CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to be responsible for your payments.
Situation: Carl has bought a car and the first payment for the car is coming up.
Intention: Carl wants to keep the car.
Moral consequence: Carl's credit score gets higher and higher, and he eventually pays the car off.
Immoral action: Carl doesn't pay the car note and hides the car at his friend's house so it won't get repossessed.
Norm: It's wrong to marry someone for their money.
Situation: Jake, who comes from a poor family, is dating Eve, who makes a six-figure salary.
Intention: Jake wants to be rich.
Moral action: Jake gets to know Eve as a person and realizes they are not compatible.
Immoral consequence: Eve realizes Jake only married her for her money and files for a divorce.
Norm: It's wrong to marry someone for their money.
Situation: Jake, who comes from a poor family, is dating Eve, who makes a six-figure salary.
Intention: Jake wants to be rich.
Moral consequence: Jake breaks up with Eve, even though she is wealthy.
Immoral action: Jake marries Eve and then spends all her money.
Norm: You shouldn't shun your child's partner.
Situation: Joyce's daughter Tina is engaged to be married, but Joyce isn't fond of her fiance, Ted.
Intention: Joyce wants Tina to know how she feels about Ted.
Moral action: Joyce tells Tina that while she isn't Ted's biggest fan, she is willing to accept him into the family.
Immoral consequence: Tina removes Joyce from the guest list at her wedding.
Norm: You shouldn't shun your child's partner.
Situation: Joyce's daughter Tina is engaged to be married, but Joyce isn't fond of her fiance, Ted.
Intention: Joyce wants Tina to know how she feels about Ted.
Moral consequence: Tina marries Ted, who ends up bonding with Joyce at the wedding reception.
Immoral action: Joyce tells Tina that she does not like Ted, and that he will not be welcomed at any family events.
Norm: You shouldn't ask someone to forgo their inheritance.
Situation: Mia has a friend named Nancy who recently was told she would inherit a house from her deceased grandfather.
Intention: Mia wants to talk to Nancy about her inheritance.
Moral action: Mia tells Nancy she should keep the house and sell it if it is too hard to maintain.
Immoral consequence: Nancy will not have a house which she could have sold if it was too hard to maintain.
Norm: You shouldn't ask someone to forgo their inheritance.
Situation: Mia has a friend named Nancy who recently was told she would inherit a house from her deceased grandfather.
Intention: Mia wants to talk to Nancy about her inheritance.
Moral consequence: Nancy will have a house and the option to sell it if it is hard to maintain.
Immoral action: Mia tells Nancy that she does not need a house as it is hard to maintain.
Norm: You shouldn't move someone's seat.
Situation: Donny is a practical joker who's looking to prank his coworker Frank who momentarily left his seat in the lunch room to go get food.
Intention: Donny wants to make people laugh.
Moral action: Donny replaces the salt in the shaker with sugar, which Frank pours on his fries when he returns to the table to sit at his unmoved seat.
Immoral consequence: Coworker's chuckles turn to gasps as people realize Frank was seriously injured by the prank.
Norm: You shouldn't move someone's seat.
Situation: Donny is a practical joker who's looking to prank his coworker Frank who momentarily left his seat in the lunch room to go get food.
Intention: Donny wants to make people laugh.
Moral consequence: Coworkers are entertained by Donny's antics when Frank realizes what happened and spits his food out.
Immoral action: Donny moves Franks chair out from under him when Frank returns to sit down and Frank falls over, sending his food flying.
Norm: It is bad to pollute the environment with carbon emissions
Situation: Greg has had a busy morning around the house and is running late a bit late to work.
Intention: Greg wants to get to work on time.
Moral action: Greg hops on his bicycle and pedals to work as quickly as he can.
Immoral consequence: Greg's vehicle emits a significant amount of carbon as he drives which pollutes the environment and contributes to global warming.
Norm: It is bad to pollute the environment with carbon emissions
Situation: Greg has had a busy morning around the house and is running late a bit late to work.
Intention: Greg wants to get to work on time.
Moral consequence: Greg's biking is environmentally friendly and does not release any carbon into the atmosphere.
Immoral action: Greg gets dressed and drives himself to work in his large SUV.
Norm: It's kind to help out homeless people.
Situation: Tiffany often sees articles about the presence of homeless people in her city when reading the newspaper.
Intention: Tiffany wants to see how bad the situation is for herself.
Moral action: Tiffany prepares hot food and gift bags full of toiletries and warm clothing to give out to the homeless people in her city.
Immoral consequence: The homeless situation in Tiffany's city remains as it is.
Norm: It's kind to help out homeless people.
Situation: Tiffany often sees articles about the presence of homeless people in her city when reading the newspaper.
Intention: Tiffany wants to see how bad the situation is for herself.
Moral consequence: The homeless people go to bed full and warm.
Immoral action: Tiffany drives downtown and sees many hungry, cold, homeless people before driving away.
Norm: It's bad to end a relationship by just disappearing.
Situation: Beatrice is dating Matt and thinks the relationship isn't working out.
Intention: Beatrice wants to stop dating Matt.
Moral action: Beatrice tells Matt that the relationship is not working out.
Immoral consequence: Matt will be confused by the way Beatrice is acting and not know the relationship is over.
Norm: It's bad to end a relationship by just disappearing.
Situation: Beatrice is dating Matt and thinks the relationship isn't working out.
Intention: Beatrice wants to stop dating Matt.
Moral consequence: Matt will know that Beatrice does not want to date him, and he'll move on.
Immoral action: Beatrice stops answering Matt's calls and avoids him.
Norm: It's important to protect underage girls from predators.
Situation: Don's young niece Julie asks him to take her to the mall to do some shopping.
Intention: Don wants to take Julie to the mall.
Moral action: Don takes Julie to the mall and walks around and shops with her.
Immoral consequence: Julie will not have an adult around if someone tries to kidnap her.
Norm: It's important to protect underage girls from predators.
Situation: Don's young niece Julie asks him to take her to the mall to do some shopping.
Intention: Don wants to take Julie to the mall.
Moral consequence: Julie will have an adult around if someone tries to kidnap her.
Immoral action: Don drops Julie off at the mall and lets her shop alone.
Norm: It's bad to avoid paying for something.
Situation: Janine is finishing her meal at a restaurant when she is handed the bill by the waiter.
Intention: Janine wants to respond to the bill.
Moral action: Janine pays for her restaurant bill.
Immoral consequence: Janine will be banned from going back to the restaurant.
Norm: It's bad to avoid paying for something.
Situation: Janine is finishing her meal at a restaurant when she is handed the bill by the waiter.
Intention: Janine wants to respond to the bill.
Moral consequence: Janine will be a valued customer of the restaurant.
Immoral action: Janine leaves the restaurant without paying for her bill.
Norm: You shouldn't enter someone's apartment without their permission.
Situation: Jason's neighbor keeps their apartment unlocked while they're in, and they have a nice music collection.
Intention: Jason wants to have a look at his neighbor's music collection.
Moral action: Jason knocks on his neighbor's door and asks if he can come in to check out their music, and they say sure.
Immoral consequence: When his neighbor sees Jason in their apartment they are freaked out about him coming in without asking.
Norm: You shouldn't enter someone's apartment without their permission.
Situation: Jason's neighbor keeps their apartment unlocked while they're in, and they have a nice music collection.
Intention: Jason wants to have a look at his neighbor's music collection.
Moral consequence: Jason's neighbor feels comfortable with inviting Jason into their apartment to look at their music collection.
Immoral action: Jason let's himself in to his neighbors apartment and looks at their music collection.
Norm: It's wrong to make a friend cry.
Situation: Tracy has been listening to her friend Fiona complain about her deadbeat boyfriend.
Intention: Tracy wants to tell Fiona what she thinks about the relationship.
Moral action: Tracy tells Fiona that she can do better and that she deserves to be with a wonderful partner.
Immoral consequence: Fiona bursts into tears and refuses to confide in Tracy any more.
Norm: It's wrong to make a friend cry.
Situation: Tracy has been listening to her friend Fiona complain about her deadbeat boyfriend.
Intention: Tracy wants to tell Fiona what she thinks about the relationship.
Moral consequence: Fiona fells empowered to break off her problematic relationship.
Immoral action: Tracy tells Fiona she is a loser because she keeps dating losers.
Norm: It's bad to steal something that belongs to your neighbor.
Situation: Jose has been mistakenly delivered a package which is meant for his neighbor.
Intention: Jose wants to find out what's in the package.
Moral action: Jose brings the package over to his neighbor and asks what it is.
Immoral consequence: Jose's neighbor has to spend more money ordering the item again.
Norm: It's bad to steal something that belongs to your neighbor.
Situation: Jose has been mistakenly delivered a package which is meant for his neighbor.
Intention: Jose wants to find out what's in the package.
Moral consequence: Jose's neighbor is thankful to him and reveals that it is a very mundane item.
Immoral action: Jose, giving into his curiosity, decides to keep the package and opens it up.
Norm: It's wrong to give up on your children.
Situation: Darrell has son named Gerald who is doing poorly in school.
Intention: Darrell wants to give advice to Gerald about school.
Moral action: Darrell tells Gerald he needs to study more and work harder to achieve.
Immoral consequence: Gerald will not be able to reach his full potential.
Norm: It's wrong to give up on your children.
Situation: Darrell has son named Gerald who is doing poorly in school.
Intention: Darrell wants to give advice to Gerald about school.
Moral consequence: Gerald will apply himself more and try to reach his full potential.
Immoral action: Darrell tells Gerald that school is a dead end for him, and he won't get better at it.
Norm: Committing a financial crime is never a good idea.
Situation: Bill is looking to get a loan for a car, but he has a poor credit history.
Intention: Bill wants to increase his chances of being approved.
Moral action: Bill looks up how to remove marks on his credit as well as build more credit.
Immoral consequence: Bill is eventually exposed for committing financial fraud and charged with a serious crime.
Norm: Committing a financial crime is never a good idea.
Situation: Bill is looking to get a loan for a car, but he has a poor credit history.
Intention: Bill wants to increase his chances of being approved.
Moral consequence: Bill becomes a more responsible person and more financially literate.
Immoral action: Bill alters some of his documents to show that he makes more money than he actually does.
Norm: It's good to donate old furniture to a thrift store.
Situation: Mark is moving, and he has a lot of old furniture that he doesn't want to bring with him to his new place.
Intention: Mark wants to get rid of his extra furniture.
Moral action: Mark brings his old furniture to a thrift store.
Immoral consequence: Mark's furniture rots in the dump and no one uses it anymore.
Norm: It's good to donate old furniture to a thrift store.
Situation: Mark is moving, and he has a lot of old furniture that he doesn't want to bring with him to his new place.
Intention: Mark wants to get rid of his extra furniture.
Moral consequence: Other people buy Mark's old furniture, saving resources and money.
Immoral action: Mark brings his old furniture to the dump.
Norm: It's good to fight crime.
Situation: Yuri has witnessed her neighbor committing a crime and the police are knocking on doors for information.
Intention: Yuri wants to avoid being scene talking to the police.
Moral action: Yuri doesn't answer the door but calls in to report the crime.
Immoral consequence: The crime goes unpunished and the criminal is at large ready to commit more crimes.
Norm: It's good to fight crime.
Situation: Yuri has witnessed her neighbor committing a crime and the police are knocking on doors for information.
Intention: Yuri wants to avoid being scene talking to the police.
Moral consequence: The police arrest the neighbor and put them in jail.
Immoral action: Yuri, when approached by the police, tells them that she doesn't know anything.
Norm: It's wrong to make a huge mess.
Situation: Keith had told his wife that she didn't have to worry about dinner tonight.
Intention: Keith wants to cook dinner for his girlfriend.
Moral action: Keith cleans up the dishes as he goes about cooking dinner.
Immoral consequence: Keith's girlfriend is not amused that she has to clean up after dinner.
Norm: It's wrong to make a huge mess.
Situation: Keith had told his wife that she didn't have to worry about dinner tonight.
Intention: Keith wants to cook dinner for his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Keith's girlfriend is thrilled that she doesn't have to clean up after dinner.
Immoral action: Keith cooks the food while leaving food wrappers and pots and pans all over the counter.
Norm: You shouldn't take lost animals and just leave them somewhere.
Situation: Mark finds a lost dog wandering around his neighborhood with no collar or ID and takes it in for the night.
Intention: Mark needs to find something to do with the dog he found.
Moral action: Mark takes the dog in his truck to the local animal shelter, in hopes that the original owner will come to claim it.
Immoral consequence: The dog wanders around the unfamiliar terrain, and is stressed out and scared.
Norm: You shouldn't take lost animals and just leave them somewhere.
Situation: Mark finds a lost dog wandering around his neighborhood with no collar or ID and takes it in for the night.
Intention: Mark needs to find something to do with the dog he found.
Moral consequence: The dog is thrilled when its owner arrives to pick it up.
Immoral action: Mark puts the dog in his truck and drives to an empty field before letting it loose.
Norm: It's good to pay people for their hard word.
Situation: James hired several people off of Craigslist to help him landscape his backyard.
Intention: James wants to keep the costs of landscaping low.
Moral action: James does much of the work himself, so he has to pay for fewer hours.
Immoral consequence: The workers sneak back into James' yard at night and pour weedkiller on it.
Norm: It's good to pay people for their hard word.
Situation: James hired several people off of Craigslist to help him landscape his backyard.
Intention: James wants to keep the costs of landscaping low.
Moral consequence: James loses some weight and has a very attractive back yard.
Immoral action: James tries to claim that he only agreed to pay the workers half the actual rate.
Norm: It's bad to ask children to lie for you.
Situation: James was behind on his rent when his landlord came to confront him about it.
Intention: James wants to avoid talking to his landlord.
Moral action: James tells his son to be quiet until his landlord walks away from their door.
Immoral consequence: James' landlord tells the son that his dad needs to pay the back rent, or they'll be evicted.
Norm: It's bad to ask children to lie for you.
Situation: James was behind on his rent when his landlord came to confront him about it.
Intention: James wants to avoid talking to his landlord.
Moral consequence: The landlord gets tired after five minutes of pounding on the door and goes home for the day.
Immoral action: James tells his eight-year-old son to tell the landlord that James is at work.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to take food from your kids.
Situation: Lisa has just served her kids chicken nuggets and fries for their lunch.
Intention: Lisa wants to eat.
Moral action: Lisa fixes herself a sandwich and a salad for her own lunch.
Immoral consequence: Lisa and her kids are all still hungry after having lunch.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to take food from your kids.
Situation: Lisa has just served her kids chicken nuggets and fries for their lunch.
Intention: Lisa wants to eat.
Moral consequence: Lisa and her children are all full after having lunch.
Immoral action: Lisa eats half of the food on her kids' plates for lunch.
Norm: It is unsanitary to put hair in food.
Situation: Marcel is cooking for a critic who gave the restaurant a bad review last time she was here, but he was not.
Intention: Marcel wants to show the critic who is in charge of the kitchen.
Moral action: Marcel takes his time and perfects the dish he is serving to the critic.
Immoral consequence: The critic writes another scathing review about the quality and handling of the food.
Norm: It is unsanitary to put hair in food.
Situation: Marcel is cooking for a critic who gave the restaurant a bad review last time she was here, but he was not.
Intention: Marcel wants to show the critic who is in charge of the kitchen.
Moral consequence: The critic writes a positive review, admitting she was too hasty in the first review.
Immoral action: Marcel adds a single strand of hair to the pasta.
Norm: It's rude to call someone a dick.
Situation: Omar's father has just punished him, and they are still having a heated discussion.
Intention: Omar wants to talk to his father.
Moral action: Omar calmly speaks to his father and offers his side of the story.
Immoral consequence: Omar's father punishes him for twice as long as he originally planned to.
Norm: It's rude to call someone a dick.
Situation: Omar's father has just punished him, and they are still having a heated discussion.
Intention: Omar wants to talk to his father.
Moral consequence: Omar's father decides that he won't punish him after all.
Immoral action: Omar calls his father a dick and then storms off.
Norm: You should respect your parent's partner.
Situation: Charles walks into the house carrying a whoopie cushion, and he notices his father's new girlfriend  Susan talking to a group of well dressed people in the kitchen.
Intention: Charles wants to amuse himself.
Moral action: Charles greets Susan before he watches his favorite television show.
Immoral consequence: Susan is humiliated when she sits down on the whoopie cushion.
Norm: You should respect your parent's partner.
Situation: Charles walks into the house carrying a whoopie cushion, and he notices his father's new girlfriend  Susan talking to a group of well dressed people in the kitchen.
Intention: Charles wants to amuse himself.
Moral consequence: Susan is touched by Charles' actions and hugs him after their other guests leave.
Immoral action: Charles slips the whoopie cushion on Susan's chair before hiding behind the couch.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone's life.
Situation: Robert just found out that his daughter was raped by her ex boyfriend.
Intention: Robert wants justice for his daughter.
Moral action: Robert calls the police on his daughters ex boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: Robert is sent to prison for the rest of his life and is not able to be there for his daughter when she needs him the most.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone's life.
Situation: Robert just found out that his daughter was raped by her ex boyfriend.
Intention: Robert wants justice for his daughter.
Moral consequence: The police arrest Robert's daughter's ex boyfriend and take him to prison.
Immoral action: Robert tracks down her ex boyfriend and takes his life.
Norm: It's weird to have a sugar baby.
Situation: Steve is an single older man who is feels lonely most of the time.
Intention: Steve wants female companionship.
Moral action: Steve gets to know a woman at a social event that he then starts dating.
Immoral consequence: Steve's relationship is dependent on him having money.
Norm: It's weird to have a sugar baby.
Situation: Steve is an single older man who is feels lonely most of the time.
Intention: Steve wants female companionship.
Moral consequence: Steve's relationship is based on common interests.
Immoral action: Steve pays a younger woman to provide him with companionship.
Norm: You shouldn't procrastinate homework assignments.
Situation: Nikki has been assigned a four-page paper for her English course, and it is due in two weeks.
Intention: Nikki wants to write a good paper.
Moral action: Nikki starts on her paper the day after it's assigned, and works on it over the next week.
Immoral consequence: Nikki is very tired the next day, and falls asleep in class after turning in her paper.
Norm: You shouldn't procrastinate homework assignments.
Situation: Nikki has been assigned a four-page paper for her English course, and it is due in two weeks.
Intention: Nikki wants to write a good paper.
Moral consequence: Nikki finishes her paper early, and doesn't need to stress about getting it done.
Immoral action: Nikki doesn't start her paper until the day before it's due, then she must stay up very late to get it done on time.
Norm: You shouldn't delight in other people's misfortune
Situation: James recently heard through the grapevine that his ex-wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Intention: James wants to feel better about his divorce.
Moral action: James practices meditation to make it easier to let go of unpleasant thoughts.
Immoral consequence: James has to keep his thoughts secret because he knows people would disapprove.
Norm: You shouldn't delight in other people's misfortune
Situation: James recently heard through the grapevine that his ex-wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Intention: James wants to feel better about his divorce.
Moral consequence: James gradually become less upset about things that happened in the past.
Immoral action: James thinks about his wife getting sick from chemo whenever he feels down.
Norm: It's wrong to fake liking someone.
Situation: Vanessa notices that her boss, who she hates, is going to promote someone to the recently opened manager position.
Intention: Vanessa wants the promotion.
Moral action: Vanessa works hard demonstrating her skills in a informative presentation.
Immoral consequence: Vanessa is given a secretary position where she has to spend most of her time with her boss.
Norm: It's wrong to fake liking someone.
Situation: Vanessa notices that her boss, who she hates, is going to promote someone to the recently opened manager position.
Intention: Vanessa wants the promotion.
Moral consequence: Vanessa receives a raise along with being promoted to manager.
Immoral action: Vanessa acts like her boss' best friend going out of her way to be nice to her boss.
Norm: Being organized is good because it saves time.
Situation: Charles lives in a messy house where he's always losing things, and is constantly wasting time trying to find stuff.
Intention: Charles wants to become more efficient.
Moral action: Charles decides to clean up his bedroom, so he's no longer wasting time looking for things.
Immoral consequence: Charles trips on a pile of junk in his bedroom one day and twists an ankle.
Norm: Being organized is good because it saves time.
Situation: Charles lives in a messy house where he's always losing things, and is constantly wasting time trying to find stuff.
Intention: Charles wants to become more efficient.
Moral consequence: Charles manages to find his personal items quickly every day from then on.
Immoral action: Charles decides to start speed walking around the house, avoiding piles of clutter in order to save time.