CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's expected that significant others kiss each other.
Situation: John woke up late to work.
Intention: John wants to get to work as soon as he can.
Moral action: John kisses his wife and leaves for work.
Moral consequence: John's wife gets him the video game he's been wanting.
Norm: It's expected that significant others kiss each other.
Situation: John woke up late to work.
Intention: John wants to get to work as soon as he can.
Immoral action: In his hurry, John ignores his wife's request for a kiss goodbye.
Immoral consequence: John's wife becomes angry with him and will not speak to him.
Norm: It's rude to expect gifts from others.
Situation: John's mother just returned from a business trip abroad.
Intention: John wants to greet his mother.
Moral action: John runs up to his mother, hugs her and asks her how her trip was.
Moral consequence: John's mother is very touched that he was so glad to see her and that he was curious about her trip.
Norm: It's rude to expect gifts from others.
Situation: John's mother just returned from a business trip abroad.
Intention: John wants to greet his mother.
Immoral action: John runs up to his mother, hugs her and asks her what she brought him from abroad.
Immoral consequence: John's mother tells him that she didn't have time to go shopping and now she feels very guilty.
Norm: You should help your friends with mental illness.
Situation: Monica's friend is suffering from depression due to his recent loss of a family member.
Intention: Monica wants to react to her friend's depression.
Moral action: Monica spends more time with her friend and tells him to do more exercise to alleviate the depression.
Moral consequence: Her friend's depression recovers a lot, and he thanks Monica for supporting him in such difficult time.
Norm: You should help your friends with mental illness.
Situation: Monica's friend is suffering from depression due to his recent loss of a family member.
Intention: Monica wants to react to her friend's depression.
Immoral action: Monica feels that her friend is annoying and starts to distance from him.
Immoral consequence: Her friend's depression gets worse and finally he commits suicide.
Norm: One should always report those that abuse power.
Situation: Jim's boss threatens to fire workers who unionize.
Intention: Jim doesn't want to lose his job.
Moral action: Jim unionizes with his coworkers and reports his boss.
Moral consequence: Jim's coworkers feel more secure with their jobs.
Norm: One should always report those that abuse power.
Situation: Jim's boss threatens to fire workers who unionize.
Intention: Jim doesn't want to lose his job.
Immoral action: Jim doesn't unionize with his coworkers.
Immoral consequence: Many of Jim's coworkers lose their jobs.
Norm: You shouldn't hide things from your coworkers.
Situation: Maria is the only person at her office that has a stapler and many of her coworkers borrow the stapler.
Intention: Maria wants to have easy access to her stapler.
Moral action: Maria puts a sign next to her stapler on her desk asking her coworkers to please not take her stapler.
Moral consequence: Maria enjoys having her coworkers come to her desk and chat while they use her stapler.
Norm: You shouldn't hide things from your coworkers.
Situation: Maria is the only person at her office that has a stapler and many of her coworkers borrow the stapler.
Intention: Maria wants to have easy access to her stapler.
Immoral action: Maria hides her stapler in her drawer so that nobody else can use the stapler.
Immoral consequence: Maria feels like a bad person when her coworkers are looking for the stapler.
Norm: You shouldn't spoil things for others.
Situation: Trevor just saw an exciting new movie at his local cinema.
Intention: Trevor wants to talk about the movie he just saw.
Moral action: Trevor refrains from talking about the movie to his friend who hasn't seen it and talks about it with a person who has seen it instead.
Moral consequence: Trevor's friend enjoys the movie without knowing how it turns out before hand.
Norm: You shouldn't spoil things for others.
Situation: Trevor just saw an exciting new movie at his local cinema.
Intention: Trevor wants to talk about the movie he just saw.
Immoral action: Trevor tells a friend who has not seen the movie all about it.
Immoral consequence: Trevor's friend feels that the movie has been ruined for them now.
Norm: It's wrong to want to take part in violence.
Situation: Joe sees his friends fighting with a gang of people in the park.
Intention: Joe wants to react to the fighting.
Moral action: Joe asks his friends to run and stop fighting.
Moral consequence: Joe and his friends run to a safe place and are free from danger.
Norm: It's wrong to want to take part in violence.
Situation: Joe sees his friends fighting with a gang of people in the park.
Intention: Joe wants to react to the fighting.
Immoral action: Joe joins the fighting hoping that it will help his friends.
Immoral consequence: Joe and his friends all get caught by the police.
Norm: You should let others pray for you if they offer.
Situation: Amy just got away from a mass shooting and her friend offered to pray for her.
Intention: Amy wants to respond to her friend.
Moral action: Amy thanks her friend for being so considerate.
Moral consequence: Amy feels closer to her friend.
Norm: You should let others pray for you if they offer.
Situation: Amy just got away from a mass shooting and her friend offered to pray for her.
Intention: Amy wants to respond to her friend.
Immoral action: Amy tells her friend that praying is stupid.
Immoral consequence: Amy is seen as rude and unkind.
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.
Moral consequence: Ned's mom thanks Ned for the change, and they both share a candy bar while talking.
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.
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.
Immoral consequence: Ned's mom notices he bought a candy bar and scolds him for using her money, while Ned cries.
Norm: It is wrong to start fires in a park.
Situation: Marcy and her friends brought wood, a lighter, and s'mores ingredients to the picnic they are at.
Intention: Marcy wants to eat the s'mores at the picnic soon.
Moral action: Marcy decides not to set up a fire and instead prepare the s'mores without roasting them, and then eats.
Moral consequence: Marcy's and her friends are able to enjoy the meal in peace and quiet.
Norm: It is wrong to start fires in a park.
Situation: Marcy and her friends brought wood, a lighter, and s'mores ingredients to the picnic they are at.
Intention: Marcy wants to eat the s'mores at the picnic soon.
Immoral action: Marcy sets up the wood and lights a bonfire at the park to eat the s'mores.
Immoral consequence: Marcy gets in trouble for lighting a bonfire at the park and her friends feel bad.
Norm: It's good to follow advice.
Situation: Lana is bored and has free time.
Intention: Lana wants to learn to ski.
Moral action: Lana signs up for ski lessons.
Moral consequence: Lana has a great time and becomes a proficient skier.
Norm: It's good to follow advice.
Situation: Lana is bored and has free time.
Intention: Lana wants to learn to ski.
Immoral action: Lana refuses to take lessons and goes down a slope for advanced skiers.
Immoral consequence: Lana falls and breaks her leg badly.
Norm: It's unlawful to take a pet from its rightful owner.
Situation: John finds a dog in his yard, and the dog has tags with the address and phone number of its owners.
Intention: John wants to find a home for the dog.
Moral action: John returns the dog to its owners.
Moral consequence: The dog's owners allow John to visit the dog about once a week.
Norm: It's unlawful to take a pet from its rightful owner.
Situation: John finds a dog in his yard, and the dog has tags with the address and phone number of its owners.
Intention: John wants to find a home for the dog.
Immoral action: John decides to adopt the dog into his own home keeping the dog in the backyard.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors spot the dog and alert its owner who threaten legal action against John.
Norm: It's good to keep your customers informed.
Situation: James is a storekeeper who has Bill, a customer asking him if he knows anything about a particular battery he sells.
Intention: James wants to answer Bill's question.
Moral action: James tells Bill that the battery is quite long lasting and that it's one of the more complimented ones by his repeat customers.
Moral consequence: Bills is happy to learn some extra information to help him figure out if he wants to make the purchase.
Norm: It's good to keep your customers informed.
Situation: James is a storekeeper who has Bill, a customer asking him if he knows anything about a particular battery he sells.
Intention: James wants to answer Bill's question.
Immoral action: James tells Bill that although he sells the battery he knows nothing about it apart from what's on the box.
Immoral consequence: Bill is annoyed that he can't get the information he's seeking and is miffed at James for not knowing his products.
Norm: You shouldn't use derogatory language toward people.
Situation: Tom is at school when he see's his friend across the playground.
Intention: Tom wants to get his friends attention.
Moral action: Tom yells his friends name as loud as he can in order to get his attention.
Moral consequence: Tom's friend runs over, and they play on the playground until it's time to go back indoors.
Norm: You shouldn't use derogatory language toward people.
Situation: Tom is at school when he see's his friend across the playground.
Intention: Tom wants to get his friends attention.
Immoral action: Tom yells at his friend saying a bunch of derogatory terms in order to get his attention.
Immoral consequence: Tom's teacher overhears him and tells his parents causing him to get grounded.
Norm: It's wrong to take your friend's beer.
Situation: Jake and Bill are at the bar and are talking over some drinks, Jakes cup of beer is empty, Bill's is not.
Intention: Jake wants to drink more beer.
Moral action: Jake calls the bartender over and orders himself another glass of beer.
Moral consequence: Bill continues to talk with Jake and the two of them have a fun and happy evening together.
Norm: It's wrong to take your friend's beer.
Situation: Jake and Bill are at the bar and are talking over some drinks, Jakes cup of beer is empty, Bill's is not.
Intention: Jake wants to drink more beer.
Immoral action: Jake grabs Bill's cup and takes a big swig of Bill's beer without asking Bill first.
Immoral consequence: Bill is angry that Jake is spreading his germs all over his cup and taking his beer without even asking.
Norm: It's bad to not accept in-laws into your family.
Situation: John is planning his wedding invitations and is down to the last table with two seats left.
Intention: John wants to decide who to invite to the last two seats.
Moral action: John decides to invite his mother in law and father in law to the wedding.
Moral consequence: John's in laws are delighted they have been included in such a big event.
Norm: It's bad to not accept in-laws into your family.
Situation: John is planning his wedding invitations and is down to the last table with two seats left.
Intention: John wants to decide who to invite to the last two seats.
Immoral action: John decides to invite the neighbor couple from next door to fill the last two seats.
Immoral consequence: John's mother and father in law are sad that they've been excluded from such a big event.
Norm: It's not okay to force your religion on other people.
Situation: Xavier is a Christian and was invited to his friend Sam's bar-mitzvah.
Intention: Xavier wants to discuss his church with Sam and the party guests.
Moral action: Xavier discusses how he loves going to church and is glad to have met people who also love their faith.
Moral consequence: Xavier makes friends with Sam's guests, and they all have a great time.
Norm: It's not okay to force your religion on other people.
Situation: Xavier is a Christian and was invited to his friend Sam's bar-mitzvah.
Intention: Xavier wants to discuss his church with Sam and the party guests.
Immoral action: Xavier tells Sam and his friends that, according to his pastor, the only way to get into heaven is through Jesus, and those who don't accept him are sinners.
Immoral consequence: Xavier looks foolish and Sam and friends are noticeably uncomfortable.
Norm: It's wrong to shame people in public.
Situation: Nancy notices her friend has toilet paper on her shoe.
Intention: Nancy wants to tell her friend.
Moral action: Nancy pulls her friend aside and quietly tells her about the problem.
Moral consequence: Nancy's friend thanks her for her discretion.
Norm: It's wrong to shame people in public.
Situation: Nancy notices her friend has toilet paper on her shoe.
Intention: Nancy wants to tell her friend.
Immoral action: Nancy loudly points out the toilet paper and laughs.
Immoral consequence: Nancy's friend becomes embarrassed and refuses to speak to her after.
Norm: It's rude to hover behind someone.
Situation: Bobby is waiting in line at the store and there are people in front and behind him.
Intention: Bobby wants to pay for his groceries and leave the store.
Moral action: Bobby keeps his social distance from the people in line, avoiding the sneeze of a person ahead of him and then pays for his groceries.
Moral consequence: Bobby gets food to eat and is tested negative for covid-19 at his next DR's appointment.
Norm: It's rude to hover behind someone.
Situation: Bobby is waiting in line at the store and there are people in front and behind him.
Intention: Bobby wants to pay for his groceries and leave the store.
Immoral action: Bobby is waiting in line very close to the person in front of him and ends up getting some droplets on his arm when this person sneezes.
Immoral consequence: Bobby finds out that he got coronavirus from the person who sneezed on him.
Norm: It's bad to like underage girls.
Situation: Joe goes to a summer picnic that is organized annually by his neighborhood.
Intention: Joe wants to meet some woman and potentially date them.
Moral action: Joe sees a new neighbor who appears to be around his age and strikes up a conversation with her.
Moral consequence: They chat for a bit and hit it off well enough to agree to a date next Friday.
Norm: It's bad to like underage girls.
Situation: Joe goes to a summer picnic that is organized annually by his neighborhood.
Intention: Joe wants to meet some woman and potentially date them.
Immoral action: Joe hangs around the teenage daughters of some of the neighbors and tries to flirt with them.
Immoral consequence: The girls are creeped out and one of the fathers punches Joe out.
Norm: You shouldn't send someone gory pictures.
Situation: Dave sees a tweet by another twitter user saying "send me the 4th pic in your gallery" which, in Dave’s case, happens to be a photo of a dead woman.
Intention: Dave wants to choose which other pic to send.
Moral action: Dave decides to send a picture he has which contains a cat doing something cute.
Moral consequence: The user thinks that the picture is cute and delightful and replies with a compliment.
Norm: You shouldn't send someone gory pictures.
Situation: Dave sees a tweet by another twitter user saying "send me the 4th pic in your gallery" which, in Dave’s case, happens to be a photo of a dead woman.
Intention: Dave wants to choose which other pic to send.
Immoral action: Dave decides to send the picture of the dead woman and replies in a tweet with the picture attached.
Immoral consequence: The user who Dave replied to is disgusted and disturbed by the image she sees.
Norm: It's good to treat your pets nicely.
Situation: Janice is trying to train her new puppy to go potty in the backyard.
Intention: Janice wants to stop the puppy from pooping in the house.
Moral action: Janice takes the puppy outside periodically and pets the puppy while praising it when it poops outside.
Moral consequence: Janice's neighbors feel Janice is going to have a well adjusted dog once the puppy grows up.
Norm: It's good to treat your pets nicely.
Situation: Janice is trying to train her new puppy to go potty in the backyard.
Intention: Janice wants to stop the puppy from pooping in the house.
Immoral action: After Janice catches her puppy pooping in the living room, she pulls him outside by the collar while screaming at him and smacking him.
Immoral consequence: Janice's neighbors think Janice can't handle having a puppy and worry about the effect this has on the puppy.
Norm: It's good to teach children about abuse.
Situation: The school Jim's daughter attends recently had a sexual misconduct issue.
Intention: Jim wants to talk to his daughter about the issue.
Moral action: Jim talks to his daughter about ways to identify predators and about how to protect herself.
Moral consequence: Jim's daughter is able to keep herself safe and helps apprehend the predator in the school.
Norm: It's good to teach children about abuse.
Situation: The school Jim's daughter attends recently had a sexual misconduct issue.
Intention: Jim wants to talk to his daughter about the issue.
Immoral action: Jim tells his daughter not to worry about what happened and not to ask her friends about it.
Immoral consequence: Jim's daughter isn't aware of any way to protect herself and falls victim to the same sexual predator.
Norm: You shouldn't call Asians Nazi's.
Situation: While attending a Pearl harbor memorial in honor of her grandfather Marie comes across some Japanese WW2 vets who are paying their respects.
Intention: Marie wants to uphold her grandfathers memory.
Moral action: Marie talks to the Japanese vets about her grandfathers experience at Pearl Harbor.
Moral consequence: Marie is able to gain greater insight into the tragic events of the war.
Norm: You shouldn't call Asians Nazi's.
Situation: While attending a Pearl harbor memorial in honor of her grandfather Marie comes across some Japanese WW2 vets who are paying their respects.
Intention: Marie wants to uphold her grandfathers memory.
Immoral action: Marie loses her temper and calls the old men nazi's.
Immoral consequence: Marie is humiliated when the crowd around them condemns her actions.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse others.
Situation: Joseph is fostering two of his sister's children who are playing loudly in the other room.
Intention: Joseph wants to be able to relax after work.
Moral action: Joseph asks the kids to quiet down and provides them some quieter activities to do.
Moral consequence: The house gets quieter and the kids eventually go to bed so Joseph can relax.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse others.
Situation: Joseph is fostering two of his sister's children who are playing loudly in the other room.
Intention: Joseph wants to be able to relax after work.
Immoral action: Joseph approaches the children and gives them each a sedative to make them go to sleep, so he can get some quiet.
Immoral consequence: Joseph unwinds, but the  children's teacher discovers that the children have been being drugged and report Joseph to the authorities.
Norm: You should spend your vacation time with your loved ones.
Situation: Jon has been working really hard all year and has some vacation time accrued.
Intention: Jon wants to take some time off.
Moral action: Jon executes a pleasant vacation for the whole family.
Moral consequence: Jon's family is happy, and they make happy memories during this vacation.
Norm: You should spend your vacation time with your loved ones.
Situation: Jon has been working really hard all year and has some vacation time accrued.
Intention: Jon wants to take some time off.
Immoral action: Jon goes on vacation by himself because he feels like he deserves it.
Immoral consequence: Jon's family is sad that they don't get to go with him.
Norm: You should show gratitude for gifts.
Situation: Luke is at Christmas with his family, and he gets an oven mit from his aunt that he does not like.
Intention: Luke wants to comment on the gift.
Moral action: Luke shows gratitude for the oven mit, even though he does not like it.
Moral consequence: Luke's aunt is overjoyed and the day is not awkward.
Norm: You should show gratitude for gifts.
Situation: Luke is at Christmas with his family, and he gets an oven mit from his aunt that he does not like.
Intention: Luke wants to comment on the gift.
Immoral action: Luke says he hates the oven mit.
Immoral consequence: Luke's aunts feelings are hurt.
Norm: You shouldn't ask your siblings to pay you.
Situation: Greg and his brother Frank are going to the movies.
Intention: Greg wants to have fun with his brother and spend time with him.
Moral action: Greg doesn’t ask for reimbursement and decides it was nice to treat his brother for this movie.
Moral consequence: Greg and Frank go out to eat and Frank decides to pay the bill this time.
Norm: You shouldn't ask your siblings to pay you.
Situation: Greg and his brother Frank are going to the movies.
Intention: Greg wants to have fun with his brother and spend time with him.
Immoral action: Greg pays for the movie but afterwards asks his brother to pay him back for the cost.
Immoral consequence: Frank feels like Greg shouldn’t have asked if he wasn’t going to pay and feels upset.
Norm: Friends are expected not to hurt each other's feelings.
Situation: Tom's friend asks him what he thinks of their new tattoo which Tom thinks is really bad.
Intention: Tom wants to respond to his friend about the tattoo.
Moral action: Tom tells his friend that the tattoo really adds character to their look.
Moral consequence: Tom's friend's confidence in himself and their friendship is improved.
Norm: Friends are expected not to hurt each other's feelings.
Situation: Tom's friend asks him what he thinks of their new tattoo which Tom thinks is really bad.
Intention: Tom wants to respond to his friend about the tattoo.
Immoral action: Tom tells his friend that the tattoo is really stupid and makes them look trashy.
Immoral consequence: Tom's friend is deeply hurt and insulted and questions their friendship.
Norm: It is wrong to not look for your dog.
Situation: Tony is having a very bad week and realizes that his dog is missing.
Intention: Tom wants to find his dog.
Moral action: Tom goes out and looks for his dog.
Moral consequence: Tom finds his dog and his dog is so happy that the joy of hugging him completely overwhelms his exhaustion and makes him feel great.
Norm: It is wrong to not look for your dog.
Situation: Tony is having a very bad week and realizes that his dog is missing.
Intention: Tom wants to find his dog.
Immoral action: Tom tells his neighbor he is tired and asks if the neighbor will look for his dog while he rests.
Immoral consequence: His neighbor finds the dog but brings it to the shelter because they don't feel Tom is a fit owner.
Norm: It is responsible to look after your grandchildren.
Situation: Christina is watching over her grandchildren when her dog is begging at the front door.
Intention: Wanted to go take the dog for a walk.
Moral action: Christina tells her grandchildren to come with her to walk the dog.
Moral consequence: They have a lot of fun walking the dog and stop for ice cream.
Norm: It is responsible to look after your grandchildren.
Situation: Christina is watching over her grandchildren when her dog is begging at the front door.
Intention: Wanted to go take the dog for a walk.
Immoral action: Christina tells her grandchildren to watch cartoons while she walks the dog.
Immoral consequence: Christina's grandchildren get into her alcohol closet while she's gone and get alcohol poisoning.