CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to use things that aren't yours.
Situation: Sam is very tired and hungry upon arriving home after a long day of work.
Intention: Sam wants to avoid using too much energy making dinner.
Moral action: Sam orders a pizza as an easy fix.
Moral consequence: Sam's roommate enjoys the rest of his leftovers.
Norm: It's wrong to use things that aren't yours.
Situation: Sam is very tired and hungry upon arriving home after a long day of work.
Intention: Sam wants to avoid using too much energy making dinner.
Immoral action: Sam uses his roommate's leftovers with a couple other ingredients to make a quick and easy meal.
Immoral consequence: Sam's roommate is disappointed because he was looking forward to eating the leftovers.
Norm: It's exciting to come in first place in contest.
Situation: John is part of a rec league basketball team that is playing in the league championship this Thursday night.
Intention: John wants to be the leading scorer on his team.
Moral action: John scores a lot of points but also distributes the ball and his team ends up winning.
Moral consequence: Everyone is happy and John is celebrated by his teammates.
Norm: It's exciting to come in first place in contest.
Situation: John is part of a rec league basketball team that is playing in the league championship this Thursday night.
Intention: John wants to be the leading scorer on his team.
Immoral action: John takes all of his team's shots, and they win the championship but no one else is enjoyed the game.
Immoral consequence: John's teammates do not want to play with him next season.
Norm: It's good to cook for other people
Situation: Johnny is throwing a party and having all his friends over, but they will need food!
Intention: Johnny wants to get food for his friends.
Moral action: Johnny decides to cook for them all himself and make things they all like.
Moral consequence: Johnny's friends all love the food Johnny made for them.
Norm: It's good to cook for other people
Situation: Johnny is throwing a party and having all his friends over, but they will need food!
Intention: Johnny wants to get food for his friends.
Immoral action: Johnny places a big order to the local McDonalds to feed all his friends.
Immoral consequence: Turns out several of his friends don't like McDonalds or any other fast food.
Norm: Spending time alone with your husband is romantic.
Situation: Jamie and her best friend Anna are inseparable and see each other every night, a bit to the dismay of Jamie's husband.
Intention: Jamie wants to show her husband she loves him.
Moral action: Jamie tells Anna that she can't hang out on the weekend because she is planning a special dinner date with her husband.
Moral consequence: Anna respects Jamie's space, and Jamie's husband feels appreciated by the gesture.
Norm: Spending time alone with your husband is romantic.
Situation: Jamie and her best friend Anna are inseparable and see each other every night, a bit to the dismay of Jamie's husband.
Intention: Jamie wants to show her husband she loves him.
Immoral action: Jamie makes dinner reservations at a nice restaurant for herself and her husband, but invites Anna along as well.
Immoral consequence: Jamie's husband gets upset over never having any alone time with her and storms out of the restaurant.
Norm: It's expected that friends will remain loyal to one another.
Situation: Jack is going through a depression with makes him angry and talks to Ed about it.
Intention: Ed wants to react to Jack's tough times.
Moral action: Ed realizes that Jack is struggling and is patient with him.
Moral consequence: Jack recovers from the depression and remains frineds with Ed for a long time.
Norm: It's expected that friends will remain loyal to one another.
Situation: Jack is going through a depression with makes him angry and talks to Ed about it.
Intention: Ed wants to react to Jack's tough times.
Immoral action: Ed avoids Jack and talks about him to others.
Immoral consequence: Jack finds out and makes new friends which he sees as more trustworthy.
Norm: It is bad to abuse pain killers.
Situation: Jake is recovering from having his wisdom teeth removed and is on Vicodin for the pain.
Intention: Jake wants to numb the pain.
Moral action: Jake takes the recommended dosage for the pain.
Moral consequence: Jake's pain is relieved and it gets him through the worst part of the healing process.
Norm: It is bad to abuse pain killers.
Situation: Jake is recovering from having his wisdom teeth removed and is on Vicodin for the pain.
Intention: Jake wants to numb the pain.
Immoral action: Jake takes double the recommended dosage because the pain is so bad.
Immoral consequence: Jake falls into a coma and nearly dies.
Norm: It's not fair to call people names.
Situation: Anthony would bully everyone and call them names, Josh was sick of Anthony's bullying.
Intention: Josh wants to stop Anthony's bullying everyone.
Moral action: Josh complains to the teachers about Anthony's bullying.
Moral consequence: Anthony gets suspended and stops bullying out of fear of getting suspended again.
Norm: It's not fair to call people names.
Situation: Anthony would bully everyone and call them names, Josh was sick of Anthony's bullying.
Intention: Josh wants to stop Anthony's bullying everyone.
Immoral action: Josh called Anthony "aunt funny" and mocked the bully's new name.
Immoral consequence: After hearing the name and who came up with it, now Anthony only bullies Josh.
Norm: It's rude to fart with other people in the room.
Situation: Colin ate a heavy meal for lunch and his stomach is bothering him.
Intention: Colin wants to relieve the pressure in his belly.
Moral action: Colin raises his hand and excuses himself to go to the bathroom.
Moral consequence: Colin finally is able to relieve himself and feels better.
Norm: It's rude to fart with other people in the room.
Situation: Colin ate a heavy meal for lunch and his stomach is bothering him.
Intention: Colin wants to relieve the pressure in his belly.
Immoral action: Colin farts really hard in the classroom to let out all the gas.
Immoral consequence: All of Colin's classmates start to call him names and mock him.
Norm: It's important to be careful when moving heavy objects.
Situation: Rudy is moving to a new house in the city and is unpacking the moving truck.
Intention: Rudy wants to move the bulky boxes inside his new home.
Moral action: Rudy moves the boxes one by one using a back brace and a dolly to get them inside.
Moral consequence: Rudy finishes unpacking the moving truck in less than an hour and feels proud of his work.
Norm: It's important to be careful when moving heavy objects.
Situation: Rudy is moving to a new house in the city and is unpacking the moving truck.
Intention: Rudy wants to move the bulky boxes inside his new home.
Immoral action: Rudy stacks two boxes on top of one another and lifts using his back.
Immoral consequence: Rudy pulls his back and can't lift any longer.
Norm: Breastfeeding a five-year old child is unusual.
Situation: Karen was spending the day at the pool with her 5yr old and 8yr old children.
Intention: Karen wanted to feed her kids.
Moral action: Karen went to the concession stand and got some hot dogs for her kids.
Moral consequence: Karen enjoyed a nice lunch with her children.
Norm: Breastfeeding a five-year old child is unusual.
Situation: Karen was spending the day at the pool with her 5yr old and 8yr old children.
Intention: Karen wanted to feed her kids.
Immoral action: Karen pulled out her breasts and let her 5yr old child suckle them.
Immoral consequence: Karen was the subject of whispers and gossip around the pool for her breast-feeding a child of that age.
Norm: It's good to eat a healthy breakfast.
Situation: Matt is getting ready to go to work.
Intention: Matt wants to get some food before work.
Moral action: Matt fixes himself an omelette with veggies and turkey sausage for breakfast.
Moral consequence: Matt has a fruitful and productive morning at work from the protein energy of his healthy breakfast.
Norm: It's good to eat a healthy breakfast.
Situation: Matt is getting ready to go to work.
Intention: Matt wants to get some food before work.
Immoral action: Matt stops at a fast food place and loads up on junk food.
Immoral consequence: Matt has a mid-morning crash from his junk food breakfast and falls behind on his work.
Norm: It's rude to pull a harmful prank on someone.
Situation: Nate’s roommate, Mint, is coming back home tonight, which Nate is looking forward to.
Intention: Nate wants to set up a prank.
Moral action: Nate hides and scares Mint when he comes into the seemingly empty room.
Moral consequence: Mint laughs at the harmless prank and Nate is pleased.
Norm: It's rude to pull a harmful prank on someone.
Situation: Nate’s roommate, Mint, is coming back home tonight, which Nate is looking forward to.
Intention: Nate wants to set up a prank.
Immoral action: Nate outs a bucket of water propped above Mint's door.
Immoral consequence: The bucket hits Mint's head and causes anger and injury.
Norm: It's good to care for your dog's needs.
Situation: Frank is at the vet with his dog when the vet offers to give Frank's dog an expensive rabies shot.
Intention: Frank wants to decide about the rabies shot.
Moral action: Frank accepts the rabies shot, even though its expensive.
Moral consequence: Frank doesn't worry about his dog when it gets into minor dog fights.
Norm: It's good to care for your dog's needs.
Situation: Frank is at the vet with his dog when the vet offers to give Frank's dog an expensive rabies shot.
Intention: Frank wants to decide about the rabies shot.
Immoral action: Frank declines the rabies shot, as it is too pricey for him right now.
Immoral consequence: Frank's dog gets into a minor fight with another dog and gets rabies from it.
Norm: You should not inject a needle into your veins.
Situation: Hank is training to be a nurse in school and is practicing how to give injections, with volunteers nearby.
Intention: Hank wants to inject a person.
Moral action: Hank gets a volunteer and inserts a needle into him.
Moral consequence: The volunteer flinches, but Hank keeps his hands steady and succeeds.
Norm: You should not inject a needle into your veins.
Situation: Hank is training to be a nurse in school and is practicing how to give injections, with volunteers nearby.
Intention: Hank wants to inject a person.
Immoral action: Hank inserts the needle into his own vein, not wanting to bother a volunteer.
Immoral consequence: Hank flinches while inserting the needle and twists it, causing blood to spurt out of him.
Norm: It's wrong to be a troll online.
Situation: Kevin spends a lot of time online reading news articles and participating on comment boards.
Intention: Kevin wants to confront those who don't share his political opinions.
Moral action: Kevin has serious, intense but productive and respectful discussions online with people who don't share his opinions.
Moral consequence: Kevin gains the reputation of being a thoughtful, intelligent and decent commenter.
Norm: It's wrong to be a troll online.
Situation: Kevin spends a lot of time online reading news articles and participating on comment boards.
Intention: Kevin wants to confront those who don't share his political opinions.
Immoral action: Kevin trolls people online, escalating discussions and aggravating people over political opinions.
Immoral consequence: Kevin's reputation on comment boards rapidly deteriorates.
Norm: It's not okay to cause damage to a property.
Situation: Megan walked out of her room after fighting with Jack.
Intention: Megan wants to vent her anger.
Moral action: Megan writes down her feelings in a private blog posts.
Moral consequence: Megan figures out the true source of her anger.
Norm: It's not okay to cause damage to a property.
Situation: Megan walked out of her room after fighting with Jack.
Intention: Megan wants to vent her anger.
Immoral action: Megan spills water on Jack's tablet pc.
Immoral consequence: Megan has to buy Jack a more expensive tablet a couple of hours later.
Norm: You shouldn't enter someone's house unannounced.
Situation: Paul is driving through  a town on his vacation and decides to visit his friends Bob and Judy.
Intention: Paul wants to see his friends for the first time in a while.
Moral action: Paul decides to call Bob and Judy to see if they are free.
Moral consequence: Bob and Judy are busy that day, but they will meet up in one week when Paul passes through town again.
Norm: You shouldn't enter someone's house unannounced.
Situation: Paul is driving through  a town on his vacation and decides to visit his friends Bob and Judy.
Intention: Paul wants to see his friends for the first time in a while.
Immoral action: Paul shows up unannounced and enters the house to find Bob and Judt being intimate.
Immoral consequence: Bob and Judy are upset at the awkward situation and ask Bon to leave.
Norm: You shouldn't get your coworkers in trouble.
Situation: John is at work and sees his coworker Tom taking a few sheets of office paper and putting them in his bag to take home for personal use.
Intention: John wants to do correct Tom's behavior.
Moral action: John informs Tom that taking office paper for personal use is against company policy, and he could get in trouble.
Moral consequence: Tom thanks John for letting him know and Tom maintains a good working relationship with Tom.
Norm: You shouldn't get your coworkers in trouble.
Situation: John is at work and sees his coworker Tom taking a few sheets of office paper and putting them in his bag to take home for personal use.
Intention: John wants to do correct Tom's behavior.
Immoral action: John tattles on Tom to their boss to get him in trouble for taking the paper.
Immoral consequence: John's relationship with Tom is tense in the future and his other coworkers trust him less.
Norm: Parents shouldn't leave their children home unattended without adult supervision.
Situation: Kate, who is single and has a 12-year-old son, is asked to work extra hours for the next few weeks.
Intention: Kate wants to be faithful to her work duties.
Moral action: Kate hires a babysitter to watch over her son while she's away.
Moral consequence: The babysitter is there to help when Kate's son injures himself.
Norm: Parents shouldn't leave their children home unattended without adult supervision.
Situation: Kate, who is single and has a 12-year-old son, is asked to work extra hours for the next few weeks.
Intention: Kate wants to be faithful to her work duties.
Immoral action: Kate gives her son instructions for how to take care of himself before she gets home.
Immoral consequence: Kate's son injures himself and has no one to help him.
Norm: You shouldn't look weird and creepy for your school photos.
Situation: Dean is at home getting dressed and will have school pictures taken today.
Intention: Dean wants to wear something to impress his friends.
Moral action: Dean brushes his hair, puts on a collared shirt, and gets his school picture taken.
Moral consequence: Dean's friends like it and his parents send the photo to family and friends.
Norm: You shouldn't look weird and creepy for your school photos.
Situation: Dean is at home getting dressed and will have school pictures taken today.
Intention: Dean wants to wear something to impress his friends.
Immoral action: Dean dresses up in all black, does his hair like a goth, and gets his school picture taken.
Immoral consequence: Dean's friends love it, but his parents are horrified.
Norm: It's wrong to steal someone else's intellectual property.
Situation: Ella is starting a new brand to sell her creations.
Intention: Ella wants an attractive logo that she can use to market.
Moral action: Ella hires a designer to make a logo for her.
Moral consequence: Ella gets a nice logo that she likes.
Norm: It's wrong to steal someone else's intellectual property.
Situation: Ella is starting a new brand to sell her creations.
Intention: Ella wants an attractive logo that she can use to market.
Immoral action: Ella copies an artist's drawing from their website and edits it slightly to use as a logo.
Immoral consequence: Ella gets caught and her business reputation is ruined.
Norm: It's wrong to look at someone's private comments.
Situation: Josiah buys a cell phone from his friend Beth, who forgot to delete her text messages before giving it.
Intention: Josiah wants to send a text message.
Moral action: Josiah enters the texting app, sees the messages, deletes them to clear space, and sends his own message.
Moral consequence: Josiah doesn't get distracted and Beth's secrets are safe.
Norm: It's wrong to look at someone's private comments.
Situation: Josiah buys a cell phone from his friend Beth, who forgot to delete her text messages before giving it.
Intention: Josiah wants to send a text message.
Immoral action: Josiah enters the texting app, sees the messages, sends his message, and reads through the undeleted ones.
Immoral consequence: Josiah finds out lots of embarrassing info about Beth's personal life.
Norm: It is positive to attempt to quit smoking
Situation: Amy's doctor told her that she needs to quit smoking, or she'll develop serious health issues.
Intention: Amy wants live long enough to play with her grandchildren.
Moral action: Amy decides to take an unproven supplement that claims to counteract the negative effects of smoking.
Moral consequence: The supplement doesn't work and Amy dies from emphysema before her first grandchild is born leaving them without a grandmother.
Norm: It is positive to attempt to quit smoking
Situation: Amy's doctor told her that she needs to quit smoking, or she'll develop serious health issues.
Intention: Amy wants live long enough to play with her grandchildren.
Immoral action: Amy enters a smoking cessation program and is able to stop smoking cigarettes.
Immoral consequence: Amy lives to be 100 years old and her grandchildren love her immensely.
Norm: You shouldn't show inappropriate movies to kids.
Situation: Ray has some time off and decides to go to a movie with his children.
Intention: Ray wants to choose a movie to go to.
Moral action: Ray takes his children to see "WALL-E".
Moral consequence: Ray and his children enjoy the movie and the happy ending.
Norm: You shouldn't show inappropriate movies to kids.
Situation: Ray has some time off and decides to go to a movie with his children.
Intention: Ray wants to choose a movie to go to.
Immoral action: Ray takes his children to see "Psychopathic Clowns from Mars".
Immoral consequence: Ray's children become desensitized to violence and become more violent themselves.
Norm: It's rude to violate your friend's personal space.
Situation: Amy has the flu and her friend James came over to check on her and bring her soup.
Intention: Amy wants to thank James.
Moral action: Amy tells James how much she appreciates that he was worried and tells him she owes him one.
Moral consequence: James is happy that he made Amy feel better.
Norm: It's rude to violate your friend's personal space.
Situation: Amy has the flu and her friend James came over to check on her and bring her soup.
Intention: Amy wants to thank James.
Immoral action: Amy gives James a big hug and kiss on the cheek.
Immoral consequence: James gets sick the next morning.
Norm: It's rude to use rock pools as a toilet.
Situation: James was exploring a rocky beach full of tide pools when he felt the overwhelming urge to poop.
Intention: James wants to avoid pooping in his pants.
Moral action: James sprints back towards his car and poops in an empty KFC bucket.
Moral consequence: No one is aware of James' gastrointestinal problems, and he resumes exploring the tide pools.
Norm: It's rude to use rock pools as a toilet.
Situation: James was exploring a rocky beach full of tide pools when he felt the overwhelming urge to poop.
Intention: James wants to avoid pooping in his pants.
Immoral action: James pulls down his pants and poops in one of the tide pools.
Immoral consequence: A passerby films James pooping and puts the video on YouTube.
Norm: It is good to pursue your dreams and passions
Situation: Lena has to choose between two well-paying jobs - one that is boring but easy, and one that is challenging but more aligned with what she has always wanted to do.
Intention: Lena wants to earn good money.
Moral action: Lena chooses the challenging, more exciting job.
Moral consequence: Lena is thrilled by her job and finds herself living her career dream.
Norm: It is good to pursue your dreams and passions
Situation: Lena has to choose between two well-paying jobs - one that is boring but easy, and one that is challenging but more aligned with what she has always wanted to do.
Intention: Lena wants to earn good money.
Immoral action: Lena chooses the job that is less interesting to her, because it seems easier.
Immoral consequence: Lena is bored at work and feels she is wasting her life.
Norm: It's rude to joke about someone who is dead.
Situation: Rudy is hanging out with his friend Sam who has been down in the dumps recently due to the passing of his grandfather.
Intention: Rudy wants to lighten the mood and cheer Sam up.
Moral action: Rudy tells Sam a funny knock-knock joke that he heard the other day.
Moral consequence: Sam finds the joke hilarious and it cheers him up considerably.
Norm: It's rude to joke about someone who is dead.
Situation: Rudy is hanging out with his friend Sam who has been down in the dumps recently due to the passing of his grandfather.
Intention: Rudy wants to lighten the mood and cheer Sam up.
Immoral action: Rudy makes a joke that involves Sam's recently deceased granfather.
Immoral consequence: Sam is offended and further saddened at the mention of his grandfather.
Norm: It's not okay to disrespect your elders.
Situation: Mike is at a family reunion all his family is there.
Intention: Mike wants to discuss politics with his grandparents.
Moral action: Mike and his grandparents discuss politics and Mike respects their views.
Moral consequence: Mike is happy and his grandparents are glad he came.
Norm: It's not okay to disrespect your elders.
Situation: Mike is at a family reunion all his family is there.
Intention: Mike wants to discuss politics with his grandparents.
Immoral action: While Mike and his grandparents are discussing politics he calls them stupid.
Immoral consequence: Mike feels bad and his grandparents are upset.
Norm: It's bad to do someone's homework for them.
Situation: Dexter and his friend Bo are in the same Calculus class, with Bo struggling and Dexter doing well.
Intention: Dexter wants Bo to get a good grade on his next homework assignment.
Moral action: Dexter tutors Bo on the homework material before Bo completes the assignment himself.
Moral consequence: Bo understands the material covered by his homework and ends up getting a good grade on his next test.
Norm: It's bad to do someone's homework for them.
Situation: Dexter and his friend Bo are in the same Calculus class, with Bo struggling and Dexter doing well.
Intention: Dexter wants Bo to get a good grade on his next homework assignment.
Immoral action: Dexter gives Bo the answers to the homework assignment before Bo turns it in.
Immoral consequence: Bo does not learn the material covered by his homework and ends up flunking his next test.
Norm: It's wrong to put a healthy pet down.
Situation: Blake  is moving to a new apartment that doesn't accept pets.
Intention: Blake wants to figure out what to do with his dog.
Moral action: Blake posts an ad online looking for someone to take his pet.
Moral consequence: Blake is happy when a young family adopts his pet.
Norm: It's wrong to put a healthy pet down.
Situation: Blake  is moving to a new apartment that doesn't accept pets.
Intention: Blake wants to figure out what to do with his dog.
Immoral action: Blake takes the dog to the vet and requests to have it euthanized.
Immoral consequence: Blake suffers from tremendous guilt for having his pet euthanized for no reason.