CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to protect someone who did something illegal.
Situation: Stan and James are at an internet cafe when James lies to the cashier about his playing time.
Intention: Stan wants to interject in the conversation.
Immoral action: Stan says that he's confident that James is telling the truth and supports Jame’s story.
Immoral consequence: The man checks the camera footage and verifies that both Stan and James are lying, then calls the police.
Norm: It is wrong to tell on a friend.
Situation: Gina has just found out that her friend Tim has been having unprotected sex with strangers, and she feels worried.
Intention: Gina wants to keep Tim safe.
Moral action: Gina has a heart-to-heart with Tim and explains how she is scared for him and asks him if there is anything wrong.
Moral consequence: Tim opens up to Gina and agrees to stop his risky behavior.
Norm: It is wrong to tell on a friend.
Situation: Gina has just found out that her friend Tim has been having unprotected sex with strangers, and she feels worried.
Intention: Gina wants to keep Tim safe.
Immoral action: Gina tells Tim's parents what he has been doing.
Immoral consequence: Tim is punished and no longer trusts Tina.
Norm: It's nice to take people  along on your traveling plans.
Situation: John is looking through a travel book with his girlfriend when he decides he wants to travel.
Intention: John wants to take a trip to Paris.
Moral action: John asks his girlfriend to join him on an exciting trip to Paris, which she does.
Moral consequence: John's girlfriend has a great time traveling with him and feels closer to him as a result of the trip.
Norm: It's nice to take people  along on your traveling plans.
Situation: John is looking through a travel book with his girlfriend when he decides he wants to travel.
Intention: John wants to take a trip to Paris.
Immoral action: John travels to Paris by himself telling his girlfriend he wants to have a personal adventure.
Immoral consequence: John's girlfriend feels insulted that John doesn't want her to join him and considers ending the relationship.
Norm: It's bad to support a serial killer's ideas.
Situation: Jeffrey is explaining to Ted why he loves eating people and keeping them in his Milwaukee fridge.
Intention: Ted wants to interject in Jeffrey's story to tell him how feels about it.
Moral action: Ted tells Jeffrey that it's abhorrent that he harms other living beings and to boot that he eats them after.
Moral consequence: Jeffrey realizes he's been doing wrong and vows to turn himself into police.
Norm: It's bad to support a serial killer's ideas.
Situation: Jeffrey is explaining to Ted why he loves eating people and keeping them in his Milwaukee fridge.
Intention: Ted wants to interject in Jeffrey's story to tell him how feels about it.
Immoral action: Ted tells Jeffrey that it's genius to keep the bodies in a fridge to snack on later and that he should have thought of that.
Immoral consequence: Jeffrey is emboldened to continue hunting people and having them as a snack while he watches Fallon Tonight.
Norm: It's good to help people who are affected by earthquakes.
Situation: Frank lives near an earthquake zone when a relative tells him that his house was damaged by a quake.
Intention: Frank wants to console the relative.
Moral action: Frank invites the man to stay at his place until he can fix up his own or rent a new place.
Moral consequence: The relative has a house to stay in until he gets back on his feet.
Norm: It's good to help people who are affected by earthquakes.
Situation: Frank lives near an earthquake zone when a relative tells him that his house was damaged by a quake.
Intention: Frank wants to console the relative.
Immoral action: Frank tells the relative that quakes happen all the time and that he'll bounce back from it.
Immoral consequence: The relative has no home for two weeks.
Norm: It is good to apologize if you walk into someone.
Situation: Joe is running late to work and has to stop at the store for an item on the way.
Intention: Joe wants to check out as fast as possible.
Moral action: Joe bumps into someone as he hurries to the check out and apologizes quickly.
Moral consequence: The other customer shrugs it off as an accident and thinks nothing of it.
Norm: It is good to apologize if you walk into someone.
Situation: Joe is running late to work and has to stop at the store for an item on the way.
Intention: Joe wants to check out as fast as possible.
Immoral action: Joe rushes through the store bumping into someone and proceeds without saying anything.
Immoral consequence: The other customers think Joe is quite rude.
Norm: It's good for parents to spend time with children
Situation: Ray is busy working online when his son comes up, wanting to play blocks with him.
Intention: Ray wants to please his son.
Moral action: Ray puts aside his work and plays blocks with his son.
Moral consequence: Ray and his son build a bond of friendship, strengthening his son's character.
Norm: It's good for parents to spend time with children
Situation: Ray is busy working online when his son comes up, wanting to play blocks with him.
Intention: Ray wants to please his son.
Immoral action: Ray tells his son no, but hands him $10 to go do something fun.
Immoral consequence: Ray's son becomes greedy and learns to only love money.
Norm: You should always choose family first
Situation: Benny's family was getting together for dinner, but his friends were going to a ball game.
Intention: Benny wanted to be able to watch the football game because his favorite team was playing.
Moral action: Benny eats dinner with his family and watches the football game with his father.
Moral consequence: Benny and his father have a great time bonding over the game.
Norm: You should always choose family first
Situation: Benny's family was getting together for dinner, but his friends were going to a ball game.
Intention: Benny wanted to be able to watch the football game because his favorite team was playing.
Immoral action: Benny skips the family dinner and goes to the game with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Benny's mother and father are upset with him for not spending time with them.
Norm: Mental health issues must be addressed directly and not avoided.
Situation: Eva has been experiencing moments of "lost time", mood swings, and extreme disorientation in recent weeks.
Intention: Eva wants to feel less stressed about her symptoms.
Moral action: Eva contacts a local mental health clinic and begins discussing her symptoms with a professional.
Moral consequence: Eva is diagnosed and is given a treatment plan to help improve her quality of life and diminish her symptoms.
Norm: Mental health issues must be addressed directly and not avoided.
Situation: Eva has been experiencing moments of "lost time", mood swings, and extreme disorientation in recent weeks.
Intention: Eva wants to feel less stressed about her symptoms.
Immoral action: Eva begins drinking and smoking excessively to cope with the issues she is facing.
Immoral consequence: Eva becomes addicted to alcohol and intoxicants, needing more treatment than she originally did.
Norm: It's bad to misrepresent yourself in a chatroom.
Situation: Will is bored and logs onto a chatroom full of teenagers.
Intention: Will wants to have fun chatting with people.
Moral action: Will starts talking about life, the universe, and everything with the other people.
Moral consequence: Will and the others have a deep conversation and feel satisfied.
Norm: It's bad to misrepresent yourself in a chatroom.
Situation: Will is bored and logs onto a chatroom full of teenagers.
Intention: Will wants to have fun chatting with people.
Immoral action: Will pretends to be a girl and starts flirting with the guys in the chatroom.
Immoral consequence: Some of the guys start cyber-stalking Will and sending sexual photos to him.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore your new partner.
Situation: Greg is watching a basketball game on TV when his girlfriend Teresa starts telling him about her day at work.
Intention: Greg wants to watch the end of the game undisturbed.
Moral action: Greg asks his girlfriend if she will tell him about her day as soon as the game is over.
Moral consequence: Teresa understands and is happy to wait until after the game to have Greg's full attention.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore your new partner.
Situation: Greg is watching a basketball game on TV when his girlfriend Teresa starts telling him about her day at work.
Intention: Greg wants to watch the end of the game undisturbed.
Immoral action: Greg ignores his  girlfriend completely and continues watching the game.
Immoral consequence: Teresa is upset and annoyed that Greg isn't listening to her.
Norm: You should respect other people when you're driving.
Situation: Rick and Linda are on their way to a concert.
Intention: Rick wants to get good seats.
Moral action: Rick asks Linda to look to see if it is safe to change lanes for more he moves over.
Moral consequence: Rick and Linda make it to the concert and got seats close to the stage.
Norm: You should respect other people when you're driving.
Situation: Rick and Linda are on their way to a concert.
Intention: Rick wants to get good seats.
Immoral action: Rick takes a short cut and changes lanes without looking over his shoulder for upcoming traffic.
Immoral consequence: Ricks car side swipes the car in the next lane creating a major delay and angry drivers.
Norm: It's good to take in interest in your child's life.
Situation: Jordan's son just started to play on the local little league team.
Intention: Jordan wants to see a ball game.
Moral action: Jordan makes sure that he is off of work for his son's first ball game.
Moral consequence: Jordan's son is excited and plays great at his first ball game.
Norm: It's good to take in interest in your child's life.
Situation: Jordan's son just started to play on the local little league team.
Intention: Jordan wants to see a ball game.
Immoral action: Jordan goes to see a minor league ball game when his son is playing his first game.
Immoral consequence: Jordan's son is disheartened that his father isn't there and quits the team.
Norm: It is bad to violate workplace and company policies
Situation: Jim has a major deadline coming up in the morning, and he needs several more hours to finish it.
Intention: Jim wants to complete the assignment before 9:00 PM that evening.
Moral action: Jim stays at the company late and works until he finishes the job.
Moral consequence: Jim goes home tired but happy that he was able to complete the work without having to take his laptop home.
Norm: It is bad to violate workplace and company policies
Situation: Jim has a major deadline coming up in the morning, and he needs several more hours to finish it.
Intention: Jim wants to complete the assignment before 9:00 PM that evening.
Immoral action: Jim takes his laptop home to work on the assignment, even though it is against company policy to take your laptop home.
Immoral consequence: Jim accidentally damages his laptop at home and is dismissed from his job for breaking company rules.
Norm: It is nice to drive people to the airport.
Situation: Harry gets a phone call from his sister Joy who begs him to take her to the airport early the next morning.
Intention: Harry wants to respond to Joy's request.
Moral action: Harry tells his sister that he would be happy to take her to the airport.
Moral consequence: Joy is happy and relieved, and she promises to make it up to her brother in the future.
Norm: It is nice to drive people to the airport.
Situation: Harry gets a phone call from his sister Joy who begs him to take her to the airport early the next morning.
Intention: Harry wants to respond to Joy's request.
Immoral action: Harry doesn't want to wake up that early and tells Joy he has something else he has to do.
Immoral consequence: Joy is disappointed and ends up taking a very expensive car service to get to the airport.
Norm: It's good to eat home cooked meals.
Situation: Dominique is a married truck driver who goes for week-ling trips and needs to eat away from home.
Intention: Dominique wants to eat on the road.
Moral action: Dominique asks his wife to cook him food for his long trips, then takes the food with him.
Moral consequence: Dominique enjoys his wife's food and avoids putting on a lot of weight.
Norm: It's good to eat home cooked meals.
Situation: Dominique is a married truck driver who goes for week-ling trips and needs to eat away from home.
Intention: Dominique wants to eat on the road.
Immoral action: Dominique visits truck stops and eats fast food wherever he goes.
Immoral consequence: Dominique gets fat from the food and lack of exercise.
Norm: Pick up litter is a good thing to do.
Situation: Jacob is taking a walk with his little sister Kate in the park eating a candy bar when he drops the wrapper.
Intention: Jacob wants to get rid of the candy wrapper.
Moral action: Jacob stops to pick up the candy wrapper and disposes of it in a trash can.
Moral consequence: Kate sees this behavior and learns it is bad to leave trash around.
Norm: Pick up litter is a good thing to do.
Situation: Jacob is taking a walk with his little sister Kate in the park eating a candy bar when he drops the wrapper.
Intention: Jacob wants to get rid of the candy wrapper.
Immoral action: Jacob simply ignores the wrapper and continues on his walk.
Immoral consequence: Kate sees this behavior as okay and begins to litter herself.
Norm: It's bad to steal someone's car.
Situation: Elijah missed the bus to work one day, and he was running late.
Intention: Elijah wants to get to work on time.
Moral action: Elijah calls the taxi service and takes a taxi cab to work.
Moral consequence: Elijah makes it to work just in time for his shift to start.
Norm: It's bad to steal someone's car.
Situation: Elijah missed the bus to work one day, and he was running late.
Intention: Elijah wants to get to work on time.
Immoral action: Elijah takes a car that he finds on the street and drives it to work.
Immoral consequence: Elijah goes to jail for taking the car without having permission to do so.
Norm: It's good to be thoughtful when proposing marriage.
Situation: Jerry and Kat have been dating since they were in high school.
Intention: Jerry wants to ask Kat to marry him.
Moral action: Jerry presents a beautiful ring to Kat and asks her to marry him on her birthday at the beach.
Moral consequence: Kat agrees to marry him, and they get married the next year.
Norm: It's good to be thoughtful when proposing marriage.
Situation: Jerry and Kat have been dating since they were in high school.
Intention: Jerry wants to ask Kat to marry him.
Immoral action: Jerry asks Kat to marry him in the middle of a card game without even having a ring.
Immoral consequence: Kat laughs in his face and tells him that he needs to try harder.
Norm: Both partners should put forth equal effort in a relationship.
Situation: Grant is upset with the amount of chores that his wife assigns him.
Intention: Grant wants to explain how he feels.
Moral action: Grant explains that since he works and his wife doesn't, that she should be responsible for more of the chores.
Moral consequence: Grant and his wife come to a compromise about how many chores that they each preform.
Norm: Both partners should put forth equal effort in a relationship.
Situation: Grant is upset with the amount of chores that his wife assigns him.
Intention: Grant wants to explain how he feels.
Immoral action: Grant complains that the household chores are 'the wife's job' and he shouldn't have to do them.
Immoral consequence: Grant argues with his wife, and he ends up sleeping on the couch.
Norm: It's unhealthy to want to kill yourself
Situation: Jenny is at work when she receives an email from corporate telling her that she's being laid off.
Intention: Jenny wants to emotionally react to the terrible news.
Moral action: Jenny turns off her computer and begins to sob loudly and telling everyone how unfair it is.
Moral consequence: Jenny's coworkers take sympathy on her and try to be supportive to her through her tough moment.
Norm: It's unhealthy to want to kill yourself
Situation: Jenny is at work when she receives an email from corporate telling her that she's being laid off.
Intention: Jenny wants to emotionally react to the terrible news.
Immoral action: Jenny turns off her computer and tells her coworkers she's going to kill herself before leaving the office.
Immoral consequence: Jenny's coworkers are terrified and worried about her intentions and scramble to try to alert someone.
Norm: It's not okay to defend pedophiles.
Situation: Frank is talking with Jimmy when Jimmy confides in Frank that he's a pedophile, and he abuses some children.
Intention: Frank wants to respond to Jimmy's statement.
Moral action: Frank tells Jimmy that it's abhorrent that he's doing these things and that he needs to get help right away.
Moral consequence: Jimmy agrees that it's wrong and that he is losing the fight with his demons and vows to get help.
Norm: It's not okay to defend pedophiles.
Situation: Frank is talking with Jimmy when Jimmy confides in Frank that he's a pedophile, and he abuses some children.
Intention: Frank wants to respond to Jimmy's statement.
Immoral action: Frank tells Jimmy that we all have desires and that Jimmy's desires are normal like anyone elses.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy feels emboldened to continue abducting and abusing children, destroying many lives in the process.
Norm: You shouldn't compare someone to an animal.
Situation: James is frustrated that his kids don't pick up their toys because he just stepped on a lego.
Intention: James wants to encourage his children to clean up after themselves.
Moral action: James takes his children's devices away until they pick up all their toys.
Moral consequence: James' children whine, but eventually capitulate, so they can get back online.
Norm: You shouldn't compare someone to an animal.
Situation: James is frustrated that his kids don't pick up their toys because he just stepped on a lego.
Intention: James wants to encourage his children to clean up after themselves.
Immoral action: James tells his children that if they keep living like pigs, he's going to move them into a pigpen in the backyard.
Immoral consequence: James' children burst into tears and tell their mother, who then scolds James.
Norm: You should use the appropriate pronouns for a person.
Situation: Mary Ann was a waitress, and she was waiting on a man sitting at the counter.
Intention: Mary Ann wants to take the man's order.
Moral action: Mary Ann asks the man, "Sir, what would you like to order?".
Moral consequence: The man gave Mary Ann his order, and she sent it to the kitchen.
Norm: You should use the appropriate pronouns for a person.
Situation: Mary Ann was a waitress, and she was waiting on a man sitting at the counter.
Intention: Mary Ann wants to take the man's order.
Immoral action: Mary Ann asks the man, "Ma'am, what would you like to order?".
Immoral consequence: The man is furious, and he storms out of the diner.
Norm: It's good to give up your seat for someone.
Situation: Sarah is on a packed city bus when an elderly woman with a walker gets on board.
Intention: Sarah wants to get to her job.
Moral action: Sarah gets up and gives the woman her seat, holding on to a nearby pole for support.
Moral consequence: Sarah's bus ride goes quickly, and she feels glad to have helped someone.
Norm: It's good to give up your seat for someone.
Situation: Sarah is on a packed city bus when an elderly woman with a walker gets on board.
Intention: Sarah wants to get to her job.
Immoral action: Sarah notices the woman and puts her earbuds in to avoid being asked to give up her seat.
Immoral consequence: The old woman is made to stand on the crowded bus and falls at the next stop, causing Sarah to feel regretful.
Norm: It's good to care for a pet.
Situation: Ben is driving in the car with his dog on a hot summer day.
Intention: Ben wants to buy groceries.
Moral action: Ben leaves his dog in the car with the windows down under a shade tree and spends only a few minutes shopping at the store.
Moral consequence: Ben's dog does not die from the heat and Ben feels like a good dog owner.
Norm: It's good to care for a pet.
Situation: Ben is driving in the car with his dog on a hot summer day.
Intention: Ben wants to buy groceries.
Immoral action: Ben leaves his dog in the car with the windows rolled up and spends 1 hour shopping at the store.
Immoral consequence: Ben's dog dies from heat stroke and Ben is arrested for animal cruelty.
Norm: You should make amends if you have stolen from people.
Situation: Neil is caught stealing by Stella and is being accosted by her for being a common thief.
Intention: Neil wants to respond to Stella's anger.
Moral action: Neil tells Stella that he understands he did wrong, and he'll do anything to make it right.
Moral consequence: Stella is relieved that Neil will repay her in some way for doing her wrong.
Norm: You should make amends if you have stolen from people.
Situation: Neil is caught stealing by Stella and is being accosted by her for being a common thief.
Intention: Neil wants to respond to Stella's anger.
Immoral action: Neil tells Stella to quiet down, or he's going to make her quiet.
Immoral consequence: Stella is terrified that Neil is a violent psychopath and is sad she can't reason with him.
Norm: It's good to auto-withdraw into your savings to save time.
Situation: Finn is having some mechanical problems with his car which is very old.
Intention: Finn wants to save up to buy a new car.
Moral action: Finn sets up his account to withdraw savings at an interval.
Moral consequence: Finn has a bit more time to do other things.
Norm: It's good to auto-withdraw into your savings to save time.
Situation: Finn is having some mechanical problems with his car which is very old.
Intention: Finn wants to save up to buy a new car.
Immoral action: Finn deposits money into his savings account every week by atm.
Immoral consequence: Finn spends extra time visiting the bank more often.
Norm: It's good to stop people from breaking the law
Situation: Mary sees her friend Rosa about to break into a car across the street.
Intention: Mary wants to help Rosa.
Moral action: Mary stops Rosa from taking the car and calms her down.
Moral consequence: Mary gives Rosa a ride to where she needs to go to help her out.
Norm: It's good to stop people from breaking the law
Situation: Mary sees her friend Rosa about to break into a car across the street.
Intention: Mary wants to help Rosa.
Immoral action: Mary looks the other way and when she looks again, Rosa and the car are gone.
Immoral consequence: Mary's stuck keeping this a secret for the rest of her life.
Norm: It's good to sight-see during your vacation.
Situation: Emily goes to New York for vacation with her family and is feeling really anxious.
Intention: Emily wants to avoid crowds.
Moral action: Emily asks her family if they can go to less frequented places upstate because her anxiety is acting up.
Moral consequence: Emily's family goes apple picking upstate to enjoy time together away from big crowds.
Norm: It's good to sight-see during your vacation.
Situation: Emily goes to New York for vacation with her family and is feeling really anxious.
Intention: Emily wants to avoid crowds.
Immoral action: Emily stays in the hotel while her family goes out to explore the city together.
Immoral consequence: Emily feels depressed and alone during her vacation, leading her to have a bad trip.
Norm: It's good to be happy about having a baby.
Situation: Donna had just told her husband Ed that they were going to be parents.
Intention: Ed wants to express his thoughts about the news.
Moral action: Ed rushes over to Donna and gives her a hug and a kiss.
Moral consequence: Ed and Donna go shopping for baby supplies together the next day.
Norm: It's good to be happy about having a baby.
Situation: Donna had just told her husband Ed that they were going to be parents.
Intention: Ed wants to express his thoughts about the news.
Immoral action: Ed throws a vase across the room and breaks the window when he hears the news.
Immoral consequence: Donna leaves Ed knowing that he wouldn't make a good father for their child.