CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is wrong to call others name.
Situation: Joe was sitting at a table with his fellow classmates during lunch.
Intention: Joe wants to be more popular than Susan.
Moral consequence: The classmates get to liking Joe more.
Immoral action: Joe calls Susan a crude name in front of everybody at the table.
Norm: You shouldn't hit your pets.
Situation: Sandy's pet Annie keeps jumping on the couch tracking dirt everywhere.
Intention: Sandy wants Annie to stop jumping on the couch.
Moral action: Sandy covers the couch in a temporary scent unpleasant to dogs.
Immoral consequence: Annie begins to fear Sandy and starts avoiding her.
Norm: You shouldn't hit your pets.
Situation: Sandy's pet Annie keeps jumping on the couch tracking dirt everywhere.
Intention: Sandy wants Annie to stop jumping on the couch.
Moral consequence: Annie stops jumping on the couch.
Immoral action: Sandy pops Annie on the nose when she attempts to jump on the couch.
Norm: It's mean-spirited to leave nasty comments to someone.
Situation: Jenny is eating out at a restaurant and has to wait over an hour for her food.
Intention: Jenny wants to influence the restaurant to improve their service.
Moral action: Jenny talks to the owner of the restaurant after the meal and suggests that hiring more waitstaff would make people more likely to want to come.
Immoral consequence: People see the bad review and decide not to go there, and it impacts the restaurant's business.
Norm: It's mean-spirited to leave nasty comments to someone.
Situation: Jenny is eating out at a restaurant and has to wait over an hour for her food.
Intention: Jenny wants to influence the restaurant to improve their service.
Moral consequence: People hear about the improved service at the restaurant and start to patronize it more.
Immoral action: Jenny goes on Yelp and leaves a scathing review of the restaurant.
Norm: You shouldn't be with someone who hits you.
Situation: Mary was spanked by her partner last night.
Intention: Mary wants to be an independent person.
Moral action: Mary kicks her partner out of the house that night.
Immoral consequence: Mary lives with the fact that her sexual preferences don't match her moral principles.
Norm: You shouldn't be with someone who hits you.
Situation: Mary was spanked by her partner last night.
Intention: Mary wants to be an independent person.
Moral consequence: Mary asserts her physical space and independence.
Immoral action: Mary chose to be spanked as part of bedroom play with her partner.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friend's kids what to do.
Situation: Harry's son plays with his neighbor's son all of the time.
Intention: Harry wants to be a good mentor to both boys.
Moral action: Harry notices his neighbor's kid just copies his son's homework.
Immoral consequence: His neighbor forbids him from every speaking to his son again.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friend's kids what to do.
Situation: Harry's son plays with his neighbor's son all of the time.
Intention: Harry wants to be a good mentor to both boys.
Moral consequence: Harry's neighbor thanks him for bringing it to his attention.
Immoral action: Harry tells his neighbor's kid he needs to go to church with them in order to be saved.
Norm: It's wrong to cyber-stalk an ex-partner.
Situation: Rhonda finds her ex-boyfriends Facebook left open and logged into her computer.
Intention: Rhonda wants to browse the web right now on the only computer in the room.
Moral action: Rhonda exits out of Facebook to browse Google alone.
Immoral consequence: Rhonda's ex-boyfriend notices someone is browsing his account, and he reprimands Rhonda.
Norm: It's wrong to cyber-stalk an ex-partner.
Situation: Rhonda finds her ex-boyfriends Facebook left open and logged into her computer.
Intention: Rhonda wants to browse the web right now on the only computer in the room.
Moral consequence: Rhonda's ex-boyfriend thanks Rhonda for exiting out of his Facebook account.
Immoral action: Rhonda goes onto Facebook and browses her ex-boyfriends activities.
Norm: You should call people out for cheating.
Situation: Anne is taking a test and notices a fellow student looking at their notes secretly while taking the test.
Intention: Anne wants the results of the test to be fair.
Moral action: Anne goes up and talks to the teacher, pointing out that the other student is looking at their notes.
Immoral consequence: The other student gets a good grade and throws off the curve for the rest of the class.
Norm: You should call people out for cheating.
Situation: Anne is taking a test and notices a fellow student looking at their notes secretly while taking the test.
Intention: Anne wants the results of the test to be fair.
Moral consequence: The other student receives a 0 on their exam and everyone else in the class gets a fair curve.
Immoral action: Anne doesn't say anything and hopes the other student does poorly despite looking at their notes.
Norm: You shouldn't mess up your family's expensive possessions.
Situation: Erin is a seventeen-year-old home alone for the weekend.
Intention: Erin needs to get to a party but no one is home to drive her.
Moral action: Erin walks past the car keys and grabs her bike.
Immoral consequence: Erin loses control of the high performance vehicle and crashes it.
Norm: You shouldn't mess up your family's expensive possessions.
Situation: Erin is a seventeen-year-old home alone for the weekend.
Intention: Erin needs to get to a party but no one is home to drive her.
Moral consequence: Erin's parents never find out she went to a party.
Immoral action: Erin takes the keys to the Porsche.
Norm: It's bad to infect someone's computers with viruses.
Situation: Andrew is a computer programmer and is running low on money and talking to his friend Tom.
Intention: Andrew wants to make money.
Moral action: Andrew finds someone who needs a website and offers to make it for them.
Immoral consequence: Tom is annoyed that he has a virus that is asking for money.
Norm: It's bad to infect someone's computers with viruses.
Situation: Andrew is a computer programmer and is running low on money and talking to his friend Tom.
Intention: Andrew wants to make money.
Moral consequence: Tom continues about his day as normal.
Immoral action: Andrew writes a computer virus that asks for money and sends it to Tom.
Norm: It is rude to disobey your family.
Situation: Susan is trying to plan out her college career.
Intention: Susan wants to pick a major.
Moral action: Susan knows her mother would like her to be a pre-med major and follows that path.
Immoral consequence: Susan's relationship with her mother will be strained.
Norm: It is rude to disobey your family.
Situation: Susan is trying to plan out her college career.
Intention: Susan wants to pick a major.
Moral consequence: Susan pleases her mother and may have a better relationship with her.
Immoral action: Susan knows her mother would like her to be a pre-med major and chooses to major in art instead.
Norm: Men are not expected to wear women's clothing.
Situation: Bill and Mary are getting ready for work in the morning in their bedroom.
Intention: Bill wants to put on clothing to go to work in.
Moral action: John puts on a black suit and white collared shirt as well as a black tie.
Immoral consequence: Mary is horrified that her husband is a closet transvestite and admonishes him for hating Jesus.
Norm: Men are not expected to wear women's clothing.
Situation: Bill and Mary are getting ready for work in the morning in their bedroom.
Intention: Bill wants to put on clothing to go to work in.
Moral consequence: Mary thinks John looks dapper in his suit and feels extra love for her manly man.
Immoral action: Bill puts on Mary's black pantyhose and her stretchy black dress as well as her black heels.
Norm: You shouldn't BS people.
Situation: Ted is at a party and just met a woman he finds very attractive.
Intention: Ted wants the woman to like him.
Moral action: Ted is attentive and funny and talks simply about the things he likes, without exaggerating.
Immoral consequence: The woman is impressed but feels overwhelmed by Ted's achievements.
Norm: You shouldn't BS people.
Situation: Ted is at a party and just met a woman he finds very attractive.
Intention: Ted wants the woman to like him.
Moral consequence: The woman is impressed by Ted's charm and easygoing way.
Immoral action: Ted starts telling bogus stories to the woman about how he earns a lot of money and is famous.
Norm: It's bad to abuse OTC medications.
Situation: John experiences back pain from a past car accident.
Intention: John wants to relieve his pain.
Moral action: John takes OTC medications responsibly as instructed on the packaging.
Immoral consequence: John develops a drug addiction.
Norm: It's bad to abuse OTC medications.
Situation: John experiences back pain from a past car accident.
Intention: John wants to relieve his pain.
Moral consequence: John's back pain is relieved.
Immoral action: John abuses over the counter pain killers.
Norm: It's bad to treat people poorly for expressing themselves.
Situation: Jill decides to join a Buddhist temple and shaves her head as a indication of her faith.
Intention: Jill wants to show evidence of Buddhist faith by denying the vanity.
Moral action: Betty inquires on Jill's new faith and hair while listening intently.
Immoral consequence: Jill spends the entire day crying.
Norm: It's bad to treat people poorly for expressing themselves.
Situation: Jill decides to join a Buddhist temple and shaves her head as a indication of her faith.
Intention: Jill wants to show evidence of Buddhist faith by denying the vanity.
Moral consequence: Jill hugs Betty and happily feels her faith increase.
Immoral action: Jill's friend Betty mocks her hair and her faith.
Norm: You should treat your employees with honesty.
Situation: Ben is a manager for an IT firm.
Intention: Ben wants to maintain a good relationship with his employees.
Moral action: Ben tells his employees the company was bought and helps them get positions with the new company.
Immoral consequence: Ben's employees are furious with how he handled the situation.
Norm: You should treat your employees with honesty.
Situation: Ben is a manager for an IT firm.
Intention: Ben wants to maintain a good relationship with his employees.
Moral consequence: Ben's employees are grateful with how he handled the transistion.
Immoral action: Ben decides not to tell his employees the company was bought out, and they will all be laid off.
Norm: It's wrong to sell stolen property.
Situation: John finds a bike that he suspects is stolen.
Intention: John wants to decide what to do with the bike.
Moral action: John reports it to police and turns the bike over to them.
Immoral consequence: The bike's owner never recovers their bike.
Norm: It's wrong to sell stolen property.
Situation: John finds a bike that he suspects is stolen.
Intention: John wants to decide what to do with the bike.
Moral consequence: The bike's owner gets their bike back and is thrilled.
Immoral action: John sells the bike to a pawn shop for $100.
Norm: It is good to make your health a priority.
Situation: John promised to see a movie with David, but caught a cold before the movie date.
Intention: John wants to see the movie with David.
Moral action: John asks David to postpone their meeting until he is fully recovered.
Immoral consequence: John's illness worsened the following date after the movie.
Norm: It is good to make your health a priority.
Situation: John promised to see a movie with David, but caught a cold before the movie date.
Intention: John wants to see the movie with David.
Moral consequence: John recovers soon before their postponed meeting date, and they enjoy the movie happily.
Immoral action: John meets David at the cinema as promised despite his sickness.
Norm: It's rude to wear someone else's underwear without their knowledge.
Situation: Adam is getting dressed and realizes he has no underwear clean when he see his brother's.
Intention: Adam wants clean underwear.
Moral action: Adam does a load of laundry and makes sure the load contains underwear.
Immoral consequence: Adam's brother is offended that Adam used his underwear without his permission.
Norm: It's rude to wear someone else's underwear without their knowledge.
Situation: Adam is getting dressed and realizes he has no underwear clean when he see his brother's.
Intention: Adam wants clean underwear.
Moral consequence: Adam's brother wears his clean underwear the next day.
Immoral action: Adam takes his brother's clean underwear and wears them for the day.
Norm: It's polite to tip 20% for good service.
Situation: Ted orders a large amount of salad from a restaurant, his waiter was very good, and he receives a bill from the waiter.
Intention: Ted wants to add a tip to the bill for the waiter.
Moral action: Ted adds a 20% tip for his appreciation of the waiter.
Immoral consequence: The waiter gives Ted a foul look as she returns his debit card.
Norm: It's polite to tip 20% for good service.
Situation: Ted orders a large amount of salad from a restaurant, his waiter was very good, and he receives a bill from the waiter.
Intention: Ted wants to add a tip to the bill for the waiter.
Moral consequence: The waiter thanks Ted and lets Ted know he can come back whenever.
Immoral action: Ted adds a 2% tip and waits for his debit card back.
Norm: You shouldn't forbid your children from talking to you.
Situation: Art establishes a rule  with children.
Intention: Art wants to raise and be the leader of his family.
Moral action: Art sets an open door policy with his kids telling him that he is always there to talk even if he will be disappointed in what they do.
Immoral consequence: The kidsrefuse to stay in touch with him as soon as they move out, and he is lonely when he gets old.
Norm: You shouldn't forbid your children from talking to you.
Situation: Art establishes a rule  with children.
Intention: Art wants to raise and be the leader of his family.
Moral consequence: Art develops a strong bond with all of his kids and now spends his days with his grandchildren.
Immoral action: Art set a "do not speak unless spoken to" policy with his kids and punishes them strictly when they violate it.
Norm: It's wrong to eat other people's food.
Situation: Jack and Diane are at a restaurant and both have a plate of French fries in front of them.
Intention: Jack wants to eat a french fry.
Moral action: Jack grabs a fry off his own plate and eats it.
Immoral consequence: Diane is angry that Jack is stealing her food and spreading his germs all over her plate.
Norm: It's wrong to eat other people's food.
Situation: Jack and Diane are at a restaurant and both have a plate of French fries in front of them.
Intention: Jack wants to eat a french fry.
Moral consequence: Diane watches Jack eat happily and continues to eat her own food.
Immoral action: Jack reaches over to Diane's plate and grabs a french fry off her plate before eating it.
Norm: You shouldn't expect people to buy things for you.
Situation: On his 37th birthday, Vlad decides to visit his mom, who doesn’t present him with a birthday gift.
Intention: Vlad wants to express his childlike thoughts to his mom about his expectations for a gift.
Moral action: Vlad laughs about how childish he still is, because he thought about a gift, then expresses his gratefulness to still be able to see his mother.
Immoral consequence: Vlad's mom scolds him and is annoyed; the evening is awkward.
Norm: You shouldn't expect people to buy things for you.
Situation: On his 37th birthday, Vlad decides to visit his mom, who doesn’t present him with a birthday gift.
Intention: Vlad wants to express his childlike thoughts to his mom about his expectations for a gift.
Moral consequence: They get along and bond all night, while Vlad feels relief.
Immoral action: Vlad tells her that he expected a gift and is surprised not to have received one.
Norm: It's bad to stalk people.
Situation: Jeff has a crush on a girl at school named April.
Intention: Jeff wants to learn more about April.
Moral action: Jeff expresses interest in April to a mutual friend.
Immoral consequence: April is creeped out by Jeff and blocks him.
Norm: It's bad to stalk people.
Situation: Jeff has a crush on a girl at school named April.
Intention: Jeff wants to learn more about April.
Moral consequence: The friend let Jeff know more about her and invites them both to a party so that they can meet and get to know each other.
Immoral action: Jeff stalks April's facebook for hours and accidentally likes an old photo or hers at 3 in the morning.
Norm: It is healthy to move on after a break up.
Situation: James sees a text come in from an ex-girlfriend he still likes a lot, on his phone.
Intention: James wants to respond to the text.
Moral action: James tells his ex-girlfriend to stop texting him.
Immoral consequence: James' girlfriend gets overwhelmed and responds that he should keep his distance.
Norm: It is healthy to move on after a break up.
Situation: James sees a text come in from an ex-girlfriend he still likes a lot, on his phone.
Intention: James wants to respond to the text.
Moral consequence: James' girlfriend is ultimately thankful to James for being direct and ceases communication with James.
Immoral action: James engages in a long conversation with his ex-girlfriend via text, professing his continued love for her.
Norm: It's good to do what your boss tells you.
Situation: Ryan is working at his job.
Intention: Ryan wants to get a raise from his employer.
Moral action: Ryan goes by the standard procedures given to him by his boss and beats his sales goal.
Immoral consequence: Ryan is let go for not following the rules that his employer laid out.
Norm: It's good to do what your boss tells you.
Situation: Ryan is working at his job.
Intention: Ryan wants to get a raise from his employer.
Moral consequence: Ryan is rewarded with a raise for doing a good job.
Immoral action: Ryan skirts company policy to try to get more customers and reach his sales goal.
Norm: It's good to be polite when using your cell phone.
Situation: Mary is taking a crowded bus home from work one day.
Intention: Mary wants to answer her phone that's ringing.
Moral action: Mary sees she has a call, but decides to text the caller instead.
Immoral consequence: The other passengers are mad at Mary for being selfish.
Norm: It's good to be polite when using your cell phone.
Situation: Mary is taking a crowded bus home from work one day.
Intention: Mary wants to answer her phone that's ringing.
Moral consequence: The other passengers have a pleasant trip and aren't annoyed by Mary.
Immoral action: Mary picks up her phone and is talking well above normal levels.
Norm: You should treat your family well
Situation: Thanksgiving is a couple of days away.
Intention: Larry needs a place to stay while his is visiting his parents and brother.
Moral action: Larry books a room at a nice hotel and books his family rooms for a night off after the holiday meal.
Immoral consequence: His parent's and brother are very irritable with him all weekend.
Norm: You should treat your family well
Situation: Thanksgiving is a couple of days away.
Intention: Larry needs a place to stay while his is visiting his parents and brother.
Moral consequence: His parents are proud that they raised such a fine boy and his brother looks up to him.
Immoral action: Larry demands his parents put him up for the weekend forcing his brother out of his own room.
Norm: It is wrong to masturbate in public restrooms.
Situation: John is in a restaurant when he sees a hot waitress and starts to feel very horny.
Intention: John wants to find a place to masturbate.
Moral action: John quickly pays his bill and drives back to his house where he masturbates in peace for what seems like a very long time.
Immoral consequence: The man who was taking a poop in the stall next door is horrified at the sounds of John's violent masturbation.
Norm: It is wrong to masturbate in public restrooms.
Situation: John is in a restaurant when he sees a hot waitress and starts to feel very horny.
Intention: John wants to find a place to masturbate.
Moral consequence: No one is subjected to the horrific sounds that John makes when he masturbates and everyone lives happily.
Immoral action: John runs into the restaurant's bathroom and immediately unzips his pants and starts to bop his bologna.
Norm: It's wrong to bring weapons into your school.
Situation: John is parking his car in the school parking lot when he remembers that he forgot to take his handgun out of his school bag.
Intention: John wants to find a place to store the handgun.
Moral action: John decides to put the handgun in his car's trunk since that would be locked all day.
Immoral consequence: The school's metal detector goes off and John is caught and expelled from school.
Norm: It's wrong to bring weapons into your school.
Situation: John is parking his car in the school parking lot when he remembers that he forgot to take his handgun out of his school bag.
Intention: John wants to find a place to store the handgun.
Moral consequence: John gets through the school day as normal and takes the gun back home at the end of the day with no consequence.
Immoral action: John decides to bring the handgun into the school and store it in his locker until the day is done.
Norm: It's not okay to judge someone by their name.
Situation: John is at work when he is introduced to a new co-worker named Osama.
Intention: John wants to say something to Osasma.
Moral action: John tells Osama hello and offers to help him acclimate himself to the company.
Immoral consequence: Osama is ashamed for being called a terrorist and is extremely angered by John's racism.
Norm: It's not okay to judge someone by their name.
Situation: John is at work when he is introduced to a new co-worker named Osama.
Intention: John wants to say something to Osasma.
Moral consequence: Osama feels welcomed to the company and feels optimistic about the future.
Immoral action: John, upon being introduced, tells Osama that he "doesn't work with terrorists" and asks Osama why "he hates America?".
Norm: It's wrong to make fun of others.
Situation: Alex is creating a label to show Max's status as another moderator.
Intention: Alex wants to create a unique label.
Moral action: Alex asks Matt for ideas on the label name.
Immoral consequence: Matt's feelings are hurt by Alex's actions.
Norm: It's wrong to make fun of others.
Situation: Alex is creating a label to show Max's status as another moderator.
Intention: Alex wants to create a unique label.
Moral consequence: Matt starts trusting Alex more, and their friendship deepens.
Immoral action: Alex uses Matt's embarrassing childhood nickname as the label.
Norm: You should tell your partner you want to leave them.
Situation: Phoebe wants to try out a new relationship.
Intention: Phoebe wants to break up with her current boyfriend.
Moral action: Phoebe is open with her boyfriend and explains that she doesn't love him anymore.
Immoral consequence: Phoebe's boyfriend dumps her, and tells everyone who will listen about what she did.
Norm: You should tell your partner you want to leave them.
Situation: Phoebe wants to try out a new relationship.
Intention: Phoebe wants to break up with her current boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Phoebe's boyfriend is devastated, but understands, and ultimately accepts it.
Immoral action: Phoebe sleeps with her boyfriend’s best friend and makes it easy for the boyfriend to find out.
Norm: Often getting sexually involved with a friend is foolish.
Situation: Markus is having a fun night at the club.
Intention: Markus wants to have sex.
Moral action: Markus picks a stranger and takes them home to have sex.
Immoral consequence: Markus and his friend become distant after sharing an intimate time together.
Norm: Often getting sexually involved with a friend is foolish.
Situation: Markus is having a fun night at the club.
Intention: Markus wants to have sex.
Moral consequence: Markus has an enjoyable sexual experience with no strings attached.
Immoral action: Markus sees a friend and takes him home and has sex with him.