CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to date teens.
Situation: Steven had been single for a while and was scrolling through his social media page.
Intention: Steven wanted to get a date.
Moral consequence: Steven and the woman had a great time getting to know each other at the bar.
Immoral action: Steven sent a message to a fifteen year old asking if she wanted to meet for dinner.
Norm: It's bad to lead someone on.
Situation: Syro gas been talking with someone who is attracted to Syro, but Syro is serious in his own mind.
Intention: Syro needs to determine how long to let this relationship go on.
Moral action: Syro chooses to open up with his friend next time they talk.
Immoral consequence: Syro is faced with the same decision a month later, and it gets tougher.
Norm: It's bad to lead someone on.
Situation: Syro gas been talking with someone who is attracted to Syro, but Syro is serious in his own mind.
Intention: Syro needs to determine how long to let this relationship go on.
Moral consequence: Syro learns to be more honest.
Immoral action: Syro decides that maybe it will change, so he gives it another month.
Norm: It's bad to leave kittens on their own.
Situation: Mark's cat just had kittens, and they're meowing all the time.
Intention: Mark wants to get rid of the kittens.
Moral action: Mark talks to a friend who loves cats, and she agrees to take the kittens and care for them.
Immoral consequence: The kittens die of exposure.
Norm: It's bad to leave kittens on their own.
Situation: Mark's cat just had kittens, and they're meowing all the time.
Intention: Mark wants to get rid of the kittens.
Moral consequence: The kittens are safe and happy.
Immoral action: Mark puts the kittens in a box and leaves them in an alley.
Norm: It is wrong to abandon animals in need.
Situation: Jed bought a dog from a puppy mill but had to get rid of it due to allergies.
Intention: Jed wants to get rid of his dog.
Moral action: Jed posts a listing on social media for others to adopt his dog if they're interested.
Immoral consequence: The dog does not know how to forage food on his own, so he starves and dies.
Norm: It is wrong to abandon animals in need.
Situation: Jed bought a dog from a puppy mill but had to get rid of it due to allergies.
Intention: Jed wants to get rid of his dog.
Moral consequence: Jed finds a new family for his dog that will shower him with love.
Immoral action: Jed drives to the middle of nowhere and leaves his dog in the woods.
Norm: It's wrong to steal someone's boyfriend.
Situation: Tanya has just picked up her tickets for the senior prom in the school office.
Intention: Tanya wants a date to attend the prom with her.
Moral action: Tanya asks a boy that sits behind her in English to go with her to the prom.
Immoral consequence: Tanya's friend doesn't talk to her for the next few weeks.
Norm: It's wrong to steal someone's boyfriend.
Situation: Tanya has just picked up her tickets for the senior prom in the school office.
Intention: Tanya wants a date to attend the prom with her.
Moral consequence: Tanya has a great time at the prom with the boy in her class.
Immoral action: Tanya asks her friend's boyfriend to go to the prom with her.
Norm: You should knock before you enter someone else's room.
Situation: It is early morning and Jane staying in a guest room at a friend's house she is visiting.
Intention: Jane wants to see what her friend.
Moral action: Jane walks down the hall to her friend's room and knocks on the door, calling out her friend's name.
Immoral consequence: Jane walks in on the friend getting dressed and the friend is embarrassed to be seen in the compromising situation.
Norm: You should knock before you enter someone else's room.
Situation: It is early morning and Jane staying in a guest room at a friend's house she is visiting.
Intention: Jane wants to see what her friend.
Moral consequence: Her friend avoids an awkward situation by letting Jane know that she is currently getting dressed and that she will meet her in the kitchen in a few moments.
Immoral action: Jane walks down the hall to her friend's room and opens the door to see what they are doing.
Norm: Pulling someone's earbuds from their ears is unnecessarily aggressive.
Situation: James is doing his math homework while his older sister listens to music wearing earbuds.
Intention: James wants his sister to help him with a hard problem.
Moral action: James stands in front of his sister and waves his hands to get her attention.
Immoral consequence: James' sister yells and him and refuses to help him because he was pushy.
Norm: Pulling someone's earbuds from their ears is unnecessarily aggressive.
Situation: James is doing his math homework while his older sister listens to music wearing earbuds.
Intention: James wants his sister to help him with a hard problem.
Moral consequence: James' sister takes out her earphones, hears his request and agrees to help.
Immoral action: James pulls his sister's earbuds out of her ears to get her attention.
Norm: It's good to agree to be an organ donor.
Situation: James' license is expiring, and he needs to go to the RMV.
Intention: James wants to renew his license.
Moral action: While renewing his license, James decides to become an organ donor.
Immoral consequence: Years later upon his death, his completely healthy heart is unable to be used by doctors with patients in need of a heart transplant.
Norm: It's good to agree to be an organ donor.
Situation: James' license is expiring, and he needs to go to the RMV.
Intention: James wants to renew his license.
Moral consequence: When James passes years later, his heart is used to save the life of a little girl.
Immoral action: James fills out the form to renew his license but does not tick the box to be an organ donor.
Norm: It is wrong to exclude your girlfriend on valentines day.
Situation: Jim is at home with his girlfriend when he reads about a great new movie playing at the cinema.
Intention: Jim wants to go see the new movie.
Moral action: Jim suggests that he and his girlfriend go to see the movie together as a Valentine's Day activity, and she says yes.
Immoral consequence: Jim's girlfriend is disappointed that he would leave her on her own to do something without her on Valentine's Day.
Norm: It is wrong to exclude your girlfriend on valentines day.
Situation: Jim is at home with his girlfriend when he reads about a great new movie playing at the cinema.
Intention: Jim wants to go see the new movie.
Moral consequence: Jim's girlfriend is pleased that he wants to spend time with her on Valentine's Day.
Immoral action: Jim leaves the house quietly and goes to watch the movie on his own.
Norm: It's bad to be glad someone will die.
Situation: Bill is in a forum and reads about a famous politician suffering from a terminal illness.
Intention: Bill wants to comment on the politician's plight.
Moral action: Bill types a nice message and offers his condolences to the politican.
Immoral consequence: Bill gets criticized and eventually banned from the forum.
Norm: It's bad to be glad someone will die.
Situation: Bill is in a forum and reads about a famous politician suffering from a terminal illness.
Intention: Bill wants to comment on the politician's plight.
Moral consequence: Bill gains respect from others and is viewed as a nice guy.
Immoral action: Bill comments on how happy he is that the politician will soon die.
Norm: You shouldn't hang out with your friend's ex.
Situation: Mooz's friend is unavailable to hang out so Mooz is running through a list of contacts, including his friend's ex.
Intention: Mooz wants to decide if he should call his friend's ex.
Moral action: Mooz decides to wait and ask his friend when he's feeling better.
Immoral consequence: Mooz's friend finds out and the relationship suffers.
Norm: You shouldn't hang out with your friend's ex.
Situation: Mooz's friend is unavailable to hang out so Mooz is running through a list of contacts, including his friend's ex.
Intention: Mooz wants to decide if he should call his friend's ex.
Moral consequence: Mooz is relieved that there won't be a conflict.
Immoral action: Mooz calls his friends ex and they hang out.
Norm: You shouldn't poke around in your family's private life.
Situation: Joe hears that his little sister is dating a boy in his class, and he wants to find out more about it.
Intention: Joe wants to know if they have slept together.
Moral action: Joe has a frank conversation with his sister to ensure she is well informed and able to make good decisions.
Immoral consequence: Joe's sis is embarrassed by her brothers behavior.
Norm: You shouldn't poke around in your family's private life.
Situation: Joe hears that his little sister is dating a boy in his class, and he wants to find out more about it.
Intention: Joe wants to know if they have slept together.
Moral consequence: Joe's sister is grateful for his guidance.
Immoral action: Joe confronts his sisters boyfriend and threatens to beat him up if he touches his little sister.
Norm: It's expected that you stand up for your significant other.
Situation: Charlie is at a party with his wife Karen, when one of the guests, Frank says Karen is fat.
Intention: Charlie wants to respond to Frank's statement.
Moral action: Charlie tells Frank that he can't talk about his wife that way unless he want's to rumble.
Immoral consequence: Karen is not only insulted by her weight being discussed  but is also angry with Charlie for agreeing with Frank.
Norm: It's expected that you stand up for your significant other.
Situation: Charlie is at a party with his wife Karen, when one of the guests, Frank says Karen is fat.
Intention: Charlie wants to respond to Frank's statement.
Moral consequence: Karen is delighted that Charlie is defending her honor against the insulting stranger.
Immoral action: Charlie tells Frank that it's true, Karen is fat and could stand to lose some weight.
Norm: It's rude to be antisocial at work.
Situation: John has been suffering in his personal life but still has to work with others.
Intention: John just wants to get through his work day and have it over with.
Moral action: John keeps his personal life out of the workplace and tries to stay busy at work so the day goes by faster.
Immoral consequence: John's co-workers find him difficult to work with and John becomes a bottleneck for everybody's work flow.
Norm: It's rude to be antisocial at work.
Situation: John has been suffering in his personal life but still has to work with others.
Intention: John just wants to get through his work day and have it over with.
Moral consequence: John's co-workers are undisturbed by John's problems which are not theirs, and they work flow goes smoothly for the day.
Immoral action: John avoids people all day at work because of his sour mood about his personal life hoping it'll make the day easier for him.
Norm: Allowing homeless people into your home is dangerous.
Situation: George has befriended a homeless guy who camps out on his street, even as a blizzard is coming their way.
Intention: George wants to help the homeless guy.
Moral action: George takes the homeless guy to a homeless shelter.
Immoral consequence: The homeless guy gets high, gets in a fight with George and hurts him badly.
Norm: Allowing homeless people into your home is dangerous.
Situation: George has befriended a homeless guy who camps out on his street, even as a blizzard is coming their way.
Intention: George wants to help the homeless guy.
Moral consequence: George is safe in his house.
Immoral action: George invites the homeless guy to stay with him in his house for a few days.
Norm: You should always try to remain friendly with coworkers.
Situation: Stephanie works with a team of colleagues on a very demanding project which could bring great rewards.
Intention: Stephanie wants the project to be successful.
Moral action: Stephanie is very dynamic and inspires her coworkers by working hard and praising their good work.
Immoral consequence: Stephanie's coworkers end up disliking her greatly.
Norm: You should always try to remain friendly with coworkers.
Situation: Stephanie works with a team of colleagues on a very demanding project which could bring great rewards.
Intention: Stephanie wants the project to be successful.
Moral consequence: Stephanie's coworkers think she's a great leader and love her.
Immoral action: Stephanie gets very pushy and bossy with her coworkers so that they keep up and work hard.
Norm: It is bad to emotionally abuse people
Situation: John who is miserable and lacks coping abilities is at home with his wife.
Intention: John wants to stop feeling miserable.
Moral action: John has enough of not understanding on how to deal with things and communicates clearly to his wife.
Immoral consequence: John's wife is driven to the depths of despair and becomes a weaker person that makes John target her in worse ways down the line.
Norm: It is bad to emotionally abuse people
Situation: John who is miserable and lacks coping abilities is at home with his wife.
Intention: John wants to stop feeling miserable.
Moral consequence: John's wife is touched with compassion for her husband and begins to research mental health experts in the area that can help her husband.
Immoral action: John takes out his frustrations on his wife by calling her names and mocking her appearance because in his backwards thinking it'll make him feel better.
Norm: You shouldn't misbehave online.
Situation: Markus is a regular poster on reddit, facebook and other various forums.
Intention: Markus wants to pass time on the internet by talking to people.
Moral action: Markus often helps others on reddit and forums and uses his online time as learnign experience.
Immoral consequence: Markus loses a job oppotunity when the hiring staff sees his conduct on facebook.
Norm: You shouldn't misbehave online.
Situation: Markus is a regular poster on reddit, facebook and other various forums.
Intention: Markus wants to pass time on the internet by talking to people.
Moral consequence: His online habits carry over to his social and work, and he develops a good overall reputation.
Immoral action: Markus regularly tells false stories, trolls others and makes racist posts.
Norm: It's hurtful for your kids to hate you.
Situation: Dan has problems with anger management, he often gets into a rage because he feels tired or frustrated and his family life is hurt by this.
Intention: Dan wants his kids to leave him alone when he gets back from work.
Moral action: Dan sits down with his kids, gently tells them that he's very tired and asks them to go play in the yard for an hour while he takes a nap.
Immoral consequence: Dan's kids are scared of him and hate him, which makes them miserable.
Norm: It's hurtful for your kids to hate you.
Situation: Dan has problems with anger management, he often gets into a rage because he feels tired or frustrated and his family life is hurt by this.
Intention: Dan wants his kids to leave him alone when he gets back from work.
Moral consequence: Dan's kids understand how tired he is and are happy he was nice to them.
Immoral action: Dan comes back home one evening and gets so angry at his kids for being noisy that he hits them.
Norm: It is wrong to mutilate someone's body.
Situation: After a major explosion in a warehouse, James volunteered to pick through the rubble and found the dead body of his childhood bully.
Intention: James wants to feel some catharsis about the childhood bullying.
Moral action: James calls the fire fighters over to retrieve the corpse and tells them that the deceased used to bully him.
Immoral consequence: James' roommate happens to see the video and uploads it to YouTube, prompting internet backlash and a police investigation.
Norm: It is wrong to mutilate someone's body.
Situation: After a major explosion in a warehouse, James volunteered to pick through the rubble and found the dead body of his childhood bully.
Intention: James wants to feel some catharsis about the childhood bullying.
Moral consequence: The firefighters point out that James clearly got the better long-term ending, which makes James feel somewhat better.
Immoral action: James films himself repeatedly teabagging the corpse of his childhood bully.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of peoples hospitality
Situation: Gil is taken in by his friends Bob and Barb after falling on hard times.
Intention: Gil wants to have a place to stay.
Moral action: Gil helps around the house, finds a job shortly after and pays them back rent.
Immoral consequence: Gil is kicked out and loses the friendship with Bob and Barb.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of peoples hospitality
Situation: Gil is taken in by his friends Bob and Barb after falling on hard times.
Intention: Gil wants to have a place to stay.
Moral consequence: Gil is back on his feet and on good terms with Bob and Barb.
Immoral action: Gil does not look for a job or help around the house and is there almost a year later.
Norm: It's rude to cut your children out of your will.
Situation: Jack was about to pass away, and he wanted to change his will.
Intention: Jack wants to finish changing his will.
Moral action: Jack divides his estate among his kids evenly and equally.
Immoral consequence: A rift formed between his kids who used to get along well because of the will.
Norm: It's rude to cut your children out of your will.
Situation: Jack was about to pass away, and he wanted to change his will.
Intention: Jack wants to finish changing his will.
Moral consequence: Jack's family stays together long after Jack's passing and not squabbling over the will.
Immoral action: Jack left his son everything and his daughter nothing because the latter was of a different religion.
Norm: You shouldn't leave your dog at home.
Situation: Rover was planning to walk around his neighborhood on Sunday while his dog Max lie in the corner.
Intention: Rover wants to go on the planned walk.
Moral action: Rover takes Max on the walk with him around the nieghborhood.
Immoral consequence: When Rover gets home, Max has torn up the couch.
Norm: You shouldn't leave your dog at home.
Situation: Rover was planning to walk around his neighborhood on Sunday while his dog Max lie in the corner.
Intention: Rover wants to go on the planned walk.
Moral consequence: Max and Rover both enjoy the walk together and relax.
Immoral action: Rover takes the walk by himself and leaves Max at home.
Norm: It's wrong to assume someone is lying without proof
Situation: Jan is upset about her partner coming home late and giving a questionable excuse.
Intention: Jan wants to confront her partner.
Moral action: Jan brings it up later and decides to trust her partner until given more reason not to.
Immoral consequence: Jan's partner is upset because of her lack of trust.
Norm: It's wrong to assume someone is lying without proof
Situation: Jan is upset about her partner coming home late and giving a questionable excuse.
Intention: Jan wants to confront her partner.
Moral consequence: Jan's partner appreciates her understanding and being able to move past it.
Immoral action: Jan confronts her partner and doesn't believe a word he says.
Norm: It's wrong to relieve yourself in public.
Situation: Alex had been drinking cans of soda all throughout the day.
Intention: Alex wanted to urinate.
Moral action: Alex went to the port o potty in the middle of the public park.
Immoral consequence: Alex was arrested for indecent exposure in the town park.
Norm: It's wrong to relieve yourself in public.
Situation: Alex had been drinking cans of soda all throughout the day.
Intention: Alex wanted to urinate.
Moral consequence: Alex felt much better after he had finished relieving himself.
Immoral action: Alex pulled his pants down and urinated in the bushes at the public park.
Norm: It's wrong to try to get revenge
Situation: Morgan is told by a witness that it was Jim who attacked his wife last week.
Intention: Morgan wants to act on the new information about Jim.
Moral action: Morgan looks up Jim's address and calls the police to report where he lives.
Immoral consequence: Morgan is found by the police and arrested himself for assaulting Jim.
Norm: It's wrong to try to get revenge
Situation: Morgan is told by a witness that it was Jim who attacked his wife last week.
Intention: Morgan wants to act on the new information about Jim.
Moral consequence: The police arrest Jim and Morgan gets the closure he needs from the incident.
Immoral action: Morgan looks up Jim's address and finds him and then proceeds to beat him up as payback.
Norm: It's wrong to come to work sick.
Situation: Lucas feels sick this morning and wonders whether he should go to the office today.
Intention: Lucas wants his boss to think he is a good employee.
Moral action: Lucas calls his boss and tells him he won't go to the office today because he doesn't want anyone in the office to catch his bug.
Immoral consequence: Lucas' colleague catches Lucas' virus.
Norm: It's wrong to come to work sick.
Situation: Lucas feels sick this morning and wonders whether he should go to the office today.
Intention: Lucas wants his boss to think he is a good employee.
Moral consequence: Lucas stays home and his colleague stays healthy.
Immoral action: Lucas goes to the office and doesn't mention feeling sick.
Norm: You shouldn't watch adult shows with minors.
Situation: Patrick is sitting on the couch with his young son Mitch flipping trough the channels on the TV.
Intention: Patrick wants to pick a show to watch.
Moral action: Patrick picks a nature documentary about animals of the Serengeti plains.
Immoral consequence: Mitch is traumatized and confused by the images he sees and has nightmares for weeks.
Norm: You shouldn't watch adult shows with minors.
Situation: Patrick is sitting on the couch with his young son Mitch flipping trough the channels on the TV.
Intention: Patrick wants to pick a show to watch.
Moral consequence: Mitch is engrossed with watching the animals and loves learning new facts about them.
Immoral action: Patrick picks a crime show on a specialty channel that contains lots of graphic violence.
Norm: It's wrong to point out another person's flaws.
Situation: Suzy was having an argument over money borrowed by Lisa, who is known to have blown money in the past.
Intention: Suzy wants to end the argument.
Moral action: Suzy doesn't mention Lisa's past, but points out that Suzy really needs the money back.
Immoral consequence: Lisa becomes resentful of Suzy and never speaks to her again.
Norm: It's wrong to point out another person's flaws.
Situation: Suzy was having an argument over money borrowed by Lisa, who is known to have blown money in the past.
Intention: Suzy wants to end the argument.
Moral consequence: Lisa pays back the money as soon as she can, and the two patch things together.
Immoral action: Suzy points out Lisa's irresponsible past and says Lisa will never repay because of it.
Norm: You shouldn't kick your neighbor's dog.
Situation: Daniel notices his neighbor's dog destroying his flower bed.
Intention: Daniel wants to get the dog to leave his garden alone.
Moral action: Daniel chases the dog away and has a talk with his neighbors about controlling their dog.
Immoral consequence: The dog is injured and Daniel's neighbor files a report against him.
Norm: You shouldn't kick your neighbor's dog.
Situation: Daniel notices his neighbor's dog destroying his flower bed.
Intention: Daniel wants to get the dog to leave his garden alone.
Moral consequence: The dog is sppoked but safe and his owners assure Daniel they will do better.
Immoral action: Daniel runs up to the dog and kicks it as hard as he can.
Norm: You shouldn't be cheap when it comes to your health.
Situation: Kelly noticed that her leg had been hurting her for a while.
Intention: Kelly wants her leg to stop hurting.
Moral action: Kelly goes to the doctor to see what was wrong with her leg.
Immoral consequence: Kelly has to eventually have surgery because she didn't see about her leg problem.
Norm: You shouldn't be cheap when it comes to your health.
Situation: Kelly noticed that her leg had been hurting her for a while.
Intention: Kelly wants her leg to stop hurting.
Moral consequence: Kelly is prescribed medication and exercises that make her leg better.
Immoral action: Kelly puts ice on her leg for a few minutes before going back to work.