CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should always share.
Situation: Mikk is asked by his roommate if he can borrow Mikk’s extra laptop that he likes but doesn't use much.
Intention: Mikk doesn't want the laptop damaged.
Moral action: Mikk lends the laptop and lets the roommate know to be careful.
Moral consequence: Mikk opens up and starts sharing more.
Norm: You should always share.
Situation: Mikk is asked by his roommate if he can borrow Mikk’s extra laptop that he likes but doesn't use much.
Intention: Mikk doesn't want the laptop damaged.
Immoral action: Mikk doesn't let his roommate borrow it.
Immoral consequence: His roommate is disgusted and their relationship becomes strained.
Norm: It's important to be honest with your friends
Situation: Tom was hit on by his best friends longtime girlfriend.
Intention: Tim wants his friend to be happy and have a good relationship.
Moral action: Tim decides to tell his friend about it and the friend confronts her about it.
Moral consequence: The girlfriend admits to cheating and the friend gets out of a terrible relationship.
Norm: It's important to be honest with your friends
Situation: Tom was hit on by his best friends longtime girlfriend.
Intention: Tim wants his friend to be happy and have a good relationship.
Immoral action: Tim doesn't tell his friend about the incident that happened.
Immoral consequence: Tim gives in to temptation and goes out with his friends girlfriend and the friend finds out.
Norm: It's wrong to keep your children secret.
Situation: Keara is a single mother who has recently joined a dating site.
Intention: Keara wants to appeal to a large amount of people.
Moral action: Keara writes up an interesting profile highlighting what makes her unique while mentioning her kids.
Moral consequence: Keara meets a nice partner who has kids of his own.
Norm: It's wrong to keep your children secret.
Situation: Keara is a single mother who has recently joined a dating site.
Intention: Keara wants to appeal to a large amount of people.
Immoral action: Keara intentionally hides the fact that she's a mother in order not to scare anyone away.
Immoral consequence: Keara feels guilty for hiding her kids.
Norm: It's wrong to judge others based on their life choices.
Situation: Jason had just read something about trans people, and his next client is trans.
Intention: Jason wants to comment on their gender.
Moral action: Jason asks the client what their pronouns are.
Moral consequence: Jason gets the trust of his new client.
Norm: It's wrong to judge others based on their life choices.
Situation: Jason had just read something about trans people, and his next client is trans.
Intention: Jason wants to comment on their gender.
Immoral action: Jason tells the client that trans identity is a form of mental illness.
Immoral consequence: Jason loses his new client.
Norm: A host offering substandard refreshments is frowned upon.
Situation: Joel is throwing a summer bash and invites all of his friends.
Intention: Joel wants to provide all of the beverages for his party.
Moral action: Joel goes shopping to provide a DIY bar that will include a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages for his guests.
Moral consequence: Joel's guests have a blast with the DIY bar and his party is a hit.
Norm: A host offering substandard refreshments is frowned upon.
Situation: Joel is throwing a summer bash and invites all of his friends.
Intention: Joel wants to provide all of the beverages for his party.
Immoral action: After telling everyone not to bring drinks, Joel sets out expired beer and flat soda for his guests.
Immoral consequence: Joel's guests are grossed out by the drinks and leave the party.
Norm: It is rude to scare people
Situation: Jake is playing hide and seek with his young sister Sara and notices she's getting frustrated because she can't find him.
Intention: Jake wants to reveal himself to Sara.
Moral action: Jake speaks Sara's name from where he's hiding, leading her to him.
Moral consequence: Sara is happy that she won the game of hide and seek with Jake.
Norm: It is rude to scare people
Situation: Jake is playing hide and seek with his young sister Sara and notices she's getting frustrated because she can't find him.
Intention: Jake wants to reveal himself to Sara.
Immoral action: Jake jumps out from where he was hiding and yells at Sara.
Immoral consequence: Sara gets surprised by Jake and runs away crying from fear.
Norm: You shouldn't be greedy when fishing.
Situation: Zach runs a crab fishing boat and has been out catching crab on the ocean for days, and the crab in the boat are not healthy.
Intention: Zach wants to catch more crab.
Moral action: Zach catches crab for a few more hours, then decides that he needs to drop off his load.
Moral consequence: The crab all survive and Zach gets a healthy payment.
Norm: You shouldn't be greedy when fishing.
Situation: Zach runs a crab fishing boat and has been out catching crab on the ocean for days, and the crab in the boat are not healthy.
Intention: Zach wants to catch more crab.
Immoral action: Zach catches crab for a few more days, ignoring the sick ones.
Immoral consequence: Some crab die, which causes other crab to die through dead loss, cutting Zach's profits.
Norm: You shouldn't cause family drama.
Situation: Joe was at his mother's house visiting when his brother says something rude to him.
Intention: Joe wants to let his brother know that he is being rude.
Moral action: Joe pulls his brother aside and asks him if he can tone it down.
Moral consequence: Joe's brother apologizes and promises to act better in the future.
Norm: You shouldn't cause family drama.
Situation: Joe was at his mother's house visiting when his brother says something rude to him.
Intention: Joe wants to let his brother know that he is being rude.
Immoral action: Joe punches his brother in the jaw because of the things he said.
Immoral consequence: Joe's mother tells Joe he has to leave the house.
Norm: It's good to go bowling with friends.
Situation: Ace's friends invite Ace, a pro bowler practicing for a tournament, to join them in a trip to the bowling alley.
Intention: Ace wants to practice his bowling game.
Moral action: Ace accepts and works his bowling practice into his game with his friends.
Moral consequence: Ace helps his friends improve their own game and relaxes before the tournament.
Norm: It's good to go bowling with friends.
Situation: Ace's friends invite Ace, a pro bowler practicing for a tournament, to join them in a trip to the bowling alley.
Intention: Ace wants to practice his bowling game.
Immoral action: Ace declines and goes to practice by himself at a different bowling alley, wanting peace and quiet.
Immoral consequence: Ace gets all stressed out from the pressure of practice and competition.
Norm: You shouldn't shove around your pet.
Situation: Tony's dog gets on the couch where is not allowed and won't get off.
Intention: Tony wants to get his dog off the couch.
Moral action: Tony takes the time to train his dog not to go on the couch using positive re-enforcement.
Moral consequence: Tony's dog learns the lesson that he is not allowed on the couch.
Norm: You shouldn't shove around your pet.
Situation: Tony's dog gets on the couch where is not allowed and won't get off.
Intention: Tony wants to get his dog off the couch.
Immoral action: Tony pushes his dog forcefully off the couch onto the floor.
Immoral consequence: Tony's dog is scared by Tony and doesn't properly learn not to go on the couch.
Norm: It's not okay to be hateful to others.
Situation: While out with work friends Jane runs across her ex Paul who dumped her without warning a few months ago.
Intention: Jane wants closure to their relationship.
Moral action: Jane pulls Paul aside to have a private talk about her lingering feelings.
Moral consequence: Jane is able to get everything off her chest and can now move past their relationship.
Norm: It's not okay to be hateful to others.
Situation: While out with work friends Jane runs across her ex Paul who dumped her without warning a few months ago.
Intention: Jane wants closure to their relationship.
Immoral action: Jane slaps Paul and yells out that he has a tiny penis.
Immoral consequence: Jane has to deal with rumors at her work about her temper.
Norm: You shouldn't play music that could annoy others.
Situation: Janine is riding the bus to work.
Intention: Janine wants to listen to some music.
Moral action: Janine takes out her phone and listens to her favorite song with her earbuds.
Moral consequence: Janine is able to enjoy some tunes and the other passengers are undisturbed.
Norm: You shouldn't play music that could annoy others.
Situation: Janine is riding the bus to work.
Intention: Janine wants to listen to some music.
Immoral action: Janine pulls out her phone and listens to her favorite song through the speaker.
Immoral consequence: The other passengers are disturbed because they can hear and give Janine dirty looks.
Norm: It's polite to cancel an appointment that you can't make.
Situation: Frank is due to see his doctor this afternoon, but he feels better now.
Intention: Frank wants to decide what to do.
Moral action: Frank calls up to inform the doctors office he won't be coming in.
Moral consequence: The doctor is able to fit someone in Franks place, so they can get medical attention.
Norm: It's polite to cancel an appointment that you can't make.
Situation: Frank is due to see his doctor this afternoon, but he feels better now.
Intention: Frank wants to decide what to do.
Immoral action: Frank decides not to see his doctor but doesn't call to inform the office.
Immoral consequence: The doctor wastes time that could have been spent helping someone who needed help.
Norm: You should not mess with someone else's personal accounts.
Situation: Laura walks into the office after fighting with Shelby in the parking lot.
Intention: Laura wants to express her feeling of anger against Shelby.
Moral action: Laura talks to Shelby about how she angry she felt at the moment of the fight.
Moral consequence: Laura and Shelby gain a deeper understanding of each other.
Norm: You should not mess with someone else's personal accounts.
Situation: Laura walks into the office after fighting with Shelby in the parking lot.
Intention: Laura wants to express her feeling of anger against Shelby.
Immoral action: Laura changes Shelby's Facebook password, and laughs when Shelby struggles to log on.
Immoral consequence: Laura loses her friendship with Shelby.
Norm: You shouldn't overstate your qualifications.
Situation: Ray is sitting at his computer looking at job postings on the internet.
Intention: Ray wants to find a good job.
Moral action: Ray puts in his resume for a job he is well-qualified to do.
Moral consequence: Ray gets the job and starts making a good living for himself.
Norm: You shouldn't overstate your qualifications.
Situation: Ray is sitting at his computer looking at job postings on the internet.
Intention: Ray wants to find a good job.
Immoral action: Ray gets hired for a job by saying he has a college degree when he doesn't.
Immoral consequence: Ray is fired from his job for lying on his job application.
Norm: It's wrong to call people losers because it is rude.
Situation: Jane's soccer team just won a tough match against their rivals and the teams are walking off the field.
Intention: Jane wants to interact with her rivals.
Moral action: Jane runs up to the captain of the rival team and congratulates her for a game well played.
Moral consequence: The captain of the rival team thanks Jane and praises her performance.
Norm: It's wrong to call people losers because it is rude.
Situation: Jane's soccer team just won a tough match against their rivals and the teams are walking off the field.
Intention: Jane wants to interact with her rivals.
Immoral action: Jane yells out to the rival team and calls them a bunch of losers.
Immoral consequence: The captain of the rival team tackles Jane and starts fighting her.
Norm: It's bad to get addicted to heroin.
Situation: Connie is extremely unhappy because she's failing out of school and her boyfriend dumped her.
Intention: Connie wants to start feeling better.
Moral action: Connie begins regularly seeing a counselor to talk about her problems.
Moral consequence: Connie begins to feel more confident and happier, and her grades start to improve.
Norm: It's bad to get addicted to heroin.
Situation: Connie is extremely unhappy because she's failing out of school and her boyfriend dumped her.
Intention: Connie wants to start feeling better.
Immoral action: Connie starts using heroin regularly to get high and mask her emotional pain.
Immoral consequence: Connie overdoses and has to be rushed to the emergency room to save her life.
Norm: You shouldn't let your kids go places without your permission.
Situation: Sally's 13 year old is asking her to sign a permission slip for school.
Intention: Sally wants to get her nails done today.
Moral action: Sally signs the slip right away then heads out to get  her nails done.
Moral consequence: Sally's child has permission to go on the trip and has a fun day.
Norm: You shouldn't let your kids go places without your permission.
Situation: Sally's 13 year old is asking her to sign a permission slip for school.
Intention: Sally wants to get her nails done today.
Immoral action: Sally ignores her child and goes out to get her nails done.
Immoral consequence: Sally's child forges her moms signature her teacher finds out and bans her from the trip.
Norm: You should give extra assistance to those with disabilities.
Situation: Jake is entering a convenience store to buy some smokes and sees a man in a wheelchair coming up behind him to enter the store as well.
Intention: Jake wants to decide whether to hold the door open for the disabled man.
Moral action: Jake holds the door open for the disabled man, allowing him easy access to the store.
Moral consequence: The disabled man appreciates the show of courtesy and thanks Jake.
Norm: You should give extra assistance to those with disabilities.
Situation: Jake is entering a convenience store to buy some smokes and sees a man in a wheelchair coming up behind him to enter the store as well.
Intention: Jake wants to decide whether to hold the door open for the disabled man.
Immoral action: Jake briskly enters the convenience store without holding the door open for the disabled man.
Immoral consequence: The door slams shut in the disabled man's face, and he feels disrespected.
Norm: It's wrong for schools not to teach kid right.
Situation: Emery is teaching her students how to convert fractions into decimals, but she is having a hard time because she has never understood this well.
Intention: Emery wants to finish the lesson today.
Moral action: Emery meets with another teacher during lunch, learns how to do the conversion, and is able to teach the students correctly.
Moral consequence: The students understand how to do the math and get good grades on their homework.
Norm: It's wrong for schools not to teach kid right.
Situation: Emery is teaching her students how to convert fractions into decimals, but she is having a hard time because she has never understood this well.
Intention: Emery wants to finish the lesson today.
Immoral action: Emery comes up with a way of converting the fractions that she thinks might be right and explains it to the class for their daily lesson.
Immoral consequence: The students believe this is the right way to do the math and get all of the answers on their homework wrong.
Norm: It's bad to use illicit substances to find happiness.
Situation: Larry just finished a rough day at work and walks out to find a parking ticket on his car.
Intention: Larry wants to escape from his daily problems.
Moral action: Larry calls his mother on his drive home to vent about his day, and she reminds him of all the good things in his life.
Moral consequence: Larry is happy by the time he gets home and makes himself a nice dinner.
Norm: It's bad to use illicit substances to find happiness.
Situation: Larry just finished a rough day at work and walks out to find a parking ticket on his car.
Intention: Larry wants to escape from his daily problems.
Immoral action: Larry drives home and does drugs in his basement to detach himself from reality.
Immoral consequence: Larry overdoses and ends up in the hospital.
Norm: It is wrong to be with multiple partners.
Situation: John is on a dating website when he receives date requests from five women.
Intention: John doesn't want to hurt anyone.
Moral action: John chooses one of the women to date, and he sets the other women up with his attractive single friends.
Moral consequence: John gains friends and a wonderful new girlfriend.
Norm: It is wrong to be with multiple partners.
Situation: John is on a dating website when he receives date requests from five women.
Intention: John doesn't want to hurt anyone.
Immoral action: John dates all of the women at the same time.
Immoral consequence: John is discovered by the women, and his reputation on the dating site is tarnished.
Norm: It's bad to want to be a cult leader.
Situation: Mark has lots of experience with managing wealth and has capital to use for a new venture.
Intention: Mark wants to set up a wealth management business.
Moral action: Mark decides to run his business without emotional blackmail or cult-like practices.
Moral consequence: Mark is able to make a profit off the venture in a legal and acceptable way, and feels good about it.
Norm: It's bad to want to be a cult leader.
Situation: Mark has lots of experience with managing wealth and has capital to use for a new venture.
Intention: Mark wants to set up a wealth management business.
Immoral action: Mark decides to make it so customers of his business must forfeit all their money under emotional blackmail.
Immoral consequence: Mark is accused by customers of operating a cult, and he loses business.
Norm: It's wrong to put someone in an uncomfortable situation.
Situation: John is at a public even with a panel of celebrities including Tiger Woods and it's John's turn to have the audience microphone.
Intention: John wants to ask Tiger Woods a question.
Moral action: John asks Tiger Woods what he thinks is the best way for John to become good at golf.
Moral consequence: Tiger Woods is happy with the question because it emphasizes something he is really good at.
Norm: It's wrong to put someone in an uncomfortable situation.
Situation: John is at a public even with a panel of celebrities including Tiger Woods and it's John's turn to have the audience microphone.
Intention: John wants to ask Tiger Woods a question.
Immoral action: John asks Tiger Woods how it feels to be vilified for being unfaithful to his spouse and having all the sordid information about him released.
Immoral consequence: Tiger Woods is embarrassed about the topic and is angry at John for bringing it up before so many people.
Norm: It's nice to honor your deceased relatives.
Situation: George and his mother go to the cemetery to visit the grave of George's deceased father, who was not kind to George.
Intention: George wants to express how he feels about his father.
Moral action: George decides to focus on the good and tells his mother the things he's grateful for about his father.
Moral consequence: George and his mother enjoy the time remembering George's father.
Norm: It's nice to honor your deceased relatives.
Situation: George and his mother go to the cemetery to visit the grave of George's deceased father, who was not kind to George.
Intention: George wants to express how he feels about his father.
Immoral action: George decides to express his displeasure, kicks the headstone repeatedly, and stomps on the grave site.
Immoral consequence: George's mom is terribly offended and starts arguing with George in the cemetery.
Norm: It's rude to very loud in an office setting.
Situation: Jack is sitting at his desk at work, and he is listening to a very funny podcast.
Intention: Jack wants to laugh out loud.
Moral action: Jack goes into the hallway to laugh about the podcast he was listening too.
Moral consequence: Jack avoids disturbing his office environment, and he also gets to laugh the way he wanted.
Norm: It's rude to very loud in an office setting.
Situation: Jack is sitting at his desk at work, and he is listening to a very funny podcast.
Intention: Jack wants to laugh out loud.
Immoral action: Jack laughs manically at his desk, disrupting the quiet office and annoying his coworkers.
Immoral consequence: Jack's coworkers are frustrated with him making all this noise, and he is reported.
Norm: It's bad to try fooling yourself.
Situation: Maggie has dated John for years, and she fell out of love with him.
Intention: Maggie needs to make a decision about their relationship.
Moral action: Maggie talks to John the problems in their relationship, and they decide to be friends.
Moral consequence: Maggie gains a new sense of appreciation with John.
Norm: It's bad to try fooling yourself.
Situation: Maggie has dated John for years, and she fell out of love with him.
Intention: Maggie needs to make a decision about their relationship.
Immoral action: Maggie blames her lack of feelings on eternal circumstances and continues dating John.
Immoral consequence: Maggie continues to be trapped in an unhappy relationship.
Norm: It's good to stick up for what you believe in.
Situation: Kevin and his boyfriend Paul are planning on getting married but his parents don't know he's gay.
Intention: Kevin wants to invite his parents.
Moral action: Kevin invites his parents, and they say they disapprove of his lifestyle, so Kevin tells them he loves Paul and the wedding will go on as planned.
Moral consequence: Paul is so happy that Kevin did the right thing and loves him even more.
Norm: It's good to stick up for what you believe in.
Situation: Kevin and his boyfriend Paul are planning on getting married but his parents don't know he's gay.
Intention: Kevin wants to invite his parents.
Immoral action: Kevin invites his parents, and they say they disapprove of his lifestyle, so Kevin apologizes to them and calls off the wedding.
Immoral consequence: Paul is deeply hurt and him and Kevin split up.
Norm: It's rude to spy on your neighbors.
Situation: Jack suspects that his neighbor is stealing his mail every day.
Intention: Jack wants to get to the bottom of this.
Moral action: Jack approaches his neighbor civilly and asks him if he knows what is going on with the mail lately.
Moral consequence: The neighbor reveals that the mail carrier sometimes mixes up addresses in this neighborhood, and just be patient.
Norm: It's rude to spy on your neighbors.
Situation: Jack suspects that his neighbor is stealing his mail every day.
Intention: Jack wants to get to the bottom of this.
Immoral action: Jack spies on his neighbor and sets up cameras to try to catch him in the act.
Immoral consequence: Jack gets caught spying on his neighbor and then their interactions going forward are very awkward.
Norm: It's wrong to skip out on your family member's memorial.
Situation: James grandfather has passed away from a heart attack.
Intention: James wants to go on a trip with his friends.
Moral action: James attends his grandfather memorial and meets his friends the next day.
Moral consequence: James and his family are happy they attended the memorial together.
Norm: It's wrong to skip out on your family member's memorial.
Situation: James grandfather has passed away from a heart attack.
Intention: James wants to go on a trip with his friends.
Immoral action: James skips his grandfathers memorial and goes on his trip with his friends.
Immoral consequence: James family is very disappointed and stop speaking to him.
Norm: It's rude to dress down friends in public.
Situation: Rebecca is a new model about to walk down the runway with her friends.
Intention: Rebecca wants to stand out.
Moral action: Rebecca walks with confidence down the runway striking unique poses as she walks.
Moral consequence: Rebecca's modeling life kicks off when one of her runway pictures goes viral.