CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's inappropriate to date your student.
Situation: Charles is a college professor with an attractive student Kelly who often asks for help after the lecture.
Intention: Charles wants to be helpful to his students.
Immoral action: Charles is often alone with Kelly, temptation gives in, and they start a relationship.
Immoral consequence: Charles is caught dating her and fired for breaking the policy set by the university.
Norm: It's unacceptable to steal.
Situation: James was mad that his parents wouldn't give him money to buy candy.
Intention: James wants to eat candy.
Moral action: James asked the shopkeeper if there were any chores he could do in exchange for store credit.
Moral consequence: The shopkeeper let James start making deliveries in exchange for a small wage, allowing James to buy candy.
Norm: It's unacceptable to steal.
Situation: James was mad that his parents wouldn't give him money to buy candy.
Intention: James wants to eat candy.
Immoral action: When the shopkeeper isn't looking, James sneaks the candy bar into his pocket.
Immoral consequence: James enjoyed his candy bar but felt guilty every time he went back to that store.
Norm: It's wrong to ditch your partner during their important event.
Situation: Dennis accompanies his girlfriend Bea to a friend's wedding and reception, where he spots a very attractive bridesmaid.
Intention: Dennis wants to have fun dancing at the reception.
Moral action: Dennis dances with Bea and has a good time; the bridesmaid asks him to dance at one point.
Moral consequence: Bea is glad for a rest, Dennis gets to dance with both women, and everyone is happy.
Norm: It's wrong to ditch your partner during their important event.
Situation: Dennis accompanies his girlfriend Bea to a friend's wedding and reception, where he spots a very attractive bridesmaid.
Intention: Dennis wants to have fun dancing at the reception.
Immoral action: Dennis tells Bea he needs to use the restroom, then dances with the bridesmaid.
Immoral consequence: Bea finds out that Dennis ditched her for the bridesmaid and gets angry.
Norm: It's bad to make people feel unsafe.
Situation: Jason is bored and decides to prank one of his friends.
Intention: Jason wants to have fun.
Moral action: Jason waits in a bush for his friend on a hot day, squirting him with a water gun.
Moral consequence: Jason's friend laughs and grabs another water gun as they proceed to have a water gun fight.
Norm: It's bad to make people feel unsafe.
Situation: Jason is bored and decides to prank one of his friends.
Intention: Jason wants to have fun.
Immoral action: Jason tells his friend as they are driving that the car has no brakes, and they will crash.
Immoral consequence: Jason's friend freaks out and is angry with Jason for giving him a panic attack.
Norm: It is wrong to go into someone's room without permission.
Situation: Mary's hair is wet, and she just remembered that her roommate Anna most recently borrowed her hair dryer.
Intention: Mary wants to find her hair dryer.
Moral action: Mary texts Anna to ask if she knows where the hair dryer is and Anna tells her to go get it off of her desk in her room.
Moral consequence: Anna is grateful that Mary asked her before searching all over the place for it and messing up her room.
Norm: It is wrong to go into someone's room without permission.
Situation: Mary's hair is wet, and she just remembered that her roommate Anna most recently borrowed her hair dryer.
Intention: Mary wants to find her hair dryer.
Immoral action: Mary goes into Anna's room and searches for the hairdryer, which she finds on Anna's desk.
Immoral consequence: Anna is upset that Mary went into her room without permission and this strains their relationship.
Norm: One shouldn't operate heavy machinery when drowsy.
Situation: Ralph tried his new allergy medication while he was at work and is beginning to feel tired and unusual from it.
Intention: Ralph wants to get a full day of work.
Moral action: Ralph tells his supervisor he isn't feeling well, and he is given desk jobs that he can complete without any risk.
Moral consequence: Ralph works despite his fatigue and goes home after working all day.
Norm: One shouldn't operate heavy machinery when drowsy.
Situation: Ralph tried his new allergy medication while he was at work and is beginning to feel tired and unusual from it.
Intention: Ralph wants to get a full day of work.
Immoral action: Ralph doesn’t mention his condition to his supervisor and begins to work using the forklift.
Immoral consequence: Ralph finds himself getting very sleepy towards the end of his shift and nods off while driving, running the forklift into a nearby wall.
Norm: It's nice to forgive someone.
Situation: Dave's wife had recently accidentally dropped and broken a mug that Dave loved and is profusely apologizing to Dave.
Intention: Dave wants to react to his wife's apology.
Moral action: Dave tells his wife that it's OK and that it's just a thing and things don't matter and that everything is OK between them.
Moral consequence: Dave's wife is relieved to hear that Dave isn't mad and isn't going to hold the accident against her.
Norm: It's nice to forgive someone.
Situation: Dave's wife had recently accidentally dropped and broken a mug that Dave loved and is profusely apologizing to Dave.
Intention: Dave wants to react to his wife's apology.
Immoral action: Dave tells his wife that he's so mad he can't stop thinking about it and to stop talking to him right now.
Immoral consequence: Dave's wife is scared that Dave is way too angry and is even more saddened about breaking the mug.
Norm: It's good to listen to someone's confessions.
Situation: Dave, who is a priest is walking in the park when he is approached by Tim, a local man who asks Dave if he can tell him his sins.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Tim's request.
Moral action: Dave tells Tim that he would be glad to listen to whatever he wants to tell him and guide him if he so chooses.
Moral consequence: Tim is relieved and happy to hear he can finally get some things off his chest and seek repentance.
Norm: It's good to listen to someone's confessions.
Situation: Dave, who is a priest is walking in the park when he is approached by Tim, a local man who asks Dave if he can tell him his sins.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Tim's request.
Immoral action: Dave tells Tim that this is not the time or place for that conversation and to go seek a church.
Immoral consequence: Tim is saddened that he can't get Dave's help and stressed out that he has to keep searching for someone to talk to.
Norm: It's wrong to get tired of being nice.
Situation: James is the most friendly person at his job and often helps his coworkers.
Intention: James feels he is b show more appreciation for helping them eing taken for granted and wants people to.
Moral action: When a coworker asks James for help,  James agrees without hesitating.
Moral consequence: James's boss notices his unselfish behavior and offers him a promotion.
Norm: It's wrong to get tired of being nice.
Situation: James is the most friendly person at his job and often helps his coworkers.
Intention: James feels he is b show more appreciation for helping them eing taken for granted and wants people to.
Immoral action: When a coworker asks James for help, he berates them and refuses.
Immoral consequence: James boss notices this behavior and reprimands him for being rude.
Norm: Cheating is frowned upon.
Situation: Jon is taking an exam in his math class this is worth 50% of his final grade.
Intention: Jon really wants to pass.
Moral action: Jon studies hard and tries his best on the exam.
Moral consequence: Jon does not ace the test, but does well enough to pass.
Norm: Cheating is frowned upon.
Situation: Jon is taking an exam in his math class this is worth 50% of his final grade.
Intention: Jon really wants to pass.
Immoral action: Jon copies the answers of the smart kid that sits right in front of him.
Immoral consequence: Jon gets caught and he automatically fails the exam.
Norm: Is inappropriate cheat on your spouse
Situation: Sam is invited to drinks after work by an attractive coworker.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to his coworker's invitation.
Moral action: Sam declines the offer to go out for drinks and returns home after work as normal.
Moral consequence: Sam maintains a happy and healthy relationship with his wife.
Norm: Is inappropriate cheat on your spouse
Situation: Sam is invited to drinks after work by an attractive coworker.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to his coworker's invitation.
Immoral action: Sam accepts the offer to go out for drinks and later has sex with the coworker.
Immoral consequence: Sam's wife finds out and divorces him.
Norm: It's nice to give people's comments likes.
Situation: Tom sees a Facebook comment his friend made that congratulates him on a sports win.
Intention: Tom wants to interact with his friend's Facebook comment.
Moral action: Tom gives the comment a "like" emoji because he finds it a nice comment.
Moral consequence: Tom and his friend discuss the sports game in a positive manner in subsequent comments.
Norm: It's nice to give people's comments likes.
Situation: Tom sees a Facebook comment his friend made that congratulates him on a sports win.
Intention: Tom wants to interact with his friend's Facebook comment.
Immoral action: Tom gives the comment a, "sad face", emoji as a prank.
Immoral consequence: Tom's friend is confused and Tom tries to explain himself later.
Norm: It is unacceptable not to flush after using the restroom.
Situation: Larry is at a party when he feels the call of nature.
Intention: Larry wants to return to the party quickly.
Moral action: Larry uses the rest room and flushes the toilet multiple times to make sure everything went down.
Moral consequence: Larry enjoys the rest of the party knowing that he was respectful in his friend's home.
Norm: It is unacceptable not to flush after using the restroom.
Situation: Larry is at a party when he feels the call of nature.
Intention: Larry wants to return to the party quickly.
Immoral action: Larry uses the toilet quickly and then leaves without flushing.
Immoral consequence: The host of the party calls Larry out on his poor manners and embarrasses him.
Norm: It is rude to be bossy.
Situation: Jenna was working with her classmates to make a poster for history class.
Intention: Jenna wants to make sure they get an A.
Moral action: Jenna concentrates on doing her part of the poster well and gives her classmates occasional advice.
Moral consequence: Jenna's group gets an A and thanks her for her help.
Norm: It is rude to be bossy.
Situation: Jenna was working with her classmates to make a poster for history class.
Intention: Jenna wants to make sure they get an A.
Immoral action: Jenna tells her classmates exactly how to do every part of the poster.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's group gets an A, but all of her group mates are angry at her by the end.
Norm: It is rude to disrupt someone's belongings without permission.
Situation: Sally asks John to watch her bag while she runs to the bathroom.
Intention: John wants to use some lip balm on his chapped lips.
Moral action: John waits for Sally to get back from the bathroom and asks if she has lip balm.
Moral consequence: John and Sally maintain a good, mutually-respectful relationship.
Norm: It is rude to disrupt someone's belongings without permission.
Situation: Sally asks John to watch her bag while she runs to the bathroom.
Intention: John wants to use some lip balm on his chapped lips.
Immoral action: John goes through Sally's bag to look for lip balm.
Immoral consequence: John damages his relationship with Sally because she feels violated.
Norm: It's wrong to be disrespectful to your best friend.
Situation: Bill's friend Ted asks how his new outfit looks before going out on a first date.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Ted's question.
Moral action: Bill tells Ted that he looks handsome and his date will love him.
Moral consequence: Ted feels attractive and confident for his upcoming date.
Norm: It's wrong to be disrespectful to your best friend.
Situation: Bill's friend Ted asks how his new outfit looks before going out on a first date.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Ted's question.
Immoral action: Bill tells his friend that the outfit looks terrible and his date won't find him attractive.
Immoral consequence: Ted feels sad and goes home to find a new outfit.
Norm: You shouldn't call your partner crazy.
Situation: Jason and his wife are having some issues with their relationship.
Intention: Jason wants to do something about his marital problems.
Moral action: Jason tries working the problems out with his wife with the help of a marriage counselor instead of taking the problems out on her.
Moral consequence: Jason's wife works with him to resolve their problems and their marriage is better for it.
Norm: You shouldn't call your partner crazy.
Situation: Jason and his wife are having some issues with their relationship.
Intention: Jason wants to do something about his marital problems.
Immoral action: Jason decides everything is his wife's fault, and he screams at her and calls her a crazy bitch.
Immoral consequence: Jason's wife becomes angry, and she throws Jason out of the house.
Norm: It's rude to turn someone who's suffering away.
Situation: James had just enough money to buy a supersized Big Mac meal when he was approached by a hungry homeless person.
Intention: James wants to have a satisfying dinner.
Moral action: James gave the homeless man half of his dinner money.
Moral consequence: James got a cheaper cheeseburger meal, and felt happy that he'd saved someone from going hungry.
Norm: It's rude to turn someone who's suffering away.
Situation: James had just enough money to buy a supersized Big Mac meal when he was approached by a hungry homeless person.
Intention: James wants to have a satisfying dinner.
Immoral action: James refused to give the homeless man any money, rationalizing that he'd probably use it to buy drugs.
Immoral consequence: James bought a supersized Big Mac meal, but couldn't stop thinking about the hungry man as he ate.
Norm: You shouldn't go off on your ex.
Situation: Mary broke up with her boyfriend and needs to get some things from his apartment.
Intention: Mary wants to get her books back from him.
Moral action: Mary retrieves the books without saying more than "hi" to her ex.
Moral consequence: Mary's ex remembers her fondly as a calm person.
Norm: You shouldn't go off on your ex.
Situation: Mary broke up with her boyfriend and needs to get some things from his apartment.
Intention: Mary wants to get her books back from him.
Immoral action: Mary immediately raises her voice and starts demanding that her ex give her her books back.
Immoral consequence: Mary's ex speaks badly of her to their mutual friends.
Norm: It's mean to ignore suicidal people.
Situation: Jake receives a text message from his friend Jane, who struggles with depression, late at night about how awful she's feeling.
Intention: Jake needs to decide how to respond.
Moral action: Jake decides to call Jane and tell her he's there for her if she needs it.
Moral consequence: Jane appreciates that Jake is willing to help, and feels better for the moment.
Norm: It's mean to ignore suicidal people.
Situation: Jake receives a text message from his friend Jane, who struggles with depression, late at night about how awful she's feeling.
Intention: Jake needs to decide how to respond.
Immoral action: Jake decides to ignore the text and go to sleep.
Immoral consequence: Jane feels alone in her struggle and ends up overdosing on some pills.
Norm: You shouldn't judge people based on their socio-economic situation.
Situation: Laura is on enjoying her first date with Liam when he explains that he is currently homeless due to job loss.
Intention: Laura wants to express her concern for Liam.
Moral action: Laura tells Liam that she wants to help him get in touch with people who can help improve his situation.
Moral consequence: Liam is grateful and accepting of Laura's help, and they enjoy the rest of their date together.
Norm: You shouldn't judge people based on their socio-economic situation.
Situation: Laura is on enjoying her first date with Liam when he explains that he is currently homeless due to job loss.
Intention: Laura wants to express her concern for Liam.
Immoral action: Laura tells Liam that his situation sounds horrible and that she's so sorry for him but that she thinks he shouldn't be focused on dating right now.
Immoral consequence: Liam is insulted by Laura giving him life advice on a date and leaves the date early, upset.
Norm: It's wrong to make your children take care of you
Situation: Dina often neglects the housework and cooking, making her 10-year-old daughter do it all.
Intention: Dina wants her daughter to learn how to make stir-fry.
Moral action: Dina gets in the kitchen with her daughter, asking her to gather the ingredients while she does the rest.
Moral consequence: Dina bonds with her daughter, and her daughter gets to enjoy a meal without cooking it.
Norm: It's wrong to make your children take care of you
Situation: Dina often neglects the housework and cooking, making her 10-year-old daughter do it all.
Intention: Dina wants her daughter to learn how to make stir-fry.
Immoral action: DIna sends her daugher off to the kitchen to make stir-fry, even though she doesn't know how to.
Immoral consequence: Dina's daughter cuts herself while trying to dice vegetables and needs to go to the hospital.
Norm: It's wrong to abandon your loved ones.
Situation: John and Jane are in a jungle fleeing from lions, John trips over while fleeing.
Intention: Jane wants to leave the jungle alive.
Moral action: Jane turns around and tries to help John up to help him escape.
Moral consequence: The lions roar at them but stop chasing them, seems they just wanted to chase John and Jane away from the cubs.
Norm: It's wrong to abandon your loved ones.
Situation: John and Jane are in a jungle fleeing from lions, John trips over while fleeing.
Intention: Jane wants to leave the jungle alive.
Immoral action: Jane leaves John behind and saves herself by continuing to run.
Immoral consequence: Jane escapes the jungle but John is lion food, Jane has to live with that for the rest of her life.
Norm: It's not polite to treat a partner with disrespect.
Situation: Steve and his girlfriend are having dinner with friends at a nice retaurant.
Intention: Steve wants to talk all about his new job promotion.
Moral action: Steve tells his friends about his promotion and includes his girlfriend in the conversation.
Moral consequence: Steve's girlfriend enjoys talking to everyone and has a nice time at dinner.
Norm: It's not polite to treat a partner with disrespect.
Situation: Steve and his girlfriend are having dinner with friends at a nice retaurant.
Intention: Steve wants to talk all about his new job promotion.
Immoral action: When his girlfriend talks Steve tells her nobody wants to hear what she has to say and continues talk about his promotion.
Immoral consequence: His girlfriend gets very upset and immediately starts to cry.
Norm: It's good to be dedicated.
Situation: Phil sees his friend Jane building an awesome treehouse in her yard.
Intention: Phil wants to build an awesome treehouse in his yard.
Moral action: Phil gets to work on the treehouse right away and just keeps building with all of his spare time.
Moral consequence: 2 months later the treehouse is done and it looks awesome.
Norm: It's good to be dedicated.
Situation: Phil sees his friend Jane building an awesome treehouse in her yard.
Intention: Phil wants to build an awesome treehouse in his yard.
Immoral action: Phil gathers the materials and starts building, but then keeps putting it off.
Immoral consequence: 10 years later Phil finally finishes the treehouse, which is now too small for the tree.
Norm: It's expected to call if you can't make an appointment.
Situation: Jane was just in a minor car accident while driving to a business appointment.
Intention: Jane wants to address the accident.
Moral action: After getting safely home Jane contacts the business to explain the situation.
Moral consequence: The business people show understanding for her situation and reschedule the appointment for the next day.
Norm: It's expected to call if you can't make an appointment.
Situation: Jane was just in a minor car accident while driving to a business appointment.
Intention: Jane wants to address the accident.
Immoral action: Jane forgets about her appointment and spends the rest of the day talking to her car insurance company.
Immoral consequence: Since Jane missed out on her appointment without explanation her appointment is moved to the back of the waiting list.
Norm: You should not kick others.
Situation: Monty is standing in line at the store but the person in front of him isn't moving up.
Intention: Monty wants the person in front of him to move up.
Moral action: Monty taps the person in front of him on the shoulder to let him know the line is moving.
Moral consequence: The person that was standing in front of Monty starts walking forward.
Norm: You should not kick others.
Situation: Monty is standing in line at the store but the person in front of him isn't moving up.
Intention: Monty wants the person in front of him to move up.
Immoral action: Monty kicks the person in front of him to make him start walking.
Immoral consequence: The man that was standing in front of Monty turns around and punches him the gut.
Norm: It's not okay to ruin your home.
Situation: Jeff likes to party and use fireworks, which his landlord allows him to do as long as he is respectful of the home.
Intention: Jeff wants to throw a big party tonight.
Moral action: Jeff's friends come over to party, and he makes sure everyone is in the backyard away from the house before setting off fireworks.
Moral consequence: Everyone enjoys the fireworks and the house remains unharmed.
Norm: It's not okay to ruin your home.
Situation: Jeff likes to party and use fireworks, which his landlord allows him to do as long as he is respectful of the home.
Intention: Jeff wants to throw a big party tonight.
Immoral action: Jeff's friends come over to party, and they all begin setting off fireworks from the front porch.
Immoral consequence: One of the fireworks hits a window and breaks the glass, prompting Jeff's landlord to evict him.
Norm: It's admirable when you're able to admit your faults.
Situation: Jenny asks her friend Mario to help her fix her car, but she doesn't realize Mario knows nothing about being a mechanic.
Intention: Mario wants to impress Jenny.
Moral action: Mario tells Jenny he would love to but knows nothing about fixing cars.
Moral consequence: Jenny appreciates Mario's honesty, and  they become close friends.
Norm: It's admirable when you're able to admit your faults.
Situation: Jenny asks her friend Mario to help her fix her car, but she doesn't realize Mario knows nothing about being a mechanic.
Intention: Mario wants to impress Jenny.
Immoral action: Mario hires a mechanic to fix Jenny's car and lets Jenny think it was him.
Immoral consequence: Mario feels bad for lying and now always feels awkward with Jenny.
Norm: It is fun to sing to someone you love.
Situation: Bill is throwing a birthday party for his girlfriend Jade, and she asks Bill to sing "Happy Birthday" to her.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Jade's request.
Moral action: Bill boisterously sings "Happy Birthday" to Jade and gets others to join in.
Moral consequence: Jade is so happy to hear Bill sing to her, and it really makes her day.
Norm: It is fun to sing to someone you love.
Situation: Bill is throwing a birthday party for his girlfriend Jade, and she asks Bill to sing "Happy Birthday" to her.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Jade's request.
Immoral action: Bill tells Jade that he doesn't feel like singing and that he thinks the song is silly.
Immoral consequence: Jade is really disappointed, and it puts a cloud over the whole party.