CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Homophobia is wrong.
Situation: Terry is talking with Phil when Phil tells him that he's homosexual.
Intention: Terry wants to react to Phil's statement.
Immoral action: Terry tells Phil "eww that's gross" and that God will probably send him to hell for it.
Immoral consequence: Phil is disturbed that Terry is so childish and homophobic and questions why they're friends.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore your newborn baby.
Situation: Kim is watching a TV program that just started when she he's her baby start crying in the other room.
Intention: Kim wants to decide what action to take.
Moral action: Kim goes to the other room to tend to her baby.
Moral consequence: Kim's baby will feel comforted and secure.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore your newborn baby.
Situation: Kim is watching a TV program that just started when she he's her baby start crying in the other room.
Intention: Kim wants to decide what action to take.
Immoral action: Kim continues watching the TV until the program ends.
Immoral consequence: Kim's baby will remain uncomfortable and stressed.
Norm: It's worrying to have nothing in your fridge.
Situation: Once again Phil's fridge has nothing in it, just cold air.
Intention: Phil wants to get some food.
Moral action: Phil goes to the grocery store and gets enough food to fill the fridge.
Moral consequence: Now Phil's fridge is filled with nice food to eat.
Norm: It's worrying to have nothing in your fridge.
Situation: Once again Phil's fridge has nothing in it, just cold air.
Intention: Phil wants to get some food.
Immoral action: Phil orders some take out since there's nothing in the cold box.
Immoral consequence: The next day the fridge is still empty, and this happens again.
Norm: You shouldn't spread gossip at work.
Situation: Bill is told by Jane a rumor that Gary is going to be fired.
Intention: Bill wants to determine what to do with this information.
Moral action: Bill says nothing about it because it's just gossip.
Moral consequence: The rumor fades into obscurity and some new rumor takes it's place.
Norm: You shouldn't spread gossip at work.
Situation: Bill is told by Jane a rumor that Gary is going to be fired.
Intention: Bill wants to determine what to do with this information.
Immoral action: Bill tells Jack and John and James and Jessie and Jill and...
Immoral consequence: Gary ends up hearing and resigning his position over the rumors.
Norm: It is wrong to harm children
Situation: Travis is having pizza with his nephew Brutus and notices Brutus reaching for the last piece.
Intention: Travis wants more food.
Moral action: Travis asks Brutus if he minds splitting the pizza and cuts it in half with a knife.
Moral consequence: Brutus learns that it's good to share and act respectfully.
Norm: It is wrong to harm children
Situation: Travis is having pizza with his nephew Brutus and notices Brutus reaching for the last piece.
Intention: Travis wants more food.
Immoral action: Travis lunges for the slice knocking Brutus off his chair in the process.
Immoral consequence: Brutus hits his head as he falls and needs to get stitches.
Norm: Riding a skateboard recklessly in the public area is dangerous.
Situation: Jeff likes to skateboard through the town square in front of everyone.
Intention: Jeff wants to perform a trick to impress the towns people.
Moral action: Jeff jumps in place a couple of times while his skateboard is moving slowly.
Moral consequence: Jeff lands on his feet and is able to impress the crowd.
Norm: Riding a skateboard recklessly in the public area is dangerous.
Situation: Jeff likes to skateboard through the town square in front of everyone.
Intention: Jeff wants to perform a trick to impress the towns people.
Immoral action: Jeff tries to skate down the tall steps of the town square.
Immoral consequence: Jeff falls down the steps and breaks both of his legs.
Norm: People shouldn't get married when inebriated.
Situation: Terry and his friend Karen are fairly drunk one night in Las Vegas, and Karen suggests they get married.
Intention: Terry wants to respond to Karen's suggestion.
Moral action: Terry laughs at the suggestion and tells Karen he doesn't think it would be a great idea.
Moral consequence: They both agree that it would be silly to marry while drunk, and they go and find a diner with coffee instead.
Norm: People shouldn't get married when inebriated.
Situation: Terry and his friend Karen are fairly drunk one night in Las Vegas, and Karen suggests they get married.
Intention: Terry wants to respond to Karen's suggestion.
Immoral action: Terry agrees to the marriage while in his drunken state, and they find a quick chapel to get married in.
Immoral consequence: They both regret their decision the next morning, and they have to pay a lot to get the marriage annulled.
Norm: Children shouldn't secretly work against their parents.
Situation: Joe's dad spanked him for violating curfew.
Intention: Joe is angry at his dad and wants to express that.
Moral action: Joe tells both his parents he's upset at dad and feels mistreated.
Moral consequence: Joe and his parents calmly talk things over and come to an understanding.
Norm: Children shouldn't secretly work against their parents.
Situation: Joe's dad spanked him for violating curfew.
Intention: Joe is angry at his dad and wants to express that.
Immoral action: Joe secretly plants a pair of women's panties in his dad's car where his mom will find it.
Immoral consequence: Joe's mother is mad at his dad but eventually talk it out and punish Joe.
Norm: It is almost never okay to kill somebody's pet.
Situation: Bob is having problems with the neighbor's dog coming into his yard and trampling his garden.
Intention: Bob wants to stop the dog's behavior.
Moral action: Bob goes and talks to his neighbor about controlling the dog better.
Moral consequence: Bob doesn't have any more problems with the dog after his neighbor agrees to put up a fence.
Norm: It is almost never okay to kill somebody's pet.
Situation: Bob is having problems with the neighbor's dog coming into his yard and trampling his garden.
Intention: Bob wants to stop the dog's behavior.
Immoral action: Bob puts some poisoned meat in his garden for the next time the dog comes over.
Immoral consequence: Bob is later arrested and charged with animal cruelty when the dog dies from eating the poison.
Norm: It gross to use someone else's tooth brush.
Situation: Jack is getting ready for bed.
Intention: Jack needs to brush his teeth but can't find his toothbrush.
Moral action: Jack gets a new toothbrush out of the closet and brushes his teeth.
Moral consequence: His teeth are clean and no one is mad at him.
Norm: It gross to use someone else's tooth brush.
Situation: Jack is getting ready for bed.
Intention: Jack needs to brush his teeth but can't find his toothbrush.
Immoral action: Jack uses his brother's toothbrush.
Immoral consequence: When he brother finds out, he punches Jack for being so gross.
Norm: It's wrong to mooch off other people all the time.
Situation: Jackie watches her traditional boyfriend Jared fumble around his wallet for cash to pay for their meal.
Intention: Jackie wants to avoid an embarrassing situation with the waitress.
Moral action: Jackie hands her card to the waitress before Jared can respond.
Moral consequence: Jared starts relying on Jackie more often.
Norm: It's wrong to mooch off other people all the time.
Situation: Jackie watches her traditional boyfriend Jared fumble around his wallet for cash to pay for their meal.
Intention: Jackie wants to avoid an embarrassing situation with the waitress.
Immoral action: Jackie tells Jared to  put the meal on his credit card.
Immoral consequence: Jared has to pay overdraft fees.
Norm: You should have important conversations in person.
Situation: James is in a relationship that has been strenuous for a long time and his heart begins to waiver.
Intention: James wants to break up with his partner.
Moral action: James sits down and has a heart to heart with his partner, explaining his feelings and desire to leave.
Moral consequence: The sincere conversation helps James' partner to move on more easily.
Norm: You should have important conversations in person.
Situation: James is in a relationship that has been strenuous for a long time and his heart begins to waiver.
Intention: James wants to break up with his partner.
Immoral action: James breaks up with his partner while they are talking using text messages.
Immoral consequence: James' partner thinks that the relationship meant nothing since he broke up with her over text.
Norm: It's rude to lie to someone about your backstory.
Situation: Bill is preparing his resume for his ongoing job search.
Intention: Bill wants to get a good job.
Moral action: Bill is forthright about his work experience and impresses an interviewer with his honesty at a respected company.
Moral consequence: Bill is hired and is given an interesting position with excellent advancement prospects.
Norm: It's rude to lie to someone about your backstory.
Situation: Bill is preparing his resume for his ongoing job search.
Intention: Bill wants to get a good job.
Immoral action: Bill purposefully writes his resume in a way that makes it seem as if he has more supervisory experience than he really has.
Immoral consequence: Bill gets a good position, but is in constant fear that his lies will be found out.
Norm: It's bad to fall back on bad habits.
Situation: Calvin has been sober from alcohol for 2 years, but is going through a stressful divorce.
Intention: Calvin wants to relive his anxiety.
Moral action: Calvin thinks about having a drink, but decides instead to meditate.
Moral consequence: Calvin is able to ease his mind and get himself into a better mental state.
Norm: It's bad to fall back on bad habits.
Situation: Calvin has been sober from alcohol for 2 years, but is going through a stressful divorce.
Intention: Calvin wants to relive his anxiety.
Immoral action: Calvin decides to have some vodka and orange juice to relax him.
Immoral consequence: Calvin ends up drinking on a daily basis again and all his progress is ruined.
Norm: Road rage is not acceptable.
Situation: Brandon is on the highway when another car starts honking at him.
Intention: Brandon wants to respond to the honker.
Moral action: Brandon slows down and moves to a lane further from the honking car.
Moral consequence: Brandon defuses the situation and is able to keep the highway safe.
Norm: Road rage is not acceptable.
Situation: Brandon is on the highway when another car starts honking at him.
Intention: Brandon wants to respond to the honker.
Immoral action: Brandon honks back at the honking car and swerves at them.
Immoral consequence: Brandon might cause an accident on the highway.
Norm: It's wrong to guess when people will die.
Situation: Bob's friend Jim excitedly tells him that he is planning to free climb a notoriously difficult mountain.
Intention: Bob wants to comment on Jim's plans.
Moral action: Bob is supportive of his friend and cheers him on.
Moral consequence: Jim gets a boost of self confidence from his friends support.
Norm: It's wrong to guess when people will die.
Situation: Bob's friend Jim excitedly tells him that he is planning to free climb a notoriously difficult mountain.
Intention: Bob wants to comment on Jim's plans.
Immoral action: Bob tells Jim that he is most likely to fall to his death on such a difficult climb.
Immoral consequence: Jim is offended at Bob's lack of faith in his abilities.
Norm: You shouldn't let someone consume something that is possibly dangerous.
Situation: Tim has found some old leftovers in the fridge and his roommate wants to eat them.
Intention: Tim wants to clear out the fridge.
Moral action: Tim refuses and throws the food into the trash before his roommate can get to it.
Moral consequence: Tim's roommate feels touched that he is being looked out for.
Norm: You shouldn't let someone consume something that is possibly dangerous.
Situation: Tim has found some old leftovers in the fridge and his roommate wants to eat them.
Intention: Tim wants to clear out the fridge.
Immoral action: Tim hands over the leftovers to his roommate and lets him eat them.
Immoral consequence: Tim's roommate becomes seriously ill and has to go to the hospital.
Norm: It is rude to exclude someone from a game.
Situation: Jose was picking a team to play a pick-up basketball game, and one guy was left out of the teams.
Intention: Jose has to decide what to tell the last guy.
Moral action: Jose tells the guy that he can be a substitute for his team.
Moral consequence: The guy feels relieved that he gets to play and doesn't feel as embarrassed.
Norm: It is rude to exclude someone from a game.
Situation: Jose was picking a team to play a pick-up basketball game, and one guy was left out of the teams.
Intention: Jose has to decide what to tell the last guy.
Immoral action: Jose tells the guy to get lost, because he's not good enough.
Immoral consequence: The guy's feelings are hurt, and they feel disrespected.
Norm: It is wrong to abuse your dog.
Situation: Walter has a dog that always chews on the furniture.
Intention: Walter wants the dog to stop ruining the furniture.
Moral action: Walter takes the dog to an obedience school for a month.
Moral consequence: The dog learns to stop chewing on the furniture in Walter's home.
Norm: It is wrong to abuse your dog.
Situation: Walter has a dog that always chews on the furniture.
Intention: Walter wants the dog to stop ruining the furniture.
Immoral action: Walter hits the dog with the back of his hand.
Immoral consequence: The dog whimpers and runs under the bed to hide.
Norm: It's good to have a job when you're young.
Situation: Dylan is a smart college student who is not working.
Intention: Dylan wants to have a good paying career that he enjoys.
Moral action: Dylan takes retail and service jobs while he gets his education.
Moral consequence: Dylan work ethic and general experience gets his foot in the door at a place that is perfect for his career.
Norm: It's good to have a job when you're young.
Situation: Dylan is a smart college student who is not working.
Intention: Dylan wants to have a good paying career that he enjoys.
Immoral action: Dylan turns down entry level jobs hoping that his degree gets him the job that he wants.
Immoral consequence: Dylan cant get into his field due to a lack of experience and is stuck with menial jobs throughout his life.
Norm: You shouldn't cut your arm.
Situation: Doug just learned that his best friend died in a plane crash and is devastated.
Intention: Doug wants to feel something, anything but numb.
Moral action: Doug calls a therapist hotline to talk about his sadness/numbness.
Moral consequence: Doug learns how to feel better slowly and is happier.
Norm: You shouldn't cut your arm.
Situation: Doug just learned that his best friend died in a plane crash and is devastated.
Intention: Doug wants to feel something, anything but numb.
Immoral action: Doug takes a knife and cuts his arms up.
Immoral consequence: Doug bleeds profusely and has to be rushed to the hospital.
Norm: You shouldn't be too quick to blame yourself for things.
Situation: Howie took a big test and received it back with a poor grade.
Intention: Howie wants to react to the grade.
Moral action: Howie takes a day off and then goes over what he did wrong on the test.
Moral consequence: Howie will be able to assess where he went wrong and improve.
Norm: You shouldn't be too quick to blame yourself for things.
Situation: Howie took a big test and received it back with a poor grade.
Intention: Howie wants to react to the grade.
Immoral action: Howie immediately thinks to himself that he's just not intelligent enough to do well on tests.
Immoral consequence: Howie will set limits to himself and no be able to achieve much.
Norm: It's good to play catch with your kids.
Situation: Damon is in his backyard with his young child who has shown interest in baseball.
Intention: Damon wants to play with his child.
Moral action: Damon shows his son the fundamentals of throwing and catching a baseball, and they spend the afternoon tossing the ball back and forth.
Moral consequence: Damon's child learns the fundamental building blocks of playing baseball which prepares him for future team play.
Norm: It's good to play catch with your kids.
Situation: Damon is in his backyard with his young child who has shown interest in baseball.
Intention: Damon wants to play with his child.
Immoral action: Damon plays a calm and quiet game with his son in the sandbox of the backyard because it seems safe for a child that age.
Immoral consequence: Damon's child misses out on an opportunity to hone his hand-eye coordination.
Norm: You shouldn't fight with people.
Situation: Sam accidently bumped in to the person in front of her, and they swore at her.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to the person.
Moral action: Sam tells the person sorry for bumpng into you.
Moral consequence: The person doesn't respond and Sam ignores them from there.
Norm: You shouldn't fight with people.
Situation: Sam accidently bumped in to the person in front of her, and they swore at her.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to the person.
Immoral action: Sam gets into a fight with the person in front of her.
Immoral consequence: Sam wins the fight sure, but that's the third place she's been banned from this year.
Norm: It's expected to share things with family members.
Situation: Neal got a new toy for his birthday and his little brother Fred wants to play with the toy.
Intention: Neal wants to respond to Fred's request for the toy.
Moral action: Neal tells Fred he can play with the toy.
Moral consequence: Fred will have fun playing with the toy and think Neal is kind.
Norm: It's expected to share things with family members.
Situation: Neal got a new toy for his birthday and his little brother Fred wants to play with the toy.
Intention: Neal wants to respond to Fred's request for the toy.
Immoral action: Neal tells Fred he cannot play with the toy as it's not his.
Immoral consequence: Fred will become sad and think Neal is selfish.
Norm: It's good to be humble when you win a competition.
Situation: Rory just won a marathon, and his friends are asking how he did.
Intention: Rory wants to tell his friends that he won the marathon.
Moral action: Rory tells his friends that he won the race, but it was a close one.
Moral consequence: Rory's friends think that he is tough and are proud of him.
Norm: It's good to be humble when you win a competition.
Situation: Rory just won a marathon, and his friends are asking how he did.
Intention: Rory wants to tell his friends that he won the marathon.
Immoral action: Rory tells his friends that he was so much better than the other runners.
Immoral consequence: Rory's friends think that he's arrogant and like him less.
Norm: It is in poor taste to be jealous.
Situation: Pat notices that his girlfriend laughs at all of the jokes told by his friend, but rarely laughs at any of his jokes.
Intention: Pat wants to say something to his girlfriend about his observation.
Moral action: Pat tells his girlfriend that he is glad she liked his friend, but that he wished she laughed as much at his jokes as she did at his friend’s.
Moral consequence: His girlfriend is understanding and tells him that she loves his jokes, but sometimes she just laughs more than she does at others, helping Pat to feel better.
Norm: It is in poor taste to be jealous.
Situation: Pat notices that his girlfriend laughs at all of the jokes told by his friend, but rarely laughs at any of his jokes.
Intention: Pat wants to say something to his girlfriend about his observation.
Immoral action: Pat accuses his girlfriend of liking his friend more than she likes Pat, and furthermore he insists that she never see his friend again.
Immoral consequence: She is unable to contain her amusement and lets Pat know that he is behaving in a ridiculous way, at which point Pat feels embarrassed about his outburst.
Norm: It's unacceptable to judge the way someone grieves.
Situation: Patty's mother recently passed away and her brother did not want to attend the funeral.
Intention: Patty wants to talk to her brother about not attending the funeral.
Moral action: Patty tells her brother it's okay for him to process their mother's death in his own way.
Moral consequence: Patty's brother will feel that Patty is trying to understand him and cares.
Norm: It's unacceptable to judge the way someone grieves.
Situation: Patty's mother recently passed away and her brother did not want to attend the funeral.
Intention: Patty wants to talk to her brother about not attending the funeral.
Immoral action: Patty tells her brother it was rude to not attend the funeral.
Immoral consequence: Patty's brother will feel misunderstood by Patty and attacked by her.
Norm: You shouldn't believe in fortune telling and palm reading.
Situation: Shelly is walking along the boardwalk and sees a psychic's store, so she checks it out.
Intention: Shelly wants to get her palm read.
Moral action: Shelly does not allow herself to be convinced by the result of the palm reading.
Moral consequence: Shelly makes better decisions her own judgement and logical thought processes.
Norm: You shouldn't believe in fortune telling and palm reading.
Situation: Shelly is walking along the boardwalk and sees a psychic's store, so she checks it out.
Intention: Shelly wants to get her palm read.
Immoral action: Shelly is convinced by what the psychic tells her, and she acts on it.
Immoral consequence: Shelly makes the wrong decision after relying on the palm reading.
Norm: It's nice to adopt animals.
Situation: Harold has noticed a stray dog walking around his neighborhood for weeks.
Intention: Harold wants to get the dog off the street.
Moral action: Harold takes the dog to the vet and files adoption paperwork.
Moral consequence: The dog has a new home in Harry's comfortable house.
Norm: It's nice to adopt animals.
Situation: Harold has noticed a stray dog walking around his neighborhood for weeks.
Intention: Harold wants to get the dog off the street.
Immoral action: Harold calls animal control to have the dog taken away.
Immoral consequence: The dog is placed in a crowded animal shelter with other strays.
Norm: It's good to try to save someone from choking.
Situation: John is eating at a nearly empty restaurant when he notices the person at the table near him starts to flail and make gasping noises.
Intention: John needs to decide whether to ignore this strange behavior.
Moral action: John gets up and checks on the person, noticing they're choking at he gets closer, and starts doing the Heimlich.
Moral consequence: The other person eventually spits out the food that was lodged in their throat, and breathlessly thanks John.
Norm: It's good to try to save someone from choking.
Situation: John is eating at a nearly empty restaurant when he notices the person at the table near him starts to flail and make gasping noises.
Intention: John needs to decide whether to ignore this strange behavior.
Immoral action: John looks back down at his meal, figuring the situation will sort itself out.
Immoral consequence: The other person turns blue and slumps in their chair before a waiter notices.
Norm: It's good to celebrate with your friends.
Situation: Blane's friend Giovanni won a million dollars on a game show, and he's throwing a party.
Intention: Blane wants to decide to go to the party or not.
Moral action: Blane goes to the party to celebrate with his friend.
Moral consequence: Blane has a blast at the party with his friend.
Norm: It's good to celebrate with your friends.
Situation: Blane's friend Giovanni won a million dollars on a game show, and he's throwing a party.
Intention: Blane wants to decide to go to the party or not.
Immoral action: Blane is envious of Giovanni for winning the money, so he stays home.
Immoral consequence: Blane misses out on the party and is bored and angry at home.
Norm: It's bad to track people's movements without their consent.
Situation: Carrie is afraid that her boyfriend will cheat on her.
Intention: Carrie wants peace of mind.
Moral action: Carrie decides that it's better to not just assume her boyfriend will cheat.
Moral consequence: Carrie calms down and is able to enjoy the relationship.