CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Parents should not prevent their children from growing up.
Situation: Bob has a son and daughter in elementary school.
Intention: Bob wants to enjoy the experience of raising his children.
Moral action: Bob encourages his kids to explore, develop their own interests, and solve their own problems.
Immoral consequence: Bob loves the time he spent with his kids, but they grow up to be dependent and inadequately socialized.
Norm: Parents should not prevent their children from growing up.
Situation: Bob has a son and daughter in elementary school.
Intention: Bob wants to enjoy the experience of raising his children.
Moral consequence: Bob loves the time he spent with his kids, and they grow up to be self-reliant, capable adults.
Immoral action: Bob keeps his children  at home as much as possible and closely manages their lives.
Norm: It's wrong to pick fights with others.
Situation: Johnny has a growing and heated rivalry with another member of his middle school basketball team.
Intention: Johnny wants to show up his rival.
Moral action: Johnny challenges his rival to a one-on-one game of basketball.
Immoral consequence: Johnny suffers minor injuries in the fight and is suspended from school for several days.
Norm: It's wrong to pick fights with others.
Situation: Johnny has a growing and heated rivalry with another member of his middle school basketball team.
Intention: Johnny wants to show up his rival.
Moral consequence: Johnny beats his rival in the game and the other kids are all impressed by him.
Immoral action: Johnny starts a fight with his rival to prove that he is superior.
Norm: It's nice to offer a guest the most comfortable chair.
Situation: Tim invites Dylan over to his house, and they are about to sit down in the den.
Intention: Tim wants Dylan to have fun at his house.
Moral action: Tim offers Dylan the comfy chair and asks Dylan what game to play first.
Immoral consequence: Dylan still has fun but is annoyed by the irritating chair he's in.
Norm: It's nice to offer a guest the most comfortable chair.
Situation: Tim invites Dylan over to his house, and they are about to sit down in the den.
Intention: Tim wants Dylan to have fun at his house.
Moral consequence: Dylan has a blast playing Battleship and Sorry with Tim.
Immoral action: Tim immediately sits in the comfy chair while thinking of games to play with Dylan.
Norm: You shouldn't let people drink that are underage.
Situation: Keith is drinking a beer on his porch after completing yard work with his 15 year old son John.
Intention: Keith wants to commend John for a job well done.
Moral action: Keith offers John an ice cream from a local shop as a reward for working hard in the yard.
Immoral consequence: John enjoys the beer and begins seeking it out through other people on a more regular basis, forming a harmful habit.
Norm: You shouldn't let people drink that are underage.
Situation: Keith is drinking a beer on his porch after completing yard work with his 15 year old son John.
Intention: Keith wants to commend John for a job well done.
Moral consequence: John and Keith get a ride to the ice cream shop and enjoy sundaes together.
Immoral action: Keith offers John a beer as a 'thank you' for helping out with the yard work.
Norm: You should support someone who is trying to quit drinking.
Situation: Ben's friend Larry has just quit drinking alcohol because he was addicted.
Intention: Ben wants to do something fun with Larry.
Moral action: Ben invites Larry to join a softball team with him after work.
Immoral consequence: Larry starts to drink once again and relapses into alcoholism.
Norm: You should support someone who is trying to quit drinking.
Situation: Ben's friend Larry has just quit drinking alcohol because he was addicted.
Intention: Ben wants to do something fun with Larry.
Moral consequence: Ben and Larry have a lot of fun and get a lot of exercise.
Immoral action: Ben invites Larry to meet him at his favorite bar to have a couple drinks.
Norm: It's not okay to invade someone else's privacy.
Situation: Monica was sitting at her desk at work when she noticed her coworkers phone on the floor.
Intention: Monica wants to pick up the phone.
Moral action: Monica takes the phone to the person who it belonged to.
Immoral consequence: Monica is reported to HR and is reprimanded by her boss.
Norm: It's not okay to invade someone else's privacy.
Situation: Monica was sitting at her desk at work when she noticed her coworkers phone on the floor.
Intention: Monica wants to pick up the phone.
Moral consequence: Monica's coworker buys her a gift card for helping her find her phone.
Immoral action: Monica takes the phone and reads all the texts that were on it.
Norm: It is rude to display bad table manners in public
Situation: John joins his friends at a restaurant and the waiter brings over the meals.
Intention: John wants to have a friendly chat with his friends.
Moral action: John chews with his mouth closed and avoids making rude comments about the food.
Immoral consequence: John's friends no longer invites John to restaurants.
Norm: It is rude to display bad table manners in public
Situation: John joins his friends at a restaurant and the waiter brings over the meals.
Intention: John wants to have a friendly chat with his friends.
Moral consequence: After having a pleasant time with John at the restaurant, John's friends invite him to join them more often.
Immoral action: John speaks while chewing his food and complains about the food.
Norm: You should be polite about weight comments with your partner.
Situation: Lacey has noticed that her partner has been putting on a lot of unhealthy weight recently.
Intention: Lacey wants to discourage her partner from being unhealthy.
Moral action: Lacey suggests that they both start going to the gym more often.
Immoral consequence: Lacey's partner is hurt by the way she mentioned his weight.
Norm: You should be polite about weight comments with your partner.
Situation: Lacey has noticed that her partner has been putting on a lot of unhealthy weight recently.
Intention: Lacey wants to discourage her partner from being unhealthy.
Moral consequence: Lacey's partner feels encouraged to be healthier.
Immoral action: Lacey points out that her partner is getting fat.
Norm: It's wrong to murder animals.
Situation: Owen has noticed that there has been a dog in his yard every morning.
Intention: Owen wants the dog to stay out of his yard.
Moral action: Owen finds out who the owners of the dog are and tells them what is happening.
Immoral consequence: The police come and arrest Owen for the murder of the dog.
Norm: It's wrong to murder animals.
Situation: Owen has noticed that there has been a dog in his yard every morning.
Intention: Owen wants the dog to stay out of his yard.
Moral consequence: Owen never sees the dog in his yard for the rest of his life.
Immoral action: Owen shoots the dog and throws the dead body into the river.
Norm: You should never kick a friend out of your home.
Situation: Chad's drunk best friend Mark is causing problems with his rowdy behavior.
Intention: Chad wants to remove Mark from the party.
Moral action: Chad leads Mark upstairs into his room telling him to rest in bed until he feels better.
Immoral consequence: Mark gets into a traffic accident while attempting to drive home.
Norm: You should never kick a friend out of your home.
Situation: Chad's drunk best friend Mark is causing problems with his rowdy behavior.
Intention: Chad wants to remove Mark from the party.
Moral consequence: Mark comes back down when he's sober, and he becomes friends with the last remaining guests at the party.
Immoral action: Chad tells Mark that he's no longer welcome at the party, and pushes him out of the door.
Norm: It's bad to make promises you'll regret.
Situation: Joey's friends are planning on throwing a party the same day as his grandmother's birthday.
Intention: Joey wants to throw a party.
Moral action: Joey tells his friends he'll join them next time around, and throws a birthday party for his grandmother instead.
Immoral consequence: Joey's grandmother is sad that he didn't come to visit her on her birthday.
Norm: It's bad to make promises you'll regret.
Situation: Joey's friends are planning on throwing a party the same day as his grandmother's birthday.
Intention: Joey wants to throw a party.
Moral consequence: Joey's grandmother is elated by his thoughtfulness and has a wonderful birthday.
Immoral action: Joey and his friends throw the party, and he misses his grandmother's birthday.
Norm: It is unacceptable to call other people rude names.
Situation: Craig is in line at the movie theater concession stand waiting to get some popcorn.
Intention: Craig wants to hurry up and get into the theatre before the movie starts.
Moral action: Craig asks the person in front of him if he can switch places because his movie is about to start.
Immoral consequence: Craig is asked to leave the theater for using profane language toward the woman.
Norm: It is unacceptable to call other people rude names.
Situation: Craig is in line at the movie theater concession stand waiting to get some popcorn.
Intention: Craig wants to hurry up and get into the theatre before the movie starts.
Moral consequence: Craig moves up in the line and gets his popcorn in time to catch his movie.
Immoral action: Craig steps up to make his order but a woman cuts in front of him, so he calls her a rude name.
Norm: It is bad to spy on others.
Situation: Jack thinks that his girlfriend Kate is having an affair with his best friend Mike.
Intention: Jack wants to check what Kate is doing.
Moral action: Jack goes to Kate's room and sees that Kate is studying for her exam.
Immoral consequence: Jack notices that Kate is studying, but he slips and falls down hard on the ground.
Norm: It is bad to spy on others.
Situation: Jack thinks that his girlfriend Kate is having an affair with his best friend Mike.
Intention: Jack wants to check what Kate is doing.
Moral consequence: Jack feels good about Kate and goes back to his place to study.
Immoral action: Jack climbs up to the window of Kate's room and peeks inside.
Norm: It's wrong to steal your relative's purse.
Situation: Jane is hanging out with her grandma and Susan and Susan has to step away and go to the garage for something.
Intention: Jane wants to get some money to buy a new shirt.
Moral action: Jane asks her grandma for a bit of money when she gets back in the room and Susan gives Jane a ride to the store to buy a shirt.
Immoral consequence: Jane's grandma knows that Jane is the person who took her purse and informs Jane that she will no longer be allowed to her house.
Norm: It's wrong to steal your relative's purse.
Situation: Jane is hanging out with her grandma and Susan and Susan has to step away and go to the garage for something.
Intention: Jane wants to get some money to buy a new shirt.
Moral consequence: Jane and Susan's relationship remains strong and Susan is glad that Jane feels comfortable asking her for help.
Immoral action: Jane takes her grandma's purse while she is in the garage and drives to the store and purchases a shirt.
Norm: You shouldn't be around people that are perverts.
Situation: Jack and his friend Hoffner are standing in the park watching the female joggers run by.
Intention: Jack wants to make his friend Hoffner laugh.
Moral action: Jack makes jokes at the jogging ladies and mentions flashing one of the women but Hoffner laughs at Jack and tells him it's time to go.
Immoral consequence: A lady calls the cops on Jack and Hoffner is taken to the police station as well for being present.
Norm: You shouldn't be around people that are perverts.
Situation: Jack and his friend Hoffner are standing in the park watching the female joggers run by.
Intention: Jack wants to make his friend Hoffner laugh.
Moral consequence: Jack and Hoffner leave the park and go back to Jack's house to watch a movie.
Immoral action: Jack starts making jokes at the female joggers and ends up flashing his penis at one causing Hoffner to laugh with Jack.
Norm: It is not good to skip work.
Situation: Han wakes up, and he's really tired after all the extra work from yesterday.
Intention: Han wants to make a decision.
Moral action: Han gets up, eats breakfast and goes to work today.
Immoral consequence: Han's boss docks Han's pay for not showing up for work.
Norm: It is not good to skip work.
Situation: Han wakes up, and he's really tired after all the extra work from yesterday.
Intention: Han wants to make a decision.
Moral consequence: Han's boss greats Han at work, and they get to work on the day's tasks.
Immoral action: Han doesn't go to to work and just lies back down and goes back to sleep.
Norm: You shouldn't let your kids eat candy for breakfast.
Situation: Nora was getting the kids ready for school in the morning.
Intention: Nora wants her kids to eat breakfast.
Moral action: Nora cooks the kids eggs and bacon for their breakfast.
Immoral consequence: The school calls Nora and tells her she needs to pick them up because they are being disruptive.
Norm: You shouldn't let your kids eat candy for breakfast.
Situation: Nora was getting the kids ready for school in the morning.
Intention: Nora wants her kids to eat breakfast.
Moral consequence: The school lets Nora know that her kids have been doing really well and are focused in class.
Immoral action: Nora gives the kids handfuls of candy to eat for breakfast.
Norm: It is bad to smoke if you are under 21.
Situation: Dave and Tim are students hanging out at the back of their high school when Tim offers Dave a cigarette.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Tim's offer.
Moral action: Dave tells Tim that he knows smoking is bad for your health, so he doesn't want it.
Immoral consequence: Dave eventually becomes unhealthy and is diagnosed with lung cancer.
Norm: It is bad to smoke if you are under 21.
Situation: Dave and Tim are students hanging out at the back of their high school when Tim offers Dave a cigarette.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Tim's offer.
Moral consequence: Dave continues to live a healthy and long life and does not acquire any smoking related illnesses.
Immoral action: Dave accepts Tim's cigarette and allows Tim to light it for him.
Norm: You shouldn't judge other people on the way they look
Situation: Dell and his friends were hanging out at the mall getting something to eat in the food court.
Intention: Dell wanted to chat with his friends.
Moral action: Dell asked his friends if they were excited about the new superhero moving coming out next week.
Immoral consequence: Dell's friend admonished him for making a rude comment about the man's appearance.
Norm: You shouldn't judge other people on the way they look
Situation: Dell and his friends were hanging out at the mall getting something to eat in the food court.
Intention: Dell wanted to chat with his friends.
Moral consequence: Dell had a spirited discussion about movies with his friends.
Immoral action: Dell said a man walking by was so ugly it made him not want to finish his food.
Norm: It's rude to threaten people with a gun.
Situation: Hank, who is armed with a pistol, is walking down the street when he sees a stranger, Tom yelling at his girlfriend Janice.
Intention: Hank wants to stop Tom from yelling at Janice.
Moral action: Hank tells Tom that he's making a public scene and that it's rude to yell when you talk.
Immoral consequence: Tom is terrified and fears for his life and is simultaneously angry at Hank for threatening him.
Norm: It's rude to threaten people with a gun.
Situation: Hank, who is armed with a pistol, is walking down the street when he sees a stranger, Tom yelling at his girlfriend Janice.
Intention: Hank wants to stop Tom from yelling at Janice.
Moral consequence: Tom snaps back into reality and realizes he's been getting out of hand and apologizes to Janice.
Immoral action: Hank pulls out his pistol and points it at Tom telling him to back off, or he'll shoot him.
Norm: It's wrong to joke about mass shootings.
Situation: Jimmy is a little known stand-up comedian and has a big show at the local comedy club, which could jump start his career.
Intention: Jimmy wants to test some new edgy material.
Moral action: Jimmy tells a joke filled with sexual innuendos to the audience.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy bombs and gets booed offstage by a stunned and indignant audience.
Norm: It's wrong to joke about mass shootings.
Situation: Jimmy is a little known stand-up comedian and has a big show at the local comedy club, which could jump start his career.
Intention: Jimmy wants to test some new edgy material.
Moral consequence: Jimmy's joke goes over well with the audience, and he gets loud applause at the end of the set.
Immoral action: Jimmy tells a joke about a recent mass shooting tragedy.
Norm: It's kind to wait for people.
Situation: Josh drives Penelope to work every day and is hanging outside her house to pick her up, but there's no sign of her.
Intention: Josh needs to get to work.
Moral action: Josh continues to sit outside Penelope's house until she walks out the door a few minutes later.
Immoral consequence: Penelope comes running out of the house shouting to wait, but she's too late.
Norm: It's kind to wait for people.
Situation: Josh drives Penelope to work every day and is hanging outside her house to pick her up, but there's no sign of her.
Intention: Josh needs to get to work.
Moral consequence: Penelope appreciates Josh's patience and thanks him for waiting around.
Immoral action: Josh shrugs his shoulders and drives away to work after sitting around a moment.
Norm: It is mean to scream at your grandma.
Situation: Philip's grandma accidentally broke Philip's laptop.
Intention: Philip wants to express his frustration.
Moral action: Philip tells his grandma that he is disappointed and vents his feelings in his journal.
Immoral consequence: Philip's grandma cries and feels like Philip is mean-spirited.
Norm: It is mean to scream at your grandma.
Situation: Philip's grandma accidentally broke Philip's laptop.
Intention: Philip wants to express his frustration.
Moral consequence: Philip's grandma feels remorseful but not attacked.
Immoral action: Philip screams at his grandma and calls her stupid.
Norm: You shouldn't talk behind your friends backs.
Situation: Amy was hanging out with her friend Carla at the park.
Intention: Amy wanted to talk to Carla.
Moral action: Amy started talking to Carla about the birds they saw in the park.
Immoral consequence: Amy's friend found out that she was gossiping and stopped talking to her.
Norm: You shouldn't talk behind your friends backs.
Situation: Amy was hanging out with her friend Carla at the park.
Intention: Amy wanted to talk to Carla.
Moral consequence: Amy learned more about some of the birds that Carla knew about.
Immoral action: Amy started talking to Carla about one of their other friends.
Norm: It's marvelous to make someone's day with a simple call.
Situation: Anthony's grandmother has been staying at home due to the quarantine order, with only her caregiver to check on her.
Intention: Anthony wants to check on his grandmother.
Moral action: Anthony calls his grandmother to see how she is doing.
Immoral consequence: The caregiver replies that Anthony's grandmother has been feeling lonely.
Norm: It's marvelous to make someone's day with a simple call.
Situation: Anthony's grandmother has been staying at home due to the quarantine order, with only her caregiver to check on her.
Intention: Anthony wants to check on his grandmother.
Moral consequence: Anthony and his grandmother have a long conversation, and she feels less lonely.
Immoral action: Anthony texts his grandmother's caregiver to check his grandmother's condition.
Norm: It is rude to do things that make people mad
Situation: Bobby and his sister Tammy are watching TV but Tammy has the remote and is watching reality TV which Bobby doesn't enjoy.
Intention: Bobby wants to watch something else on TV.
Moral action: Bobby patiently waits until Tammy's show is over and then asks if he can watch something else.
Immoral consequence: Tammy gets increasingly irritated and refuses to comply with Bobbyt.
Norm: It is rude to do things that make people mad
Situation: Bobby and his sister Tammy are watching TV but Tammy has the remote and is watching reality TV which Bobby doesn't enjoy.
Intention: Bobby wants to watch something else on TV.
Moral consequence: Bobby enjoys watching a TV program he enjoys.
Immoral action: Bobby pokes and pesters his sister to change the channel until she complies.
Norm: You shouldn't spill water on your friend's things.
Situation: Jessica leaves the kitchen with a glass of water after an argument with her roommate.
Intention: Jessica wants to vent her frusterations.
Moral action: Jessica rants about her feelings to another one of her friends.
Immoral consequence: Jessica has to pay for a new computer for her roommate.
Norm: You shouldn't spill water on your friend's things.
Situation: Jessica leaves the kitchen with a glass of water after an argument with her roommate.
Intention: Jessica wants to vent her frusterations.
Moral consequence: Jessica gets good advice on how to handle conflicts in the future from her friend.
Immoral action: Jessica pours the water onto roommates computer.
Norm: It's good to replace other people's belongings that you lost.
Situation: Sam borrows Eric's drill for a project, but drops it down a deep hole.
Intention: Sam wants to apologize for losing the drill.
Moral action: Sam goes to the store and buys a new drill that's identical to Eric's old one, and gives it to him while apologizing.
Immoral consequence: Eric never lets Sam borrow anything again, and brings up the lost drill a lot.
Norm: It's good to replace other people's belongings that you lost.
Situation: Sam borrows Eric's drill for a project, but drops it down a deep hole.
Intention: Sam wants to apologize for losing the drill.
Moral consequence: Eric thanks Sam and lets him borrow more tools in the future.
Immoral action: Sam apologizes for losing the drill, but does not offer to replace it.
Norm: It's bad to be a pervert.
Situation: Chris is on a eating supper on a date with Amanda.
Intention: Chris wants to talk to  Amanda.
Moral action: Chris asks Amanda questions about her life and interests.
Immoral consequence: Chris ends up spending the remainder of the night alone when Amanda walks out on him.
Norm: It's bad to be a pervert.
Situation: Chris is on a eating supper on a date with Amanda.
Intention: Chris wants to talk to  Amanda.
Moral consequence: Chris discovers him and Maggie have a lot in common which makes their relationship stronger.
Immoral action: Chris talks to Amanda about what he'd like do to her in the bedroom.
Norm: You should always clean up after your pets.
Situation: Meagan is walking her dog on a beautiful day and a man is also walking in their direction.
Intention: Megan wants her dog to poop.
Moral action: Megan's dog defecates on the grass next to the sidewalk, and she picks it up with a paper and puts it in the trash.
Immoral consequence: The man approaching steps in dog poop and Megan feels foolish.
Norm: You should always clean up after your pets.
Situation: Meagan is walking her dog on a beautiful day and a man is also walking in their direction.
Intention: Megan wants her dog to poop.
Moral consequence: The man approaching walks over the spot where the dog pooped, but because Megan cleaned up, his shoes stay clean, and she feels like a responsible dog owner.
Immoral action: Megan's dog defecates on the grass next to the sidewalk, but she doesn't pick it up.
Norm: You shouldn't drink more alcohol than you can handle.
Situation: John is at a frat party with many other students.
Intention: John wants to drink some beer at the party.
Moral action: John actively controls his drinking throughout the party.
Immoral consequence: John vomits and embarasses himself in front of the other students.
Norm: You shouldn't drink more alcohol than you can handle.
Situation: John is at a frat party with many other students.
Intention: John wants to drink some beer at the party.
Moral consequence: John avoids getting too drunk and has a good time at the party.
Immoral action: John drinks more beer than he could tolerate.