CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is wrong to lie to your employeer.
Situation: Joe has stayed up all night binge watching a series and is scheduled to work early in the morning.
Intention: Joe wants to take the day off.
Moral action: Joe uses a day of his paid vacation and takes a personal day.
Moral consequence: Joe is reinforcing responsible habits.
Norm: It is wrong to lie to your employeer.
Situation: Joe has stayed up all night binge watching a series and is scheduled to work early in the morning.
Intention: Joe wants to take the day off.
Immoral action: Joe tells his boss that he is sick and can't come in.
Immoral consequence: Joe feels bad and irresponsible about lying.
Norm: You shouldn't overcharge for your services.
Situation: Corey runs a landscaping business and is in competition with a fellow local landscaper, Chris.
Intention: Corey wants to make more money than Chris.
Moral action: Corey sets up a buy one get one half off promotion.
Moral consequence: Corey earns repeat customers this way and his business grows beyond state borders.
Norm: You shouldn't overcharge for your services.
Situation: Corey runs a landscaping business and is in competition with a fellow local landscaper, Chris.
Intention: Corey wants to make more money than Chris.
Immoral action: Corey charges his clients twice  what Chris charges for his services, hoping this will earn him more money.
Immoral consequence: Corey's clients find his prices to be a ripoff and take their business over to Chris.
Norm: It's wrong to not explain yourself.
Situation: Bill is very moody at work and short with everyone including his boss.
Intention: Bill wants to be left alone and have some space.
Moral action: Bill meets with the boos before work explaining that he suddenly lost a pet last night.
Moral consequence: Bill is allowed to work a half day and given less interactive work for the hours that he is there.
Norm: It's wrong to not explain yourself.
Situation: Bill is very moody at work and short with everyone including his boss.
Intention: Bill wants to be left alone and have some space.
Immoral action: Bill shouts and everyone to leave alone and says that things are none of their business.
Immoral consequence: Bill is written up by his boss for misconduct towards other employees.
Norm: You should not call someone something they do not want.
Situation: Jim comes up with a funny nickname for his friend but his friend doesn't like it.
Intention: Jim wants to have a nickname for his friend.
Moral action: Jim suggests a new nickname for his friend which his friend is happier with.
Moral consequence: Jim's friend thinks it's actually pretty cool to have a nickname now that it's a good one.
Norm: You should not call someone something they do not want.
Situation: Jim comes up with a funny nickname for his friend but his friend doesn't like it.
Intention: Jim wants to have a nickname for his friend.
Immoral action: Jim keeps calling his friend by the nickname his friend doesn't like.
Immoral consequence: Jim's friend is annoyed to be stuck with a nickname they don't even want.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about having insomnia.
Situation: Josie is a freshman in college and gets the worst dorm.
Intention: Josie wants to upgrade her living siutation.
Moral action: Josie asks her RA to get a better room because she wants a good freshman year.
Moral consequence: The RA tells her someone pulled out of their living situation so there is a suite available.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about having insomnia.
Situation: Josie is a freshman in college and gets the worst dorm.
Intention: Josie wants to upgrade her living siutation.
Immoral action: Josie tells her RA she has insomnia to get a suite with a bathroom.
Immoral consequence: Josie gets paired with an awful roommate who actually has insomnia and causes her to not be able to sleep due to stress.
Norm: It's rude to hate people's excitement.
Situation: Clair is trying to study while her roommate Sarah is talking loudly to her friend about an upcoming concert.
Intention: Clair wants to focus on her work.
Moral action: Clair movies into her room to study.
Moral consequence: The new environment allows Clair to focus on her work.
Norm: It's rude to hate people's excitement.
Situation: Clair is trying to study while her roommate Sarah is talking loudly to her friend about an upcoming concert.
Intention: Clair wants to focus on her work.
Immoral action: Clair tells Sarah to leave the room because her energy is annoying.
Immoral consequence: Clair is harassed for the reminder of the evening by Sarah's friend.
Norm: It's wrong to put others down.
Situation: Dave is relaxing in the living room when his wife Cindy comes in wearing a new dress and asks him how he likes it.
Intention: Dave wants to answer Cindy's question.
Moral action: Dave tells Cindy that she looks gorgeous and the dress fits her style perfectly.
Moral consequence: Cindy is delighted that Dave likes her dress and has complimented her.
Norm: It's wrong to put others down.
Situation: Dave is relaxing in the living room when his wife Cindy comes in wearing a new dress and asks him how he likes it.
Intention: Dave wants to answer Cindy's question.
Immoral action: Dave tells Cindy that since she's old and no longer can look good in anything so the dress doesn't really matter.
Immoral consequence: Cindy is devastated that Dave thinks she's unattractive and is insulted by Dave's verbal assault.
Norm: It's bad to have a melt down.
Situation: Dave is at work when he receives an email from his landlord saying he will be evicted if he doesn't pay his back rent.
Intention: Dave wants to react to the bad news.
Moral action: Dave gets up from his desk and walks to the bathroom where he enters a toilet stall to sit down and regroup.
Moral consequence: Dave's coworkers have no idea what's really going on and continue to work as normal.
Norm: It's bad to have a melt down.
Situation: Dave is at work when he receives an email from his landlord saying he will be evicted if he doesn't pay his back rent.
Intention: Dave wants to react to the bad news.
Immoral action: Dave stands up from his desk and begins loudly sobbing, walks over to his neighbor's cubicle and loudly starts talking about how he's doomed.
Immoral consequence: Dave's coworkers are embarrassed for him and distracted from their work and not happy about it.
Norm: You should compromise over disagreements
Situation: Bill likes going to the bar but his friend wants to go to the dance club.
Intention: Bill wants to go to the bar.
Moral action: Bill says they should meet in the middle and go to the bar for a bit then over to the dance club.
Moral consequence: Bill's friend is satisfied with the agreement that takes both their wants into consideration.
Norm: You should compromise over disagreements
Situation: Bill likes going to the bar but his friend wants to go to the dance club.
Intention: Bill wants to go to the bar.
Immoral action: Bill says to his friend that if they won't agree to come to the bar with bill they can just go dancing on their own.
Immoral consequence: Bill's friend feels like bill is really selfish for not considering what they want.
Norm: It's bad to lie to someone close to you.
Situation: Sue asks her brother John to buy her dinner when he is back home from work.
Intention: John wants to respond to Sue's request.
Moral action: John tells Sue that he can buy her dinner after meeting with his friends but it might be a bit late.
Moral consequence: Sue thanks John for his help and waits patiently for him to come back.
Norm: It's bad to lie to someone close to you.
Situation: Sue asks her brother John to buy her dinner when he is back home from work.
Intention: John wants to respond to Sue's request.
Immoral action: John tells Sue that he needs to work overtime and won't be back home early.
Immoral consequence: Sue sees John in the street with his friends and knows that John has made up a story to reject her request.
Norm: You shouldn't play with the emotions of women.
Situation: Cory meets Jessica at a bar and realizes that Jessica likes him.
Intention: Cory wants to see and date women other than Jessica.
Moral action: Cory tells Jessica that he isn't interested, but they can still be friends.
Moral consequence: Cory and Jessica spend time together and become best friends.
Norm: You shouldn't play with the emotions of women.
Situation: Cory meets Jessica at a bar and realizes that Jessica likes him.
Intention: Cory wants to see and date women other than Jessica.
Immoral action: Cory calls Jessica every night before he goes out on dates with other women.
Immoral consequence: Jessica falls in love with Cory and starts to stalk him at his work.
Norm: You shouldn't make people feel guilty.
Situation: Peg needs her coworker Beth to cover her shift at work, so that she may care for her sick son.
Intention: Peg wants to use her son as an excuse.
Moral action: Peg tells Beth her son is sick and that she needs the extra time to take care of him.
Moral consequence: Beth is happy to trade shifts with Peg.
Norm: You shouldn't make people feel guilty.
Situation: Peg needs her coworker Beth to cover her shift at work, so that she may care for her sick son.
Intention: Peg wants to use her son as an excuse.
Immoral action: Peg tells Beth her son is sick and that Beth is the only one that can help to cover her shift.
Immoral consequence: Beth feels unfairly pressured by Peg, causing her to be upset with Peg.
Norm: You shouldn't be around other people if you're ill.
Situation: Matt a poor man sick with the flu, and he has work in an hour.
Intention: Matt wants to make money.
Moral action: Matt calls work, and asks if he use one of his paid sick leave days.
Moral consequence: Matt is able to rest and recover from his illness.
Norm: You shouldn't be around other people if you're ill.
Situation: Matt a poor man sick with the flu, and he has work in an hour.
Intention: Matt wants to make money.
Immoral action: Matt goes into work for his shift.
Immoral consequence: Matt faces backlash from his coworkers who worry about being exposed to his illness.
Norm: It is hateful to consider short people subhuman.
Situation: Dave is at a party when he's introduced to a very short man named James.
Intention: Dave wants to say something to James.
Moral action: Dave tells James that he's glad to meet him and that he hopes to get to know him better.
Moral consequence: James is delighted to meet Dave and is happy that Dave wants to hang out more.
Norm: It is hateful to consider short people subhuman.
Situation: Dave is at a party when he's introduced to a very short man named James.
Intention: Dave wants to say something to James.
Immoral action: Dave tells James that he's so tiny he's hardly even a man and that Dave feels scared to shake his hand because he might hurt him.
Immoral consequence: James is infuriated that Dave is emasculating him and disrespecting him in front of everyone.
Norm: fat shaming is mean
Situation: Edna is attending one of Dina's cooking courses as a student.
Intention: Dina wants to let Edna know she's used too much butter in her dish.
Moral action: Dina asks Edna if she used the recipe amount of butter when preparing her dish.
Moral consequence: Edna explains that she forgot if she added butter and may have added it twice, and they both laugh at the accident.
Norm: fat shaming is mean
Situation: Edna is attending one of Dina's cooking courses as a student.
Intention: Dina wants to let Edna know she's used too much butter in her dish.
Immoral action: Dina approaches Edna and says that she can tell by Edna's waistline that she goes overboard on butter often.
Immoral consequence: Edna is terribly offended and requests a refund for the course after leaving early in tears.
Norm: It's wrong to tell your roommate what to do.
Situation: Jill has moved to a new city and is living with a roommate.
Intention: Jill wants to schedule cleaning the apartment.
Moral action: Jill asks her roommate to help her pick dates to clean the apartment.
Moral consequence: Jill's roommate thinks Jill is considerate and wants to cooperate more with Jill.
Norm: It's wrong to tell your roommate what to do.
Situation: Jill has moved to a new city and is living with a roommate.
Intention: Jill wants to schedule cleaning the apartment.
Immoral action: Jill tells her roommate the apartment cleaning is during her roommate's birthday.
Immoral consequence: Jill's roommate moves out and Jill has to pay all the rent.
Norm: You shouldn't be mean to your employees.
Situation: Crystal manages a clothing store and heavily relies on the help of her employees, Jess and Susan, to make it run smoothly.
Intention: Crystal wants her employees to make good sales.
Moral action: Crystal sets sales goals for her employees and offers a prize to the top seller each month.
Moral consequence: Jess and Susan have fun with the healthy competition and feel appreciated with the prizes, while meeting sales goals.
Norm: You shouldn't be mean to your employees.
Situation: Crystal manages a clothing store and heavily relies on the help of her employees, Jess and Susan, to make it run smoothly.
Intention: Crystal wants her employees to make good sales.
Immoral action: Crystal screams at Jess and Susan whenever they don't meet their sales goals and calls them incompetent.
Immoral consequence: Sick of her abuse, Jess and Susan quit leaving Crystal to run the store alone.
Norm: You should support someone who is trying to quit drinking.
Situation: Ben's friend Larry has just quit drinking alcohol because he was addicted.
Intention: Ben wants to do something fun with Larry.
Moral action: Ben invites Larry to join a softball team with him after work.
Moral consequence: Ben and Larry have a lot of fun and get a lot of exercise.
Norm: You should support someone who is trying to quit drinking.
Situation: Ben's friend Larry has just quit drinking alcohol because he was addicted.
Intention: Ben wants to do something fun with Larry.
Immoral action: Ben invites Larry to meet him at his favorite bar to have a couple drinks.
Immoral consequence: Larry starts to drink once again and relapses into alcoholism.
Norm: It's inappropriate to go through your spouse's emails.
Situation: Roger begins to suspect that his wife Laura is having an affair with her boss from work.
Intention: Roger wants to find out if Laura is cheating on him.
Moral action: Roger sits down with Laura and calmly informs her about his suspicions in order to find out the truth.
Moral consequence: Laura admits to a brief affair but the couple is able to work through it and maintain a strong marriage.
Norm: It's inappropriate to go through your spouse's emails.
Situation: Roger begins to suspect that his wife Laura is having an affair with her boss from work.
Intention: Roger wants to find out if Laura is cheating on him.
Immoral action: One night Roger logs into Laura's personal computer and begins reading through all her e-mails to see if he can find any evidence of an affair.
Immoral consequence: Laura catches Roger going through her e-mails and gets very upset at him over the breach of privacy.
Norm: It's wrong to disapprove of someone's choice of boyfriend.
Situation: Gabby's friend Hannah just started dating a new boy, and Hannah asks Gabby what she thinks of him.
Intention: Gabby wants to respond to Hannah's question.
Moral action: Gabby says she doesn't know Hannah's boyfriend well enough to judge him.
Moral consequence: Hannah invites Gabby to hang out with her and her boyfriend, so they can get to know each other better.
Norm: It's wrong to disapprove of someone's choice of boyfriend.
Situation: Gabby's friend Hannah just started dating a new boy, and Hannah asks Gabby what she thinks of him.
Intention: Gabby wants to respond to Hannah's question.
Immoral action: Gabby says she thinks Hannah's new boyfriend is a jerk.
Immoral consequence: Hannah gets upset at Gabby and stops talking to her.
Norm: It's bad to make promises you'll regret.
Situation: Joey's friends are planning on throwing a party the same day as his grandmother's birthday.
Intention: Joey wants to throw a party.
Moral action: Joey tells his friends he'll join them next time around, and throws a birthday party for his grandmother instead.
Moral consequence: Joey's grandmother is elated by his thoughtfulness and has a wonderful birthday.
Norm: It's bad to make promises you'll regret.
Situation: Joey's friends are planning on throwing a party the same day as his grandmother's birthday.
Intention: Joey wants to throw a party.
Immoral action: Joey and his friends throw the party, and he misses his grandmother's birthday.
Immoral consequence: Joey's grandmother is sad that he didn't come to visit her on her birthday.
Norm: It's good to greet family members when you see them.
Situation: Timmy goes to visit his grandparents' house for the day, and they say hello to him.
Intention: Timmy wants to watch TV.
Moral action: Timmy says hello to his grandparents and asks if he can watch their TV.
Moral consequence: Timmy's grandparents are proud of little Timmy's manners and give him a treat.
Norm: It's good to greet family members when you see them.
Situation: Timmy goes to visit his grandparents' house for the day, and they say hello to him.
Intention: Timmy wants to watch TV.
Immoral action: Timmy runs to his grandparents' TV without saying a word to them and watches a show.
Immoral consequence: Timmy's grandparents think Timmy is a very impolite little boy for not even saying hello to them.
Norm: It's immoral to spread sexual diseases to partners.
Situation: Jessica has been dating Ernie for years, but has recently been seeing Joe behind Ernie's back.
Intention: Jessica wants to stay with Ernie.
Moral action: Jessica breaks things off with Joe and gets herself tested.
Moral consequence: Jessica's test comes back negative for STD's, and she is faithful to Ernie from then on.
Norm: It's immoral to spread sexual diseases to partners.
Situation: Jessica has been dating Ernie for years, but has recently been seeing Joe behind Ernie's back.
Intention: Jessica wants to stay with Ernie.
Immoral action: Jessica contracts an STD from Joe, but doesn't tell Ernie about any of it and continues to see both men.
Immoral consequence: Ernie gets an STD from Jessica.
Norm: It's wrong to steal your relative's purse.
Situation: Jane is hanging out with her grandma and Susan and Susan has to step away and go to the garage for something.
Intention: Jane wants to get some money to buy a new shirt.
Moral action: Jane asks her grandma for a bit of money when she gets back in the room and Susan gives Jane a ride to the store to buy a shirt.
Moral consequence: Jane and Susan's relationship remains strong and Susan is glad that Jane feels comfortable asking her for help.
Norm: It's wrong to steal your relative's purse.
Situation: Jane is hanging out with her grandma and Susan and Susan has to step away and go to the garage for something.
Intention: Jane wants to get some money to buy a new shirt.
Immoral action: Jane takes her grandma's purse while she is in the garage and drives to the store and purchases a shirt.
Immoral consequence: Jane's grandma knows that Jane is the person who took her purse and informs Jane that she will no longer be allowed to her house.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your parter for your friends.
Situation: Jerry is dating Mindy and also has a close group of friends.
Intention: Jerry wants to spend time with his friends.
Moral action: Jerry and Mindy agree to make friday a friends night and Saturdays a date night.
Moral consequence: Jerry and Mindy have a strong relationship and Jerry is happy with the time spent with friends.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your parter for your friends.
Situation: Jerry is dating Mindy and also has a close group of friends.
Intention: Jerry wants to spend time with his friends.
Immoral action: Jerry hangs out with his friends almost every night and rarely spends time with mindy.
Immoral consequence: Mindy breaks up with Jerry because she feels ignored and neglected.
Norm: It's good to share duties with your roommates.
Situation: Carrie is cooking some food to bring to a party that evening.
Intention: Carrie wants to get to her party on time.
Moral action: Carrie asks her roommates if they can clean up for her tonight, and she will return the favor later, so that she can leave on time.
Moral consequence: Carrie's roommates are happy to help, and she helps them out later in the week.
Norm: It's good to share duties with your roommates.
Situation: Carrie is cooking some food to bring to a party that evening.
Intention: Carrie wants to get to her party on time.
Immoral action: Carrie leaves all her mess and dirty dishes in the kitchen, so she can leave early.
Immoral consequence: Carrie's roommates have to clean up her mess and consider kicking her out.
Norm: It's good to appreciate your friend's religion.
Situation: Wanda and Yasmin are talking about the cultural practices of their families.
Intention: Wanda wants to learn more about Yasmin's religion.
Moral action: Wanda asks Yasmin to talk about some of her favorite aspects of her religion.
Moral consequence: Yasmin feels appreciated.
Norm: It's good to appreciate your friend's religion.
Situation: Wanda and Yasmin are talking about the cultural practices of their families.
Intention: Wanda wants to learn more about Yasmin's religion.
Immoral action: Wanda tells Yasmin her religion sounds really strange.
Immoral consequence: Yasmin gets offended.
Norm: You shouldn't let someone destroy your life.
Situation: Maria has been getting bullied by her ex-friend, Christina, who often throws rocks at her house and threatens to beat her up.
Intention: Maria wants to avoid getting beat by Christina.
Moral action: Maria tells an adult what's been happening to her.
Moral consequence: Christina is disciplined by her parents and never messes with Maria again.
Norm: You shouldn't let someone destroy your life.
Situation: Maria has been getting bullied by her ex-friend, Christina, who often throws rocks at her house and threatens to beat her up.
Intention: Maria wants to avoid getting beat by Christina.
Immoral action: Maria sneaks into her house through the back door and never looks out the window, hoping to avoid Christina.
Immoral consequence: Christina continues to taunt Maria, who grows even more afraid for her safety.
Norm: It's rude to laugh at others.
Situation: Jennifer sees that her classmate got a new haircut which Jennifer thinks looks really bad.
Intention: Jennifer wants to talk to her classmate.
Moral action: Jennifer talks to her classmate about school work and other regular topics.
Moral consequence: Jennifer's classmate thinks their new haircut probably looks fine since Jennifer didn't seem to notice it.
Norm: It's rude to laugh at others.
Situation: Jennifer sees that her classmate got a new haircut which Jennifer thinks looks really bad.
Intention: Jennifer wants to talk to her classmate.
Immoral action: Jennifer goes up to her classmate and makes fun of their haircut, laughing at how bad it is.
Immoral consequence: Jennifer's classmate feels very self conscious about her new haircut and starts wearing a hat.
Norm: It's good to replace other people's belongings that you lost.
Situation: Sam borrows Eric's drill for a project, but drops it down a deep hole.
Intention: Sam wants to apologize for losing the drill.
Moral action: Sam goes to the store and buys a new drill that's identical to Eric's old one, and gives it to him while apologizing.
Moral consequence: Eric thanks Sam and lets him borrow more tools in the future.
Norm: It's good to replace other people's belongings that you lost.
Situation: Sam borrows Eric's drill for a project, but drops it down a deep hole.
Intention: Sam wants to apologize for losing the drill.
Immoral action: Sam apologizes for losing the drill, but does not offer to replace it.
Immoral consequence: Eric never lets Sam borrow anything again, and brings up the lost drill a lot.
Norm: It is rude to demand free services from others.
Situation: Karen is a customer who has multiple lines for a telecommunications company.
Intention: Karen wants to make sure that she is getting the best deal.
Moral action: Karen checks for the best deals online and only calls if she needs help.
Moral consequence: Karen has a good phoen and service and does not pay a high bill.