CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to work to make your marriage work.
Situation: John and his wife Mary have been having an increasing amount of conflict and tension in their relationship.
Intention: John wants to resolve the issues he is having with his wife.
Moral action: John seeks marriage counseling and the couple works through their issues in a positive and constructive way.
Moral consequence: John and Mary achieve a stronger and happier marriage that endures their whole lives.
Norm: It's good to work to make your marriage work.
Situation: John and his wife Mary have been having an increasing amount of conflict and tension in their relationship.
Intention: John wants to resolve the issues he is having with his wife.
Immoral action: John decides to file for a divorce and moves out of the house.
Immoral consequence: John and Mary are both sad and regretful that they did not make their marriage work.
Norm: It's expected that you'll help your coworkers.
Situation: Sammy's coworker asks Sammy to stay later with her to finish a big presentation.
Intention: Sammy wants to go to dinner with her boyfriend.
Moral action: Sammy stays back and helps the coworker with the presentation.
Moral consequence: The presentation goes great and the company has enough money to give Sammy her promotion.
Norm: It's expected that you'll help your coworkers.
Situation: Sammy's coworker asks Sammy to stay later with her to finish a big presentation.
Intention: Sammy wants to go to dinner with her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Sammy blows off the coworker to go to dinner with her boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: Sammy's coworker does terribly on the big presentation and Sammy misses out on a promotion due to budget cuts.
Norm: It is rude to impose your food choice on others.
Situation: Tom is out at a local Italian restaurant to have dinner with his family.
Intention: Tom wants to order food.
Moral action: John orders a meal for himself and allows his family to each choose their own.
Moral consequence: John's family has a wonderful experience at the restaurant, and they all enjoy their food.
Norm: It is rude to impose your food choice on others.
Situation: Tom is out at a local Italian restaurant to have dinner with his family.
Intention: Tom wants to order food.
Immoral action: Tom decides on a number of different dishes and orders them for everyone at the table.
Immoral consequence: Tom's family doesn't enjoy the meal very much because the food he ordered didn't match their preferences.
Norm: It's not okay to cause people undo stress.
Situation: Marnie is shopping for fancy new clothes at a classy boutique.
Intention: Marnie wants to look really fabulous at a friends wedding.
Moral action: Marnie asks the staff for assistance and also follows their instruction for putting away clothes she doesn't want.
Moral consequence: The staff appreciate Marnie as a customer and offer her a discount.
Norm: It's not okay to cause people undo stress.
Situation: Marnie is shopping for fancy new clothes at a classy boutique.
Intention: Marnie wants to look really fabulous at a friends wedding.
Immoral action: Marnie tries on multiple outfits and tosses them all over the floor before deciding what to buy.
Immoral consequence: The staff have to spend hours cleaning up after Marnie and lose sales.
Norm: It's bad to drink alcohol to excess.
Situation: Jerry is attending his company Christmas party.
Intention: Jerry wants to loosen up.
Moral action: Jerry has two shots of tequila and feels nice and relaxed.
Moral consequence: Jerry has fun mingling with the other party goers.
Norm: It's bad to drink alcohol to excess.
Situation: Jerry is attending his company Christmas party.
Intention: Jerry wants to loosen up.
Immoral action: Jerry drinks one shot after another of tequila.
Immoral consequence: Jerry gets drunk to the point he can't walk and embarrasses himself in front of his boss and coworkers.
Norm: You should get consent from somebody before kissing them.
Situation: Bob visits his mom during the COVID-19 pandemic at her house, who meets him at the door wearing a mask.
Intention: Bob wants to greet his mom.
Moral action: Bob walks up to his mom and gives her an elbow bump.
Moral consequence: Bob's mom feels safe from catching COVID-19.
Norm: You should get consent from somebody before kissing them.
Situation: Bob visits his mom during the COVID-19 pandemic at her house, who meets him at the door wearing a mask.
Intention: Bob wants to greet his mom.
Immoral action: Bob walks up to his mom and gives her a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
Immoral consequence: Bob's mom freaks out and thrusts him away, then disinfects her cheek.
Norm: You shouldn't drink to excess.
Situation: Dan and his friends are all going to the bar together.
Intention: Dan wants to drink alcohol.
Moral action: Dan has a few drinks but stops when he starts to feel that he's had enough.
Moral consequence: Dan has a fun time with his friends and doesn't feel too bad the next day.
Norm: You shouldn't drink to excess.
Situation: Dan and his friends are all going to the bar together.
Intention: Dan wants to drink alcohol.
Immoral action: Dan has way too many alcoholic drinks, not stopping even when his friends urge him to.
Immoral consequence: Dan gets sick in the bar's bathroom and feels terrible all the next day.
Norm: It's hurtful to turn your back on a loved one.
Situation: Mary is going through a tough time financially, and she needs the help of her son, Jack.
Intention: Jack wants to help his mom.
Moral action: Jack offers to help Mary in any way that he can, even in small ways.
Moral consequence: Mary gets the help she needs and her relationship with her son is impoved.
Norm: It's hurtful to turn your back on a loved one.
Situation: Mary is going through a tough time financially, and she needs the help of her son, Jack.
Intention: Jack wants to help his mom.
Immoral action: Jack does not perosnally help Mary, but he apologizes and wishes her well.
Immoral consequence: Mary is left alone and does not get any help she needs and her relationship with Jack is harmed.
Norm: It's dishonest to cheat on your significant other
Situation: Dave who is married to Ann is at a club with some friends when he's approached by a gorgeous woman who asks him to come home with her.
Intention: Dave wants to answer the woman's proposal.
Moral action: Dave tells the woman  that while she's beautiful he cannot go home with her since he's promised to someone else.
Moral consequence: Ann finds out from the friends that Dave said no, and she is ecstatic that she has such a loyal and loving partner.
Norm: It's dishonest to cheat on your significant other
Situation: Dave who is married to Ann is at a club with some friends when he's approached by a gorgeous woman who asks him to come home with her.
Intention: Dave wants to answer the woman's proposal.
Immoral action: Dave tells the woman that she is amazingly beautiful and that he would love to come home with her.
Immoral consequence: Ann finds out from the friends that Dave violated their relationship and is really angry with him and feels used.
Norm: Parents should take charge of their children's health.
Situation: Nancy's son skinned his knee while biking outside and is treating the wound.
Intention: Nancy wants the wound to heal.
Moral action: Nancy has her son report to her twice a day to clean and re-bandage the wound.
Moral consequence: The wound heals quickly under Nancy's care.
Norm: Parents should take charge of their children's health.
Situation: Nancy's son skinned his knee while biking outside and is treating the wound.
Intention: Nancy wants the wound to heal.
Immoral action: Nancy instructs her son on how to care for the wound, including cleaning and re-bandaging it.
Immoral consequence: Nancy's son prefers to play instead of care for a wound, so it gets infected.
Norm: It's good to tell people your problems.
Situation: Kathleen just lost her job, feels hopeless and hasn't even told her best fiend, Julie.
Intention: Kathleen wants to react to her situation.
Moral action: Kathleen tells Julie whats going on in her life and how she feels.
Moral consequence: Julie cheers Kathleen up right away by telling her she knows of a few places hiring and will put in a good recommendation.
Norm: It's good to tell people your problems.
Situation: Kathleen just lost her job, feels hopeless and hasn't even told her best fiend, Julie.
Intention: Kathleen wants to react to her situation.
Immoral action: Kathleen decides to keeps her feelings bottled up.
Immoral consequence: Kathleen spirals into a deep depression and feels alone.
Norm: It's wrong to steal things from other people.
Situation: Nathan is visiting a friend, and his friend shows him a really cool video game that he got recently.
Intention: Nathan wants to get a copy of the game for himself.
Moral action: Nathan goes to the store on the way home and picks up a copy of the game.
Moral consequence: Nathan's friend is excited that he got the game and wants to play it with him online.
Norm: It's wrong to steal things from other people.
Situation: Nathan is visiting a friend, and his friend shows him a really cool video game that he got recently.
Intention: Nathan wants to get a copy of the game for himself.
Immoral action: Nathan tucks the video game into his jacket right before he leaves his friend's house and takes it home without asking.
Immoral consequence: Nathan's friend finds out and gets angry at him for taking the game.
Norm: It is hurtful to tell friends secrets.
Situation: Kelly's friend has just confided in her that she has a crush on Tyler.
Intention: Kelly wants her friend and Tyler to get together.
Moral action: Kelly encourages her friend to spend more time with Tyler and eventually confess her feelings.
Moral consequence: Kelly's friend and Tyler get closer and the friend eventually works up the courage to talk honestly with Tyler.
Norm: It is hurtful to tell friends secrets.
Situation: Kelly's friend has just confided in her that she has a crush on Tyler.
Intention: Kelly wants her friend and Tyler to get together.
Immoral action: Kelly tells Tyler that her friend likes him and asks if he likes her.
Immoral consequence: Tyler feels awkward hearing the confession secondhand and Kelly's friend feels betrayed that Kelly spilled her secret.
Norm: It's good to build close relationships with others.
Situation: Tanya just started as a new freshman at her local college but hasn't made any friends yet.
Intention: Tanya wants to do well in her classes.
Moral action: Tanya makes friends with some people in her class, and they form a study group for the upcoming semester.
Moral consequence: Tanya is able to work with the others in her study group on assignments, and they all get good grades.
Norm: It's good to build close relationships with others.
Situation: Tanya just started as a new freshman at her local college but hasn't made any friends yet.
Intention: Tanya wants to do well in her classes.
Immoral action: Tanya spends almost all of her time studying at the library by herself or just watching tv in her dorm.
Immoral consequence: Tanya has difficulty with some of the homework assignments and gets lower grades since she doesn't have anyone to ask for help.
Norm: It's good to comfort a crying family member.
Situation: Stacy's sister Jill and her boyfriend just broke up, and she is in tears over it.
Intention: Stacy wants to respond to Jill.
Moral action: Stacy sits beside Jill, gives her a hug, and they discuss the breakup.
Moral consequence: Jill feels loved and appreciates Stacy being there for her.
Norm: It's good to comfort a crying family member.
Situation: Stacy's sister Jill and her boyfriend just broke up, and she is in tears over it.
Intention: Stacy wants to respond to Jill.
Immoral action: Stacy tells Jill to suck it up and get over it.
Immoral consequence: Jill becomes more distraught and thinks Stacy lacks compassion.
Norm: It is rude to ask personal questions for other people.
Situation: Phil was at work talking to his coworkers Mike and Jane.
Intention: Phil wants to stimulate conversation.
Moral action: Phil asks Mike and Jane what their favorite hobby is.
Moral consequence: Phil listens to Jane talk about football and Mike talk about all the TV show's he's seen.
Norm: It is rude to ask personal questions for other people.
Situation: Phil was at work talking to his coworkers Mike and Jane.
Intention: Phil wants to stimulate conversation.
Immoral action: Phil asks Mike and Jane what religion they happen to be.
Immoral consequence: Mike replies that's a personal question leaving Phil embarrassed.
Norm: It's wrong to be antisemitic.
Situation: Jerome was answering questions by the media after his pro basketball game.
Intention: Jerome wanted to show his displeasure with the media.
Moral action: Jerome informs the reports he won't be answering questions and leaves the room abruptly.
Moral consequence: Jerome shows his anger at the media without suffering any backlash.
Norm: It's wrong to be antisemitic.
Situation: Jerome was answering questions by the media after his pro basketball game.
Intention: Jerome wanted to show his displeasure with the media.
Immoral action: Jerome goes on a rant about how Jews and Zionist pigs control the publishing industry.
Immoral consequence: Jerome is fined by the basketball team and suspended for 10 games without pay.
Norm: It's good to have a plan for a costume party.
Situation: Halloween is approaching and Roger has a lot of friends who enjoy dressing up.
Intention: Roger wants to have a costume party.
Moral action: Roger tells everyone to come to his house in a work-themed costume.
Moral consequence: Roger's friends rise to the challenge and create some excellent and tasteful costumes.
Norm: It's good to have a plan for a costume party.
Situation: Halloween is approaching and Roger has a lot of friends who enjoy dressing up.
Intention: Roger wants to have a costume party.
Immoral action: Roger tells everyone to come to his house in their favorite costume without imposing any limits.
Immoral consequence: Some friends come in racist and offensive costumes, offending some of his other friends.
Norm: It's bad not to pay people what you owe them.
Situation: Bart sees a concert coming to town that he wants to attend, but his rent is due, so he borrows the cash from his friend Gary.
Intention: Bart wants to go to the show.
Moral action: Bart enjoys the band and pays back Gary next payday.
Moral consequence: Gary appreciates Bart paying him back promptly and is willing to lend to him again should he need it.
Norm: It's bad not to pay people what you owe them.
Situation: Bart sees a concert coming to town that he wants to attend, but his rent is due, so he borrows the cash from his friend Gary.
Intention: Bart wants to go to the show.
Immoral action: Bart goes to see the band, but fails to pay back Gary.
Immoral consequence: Gary no longer trusts Bart and will not make the mistake of helping him again in the future.
Norm: It's good to do things every day for your health.
Situation: Garret is an overweight man who wants to look and feel better.
Intention: Garret wants to lose weight.
Moral action: Garret replaces all the unhealthy food with fruits and vegetables, while working out daily.
Moral consequence: Garret begins to lose some weight and is inspired to keep up with his goal.
Norm: It's good to do things every day for your health.
Situation: Garret is an overweight man who wants to look and feel better.
Intention: Garret wants to lose weight.
Immoral action: Garret eats less, but he still enjoys sugary snacks on a daily basis.
Immoral consequence: Garret doesn't see any progress and reverts to eating as much as he wants.
Norm: It is bad to hurt your friend's feelings
Situation: Bill's friend Tom just got a new haircut that isn't so great, and he asks Bill how it looks.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Tom's question.
Moral action: Bill tells Tom that the haircut looks great and that he is very handsome.
Moral consequence: Tom feels happy and confident about how he looks.
Norm: It is bad to hurt your friend's feelings
Situation: Bill's friend Tom just got a new haircut that isn't so great, and he asks Bill how it looks.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Tom's question.
Immoral action: Bill tells Tom that his new haircut is ugly and it makes him look funny.
Immoral consequence: Tom feels bad and becomes more self conscious about how he looks.
Norm: It is not okay to point out people's awkwardness.
Situation: Briana is sitting with Wayne, who is very shy, and trying to talk with him.
Intention: Briana wants to pull Wayne out of his shell.
Moral action: Briana asks Wayne about his hobbies, then questions him about ones that he likes.
Moral consequence: Wayne opens up and starts telling her about his hobbies.
Norm: It is not okay to point out people's awkwardness.
Situation: Briana is sitting with Wayne, who is very shy, and trying to talk with him.
Intention: Briana wants to pull Wayne out of his shell.
Immoral action: Briana tells Wayne that he's really bad at talking and that he needs to do better.
Immoral consequence: Wayne feels even more awkward and refuses to talk with Briana.
Norm: You shouldn't eat food that tastes foul.
Situation: Jo is hungry, but she can't find her car keys.
Intention: Jo wants to find something to eat without leaving the house.
Moral action: Jo orders a large pizza to be delivered to her house.
Moral consequence: Joe really enjoys the pizza that she had delivered to her house.
Norm: You shouldn't eat food that tastes foul.
Situation: Jo is hungry, but she can't find her car keys.
Intention: Jo wants to find something to eat without leaving the house.
Immoral action: Jo finds an expired container of yogurt in the refrigerator and decides to eat it.
Immoral consequence: Jo gets food poisoning and ends up throwing up the rest of the day.
Norm: It's hurtful not to accompany your father on an outing.
Situation: James' father invited him on a fishing trip up in the mountains.
Intention: James wants to spend the weekend playing video games.
Moral action: James brings with portable gaming console with him on the fishing trip.
Moral consequence: James plays games while waiting for the fish to bite his bait.
Norm: It's hurtful not to accompany your father on an outing.
Situation: James' father invited him on a fishing trip up in the mountains.
Intention: James wants to spend the weekend playing video games.
Immoral action: James tells his father that fishing is boring, and he's staying home.
Immoral consequence: James' father calls James unappreciative and says he's cutting off James' allowance.
Norm: It's rude to make faces at someone else's appearance.
Situation: Chris is playing an arcade game when a young boy with a large zit on his nose asks to play.
Intention: Chris wants to respond to the boy.
Moral action: Chris allows the boy to play the game giving him pointers on how to beat the stage.
Moral consequence: Chris and the boy become good friends.
Norm: It's rude to make faces at someone else's appearance.
Situation: Chris is playing an arcade game when a young boy with a large zit on his nose asks to play.
Intention: Chris wants to respond to the boy.
Immoral action: Chris sticks his tongue out at the boy and laughs at his pimple.
Immoral consequence: Chris is later scolded for his actions.
Norm: It's expected to be respectful of your roommate.
Situation: Josh comes home from work and sees his roommate Jared studying for a biology exam.
Intention: Josh wants to relax.
Moral action: After reading several chapters of his favorite book, Josh cooks supper for himself and Jared.
Moral consequence: Jared and Josh have a nice meal together.
Norm: It's expected to be respectful of your roommate.
Situation: Josh comes home from work and sees his roommate Jared studying for a biology exam.
Intention: Josh wants to relax.
Immoral action: Josh watches a super hero movie in the common area on a loud volume.
Immoral consequence: Jared snaps at Josh for his behavior.
Norm: You shouldn't surprise people if they don't like it.
Situation: Julie's father, who's turning 90 soon, has a heart condition and is scared of loud noises.
Intention: Julie wants to celebrate her father's 90th birthday.
Moral action: Julie takes her father to a very fancy restaurant on his birthday.
Moral consequence: Julie's father has a delicious meal and thinks Julie is thoughtful and kind.
Norm: You shouldn't surprise people if they don't like it.
Situation: Julie's father, who's turning 90 soon, has a heart condition and is scared of loud noises.
Intention: Julie wants to celebrate her father's 90th birthday.
Immoral action: Julie throws a surprise party for her father and everyone yells "Surprise!" when he comes home.
Immoral consequence: Julie's father is startled and has a heart attack and dies.
Norm: It's wrong to spread your illness to another person.
Situation: Tim has been terribly sick at home with the flu for the past few days.
Intention: Tim wants to get some soup to feel better.
Moral action: Tim orders a soup with contact-less delivery.
Moral consequence: Tim protects others from getting the flu.
Norm: It's wrong to spread your illness to another person.
Situation: Tim has been terribly sick at home with the flu for the past few days.
Intention: Tim wants to get some soup to feel better.
Immoral action: Tim goes out to the store to buy some cans of soup.
Immoral consequence: Tim exposes customers and employees to the flu and infects them.
Norm: You shouldn't make negative comments about someone's appearance.
Situation: As the school year just started, Jane meets all her friends again and notices Mary has gained weight.
Intention: Jane wants to respond to Mary's look.
Moral action: Jane advises Mary to keep watch of her weight in order to stay healthy.
Moral consequence: Mary thanks Jane for her advice, and they start to talk about ways to lose weight.
Norm: You shouldn't make negative comments about someone's appearance.
Situation: As the school year just started, Jane meets all her friends again and notices Mary has gained weight.
Intention: Jane wants to respond to Mary's look.
Immoral action: Jane criticizes that Mary must have eaten a lot during the summer that has caused her to look obese.
Immoral consequence: Mary feels hurt and refuses to talk.
Norm: It's mean to be rude to someone.
Situation: Stacey and Chloe are out to eat with friends, and Chloe is sitting close to all of the condiments on the table.
Intention: Stacey wants Chloe to pass her the salt.
Moral action: Stacey kindly asks Chloe to pass the salt.
Moral consequence: Chloe gladly passes the salt over to Stacey with a smile.
Norm: It's mean to be rude to someone.
Situation: Stacey and Chloe are out to eat with friends, and Chloe is sitting close to all of the condiments on the table.
Intention: Stacey wants Chloe to pass her the salt.
Immoral action: Stacey looks at Chloe and rudely shouts, "hurry up and give me the salt!".
Immoral consequence: Chloe feels disrespected and gets up to leave the table.
Norm: It's bad to betray the trust of your partner.
Situation: After living together with Bobby in quarantine for months, Grace notices a change in Bobby’s demeanor.
Intention: Grace wants to inquire about Bobby's feelings in the relationship.
Moral action: Grace asks bobby about how he has been feeling in their relationship, and he tells her some of the problems that he has been thinking about.
Moral consequence: Grace and bobby work on their problems and the relationship is able to continue growing.
Norm: It's bad to betray the trust of your partner.
Situation: After living together with Bobby in quarantine for months, Grace notices a change in Bobby’s demeanor.
Intention: Grace wants to inquire about Bobby's feelings in the relationship.
Immoral action: Grace asks Bobby how he has been feeling in the relationship, and he says that everything is fine.
Immoral consequence: Bobby lies about everything being fine, and he and Grace continue having problems until their relationship unravels.