Not-qty/ols-moral-stories-2k huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't rip people off.
Situation: Marina is living through a global pandemic.
Intention: Marina wants to make money by selling masks during a global pandemic.
Moral action: Marina makes money by buying cheap masks from China and raising the price just a little before selling thousands of them on Amazon.
Moral consequence: Unemployed people living through the pandemic are able to eat because they spent less money on the masks they bought in order to stay healthy.
Immoral action: Marina makes money by buying cheap masks from China and raising the price ten fold before selling hundreds of them on Amazon.
Immoral consequence: Unemployed people living through the pandemic go hungry because they had to use their money on masks in order to stay healthy.
Norm: It's impolite to curse at a friend.
Situation: Harry loses to his friend in a competitive one versus one video game.
Intention: Harry wants to make a comment to his friend.
Moral action: Harry praises his friend for winning and tries harder to win next time.
Moral consequence: Harry's friend loses to Harry next time but still enjoys his time with Harry.
Immoral action: Harry curses at his friend and complains about losing to him.
Immoral consequence: Harry's friend does not appreciate Harry's behavior and simply leaves.
Norm: You shouldn't lie on your resume.
Situation: James has sent dozens of resumes out looking for a job and is getting desperate.
Intention: James wants to find a job.
Moral action: James has a professional look over his resume and make some changes that will attract employers.
Moral consequence: James starts getting job interviews and is finally hired by a good company.
Immoral action: James adds on a resume that he has worked at his last job for 5 years instead of the 3 years he really worked.
Immoral consequence: James' prospective employer finds out in a background check, and James is not hired.
Norm: It's good to protect your unborn child.
Situation: Tina is a party girl who has just found out that she is pregnant.
Intention: Tina wants to react to the unplanned pregnancy.
Moral action: Tina decides to change her life in order to be a good mother.
Moral consequence: Tina is able to provide a nurturing environment for her child.
Immoral action: Tina goes on a drinking and drug binge in an effort to forget her situation.
Immoral consequence: Tina does permanent damage to her fetus.
Norm: You shouldn't murder people.
Situation: John is walking his dog when a careless man on a bicycle runs into his dog at full speed hurting the dog badly.
Intention: James wants to seek revenge on the careless man.
Moral action: John tells the man to stay there while he calls the police and a vet for his dog.
Moral consequence: John eventually is satisfied when the careless man is tried for criminal negligence.
Immoral action: John gets into such a rage that he pounds the man into the ground, beating him until the man dies.
Immoral consequence: John is arrested for murder and is vilified in the press ruining his life forever.
Norm: It is bad to harbor hate and resentment toward others
Situation: John was tricked into making a fool of himself by Mark and is embarrased.
Intention: John wants to get even with Mark.
Moral action: John plays a prank on Mark the following day, making Mark look foolish.
Moral consequence: John feels satisfied that he got even with his Mark and moves on.
Immoral action: John plots a disproportionate revenge towards Mark over the course of many years before finally getting even.
Immoral consequence: John wastes a ton of time on plotting that could be better spent doing something more productive.
Norm: You should always respect your partner's choices.
Situation: Jasmine and her partner are very hungry, she wants hamburgers but her partner is vegetarian and wants salad.
Intention: Jasmine wants to eat a hamburger.
Moral action: Jasmine goes and get's herself a hamburger and gets her partner salad.
Moral consequence: Jasmine's partner says thank you and promises to go get food for them both next time.
Immoral action: Jasmine get's hamburgers for her and her partner.
Immoral consequence: Her partner is very upset she bought them food they won't eat and ends the relationship.
Norm: It's bad to get into fights unless you're defending yourself.
Situation: Adam is having bad day when Tom accidentally runs into him.
Intention: Adam wants to release his anger.
Moral action: Adam goes home and punches his pillow repeatedly.
Moral consequence: Tom apologizes to Adam and continues his day.
Immoral action: Adam shoves Tom and verbally berates him while threatening to shove him again.
Immoral consequence: Tom get angry and wants to fight Adam back.
Norm: Studying in your spare time is very responsible.
Situation: Fredric arrives home tired after work, and he has a math test the next day.
Intention: Fredric wants to spend the evening doing something fun.
Moral action: Fredric studies for his test by creating a fun math game based on the material from his notes.
Moral consequence: Fredric learns new study skills that help him throughout his academic life.
Immoral action: Fredric watches a marathon of his favorite television show with some pizza.
Immoral consequence: Fredric fails his test.
Norm: It is not okay to disrespect someone's home.
Situation: John just started his own interior design firm and is meeting with a new client.
Intention: John wants to prove he is good at his job.
Moral action: John comments on the lived-in charm of the living room.
Moral consequence: The client feels respected by John and hires him.
Immoral action: John laughs at the decor in the client's living room, pointing out all the things he will change.
Immoral consequence: The client decides to hire a different designer.
Norm: It is kind to do things together with your kids.
Situation: Allen's wife left after they had children, and he has to raise them all on his own.
Intention: Allen wants his children to grow up to be happy.
Moral action: Allen works the bare minimum and spends as much time as possible with his children.
Moral consequence: Allen's children have a wonderful relationship with him, grow up well adjusted and pursue their passions in life.
Immoral action: Allen works lots of extra hours, so he can save money for his children to go to college.
Immoral consequence: Allen's children hardly get to see him and grow to resent him and lead unfulfilling lives as they grow older.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone else's job.
Situation: Paul is at a party where people are introducing themselves when Joe tells everyone he's a janitor.
Intention: Paul wants to make a comment about janitors to Joe.
Moral action: Paul tells Joe that janitors do a hard and thankless job and that he should be proud to be one.
Moral consequence: Joe is happy to hear that Paul thinks so highly of janitors and his self esteem grows.
Immoral action: Paul tells Joe that janitors are low class people doing a disgusting and dirty job, and he should be ashamed of his class status.
Immoral consequence: Joe is insulted that Paul thinks that janitors are below him and angry that Paul thinks janitors should be ashamed of who they are.
Norm: It's bad to want to be a cult leader.
Situation: Mark has lots of experience with managing wealth and has capital to use for a new venture.
Intention: Mark wants to set up a wealth management business.
Moral action: Mark decides to run his business without emotional blackmail or cult-like practices.
Moral consequence: Mark is able to make a profit off the venture in a legal and acceptable way, and feels good about it.
Immoral action: Mark decides to make it so customers of his business must forfeit all their money under emotional blackmail.
Immoral consequence: Mark is accused by customers of operating a cult, and he loses business.
Norm: It is rude to be dishonest about your contact information.
Situation: Marsha is out clubbing when a guy named Jacques asks her for her number.
Intention: Marsha wants to avoid giving Jacques her phone number.
Moral action: Marsha tells Jacques that she isn't comfortable with giving her phone number out to strangers.
Moral consequence: Jacques accepts Marsha's answer and leaves her alone.
Immoral action: Marsha gives Jacques the number to a local fast food place, telling him that it is hers.
Immoral consequence: Jacques calls the number and feels rejected when he realizes what has happened.
Norm: You shouldn't break your classmate's hearts.
Situation: Jinyoung is eating lunch when a girl he doesn't love confesses her feelings to him.
Intention: Jinyoung wants to respond to the girl.
Moral action: Jinyoung compliments her and offers to set her up with one of his attractive friends.
Moral consequence: The girl falls in love with Jinyoung's friend, and they get into a good relationship.
Immoral action: Jinyoung rejects the girl with blunt words in front of everyone.
Immoral consequence: The girl breaks down crying.
Norm: You shouldn't try to sabotage someone's relationship.
Situation: Jane is upset at her friend Mary for not inviting her to a ski trip and notices Mary's boyfriend eating dinner alone at a restaurant.
Intention: Jane wants to consider spreading a harmful rumor involving Mary's boyfriend.
Moral action: Jane decides to not spread any rumors at all and just forget about the ski trip.
Moral consequence: Mary invites Jane to the next ski trip, and they have a great time.
Immoral action: Jane spreads a rumor about Mary's boyfriend eating dinner with another girl.
Immoral consequence: Mary traces the rumor back to Jane and is no longer friends with Jane.
Norm: It's wrong to make racist jokes.
Situation: Chris, who dislikes black people, is with some friends in the parking lot when he sees a black person.
Intention: Chris wants to amuse his friends.
Moral action: Chris tells a joke that he heard from a comedy show that he watched earlier that week.
Moral consequence: Chris' friends laugh and no one is offended.
Immoral action: Chris decides to make fun of the black person and makes jokes about "darkies in the melon patch" to his friends.
Immoral consequence: The black man hears, walks over to Chris, and starts a fight with him.
Norm: You shouldn't intentionally spill things on people.
Situation: James is a waiter in a fancy restaurant and one of his customers is being very rude.
Intention: James wants to avoid dealing with the rude customer.
Moral action: James asks the manager to speak to the rude patron and ask him to change his behavior.
Moral consequence: The rude patron swears at the manager and is subsequently kicked out of the restaurant.
Immoral action: James intentionally drops a plate of beef ragout on the man's expensive suit.
Immoral consequence: The man screams and James and the manager until the manager agrees to fire James.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt small animals.
Situation: Paul's neighbor's chiwawa dog barks all night while he tries to sleep.
Intention: Paul wants to get the dog to be quite.
Moral action: Paul calls his neighbor about the noise.
Moral consequence: Paul's neighbor decides to keep the dog in a room in the back of the house where neighbors can no longer hear the barking.
Immoral action: Paul decides to shoot the dog dead.
Immoral consequence: Paul's neighbor calls the police and Paul is arrested.
Norm: It's kind to take care of others' children.
Situation: Mike is at work when his friend Joe calls and asks him if he can look after his kids after work as Joe has to work late.
Intention: Mike wants to respond to Joe's request.
Moral action: Mike tells Joe that it's not a problem, and he'll head straight to Joe's house after work.
Moral consequence: Joe is relieved and happy that Mike has bailed him out of a sticky situation.
Immoral action: Mike tells Joe that he's not good with kids and doesn't feel comfortable with the responsibility.
Immoral consequence: Joe is annoyed because Mike isn't supporting him in his time of need and stressed to find a new babysitter.
Norm: It's rude to make too much noise around other people.
Situation: John is at home getting ready to watch a movie downstairs and his roommate Eric is upstairs studying.
Intention: John wants to really experience his movie at home with surround sound.
Moral action: John puts on his wireless headphones and plays the movie really loud through them.
Moral consequence: Eric appreciates John's concern and thinks John is a good roommate.
Immoral action: John plays his movie full blast and the volume can be heard throughout the house.
Immoral consequence: Eric resents John terribly and thinks of moving out and ending the friendship.
Norm: You shouldn't get mad at your partner for petty things.
Situation: Will sees his wife Gloria spill milk on the kitchen floor.
Intention: Will wants to mention the spill to Gloria.
Moral action: Will tells Gloria about the spilled milk while making a joke.
Moral consequence: Gloria laughs and gets a paper towel to wipe up the milk.
Immoral action: Will raises his voice at Gloria as he tells her about the spill.
Immoral consequence: Gloria is shocked by the outburst and starts to cry.
Norm: It's wrong to try to break up a married couple.
Situation: Dave is lying bed at night, thinking of things he might do in the future.
Intention: Dave wants to spend more time with Kevin, but Kevin's wife Sally doesn't want Dave around at all.
Moral action: Dave calls Sally and offers to work through Dave and Sally's problems so Dave can be around again.
Moral consequence: Sally agrees and decides that Dave can come over and see Kevin again.
Immoral action: Dave calls Kevin and Tells Kevin that Sally has had multiple affairs, so the couple should divorce and the friends can spend time together again.
Immoral consequence: Kevin realizes Dave is lying and says Kevin never wants to talk to Dave again.
Norm: You shouldn't judge someone who doesn't like using the internet.
Situation: Eric's with his friends and just finished helping his mom with internet issues on the phone, and she said she hates the internet.
Intention: Eric wants to look smart in front of his friends.
Moral action: Eric tells his friends it was a pleasure helping his mom as he loves her.
Moral consequence: Eric's friends respect Eric and want to be around him.
Immoral action: Eric tells his friends he can't believe his mom doesn't know how to use the internet and laughs.
Immoral consequence: Eric's friends respect Eric less for dissing on his mom.
Norm: It's good to take care of your looks.
Situation: James has very long unkempt hair and has a job interview coming up.
Intention: James wants to look good for his job interview.
Moral action: James goes and gets a hair cut and then goes to his interview.
Moral consequence: The interviewer is impressed with James's looks and offers him the job.
Immoral action: James puts his hair in a ponytail and goes to his interview.
Immoral consequence: The interviewer doesn't think James looks professional and doesn't offer him the job.
Norm: It is good to stand up for your pets.
Situation: Jacky is petting her dog while her roommate Arnold insists that the dog chewed on shoes.
Intention: Jacky wants to make Arnold happy.
Moral action: Jacky makes a joke about her dog being unable to chew on things left in Andrew's room.
Moral consequence: Andrew realizes that Jacky is right, and he offers to start taking the dog out on walks.
Immoral action: Jacky scolds her dog and agrees to keep her dog in a kennel while she's not in the room.
Immoral consequence: Andrew continues to blame Jacky's dog for everything wrong in the house.
Norm: It's wrong to scam money from people.
Situation: Craig is out of a job and has a computer with a good internet connection at home.
Intention: Craig wants to earn money from home.
Moral action: Craig signs up for some online survey sites and does surveys.
Moral consequence: The survey creators get usable data from Craig's work.
Immoral action: Craig runs a Nigerian email scam and gathers people's account numbers, then takes their money for himself.
Immoral consequence: The people that give their account numbers lose their savings and have a hard time surviving.
Norm: Adults should not be rude to children.
Situation: Bob is listening to his two children complaining in the car.
Intention: Bob wants the children to stop complaining.
Moral action: Bob kindly asks the children to relax and promises to give them a treat if they're good.
Moral consequence: The children smile and calm down.
Immoral action: Bob tells the children that they're idiots and should only speak when spoken to.
Immoral consequence: The children lose some self-esteem and lose respect for Bob.
Norm: It's important to practice things you're not good at.
Situation: Jose wants to join the high school football team, but isn't so great at catching the ball.
Intention: Jose wants to go to the tryouts.
Moral action: Jose tosses the ball around on a daily basis and when he goes to the tryout, he does very well.
Moral consequence: Jose ends up making the team, and learns the value of practicing.
Immoral action: Jose decides to just wing it when he goes to the tryout without trying to improve his skills beforehand.
Immoral consequence: Jose doesn't end up making the team and feels disappointed in himself.
Norm: It's wrong to commit vandalism.
Situation: Jim has been dating Diane for 2 years.
Intention: Jim wants to propose to Diane.
Moral action: Jim writes "will you marry me" in the sand at the beach.
Moral consequence: Jan says yes to Jim's proposal.
Immoral action: Jim spray paints "will you marry me" on the side of Diane's office building.
Immoral consequence: Jim is arrested for defacing a building.
Norm: It is wrong to steal from your brother.
Situation: Dave is in his brother's bedroom where his brother John keeps cash openly and Dave wants to raise money for his favorite charity.
Intention: Dave wants to decide in which way he will raise money.
Moral action: Dave decides that he will call his brother and some other friends and ask them if they're willing to donate.
Moral consequence: John and the others are delighted that Dave is including them in his charity drive.
Immoral action: Dave decides that he will take the cash that is sitting in john's bedroom and give it to the charity.
Immoral consequence: John finds his cash missing and is stressed out wondering who took it and feeling insecure and violated.
Norm: It's wrong to make people angry.
Situation: Sam is having a tense debate with his friend Mike about abortion, and they have opposing views.
Intention: Sam wants to end the argument.
Moral action: Sam tells Mike that he understands and appreciates his viewpoint even though they don't agree on this particular issue.
Moral consequence: Mike appreciates Sam's understanding attitude and feels good about their interaction.
Immoral action: Sam tells Mike that he's an idiot and his position is ridiculous.
Immoral consequence: Mike gets angry and yells back at Sam before storming away.
Norm: It is rude to abandon your family.
Situation: Ian watches his little brother get onto the teacup ride when his friends ask him invite him to the roller coaster.
Intention: Ian wants to have fun.
Moral action: Ian plays a multiplayer game on his cell phone while he waits for his younger brother.
Moral consequence: His younger brother is able to ride more rides with his brother.
Immoral action: Ian gets onto the roller coaster with his friends.
Immoral consequence: His little brother wanders around alone after getting off of the teacup ride.
Norm: Education is an important part of life.
Situation: Robert graduates high school and is trying to decide what to do next in life.
Intention: Robert wants to decide on his future.
Moral action: Robert chooses to become a mechanical engineer and goes to college.
Moral consequence: Robert becomes a high-paid and very skilled engineer.
Immoral action: Robert chooses to become a car mechanic and goes straight to work.
Immoral consequence: Robert becomes a skilled mechanic, but doesn't get paid as much as he wants.
Norm: It's good to propose to a paramour.
Situation: George has been dating his partner for a few years, and she keeps hinting at wanting to get married.
Intention: George wants to make his partner happy.
Moral action: George decides to take the hints seriously and proposes to his partner.
Moral consequence: George's partner is thrilled and accepts the proposal.
Immoral action: George ignores the hints about marriage but asks his partner to move in with him instead.
Immoral consequence: George's partner feels that he is afraid of commitment and breaks off the relationship.
Norm: It's wrong not to give everybody an equal chance
Situation: Lauren is the coach of her college's soccer team and is choosing players for the new season.
Intention: Lauren wants her team to be good.
Moral action: Lauren decides to take a chance by welcoming newcomers on her team.
Moral consequence: Newcomers feel accepted and some of them end up being excellent players.
Immoral action: Lauren decides to choose only the players who have proven themselves previously, ignoring newcomers.
Immoral consequence: The newcomers feel they are treated unfairly.
Norm: It's wrong to put others down.
Situation: Dave is relaxing in the living room when his wife Cindy comes in wearing a new dress and asks him how he likes it.
Intention: Dave wants to answer Cindy's question.
Moral action: Dave tells Cindy that she looks gorgeous and the dress fits her style perfectly.
Moral consequence: Cindy is delighted that Dave likes her dress and has complimented her.
Immoral action: Dave tells Cindy that since she's old and no longer can look good in anything so the dress doesn't really matter.
Immoral consequence: Cindy is devastated that Dave thinks she's unattractive and is insulted by Dave's verbal assault.
Norm: You shouldn't get drunk around people.
Situation: Larry is at a party with his friends.
Intention: Larry wants to have some beers and relax.
Moral action: Larry has two beers and sticks with water and soda after that.
Moral consequence: Larry goes home having enjoyed the evening and bonded with his friends.
Immoral action: Larry gets drunk, dances around naked and is has no memory of the night.
Immoral consequence: A friend videotapes and shares larry's dancing on social media and Larry is humiliated.
Norm: It's good to make sure you pay attention to animals.
Situation: Jimmy lives in a condo with his two dogs.
Intention: Jimmy wants to go on a weekend camping trip.
Moral action: Jimmy asks a kid who lives next door to watch the dogs while he is away.
Moral consequence: Jimmy's neighbors in the condo are undisturbed by the dogs while he is away.
Immoral action: Jimmy leaves his dogs at home with a bowl of food and goes away for the weekend.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy's neighbors in the condo are annoyed because the dogs bark continuously, and they call animal services.
Norm: It's wrong to judge someone for having HIV.
Situation: Selene's best friend Zoey has recently opened up to her about having HIV.
Intention: Selene wants to talk to Zoey about her HIV.
Moral action: Selene tells Zoey that she'll be there for her through whatever happens next.
Moral consequence: Zoey feels supported by her friend.
Immoral action: Selene tells Zoey that she's gross for having HIV.
Immoral consequence: After all that it took for her to open up to Selene about her issue, Zoey begins to cry and runs home.
Norm: It's important to give kids a good childhood.
Situation: Debby is at home with her kids.
Intention: Debby wants to get her kids out of the house.
Moral action: Debby drops her kids at their grandparent's house for a visit.
Moral consequence: Debby enjoys some quiet time at home while her kids are at their grandparents.
Immoral action: Debby drops her kids to go at the mall, and she goes home to take a nap.
Immoral consequence: Debby is charged with child neglect for not being with her kids in public.
Norm: It's wrong for children to bully each other.
Situation: Jamie is playing with his friends in a park when a smaller boy comes and sits next to him, his friends laugh about Jamie making friends with a smaller child.
Intention: Jamie wants to get his friends to stop laughing at him.
Moral action: Jamie tells his friends it's not funny, and he can be friends with whoever he wants.
Moral consequence: The little boy is happy because someone stuck up for him and Jamie feels proud that he defended himself when his friends acted badly.
Immoral action: Jamie pushes the little boy off of the log they are sitting on and tells him that he doesn't want him around.
Immoral consequence: The little boy feels awful because the other kids don't seem to like him and Jamie feels badly because he doesn't really mind playing with smaller boys.
Norm: It's wrong to be so low-key about things.
Situation: Guy is at home with his wife and just found out from her that she is pregnant which he has wanted.
Intention: Guy wants confirm the news is true.
Moral action: Guy lets out hollers and hugs his wife tightly asking over and over if she is serious.
Moral consequence: Guy's wife cries tears of happiness at Guy's enthusiasm and assures him that she is serious.
Immoral action: Guy doesn't react emotionally outward despite being glad and just asks to see the pregnancy test.
Immoral consequence: Guy's wife is a little hurt by his lack of outward emotion initially.
Norm: You shouldn't fake things to others.
Situation: Henry and Jake are walking to the park together.
Intention: Jake wants Henry to be impressed by him.
Moral action: Jake tells Henry that he'll always be there for him, and they'll be good friends.
Moral consequence: Henry thinks Jake is an awesome friend and vows to return the favor.
Immoral action: Jake tells Henry that he can rust faster than most olympic runners.
Immoral consequence: Henry thinks Jake is a liar and feels weird being friends with someone like that.
Norm: It's good to be excited about finally being parents.
Situation: Taylor and Marie just got news back from their doctor's office that they are pregnant with twins!
Intention: Taylor wants to express her feelings.
Moral action: Taylor cries and hugs Marie, saying over and over again how fantastic the news is.
Moral consequence: Taylor and Marie share in their excitement and begin to ready themselves to welcome a life into the world.
Immoral action: Taylor jokingly yells for someone to toss her down the stairs immediately.
Immoral consequence: Taylor's friends judge her harshly for talking about her child that way and worry about her fitness to be a mother.
Norm: It's wrong to leave kids with out your help.
Situation: Adrienne is babysitting and is tired.
Intention: Adrienne wants some alone time.
Moral action: Adrienne gathers the kids to watch a movie together to relax.
Moral consequence: The kids are taken care of and safe.
Immoral action: Adrienne leaves the kids alone in a room and goes to watch TV.
Immoral consequence: The kids could be hurt without supervision.
Norm: You shouldn't cause a scene at dinner.
Situation: Mark was at a dinner date at a fancy restaurant when he noticed his order was wrong.
Intention: Mark wants the correct order.
Moral action: Mark calls the waiter over and tells him the problem with their food.
Moral consequence: Mark's waiter apologizes and brings the correct order to him and his date.
Immoral action: Mark starts to scream and yell at the waiter in the restaurant.
Immoral consequence: The manager comes out and tells Mark and his date to get out of the restaurant.
Norm: It's discouraged to act out for attention in public.
Situation: Jacob and Marcy are at the mall together looking for a new pair of shoes for Marcy.
Intention: Jacob wants Mary to be more interested in him.
Moral action: Jacob helps Marcy find the perfect shoes and asks if he can buy her lunch.
Moral consequence: Marcy and Jacob have a great dinner together and get to know each other more.
Immoral action: Jacob gets up onto a display and begins singing to Marcy to catch her attention.
Immoral consequence: Marcy stares at Jacob, feels embarrassed and leaves the mall, asking Jacob not to call her anymore.
Norm: It's bad to not watch where you're going.
Situation: Ben is walking through a busy lot back to the car before meeting up with a friend.
Intention: Ben wants to text his friend to let them know he's on the way.
Moral action: Ben waits to get in his car before texting.
Moral consequence: Ben pays attention to where he is going and doesn't get in anyone's way.
Immoral action: Ben starts texting while walking through a crowd of people.
Immoral consequence: Ben runs into someone causing them to think he is rude and aloof.
Norm: You should not be racist in the presence of minorities.
Situation: Fred was taking a walk through the hispanic part of his town.
Intention: Fred wants to greet a man he sees on the street.
Moral action: Fred tells the man that he meets up with on the street hello.
Moral consequence: The man talks to Fred for a few minutes before going on his way.
Immoral action: Fred uses a racial slur to greet the man on the street.
Immoral consequence: The man is offended and calls over his sons to beat Fred up.
Norm: It's good to teach small children new things.
Situation: James is in a zoom meeting and his son is asking for help to login to his computer.
Intention: James needs to address his son's problem.
Moral action: James takes a moment to teach his son how to login to the computer and then goes back to his meeting.
Moral consequence: His son has learned a new skill.
Immoral action: James tells his son to be quiet and figure it out himself and goes back to his meeting.
Immoral consequence: His son cries because he can't fix it.
Norm: It's good to be supportive of someone in college.
Situation: Keith is at home watching TV when his son who is away at college calls to ask for money.
Intention: Keith wants to respond to his son's request.
Moral action: Keith tells his son t hat he can wire him some money, and he can pick it up at the bank.
Moral consequence: Keith's son is relieved he doesn't have to worry about whether he's going to eat and can concentrate on studying.
Immoral action: Keith tells his son that if he wants money he needs to get himself a job then.
Immoral consequence: Keith's son is stressed out and alone at college and is scared about how he'll find a job.
Norm: It is kind to adopt animals.
Situation: Jenna felt lonely after she moved away after college and had always loved animals.
Intention: Jenna wants to get a pet.
Moral action: Jenna goes to a shelter and adopts a four-year-old dog with sad eyes.
Moral consequence: Jenna quickly bonds with the dog and it becomes much more energetic.
Immoral action: Jenna pays a breeder thousands of dollars to get a designer puppy.
Immoral consequence: Jenna enjoys posting pictures of her designer dog on all her social media accounts.
Norm: It's wrong for parents to break ties with their children.
Situation: Suzy is having a fight with her daughter, who has been staying out late partying.
Intention: Suzy wants her daughter to act morally.
Moral action: Suzy arranges an intervention for her daughter and tries to strengthen their relationship.
Moral consequence: Suzy's daughter feels threatened at first, but warms up and starts taking steps to act more morally.
Immoral action: Suzy tells her daughter to leave, and then refuses to answer her calls after she's gone.
Immoral consequence: Suzy's daughter feels abandoned but ends up apologizing and changing her behavior.
Norm: It is bad to have debts.
Situation: Hank needs a car, has $10,000 of cash on hand, and is at a car lot deciding on what kind of car he should buy.
Intention: Hank wants to pick and buy a car.
Moral action: Hank chooses a gently used car that costs less than $10,000 and pays cash for it.
Moral consequence: Hank owns the car and doesn't pay interest on any loans for it.
Immoral action: Hank picks a new car, puts the $10,000 as a down payment, and takes a loan out for the rest.
Immoral consequence: The loan accrues interest, making Hank pay more for the car than it's actually worth.
Norm: Smoking is frowned upon.
Situation: Arnold is visiting his friend at his friend's house for dinner one night.
Intention: Arnold wants to smoke a cigarette.
Moral action: Arnold goes outside and lights up his cigarette away from the others.
Moral consequence: Arnold is able to enjoy his cigarette in peace without bothering anyone.
Immoral action: Arnold lights up a cigarette at the table when he is finished eating.
Immoral consequence: Arnold's friend puts his cigarette out and yells at him for being rude.
Norm: It's expected you cheer people up when they're sad
Situation: Peter sees his friend crying.
Intention: Peter wants to not hear his friend cry anymore.
Moral action: Peter sits down and talks with his friend.
Moral consequence: His friend feels better.
Immoral action: Peter walks the opposite direction.
Immoral consequence: Peter's friend is still crying and upset.
Norm: It's not okay to disrespect people with an illness.
Situation: Jimmy is walking through a park with friends when the see a man with a disfugured face and all laugh at him.
Intention: Jimmy wants to react to the laughter from his friends.
Moral action: JImmy tells his friends to stop and approaches the man to apologize.
Moral consequence: Jimmy is thanked by man and and learns his story that he is a veteran who was injured in combat.
Immoral action: Jimmy joins in the laughter and shouts out comments to the person.
Immoral consequence: A coworker sees what Jimmy is doing and tells other coworkers the next day resulting in a lot of people being angry at Jimmy.
Norm: It is important to keep contact with other people.
Situation: Robert has been very focused on his career and realizes he hasn't called his grandmother in a while.
Intention: Robert wants to plan a time to talk to his grandmother.
Moral action: Robert plans to make some time to call his grandmother over the weekend when he's less busy.
Moral consequence: Robert is able to reconnect with his grandmother, and they start to talk more regularly after that.
Immoral action: Robert decides to focus on trying to get a promotion at work first and that he will call his grandmother after that.
Immoral consequence: Robert doesn't call his grandmother for a couple more years, and by then she has developed Alzheimer's and doesn't fully remember him.
Norm: You should avoid your phone in some occasions.
Situation: Theodore is sleeping over at his friend's house.
Intention: Theodore wants to play a video game.
Moral action: Theodore asks his friend if they can play something on playstation together.
Moral consequence: Theodore's friend has fun playing against Theodore and invites him over often.
Immoral action: Theodore plays games on his phone all night.
Immoral consequence: Theodore's friend feels ignored and doesn't invite him over again.
Norm: You should get a bed if you don't have one.
Situation: Anne has recently moved into a new apartment, leaving her with little furniture and low funds.
Intention: Anne wants to save money on household expenses.
Moral action: Anne goes online to search for gently used bed frames and mattresses.
Moral consequence: Anne finds a great deal on a new bed that does not cause issues for her back.
Immoral action: Anne cuts the cost of purchasing furniture by sleeping on the floor every night.
Immoral consequence: Anne develops back issues from sleeping on the floor, and ends up with a stack of medical bills trying to correct the issue.
Norm: It is unacceptable to yell at people.
Situation: While walking through the supermarket, someone almost runs into Kathy's daughter.
Intention: Kathy wants to scold the person who almost hit her daughter.
Moral action: Kathy pulls the person aside and points out what the person almost did.
Moral consequence: The person is a bit ashamed and apologizes, and promises to be more attentive.
Immoral action: Kathy instantly raises her voice and screams at the person to watch where she's going.
Immoral consequence: The other person looks at her like she's a lunatic and simply walks off.
Norm: Its not okay to be a bad friend.
Situation: Jeff's friend needed some money for lunch since his family has been struggling.
Intention: Jeff wanted to help his friend in some way.
Moral action: Jeff gave his friend all of the money on him and asked others for money as well.
Moral consequence: Jeff's friend gains trust in Jeff, and he doesn't have to starve.
Immoral action: Jeff promises his friend that he could have Jeff's leftovers, but Jeff never had any.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's friend likes Jeff less, and he has to starve for the rest of the day.
Norm: You shouldn't laugh at your coworkers.
Situation: Joey is working construction with his coworker who keeps making mistakes.
Intention: Joey wants to enjoy his time with his coworker.
Moral action: Joey shows his coworker how to correct their mistakes so that the both of them can work more smoothly and have more break time to enjoy.
Moral consequence: Joey's coworker appreciates the tips and feels more confident about their own work going forward.
Immoral action: At the expensive of his coworker's mistakes Joey is entertained by the coworker chuckling at every misstep.
Immoral consequence: Joey's coworker get fuming anger at consistently being laughed at.
Norm: It's frowned upon to produce and share naked photos.
Situation: Carol is in high school and is a good student but does not have a very active social life.
Intention: Carol wants to be popular with boys.
Moral action: Carol applies to become a cheerleader and is accepted on the cheerleading team.
Moral consequence: Carol's parents are very proud of her.
Immoral action: Carol decides to take naked pictures of herself and share them with a few boys.
Immoral consequence: Carol's parents find out what she has been doing and are ashamed of their daughter.
Norm: You shouldn't tell on people.
Situation: Holly is at her desk in the office when she notices her coworker Jason sneak into his desk late just before the manager comes in.
Intention: Holly wants to say something to the manager.
Moral action: Holly  greets the manager and wishes him a good morning with a big smile.
Moral consequence: Jason is relieved that the manager doesn't seem to know he was late and that no one said anything.
Immoral action: Holly tells the manager that she just saw Jason walking in late right before the manager arrived.
Immoral consequence: Jason is furious that he's been thrown under the bus and is angry at Holly for not minding her own business.
Norm: It's good to have a strong relationship with your siblings.
Situation: Tony, living with his parents and three brothers, is considering two job offers and one of them is paying better but very far away from his home.
Intention: Tony wants to respond to the job offers.
Moral action: Tony chooses the job which is closer to his home so that he doesn't need to move but and can stay with his brothers.
Moral consequence: Tony feels supported by his brothers every time he is frustrated by his work problems.
Immoral action: Tony chooses the higher paying job and moves to an apartment closer to the work place.
Immoral consequence: Tony feels lonely and distanced from his brothers.
Norm: It's kind to give gifts to friends
Situation: John's friend is having a birthday, and they invite John over to their house to celebrate it.
Intention: John wants to go over to his friends place.
Moral action: John gets his friend a gift he thinks they'll like and heads over to their house for the celebration.
Moral consequence: John's friend is grateful that John got them such a nice gift for their birthday.
Immoral action: John goes to his friend's house to celebrate their birthday without bringing them a gift.
Immoral consequence: John's friend thinks that it wasn't very nice of him not to have gotten a gift for their birthday.
Norm: It's rude not to introduce your parents to your partner.
Situation: Sean, who lives with his parents, has a new girlfriend and brings her home for a relaxing night.
Intention: Sean wants to go to his part of the house.
Moral action: Sean enters the house and introduces his girlfriend to his parents, then goes to his room.
Moral consequence: Sean's parents have a good first impression of his girlfriend and support the relationship.
Immoral action: Sean says a quick hello to his parents and leads his girlfriend past them to go to his room.
Immoral consequence: Sean's parents think that the girlfriend is just a fling and treat her fairly rudely.
Norm: It's wrong to call people losers because it is rude.
Situation: Jane's soccer team just won a tough match against their rivals and the teams are walking off the field.
Intention: Jane wants to interact with her rivals.
Moral action: Jane runs up to the captain of the rival team and congratulates her for a game well played.
Moral consequence: The captain of the rival team thanks Jane and praises her performance.
Immoral action: Jane yells out to the rival team and calls them a bunch of losers.
Immoral consequence: The captain of the rival team tackles Jane and starts fighting her.
Norm: It's polite to cancel an appointment that you can't make.
Situation: Frank is due to see his doctor this afternoon, but he feels better now.
Intention: Frank wants to decide what to do.
Moral action: Frank calls up to inform the doctors office he won't be coming in.
Moral consequence: The doctor is able to fit someone in Franks place, so they can get medical attention.
Immoral action: Frank decides not to see his doctor but doesn't call to inform the office.
Immoral consequence: The doctor wastes time that could have been spent helping someone who needed help.
Norm: It's good to share your kids with your partner.
Situation: Mary has two kids with her partner.
Intention: Mary wants her kids to want to spend time with her.
Moral action: Mary asks her kids what they want to do for fun with her and asks their dad along.
Moral consequence: They have fun together as a whole family.
Immoral action: Mary tells her kids their father is a terrible person and resents them, so they'll only want to be around her.
Immoral consequence: Their father feels lonely and confused and the children grow up thinking the worst of him.
Norm: You should let people pass on the sidewalk.
Situation: Tony is walking very slowly in the center of the sidewalk with lots of people around.
Intention: Tony wants to maintain his walking pace.
Moral action: Tony moves from the centerline to the side of the sidewalk letting people pass him.
Moral consequence: People think Tony is considerate and don't get angry with him.
Immoral action: Tony continues down the centerline of the sidewalk pretending he doesn't see people behind him.
Immoral consequence: People walking behind him who are faster get very upset and may push Tony and hurt him.
Norm: It is kind to teach someone who is ignorant.
Situation: Cindy sees Jack's (who was just hired) car parked in a customer spot when he is an employee.
Intention: Cindy wants to continue her day.
Moral action: Cindy finds Jack and warns him about the customer parking.
Moral consequence: Jack moves his car before anyone else notices he's in the wrong space.
Immoral action: Cindy ignores it all and just walks inside the work building.
Immoral consequence: Jack's car gets towed for parking in the wrong space.
Norm: You shouldn't assault your siblings.
Situation: Mike is arguing with his siblings about their parents will.
Intention: Mike wants to make sure all the siblings get a fair share of their parents estate.
Moral action: Mike has a lawyer draw up a contract that splits his parents estate equally with his siblings.
Moral consequence: Mike creates harmony and good will amongst his siblings and himself.
Immoral action: Mike punches his brother because the brother wants a bigger share of the estate than everyone else.
Immoral consequence: Mike is arrested for assault.
Norm: People should obey the law.
Situation: Tom woke up late and is in a rush to drive to work.
Intention: Tom wants to get to work as fast as possible.
Moral action: Tom takes a shorter path with less traffic to work.
Moral consequence: Tom makes it to work just in time.
Immoral action: Tom runs through multiple red lights drive to work faster.
Immoral consequence: Tom is pulled over by the police.
Norm: You should always treat women right.
Situation: Bill is coming home from work, and Lisa, his wife, has cooked a dinner he doesn't particularly like.
Intention: Bill wants his wife not to cook this anymore.
Moral action: Bill says Lisa is a good cook, but he doesn't particularly like this type of food.
Moral consequence: Lisa appreciates his honesty and promises not to cook it anymore.
Immoral action: Bill says that Lisa is not a good cook and that she should feel bad for the meal.
Immoral consequence: Lisa is upset, and refuses to cook for Bill anymore.
Norm: It's wrong to force sexual attention on a nonconsenting individual.
Situation: Brandon meets a woman at a night club, and they have a lot of fun dancing and laughing.
Intention: Brandon wants to keep the night going after the club closes.
Moral action: Brandon tells the girl he met that he really likes her and invites her to an all-night diner to sober up together and drink some coffee.
Moral consequence: The two have a nice conversation, which changes as they drink their coffee, but they enjoy the rest of their night and get to know one another.
Immoral action: Brandon asks the woman he met to a party at his house, but there is no party so once she gets there he tries to hold her there through coercion.
Immoral consequence: Brandon sobers up and realizes that his behavior is criminal and the woman he met, and really liked, never wants to see him again.
Norm: It's good to give your children gifts.
Situation: John's son Matthew made an B+ on his report card.
Intention: John wants to respond to Matthew's grade.
Moral action: John buys Matthew a new toy to celebrate his accomplishment and offers to help with his homework for a better grade in the future.
Moral consequence: Matthew feels happy, and he continues to do well in school.
Immoral action: John tells Matthew that he would do better next time.
Immoral consequence: Matthew feels like a failure for not meeting John's expectations.
Norm: It's nice to tell your kids bedtime stories.
Situation: It was almost bedtime and Vicki's children were still playing with their toys.
Intention: Vicki wants her kids to go to sleep.
Moral action: Vicki gets a book and reads a bedtime story to the children.
Moral consequence: The children fall asleep quickly after Vicki starts to read.
Immoral action: Vicki takes the toys away from the children and throws them in the trash.
Immoral consequence: The children whine and cry all night themselves to sleep.
Norm: It's wrong to obsess about someone your not seeing anymore.
Situation: Daren is always checking his ex girlfriend's social media pages.
Intention: Daren wants to see if she has moved on from him.
Moral action: Daren blocks his ex girlfriend and moves on from her.
Moral consequence: Daren finds and dates someone else.
Immoral action: Daren constantly trolls her and spreads rumors about her on social media.
Immoral consequence: Daren gets isolated from his friends at school for being creepy.
Norm: It is wrong to use violencec agaisnt others.
Situation: A women backs into Jason's car at the mall.
Intention: Jason wants to show the woman the damage she caused.
Moral action: Jason bewilderingly points to the dent the women caused and asks if she is okay.
Moral consequence: The woman apologizes and they exchange insurance information.
Immoral action: Jason grabs the woman by the arm and pulls her over to see the dent in his car.
Immoral consequence: The woman calls the cops and Jason is arrested for assault.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be insane.
Situation: Frank and his friends were at a baseball game, and they were getting bored.
Intention: Frank wanted to make his friends laugh.
Moral action: Frank tells his friends a humorous story about something that happened to him.
Moral consequence: Frank's friends get to laugh and have fun and don't feel uncomfortable.
Immoral action: Frank runs onto the field without his clothes on and starts running all over the field.
Immoral consequence: Frank's friends start laughing but are embarrassed to be with him.