CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to sniff your own farts.
Situation: Martin is in bed beside Mary, his spouse, trying to fall asleep when he lets off a long and brutal fart.
Intention: Martin wants to take a deep breath.
Moral action: Martin slips out of bed and goes to the window to inhale a breath of fresh air.
Immoral consequence: Mary notices Martin delighting himself in the glory of his fart and recoils in horror, jumping out of bed.
Norm: It's wrong to sniff your own farts.
Situation: Martin is in bed beside Mary, his spouse, trying to fall asleep when he lets off a long and brutal fart.
Intention: Martin wants to take a deep breath.
Moral consequence: Mary continues to sleep peacefully and wakes up rested and happy.
Immoral action: Martin throws his head under the covers and takes an inordinately long and deep inhale of his impossibly pungent fart.
Norm: It's not nice to take credit for someone's hard work.
Situation: Sally's partner for a school project stayed up late and did most of the work for the project.
Intention: Sally wants to get a good grade on the project.
Moral action: Sally talks to her partner and asks if there's anything she can do to help out with the project.
Immoral consequence: Sally's partner finds out and proves to the teacher that they did all the work.
Norm: It's not nice to take credit for someone's hard work.
Situation: Sally's partner for a school project stayed up late and did most of the work for the project.
Intention: Sally wants to get a good grade on the project.
Moral consequence: Sally's partner thinks of something for Sally to do, so she can earn the credit for the project.
Immoral action: Sally goes to the teacher and tells the teacher that she did the work that her partner actually did.
Norm: You shouldn't interfere in a country's election.
Situation: Bob wants his favorite candidate to win the presidential election.
Intention: Bob wants his candidate to get more votes.
Moral action: Bob goes door-to-door trying to convince people to vote for his candidate.
Immoral consequence: The hack is discovered and Bob is prosecuted.
Norm: You shouldn't interfere in a country's election.
Situation: Bob wants his favorite candidate to win the presidential election.
Intention: Bob wants his candidate to get more votes.
Moral consequence: Bob's candidate gets some more votes from Bob's neighbors.
Immoral action: Bob hacks a voting machine and adds 1,000 more votes for his candidate.
Norm: You shouldn't cover up your partner's past.
Situation: Bailey is talking to her boss Nancy about hiring her boyfriend Jared, and Jared has a criminal past.
Intention: Bailey wants Jared to get hired.
Moral action: Bailey sets up a meeting between Jared and Nancy encouraging Jared to be completely honest with her boss.
Immoral consequence: When Jared's past is discovered through a background check, Jared is denied the job and Nancy's trust in Bailey decreases.
Norm: You shouldn't cover up your partner's past.
Situation: Bailey is talking to her boss Nancy about hiring her boyfriend Jared, and Jared has a criminal past.
Intention: Bailey wants Jared to get hired.
Moral consequence: Jared gets the job, and Nancy's trust in Bailey increases.
Immoral action: Bailey praises Jared for being a law-abiding citizen, who never had a run-in with the police, to Nancy, so as to make him look better.
Norm: You shouldn't be friends with someone who is an abuser.
Situation: Bobby and his friend Jim are having some beers and Jim mentions how he has hit his wife multiple times.
Intention: Bobby wants to find out whether or not his friend is joking.
Moral action: Jim tells Bobby that he is not joking and Bobby explains that abusing his wife is wrong and ends the friendship.
Immoral consequence: Jim continues to beat his wife, eventually hospitalizing her.
Norm: You shouldn't be friends with someone who is an abuser.
Situation: Bobby and his friend Jim are having some beers and Jim mentions how he has hit his wife multiple times.
Intention: Bobby wants to find out whether or not his friend is joking.
Moral consequence: bobby ending the friendship makes Jim realize this is wrong, and he stops abusing his wife and gets anger management.
Immoral action: Jim tells Bobby that he is serious and Bobby laughs it off and says women need to be hit every now and again.
Norm: People are expected to be grateful for gifts.
Situation: It is Christmas morning and ten year old Allison is opening her presents.
Intention: Allison wants a new Xbox for Christmas.
Moral action: Allison thanks her parents for all the gifts they got her and asks if they will get her an Xbox in the future.
Immoral consequence: Allison is grounded by her parents and is not allowed to go to her friend's house to play video games.
Norm: People are expected to be grateful for gifts.
Situation: It is Christmas morning and ten year old Allison is opening her presents.
Intention: Allison wants a new Xbox for Christmas.
Moral consequence: Allison's parents get her an Xbox for her birthday a few months later.
Immoral action: Allison throws a tantrum, screaming and crying at her parents when an XBox is not one of her gifts.
Norm: You shouldn't slap people.
Situation: Betty runs into her sister at a party, when her sister had already said she was ill.
Intention: Betty wants them to know that she is upset.
Moral action: Betty sits her sister down and talk out their problems.
Immoral consequence: Betty and her sister get into a fight at the party.
Norm: You shouldn't slap people.
Situation: Betty runs into her sister at a party, when her sister had already said she was ill.
Intention: Betty wants them to know that she is upset.
Moral consequence: They come to a resolve and hang out for the rest of the night.
Immoral action: Betty smacks her sister and tells her that she is betrayed .
Norm: It's rude to have the volume up too loud.
Situation: Harry is studying in his dorm room listening to music.
Intention: Harry wants to use the music to study more effectively.
Moral action: Harry decides to put headphones on to block out all sound other than the music.
Immoral consequence: Harry concentrates on his work effectively, but is given a warning the next day for his music volume.
Norm: It's rude to have the volume up too loud.
Situation: Harry is studying in his dorm room listening to music.
Intention: Harry wants to use the music to study more effectively.
Moral consequence: Harry concentrates on his work and his dorm mates continue to find him pleasant to live with.
Immoral action: Harry turns the music up loudly on his speakers to block out any other distractions.
Norm: It is good to put your phone down when driving.
Situation: Ed is driving his car.
Intention: Ed wants to go to a new restaurant for dinner.
Moral action: Ed pulls into a gas station and asks a person for directions to the restaurant.
Immoral consequence: Ed smashes into the car in front of him and totals his car.
Norm: It is good to put your phone down when driving.
Situation: Ed is driving his car.
Intention: Ed wants to go to a new restaurant for dinner.
Moral consequence: Ed finds the restaurant and has a delicious dinner.
Immoral action: Ed looks at his phone to use his GPS app to get directions to the restaurant.
Norm: Trying to get revenge is frowned upon.
Situation: Erica finds out that her boyfriend has been cheating on her and breaks up with him.
Intention: Erica wants to feel better about the break up.
Moral action: Erica decides to focus on developing her personal interests to try to move on from her ex-boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: Erica's ex-boyfriend is furious about the damage to his car.
Norm: Trying to get revenge is frowned upon.
Situation: Erica finds out that her boyfriend has been cheating on her and breaks up with him.
Intention: Erica wants to feel better about the break up.
Moral consequence: Erica's boyfriend is impressed by her maturity and regrets cheating on her.
Immoral action: Erica decides to key her ex-boyfriends car to punish him for his infidelity.
Norm: Adults should not be rude to children.
Situation: Bob is listening to his two children complaining in the car.
Intention: Bob wants the children to stop complaining.
Moral action: Bob kindly asks the children to relax and promises to give them a treat if they're good.
Immoral consequence: The children lose some self-esteem and lose respect for Bob.
Norm: Adults should not be rude to children.
Situation: Bob is listening to his two children complaining in the car.
Intention: Bob wants the children to stop complaining.
Moral consequence: The children smile and calm down.
Immoral action: Bob tells the children that they're idiots and should only speak when spoken to.
Norm: It is expected that people show appreciation to veterans
Situation: Jake is meeting his friend's father, Mike,  who is a veteran but struggling mentally and physically.
Intention: Jake wants to know about the veteran's story.
Moral action: Jake talks with Mike about his story and thanks him for serving the country.
Immoral consequence: Jake is immediately asked to leave Mike's place.
Norm: It is expected that people show appreciation to veterans
Situation: Jake is meeting his friend's father, Mike,  who is a veteran but struggling mentally and physically.
Intention: Jake wants to know about the veteran's story.
Moral consequence: Jake receives a piece of souvenir from Mike that he brought from the country he was deployed to.
Immoral action: Jake talks with Mike and tells him he got what he deserved for murdering people.
Norm: You shouldn't give kids horrible ideas.
Situation: Josh is watching the neighbor's kids for the day while they're out of town.
Intention: Josh wants to entertain the kids.
Moral action: Josh shows the kids the joys of creative story writing.
Immoral consequence: The kids burn their house down a few days later.
Norm: You shouldn't give kids horrible ideas.
Situation: Josh is watching the neighbor's kids for the day while they're out of town.
Intention: Josh wants to entertain the kids.
Moral consequence: The kids both grow up to be well-paid short story writers.
Immoral action: Josh takes the kids and shows them how burning stuff can be fun!
Norm: It's inconsiderate to make other people cover your work shift
Situation: Erin was given tickets to see her favorite band live, but she has to work at the restaurant that night.
Intention: Erin wants to see the concert.
Moral action: Erin talks with her coworker a few days before the concert to get her shift covered, so she can see the concert.
Immoral consequence: Erin's coworker has to stay to cover her shift and then her coworker has to cancel her dinner plans with friends who are moving out of town.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to make other people cover your work shift
Situation: Erin was given tickets to see her favorite band live, but she has to work at the restaurant that night.
Intention: Erin wants to see the concert.
Moral consequence: Erin's coworker who needed the extra money can work the shift and no one has to change their plans at the last minute.
Immoral action: Erin calls in sick at the last moment before her shift to be able to go to the concert.
Norm: It is rude to disturb the people around you.
Situation: John is at the school library trying to study for finals surrounded by other students.
Intention: John wants to ask a fellow student who's not present a question about study materials.
Moral action: John steps outside the library to make his phone call to the other student.
Immoral consequence: Other students are aggravated with John because he's disturbing their studies.
Norm: It is rude to disturb the people around you.
Situation: John is at the school library trying to study for finals surrounded by other students.
Intention: John wants to ask a fellow student who's not present a question about study materials.
Moral consequence: Other students in the library appreciate John being so considerate.
Immoral action: John calls his fellow student from the library and has a long animated discussion with him.
Norm: It's wrong to beat up people.
Situation: Tom has found out that his neighbor has stolen electronics from Tom's house.
Intention: Tom wants his neighbor to pay for his crime.
Moral action: Tom refrains from getting into an altercation and instead reports his neighbor to the authorities.
Immoral consequence: Tom is arrested for beating his neighbor and spends time in jail.
Norm: It's wrong to beat up people.
Situation: Tom has found out that his neighbor has stolen electronics from Tom's house.
Intention: Tom wants his neighbor to pay for his crime.
Moral consequence: Tom's gets his neighbor arrested for the theft and Tom's items are returned.
Immoral action: Tom physically assaults his neighbor in retaliation for the robbery.
Norm: It's good to celebrate someone's life when they die.
Situation: Kim's mother has passed away and Kim's father Larry has come to ask Kim whether she is coming to her mother's wake.
Intention: Kim wants to respond to her father.
Moral action: Kim tells her father that of course she will be at the wake as her mother is the most important thing to her.
Immoral consequence: Larry is devastated and begins to question whether Kim is capable of loving anyone.
Norm: It's good to celebrate someone's life when they die.
Situation: Kim's mother has passed away and Kim's father Larry has come to ask Kim whether she is coming to her mother's wake.
Intention: Kim wants to respond to her father.
Moral consequence: Larry is in mourning but feels a sense of strength from his family and is happy that Kim will be there.
Immoral action: Kim tells her father that she will not be going to the wake as she is too tired and it'll be too boring for her to be there.
Norm: It's bad to draw on walls with crayons.
Situation: Tammy's daughter Samantha learned how to draw a pretty tree in class today.
Intention: Samantha wanted to show the tree off.
Moral action: Samantha grabs a piece of paper and draws the tree on that.
Immoral consequence: Tammy comes home, and is enraged and grounds her.
Norm: It's bad to draw on walls with crayons.
Situation: Tammy's daughter Samantha learned how to draw a pretty tree in class today.
Intention: Samantha wanted to show the tree off.
Moral consequence: Tammy is thrilled, and thinks the tree is absolutely beautiful.
Immoral action: Samantha picks up a crayon and draws on the wall.
Norm: You should always smile at people.
Situation: Lisa meets Jennifer in the hallway after finishing a class.
Intention: Lisa wants to respond to Jennifer.
Moral action: Lisa is happy seeing Jennifer and approaches her with a smile.
Immoral consequence: Jennifer feels neglected and ignored.
Norm: You should always smile at people.
Situation: Lisa meets Jennifer in the hallway after finishing a class.
Intention: Lisa wants to respond to Jennifer.
Moral consequence: Jennifer feels warm and talks to Lisa enthusiastically for a while in the hallway.
Immoral action: Lisa is tired after the class and pretends as if she doesn't see Jennifer.
Norm: You shouldn't let your kids tell you to do things.
Situation: Robert is doing some work to his yard with his son.
Intention: Robert wants to make the yard look nice.
Moral action: Robert tells his son to trim the bushes in the yard.
Immoral consequence: Robert is berated by his wife for taking the flowers out of the yard.
Norm: You shouldn't let your kids tell you to do things.
Situation: Robert is doing some work to his yard with his son.
Intention: Robert wants to make the yard look nice.
Moral consequence: Robert is complemented by his wife and neighbors about how nice the yard looks.
Immoral action: Robert listens to his son who tells him the yard would look better if he pulled up the flowers.
Norm: It is unacceptable to hurt animals.
Situation: Jill sees that a raccoon has been eating from her trash bin, making a huge mess.
Intention: Jill wants to get rid of the raccoon.
Moral action: Jill buys a humane trap that catches animals without hurting them.
Immoral consequence: The raccoon suffers a slow and painful death from the poison.
Norm: It is unacceptable to hurt animals.
Situation: Jill sees that a raccoon has been eating from her trash bin, making a huge mess.
Intention: Jill wants to get rid of the raccoon.
Moral consequence: Jill catches the raccoon and takes it to a wooded area far from her house.
Immoral action: Jill puts some poisoned food in the trash bin for the raccoon to eat.
Norm: It's bad to think mass killers are good.
Situation: Jed thoroughly researched a recent mass shooter at LSU on Reddit.
Intention: Jed wants people to learn more about mass killers.
Moral action: Jed lists the warning signs that the mass shooter showed in a Reddit post.
Immoral consequence: Jed's subreddit inspires future mass shoooters.
Norm: It's bad to think mass killers are good.
Situation: Jed thoroughly researched a recent mass shooter at LSU on Reddit.
Intention: Jed wants people to learn more about mass killers.
Moral consequence: Jed makes someone aware of the warning signs that another potential shooter was showing.
Immoral action: Jed creates a subreddit in order to honor the LSU mass shooter.
Norm: It's rude to arrive late to your engagements.
Situation: Jane was invited to her best friend's wedding, and she is running late because she is waiting to finish downloading a movie.
Intention: Jane wants to make it to the wedding.
Moral action: Jane stops the movie download and just leaves, arriving on time.
Immoral consequence: Her friend notices and is disappointed in Jane.
Norm: It's rude to arrive late to your engagements.
Situation: Jane was invited to her best friend's wedding, and she is running late because she is waiting to finish downloading a movie.
Intention: Jane wants to make it to the wedding.
Moral consequence: No one notices anything wrong and everyone is happy.
Immoral action: Jane waits to download the movie and then leaves, making her late.
Norm: You shouldn't karate chop people.
Situation: Kent is confronting an angry man who is threatening someone else.
Intention: Kent wants to end the bad situation.
Moral action: Kent apologizes and tries to verbally diffuse the situation.
Immoral consequence: The angry man begins swinging and punches Kent.
Norm: You shouldn't karate chop people.
Situation: Kent is confronting an angry man who is threatening someone else.
Intention: Kent wants to end the bad situation.
Moral consequence: The angry man calms down and leaves.
Immoral action: Kent repeatedly karate chops the angry man in the face.
Norm: It is wrong to be lazy at work.
Situation: Unbeknownst to his colleagues, Lev is ahead of his schedule at work this week and still has 6 hours left on his shift.
Intention: Lev wants to decide what to do.
Moral action: Lev talks with his coworkers to see if they need help.
Immoral consequence: Next week Lev gets hammered with work and regrets not getting a heads up.
Norm: It is wrong to be lazy at work.
Situation: Unbeknownst to his colleagues, Lev is ahead of his schedule at work this week and still has 6 hours left on his shift.
Intention: Lev wants to decide what to do.
Moral consequence: He gets a project for next week that would have been tough and manages to get a head start.
Immoral action: Lev takes it easy all shift and doesn't ask for any work from anyone else.
Norm: You shouldn't fight in church.
Situation: Joe is at church when he overhears Sally state a political opinion that he disagrees with.
Intention: Joe wants to let his disagreement be known.
Moral action: Joe waits until church is over then confronts Sally about her political opinion.
Immoral consequence: Thee churchgoers have their service disrupted.
Norm: You shouldn't fight in church.
Situation: Joe is at church when he overhears Sally state a political opinion that he disagrees with.
Intention: Joe wants to let his disagreement be known.
Moral consequence: The church service goes on uninterrupted thanks to Joe's patience.
Immoral action: Joe confronts Sally during the sermon and makes his points be known.
Norm: It's considered inappropriate to yell at your own mother.
Situation: Alan lives with his mother who has dementia, and he notices that she left the stove on.
Intention: Alan wants his mother to be safe and not burn the house down.
Moral action: Alan talks to his mother calmly and decides to install safety locks for the stove.
Immoral consequence: Alan's mother cries, and he has to reassure her that he still loves her.
Norm: It's considered inappropriate to yell at your own mother.
Situation: Alan lives with his mother who has dementia, and he notices that she left the stove on.
Intention: Alan wants his mother to be safe and not burn the house down.
Moral consequence: Alan feels more connected to his mother and is reassured about her safety.
Immoral action: Alan gets angry and yells at his mother not to leave the stove on.
Norm: It's bad to never meet your child.
Situation: Jeff and Carol break up right before their first child is born.
Intention: Jeff wants to move on with his life.
Moral action: Jeff remarries and starts a family of his own, but still sends his child with Carol birthday cards.
Immoral consequence: The baby is born with friends and family in attendance, but no Jeff.
Norm: It's bad to never meet your child.
Situation: Jeff and Carol break up right before their first child is born.
Intention: Jeff wants to move on with his life.
Moral consequence: The child gets to know his father through letters, even without ever seeing him.
Immoral action: Jeff is crushed by the breakup and wants nothing to do with Carol anymore.
Norm: It's good to communicate.
Situation: Jane is at a restaurant with her friends, and they have been there for fifteen minutes.
Intention: Jane wants to order some food.
Moral action: Jane confidently and clearly articles her order in a moderate voice to the waiter.
Immoral consequence: The waiter asks multiple times what Jane is saying, and confusion emerges.
Norm: It's good to communicate.
Situation: Jane is at a restaurant with her friends, and they have been there for fifteen minutes.
Intention: Jane wants to order some food.
Moral consequence: The waiter is glad that Jane articulated her order and goes back to get her food prepared.
Immoral action: Jane quietly tells a friend what she wants to order when the waiter asks her what she wants.
Norm: It is wrong to punch children.
Situation: Bobby's son John knocks over their big screen TV and breaks it.
Intention: Bobby wants to punish his kid and teach a lesson.
Moral action: Bobby holds his anger in and sends his son to his room telling him to be more careful around electronics.
Immoral consequence: John stops liking his dad Bobby and their relationship deteriorates to nothing.
Norm: It is wrong to punch children.
Situation: Bobby's son John knocks over their big screen TV and breaks it.
Intention: Bobby wants to punish his kid and teach a lesson.
Moral consequence: John makes sure to be careful around the house and his relationship remains strong with Bobby.
Immoral action: Bobby allows his anger to take hold of him, and he punches his son in the arm as punishment.
Norm: You shouldn't smoke in front of children.
Situation: Jim is craving cigarettes inside of a drug store where there are children on one side of the building.
Intention: Jim wants to smoke outside of the drug store.
Moral action: Jim walks outside and smokes away from the children.
Immoral consequence: The children inhale second-hand smoke from Jim, which is hazardous to their health.
Norm: You shouldn't smoke in front of children.
Situation: Jim is craving cigarettes inside of a drug store where there are children on one side of the building.
Intention: Jim wants to smoke outside of the drug store.
Moral consequence: The children do not notice Jim or his smoking, and they are safe from the fumes.
Immoral action: Jim walks outside and starts smoking in front of the children.
Norm: It’s bad to deceive people.
Situation: Jill has a lot of homework to do.
Intention: Jill wants to be done with her homework.
Moral action: Jill buckles down and finishes her homework herself.
Immoral consequence: The teacher sees that they have identical homework and punishes Jill.