day cleaning his car.
Norm: It's a little gross to eat to excess.
Situation: Tim took a girl he met on Tinder to an expensive Italian restaurant.
Intention: Tim wants to eat pasta.
Moral action: Tim orders one plate of pasta and talks to the girl for the rest of the date.
Moral consequence: Tim's date is able to enjoy the date, and Tim doesn't eat too much food.
Immoral action: Tim orders four different plates of pasta and eats everything off of them.
Immoral consequence: Tim looks like a slob in front of his date, and she is less attracted to him.
Norm: It's important to follow safety rules
Situation: Franklin, a construction worker, is getting ready in the morning to go to a job site that requires steel toed footwear.
Intention: Franklin wants to choose what shoes to wear.
Moral action: Franklin decides to wear his uncomfortable safety boots with steel support.
Moral consequence: Franklin has a beam fall on his foot at work but feels nothing as it bounces off the steel toe.
Immoral action: Franklin decides to put on his favorite comfortable running shoes.
Immoral consequence: Franklin is later injured at work when a large beam falls on his foot, shattering it.
Norm: It's wrong to be ungrateful for a gift.
Situation: Billy's mom buys him a new bike for his birthday that isn't the color he wanted, and she asks how he likes it.
Intention: Billy wants to answer his mother's question.
Moral action: Billy tells his mother that he loves the bike and can't wait to ride it.
Moral consequence: Billy's mother feels loved and appreciated and is thrilled to hear that Billy likes it.
Immoral action: Billy tells his mother he doesn't like it all that much and it isn't the color he wanted.
Immoral consequence: Billy's mother is sad that her gift wasn't liked and appreciated.
Norm: It's great to be supportive of your friends' hobbies.
Situation: Ellie told her friend Mark that had just joined the tennis team at her high school.
Intention: Mark wants to do something after school.
Moral action: Mark goes to Ellie's tennis match to be able to cheer her on.
Moral consequence: Ellie is excited to see Mark in the stands for her tennis match.
Immoral action: Mark skips Ellie's tennis match so that he could play video games at his house.
Immoral consequence: Ellie is upset that no one showed up at the match to support her.
Norm: You shouldn't argue with people during class time.
Situation: Heather is a student in Mr. Stephenson's Biology class.
Intention: Heather wants class to be less boring.
Moral action: Heather gives the class a chance despite initially being bored.
Moral consequence: She learns that she is interested in plants and animals and becomes a biology major in college.
Immoral action: Heather argues with Mr. Stephenson every day about how pointless the class is.
Immoral consequence: The time taken in daily arguing results in the class not learning every unit results in low final exam grades including her failing the course.
Norm: It's good to want to join the military.
Situation: Peter has just been told by his wife Susan that an enemy state has begun an invasion of their country.
Intention: Peter wants to react to the news of invasion.
Moral action: Peter tells Susan that they should both report to the nearest barracks and volunteer for national defense.
Moral consequence: Susan is in agreement and is happy that Peter is the type of person who will fight for his land.
Immoral action: Peter tells Susan that they need to get their most valuable belongings and run away somewhere safe.
Immoral consequence: Susan is fearful that they'll get caught anyway and is surprised and saddened by Peter's cowardice.
Norm: It's never okay to steal things from people
Situation: Rachel is at her friend Marti's house  and really likes her earrings laying on the table.
Intention: Rachel wants to wear the jewelry.
Moral action: Rachel tells Marti that the earrings are lovely and asks if she can borrow them.
Moral consequence: Marti agrees to Rachel's request and the two friends bond over having similar taste.
Immoral action: Rachel sees that Marti isn't looking in her direction, so she takes the Earrings and puts them on when she gets home.
Immoral consequence: Marti realizes that Rachel stole from her and calls her to end the friendship, so now Rachel is sad.
Norm: It's rude to block your family on social media.
Situation: Tami has been engaged in a heated argument with her sister on facebook.
Intention: Tami wants to put an end to the argument.
Moral action: Tami just stops responding and gives it some time to cool off.
Moral consequence: Tami's sister is willing to forget about the whole thing and brush it off.
Immoral action: Tami blocks her sister so that she cannot respond to her anymore.
Immoral consequence: Tami's sister cannot believe that her own sister blocked her, and they have a worse relationship.
Norm: It's good to make extra money.
Situation: Roald is at work and the boss is letting the employees know that overtime is available this weekend and pays double.
Intention: Roald wants to make use of his weekend.
Moral action: Roald signs up for the overtime to stay busy over the weekend because it never hurts to have some extra cash.
Moral consequence: Roald is able to save more money for a rainy day than he would have been able to with his normal hours.
Immoral action: Roald doesn't think the overtime is worth the extra money, so he spends the weekend drinking with his buddies.
Immoral consequence: Roald spends more than he planned and regrets not working the overtime for the extra money he could use now.
Norm: You shouldn't keep fact-checking your friends because it's annoying.
Situation: Steve's friend was telling a story that Steve didn't trust all that much.
Intention: Steve wanted to check the truth of it.
Moral action: Steve waits until his friend is done talking, excuses himself, then looks it up behind the friend's back.
Moral consequence: Steve finds out the truth without hurting anyone, satisfying his curiosity.
Immoral action: Steve pulls out his phone in front of his friend and clearly starts googling things his friend is saying.
Immoral consequence: His friend gets annoyed and simply stops talking and telling stories to Steve.
Norm: It's irresponsible to drive too fast on roads.
Situation: Carl is a speed demon who likes racing people in cars.
Intention: Carl wants to race someone.
Moral action: Carl goes to the local speedway.
Moral consequence: Carl is able to drive as fast as he wants without harming himself or anyone else.
Immoral action: Carl sees a car similar to his and challenges the person driving it to a race.
Immoral consequence: Carl and the other driver are going so fast that they both crash into a barrier.
Norm: You shouldn't sniff tampons.
Situation: Adam is a janitor, and he is cleaning out the women's bathroom.
Intention: Adam wants to experience a cheap thrill.
Moral action: Adam decides to use a toilet while he is in the women's bathroom because he has only ever used a toilet in a men's bathroom before.
Moral consequence: Adam giggles childishly at the notion the toilets are any different than the men's.
Immoral action: Adam notices women's sanitary items in the trash he is taking out and brings a piece of it to his nose because it seems fun.
Immoral consequence: Adam contracts an embarrassing rash from bringing the item near his face and breathing its contents.
Norm: It's wrong for children to show disrespect to their parents.
Situation: Molly is being corrected by her mother for staying out too late.
Intention: Molly wants to explain why she was out so late.
Moral action: Molly calmly tells her mother that her car had a flat tire.
Moral consequence: Molly's mother brings her car to the shop the next day.
Immoral action: Molly yells at her mother and storms off in front of her friends.
Immoral consequence: Molly's mother grounds her and stops her from seeing her friends for two months.
Norm: It's rude to miss a meeting.
Situation: Zack has to meet with an important client, but he's been feeling sleepy all day.
Intention: Zack wants to get some rest.
Moral action: Zack takes a short nap and then heads to the client meeting.
Moral consequence: The client is impressed with Zack and continues to give him business.
Immoral action: Zack sleeps for the rest of the day and misses the meeting.
Immoral consequence: The client decides not to do business with Zack any longer.
Norm: It's bad to not train your pets properly.
Situation: Willie juts got a new puppy that doesn't know how to behave properly and is frequently out of control.
Intention: Willie wants to train his puppy.
Moral action: Willie takes his puppy to a dog training school and gets him enrolled in a comprehensive course that lasts for a few months.
Moral consequence: Willie's puppy is trained perfectly by the experienced trainer at the school and it greatly improves its behavior around others.
Immoral action: Willie decides to train the puppy himself even though he has no prior experience with training animals or knowledge of canine behavior.
Immoral consequence: Willie's puppy is trained to a certain degree but it only obeys Willie  and often fails to respond to other people's commands.
Norm: It's polite to give warnings.
Situation: Jeff manages a grocery store with a dirty floor that needs to be mopped.
Intention: Jeff wants to mop the floor throughout the store.
Moral action: Jeff puts out "wet floor" signs throughout the store and begins his mopping.
Moral consequence: The store's customer's approach cautiously and no one gets hurt.
Immoral action: Jeff mops the floor but does not put up a "wet floor" sign.
Immoral consequence: A customer slips and injures herself.