CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's kind to offer your guests a warm beverage.
Situation: John has some guests come over to his new place that he recently moved into.
Intention: John wants to show his guests that they are welcome.
Immoral action: John tells his guests that he's happy they came over but doesn't offer them anything in the way of refreshments.
Immoral consequence: John's guests think it was a bit impolite of him not to offer them anything to drink.
Norm: You should apologize if you've accidentally injured someone.
Situation: Nathan and Pablo are playing basketball when Nathan accidently trips Pablo.
Intention: Nathan wants to deal with who is responsible.
Moral action: Nathan says he's sorry and asks Pablo if he's okay.
Moral consequence: Pablo says he's fine and Nathan helps him up off the ground.
Norm: You should apologize if you've accidentally injured someone.
Situation: Nathan and Pablo are playing basketball when Nathan accidently trips Pablo.
Intention: Nathan wants to deal with who is responsible.
Immoral action: Nathan tells Pablo that he should have watched where he was going.
Immoral consequence: Pablo gets pissed at Nathan and tackles him to the ground.
Norm: It's ok to leave a job you don't like.
Situation: Jake is unhappy in his current job, but he's not sure if he can find a job that pays the same.
Intention: Jake wants to make a lot of money.
Moral action: Jake applies for higher paying jobs while he is still employed.
Moral consequence: Jake makes sure that he makes a lot of money and has a chance of leaving his current job.
Norm: It's ok to leave a job you don't like.
Situation: Jake is unhappy in his current job, but he's not sure if he can find a job that pays the same.
Intention: Jake wants to make a lot of money.
Immoral action: Jake decides to stay in his current job just for the money alone.
Immoral consequence: Jake stays unhappy, and he realizes that money isn't everything.
Norm: You shouldn't assume the worst about your children
Situation: Paul is at home when his son Jim comes home and tells him he got into a fight at school.
Intention: Paul wants to discourage Jim from violence.
Moral action: Paul tells Jim that no matter what occurred that violence isn't the answer and if Jim tells him the details they can talk about what to do next time.
Moral consequence: Jim is eager to tell his dad the details and learn from the experience but already begins to understand that fighting is wrong.
Norm: You shouldn't assume the worst about your children
Situation: Paul is at home when his son Jim comes home and tells him he got into a fight at school.
Intention: Paul wants to discourage Jim from violence.
Immoral action: Paul tells Jim that it's not good that he's attacking smaller children and beating them up, and he needs to stop.
Immoral consequence: Jim is sad that his dad thinks he was the attacker before even hearing the rest of the story and is confused how to proceed.
Norm: You should not waste other people's time.
Situation: Harmony is browsing the displays at a busy jewelry store without planning to buy anything, when a sales clerk approaches her and asks her if she needs help.
Intention: Harmony wants to respond to the sales clerk.
Moral action: Harmony explains that she's currently just browsing and doesn't require assistance.
Moral consequence: The sales clerk appreciates how straightforward Harmony was and is able to spend his time efficiently by helping other customers who are trying to buy jewelry.
Norm: You should not waste other people's time.
Situation: Harmony is browsing the displays at a busy jewelry store without planning to buy anything, when a sales clerk approaches her and asks her if she needs help.
Intention: Harmony wants to respond to the sales clerk.
Immoral action: Harmony asks the sales clerk a bunch of questions about the jewelry and requests to try some of it on even though there's no chance of her purchasing it.
Immoral consequence: The sales clerk eventually figures out that she's just there to browse and decides to move on to help some other customers.
Norm: It is good to help a friend if they needed
Situation: Bryan is thinking about dinner when Randy calls and needs a ride to the store.
Intention: Bryan wants to go out to eat.
Moral action: Bryan says he'll drop Randy off at the store on his way to dinner.
Moral consequence: Randy is happy and likes Bryan even more now.
Norm: It is good to help a friend if they needed
Situation: Bryan is thinking about dinner when Randy calls and needs a ride to the store.
Intention: Bryan wants to go out to eat.
Immoral action: Bryan tells Randy he is very busy and rushes out to the restaurant to eat.
Immoral consequence: Randy is depressed and won't help Bryan when he needs help.
Norm: It's impolite to pick at you nails in public.
Situation: Kelly is on the bus riding it back home when she notices how dirty her nails are.
Intention: Kelly wants to pick the dirt out of her nails.
Moral action: Kelly waits until she gets back home to clean her nails.
Moral consequence: The other passengers don't notice how filthy Kelly's nails have become.
Norm: It's impolite to pick at you nails in public.
Situation: Kelly is on the bus riding it back home when she notices how dirty her nails are.
Intention: Kelly wants to pick the dirt out of her nails.
Immoral action: Kelly starts picking the dirt out from under her nails on the bus.
Immoral consequence: The passengers near her are grossed out by what she is doing.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone to pound sand.
Situation: David is driving his friend home from school, but they are arguing about something.
Intention: David wants to end the argument.
Moral action: David continues a dialog with his friend while making sure he gets him to his house.
Moral consequence: David's friend is understanding, and they hash out their issues before the end of the ride.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone to pound sand.
Situation: David is driving his friend home from school, but they are arguing about something.
Intention: David wants to end the argument.
Immoral action: David pulls the car over to the side of the road a long ways from his friend's house and insists they get out and walk home.
Immoral consequence: David's friend informs David that their friendship is over and walks home.
Norm: It's wrong to date your sibling's ex.
Situation: Charlie needs a date for the upcoming dance and learns that his big brother Alex just got dumped by his ex-girlfriend Stacy.
Intention: Charlie wants to ask a girl to the dance.
Moral action: Charlie asks a girl named Eve to the dance when he overhears someone saying she needs a date.
Moral consequence: Alex lets Charlie borrow some of his cologne, so he smells good for his date with Eve.
Norm: It's wrong to date your sibling's ex.
Situation: Charlie needs a date for the upcoming dance and learns that his big brother Alex just got dumped by his ex-girlfriend Stacy.
Intention: Charlie wants to ask a girl to the dance.
Immoral action: Charlie asks Stacy if she'll go to the dance with him now that she's single.
Immoral consequence: Alex learns that Charlie asked out Stacy and punches him for the act of disloyalty.
Norm: It's frowned upon to share political views at work.
Situation: Tony is sitting with his coworkers in the break room at work.
Intention: Tony wants to talk to his coworkers.
Moral action: Tony starts a conversation with his coworkers about the project they are working on.
Moral consequence: Tony and his coworkers brainstorm about a better way to do the project.
Norm: It's frowned upon to share political views at work.
Situation: Tony is sitting with his coworkers in the break room at work.
Intention: Tony wants to talk to his coworkers.
Immoral action: Tony starts a conversation with his coworkers about the politics of the nation.
Immoral consequence: Tony's coworkers don't agree with his views, and they ignore him for the rest of the week.
Norm: It's bad to read someone's private conversation without them knowing.
Situation: Tina notices her boyfriend has been messaging a female friend of his all day.
Intention: Tina wants to know what they are talking about.
Moral action: Tina casually asks her boyfriend directly what they are talking about.
Moral consequence: Tina's boyfriend is happy to share what they've been discussing.
Norm: It's bad to read someone's private conversation without them knowing.
Situation: Tina notices her boyfriend has been messaging a female friend of his all day.
Intention: Tina wants to know what they are talking about.
Immoral action: Tina waits for her boyfriend to go to the bathroom and checks his phone.
Immoral consequence: Tina gets caught looking through his phone and her partner feels it's a violation of privacy.
Norm: It's wrong steal something from a store.
Situation: Christine is at the mall when she remembers she has a work dinner coming up.
Intention: Christine wants to find a nice dress to wear to her work dinner.
Moral action: Christine shops around until she finds a dress that is within her budget.
Moral consequence: Christine doesn't spend too much on the dress and is prepared for her work dinner.
Norm: It's wrong steal something from a store.
Situation: Christine is at the mall when she remembers she has a work dinner coming up.
Intention: Christine wants to find a nice dress to wear to her work dinner.
Immoral action: Christine spots a dress she likes that is out of her budget, so she tosses it into her purse when shop employees aren't looking.
Immoral consequence: The security tag on the dress sounds the alarm as Christine tries to leave the store, and she is arrested.
Norm: It's rude to talk non-stop to people.
Situation: Sharon is a greeter for a hotel and sees a customer coming inside to stay a few nights.
Intention: Sharon wants to make the customer feel welcome.
Moral action: Sharon says hello to the customer and exchanges a few questions and answers with him.
Moral consequence: The customer feels welcome at the hotel and continues to the front desk to check in.
Norm: It's rude to talk non-stop to people.
Situation: Sharon is a greeter for a hotel and sees a customer coming inside to stay a few nights.
Intention: Sharon wants to make the customer feel welcome.
Immoral action: Sharon engages the customer in conversation and begins to tell her about every detail of the past week.
Immoral consequence: The customer gets uncomfortable and annoyed, then finally leaves the hotel to stay somewhere else.
Norm: It's kind for parents to support their children's hobbies.
Situation: Lamar's son Casey asks Lamar for money for a violin for music class, and Lamar struggles paying bills.
Intention: Lamar wants to save money.
Moral action: Lamar rents a violin for a low rate from a local music store.
Moral consequence: Casey practices hard and earns an A in music class.
Norm: It's kind for parents to support their children's hobbies.
Situation: Lamar's son Casey asks Lamar for money for a violin for music class, and Lamar struggles paying bills.
Intention: Lamar wants to save money.
Immoral action: Lamar tells his son to drop music class because they can't afford the violin.
Immoral consequence: Casey is depressed because he has to give up something he loves.
Norm: It's good to refrain from being angry with others.
Situation: Gary is on the subway when the subway has to brake hard and Kyle who wasn't holding a hand rail comes flying into Gary hurting him.
Intention: Gary wants to show his displeasure to Kyle for causing him pain.
Moral action: Gary tells Kyle that he really needs to hold the hand rail because of situations like this and that he really hurt him.
Moral consequence: Kyle is remorseful and apologizes to Gary and asks him if there's anything he can do to make him feel better.
Norm: It's good to refrain from being angry with others.
Situation: Gary is on the subway when the subway has to brake hard and Kyle who wasn't holding a hand rail comes flying into Gary hurting him.
Intention: Gary wants to show his displeasure to Kyle for causing him pain.
Immoral action: Gary starts to foam at the  mouth and silently grabs Kyle by the neck and stares into his eyes while squeezing his throat.
Immoral consequence: Kyle is utterly terrified as Gary looks like a maniac and Kyle is finding it hard to breathe.
Norm: It's good to reconcile your differences with your significant other.
Situation: Mandy and her partner are not on good terms because of a recent and nasty argument.
Intention: Mandy wants to avoid fighting over this issue again.
Moral action: Mandy extends an olive branch to her partner, and they talk it out.
Moral consequence: Mandy's partner is happy to move past the fight that they had and fix things with her.
Norm: It's good to reconcile your differences with your significant other.
Situation: Mandy and her partner are not on good terms because of a recent and nasty argument.
Intention: Mandy wants to avoid fighting over this issue again.
Immoral action: Mandy decides to hold it against her partner and ends up leaving him.
Immoral consequence: Mandy's partner is heartbroken that she left him over the fight they had.
Norm: It's nice to help pay for things.
Situation: Dustin has been dating Katie for a while, and they are eating at a diner.
Intention: Dustin wants to leave after he is finished eating.
Moral action: Dustin takes out his wallet and pays for the bill when the waiter brings it to the table.
Moral consequence: Katie is grateful that Dustin is so generous with his money.
Norm: It's nice to help pay for things.
Situation: Dustin has been dating Katie for a while, and they are eating at a diner.
Intention: Dustin wants to leave after he is finished eating.
Immoral action: Dustin tells Katie to pay for the bill when the waiter brings the bill to the table.
Immoral consequence: Katie gets tired of paying for their meals all the time and breaks up with him.
Norm: It's wrong to think you're a failure.
Situation: Lyle made a bad grade on his test, and he is walking home from school.
Intention: Lyle wants to think about the future.
Moral action: Lyle realizes that he can get better grades if he studies more.
Moral consequence: Lyle is able to make a better grade the next time that he takes a test.
Norm: It's wrong to think you're a failure.
Situation: Lyle made a bad grade on his test, and he is walking home from school.
Intention: Lyle wants to think about the future.
Immoral action: Lyle thinks that the bad grade on the test means that he is a total failure.
Immoral consequence: Lyle starts to believe that he is horrible and turns into a criminal.
Norm: You shouldn't stay with a partner who abuses you.
Situation: Tim is living with and dating a woman who is becoming increasingly violent when she doesn't get her way.
Intention: Tim wants to avoid physical confrontation.
Moral action: Tim waits until his partner is away at work and moves out without her knowing.
Moral consequence: Tim's partner realizes what caused her partner to leave and how severe it was.
Norm: You shouldn't stay with a partner who abuses you.
Situation: Tim is living with and dating a woman who is becoming increasingly violent when she doesn't get her way.
Intention: Tim wants to avoid physical confrontation.
Immoral action: Tim tries to conform to all her demands in order to make things work.
Immoral consequence: Tim's partner is emboldened to continue behaving in an abusive fashion.
Norm: It's good to take a break from work sometimes.
Situation: Felipe is working late at the office, trying to wrap up an important project, when he starts feeling very worn down and unmotivated.
Intention: Felipe wants to feel more energized.
Moral action: Felipe decides to stretch his legs and grab a quick bite to eat at the restaurant next door before returning to finish the project.
Moral consequence: Felipe feels rejuvenated and motivated when he returns from his break and finishes the project quickly and efficiently.
Norm: It's good to take a break from work sometimes.
Situation: Felipe is working late at the office, trying to wrap up an important project, when he starts feeling very worn down and unmotivated.
Intention: Felipe wants to feel more energized.
Immoral action: Felipe grabs an energy drink out of the fridge and decides to power through the rest of the project immediately.
Immoral consequence: Felipe makes a bunch of errors and the quality of the project suffers.
Norm: It's good to share knowledge.
Situation: Colby is at work when he sees that Mike is struggling with some machinery.
Intention: Colby wants the machine to work correctly.
Moral action: Colby shows Mike how to work with the machine correctly.
Moral consequence: Mike is able to use the equipment correctly and between the two they get the job done quickly.
Norm: It's good to share knowledge.
Situation: Colby is at work when he sees that Mike is struggling with some machinery.
Intention: Colby wants the machine to work correctly.
Immoral action: Colby tells Mike to get lost, and he does the work on the machine himself.
Immoral consequence: Mike quits the job and Colby has to do the rest of the work himself.
Norm: It's bad to be too critical of young children.
Situation: Marcus has a son who is still learning how to do basic chores around the house.
Intention: Marcus wants to give his son advice.
Moral action: Marcus points out some good things and then shows his son some things to improve.
Moral consequence: Marcus' son is grateful for the praise and works on the weak areas.
Norm: It's bad to be too critical of young children.
Situation: Marcus has a son who is still learning how to do basic chores around the house.
Intention: Marcus wants to give his son advice.
Immoral action: Marcus makes a list of everything that his son does wrong every day, so he can see his mistakes.
Immoral consequence: Marcus' son becomes discouraged and angry at Marcus and refuses to do his chores any longer.
Norm: It's not okay to give up on your child.
Situation: Joan warned her son that he'd get in big trouble if he ever got arrested again, and he got arrested.
Intention: Joan needs to either punish or help her son.
Moral action: Joan gets her son out of jail and talks to him about what problems he's been going through.
Moral consequence: Joan's son feels that he can depend on Joan and feels like he's taken care of.
Norm: It's not okay to give up on your child.
Situation: Joan warned her son that he'd get in big trouble if he ever got arrested again, and he got arrested.
Intention: Joan needs to either punish or help her son.
Immoral action: Joan decides to not help her son and doesn't call him in jail.
Immoral consequence: Joan's son starts to become depressed and has no one to turn to.
Norm: It's not okay to forget the things that you need.
Situation: Marley just arrived at the grocery store and realized that she left her shopping list on her husband's desk at home.
Intention: Marley wants to finish her grocery shopping trip.
Moral action: Marley wants to make sure that she doesn't forget anything important, so she calls her husband and asks him to send her a picture of the list.
Moral consequence: Marley is able to find all the items that she needed without leaving anything behind.
Norm: It's not okay to forget the things that you need.
Situation: Marley just arrived at the grocery store and realized that she left her shopping list on her husband's desk at home.
Intention: Marley wants to finish her grocery shopping trip.
Immoral action: Marley shops without consulting a list, picking up the things that she can remember off the top of her head.
Immoral consequence: Marley can't make the exact dinner she had planned since she's missing ingredients, so she's forced to improvise while cooking.
Norm: You should share the household chores with your partner.
Situation: Roy hates doing housework but his girlfriend, Shelly, can't stand it either, but neither of them want to live in a dirty house.
Intention: Tom wants to decide on a proposal to put forth, about the household chores.
Moral action: Tom suggests that the two of them sit down and negotiate a housework schedule, to keep things in order.
Moral consequence: Shelly agrees with this approach, and they hash out a schedule that they can both live with, and the house stays relatively clean.
Norm: You should share the household chores with your partner.
Situation: Roy hates doing housework but his girlfriend, Shelly, can't stand it either, but neither of them want to live in a dirty house.
Intention: Tom wants to decide on a proposal to put forth, about the household chores.
Immoral action: Tom takes a hard line approach and refuses to do any of the household chores, because he doesn't have time for that.
Immoral consequence: Shelly tells Tom that she will not be the only one cleaning the house, leaving the two at an impasse.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be overly dramatic.
Situation: Someone stole Tara's $5 bracelet, and she hasn't told anyone yet.
Intention: Tara wants to tell her friends that her bracelet was stolen.
Moral action: Tara tells her friends that someone stole her bracelet, but she's glad that she can buy a new one.
Moral consequence: Tara's friends don't have to feel bad and don't have to feel scared.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be overly dramatic.
Situation: Someone stole Tara's $5 bracelet, and she hasn't told anyone yet.
Intention: Tara wants to tell her friends that her bracelet was stolen.
Immoral action: Tara tells her friends that someone stole her super expensive bracelet with tears in her eyes.
Immoral consequence: Tara's friends feel bad for Tara and believe that she really liked the bracelet.
Norm: It's rude to insult your child.
Situation: Pat was playing catch with his son, who doesn't have the strongest arm.
Intention: Pat wants to comment on his son's arm.
Moral action: Pat tells his son that he'll throw harder as he gets older.
Moral consequence: Pat's son feels more confident and isn't as bothered by his weak arm.
Norm: It's rude to insult your child.
Situation: Pat was playing catch with his son, who doesn't have the strongest arm.
Intention: Pat wants to comment on his son's arm.
Immoral action: Pat tells his son that he throws like a girl.
Immoral consequence: Pat's son's feelings are hurt , and he starts becoming insecure.
Norm: It's rude to wake your siblings up when they're sleeping.
Situation: James is online in the middle of the night while his brother Sam sleeps and James wins a poker tournament.
Intention: James wants to tell someone he just won the tournament.
Moral action: James goes to an online poker forum and posts a thread about having won a tournament.
Moral consequence: Sam is fast asleep the rest of the night and is happy to learn the next morning that James won the tournament.
Norm: It's rude to wake your siblings up when they're sleeping.
Situation: James is online in the middle of the night while his brother Sam sleeps and James wins a poker tournament.
Intention: James wants to tell someone he just won the tournament.
Immoral action: James runs into Sam's room and shakes him while telling him he just won, and he's so happy.
Immoral consequence: Sam is annoyed he's being woken up so abruptly and tells James to go away.
Norm: It is undesirable to be an alcoholic.
Situation: Ken just lost his job and has had a greater urge to drink more alcohol.
Intention: Ken has to decide whether to give in to temptation.
Moral action: Ken realizes that he has a problem, so he talks to someone about it.
Moral consequence: Ken is able to get the help he needs before anything wrong happens.
Norm: It is undesirable to be an alcoholic.
Situation: Ken just lost his job and has had a greater urge to drink more alcohol.
Intention: Ken has to decide whether to give in to temptation.
Immoral action: Ken buys multiple packs of beer and starts drinking them constantly.
Immoral consequence: Ken's health suffers, and he's not able to get another job.
Norm: It's good to keep the love alive in your marriage.
Situation: Joseph and Jan have been married for twenty years, but things have been getting stale in their marriage.
Intention: Joseph wants to stay married to Jan.
Moral action: Joseph makes dinner reservations for him and Jan.
Moral consequence: Jan feels their marriage is alive again after going out for dinner with Joseph, and they plan more future dates together.