CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's encouraged you listen to your parents and behave
Situation: Gary's parents told him to stay home because he has been running a fever.
Intention: Gary wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Gary turns on the television and watches cartoons while he lays in bed.
Moral consequence: Gary starts to feel better the next day because he has been resting.
Norm: It's encouraged you listen to your parents and behave
Situation: Gary's parents told him to stay home because he has been running a fever.
Intention: Gary wants to do something fun.
Immoral action: Gary goes to the park with his friends when his parents leave the house.
Immoral consequence: Gary starts feeling worse and his parents have to take him to the hospital.
Norm: It's wrong not to care about someone's car accident.
Situation: Bobby is driving down the highway and sees a car wreck on the side of the road.
Intention: Bobby wants to make it past the car wreck safely.
Moral action: Bobby pulls over to call 911 for the person in the wreck and drives home safely after paramedics arrive.
Moral consequence: The person in the wreckage is able to receive assistance once paramedics arrive and makes a full recovery.
Norm: It's wrong not to care about someone's car accident.
Situation: Bobby is driving down the highway and sees a car wreck on the side of the road.
Intention: Bobby wants to make it past the car wreck safely.
Immoral action: Bobby sees the car wreck on the side of the road and drives right past it safely and heads home.
Immoral consequence: The person in the wrecked vehicle does not get assistance and dies in the wreckage.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your friends requests.
Situation: Lauren is looking for friends to help her move apartments over the weekend and asks Jeremy if he is free.
Intention: Jeremy doesn't want to go to help Lauren.
Moral action: Jeremy tells Lauren that he is busy and wishes her the best of luck with her move.
Moral consequence: Lauren can spend her time trying to find other people to help and is appreciative that Jeremy was up front with her.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your friends requests.
Situation: Lauren is looking for friends to help her move apartments over the weekend and asks Jeremy if he is free.
Intention: Jeremy doesn't want to go to help Lauren.
Immoral action: Jeremy keeps changing the subject when Lauren brings up needing help to move.
Immoral consequence: Lauren doesn't know if Jeremy will or won't help and struggles to plan accordingly, leading her to feel annoyed with him when he doesn't show up.
Norm: It's wrong to treat people rudely.
Situation: Sammy is a mechanic and is fixing a friends car when his wife June approaches due to her getting a flat tire.
Intention: Sammy wants to find out what June wants.
Moral action: Sammy turns around and calmly asks what he can do for June.
Moral consequence: June asks Sammy to help her change her tire, and he agrees which makes her feel satisfied.
Norm: It's wrong to treat people rudely.
Situation: Sammy is a mechanic and is fixing a friends car when his wife June approaches due to her getting a flat tire.
Intention: Sammy wants to find out what June wants.
Immoral action: Sammy turns around and snaps, "what do you want from me now".
Immoral consequence: June is taken aback and is now angry with Sammy for his behavior.
Norm: It's wrong to burgle people's houses.
Situation: Dave is being harassed by a loan shark to repay a loan by tomorrow or the loan shark will hurt him.
Intention: Dave needs to acquire money quickly.
Moral action: Dave decides to call his  parents and beg them for a loan to get him out of trouble.
Moral consequence: Dave does not break any laws and manages to figure out a solution to the problem.
Norm: It's wrong to burgle people's houses.
Situation: Dave is being harassed by a loan shark to repay a loan by tomorrow or the loan shark will hurt him.
Intention: Dave needs to acquire money quickly.
Immoral action: Dave decides to sneak into a house in a wealthy neighborhood and take some jewels he can pawn for cash.
Immoral consequence: Dave is later identified on a security camera and arrested and sent to jail.
Norm: It's bad to sling insults at someone.
Situation: Ken is sitting on his porch one afternoon when he sees a girl go jogging by.
Intention: Ken wants to speak to the girl.
Moral action: Ken waves to the jogger and asks her how many miles she has run today.
Moral consequence: The jogging girl smiles and answers Ken, and the two of them have a nice conversation.
Norm: It's bad to sling insults at someone.
Situation: Ken is sitting on his porch one afternoon when he sees a girl go jogging by.
Intention: Ken wants to speak to the girl.
Immoral action: Ken yells insults towards the girl and makes fun of her weight.
Immoral consequence: The jogging girl tells all the neighbors about Ken's behavior, and they all begin to shun him.
Norm: People appreciate having their things returned to them.
Situation: John has finished a home project with which he used a friend's tools to complete.
Intention: John wants to start a new project.
Moral action: John contacts his friend to return his tools before preparing for his next project.
Moral consequence: John's friend appreciates the gesture and offers John tools to use for the next project.
Norm: People appreciate having their things returned to them.
Situation: John has finished a home project with which he used a friend's tools to complete.
Intention: John wants to start a new project.
Immoral action: John begins a new project and continues to use his friend's tools for the new project.
Immoral consequence: John's friend becomes annoyed that John has had his tools for so long and grows resentful of him.
Norm: You shouldn't take things from your parents.
Situation: Sally found a beautiful bracelet in her mom's drawer while looking for something else.
Intention: Sally wants to obtain the bracelet.
Moral action: Sally asks about the bracelet and requests it for her upcoming birthday.
Moral consequence: Sally gets the bracelet as a gift.
Norm: You shouldn't take things from your parents.
Situation: Sally found a beautiful bracelet in her mom's drawer while looking for something else.
Intention: Sally wants to obtain the bracelet.
Immoral action: Sally takes the bracelet without asking.
Immoral consequence: Sally gets in trouble for taking the bracelet.
Norm: It's wrong to mistreat other peoples property.
Situation: Simon is borrowing his sister's car for a while.
Intention: Simon wants to drive to work in the busy traffic.
Moral action: Simon drives carefully because the car belongs to his sister.
Moral consequence: Simon returns the car unscathed and his sister is appreciative.
Norm: It's wrong to mistreat other peoples property.
Situation: Simon is borrowing his sister's car for a while.
Intention: Simon wants to drive to work in the busy traffic.
Immoral action: Simon drives less carefully than normal because the car is not his.
Immoral consequence: Simon damages the car and his sister refuses to let him borrow anything from her again.
Norm: It's good to quit self-harming behavior.
Situation: Penny is an alcoholic who has been feeling depressed and stressed.
Intention: Penny wants to make her pain go away.
Moral action: Penny decides to quit drinking and go to therapy.
Moral consequence: Penny feels physically and mentally healthier.
Norm: It's good to quit self-harming behavior.
Situation: Penny is an alcoholic who has been feeling depressed and stressed.
Intention: Penny wants to make her pain go away.
Immoral action: Penny continues to drink to dull the pain.
Immoral consequence: Penny spirals further into depression and finds it increasingly difficult to recover.
Norm: It's rude to eat food that doesn't belong to you.
Situation: Andy and Bobby are roommates that share a refrigerator and kitchen.
Intention: Bobby wants to make himself something as a late night snack.
Moral action: Bobby makes himself a sandwich for his midnight snack, leaving Andy's ice cream alone.
Moral consequence: Bobby is full and has a nice night sleep after eating.
Norm: It's rude to eat food that doesn't belong to you.
Situation: Andy and Bobby are roommates that share a refrigerator and kitchen.
Intention: Bobby wants to make himself something as a late night snack.
Immoral action: Bobby makes himself a late night snack which happens to be Andy's ice cream and eats it.
Immoral consequence: Bobby gets very sick from eating Andy's ice cream as Andy put laxatives in it.
Norm: It is rude to strike someone.
Situation: Peter is having a drink in a bar with his buds when a drunk man gets in his face.
Intention: Peter wants to get away from the man.
Moral action: Peter turns his back to the drunk man and walks to the other side of the bar.
Moral consequence: Peter has a good night talking and drinking with his pals.
Norm: It is rude to strike someone.
Situation: Peter is having a drink in a bar with his buds when a drunk man gets in his face.
Intention: Peter wants to get away from the man.
Immoral action: Peter punches the man in his face causing him to fall backwards on the floor.
Immoral consequence: Peter is arrested for assaulting the man.
Norm: It is good to teach your kids responsibility.
Situation: Manny loves playing with his son Joey, who has just started kindergarten.
Intention: Manny wants Joey to have fun in school.
Moral action: Manny works on a puzzle with Joey and tells him that no puzzle pieces can leave the table, and pieces must be returned to the box when they are done.
Moral consequence: Joey picks up after himself during playtime in school and gets an award for being a model student.
Norm: It is good to teach your kids responsibility.
Situation: Manny loves playing with his son Joey, who has just started kindergarten.
Intention: Manny wants Joey to have fun in school.
Immoral action: Manny sits down to paint with Joey without teaching him how to avoid messes and clean up after himself.
Immoral consequence: During playtime at school, Joey leaves a mess of blocks all over the floor and another kid trips all over them.
Norm: You shouldn't let your kids disrespect you.
Situation: Dave and his wife Cindy are in the process of admonishing their son Max for his bad grades when Max curses at them.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Max cursing at him and his mother.
Moral action: Dave tells Max to apologize immediately and to respect the rules or live elsewhere.
Moral consequence: Max realizes he's been disrespectful and vows to to better and learns how to control himself.
Norm: You shouldn't let your kids disrespect you.
Situation: Dave and his wife Cindy are in the process of admonishing their son Max for his bad grades when Max curses at them.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Max cursing at him and his mother.
Immoral action: Dave tells Max to relax and that he understands he's frustrated and that they'll take it easy on him.
Immoral consequence: Max starts to believe that he can get away with basically anything and becomes a deadbeat adult.
Norm: It's mean to abandon your family.
Situation: James feels extremely stressed between his job and caring for his two kids.
Intention: James wants to reduce his stress level.
Moral action: James asks his boss to switch to a part-time schedule, so he can have better work-life balance.
Moral consequence: James and his wife work out a new budget that allows them to live a more balanced life.
Norm: It's mean to abandon your family.
Situation: James feels extremely stressed between his job and caring for his two kids.
Intention: James wants to reduce his stress level.
Immoral action: James fakes his death while hiking and flees to Costa Rica.
Immoral consequence: James lives a low-stress expat life while his wife struggles as a single mother.
Norm: You shouldn't call someone the wrong name.
Situation: James, who comes from a very conservative family, has a class with a transgender student who changed their name from Joe to Joanna.
Intention: James wants to share his conservative political views.
Moral action: James uses Joanna's name while talking about his beliefs about the importance of a traditional family .
Moral consequence: Joanna tells James that he's wrong, but appreciates that he uses the correct name.
Norm: You shouldn't call someone the wrong name.
Situation: James, who comes from a very conservative family, has a class with a transgender student who changed their name from Joe to Joanna.
Intention: James wants to share his conservative political views.
Immoral action: James insists all calling Joanna by her old name, which clearly bothers her.
Immoral consequence: James' classmates start ostracizing him because they sympathize with Joanna.
Norm: It is bad to sleep with a married person.
Situation: Susan's boss Jeffrey just got back from his honeymoon and is being flirtatious in the office.
Intention: Susan wants to approach her boss about his flirtation.
Moral action: Susan tells her boss that she's not interested in being involved with a newly married man and asks him to stop.
Moral consequence: Susan's boss gets the message and looks for his affair outside of the workplace.
Norm: It is bad to sleep with a married person.
Situation: Susan's boss Jeffrey just got back from his honeymoon and is being flirtatious in the office.
Intention: Susan wants to approach her boss about his flirtation.
Immoral action: Susan asks her boss if he'd like to go somewhere more private and sleeps with him in his office.
Immoral consequence: Jeffrey's wife finds out about the affair and exposes Susan and Jeffrey for their inappropriate workplace relationship.
Norm: It's fun to find nice things for yourself.
Situation: Lisette is traveling abroad and is at a local outdoor market.
Intention: Lisette wants to buy some souvenirs.
Moral action: Lisette takes her time in the market and finds a lovely bag that suited her tastes.
Moral consequence: Lisette has a lovely bag that reminds her of her experience in the country in the many years that come.
Norm: It's fun to find nice things for yourself.
Situation: Lisette is traveling abroad and is at a local outdoor market.
Intention: Lisette wants to buy some souvenirs.
Immoral action: Lisette only buys souvenirs for her friends and family back home.
Immoral consequence: Lisette regrets not buying anything for herself that would remind her of her travels.
Norm: It's good to get people nice things for their birthday.
Situation: Bob was on the way to a birthday party for one of his close friends.
Intention: Bob wanted to get his friend a birthday gift.
Moral action: Bob stopped at Best Buy and bought his friend some nice bluetooth headphones.
Moral consequence: Bob was thanked by his friend who really loved his generous birthday gift.
Norm: It's good to get people nice things for their birthday.
Situation: Bob was on the way to a birthday party for one of his close friends.
Intention: Bob wanted to get his friend a birthday gift.
Immoral action: Bob stopped at the grocery store and got his friend a card.
Immoral consequence: Bob was considered a cheapskate by his friend and everyone who saw his meager present.
Norm: You should be respectful of old people.
Situation: Sally went to the store and there were some senior citizens in line in front of her.
Intention: Sally wants to check out.
Moral action: Sally patiently waits for them just like she'd wait for anyone else.
Moral consequence: They finish and Sally continues on with her day as usual.
Norm: You should be respectful of old people.
Situation: Sally went to the store and there were some senior citizens in line in front of her.
Intention: Sally wants to check out.
Immoral action: Sally rudely tells the seniors to hurry up the entire time they're checking out.
Immoral consequence: Everyone in the store looks over at the rude lady who is shouting before she checks out.
Norm: It's bad to mislead customers at work.
Situation: John is working at a sports equipment store when a customer walks in asking about fishing rods.
Intention: John wants to respond to the customer.
Moral action: John accurately describes the fishing rods the store has to offer to the customer.
Moral consequence: The customer happily purchases a fishing rod and does more business with the store later on.
Norm: It's bad to mislead customers at work.
Situation: John is working at a sports equipment store when a customer walks in asking about fishing rods.
Intention: John wants to respond to the customer.
Immoral action: John sells a low quality fishing rod to the customer while pretending it was a top notch professional fishing rod.
Immoral consequence: The customer returns the next day and angrily demands a refund for the fishing rod.
Norm: It is wrong to do anything that hurts your wife.
Situation: Danny and his wife Diane invited their friends over for the night.
Intention: Danny wants to entertain his friends.
Moral action: Danny suggests that they play a fun card game.
Moral consequence: Diane and Danny snuggle in bed after the party, and start planning their next party.
Norm: It is wrong to do anything that hurts your wife.
Situation: Danny and his wife Diane invited their friends over for the night.
Intention: Danny wants to entertain his friends.
Immoral action: Danny pranks Diane in front of their friends.
Immoral consequence: Diane is humiliated and snaps at Dan which makes their friend's uncomfortable.
Norm: It's unhealthy to skip meals
Situation: Keara is looking in the mirror and feeling very unhappy about the way she looks.
Intention: Keara wants to lose weight.
Moral action: Keara replaces her unhealthy meals with salads and other healthy alternatives.
Moral consequence: Keara loses weight and is energized from the extra nutrients.
Norm: It's unhealthy to skip meals
Situation: Keara is looking in the mirror and feeling very unhappy about the way she looks.
Intention: Keara wants to lose weight.
Immoral action: Keara decides not to eat breakfast or lunch to lose some weight.
Immoral consequence: Keara becomes less healthy and is more tired throughout the day.
Norm: You shouldn't steal your friend's things.
Situation: Jack and his friend Hoffner are sitting in Hoffner's house and Hoffner has to go to the bathroom.
Intention: Jack wants to get a new phone.
Moral action: Jack asks his friend Hoffner if he can borrow a bit of money for a phone down payment from the store and then rides to pick it up.
Moral consequence: Jack and Hoffner each get new phones from the store as there is a buy one get one deal going on.
Norm: You shouldn't steal your friend's things.
Situation: Jack and his friend Hoffner are sitting in Hoffner's house and Hoffner has to go to the bathroom.
Intention: Jack wants to get a new phone.
Immoral action: Jack decides to pocket Hoffner's phone while Hoffner is in the bathroom, so that he can upgrade from his old phone.
Immoral consequence: Hoffner contacts the police, and they track Jack through the phone tracker and arrest him.
Norm: It is wrong to steal the property of others.
Situation: Donald s running for public office and schedules a series of public rallies.
Intention: Donald wants to attract the attention of voters.
Moral action: Donald claims to be a big fan of the entertainer and invites him to perform at a rally.
Moral consequence: The entertainer refuses, but the voters notice and approve of Donald's taste in music.
Norm: It is wrong to steal the property of others.
Situation: Donald s running for public office and schedules a series of public rallies.
Intention: Donald wants to attract the attention of voters.
Immoral action: Donald uses the music of a popular entertainer at the rallies without the entertainer's permission.
Immoral consequence: Voters form an unfavorable impression of Donald when the entertainer sues him for copyright infringement.
Norm: It's good to use words to settle your conflicts.
Situation: Rhonda is confronted by her friend Amy who says she wants to talk about an argument they left unresolved.
Intention: Rhonda wants to react to Amy.
Moral action: Rhonda tells Amy exactly how she feels and gives Amy a chance to respond.
Moral consequence: Amy is able to work things out with Rhonda and their friendship grows stronger.
Norm: It's good to use words to settle your conflicts.
Situation: Rhonda is confronted by her friend Amy who says she wants to talk about an argument they left unresolved.
Intention: Rhonda wants to react to Amy.
Immoral action: Rhonda gives Amy the silent treatment and refuses to discuss the issue further.
Immoral consequence: Amy decides that Rhonda is too immature and their friendship comes to an end.
Norm: You shouldn't yell at someone with mental problems.
Situation: Sam has been waiting for an important delivery from his boss and is angry when the company mail person delivers it late.
Intention: Sam wants to vent his frustration at the mentally handicapped mail person.
Moral action: Sam curbs his temper but reports the late mail to the mail department.
Moral consequence: Sam is able to behave in a professional manner despite his temper.
Norm: You shouldn't yell at someone with mental problems.
Situation: Sam has been waiting for an important delivery from his boss and is angry when the company mail person delivers it late.
Intention: Sam wants to vent his frustration at the mentally handicapped mail person.
Immoral action: Sam screams at the mail person.
Immoral consequence: Sam is reported for being verbally abussive.
Norm: You should say your proper goodbyes when your friend dies.
Situation: Mae's friend Helen died, and the funeral will be held in the morning.
Intention: Mae wants to send her condolences to the family.
Moral action: Mae attends the funeral and greets the family, telling them how much Helen meant to her.
Moral consequence: The family appreciates Mae's words and tells her that Helen loved her too.
Norm: You should say your proper goodbyes when your friend dies.
Situation: Mae's friend Helen died, and the funeral will be held in the morning.
Intention: Mae wants to send her condolences to the family.
Immoral action: Mae skips the funeral and calls the family two weeks later expressing her thoughts.
Immoral consequence: The family is disappointed and upset with Mae for not attending the funeral.
Norm: It's rude to be late for an appointment
Situation: Mandy has set up an appointment to discuss extra credit work with her professor, who has told her that he has a doctors appointment right after their meeting time.
Intention: Mandy wants to make the meeting with her professor.
Moral action: Mandy sets an alarm, so she can get to her appointment on time.
Moral consequence: Mandy and her professor work out a suitable extra credit arrangement, and he makes it to the doctors office on time.
Norm: It's rude to be late for an appointment
Situation: Mandy has set up an appointment to discuss extra credit work with her professor, who has told her that he has a doctors appointment right after their meeting time.
Intention: Mandy wants to make the meeting with her professor.
Immoral action: Mandy neglects to set an alarm and therefore arrives late to her meeting with the professor.
Immoral consequence: Mandy's professor waits for her to arrive and ends up missing his doctors appointment.
Norm: Its wrong to eat other peoples food without permission
Situation: Angel is in a fast food place with his buddy Roy, and he buys Roy some food.
Intention: Angel wants to eat a bit of food too.
Moral action: Angel orders some extra food for himself and leaves Roy's alone.
Moral consequence: They have a good time eating at the fast food place.
Norm: Its wrong to eat other peoples food without permission
Situation: Angel is in a fast food place with his buddy Roy, and he buys Roy some food.
Intention: Angel wants to eat a bit of food too.
Immoral action: Angel doesn't order any food for himself but takes some of Roys because he paid for it.
Immoral consequence: Roy gets upset and asks why Angel bought food "for Roy" if he was just going to eat it himself.
Norm: It is wrong to break into another person's property.
Situation: Jackson is strolling along the pathway when he notices an appealing porsche parked by the side.
Intention: Jackson wants to have a peek on the car.
Moral action: Jackson checks the car out from the safe distance.
Moral consequence: Jackson develops a willpower to work hard in order to own a Porsche in the future.