CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't let someone quit school.
Situation: Jon's son Billy has been really unhappy in school lately.
Intention: Jon wants Billy to be happy.
Moral action: Jon, Billy and the school guidance counselor sit down and have a long discussion.
Moral consequence: Billy starts feeling a little better about his schooling.
Norm: You shouldn't let someone quit school.
Situation: Jon's son Billy has been really unhappy in school lately.
Intention: Jon wants Billy to be happy.
Immoral action: Jon signs Billy out of school after Billy begs him to do it.
Immoral consequence: Billy can't find a job because he doesn't have a high school diploma.
Norm: It's bad to disrupt others by making loud noises.
Situation: Lakota wants to hear the music in his video game, but his sister is in the room studying.
Intention: Lakota wants to listen to music at a loud volume.
Moral action: Lakota puts on his gaming headset, and has the music go straight into his headset.
Moral consequence: Lakota hears the sound effects and the bass clearer through his headphones.
Norm: It's bad to disrupt others by making loud noises.
Situation: Lakota wants to hear the music in his video game, but his sister is in the room studying.
Intention: Lakota wants to listen to music at a loud volume.
Immoral action: Lakota turns up the volume of the television set.
Immoral consequence: Lakota is scolded by her sister who can't study over the racket.
Norm: It's rude to be mean to someone online.
Situation: Jeff has lost a online game against a random player named Bill.
Intention: Jeff wants to talk to Bill about the results of the game.
Moral action: Jeff congratulates Bill for winning the online game against him.
Moral consequence: Bill thanks Jeff and challenges him to another quick game.
Norm: It's rude to be mean to someone online.
Situation: Jeff has lost a online game against a random player named Bill.
Intention: Jeff wants to talk to Bill about the results of the game.
Immoral action: Jeff accuses Bill of using exploits during the game and vents his frustration using foul language.
Immoral consequence: Bill reports Jeff to the moderators of the game for his behavior.
Norm: It's nice to tell people to have a great day.
Situation: Neil is at the office and about to walk past his coworker Jack in the hallway.
Intention: Neil wants to greet Jack.
Moral action: Neil tells John hello and tells him that he hopes John has a wonderful day today.
Moral consequence: John is pleased to be greeted so pleasantly and it makes him smile.
Norm: It's nice to tell people to have a great day.
Situation: Neil is at the office and about to walk past his coworker Jack in the hallway.
Intention: Neil wants to greet Jack.
Immoral action: Neil gives John a tiny smirk and waves at him with a quick and mumbled hello.
Immoral consequence: John thinks that Neil is awkward and wonders why he seems so nervous around him.
Norm: It's usually discouraged to refer to someone using profanity.
Situation: Jill and Josh are coworkers who are talking in the office about another coworker who's unpleasant and whose name they can't remember.
Intention: Jill wants to identify exactly who it is they're referencing.
Moral action: Jill refers to their mutual colleage as that annoying coworker they dislike.
Moral consequence: Other coworkers hear Jill's description and know exactly who she's talking about, nodding in silent agreement.
Norm: It's usually discouraged to refer to someone using profanity.
Situation: Jill and Josh are coworkers who are talking in the office about another coworker who's unpleasant and whose name they can't remember.
Intention: Jill wants to identify exactly who it is they're referencing.
Immoral action: Jill refers to their mutual colleague as that dumb bitch they both work with.
Immoral consequence: Other coworkers hear Jill's description and report her to HR for using such language.
Norm: You shouldn't beat someone up.
Situation: Bob is at a bar when a drunk customer begins making trouble in the bar, threatening people with a bottle.
Intention: Bob wants to protect the customers.
Moral action: Bob lunges at the customer, takes away the bottle, and pins the customer to the ground.
Moral consequence: The customer is very angry but unharmed and is escorted out of the bar.
Norm: You shouldn't beat someone up.
Situation: Bob is at a bar when a drunk customer begins making trouble in the bar, threatening people with a bottle.
Intention: Bob wants to protect the customers.
Immoral action: Bob charges the drunk customer, disarms him, and punches him repeatedly.
Immoral consequence: The customer is badly wounded and reports Bob to the police, who then arrest Bob.
Norm: It's bad to get so drunk you cause problems.
Situation: Roger was in the bar hanging out with some of his friends.
Intention: Roger wants to have a drink.
Moral action: Roger has a single beer with his friends while they watch a ball game.
Moral consequence: Roger can function well enough after his drink to be able to walk home.
Norm: It's bad to get so drunk you cause problems.
Situation: Roger was in the bar hanging out with some of his friends.
Intention: Roger wants to have a drink.
Immoral action: Roger has a few beers and several shots of whiskey with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Roger gets so drunk that he has to be carried out of the bar after getting into a fight.
Norm: It is rude to make someone feel uncomfortable in public.
Situation: Mae wants to avoid talking about politics with her best friend at the mall.
Intention: Mae wants to distract her friend.
Moral action: Mae points out something in the nearby interesting in the nearby store/.
Moral consequence: Mae's friend walks into the store, and they end up buying something they need for work.
Norm: It is rude to make someone feel uncomfortable in public.
Situation: Mae wants to avoid talking about politics with her best friend at the mall.
Intention: Mae wants to distract her friend.
Immoral action: Mae asks her best friend about her sex life.
Immoral consequence: Mae's friend feels humiliated and exposed in front of a crowd.
Norm: It's rude to pull a girl's hair
Situation: Frank notices his crush playing on the swings with his classmates.
Intention: Frank wants to get his crush's attention.
Moral action: Frank stands behind his crush's swing offering to push her.
Moral consequence: Frank and his crush have a fun conversation as he pushes her.
Norm: It's rude to pull a girl's hair
Situation: Frank notices his crush playing on the swings with his classmates.
Intention: Frank wants to get his crush's attention.
Immoral action: Frank tugs on his crush's hair while calling her name.
Immoral consequence: Frank is smacked in the face by his crush.
Norm: It's OK to avoid seeing an ex-partner on social media.
Situation: After breaking up with Jill, Joe joins a social media website to find new friends.
Intention: Joe wants to add people to his social media account.
Moral action: Joe blocks Jill's account the moment he sees it on the website.
Moral consequence: Joe makes new friends on the website and forgets about Jill.
Norm: It's OK to avoid seeing an ex-partner on social media.
Situation: After breaking up with Jill, Joe joins a social media website to find new friends.
Intention: Joe wants to add people to his social media account.
Immoral action: Joe comes across Jill's profile and tries to add her as a friend.
Immoral consequence: Joe gets depressed when Jill doesn't accept his friend request.
Norm: You shouldn't fake mental illness.
Situation: Joe, who forgot to bring his wallet to the store, sees a mentally ill man pan handling on the sidewalk.
Intention: Joe wants to earn some money for the store.
Moral action: Joe does some back flips and break dances on the sidewalk.
Moral consequence: Joe gets money from strangers who are amazed by his dancing skills.
Norm: You shouldn't fake mental illness.
Situation: Joe, who forgot to bring his wallet to the store, sees a mentally ill man pan handling on the sidewalk.
Intention: Joe wants to earn some money for the store.
Immoral action: Joe panhandles while prentending that the has a personality disorder.
Immoral consequence: Joe gets called out and booed by strangers who notice that he's faking.
Norm: People shouldn't do drugs.
Situation: Nathan has a huge headache when he notices his father's pain medications sitting on the table.
Intention: Nathan wants to feel better.
Moral action: Nathan exercises for thirty minutes before eating supper early.
Moral consequence: Eating supper causes Nathan's headache to go away.
Norm: People shouldn't do drugs.
Situation: Nathan has a huge headache when he notices his father's pain medications sitting on the table.
Intention: Nathan wants to feel better.
Immoral action: Nathan takes two pills of his father's medication.
Immoral consequence: Nathan's body has a bad reaction to the drugs resulting in an expensive hospital visit.
Norm: You should cover your mouth when you cough.
Situation: Roy is sitting on the subway eating chips and some of the crumbs are tickling his throat.
Intention: Roy wants to let out a cough to clear his throat.
Moral action: Roy leans over to cough downwards blocking it with his elbow.
Moral consequence: The passengers notice Roy covering his mouth and feel safer.
Norm: You should cover your mouth when you cough.
Situation: Roy is sitting on the subway eating chips and some of the crumbs are tickling his throat.
Intention: Roy wants to let out a cough to clear his throat.
Immoral action: Roy coughs with an open mouth and does not bother to cover it.
Immoral consequence: The other passengers are disgusted by Roy's lack of consideration.
Norm: You shouldn't leave a job if your boss needs you.
Situation: Carol has been working as an executive assistant for her current employer for five years, and he is very dependent upon her.
Intention: Carol wants to make a higher salary.
Moral action: Carol speaks directly with her boss about some financial issues she's been having.
Moral consequence: Carol's boss gives her a raise and some extra vacation days.
Norm: You shouldn't leave a job if your boss needs you.
Situation: Carol has been working as an executive assistant for her current employer for five years, and he is very dependent upon her.
Intention: Carol wants to make a higher salary.
Immoral action: Carol quits suddenly with no prior notice.
Immoral consequence: Carol is unable to find higher paying work and winds up making less money at a job she doesn't enjoy.
Norm: It's bad to be addicted to something illicit.
Situation: Ron is working a long shift at the office and is beginning to get bored and sleepy around mid afternoon.
Intention: Ron wants to feel more energetic.
Moral action: Ron goes to the office break room and makes himself a cup of coffee.
Moral consequence: Ron soon feels refreshed and energized and becomes more engaged in his work.
Norm: It's bad to be addicted to something illicit.
Situation: Ron is working a long shift at the office and is beginning to get bored and sleepy around mid afternoon.
Intention: Ron wants to feel more energetic.
Immoral action: Ron pulls a small bag out of his pocket and does a couple lines of cocaine off of his desk.
Immoral consequence: Ron is fired for consuming illicit drugs on the job and reported to the police.
Norm: It's good to stop bad habits.
Situation: Naga, a former smoker, is stressed about life when his friend offers him a cigar.
Intention: Naga wants to lower his stress.
Moral action: Naga excuses himself to his car, and he practices mindfulness exercises.
Moral consequence: Naga becomes more attuned to his emotions.
Norm: It's good to stop bad habits.
Situation: Naga, a former smoker, is stressed about life when his friend offers him a cigar.
Intention: Naga wants to lower his stress.
Immoral action: Naga thanks his friend and smokes the cigar.
Immoral consequence: Naga falls back into his habit of smoking.
Norm: It’s bad to trust everyone you know.
Situation: Jose gets an email from a Nigerian prince asking for a small payment to which he will repay with interest once he accesses his bank account.
Intention: Jose wants to find out what to do.
Moral action: Jose googles to see if the email and request is legitimate.
Moral consequence: Jose finds out it's a scam and deletes the email.
Norm: It’s bad to trust everyone you know.
Situation: Jose gets an email from a Nigerian prince asking for a small payment to which he will repay with interest once he accesses his bank account.
Intention: Jose wants to find out what to do.
Immoral action: Jose listens to the Nigerian prince and sends the small payment to him.
Immoral consequence: Jose is scammed out of his money.
Norm: You should always look nice before you go on TV.
Situation: Jon is about to go on TV for an interview about his job.
Intention: Jon wants to look slick.
Moral action: Jon goes to a professional hair stylist before, getting all fancied up.
Moral consequence: Jon has a great showing on TV and people take him seriously.
Norm: You should always look nice before you go on TV.
Situation: Jon is about to go on TV for an interview about his job.
Intention: Jon wants to look slick.
Immoral action: Jon tries out a new hairstyle, spiking it in some places.
Immoral consequence: Jon looks ridiculous and folks make memes about him on twitter.
Norm: You shouldn't move away from your kids.
Situation: Natalie has just been offered her dream job on the other side of the country but her husband and children don't want to move.
Intention: Natalie wants to take her dream job.
Moral action: Natalie negotiates with the company to make the position a remote one with occasional travel to the cross-country office.
Moral consequence: Natalie has a fulfilling career and is an involved parent with a good relationship with her kids.
Norm: You shouldn't move away from your kids.
Situation: Natalie has just been offered her dream job on the other side of the country but her husband and children don't want to move.
Intention: Natalie wants to take her dream job.
Immoral action: Natalie moves by herself to take the job and comes back to see her family a few times a year.
Immoral consequence: Natalie's kids grow up not knowing their mother well and do not have much of a relationship with her.
Norm: It's rude to contact someone when others are normally asleep.
Situation: Josh is having a very tough night and is feeling very lonely.
Intention: Josh wants to spend some time with someone.
Moral action: Josh goes to sleep and calls the girl in the morning.
Moral consequence: The girls invites him over for breakfast, and they have a fun breakfast together.
Norm: It's rude to contact someone when others are normally asleep.
Situation: Josh is having a very tough night and is feeling very lonely.
Intention: Josh wants to spend some time with someone.
Immoral action: Josh calls a girl from school that he likes.
Immoral consequence: The girls parents answer, ground the girl for a week, and she is upset at josh for getting her in trouble.
Norm: You shouldn't shatter a family.
Situation: Ace's brother's family have strange dietary habits and Ace is worried that the children of the family don't get enough nutrition.
Intention: Ace wants his brother's family to be taken care of.
Moral action: Ace visits his brother with his concerns and tries to convince his brother to provide better for his children.
Moral consequence: Ace's brother makes some dietary changes, helping the children stay healthy.
Norm: You shouldn't shatter a family.
Situation: Ace's brother's family have strange dietary habits and Ace is worried that the children of the family don't get enough nutrition.
Intention: Ace wants his brother's family to be taken care of.
Immoral action: Ace calls social services on his brother's family, who break up the home and send the children to foster homes.
Immoral consequence: The children suffer intense emotional trauma and cannot lead a normal life afterwards.
Norm: It is rude to hang up on your mother.
Situation: Tara is on the phone with her mother, and they get into a heated argument over a current issue.
Intention: Tara wants to stop talking about the issue.
Moral action: Tara refuses to discuss the issue further and changes the subject.
Moral consequence: Tara's mother thinks she is rational for moving the discussion along.
Norm: It is rude to hang up on your mother.
Situation: Tara is on the phone with her mother, and they get into a heated argument over a current issue.
Intention: Tara wants to stop talking about the issue.
Immoral action: Tara presses the end call button because she is so frustrated.
Immoral consequence: Tara's mother thinks she is being rude and has little respect for her.
Norm: It is rude to complain about waiting.
Situation: A bored Rachael has been waiting for her food at a restaurant for twenty minutes.
Intention: Rachael wants to get rid of her boredom.
Moral action: Rachael plays games on her cellphone until her food arrives.
Moral consequence: Rachael receives a free desert for her  long wait time.
Norm: It is rude to complain about waiting.
Situation: A bored Rachael has been waiting for her food at a restaurant for twenty minutes.
Intention: Rachael wants to get rid of her boredom.
Immoral action: Rachael passes time by making comments about the wait time to the person sitting near her.
Immoral consequence: Rachael feels bad when she notices a waitress crying after walking by her table.
Norm: It is good to eat fresh fruit.
Situation: Linda, who has underlying health conditions, has finished her dinner and is still a little hungry.
Intention: Linda wants to eat something sweet as a dessert.
Moral action: Linda cuts up some fresh fruit to quell her sweet craving.
Moral consequence: Linda benefits from the vitamins and nutrients found in fruits.
Norm: It is good to eat fresh fruit.
Situation: Linda, who has underlying health conditions, has finished her dinner and is still a little hungry.
Intention: Linda wants to eat something sweet as a dessert.
Immoral action: Linda has a large piece of decadent chocolate cake as her dessert.
Immoral consequence: Linda's health problems are aggravated by the junk food she eats.
Norm: It's bad to be a sore loser.
Situation: Emma was upset that she lost the board game to Trucy.
Intention: Emma wants to show her anger.
Moral action: Emma challenges Trucy to a rematch insisting Trucy was simply lucky.
Moral consequence: They begin to play the game once more for the fun.
Norm: It's bad to be a sore loser.
Situation: Emma was upset that she lost the board game to Trucy.
Intention: Emma wants to show her anger.
Immoral action: Emma flips over the table on Trucy and the board and pieces and table all spill onto her.
Immoral consequence: Trucy doesn't want to play games with Emma anymore.
Norm: You shouldn't ride a skateboard down the staircase.
Situation: Ryan is carrying his skateboard home when he notices his crush hanging out by the stairs.
Intention: Ryan wants to impress his crush.
Moral action: Ryan demonstrates his extensive trivia knowledge to his crush and her friends.
Moral consequence: Ryan's crush asks to him to hang out with him next weekend.
Norm: You shouldn't ride a skateboard down the staircase.
Situation: Ryan is carrying his skateboard home when he notices his crush hanging out by the stairs.
Intention: Ryan wants to impress his crush.
Immoral action: Ryan slides down the rail on the stairs while calling out his crush's name.
Immoral consequence: Ryan falls off his skateboard spraining his ankle.
Norm: It's wrong to give away something that isn't yours.
Situation: Oakley needs to make his student loan payment, and someone wants to pay him forty dollars for his roomate's favorite figure.
Intention: Oakley wants to get money.
Moral action: Oakley sells some of his old things at a thrift store for cash.
Moral consequence: Oakley feels less stressed after paying for his student loans.
Norm: It's wrong to give away something that isn't yours.
Situation: Oakley needs to make his student loan payment, and someone wants to pay him forty dollars for his roomate's favorite figure.
Intention: Oakley wants to get money.
Immoral action: Oakley sells his roomate's figure to get cash.
Immoral consequence: His roommate takes Oakley's apartment key and locks him out of the house for a week.
Norm: Sometimes people need help doing something
Situation: Ted is working on a team project at work.
Intention: He wants to be noticed for doing a good job.
Moral action: Ted sees Melissa struggling with her tasks and guides her through how to complete them.
Moral consequence: Ted's managers see this as showing leadership ability and give him a promotion to management.
Norm: Sometimes people need help doing something
Situation: Ted is working on a team project at work.
Intention: He wants to be noticed for doing a good job.
Immoral action: Ted sees Melissa struggling with her tasks and takes them over himself.
Immoral consequence: Ted's managers thank him for doing extra work but do not select him for a promotion as he lacks leadership skills.
Norm: It's not okay to be late for something important.
Situation: Jane has a job interview starting in 15 minutes.
Intention: Jane wants to eat lunch.
Moral action: Jane eats a sack lunch she had packed that morning in the car, taking 10 minutes to complete the meal.
Moral consequence: Jane arrives to the interview on time and gets the job.
Norm: It's not okay to be late for something important.
Situation: Jane has a job interview starting in 15 minutes.
Intention: Jane wants to eat lunch.
Immoral action: Jane orders food at a sit down restaurant, taking 45 minutes to complete the meal.
Immoral consequence: Jane does not make it to the interview on time and does not get the job.
Norm: You shouldn't fracture someone else's finger.
Situation: Sean is an MMA fighter, and his opponent keeps sticking their finger in his mouth.
Intention: Sean wants his opponent to stop bothering him with his finger.
Moral action: Sean tells the referee what his opponent's been doing, and the referee warns his opponent.
Moral consequence: Sean's opponent leaves him alone, and Sean gets to continue the fight.
Norm: You shouldn't fracture someone else's finger.
Situation: Sean is an MMA fighter, and his opponent keeps sticking their finger in his mouth.
Intention: Sean wants his opponent to stop bothering him with his finger.
Immoral action: Sean bites down on his opponent's finger the next time he puts it in his mouth.
Immoral consequence: Sean's opponent is injured, and Sean is disqualified from the match.
Norm: It's good to keep your animals safe.
Situation: Sheryl has a dog that likes to play outside while she is at work.
Intention: Sheryl wants to let her dog play outside while she is at work.
Moral action: Sheryl installs a doggy door so the dog can go between her house and outside.
Moral consequence: Sheryl's dog can go inside if it is in danger outside.
Norm: It's good to keep your animals safe.
Situation: Sheryl has a dog that likes to play outside while she is at work.
Intention: Sheryl wants to let her dog play outside while she is at work.
Immoral action: Sheryl locks her dog outside while she is at work.
Immoral consequence: Sheryl's dog can't get inside the house if it encounter danger outside.
Norm: You shouldn't ghost people you date.
Situation: Alex had been dating Kathy for a few weeks, but wasn't really clicking with her.
Intention: Alex wants to see someone else.
Moral action: Alex meets Kathy for coffee and tells her how he is feeling.
Moral consequence: Kathy is somewhat disappointed, but happy that she and Alex can still be friends.
Norm: You shouldn't ghost people you date.
Situation: Alex had been dating Kathy for a few weeks, but wasn't really clicking with her.
Intention: Alex wants to see someone else.
Immoral action: Alex stops returning all of Kathy's texts and calls that she sends to him.
Immoral consequence: Kathy gets depressed, and she stops going to work or even leaving the house.
Norm: It's wrong to think whites are superior to minorities.
Situation: Sam is a hiring manager at a company that is hiring new workers.
Intention: Sam wants to hire new workers.
Moral action: Sam considers all applications equally whatever their racial background.
Moral consequence: Sam will be able to get the best candidates.