CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's ok to hunt for your own meat.
Situation: James, who lives near a large forest, was recently laid off and his family is having trouble affording groceries,.
Intention: James wants to make sure his family gets enough protein.
Moral action: James hunts deer and wild birds so his family can eat the meat.
Immoral consequence: James uses his salary to buy his family meat until protests from animal rights groups put his tours out of business.
Norm: It's ok to hunt for your own meat.
Situation: James, who lives near a large forest, was recently laid off and his family is having trouble affording groceries,.
Intention: James wants to make sure his family gets enough protein.
Moral consequence: James' family has a hearty diet until he's eventually able to find work again.
Immoral action: James begins escorting wealthy businessmen into the forest to hunt for pleasure.
Norm: It is good to encourage other people not to quit.
Situation: Dylan has been working out every day, but he's starting to lose motivation, and he's talking about this to his girlfriend Fiona.
Intention: Fiona wants to respond to Dylan's concerns.
Moral action: Fiona tells Dylan that sometimes results take a long time to show and that the only way to see them is to persevere.
Immoral consequence: Dylan quits working out and slowly starts putting on weight.
Norm: It is good to encourage other people not to quit.
Situation: Dylan has been working out every day, but he's starting to lose motivation, and he's talking about this to his girlfriend Fiona.
Intention: Fiona wants to respond to Dylan's concerns.
Moral consequence: Dylan continues working out daily and slowly but surely starts seeing the results he was looking for.
Immoral action: Fiona tells Dylan that perhaps working out is not for him and that he should look for a new pastime.
Norm: You should support your spouse.
Situation: Robert and Cecilia are couple and Robert's business has failed, and he needs financial help.
Intention: Cecilia wants to respond to Robert's situation.
Moral action: Cecilia agrees to sell her house to get the money to help Robert go through his difficult time.
Immoral consequence: Robert feels downhearted being impacted by both business failure and divorce.
Norm: You should support your spouse.
Situation: Robert and Cecilia are couple and Robert's business has failed, and he needs financial help.
Intention: Cecilia wants to respond to Robert's situation.
Moral consequence: Robert feels grateful and decides to maintain and reconstruct his business.
Immoral action: Cecilia divorces from Robert to pursue a better life.
Norm: It's good to get an A on your assignments.
Situation: Dean is working on a take home project for his Algebra 2 class.
Intention: Dean wants to pass the class.
Moral action: Dean checks over his work on the project several times to make sure that he has done the best job possible.
Immoral consequence: Dean gets a D on the project which drops his overall class grade to a C ruining his GPA.
Norm: It's good to get an A on your assignments.
Situation: Dean is working on a take home project for his Algebra 2 class.
Intention: Dean wants to pass the class.
Moral consequence: Dean maintains his A average in the class which helps boost his GPA.
Immoral action: Dean spends about fifteen minutes making sure he completed all the minimum requirements for the project.
Norm: It's good to participate in events in your community.
Situation: Brian hears about a community picnic being organized in his apartment complex next weekend.
Intention: Brian wants to decide how to spend his weekend.
Moral action: Brian decides to pac a lunch and hang out at the community picnic.
Immoral consequence: Brian doesn't get to meet anybody new or have an exciting day out of the house.
Norm: It's good to participate in events in your community.
Situation: Brian hears about a community picnic being organized in his apartment complex next weekend.
Intention: Brian wants to decide how to spend his weekend.
Moral consequence: Brian meets several interesting people from his apartment complex, and they start hanging out frequently.
Immoral action: Brian decides to ignore the event and stay at home playing video games.
Norm: People should show respect to those who are differently abled.
Situation: Arthur sees a wheelchair bound man that becomes stuck while trying to enter the doorway of a store.
Intention: Arthur wants to move the man out of the way.
Moral action: Arthur pushes the wheelchair into the store.
Immoral consequence: The man curses at Arthur.
Norm: People should show respect to those who are differently abled.
Situation: Arthur sees a wheelchair bound man that becomes stuck while trying to enter the doorway of a store.
Intention: Arthur wants to move the man out of the way.
Moral consequence: The man thanks Arthur for helping him.
Immoral action: Arthur drags the wheelchair backwards into the parking lot.
Norm: You shouldn't expect others to clean up behind you.
Situation: Dan always cooks a big breakfast for the family before leaving for work.
Intention: Dan wants to go to work.
Moral action: Dan does the dishes and heads for work.
Immoral consequence: Dan's wife is annoyed that Dan didn't wash the dishes himself.
Norm: You shouldn't expect others to clean up behind you.
Situation: Dan always cooks a big breakfast for the family before leaving for work.
Intention: Dan wants to go to work.
Moral consequence: Dan's wife is thankful that she doesn't have to wash dishes.
Immoral action: Dan leaves the breakfast dishes for his wife to wash.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on people.
Situation: Jack is married, but a girl he has always had a crush on want to come over to his place.
Intention: Jack wants to invite the girl over.
Moral action: Jack invites the girl over to meet his wife and eat lunch together.
Immoral consequence: Jack's wife could end up finding out and be completely heartbroken.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on people.
Situation: Jack is married, but a girl he has always had a crush on want to come over to his place.
Intention: Jack wants to invite the girl over.
Moral consequence: Jack's wife doesn't have to worry about Jack cheating on her since Jack introduced the girl to her.
Immoral action: Jack invites the girl over when his wife isn't home, and they have sex.
Norm: It's wrong to be too controlling of your significant other.
Situation: Ron and his wife were really looking forward to the big dance.
Intention: Ron wanted to show his wife a good time.
Moral action: Ron and his wife went to the dance, and they talked to many different people.
Immoral consequence: Ron’s wife resenting his controlling ways, and they had a big fight after the dance.
Norm: It's wrong to be too controlling of your significant other.
Situation: Ron and his wife were really looking forward to the big dance.
Intention: Ron wanted to show his wife a good time.
Moral consequence: Ron and his wife had a fantastic time at the dance.
Immoral action: Ron would not let his wife talk to any of the other male attendees, especially the good-looking ones.
Norm: It's good to hang out and get to know others.
Situation: Eric is going to a big a party and invites his friend Roger to come along.
Intention: Roger wants to respond to Eric.
Moral action: Roger tells Eric that he would actually like to get out for a bit.
Immoral consequence: Roger regrets not going because Eric tells him the next day about all the cool new people he met.
Norm: It's good to hang out and get to know others.
Situation: Eric is going to a big a party and invites his friend Roger to come along.
Intention: Roger wants to respond to Eric.
Moral consequence: Roger has a fun time and meets quite a few people that he really likes.
Immoral action: Roger tells Eric he hates parties and will stay home and watch TV instead.
Norm: You should ask before taking something.
Situation: Cooper is working on his car and needs a specific tool that his dad has.
Intention: Cooper wants to acquire the tool for his car.
Moral action: Cooper asks his dad to use the tool.
Immoral consequence: Cooper's dad will think someone stole the tool and will become anxious.
Norm: You should ask before taking something.
Situation: Cooper is working on his car and needs a specific tool that his dad has.
Intention: Cooper wants to acquire the tool for his car.
Moral consequence: Cooper's dad lets Cooper use the tool and knows where the tool is.
Immoral action: Cooper uses the tool without informing his dad.
Norm: It's wrong to misuse charitable donations.
Situation: Dahlia, the owner of a charity, can't afford to pay her rent.
Intention: Dahlia wants to settle her debts.
Moral action: Dahlia works out a payment plan with her manager that she can afford.
Immoral consequence: Dahlia loses her position when the other workers discover her actions.
Norm: It's wrong to misuse charitable donations.
Situation: Dahlia, the owner of a charity, can't afford to pay her rent.
Intention: Dahlia wants to settle her debts.
Moral consequence: This arrangement allows Dahlia to easily pay her bills for the rest of the year.
Immoral action: Dahlia pays her rent from the extra money in her charity.
Norm: It is wrong to hurt your significant other
Situation: George's and his wife get into a heated argument, and she says some very mean things about his appearance.
Intention: George wants to express his anger.
Moral action: George yells at her and storms out of the house.
Immoral consequence: George's wife falls and hurts her arm, and has to go to the hospital.
Norm: It is wrong to hurt your significant other
Situation: George's and his wife get into a heated argument, and she says some very mean things about his appearance.
Intention: George wants to express his anger.
Moral consequence: George and his wife take time to calm down they talk about their problems and resolve them.
Immoral action: George pushes his wife away from him and storms out of the house.
Norm: It's important to apologize after a fight with your parents.
Situation: Tom is having a big fight with his parents, and he acts very childish.
Intention: Tom wants to move on after the fight.
Moral action: Tom apologizes for being wrong and for the way he acted.
Immoral consequence: Tom and his parents grow apart, and his parents never trust him.
Norm: It's important to apologize after a fight with your parents.
Situation: Tom is having a big fight with his parents, and he acts very childish.
Intention: Tom wants to move on after the fight.
Moral consequence: Tom's parents see him as maturing and give him more responsibility.
Immoral action: Tom acts like the fight never happens, and never apologizes for the way he acted.
Norm: It's bad to use someone's property without permission.
Situation: Caleb was at his friend's house for a sleep over when he realized that he forgot his toothbrush.
Intention: Caleb wants to brush his teeth.
Moral action: Caleb calls his mother and asks her to bring his toothbrush to his friend's house.
Immoral consequence: Caleb catches strep throat from his friend and has to go to the doctor.
Norm: It's bad to use someone's property without permission.
Situation: Caleb was at his friend's house for a sleep over when he realized that he forgot his toothbrush.
Intention: Caleb wants to brush his teeth.
Moral consequence: Caleb gets his toothbrush from his mother a half hour later and is able to brush his teeth.
Immoral action: Caleb goes to the bathroom and uses his friend's toothbrush to brush his teeth.
Norm: Embarrassing a customer because they irritated you is indefensible.
Situation: Kathy is a server at a restaurant who has taken an order with many modifications.
Intention: Kathy wants say something while giving the food to the  person that ordered it.
Moral action: Kathy gives the food and asks if the person needs anything else and to enjoy their food.
Immoral consequence: Kathy will get a low tip.
Norm: Embarrassing a customer because they irritated you is indefensible.
Situation: Kathy is a server at a restaurant who has taken an order with many modifications.
Intention: Kathy wants say something while giving the food to the  person that ordered it.
Moral consequence: Kathy will get a good tip.
Immoral action: Kathy gives the food and refers to the person that ordered it as a very finicky individual.
Norm: You shouldn't be a sugar daddy.
Situation: Fred, a man in his early fifties, earns a good living but is single and feels lonely.
Intention: Fred wants to date an attractive woman.
Moral action: Fred meets an age-appropriate and attractive woman, and they start dating.
Immoral consequence: After a while Fred realizes it makes him feel cheap and lonely to be a sugar daddy.
Norm: You shouldn't be a sugar daddy.
Situation: Fred, a man in his early fifties, earns a good living but is single and feels lonely.
Intention: Fred wants to date an attractive woman.
Moral consequence: Fred and his girlfriend are in love and Fred feels fantastic.
Immoral action: Fred meets a pretty young woman and becomes her sugar daddy.
Norm: It is good to participate in activities at school.
Situation: John has a free period during school.
Intention: John wants to fill the time with something to do.
Moral action: John decides to join a school club that tutors other students.
Immoral consequence: John will develop a smoking habit and not do anything productive.
Norm: It is good to participate in activities at school.
Situation: John has a free period during school.
Intention: John wants to fill the time with something to do.
Moral consequence: John will meet new people and help others.
Immoral action: John decides to hang out in the school parking lot and smoke cigarettes.
Norm: It's rude to use a relative's computer without their knowledge.
Situation: Kevin is at his aunt's house, which has his aunt's computer that has unsaved info on it, and has to send an important email.
Intention: Kevin wants to send the important email.
Moral action: Kevin asks his aunt if he can use the computer to send an email.
Immoral consequence: Kevin's aunt loses several hours worth of work from Kevin closing the programs.
Norm: It's rude to use a relative's computer without their knowledge.
Situation: Kevin is at his aunt's house, which has his aunt's computer that has unsaved info on it, and has to send an important email.
Intention: Kevin wants to send the important email.
Moral consequence: Kevin's aunt warns him about the open programs, so Kevin sends the email without closing them.
Immoral action: Kevin logs on to his aunt's computer without asking, closes the open programs, and sends the email.
Norm: It's not okay to abandon someone when you need them.
Situation: Pete and Frank are delivering a refrigerator to a customer's home, which is a two-man job, and Frank is telling dirty jokes that upset Pete.
Intention: Pete doesn't want to hear Frank's dirty jokes anymore.
Moral action: Pete asks Frank if he can refrain from telling jokes while they're on a delivery job.
Immoral consequence: Frank is unable to lift the refrigerator by himself, so he drags it, scratching the customer's kitchen floor.
Norm: It's not okay to abandon someone when you need them.
Situation: Pete and Frank are delivering a refrigerator to a customer's home, which is a two-man job, and Frank is telling dirty jokes that upset Pete.
Intention: Pete doesn't want to hear Frank's dirty jokes anymore.
Moral consequence: Frank stops telling jokes, and he and Pete successful deliver and install the refrigerator to a grateful customer.
Immoral action: Pete drops his end of the refrigerator and walks back to the delivery truck.
Norm: It's good to be honest about your sexual orientation
Situation: Bill, who is gay, is out with some hetero friends when they ask him if he thinks a girl at the bar is hot.
Intention: Bill wants to answer the question.
Moral action: Bill tells the guys that he doesn't find her hot because he likes to date men actually.
Immoral consequence: The guys goad Bill into hitting on the girl creating an uncomfortable situation for Bill.
Norm: It's good to be honest about your sexual orientation
Situation: Bill, who is gay, is out with some hetero friends when they ask him if he thinks a girl at the bar is hot.
Intention: Bill wants to answer the question.
Moral consequence: The guys are surprised but are proud of Bill for telling them his secret and are supportive of him.
Immoral action: Bill  tells the guys that she is hot and that he would totally go with her if he could.
Norm: It's good to make your house look nice for others.
Situation: Carrie is getting dinner ready before her friend Julie arrives.
Intention: Carrie wants to make an impression.
Moral action: Carrie notices that her carpet needs vacuumed and the furniture is dusty, so she cleans it up before Julie comes.
Immoral consequence: Julie is repulsed by Carrie's home and quickly loses her appetite.
Norm: It's good to make your house look nice for others.
Situation: Carrie is getting dinner ready before her friend Julie arrives.
Intention: Carrie wants to make an impression.
Moral consequence: Julie is impressed with Carrie's home and enjoys a delicious meal.
Immoral action: Carrie notices that her carpet needs vacuumed and the furniture is dusty, but she decides to put it off until tomorrow.
Norm: You shouldn't joke about having an affair.
Situation: Saul made some new friends and is out at the bar with them.
Intention: Saul wants his new friends to think he is funny.
Moral action: Saul makes a bunch of cheesy dad jokes.
Immoral consequence: Saul's new friends find it in poor taste and tells his wife whom threatens to leave him.
Norm: You shouldn't joke about having an affair.
Situation: Saul made some new friends and is out at the bar with them.
Intention: Saul wants his new friends to think he is funny.
Moral consequence: Everyone finds Saul hilarious and invites him out to a barbecue the next weekend.
Immoral action: Saul jokes about sleeping with another women besides his wife.
Norm: It's okay to be indulgent once in a while.
Situation: Tony grew up poor and his parents could not afford to buy him presents for his birthday or other holidays.
Intention: Tony wants to make sure his kids have everything he didn't growing up.
Moral action: Tony has his children do chores and earn an allowance and treats them on special holidays and occassions.
Immoral consequence: Tony's children are spoiled unappreciative brats with no work ethic, and he is always in debt.
Norm: It's okay to be indulgent once in a while.
Situation: Tony grew up poor and his parents could not afford to buy him presents for his birthday or other holidays.
Intention: Tony wants to make sure his kids have everything he didn't growing up.
Moral consequence: Tony's children grow up with an appreciating of what they have and have a good work ethic.
Immoral action: Tony buys his children everything they want and then some.
Norm: It is good to care for other living things.
Situation: Kennedy is running home when she sees an injured cat laying in her front yard.
Intention: Kennedy wants to interact with the cat.
Moral action: Kennedy takes the cat to the vet, and fosters him until she finds him a new home.
Immoral consequence: Kennedy's neighbors scold her for her actions.
Norm: It is good to care for other living things.
Situation: Kennedy is running home when she sees an injured cat laying in her front yard.
Intention: Kennedy wants to interact with the cat.
Moral consequence: Kennedy ends up becoming friends with the cat's new owners.
Immoral action: Kennedy pushes the cat onto the neighbors yard and calls animal control.
Norm: It's wrong to go through someone else's phone.
Situation: Anna heard her boyfriend Kevin talking to someone quietly on the phone.
Intention: Anna wants to find out was on the phone.
Moral action: Anna asks Kevin who he was talking to instead of going through his phone to find out.
Immoral consequence: Kevin catches Anna with his phone and asks her what she's doing going through it.
Norm: It's wrong to go through someone else's phone.
Situation: Anna heard her boyfriend Kevin talking to someone quietly on the phone.
Intention: Anna wants to find out was on the phone.
Moral consequence: Kevin tells Anna that he was talking to a old friend.
Immoral action: When Anna sees Kevin's phone on the table she looks through his phone calls to see who he was talking to.
Norm: Planting trees is good.
Situation: Mandy lives in a house with its backyard facing the west, so it is very hot in the summer.
Intention: Mandy wants to improve the hot condition in her backyard.
Moral action: Mandy grows her favorite Lilac tree and Sugar Maple Tree in her backyard which provide plenty of shade.
Immoral consequence: Mandy runs out of money at the end of the month, and she feels frustrated.
Norm: Planting trees is good.
Situation: Mandy lives in a house with its backyard facing the west, so it is very hot in the summer.
Intention: Mandy wants to improve the hot condition in her backyard.
Moral consequence: Mandy feels refreshed and cooled down when she visits the backyard.
Immoral action: Mandy installs a gazebo in her backyard which costs her several thousand dollars.
Norm: It's unacceptable to go for a long time without showering.
Situation: Beth is excited for this weekend's auditions for the college musical.
Intention: Beth wants to go and audition for a leading role.
Moral action: Beth showers and gets properly ready for the audition.
Immoral consequence: Despite being talented, Beth doesn't get any parts because no one can be near her because she stinks.
Norm: It's unacceptable to go for a long time without showering.
Situation: Beth is excited for this weekend's auditions for the college musical.
Intention: Beth wants to go and audition for a leading role.
Moral consequence: The director is impressed with her audition, and she gets the leading role in the musical.
Immoral action: Beth doesn't believe in showering regularly and smells so bad that the director cuts her audition short because the smell is so offensive.
Norm: It's wrong to hide the truth from your parents.
Situation: Jerry accidentally shattered his mom's vase and is confronted by his parents.
Intention: Jerry wants to respond to his parents.
Moral action: Jerry admits he was the one who accidentally broke the vase.
Immoral consequence: Jerry's parents knew Jerry broke the vase and punishes him for lying on top of breaking the vase.
Norm: It's wrong to hide the truth from your parents.
Situation: Jerry accidentally shattered his mom's vase and is confronted by his parents.
Intention: Jerry wants to respond to his parents.
Moral consequence: Jerry's parents acknowledges Jerry's honesty and tells him to be more careful.
Immoral action: Jerry says he did not break the vase and feigns ignorance in front of his parents.
Norm: It's discouraged to play favorites with your grandchildren.
Situation: Megan and Rafael have their three grandchildren at their house for their yearly Christmas party.
Intention: Rafael wants to pass out gifts.
Moral action: Rafael makes sure to give each child one gift he picked out specifically for them.
Immoral consequence: Two of the children feel like they were only invited out of pity and over time stop attending the event.
Norm: It's discouraged to play favorites with your grandchildren.
Situation: Megan and Rafael have their three grandchildren at their house for their yearly Christmas party.
Intention: Rafael wants to pass out gifts.
Moral consequence: All of the children feel loved by Rafael and continue coming year after year.
Immoral action: Rafael gives two of the children two gifts each, but the other child ends up with six gifts to open.
Norm: It's good to lend your things to people in need.
Situation: Travis's neighbor was pulling out of his driveway when his car broke down on the road.
Intention: Travis wants the car out of the roadway.
Moral action: Travis offers his tools for the neighbor to get his car running again.
Immoral consequence: The tow truck takes the neighbor's car, and he has to pay to get it back.