CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to take in stray animals and help them.
Situation: Sam is hanging out on his front porch and a skinny dog walks up to him.
Intention: Sam wants to do something about the dog.
Moral action: Sam gets the dog some water and food and moves it to his backyard where it will be protected from the elements.
Immoral consequence: The dog that Sam saw continues to live a rough and short life on the streets.
Norm: It's good to take in stray animals and help them.
Situation: Sam is hanging out on his front porch and a skinny dog walks up to him.
Intention: Sam wants to do something about the dog.
Moral consequence: The dog is able to get healthy under the care of Sam.
Immoral action: Sam goes inside because he is doesn't know where the dog has been and just waits inside for it to leave on its own.
Norm: You shouldn't hold your father's suicide against your mom.
Situation: Brett is at his dad's funeral, and his mom is talking to him about how much she misses him.
Intention: Brett wants to say something to his mom.
Moral action: Brett tells his mom that there was nothing they could do about it.
Immoral consequence: Brett's mom feels intense guilt and wants to burst out crying.
Norm: You shouldn't hold your father's suicide against your mom.
Situation: Brett is at his dad's funeral, and his mom is talking to him about how much she misses him.
Intention: Brett wants to say something to his mom.
Moral consequence: Brett's mom feels a little bit better and a little bit less guilty.
Immoral action: Brett tells his mom that he'd still be alive if it weren't for her.
Norm: Partners should discuss their problems with each other.
Situation: Jim has been having problems at work and his wife, Pam, asks him how he's doing.
Intention: Jim wants to respond to his wife.
Moral action: Jim talks about the problems he's having with his wife.
Immoral consequence: Jim's problems eat away at him, and he stays stressed.
Norm: Partners should discuss their problems with each other.
Situation: Jim has been having problems at work and his wife, Pam, asks him how he's doing.
Intention: Jim wants to respond to his wife.
Moral consequence: Jim feels better about his work stress.
Immoral action: Jim tells his wife that everything is fine.
Norm: It's bad to make your partner feel unattractive.
Situation: Darren's girlfriend Darlene finds a dress she really likes while shopping, and asks Darren what he thinks of it and Darren thinks it's unflattering.
Intention: Darren wants to answer Darlene's question.
Moral action: Darren tells Darlene that she looks wonderful in anything and tells her to buy whatever she wants.
Immoral consequence: Darlene is upset at Darren implying that she's overweight and becomes self conscious about it.
Norm: It's bad to make your partner feel unattractive.
Situation: Darren's girlfriend Darlene finds a dress she really likes while shopping, and asks Darren what he thinks of it and Darren thinks it's unflattering.
Intention: Darren wants to answer Darlene's question.
Moral consequence: Darlene appreciates Darren's kind words and proudly wears the dress around the following day.
Immoral action: Darren tells Darlene he thinks the dress makes her look kind of fat and suggests a plus sized one instead.
Norm: It is not okay to lie about things.
Situation: Chad had broken the vase in his mother's house playing catch with his brother.
Intention: Chad wants to tell his mother that the vase is broken.
Moral action: Chad tells his mother that the vase is broken and that it's partially his fault.
Immoral consequence: Chad's mother finds out what really happened, and she grounds him for a week.
Norm: It is not okay to lie about things.
Situation: Chad had broken the vase in his mother's house playing catch with his brother.
Intention: Chad wants to tell his mother that the vase is broken.
Moral consequence: Chad's mother is somewhat upset, but she tells Chad she is proud of him for telling the truth.
Immoral action: Chad tells his mother that the vase was knocked down by the dog running through the room.
Norm: You shouldn't play with things that aren't yours.
Situation: Jonah is in the locker room at his school and sees Jeremiah's iPad on a bench nearby.
Intention: Jonah wants to move the iPad to a different spot.
Moral action: Jonah picks up the iPad and places it on a nearby shelf out of the way.
Immoral consequence: Jonah's actions damage the iPad and Jeremy is upset when he finds this out.
Norm: You shouldn't play with things that aren't yours.
Situation: Jonah is in the locker room at his school and sees Jeremiah's iPad on a bench nearby.
Intention: Jonah wants to move the iPad to a different spot.
Moral consequence: Jeremy is glad that the iPad is out of the way and finds it when he returns.
Immoral action: Jonah picks up the iPad, finds that it isn't locked, and uses it before moving it to a different location.
Norm: It's wrong to disappoint your customers with gross negligence.
Situation: Tom is managing a restaurant and is short-staffed during the busy lunch hour.
Intention: Tom wants to keep up with the customers' orders.
Moral action: Tom puts on an apron and goes into the kitchen to help prepare food during the rush.
Immoral consequence: The tables don't get cleaned and the customers become disgusted at all of the dirty dishes around.
Norm: It's wrong to disappoint your customers with gross negligence.
Situation: Tom is managing a restaurant and is short-staffed during the busy lunch hour.
Intention: Tom wants to keep up with the customers' orders.
Moral consequence: The customers get their food in a timely fashion and all other bases are still covered.
Immoral action: Tom directs one of the bus boys to go into the kitchen and help cook and serve food.
Norm: It is bad to pick on children
Situation: John just lost his job and is at home with his kids who are watching tv.
Intention: John wants to feel powerful.
Moral action: John takes a breath and goes to lift weights in his home gym.
Immoral consequence: John's kids resent him and feel depressed and very sad.
Norm: It is bad to pick on children
Situation: John just lost his job and is at home with his kids who are watching tv.
Intention: John wants to feel powerful.
Moral consequence: John's kids still like their dad and don't feel depressed at all.
Immoral action: John tells his kids to turn off the tv in a raised voice, and they are grounded for a week.
Norm: It is not okey to make co workers uncomfortable.
Situation: Gail works at a bar and is chatting with a handful of coworkers.
Intention: Gail wants to impress her coworkers.
Moral action: Gail shows her coworkers how good and fast she can make the new drink on the menu.
Immoral consequence: Gail's coworkers feel that she is sharing far too much information and avoid her as much as possible.
Norm: It is not okey to make co workers uncomfortable.
Situation: Gail works at a bar and is chatting with a handful of coworkers.
Intention: Gail wants to impress her coworkers.
Moral consequence: Gail's coworkers are impressed and all become eager to learn the new drink themselves.
Immoral action: Gail brags about her sexual prowess and describes her encounters in great detail.
Norm: It's insensitive to not consider the feelings of others.
Situation: Bob wants to launch a huge amount of fireworks from his backyard on Independence Day.
Intention: Bob wants to launch the fireworks.
Moral action: Bob's neighbors complain about the dangers and Bob listens to them.
Immoral consequence: Sure enough he sets 3 houses on fire and is arrested by the fire department.
Norm: It's insensitive to not consider the feelings of others.
Situation: Bob wants to launch a huge amount of fireworks from his backyard on Independence Day.
Intention: Bob wants to launch the fireworks.
Moral consequence: Bob makes a deal with the city to set the fireworks off in the city park.
Immoral action: Bob's neighbors complain that it's going to make a lot of noise and be dangerous, Bob ignores them.
Norm: It's not okay to be rude to family.
Situation: Vincent is forced to watch his little sister for the evening, and she asks to play with him.
Intention: Vincent wants to express his anger.
Moral action: Vincent plays with his sister channeling his anger into an evil character.
Immoral consequence: Vincent's sister hurts herself when she knocks over a sharp object.
Norm: It's not okay to be rude to family.
Situation: Vincent is forced to watch his little sister for the evening, and she asks to play with him.
Intention: Vincent wants to express his anger.
Moral consequence: Vincent's sister has fun playing with her brother.
Immoral action: Vincent walks into his room and gives his sister the silent treatment for the entire night.
Norm: You should not watch tv  too much.
Situation: Robert is on vacation and is staying in a hotel that offers many amenities including cable TV channels, a pool, a gym, and beachfront access.
Intention: Robert wants to have fun on vacation.
Moral action: Robert spends most of his time outside on the beach or playing in the pool.
Immoral consequence: Robert's eyes hurt, and he feels like he wasted his vacation.
Norm: You should not watch tv  too much.
Situation: Robert is on vacation and is staying in a hotel that offers many amenities including cable TV channels, a pool, a gym, and beachfront access.
Intention: Robert wants to have fun on vacation.
Moral consequence: Robert feels well-rested and is happy with how he spent his vacation.
Immoral action: Robert spends the whole vacation watching TV.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with someone's partner.
Situation: Adam is out with his friend Thomas and his wife JIll for dinner and Adam is attracted to Jill.
Intention: Adam wants to spend more time with Jill.
Moral action: Adam tells Thomas and Jill he enjoys hanging out with them as friends.
Immoral consequence: Thomas finds out about it and gets a divorce and ends his friendship with Adam.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with someone's partner.
Situation: Adam is out with his friend Thomas and his wife JIll for dinner and Adam is attracted to Jill.
Intention: Adam wants to spend more time with Jill.
Moral consequence: Thomas and Jill feel flattered and hang out with Adam more often.
Immoral action: Adam calls Jill later that week and sleeps with her in her house.
Norm: It's wrong to spy on other people.
Situation: Ash has a partner who she suspects is going behind her back with another girl.
Intention: Ash wants to try to find out if her partner is cheating.
Moral action: Ash approaches her partner directly and asks him if something is going on.
Immoral consequence: Ash's partner finds out what she is doing and thinks she is out of her mind.
Norm: It's wrong to spy on other people.
Situation: Ash has a partner who she suspects is going behind her back with another girl.
Intention: Ash wants to try to find out if her partner is cheating.
Moral consequence: Ash's partner is happy to reassure her that nothing is happening and proves it to her.
Immoral action: Ash starts digging around for information and monitoring her partners internet activity.
Norm: It's good to stand up for your siblings.
Situation: Antony saw that his little brother Andrew was being berated by their father for acting like a girl.
Intention: Antony wants to say something to Andrew.
Moral action: Antony tells Andrew that he's fine the way he is and tells their dad there's nothing wrong with being a girl.
Immoral consequence: Andrew is hurt by what his brother and father are saying and grows distant from them.
Norm: It's good to stand up for your siblings.
Situation: Antony saw that his little brother Andrew was being berated by their father for acting like a girl.
Intention: Antony wants to say something to Andrew.
Moral consequence: Andrew feels grateful for his brother's support and feels like he has someone he can trust.
Immoral action: Antony teases Andrew along with their father and tells him to stop acting gay.
Norm: It's bad to pressure people into intimacy.
Situation: Alex is at a party talking to his crush, Mylah, when they begin making out.
Intention: Alex wants to take things to the next level.
Moral action: Alex asks Mylah if she'd like to go to the bedroom with him.
Immoral consequence: Mylah is uncomfortable with Alex's action and leaves the party in tears.
Norm: It's bad to pressure people into intimacy.
Situation: Alex is at a party talking to his crush, Mylah, when they begin making out.
Intention: Alex wants to take things to the next level.
Moral consequence: Mylah tells Alex she'd prefer to take things slow, and they end the night together as they are.
Immoral action: Alex starts unbuttoning Mylah's shirt.
Norm: It's wrong to say depression is not real.
Situation: Dave's friend Wayne hasn't seemed like himself and confesses to Dave that he's having sad and suicidal thoughts.
Intention: Dave wants to help Wayne deal with his feelings.
Moral action: Dave tells Wayne to treat his feelings seriously and go in for counseling to treat his sadness.
Immoral consequence: Wayne's feelings do not improve, and he feels even more alone, isolated, and misunderstood.
Norm: It's wrong to say depression is not real.
Situation: Dave's friend Wayne hasn't seemed like himself and confesses to Dave that he's having sad and suicidal thoughts.
Intention: Dave wants to help Wayne deal with his feelings.
Moral consequence: Wayne goes in for help and starts a treatment program, which pulls him out of his depression.
Immoral action: Dave tells Wayne that his sad feelings are all in his head and that he needs to look at the bright side of life.
Norm: A relationship should not be about money.
Situation: Shelly has just started a new relationship with Nelson who makes less money than her.
Intention: Shelly wants their relationship to be a two way street.
Moral action: Shelly insists that she and Nelson sit down for a conversation about their expectations within the relationship.
Immoral consequence: Nelson is able to save less than Shelly and comes to resent her for being financially unfair and controlling.
Norm: A relationship should not be about money.
Situation: Shelly has just started a new relationship with Nelson who makes less money than her.
Intention: Shelly wants their relationship to be a two way street.
Moral consequence: Shelly and Nelson agree on boundaries and expectations that make sense for both of them and are mutually fulfilling.
Immoral action: Shelly insists that the cost of everything is split 50-50 between her and Nelson.
Norm: It is heartless to defend bad police officers.
Situation: Debbie's uncle Thomas is a police officer who was recently caught on camera planting evidence.
Intention: Debbie wants to maintain her family's good reputation.
Moral action: Debbie denounces Thomas and says that anyone who would do what he did is not part of her family anymore.
Immoral consequence: Debbie's friends and community lose respect for Debbie because she is taking sides with a corrupt cop.
Norm: It is heartless to defend bad police officers.
Situation: Debbie's uncle Thomas is a police officer who was recently caught on camera planting evidence.
Intention: Debbie wants to maintain her family's good reputation.
Moral consequence: Debbie's friends and community are proud of Debbie for not being afraid to call out bad behavior by a relative.
Immoral action: Debbie defends Thomas by saying he is a good guy who only did what he did to put a bad guy in jail.
Norm: It's rude to flash people.
Situation: Isaac is at a public park with lots of kids where he has been weight-lifting.
Intention: Isaac wants to show off his muscled body.
Moral action: Isaac walks to a private part of the park and shows off his body only to his girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: The kids' parents start screaming at Isaac, and he is arrested.
Norm: It's rude to flash people.
Situation: Isaac is at a public park with lots of kids where he has been weight-lifting.
Intention: Isaac wants to show off his muscled body.
Moral consequence: The kids at the park are unharmed and parents are happy.
Immoral action: Isaac takes off all his clothes and exposes himself to the kids in the park.
Norm: It is good to keep some space.
Situation: Hank buys a used big screen television and has to put it in his cramped car to get it home.
Intention: Hank wants to put the television in the car.
Moral action: Hank gets rid of some of the unnecessary items in his car to make room for the television.
Immoral consequence: The television gets a crack in the screen and Hank has to buy another one.
Norm: It is good to keep some space.
Situation: Hank buys a used big screen television and has to put it in his cramped car to get it home.
Intention: Hank wants to put the television in the car.
Moral consequence: Hank is able to get the television home without any problems.
Immoral action: Hank squishes the television in the car on top of other stuff.
Norm: You should try to be a good neighbor
Situation: Noah is out of sugar and decides to ask the woman next door, Gloria, if she has any he can borrow.
Intention: Gloria wants to respond to the request.
Moral action: Gloria tells Noah to hang on while she checks, and she returns with an entire bag.
Immoral consequence: Noah feels that Gloria  was rude to him and now he dislikes her.
Norm: You should try to be a good neighbor
Situation: Noah is out of sugar and decides to ask the woman next door, Gloria, if she has any he can borrow.
Intention: Gloria wants to respond to the request.
Moral consequence: Noah thinks that Gloria  is kind and, and he appreciates the favor very much.
Immoral action: Gloria  tells Noah that she's too busy to look and snidely asks him to leave her alone.
Norm: It is bad to lose your temper over minor things
Situation: Mark's football team just lost, and a fan of the opponent is bragging about it to Mark.
Intention: Mark wants to say something to the fan.
Moral action: Mark tells the fan to be nice since it's not that big of a deal.
Immoral consequence: The fan feels that Mark overreacted to the situation and becomes scared.
Norm: It is bad to lose your temper over minor things
Situation: Mark's football team just lost, and a fan of the opponent is bragging about it to Mark.
Intention: Mark wants to say something to the fan.
Moral consequence: The fan agrees with Mark and starts to feel bad for bragging.
Immoral action: Mark tells the fan that he'll knock him out if he says one more thing.
Norm: You shouldn't hit women.
Situation: Leo and his girlfriend Angela are having an argument and Leo is offended by the way Angela is speaking to him.
Intention: Leo wants to react to what Angela is saying.
Moral action: Leo tells Angela that it upsets him when she says things that are offensive to him.
Immoral consequence: Angela is shocked by Leo's behavior, and she immediately starts to cry.
Norm: You shouldn't hit women.
Situation: Leo and his girlfriend Angela are having an argument and Leo is offended by the way Angela is speaking to him.
Intention: Leo wants to react to what Angela is saying.
Moral consequence: Angela tells Leo that she didn't realize what she said was offensive, but now that she knows, she'll what what she says.
Immoral action: Leo quickly reaches out and slaps Angela across the face.
Norm: You shouldn't harass your family members.
Situation: Roy and Pat are brothers who have are looking forward to watching two shows that come on at the same time.
Intention: Roy wants to watch the show he's looking foward to seeing.
Moral action: Roy pays Pat $20 to let him watch the show.
Immoral consequence: Pat tells on Roy and Roy doesn't get to watch his show.
Norm: You shouldn't harass your family members.
Situation: Roy and Pat are brothers who have are looking forward to watching two shows that come on at the same time.
Intention: Roy wants to watch the show he's looking foward to seeing.
Moral consequence: Pat takes the money and agrees to let Roy watch his show.
Immoral action: Roy hits Pat repeatedly to get him to leave the television to him.
Norm: It is rude to treat a customer service person poorly.
Situation: Henry's internet just went out for the third time this week while he is trying to work remotely, and he's on the phone with a support representative.
Intention: Henry wants to let out his frustration over the issue.
Moral action: Henry waits until after the call is over to vent about what happened to someone.
Immoral consequence: The support representative ends up having a bad day because of him.
Norm: It is rude to treat a customer service person poorly.
Situation: Henry's internet just went out for the third time this week while he is trying to work remotely, and he's on the phone with a support representative.
Intention: Henry wants to let out his frustration over the issue.
Moral consequence: The customer service representative is relieved that Henry was not troublesome to deal with.
Immoral action: Henry points out how often this happens and takes it out on the customer service agent.
Norm: You shouldn't miss your first day of school.
Situation: Tom is a new college student and is having some car trouble, making it hard to get to class.
Intention: Tom wants to get the car fixed.
Moral action: Tom goes to the shop and gets a ride from a friend to class, then returns to the shop afterwards.
Immoral consequence: The class teacher thinks that Tom is lazy and makes his life difficult throughout the semester.
Norm: You shouldn't miss your first day of school.
Situation: Tom is a new college student and is having some car trouble, making it hard to get to class.
Intention: Tom wants to get the car fixed.
Moral consequence: The teacher sees that Tom is diligent and Tom is able to get a good start on the class.
Immoral action: Tom puts off going to class and takes his car to the shop to get it fixed, waiting for it to get done.
Norm: It's bad to do things to purposely hurt your parents.
Situation: Grace just had a fight with a friend and failed a test at school, putting her in a bad mood, when her mother, Leah, asks how her day was.
Intention: Grace wants to respond to Leah's question.
Moral action: Grace tells Leah that she had a bad day at school, and then she tells her mother what happened.
Immoral consequence: Leah responds that Grace is grounded for the night and cannot use her phone or laptop.
Norm: It's bad to do things to purposely hurt your parents.
Situation: Grace just had a fight with a friend and failed a test at school, putting her in a bad mood, when her mother, Leah, asks how her day was.
Intention: Grace wants to respond to Leah's question.
Moral consequence: Leah responds that she understands, and later she makes Grace's favorite food for dinner to cheer her up.
Immoral action: Grace snaps at Leah and says that Leah should shut up and mind her own business.
Norm: It's bad to abandon a long-term friend.
Situation: Chelsea's mother has died, and Chelsea is calling Hillary, her friend since high school, who is watching a movie.
Intention: Hillary wants to finish watching her movie.
Moral action: Hillary pauses the movie, takes the call, and comforts Chelsea, then afterward finishes watching the movie.
Immoral consequence: Chelsea is upset that Hillary ignored her and doesn't want to be friends anymore.
Norm: It's bad to abandon a long-term friend.
Situation: Chelsea's mother has died, and Chelsea is calling Hillary, her friend since high school, who is watching a movie.
Intention: Hillary wants to finish watching her movie.
Moral consequence: Chelsea is grateful to Hillary for being there for her and is there for Hillary when she needs something.
Immoral action: Hillary ignores the call and doesn't listen to the voice mail until after the movie is over.
Norm: It's rude to abuse someone's generosity.
Situation: Kathy needed money to pay a bill, and her friend Ronny gave her some, but now she is low on cash again.
Intention: Kathy wants to obtain some money.
Moral action: Kathy does some odd jobs for extra money to pay her bills.
Immoral consequence: Ronny resents Kathy trying to get more money from him and refuses.