CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to wait for your friend.
Situation: Alex had planned to meet his friend Alyssa at the bar at 8 pm and it  is now 8:!10 and Alyssa still hasn't arrived.
Intention: Alex wants to decide what to do next.
Immoral action: Alex decides to leave and go back home as Alyssa has missed their scheduled meetup time.
Immoral consequence: Alyssa is annoyed when she finally does arrive that Alex had already left and ruined the night.
Norm: You should notbe forcd to attend religious services.
Situation: Bobby's mother, Susan, wakes up early on Sunday morning.
Intention: Susan wants to get her family ready to go to church.
Moral action: Susan wakes Bobby up by talking with him about their plans for the day and asks him if he would like to go see his friends at the church.
Moral consequence: Susan has a relaxed and open talk with her son, and Bobby feels as though he has some say in how he spends his day.
Norm: You should notbe forcd to attend religious services.
Situation: Bobby's mother, Susan, wakes up early on Sunday morning.
Intention: Susan wants to get her family ready to go to church.
Immoral action: Susan yells at Bobby to get up and get ready, that he must go to church because that is what people do.
Immoral consequence: Susan feels upset after yelling at her son and Bobby feels resentful toward the Religious community.
Norm: It's not okay to steal things from your workplace.
Situation: John's daughter is interested in art and wants draw constantly, but her new hobby requires tons of blank paper.
Intention: John wants to save money.
Moral action: John asks supervisor at work if he can get bulk deals on computer paper to help him save money on his daughter's new hobby.
Moral consequence: John gets a deal on paper and his daughter is happy, while his department colleagues aren't affected.
Norm: It's not okay to steal things from your workplace.
Situation: John's daughter is interested in art and wants draw constantly, but her new hobby requires tons of blank paper.
Intention: John wants to save money.
Immoral action: John brings home a large ream of paper that he takes from his office copy machine so that he doesn't need to buy paper for his daughter to draw on.
Immoral consequence: The copy machine runs out of paper the next day, negatively impacting John's work activities.
Norm: It's good to be mature and decide things like adults.
Situation: Carlos and Marnie are a married couple who disagree on how to use an inheritance.
Intention: Carlos wants to use the money to take a vacation.
Moral action: Carlos sits Marnie down for a serious conversations about the money and explains his side and tries to understand hers.
Moral consequence: Carlos and Marnie agree to use some of the money for a smaller vacation with some left for what Marnie wants to do.
Norm: It's good to be mature and decide things like adults.
Situation: Carlos and Marnie are a married couple who disagree on how to use an inheritance.
Intention: Carlos wants to use the money to take a vacation.
Immoral action: Carlos goes behind Marnie's back and spends the money on plane tickets and a resort booking.
Immoral consequence: Marnie is angry at this breach of trust and decides to separate from Carlos.
Norm: It is important to find something you are good at.
Situation: Sam runs low on money and can't buy groceries for the week.
Intention: Sam wants to find a job.
Moral action: Sam looks hard for a job where he will build some new skills and become good at something he might enjoy doing.
Moral consequence: Sam finds a company that is willing to train him in customer service, and he finds that he loves his new job and is very good at the work.
Norm: It is important to find something you are good at.
Situation: Sam runs low on money and can't buy groceries for the week.
Intention: Sam wants to find a job.
Immoral action: Sam goes out looking for work and takes the first job he finds, working in a hot, underpaid restaurant.
Immoral consequence: Sam is very unhappy in his work and performs poorly at his new job.
Norm: A coach should Inspire their team
Situation: Jenna agreed to coach her local soccer team to earn some extra cash.
Intention: Jenna wants to avoid getting too stressed at practice.
Moral action: Jenna gives the kids lots of positive feedback while still making them work hard.
Moral consequence: The kids win several games and come to see Jenna as a maternal figure.
Norm: A coach should Inspire their team
Situation: Jenna agreed to coach her local soccer team to earn some extra cash.
Intention: Jenna wants to avoid getting too stressed at practice.
Immoral action: Jenna tells the kids it doesn't matter if they win or lose and lets them rest whenever they get tired.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's team doesn't win any games and all the kids are disappointed.
Norm: You shouldn't judge others simply because they are strange.
Situation: Frances has new neighbors who are quite eccentric.
Intention: Frances wants to feel safe.
Moral action: Frances decides to be open-minded and get to know her new neighbors better.
Moral consequence: Frances's new neighbors feel welcomed and become friends with Frances.
Norm: You shouldn't judge others simply because they are strange.
Situation: Frances has new neighbors who are quite eccentric.
Intention: Frances wants to feel safe.
Immoral action: Frances thinks there is something wrong with her neighbors because they are a bit weird and decides to ignore them.
Immoral consequence: Frances' neighbors are sad to be rejected in their new neighborhood.
Norm: It's not okay to take something that isn't yours.
Situation: When Frank arrives to collect his take-out order from a restaurant, he spots several bags of food sitting out for pick-up but is told that the cooks forgot his order.
Intention: Frank wants to get home as quickly as possible.
Moral action: Frank cancels his order and buys a to-go meal at a gas station on the way home.
Moral consequence: Frank gets home quickly, but he doesn't have a very enjoyable meal.
Norm: It's not okay to take something that isn't yours.
Situation: When Frank arrives to collect his take-out order from a restaurant, he spots several bags of food sitting out for pick-up but is told that the cooks forgot his order.
Intention: Frank wants to get home as quickly as possible.
Immoral action: Frank grabs the bag for another person's order and leaves the restaurant without saying a word to any of the workers.
Immoral consequence: Someone else's order is messed up, but Frank gets home quickly and has food to eat.
Norm: It's wrong to discourage someone's hopes and dreams.
Situation: Daryl's daughter Elsa has been struggling in school, but she wants to be a doctor in the future.
Intention: Daryl wants Elsa to be happy and have a secure future.
Moral action: Daryl offers to help Elsa with her schoolwork and hires a tutor for her, so she can improve her grades for her school applications.
Moral consequence: Elsa gets better at studying and feels supported by her father.
Norm: It's wrong to discourage someone's hopes and dreams.
Situation: Daryl's daughter Elsa has been struggling in school, but she wants to be a doctor in the future.
Intention: Daryl wants Elsa to be happy and have a secure future.
Immoral action: Daryl tells Elsa that her dream is unrealistic because of her bad grades and advises her to go to find a husband to take care of her, instead.
Immoral consequence: Elsa is very hurt and starts to distance herself from Daryl.
Norm: You can't expect your parents to always keep their promises.
Situation: Roy has been promised a new video game console for Christmas but his parents are not able to afford it.
Intention: Roy wants to play a game with a friend.
Moral action: Roy decides to wait until a better time in order to ask for the gift.
Moral consequence: Roy's parents are able to focus more on paying for the essentials.
Norm: You can't expect your parents to always keep their promises.
Situation: Roy has been promised a new video game console for Christmas but his parents are not able to afford it.
Intention: Roy wants to play a game with a friend.
Immoral action: Roy brings up the promise when he finds out his parents weren't able to buy the console.
Immoral consequence: Roy's parents feel even worse about their current financial situation which adds stress.
Norm: It's wrong to set ultimatum to those you love
Situation: Olga is suspicious of the close relationship her fiance Paul has with his ex-girlfriend.
Intention: Olga wants Paul to spend less time with his ex.
Moral action: Olga explains to Paul that the amount of time he spends with his ex makes her uncomfortable and asks him to please consider how his behavior impacts her.
Moral consequence: Paul feels bad seeing things from Olga's perspective and and complies with her wishes.
Norm: It's wrong to set ultimatum to those you love
Situation: Olga is suspicious of the close relationship her fiance Paul has with his ex-girlfriend.
Intention: Olga wants Paul to spend less time with his ex.
Immoral action: Olga tells Paul that she will break up with him if he doesn't stop hanging out with his ex so much.
Immoral consequence: Paul agrees to distance himself from his ex, but he dislikes Olga's behavior and this puts a strain on their relationship.
Norm: You should be grateful when your parents buy you things.
Situation: Sally just got her driver's license, and her mother bought her a used car to mark the occasion.
Intention: Sally wants to respond to the gift.
Moral action: Sally gives her mother a hug and thanks her for buying the car.
Moral consequence: Her mother is pleased to see that her daughter is happy about the gift.
Norm: You should be grateful when your parents buy you things.
Situation: Sally just got her driver's license, and her mother bought her a used car to mark the occasion.
Intention: Sally wants to respond to the gift.
Immoral action: Sally complains that she doesn't like the color of the car and that it isn't cool.
Immoral consequence: Her mother takes the car back to the lot and tells Sally she can continue to take the bus.
Norm: It's rude to make a mess of someone else's desk.
Situation: June notices her employee's desk is a disorganized mess.
Intention: June wants to discipline her employee for a messy desk.
Moral action: June offers to help her employee clean up her desk and learn organizational skills.
Moral consequence: June's employee feels relieved and June is happy to see a clean desk.
Norm: It's rude to make a mess of someone else's desk.
Situation: June notices her employee's desk is a disorganized mess.
Intention: June wants to discipline her employee for a messy desk.
Immoral action: June messes her employee's desk up even more to prove to her employee she must clean it up.
Immoral consequence: June's employee gets upset and calls June abusive, while June feels guilty.
Norm: It is rude not to be thankful for gifts
Situation: Alex got a hat as a gift for his birthday by his grandma, but he didn't like it.
Intention: Alex wanted to get rid of the hat.
Moral action: Alex thanks his grandma for getting him the hat and then returns the hat at a later time.
Moral consequence: Alex's grandma believes that Alex likes the hat, so she feels satisfied.
Norm: It is rude not to be thankful for gifts
Situation: Alex got a hat as a gift for his birthday by his grandma, but he didn't like it.
Intention: Alex wanted to get rid of the hat.
Immoral action: Alex tells his grandma that he doesn't like the hat and throws it in the trash.
Immoral consequence: Alex's grandma's feelings are hurt, and she ends up wasting money on the hat.
Norm: People are expected to support their relatives' performances.
Situation: James' sister asked him to come to her community theater troupe's performance of Hamilton.
Intention: James wants to avoid listening to three hours of historical rap.
Moral action: James goes to his sister's play but wears headphones under his jacket and covertly listens to Taylor Swift during the whole performance.
Moral consequence: James' sister is none the wiser and thanks him for being a supportive brother.
Norm: People are expected to support their relatives' performances.
Situation: James' sister asked him to come to her community theater troupe's performance of Hamilton.
Intention: James wants to avoid listening to three hours of historical rap.
Immoral action: James tells his sister to her face that she can't sing, and he's not coming.
Immoral consequence: James' sister tells him she's never coming to anything to which he invites her ever again.
Norm: You shouldn't hate the love of your life.
Situation: John and his girlfriend, who was the love of his life, break up after relationship troubles.
Intention: John wants to find some closure and get his feelings in order about the relationship and it's ending.
Moral action: John remains grateful for experiencing their time together and hopes that he and his ex-girlfriend can maintain a civil relationship.
Moral consequence: John does not feel that the time he spent with his ex-girlfriend has become an emotional wound, but rather he remembers the time they spent together fondly.
Norm: You shouldn't hate the love of your life.
Situation: John and his girlfriend, who was the love of his life, break up after relationship troubles.
Intention: John wants to find some closure and get his feelings in order about the relationship and it's ending.
Immoral action: After thinking about the situation for some time, John decides that he hates his ex-girlfriend and never wants to see her again.
Immoral consequence: John feels an intense sense of loss and experiences a range of uncomfortable emotions every time he thinks of her and their time together.
Norm: It's always good to apologize.
Situation: James was trying to find a seat on a crowded subway when he accidentally knocked over someone's bag of groceries.
Intention: James wants to sit down because he's tired.
Moral action: James apologizes to the person with the groceries and sits on the floor while he gathers them up.
Moral consequence: The person with the groceries thanks James and lets him have her seat when she gets off at the next stop.
Norm: It's always good to apologize.
Situation: James was trying to find a seat on a crowded subway when he accidentally knocked over someone's bag of groceries.
Intention: James wants to sit down because he's tired.
Immoral action: James keeps walking forward to look for a seat without acknowledging the spilled groceries.
Immoral consequence: Several people on the subway insult James for being clumsy and not apologizing.
Norm: It's good to get an A on your assignments.
Situation: Dean is working on a take home project for his Algebra 2 class.
Intention: Dean wants to pass the class.
Moral action: Dean checks over his work on the project several times to make sure that he has done the best job possible.
Moral consequence: Dean maintains his A average in the class which helps boost his GPA.
Norm: It's good to get an A on your assignments.
Situation: Dean is working on a take home project for his Algebra 2 class.
Intention: Dean wants to pass the class.
Immoral action: Dean spends about fifteen minutes making sure he completed all the minimum requirements for the project.
Immoral consequence: Dean gets a D on the project which drops his overall class grade to a C ruining his GPA.
Norm: You should thank friends for inviting you to do things
Situation: Brian is at a friend's party.
Intention: Brian wants to go home and get ready for work tomorrow.
Moral action: Brian makes sure to tell his friends goodbye and shows his appreciation for being invited to the party.
Moral consequence: Brian's friends are glad he had a good time and are sure to invite him to their next party.
Norm: You should thank friends for inviting you to do things
Situation: Brian is at a friend's party.
Intention: Brian wants to go home and get ready for work tomorrow.
Immoral action: Brian slips out the back door without saying goodbye to anyone.
Immoral consequence: Brian's friends think he is rude and don't invite him next time.
Norm: You should run errands for people who need help.
Situation: Shelly is leaving for the local supermarket and has an elderly neighbor who doesn't get around too well.
Intention: Shelly wants to purchase a few items for herself.
Moral action: Shelly thinks of her neighbor's situation and makes sure to ask them if they need anything from the supermarket.
Moral consequence: Shelly is able to make her purchases as well as some much needed supplies for her elderly neighbor who appreciates the gesture immensely.
Norm: You should run errands for people who need help.
Situation: Shelly is leaving for the local supermarket and has an elderly neighbor who doesn't get around too well.
Intention: Shelly wants to purchase a few items for herself.
Immoral action: Shelly goes to the supermarket and just buys the things she needs personally without considering that her elderly neighbor may need something.
Immoral consequence: Shelly's elderly neighbor goes without a necessity until the next time they are able to get out themselves.
Norm: One should never share another's health results without prior permission.
Situation: Paul's mother just told him that his father, a very private person, has been diagnosed with cancer, and that none of Paul’s siblings are aware of his condition.
Intention: Paul wants his siblings to know that their father is seriously sick.
Moral action: Paul talks to his dad about telling the whole family and convinces him that sharing the news will make him feel supported.
Moral consequence: Paul's father agrees with Paul that it's good to let the family know and feels relieved.
Norm: One should never share another's health results without prior permission.
Situation: Paul's mother just told him that his father, a very private person, has been diagnosed with cancer, and that none of Paul’s siblings are aware of his condition.
Intention: Paul wants his siblings to know that their father is seriously sick.
Immoral action: Paul calls his brother and sister to tell them about the diagnosis, without asking his father first if it's OK to do so.
Immoral consequence: Paul's father was not ready for the whole family to know and feels it adds to his stress.
Norm: You should offer to share your kite with your friends.
Situation: Dawn is playing with her kite on the beach while her friend Kris watches from afar.
Intention: Dawn wants to have fun.
Moral action: Dawn buys another kite from the stand, and gives her old kite to Dawn.
Moral consequence: Kris learns how to control a high flying kite.
Norm: You should offer to share your kite with your friends.
Situation: Dawn is playing with her kite on the beach while her friend Kris watches from afar.
Intention: Dawn wants to have fun.
Immoral action: Dawn continues running down the beach giggling as she makes her kit go higher.
Immoral consequence: Kris feels hurt that Dawn is ignoring her.
Norm: You should give your wife affection when she wants it.
Situation: After a long day at work, Tom grabs a beer from the fridge and plops himself down on the couch, when his wife walks up and starts talking.
Intention: Tom wants to unwind and relax.
Moral action: Tom invites his wife to grab seat next to him, and he caresses her while they watch television together.
Moral consequence: Tom feels relaxed and his wife is happy to be spending time with him.
Norm: You should give your wife affection when she wants it.
Situation: After a long day at work, Tom grabs a beer from the fridge and plops himself down on the couch, when his wife walks up and starts talking.
Intention: Tom wants to unwind and relax.
Immoral action: Tom tells his wife that he doesn't want to deal with her right now and to leave him alone.
Immoral consequence: Tom's wife is upset and refuses to talk to him the rest of the night, which makes Tom feel bad.
Norm: It's insulting to refer to someone as a creep.
Situation: Mary is sitting at a bus stop waiting for her bus when a stranger walks up and starts talking to her.
Intention: Mary wants to be left alone.
Moral action: Mary politely excuses herself from the conversation, letting the person know that she is uncomfortable talking with strangers.
Moral consequence: The person stops talking to Mary, and she feels as though she did the appropriate thing given the situation she was in.
Norm: It's insulting to refer to someone as a creep.
Situation: Mary is sitting at a bus stop waiting for her bus when a stranger walks up and starts talking to her.
Intention: Mary wants to be left alone.
Immoral action: Mary calls the stranger a creep and tells him to get away from her.
Immoral consequence: The person's feelings are visibly hurt and Mary begins to feel badly about how harshly she spoke to them.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore someone who is suicidal.
Situation: Gary gets a text from his friend Don who says he is thinking about killing himself.
Intention: Gary wants to decide whether to respond to the text.
Moral action: Gary immediately gives Don a call and does his best to talk Don out of suicide.
Moral consequence: Don feels slightly better after talking to Gary and decides to seek professional help.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore someone who is suicidal.
Situation: Gary gets a text from his friend Don who says he is thinking about killing himself.
Intention: Gary wants to decide whether to respond to the text.
Immoral action: Gary ignores the text because he thinks Don is just being overly dramatic.
Immoral consequence: Don feels he has no one left to turn to and kills himself later that night.
Norm: You shouldn't have sex with old ladies at work.
Situation: Oliver works at a library, where an elderly woman makes sexual advances at him.
Intention: Oliver wants to get rid of the elderly woman.
Moral action: Oliver reports the elderly woman to his boss.
Moral consequence: Oliver's boss bans the woman from the library.
Norm: You shouldn't have sex with old ladies at work.
Situation: Oliver works at a library, where an elderly woman makes sexual advances at him.
Intention: Oliver wants to get rid of the elderly woman.
Immoral action: Oliver has sex with the woman in the hopes that she'll go away.
Immoral consequence: Oliver's boss finds out and fires him.
Norm: You shouldn't be working if you're still sick or injured.
Situation: Rob has the coronavirus, but he needs to work in order to get paid.
Intention: Rob wants to work.
Moral action: Rob lets his boss know that he has the coronavirus, so he is allowed to work from home.
Moral consequence: Rob's coworkers get to stay safe, and Rob gets to keep getting paid a salary.
Norm: You shouldn't be working if you're still sick or injured.
Situation: Rob has the coronavirus, but he needs to work in order to get paid.
Intention: Rob wants to work.
Immoral action: Rob goes to work without telling anyone that he has coronavirus.
Immoral consequence: Rob spreads the virus, and people end up suffering as a result.
Norm: It's bad to cancel on someone with little advance notice.
Situation: Steve has a date scheduled with Mandy, but finds out he has to work on their date night.
Intention: Steve wants to cancel the date.
Moral action: Steve cancels the date as soon as he finds out he has to work.
Moral consequence: Mandy agrees to reschedule the date, and they have a nice time together.
Norm: It's bad to cancel on someone with little advance notice.
Situation: Steve has a date scheduled with Mandy, but finds out he has to work on their date night.
Intention: Steve wants to cancel the date.
Immoral action: Steve waits until a few minutes before the date to tell Mandy he can't make it.
Immoral consequence: Mandy is annoyed and decided she doesn't want to see Steve anymore.
Norm: You shouldn't be late to work.
Situation: Bruce hates getting up in the morning to go to his job working on an assembly line.
Intention: Bruce wants to sleep as long as possible.
Moral action: Bruce calculates the exact amount of time he needs to get ready and travel and sets his alarm clock accordingly.
Moral consequence: Bruce makes it to work right on time replacing someone who is happy to go home.