CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's mean to not take depression seriously.
Situation: James college roommate confessed that he'd been too depressed to get out of bed or go to class for the last two weeks.
Intention: James wants to help his friend.
Moral action: James tells his roommate that must be really hard, and asks if he's tried talking to a psychiatrist.
Moral consequence: James' roommate agrees to let James call a psychiatrist near campus and schedule him an appointment.
Norm: It's mean to not take depression seriously.
Situation: James college roommate confessed that he'd been too depressed to get out of bed or go to class for the last two weeks.
Intention: James wants to help his friend.
Immoral action: James tries to make a joke about how having depression is at least better than having herpes.
Immoral consequence: James' rooommate is not amused and doesn't confide in him again.
Norm: You should be there for others.
Situation: Cam's brother was stranded on the middle of the highway and called Cam for help.
Intention: Cam has to respond to his brother.
Moral action: Cam tells his brother that he'll get there as fast as he can.
Moral consequence: Cam's brother feels appreciative and feels less scared about being stranded.
Norm: You should be there for others.
Situation: Cam's brother was stranded on the middle of the highway and called Cam for help.
Intention: Cam has to respond to his brother.
Immoral action: Cam doesn't want to drive on the highway, so he makes his brother call someone else.
Immoral consequence: Cam's brother feels like Cam betrayed him and trusts him less.
Norm: You should give friends space when they need it.
Situation: Adrian's friend Steve is going through a rough time in his relationship with his girlfriend and looks gloomy and depressed.
Intention: Adrian wants Steve to feel better.
Moral action: Adrian asks Steve how he's doing and offers to chat if he wants to, then leaves him alone.
Moral consequence: Steve recovers a bit and wants a friend to confide in, so he contacts Adrian to talk with him.
Norm: You should give friends space when they need it.
Situation: Adrian's friend Steve is going through a rough time in his relationship with his girlfriend and looks gloomy and depressed.
Intention: Adrian wants Steve to feel better.
Immoral action: Adrian sits with Steve and asks him what is wrong, continuing to ask him when he evades Adrian's questions.
Immoral consequence: Steve withdraws even more and refuses to be around Adrian because it hurts too much to answer.
Norm: It's bad to chicken out at the last minute.
Situation: Amanda is supposed to go to her doctor's appointment to get the results of a test.
Intention: Amanda wants to decide if she will enter the building.
Moral action: Amanda heads right in to see her doctor and find out the results.
Moral consequence: It turns out the test result is negative thus she isn't sick at all.
Norm: It's bad to chicken out at the last minute.
Situation: Amanda is supposed to go to her doctor's appointment to get the results of a test.
Intention: Amanda wants to decide if she will enter the building.
Immoral action: Amanda runs away at the last minute because she's afraid of the possible news.
Immoral consequence: Now it takes her much longer to find out, and she panics for much longer.
Norm: It's good to be eager about controlling your life.
Situation: Billy has just graduated high school and is asked about what he will do.
Intention: Billy wants to talk about what he will do after high school.
Moral action: Billy says he wants to be an attorney and will be attending college.
Moral consequence: Billy will be able to achieve the goals he has.
Norm: It's good to be eager about controlling your life.
Situation: Billy has just graduated high school and is asked about what he will do.
Intention: Billy wants to talk about what he will do after high school.
Immoral action: Billy says that he will go with the flow and doesn't have plans.
Immoral consequence: Billy will not be able to have control over his life and will be directionless.
Norm: It's rude not to return someone's text.
Situation: Bob just sent Jenna a text asking her on a date.
Intention: Jenna wants Bob to know she's not interested in him.
Moral action: Jenna replies by text to Bob saying he's very sweet, but she's already dating someone.
Moral consequence: Bob understands and respects Jenna as a person.
Norm: It's rude not to return someone's text.
Situation: Bob just sent Jenna a text asking her on a date.
Intention: Jenna wants Bob to know she's not interested in him.
Immoral action: Jenna pretends she never got Bob's text and doesn't text back.
Immoral consequence: Bob feels very depressed and respects Jenna less as a person.
Norm: It's rude to assume Hawaiians are overweight.
Situation: Sam is the new kid in class from Hawaii, and Pat wants to learn more about him.
Intention: Pat wants to ask Sam a question.
Moral action: Pat asks Sam what he misses the most about Hawaii.
Moral consequence: Sam feels closer to Pat and is willing to have a conversation with him.
Norm: It's rude to assume Hawaiians are overweight.
Situation: Sam is the new kid in class from Hawaii, and Pat wants to learn more about him.
Intention: Pat wants to ask Sam a question.
Immoral action: Pat asks Sam if his parents weigh a lot since he thinks most Hawaiians do.
Immoral consequence: Sam is insulted and threatens Pat to fight him if he disrespects his parents again.
Norm: You should dress professionally at work
Situation: Keith is getting ready for work in his bedroom and is looking at his closet of clothes.
Intention: Keith wants to decide what to wear to work.
Moral action: Keith decides to put on his gray suit with a white shirt and blue tie before going to work.
Moral consequence: Keith's boss sees Keith and thinks that he looks quite sharp that morning.
Norm: You should dress professionally at work
Situation: Keith is getting ready for work in his bedroom and is looking at his closet of clothes.
Intention: Keith wants to decide what to wear to work.
Immoral action: Keith decides to put on short biker spandex shorts and a sleeveless tanktop before going to work.
Immoral consequence: Keith's boss is angry that Keith came to work looking like he's going to the gym and sends him home to change.
Norm: It's good to say nice things about other people.
Situation: John had a tough day at work and comes home to see his wife Mindy cooking dinner.
Intention: John wants to feel good about himself.
Moral action: John confides in Mindy that he had a rough day and then tells her the food looks amazing.
Moral consequence: Mindy comforts John and feels closer to him and happy too.
Norm: It's good to say nice things about other people.
Situation: John had a tough day at work and comes home to see his wife Mindy cooking dinner.
Intention: John wants to feel good about himself.
Immoral action: John tells Mindy she shouldn't be cooking because she can't make anything tasty.
Immoral consequence: Mindy feels sad and resents John and wonders if she'll cook again for him.
Norm: It's good to do things that inspire pride in others.
Situation: Leah is a teacher that is teaching a full classroom of students.
Intention: Leah wants her students to enjoy the class.
Moral action: Leah shows her students all the projects previous students have done in her classes that made a difference in the local community.
Moral consequence: The students are inspired by seeing what students just like them have already accomplished and feel a sense of pride in their local community.
Norm: It's good to do things that inspire pride in others.
Situation: Leah is a teacher that is teaching a full classroom of students.
Intention: Leah wants her students to enjoy the class.
Immoral action: Leah puts on a popular movie for the students to watch and promises them all good grades if they don't tell the principal.
Immoral consequence: The students enjoy watching the movie but take their free good grades for granted and don't work as hard in other classes.
Norm: It's bad to push a small kid.
Situation: Dave is at the mall window shopping when he feels a small child, Gary  leaning on him while he's staring at the shop window.
Intention: Dave wants to get Gary off him.
Moral action: Dave taps Gary on the shoulder to get his attention then asks him to please get off his leg.
Moral consequence: Gary realizes that he's leaning on Dave and says a sheepish sorry before running back behind his mom.
Norm: It's bad to push a small kid.
Situation: Dave is at the mall window shopping when he feels a small child, Gary  leaning on him while he's staring at the shop window.
Intention: Dave wants to get Gary off him.
Immoral action: Dave shoves Gary quite hard and Gary goes flying away from Dave, landing on his butt and hurting himself.
Immoral consequence: Gary starts to cry loud and hard right away as the whole mall looks at Dave with bewilderment and anger.
Norm: You shouldn't stick your nose into your friend's business.
Situation: Travis overhears his friend mumble something bad under her breath, and he sees her walking to the bathroom leaving her laptop open.
Intention: Travis wants to know what's going on with his friend.
Moral action: Travis gives her a hug and says he will always be there for her before asking what's wrong.
Moral consequence: Travis' friend feels safe enough to open up to him about her problems.
Norm: You shouldn't stick your nose into your friend's business.
Situation: Travis overhears his friend mumble something bad under her breath, and he sees her walking to the bathroom leaving her laptop open.
Intention: Travis wants to know what's going on with his friend.
Immoral action: Travis sits down on her computer and looks through her chat logs for any information.
Immoral consequence: Travis friend snaps at him for invading her privacy when she returns from the bathroom.
Norm: It's unkind to avoid a family member on their birthday.
Situation: Nate's sister Nika has sent him an invitation to her birthday party.
Intention: Nate wants to respond to the invitation.
Moral action: Nate tells Nika that he will go to the party.
Moral consequence: Nika will feel that Nate is a good brother.
Norm: It's unkind to avoid a family member on their birthday.
Situation: Nate's sister Nika has sent him an invitation to her birthday party.
Intention: Nate wants to respond to the invitation.
Immoral action: Nate tells Nika that he can't attend her party because he is busy.
Immoral consequence: Nika will feel that Nate does not have time for her.
Norm: It's mean to steal from your family.
Situation: Ben needs to get gas to drive his car to work, but he is broke.
Intention: Ben wants money to put the gas in his car.
Moral action: Ben asks his father if he can borrow money to pump the gas.
Moral consequence: Ben is able to put the gas and go to his job.
Norm: It's mean to steal from your family.
Situation: Ben needs to get gas to drive his car to work, but he is broke.
Intention: Ben wants money to put the gas in his car.
Immoral action: Ben takes money from his father's wallet without his permission.
Immoral consequence: Ben is grounded for a week when his father finds out what he did.
Norm: It's wrong to resort to violence when someone upsets you.
Situation: Colin is hanging out at the park when Phil accidentally throws a baseball that hits him in the foot.
Intention: Colin wants Phil to get the ball back.
Moral action: Colin brings the ball back to Phil and asks him to be more careful.
Moral consequence: Phil moves to the other side of the park to play and Colin is able to relax in peace.
Norm: It's wrong to resort to violence when someone upsets you.
Situation: Colin is hanging out at the park when Phil accidentally throws a baseball that hits him in the foot.
Intention: Colin wants Phil to get the ball back.
Immoral action: Colin throws the ball as hard as he can at Phil's head.
Immoral consequence: Phil is taken to the hospital for a head injury and Colin is charged for assault.
Norm: You should not starve yourself.
Situation: Donna was looking in the mirror and started to think that she was fat.
Intention: Donna wanted to lose weight.
Moral action: Donna starts to eat more fruit and vegetables for her snacks.
Moral consequence: Donna loses ten pounds the first month on her diet.
Norm: You should not starve yourself.
Situation: Donna was looking in the mirror and started to think that she was fat.
Intention: Donna wanted to lose weight.
Immoral action: Donna starts to skip meals and only drinks water all day.
Immoral consequence: Donna starts to suffer from malnutrition and has to be hospitalized.
Norm: It's good to share things with others when you're married.
Situation: Jenna, an ER doctor married to a lawyer, often felt deeply impacted by the deaths she saw at work.
Intention: Jenna wants to process the disturbing things she sees at work.
Moral action: Jenna tells her husband about the most painful things she's seen at work.
Moral consequence: Jenna's husband listens carefully and shares some of the scary things he's seen in the courtoom.
Norm: It's good to share things with others when you're married.
Situation: Jenna, an ER doctor married to a lawyer, often felt deeply impacted by the deaths she saw at work.
Intention: Jenna wants to process the disturbing things she sees at work.
Immoral action: Jenna never mentions the things she witnesses at work to her husband, concerned she'll traumatize him, instead just journaling about them.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's husband eventually reads her journal to try to better understand what she's going through.
Norm: It is scandalous to sleep with a friend's ex.
Situation: Becky was telling her friend Lisa about how she just broke up with her ex boyfriend Chad.
Intention: Lisa wants to go to Chad's house to get Becky's belongings.
Moral action: Lisa goes to Chad's house and waits outside for him to bring her Becky's things.
Moral consequence: Becky is grateful that she doesn't have to see Chad to get her things.
Norm: It is scandalous to sleep with a friend's ex.
Situation: Becky was telling her friend Lisa about how she just broke up with her ex boyfriend Chad.
Intention: Lisa wants to go to Chad's house to get Becky's belongings.
Immoral action: Lisa goes to Chad's house, and she sleeps with him before bringing back Becky's things.
Immoral consequence: Becky stops talking to both Chad and Lisa altogether forever.
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.
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.
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: You should stay home from school when you are sick.
Situation: Marty has to take a test at school but has flu symptoms.
Intention: Marty wants to take the test.
Moral action: Marty calls his teacher and explains he is sick and arranges to take the test at a later time.
Moral consequence: Marty is able to get over the flu and not risk the other students getting sick.
Norm: You should stay home from school when you are sick.
Situation: Marty has to take a test at school but has flu symptoms.
Intention: Marty wants to take the test.
Immoral action: Marty goes to school and takes the test.
Immoral consequence: Marty gets the rest of his class sick with the flu.
Norm: It's good to have spirit for your town.
Situation: Kimmy lives in a small town and somebody working for the city is at her door collecting money to keep a historical building in the town standing.
Intention: Kimmy wants to send the person on their way.
Moral action: Kimmy quickly gives a donation as she is proud of her town and encourages the person colelcting to move on to the next house in hopes they raise enough money.
Moral consequence: The person collecting is enthused by Kimmy's town spirit and works hard to collect the funds needed.
Norm: It's good to have spirit for your town.
Situation: Kimmy lives in a small town and somebody working for the city is at her door collecting money to keep a historical building in the town standing.
Intention: Kimmy wants to send the person on their way.
Immoral action: Kimmy declines the request as she doesn't put much thought into the historical building and says goodbye to the person collecting.
Immoral consequence: The person collecting is dismayed that Kimmy has no pride in the town and doesn't want to help.
Norm: It is rude to see women as sexual objects.
Situation: Robert was recently introduced to Heather who he finds very attractive.
Intention: Robert wants Heather to be his girlfriend.
Moral action: Robert makes efforts to get to know Heather as a person and find things in common with her.
Moral consequence: Heather and Robert grow closer and feel affectionate towards each other.
Norm: It is rude to see women as sexual objects.
Situation: Robert was recently introduced to Heather who he finds very attractive.
Intention: Robert wants Heather to be his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Robert compliments Heather on her body and invites her to come to his home at night.
Immoral consequence: Heather is offended and tells other women in their circle that Robert is a pervert.
Norm: It's expected that parents don't smoke around their children
Situation: Tasha is a smoker and has five children who she is at home with.
Intention: Tasha wants a cigarette.
Moral action: Tasha steps outside to smoke a cigarette away from where her children would get the secondhand smoke.
Moral consequence: Tasha's children grow up with being affected by Tasha's secondhand smoke.
Norm: It's expected that parents don't smoke around their children
Situation: Tasha is a smoker and has five children who she is at home with.
Intention: Tasha wants a cigarette.
Immoral action: Tasha lights up a cigarette in her living room as her children run around playing in the room with her.
Immoral consequence: Tasha's children suffer the negative health effects of secondhand smoke.
Norm: It is wrong to tamper with people's possessions
Situation: Omar was playing video games when his game controller broke.
Intention: Omar wants to get a new game controller.
Moral action: Omar asks his roommate if he can borrow the money to get a new controller.
Moral consequence: Omar's roommate gives him the money, and he pays him back in a week.
Norm: It is wrong to tamper with people's possessions
Situation: Omar was playing video games when his game controller broke.
Intention: Omar wants to get a new game controller.
Immoral action: Omar opens his roommates safe to get the money to buy the controller.
Immoral consequence: Omar's roommate kicks him out and tells everyone that he is a thief.
Norm: It's bad to have sex with your friends' significant others.
Situation: Tom is hanging out with his friend Bill and his wife Susie and realizes he enjoys her company.
Intention: Tom wants to be around Jill more.
Moral action: Tom tells Bill and Susie he enjoys their company as good friends.
Moral consequence: Bill and Susie are flattered and hang out with Tom more often.
Norm: It's bad to have sex with your friends' significant others.
Situation: Tom is hanging out with his friend Bill and his wife Susie and realizes he enjoys her company.
Intention: Tom wants to be around Jill more.
Immoral action: Tom asks Susie to sleep with him later that night when Bill isn't around.
Immoral consequence: Bill finds out and is angry at Susie and ends his friendship with Tom.
Norm: You should compliment someone when you like their dress.
Situation: Kyle is at home when his wife Claire comes home in a new fancy dress she just got which Kyle loves at first sight.
Intention: Kyle wants to make a comment about the dress.
Moral action: Kyle tells Claire that the dress is amazing and that she looks breathtakingly beautiful in it.
Moral consequence: Claire is so happy to hear that Kyle loves the dress and that she thinks he's beautiful and is all smiles.
Norm: You should compliment someone when you like their dress.
Situation: Kyle is at home when his wife Claire comes home in a new fancy dress she just got which Kyle loves at first sight.
Intention: Kyle wants to make a comment about the dress.
Immoral action: Kyle tells Claire that she shouldn't have spen their money on such fancy new clothes.
Immoral consequence: Claire is annoyed that Kyle is focusing on money and not her and her self confidence takes a dip.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone they are ugly.
Situation: Simon is hanging out with some of his friends when his rival shows up in a tacky outfit and asks how he looks.
Intention: Simon wants to comment on his rival's outfit.
Moral action: Simon tells his rival that his outfit is interesting along with giving him tips on how to look better.
Moral consequence: Simon's rival accepts Simon's advice and changes the way he dresses.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone they are ugly.
Situation: Simon is hanging out with some of his friends when his rival shows up in a tacky outfit and asks how he looks.
Intention: Simon wants to comment on his rival's outfit.
Immoral action: Simon tells his rival that his outfit makes him look like moldy cheese.
Immoral consequence: Simon's rival starts getting teary eyed after hearing Simon's word.
Norm: You should be sensitive to your partner's needs.
Situation: Ned is getting ready for bed when his wife Janet implies that she wants to have sex tonight by saying that it's been a while.
Intention: Ned wants to mention how long it's been since they made love.
Moral action: Ned says it's been a while, too long in fact and jumps on Janet to begin having sex.
Moral consequence: Janet is delighted that Ned figured out what she was trying to hint at and enjoys the love making.
Norm: You should be sensitive to your partner's needs.
Situation: Ned is getting ready for bed when his wife Janet implies that she wants to have sex tonight by saying that it's been a while.
Intention: Ned wants to mention how long it's been since they made love.
Immoral action: Ned says that it has been a while but who is counting and that they shouldn't keep a journal of frequency of sex.
Immoral consequence: Janet is annoyed because she's not commenting on the frequency she just wants to have sex now and Ned is clueless.
Norm: You should always be kind to people on the internet
Situation: Marc makes videos on YouTube for a living, and his viewers didn't like his last video.
Intention: Marc wants to respond to his viewers.
Moral action: Marc tells his viewers that he made a mistake and that he'll listen to them more.
Moral consequence: Marc's supporters feel closer to him, and Marc feels more humble.
Norm: You should always be kind to people on the internet
Situation: Marc makes videos on YouTube for a living, and his viewers didn't like his last video.
Intention: Marc wants to respond to his viewers.
Immoral action: Marc tells his viewers that there's a reason they're not successful.
Immoral consequence: Marc loses subscribers, and he hurts the feelings of his supporters.
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.