CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should not be proud of being a fascist.
Situation: Jeff was having a conversation about his political views, and his date ended up calling him a fascist.
Intention: Jeff wanted to choose where to go from here.
Immoral action: Jeff decided to embrace the ideology and not be ashamed of it.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's friends and family don't like Jeff as much and avoid hanging out with him.
Norm: It's wrong to steal at work.
Situation: Ryan is still at the office working when he realizes that he is out of printer paper at home.
Intention: Ryan wants to print out some documents at home.
Moral action: Ryan stops at a local store on the way home to buy some paper.
Moral consequence: Ryan is able to print his documents and has plenty of paper for future use.
Norm: It's wrong to steal at work.
Situation: Ryan is still at the office working when he realizes that he is out of printer paper at home.
Intention: Ryan wants to print out some documents at home.
Immoral action: Ryan takes a ream of printer paper from his job back home with him.
Immoral consequence: Ryan's gets caught taking the supplies from work and loses his job.
Norm: You shouldn't pursue your teacher as a romantic interest.
Situation: Bobby thinks his favorite teacher Brenda is smart and attractive, and stares at her during class.
Intention: Bobby wants to express to his attraction.
Moral action: Bobby keeps his crush a secret and writes a journal about his feelings towards Brenda and keeps it to himself.
Moral consequence: Bobby eventually outgrows the crush, and Brenda is never put on the spot, and their student/teacher relationship stays strong.
Norm: You shouldn't pursue your teacher as a romantic interest.
Situation: Bobby thinks his favorite teacher Brenda is smart and attractive, and stares at her during class.
Intention: Bobby wants to express to his attraction.
Immoral action: Bobby stays after class and tells Brenda she's beautiful and would make a wonderful girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: Brenda tells Bobby it's not okay to date students and their relationship becomes awkward.
Norm: It's wrong to hang out with your ex's.
Situation: Paisley's taken ex boyfriend sends her a flirty text message asking to meet her at her favorite cafe.
Intention: Paisley doesn't want to spend time alone.
Moral action: Paisley visits her family for a family movie night.
Moral consequence: Paisley meets a cute guy at her mother's house.
Norm: It's wrong to hang out with your ex's.
Situation: Paisley's taken ex boyfriend sends her a flirty text message asking to meet her at her favorite cafe.
Intention: Paisley doesn't want to spend time alone.
Immoral action: Paisley hangs out with her ex boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: Paisley is accused of not being over her ex by her other friends.
Norm: It's good to be helpful and kind.
Situation: It snowed heavily and Randy sees his elderly neighbor Joe trying to shovel his driveway.
Intention: Randy wants to tell something to Joe.
Moral action: Randy tells Joe he will shovel his driveway for him.
Moral consequence: Joe will think Randy is a good neighbor and nice.
Norm: It's good to be helpful and kind.
Situation: It snowed heavily and Randy sees his elderly neighbor Joe trying to shovel his driveway.
Intention: Randy wants to tell something to Joe.
Immoral action: Randy tells Joe he's old and will break his back if he shovels too hard.
Immoral consequence: Joe will think Randy is annoying and not helpful.
Norm: You shouldn't get revenge on people.
Situation: Alice goes to school with Tracy, and is very angry after Tracy pushed her against a locker.
Intention: Alice wants to respond to Tracy's taunt.
Moral action: Alice decides to be the bigger person and ignores Tracy's taunt.
Moral consequence: Tracy gets bored with Alice and leaves her alone to pick on someone else.
Norm: You shouldn't get revenge on people.
Situation: Alice goes to school with Tracy, and is very angry after Tracy pushed her against a locker.
Intention: Alice wants to respond to Tracy's taunt.
Immoral action: Alice vows revenge, and after school goes to the parking lot and slashes Tracy's tires.
Immoral consequence: Alice is suspended from school and grounded by her parents for months.
Norm: It's good to support your child's hobbies.
Situation: Khloe's son Bobby has recently taken up painting as a new hobby, but he's very bad at it.
Intention: Khloe wants to see Bobby succeed.
Moral action: Khloe signs Bobby up for an after school painting program so that he can hone his skills and become a better painter.
Moral consequence: Bobby gradually improves his painting skills and through his dedicated efforts becomes a decent artist.
Norm: It's good to support your child's hobbies.
Situation: Khloe's son Bobby has recently taken up painting as a new hobby, but he's very bad at it.
Intention: Khloe wants to see Bobby succeed.
Immoral action: Khloe convinces Bobby to abandon painting and try and find a new activity that he's actually good at.
Immoral consequence: Bobby is able to find a hobby that he excels in, but he doesn't enjoy it and feels like it's a chore.
Norm: It is wrong to lie to your relationship partner.
Situation: Homer went to a tavern, but he told his wife Marge he was going to the bank.
Intention: Homer wants to drink at the tavern.
Moral action: Homer decides to pick up the phone at the tavern and call his wife and tell the truth.
Moral consequence: Marge is happy that Homer was honest about it, and she tells him to have fun and not to drive drunk.
Norm: It is wrong to lie to your relationship partner.
Situation: Homer went to a tavern, but he told his wife Marge he was going to the bank.
Intention: Homer wants to drink at the tavern.
Immoral action: Homer drinks at the tavern and comes up with a story about beer day at the bank.
Immoral consequence: Marge is very upset with Homer and his obvious lies about where he was.
Norm: It's nice to help your spouse with the housework.
Situation: Jim is reading a book on Saturday afternoon while his wife, Cindy, cleans the house.
Intention: Jim wants to finish his book.
Moral action: Jim tells Cindy that he's just going to finish his book, and then he will do some of the housework, so she can relax.
Moral consequence: Cindy appreciates Jim's offer, without having had to ask him to help out.
Norm: It's nice to help your spouse with the housework.
Situation: Jim is reading a book on Saturday afternoon while his wife, Cindy, cleans the house.
Intention: Jim wants to finish his book.
Immoral action: When Cindy asks Jim for help he tells her that he just wants to finish his book.
Immoral consequence: Cindy gets frustrated that she is cleaning the house while Jim sits and reads.
Norm: It's bad to throw up on another person.
Situation: Emilio is riding in the back seat of the car next to his friend and ate something earlier that is not agreeing with him.
Intention: Emilio wants to feel better.
Moral action: Emilio informs the driver that he cannot hold down his meal from earlier and the driver pulls over so Emilio can barf outside the car door.
Moral consequence: Emilio's friends are grossed out but grateful for the warning beforehand.
Norm: It's bad to throw up on another person.
Situation: Emilio is riding in the back seat of the car next to his friend and ate something earlier that is not agreeing with him.
Intention: Emilio wants to feel better.
Immoral action: Emilio doesn't let anybody know how his stomach feels and tries to avoid barfing until it is too late, and he barfs all over his friends.
Immoral consequence: Emilio's friend is completely grossed out by the situation and stays made at Emilio for quite some time.
Norm: It is rude to visit someone without asking first.
Situation: Joe is driving on the other side of town where his friend Hilda lives.
Intention: Joe wants to visit Hilda.
Moral action: Joe calls Hilda and asks if it is okay to stop for a visit.
Moral consequence: Hilda meets Joe at the door, and they have a great visit.
Norm: It is rude to visit someone without asking first.
Situation: Joe is driving on the other side of town where his friend Hilda lives.
Intention: Joe wants to visit Hilda.
Immoral action: Joe stops by Hilda's house unannounced and barges into her home.
Immoral consequence: Hilda is annoyed with Joe because she was not in the mood for company.
Norm: It is bad to lie to someone about birth control.
Situation: Fiona is worried that her boyfriend is bored with her and is planning on leaving her.
Intention: Fiona wants to keep her boyfriend.
Moral action: Fiona discusses her fears with her boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Fiona discovers where she stands and is able to make decisions about her future based on that.
Norm: It is bad to lie to someone about birth control.
Situation: Fiona is worried that her boyfriend is bored with her and is planning on leaving her.
Intention: Fiona wants to keep her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Fiona pretends to still be taking her birth control but has actually stopped.
Immoral consequence: Fiona gets pregnant but loses her boyfriend when he finds out what she has done.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on your fiance
Situation: Sandy is engaged to Greg, and their wedding day is approaching.
Intention: Sandy wants to have a bachelorette party.
Moral action: Sandy's friends hire a male stripper for her bachelorette party, and she kicks him out once the show is over.
Moral consequence: Sandy remains faithful and goes on to marry Greg.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on your fiance
Situation: Sandy is engaged to Greg, and their wedding day is approaching.
Intention: Sandy wants to have a bachelorette party.
Immoral action: Sandy's friends hire a male stripper for her bachelorette party, and she ends up sleeping with him.
Immoral consequence: Greg finds out about the affair and calls off the wedding.
Norm: It's not okay to pressure people into things.
Situation: Tom and Jan went over to Tom's place after watching a movie, and Tom wants to convince her to have sex.
Intention: Tom wants to have sex with Jan.
Moral action: Tom tells Jan that he wants to have sex only if she's okay with it.
Moral consequence: Jan feels comfortable with Tom and is more willing to have sex with him.
Norm: It's not okay to pressure people into things.
Situation: Tom and Jan went over to Tom's place after watching a movie, and Tom wants to convince her to have sex.
Intention: Tom wants to have sex with Jan.
Immoral action: Tom asks Jan why she would come to his place if she didn't want to have sex.
Immoral consequence: Jan feels guilty and decides to have sex to make Tom feel better.
Norm: You shouldn't overcharge your patients.
Situation: Alex is a mechanic, and his next customer isn't really knowledgeable about cars.
Intention: Alex has to figure out what to charge his customer.
Moral action: Alex only charges the customers what they're supposed to be charged.
Moral consequence: The customers are more than willing to pay for it since it's not that much money.
Norm: You shouldn't overcharge your patients.
Situation: Alex is a mechanic, and his next customer isn't really knowledgeable about cars.
Intention: Alex has to figure out what to charge his customer.
Immoral action: Alex makes up problems that the car and charges double what they should've paid.
Immoral consequence: The customers end up paying the mechanic because they need the car.
Norm: It's not okay to spend your money gambling.
Situation: Nathan, a former compulsive gambler, is invited to the casino by his coworkers after work.
Intention: Nathan wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Nathan drops by his favorite bar for the night to order something to drink.
Moral consequence: Nathan befriends another former gambler at the bar.
Norm: It's not okay to spend your money gambling.
Situation: Nathan, a former compulsive gambler, is invited to the casino by his coworkers after work.
Intention: Nathan wants to do something fun.
Immoral action: Nathan gambles his entire paycheck on the slot machines at the casino.
Immoral consequence: Nathan is unable to pay his bills.
Norm: It is not okay to overreact to a breakup.
Situation: Jeremy's girlfriend Eva tells him that she wants to start seeing other people, and doesn't want to be with him anymore.
Intention: Jeremy wants to express his feelings about the breakup.
Moral action: Jeremy says he's hurt, but he understands, and hopes she finds happiness.
Moral consequence: Jeremy and Eva remain friends, and make a smooth transition into new relationships, and their circle of friends remains in tact.
Norm: It is not okay to overreact to a breakup.
Situation: Jeremy's girlfriend Eva tells him that she wants to start seeing other people, and doesn't want to be with him anymore.
Intention: Jeremy wants to express his feelings about the breakup.
Immoral action: Jeremy pounds his fist on the table and calls Eva a slut, and then posts a bunch of nasty messages on Facebook calling her a dirty whore.
Immoral consequence: Eva gets scared and stays away from Jeremy, and their friends split into factions to defend their favorite.
Norm: It's wrong to want to do yourself harm.
Situation: Tammy has a difficult home life and is awkward at school with not a lot of friends.
Intention: Tammy wants to express her frustration about her life.
Moral action: Tammy talks to a school guidance counselor about her feelings.
Moral consequence: Tammy will be able to release her frustration through words.
Norm: It's wrong to want to do yourself harm.
Situation: Tammy has a difficult home life and is awkward at school with not a lot of friends.
Intention: Tammy wants to express her frustration about her life.
Immoral action: Tammy takes a knife and cuts her arms to express her frustration.
Immoral consequence: Tammy will have scars from the cutting of her arms.
Norm: It's not okay to handle things that aren't yours.
Situation: Octavian notices that his brother's car is blocking the entrance to the driveway.
Intention: Octavian wants to move his brother's car.
Moral action: Octavian knocks on his brother's door informing him about his car.
Moral consequence: Octavian is thanked by his stressed brother.
Norm: It's not okay to handle things that aren't yours.
Situation: Octavian notices that his brother's car is blocking the entrance to the driveway.
Intention: Octavian wants to move his brother's car.
Immoral action: Octavian attempts to back his brother's car out of the driveway.
Immoral consequence: Octavian runs into a mailbox damaging the back of the car.
Norm: It's irresponsible to cause someone to lose their job.
Situation: Marlene is at a restaurant and her waiter has been rude and slow with his service.
Intention: Marlene wants make her dissatisfaction with the waiter known.
Moral action: Marlene leaves the waiter a very small tip because she thinks it's all that he deserves for his level of service.
Moral consequence: The waiter is upset with Marlene but realizes that he has not been performing well on the job.
Norm: It's irresponsible to cause someone to lose their job.
Situation: Marlene is at a restaurant and her waiter has been rude and slow with his service.
Intention: Marlene wants make her dissatisfaction with the waiter known.
Immoral action: Marlene asks for the manager and tells them that the waiter was the worst she has ever had and that he deserves to be fired.
Immoral consequence: The waiter is fired because of Marlene's complaint and has to scramble to make ends meet.
Norm: It's wrong to hide things from your significant other.
Situation: Margo wants to meet-up with Barb, an old friend from college whom her husband dislikes.
Intention: Margot wants to have a quiet lunch with Barb and catch up.
Moral action: Margot tells her husband she is having lunch with Barb, and he can just deal with it.
Moral consequence: Margot enjoys her lunch with Barb and reminiscing about college days.
Norm: It's wrong to hide things from your significant other.
Situation: Margo wants to meet-up with Barb, an old friend from college whom her husband dislikes.
Intention: Margot wants to have a quiet lunch with Barb and catch up.
Immoral action: Margot tells her husband she is having lunch with a different person.
Immoral consequence: Margot feels guilty throughout her lunch date about telling a lie to her husband.
Norm: It's good to give gifts to children.
Situation: Ron buys a new video game console and finds that he never uses his old console anymore.
Intention: Ron wants to find a new home for his old console.
Moral action: Ron tells a neighborhood kid that he has an old console that he doesn't use anymore and offers to let the child take it for free.
Moral consequence: The kid is very happy to have his own game console and Ron feels great about doing something nice for him.
Norm: It's good to give gifts to children.
Situation: Ron buys a new video game console and finds that he never uses his old console anymore.
Intention: Ron wants to find a new home for his old console.
Immoral action: Ron offers to sell the console to one of the neighborhood kids.
Immoral consequence: The kid isn't able to come up with the money for the console and Ron feels badly for him.
Norm: You shouldn't let your children be too dependent on you.
Situation: Kayla's daughter just lost her job and cannot afford to pay for her rental property.
Intention: Kayla wants to help her daughter get back on her feet.
Moral action: Kayla lets her daughter move in as long as she's actively looking for a job and pays some rent soon.
Moral consequence: Kayla's daughter is motivated to work right away to improve her situation.
Norm: You shouldn't let your children be too dependent on you.
Situation: Kayla's daughter just lost her job and cannot afford to pay for her rental property.
Intention: Kayla wants to help her daughter get back on her feet.
Immoral action: Kayla allows her daughter to stay with her unconditionally until she recovers.
Immoral consequence: Kayla's daughter is in no rush to get her life back in order.
Norm: It is not okay to be lazy in life.
Situation: Evan loses his job and lives with his parents.
Intention: Evan wants to enjoy life and be happy.
Moral action: Evan goes back to school and applies for a good job.
Moral consequence: Evan will move up in life and his parents will be proud of him.
Norm: It is not okay to be lazy in life.
Situation: Evan loses his job and lives with his parents.
Intention: Evan wants to enjoy life and be happy.
Immoral action: Evan gets on unemployment and plays video games all day and asks his parents for stuff.
Immoral consequence: Evan will always be poor and his parents will resent him.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with two people at once.
Situation: John is a young virile 23 year old with a serious girlfriend and an insatiable sex drive.
Intention: John wants to release his sexual energy.
Moral action: John has a long and intense session of romantic lovemaking with his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: John feels much better having released all of his sexual tension and his girlfriend is impressed by his stamina.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with two people at once.
Situation: John is a young virile 23 year old with a serious girlfriend and an insatiable sex drive.
Intention: John wants to release his sexual energy.
Immoral action: John begins sleeping with a girl he met at work in addition to his current girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: John's girlfriend discovers his infidelity and leaves him immediately.
Norm: It's bad to end a relationship by just disappearing.
Situation: Beatrice is dating Matt and thinks the relationship isn't working out.
Intention: Beatrice wants to stop dating Matt.
Moral action: Beatrice tells Matt that the relationship is not working out.
Moral consequence: Matt will know that Beatrice does not want to date him, and he'll move on.
Norm: It's bad to end a relationship by just disappearing.
Situation: Beatrice is dating Matt and thinks the relationship isn't working out.
Intention: Beatrice wants to stop dating Matt.
Immoral action: Beatrice stops answering Matt's calls and avoids him.
Immoral consequence: Matt will be confused by the way Beatrice is acting and not know the relationship is over.
Norm: It is wrong to cheat on tests.
Situation: There is a special reward for the highest scoring grade in Jane's class.
Intention: Jane wants to ensure that she gets the top grade.
Moral action: Jane studies harder and longer than all the other students in her class.
Moral consequence: Jane feels a fulfilling sense of validation from achieving her goals.
Norm: It is wrong to cheat on tests.
Situation: There is a special reward for the highest scoring grade in Jane's class.
Intention: Jane wants to ensure that she gets the top grade.
Immoral action: Jane brings a small piece of paper with the answers with her to use during the test.
Immoral consequence: Jane feels guilty for cheating on the test because she knew most of the answers.
Norm: It is rude to pester people with personal questions.
Situation: Debby is having a dinner gathering with her friend Emma and Emma's boyfriend Scott, and Emma goes to the bathroom for some time.
Intention: Debby wants to socialize with Scott.
Moral action: Debby asks Scott how and where he first met Emma.
Moral consequence: Scott feels that Debby is nice, and they talk a lot about Emma's funny things.
Norm: It is rude to pester people with personal questions.
Situation: Debby is having a dinner gathering with her friend Emma and Emma's boyfriend Scott, and Emma goes to the bathroom for some time.
Intention: Debby wants to socialize with Scott.
Immoral action: Debby asks Scott about his occupation and salary.
Immoral consequence: Scott feels embarrassed and offended, and refuses to meet Debby again.
Norm: You shouldn't stuff someone into a locker.
Situation: Will is the star of his high school's football team, and a freshman is talking crap to him.
Intention: Will wants to kid to leave him alone.
Moral action: Will tells the kid that he could fit him in a locker if he wanted to.
Moral consequence: The kid doesn't want to risk the chance of being put in a locker, so he walks away.
Norm: You shouldn't stuff someone into a locker.
Situation: Will is the star of his high school's football team, and a freshman is talking crap to him.
Intention: Will wants to kid to leave him alone.
Immoral action: Will opens up his locker and pushed the kid inside of it.
Immoral consequence: The kid is scared and doesn't know when he'll be let out.
Norm: It is expected that you dress appropriately for church
Situation: Bobby is at home on a Sunday morning as his mother urges him to get ready because they're running late for church.
Intention: Bobby wants to get dressed for church.
Moral action: Bobby throws on his formal church clothes and tells his mother that he's ready.
Moral consequence: Bobby and his family arrive just in time for church service.
Norm: It is expected that you dress appropriately for church
Situation: Bobby is at home on a Sunday morning as his mother urges him to get ready because they're running late for church.
Intention: Bobby wants to get dressed for church.
Immoral action: Bobby puts on a swimsuit and basketball jersey and tells his mother he's ready.
Immoral consequence: Bobby's mother scolds him for dressing inappropriately and makes him go back and change into church clothes, causing them to be late.
Norm: It's good to stay in contact with your parents.
Situation: Bob has been living with his parents but just got a new job.
Intention: Bob wants to be independent.
Moral action: Bob moves out to his own house near his parents and calls them daily.
Moral consequence: Bob's parents feel loved and stay happy and healthy.
Norm: It's good to stay in contact with your parents.
Situation: Bob has been living with his parents but just got a new job.
Intention: Bob wants to be independent.
Immoral action: Bob travels across the country, settles down and never calls home.
Immoral consequence: Bob's parents wonder if Bob loves them anymore and become sad.
Norm: It's wrong to approach people when they are busy.
Situation: Milton arrived at his professor's office on his way to his next class but his professor was talking to another student.
Intention: Milton needed to ask his professor a question.
Moral action: Milton decided to come back after his class to ask the question.
Moral consequence: Milton's professor happily answered his question.