CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Gambling more than one can afford is not wise.
Situation: Joe goes to Las Vegas and visits a casino.
Intention: Joe wants to play some games.
Moral action: Joe sets a limit of $300 and gambles with it.
Immoral consequence: Joe loses the money and has to pay back the debt for five years.
Norm: Gambling more than one can afford is not wise.
Situation: Joe goes to Las Vegas and visits a casino.
Intention: Joe wants to play some games.
Moral consequence: Joe loses the money, but enjoys himself in the process.
Immoral action: Joe maxes out his credit card to get chips for gambling.
Norm: You shouldn't yell at your teachers.
Situation: John is in class passing notes when his teacher Mary notices him and takes the note away.
Intention: John wants to react to what just happened.
Moral action: John apologizes to the teacher for being distracted during class and distracting others as well.
Immoral consequence: Mary is taken aback by how aggressive and violent John is being and is afraid for her safety.
Norm: You shouldn't yell at your teachers.
Situation: John is in class passing notes when his teacher Mary notices him and takes the note away.
Intention: John wants to react to what just happened.
Moral consequence: Mary is glad to see John taking responsibility for his mistake and it makes her smile.
Immoral action: John screams at the teacher to give his note back to him, that it's his and that she's mean and unfair.
Norm: You shouldn't smoke just to prove a point.
Situation: Chris and Amy are eating lunch at school near the fieldhouse, Amy is flirting with Chris.
Intention: Amy wants to impress Chris.
Moral action: Amy declines Chris's offer, saying she's never done it before and doesn't think now is the right time.
Immoral consequence: Chris is impressed by Amy's casual attitude, but she goes on to be more forthright about her feelings than she meant to be and feels awkward.
Norm: You shouldn't smoke just to prove a point.
Situation: Chris and Amy are eating lunch at school near the fieldhouse, Amy is flirting with Chris.
Intention: Amy wants to impress Chris.
Moral consequence: Chris respects Amy's choice and is impressed by her honesty, asking if she wants to hang out later.
Immoral action: Chris offers Amy a puff on his joint, Amy smokes it even though she hasn't ever smoked weed before.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your subordinates.
Situation: Susan asks John, who manages the office that Susan works at, out on a date right in front of the whole office.
Intention: John wants to respond to Susan's offer.
Moral action: John tells Susan that he doesn't think it's such a great idea for them to see each other on a personal level.
Immoral consequence: The other office workers are suddenly scared that Susan will jump ahead in status at work to their detriment.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your subordinates.
Situation: Susan asks John, who manages the office that Susan works at, out on a date right in front of the whole office.
Intention: John wants to respond to Susan's offer.
Moral consequence: The other office workers gain respect for John and feel secure knowing that they have a good and professional boss.
Immoral action: John tells Susan that he's always found her attractive and that he'd love to take her out and maybe more.
Norm: It's hurtful to put your mother in a home.
Situation: Kevin's mother has Alzheimer's and is losing touch with reality.
Intention: Kevin wants his mother to be cared for.
Moral action: Kevin works part time so he can care for his mother in his home.
Immoral consequence: The employees at the home are not patient with Kevin's mother and abuse her.
Norm: It's hurtful to put your mother in a home.
Situation: Kevin's mother has Alzheimer's and is losing touch with reality.
Intention: Kevin wants his mother to be cared for.
Moral consequence: Kevin's mother gets the care and support that she needs.
Immoral action: Kevin puts his mother into an assisted living home.
Norm: It's nice to feed dogs.
Situation: Jon walks home from work everyday and passes by a vacant lot with stray dogs.
Intention: Jon wants to do something to help the dogs.
Moral action: Jon buys a bag of dog food and puts a little out in a bowl for the dogs every day when he walks past.
Immoral consequence: Jon is responsible for the dogs being euthanized because the animal shelter is overcrowded.
Norm: It's nice to feed dogs.
Situation: Jon walks home from work everyday and passes by a vacant lot with stray dogs.
Intention: Jon wants to do something to help the dogs.
Moral consequence: Jon helps the dogs keep from going hungry and starving to death.
Immoral action: Jon calls animal control about the stray dogs.
Norm: It's good to be kind to animals.
Situation: Sue's dog has been barking for hours, to the point where it has become a public nuisance.
Intention: Sue wants to get her dog to stop barking.
Moral action: Sue decides to take her dog outside for a walk, while the dog calms down and stops barking.
Immoral consequence: Sue's dog becomes extremely frightened and hides in a corner.
Norm: It's good to be kind to animals.
Situation: Sue's dog has been barking for hours, to the point where it has become a public nuisance.
Intention: Sue wants to get her dog to stop barking.
Moral consequence: Sue's dog is happy to go for a walk and is no longer agitated at all.
Immoral action: Sue screams at the dog to get it to stop barking, wildly flailing her arms until it stops barking.
Norm: It's wrong to mooch off others.
Situation: Will works at a health retreat and is thinking of going back to school.
Intention: Will wants more money.
Moral action: Will asks the manager to take on some extra shifts and earn more money.
Immoral consequence: The guests complain to the management and Will is fired.
Norm: It's wrong to mooch off others.
Situation: Will works at a health retreat and is thinking of going back to school.
Intention: Will wants more money.
Moral consequence: The manager agrees and Will earns the money to go back to school.
Immoral action: Will begs the health guests for extra money, saying that he is poor.
Norm: You should let people know when you cancel your plans.
Situation: Jake decides last minute that he does not want to go out will Ted.
Intention: Jake wants to stay home and watch Netflix instead.
Moral action: Jake calls Ted and tells him to come over instead.
Immoral consequence: Ted is upset that Jake would blow him off like that.
Norm: You should let people know when you cancel your plans.
Situation: Jake decides last minute that he does not want to go out will Ted.
Intention: Jake wants to stay home and watch Netflix instead.
Moral consequence: Jake and Ted hang out and watch Netflix together.
Immoral action: Jake doesn't tell Ted about the change of plans and sits at his house instead.
Norm: It's rude to share information about someone without their permission.
Situation: Stacy is with her friend and has some great news about her boyfriend, but she's not sure he would want people to know about it.
Intention: Stacy wants to share the news abut her boyfriend.
Moral action: Stacy calls her boyfriend to ask if it's okay to share the news, and he says it is, so she tells her friend about it.
Immoral consequence: Stacy's boyfriend feels that his privacy has been violated by Stacy sharing the news without asking him.
Norm: It's rude to share information about someone without their permission.
Situation: Stacy is with her friend and has some great news about her boyfriend, but she's not sure he would want people to know about it.
Intention: Stacy wants to share the news abut her boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Stacy's boyfriend is glad that she asked him before telling others about his news.
Immoral action: Stacy tells her friend the news about her boyfriend without getting his permission.
Norm: It's good to help prevent theft in your neighborhood.
Situation: Wayne's neighborhood has had a crime spree recently.
Intention: Wayne wants to protect his valuables.
Moral action: Wayne starts a neighborhood watch program and sets up some cameras.
Immoral consequence: Other houses without alarms are broken into and stolen from, hurting the owners.
Norm: It's good to help prevent theft in your neighborhood.
Situation: Wayne's neighborhood has had a crime spree recently.
Intention: Wayne wants to protect his valuables.
Moral consequence: The thief is caught on camera and identified by witnesses, ending the crime spree.
Immoral action: Wayne gets an alarm system and locks up his valuables.
Norm: It's bad to lie to your best friend.
Situation: Mary is shopping with her best friend.
Intention: Mary wants to help her friend.
Moral action: Mary tells her friend the truth and helps her pick an appropriate outfit.
Immoral consequence: Mary's friend is made fun of at a party for the dress and is mad at Mary.
Norm: It's bad to lie to your best friend.
Situation: Mary is shopping with her best friend.
Intention: Mary wants to help her friend.
Moral consequence: Mary's friend feels confident at a party and approaches a cute guy.
Immoral action: Mary lies and tells her friend that a too small dress looks good.
Norm: You should not make a partner feel inadequate.
Situation: John,who has a PhD, is at a family dinner with his new girlfriend Martha who left college without a degree.
Intention: John wants to talk about himself and Martha.
Moral action: John tells stories about his time with Martha and holds Martha's hand.
Immoral consequence: Marsha's self esteem lowers resulting in her crying.
Norm: You should not make a partner feel inadequate.
Situation: John,who has a PhD, is at a family dinner with his new girlfriend Martha who left college without a degree.
Intention: John wants to talk about himself and Martha.
Moral consequence: Martha feels loved and appreciated.
Immoral action: John brags about his PhD while making jokes about Martha's education status.
Norm: It's wrong to blow off someone's special event.
Situation: Bobby realizes that his best friend Blake's bachelor party falls on the same date as a date with a woman he likes.
Intention: Bobby wants to have a fun night.
Moral action: Bobby chooses to reschedule his date and attends Blake's bachelor party, having a fun night with the boys.
Immoral consequence: Blake is offended by Bobby's absence and their friendship deteriorates over time.
Norm: It's wrong to blow off someone's special event.
Situation: Bobby realizes that his best friend Blake's bachelor party falls on the same date as a date with a woman he likes.
Intention: Bobby wants to have a fun night.
Moral consequence: Bobby and Blake continue to be friends for years.
Immoral action: Bobby ignores his friend's bachelor party and decides to go on the date with his woman friend to have a fun night with her.
Norm: You shouldn't kick someone in the nuts.
Situation: Ace is playing football and is approaching the player on the other team with the ball.
Intention: Ace wants to take down the player.
Moral action: Ace dives at the player and tackles him.
Immoral consequence: The referee calls a foul and Ace's team loses yardage.
Norm: You shouldn't kick someone in the nuts.
Situation: Ace is playing football and is approaching the player on the other team with the ball.
Intention: Ace wants to take down the player.
Moral consequence: The player is downed and Ace's team gets another chance to get the ball.
Immoral action: Ace runs up to the player and kicks the person in the nuts.
Norm: It's bad to come to class unprepared.
Situation: Hank wakes up 10 minutes before class and realizes that he has to go.
Intention: Hank wants to go to class.
Moral action: Hank takes some extra time to pack his bag and arrives to class a bit late.
Immoral consequence: Hank leaves his homework at home and the homework is late.
Norm: It's bad to come to class unprepared.
Situation: Hank wakes up 10 minutes before class and realizes that he has to go.
Intention: Hank wants to go to class.
Moral consequence: Hank is tardy, but hands in his homework on time.
Immoral action: Hank leaves quickly and shows up to class as fast as possible.
Norm: You shouldn't leave your pet outside in the cold.
Situation: Jason get's a dog to guard his area from danger.
Intention: Jason wants the dog to stay out in the yard.
Moral action: Jason builds his dog a nice insulated doghouse in the yard with warm blankets inside.
Immoral consequence: Jason's dog suffers terribly from the cold and freezing wind.
Norm: You shouldn't leave your pet outside in the cold.
Situation: Jason get's a dog to guard his area from danger.
Intention: Jason wants the dog to stay out in the yard.
Moral consequence: Jason's dog guards the area while staying relatively warm and dry.
Immoral action: Jason leaves his dog out in the yard without any protection from the elements.
Norm: It's wrong to steal money from your school.
Situation: Austin is part of a school drama club that needs to find a way to fund a team trip.
Intention: Austin wants to have a benefit car wash where all of the group helps out.
Moral action: Austin helps with car wash, making sure to safely keep all of the proceedings locked up in a cash box.
Immoral consequence: The drama team was unable to get enough money to pay for a school sponsored excursion.
Norm: It's wrong to steal money from your school.
Situation: Austin is part of a school drama club that needs to find a way to fund a team trip.
Intention: Austin wants to have a benefit car wash where all of the group helps out.
Moral consequence: The drama team exceeds in obtaining necessary amount to pay for the group trip and puts the rest back for future activities.
Immoral action: Austin is in charge of handling the money received from car wash customers, which he sneaks half of the money for his own pocket.
Norm: It's good to become friendly with your significant other's family.
Situation: Johnny is staying over at his husband's, James, family for the holidays.
Intention: Johnny wants to be able to tolerate James' family weird eccentricities.
Moral action: Johnny laughs and nods at all of James' family stories and jokes.
Immoral consequence: James gets upsets, and he and Johnny get into an argument.
Norm: It's good to become friendly with your significant other's family.
Situation: Johnny is staying over at his husband's, James, family for the holidays.
Intention: Johnny wants to be able to tolerate James' family weird eccentricities.
Moral consequence: James' family grow to like and approve of Johnny.
Immoral action: Johnny spends most of the holiday hiding from James' family.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your husband.
Situation: Nicole is on a business trip away from her husband.
Intention: Nicole wants to enjoy a night out and have fun.
Moral action: Nicole goes to a concert and enjoys the music.
Immoral consequence: Nicole gets pregnant from the man.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your husband.
Situation: Nicole is on a business trip away from her husband.
Intention: Nicole wants to enjoy a night out and have fun.
Moral consequence: Nicole has a good story to tell her husband when she returns.
Immoral action: Nicole finds a local man and sleeps with him that night.
Norm: You should be grateful when your parents help you out.
Situation: Mr. and Mrs. Smith just paid for their son Ryan to fix his car after he got into an accident.
Intention: Ryan wants better tires than the ones he has on his car now.
Moral action: Ryan doesn't like the tires he has, so he picks up extra hours at work to buy new ones.
Immoral consequence: Mr. Smith is aggravated with Ryan and makes him use his own savings to get new tires.
Norm: You should be grateful when your parents help you out.
Situation: Mr. and Mrs. Smith just paid for their son Ryan to fix his car after he got into an accident.
Intention: Ryan wants better tires than the ones he has on his car now.
Moral consequence: Ryan's parents admire his attitude and help him pay for upgraded tires.
Immoral action: Ryan complains about the tires on his car to his parents even though they just replaced them and many other parts of the car.
Norm: You shouldn't be a jerk to your friends.
Situation: Amy is holding a dinner party and convinces her childhood friend, Jenny, to cater for the event.
Intention: Amy wants to make sure everything in the party goes right.
Moral action: Amy tells Jenny what she wants and lets Jenny do her thing.
Immoral consequence: Jenny never caters another party for Amy and ends their friendship.
Norm: You shouldn't be a jerk to your friends.
Situation: Amy is holding a dinner party and convinces her childhood friend, Jenny, to cater for the event.
Intention: Amy wants to make sure everything in the party goes right.
Moral consequence: The party is a success and Amy gets Jenny some leads for other catering events.
Immoral action: Amy spends the whole night ordering Jenny around.
Norm: It's wrong to tell someone else's secrets without their permission.
Situation: Jack's friend has had a crush on the same coworker for several years but has a girlfriend.
Intention: Jack wants to help his friend figure out who he belongs with.
Moral action: Jack sets up an appointment with a therapist so his friend has a space to work through his attraction.
Immoral consequence: Jack's friend is furious as his girlfriend has now dumped him.
Norm: It's wrong to tell someone else's secrets without their permission.
Situation: Jack's friend has had a crush on the same coworker for several years but has a girlfriend.
Intention: Jack wants to help his friend figure out who he belongs with.
Moral consequence: Jack's friend is grateful to talk over his girl troubles.
Immoral action: Jack tells the coworker about his friend's attraction to her.
Norm: It's wrong to tell your ex what to do.
Situation: Jane notices her ex talking to a girl with a bad reputation at a party.
Intention: Jane wants to help her ex.
Moral action: Jane pulls her ex aside and calmly tells them her concerns.
Immoral consequence: Jane is kicked out of the party and branded as crazy.
Norm: It's wrong to tell your ex what to do.
Situation: Jane notices her ex talking to a girl with a bad reputation at a party.
Intention: Jane wants to help her ex.
Moral consequence: Jane's ex thanks her for trying to look out for them.
Immoral action: Jane tells her ex to stop talking to the girl.
Norm: You shouldn't binge drink because it's bad for you.
Situation: Peter is at a party where he doesn't know too many people.
Intention: Peter wants to make new friends.
Moral action: Peter decides to drink moderately  and entertains everyone with fun stories.
Immoral consequence: Peter is terribly sick the next day.
Norm: You shouldn't binge drink because it's bad for you.
Situation: Peter is at a party where he doesn't know too many people.
Intention: Peter wants to make new friends.
Moral consequence: Peter feels great the next day.
Immoral action: Peter starts drinking with a few guys he just met, and they bond while drinking all night.
Norm: It is wrong to hit women
Situation: James is shopping at a WalMart when he hears a security guard shout, "Stop, thief!" as a woman runs past him carrying ten iPhones.
Intention: James wants to stop the woman from stealing from the WalMart.
Moral action: James steps into the woman's path, so she runs into him and knocks them both down.
Immoral consequence: The woman is arrested for theft, but James is also arrested for assault.
Norm: It is wrong to hit women
Situation: James is shopping at a WalMart when he hears a security guard shout, "Stop, thief!" as a woman runs past him carrying ten iPhones.
Intention: James wants to stop the woman from stealing from the WalMart.
Moral consequence: The woman is arrested for theft, and the security guard and manager thank James.
Immoral action: James punches the woman in the face as she runs by him.
Norm: It's wrong to be involved in organized crime.
Situation: John is in his usual Brooklyn hangout when some known Mafioso come in and ask John if he's willing to help them out with a task.
Intention: John wants to respond to the mafioso.
Moral action: John tells the mafioso that he respects him, but he cannot involve himself in such activities.
Immoral consequence: john slowly becomes a criminal over crime doing worse and worse crimes until he goes to prison.
Norm: It's wrong to be involved in organized crime.
Situation: John is in his usual Brooklyn hangout when some known Mafioso come in and ask John if he's willing to help them out with a task.
Intention: John wants to respond to the mafioso.
Moral consequence: John is allowed to continue his day and continues his crime free life  living happily.
Immoral action: John tells the mafioso that he'd be glad to do a task as he's sure the mafia will repay him bigtime later.
Norm: You're encouraged to study harder when you're failing your classes.
Situation: Logan is not doing well in math and has a major exam tomorrow.
Intention: Logan wants to pass his exam.
Moral action: Logan spends extra time working out practice problems to prepare for the exam.
Immoral consequence: Logan doesn't actually learn the material, which makes the next exam even more difficult.
Norm: You're encouraged to study harder when you're failing your classes.
Situation: Logan is not doing well in math and has a major exam tomorrow.
Intention: Logan wants to pass his exam.
Moral consequence: Logan gets a decent grade and is prepared for future lessons.
Immoral action: Logan writes notes on his hand and refers to them during the exam.
Norm: It is good to spend time outside
Situation: Jordan is at is house, has been slacking off lately, and is very out of shape.
Intention: Jordan wants to get exercise every day this week.
Moral action: Jordan plays basketball outside everyday as part of his workout routine.
Immoral consequence: Jordan feels like he is divorced from nature and becomes depressed.
Norm: It is good to spend time outside
Situation: Jordan is at is house, has been slacking off lately, and is very out of shape.
Intention: Jordan wants to get exercise every day this week.
Moral consequence: Jordan finds he is more functional by going outside a lot.
Immoral action: Jordan runs on the treadmill everyday this week instead of going outside.
Norm: It is bad to use money intended for someone else.
Situation: Ned's mom gives him some money to buy Advil at the drug store and Ned also has his own money.
Intention: Ned wants to buy a candy bar.
Moral action: Ned purchases the Advil with the candy bar, but only uses his own money for the candy bar.
Immoral consequence: Ned's mom notices he bought a candy bar and scolds him for using her money, while Ned cries.
Norm: It is bad to use money intended for someone else.
Situation: Ned's mom gives him some money to buy Advil at the drug store and Ned also has his own money.
Intention: Ned wants to buy a candy bar.
Moral consequence: Ned's mom thanks Ned for the change, and they both share a candy bar while talking.
Immoral action: Ned buys the candy bar along with the Advil with his mom's money and doesn't give any cash back to his mom.
Norm: It is rude to cuss around children.
Situation: Tom is at the park with his children hanging around with the parents of some other children.
Intention: Tom wants to impress some of the other parents at the park.
Moral action: Tom tells a funny story about one of his kids getting stuck in the mud.
Immoral consequence: The other children overhear and repeat some of the words, the other parents upset with Tom decide to shun him and go talk somewhere else without him.
Norm: It is rude to cuss around children.
Situation: Tom is at the park with his children hanging around with the parents of some other children.
Intention: Tom wants to impress some of the other parents at the park.
Moral consequence: The other parents laugh and share similar stores, afterwards they invite Tom out to a family BBQ for the next weekend.
Immoral action: Tom tells the other parents a vulgar story with lots of swear words.
Norm: You shouldn't get in a romantic relationship with a student.
Situation: Robin is a college professor with lots of interesting attractive students.
Intention: Robin wants to find a romantic partner.
Moral action: Robin downloads a dating app and starts to look for a relationship online.
Immoral consequence: Robin gets fired from the university.