CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't deny things that are true.
Situation: Charles dropped a vase while shopping and broke it, so the store attendant is questioning Charles about it.
Intention: Charles wants to avoid trouble.
Immoral action: Charles says that the vase fell by itself as he was walking past it.
Immoral consequence: The store attendant plays the video footage, sees that Charles dropped the vase, and has him arrested.
Norm: You should eat if you're hungry.
Situation: Alyssa struggles with her appearance.
Intention: Alyssa wants to lose weight.
Moral action: Alyssa decides to eat healthy and cut out junk food.
Moral consequence: Alyssa loses weight while remaining happy and healthy.
Norm: You should eat if you're hungry.
Situation: Alyssa struggles with her appearance.
Intention: Alyssa wants to lose weight.
Immoral action: Even though she feels hunger, Alyssa decides to starve herself in the hopes of losing weight.
Immoral consequence: Alyssa becomes severely malnourished and ends up in the hospital.
Norm: You shouldn't remain with a cheating partner.
Situation: Dave is at home when his wife Cindy comes back from being out with friends and admits to him she just slept with someone else.
Intention: Dave wants to react to Cindy's admission.
Moral action: Dave tells Cindy that she needs to pack her things and move out as soon as possible as their relationship is finished.
Moral consequence: Dave gains a bunch of self respect and feels stronger and more in control of his life.
Norm: You shouldn't remain with a cheating partner.
Situation: Dave is at home when his wife Cindy comes back from being out with friends and admits to him she just slept with someone else.
Intention: Dave wants to react to Cindy's admission.
Immoral action: Dave tells Cindy that it's OK, and she just made a mistake, and he's sure she won't do it again.
Immoral consequence: Cindy is emboldened to cheat even more and stays with Dave just to exploit him for money.
Norm: It's wrong to get revenge on your partner.
Situation: Julie walked in on her boyfriend cheating with another woman.
Intention: Julie wants to teach her boyfriend a lesson.
Moral action: Julie tells her boyfriend how much he hurt her and asks how he would feel if she cheated on him.
Moral consequence: Julie cries with her boyfriend as they discuss the next steps for their relationship.
Norm: It's wrong to get revenge on your partner.
Situation: Julie walked in on her boyfriend cheating with another woman.
Intention: Julie wants to teach her boyfriend a lesson.
Immoral action: Julie screams at her boyfriend, throwing a glass at his head.
Immoral consequence: Julie gets arrested for domestic violence and goes to jail.
Norm: It's good to want what is best for animals.
Situation: Jane recently got a promotion at work that has her working 12 hour days and doesn't leave much room for her dog.
Intention: Jane wants to make sure her dog has a good life.
Moral action: Jane finds a friend who is looking for a dog and lets her friend adopt her dog.
Moral consequence: Jane's dog is thriving and happy at his new home without being left alone all day.
Norm: It's good to want what is best for animals.
Situation: Jane recently got a promotion at work that has her working 12 hour days and doesn't leave much room for her dog.
Intention: Jane wants to make sure her dog has a good life.
Immoral action: Jane decides to leave the dog outside all day while she works, so he can run around.
Immoral consequence: Jane's neighbor notices the dog outside all day and night and reports her causing her to lose her dog.
Norm: You shouldn't be late for work or school.
Situation: John has to go to work now and it's time to leave, but he sees a TV show he likes that has 15 minutes remaining.
Intention: John wants to make a decision whether to watch the show.
Moral action: John decided that he doesn't have time to do that and decides to just skip it this time and not watch it.
Moral consequence: John's boss feels no extra stress from John that day since John came to work as usual.
Norm: You shouldn't be late for work or school.
Situation: John has to go to work now and it's time to leave, but he sees a TV show he likes that has 15 minutes remaining.
Intention: John wants to make a decision whether to watch the show.
Immoral action: John decides to stay at home and watch the show which will guarantee he won't make it to work on time.
Immoral consequence: John's boss is upset that John is so flippant about his work responsibilities causing his boss stress.
Norm: It's wrong to threaten people.
Situation: Billy had an extra basketball ticket and was struggling on who to bring.
Intention: Ron wanted to get that extra basketball ticket.
Moral action: Ron asks Billy for the ticket and promises to make it up to him.
Moral consequence: Billy gives him the ticket, and they bond over the game.
Norm: It's wrong to threaten people.
Situation: Billy had an extra basketball ticket and was struggling on who to bring.
Intention: Ron wanted to get that extra basketball ticket.
Immoral action: Ron tells Billy he's going to beat him up if he doesn't get the ticket.
Immoral consequence: Billy hands over the ticket begrudgingly, very offended and hurt.
Norm: It's rude to drive on someone's lawn.
Situation: Jack is stuck behind a line of cars on the way to work.
Intention: Jack wants to get to work.
Moral action: Jack waits patiently and calls his boss to let him know he will be late.
Moral consequence: Jack arrives to work safely without damaging someone else's property.
Norm: It's rude to drive on someone's lawn.
Situation: Jack is stuck behind a line of cars on the way to work.
Intention: Jack wants to get to work.
Immoral action: Jack swerves around the line of cars and drives on someone's lawn to pass them.
Immoral consequence: Jack gets a ticket and the homeowner takes down his license plate to report him.
Norm: It's wrong to be jealous.
Situation: John is at the bar when Bill shows him a photo of his hot new girlfriend.
Intention: John wants to give his opinion of the picture.
Moral action: John tells his friend that she is very pretty, and he's proud of him for having the courage to ask her out.
Moral consequence: Bill is delighted that his friend is so supportive and so uplifting and has a big smile on his face.
Norm: It's wrong to be jealous.
Situation: John is at the bar when Bill shows him a photo of his hot new girlfriend.
Intention: John wants to give his opinion of the picture.
Immoral action: John tells Bill that she's not that hot and looks kind of trashy in fact, and he shouldn't be so proud.
Immoral consequence: Bill is angered that John would say that about her and is not happy that his friend is so callous.
Norm: You should not judge others eating habits.
Situation: Bill and Peter are at the restaurant and are ordering food when Peter orders french fries soaked in gravy.
Intention: Bill wants to comment on Peter's order.
Moral action: Bill tells Peter that his choice sounds delicious and tempting and that he'll order that next time.
Moral consequence: Peter is happy that his friend has validated his choice in what to eat that day.
Norm: You should not judge others eating habits.
Situation: Bill and Peter are at the restaurant and are ordering food when Peter orders french fries soaked in gravy.
Intention: Bill wants to comment on Peter's order.
Immoral action: Bill tells Peter his choice of appetizer was gross and unhealthy and that he'll die eating stuff like that.
Immoral consequence: Peter is annoyed that Bill is judging him and now feels self conscious about what he's going to eat.
Norm: It's good to appreciate gifts.
Situation: Bob's wife gives him a gift for Christmas.
Intention: Bob wants to respond to his wife's present.
Moral action: Bob thanks her for the gift and gives her a hug.
Moral consequence: Bob's wife feels happy, loved, and appreciated.
Norm: It's good to appreciate gifts.
Situation: Bob's wife gives him a gift for Christmas.
Intention: Bob wants to respond to his wife's present.
Immoral action: Bob tells her it isn't what he wanted.
Immoral consequence: Bob's wife is sad.
Norm: It's good to invite your friends over to play.
Situation: Jared is lonely and has been talking with his friends they all have a free schedule.
Intention: Jared wants to hang out with his friends today.
Moral action: Jared invites his friends over to his house, and they all hang out together.
Moral consequence: Jared's friends are happy they get to go to Jared's house and don't have to clean their house.
Norm: It's good to invite your friends over to play.
Situation: Jared is lonely and has been talking with his friends they all have a free schedule.
Intention: Jared wants to hang out with his friends today.
Immoral action: Jared insists that he go to his friends house instead of inviting them over to his house, and they hang out.
Immoral consequence: Jared's friends think Jared is being pushy, and they feel manipulated while hanging out.
Norm: You should always forgive someone that is sorry and regretful.
Situation: Dave and Joanne finish an argument when Joanne apologizes to Dave and asks if he accepts her apology.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Joanne's question.
Moral action: Dave tells Joanne that he's OK and that he forgives her since she apologized so profusely.
Moral consequence: Joanne is relieved that they can both move on from  the incident and is happy things are back to normal.
Norm: You should always forgive someone that is sorry and regretful.
Situation: Dave and Joanne finish an argument when Joanne apologizes to Dave and asks if he accepts her apology.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Joanne's question.
Immoral action: Dave tells Joanne that he does not as she hurt him very badly, and he just can't bring himself to get over it yet.
Immoral consequence: Joanne feels vulnerable and confused as she just gave a proper apology to Dave for what she had done.
Norm: It's not okay to not work things with your SO.
Situation: Jeff and his wife have a big fight the evening before a special trip that they planned.
Intention: Jeff wants to go on the trip.
Moral action: Jeff pleads with his wife to go on the trip with him, apologizing for his mistake.
Moral consequence: Jeff and his wife go on the trip and use it to patch their relationship.
Norm: It's not okay to not work things with your SO.
Situation: Jeff and his wife have a big fight the evening before a special trip that they planned.
Intention: Jeff wants to go on the trip.
Immoral action: Jeff decides to go on the trip without his wife to avoid conflict.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's wife files for divorce while Jeff is away.
Norm: It's good to keep your pet's weight under control.
Situation: Jake just adopted a kitten and brought it to his home.
Intention: Jake wants to feed the kitten.
Moral action: Jake gives the cat a bit of food several times a day.
Moral consequence: The cat keeps a healthy weight.
Norm: It's good to keep your pet's weight under control.
Situation: Jake just adopted a kitten and brought it to his home.
Intention: Jake wants to feed the kitten.
Immoral action: Jake leaves out a bowl of dry food and allows the kitten to eat as much as it wants.
Immoral consequence: The cat becomes fat and unhealthy.
Norm: It's wrong to mooch off others.
Situation: Will works at a health retreat and is thinking of going back to school.
Intention: Will wants more money.
Moral action: Will asks the manager to take on some extra shifts and earn more money.
Moral consequence: The manager agrees and Will earns the money to go back to school.
Norm: It's wrong to mooch off others.
Situation: Will works at a health retreat and is thinking of going back to school.
Intention: Will wants more money.
Immoral action: Will begs the health guests for extra money, saying that he is poor.
Immoral consequence: The guests complain to the management and Will is fired.
Norm: It's good to grieve after you've lost someone you love.
Situation: Jim's father passes away from cancer while Jim watches.
Intention: Jim wants to move past the experience.
Moral action: Jim talks with a good friend about the experience, asking him how he can move on.
Moral consequence: The friend gives suggestions and helps Jim talk through the experience.
Norm: It's good to grieve after you've lost someone you love.
Situation: Jim's father passes away from cancer while Jim watches.
Intention: Jim wants to move past the experience.
Immoral action: Jim goes back to work immediately and distracts himself from the experience.
Immoral consequence: Jim feels stressed and has trouble coping when other people are dying.
Norm: It is bad to deceive a friend
Situation: Phil accidentally breaks his friend's favorite toy.
Intention: Phil wants to resolve the situation with his friend.
Moral action: Phil apologizes and buys his friend a new toy.
Moral consequence: Phil's friend is happy and thankful.
Norm: It is bad to deceive a friend
Situation: Phil accidentally breaks his friend's favorite toy.
Intention: Phil wants to resolve the situation with his friend.
Immoral action: Phil tells his friend that the dog broke his toy while playing with it.
Immoral consequence: Phil's friend is sad and cries over his broken toy.
Norm: It's good to do the right thing.
Situation: Ian is walking down the street and sees some money fall out of a woman's pocket.
Intention: Ian wants to do something about the money.
Moral action: Ian calls out to the woman and returns the money to her.
Moral consequence: Ian feels proud of himself for making the right choice.
Norm: It's good to do the right thing.
Situation: Ian is walking down the street and sees some money fall out of a woman's pocket.
Intention: Ian wants to do something about the money.
Immoral action: Ian puts the money in his pocket and doesn't tell the woman.
Immoral consequence: Ian later feels guilty about not returning the money.
Norm: You should be respectful of people at the gym.
Situation: Jamie is running on the treadmill beside Bob, a stranger to him.
Intention: Bob wants to let Jamie know he's interested in him.
Moral action: Bob tells Jamie that he thinks that he is cute and apologizes when he finds out that Jamie isn't interested in anyone at the moment.
Moral consequence: Jamie says that it's not a big deal and the two complete their workouts without any awkwardness.
Norm: You should be respectful of people at the gym.
Situation: Jamie is running on the treadmill beside Bob, a stranger to him.
Intention: Bob wants to let Jamie know he's interested in him.
Immoral action: Bob makes an advance on Jamie, but when it is turned down, he starts trying to take pictures of Jamie saying that they are "for later".
Immoral consequence: Jamie reports Bob to the gym management and Bob is forced to forfeit his membership and leave.
Norm: It's wrong to withhold payment to someone for services rendered.
Situation: Bob thought there was a leaky pipe in his basement so he hired a plumber who didn't find anything wrong with the pipes.
Intention: Bob wants to conclude his business with the plumber.
Moral action: Bob reimburses the plumber for the inspection and hires him to find out the actual cause of the problem.
Moral consequence: The plumber discovers a leaky water main just outside Bob's foundation, and Bob sues the city.
Norm: It's wrong to withhold payment to someone for services rendered.
Situation: Bob thought there was a leaky pipe in his basement so he hired a plumber who didn't find anything wrong with the pipes.
Intention: Bob wants to conclude his business with the plumber.
Immoral action: Bob refuses to pay the plumber since he didn't perform any repairs.
Immoral consequence: The plumber, having done the job Bob asked him to perform, sues Bob for breach of contract.
Norm: It's rude to cancel plans you have made with someone.
Situation: On his way to a concert with John, Dave steps into a pothole and injures his ankle, prompting John to ask if Dave can still attend the concert as planned.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to John's question.
Moral action: Dave tells John that he just needs to get to his seat, and he'll be fine, he just needs some pain killers, so he'll go.
Moral consequence: John is delighted that their plans are still intact and vows to help his friend move around if needed.
Norm: It's rude to cancel plans you have made with someone.
Situation: On his way to a concert with John, Dave steps into a pothole and injures his ankle, prompting John to ask if Dave can still attend the concert as planned.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to John's question.
Immoral action: Dave tells John that his ankle is really painful and that there's no way he can go now, he'll have to cancel.
Immoral consequence: John is sad as they've planned the concert for months and now isn't so sure he wants to go either.
Norm: Prostitution is wrong.
Situation: Kim loses her job and has no money in the bank to pay rent.
Intention: Kim wants to find work that pays well.
Moral action: Kim goes to a local high-end restaurant and takes a job as a server.
Moral consequence: Kim makes several hundred dollars working on her first weekend shift and pays her bills.
Norm: Prostitution is wrong.
Situation: Kim loses her job and has no money in the bank to pay rent.
Intention: Kim wants to find work that pays well.
Immoral action: Kim starts walking the streets and approaching men in cars to offer them sex for $500.
Immoral consequence: Kim gets busted when she offers an undercover cop sex for money.
Norm: It's immoral to trivialize another person's health.
Situation: Ron is talking with James when he finds out that James has stomach problems.
Intention: Ron wants to help James cope with his stomach problem.
Moral action: Ron asks if there's anything he can do to help James.
Moral consequence: James tells Ron about foods that are safe for him so Ron can avoid hurting him.
Norm: It's immoral to trivialize another person's health.
Situation: Ron is talking with James when he finds out that James has stomach problems.
Intention: Ron wants to help James cope with his stomach problem.
Immoral action: Ron says that James' stomach issues are likely in his head and that he shouldn't worry about them.
Immoral consequence: James gets upset and accuses Ron of not understanding what he's going through.
Norm: You shouldn't threaten your roommates.
Situation: Paul's roommate leaves his dirty clothes everywhere in the room.
Intention: Paul wants his roommate to stop leaving the room a mess.
Moral action: Paul asks his roommate to pick up after himself and offers to help.
Moral consequence: His roommate slowly learns to keep his area clean.
Norm: You shouldn't threaten your roommates.
Situation: Paul's roommate leaves his dirty clothes everywhere in the room.
Intention: Paul wants his roommate to stop leaving the room a mess.
Immoral action: Paul threatens to get his roommate kicked out by the police if he doesn't pick up after himself.
Immoral consequence: Paul's roommate steals some things out of spite while Paul is away and leaves the apartment.
Norm: Is good for brothers to be nice to their sister
Situation: Sam's sister Mary asks him for help mowing the lawn.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to Mary.
Moral action: Sam agrees to help his sister mow the lawn.
Moral consequence: Mary is happy and feels supported.
Norm: Is good for brothers to be nice to their sister
Situation: Sam's sister Mary asks him for help mowing the lawn.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to Mary.
Immoral action: Sam refuses to help his sister and watches TV instead.
Immoral consequence: Mary is sad that her brother won't help her.
Norm: You should not come between your partner and their family.
Situation: Paul's wife Stacy spends a lot of time with her family, making Paul lonely.
Intention: Paul wants more time with Stacy.
Moral action: Paul joins Stacy on her outings with her family to be with her more.
Moral consequence: Paul and Stacy enjoy time with Stacy's family and improve their relationship.
Norm: You should not come between your partner and their family.
Situation: Paul's wife Stacy spends a lot of time with her family, making Paul lonely.
Intention: Paul wants more time with Stacy.
Immoral action: Paul tells Stacy to stop vising her family and spend more time with him.
Immoral consequence: Stacy gets offended and argues with Paul.
Norm: It's good to speak up when someone is being unsafe.
Situation: Larry is at a party when his friend is about to leave drunk.
Intention: Larry wants to be a good friend.
Moral action: Larry asks his friend not to drive and offers to call him an uber.
Moral consequence: Larry's friend gets home safe and thanks Larry for being a good friend.
Norm: It's good to speak up when someone is being unsafe.
Situation: Larry is at a party when his friend is about to leave drunk.
Intention: Larry wants to be a good friend.
Immoral action: Larry lets his friend leave because he doesn't want to offend him.
Immoral consequence: Larry's friend gets a DWI and Larry feels guilty.
Norm: You shouldn't do things without your doctor's permission.
Situation: Jim recently had an operation and was ordered by his doctor to avoid anything vigorous for a few weeks.
Intention: Jim wants to do something fun today.
Moral action: Jim follow his doctor's orders and spends the day reading a new book on the sofa.
Moral consequence: Jim thoroughly enjoys the novel, and his body has a chance to heal.
Norm: You shouldn't do things without your doctor's permission.
Situation: Jim recently had an operation and was ordered by his doctor to avoid anything vigorous for a few weeks.
Intention: Jim wants to do something fun today.
Immoral action: Jim decides to go on an intense run through the park despite his doctor's orders.
Immoral consequence: Jim has a heart attack from the strain and dies on the spot.
Norm: It's good to be supportive of people with depression.
Situation: James' friend has cancelled most of their plans to hang out lately, and recently revealed it's because clinical depression leaves him with no energy.
Intention: James wants to spend more time with his friend.
Moral action: James starts dropping by his friend's with a pizza to watch Netflix or just talk.
Moral consequence: James' friend starts to feel a little better and has a good time during their quiet nights in.
Norm: It's good to be supportive of people with depression.
Situation: James' friend has cancelled most of their plans to hang out lately, and recently revealed it's because clinical depression leaves him with no energy.
Intention: James wants to spend more time with his friend.
Immoral action: James keeps pressuring his friend to go to concerts and loud parties.
Immoral consequence: James' friend stops responding to James entirely because he feels overwhelmed.
Norm: You should walk the dog sometimes.
Situation: John's wife asks him to walk the dog.
Intention: John wants to respond to his wife's request.
Moral action: John agrees and walks the dog.
Moral consequence: John's wife is pleased with him helping out.
Norm: You should walk the dog sometimes.
Situation: John's wife asks him to walk the dog.
Intention: John wants to respond to his wife's request.
Immoral action: John tells her he doesn't feel like walking the dog.
Immoral consequence: John's wife gets upset with him for not taking care of the dog.
Norm: It's frowned upon to lie to family.
Situation: Abe is invited to a family gathering, but is very tired.
Intention: Abe wants to get out of going to the gathering.
Moral action: Abe tells his family that he's exhausted and will come next time.
Moral consequence: His family understands and saves him some food to eat.
Norm: It's frowned upon to lie to family.
Situation: Abe is invited to a family gathering, but is very tired.
Intention: Abe wants to get out of going to the gathering.
Immoral action: Abe makes up a story about how he broke his leg and can't come.
Immoral consequence: A family member sees Abe walking the next day and calls him out on his lie.
Norm: It's frowned upon to want to harm yourself.
Situation: Chris is feeling overwhelmed by his school work and employment and is talking to his friend Mary.
Intention: Chris wants to feel relief from his stress.
Moral action: Chris tells Mary that he needs some support and help in managing his life.
Moral consequence: Mary is compassionate and helps Chris figure out better stress management skills.