CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't call women "total babes" because it's rude.
Situation: Dave is having some drinks at the bar, when he spots a woman he finds attractive.
Intention: Dave wants to talk to the woman.
Moral action: Dave asks the woman about her interests and makes general banter with her.
Moral consequence: The woman thinks Dave is a nice guy, and they have a pleasant conversation.
Norm: You shouldn't call women "total babes" because it's rude.
Situation: Dave is having some drinks at the bar, when he spots a woman he finds attractive.
Intention: Dave wants to talk to the woman.
Immoral action: Dave catcalls the woman, telling her that he thinks she's a babe and a hottie.
Immoral consequence: The woman is offended and throws her drink in Dave's face.
Norm: Theft is wrong.
Situation: Vanessa is looking around in the mall when she sees a shirt she likes.
Intention: Vanessa wants to take the shirt home.
Moral action: Vanessa takes the shirt and brings it to the register to pay for it.
Moral consequence: Vanessa is able to wear the shirt to a party the next day.
Norm: Theft is wrong.
Situation: Vanessa is looking around in the mall when she sees a shirt she likes.
Intention: Vanessa wants to take the shirt home.
Immoral action: Vanessa tries on the shirt and walks out the store without paying.
Immoral consequence: Vanessa is stopped by the mall security when the store's alarm goes off.
Norm: It is wrong to wish for destruction.
Situation: Steve was about to be thrown out by rising rents but the pandemic pushed rents back down to where he could afford it.
Intention: Steve wants his life to improve.
Moral action: Steve hope that things get better for everyone over time.
Moral consequence: After the disaster ends, Steve's rent once again climbs too high, and he's forced to move.
Norm: It is wrong to wish for destruction.
Situation: Steve was about to be thrown out by rising rents but the pandemic pushed rents back down to where he could afford it.
Intention: Steve wants his life to improve.
Immoral action: Steve hopes the pandemic keeps ruining the economy so that his rent will stay low.
Immoral consequence: Half of Steve's neighbors get evicted but Steve himself remains safe.
Norm: You should stand up for what you need
Situation: Vic has some health issues that requires some time off, but Vic's boss wants him to work overtime this week.
Intention: Vic wants to answer his boss's request.
Moral action: Vic tells his boss that either he takes time off of work or that he'll have a bigger problem to deal with.
Moral consequence: Vic's boss realizes that Vic's health matters and doesn't have him work overtime.
Norm: You should stand up for what you need
Situation: Vic has some health issues that requires some time off, but Vic's boss wants him to work overtime this week.
Intention: Vic wants to answer his boss's request.
Immoral action: Vic fears losing his job and decides to work overtime like his boss requested.
Immoral consequence: Vic's health problems get worse, lowering his work quality and harming the company.
Norm: It's bad to get traffic violations.
Situation: Grace is running late when she leaves for work.
Intention: Grace wants to minimize the consequences for being late.
Moral action: Grace calls her employer and lets them know she's running a bit late.
Moral consequence: Grace's employer is grateful that she let them know she's on her way, just running late.
Norm: It's bad to get traffic violations.
Situation: Grace is running late when she leaves for work.
Intention: Grace wants to minimize the consequences for being late.
Immoral action: Grace speeds in her car and runs through a stop sign in front of a cop.
Immoral consequence: Grace gets a ticket and is even more late for work.
Norm: It's good to get out of the house sometimes.
Situation: James lives in a neighborhood that often has potluck barbecues and block parties.
Intention: James wants to avoid having to cook.
Moral action: James agrees to attend the potlucks but says that he'll have to bring store-bought food.
Moral consequence: James brings a big bucket of store-bought mac and cheese, which is quite popular.
Norm: It's good to get out of the house sometimes.
Situation: James lives in a neighborhood that often has potluck barbecues and block parties.
Intention: James wants to avoid having to cook.
Immoral action: James turns down all invitations to the neighborhood potlucks and spends his time watching TV.
Immoral consequence: James' neighbors think that he's oddly reclusive, and James sometimes feels lonely.
Norm: It is good to help others with your experience.
Situation: Fiona is a senior executive at a company and is meeting a group of new employees.
Intention: Fiona wants to tell the new employees something.
Moral action: Fiona tells the new employees tips on how she got to her position.
Moral consequence: The new employees will have a path to success.
Norm: It is good to help others with your experience.
Situation: Fiona is a senior executive at a company and is meeting a group of new employees.
Intention: Fiona wants to tell the new employees something.
Immoral action: Fiona tells the new employees that some of them won't last a year.
Immoral consequence: The new employees will not be comfortable at the company.
Norm: It is wrong to shun or ignore family members
Situation: Patrick's Aunt Lydia made an insensitive remark at dinner that hurt Patrick's feelings.
Intention: Patrick wants Lydia to know she hurt him.
Moral action: Patrick tells Lydia that her comment made him feel bad and asks her not to say similar things again out of consideration for him.
Moral consequence: Lydia apologizes to Patrick and promises to do better in the future, so they can maintain a good relationship.
Norm: It is wrong to shun or ignore family members
Situation: Patrick's Aunt Lydia made an insensitive remark at dinner that hurt Patrick's feelings.
Intention: Patrick wants Lydia to know she hurt him.
Immoral action: Patrick starts to ignore Lydia when she talks to him and doesn't respond to any of her calls or messages.
Immoral consequence: Lydia is confused by Patrick's behavior and their relationship falls apart because of the lack of communication.
Norm: You shouldn't control others.
Situation: Brenda is leaving to go see a movie with friends when she tells her husband Bob goodbye.
Intention: Bob wants to express his concern about Brenda leaving.
Moral action: Bob tells Brenda to drive safely and to make sure to wear her seatbelt and not to drink and drive.
Moral consequence: Brenda tells Bob not to worry so much but is secretly delighted he cares so much about her well being.
Norm: You shouldn't control others.
Situation: Brenda is leaving to go see a movie with friends when she tells her husband Bob goodbye.
Intention: Bob wants to express his concern about Brenda leaving.
Immoral action: Bob tells Brenda that she's not leaving because he's not sure about her safety and that she's forbidden from going out.
Immoral consequence: Brenda is livid that Bob thinks he can tell her what to do and when to go out and feels that Bob might be undercover violent.
Norm: It's discouraged from spouting political opinions in most company.
Situation: Tory is on her lunch break around many other colleagues and reads an article on a political issue that goes against her beliefs.
Intention: Tory wants to express her feelings on the issue.
Moral action: Tory talks about work with her colleagues and later goes online to post in the comment section.
Moral consequence: Tory's colleagues are able to recharge during their lunch break.
Norm: It's discouraged from spouting political opinions in most company.
Situation: Tory is on her lunch break around many other colleagues and reads an article on a political issue that goes against her beliefs.
Intention: Tory wants to express her feelings on the issue.
Immoral action: Tory brings up the political issue with her colleagues and tells them what she thinks.
Immoral consequence: Tory's colleagues have their break disturbed by conflicting political opinions.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone their condition isn't real.
Situation: Sally is talking with Frank and Sally tells Frank that she has a severe fear of flying.
Intention: Frank wants to talk to Sally about her condition.
Moral action: Frank listens to Sally and asks questions about where her fear comes from.
Moral consequence: Sally feels respected and is grateful for Frank's openness.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone their condition isn't real.
Situation: Sally is talking with Frank and Sally tells Frank that she has a severe fear of flying.
Intention: Frank wants to talk to Sally about her condition.
Immoral action: Frank tells Sally that fears aren't real, and she should just get over it.
Immoral consequence: Sally is hurt that Frank doesn't believe her feelings.
Norm: It's hurtful to exclude friends from big life events.
Situation: Bree is getting married this fall and is currently making her guest list for the wedding.
Intention: Bree wants the wedding to be afforable.
Moral action: Bree decides to save money by finding a cheaper wedding venue that will allow her to invite all of her friends.
Moral consequence: Bree's friends love the wedding and don't care that the venue was cheap because they got to share an important moment with Bree.
Norm: It's hurtful to exclude friends from big life events.
Situation: Bree is getting married this fall and is currently making her guest list for the wedding.
Intention: Bree wants the wedding to be afforable.
Immoral action: Bree decides to save money by inviting fewer people and chooses not to invite several of her friends to the wedding.
Immoral consequence: Bree's friends who aren't invited are sad and start not inviting Bree to events they host.
Norm: It's wrong not to have sympathy for your partner.
Situation: Albert's girlfriend Jessica told him that she was let go from her job.
Intention: Albert wants to respond to Jessica.
Moral action: Albert tells Jessica she'll find a better job.
Moral consequence: Jessica will feel enthusiastic about looking for a new job.
Norm: It's wrong not to have sympathy for your partner.
Situation: Albert's girlfriend Jessica told him that she was let go from her job.
Intention: Albert wants to respond to Jessica.
Immoral action: Albert tells Jessica she was let go because she was a poor performer.
Immoral consequence: Jessica will not have confidence in finding a new job.
Norm: It's expected that families should spend time together.
Situation: Mario's family is about to hold a family reunion soon.
Intention: Mario wants to decide if he should attend.
Moral action: Mario decides to go to the reunion and see his family.
Moral consequence: Mario's family is happy to see him there, and they have a lot of fun.
Norm: It's expected that families should spend time together.
Situation: Mario's family is about to hold a family reunion soon.
Intention: Mario wants to decide if he should attend.
Immoral action: Mario decides not to go just like he didn't go to the last two.
Immoral consequence: Mario's family wonders why Mario never spends any time with them.
Norm: It's good show kindness to strangers.
Situation: John is driving and sees a homeless man on the street corner holding a sign.
Intention: John wants to go to the game.
Moral action: John stops and hands the man some money, wishes him well, then goes to the game.
Moral consequence: The homeless man feels loved and is not hungry tonight.
Norm: It's good show kindness to strangers.
Situation: John is driving and sees a homeless man on the street corner holding a sign.
Intention: John wants to go to the game.
Immoral action: John pretends he doesn't see the homeless man and speeds off to the game.
Immoral consequence: The homeless man feels rejected and sad and goes hungry.
Norm: It's good to be loyal to your employer.
Situation: James had been working for a small accounting firm for a few months when he was offered another position at a small raise.
Intention: James wants to increase his income.
Moral action: James says that he doesn't want to abandon his current team, but asks if he can do consulting work on the side.
Moral consequence: The other firm agrees to hire James part-time to handle overflow work.
Norm: It's good to be loyal to your employer.
Situation: James had been working for a small accounting firm for a few months when he was offered another position at a small raise.
Intention: James wants to increase his income.
Immoral action: James leaves his current job and goes to work at the other company full-time.
Immoral consequence: James' boss is upset that he's going to have to go through the training and recruiting process all over again.
Norm: It's good to speak up when someone's doing wrong.
Situation: Jim sees his classmate cheat on a important exam but the teacher doesn't notice it happening.
Intention: Jim wants to react to seeing his classmate cheating.
Moral action: Jim tells the teacher that the classmate is cheating and the teacher catches the classmate doing it.
Moral consequence: The classmate is punished for cheating and learns not to cheat in his classes.
Norm: It's good to speak up when someone's doing wrong.
Situation: Jim sees his classmate cheat on a important exam but the teacher doesn't notice it happening.
Intention: Jim wants to react to seeing his classmate cheating.
Immoral action: Jim looks away from his classmate and pretends he didn't see them cheating.
Immoral consequence: Jim's classmate gets an unfairly high grade on the exam and continues to cheat in his classes.
Norm: It's good to help out pregnant people.
Situation: Keith's wife Lily is pregnant and tells him she wants to mail letters to her siblings.
Intention: Keith wants to respond to Lily.
Moral action: Keith tells her that he can buy her letter supplies and then mail them for her.
Moral consequence: Lily will be thankful that Keith is her husband.
Norm: It's good to help out pregnant people.
Situation: Keith's wife Lily is pregnant and tells him she wants to mail letters to her siblings.
Intention: Keith wants to respond to Lily.
Immoral action: Keith tells her she should go and get letter supplies since it's her siblings she wants to mail letters to.
Immoral consequence: Lily will think that Keith is unhelpful and doesn't care about family.
Norm: It is wrong to drive under the influence.
Situation: Chris is at a friend's house and has drank a lot, but now needs to drive home to sleep before work tomorrow.
Intention: Chris wants to go home.
Moral action: Chris asks a sober friend who lives near him to drive his car home, so he doesn't have to get in trouble.
Moral consequence: The friend drives Chris home, keeping everyone else on the road safe and unharmed.
Norm: It is wrong to drive under the influence.
Situation: Chris is at a friend's house and has drank a lot, but now needs to drive home to sleep before work tomorrow.
Intention: Chris wants to go home.
Immoral action: Chris gets into his car and starts driving home, weaving all over the road and nearly colliding with several people.
Immoral consequence: The people near Chris are frightened by his terrible drunken driving and call the police on him.
Norm: It is wrong to embarrass someone at work.
Situation: Craig is at work talking with his longtime friend and coworker Nancy and some other coworkers.
Intention: Craig wants to state a fact about Nancy.
Moral action: Craig tells everyone that he's known Nancy forever, and she makes every day at work better just by being there.
Moral consequence: Nancy blushes as she melts from Craig's kind words and smiles at him endlessly.
Norm: It is wrong to embarrass someone at work.
Situation: Craig is at work talking with his longtime friend and coworker Nancy and some other coworkers.
Intention: Craig wants to state a fact about Nancy.
Immoral action: Craig tells everyone that he's known Nancy forever and that she used to be really fat and gross but has lost weight since.
Immoral consequence: Nancy is horrified that Craig would discuss her weight with the group and is embarrassed about being called formerly gross.
Norm: It's bad to make threats about shooting people.
Situation: Oliver and Danny get into a nasty argument when Oliver sees Danny kissing his girlfriend.
Intention: Oliver wants Danny to stay away from his girlfriend.
Moral action: Oliver asks his girlfriend to stay away from Danny if she respects their relationship.
Moral consequence: Oliver grows closer to his girlfriend during the conversation.
Norm: It's bad to make threats about shooting people.
Situation: Oliver and Danny get into a nasty argument when Oliver sees Danny kissing his girlfriend.
Intention: Oliver wants Danny to stay away from his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Oliver tells Danny to get away from his girlfriend, or he'll shoot Danny's leg with the gun in his car.
Immoral consequence: Oliver is arrested by the police after Danny reports him.
Norm: It's good to teach others.
Situation: Danny is cooking dinner for the family in the kitchen and his daughter asks if she can help.
Intention: Danny wants to make dinner.
Moral action: Danny accepts her daughter's help and shows her how to hold a knife and chop up vegetables.
Moral consequence: Danny's daughter watches closely as Danny cooks dinner and the two talk about their day.
Norm: It's good to teach others.
Situation: Danny is cooking dinner for the family in the kitchen and his daughter asks if she can help.
Intention: Danny wants to make dinner.
Immoral action: Danny tells his daughter that he'll take care of it because she doesn't know how to cook yet.
Immoral consequence: Danny's daughter leaves the kitchen and Danny prepares their dinner by himself.
Norm: It's good to donate things you don't need anymore.
Situation: Sandy has let her garage get so full of stuff that she can't fit her car in it anymore.
Intention: Sandy wants to clean out the garage.
Moral action: Sandy takes all of the things that she cleaned out from her garage and donates them to a charity shop.
Moral consequence: The charity shop  owner is happy to have Sandy's donations to pass along to other people that can use them.
Norm: It's good to donate things you don't need anymore.
Situation: Sandy has let her garage get so full of stuff that she can't fit her car in it anymore.
Intention: Sandy wants to clean out the garage.
Immoral action: Sandy throws everything that she doesn't need anymore in the trash to make more room in the garage.
Immoral consequence: Sandy feels that she is being wasteful by throwing out things just because she no longer needs them.
Norm: It's irresponsible to leave your work.
Situation: Paul is working as a tow truck driver when he gets a text from his wife saying that their son has been suspended at school.
Intention: Paul wants someone to go talk to the principal to find out why his son is suspended.
Moral action: Paul texts his wife and asks her to go to the school and talk to the principal about their son's suspension.
Moral consequence: Paul tows six cars on his shift and even gets tipped by one of his customers.
Norm: It's irresponsible to leave your work.
Situation: Paul is working as a tow truck driver when he gets a text from his wife saying that their son has been suspended at school.
Intention: Paul wants someone to go talk to the principal to find out why his son is suspended.
Immoral action: Paul drives over to the school and goes in to see the principal personally.
Immoral consequence: Paul misses a number of job calls for his tow truck and gets reprimanded by his boss.
Norm: It's good to communicate your concerns with your family.
Situation: Ray has been having suicidal thoughts, and he hasn't talked to anyone about it.
Intention: Ray wants to decide whether to talk to his family.
Moral action: Ray tells his family about his struggles with mental illness.
Moral consequence: Ray gets something off of his chest and is in a better position to receive help.
Norm: It's good to communicate your concerns with your family.
Situation: Ray has been having suicidal thoughts, and he hasn't talked to anyone about it.
Intention: Ray wants to decide whether to talk to his family.
Immoral action: Ray doesn't want his family to get in his way if he does decide to kill himself, so he doesn't tell them.
Immoral consequence: Ray still needs serious help, and nobody is able to give it to him.
Norm: It is kind to give someone a gift.
Situation: Ellie has invited Josh over to her birthday party at her house.
Intention: Josh wants to go to the party.
Moral action: Josh goes to the party and brings Ellie a board game for a gift.
Moral consequence: Ellie thanks Josh for the gift, and they play the game all afternoon.
Norm: It is kind to give someone a gift.
Situation: Ellie has invited Josh over to her birthday party at her house.
Intention: Josh wants to go to the party.
Immoral action: Josh goes to the party without a gift and eats several pieces of cake.
Immoral consequence: Ellie thinks that Josh is an ungrateful guest and never invites him again.
Norm: It's good to go to a new place to eat.
Situation: Earl and Penny are planning where to eat tonight after eating at Subway twenty days in a row.
Intention: Earl wants to suggest a place to eat.
Moral action: Earl tells Penny that they should go to the new pizza joint that opened up recently.
Moral consequence: Penny is delighted to explore a new place with Earl and starts craving a pizza.
Norm: It's good to go to a new place to eat.
Situation: Earl and Penny are planning where to eat tonight after eating at Subway twenty days in a row.
Intention: Earl wants to suggest a place to eat.
Immoral action: Earl tells Penny they should eat at Subway because it's probably going to be good like always.
Immoral consequence: Penny wants to gag at the idea of eating subway again and is sad that she might have to eat the same thing three weeks in a row.
Norm: It's wrong to ditch people.
Situation: Ian and two friends are working on a geocache location project for school, but Ian's two friends are very slow and taking forever.
Intention: Ian wants to finish the project.
Moral action: Ian waits for his friends and does his best to encourage them to hurry up, eventually finishing the project.
Moral consequence: Ian's two friends have some motivation to continue and end up getting a good grade thanks to Ian.
Norm: It's wrong to ditch people.
Situation: Ian and two friends are working on a geocache location project for school, but Ian's two friends are very slow and taking forever.
Intention: Ian wants to finish the project.
Immoral action: Ian goes on ahead without his friends and locates each of the geocaches, finishing the project on his own.
Immoral consequence: Ian's two friends feel left out and abandoned, and Ian's teacher fails him because it was supposed to be a group effort.
Norm: It is unacceptable to force someone to drink alcohol.
Situation: Paul is celebrating a work promotion at a bar with his friends, including Wayne, who's acting as the designated driver.
Intention: Paul wants to buy rounds of shots for his friends.
Moral action: Paul buys shots for all of his friends except Wayne, because he needs to be sober to drive them home.
Moral consequence: Wayne drives Paul and his friends home safely and then drinks a beer and watches Netflix on his couch.
Norm: It is unacceptable to force someone to drink alcohol.
Situation: Paul is celebrating a work promotion at a bar with his friends, including Wayne, who's acting as the designated driver.
Intention: Paul wants to buy rounds of shots for his friends.
Immoral action: Paul insists that everyone, including Wayne, drink five shots before they go home.
Immoral consequence: Wayne gets pulled over driving Paul and his friends home and gets charged with a DUI.
Norm: It is bad to sexually harass or assault others
Situation: There is a new woman working at Mike's place of work.
Intention: Mike wants to get a date with the woman.
Moral action: Mike asks the woman if she would like to have lunch with him one day.
Moral consequence: The woman accepts and soon she and Mike start to date.