CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is rude to leave family out of ceremonies.
Situation: John and Mary are getting married and are deciding on who to invite.
Intention: John wants all his friends to attend.
Immoral action: John decides to exclude some of his cousins, so he can have more friends attend.
Immoral consequence: John gets chewed out by his mum for not inviting family.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore a crime in progress.
Situation: James was waiting for the bus when a mugger tried to snatch the purse from the lady standing behind him.
Intention: James wants to avoid getting injured.
Moral action: James records the mugging on his phone and gives the recording to the police.
Moral consequence: The police immediately recognize the mugger as a frequent flyer in their jail cells and promptly arrest him at a nearby bar and return his victim's money.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore a crime in progress.
Situation: James was waiting for the bus when a mugger tried to snatch the purse from the lady standing behind him.
Intention: James wants to avoid getting injured.
Immoral action: James stares forward and pretends that he can't hear anything.
Immoral consequence: James has to listen to the victim sob about how her rent money was in her purse and now she'll get evicted.
Norm: It's wrong to call a fellow worker rude names.
Situation: Carl is in the break room at work when a coworker asks him what he thinks of Kim the secretary.
Intention: Carl wants to respond to the question.
Moral action: Carl says he thinks Kim is friendly, helpful and good for the company.
Moral consequence: Kim finds out and thinks very highly of Carl in the future.
Norm: It's wrong to call a fellow worker rude names.
Situation: Carl is in the break room at work when a coworker asks him what he thinks of Kim the secretary.
Intention: Carl wants to respond to the question.
Immoral action: Carl says he thinks Kim is stupid and looks like a dog.
Immoral consequence: Kim finds out and files a complaint against Carl, getting him fired.
Norm: It is wrong to commit infidelity.
Situation: Jerry and his wife have been married a long time, and he is bored.
Intention: Jerry wants to feel young and excited again.
Moral action: Jerry shares his feelings with his wife, and they decide to try new activities together.
Moral consequence: Jerry and his wife find several new hobbies they enjoy with each other.
Norm: It is wrong to commit infidelity.
Situation: Jerry and his wife have been married a long time, and he is bored.
Intention: Jerry wants to feel young and excited again.
Immoral action: Jerry meets a woman online and sets up a hotel room for them to have an affair.
Immoral consequence: Jerry's wife finds the emails and files for divorce.
Norm: It's good to be concerned about a partner's health.
Situation: Harriet sees that her partner is losing a lot of weight and isn't eating very much anymore.
Intention: Harriet wants to let her partner know that he is loved.
Moral action: Harriet asks her partner if he is doing well, and asks why he doesn't seem to be eating much anymore.
Moral consequence: Harriet's partner admits to disordered eating patterns and asks for help looking for resources.
Norm: It's good to be concerned about a partner's health.
Situation: Harriet sees that her partner is losing a lot of weight and isn't eating very much anymore.
Intention: Harriet wants to let her partner know that he is loved.
Immoral action: Harriet tells her partner that he looks great and that she supports him in any kind of body alterations he wants to make.
Immoral consequence: Harriet's partner's eating disorder goes unnoticed, and he becomes very ill.
Norm: Leaving your sister on read is disrespectful.
Situation: Jen has a sister who messaged about a problem but also has a serious a work deadline.
Intention: Jen wants to get her work done on time.
Moral action: Jen replies quickly explaining her work deadline that she will make sure to get back to her ASAP.
Moral consequence: Jen's sister understands and thanks her for responding anyway.
Norm: Leaving your sister on read is disrespectful.
Situation: Jen has a sister who messaged about a problem but also has a serious a work deadline.
Intention: Jen wants to get her work done on time.
Immoral action: Jen sees the message but ignores it and focuses on her work.
Immoral consequence: Jen's sister sees that it was read and is upset after being ignored.
Norm: You shouldn't break up over text messages.
Situation: John has been dating Lisa for about a year but isn't happy anymore and wants to break up with her.
Intention: John wants to end the relationship.
Moral action: John sits down with Lisa and has a hard, but necessary conversation explaining his feelings, and they break up.
Moral consequence: Despite being hurt, Lisa later respects John for talking with her and being honest about his feelings about their relationship.
Norm: You shouldn't break up over text messages.
Situation: John has been dating Lisa for about a year but isn't happy anymore and wants to break up with her.
Intention: John wants to end the relationship.
Immoral action: John shoots Lisa a text saying he is breaking up with her because he's not happy.
Immoral consequence: Lisa is very hurt and feels like, after a year together, the least John could do is break up with her in person.
Norm: You shouldn't exclude your partner.
Situation: Logan is at work when he gets a text message from a friend inviting him and his girlfriend to a party.
Intention: Logan wants to drink and have a fun time.
Moral action: Logan asks his girlfriend who agrees to go with him to the party.
Moral consequence: Logan drinks moderately at the party but still has fun.
Norm: You shouldn't exclude your partner.
Situation: Logan is at work when he gets a text message from a friend inviting him and his girlfriend to a party.
Intention: Logan wants to drink and have a fun time.
Immoral action: Logan says that his girlfriend is busy without consulting her first, and that he will come to the party by himself.
Immoral consequence: Logan gets drunk at the party and his girlfriend is mad at him for an entire week.
Norm: You shouldn't touch your coworkers.
Situation: Becca is happy that her favorite coworker is finally back from going on vacation.
Intention: Becca wants to greet and welcome the coworker back.
Moral action: Becca buys her coworker her favorite coffee drink giving it to her while welcoming her back.
Moral consequence: Becca has made a good impression on her coworker and maintained professionalism.
Norm: You shouldn't touch your coworkers.
Situation: Becca is happy that her favorite coworker is finally back from going on vacation.
Intention: Becca wants to greet and welcome the coworker back.
Immoral action: Becca runs up and embraces her coworker in a tight hug.
Immoral consequence: Becca may be seen as unprofessional by her work peers and boss.
Norm: It's irresponsible to postpone responsibilities.
Situation: John has a very important assignment due in two weeks.
Intention: John wants to progress in the new video game that he has just purchased.
Moral action: John finishes his assignment early and spends his new free time playing his new game.
Moral consequence: John is able to make good progress in the game, while receiving the highest marks on his assignment.
Norm: It's irresponsible to postpone responsibilities.
Situation: John has a very important assignment due in two weeks.
Intention: John wants to progress in the new video game that he has just purchased.
Immoral action: John procrastinates on his assignment and instead spends more time playing his video game.
Immoral consequence: John begins his assignment 3 days before the deadline and realizes that the assignment is much more complex than he thought, and receives a failing grade for submitting unsatisfactory work.
Norm: It's bad to always hide your true feelings.
Situation: Nathan is feeling really depressed, and his friend Adam asks him if he is feeling okay.
Intention: Nathan wants to answer Adam's question.
Moral action: Nathan tells Adam that he is feeling depressed, and they talk about it for a long time.
Moral consequence: Nathan feels much better after talking it out and begins to feel more hopeful.
Norm: It's bad to always hide your true feelings.
Situation: Nathan is feeling really depressed, and his friend Adam asks him if he is feeling okay.
Intention: Nathan wants to answer Adam's question.
Immoral action: Nathan tells Adam that he feels fine and doesn't talk to him about his depression.
Immoral consequence: Nathan sinks further into depression and begins to have thoughts of suicide.
Norm: It's not okay to pester people when it isn't needed.
Situation: Laura has just learned a new dance in her ballet class.
Intention: Laura wants to show her mother the dance.
Moral action: Laura waited until her mother wasn't busy before showing her the dance.
Moral consequence: Laura's mother was thrilled with the dance that Laura learned.
Norm: It's not okay to pester people when it isn't needed.
Situation: Laura has just learned a new dance in her ballet class.
Intention: Laura wants to show her mother the dance.
Immoral action: Laura starts dancing in front of her mother while her mother was cooking dinner.
Immoral consequence: Laura's mother spilled grease on her hand and was burned.
Norm: It's good to help out people that are elderly.
Situation: Richard's new neighbors George and Martha were really old but had a kid's bike that Richard really liked.
Intention: Richard wanted to ride that bike.
Moral action: Richard offered to help George and Martha with their yard work or errands.
Moral consequence: George and Martha accept Richard's offer and pay him by giving him the bike.
Norm: It's good to help out people that are elderly.
Situation: Richard's new neighbors George and Martha were really old but had a kid's bike that Richard really liked.
Intention: Richard wanted to ride that bike.
Immoral action: Richard broke into the shed the bike was in and rode away on it.
Immoral consequence: The police got involved and now Richard has a criminal record.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about your feelings to others.
Situation: Jake is at home feeling stressed out and depressed after a very bad week when his mother calls him.
Intention: Jake wants to find a new job.
Moral action: Jake tells his mom that he is feeling depressed, and he thinks a new job would help him.
Moral consequence: Jake starts seeing a counselor with the help of his mom, and this ends up leading him to a new and fulfilling career.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about your feelings to others.
Situation: Jake is at home feeling stressed out and depressed after a very bad week when his mother calls him.
Intention: Jake wants to find a new job.
Immoral action: Jake tells his mom that he is feeling great and asks for job search advice.
Immoral consequence: Jake gets advice from his mom on how to find a new job, but he's too sad to act on it.
Norm: You shouldn't always rely on luck for things.
Situation: Brandy is barely able to pay her bills.
Intention: Brandy needs to earn more money.
Moral action: Brandy uses her qualifications and experience to get a better job.
Moral consequence: Brandy is able to pay all her bills on time.
Norm: You shouldn't always rely on luck for things.
Situation: Brandy is barely able to pay her bills.
Intention: Brandy needs to earn more money.
Immoral action: Brandy spends money on lottery tickets hoping she is lucky enough to win.
Immoral consequence: Brandy doesn't win and cannot pay bills.
Norm: It is hurtful to call someone overweight.
Situation: Josh's coworker Steve is a fat guy who loves to eat more than his fair share of the office's donuts every day.
Intention: Josh wants to tell Steve to stop eating so many donuts.
Moral action: Josh suggests to Steve that it would be fairer to his colleagues is Steve only had a couple donuts every day.
Moral consequence: Steve realizes he was being selfish and vows to be more considerate with his allotment of donuts in the future.
Norm: It is hurtful to call someone overweight.
Situation: Josh's coworker Steve is a fat guy who loves to eat more than his fair share of the office's donuts every day.
Intention: Josh wants to tell Steve to stop eating so many donuts.
Immoral action: Josh tells Steve he needs to stop eating so many donuts because he's morbidly obese.
Immoral consequence: Steve is deeply embarrassed and develops an eating disorder, fasting for days at a time.
Norm: It is wrong to refer to people using derogatory terms.
Situation: Captain Kinkaid liked Private Ryan and felt Ryan had  a lot of potential.
Intention: Captain Kinkaid wanted to motivate Private Ryan to excel at the swimming test.
Moral action: Captain Kinkaid told Private Ryan how much potential he had and encouraged Ryan to do well on the swimming test.
Moral consequence: Private Ryan swam with confidence and got the best time in the test.
Norm: It is wrong to refer to people using derogatory terms.
Situation: Captain Kinkaid liked Private Ryan and felt Ryan had  a lot of potential.
Intention: Captain Kinkaid wanted to motivate Private Ryan to excel at the swimming test.
Immoral action: Captain Kinkaid called Private Ryan every name in the book and told Ryan only  a  real man could break the record swim time.
Immoral consequence: Private Ryan drowned because he would not ask for help when he cramped up in the middle  of  the ocean.
Norm: It's wrong to use violence against living things.
Situation: Bobby is visiting his neighbor when the neighbor's little dog starts nipping at his heels.
Intention: Bobby wants to get the dog to stop nipping at him.
Moral action: Bobby asks his neighbor to please put his dog somewhere where it can't get at Bobby.
Moral consequence: The little dog is made to stop nipping at Bobby without any harm coming to it.
Norm: It's wrong to use violence against living things.
Situation: Bobby is visiting his neighbor when the neighbor's little dog starts nipping at his heels.
Intention: Bobby wants to get the dog to stop nipping at him.
Immoral action: Bobby kicks the little dog all the way across the room and it runs away.
Immoral consequence: The little dog is hurt and scared by Bobby's action.
Norm: It's bad to watch people undress without their permission
Situation: Mark was  from a rural area, he was in his 20's and had never seen a naked female in person.
Intention: Mark wants to see a naked woman that is not just a picture.
Moral action: Mark goes to a strip club and sees naked women,  one of whom, Donna he gives a good to.
Moral consequence: Mark's curiosity is satisfied and Donna is closer to paying her way through college.
Norm: It's bad to watch people undress without their permission
Situation: Mark was  from a rural area, he was in his 20's and had never seen a naked female in person.
Intention: Mark wants to see a naked woman that is not just a picture.
Immoral action: Jack goes to an all girl's dorm, hides in the bushes and peeks at Donna through a bathroom window as she gets out of the shower.
Immoral consequence: Donna sees him, screams and faints; Jack goes to jail and Donna drops out of college traumatized by the experience.
Norm: It's good to realize the truth.
Situation: Brandon has been noticing his girlfriend go out for ladies night more and more, and is getting suspicious when she starts turning down his requests for sex afterwards.
Intention: Brandon wants to have a happy and fulfilling relationship.
Moral action: Brandon confronts his girlfriend and asks what is going on.
Moral consequence: Brandon's girlfriend confesses to cheating on him, they seek couples counseling and eventually make it past this hurdle and live a long and happy life together.
Norm: It's good to realize the truth.
Situation: Brandon has been noticing his girlfriend go out for ladies night more and more, and is getting suspicious when she starts turning down his requests for sex afterwards.
Intention: Brandon wants to have a happy and fulfilling relationship.
Immoral action: Brandon ignores the signs and never brings it up, hoping that it will pass.
Immoral consequence: Brandon's girlfriend get's pregnant, and he ends up supporting her for years before discovering the child is not his.
Norm: It's wrong to use things without the owner's permission.
Situation: Tim's razor broke while he was getting ready to go to work.
Intention: Tim wants to finish shaving.
Moral action: Tim asks Mark if he can uses his razor because his broke, and he needs to finish shaving.
Moral consequence: Mark tells Tim that's fine, as long as he cleans it afterwards, he's happy to loan him his razor.
Norm: It's wrong to use things without the owner's permission.
Situation: Tim's razor broke while he was getting ready to go to work.
Intention: Tim wants to finish shaving.
Immoral action: Tim grabs his roommate Mark's razor without asking him and uses it to finish shaving.
Immoral consequence: Mark notices that someone has used his razor and confronts Tim, and they get into an argument.
Norm: It's wrong to hide someone's things from them.
Situation: Eric is at the beach on vacation with his family.
Intention: Eric wants to stay on the beach all day.
Moral action: Eric asks the family to pick him up later.
Moral consequence: Eric gets to spend more time on the beach.
Norm: It's wrong to hide someone's things from them.
Situation: Eric is at the beach on vacation with his family.
Intention: Eric wants to stay on the beach all day.
Immoral action: Eric hides the keys so the family cannot leave.
Immoral consequence: The family searches for the keys, and they all become sunburned, sweaty, and irritated.
Norm: You shouldn't fake that you have a twin.
Situation: John got caught in a video that he broke a neighbor's window, and he was questioned by his neighbor.
Intention: John wants to react to the video.
Moral action: John admits to this neighbor that he broke the window by accident and agrees to pay for the damage to fix the window.
Moral consequence: His neighbor forgives John for his honesty and agrees to waive half of the damage.
Norm: You shouldn't fake that you have a twin.
Situation: John got caught in a video that he broke a neighbor's window, and he was questioned by his neighbor.
Intention: John wants to react to the video.
Immoral action: John tells his neighbor that it was done by his twin brother who has moved away a few days ago.
Immoral consequence: His neighbor knows that John is the only kid in his family and gets very mad at his lie and decides to call the police about the damage.
Norm: You shouldn't follow a stranger into their car.
Situation: Ash has taken some wrong turns and ends up getting completely lost.
Intention: Ash wants to get directions from someone who knows the area.
Moral action: Ash asks someone for directions and waits in a well lit place.
Moral consequence: Ash gets the directions and stays safe.
Norm: You shouldn't follow a stranger into their car.
Situation: Ash has taken some wrong turns and ends up getting completely lost.
Intention: Ash wants to get directions from someone who knows the area.
Immoral action: Ash asks someone for directions and gets into their car to retrieve them.
Immoral consequence: Ash risks something bad happening to them.
Norm: It's bad to cancel plans last minute.
Situation: Jim is supposed to pick up Matt on his way to a concert that they're both going to.
Intention: Jim needs to grab some food on the way to the show.
Moral action: Jim decides to get snacks at the venue, and him and Matt go to the concert together.
Moral consequence: Matt appreciates Jim being a good friend and offers to pay for the snacks.
Norm: It's bad to cancel plans last minute.
Situation: Jim is supposed to pick up Matt on his way to a concert that they're both going to.
Intention: Jim needs to grab some food on the way to the show.
Immoral action: Jim decides to hit up a convenience store on the way to the show and skips picking up Matt to save time.
Immoral consequence: Matt is left wondering when Jim is going to arrive, and ends up missing the show.
Norm: It is bad to make sexual assumptions based on nothing.
Situation: Tyler has discovered he has a pony play fetish.
Intention: Tyler wants to find someone to explore his sexual tastes with.
Moral action: Tyler joins an online group for people looking to experiment.
Moral consequence: Tyler meets someone who wants to try pony play, too.
Norm: It is bad to make sexual assumptions based on nothing.
Situation: Tyler has discovered he has a pony play fetish.
Intention: Tyler wants to find someone to explore his sexual tastes with.
Immoral action: Tyler picks up a woman at a bar and tells her that they will be trying his fetish out without asking first.
Immoral consequence: Tyler sleeps alone that night as the woman leaves uninterested.
Norm: You should always greet people.
Situation: Sarah is in an office building waiting for a job interview and Amanda enters the room.
Intention: Sarah wants to finish waiting and get to the interview quickly.
Moral action: Sarah greets Amanda and wishes her good luck on her interview.
Moral consequence: Amanda replies thank you, but also that she's the interviewer, not a candidate.
Norm: You should always greet people.
Situation: Sarah is in an office building waiting for a job interview and Amanda enters the room.
Intention: Sarah wants to finish waiting and get to the interview quickly.
Immoral action: Sarah ignores Amanda as she enters the room and says nothing.
Immoral consequence: Sarah is called into the interview 10 minutes later and Amanda is the person interviewing her.
Norm: You should take responsibility for the things you've done.
Situation: Dave is cleaning up his home and accidentally knocks over his wife's favorite knick-knack.
Intention: Dave wants to explain what happened to his wife.
Moral action: Dave explains to his wife that he bumped the knick-knack while dusting the shelf and it fell off and broke.
Moral consequence: Dave feels relief for telling his wife the truth after she forgives him for the accident.
Norm: You should take responsibility for the things you've done.
Situation: Dave is cleaning up his home and accidentally knocks over his wife's favorite knick-knack.
Intention: Dave wants to explain what happened to his wife.
Immoral action: Dave tells his wife that the dog ran through the room and knocked over her item.
Immoral consequence: Dave feels a deep sense of guilt and shame for lying to his partner.
Norm: It's bad to blame all your problems on other people.
Situation: Ash is having a terrible string of luck lately and everything seems to be going wrong.
Intention: Ash wants to let off some steam and vent.
Moral action: Ash has a nice get together with friends and family.
Moral consequence: Ash and her close ones have a great time together which recharges everyone.
Norm: It's bad to blame all your problems on other people.
Situation: Ash is having a terrible string of luck lately and everything seems to be going wrong.
Intention: Ash wants to let off some steam and vent.
Immoral action: Ash blames their friends and family for never helping them.
Immoral consequence: Ash damages relationships with her support circle.
Norm: It's immoral to show up for work when you're intoxicated.
Situation: Sara has stayed up all night drinking and is still intoxicated when it's time to come into work.
Intention: Sara wants to avoid losing paid hours on her next paycheck.
Moral action: Sara uses some of her paid time off to take the day off.
Moral consequence: Sara stays home to recover and still gets paid for the day.
Norm: It's immoral to show up for work when you're intoxicated.
Situation: Sara has stayed up all night drinking and is still intoxicated when it's time to come into work.
Intention: Sara wants to avoid losing paid hours on her next paycheck.
Immoral action: Sara goes to work intoxicated and hides that fact by using breath mints.
Immoral consequence: Sara's work performance will be negatively impacted.
Norm: It's nice to say 'hi' to people.
Situation: Steve is the new CEO of a struggling call center.
Intention: Steve wants to establish his authority.
Moral action: Steve makes an effort to learn every employees name and encourages anyone to come by his office anytime.
Moral consequence: Morale goes up and employees are inspired to work harder for Steve.