CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to be upfront about your feelings for someone.
Situation: Tim has grown apart from his girlfriend and can't stop thinking about another girl that he recently met.
Intention: Tim wants to end the relationship with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Tim tells his girlfriend that he doesn't think there relationship has a future because they've grown apart.
Immoral consequence: Tim's girlfriend is crushed and falls into a deep depression after being ghosted by Tim.
Norm: It's good to be upfront about your feelings for someone.
Situation: Tim has grown apart from his girlfriend and can't stop thinking about another girl that he recently met.
Intention: Tim wants to end the relationship with his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Tim's girlfriend agrees with Tim, and they remain friends after the breakup.
Immoral action: Tim ghosts his girlfriend and doesn't return any of her messages.
Norm: You shouldn't teach your children to eat unhealthy food
Situation: Kim is about to eat dinner with her kids.
Intention: Kim wants her children to eat something tasty.
Moral action: Kim prepares a tasty healthy meal of pasta, meat and vegetables.
Immoral consequence: The kids don't want the healthy food Kim makes next time.
Norm: You shouldn't teach your children to eat unhealthy food
Situation: Kim is about to eat dinner with her kids.
Intention: Kim wants her children to eat something tasty.
Moral consequence: The kids want to eat this healthy meal for the next dinner.
Immoral action: Kim orders pizza.
Norm: It's hurtful to assume things without evidence.
Situation: Mindy enters a room to see a broken mirror that was fine 5 minutes ago, only her kids and husband are in the house.
Intention: Mindy wants to know who broke the mirror.
Moral action: Mindy calmly asks her kids about it and none of them claim to have broke it or have seen the others break it.
Immoral consequence: Only after grounding the "offending" kid for a month does she learn her husband broke the mirror.
Norm: It's hurtful to assume things without evidence.
Situation: Mindy enters a room to see a broken mirror that was fine 5 minutes ago, only her kids and husband are in the house.
Intention: Mindy wants to know who broke the mirror.
Moral consequence: A few minute into the discussion Mindy's husband walks in and states that he broke the mirror.
Immoral action: Mindy immediately assumes that the kid she's on poor terms with is the culprit.
Norm: It is bad to fall asleep during class.
Situation: James's mother was rushed to the hospital during the night, and he didn't have time to sleep before his 9 AM class.
Intention: James wants to get some sleep.
Moral action: James calls in sick and stays home to get some sleep.
Immoral consequence: The teacher yells at James for disturbing the other students and kicks him out of class.
Norm: It is bad to fall asleep during class.
Situation: James's mother was rushed to the hospital during the night, and he didn't have time to sleep before his 9 AM class.
Intention: James wants to get some sleep.
Moral consequence: James watches the teacher's recorded lectures online later and does his homework.
Immoral action: James puts his head on his desk to sleep and starts snoring.
Norm: You should be careful when you're driving.
Situation: Johnny's wife calls him to pick up his son from daycare.
Intention: Johnny wants to listen to his new CD.
Moral action: Johnny waits to grab the new CD from the backseat until he's at a red light.
Immoral consequence: As he takes his eyes off the road, he collides with another car and is rendered unconscious.
Norm: You should be careful when you're driving.
Situation: Johnny's wife calls him to pick up his son from daycare.
Intention: Johnny wants to listen to his new CD.
Moral consequence: Johnny arrives safely at his son's daycare and picks him up.
Immoral action: As Johnny was driving down the road, he reaches to the backseat to grab his new CD to listen to.
Norm: You shouldn't disassociate yourself from reality.
Situation: Frank comes home tired from work when he receives an important text from his mother Sarah.
Intention: Frank wants to relax.
Moral action: Frank calls Sarah while listening to relaxing music in the background.
Immoral consequence: Sarah is hurt that Frank ignored her.
Norm: You shouldn't disassociate yourself from reality.
Situation: Frank comes home tired from work when he receives an important text from his mother Sarah.
Intention: Frank wants to relax.
Moral consequence: Sarah learns more about his son from his music choices.
Immoral action: Frank spends the evening playing video games.
Norm: It's bad to stop taking your prescriptions.
Situation: Alistair is taking a medication whose side effect is weight gain.
Intention: Alistair wants to stop gaining weight.
Moral action: Alistair consults with their doctor to find a new medication that won't cause him to gain weight.
Immoral consequence: Alistair stops gaining weight but his health deteriorates.
Norm: It's bad to stop taking your prescriptions.
Situation: Alistair is taking a medication whose side effect is weight gain.
Intention: Alistair wants to stop gaining weight.
Moral consequence: Alistair switches to a new medication that keeps their weight and their health under control.
Immoral action: Alistair goes off their medication.
Norm: You should tell your friend if they're making a mistake
Situation: Jim is drunk at Jack's house party and wants to go home, so he decides to drive himself.
Intention: Jack wants to react to Jim's decision.
Moral action: Jack tells Jim that would be a mistake and convinces him to sleep in his guest room.
Immoral consequence: Jim is pulled over by a cop and arrested for driving under the influence.
Norm: You should tell your friend if they're making a mistake
Situation: Jim is drunk at Jack's house party and wants to go home, so he decides to drive himself.
Intention: Jack wants to react to Jim's decision.
Moral consequence: Jim wakes up sober and is able to drive himself home with no issue.
Immoral action: Jack tells Jim to drive safe and wishes him farewell.
Norm: It's good to move out of your parent's place.
Situation: Ann was looking through the ads for apartments when she came home from her high school graduation.
Intention: Ann wanted to find a place to live.
Moral action: Ann found a studio she could afford and put down a deposit on the apartment.
Immoral consequence: Ann had a very limited social life because she didn't have her own place.
Norm: It's good to move out of your parent's place.
Situation: Ann was looking through the ads for apartments when she came home from her high school graduation.
Intention: Ann wanted to find a place to live.
Moral consequence: Ann learned about responsibility and what it means to be an adult.
Immoral action: Ann decided not to get an apartment and instead continue to live with her parents.
Norm: It's good to speak out against illegal activity.
Situation: Delia is in her bedroom when she looks out the window to see two males spraypainting a racist message onto her neighbors fence.
Intention: Delia wants to tell someone about what she saw.
Moral action: Delia calls the cops and writes a letter to the mayor explaining the ordeal.
Immoral consequence: Delia's neighbors are hurt and the two men begin to target the homes of others.
Norm: It's good to speak out against illegal activity.
Situation: Delia is in her bedroom when she looks out the window to see two males spraypainting a racist message onto her neighbors fence.
Intention: Delia wants to tell someone about what she saw.
Moral consequence: The mayor holds a press conference condemning the behavior which results in the neighborhood coming together and cleaning the message off of the fence.
Immoral action: Delia tells her husband about what happened, and he encourages her to stay out of it.
Norm: You shouldn't get so angry at people.
Situation: Dave is walking through the mall with his wife Wendy when he's bumped into accidentally by Bill.
Intention: Dave wants to react to Bill bumping into him.
Moral action: Dave tells Bill to please be more careful and watch where he's going next time.
Immoral consequence: Wendy is shocked that her husband is being so violent and out of control and even fears for her own safety.
Norm: You shouldn't get so angry at people.
Situation: Dave is walking through the mall with his wife Wendy when he's bumped into accidentally by Bill.
Intention: Dave wants to react to Bill bumping into him.
Moral consequence: Bill is apologetic and realizes he might have hurt Dave when he bumped into him and is happy Dave isn't angry.
Immoral action: Dave screams at Bill to get his attention then threatens to beat up Bill  in a fit of rage.
Norm: You should always spend time with your parents.
Situation: Margaret's mother is living in a nursing home an hour from her town, and they haven't seen each other in a year.
Intention: Margaret wants to talk to her mom.
Moral action: Margaret makes the hour drive to surprise her mom with a visit.
Immoral consequence: The next time Margaret calls the nursing home to speak to her mother, they inform her that her mother has passed in the night.
Norm: You should always spend time with your parents.
Situation: Margaret's mother is living in a nursing home an hour from her town, and they haven't seen each other in a year.
Intention: Margaret wants to talk to her mom.
Moral consequence: Margaret's mother is in good spirits to see her daughter and feels more energetic.
Immoral action: Margaret calls her mom on the phone and promises to visit soon, but never does.
Norm: It's good to care about your looks.
Situation: Haley is free-spirit who believes in judging others based on personality over looks, and has recently secured a job interview with a reputable publishing company.
Intention: Haley wants to land the job with the publisher.
Moral action: Haley puts a bit of effort into her appearance before the job interview.
Immoral consequence: Put off by her odor and appearance, the job interviewer denies Haley the job.
Norm: It's good to care about your looks.
Situation: Haley is free-spirit who believes in judging others based on personality over looks, and has recently secured a job interview with a reputable publishing company.
Intention: Haley wants to land the job with the publisher.
Moral consequence: Haley's spruced-look gives her a boost of confidence, and the interviewer finds her to be a good fit for their company.
Immoral action: Believing her personality will do all the talking, Haley shows up  to her job interview with dirty clothes and unwashed hair.
Norm: Is wrong to try to kill yourself
Situation: Dave, who is married to Kelly is an extremely depressed man struggling with inner demons that burden him.
Intention: Dave wants to be rid of his inner turmoil.
Moral action: Dave calls up a therapy clinic and asks them if he can come in to make an appointment for therapy.
Immoral consequence: Kelly is devastated that her husband is suicidal and is sad and depressed about his survival.
Norm: Is wrong to try to kill yourself
Situation: Dave, who is married to Kelly is an extremely depressed man struggling with inner demons that burden him.
Intention: Dave wants to be rid of his inner turmoil.
Moral consequence: Kelly is delighted to see Dave taking a proactive and positive approach to fixing his depression.
Immoral action: Dave takes a knife and slits his wrists thinking that death will set him free from his darkness.
Norm: It is good to apologize for your actions.
Situation: Alvin and his wife Lucy had a big fight last night in which Alvin said some mean things.
Intention: Alvin wants to address the situation with his wife.
Moral action: Alvin apologizes for the mean things he said and asks Lucy how he can make it up to her.
Immoral consequence: Lucy decides she cannot be with a person like Alvin and files for divorce.
Norm: It is good to apologize for your actions.
Situation: Alvin and his wife Lucy had a big fight last night in which Alvin said some mean things.
Intention: Alvin wants to address the situation with his wife.
Moral consequence: Lucy is grateful to hear this from Alvin and apologizes for her own part in the argument.
Immoral action: Alvin tells Lucy that the fight was her fault and refuses to apologize for his words.
Norm: It is disrespectful to swear at your parents.
Situation: Jim comes home past his curfew and his waiting parents tell him he's grounded for a month.
Intention: Jim wants to show his displeasure about being grounded.
Moral action: Jim explain to his parents that he was late because their was a wreck on the highway.
Immoral consequence: Jim gets grounded for 6 months instead of 1 month.
Norm: It is disrespectful to swear at your parents.
Situation: Jim comes home past his curfew and his waiting parents tell him he's grounded for a month.
Intention: Jim wants to show his displeasure about being grounded.
Moral consequence: Jim has his grounding lifted when his parents check the news and see the accident report.
Immoral action: Jim curses out both his parents for being so strict and for grounding him.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse medication.
Situation: Jane has been burdened with a huge workload, and she has been struggling to keep up with the work.
Intention: Jane needs to find a way to get more energy throughout the day.
Moral action: Jane consults a doctor about how to get more energy.
Immoral consequence: Jane becomes addicted to the drug.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse medication.
Situation: Jane has been burdened with a huge workload, and she has been struggling to keep up with the work.
Intention: Jane needs to find a way to get more energy throughout the day.
Moral consequence: Jane follows her doctors advice to improve her stamina.
Immoral action: Jane starts taking her sons Adderall to give her an energy boost.
Norm: You shouldn't ruin your partner's important events.
Situation: Jack's fiancee is graduating form university and a ceremony is being held the honor the graduates.
Intention: Jack wants to attend his fiancee's graduation.
Moral action: Jack goes to his fiancee's graduation and stays on his best behavior.
Immoral consequence: Jack's fiancee feels her graduation was an embarrassment and a black mark on her reputation.
Norm: You shouldn't ruin your partner's important events.
Situation: Jack's fiancee is graduating form university and a ceremony is being held the honor the graduates.
Intention: Jack wants to attend his fiancee's graduation.
Moral consequence: Jack's fiancee feels the graduation is a proud moment she will always remember fondly.
Immoral action: Jack gets tremendously drunk at the graduation, yelling at people and starting a fight.
Norm: It's good to tell customers to enjoy their food.
Situation: Jordan is working at a cafe and waiting on several tables during his shift.
Intention: Jordan wants to get food to all his tables.
Moral action: Jordon places the diner's order in front of them and looks them in eye and tells he hopes they like their dishes.
Immoral consequence: Jordan doesn't get tip because he didn't interact with his customers.
Norm: It's good to tell customers to enjoy their food.
Situation: Jordan is working at a cafe and waiting on several tables during his shift.
Intention: Jordan wants to get food to all his tables.
Moral consequence: Jordan gets a big tip from the customers when they finish their meal.
Immoral action: Jordon drops an order off at a table without saying a word and rushes back to the kitchen.
Norm: It's wrong not to want to earn money.
Situation: Dave is at school watching a guidance counselor do a presentation on different career types when she asks Dave what he wants to be when he grows up.
Intention: Dave wants to answer the question.
Moral action: Dave tells the guidance counselor that he wants to be a computer tech like his dad is.
Immoral consequence: The guidance counselor thinks Dave is terribly unambitious and has been raised by awful parents.
Norm: It's wrong not to want to earn money.
Situation: Dave is at school watching a guidance counselor do a presentation on different career types when she asks Dave what he wants to be when he grows up.
Intention: Dave wants to answer the question.
Moral consequence: The guidance counselor thinks Dave is quite bright, and she's happy to see he's thought about his future.
Immoral action: Dave tells the guidance counselor that he wants to get married to a rich woman and that way he won't have to work.
Norm: It is nice to involve other people in activities.
Situation: Larry is a father and bought decorations to set up before Christmas eve, and his family is around.
Intention: Larry wants the house decorated by Christmas eve.
Moral action: Larry decides to recruit the rest of his family to help him setup decorations that day.
Immoral consequence: Larry's family feel left out and betrayed and confront Larry about it.
Norm: It is nice to involve other people in activities.
Situation: Larry is a father and bought decorations to set up before Christmas eve, and his family is around.
Intention: Larry wants the house decorated by Christmas eve.
Moral consequence: Larry's family develops a bond over that day and Larry feels connected with his family.
Immoral action: Larry doesn't recruit the help of others and decorates for Christmas eve all on his own.
Norm: It's considered rude and unkind to exclude family members.
Situation: Jake invites his sister Maggie to hang out with his friends for the night.
Intention: Jake wants to entertain his friends.
Moral action: Jake shows his friends Maggie's favorite movie.
Immoral consequence: Maggie sits around awkwardly before leaving the room.
Norm: It's considered rude and unkind to exclude family members.
Situation: Jake invites his sister Maggie to hang out with his friends for the night.
Intention: Jake wants to entertain his friends.
Moral consequence: Maggie bonds with Jake's friends.
Immoral action: Jake starts a game of Smash Brothers handing a controller to everyone but Maggie.
Norm: It is wrong to impede someone's academic success.
Situation: James' parents often criticize him for struggling in school, and he feels envious of his sister's straight A's.
Intention: James wants his parents to nag him about his grades less.
Moral action: James gets one of his teacher to recommend an assessment for learning disabilities.
Immoral consequence: James' sister catches him one night and throws a sharp, heavy trophy at his head.
Norm: It is wrong to impede someone's academic success.
Situation: James' parents often criticize him for struggling in school, and he feels envious of his sister's straight A's.
Intention: James wants his parents to nag him about his grades less.
Moral consequence: James is diagnosed with ADHD and his grades improve with medication.
Immoral action: James starts sneaking into his sister's room at night and burning her homework, distracting his parents.
Norm: You shouldn't stay with someone who abuses you
Situation: Kelly is being abused by her boyfriend, Ronnie, which causes her to be sad very often.
Intention: Kelly wants to talk to Ronnie about his behavior.
Moral action: Kelly tells Ronnie that his behavior is unacceptable and that she'll be leaving him over it.
Immoral consequence: Ronnie never changes and Kelly keeps getting abused.
Norm: You shouldn't stay with someone who abuses you
Situation: Kelly is being abused by her boyfriend, Ronnie, which causes her to be sad very often.
Intention: Kelly wants to talk to Ronnie about his behavior.
Moral consequence: Kelly rediscovers herself in being single and finally experiences happiness.
Immoral action: Kelly asks Ronnie to change his behavior, and waits for him to do so.
Norm: It's good to display the flag on national holidays.
Situation: John is hosting a party for the Fourth of July and has invited all of his friends over to his house.
Intention: John wants his friends to think he is patriotic.
Moral action: John buys a large American flag and flies it in his front yard.
Immoral consequence: John's friends think John is being lazy and is just using the same decorations from Christmas.
Norm: It's good to display the flag on national holidays.
Situation: John is hosting a party for the Fourth of July and has invited all of his friends over to his house.
Intention: John wants his friends to think he is patriotic.
Moral consequence: John's friends comment on how prominent the flag is and call him a real patriot.
Immoral action: John decorates his yard with red, white, and blue Christmas lights.
Norm: You shouldn't hate things.
Situation: Dave is at a party when he's offered some cocktail shrimp by Sandy.
Intention: Dave wants to decline the cocktail shrimp.
Moral action: Dave tells Sandy that he already had too much to eat and isn't feeling too great any longer, so he'll decline.
Immoral consequence: Sandy is shocked that Dave has such intensely negative feelings towards Shrimp and finds him odd.
Norm: You shouldn't hate things.
Situation: Dave is at a party when he's offered some cocktail shrimp by Sandy.
Intention: Dave wants to decline the cocktail shrimp.
Moral consequence: Sandy is understanding as to why Dave would not want any Shrimp and moves to the next guest.
Immoral action: Dave tells Sandy that he absolutely despises shrimp in all forms, and he doesn't want any.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore someone who is hungry.
Situation: Jim is eating a big sandwich for lunch when he sees a beggar who looks like he hasn't eaten in a while stare at his food.
Intention: Jim wants to finish his lunch.
Moral action: Alex buys the beggar a sandwich then finishes up his own sandwich.
Immoral consequence: The beggar goes hungry that day and is very unhappy.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore someone who is hungry.
Situation: Jim is eating a big sandwich for lunch when he sees a beggar who looks like he hasn't eaten in a while stare at his food.
Intention: Jim wants to finish his lunch.
Moral consequence: The beggar feels much better after eating the sandwich and his day is improved.
Immoral action: Jim pretends he doesn't see the beggar and eats his lunch.
Norm: It's good to shower and keep yourself clean.
Situation: Marry has just finished an intense workout, and Mary has a date in an hour.
Intention: Mary wants to prepare for her date.
Moral action: Mary freshens up with a nice shower before picking out a cute outfit for her date.
Immoral consequence: Mary's date goes poorly because her date thinks she smells bad.
Norm: It's good to shower and keep yourself clean.
Situation: Marry has just finished an intense workout, and Mary has a date in an hour.
Intention: Mary wants to prepare for her date.
Moral consequence: Mary receives multiple compliments through the night about her clean appearance and attire.
Immoral action: Mary spends the entire hour doing her makeup and hair.
Norm: It's gross to eat food that has gone rotten.
Situation: Dan doesn't feel like cooking after work on Thursday and only has old leftovers in his fridge that smell weird.
Intention: Dan wants to find something to eat for dinner.
Moral action: Dan gets rid of his old leftovers and orders some Chinese food for delivery.
Immoral consequence: Dan gets sick after eating the pasta because there was too much bacteria for the microwave to kill.
Norm: It's gross to eat food that has gone rotten.
Situation: Dan doesn't feel like cooking after work on Thursday and only has old leftovers in his fridge that smell weird.
Intention: Dan wants to find something to eat for dinner.
Moral consequence: Dan has a delicious meal and has some leftover that he puts in the fridge for later.
Immoral action: Dan decides to heat up some old leftover pasta from a couple weeks ago and assumes the microwave will kill any germs.
Norm: You should not post other people's private information online.
Situation: Lori is with her best friend Jenny when Jenny receives an acceptance letter to Harvard.
Intention: Lori wants to congratulate Jenny on social media.
Moral action: Lori writes a congratulatory post on social media to Jenny, without including any personal photos or information.
Immoral consequence: With Jenny's address plastered all over social media, she receives an influx of prank mail.