CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't intentionally hurt someone's feelings.
Situation: Chris is a teacher and his student has been consistently late for school for a year.
Intention: Chris wants to teach his student a lesson for being late.
Moral action: Chris has the student do character building exercises in a kind way.
Moral consequence: Chris' student becomes less immature and tardy, and Chris feels proud.
Norm: You shouldn't intentionally hurt someone's feelings.
Situation: Chris is a teacher and his student has been consistently late for school for a year.
Intention: Chris wants to teach his student a lesson for being late.
Immoral action: Chris decides to shout at his student to lower his self-esteem, so he isn't late anymore.
Immoral consequence: Chris notices his, 'lesson', didn't work and his student was still coming in late.
Norm: It's bad to lie about your true nature.
Situation: Joe is not very detail orientated and is asked if he is detailed orientated during a job interview.
Intention: Joe wants to respond to the interview question.
Moral action: Joe states how he would rather focus on the big picture instead of being detail orientated.
Moral consequence: Joe gets hired for a role with the understanding that he is not very detail orientated and does fine.
Norm: It's bad to lie about your true nature.
Situation: Joe is not very detail orientated and is asked if he is detailed orientated during a job interview.
Intention: Joe wants to respond to the interview question.
Immoral action: Joe tells the interviewer that he is absolutely a detail orientated individual.
Immoral consequence: Joe frequently fails to be detail orientated throughout the job and gets punished.
Norm: It is rude to make food that excludes certain people.
Situation: Jenny is cooking dinner from some friends, and learns that Jane has a peanut allergy.
Intention: Jenny wants to finish making dinner before her friends arrive.
Moral action: Jenny makes a series of dishes with nuts, using walnuts in place of peanuts in the recipe.
Moral consequence: Jane is able to enjoy the meal with everyone else, and doesn't have an allergic reaction.
Norm: It is rude to make food that excludes certain people.
Situation: Jenny is cooking dinner from some friends, and learns that Jane has a peanut allergy.
Intention: Jenny wants to finish making dinner before her friends arrive.
Immoral action: Jenny uses a special peanut sauce recipe on every dish, calling it 'A Night of Nuts'.
Immoral consequence: Jane is unable to take part in the meal, and feels left out and unheard and angry.
Norm: You shouldn't eat all your friend's food.
Situation: While hanging out at his friend Ryan's apartment, Tom is beginning to get hungry but didn't bring any food with him.
Intention: Tom wants to get something to eat.
Moral action: Tom uses his cell phone to order Chinese delivery to the apartment.
Moral consequence: Ryan is happy to have dinner to eat and enjoys it.
Norm: You shouldn't eat all your friend's food.
Situation: While hanging out at his friend Ryan's apartment, Tom is beginning to get hungry but didn't bring any food with him.
Intention: Tom wants to get something to eat.
Immoral action: Tom goes to Ryan's fridge and eats all the leftover food in it.
Immoral consequence: Ryan is sad and upset and has nothing to eat for dinner.
Norm: It's wrong to scream at someone.
Situation: Robert is eating dinner with his wife when she tells him that she accidentally over drafted their checking account.
Intention: Robert wants to express to his wife how upset he is.
Moral action: Robert takes a deep breath and then tells his wife that he feels really upset.
Moral consequence: Roberts wife tells him that she understands and will do better, and their relationship gets stronger as a result.
Norm: It's wrong to scream at someone.
Situation: Robert is eating dinner with his wife when she tells him that she accidentally over drafted their checking account.
Intention: Robert wants to express to his wife how upset he is.
Immoral action: Robert yells at his wife telling her how dumb her mistake was.
Immoral consequence: Robert's neighbors hear the yelling and call the cops causing him and his wife's evening to be ruined by police interviews.
Norm: It's rude to disturb others by yelling.
Situation: Candy was studying with her friend in the library after school.
Intention: Candy wants to discuss a topic with her friend.
Moral action: Candy works quietly with her friend asking questions and working on their assignment.
Moral consequence: The librarian offers to stay open an extra half hour because Candy and her friend were so well behaved.
Norm: It's rude to disturb others by yelling.
Situation: Candy was studying with her friend in the library after school.
Intention: Candy wants to discuss a topic with her friend.
Immoral action: Candy calls out to her friend across the library to understand the material.
Immoral consequence: The librarian gets annoyed and asks if Candy and her friend can leave.
Norm: Communication is important in a relationship.
Situation: Ned and Kati have been fighting a lot lately, and Ned is worried about the relationship.
Intention: Ned wants to figure out what's going on.
Moral action: Ned asks Kati what's been happening, why they can't seem to be happy anymore.
Moral consequence: Kati says she doesn't know, but she wants to work on it and loves Ned.
Norm: Communication is important in a relationship.
Situation: Ned and Kati have been fighting a lot lately, and Ned is worried about the relationship.
Intention: Ned wants to figure out what's going on.
Immoral action: Ned screams at Kati one day asking her what's wrong with her.
Immoral consequence: Kati retaliates and screams back at him, and they get no further.
Norm: It's good to spend a romantic evening with your partner.
Situation: Phil's wife tells him she feels neglected because he spends so much time at work.
Intention: Phil wants to respond to his wife's complaint.
Moral action: Phil makes time in his schedule to plan a fun and romantic outing with his wife.
Moral consequence: Phil and his wife rekindle the feelings that drew them together in the first place.
Norm: It's good to spend a romantic evening with your partner.
Situation: Phil's wife tells him she feels neglected because he spends so much time at work.
Intention: Phil wants to respond to his wife's complaint.
Immoral action: Phil tells his wife he is working to support the comfortable lifestyle she enjoys.
Immoral consequence: Phil and his wife grow further apart until she ends up turning elsewhere for comfort.
Norm: It's good when justice is done.
Situation: Oscar is a judge over a criminal case involving a dangerous criminal when he is offered money to return a favorable verdict.
Intention: Oscar wants to respond to the offer.
Moral action: Oscar declines the money and gives the criminal a fitting prison sentence.
Moral consequence: The criminal is behind bars for years, keeping society safer.
Norm: It's good when justice is done.
Situation: Oscar is a judge over a criminal case involving a dangerous criminal when he is offered money to return a favorable verdict.
Intention: Oscar wants to respond to the offer.
Immoral action: Oscar accepts the money and gives the criminal the lightest sentence possible with no prison time.
Immoral consequence: The family and authorities are outraged while the criminal returns to the world to continue his crimes.
Norm: It's rude to leave your dirty laundry laying around.
Situation: Max walks home from the gym, and he has to be at work in thirty minutes.
Intention: Max wants to be at work on time.
Moral action: Max goes into work and changes into the spare work uniform in his office.
Moral consequence: Max is able to make good progress on his work before everyone arrives.
Norm: It's rude to leave your dirty laundry laying around.
Situation: Max walks home from the gym, and he has to be at work in thirty minutes.
Intention: Max wants to be at work on time.
Immoral action: Max leaves his dirty gym clothes on the floor after he changes.
Immoral consequence: Max is scolded by his roommate for leaving his belongings on the floor.
Norm: You shouldn't force your phone number onto someone else.
Situation: Tom has a crush on Mary and there is a dance tomorrow he wants to go to with her.
Intention: Tom wants to ask out Mary.
Moral action: Tom asks Mary if she wants to go to the dance tomorrow, in a non-demanding way.
Moral consequence: Mary agrees, and they both have a great time.
Norm: You shouldn't force your phone number onto someone else.
Situation: Tom has a crush on Mary and there is a dance tomorrow he wants to go to with her.
Intention: Tom wants to ask out Mary.
Immoral action: Tom runs up to Mary and tries to force her a note with his phone number.
Immoral consequence: Mary feels overwhelmed and rejects Tom.
Norm: It's not okay to be late in paying your dues.
Situation: Liv wants an eyeshadow pallet on Mercari, but her rent is due tomorrow.
Intention: Liv wants the eyeshadow pallet.
Moral action: Liv asks the seller if they could place the eyeshadow pallet on hold for her.
Moral consequence: Liv and the seller become friends as they negotiate.
Norm: It's not okay to be late in paying your dues.
Situation: Liv wants an eyeshadow pallet on Mercari, but her rent is due tomorrow.
Intention: Liv wants the eyeshadow pallet.
Immoral action: Liv buys the eyeshadow pallet, and she tells her land lord that her payment will be late.
Immoral consequence: Liv has to pay late fees on top of her normal rent.
Norm: It's wrong to look for love in the wrong places.
Situation: Alex has to go to AA meetings for her alcoholism, but he is single.
Intention: Alex wants to feel closer to the people at the meetings.
Moral action: Alex talks with the people at the meetings and talks about his own issues.
Moral consequence: The people at the meeting trust Alex more and are more willing to have him as a friend.
Norm: It's wrong to look for love in the wrong places.
Situation: Alex has to go to AA meetings for her alcoholism, but he is single.
Intention: Alex wants to feel closer to the people at the meetings.
Immoral action: Alex flirts with the women at the meetings and invites them to come to his place.
Immoral consequence: The people at the meetings feel that Alex is trying to take advantage of women in a bad mental state.
Norm: It's good to stand up to discrimination.
Situation: Jamin notices that the waiter at the restaurant continues being rude to his black friend Mark.
Intention: Jamin wants to have a nice dinner.
Moral action: Jamin talks to the manager about the waiter's behavior.
Moral consequence: Marcus receives his meal for free.
Norm: It's good to stand up to discrimination.
Situation: Jamin notices that the waiter at the restaurant continues being rude to his black friend Mark.
Intention: Jamin wants to have a nice dinner.
Immoral action: Jamin decides not to comment on the issue as he enjoys his food.
Immoral consequence: Marcus feels depressed by the waiter's behavior.
Norm: It's wrong to do things to harm yourself.
Situation: Ray is sore after pushing himself to the limit weightlifting, but he doesn't want to leave the gym.
Intention: Ray wants to continue exercising.
Moral action: Ray does some light cardio before doing some streches.
Moral consequence: Ray becomes more flexible after doing the stretches.
Norm: It's wrong to do things to harm yourself.
Situation: Ray is sore after pushing himself to the limit weightlifting, but he doesn't want to leave the gym.
Intention: Ray wants to continue exercising.
Immoral action: Ray continues lifting heavy weights ignoring his body.
Immoral consequence: Ray's muscles give out causing him to drop the weight onto his foot.
Norm: It is bad to just kick people out.
Situation: Jacob notices drunk best friend getting into trouble with the other guests at his party.
Intention: Jacob wants people to have fun at his party.
Moral action: Jacob escorts his friend to his room until he sobers up, and plays a game with the other guests.
Moral consequence: Jacob joins the game when he's sober making new friends.
Norm: It is bad to just kick people out.
Situation: Jacob notices drunk best friend getting into trouble with the other guests at his party.
Intention: Jacob wants people to have fun at his party.
Immoral action: Jacob demands that his friend go home removing him from the party.
Immoral consequence: His best friend gets into a wreck when he attempts to drive home.
Norm: You shouldn't beat up your friends.
Situation: Joshua is playing baseball with his friends when his friends call him out even though he wasn't.
Intention: Joshua wants to debate the call.
Moral action: Joshua explains to the other kids why he thinks that he was safe.
Moral consequence: The other kids agree and let Joshua get back on the base.
Norm: You shouldn't beat up your friends.
Situation: Joshua is playing baseball with his friends when his friends call him out even though he wasn't.
Intention: Joshua wants to debate the call.
Immoral action: Joshua starts beating up the other kids that had called him out.
Immoral consequence: The other kids get mad and don't let Joshua play baseball with them anymore.
Norm: It's rude to get revenge on your ex roommate.
Situation: Jerry's old roommate, Justin, has just moved out after an acrimonious relationship with each other, with Justin leaving sand in Jerry's washer.
Intention: Jerry wants to respond to the sand in the washer.
Moral action: Jerry refuses to give Justin the satisfaction of responding to Justin's prank, and simply cleans out the washer.
Moral consequence: Jerry moves on with his life and quickly forgets about his ex-roommate.
Norm: It's rude to get revenge on your ex roommate.
Situation: Jerry's old roommate, Justin, has just moved out after an acrimonious relationship with each other, with Justin leaving sand in Jerry's washer.
Intention: Jerry wants to respond to the sand in the washer.
Immoral action: Jerry stalks Justin to his new place and slashes his tires.
Immoral consequence: Justin calls the cops, and Jerry is arrested and fined.
Norm: It's wrong to take other people's things.
Situation: Don needs a red pen and sees one on his co-worker's desk.
Intention: Don wants the red pen.
Moral action: Don asks his co-worker if he can borrow the red pen.
Moral consequence: Don's co-worker will think Don is polite and well behaved.
Norm: It's wrong to take other people's things.
Situation: Don needs a red pen and sees one on his co-worker's desk.
Intention: Don wants the red pen.
Immoral action: Don takes the red pen without permission from his co-worker.
Immoral consequence: Don's co-worker will think there is an office thief.
Norm: It is bad to want to harm others.
Situation: Ty walked onto a train when a drunk man started screaming racial slurs at him.
Intention: Ty doesn't want to have the man affect him anymore.
Moral action: Ty ignores the man and tells jokes to tease him.
Moral consequence: The man stops bothering him, and Ty figures out how to calm down.
Norm: It is bad to want to harm others.
Situation: Ty walked onto a train when a drunk man started screaming racial slurs at him.
Intention: Ty doesn't want to have the man affect him anymore.
Immoral action: Ty walks over to the man and knocks him out cold.
Immoral consequence: The man suffers brain damage, and someone calls the cops on Ty.
Norm: It's wrong to keep secrets from your future spouse.
Situation: Mindy has a daughter from her prior marriage and has agreed to marry Sam soon.
Intention: Mindy wants to decide where to accommodate her daughter.
Moral action: Mindy tells Sam that she has a daughter when Sam proposes to her, and that her daughter will live them after marriage.
Moral consequence: Sam thanks Mindy for her honesty and happily accepts her daughter as his stepdaughter.
Norm: It's wrong to keep secrets from your future spouse.
Situation: Mindy has a daughter from her prior marriage and has agreed to marry Sam soon.
Intention: Mindy wants to decide where to accommodate her daughter.
Immoral action: Mindy asks her parents to take care of her daughter and doesn't tell Sam the she has a daughter.
Immoral consequence: Sam feels betrayed and offended after knowing Mindy has a daughter, and decides to break up with her.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to help people.
Situation: Tim receives an e-mail from his estranged brother asking him for help with a family matter.
Intention: Tim wants to send a reply to his brother.
Moral action: Tim decides to be the bigger person and help his brother out.
Moral consequence: Tim reestablishes a relationship with his brother.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to help people.
Situation: Tim receives an e-mail from his estranged brother asking him for help with a family matter.
Intention: Tim wants to send a reply to his brother.
Immoral action: Tim reminds his brother that they are not on good terms and refuses to aid him.
Immoral consequence: Tim is later wracked with guilt when he finds out his brothers problems had a sad result.
Norm: It's bad to not honor your end of an agreement.
Situation: Brian promised his friend Ted to help him with his math homework tonight but just got invited to a party.
Intention: Brian wants to attend the party.
Moral action: Brian spends an hour helping Ted and then heads over to the party.
Moral consequence: Ted is grateful to Brian, understands the math much better and is able to finish his homework.
Norm: It's bad to not honor your end of an agreement.
Situation: Brian promised his friend Ted to help him with his math homework tonight but just got invited to a party.
Intention: Brian wants to attend the party.
Immoral action: Brian skips out on his agreement to help Ted in favor of attending the party.
Immoral consequence: Ted is disappointed and upset that his friend let him down and is unable to finish his homework on time.
Norm: It is nice to have family over to visit.
Situation: Jacob has the evening off of work, and he feels somewhat lonely.
Intention: Jacob wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Jacob invites his brother over to play video games.
Moral consequence: Jacob has a fun time bonding with his brother.
Norm: It is nice to have family over to visit.
Situation: Jacob has the evening off of work, and he feels somewhat lonely.
Intention: Jacob wants to do something fun.
Immoral action: Jacob spends the evening reading his favorite book.
Immoral consequence: Jacob goes to bed feeling somewhat lonely after spending time alone.
Norm: It's impolite to bother someone when they're on their phone.
Situation: Tyson wants to go to his friend's house, but his sister has been talking on the phone for twenty minutes.
Intention: Tyson wants to spend time with his friend.
Moral action: Tyson asks his friend to log onto their favorite MMO.
Moral consequence: Tyson and his friend discover rare loot in a dungeon.
Norm: It's impolite to bother someone when they're on their phone.
Situation: Tyson wants to go to his friend's house, but his sister has been talking on the phone for twenty minutes.
Intention: Tyson wants to spend time with his friend.
Immoral action: Tyson asks Maggie to take him to his friends house multiple times.
Immoral consequence: Tyson watches his sister lock herself in the room until late at night.
Norm: It's good to care about your landscaping.
Situation: Jorge has a shoulder injury that prevents him from doing labor and his yard is growing out of control.
Intention: Jorge wants to keep his shoulder rested and isolated for it to heal.
Moral action: Jorge hires a landscaping service to handle his yard for the time that he's recovering.
Moral consequence: Jorge's neighbors are relieved to see a company come and maintain his lawn.
Norm: It's good to care about your landscaping.
Situation: Jorge has a shoulder injury that prevents him from doing labor and his yard is growing out of control.
Intention: Jorge wants to keep his shoulder rested and isolated for it to heal.
Immoral action: Jorge continues to neglect his yard letting the grass and weeds get taller and bigger.
Immoral consequence: Jorge's neighbors are bothered by the unsightly look of his lawn.
Norm: You're expected to help people when they need it.
Situation: Steven's house had a tree fall down on the roof, and he knows his friend Anthony is talented carpenter.
Intention: Steven needs help fixing his house.
Moral action: Steven ask Anthony for help, and Anthony is willing to help his buddy.
Moral consequence: Steven feels very happy that his friend is so willing to help.
Norm: You're expected to help people when they need it.
Situation: Steven's house had a tree fall down on the roof, and he knows his friend Anthony is talented carpenter.
Intention: Steven needs help fixing his house.
Immoral action: Steven calls Anthony up on the phone and asks for help with his roof, and Anthony gives him a price quote.
Immoral consequence: Steven feels betrayed that Anthony won't help him for free.
Norm: It's wrong to dismiss someone's abilities based on their gender.
Situation: Dev and Deva are practicing soccer together in a flirty way and Deva makes a great save.
Intention: Dev wants to comment on the save.
Moral action: Dev high fives her and shares the moment.
Moral consequence: Dev is happy with their budding relationship.
Norm: It's wrong to dismiss someone's abilities based on their gender.
Situation: Dev and Deva are practicing soccer together in a flirty way and Deva makes a great save.
Intention: Dev wants to comment on the save.
Immoral action: Dev tells her he's never seen a girl make such a  save.
Immoral consequence: Deva is offended and Dev loses his chance with her.
Norm: It's rude to not share something someone helped you get.
Situation: Arnie bought Tom a vacuum for Xmas last year, and now Arnie wants to borrow that vacuum.
Intention: Tom needs to decide to lend Arnie the vacuum or not.
Moral action: Tom allows Arnie to borrow the vacuum because Tom trusts Arnie with it.
Moral consequence: Arnie thanks Tom for lending it to him and Arnie quickly vacuums his house.
Norm: It's rude to not share something someone helped you get.
Situation: Arnie bought Tom a vacuum for Xmas last year, and now Arnie wants to borrow that vacuum.
Intention: Tom needs to decide to lend Arnie the vacuum or not.
Immoral action: Tom doesn't lend the vacuum to Arnie, since if Arnie accidently broke it Tom would have no way to get another.
Immoral consequence: Arnie has feelings of resentment and anger directed towards Tom.
Norm: It's wrong to only think about yourself.
Situation: Vin's friend Gilz bought a quality bike and isn't hanging with Vin as much as before.
Intention: Vin wants to do something about the friendship.
Moral action: Vin tells GIlz what he feels and listens.
Moral consequence: VIn gains some confidence and independence, and is happy for Gilz.
Norm: It's wrong to only think about yourself.
Situation: Vin's friend Gilz bought a quality bike and isn't hanging with Vin as much as before.
Intention: Vin wants to do something about the friendship.
Immoral action: Vin decides to stop communicating with Gilz.
Immoral consequence: Vin feels ashamed and lonely.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with someone who is already married.
Situation: Justin runs into his friend Shana from high school who had a crush on him, and finds out she's married.
Intention: Justin wants to take some time to reconnect with Shana.
Moral action: Justin has a short chat with Shana at the store, learning about her kids and current job, then hugs her and says goodbye.
Moral consequence: Shana goes home to her husband, mentions meeting an old friend, and continues her life.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with someone who is already married.
Situation: Justin runs into his friend Shana from high school who had a crush on him, and finds out she's married.
Intention: Justin wants to take some time to reconnect with Shana.
Immoral action: Justin invites Shana out for drinks, and has sex with her in a motel after they get drunk.
Immoral consequence: Shana commits infidelity and feels guilty, and her marriage suffers moving forward.