CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to say things to make someone feel inferior.
Situation: Clyde is a teacher who is working with a student that has trouble with a particular subject.
Intention: Clyde wants the student to not worry about his performance.
Immoral action: Clyde tells the student that not everyone can do it and not to feel bad if he doesn't have the "knack" for it.
Immoral consequence: The student thinks that he will never be able to do it and gives up.
Norm: It's wrong to disrespect a person's mother.
Situation: Clayton is trying to comfort his best friend Maurice who was punished by his parents for low grades.
Intention: Clayton wants Maurice to make Maurice smile.
Moral action: Clayton recites an inspirational quote and offers to help Maurice study.
Moral consequence: With Clayton's help Maurice's grades start improving.
Norm: It's wrong to disrespect a person's mother.
Situation: Clayton is trying to comfort his best friend Maurice who was punished by his parents for low grades.
Intention: Clayton wants Maurice to make Maurice smile.
Immoral action: Clayton makes a silly impersonation of Maurice's parents.
Immoral consequence: Maurice's parents forbids Maurice from hanging out  with Clayton after discovering his actions.
Norm: You should let people pass on the sidewalk.
Situation: Tony is walking very slowly in the center of the sidewalk with lots of people around.
Intention: Tony wants to maintain his walking pace.
Moral action: Tony moves from the centerline to the side of the sidewalk letting people pass him.
Moral consequence: People think Tony is considerate and don't get angry with him.
Norm: You should let people pass on the sidewalk.
Situation: Tony is walking very slowly in the center of the sidewalk with lots of people around.
Intention: Tony wants to maintain his walking pace.
Immoral action: Tony continues down the centerline of the sidewalk pretending he doesn't see people behind him.
Immoral consequence: People walking behind him who are faster get very upset and may push Tony and hurt him.
Norm: It's bad to lie about your feelings to your partner.
Situation: Peter is jealous that his wife Pam is spending time with a new guy friend, when Pam asks him if she can go away with the guy for the weekend.
Intention: Peter wants to respond to his wife's request.
Moral action: Peter tells Pam that he isn't comfortable with his wife going away alone with another guy.
Moral consequence: Pam cancels her plans with her new guy friend and instead goes for a weekend getaway with Peter.
Norm: It's bad to lie about your feelings to your partner.
Situation: Peter is jealous that his wife Pam is spending time with a new guy friend, when Pam asks him if she can go away with the guy for the weekend.
Intention: Peter wants to respond to his wife's request.
Immoral action: Peter doesn't want to admit his insecurity, so he tells his wife that he's fine with her going on the trip with the new friend.
Immoral consequence: Pam spends the weekend with the new friend and begins to develop romantic feelings for him.
Norm: It's wrong to try to take someone's belonging from them.
Situation: Sally was sitting on a bench waiting for the bus when she sees a woman forget her purse when she gets up to board the bus.
Intention: Sally wants to return the purse.
Moral action: Sally picks up the purse and hurries to bring it to the woman before she leaves.
Moral consequence: The woman is grateful and gives Sally five dollars for helping her.
Norm: It's wrong to try to take someone's belonging from them.
Situation: Sally was sitting on a bench waiting for the bus when she sees a woman forget her purse when she gets up to board the bus.
Intention: Sally wants to return the purse.
Immoral action: Sally picks up the purse and takes the money from it before returning it to the woman.
Immoral consequence: The woman realizes that the money is missing and reports Sally to the authorities.
Norm: It's rude to skip in line.
Situation: It's lunchtime and Kelly is near a popular cafe but she's running late for class too.
Intention: Kelly wants to grab lunch and get to class.
Moral action: Kelly places an online order with the cafe through her phone, so she doesn't have to wait in line.
Moral consequence: Kelly gets her food quickly and makes it to her class on time.
Norm: It's rude to skip in line.
Situation: It's lunchtime and Kelly is near a popular cafe but she's running late for class too.
Intention: Kelly wants to grab lunch and get to class.
Immoral action: Kelly goes straight to the front of the ordering line because she wants to get her food as quickly as possible.
Immoral consequence: Kelly is called out by the other patrons for being rude and shamed into leaving the cafe.
Norm: It's rude to flake out on someone.
Situation: Christina made dinner plans to go out to dinner with her friend Eugene but when the time comes to go out she's exhausted.
Intention: Christina wants to have some dinner.
Moral action: Christina drinks an energy drink and heads out to the restaurant to meet up with Eugene.
Moral consequence: Eugene has a nice time with Christina but can tell that she's tired, so he offers to cut their outing short, so she can get some rest.
Norm: It's rude to flake out on someone.
Situation: Christina made dinner plans to go out to dinner with her friend Eugene but when the time comes to go out she's exhausted.
Intention: Christina wants to have some dinner.
Immoral action: Christina grabs some food from the fridge and texts Eugene minutes before their agreed upon time, letting him know that she won't be able to make it.
Immoral consequence: Eugene has dinner at the restaurant by himself and decides not to invite Christina out again.
Norm: It is good to donate money.
Situation: Bill is a billionaire investor with a family and finds out he has a terminal disease and is trying to figure out how his money should be used upon death.
Intention: Bill wants to make sure all his money is given away when he dies.
Moral action: Bill makes sure all his money is given to charity upon his death.
Moral consequence: Many poor people around the world benefit from Bill's donations.
Norm: It is good to donate money.
Situation: Bill is a billionaire investor with a family and finds out he has a terminal disease and is trying to figure out how his money should be used upon death.
Intention: Bill wants to make sure all his money is given away when he dies.
Immoral action: Bill makes sure that all his money is given to his children.
Immoral consequence: Many poor people around the world continue to struggle with problems that Bill could easily have fixed.
Norm: It's good to remind your partner of important things.
Situation: Jeremy and Luke have been married for four years and their wedding anniversary is coming up.
Intention: Jeremy wants Luke to make reservations for their anniversary dinner.
Moral action: Jeremy consistenly asks Luke if he has made reservations at the restaurant.
Moral consequence: Luke eventually makes a reservation at the restaurant, and they go on to have a lovely anniversary dinner date.
Norm: It's good to remind your partner of important things.
Situation: Jeremy and Luke have been married for four years and their wedding anniversary is coming up.
Intention: Jeremy wants Luke to make reservations for their anniversary dinner.
Immoral action: Jeremy assumes Luke has made reservations and doesn't bring up their upcoming dinner until the night of.
Immoral consequence: Jeremy finds out Luke forgot to make reservations, and they spend the night bickering.
Norm: It's discouraged to overdue it with toxic chemicals.
Situation: Vera, a highly anxious person, is cleaning the kitchen after her roommate invited her maskless friends over.
Intention: Vera wants her kitchen to be germ free.
Moral action: Vera asks her roommate to judge the condition of the kitchen after she's finished cleaning the kitchen.
Moral consequence: Vera creates a cleaning system with her roomate.
Norm: It's discouraged to overdue it with toxic chemicals.
Situation: Vera, a highly anxious person, is cleaning the kitchen after her roommate invited her maskless friends over.
Intention: Vera wants her kitchen to be germ free.
Immoral action: Vera goes over her kitchen multiple times with very strong bleach.
Immoral consequence: Vera has a headache from inhaling the strong fumes.
Norm: It's good to decide fairly who will get their wish.
Situation: Mark tells his kids they are going out to eat and whoever gets their chores done first will be allowed to choose the restaurant.
Intention: Mark needs to take the kids to get dinner.
Moral action: Mark lets his younger daughter choose because she finished first, and they head to Olive Garden.
Moral consequence: Everyone is happy that they did their work and go to go out to eat.
Norm: It's good to decide fairly who will get their wish.
Situation: Mark tells his kids they are going out to eat and whoever gets their chores done first will be allowed to choose the restaurant.
Intention: Mark needs to take the kids to get dinner.
Immoral action: Mark let's his older daughter pick the restaurant even though she didn't finish her chores, because she is smarter.
Immoral consequence: His younger daughter is furious that her dad treated her unfairly.
Norm: You should respect others' privacy.
Situation: Sue has two kids Mike and Bob which she is taking care of.
Intention: Sue wants to raise her kids so that they turn out well.
Moral action: Sue teaches them right from wrong but respects their privacy and gives them a chance to learn things on their own.
Moral consequence: Sue's kids are well adjusted adults who have a good relationship with her.
Norm: You should respect others' privacy.
Situation: Sue has two kids Mike and Bob which she is taking care of.
Intention: Sue wants to raise her kids so that they turn out well.
Immoral action: Sue is a helicopter parent and always gets involved with their life while never letting them make their own decisions.
Immoral consequence: Sue's kids see her as overbearing and hardly ever visit her after they become adults.
Norm: It's good to be patient when waiting for things.
Situation: Sara had gone to a busy diner and had been waiting over a half hour for her food.
Intention: Sara wants to eat.
Moral action: Sara asks the waiter if she can have a few crackers while she waits.
Moral consequence: When Sara's food comes out, the manager gives her a fifteen percent discount for her patience.
Norm: It's good to be patient when waiting for things.
Situation: Sara had gone to a busy diner and had been waiting over a half hour for her food.
Intention: Sara wants to eat.
Immoral action: Sara walks into the back and into the kitchen and makes herself a sandwich.
Immoral consequence: The manager of the diner stops Sara and tells her that she needs to leave the building.
Norm: It is bad to exclude a partner from a vacation.
Situation: Bill wins two tickets to an all-expenses paid vacation from a sweepstakes he enters, and both his girlfriend and his best friend want to go with him.
Intention: Bill wants to give the second ticket to someone.
Moral action: Bill gives the ticket to his girlfriend, and they go on vacation together.
Moral consequence: Bill's girlfriend has a great time going on vacation with him.
Norm: It is bad to exclude a partner from a vacation.
Situation: Bill wins two tickets to an all-expenses paid vacation from a sweepstakes he enters, and both his girlfriend and his best friend want to go with him.
Intention: Bill wants to give the second ticket to someone.
Immoral action: Bill gives the ticket to his best friend, and they go on vacation together.
Immoral consequence: Bill's girlfriend dumps him when she finds out he's not going to bring her on vacation.
Norm: It is bad to steal from your job.
Situation: Belinda works at a retail store, but has fallen behind on her bills lately.
Intention: Belinda wants to get more money to pay her bills.
Moral action: Belinda does some side jobs online for extra money when she is not at work.
Moral consequence: Belinda soon has enough money to pay all her bills .
Norm: It is bad to steal from your job.
Situation: Belinda works at a retail store, but has fallen behind on her bills lately.
Intention: Belinda wants to get more money to pay her bills.
Immoral action: Belinda skims from the register to get the money for her bills.
Immoral consequence: The manager finds out Belinda is stealing when her drawer is short and fires her on the spot.
Norm: It is wrong to take credit for someone else.
Situation: Brad didn't help with his group's project, but they are making their presentation in class today.
Intention: Brad wants to get a good grade.
Moral action: Brad sticks to the background during the presentation and lets the rest of the group do the work like he has been the whole time.
Moral consequence: The group gets a good grade and doesn't tattle on Brad so Brad does as well.
Norm: It is wrong to take credit for someone else.
Situation: Brad didn't help with his group's project, but they are making their presentation in class today.
Intention: Brad wants to get a good grade.
Immoral action: Brad takes over in the middle of the presentation to try to make it look like he did all the work.
Immoral consequence: Since Brad didn't help beforehand his presentation doesn't go over well and the teacher grills the group to find out if Brad actually helped landing him in trouble.
Norm: It's rude to date your sister's ex.
Situation: Maya just broke up with her boyfriend and her sister Mia heard about it.
Intention: Mia wants to decide if she should ask out Maya's ex.
Moral action: Mia decides that asking her ex out would be wrong, so she doesn't do it.
Moral consequence: Maya calms down and eventually gets over her breakup.
Norm: It's rude to date your sister's ex.
Situation: Maya just broke up with her boyfriend and her sister Mia heard about it.
Intention: Mia wants to decide if she should ask out Maya's ex.
Immoral action: Mia asks out Maya's ex on a date with her instead.
Immoral consequence: Maya's ex says no and is quite shocked that Mia would do that to her sister.
Norm: It's good to offer help to a new mother.
Situation: George is walking down to the subway when he sees a mother having trouble with her stroller on the steps.
Intention: George wants to react to the mother.
Moral action: George offers to carry the stroller down for the mother.
Moral consequence: The mother will be able to get where she is going faster.
Norm: It's good to offer help to a new mother.
Situation: George is walking down to the subway when he sees a mother having trouble with her stroller on the steps.
Intention: George wants to react to the mother.
Immoral action: George pushes past the mother and walks down into the subway.
Immoral consequence: The mother will become frustrated and have a stressful day.
Norm: It's good to make yourself smell nice for others.
Situation: Mike, who needs to go to school, just finished a shower and realizes that he is completely out of deoderant.
Intention: Mike wants to get to school on time.
Moral action: Mike finds some scented lotion and puts it under his arms as a substitute, throws on some clothes, and races to school.
Moral consequence: Mike's friends compliment Mike on the new scent and enjoy being near him.
Norm: It's good to make yourself smell nice for others.
Situation: Mike, who needs to go to school, just finished a shower and realizes that he is completely out of deoderant.
Intention: Mike wants to get to school on time.
Immoral action: Mike skips the deoderant, gets dressed quickly, and goes to school with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Mike's friends notice that Mike stinks and make fun of him, calling him "Stinky Mikey".
Norm: It's good for siblings to be honest with each other.
Situation: Mary asks her brother Harry what he thinks of the oversized flower dress from her closet.
Intention: Harry wants to give an opinion on the dress.
Moral action: Harry tells Mary that the dress doesn't suit her that well.
Moral consequence: Mary looks for a better dress in the closet to wear.
Norm: It's good for siblings to be honest with each other.
Situation: Mary asks her brother Harry what he thinks of the oversized flower dress from her closet.
Intention: Harry wants to give an opinion on the dress.
Immoral action: Harry tells Mary that the dress looks great on her.
Immoral consequence: Mary wears the dress to school and everyone teases her.
Norm: You shouldn't act like an asshole.
Situation: Ron lets Cheryl borrow some money during tough times, and later gets annoyed at something Cheryl says.
Intention: Ron wants to respond to what Cheryl said.
Moral action: Ron tempers his annoyance and tries to approach the discussion from a difference angle.
Moral consequence: Cheryl understands Ron's perspective, and they're able to reach a deeper understanding about the discussion.
Norm: You shouldn't act like an asshole.
Situation: Ron lets Cheryl borrow some money during tough times, and later gets annoyed at something Cheryl says.
Intention: Ron wants to respond to what Cheryl said.
Immoral action: Ron brings up the loan and rubs it in her face, even though it's unrelated to the current discussion.
Immoral consequence: Cheryl gets upset and feels guilty and stupid for ever taking the loan in the first place.
Norm: It's wrong to break things that are other peoples.
Situation: Stan is trying to get into his friends house to get something that he forgot, but the door is locked.
Intention: Stan wants to enter the house.
Moral action: Stan calls his friend, tells him about his keys, and asks if there's some way to get into the house.
Moral consequence: Stan's friend is grateful that Stan asked for permission and directs Stan into the house through an unlocked window.
Norm: It's wrong to break things that are other peoples.
Situation: Stan is trying to get into his friends house to get something that he forgot, but the door is locked.
Intention: Stan wants to enter the house.
Immoral action: Stan finds a heavy tool and bashes down the door, breaking the strikeplate, then grabs his keys and leaves.
Immoral consequence: Stan's friend is upset that Stan was so careless and forceful with his door, breaking it.
Norm: It's tacky to lord what you have over others.
Situation: Gary asks Bryan for some of his corn because Bryan is a farmer with a full field and Gary is out of work and needs to feed his family.
Intention: Bryan wants to give Gary some corn.
Moral action: Bryan shares some corn with Gary and tells him that they have plenty of food on the farm and to please come back when he needs more.
Moral consequence: Gary is grateful for the help getting through a rough time and Bryan feels good that he has helped another human being.
Norm: It's tacky to lord what you have over others.
Situation: Gary asks Bryan for some of his corn because Bryan is a farmer with a full field and Gary is out of work and needs to feed his family.
Intention: Bryan wants to give Gary some corn.
Immoral action: Bryan tells Gary that, "you're lucky to know me, because your family would starve without me".
Immoral consequence: Gary feels demoralized and hurt, while Bryan feels guilty for saying something so harsh to a person who came to him for help.
Norm: YOu are expected to treat your friends' siblings with respect.
Situation: Casey, a seven year old, glares at his sister Sabrina when she refuses to let him have one of her cookies.
Intention: Casey wants to express his anger.
Moral action: Casey talks about his intense feelings and his desire with his mother.
Moral consequence: Sabrina overhears the conversation and bakes another batch of cookies for her family.
Norm: YOu are expected to treat your friends' siblings with respect.
Situation: Casey, a seven year old, glares at his sister Sabrina when she refuses to let him have one of her cookies.
Intention: Casey wants to express his anger.
Immoral action: Casey sticks out his tongue at Sabrina calling her a toad before walking away.
Immoral consequence: Sabrina avoids Casey for the next three days.
Norm: It's good to go to a game with others.
Situation: Ike wanted to talk to Roy about the baseball game.
Intention: Ike wanted to decide if he should invite Roy to the game.
Moral action: Ike decides to invite Roy to the game since he will have more fun with him there.
Moral consequence: Ike and Roy have a blast at the game together cheering on their team.
Norm: It's good to go to a game with others.
Situation: Ike wanted to talk to Roy about the baseball game.
Intention: Ike wanted to decide if he should invite Roy to the game.
Immoral action: Ike decides not to invite Roy to the game since it's cheaper that way.
Immoral consequence: Ike goes to the game himself and has fun but not as much as he could have.
Norm: It's bad to quit last minute and leave people hanging.
Situation: George promised to help pull Fred's truck out of the ditch today, but then he won baseball tickets.
Intention: George wants to go to the baseball game.
Moral action: George tells Fred, "How about we pull your truck out a few hours sooner, and we both go to the game?".
Moral consequence: Fred and George pull the truck out together, and then they both go to the baseball game.
Norm: It's bad to quit last minute and leave people hanging.
Situation: George promised to help pull Fred's truck out of the ditch today, but then he won baseball tickets.
Intention: George wants to go to the baseball game.
Immoral action: George goes to the baseball game instead, leaving Fred literally ditched.
Immoral consequence: Fred is furious at George for abandoning him like that.
Norm: It's good to spend time loving your dogs.
Situation: Kevin has two dogs at home and needs to work some extra hours for a few weeks, wearing him out.
Intention: Kevin wants to get some rest.
Moral action: Kevin brings the dogs inside the house with him when he gets home and sits on the couch with them.
Moral consequence: Kevin gets his rest and the dogs are happy and well cared for.
Norm: It's good to spend time loving your dogs.
Situation: Kevin has two dogs at home and needs to work some extra hours for a few weeks, wearing him out.
Intention: Kevin wants to get some rest.
Immoral action: Kevin puts his dogs on a long leash and goes straight inside from work to rest, ignoring the dogs.
Immoral consequence: The dogs become sad and neglected, then become more angry and violent because of the neglect.
Norm: Making your friends feel unwelcome is wrong.
Situation: Mark is hosting a Christmas party and invited his friends and family.
Intention: Mark wants to talk to people at the party.
Moral action: Mark talks to all the guests at his party, including his friends.
Moral consequence: Mark's friends enjoy the party and invite Mark to a New Year's Eve party the next week.
Norm: Making your friends feel unwelcome is wrong.
Situation: Mark is hosting a Christmas party and invited his friends and family.
Intention: Mark wants to talk to people at the party.
Immoral action: Mark spends all his time talking to family members and doesn't speak to his friends.
Immoral consequence: Mark's friends feel ignored and unappreciated, leave the party early, and don't talk to Mark until the new year.
Norm: It’s bad to only clean your arms.
Situation: Phil has been working overtime and is often exhausted when he wakes up in the morning.
Intention: Phil wants to save time in the morning, so he can sleep in a little.
Moral action: Phil skips the sit down breakfast and instead starts taking his breakfast to go.
Moral consequence: Phil gains some extra sleep time and feels better rested.
Norm: It’s bad to only clean your arms.
Situation: Phil has been working overtime and is often exhausted when he wakes up in the morning.
Intention: Phil wants to save time in the morning, so he can sleep in a little.
Immoral action: Phil decides to skip showering and instead just wipes down his arms and pits.
Immoral consequence: Phil soon starts giving off an offensive body odor.
Norm: It's not good to drink to excess.
Situation: Tim goes to a big party with lots of booze.
Intention: Tim wants to drink.
Moral action: Tim decides to only drink so much, and he brought a designated driver as well.
Moral consequence: Tim gets home safely thanks to his responsible drinking.