CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's mean to speak angrily.
Situation: Patrick and Oliver are having a discussion about politics.
Intention: Patrick wants to convey his point of view.
Moral action: Patrick calmly explains his opinions to Oliver.
Immoral consequence: Oliver gets upset with Patrick and storms off.
Norm: It's mean to speak angrily.
Situation: Patrick and Oliver are having a discussion about politics.
Intention: Patrick wants to convey his point of view.
Moral consequence: Oliver listens to Patrick and appreciates his input.
Immoral action: Patrick yells at Oliver and tells him that his stupid.
Norm: It's rude to make a scene at a funeral.
Situation: Wanda is at a funeral, and she overhears a family member saying something offensive.
Intention: Wanda wants to confront the family member.
Moral action: Wanda waits until after the funeral is over to bring up the issue.
Immoral consequence: Wanda and the family member end up arguing and disrupting the funeral.
Norm: It's rude to make a scene at a funeral.
Situation: Wanda is at a funeral, and she overhears a family member saying something offensive.
Intention: Wanda wants to confront the family member.
Moral consequence: The family is able to properly pay their respects to the departed.
Immoral action: Wanda goes over and immediately takes issue with her family member.
Norm: It's good to pay what you owe.
Situation: John owed fifteen hundred dollars on a car that he bought from his friend.
Intention: John wants to pay on the car.
Moral action: John writes a check covering the full amount of the car.
Immoral consequence: John's friend is insulted and takes the car back from John.
Norm: It's good to pay what you owe.
Situation: John owed fifteen hundred dollars on a car that he bought from his friend.
Intention: John wants to pay on the car.
Moral consequence: John's friend signs the title of the car over to John.
Immoral action: John writes a check for five dollars and gives it to his friend.
Norm: It's rude to flaunt wealth.
Situation: John notices that his niece and nephew are wearing old, worn out clothes.
Intention: John wants to get some new clothes for the kids.
Moral action: John asks his sister if it would be alright to take the kids out, because he wants to spend time with them and buy them a few gifts.
Immoral consequence: His sister and brother in law are offended that he is insinuating that the kids are not being taken care of and decline to accept his help.
Norm: It's rude to flaunt wealth.
Situation: John notices that his niece and nephew are wearing old, worn out clothes.
Intention: John wants to get some new clothes for the kids.
Moral consequence: His sister and brother in law are not offended by his desire to spend time with the kids and are happy to see them get some gifts.
Immoral action: John goes to his sister and brother in law to let them know that he has plenty of money and wants to help the kids to dress better.
Norm: It's nosy to ask about other's medication.
Situation: Betty has just arrived at the doctor's office for her appointment and spots her neighbor, Anne, in the waiting room.
Intention: Betty wants to go wait with Anne.
Moral action: Betty sits down next to Anne and chats about the weather.
Immoral consequence: Anne tells Betty she doesn't feel comfortable giving out that information.
Norm: It's nosy to ask about other's medication.
Situation: Betty has just arrived at the doctor's office for her appointment and spots her neighbor, Anne, in the waiting room.
Intention: Betty wants to go wait with Anne.
Moral consequence: Anne is happy to have company while she waits to see the doctor.
Immoral action: Betty asks Anne what kind of medication the doctor has prescribed for her in the past.
Norm: Cheating on a college paper is unacceptable.
Situation: Deedee sits behind Dexter (the smartest student) during the exam.
Intention: Deedee wants to preform well on the exam.
Moral action: DeeDee pays attention to her own paper and tries her best.
Immoral consequence: DeeDee gets a perfect score on the exam and attracts her instructor's suspicion.
Norm: Cheating on a college paper is unacceptable.
Situation: Deedee sits behind Dexter (the smartest student) during the exam.
Intention: Deedee wants to preform well on the exam.
Moral consequence: DeeDee manages a 92% on the exam and is proud of her hard work.
Immoral action: DeeDee copies the answers off of Dexter's paper when the teacher isn't looking.
Norm: Not paying artists for their work is wrong.
Situation: Tory has a new business that they're building from the ground up.
Intention: Tory wants to get an artist for a business logo.
Moral action: Tory tells the artist they'll pay them a good rate for their work.
Immoral consequence: The artist will tell Tory they won't make a logo for them.
Norm: Not paying artists for their work is wrong.
Situation: Tory has a new business that they're building from the ground up.
Intention: Tory wants to get an artist for a business logo.
Moral consequence: The artist will be happy to work with Tory and put in a lot of effort.
Immoral action: Tory tells the artist that they won't pay them, but they'll get exposure.
Norm: You shouldn't tear people to pieces.
Situation: Barry suffers from strong urges to hurt a woman who lives next to him.
Intention: Barry wants to get relief from his urges.
Moral action: Barry goes to therapy and talks about his issues and works to improve his outlook.
Immoral consequence: The woman loses her life, and Barry becomes a wanted criminal.
Norm: You shouldn't tear people to pieces.
Situation: Barry suffers from strong urges to hurt a woman who lives next to him.
Intention: Barry wants to get relief from his urges.
Moral consequence: Barry stops fixating on the woman and gets his life together, and the woman doesn't lose her life.
Immoral action: Barry abducts the woman and kills her and cuts her up into chunks.
Norm: It's bad to keep things a secret from your wife.
Situation: Hal has a hobby of knitting that he is embarrassed tell his wife about, and she is out shopping.
Intention: Hal wants to do some knitting.
Moral action: Hal does some knitting and realizes it is silly to keep it a secret, so he shows his wife when she gets home.
Immoral consequence: Hal's wife notices he is acting odd and hiding something and becomes suspicious it is something far worse than knitting.
Norm: It's bad to keep things a secret from your wife.
Situation: Hal has a hobby of knitting that he is embarrassed tell his wife about, and she is out shopping.
Intention: Hal wants to do some knitting.
Moral consequence: Hal's wife is tickled by the harmless nature of Hal's hobby and begins to learn to knit too.
Immoral action: Hal does some knitting and quickly hides it when his wife pulls up in the driveway.
Norm: It is normal to have a celebration on your birthday
Situation: Mike is socializing with friends and it is Mike's birthday.
Intention: Mike wants not make a big deal of his birthday.
Moral action: Mike asks his friends to keep things quiet but suggests they buy a round of drinks since it is his birthday.
Immoral consequence: Mike's friends are left wondering what is wrong with their friend.
Norm: It is normal to have a celebration on your birthday
Situation: Mike is socializing with friends and it is Mike's birthday.
Intention: Mike wants not make a big deal of his birthday.
Moral consequence: Mike's friends have fun celebrating their friend's birthday.
Immoral action: Mike excuses himself from the group and goes home without telling them.
Norm: It is good to trust doctors.
Situation: Taylor had gone to the doctor because she was having a back ache.
Intention: Taylor wants her back to stop hurting.
Moral action: Taylor follows the doctor's advice and takes all the medicines that she is prescribed.
Immoral consequence: Taylor's back is hurt even more, and she has to have a surgery.
Norm: It is good to trust doctors.
Situation: Taylor had gone to the doctor because she was having a back ache.
Intention: Taylor wants her back to stop hurting.
Moral consequence: Taylor starts feeling better within a few days of seeing the doctor.
Immoral action: Taylor takes the medicine the doctor prescribes but doesn't do the exercises.
Norm: You shouldn't tell children that they are small and weak.
Situation: Mike and his young son are moving bricks into the house to make a wall.
Intention: Mike wants to talk to his son about his brick carrying.
Moral action: Mike tells his son that he's proud of his effort in carrying the bricks.
Immoral consequence: Mike's son will feel depressed and not like being around his father.
Norm: You shouldn't tell children that they are small and weak.
Situation: Mike and his young son are moving bricks into the house to make a wall.
Intention: Mike wants to talk to his son about his brick carrying.
Moral consequence: Mike's son will have confidence and enjoy helping his father.
Immoral action: Mike tells his son that he's not strong and big enough to carry the bricks properly.
Norm: It's polite to split the cost of things.
Situation: John and his friend take a taxi together and his friend asks John to pay half the fare.
Intention: John wants to reply to his friend about the taxi fare.
Moral action: John says he'll pay half the cost of the taxi ride and his friend pays the rest.
Immoral consequence: John's friend thinks John isn't fair for not paying half the cost of the taxi that he used.
Norm: It's polite to split the cost of things.
Situation: John and his friend take a taxi together and his friend asks John to pay half the fare.
Intention: John wants to reply to his friend about the taxi fare.
Moral consequence: John's friend thinks that each person paying half the cost is fair and thinks John is being reasonable.
Immoral action: John says his friend should pay the whole fare because it was their idea to take a taxi, so they reluctantly do so.
Norm: It's wrong for people to not let teens be teens.
Situation: Brad has a teenage daughter who asks him to take her to the mall, so she can hang out with friends.
Intention: Brad wants to respond to his daughter's request.
Moral action: Brad drives his daughter to the mall, so she can hang out with friends.
Immoral consequence: Brad's daughter will resent him and not learn how to be social.
Norm: It's wrong for people to not let teens be teens.
Situation: Brad has a teenage daughter who asks him to take her to the mall, so she can hang out with friends.
Intention: Brad wants to respond to his daughter's request.
Moral consequence: Brad's daughter will appreciate him and learn social skills.
Immoral action: Brad tells his daughter she cannot hang out at the mall.
Norm: It is rude to not arrive on time.
Situation: Mary needs a job and her friend got her an interview at her place of work.
Intention: Mary wants to go to the interview.
Moral action: Mary gets to the job interview early in order to make a good impression.
Immoral consequence: The interviewer dismisses Mary, and she doesn't get the job that she wanted.
Norm: It is rude to not arrive on time.
Situation: Mary needs a job and her friend got her an interview at her place of work.
Intention: Mary wants to go to the interview.
Moral consequence: The interviewer is impressed by Mary's punctuality and gives Mary the job on the spot.
Immoral action: Mary gets to the interview over twenty minutes later than it was scheduled.
Norm: You shouldn't spoil your kids with food.
Situation: Jenny has a son who's a very picky eater and will only eat pizza and fast food.
Intention: Jenny wants to make sure her son maintains a healthy appetite.
Moral action: Jenny starts to incorporate vegetables into meals with the fast food to get her son used to eating a more rounded diet.
Immoral consequence: Jenny's son continues to eat fast food for years and starts to get overweight and develop some health issues.
Norm: You shouldn't spoil your kids with food.
Situation: Jenny has a son who's a very picky eater and will only eat pizza and fast food.
Intention: Jenny wants to make sure her son maintains a healthy appetite.
Moral consequence: Jenny's son is unsure at first but likes a few vegetables that he tries and starts to develop a better diet.
Immoral action: Jenny allows her son to continue eating mainly fast food out of concern that changing foods may disrupt his eating habits.
Norm: It's not okay to drink yourself to excess.
Situation: Martin had a bad day at work with disaster after disaster.
Intention: Martin wants to forget about his day at work.
Moral action: Martin decides to tackle some really difficult puzzles.
Immoral consequence: It works, but now Martin starts the next day with a bunch of problems.
Norm: It's not okay to drink yourself to excess.
Situation: Martin had a bad day at work with disaster after disaster.
Intention: Martin wants to forget about his day at work.
Moral consequence: The puzzles keep his mind off his bad day at work.
Immoral action: Martin decides to drink to forget all about his day.
Norm: It's wrong to put someone down for their weight.
Situation: Felton is at a party with his overweight friend Tracy.
Intention: Felton wants to entertain people.
Moral action: Felton asks Tracy to help him act out a scene from their favorite movie.
Immoral consequence: Tracy starts crying.
Norm: It's wrong to put someone down for their weight.
Situation: Felton is at a party with his overweight friend Tracy.
Intention: Felton wants to entertain people.
Moral consequence: A guest at the party  asks Tracy to audition for the lead in their upcoming play.
Immoral action: Felton makes a joke comparing Tracy to a whale.
Norm: It’s bad to touch other people’s property.
Situation: Timmy is visiting a neighbor Norman who has an antique model train collections.
Intention: Timmy loves trains and wants to see Norman's collection.
Moral action: Timmy looks at the train and asks Normal questions about a few of them.
Immoral consequence: Norman asks Tim to leave and says that he is not invited back anymore.
Norm: It’s bad to touch other people’s property.
Situation: Timmy is visiting a neighbor Norman who has an antique model train collections.
Intention: Timmy loves trains and wants to see Norman's collection.
Moral consequence: Norman teaches Tim about trains and even gives him a couple more common ones to help him start his collection.
Immoral action: Timmy grabs the trains without asks and accidentally breaks one of Norman's most expensive trains.
Norm: You should spend special events with your friends.
Situation: Kyla has is graduating from college and her friends asked her if she wants to celebrate with them after the ceremony.
Intention: Kyla wants to respond to the invite of her friends.
Moral action: Kyla tells her friends that she will go out with them.
Immoral consequence: Kyla will miss out bonding with her friends over their mutual graduation.
Norm: You should spend special events with your friends.
Situation: Kyla has is graduating from college and her friends asked her if she wants to celebrate with them after the ceremony.
Intention: Kyla wants to respond to the invite of her friends.
Moral consequence: Kyla will create bonds with her friends over graduating together.
Immoral action: Kyla tells her friend that she's going to go home and sleep.
Norm: You shouldn't cut off a conversation with your partner.
Situation: Greg and his husband are discussing whether or not they should buy a new car.
Intention: Greg wants to get out of the conversation.
Moral action: Greg tells his partner that he is free to do what he wants to about a new car and leaves the room.
Immoral consequence: Greg is left alone when his upset partner leaves and spends the night at a friend's house because he's upset at Greg's rude treatment.
Norm: You shouldn't cut off a conversation with your partner.
Situation: Greg and his husband are discussing whether or not they should buy a new car.
Intention: Greg wants to get out of the conversation.
Moral consequence: Greg gets his favorite dinner cooked for him by his partner for being so agreeable in the car discussion.
Immoral action: Greg turns and walks away from his partner who is in mid-sentence about his views on a new car.
Norm: You should get therapy if you want to kill yourself.
Situation: Mark is really depressed because of the pandemic.
Intention: Mark needs to relieve his depression without resorting to suicide.
Moral action: Mark looks online for a therapist and has an online session.
Immoral consequence: Mark's depression gets worse and is not relieved by the alcohol.
Norm: You should get therapy if you want to kill yourself.
Situation: Mark is really depressed because of the pandemic.
Intention: Mark needs to relieve his depression without resorting to suicide.
Moral consequence: Mark feels much better just by talking about his depression.
Immoral action: Mark tries to deal with the suicidal thoughts by drinking alcohol.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with someone who is drunk.
Situation: Josh is at a club when an extremely drunk woman pulls him into a bathroom stall and offers to have sex with him.
Intention: Josh wants to respond to the woman's offer.
Moral action: Josh separates himself from the clearly drunk woman and leaves the bathroom.
Immoral consequence: Josh gets into an altercation with the woman's companions when they find him in the bathroom with her.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with someone who is drunk.
Situation: Josh is at a club when an extremely drunk woman pulls him into a bathroom stall and offers to have sex with him.
Intention: Josh wants to respond to the woman's offer.
Moral consequence: Josh is able to avoid getting into a potentially compromising situation.
Immoral action: Josh decides to have sex with the inebriated woman.
Norm: It's rude to ruin someone's flower beds.
Situation: Gaius and Mitchare playing catch when the ball lands in their neighbor's garden.
Intention: Gaius wants to play games.
Moral action: Gaius tells Mitch that they should play some video games.
Immoral consequence: Gaius has to pay to fix his neighbor's yard.
Norm: It's rude to ruin someone's flower beds.
Situation: Gaius and Mitchare playing catch when the ball lands in their neighbor's garden.
Intention: Gaius wants to play games.
Moral consequence: Gaius and Mitch have a fun time bonding over video games.
Immoral action: Gaius tramples over the plants in his neighbor's garden while he grabs the ball.
Norm: You shouldn't feed pets human food.
Situation: Sam is eating his dinner and his cat is standing by him looking hungry.
Intention: Sam wants to feed his cat some meat.
Moral action: Sam opens up a can of meaty wet food for his cat.
Immoral consequence: The cat gets sick because of all the grease in the chicken.
Norm: You shouldn't feed pets human food.
Situation: Sam is eating his dinner and his cat is standing by him looking hungry.
Intention: Sam wants to feed his cat some meat.
Moral consequence: The cat is excited to get the wet food and is satiated.
Immoral action: Sam gives his cat a piece of his fried chicken.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about military service
Situation: Donald can't afford to pay for his meal, and the restaurant offers a military discount.
Intention: Donald wants to pay for his food.
Moral action: Donald moves money in his savings account to his checking account to cover the bill.
Immoral consequence: Donald is exposed in front of a large group of people when the waitress asks for his id.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about military service
Situation: Donald can't afford to pay for his meal, and the restaurant offers a military discount.
Intention: Donald wants to pay for his food.
Moral consequence: Donald is able to enjoy his meal without worrying about finances.
Immoral action: Donald tells the waitress that he's in the Navy.
Norm: It's not okay to not be responsible for your pets.
Situation: Colby has a dog that stays home while he is at work.
Intention: Colby wants the dog to be out of the rain.
Moral action: Colby leaves the dog in a kennel in his house along with a bowl of food and water.
Immoral consequence: The dog gets overheated and is dead by the time that Colby gets off of work.
Norm: It's not okay to not be responsible for your pets.
Situation: Colby has a dog that stays home while he is at work.
Intention: Colby wants the dog to be out of the rain.
Moral consequence: The dog is able to eat and drink while Colby is at work.
Immoral action: When he is gone, Colby leaves the dog in the garage with no food and water.
Norm: It's wrong to support someone's cheating lifestyle.
Situation: Jerry's friend Johnathan calls him up and asks him if he can bring his mistress over to Jerry's place since Johnathan's wife is at home.
Intention: Jerry needs to decide how to answer.
Moral action: Jerry refuses to accommodate Johnathan, and tells him to find someplace else.
Immoral consequence: Johnathan's wife finds out, and learns Jerry's role in the situation and tells him he's horrible for enabling Johnathan's behavior.
Norm: It's wrong to support someone's cheating lifestyle.
Situation: Jerry's friend Johnathan calls him up and asks him if he can bring his mistress over to Jerry's place since Johnathan's wife is at home.
Intention: Jerry needs to decide how to answer.
Moral consequence: Johnathan's wife finds out about the cheating, but thanks Jerry for not being a part of it.
Immoral action: Jerry agrees to let Johnathan bring the mistress over, and the two borrow his guest bedroom.
Norm: It's impolite not to help roll when smoking with friends.
Situation: Sara is hanging out with some friends who are rolling up a bunch of smokes.
Intention: Sara wants to have a smoke right away.
Moral action: Sara lights up a smoke and shares it while helping to roll up a few.
Immoral consequence: Sara's friends think she is rude for letting them do all the work.
Norm: It's impolite not to help roll when smoking with friends.
Situation: Sara is hanging out with some friends who are rolling up a bunch of smokes.
Intention: Sara wants to have a smoke right away.
Moral consequence: Sara's friends are satisfied and feel like she is contributing to the rolling.
Immoral action: Sara starts smoking while her friends are finishing rolling the others.
Norm: You should ask before you drink someone else's beer.
Situation: Brent is at his acquaintance's house and sees that there is a beer in the fridge.
Intention: Brent wants to drink the beer in the fridge.
Moral action: Brent asks his acquaintance if he can drink the beer in their fridge, and they say yes, so he does.
Immoral consequence: Brent's acquaintance thinks Brent has no manners if he will just take things from their fridge without asking.
Norm: You should ask before you drink someone else's beer.
Situation: Brent is at his acquaintance's house and sees that there is a beer in the fridge.
Intention: Brent wants to drink the beer in the fridge.
Moral consequence: Brent's acquaintance is happy Brent asked them if he could have the beer instead of just helping himself.
Immoral action: Brent grabs the beer from the fridge without asking and drinks it all.
Norm: You should always support family members.
Situation: Greg is at home relaxing when he gets a phone call from his mother Jan who asks him to borrow some money short term.
Intention: Greg wants to respond to his mother's request.
Moral action: Greg tells his mother that he'll hop over to the bank and bring her some cash soon.
Immoral consequence: Jan is upset that after she raised him and sacrificed for him growing up he's unwilling to help her when she needs it.
Norm: You should always support family members.
Situation: Greg is at home relaxing when he gets a phone call from his mother Jan who asks him to borrow some money short term.
Intention: Greg wants to respond to his mother's request.
Moral consequence: Jan is delighted and relieved that she will get the money she needs and that she can count on Greg.
Immoral action: Greg tells his mother that if it's just short term she should go to a payday lender and deal with them.