CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to take your frustration out on other people.
Situation: Josh walks out of the room after fighting with his wife, and he sees his son accidentally spill something onto the floor.
Intention: Josh wants to vent his frusterations.
Moral action: Josh cleans up his son's mess, and he then talks about his angry feelings with his friend.
Immoral consequence: Josh and his wife get into another argument later that night over his actions.
Norm: It's wrong to take your frustration out on other people.
Situation: Josh walks out of the room after fighting with his wife, and he sees his son accidentally spill something onto the floor.
Intention: Josh wants to vent his frusterations.
Moral consequence: His friend gives him a fresh perspective on the argument.
Immoral action: Josh yells at his son and forces him to clean up the mess.
Norm: It's good to tell your grandchildren stories about your past.
Situation: Mike talks to his grandkids about things he played with as a kid.
Intention: Mike wants to keep talking to his family.
Moral action: Mike talks about the Atari 2600 he played with back in his day.
Immoral consequence: Mike's family is annoyed by Mike's story and don't find it fun.
Norm: It's good to tell your grandchildren stories about your past.
Situation: Mike talks to his grandkids about things he played with as a kid.
Intention: Mike wants to keep talking to his family.
Moral consequence: His grandkids talk about the Wii U and his kids mention the Nintendo 64, and they all discuss their favorite games form their past.
Immoral action: Mike talks about how the toys today aren't good enough and rants.
Norm: It's wrong for people to defraud others.
Situation: Tim promised his roommate he'd have enough money to pay the rent that month, so he decides to sell his old, broken motorcycle.
Intention: Tim wants to earn enough money to pay his rent.
Moral action: Tim asks his roommate to help him fix the motorcycle, so he can sell it.
Immoral consequence: Tim can't pay the rent when no one buys the motorcycle because they find out it doesn't run.
Norm: It's wrong for people to defraud others.
Situation: Tim promised his roommate he'd have enough money to pay the rent that month, so he decides to sell his old, broken motorcycle.
Intention: Tim wants to earn enough money to pay his rent.
Moral consequence: They get the motorcycle working and Tim sells it for more than enough money to pay the rent.
Immoral action: Tim places an ad on craigslist, listing his bike as being in top condition.
Norm: It is rude to be nasty to elderly people.
Situation: Doug's elderly mom needs help going to the doctor once a month.
Intention: Doug wants to save his vacation time at work.
Moral action: Doug decides to hire a caretaker who can take his mom to her appointments and help with other things around the house.
Immoral consequence: Doug's mom is hurt and feels let down by her son.
Norm: It is rude to be nasty to elderly people.
Situation: Doug's elderly mom needs help going to the doctor once a month.
Intention: Doug wants to save his vacation time at work.
Moral consequence: Doug's mom feels cared for and enjoys the companionship of the caretaker.
Immoral action: Doug tells his mom he's tired of driving the "old bat" around and tells her to find someone else to take her.
Norm: It's bad to slack off at work.
Situation: Erika keeps falling asleep at work and hurting her buisness.
Intention: Erika wants to stay awake at work.
Moral action: Erika decides to start going to bed sooner, so she'd be less tired.
Immoral consequence: Erika stops falling asleep but still doesn't get any work done.
Norm: It's bad to slack off at work.
Situation: Erika keeps falling asleep at work and hurting her buisness.
Intention: Erika wants to stay awake at work.
Moral consequence: Erika starts staying awake at work and getting more work done.
Immoral action: Erika decides to keep watching videos on her computer to stay awake.
Norm: It's important to be honest and communicative in a relationship.
Situation: John spent the whole day partying with some friends.
Intention: John wants to have fun with his friends.
Moral action: John tells his girlfriend about going to the party with his friends.
Immoral consequence: John's girlfriend thinks John is cheating on her and breaks up with John.
Norm: It's important to be honest and communicative in a relationship.
Situation: John spent the whole day partying with some friends.
Intention: John wants to have fun with his friends.
Moral consequence: John's girlfriend is happy for John and asks to join John next time.
Immoral action: John does not tell his girlfriend about the party.
Norm: It's irresponsible to not go to work.
Situation: Jill is tired when she wakes up on a dismal Monday morning.
Intention: Jill wants to decide what to do with her day.
Moral action: Jill decides to get up and go to work anyway, so she does.
Immoral consequence: Jill gets her paycheck a week later and it's a day's smaller than usual.
Norm: It's irresponsible to not go to work.
Situation: Jill is tired when she wakes up on a dismal Monday morning.
Intention: Jill wants to decide what to do with her day.
Moral consequence: Jill has a great day at work and gets much more work done than she usually does.
Immoral action: Jill decides she doesn't feel like working today, so she doesn't go to work.
Norm: It is good to take care of your resposibilites.
Situation: Dave has only one thousand dollars left for this month and knows he hasn't paid his child support yet which is 1000 dollars.
Intention: Dave wants to decide how to spend his last 1000.
Moral action: Dave decides that he should pay the child support that is due for this month.
Immoral consequence: Dave's children struggle through a bad month as their mother can't afford everything they need without her support.
Norm: It is good to take care of your resposibilites.
Situation: Dave has only one thousand dollars left for this month and knows he hasn't paid his child support yet which is 1000 dollars.
Intention: Dave wants to decide how to spend his last 1000.
Moral consequence: Dave's children eat well and have everything they need for that month.
Immoral action: Dave decides that he should buy himself a new couch since the old one is starting to deterorate.
Norm: It's bad to give a partner an ultimatum.
Situation: Brad notices that his wife Marissa has been gaining a significant amount of weight recently which is negatively affecting her health.
Intention: Brad wants his wife Marissa to be healthy and lose some of the weight.
Moral action: Brad supportively encourages Marissa to join him on his daily workouts.
Immoral consequence: Marissa feels ashamed and upset  and gains even more weight.
Norm: It's bad to give a partner an ultimatum.
Situation: Brad notices that his wife Marissa has been gaining a significant amount of weight recently which is negatively affecting her health.
Intention: Brad wants his wife Marissa to be healthy and lose some of the weight.
Moral consequence: Marissa is able to get in shape and lose weight.
Immoral action: Brad threatens to divorce Marissa unless she loses 20 pounds.
Norm: It's encouraged you listen to your parents and behave
Situation: Gary's parents told him to stay home because he has been running a fever.
Intention: Gary wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Gary turns on the television and watches cartoons while he lays in bed.
Immoral consequence: Gary starts feeling worse and his parents have to take him to the hospital.
Norm: It's encouraged you listen to your parents and behave
Situation: Gary's parents told him to stay home because he has been running a fever.
Intention: Gary wants to do something fun.
Moral consequence: Gary starts to feel better the next day because he has been resting.
Immoral action: Gary goes to the park with his friends when his parents leave the house.
Norm: It's wrong not to care about someone's car accident.
Situation: Bobby is driving down the highway and sees a car wreck on the side of the road.
Intention: Bobby wants to make it past the car wreck safely.
Moral action: Bobby pulls over to call 911 for the person in the wreck and drives home safely after paramedics arrive.
Immoral consequence: The person in the wrecked vehicle does not get assistance and dies in the wreckage.
Norm: It's wrong not to care about someone's car accident.
Situation: Bobby is driving down the highway and sees a car wreck on the side of the road.
Intention: Bobby wants to make it past the car wreck safely.
Moral consequence: The person in the wreckage is able to receive assistance once paramedics arrive and makes a full recovery.
Immoral action: Bobby sees the car wreck on the side of the road and drives right past it safely and heads home.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone when they're bi.
Situation: Andy is in high school and one of his friend's Jack confides in Andy about being bisexual.
Intention: Andy wants to offer his perspective on being bisexual.
Moral action: Andy offers his support to Jack and mentions that he believe's it is the individual's right to be any sexual orientation they want.
Immoral consequence: Jack is offended at Andy's perspective and ends their friendship immediately.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone when they're bi.
Situation: Andy is in high school and one of his friend's Jack confides in Andy about being bisexual.
Intention: Andy wants to offer his perspective on being bisexual.
Moral consequence: Andy and Jack have a nice talk about LGBT topics and grow as friends.
Immoral action: Andy tells Jack that he believes being bisexual is a choice and that it is a much more moral choice to be heterosexual.
Norm: It's kind to show patience towards those with disabilities.
Situation: Dave is waiting behind Phil, who is mentally disabled for his turn at the street parking pay station and Phil is taking a long time.
Intention: Dave wants to say something to Phil about how slow Phil is.
Moral action: Dave tells Phil that he can help him figure out the screen if he's having a hard time.
Immoral consequence: Phil is stressed from the pressure and nervous about Dave standing behind him angry.
Norm: It's kind to show patience towards those with disabilities.
Situation: Dave is waiting behind Phil, who is mentally disabled for his turn at the street parking pay station and Phil is taking a long time.
Intention: Dave wants to say something to Phil about how slow Phil is.
Moral consequence: Phil is happy Dave will help and relieved his little struggle with the machine is over with.
Immoral action: Dave tells Phil to hurry up because he doesn't have all day and if Phil can't figure it out to move aside.
Norm: You should not pressure someone to start smoking.
Situation: Jill feels insecure about being the only person in her friend group who smokes.
Intention: Jill wants to feel less alone.
Moral action: Jill switches to nicotine chewing gum, and gives her friends free packs of normal gum.
Immoral consequence: One of the friends' parents finds out and tells her daughter she can't hang out with Jill anymore.
Norm: You should not pressure someone to start smoking.
Situation: Jill feels insecure about being the only person in her friend group who smokes.
Intention: Jill wants to feel less alone.
Moral consequence: Jill's teachers find the gum-chewing very annoying, making it a bonding experience for her group.
Immoral action: Jill persuades two of her friends to take up smoking with her.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your friends requests.
Situation: Lauren is looking for friends to help her move apartments over the weekend and asks Jeremy if he is free.
Intention: Jeremy doesn't want to go to help Lauren.
Moral action: Jeremy tells Lauren that he is busy and wishes her the best of luck with her move.
Immoral consequence: Lauren doesn't know if Jeremy will or won't help and struggles to plan accordingly, leading her to feel annoyed with him when he doesn't show up.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your friends requests.
Situation: Lauren is looking for friends to help her move apartments over the weekend and asks Jeremy if he is free.
Intention: Jeremy doesn't want to go to help Lauren.
Moral consequence: Lauren can spend her time trying to find other people to help and is appreciative that Jeremy was up front with her.
Immoral action: Jeremy keeps changing the subject when Lauren brings up needing help to move.
Norm: It's rude to ignore someone on a business call.
Situation: Cameron is on a conference call with an important client when his favorite coworker, Dan, walks into his office with donuts.
Intention: Cameron wants to enjoy a donut.
Moral action: Cameron quietly thanks Dan while grabbing a donut, then enjoys it silently as he continues his conversation with the client.
Immoral consequence: Frustrated with waiting, Cameron's client hangs up and Cameron loses the account.
Norm: It's rude to ignore someone on a business call.
Situation: Cameron is on a conference call with an important client when his favorite coworker, Dan, walks into his office with donuts.
Intention: Cameron wants to enjoy a donut.
Moral consequence: Cameron and his client reach a good deal, and Cameron is able to enjoy his donut.
Immoral action: Cameron asks the client to hold, and spends the next twenty minutes joking around with Dan over donuts.
Norm: It's wrong to sell something that isn't yours.
Situation: Deborah and Emily are cleaning out their closets and Emily finds a lot of valuable old records.
Intention: Deborah wants to earn some money.
Moral action: Deborah asks Emily if she wants to sell her records to make money.
Immoral consequence: Emily gets mad at Deborah and yells at her, demanding that Deborah give her the money.
Norm: It's wrong to sell something that isn't yours.
Situation: Deborah and Emily are cleaning out their closets and Emily finds a lot of valuable old records.
Intention: Deborah wants to earn some money.
Moral consequence: Emily agrees, and the two women share their profits.
Immoral action: Deborah takes Emily's records and sells them online.
Norm: It is wrong to lie to people you consider friends.
Situation: Mike and Jack are classmates talking about their fathers' occupations and Mike's dad is a janitor at the school.
Intention: Mike wants to respond to the conversation.
Moral action: Mike tells Jack that his father is a janitor at the school.
Immoral consequence: Jack sees in an occasion that Mike and his father talk in the hallway and knows that Mike has told a lie.
Norm: It is wrong to lie to people you consider friends.
Situation: Mike and Jack are classmates talking about their fathers' occupations and Mike's dad is a janitor at the school.
Intention: Mike wants to respond to the conversation.
Moral consequence: Jack admires and appreciates the good work of Mike's father done to their school.
Immoral action: Mike tells Jack that his father is an accountant.
Norm: It's wrong to poop in public.
Situation: Nancy is a homeless drunk wandering the streets of San Franciso.
Intention: Nancy needs to relieve herself.
Moral action: Nancy goes into a nearby Starbucks to use the restroom because they allow non-customers to use their facilities.
Immoral consequence: Nancy is arrested for public lewdness and taken to the police station.
Norm: It's wrong to poop in public.
Situation: Nancy is a homeless drunk wandering the streets of San Franciso.
Intention: Nancy needs to relieve herself.
Moral consequence: Nancy is able to relieve her bodily functions in a clear and appropriate place.
Immoral action: Nancy squats on the sidewalk and defecates on it, in front of several passers-by.
Norm: Drinking to excess is wrong.
Situation: Sam drives from his house to meet a few friends at a local bar for some socializing and live music.
Intention: Sam wants to have a really fun evening.
Moral action: Sam has two beers and spends most of the night on the dance floor enjoying the live music.
Immoral consequence: Sam is pulled over on his way home and gets arrested for drunk driving.
Norm: Drinking to excess is wrong.
Situation: Sam drives from his house to meet a few friends at a local bar for some socializing and live music.
Intention: Sam wants to have a really fun evening.
Moral consequence: Sam has a great experience and returns home safely later that evening.
Immoral action: Sam drinks nine beers at the bar and is extremely intoxicated.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at your elders.
Situation: Carol is visiting her grandparents when they begin to tell racist jokes that Carol finds offensive.
Intention: Carol wants to convince her grandparents to stop telling racist jokes.
Moral action: Carol explains that the jokes are offensive and asks them to change the subject.
Immoral consequence: Carol's grandparents feel defensive and upset about her behavior.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at your elders.
Situation: Carol is visiting her grandparents when they begin to tell racist jokes that Carol finds offensive.
Intention: Carol wants to convince her grandparents to stop telling racist jokes.
Moral consequence: Carol's grandparents realize they've crossed the line and move on in the conversation.
Immoral action: Carol loses her temper and begins to shout at her grandparents over their jokes.
Norm: It is selfish to live vicariously through your children
Situation: Dave who is a giant hockey fan is watching his son Max is contemplate which sport he wants to play seriously.
Intention: Dave wants to tell Max what Dave thinks is best.
Moral action: Dave tells max that he should definitely pick whatever sport he's drawn to naturally.
Immoral consequence: Max ends up hating hockey and drops out of sports entirely becoming an obese adult.
Norm: It is selfish to live vicariously through your children
Situation: Dave who is a giant hockey fan is watching his son Max is contemplate which sport he wants to play seriously.
Intention: Dave wants to tell Max what Dave thinks is best.
Moral consequence: Max ends up picking a sport that's dear to his heart and succeeding at it, helping him achieve and learn.
Immoral action: Dave tells Max he should definitely pick hockey because hockey is the best sport there is.
Norm: You shouldn't overfill your car with things.
Situation: Brad needs to move all of his things to his new apartment by the end of the day.
Intention: Brad wants to transport his things quickly.
Moral action: Brad rents a large moving van for the day.
Immoral consequence: Brad runs into another car backing up because he can't see what he's doing.
Norm: You shouldn't overfill your car with things.
Situation: Brad needs to move all of his things to his new apartment by the end of the day.
Intention: Brad wants to transport his things quickly.
Moral consequence: Brad is able to move everything into his apartment in one trip.
Immoral action: Brad stuffs covers the backseat of his car with this to the point where his back window is blocked.
Norm: It's bad to take your anger out with your fists.
Situation: Justin is out clubbing with friends when he notices a guy screaming at his girlfriend.
Intention: Justin wants to confront the guy.
Moral action: Justin goes over to the guy and tells him to knock it off, or he'll call security.
Immoral consequence: Justin and the guy get into a big fight and are kicked out of the club before they are arrested.
Norm: It's bad to take your anger out with your fists.
Situation: Justin is out clubbing with friends when he notices a guy screaming at his girlfriend.
Intention: Justin wants to confront the guy.
Moral consequence: The guy leaves the club and his girlfriend thanks Justin for sticking up for her.
Immoral action: Justin goes over to the guy and punches him in the face.
Norm: It's rude to leave a chat room without saying goodbye.
Situation: Ben has stayed up too late being online chatting and notices the time.
Intention: Ben wants to quickly get to bed.
Moral action: Ben quickly tells the chat he lost track of time and has to leave in a hurry.
Immoral consequence: Ben's friends think poorly of him for leaving without saying anything.
Norm: It's rude to leave a chat room without saying goodbye.
Situation: Ben has stayed up too late being online chatting and notices the time.
Intention: Ben wants to quickly get to bed.
Moral consequence: Ben's friends tell him goodnight, and they leave on better terms.
Immoral action: Ben closes out of the chat without saying anything and hurries off to bed.
Norm: You shouldn't scribble on someone's personal item.
Situation: Cindy is at her boss's desk talking with someone from technical support.
Intention: Cindy wants to write down a phone number.
Moral action: Cindy writes the number down on her hand, so she will remember it.
Immoral consequence: Cindy's boss yells at her because he can't see the information in his date book.
Norm: You shouldn't scribble on someone's personal item.
Situation: Cindy is at her boss's desk talking with someone from technical support.
Intention: Cindy wants to write down a phone number.
Moral consequence: Cindy is able to call the number when she looks at it on her hand.
Immoral action: Cindy writes the number down in her boss's date book.
Norm: It's wrong to assume things about others.
Situation: Bill notices that a friend who once struggled with substance abuse is looking extremely run down and behaving strangely.
Intention: Bill wants to be there to help his friend.
Moral action: Bill approaches his friend sincerely and asks what has been going on.
Immoral consequence: Bill's friend is offended that he jumped to that conclusion.
Norm: It's wrong to assume things about others.
Situation: Bill notices that a friend who once struggled with substance abuse is looking extremely run down and behaving strangely.
Intention: Bill wants to be there to help his friend.
Moral consequence: Bill's friend confides in him about his depression and appreciates his support.
Immoral action: Bill assumes his friend is getting back into drugs and offers up some advice.
Norm: It's good to listen to your in-law's stories.
Situation: Bill is having some drinks with the family while his in-law is telling the group a story from the past.
Intention: Bill wants to go get more drinks.
Moral action: Bill asks his in-law to wait a moment because he wants to hear the rest of the story and offers to get them another drink.
Immoral consequence: Bill's in-law is annoyed and thinks he is being rude.
Norm: It's good to listen to your in-law's stories.
Situation: Bill is having some drinks with the family while his in-law is telling the group a story from the past.
Intention: Bill wants to go get more drinks.
Moral consequence: Bill's in law appreciates that he wants to hear the rest of the story.
Immoral action: Bill gets up in the middle of the story to go get more beer.
Norm: You shouldn't give someone clothes with stains.
Situation: Dave has his friend Frank over in his backyard for a bbq when Frank slips and falls in the pool getting soaked.
Intention: Dave wants to find Frank some dry clothes.
Moral action: Dave goes upstairs and finds some clothes from his closet that he brings down to Frank.
Immoral consequence: Frank is disgusted that his friend is giving him his unwashed, used, dirty clothes to wear.
Norm: You shouldn't give someone clothes with stains.
Situation: Dave has his friend Frank over in his backyard for a bbq when Frank slips and falls in the pool getting soaked.
Intention: Dave wants to find Frank some dry clothes.
Moral consequence: Frank is delighted that his friend is helping him out and relieved to be back in dry clothes.
Immoral action: Dave goes upstairs and finds some dirty clothes from his hamper that he brings down to Frank.
Norm: It's good to keep your word.
Situation: Mark agreed to help his friend with a construction project.
Intention: Mark wants to go to bed earlier than usual.
Moral action: Mark reschedules with his friend and promises he will dedicate the time to help him.
Immoral consequence: Mark's friend is disappointed and finds him to be unreliable.
Norm: It's good to keep your word.
Situation: Mark agreed to help his friend with a construction project.
Intention: Mark wants to go to bed earlier than usual.
Moral consequence: Mark's friend is happy that he's still willing to help.
Immoral action: Mark pretends that he forgot and stays at home.