CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is wrong to ditch obligations.
Situation: Juan was sitting at home relaxing when he remembered that he was supposed to take his friend Lonnie to the airport.
Intention: Juan wants to decide what to do next.
Moral consequence: Lonnie is very grateful to Juan and promises to return the favor one day.
Immoral action: Juan isn't in the mood to leave home, so he texts Lonnie that he won't be able to drive him.
Norm: You should always include your family in your wedding plans.
Situation: Jessie has found the man of her dreams and has been dating him for a year.
Intention: Jessie wants to get married.
Moral action: Jessie plans a big an elaborate wedding and invites all her friends and family.
Immoral consequence: Jessie's parents are angry at not being invited to the ceremony at all.
Norm: You should always include your family in your wedding plans.
Situation: Jessie has found the man of her dreams and has been dating him for a year.
Intention: Jessie wants to get married.
Moral consequence: Jessie's parents are happy to play such a big part in their daughter's life.
Immoral action: Jessie runs off to Vegas to elope with her boyfriend without telling anyone.
Norm: It's good to go into recovery for substance abuse problems.
Situation: Harry has been struggling with a cocaine addiction.
Intention: Harry wants to just live his life.
Moral action: Harry gets professional help with his cocaine addiction.
Immoral consequence: Harry becomes less functional and eventually dies.
Norm: It's good to go into recovery for substance abuse problems.
Situation: Harry has been struggling with a cocaine addiction.
Intention: Harry wants to just live his life.
Moral consequence: Harry makes a full recovery and lives a normal life.
Immoral action: Harry ignores his cocaine addiction.
Norm: It's wrong to starve yourself.
Situation: Bob wanted to lose weight so that he wouldn't have to buy new clothes to fit him.
Intention: Bob wants to lose weight.
Moral action: Bob decides to work out more often to try and burn fat.
Immoral consequence: Bob does indeed quickly lose weight, but he also keeps passing out at work.
Norm: It's wrong to starve yourself.
Situation: Bob wanted to lose weight so that he wouldn't have to buy new clothes to fit him.
Intention: Bob wants to lose weight.
Moral consequence: Bob loses some weight over time and builds some muscle as well.
Immoral action: Bob decides not to eat any food so that he'll lose weight quickly.
Norm: It's wrong to treat a partner rudely.
Situation: Mark is talking to an important group of people with his girlfriend Jane.
Intention: Mark wants to entertain everyone.
Moral action: Mark tells the people stories of some of the unique experiences he's had with Jane.
Immoral consequence: Jane's feelings are hurt by Mark's actions, and she leaves the party.
Norm: It's wrong to treat a partner rudely.
Situation: Mark is talking to an important group of people with his girlfriend Jane.
Intention: Mark wants to entertain everyone.
Moral consequence: Jane hugs Mark thanking him for never forgetting the important things in life.
Immoral action: Mark makes a funny joke about his wife's appearance.
Norm: It's wrong to have such high expectations of your partner.
Situation: Joe has been married for a year and his wife is learning to cook.
Intention: Joe wants to give feedback about his wife's food.
Moral action: Joe compliments his wife's cooking and also adds suggestions.
Immoral consequence: Joe's wife will be upset and won't want to cook anymore.
Norm: It's wrong to have such high expectations of your partner.
Situation: Joe has been married for a year and his wife is learning to cook.
Intention: Joe wants to give feedback about his wife's food.
Moral consequence: Joe's wife will cook more and become better at cooking.
Immoral action: Joe criticizes his wife's dishes as not meeting his personal standard.
Norm: It's indecent to talk to others about your sexual inadequacies.
Situation: Greg has been having a very embarrassing problem with his sexual performance.
Intention: Greg wants to get advice about how to resolve the issue.
Moral action: Greg looks up posts online by people with the same issue.
Immoral consequence: Greg feels embarrassed that his friends know what kind of problem he has.
Norm: It's indecent to talk to others about your sexual inadequacies.
Situation: Greg has been having a very embarrassing problem with his sexual performance.
Intention: Greg wants to get advice about how to resolve the issue.
Moral consequence: Greg finds ways to deal with it through the advice given to others online and remains anonymous.
Immoral action: Greg asks his male friends for advice about his issue.
Norm: It is good to conserve and save your money
Situation: Jessica's company has been laying people off, and she's worried she may be next, especially considering she has no money saved.
Intention: Jessica wants to start saving money.
Moral action: Jessica sets aside a portion of her paycheck every week and leaves it alone.
Immoral consequence: Jessica loses her job and has no emergency fund to fall back on.
Norm: It is good to conserve and save your money
Situation: Jessica's company has been laying people off, and she's worried she may be next, especially considering she has no money saved.
Intention: Jessica wants to start saving money.
Moral consequence: Jessica loses her job but has enough money saved to carry her while she searches for a new one.
Immoral action: After setting aside a portion of her paycheck for weeks, Jessica spends it all on a shopping spree.
Norm: It is nice to give a friend a lift.
Situation: Colin saw that Derek had broken down on the side of the road as he drove down the highway.
Intention: Colin wants to drive to his house.
Moral action: Colin picked Derek up and allowed him to use the phone at his house to call a tow truck.
Immoral consequence: Derek had to wait for several hours before he was able to find a ride home.
Norm: It is nice to give a friend a lift.
Situation: Colin saw that Derek had broken down on the side of the road as he drove down the highway.
Intention: Colin wants to drive to his house.
Moral consequence: Derek was out of the hot sun and was able to get a two truck safely.
Immoral action: Colin laughed at Derek and waved as he continued on his way to his house.
Norm: It's wrong to emotionally cheat on your partner.
Situation: Rich has been in a long term relationship and is feeling the spark disappearing.
Intention: Rich wants to emotionally connect with someone.
Moral action: Rich thinks of a creative way to rekindle the spark with his partner.
Immoral consequence: Rich's partner is upset when she finds out what is happening.
Norm: It's wrong to emotionally cheat on your partner.
Situation: Rich has been in a long term relationship and is feeling the spark disappearing.
Intention: Rich wants to emotionally connect with someone.
Moral consequence: Rich's partner feels closer to him and is happy.
Immoral action: Rich starts getting closer and feeling emotional with an attractive friend.
Norm: It's wrong to disapprove of someone's choice of boyfriend.
Situation: Gabby's friend Hannah just started dating a new boy, and Hannah asks Gabby what she thinks of him.
Intention: Gabby wants to respond to Hannah's question.
Moral action: Gabby says she doesn't know Hannah's boyfriend well enough to judge him.
Immoral consequence: Hannah gets upset at Gabby and stops talking to her.
Norm: It's wrong to disapprove of someone's choice of boyfriend.
Situation: Gabby's friend Hannah just started dating a new boy, and Hannah asks Gabby what she thinks of him.
Intention: Gabby wants to respond to Hannah's question.
Moral consequence: Hannah invites Gabby to hang out with her and her boyfriend, so they can get to know each other better.
Immoral action: Gabby says she thinks Hannah's new boyfriend is a jerk.
Norm: Littering is a bad thing
Situation: Mike parked his car in the park where he ate his fast food lunch.
Intention: Mike wants to get rid of his trash.
Moral action: Mike gathers his trash and walks to the trash can to throw it away.
Immoral consequence: Visitors that arrive to the park after Mike think the park looks unkempt.
Norm: Littering is a bad thing
Situation: Mike parked his car in the park where he ate his fast food lunch.
Intention: Mike wants to get rid of his trash.
Moral consequence: Visitors to the park are pleased with how well maintained the park looks.
Immoral action: Mike rolls down his window and throws his wrappers on the ground as he drives away.
Norm: It is rude to be materialistic with wedding gifts.
Situation: Karen was going to be getting married, so she set up a registry at a store.
Intention: Karen wanted to get nice gifts for her wedding.
Moral action: Karen included gifts at varying price points on her wedding registry.
Immoral consequence: Many people couldn't afford the gifts on Karen's list, so she didn't get many.
Norm: It is rude to be materialistic with wedding gifts.
Situation: Karen was going to be getting married, so she set up a registry at a store.
Intention: Karen wanted to get nice gifts for her wedding.
Moral consequence: Karen got several gifts, including expensive ones as well as less costly ones.
Immoral action: On the registry, Karen only included gifts that were two hundred dollars or more.
Norm: It's wrong to spy on colleagues.
Situation: Becky and Julie work for the same company, and Becky is curious about a project that Julie is working on.
Intention: Becky wants to find out more about the project.
Moral action: Becky goes up to Julie and asks her if she is comfortable talking about her project.
Immoral consequence: Julie finds out that Becky has read her email without permission and reports her to HR.
Norm: It's wrong to spy on colleagues.
Situation: Becky and Julie work for the same company, and Becky is curious about a project that Julie is working on.
Intention: Becky wants to find out more about the project.
Moral consequence: Julie is happy to tell Becky more about it, and they end up talking all afternoon.
Immoral action: Becky reads through Julie's email while Julie is away in a meeting.
Norm: It's bad to be stingy with your money.
Situation: Greg is at the bar with a friend who usually pays for his drinks.
Intention: Greg wants to save money.
Moral action: Greg orders less drinks than usual and pays for both their tabs.
Immoral consequence: Greg's friend thinks poorly of him because he never pays.
Norm: It's bad to be stingy with your money.
Situation: Greg is at the bar with a friend who usually pays for his drinks.
Intention: Greg wants to save money.
Moral consequence: Greg's friend is pleasantly surprised that he is paying.
Immoral action: Greg lets his friend pay for the drinks again.
Norm: It's wrong to make up excuses.
Situation: Jake is behind schedule on an important project at work because he's been procrastinating, and has a meeting with his supervisor that morning.
Intention: Jake has to report his progress to his supervisor.
Moral action: Jake owns up to his procrastination but promises to work overtime that week in order to finish on time.
Immoral consequence: Jake's supervisor asks to see Jake's PC and realizes Jake was lying and terminates him.
Norm: It's wrong to make up excuses.
Situation: Jake is behind schedule on an important project at work because he's been procrastinating, and has a meeting with his supervisor that morning.
Intention: Jake has to report his progress to his supervisor.
Moral consequence: Jake's supervisor appreciates Jake's honesty and allows him to work all the overtime he needs to get the project done.
Immoral action: Jake claims his PC crashed and wiped out all the project data he had.
Norm: It is unkind to hide someone else's things.
Situation: It is April Fools Day.
Intention: Hannah wants to play a prank on her husband.
Moral action: Hannah switches the contents of the cereal boxes.
Immoral consequence: Hannah's husband is late to work and gets angry.
Norm: It is unkind to hide someone else's things.
Situation: It is April Fools Day.
Intention: Hannah wants to play a prank on her husband.
Moral consequence: Hannah's husband is surprised but later laughs when he realizes.
Immoral action: Hannah hides her husbands car keys from him as a joke.
Norm: You shouldn't break someone's heart over and over again.
Situation: James isn't especially happy in his current relationship, but doubts his ability to find another partner.
Intention: James wants a more satisfying relationship.
Moral action: James breaks up with his girlfriend permanently and endures some loneliness while trying to find a new one.
Immoral consequence: Eventually James' girlfriend gets fed up and moves across the country to get away from him.
Norm: You shouldn't break someone's heart over and over again.
Situation: James isn't especially happy in his current relationship, but doubts his ability to find another partner.
Intention: James wants a more satisfying relationship.
Moral consequence: James eventually hits it off with someone at work and ends up much more satisfied.
Immoral action: James constantly breaks up with his girlfriend then makes up a few weeks later.
Norm: It's recommended that you vaccinate your children.
Situation: Fran is concerned about the potential side effects of vaccinating her child.
Intention: Fran wants her child to be healthy.
Moral action: Fran has her child vaccinated.
Immoral consequence: Fran has trouble getting her child into a private school that don't take un-vaccinated children.
Norm: It's recommended that you vaccinate your children.
Situation: Fran is concerned about the potential side effects of vaccinating her child.
Intention: Fran wants her child to be healthy.
Moral consequence: Fran gains the peace of mind of knowing her child is protected.
Immoral action: Fran decides to not vaccinate her child.
Norm: It is rude to verbally assault your friend.
Situation: While playing in a large grass field after school, Jacob's friend Scott hits him with a  water balloon as a prank.
Intention: Jacob wants to respond to being soaked by the water balloon.
Moral action: Jacob laughs it off and gets Scott back with a water balloon of his own.
Immoral consequence: Jacob remains upset all afternoon and goes home to dry off.
Norm: It is rude to verbally assault your friend.
Situation: While playing in a large grass field after school, Jacob's friend Scott hits him with a  water balloon as a prank.
Intention: Jacob wants to respond to being soaked by the water balloon.
Moral consequence: Jacob has a fun afternoon playing with Scott.
Immoral action: Jacob becomes enraged and berates Scott, accusing him of being stupid and inconsiderate.
Norm: It's important to think about how your actions affect others
Situation: Stan and his brother, Joe, are moving a heavy couch into Joe's apartment.
Intention: Stan wants to finish moving the couch.
Moral action: Stan coordinates with Joe to lower the couch gently.
Immoral consequence: The leg on the couch breaks, and Joe is very angry with Stan and makes him pay for the repair.
Norm: It's important to think about how your actions affect others
Situation: Stan and his brother, Joe, are moving a heavy couch into Joe's apartment.
Intention: Stan wants to finish moving the couch.
Moral consequence: The couch is in place, and Joe thanks Stan with a beer.
Immoral action: Stan lets go of the couch without warning Joe first.
Norm: It's rude to hit other people.
Situation: Joy is a seven year old who likes playing with her best friend, Layla.
Intention: Joy wants to play Barbies with Layla.
Moral action: Joy waits patiently for Layla to finish playing with the doll she wants.
Immoral consequence: Layla begins to cry and her mom forbids her from playing with Joy ever again.
Norm: It's rude to hit other people.
Situation: Joy is a seven year old who likes playing with her best friend, Layla.
Intention: Joy wants to play Barbies with Layla.
Moral consequence: Joy and Layla have a nice afternoon playing Barbies and do it again the following week.
Immoral action: Layla takes the Barbie that Joy wanted to play with, so Joy hits her in the face.
Norm: It's good to share duties with your roommates.
Situation: Carrie is cooking some food to bring to a party that evening.
Intention: Carrie wants to get to her party on time.
Moral action: Carrie asks her roommates if they can clean up for her tonight, and she will return the favor later, so that she can leave on time.
Immoral consequence: Carrie's roommates have to clean up her mess and consider kicking her out.
Norm: It's good to share duties with your roommates.
Situation: Carrie is cooking some food to bring to a party that evening.
Intention: Carrie wants to get to her party on time.
Moral consequence: Carrie's roommates are happy to help, and she helps them out later in the week.
Immoral action: Carrie leaves all her mess and dirty dishes in the kitchen, so she can leave early.
Norm: It's good to appreciate your friend's religion.
Situation: Wanda and Yasmin are talking about the cultural practices of their families.
Intention: Wanda wants to learn more about Yasmin's religion.
Moral action: Wanda asks Yasmin to talk about some of her favorite aspects of her religion.
Immoral consequence: Yasmin gets offended.
Norm: It's good to appreciate your friend's religion.
Situation: Wanda and Yasmin are talking about the cultural practices of their families.
Intention: Wanda wants to learn more about Yasmin's religion.
Moral consequence: Yasmin feels appreciated.
Immoral action: Wanda tells Yasmin her religion sounds really strange.
Norm: You shouldn't keep a wild baby animal from its parents.
Situation: As James was hiking in the forest, he discovered a tiny baby possum.
Intention: James wants to help the baby possum.
Moral action: James looks around to try to find the mother possum.
Immoral consequence: The possum becomes wild as it gets older and James is forced to release it.
Norm: You shouldn't keep a wild baby animal from its parents.
Situation: As James was hiking in the forest, he discovered a tiny baby possum.
Intention: James wants to help the baby possum.
Moral consequence: James finds the mother possum playing dead further up the path and puts the baby next to her.
Immoral action: James takes the baby possum home with him and tries to raise it as a pet.
Norm: It's rude to laugh at others.
Situation: Jennifer sees that her classmate got a new haircut which Jennifer thinks looks really bad.
Intention: Jennifer wants to talk to her classmate.
Moral action: Jennifer talks to her classmate about school work and other regular topics.
Immoral consequence: Jennifer's classmate feels very self conscious about her new haircut and starts wearing a hat.
Norm: It's rude to laugh at others.
Situation: Jennifer sees that her classmate got a new haircut which Jennifer thinks looks really bad.
Intention: Jennifer wants to talk to her classmate.
Moral consequence: Jennifer's classmate thinks their new haircut probably looks fine since Jennifer didn't seem to notice it.
Immoral action: Jennifer goes up to her classmate and makes fun of their haircut, laughing at how bad it is.
Norm: It is good to engage with people.
Situation: Josh comes home tired from work, and he feels the need for companionship.
Intention: Josh wants to do something relaxing.
Moral action: Josh invites his friends over to his house for a movie night.
Immoral consequence: Josh goes to bed lonely.
Norm: It is good to engage with people.
Situation: Josh comes home tired from work, and he feels the need for companionship.
Intention: Josh wants to do something relaxing.
Moral consequence: Josh gains a new perspective on his work when his friend express their concerns during the movie.
Immoral action: Josh spends the evening playing solitaire on the computer.
Norm: You shouldn't expect your parents to pay for your things.
Situation: Sara is in her very first apartment since moving out of her parent's home, and she gets an electric bill in the mail.
Intention: Sara wants to get the bill paid.
Moral action: Sara goes to the electric company's website and pays the bill using her own debit card.
Immoral consequence: Sara is surprised and confused later that month when her electricity gets turned off for nonpayment.
Norm: You shouldn't expect your parents to pay for your things.
Situation: Sara is in her very first apartment since moving out of her parent's home, and she gets an electric bill in the mail.
Intention: Sara wants to get the bill paid.
Moral consequence: Sara is proud of herself for paying her first utility bill as an adult.
Immoral action: Sara messages her mother to take care of the bill since her mother always did that in the past.
Norm: You shouldn't kick your friends out of important events.
Situation: Joe enters the ballroom with his wife after their wedding ceremony, and he spots his drunk friend Alex acting like a fool.
Intention: Joe wants to maintain an orderly enviornment.
Moral action: Joe seats Alex in a corner with some water urging him to stay put until he feels better.
Immoral consequence: Alex gets into a traffic accident for drunk driving.
Norm: You shouldn't kick your friends out of important events.
Situation: Joe enters the ballroom with his wife after their wedding ceremony, and he spots his drunk friend Alex acting like a fool.
Intention: Joe wants to maintain an orderly enviornment.
Moral consequence: Alex is able to have fun with everyone in the party after he sobers up.
Immoral action: Joe escorts Alex out of the building telling him that he needs to go home.
Norm: It is bad to call 911 and hang up.
Situation: John is a young child that was just taught about emergency services at school.
Intention: John wants to call 911.
Moral action: John remembers the lesson and only calls 911 later when he witnesses an actual emergency.
Immoral consequence: John keeps the emergency lines busy and somebody in a real emergency is unable to get through to 911.
Norm: It is bad to call 911 and hang up.
Situation: John is a young child that was just taught about emergency services at school.
Intention: John wants to call 911.
Moral consequence: The people in an emergency that John witnessed are saved by emergency workers that John called.
Immoral action: John sneaks away a cell phone and practice calling 911 and hang up when the phone begins to ring.
Norm: It's wrong to abandon your close friends.
Situation: Joe's best friend, Brian, is moving and asked Joe for help, but Joe feels tired.
Intention: Joe wants to take a nap.
Moral action: Joe helps Brian, and they get the move done quickly.
Immoral consequence: Brian gets very angry at Joe and tells him never to contact him again.
Norm: It's wrong to abandon your close friends.
Situation: Joe's best friend, Brian, is moving and asked Joe for help, but Joe feels tired.
Intention: Joe wants to take a nap.
Moral consequence: Joe can take his nap after they are done moving.
Immoral action: Joe blows off Brian and takes a long nap, ignoring Brian's calls and texts.
Norm: It's not okay to burden someone staying in their home.
Situation: Zen is staying at a friend's house because he lost his apartment and Zen has questions but his friend is working in his home office.
Intention: Zen wants to decide if he should knock and ask the questions or not.
Moral action: Zen waits for his friend to finish work before asking questions.
Immoral consequence: Zen realizes he's wearing out his welcome when his friend gets annoyed with him.
Norm: It's not okay to burden someone staying in their home.
Situation: Zen is staying at a friend's house because he lost his apartment and Zen has questions but his friend is working in his home office.
Intention: Zen wants to decide if he should knock and ask the questions or not.
Moral consequence: The relationship stays respectful and secure.
Immoral action: Zen knocks and is told to hold on, then mentions it'll take just a minute.
Norm: You shouldn't steal things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Ash notices that her sister has a really cute top when looking through the closet.
Intention: Ash wants to wear the top when she goes out.
Moral action: Ash offers to trade a top that her sister likes for this one.
Immoral consequence: Ash's sister finds out and is furious with her as she was looking for it.