CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't ignore someone based on their job.
Situation: James is on a blind date and just found out his current partner works as a waiter.
Intention: James wants to avoid wasting time with partners he thinks are inadequate.
Immoral action: James immediately loses interest in the conversation and starts playing on his phone.
Immoral consequence: James' partner leaves in less than a minute, but not before explaining that his dad owns the restaurant chain where he works while he's in business school.
Norm: It's wrong to spy on your partner.
Situation: Drew and his girlfriend Diana have been together for a while, and Drew suspects she's bored witht he relationship.
Intention: Drew wants to find out if Diana might leave him.
Moral action: Drew asks Diana if she's happy with the state of their relationship.
Moral consequence: Diana appreciates Drew's concern over the health of the relationship, and they stay together.
Norm: It's wrong to spy on your partner.
Situation: Drew and his girlfriend Diana have been together for a while, and Drew suspects she's bored witht he relationship.
Intention: Drew wants to find out if Diana might leave him.
Immoral action: Drew starts hacking into Diana's e-mails and social media, trying to see if she's talking to any guys.
Immoral consequence: Diana finds out Drew's been violating her privacy and dumps him.
Norm: It's discouraged to text women you've broken up with.
Situation: John is home alone on a Saturday night and feels bored.
Intention: John wants some company so he can have fun.
Moral action: John texts one of his friends to go to a bar.
Moral consequence: John's ex-girlfriend is undisturbed and enjoys her Saturday evening.
Norm: It's discouraged to text women you've broken up with.
Situation: John is home alone on a Saturday night and feels bored.
Intention: John wants some company so he can have fun.
Immoral action: John texts his ex-girlfriend who he broke up with for another woman to go out again on a date.
Immoral consequence: John's ex-girlfriend is angry because John mistreated her before and feels he is using her.
Norm: It is sensitive to worry about scaring others.
Situation: Megan and Becky are talking about what to do on Halloween, and Becky dislikes things that jump out at her.
Intention: Megan wants to do something fun for Halloween.
Moral action: After some reflection, Megan comes up with something that Becky will enjoy, acting out scenes from their favorite movies in Halloween costumes.
Moral consequence: Megan and Becky become closer friends.
Norm: It is sensitive to worry about scaring others.
Situation: Megan and Becky are talking about what to do on Halloween, and Becky dislikes things that jump out at her.
Intention: Megan wants to do something fun for Halloween.
Immoral action: Megan suggests that they go into a haunted house where actors dressed as ghost jump out from behind boxes.
Immoral consequence: Becky has a panic attack in the middle of the house, and Megan and Becky get into a fight.
Norm: It is not okay to be rude to other people.
Situation: Dave is walking down the street when he notices an obese man, James struggling to get up some stairs.
Intention: Dave wants to make a comment to James.
Moral action: Dave tells James that he should just take it slow, and he'll get up there and that James believes in him.
Moral consequence: James is emboldened by Dave's supportive words and empowered to try harder to get up the stairs.
Norm: It is not okay to be rude to other people.
Situation: Dave is walking down the street when he notices an obese man, James struggling to get up some stairs.
Intention: Dave wants to make a comment to James.
Immoral action: Dave tells James that he's so fat it disgusts him and that watching him struggle is depressing, so he should just stay indoors.
Immoral consequence: James is saddened by the words and slowly sinks into depression from massive self consciousness.
Norm: It's good to want to look the best you can.
Situation: Jane and her friend were invited to a fancy dinner party with lots of important people.
Intention: Jane wants to put on clothing for the dinner.
Moral action: Jane decided to wear a very good looking ball gown to the dinner.
Moral consequence: Patrons of the dinner party complimented Jane on her gown.
Norm: It's good to want to look the best you can.
Situation: Jane and her friend were invited to a fancy dinner party with lots of important people.
Intention: Jane wants to put on clothing for the dinner.
Immoral action: Jane decided to wear a tattered tank-top and a mini-skirt to the fancy dinner.
Immoral consequence: Patrons of the party looked at Jane as if she was crazy and Jane felt bad.
Norm: You shouldn't hook up with your sibling's friends.
Situation: Jack is home from college for the summer vacation.
Intention: Jack wants to have a fun summer.
Moral action: Jack takes his sister and her friends on fun outings throughout the summer.
Moral consequence: Jack gets to grow closer to his sister and make friends with her friends.
Norm: You shouldn't hook up with your sibling's friends.
Situation: Jack is home from college for the summer vacation.
Intention: Jack wants to have a fun summer.
Immoral action: Jack starts going out with his sisters best friend then breaks up with her when he heads back to college.
Immoral consequence: Jack and his sister have a fight over his treatment of her friend and their relationship suffers.
Norm: It is good to talk through situations with partner.
Situation: Jane has been married to her partner for three years.
Intention: Jane wants to move on from a disagreement she is having with her partner.
Moral action: Jane and her partner sit down and discuss their disagreement and communicate openly.
Moral consequence: Jane and her partner get over the disagreement and grow closer to one another thanks to the communication.
Norm: It is good to talk through situations with partner.
Situation: Jane has been married to her partner for three years.
Intention: Jane wants to move on from a disagreement she is having with her partner.
Immoral action: Jane and her partner bury and ignore the issue as if it never happened.
Immoral consequence: Jane becomes more passive aggressive and resentful towards her partner eventually leading to their separation.
Norm: It's good to pray when you're religious.
Situation: Mike wakes up early and has an hour before the day starts.
Intention: Mike wants to do some religious activites.
Moral action: Mike prays and asks God for help with his day.
Moral consequence: Mike develops a personal relationship with God.
Norm: It's good to pray when you're religious.
Situation: Mike wakes up early and has an hour before the day starts.
Intention: Mike wants to do some religious activites.
Immoral action: Mike reads a spiritual book written by a guru.
Immoral consequence: Mike enjoys the book, but fails to connect with God.
Norm: You shouldn't send disgusting pictures to your ex.
Situation: Phil got dumped by his girlfriend Jan, and he is still upset about the breakup.
Intention: Phil doesn't want Jan to forget him.
Moral action: Phil asks Jan to stay friends on social media so that they don't lose touch with each other.
Moral consequence: Phil is able to stay in touch with Jan and develop a friendship with her.
Norm: You shouldn't send disgusting pictures to your ex.
Situation: Phil got dumped by his girlfriend Jan, and he is still upset about the breakup.
Intention: Phil doesn't want Jan to forget him.
Immoral action: Phil starts sending Jan disturbing pictures meant to scare her.
Immoral consequence: Phil gets served with a restraining order for his harassment which goes on his record.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to your children.
Situation: Sam's son asks where babies come from.
Intention: Sam wants to answer his son's question.
Moral action: Sam explains accurately how babies are made.
Moral consequence: Sam's son learns about babies and human biology.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to your children.
Situation: Sam's son asks where babies come from.
Intention: Sam wants to answer his son's question.
Immoral action: Sam tells his son that babies come from a stork.
Immoral consequence: Sam's son is misinformed and does not know the truth.
Norm: It's not okay to be obsessed with competition.
Situation: Adam is an avid Pokemon Go player.
Intention: Adam wants to be the best Pokemon Go player in his town.
Moral action: Adam starts a town group chat and gets to know other players so that they can work cooperatively.
Moral consequence: Adam always has many people to play the game and do raids with resulting in him being known as the top player in town.
Norm: It's not okay to be obsessed with competition.
Situation: Adam is an avid Pokemon Go player.
Intention: Adam wants to be the best Pokemon Go player in his town.
Immoral action: Adam insists on taking over all of the gyms in town at all costs and will stoop to any level to get them.
Immoral consequence: He is reported by others for cheating and harassing others and has his account suspended.
Norm: You should not treat mental illness like it is cool.
Situation: Sophie is listening to her friend Moira talk about depression that she experiences.
Intention: Sophie wants to add to the conversation.
Moral action: Sophie tells Moira she has never experienced depression but wants to be able to help.
Moral consequence: Moira feels supported and is comfortable coming to Sophie with problems relating to her depression.
Norm: You should not treat mental illness like it is cool.
Situation: Sophie is listening to her friend Moira talk about depression that she experiences.
Intention: Sophie wants to add to the conversation.
Immoral action: Sophie tells Moira that she is jealous because her depression makes her seem more mature and mysterious.
Immoral consequence: Moira is insulted by Sophie's misunderstanding of a disabling condition and no longer feels comfortable confiding in her.
Norm: It's rude to play practical jokes on people.
Situation: Tom is spending a few days with colleagues for a team-building experience.
Intention: Tom wants to have fun during the experience.
Moral action: Tom thinks of a really fun game the whole team can play together.
Moral consequence: Everyone, including the shy coworker has a great time playing the game.
Norm: It's rude to play practical jokes on people.
Situation: Tom is spending a few days with colleagues for a team-building experience.
Intention: Tom wants to have fun during the experience.
Immoral action: Tom decides to play a prank on a shy coworker.
Immoral consequence: The shy coworker is the butt of the joke and it ruins the whole experience for him.
Norm: It's bad to break things.
Situation: Al is cleaning the kitchen after his family has finished their dinner together.
Intention: Al wants to put away the clean dishes.
Moral action: Al carefully places the glasses back in the cabinet after he cleans them.
Moral consequence: Al makes his kitchen look neat and tidy for the family.
Norm: It's bad to break things.
Situation: Al is cleaning the kitchen after his family has finished their dinner together.
Intention: Al wants to put away the clean dishes.
Immoral action: Al grabs a big stack of china and drops some on the way to the cabinet.
Immoral consequence: Al has to go out and buy new plates.
Norm: It's mean to make someone cry.
Situation: Sam's sister starts an argument with him over what TV channel to watch.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to his sister.
Moral action: Sam agrees to watch the TV channel his sister wants.
Moral consequence: Sam's sister enjoys watching her favorite program on TV.
Norm: It's mean to make someone cry.
Situation: Sam's sister starts an argument with him over what TV channel to watch.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to his sister.
Immoral action: Sam tells his sister she is stupid and to stop bothering him.
Immoral consequence: Sam's sister runs away crying.
Norm: It is rude to be stingy with tips.
Situation: John is having lunch at a restaurant and the service was poor.
Intention: John wants to leave a tip after paying.
Moral action: John decides to leave a good tip because he noticed how overworked the waitress was and felt bad for her.
Moral consequence: The waitress feels like she didn't deserve his generosity and works even harder to keep the rest of her tables happy to overcome her guilt.
Norm: It is rude to be stingy with tips.
Situation: John is having lunch at a restaurant and the service was poor.
Intention: John wants to leave a tip after paying.
Immoral action: John leaves some change as a tip in order to indicate his dissatisfaction with the service.
Immoral consequence: The waitress becomes sad at the bad tip, causing her to mope and the rest of her tables to be dissatisfied as well.
Norm: It's rude to show up late for an engagement.
Situation: John has an important work meeting at 10:00 am.
Intention: John wants to attend the meeting.
Moral action: John shows up a few minutes early for the work meeting.
Moral consequence: John is praised for his preparedness and contributions in the meeting.
Norm: It's rude to show up late for an engagement.
Situation: John has an important work meeting at 10:00 am.
Intention: John wants to attend the meeting.
Immoral action: John arrives 20 minutes late for the meeting.
Immoral consequence: John is reprimanded for being tardy.
Norm: You shouldn't disrespect service members.
Situation: Karen is ordering a fast food meal at a drive through and notices that the order has no ketchup and mustard packets.
Intention: Karen wants to get condiments with her order.
Moral action: Karen parks her car, goes inside and quietly grabs a few packets before going back home.
Moral consequence: She goes home and enjoys her dinner without any incident.
Norm: You shouldn't disrespect service members.
Situation: Karen is ordering a fast food meal at a drive through and notices that the order has no ketchup and mustard packets.
Intention: Karen wants to get condiments with her order.
Immoral action: Karen storms in to the building and riases her voice at the service workers while demanding a free meal and asking for a manager.
Immoral consequence: Karen is confronted by the manager who makes her leave and says that she is no longer allowed at the restaurant.
Norm: It's not okay to be overly vain about your appearance.
Situation: Torrey is getting ready for school and the bus leaves in an hour.
Intention: Torrey wants to spend extra time getting ready for school.
Moral action: Torrey decides to eat a little extra in the morning, that morning.
Moral consequence: Torrey arrives at the bus on time and has a great chat with her classmates.
Norm: It's not okay to be overly vain about your appearance.
Situation: Torrey is getting ready for school and the bus leaves in an hour.
Intention: Torrey wants to spend extra time getting ready for school.
Immoral action: Torrey spends an extra hour putting on her makeup closely in the mirror.
Immoral consequence: Torrey is a bit late to the bus and the students think she is too self-centered.
Norm: It's rude to move snow onto someone else's car.
Situation: Hector is shoveling snow from around his car after a heavy winter storm.
Intention: Hector wants to get the snow off of his shovel.
Moral action: Hector carefully throws the snow onto the side of the road where it is out of everyone's way.
Moral consequence: The car owner sees Hector shoveling the snow responsibly and thanks him for being courteous.
Norm: It's rude to move snow onto someone else's car.
Situation: Hector is shoveling snow from around his car after a heavy winter storm.
Intention: Hector wants to get the snow off of his shovel.
Immoral action: Hector throws the snow onto another car behind him, blocking the windshield.
Immoral consequence: The car owner sees Hector throwing snow on his car and challenges him to a fight.
Norm: It's important to get good grades.
Situation: Timothy is a college student on an academic scholarship that has strict requirements regarding GPA.
Intention: Timothy doesn't want to pay his own college tuition.
Moral action: Timothy studies hard and  maintains the minimum GPA required for the scholarship.
Moral consequence: TImothy's father is able to afford a new house because he didn't have to pay for Timothy's tuition.
Norm: It's important to get good grades.
Situation: Timothy is a college student on an academic scholarship that has strict requirements regarding GPA.
Intention: Timothy doesn't want to pay his own college tuition.
Immoral action: Timothy asks his father to pay his tuition after failing one of his classes and losing the scholarship.
Immoral consequence: Timothy's father has to get a second job to afford the tuition.
Norm: It is bad to deceive your significant other
Situation: Jane and her boyfriend Bob are chatting on the phone on a Friday night, and she asks him what his plans are for the evening.
Intention: Bob wants to respond to Jane's question.
Moral action: Bob tells Jane that he's made plans to go out to the bar with his friends.
Moral consequence: Jane tells Bob to have a nice time and to give her a call if he needs a ride home.
Norm: It is bad to deceive your significant other
Situation: Jane and her boyfriend Bob are chatting on the phone on a Friday night, and she asks him what his plans are for the evening.
Intention: Bob wants to respond to Jane's question.
Immoral action: Bob tells Jane that he's just staying home and taking it easy, despite his plans to go out later.
Immoral consequence: Jane pops over to Bob's apartment to surprise him, only to find out that he lied to her.
Norm: You should share with your friends.
Situation: Harry was at the bar with his friends when he realized he was hungry and decided to order a large appetizer.
Intention: Harry wants to eat.
Moral action: When the waiter delivers the appetizer, Harry leaves it in the center of the table and encourages his friends to have some.
Moral consequence: Harry's friends are appreciative of his generosity and enjoy the food.
Norm: You should share with your friends.
Situation: Harry was at the bar with his friends when he realized he was hungry and decided to order a large appetizer.
Intention: Harry wants to eat.
Immoral action: When the waiter delivers the appetizer, Harry pulls it toward himself and eats it all without offering his friends any.
Immoral consequence: Harry's friends feel annoyed and have to order their own food.
Norm: It's nice to cook others their favorite foods.
Situation: Sally is having a dinner for her roommate to celebrate a promotion.
Intention: Sally wants to have a really good meal.
Moral action: Sally asks her roommate what her favorite meals are then chooses one of them to make for dinner.
Moral consequence: Sally's roommate enjoys the dinner Sally prepared and even has seconds.
Norm: It's nice to cook others their favorite foods.
Situation: Sally is having a dinner for her roommate to celebrate a promotion.
Intention: Sally wants to have a really good meal.
Immoral action: Sally makes her own favorite regional dish, a crawfish boil.
Immoral consequence: Sally's roommate does not care for crawfish boil and does not eat dinner at the party.
Norm: You should always have savings for a rainy day.
Situation: Robert receives his stimulus money in the mail.
Intention: Robert wants to do something with his money.
Moral action: Robert deposits the money into his bank and invests some of it in stable stocks.
Moral consequence: Robert is to cover his rent payment in half a year after his boss cuts his hours.
Norm: You should always have savings for a rainy day.
Situation: Robert receives his stimulus money in the mail.
Intention: Robert wants to do something with his money.
Immoral action: Robert spends all of the money on luxury items.
Immoral consequence: Robert is unable to afford to pay for an unexpected expensive trip to the doctor later in the month.
Norm: You shouldn't yell and swear around kids.
Situation: Bob is watching a football game with his son Andrew in the room, and his team scored a touchdown.
Intention: Bob wants to express his excitement.
Moral action: Bob jumps up and down cheering and asks Andrew for a high five.
Moral consequence: Andrew bonds with his father over the game.
Norm: You shouldn't yell and swear around kids.
Situation: Bob is watching a football game with his son Andrew in the room, and his team scored a touchdown.
Intention: Bob wants to express his excitement.
Immoral action: Bob screams "[insert curse word] yeah, that's how it's done" while jumping up and down.
Immoral consequence: Andrew repeats Bob's words in school the next day which lands Andrew in dentition.
Norm: It's bad to drink and drive.
Situation: John is at at party and he is pretty drunk.
Intention: John wants to go home.
Moral action: John calls an Uber to take him home.
Moral consequence: John gets home quickly and safely.
Norm: It's bad to drink and drive.
Situation: John is at at party and he is pretty drunk.
Intention: John wants to go home.
Immoral action: John gets in his car and drives home.
Immoral consequence: John crashes into his fence as he's pulling into his driveway and causes damage to his property and his car.
Norm: It's wrong to step on your dog's paw.
Situation: Bob is walking his dog around the local canine park.
Intention: Bob wants to tire out his dog so it will go to sleep when they get home.
Moral action: Bob pulls out his dog's favorite toy and tosses it back and forth for the dog to chase.
Moral consequence: Bob gets to enjoy some peace and quiet when he gets home as his pup goes right to sleep after an exhausting day playing at the park.
Norm: It's wrong to step on your dog's paw.
Situation: Bob is walking his dog around the local canine park.
Intention: Bob wants to tire out his dog so it will go to sleep when they get home.
Immoral action: Bob pulls his unwilling dog along as he runs and his foot lands on the dog's foot.
Immoral consequence: Bob has to take his dog to the vet and get it's injured paw examined costing him a couple of hundred dollars.
Norm: People should have respect for the dead.
Situation: Tara is attending her grandmother's funeral.
Intention: Tara wants to ease her boredom.
Moral action: Tara listens to the eulogy and recalls how her grandmother was in life.
Moral consequence: Tara recalls fond memories of her grandma and sits through the funeral without incident.
Norm: People should have respect for the dead.
Situation: Tara is attending her grandmother's funeral.
Intention: Tara wants to ease her boredom.
Immoral action: Tara plays games on her phone and loudly asks her dad when this will end.
Immoral consequence: Tara's dad takes away her phone and grounds her for a month.
Norm: It is bad to pester people
Situation: Anna reads a poster about an upcoming concert by a band she likes.
Intention: Anna wants to go to the concert.
Moral action: Anna sends one text to Mae, inviting her to join her.
Moral consequence: Mae accepts the invitation, and accompanies Anna to the concert.
Norm: It is bad to pester people
Situation: Anna reads a poster about an upcoming concert by a band she likes.
Intention: Anna wants to go to the concert.
Immoral action: Anna sends 15 texts to her friend Mae, in one hour, asking Mae to join her.
Immoral consequence: Mae is annoyed with Anna and refuses to go; so Anna has to go alone.
Norm: It's good to make money doing something.
Situation: Bob has just graduated from college.
Intention: Bob wants to do something meaningful and fulfilling.
Moral action: Bob pursues a career in his field of study.
Moral consequence: Bob becomes happy and successful.
Norm: It's good to make money doing something.
Situation: Bob has just graduated from college.
Intention: Bob wants to do something meaningful and fulfilling.
Immoral action: Bob decides to travel the world.
Immoral consequence: Bob runs out of money and becomes homeless.
Norm: It's wrong to get rid of your child's toys.
Situation: John is doing some spring cleaning around the house.
Intention: John wants to get rid of unnecessary items.
Moral action: John removes some old clutter from the basement.
Moral consequence: John's son remains happy and content.