"lead to bad consequences" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is commonly used to describe a situation or action that will result in negative outcomes or repercussions. Example: "Ignoring climate change can lead to bad consequences for our planet and future generations."
So if a way of morally assessing acts is likely to lead to bad decisions, or more generally lead to bad consequences, then, according to a consequentialist point of view, so much the worse for that way of assessing acts.
Generally, anthropocentric positions find it problematic to articulate what is wrong with the cruel treatment of non-human animals, except to the extent that such treatment may lead to bad consequences for human beings.
Thus, as Holmes and Brandeis consistently maintained, except in emergencies, the proper remedy for speech that might conceivably lead to bad consequences is not to punish the speaker, but to engage in counter-speech, to use other measures to avoid the danger, and to punish the person who actually commits the crime.
Not following the directions of your teacher, supervisors, or tour guides give you likely will lead to bad consequences.
Checking to see if the intruder is still in your home can lead to bad consequences for you, so it's best to call the cops and let them handle it.
Because it leads to bad consequences.
We know all kinds of examples where people pursue what they think is appropriate to their identity that lead them to bad consequences and the consequences may or may not matter to them, but the procedure does not start from, "What are the consequences?" Much of our behavior currently is of that form.
The book is excellent on all the ways in which demands for trade protection, however well intended, lead to bad or unintended consequences that leave the poor worse off.
It may lead to bad recognition result.
For concurrency, compromises lead to bad performance, with similar consequences.
And that can lead to bad decisions.
