CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should respect events of others.
Situation: Travis and Maria are celebrating their anniversary, and Chris, Travis coworker, is confused about their work project.
Intention: Chris wants to contact Travis.
Moral consequence: Travis and Maria are able to have a wonderful evening.
Immoral action: Chris calls Travis multiple times with questions about their work project.
Norm: It's rude to embarrass your partner in public.
Situation: Joe is hungry and misses his girlfriend.
Intention: Joe wants to go out to eat with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Joe gives his girlfriend his sweater after she spill sauce on her shirt.
Immoral consequence: Joe's girlfriend sees the picture and breaks up with him.
Norm: It's rude to embarrass your partner in public.
Situation: Joe is hungry and misses his girlfriend.
Intention: Joe wants to go out to eat with his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Joe's girlfriend tells all her friends what a sweet guy he is.
Immoral action: Joe notices his girlfriend has food in her teeth and takes a picture for social media.
Norm: You should not overextend yourself financially.
Situation: Peter and Carol who have $1000 in their budget are shopping for necessities at the mall, when a salesman asks Peter if he'd like to buy a $1300 watch.
Intention: Peter wants to respond to the salesman.
Moral action: Peter tells the salesman that although the watch is beautiful and finely crafted, he cannot aford such luxuries.
Immoral consequence: Carol is stressed beyond belief as all the money for their necessities is now gone.
Norm: You should not overextend yourself financially.
Situation: Peter and Carol who have $1000 in their budget are shopping for necessities at the mall, when a salesman asks Peter if he'd like to buy a $1300 watch.
Intention: Peter wants to respond to the salesman.
Moral consequence: Carol is delighted that she has a prudent partner who helps to guard their finances.
Immoral action: Peter tells the salesman that the watch is one of a kind and that he must have it, and agrees to pay buy it.
Norm: You shouldn't let your child's animal suffer.
Situation: Mary's daughter's cat is getting older and often suffers from untreated arthritis pain.
Intention: Mary wants to care for her daughter's pet.
Moral action: Mary brings her daughter's cat into see a vet and learns how to care for the animal's arthritis.
Immoral consequence: The cat overdoses on the unprescribed medication.
Norm: You shouldn't let your child's animal suffer.
Situation: Mary's daughter's cat is getting older and often suffers from untreated arthritis pain.
Intention: Mary wants to care for her daughter's pet.
Moral consequence: Mary's daughter's cat is healthier and feels happier.
Immoral action: Mary feeds the cat some human medication for arthritis rather than see a vet.
Norm: It's okay to worry about your spouse's health.
Situation: Jack's wife has been gaining a lot of weight over the past few months, and he believes it is affecting her health.
Intention: Jack wants to have a long-lasting marriage.
Moral action: Jack tactfully broaches the subject with his wife, and suggests they start exercising together.
Immoral consequence: Jack's wife continues to gain weight and her health suffers.
Norm: It's okay to worry about your spouse's health.
Situation: Jack's wife has been gaining a lot of weight over the past few months, and he believes it is affecting her health.
Intention: Jack wants to have a long-lasting marriage.
Moral consequence: Jack's wife loses weight and her health improves.
Immoral action: Jack ignores his wife's health issues to avoid conflict in the marriage.
Norm: You should not abuse children.
Situation: While playing catch outside, Max’s young son excitedly chucks the ball hard, breaking a window in the neighbor's house.
Intention: Max wants to get his son to understand that impulsive behavior is not acceptable.
Moral action: Max talks with his son, and they plan a punishment to repay the damage done.
Immoral consequence: His son begins to hate Max.
Norm: You should not abuse children.
Situation: While playing catch outside, Max’s young son excitedly chucks the ball hard, breaking a window in the neighbor's house.
Intention: Max wants to get his son to understand that impulsive behavior is not acceptable.
Moral consequence: Max learns how to talk and work with his son.
Immoral action: Max knocks his son upside the head and scolds him.
Norm: It is rude to park badly.
Situation: Jane drives into the parking lot of the grocery store, preparing to park and shop.
Intention: Jane wants to park her car quickly.
Moral action: Jane parks in one of the many open spots in the back of the parking lot to avoid soaking up time looking for one.
Immoral consequence: A tow truck comes and tows Jane's car before she finishes shopping.
Norm: It is rude to park badly.
Situation: Jane drives into the parking lot of the grocery store, preparing to park and shop.
Intention: Jane wants to park her car quickly.
Moral consequence: Jane's car is safe while she shops.
Immoral action: Jane parks her car partly on the sidewalk in front of the store instead of searching for a front space.
Norm: It is not good to disturb others with loud noise.
Situation: Dan is in his apartment while cleaning his house.
Intention: Dan wants to listen to music to keep him motivated.
Moral action: Dan listens to music loudly while wearing headphones.
Immoral consequence: Dan will upset his neighbors with the noise.
Norm: It is not good to disturb others with loud noise.
Situation: Dan is in his apartment while cleaning his house.
Intention: Dan wants to listen to music to keep him motivated.
Moral consequence: Dan enjoys his music and doesn't irritate anyone else with his loud music.
Immoral action: Dan plays his music really loudly over his big speakers.
Norm: It is rude to not tip in certain situations.
Situation: Sarah is eating dinner at a local Italian restaurant before going to a movie.
Intention: Sarah wants to pay the bill so she can leave.
Moral action: Sarah leaves an extra ten dollars with her payment.
Immoral consequence: Sarah's server loses money from waiting on Sarah.
Norm: It is rude to not tip in certain situations.
Situation: Sarah is eating dinner at a local Italian restaurant before going to a movie.
Intention: Sarah wants to pay the bill so she can leave.
Moral consequence: Sarah's server is happy to receive a generous tip.
Immoral action: Sarah pays the bill with exact change and leaves no tip.
Norm: It's expected that you'll spend time with your girlfriend.
Situation: Stan and Pam have been together for a year and their anniversary is tonight, but Stan has a chance to meet with a high end client.
Intention: Stan wants to meet with the client.
Moral action: Stan explains how important the meeting is to Pam, and they reschedule their dinner for the following night.
Immoral consequence: Stan will disappoint Pam and she breaks up with him.
Norm: It's expected that you'll spend time with your girlfriend.
Situation: Stan and Pam have been together for a year and their anniversary is tonight, but Stan has a chance to meet with a high end client.
Intention: Stan wants to meet with the client.
Moral consequence: Stan closes a big deal with the client and is still able to celebrate his anniversary.
Immoral action: Stan gets out of the anniversary dinner by pretending that he's got the flu, and is able to meet with the client.
Norm: It's rude to tell your spouse not to sing.
Situation: Kevin is working on a project at home when he hears his wife singing in the kitchen.
Intention: Kevin wants to focus on his project.
Moral action: Kevin moves to a quieter room.
Immoral consequence: Kevin's wife stops singing for good, and so he never gets to enjoy it in the future.
Norm: It's rude to tell your spouse not to sing.
Situation: Kevin is working on a project at home when he hears his wife singing in the kitchen.
Intention: Kevin wants to focus on his project.
Moral consequence: Kevin finishes the project and avoids discouraging his wife.
Immoral action: Kevin tells his wife to stop singing, so he can concentrate.
Norm: It's good to ask your children about their school work.
Situation: Ren notices his daughter has been going out a lot lately and senses she's been neglecting schoolwork.
Intention: Ren doesn't want to argue about school with his daughter.
Moral action: Ren gives his daughter money to hang out with friends but helps her set goals for school as a contingent.
Immoral consequence: His daughter gets poor marks in school.
Norm: It's good to ask your children about their school work.
Situation: Ren notices his daughter has been going out a lot lately and senses she's been neglecting schoolwork.
Intention: Ren doesn't want to argue about school with his daughter.
Moral consequence: They have a meaningful talk and his daughter does better in school.
Immoral action: Ren ignores it and lets his daughter free.
Norm: You shouldn't prey upon people.
Situation: Oscar is poor and needs some money for food.
Intention: Oscar wants to get money.
Moral action: Oscar gets a job and works hard for money.
Immoral consequence: The police hear about the crimes and arrest Oscar.
Norm: You shouldn't prey upon people.
Situation: Oscar is poor and needs some money for food.
Intention: Oscar wants to get money.
Moral consequence: Oscar earns money honestly and buys food.
Immoral action: Oscar hides in an alley and assaults weak people who pass through, taking their money.
Norm: It's bad to do evil things.
Situation: James is at home and is bored with his pet dog.
Intention: James wants some entertainment.
Moral action: James plays fetch with his dog.
Immoral consequence: The dog becomes fearful and aggressive over time.
Norm: It's bad to do evil things.
Situation: James is at home and is bored with his pet dog.
Intention: James wants some entertainment.
Moral consequence: The dog bonds with James and loves him more.
Immoral action: James takes a stick and beats his dog for fun.
Norm: You should apologize when you have done something wrong.
Situation: Bob and his wife Jane are fighting about something that Bob did.
Intention: Bob wants to end the fight.
Moral action: Bob humbly apologizes for his offense to Jane.
Immoral consequence: Jane only gets more upset at Bob's suggestion.
Norm: You should apologize when you have done something wrong.
Situation: Bob and his wife Jane are fighting about something that Bob did.
Intention: Bob wants to end the fight.
Moral consequence: Jane forgives Bob and the fight ends.
Immoral action: Bob tells Jane that they should just relax and forget about it.
Norm: You should go to your step-children's important events.
Situation: The premiere of Maggie's favorite upcoming move is happening at the same time as her Hanna, Maggie's step daughter's, birthday party.
Intention: Maggie wants to see the movie.
Moral action: Maggie takes Hanna to see the movie with her after the party.
Immoral consequence: Hanna's feelings are hurt.
Norm: You should go to your step-children's important events.
Situation: The premiere of Maggie's favorite upcoming move is happening at the same time as her Hanna, Maggie's step daughter's, birthday party.
Intention: Maggie wants to see the movie.
Moral consequence: Maggie and Hanna become closer through seeing the movie.
Immoral action: Maggie decides to see the movie instead of attending her daughter's party.
Norm: Showing excitement over a gift is considerate.
Situation: Chris's grandma gives him a hideous knitted sweater for christmas.
Intention: Chris wants to respond to his Grandma's gift.
Moral action: Chris smiles as his grandmother gives him the sweater and jumps to his feet to try it on immediately.
Immoral consequence: Chris's grandmother is devastated that her heard work was not appreciated.
Norm: Showing excitement over a gift is considerate.
Situation: Chris's grandma gives him a hideous knitted sweater for christmas.
Intention: Chris wants to respond to his Grandma's gift.
Moral consequence: Chris's grandmother appreciates that her hard work is being valued.
Immoral action: Chris accepts his grandma's gift impassively, before turning and tossing it in a trashcan.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on your SO
Situation: Billy works long hours and hardly ever sees his wife anymore.
Intention: Billy wants to fulfill his sexual and romantic desires.
Moral action: Billy realizes that change is needed, gets marital counseling and changes his job, so he can work from home more.
Immoral consequence: Billy's wife finds out and files for divorce.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on your SO
Situation: Billy works long hours and hardly ever sees his wife anymore.
Intention: Billy wants to fulfill his sexual and romantic desires.
Moral consequence: Billy and his wife and doing well and have rekindled their relationship.
Immoral action: Billy grows close with a female co worker, and they have an ongoing affair.
Norm: Providing homes for animals is benevolent.
Situation: Joe sees a stray dog outside of his house.
Intention: Joe wants the stray dog to get out of the rain.
Moral action: Joe puts out food for the stray dog and lets it inside the garage.
Immoral consequence: Animal control comes, gets the dog, and euthanizes him.
Norm: Providing homes for animals is benevolent.
Situation: Joe sees a stray dog outside of his house.
Intention: Joe wants the stray dog to get out of the rain.
Moral consequence: The dog is happy and sheltered.
Immoral action: Joe calls animal control to come and put the stray dog in the pound.
Norm: You should be polite to preachers.
Situation: Mike, a gay atheist, sees a preacher come into his store.
Intention: Mike wants to let the preacher know how he feels about religion.
Moral action: Mike asks if he can voice his feelings about religion to the preacher to hear his response.
Immoral consequence: The preacher no longer shops at the store Mike works at and deprives them of business.
Norm: You should be polite to preachers.
Situation: Mike, a gay atheist, sees a preacher come into his store.
Intention: Mike wants to let the preacher know how he feels about religion.
Moral consequence: Mike and the preacher have a respectable conversation and become friends.
Immoral action: Mike mocks the preacher for believing in a "fake god".
Norm: It's wrong to do nothing at work.
Situation: Mike does not enjoy his call center job.
Intention: Mike wants to find a way to make the job less boring to him.
Moral action: Mike works hard and seeks out challenges in order to think long term in his career.
Immoral consequence: Mike is fired when his numbers do not meet the required quota.
Norm: It's wrong to do nothing at work.
Situation: Mike does not enjoy his call center job.
Intention: Mike wants to find a way to make the job less boring to him.
Moral consequence: Mike is promoted six months later to a job that offers variety and more money.
Immoral action: Mike texts and plays games all day while horsing around with coworkers.
Norm: It is mean to mistreat the elderly.
Situation: Tim is walking to work.
Intention: Tim wants to get to work as quickly as possible.
Moral action: Tim jumps in a cab and takes it the rest of the way to his office.
Immoral consequence: Tim is arrested for assualt.
Norm: It is mean to mistreat the elderly.
Situation: Tim is walking to work.
Intention: Tim wants to get to work as quickly as possible.
Moral consequence: Tim gets to work much faster than he would have by continuing to walk.
Immoral action: Tim shoves an elderly man who's walking slowly out of his way and the man falls, sustaining an injury.
Norm: You shouldn't steal from customers.
Situation: Mary is working as a waitress in a restaurant and notices a guest left her wallet on the table before leaving the restaurant.
Intention: Mary wants to remove the wallet from the restaurant table.
Moral action: Mary quickly runs out of the restaurant and hands the guest her wallet.
Immoral consequence: Mary's friend goes without that money for the rest of her life, which makes her temporarily upset.
Norm: You shouldn't steal from customers.
Situation: Mary is working as a waitress in a restaurant and notices a guest left her wallet on the table before leaving the restaurant.
Intention: Mary wants to remove the wallet from the restaurant table.
Moral consequence: Mary's guest is happy she can now spend the money instead of having to go look for the wallet.
Immoral action: Mary picks up the wallet and pockets the money that was inside, before throwing the wallet away.
Norm: You should not deceive your coworkers.
Situation: Clark is scheduled to work on the same night he made a date with Lois.
Intention: Clark wants Jimmy to cover his shift.
Moral action: Clark tells his boss the truth and asks if he can switch with Jimmy.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy ends up working that night while Clark has a great date night.
Norm: You should not deceive your coworkers.
Situation: Clark is scheduled to work on the same night he made a date with Lois.
Intention: Clark wants Jimmy to cover his shift.
Moral consequence: Clark ends up working that night.
Immoral action: Clark asks Jimmy to switch shifts with him because his grandmother is in the hospital.
Norm: You shouldn't have people over when you're house sitting.
Situation: Dick is watching his friend's home while they are on vacation.
Intention: Dick doesn't want to be lonely while he's house sitting.
Moral action: Dick video-calls an old friend, and they have a long chat to catch up with each other's lives.
Immoral consequence: Dick has to pay for repairs to his friend's home.
Norm: You shouldn't have people over when you're house sitting.
Situation: Dick is watching his friend's home while they are on vacation.
Intention: Dick doesn't want to be lonely while he's house sitting.
Moral consequence: Dick has an enjoyable time house sitting for his friend.
Immoral action: Dick invites a group of friends to the home that he's house sitting and has a wild party that trashes the house.
Norm: It's bad to pick a fight with someone.
Situation: Tom is with his friends in a bar when a drunk stranger starts yelling at him and pushing him around.
Intention: Tom wants the guy to leave him alone.
Moral action: Tom keeps his cool and calms the guy down by talking to him.
Immoral consequence: The guy's nose is broken, he retreats and leaves Tom alone.
Norm: It's bad to pick a fight with someone.
Situation: Tom is with his friends in a bar when a drunk stranger starts yelling at him and pushing him around.
Intention: Tom wants the guy to leave him alone.
Moral consequence: The guy feels remorse at having been aggressive and realizes he should think before he acts.
Immoral action: Tom pushes the guy back and punches him in the face.
Norm: It is bad to beat up others.
Situation: Sam's wife Ann is pickpocketed by  some petty thieves while they're vacationing in Europe.
Intention: Sam wants to seek revenge on the thieves.
Moral action: Sam locates a group of police officers, explains to them what had occurred and requests the police to arrest the thieves.
Immoral consequence: Ann is horrified that her husband is behaving like a criminal himself and utilizing barbarism in seeking revenge.
Norm: It is bad to beat up others.
Situation: Sam's wife Ann is pickpocketed by  some petty thieves while they're vacationing in Europe.
Intention: Sam wants to seek revenge on the thieves.
Moral consequence: Ann is happy to have a husband who uses his brain to solve problems instead of resorting to his lizard brain at all times.
Immoral action: Sam locates the thieves and proceeds to physically assault each one of them until his inner violent appetites are satisfied.
Norm: It's frowned upon to drink alcohol in excess.
Situation: Joe is at work function where there is an open bar.
Intention: Joe wants to have a good time.
Moral action: Joe limits his alcohol consumption to a reasonable amount, so he is just buzzed enough.
Immoral consequence: Joe makes a fool of himself in front of his coworkers.
Norm: It's frowned upon to drink alcohol in excess.
Situation: Joe is at work function where there is an open bar.
Intention: Joe wants to have a good time.
Moral consequence: Joe has a good time and does not embarrass himself.
Immoral action: Joe drinks way too much and gets drunk.
Norm: It's rude to ask people questions about their mental health.
Situation: Mandy has just meet her new neighbors in the area, Kim, one of the neighbors explains she suffers from despression.
Intention: Mandy wants to provide advice to Kim about her issues.
Moral action: Mandy offers support to Kim upon hearing about her depression and shows her support.
Immoral consequence: Kim feels that Mandy is forward and forms a negative opinion of her.
Norm: It's rude to ask people questions about their mental health.
Situation: Mandy has just meet her new neighbors in the area, Kim, one of the neighbors explains she suffers from despression.
Intention: Mandy wants to provide advice to Kim about her issues.
Moral consequence: Kim sees Mandy as empathetic and appreciates that, their relationship strengthens.
Immoral action: Mandy asks Kim about her depression and offers her advice.
Norm: It's wrong to steal from others.
Situation: Billy is eating cookies with Suzy, and Billy has finished eating the last cookie on his plate.
Intention: Billy wants to continue eating cookies.
Moral action: Billy asks Suzy if there's more cookies in the kitchen.
Immoral consequence: Suzy doesn't get to have her share of the cookies.
Norm: It's wrong to steal from others.
Situation: Billy is eating cookies with Suzy, and Billy has finished eating the last cookie on his plate.
Intention: Billy wants to continue eating cookies.
Moral consequence: Suzy and Billy's relationship remains intact.
Immoral action: Billy eats the cookies off of Suzy's plate.
Norm: It's wrong to demand that your significant other do something.
Situation: Jane is feeling Ill.
Intention: Jane wants to feel taken care of.
Moral action: Jane asks her boyfriend to pick some soup up on the way home from work.
Immoral consequence: Jane's boyfriend breaks up with her for being too needy.
Norm: It's wrong to demand that your significant other do something.
Situation: Jane is feeling Ill.
Intention: Jane wants to feel taken care of.
Moral consequence: Jane's boyfriend brings her soup and spends the night caring for her.
Immoral action: Jane demands her boyfriend take off of work to care for her.
Norm: It's responsible to limit your child's sweets.
Situation: Marry and her daughter Susan are at the grocery store, and Susan asks for food because Susan is hungry.
Intention: Marry wants to give Susan a snack.
Moral action: Marry buys Susan a bag of organic chips.
Immoral consequence: Susan gets sick.
Norm: It's responsible to limit your child's sweets.
Situation: Marry and her daughter Susan are at the grocery store, and Susan asks for food because Susan is hungry.
Intention: Marry wants to give Susan a snack.
Moral consequence: Susan is not hungry anymore.
Immoral action: Marry allows Susan to buy three candy bars to eat in the car.
Norm: It's bad to intentionally spread a contagious disease.
Situation: David has been assigned lots of work by his manager, but he has caught the flu recently.
Intention: David wants to react to the pressure from work.
Moral action: David calls the day off until he is fully recovered.
Immoral consequence: His coworker sitting next to him develops a cough on the following day and blames David for infecting her.
Norm: It's bad to intentionally spread a contagious disease.
Situation: David has been assigned lots of work by his manager, but he has caught the flu recently.
Intention: David wants to react to the pressure from work.
Moral consequence: His coworker thanks David for being considerate and agrees to share some of his workload.
Immoral action: David goes to work to finish his work despite his sickness.
Norm: It's wrong to worry your parents.
Situation: Kim is going out with some friends for the night, but agreed to be home by 10 .
Intention: Kim wants to have a good time with her friends.
Moral action: Kim's sets an alarm on her phone to make sure she is home in time while out with friends.
Immoral consequence: Kim's parents ground her after they stay up and see her get home late.