CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't yell in someone's house.
Situation: Henry and John are at John's house and are at a long dinner table.
Intention: Henry wants John to pass him the salt.
Moral action: Henry sens John a text and asks him to slide the salt down the table.
Moral consequence: John thinks a text is a funny way to communicate and walks the salt over to John while laughing.
Norm: You shouldn't yell in someone's house.
Situation: Henry and John are at John's house and are at a long dinner table.
Intention: Henry wants John to pass him the salt.
Immoral action: Henry  screams from across the table for John to slide the salt down to him.
Immoral consequence: John feels Henry is rude and is shocked at how loud and unpleasant Henry's voice is.
Norm: It's wrong to invade someone's privacy.
Situation: Mary and her daughter Winnie are both at home as the evening approaches.
Intention: Mary wants to know if Winnie has a crush on any boys.
Moral action: Mary asks Winnie if there are any boys that she likes?
Moral consequence: Winnie tells Mary that there is a boy she likes, and she's happy her mom is taking an interest in her love life.
Norm: It's wrong to invade someone's privacy.
Situation: Mary and her daughter Winnie are both at home as the evening approaches.
Intention: Mary wants to know if Winnie has a crush on any boys.
Immoral action: Mary sneaks off into Winnie's  bedroom and opens her diary to read it, in case it has some juicy tidbits.
Immoral consequence: Winnie sees Mary reading her diary and recoils in horror and instantly feels violated.
Norm: It is good show appreciation.
Situation: The art teacher is seeing a new piece by her student.
Intention: The art teacher wants to draw out the best from her students.
Moral action: The art teacher smiles and praises the new work of the student.
Moral consequence: The student is encouraged and returns to the studio to work on a series of the paintings.
Norm: It is good show appreciation.
Situation: The art teacher is seeing a new piece by her student.
Intention: The art teacher wants to draw out the best from her students.
Immoral action: The art teacher frowns and offers criticism rather than encouragement.
Immoral consequence: The student is sad but returns to the studio and makes the work much better.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone they're bad at something.
Situation: Jack and Tim are playing golf when Jack misses an easy putt.
Intention: Tim wants to respond to Jack's last golf stroke.
Moral action: Tim tells Jack that we all miss sometimes and that he'll get the next one.
Moral consequence: Jack's confidence is boosted, and he's happy to have a supportive friend.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone they're bad at something.
Situation: Jack and Tim are playing golf when Jack misses an easy putt.
Intention: Tim wants to respond to Jack's last golf stroke.
Immoral action: Tim tells Jack that he sucks at putting and that his grandma could have made that putt.
Immoral consequence: Jack is embarrassed and has lost all the will to continue playing golf for the day.
Norm: It's good to keep track of your possessions.
Situation: John has a new set of keys for a car he bought.
Intention: He wants to set them down somewhere.
Moral action: John put his keys in a copper bowl he uses specifically for his possessions.
Moral consequence: John is able to find his keys easily the next day and drives to his job interview on time.
Norm: It's good to keep track of your possessions.
Situation: John has a new set of keys for a car he bought.
Intention: He wants to set them down somewhere.
Immoral action: John throws his keys haphazardly onto the floor of his living room.
Immoral consequence: John cannot find his keys the next day and misses an important job interview.
Norm: It's bad to break a video game controller.
Situation: Matt is playing Xbox and experiences a very frustrating loss in his game.
Intention: Matt wants to calm himself down.
Moral action: Matt steps away and takes some deep breaths before returning to his game.
Moral consequence: Matt is able to calm himself down and remind himself that it's just a game and isn't worth causing any damage over.
Norm: It's bad to break a video game controller.
Situation: Matt is playing Xbox and experiences a very frustrating loss in his game.
Intention: Matt wants to calm himself down.
Immoral action: Matt takes out his frustration by throwing his controller across the room at the wall.
Immoral consequence: Matt's controller breaks, and he dents his wall, and he has to pay to repair both.
Norm: Stealing from a business is illegal and morally wrong.
Situation: Jeff is at the store looking for a new pen.
Intention: Jeff wants to return home with a pen.
Moral action: Jeff brings a pen to the cashier and purchases a pen with cash before returning home.
Moral consequence: Jeff is delighted with his new pen and uses it to write a postcard to his mom.
Norm: Stealing from a business is illegal and morally wrong.
Situation: Jeff is at the store looking for a new pen.
Intention: Jeff wants to return home with a pen.
Immoral action: Jeff takes a pen, puts it in his pocket and leaves the store.
Immoral consequence: Jeff is visited by police that night and taken to be questioned.
Norm: People should not sever relationships with family without good reason.
Situation: Biff lives with his parents who are strictly religious.
Intention: Biff wants freedom to explore other worldviews and lifestyles.
Moral action: Biff calmly explains his feelings to his parents and continues his personal exploration.
Moral consequence: Biff is free to explore and though his parents disapprove he is still a loving family member.
Norm: People should not sever relationships with family without good reason.
Situation: Biff lives with his parents who are strictly religious.
Intention: Biff wants freedom to explore other worldviews and lifestyles.
Immoral action: In frustration, Biff moves out on his own and cuts ties with his parents.
Immoral consequence: Biff is free to explore but misses out on the emotional support of a family.
Norm: It's wrong to wish harm on another person.
Situation: Marcy sees Al stealing from the local grocery store.
Intention: Marcy wants to alert Al that she saw him do a misdeed.
Moral action: Marcy tells Al that she saw him steal, and she hopes he puts the food back.
Moral consequence: Al tells Marcy that he's hungry but that theft is indeed below him and feels good about returning the stolen food.
Norm: It's wrong to wish harm on another person.
Situation: Marcy sees Al stealing from the local grocery store.
Intention: Marcy wants to alert Al that she saw him do a misdeed.
Immoral action: Marcy tells Al that she saw him steal and that she hopes he dies.
Immoral consequence: Al, who is stealing because he's hungry is appalled that someone would wish death upon him for a relatively minor crime.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to make yourself look good.
Situation: Steph is applying for a job that she really wants.
Intention: Steph wants to make sure that she gets the job by providing the most impressive resume possible.
Moral action: Steph fills out her resume to the best of her abililty, making sure to highlight all of her skills.
Moral consequence: She might get the job due to how impressed they were with her skills.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to make yourself look good.
Situation: Steph is applying for a job that she really wants.
Intention: Steph wants to make sure that she gets the job by providing the most impressive resume possible.
Immoral action: Steph exaggerates the amount of relevant experience on her resume, charitably interpreting what may be deemed relevant.
Immoral consequence: Steph my get the job, but she will struggle as she is clearly not qualified.
Norm: It's good to compliment content creators.
Situation: Sasha is a fan of Jasmine's work, especially of her most recent painting.
Intention: Sasha wants to share Jasmine's work with her followers.
Moral action: Sasha retweets the art from Jasmine's profile with added links to Jasmine's other works.
Moral consequence: Jasmine gains new followers.
Norm: It's good to compliment content creators.
Situation: Sasha is a fan of Jasmine's work, especially of her most recent painting.
Intention: Sasha wants to share Jasmine's work with her followers.
Immoral action: Sasha posts Jasmine's work without a link to Jasmine's profile or credit.
Immoral consequence: Jasmine's profile does not get exposure.
Norm: It's good to practice good hygiene.
Situation: Bill has only been brushing his teeth for a short moment when his arm begins to get tired.
Intention: Bill wants to relieve his arm pain.
Moral action: Bill switches hands and brushes his teeth with the other hand as his painful one rests.
Moral consequence: Bill kills all the bacteria in his mouth and his teeth remain healthy.
Norm: It's good to practice good hygiene.
Situation: Bill has only been brushing his teeth for a short moment when his arm begins to get tired.
Intention: Bill wants to relieve his arm pain.
Immoral action: Bill stops brushing his teeth and puts his arms down, goes to rest and forgets about brushing.
Immoral consequence: Bacteria build in Bill's mouth overnight beginning the process of forming a cavity.
Norm: Safety is important
Situation: Jill just bought a new motorcycle.
Intention: Jill wants to take it out for a drive.
Moral action: Jill reviews the handbook on safe motorcycle handling she got from her riding classes.
Moral consequence: Jill enjoys the new bike and takes it out every weekend.
Norm: Safety is important
Situation: Jill just bought a new motorcycle.
Intention: Jill wants to take it out for a drive.
Immoral action: Jill doesn't like the way the helmet fits, so she leaves it behind.
Immoral consequence: Jill crashes and suffers a skull fracture.
Norm: You should apologize to others when you make a mistake.
Situation: Kate is having a bad day and yells at her students one day.
Intention: Kate wants to address the behavior with her students later on.
Moral action: Kate apologizes to her students and says that her behavior was wrong.
Moral consequence: The students gain more respect for Kate and begin to work harder in her class.
Norm: You should apologize to others when you make a mistake.
Situation: Kate is having a bad day and yells at her students one day.
Intention: Kate wants to address the behavior with her students later on.
Immoral action: Kate tells the students that it is their fault that she was angry.
Immoral consequence: The students lose respect for Kate which makes her job more difficult.
Norm: Dating the ex of a friend is sneaky.
Situation: Sandra, who used to be married to Dave's best friend, asks Dave out on a date.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Sandra's request for a date.
Moral action: Dave tells Sandra that his friendship is worth more than sex and declines her offer.
Moral consequence: Dave's best friend finds out Dave declined and is delighted that he has such a supportive and upstanding friend.
Norm: Dating the ex of a friend is sneaky.
Situation: Sandra, who used to be married to Dave's best friend, asks Dave out on a date.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Sandra's request for a date.
Immoral action: Dave tells Sandra that he's always lusted after her and that he'd be delighted to get serious with her.
Immoral consequence: Dave's best friend finds out and is deeply hurt that Dave is dating his ex, who so badly hurt him.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to strangers
Situation: James is out shopping when a girl he's never met approaches him and asks him if he's Brad Pitt.
Intention: James wants to respond to the girl's question.
Moral action: James tells the girl that he is not Brad Pitt but that he gets asked that a lot.
Moral consequence: The girl is happy with James honesty and asks him if he'd like to get coffee with her.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to strangers
Situation: James is out shopping when a girl he's never met approaches him and asks him if he's Brad Pitt.
Intention: James wants to respond to the girl's question.
Immoral action: James tells the girl that he is indeed Brad Pitt and asks her out on a date.
Immoral consequence: James dates the girl for a while, keeping up the charade until she finds out and ends their relationship feeling devastated that she's been lied to.
Norm: It's bad to pry into the personal lives of others.
Situation: Stacy wants to know why Larry has been so secretive lately.
Intention: Stacy wants find what Larry is hiding.
Moral action: Stacy sits down and talks with Larry to see why he has been so secretive.
Moral consequence: Stacey and Larry have a good talk and reveal secrets to each other.
Norm: It's bad to pry into the personal lives of others.
Situation: Stacy wants to know why Larry has been so secretive lately.
Intention: Stacy wants find what Larry is hiding.
Immoral action: Stacy goes through Larry's phone.
Immoral consequence: Stacey finds stuff that she is not ready to see on his phone.
Norm: It's unacceptable to make a scene at family gatherings.
Situation: Mary and Jeff are at Mary's mother's house for a family dinner when Mary whispers to Jeff that she's pregnant.
Intention: Jeff wants to tell Mary he doesn't want another child.
Moral action: Jeff whispers back to Mary that he's not OK with the idea but that they'll discuss it further at home.
Moral consequence: The family doesn't notice anything and continues to laugh and eat having a fun evening together.
Norm: It's unacceptable to make a scene at family gatherings.
Situation: Mary and Jeff are at Mary's mother's house for a family dinner when Mary whispers to Jeff that she's pregnant.
Intention: Jeff wants to tell Mary he doesn't want another child.
Immoral action: Jeff admonishes Mary for not taking birth control and declares that he's not interested in keeping the baby loudly enough for all to hear.
Immoral consequence: The family is shocked and embarrassed on behalf of Mary.
Norm: It's proper to give your full attention to a speaker.
Situation: Andy is listening to a speech given at a graduation when his phone vibrates in his pocket.
Intention: Andy wants to check his phone.
Moral action: Andy waits until the speaker is done and then pulls out his phone and looks at it.
Moral consequence: The speaker is happy that he had the crowd's attention.
Norm: It's proper to give your full attention to a speaker.
Situation: Andy is listening to a speech given at a graduation when his phone vibrates in his pocket.
Intention: Andy wants to check his phone.
Immoral action: Andy pulls his phone out of his pocket and looks at it.
Immoral consequence: The speaker notices a man looking at his phone and is disheartened.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about things to people.
Situation: While Marry and Shelly are shopping for dresses, Shelly picks an ill-fitting dress commenting how much she loves it.
Intention: Marry wants to respond to Shelly.
Moral action: Marry tells Shelly the dress doesn't suit her suggesting something else instead.
Moral consequence: Shelly goes on her date, and her date thinks she looks amazing.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about things to people.
Situation: While Marry and Shelly are shopping for dresses, Shelly picks an ill-fitting dress commenting how much she loves it.
Intention: Marry wants to respond to Shelly.
Immoral action: Marry tells Shelly that the dress is fine.
Immoral consequence: Shelly goes on a date, and her date teases her about her dress making Shelly sad.
Norm: You shouldn't let yourself be taken advantage of by coworkers.
Situation: Roxanne's teammates want to go out to happy hour and asked Roxanne if she can finish up their work for the day.
Intention: Roxanne wants to make sure all the work gets done by the deadline.
Moral action: Roxanne tells her coworkers that if she does all the work, her coworkers won't know what's going on and won't be prepared to present their project.
Moral consequence: Her coworkers understand her point and stay to help finish up the work.
Norm: You shouldn't let yourself be taken advantage of by coworkers.
Situation: Roxanne's teammates want to go out to happy hour and asked Roxanne if she can finish up their work for the day.
Intention: Roxanne wants to make sure all the work gets done by the deadline.
Immoral action: Roxanne agrees to take over her coworkers' work for the rest of the day.
Immoral consequence: Roxanne's coworkers go to the bar, but they get equal credit and bonuses after they present their project.
Norm: You should support your partner.
Situation: Aldo notices Julian, his partner, has been using drugs to the point that it interferes with Julian's moods.
Intention: Aldo wants to let Julian know his feelings about the drug use.
Moral action: Aldo asks Julian if they can talk about the drug use, and maintains an open mind while discussing it.
Moral consequence: Aldo learns a lot about Julian, drug use, and becomes a better partner.
Norm: You should support your partner.
Situation: Aldo notices Julian, his partner, has been using drugs to the point that it interferes with Julian's moods.
Intention: Aldo wants to let Julian know his feelings about the drug use.
Immoral action: Aldo addresses the issue in a forceful manner, expressing his outlook on drugs.
Immoral consequence: Julian is alienated, uses more drugs and the relationship deteriorates.
Norm: It's bad to be unsupportive of your child.
Situation: Mike learns that his child failed an exam.
Intention: Mike wants to his child to answer for the result.
Moral action: Mike comforts his child by saying encouraging words that they can do better next time.
Moral consequence: Mike's child agrees to study harder next time to get a better result.
Norm: It's bad to be unsupportive of your child.
Situation: Mike learns that his child failed an exam.
Intention: Mike wants to his child to answer for the result.
Immoral action: Mike blames his child for being lazy and not studying for the exam well.
Immoral consequence: Mike's child immediately starts to cry and leave the room.
Norm: You shouldn't let your excitement get the better of you.
Situation: Joe get's an email that says if he sends one thousand dollars to this account, they will send him back double.
Intention: Joe wants to make a good decision.
Moral action: Joe thinks it through, researches online, and finds out this is a scam.
Moral consequence: Joe doesn't lose any cash and learns an important lesson.
Norm: You shouldn't let your excitement get the better of you.
Situation: Joe get's an email that says if he sends one thousand dollars to this account, they will send him back double.
Intention: Joe wants to make a good decision.
Immoral action: Joe is overjoyed and sends the money to the account.
Immoral consequence: Joe never gets anything in return and loses his cash.
Norm: It is awkward to interfere in another person's marriage.
Situation: Frank sees Eddie cheating by making out with another woman at work.
Intention: Frank wants to tell someone what he saw.
Moral action: Frank calls his own wife and tells her that coworker is cheating and that he just needed to tell someone.
Moral consequence: Eddie's wife never knows the bad things Eddie did and dies in blissful ignorance after a long and happy life.
Norm: It is awkward to interfere in another person's marriage.
Situation: Frank sees Eddie cheating by making out with another woman at work.
Intention: Frank wants to tell someone what he saw.
Immoral action: Frank calls Eddie's wife and tells her that her husband is having an affair with a coworker.
Immoral consequence: Eddie's wife is horrified and murders Eddie once he gets home.
Norm: It is rude to leave your girlfriend behind.
Situation: Jack and his friends are going to go camping next weekend.
Intention: Jack wants to go hang out with his friends.
Moral action: Jack invites his girlfriend along to go camping.
Moral consequence: Everyone has fun camping and no one feels left out.
Norm: It is rude to leave your girlfriend behind.
Situation: Jack and his friends are going to go camping next weekend.
Intention: Jack wants to go hang out with his friends.
Immoral action: Jack goes camping and does not invite his girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: Gina feels left out and gets mad at Jack.
Norm: You shouldn't embarrass your family.
Situation: Lilly's parents are hosting a wake after a funeral.
Intention: Lilly wants to kiss her boyfriend.
Moral action: Lilly asks her boyfriend to go outside with her and kisses him.
Moral consequence: None of the attendees see Lilly kiss her boyfriend, and it is kept between the two of them.
Norm: You shouldn't embarrass your family.
Situation: Lilly's parents are hosting a wake after a funeral.
Intention: Lilly wants to kiss her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Lilly grabs her boyfriend and kisses him passionately in the middle of the crowd.
Immoral consequence: Lilly's parents are ashamed by her behavior.
Norm: It is okay to buy gifts for your partner.
Situation: Matt remembers that his partner's birthday is tomorrow.
Intention: Matt wants to celebrate his partner's birthday.
Moral action: Matt buys a nice bicycle for his partner as a birthday gift and take them to a nice restaurant for dinner.
Moral consequence: Matt's partner feels overjoyed and thanks Matt for his thoughtfulness.
Norm: It is okay to buy gifts for your partner.
Situation: Matt remembers that his partner's birthday is tomorrow.
Intention: Matt wants to celebrate his partner's birthday.
Immoral action: Matt invites other friends to his home and asks them not to bring any gifts.
Immoral consequence: Matt's partner gets unhappy for not getting any presents.
Norm: It is hurtful to ignore friends.
Situation: Jack has been home and has not answered any texts from his friends.
Intention: Jack wants to enjoy his day alone.
Moral action: Jack texts his friend and tells them he wants a day to himself, but asks to hang out in the future.
Moral consequence: Everyone is happy and no one is offended.
Norm: It is hurtful to ignore friends.
Situation: Jack has been home and has not answered any texts from his friends.
Intention: Jack wants to enjoy his day alone.
Immoral action: Jack does not text back his friends and goes about his day.
Immoral consequence: Jack hurts his friends' feelings.
Norm: It's wrong to steal other people's food.
Situation: Tom is eating his lunch and talking to Dan in the cafeteria and gets up to use the restroom.
Intention: Dan wants to eat food.
Moral action: Dan buys a plate of food and sits down with it.
Moral consequence: Tom returns and finishes his food while talking to Dan.
Norm: It's wrong to steal other people's food.
Situation: Tom is eating his lunch and talking to Dan in the cafeteria and gets up to use the restroom.
Intention: Dan wants to eat food.
Immoral action: Dan takes some of Tom's food off his plate when no one is looking.
Immoral consequence: Tom is sad when he realizes he has food missing.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude at restaurants.
Situation: Lance is eating at a restaurant when his phone rings.
Intention: Lance wants to answer the call.
Moral action: Lance excuses himself and takes the call outside the restaurant.
Moral consequence: The other diners are able to eat quietly.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude at restaurants.
Situation: Lance is eating at a restaurant when his phone rings.
Intention: Lance wants to answer the call.
Immoral action: Lance answers the phone and loudly begins speaking and swearing.
Immoral consequence: The other diners complain and the manager asks Lance to leave.
Norm: It's rude to leave loved ones hanging.
Situation: Mary is on a phone call with her loving brother and while on the phone with him, gets another call from her insurance.
Intention: Mary wants to deal with the incoming call somehow.
Moral action: Mary deals with the incoming call by telling insurance to call back later and immediately jumps back into conversation with her brother.
Moral consequence: Mary's brother in appreciative of Mary that she values his time and has a great conversation with her.