CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to hold on to something that isn't yours
Situation: Jerry has borrowed Marty's lawn mower and Marty is asking for it back.
Intention: Jerry wants to be able to mow his lawn regularly.
Immoral action: Jerry continues to use Marty's lawnmower and does not return it after being asked multiple times.
Immoral consequence: Marty gets fed up and takes Jerry to small claims court.
Norm: It is wrong to drug others.
Situation: Jeffrey is spending the night at a club.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to go home with a lady.
Moral action: Jeffrey strikes up a conversation with a woman using a clever pick-up line.
Moral consequence: Jeffrey is invited by the lady to spend more time her after the club closes.
Norm: It is wrong to drug others.
Situation: Jeffrey is spending the night at a club.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to go home with a lady.
Immoral action: Jeffrey slips some GHB in a woman's drink.
Immoral consequence: Jeffrey is arrested when the bartender notices him altering the woman's drink.
Norm: It's good to try to improve yourself
Situation: John doesn't have a job and has no specialized job skills.
Intention: John wants a job.
Moral action: John learns some marketable skills and gets a skilled job.
Moral consequence: John makes enough to live and save for retirement.
Norm: It's good to try to improve yourself
Situation: John doesn't have a job and has no specialized job skills.
Intention: John wants a job.
Immoral action: John goes to work at a fast food restaurant.
Immoral consequence: John makes barely enough to live in poverty.
Norm: You shouldn't put rinse water in someone's coffee.
Situation: Greg is making coffee for everyone for a client meeting at work, when he finds out that the sink isn't working.
Intention: Greg wants to find water to make coffee with.
Moral action: Greg apologizes to the clients and offers to run and grab some coffee from a nearby shop.
Moral consequence: The clients appreciate Greg's efforts, and their good mood affects their decision to continue working with the company.
Norm: You shouldn't put rinse water in someone's coffee.
Situation: Greg is making coffee for everyone for a client meeting at work, when he finds out that the sink isn't working.
Intention: Greg wants to find water to make coffee with.
Immoral action: Greg collects the water from the dish rack and uses it to make a pot of coffee.
Immoral consequence: The clients are disgusted by the coffee, which ruins their mood and causes the meeting to go poorly.
Norm: It's hurtful to ghost someone.
Situation: John is in an online relationship  with Kathy, and they only communicate through twitter DM's.
Intention: John wants to end his relationship with Kathy.
Moral action: John writes a message to Kathy telling her that the relationship is over and the reasons for it.
Moral consequence: Kathy is sad but appreciates at least knowing why the relationship has fallen apart, so she can move on.
Norm: It's hurtful to ghost someone.
Situation: John is in an online relationship  with Kathy, and they only communicate through twitter DM's.
Intention: John wants to end his relationship with Kathy.
Immoral action: John decides to delete his twitter account and since it's the only way they can talk he figures Kathy will get the message.
Immoral consequence: Kathy is shocked and confused as to why it ended so abruptly and is left to wonder about her own insecurities.
Norm: It is bad to deceive your loved ones
Situation: Mike is going to a large family reunion gathering out of state.
Intention: Mike wants to re-connect with family members he hasn't seen in along time.
Moral action: Mike is forthright about his depression to his family members.
Moral consequence: His family comes together and finds him psychological help.
Norm: It is bad to deceive your loved ones
Situation: Mike is going to a large family reunion gathering out of state.
Intention: Mike wants to re-connect with family members he hasn't seen in along time.
Immoral action: Mike is exaggerates his business successes after a few too many drinks.
Immoral consequence: Although Mike's family members were glad to see him, he is reduced in their opinion.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone with a partner.
Situation: Harry has been single for many years and is starting to feel very lonely.
Intention: Harry wants to be affection with a partner.
Moral action: Harry joins a dating app and looks for someone who is a single.
Moral consequence: Harry finds a nice girl who is also very honest.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone with a partner.
Situation: Harry has been single for many years and is starting to feel very lonely.
Intention: Harry wants to be affection with a partner.
Immoral action: Harry starts dating his friends partner behind their back.
Immoral consequence: Harry feels guilty for betraying his friend.
Norm: It is wrong to renege on a deal.
Situation: Dale is in charge of ordering all the supplies from different companies that his business needs to make their products.
Intention: Dale wants to get the best deal for his employer.
Moral action: Dale takes bids from several companies for some products that he needs and picks the lowest price deal.
Moral consequence: Dale is commended by his superiors for saving the company some money.
Norm: It is wrong to renege on a deal.
Situation: Dale is in charge of ordering all the supplies from different companies that his business needs to make their products.
Intention: Dale wants to get the best deal for his employer.
Immoral action: Dale pulls out of a deal he signed with one company to go with a different one that is cheaper.
Immoral consequence: Dale gets written up by his boss for acting unethically.
Norm: You shouldn't lock your children in their rooms.
Situation: Eileen is hosting a holiday party for her boss and coworkers with her kids in attendance.
Intention: Eileen wants to impress her boss with a great party.
Moral action: Eileen has her children put on a holiday play for the guests.
Moral consequence: Eileen's boss is impressed at how creative and well behaved her children are.
Norm: You shouldn't lock your children in their rooms.
Situation: Eileen is hosting a holiday party for her boss and coworkers with her kids in attendance.
Intention: Eileen wants to impress her boss with a great party.
Immoral action: Eileen tells her children to stay in their room so as to not disrupt the party and locks the door behind her.
Immoral consequence: Eileen's boss discovers her kids are locked away and is flabbergasted by Eileen's questionable priorities.
Norm: It's good to make and stick to goals.
Situation: Bobby has graduated high school and has been accepted into his college of choice.
Intention: Bobby wants to start college in order to work towards a career.
Moral action: Bobby starts college and even though the first few semesters are hard he perseveres and completes college.
Moral consequence: Bobby is able to use his college degree and lands a high paying job after graduation.
Norm: It's good to make and stick to goals.
Situation: Bobby has graduated high school and has been accepted into his college of choice.
Intention: Bobby wants to start college in order to work towards a career.
Immoral action: Bobby starts college but after the first semester drops out gives up on his goal and does not graduate.
Immoral consequence: Bobby is forced to find a lower paying job as he does not have a college degree.
Norm: It's bad to throw tantrums.
Situation: Prince has a birthday party and doesn't get the present that he really wanted.
Intention: Prince wants to get the desired gift.
Moral action: Prince offers to trade some of his presents for the gift that he wanted.
Moral consequence: A friend who owns the desired gift trades some gifts with Prince, and both of them are happy.
Norm: It's bad to throw tantrums.
Situation: Prince has a birthday party and doesn't get the present that he really wanted.
Intention: Prince wants to get the desired gift.
Immoral action: Prince throws himself on the floor and shouts that he wants the desired gift.
Immoral consequence: Prince's friends get disgusted and leave the party.
Norm: You shouldn't tell on others.
Situation: Jack sees his coworker take supplies from the workplace which is not allowed.
Intention: Jack wants his coworker to return the supplies to the workplace.
Moral action: Jack talks to the coworker privately and tells them that they should return the items.
Moral consequence: Jack's coworker returns the items but does not get in trouble for taking them.
Norm: You shouldn't tell on others.
Situation: Jack sees his coworker take supplies from the workplace which is not allowed.
Intention: Jack wants his coworker to return the supplies to the workplace.
Immoral action: Jack tells the supervisor that the coworker has taken things from the workplace.
Immoral consequence: Jack's coworker is forced to return the items and is then fired.
Norm: It's inappropriate to talk about controversial topics in polite company.
Situation: Bob is at a party talking with some new acquaintances.
Intention: Bob wants to keep the conversation going with an interesting topic.
Moral action: Bob says that he took a trip to a national park recently and really enjoyed the view.
Moral consequence: The acquaintances start sharing their own travel stories.
Norm: It's inappropriate to talk about controversial topics in polite company.
Situation: Bob is at a party talking with some new acquaintances.
Intention: Bob wants to keep the conversation going with an interesting topic.
Immoral action: Bob says that face masks during the coronavirus pandemic are not very helpful.
Immoral consequence: The acquaintances scoff and start arguing with Bob, calling him a fool.
Norm: Babies should never be treated poorly regardless of their behavior.
Situation: Nancy is awakened by her screaming baby.
Intention: Nancy wants to sleep.
Moral action: Nancy changes and feeds the baby getting it back to sleep.
Moral consequence: Nancy returns to bed and sleeps well knowing that her baby is cared for.
Norm: Babies should never be treated poorly regardless of their behavior.
Situation: Nancy is awakened by her screaming baby.
Intention: Nancy wants to sleep.
Immoral action: Nancy grabs the baby and hits it to make it stop crying.
Immoral consequence: Nancy is arrested for child abuse and her baby is taken away.
Norm: It's great to have a close relationship with older relatives.
Situation: Jack's grandma lives on her own and sometimes feels lonely.
Intention: Jack wants to respond to his grandma's situation.
Moral action: Jack is empathetic to his grandma and visits her once every week.
Moral consequence: His grandma feels very happy and makes a delicious meal for Jack every time he comes to her home.
Norm: It's great to have a close relationship with older relatives.
Situation: Jack's grandma lives on her own and sometimes feels lonely.
Intention: Jack wants to respond to his grandma's situation.
Immoral action: Jack thinks that old people are annoying and troublesome, so he never contacts his grandma.
Immoral consequence: His grandma feels very lonely and develops into a depression.
Norm: It's disgusting not to brush your teeth
Situation: Stacey is getting ready for bed while sleeping over at Tara's.
Intention: Stacey wants to rush through the bed time routine so that she can get back to gossiping.
Moral action: Stacey puts on her pajamas and brushes her teeth.
Moral consequence: Stacey and Tara stay up all night gossiping and giggling.
Norm: It's disgusting not to brush your teeth
Situation: Stacey is getting ready for bed while sleeping over at Tara's.
Intention: Stacey wants to rush through the bed time routine so that she can get back to gossiping.
Immoral action: Stacey quickly throws on her pajamas and rushes out of the bathroom, leaving her toothbrush dry in the overnight bag.
Immoral consequence: Stacey has smelly breath during their gossip session.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore people that are ill.
Situation: Jane's husband has been complaining about a pain in his abdomen for some time.
Intention: Jane wants to stop hearing about her husband's abdomen.
Moral action: Jane makes an appointment with the family doctor, so they can get to the bottom of her husband's issue.
Moral consequence: The doctor is able to treat Jane's husband, and he recovers.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore people that are ill.
Situation: Jane's husband has been complaining about a pain in his abdomen for some time.
Intention: Jane wants to stop hearing about her husband's abdomen.
Immoral action: Jane calls up some friends and arranges a night out with them, so she can get out of the house.
Immoral consequence: Jane's husband's condition worsens, and he collapses while home alone.
Norm: Partners should not cheat on each other.
Situation: Mark has been with his wife for seven years and his wife is open to being sexually intimate any day.
Intention: Mark wants to have sexual intercourse on Saturday.
Moral action: On Saturday, Mark stays home and decides to have sexual intercourse with just his wife.
Moral consequence: Mark's wife feels satisfied and hugs Mark afterward.
Norm: Partners should not cheat on each other.
Situation: Mark has been with his wife for seven years and his wife is open to being sexually intimate any day.
Intention: Mark wants to have sexual intercourse on Saturday.
Immoral action: On Saturday, Mark seduces a random woman at the bar and has sex with her instead of his wife.
Immoral consequence: Mark's wife finds out and threatens a divorce with Mark over the matter.
Norm: It's rude to not eat food your parent has prepared.
Situation: Jeff goes downstairs to see that his parents have made soggy, spongy meatloaf for dinner.
Intention: Jeff wants his mother to think that he enjoys her cooking.
Moral action: Jeff scarfs down the meatloaf quickly, ignoring the nasty texture.
Moral consequence: Jeff's mother sees him eating and beams with pride.
Norm: It's rude to not eat food your parent has prepared.
Situation: Jeff goes downstairs to see that his parents have made soggy, spongy meatloaf for dinner.
Intention: Jeff wants his mother to think that he enjoys her cooking.
Immoral action: Jeff feeds the dinner to the dog when his parents aren't looking.
Immoral consequence: He fools his mother into thinking that he likes meatloaf.
Norm: It is rude to make unwanted advances on others
Situation: A pretty woman at the bar tells John she isn't interested in dancing with him.
Intention: John wants to respond to the woman.
Moral action: John tells the woman he is sorry to bother her and goes on with his evening.
Moral consequence: John enjoys drinking and socializing at the bar.
Norm: It is rude to make unwanted advances on others
Situation: A pretty woman at the bar tells John she isn't interested in dancing with him.
Intention: John wants to respond to the woman.
Immoral action: John grabs the woman by the arm to drag her to the dance floor.
Immoral consequence: John is thrown out of the bar by the bouncer.
Norm: You shouldn't record someone without their permission.
Situation: Arnold needs to have a difficult conversation with his ex girlfriend.
Intention: Arnold wants to protect himself in case his ex lies about him.
Moral action: Arnold brings a mutual friend to the conversation as an independent witness.
Moral consequence: The conversation remains civil between Arnold and his ex.
Norm: You shouldn't record someone without their permission.
Situation: Arnold needs to have a difficult conversation with his ex girlfriend.
Intention: Arnold wants to protect himself in case his ex lies about him.
Immoral action: Arnold has his phone recording while talking with his ex.
Immoral consequence: His ex notices the phone and accuses Arnold of trying to blackmail her.
Norm: It's wrong to drink too much alcohol.
Situation: Ted goes to the bar with his friends for a night out with the boys.
Intention: Ted wants to have an awesome time on his night out.
Moral action: Ted has a few shots and cracks jokes with his friends all evening.
Moral consequence: Ted and his friends have a great boys night.
Norm: It's wrong to drink too much alcohol.
Situation: Ted goes to the bar with his friends for a night out with the boys.
Intention: Ted wants to have an awesome time on his night out.
Immoral action: Ted gets wasted and acts foolishly in front of his friends, laughing the whole time.
Immoral consequence: Ted is embarassed the next day when his friends rehash the night with him.
Norm: It's unwise to stoop to the level of others.
Situation: Bill is constantly elbowing Michael as they play basketball.
Intention: Michael wants to avoid getting physically roughed up.
Moral action: Michael plays his best and does not retaliate.
Moral consequence: Bill follows out early in the second half and michael scores 30 in the second half leading the team to a win.
Norm: It's unwise to stoop to the level of others.
Situation: Bill is constantly elbowing Michael as they play basketball.
Intention: Michael wants to avoid getting physically roughed up.
Immoral action: Michael elbows Bill back and they begin a brawl.
Immoral consequence: They are both ejected from the game in the first quarter and suspended for some games after.
Norm: It's rude to abandon a friend.
Situation: Derek and Brad are friends who have tickets to go to a movie tonight, but Brad received a call from a girl he's been dating.
Intention: Brad wants to go on the date with the new girl.
Moral action: Brad goes to the movie with Derek as planned and schedules a date with the new girl the following night.
Moral consequence: Brad enjoys the movie with his friend and begins dating the new girl full time.
Norm: It's rude to abandon a friend.
Situation: Derek and Brad are friends who have tickets to go to a movie tonight, but Brad received a call from a girl he's been dating.
Intention: Brad wants to go on the date with the new girl.
Immoral action: Brad calls Derek and pretends to have suddenly fallen ill, in order to get out of the movie.
Immoral consequence: Brad loses Derek as a friend once Derek learns that Brad lied after seeing his Instagram out with the girl.
Norm: It's bad to end a relationship for an irrational reason.
Situation: Brandon notices his girlfriend Carla talking to another boy and having a good time.
Intention: Brandon wants to address this with Carla.
Moral action: Brandon nonchalantly asks Carla about the boy she was talking to.
Moral consequence: Brandon finds out that the boy is Carla's cousin and is happy he didn't overreact.
Norm: It's bad to end a relationship for an irrational reason.
Situation: Brandon notices his girlfriend Carla talking to another boy and having a good time.
Intention: Brandon wants to address this with Carla.
Immoral action: Brandon accuses Carla of not being faithful to him and breaks up with her.
Immoral consequence: Brandon later feels regret when he discovers the other boy is Carla's cousin.
Norm: You shouldn't get back at children.
Situation: Laura has spent hours trying to find her keys that were hidden by her brother John, and Laura sees John's toy on the floor.
Intention: Laura wants to show John the consequences of his actions.
Moral action: Laura talks to John about how his actions impacted her day.
Moral consequence: John understand Laura, and he doesn't hide her keys ever again.
Norm: You shouldn't get back at children.
Situation: Laura has spent hours trying to find her keys that were hidden by her brother John, and Laura sees John's toy on the floor.
Intention: Laura wants to show John the consequences of his actions.
Immoral action: Laura teaches John by placing him in a similar position to her by hiding John's toy.
Immoral consequence: John starts crying because he can't find his toy.
Norm: You shouldn't grab a chair that belongs to someone else.
Situation: John is walking into his biology class.
Intention: John wants to find a seat for the class.
Moral action: John finds an empty seat near the front of the class.
Moral consequence: John learns a lot about biology and enjoys the lecture.
Norm: You shouldn't grab a chair that belongs to someone else.
Situation: John is walking into his biology class.
Intention: John wants to find a seat for the class.
Immoral action: John takes a seat away from a smaller, weaker student.
Immoral consequence: John is sent to the principal's office.
Norm: Introducing yourself to someone you have never met is polite.
Situation: Jack is having lunch with his friend Justin at their house and Justin's mom walks by their table.
Intention: Jack wants to have an enjoyable lunch with Justin.
Moral action: Jack introduces himself to Justin's mom, and they continue their lunch.
Moral consequence: Justin's mom states that Jack seems like a nice friend and leaves them to their lunch.
Norm: Introducing yourself to someone you have never met is polite.
Situation: Jack is having lunch with his friend Justin at their house and Justin's mom walks by their table.
Intention: Jack wants to have an enjoyable lunch with Justin.
Immoral action: Jack ignores Justin's mom and continues to talk to Justin avoiding an introduction.
Immoral consequence: Justin's mom states that Jack has made a bad impression and does not want him inside the house anymore.
Norm: It's wrong to be rude to siblings spouses.
Situation: Leah is at a family dinner with her parents, her siblings, and their spouses.
Intention: Leah wants to avoid discussing why she's still single.
Moral action: Leah acknowledges and deflects the questions she receives about her dating life, while remaining civil.
Moral consequence: Leah is happy to end the dinner without having to discuss dating.
Norm: It's wrong to be rude to siblings spouses.
Situation: Leah is at a family dinner with her parents, her siblings, and their spouses.
Intention: Leah wants to avoid discussing why she's still single.
Immoral action: Leah refuses to answer a question from her sister's spouse regarding a date Leah recently went on with a mutual friend.
Immoral consequence: Leah's sister's spouse is annoyed but Leah finishes the dinner without discussing her dating life.
Norm: It's bad to get revenge on your roommate.
Situation: Jackie is looking at the dirty dishes that her live in boyfriend left all over their apartment.
Intention: Jackie wants to let her boyfriend know how much she dislikes the mess he left.
Moral action: Jackie has a talk with her boyfriend and explains how she dislikes that he leaves his dirty dishes all over the apartment.
Moral consequence: Jackie's boyfriend appreciates her talking with him and promises to put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher from now on.
Norm: It's bad to get revenge on your roommate.
Situation: Jackie is looking at the dirty dishes that her live in boyfriend left all over their apartment.
Intention: Jackie wants to let her boyfriend know how much she dislikes the mess he left.
Immoral action: Jackie gathers up all of the dirty dishes and dumps them on his favourite lounge chair.
Immoral consequence: Jackie's boyfriend is annoyed that his lounge chair is covered with dirty dishes.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on your school assignments.
Situation: Marie was not doing well in her math class.
Intention: Marie wants to get good grades.
Moral action: Marie asks a friend to help tutor her in the subject.
Moral consequence: Marie learns the material and does well in the course.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on your school assignments.
Situation: Marie was not doing well in her math class.
Intention: Marie wants to get good grades.
Immoral action: Marie finds copies of the test answers and memorizes them.
Immoral consequence: The test answers she found were for a different test and Marie failed.
Norm: It is important to keep children safe.
Situation: Mary is preparing to cook dinner and realizes she is out of eggs.
Intention: Mary wants to go to the grocery store with her child.
Moral action: Mary buckles her baby in the car seat in the back seat of her truck and drives to the market.
Moral consequence: If Mary is in an accident, the baby will be safe.
Norm: It is important to keep children safe.
Situation: Mary is preparing to cook dinner and realizes she is out of eggs.
Intention: Mary wants to go to the grocery store with her child.
Immoral action: Mary lays her baby in the front seat of the truck and drives to the market.
Immoral consequence: If Mary is in an accident, the baby will be hurt.