CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's bad to run with injured legs.
Situation: Keith fell down the stairs and hurt his legs over the weekend.
Intention: Keith wants to work out.
Moral action: Keith does sit ups and arm curls while his legs are healing.
Immoral consequence: Keith has to go to the doctor because he pulled a muscle.
Norm: It's bad to run with injured legs.
Situation: Keith fell down the stairs and hurt his legs over the weekend.
Intention: Keith wants to work out.
Moral consequence: Keith feels and looks great after he works out his arms and core.
Immoral action: Keith runs a few laps on the treadmill at the gym.
Norm: It's best to make clean emotional breaks with former lovers.
Situation: When Teddy broke up  with Laura and wanted to stay friends Laura agreed.
Intention: Laura wants to move on and get  married.
Moral action: Laura later got married and gradually phased Teddy out of her life.
Immoral consequence: Laura never got to enjoy  true  intimacy or fully experience her husband's love.
Norm: It's best to make clean emotional breaks with former lovers.
Situation: When Teddy broke up  with Laura and wanted to stay friends Laura agreed.
Intention: Laura wants to move on and get  married.
Moral consequence: Laura got to experience  a very satisfying and close relationship with her husband.
Immoral action: Laura later married but never stopped carrying a torch for Teddy and stayed in close contact with him.
Norm: It is good to confide in your significant other
Situation: Jonah just found out that she lost her grandfather and is staying over at her boyfriend's house.
Intention: Jonah wants to get her feelings out.
Moral action: Jonah tells her partner what happened and cries while he listens to what happened.
Immoral consequence: Jonah's mental health declines, and she begins to lose support from her partner.
Norm: It is good to confide in your significant other
Situation: Jonah just found out that she lost her grandfather and is staying over at her boyfriend's house.
Intention: Jonah wants to get her feelings out.
Moral consequence: Jonah's grief is manageable, and she begins to feel better about what's going on.
Immoral action: Jonah withdraws and won't talk to anyone, hurting herself to express what she is feeling.
Norm: It's wrong to take things from someone without permission.
Situation: Carson's mother is sleeping and her car is in the garage.
Intention: Carson wants to go to his friend's house.
Moral action: Carson rides his bike down the road to his friend's house.
Immoral consequence: Carson's mother wakes up and calls the cops when she sees the car is not there.
Norm: It's wrong to take things from someone without permission.
Situation: Carson's mother is sleeping and her car is in the garage.
Intention: Carson wants to go to his friend's house.
Moral consequence: Carson gets exercise when he rides his bike around town.
Immoral action: Carson takes his mother's keys and takes the car to his friend's house without asking.
Norm: It is gross to leave a house dirty.
Situation: Anna is about to go on a two week trip out of town.
Intention: She wants to clean up a little before she goes.
Moral action: Anna gives the house a thorough cleaning and washes all her dishes and clothes.
Immoral consequence: Anna returns to a house that smells like mildew and is full of bugs.
Norm: It is gross to leave a house dirty.
Situation: Anna is about to go on a two week trip out of town.
Intention: She wants to clean up a little before she goes.
Moral consequence: Anna returns from her trip to a clean and spotless house which makes her happy to be home.
Immoral action: Anna does some minimal cleaning but leaves a bunch of dirty dishes and clothes lying around.
Norm: It's wrong to discriminate against people with special needs.
Situation: Jack has just picked other kids to be on his team for a basketball game and selects a child in the special-ed class.
Intention: Jack wants to to just have a fun game.
Moral action: Jack makes it a point of emphasis to give the special student the ball and encourages him to shoot it.
Immoral consequence: The special needs child has his feelings hurt and stops playing.
Norm: It's wrong to discriminate against people with special needs.
Situation: Jack has just picked other kids to be on his team for a basketball game and selects a child in the special-ed class.
Intention: Jack wants to to just have a fun game.
Moral consequence: The special needs child has a lot of fun as the other children cheer him on.
Immoral action: During the game, Jack shares the ball with all his teammates except the special needs child.
Norm: It is good to pay people back.
Situation: Sally sees a ring she likes while shopping with a friend but cannot afford it.
Intention: Sally wants a loan for the ring.
Moral action: Sally gets a loan from her friend and pays her back on time, even offering to pay interest.
Immoral consequence: Sally is known as a scammer and no one trusts her anymore.
Norm: It is good to pay people back.
Situation: Sally sees a ring she likes while shopping with a friend but cannot afford it.
Intention: Sally wants a loan for the ring.
Moral consequence: Sally's friend tells everyone how reliable she is and Sally has no trouble getting help from her friends in the future.
Immoral action: Sally gets a loan from her friend but ghosts her after to avoid paying her back.
Norm: It's bad to cut yourself.
Situation: Amy is stressed out about work and college and doesn't have anyone to turn to.
Intention: Amy wants to relieve some of her stress.
Moral action: Amy draws a bubble bath for herself and picks out her favorite movie to watch.
Immoral consequence: Amy loses too much blood and has to be taken to the hospital.
Norm: It's bad to cut yourself.
Situation: Amy is stressed out about work and college and doesn't have anyone to turn to.
Intention: Amy wants to relieve some of her stress.
Moral consequence: Amy feels less stressed and knows how she can feel better when she's stressed again.
Immoral action: Amy takes a knife and cuts her wrists to feel better.
Norm: It's nice to share your art with others.
Situation: Jamie is decorating his new apartment, and he his good friends with an artist, Tom.
Intention: Jamie wants to decorate his new place with some of Tom's art.
Moral action: Tom agrees to help Jamie and even gives him a few art pieces free of charge.
Immoral consequence: Jamie is upset with Tom and his apartment continues to be bare.
Norm: It's nice to share your art with others.
Situation: Jamie is decorating his new apartment, and he his good friends with an artist, Tom.
Intention: Jamie wants to decorate his new place with some of Tom's art.
Moral consequence: Jamie is overjoyed and decorates his place with the new artwork.
Immoral action: Tom refuses to help Jamie with decorating, and provides him with no artwork or advice.
Norm: It is wrong to annoy others.
Situation: Kelly is working on her assignment in class at school.
Intention: Kelly wants the teacher to help her.
Moral action: Kelly raises her hand and waits for the teacher to meet her at her desk.
Immoral consequence: The teacher sends Kelly to the office for being disrespectful and unruly.
Norm: It is wrong to annoy others.
Situation: Kelly is working on her assignment in class at school.
Intention: Kelly wants the teacher to help her.
Moral consequence: The teacher helps Kelly work through the problem she is having in the assignment.
Immoral action: Kelly yells out the teacher's first name to get her attention.
Norm: It's bad to not clean up after yourself.
Situation: Sal goes on a bender and has quite few bottles of beer watching football on tv.
Intention: Sal wants to get some rest.
Moral action: Al tidies up the living room of his empties and heads to his bedroom to turn in for the night.
Immoral consequence: Al groggily gets up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and steps on a beer bottle, cutting his foot.
Norm: It's bad to not clean up after yourself.
Situation: Sal goes on a bender and has quite few bottles of beer watching football on tv.
Intention: Sal wants to get some rest.
Moral consequence: Al wakes up the next morning with a bit of a hangover and gets ready for work.
Immoral action: Sal falls asleep on the couch with beer bottles strewn all around on the floor.
Norm: It is wrong to lie to get out of work.
Situation: Lane is watching ESPN ands sees that his favorite baseball team is playing a double-header the next day.
Intention: Lane wants to watch both games of his favorite team.
Moral action: Lane takes personal day from work to attend the double-header.
Immoral consequence: Lane is spotted in the crowd by his boss watching the game and put on suspension for lying to him.
Norm: It is wrong to lie to get out of work.
Situation: Lane is watching ESPN ands sees that his favorite baseball team is playing a double-header the next day.
Intention: Lane wants to watch both games of his favorite team.
Moral consequence: Lane has a great day at the ballpark cheering for his team.
Immoral action: Lane calls in to work sick, so he can make the day game of the double-header.
Norm: It's dishonest to run out on a bill.
Situation: Frank is eating a meal at a popular new restaurant when he realizes that he left his wallet at home.
Intention: Frank wants to avoid getting in trouble for not having money for the check.
Moral action: Frank calls a friend who lives near by to come and loan him money for the check.
Immoral consequence: Frank is humiliated at work the next day when another patron who witnessed his dine and dash turns out to be a coworker.
Norm: It's dishonest to run out on a bill.
Situation: Frank is eating a meal at a popular new restaurant when he realizes that he left his wallet at home.
Intention: Frank wants to avoid getting in trouble for not having money for the check.
Moral consequence: Frank avoids embarrassment and is able to enjoy the rest of his meal.
Immoral action: Frank pretends to go to the bathroom then slip out the back entrance.
Norm: People should support others in their efforts to better themselves.
Situation: Jack's friend is trying to lose weight and wants Jack's opinion on his progress.
Intention: Jack wants to be honest with his friend.
Moral action: Jack tells his friend that he's proud of the progress that he's made so far.
Immoral consequence: Jack's friend loses motivation to keep losing weight.
Norm: People should support others in their efforts to better themselves.
Situation: Jack's friend is trying to lose weight and wants Jack's opinion on his progress.
Intention: Jack wants to be honest with his friend.
Moral consequence: Jack's friend feels more motivated to lose weight.
Immoral action: Jack tells his friend that he's wasting his time.
Norm: It's wrong to confine people.
Situation: John finds a neighbor boy snooping through his garage one day after coming home from work.
Intention: John wants to punish the boy for going through his things.
Moral action: John demands the boy tell him who he is and then calls the boy's parents to tell them what he did.
Immoral consequence: The boy is terrified and is stressed out completely from being trapped in the garage.
Norm: It's wrong to confine people.
Situation: John finds a neighbor boy snooping through his garage one day after coming home from work.
Intention: John wants to punish the boy for going through his things.
Moral consequence: The boy is happy John didn't hurt him and learns his lesson about snooping through other people's things.
Immoral action: John locks the boy in the garage for the rest of the night so that he will learn his lesson.
Norm: It's not okay to be cruel to others.
Situation: Jenna was eating her sandwich at lunch when she noticed another sutdent didn't have anything to eat.
Intention: Jenna wants to impress her friends.
Moral action: Jenna asks the kid if he wants half her sandwich because she's full.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's friends laugh, but the teacher's aide overhears and sends Jenna to detention.
Norm: It's not okay to be cruel to others.
Situation: Jenna was eating her sandwich at lunch when she noticed another sutdent didn't have anything to eat.
Intention: Jenna wants to impress her friends.
Moral consequence: Jenna becomes good friends with the kid who forgot his lunch.
Immoral action: Jenna asks the kid if he wants half her sandwich, then says he can have it if he barks like a dog.
Norm: People should be kind to one another.
Situation: Jake has been rude to Randy all afternoon, but Randy knows Jake's mother passed away yesterday.
Intention: Randy wants to interact with Jake.
Moral action: Randy gives Jake a hug and says he will always be there for him.
Immoral consequence: Jake becomes annoyed with Randy.
Norm: People should be kind to one another.
Situation: Jake has been rude to Randy all afternoon, but Randy knows Jake's mother passed away yesterday.
Intention: Randy wants to interact with Jake.
Moral consequence: Jake doesn't feel alone anymore.
Immoral action: Randy makes a joke about Jake's attitude.
Norm: It's rude to think you are better than others.
Situation: Mia is comparing test scores with friends and clearly has the best scores so is being praised.
Intention: Mia wants to decide how to handle all the praise.
Moral action: MIa remains humble and gracious, with humor.
Immoral consequence: Her friends are alienated by Mia.
Norm: It's rude to think you are better than others.
Situation: Mia is comparing test scores with friends and clearly has the best scores so is being praised.
Intention: Mia wants to decide how to handle all the praise.
Moral consequence: Her friends respect her more.
Immoral action: Mia emphasizes her strengths and tells the others why they didn't do as we;;.
Norm: It's bad to engage in incestuous relationships.
Situation: Mike asks his sister Karen are having a few alcoholic drinks and watching a movie together at his home.
Intention: Mike wants to spend time with his sister.
Moral action: Mike and Karen drink responsibly while they see a movie and enjoy their time as siblings.
Immoral consequence: Karen feels high levels of shame after sex, so she completely ceases communication with Mike and moves to another town.
Norm: It's bad to engage in incestuous relationships.
Situation: Mike asks his sister Karen are having a few alcoholic drinks and watching a movie together at his home.
Intention: Mike wants to spend time with his sister.
Moral consequence: Karen's spirits are lifted after spending time with her brother and feels a closer family bond to him.
Immoral action: Mike and Karen become intoxicated while watching the movie, where Mike makes a sexual move with Karen, and they have sex.
Norm: You shouldn't text people late at night.
Situation: After a long night of drinking with his friends, James felt the urge to text his ex.
Intention: James wants to see if his ex is reconsidering their breakup.
Moral action: James writes a heartfelt text to his ex, which he saves as a draft to edit sober.
Immoral consequence: James' ex texts him back that this kind of late night nonsense is exactly why they broke up.
Norm: You shouldn't text people late at night.
Situation: After a long night of drinking with his friends, James felt the urge to text his ex.
Intention: James wants to see if his ex is reconsidering their breakup.
Moral consequence: The next morning, James rereads the last several messages his ex sent him when they broke up, and realizes the relationship is over for good.
Immoral action: James sends his ex several long, drunken, rambling texts.
Norm: It is good to feed your family
Situation: Bailey gets her weekly paycheck one Friday and cashes it in at the grocery store.
Intention: She wants to spend the money.
Moral action: Bailey spends the money on fruits, vegetables and other delicious food.
Immoral consequence: Her children go to bed hungry because there isn't any food in the house.
Norm: It is good to feed your family
Situation: Bailey gets her weekly paycheck one Friday and cashes it in at the grocery store.
Intention: She wants to spend the money.
Moral consequence: Her children are able to eat balanced and nutritious meals because of the variety of food they have in the house.
Immoral action: Bailey spends all the money on lottery tickets and ends up with nothing.
Norm: It's good to care about your performance at work.
Situation: Sally is working on a team project that is due tomorrow.
Intention: Sally wants to get home in time for her child's soccer game.
Moral action: Sally works hard all day and skips lunch to make sure her work is done well before she leaves the office.
Immoral consequence: Sally's coworkers have to stay late to finish her part of the project.
Norm: It's good to care about your performance at work.
Situation: Sally is working on a team project that is due tomorrow.
Intention: Sally wants to get home in time for her child's soccer game.
Moral consequence: Sally's coworkers use her work in the project and everyone goes home on time.
Immoral action: Sally rushes through her tasks and leaves a draft of her work which her coworkers have to stay late to finish.
Norm: It's discouraged to push your religious choices on others.
Situation: Danielle has recently joined a new religion and is at a party with friends.
Intention: Danielle wants to share her religion with her friends.
Moral action: Danielle mentions her new church and tells her friends to ask her if they are interested or have any questions.
Immoral consequence: Danielle's friends call her a zealot and stop inviting her out.
Norm: It's discouraged to push your religious choices on others.
Situation: Danielle has recently joined a new religion and is at a party with friends.
Intention: Danielle wants to share her religion with her friends.
Moral consequence: One of Danielle's friends approaches her and expresses interest in hearing more.
Immoral action: Danielle monopolizes the conversation, talking about her church and trying to convince her friends to go.
Norm: It's wrong to mock people.
Situation: Jim is sitting in the quad between classes chatting with some classmates.
Intention: Jim wants to entertain his classmates.
Moral action: Jim tells a funny joke that he learned the other day.
Immoral consequence: Tim is shunned by his classmates for his inappropriate action.
Norm: It's wrong to mock people.
Situation: Jim is sitting in the quad between classes chatting with some classmates.
Intention: Jim wants to entertain his classmates.
Moral consequence: Jim makes his classmates laugh, and they compliment him on the clever joke.
Immoral action: Jim walks behind a disabled person imitating their limp.
Norm: It is impolite to take vindictive action against an ex.
Situation: Bree sees her ex on social media with a new girlfriend.
Intention: Bree wants to get revenge.
Moral action: Bree realizes the best revenge is living well and gets a makeover.
Immoral consequence: Bree's ex confronts her and tells all of their mutual friends she is crazy.
Norm: It is impolite to take vindictive action against an ex.
Situation: Bree sees her ex on social media with a new girlfriend.
Intention: Bree wants to get revenge.
Moral consequence: Bree feels better about herself and gets many compliments on her new look.
Immoral action: Bree messages her ex's new girlfriend and tells her that her ex has an STD.
Norm: It is wrong to go into someone's room without permission.
Situation: Mary's hair is wet, and she just remembered that her roommate Anna most recently borrowed her hair dryer.
Intention: Mary wants to find her hair dryer.
Moral action: Mary texts Anna to ask if she knows where the hair dryer is and Anna tells her to go get it off of her desk in her room.
Immoral consequence: Anna is upset that Mary went into her room without permission and this strains their relationship.
Norm: It is wrong to go into someone's room without permission.
Situation: Mary's hair is wet, and she just remembered that her roommate Anna most recently borrowed her hair dryer.
Intention: Mary wants to find her hair dryer.
Moral consequence: Anna is grateful that Mary asked her before searching all over the place for it and messing up her room.
Immoral action: Mary goes into Anna's room and searches for the hairdryer, which she finds on Anna's desk.
Norm: It is good to look for jobs.
Situation: Mary has graduated school and wants to get her own place.
Intention: Mary wants to move out of her parents.
Moral action: Mary signs up for school, and finds a full time job.
Immoral consequence: Her parents refuse and tell her she has to start paying rent.
Norm: It is good to look for jobs.
Situation: Mary has graduated school and wants to get her own place.
Intention: Mary wants to move out of her parents.
Moral consequence: Mary saves enough money to move out of her parents.
Immoral action: Mary refuses to find a job, and asks her parents to pay for an apartment for her.
Norm: It's not okay to lie or mislead other people.
Situation: Jeff wants to sell his car and has found a buyer named Martin.
Intention: Jeff wants to convince Martin to buy the car.
Moral action: Jeff explains what issues the car might have and drops the price to make the deal more attractive.
Immoral consequence: Martin buys the car and is furious when it breaks down the next day.
Norm: It's not okay to lie or mislead other people.
Situation: Jeff wants to sell his car and has found a buyer named Martin.
Intention: Jeff wants to convince Martin to buy the car.
Moral consequence: Martin buys the car for the reduced price and gets the issues serviced.
Immoral action: Jeff hides a lot of problems with the car from Martin and tells him it runs perfectly.
Norm: It is rude to disrupt someone's belongings without permission.
Situation: Sally asks John to watch her bag while she runs to the bathroom.
Intention: John wants to use some lip balm on his chapped lips.
Moral action: John waits for Sally to get back from the bathroom and asks if she has lip balm.
Immoral consequence: John damages his relationship with Sally because she feels violated.
Norm: It is rude to disrupt someone's belongings without permission.
Situation: Sally asks John to watch her bag while she runs to the bathroom.
Intention: John wants to use some lip balm on his chapped lips.
Moral consequence: John and Sally maintain a good, mutually-respectful relationship.
Immoral action: John goes through Sally's bag to look for lip balm.
Norm: It is wrong to hit children.
Situation: Janice has a headache and her kids are making a racket at home.
Intention: Janice wants some peace and quiet.
Moral action: Janice asks nicely for the kids to keep it down, so she can rest.
Immoral consequence: Janice gets peace and quiet, but upset her kids.
Norm: It is wrong to hit children.
Situation: Janice has a headache and her kids are making a racket at home.
Intention: Janice wants some peace and quiet.
Moral consequence: The kids be quiet and let Janice get some rest.
Immoral action: Janice hits and threatens her kids to make them be quiet.
Norm: It's good to speak to your neighbors about problems.
Situation: Sonya's downstairs neighbor watches TV late into the night at a loud volume.
Intention: Sonya wants a quieter residence at night.
Moral action: Sonya knocks on Rudy's door and lets him know that his TV is too loud late at night.
Immoral consequence: The apartment threatens to evict Rudy, leading to a tense relationship between Sonya and Rudy.
Norm: It's good to speak to your neighbors about problems.
Situation: Sonya's downstairs neighbor watches TV late into the night at a loud volume.
Intention: Sonya wants a quieter residence at night.
Moral consequence: Rudy apologizes and offers to wear headphones after 10PM resolving the situation.
Immoral action: Sonya complains to the apartment for three nights in a row without ever expressing concern to Rudy.
Norm: It's wrong to use cellphones too often.
Situation: Angelica is on a dinner date with Mark, a guy she's had a crush on for a long time.
Intention: Angelica wants to feel interested and entertained during her date.
Moral action: Angelica leaves her phone in her purse and spends the night asking Mark about himself and telling him about herself.
Immoral consequence: Mark is offended and tells Angelica that he has no interest in going out with her again.