CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to be late for your classes.
Situation: Shay is currently in nursing school, but she also has another job that she has to spend time at.
Intention: Shay wants to focus on becoming a nurse.
Immoral action: Shay makes sure she gets to every class, but she's often late.
Immoral consequence: The instructor doesn't believe that Shay is that dedicated, and Shay disrespects the instructor.
Norm: It's wrong to have two pets that don't get along.
Situation: James knew his dog didn't like other dogs, but then his friend offered him an adorable Labradoodle puppy.
Intention: James wants to spend time with the Labradoodle puppy.
Moral action: James says that he can't take another dog, but offers to walk the puppy for his friend.
Moral consequence: James regularly takes the puppy for long walks then goes home to his old dog.
Norm: It's wrong to have two pets that don't get along.
Situation: James knew his dog didn't like other dogs, but then his friend offered him an adorable Labradoodle puppy.
Intention: James wants to spend time with the Labradoodle puppy.
Immoral action: James adopts the Labradoodle puppy and brings it home to meet his old dog.
Immoral consequence: The old dog keeps trying to bite the puppy and James has to lock her outside.
Norm: Knowing when a relationship has become toxic is mature.
Situation: Glenda's longtime boyfriend has started being abusive to her, but apologized later and told her he is very stressed at work.
Intention: Glenda wants to give her boyfriend a chance.
Moral action: Glenda gives her boyfriend a few more chances, then leaves him after it becomes obvious he's not trying to change.
Moral consequence: Glenda feels empowered and strong.
Norm: Knowing when a relationship has become toxic is mature.
Situation: Glenda's longtime boyfriend has started being abusive to her, but apologized later and told her he is very stressed at work.
Intention: Glenda wants to give her boyfriend a chance.
Immoral action: Glenda accepts more and more abuse from her boyfriend, always forgiving him.
Immoral consequence: Glenda feels confused and weak.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friend they look fat.
Situation: Sally is at the mall with her larger friend, Sara, who asks her how she looks after trying on something.
Intention: Sally wants to be honest with her friend.
Moral action: Sally replies that she thinks the outfit itself is cute and refrains on commenting on Sara's figure.
Moral consequence: Sara feels a sense of validation like she has a good sense of style.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friend they look fat.
Situation: Sally is at the mall with her larger friend, Sara, who asks her how she looks after trying on something.
Intention: Sally wants to be honest with her friend.
Immoral action: Sally replies that the outfit is nice but makes her look overweight.
Immoral consequence: Sara starts to feel very self conscious about her weight and appearance.
Norm: It's wrong to enjoy people's misery.
Situation: Joe is looking at his phone on a bus.
Intention: Joe wants to see something interesting on his phone.
Moral action: Joe watches a fictional program about teens who attack homeless people for thrills.
Moral consequence: Joe appreciates the complexity of art and humanity and the interesting themes the program presents with no one being hurt in real life.
Norm: It's wrong to enjoy people's misery.
Situation: Joe is looking at his phone on a bus.
Intention: Joe wants to see something interesting on his phone.
Immoral action: Joe looks at a site with videos of homeless people being attacked by teens.
Immoral consequence: Joe feels that he is drifting away from humanity and empathy by enjoying those things and  questions his capacity for basic decency.
Norm: It's bad to lie to your employer.
Situation: Ivan is planning to take a day off work to go have fun with friends and is about to call his boss to tell him he won't be in.
Intention: Ivan wants to pick a reason for why he won't be at work.
Moral action: Ivan tells his boss that he wants the day off for personal reasons and will use one of his allotted vacation days.
Moral consequence: Ivan has a great day with his friends and his boss enjoys seeing the pictures on social media.
Norm: It's bad to lie to your employer.
Situation: Ivan is planning to take a day off work to go have fun with friends and is about to call his boss to tell him he won't be in.
Intention: Ivan wants to pick a reason for why he won't be at work.
Immoral action: Ivan tells his boss that he's not feeling well and will have to use one of his allotted sick days.
Immoral consequence: Ivan's boss later sees pictures of the day on Ivan's social media and fires him for lying.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep around because that's slutty.
Situation: Mary is devastated when her boyfriend dumps her after telling her he finds her sexually boring.
Intention: Mary wants to feel better about her sexuality.
Moral action: Mary devotes herself to rebuilding her self esteem.
Moral consequence: Mary is able to get past her ex's cruel words and find a better suited partner.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep around because that's slutty.
Situation: Mary is devastated when her boyfriend dumps her after telling her he finds her sexually boring.
Intention: Mary wants to feel better about her sexuality.
Immoral action: Mary decides to gain experience by sleeping with multiple partners in a short period of time.
Immoral consequence: Mary's reputation suffers, and she has a hard time finding a permanent partner.
Norm: You shouldn't learn other people's passwords.
Situation: Marcy is told her grandpa keeps forgetting his email password and Marcy is told to help.
Intention: Marcy wants to save her grandpa's password.
Moral action: Marcy decides to install a Chrome extension that memorizes passwords for her grandpa.
Moral consequence: Marcy's grandpa thanks her for respecting his privacy and Marcy feels relieved.
Norm: You shouldn't learn other people's passwords.
Situation: Marcy is told her grandpa keeps forgetting his email password and Marcy is told to help.
Intention: Marcy wants to save her grandpa's password.
Immoral action: Macy demands to know the password from her grandpa, so she can remember it herself.
Immoral consequence: Marcy's granpda tells Marcy she is overstepping boundaries and Marcy agrees.
Norm: It's good to encourage your partner's art.
Situation: Kevin's girlfriend Lara just finished a poor quality watercolor painting, and he's responding to her question about what he thinks of it.
Intention: Kevin wants to be honest about his dislike of the painting.
Moral action: Kevin encourages Lara to keep trying because there are multiple parts of the painting that could be improved with further effort.
Moral consequence: Lara takes Kevin's advice into consideration and manages to substantially improve the painting.
Norm: It's good to encourage your partner's art.
Situation: Kevin's girlfriend Lara just finished a poor quality watercolor painting, and he's responding to her question about what he thinks of it.
Intention: Kevin wants to be honest about his dislike of the painting.
Immoral action: Kevin tells Lara that he's not really a fan of the painting and that she should perhaps try and pursue a different hobby.
Immoral consequence: Lara feels very discouraged, her feelings are hurt, and she starts crying.
Norm: It's homophobic to say hateful things about LGBTQ people.
Situation: Jake was talking to his friend when a gay couple walked past them.
Intention: Jake wanted to comment on the couple.
Moral action: Jake tells his friend that he doesn't understand why others care so much about how others live their lives.
Moral consequence: The couple overhears Jake, and it makes their day hearing it.
Norm: It's homophobic to say hateful things about LGBTQ people.
Situation: Jake was talking to his friend when a gay couple walked past them.
Intention: Jake wanted to comment on the couple.
Immoral action: Jake told his friend that he heard that most gays are pedophiles.
Immoral consequence: The couple overhears what Jeff said and are offended by him.
Norm: You shouldn't distance yourself from your friends.
Situation: Ebeneezer is working overtime on a project to please his client, and his friend Jeremy keeps asking him to hang out.
Intention: Ebeneezer wants to get on his client's good side.
Moral action: Ebeneezer presents a detailed project outline for his client before taking Jeremy to the arcade.
Moral consequence: Ebeneezer and Jeremy grow closer playing games.
Norm: You shouldn't distance yourself from your friends.
Situation: Ebeneezer is working overtime on a project to please his client, and his friend Jeremy keeps asking him to hang out.
Intention: Ebeneezer wants to get on his client's good side.
Immoral action: Ebeneezer continues to work overtime to get ahead of project deadlines.
Immoral consequence: Jeremy unfriends Ebeneezer on Facebook.
Norm: It's unprofessional to get romantically involved with a client.
Situation: Farah, a psychologist, is wrapping up her session with Steven when Steven kisses her.
Intention: Farah doesn't want to hurt Steven.
Moral action: Farah gets Steven to break down his attraction to her.
Moral consequence: Farah gets Steven to realize his attraction is the result of loneliness, and she extra money for her efforts.
Norm: It's unprofessional to get romantically involved with a client.
Situation: Farah, a psychologist, is wrapping up her session with Steven when Steven kisses her.
Intention: Farah doesn't want to hurt Steven.
Immoral action: Farah starts dating Steven.
Immoral consequence: Farah loses her licence when her affair is discovered on Facebook.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against who you rent out to.
Situation: Jeremy runs an AirBnB at the beach and has received a lot of requests from different types of people to stay there over the summer.
Intention: Jeremy wants to choose which stay requests to approve.
Moral action: Jeremy goes through and approves the applicants with the highest ratings to stay at his place.
Moral consequence: The people who stay at Jeremy's AirBnB over the summer are all very courteous during their stay and leave good reviews.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against who you rent out to.
Situation: Jeremy runs an AirBnB at the beach and has received a lot of requests from different types of people to stay there over the summer.
Intention: Jeremy wants to choose which stay requests to approve.
Immoral action: Jeremy decides to simplify his decision process by only choosing the white applicants, as he is white himself.
Immoral consequence: Minority applicants catch on that Jeremy doesn't seem to be approving any of them and report him to AirBnB.
Norm: It is wrong to kick a dog.
Situation: Tori is doing her morning jog when she's approached by a dog acting aggressively.
Intention: Tori wants to keep distance between her and the dog.
Moral action: Tori picks up the pace and sprints away from the dog.
Moral consequence: Tori is relieved when she manages to get away unscatched.
Norm: It is wrong to kick a dog.
Situation: Tori is doing her morning jog when she's approached by a dog acting aggressively.
Intention: Tori wants to keep distance between her and the dog.
Immoral action: Tori ends up kicking the dog to get it away from her in self defense.
Immoral consequence: The dog yelps in pain and Tori feels guilty for hurting it.
Norm: You shouldn't get into fights with your coworkers.
Situation: Jordan and Steve were in a heated discussion at their place of work.
Intention: Jordan wants to stop hearing Steve talk.
Moral action: Jordan walks away from Steve and locks himself in his office.
Moral consequence: Jordan is able to do his work without having to hear Steve argue with him.
Norm: You shouldn't get into fights with your coworkers.
Situation: Jordan and Steve were in a heated discussion at their place of work.
Intention: Jordan wants to stop hearing Steve talk.
Immoral action: Jordan punches Steve in work while they are standing in the break room at work.
Immoral consequence: Jordan is fired on the spot for getting in a fight on the office property.
Norm: People shouldn't constantly look to trade up on relationships.
Situation: Emily has always been impressed by people with money, and it's a factor in how she chooses her partners.
Intention: Emily wants to feel good about herself.
Moral action: Emily decides that making money herself is better than dating a rich guy, and she lands a well-paying job.
Moral consequence: Emily's friends are impressed by her career and admire her.
Norm: People shouldn't constantly look to trade up on relationships.
Situation: Emily has always been impressed by people with money, and it's a factor in how she chooses her partners.
Intention: Emily wants to feel good about herself.
Immoral action: Emily just ditched her boyfriend for someone richer, after doing the same thing last year.
Immoral consequence: Emily's friends are secretly starting to feel that she is superficial.
Norm: It's rude to make sexual comments to your coworkers.
Situation: Haley is talking to her coworker in the break room.
Intention: Haley wants to talk about something exciting.
Moral action: Haley shows her coworker pictures she took of a haunted house.
Moral consequence: Haley and coworker make plans for visiting the house later.
Norm: It's rude to make sexual comments to your coworkers.
Situation: Haley is talking to her coworker in the break room.
Intention: Haley wants to talk about something exciting.
Immoral action: Haley talks about what she would like to do in the bedroom with their boss.
Immoral consequence: Haley is written up for discussing personal things at work.
Norm: It's good to want to do things by yourself.
Situation: Susan admires her sister-in-law's handicraft, particularly her knitting, and decides to watch knitting tutorials.
Intention: Susan wants to know more about knitting.
Moral action: Susan decides to try her hand at knitting even though it looks difficult and challenging.
Moral consequence: Susan's first knitting project turns out to be very successful and Susan is proud and happy.
Norm: It's good to want to do things by yourself.
Situation: Susan admires her sister-in-law's handicraft, particularly her knitting, and decides to watch knitting tutorials.
Intention: Susan wants to know more about knitting.
Immoral action: Susan watches a ton of tutorials, yet never gets around to actually knit because she feels it's too difficult for her.
Immoral consequence: Susan feels inhibited and unsuccessful and it makes her sad.
Norm: It's good to be kind to your neighbors.
Situation: Ollie noticed that there were new neighbors moving in next door to him.
Intention: Ollie wants the neighbors to know who he is.
Moral action: Ollie brings a casserole to the neighbors and introduces himself to them.
Moral consequence: Ollie makes new friends with his new neighbors next door.
Norm: It's good to be kind to your neighbors.
Situation: Ollie noticed that there were new neighbors moving in next door to him.
Intention: Ollie wants the neighbors to know who he is.
Immoral action: Ollie sends a threatening letter to the neighbors warning them not to mess with him.
Immoral consequence: Ollie is brought into the police station after the neighbors found the note.
Norm: It's petty to dislike videos online for trivial reasons.
Situation: Lucas was watching videos online on a video website.
Intention: Lucas wants to like or dislike the videos.
Moral action: Lucas likes the video based on the content of it even if he dislikes the sponsor.
Moral consequence: The video gets more views and likes, and they keep making the content Lucas likes.
Norm: It's petty to dislike videos online for trivial reasons.
Situation: Lucas was watching videos online on a video website.
Intention: Lucas wants to like or dislike the videos.
Immoral action: Lucas dislikes the videos because he doesn't like the company that sponsored them.
Immoral consequence: The videos get downvotes, and they change the content rather than the sponsor.
Norm: It's wrong to catch fish and not eat them.
Situation: Frank is out at the river and has caught numerous fish during the day.
Intention: Frank wants to do something with the fish.
Moral action: Frank takes the fish home and cooks them for dinner.
Moral consequence: Frank is able to gain nutrients and energy from the fish.
Norm: It's wrong to catch fish and not eat them.
Situation: Frank is out at the river and has caught numerous fish during the day.
Intention: Frank wants to do something with the fish.
Immoral action: Frank leaves the fish by the river bed.
Immoral consequence: Frank will waste the fish and not take advantage of their flesh.
Norm: It's rude to call someone at dinnertime.
Situation: Gabrielle broke the toilet, and her roommate is having dinner with her mother.
Intention: Gabrielle needs help fixing the toliet.
Moral action: Gabrielle watches tutorials on fixing toilets on youtube.
Moral consequence: Gabrielle stops relying on others because she can take care of her own problems.
Norm: It's rude to call someone at dinnertime.
Situation: Gabrielle broke the toilet, and her roommate is having dinner with her mother.
Intention: Gabrielle needs help fixing the toliet.
Immoral action: Gabrielle calls her roommate several time through the night.
Immoral consequence: Gabrielle is scolded by her roommate later for butting in on her time with her mother.
Norm: It's rude to give someone the silent treatment.
Situation: Jill is angry with her girlfriend because she forgot about their dinner plans and stayed late at work.
Intention: Jill wants to express her disappointment towards her girlfriend.
Moral action: Jill lets her girlfriend know the second she gets home why she is mad.
Moral consequence: Jill's girlfriend understands what she did wrong and makes it up to Jill.
Norm: It's rude to give someone the silent treatment.
Situation: Jill is angry with her girlfriend because she forgot about their dinner plans and stayed late at work.
Intention: Jill wants to express her disappointment towards her girlfriend.
Immoral action: Jill avoids speaking to her girlfriend for several days.
Immoral consequence: Jill's girlfriend never learns why she was mad and doesn't know how to change her behavior for next time.
Norm: It's good to do chores on time.
Situation: Jake's spouse tells Jake the house needs to be cleaned before tomorrow for a party.
Intention: Jake wants to clean the house.
Moral action: Jake decides to clean the house seven hours early and finishes.
Moral consequence: The house is extremely clean, while Jake and Jake's spouse are thrilled.
Norm: It's good to do chores on time.
Situation: Jake's spouse tells Jake the house needs to be cleaned before tomorrow for a party.
Intention: Jake wants to clean the house.
Immoral action: Jake waits until right before the party to clean and barely manages to finish.
Immoral consequence: Jake's spouse gets angry at Jake for procrastinating, and they all feel stressed out.
Norm: It's unusual to like single ply toilet paper.
Situation: Karen and Larry are shopping at the store for toiletries when they come to the toilet paper section.
Intention: Karen wants to pick a toilet paper to buy.
Moral action: Karen grabs the two ply toilet paper even though it's the more expensive choice.
Moral consequence: Larry is happy that Karen has such high standards and that he can comfortably go to the bathroom.
Norm: It's unusual to like single ply toilet paper.
Situation: Karen and Larry are shopping at the store for toiletries when they come to the toilet paper section.
Intention: Karen wants to pick a toilet paper to buy.
Immoral action: Karen grabs the single ply toilet paper because it's by far the cheaper option.
Immoral consequence: Larry is disgusted that Karen has no standards and that she would be willing to risk paper tearing to save pennies.
Norm: It's good to go to class even when you're nervous.
Situation: Falcon has an upset stomach because he fears giving a presentation for his English class.
Intention: Falcon wants to feel better.
Moral action: Falcon takes medicine and gives his presentation.
Moral consequence: The entire class stands up clapping at him for his hard work.
Norm: It's good to go to class even when you're nervous.
Situation: Falcon has an upset stomach because he fears giving a presentation for his English class.
Intention: Falcon wants to feel better.
Immoral action: Falcon stays home for the afternoon.
Immoral consequence: Falcon misses the unplanned pop quiz at the end of class.
Norm: You shouldn't let your family sell their things for drugs.
Situation: Faris notices her father taking his belongings to the thrift shop to get money for his medicine.
Intention: Faris wants her father to have his medicine.
Moral action: Faris pays for her dad's medications.
Moral consequence: Faris and her father become closer.
Norm: You shouldn't let your family sell their things for drugs.
Situation: Faris notices her father taking his belongings to the thrift shop to get money for his medicine.
Intention: Faris wants her father to have his medicine.
Immoral action: Faris sets up a yard sale where they sell all of her father's old belongings.
Immoral consequence: Her father loses a gift given to him by his father.
Norm: It's not okay to disrespect your spouse.
Situation: Terry is playing a board game with her spouse and her spouse loses miserably to her.
Intention: Terry wants to talk to her spouse about their game performance.
Moral action: Terry congratulates her spouse on his effort and offers another round.
Moral consequence: Terry's spouse thanks Terry, and they have a fun game together.
Norm: It's not okay to disrespect your spouse.
Situation: Terry is playing a board game with her spouse and her spouse loses miserably to her.
Intention: Terry wants to talk to her spouse about their game performance.
Immoral action: Terry makes fun of her spouse for losing and uses expletives.
Immoral consequence: Terry's spouse walks out of the room in a rage and Terry feels guilty.
Norm: You shouldn't disrespect other's cultures.
Situation: Kate invited her Asian neighbors to her house for a barbecue, and they took their shoes off inside.
Intention: Kate wants to get them to put their shoes on.
Moral action: Kate tells the couple that they don't have to take their shoes off in her house.
Moral consequence: The couple feel more relaxed and feel welcomed in Kate's house.
Norm: You shouldn't disrespect other's cultures.
Situation: Kate invited her Asian neighbors to her house for a barbecue, and they took their shoes off inside.
Intention: Kate wants to get them to put their shoes on.
Immoral action: Kate tells the couple to put their shoes on to get their germs off her floor.
Immoral consequence: The couple feels disrespected and doesn't feel welcomed in the house.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to your parents.
Situation: Hannah skipped school today and the principles office called to tell her mom, Karen, who asks Hannah why she wasn't in school.
Intention: Hannah wants to respond to Karen.
Moral action: Hannah admits to not being in class because she wanted to go to a protest.
Moral consequence: karen tells Hannah the importance of education, but understands her need to stand up for her beliefs, so Hannah gets grounded for 2 days.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to your parents.
Situation: Hannah skipped school today and the principles office called to tell her mom, Karen, who asks Hannah why she wasn't in school.
Intention: Hannah wants to respond to Karen.
Immoral action: Hannah tells her mom that she was at school and there must be some mix up, but Karen knows this in untrue.
Immoral consequence: Hannah gets grounded for 2 weeks by Karen.
Norm: It's not okay to abuse drugs.
Situation: Matt had a very difficult childhood and is haunted by it.
Intention: Matt wants to feel less pain from his traumatic childhood.
Moral action: Matt starts seeing a psychotherapist weekly.
Moral consequence: Matt starts feeling much better after a few sessions with his therapist.
Norm: It's not okay to abuse drugs.
Situation: Matt had a very difficult childhood and is haunted by it.
Intention: Matt wants to feel less pain from his traumatic childhood.
Immoral action: Matt starts to use heroin as a way to alleviate his moral pain.
Immoral consequence: Matt's life spirals downward rapidly.