CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's bad to destroy office equipment.
Situation: Lawrence is at the office when he's called in by the manager Sandy and told he's being demoted.
Intention: Lawrence wants to express his displeasure at being demoted.
Moral consequence: Sandy feels guilty for demoting Lawrence and begins to question her decision.
Immoral action: Lawrence storms out of Sandy's office and begins to kick and stomp on the office photocopier.
Norm: It's rude to joke about hitting children with your car.
Situation: Malcom is driving Jasmine to work when the school bus in front of them stops.
Intention: Malcom wants to express his frustrations.
Moral action: Malcom turns on a classic rock song about anger and starts singing it.
Immoral consequence: Jasmine avoids Malcom for the rest of the day.
Norm: It's rude to joke about hitting children with your car.
Situation: Malcom is driving Jasmine to work when the school bus in front of them stops.
Intention: Malcom wants to express his frustrations.
Moral consequence: Jasmine, a big fan of the band, asks Malcom to hang out with her later in the week.
Immoral action: Malcom tells Jasmine a joke about the kids jumping through trafficike the characters in Frogger.
Norm: It's impolite to overshare details about your bodily functions.
Situation: Cory ate something for dinner last night which has now upset his stomach while he's chatting with his girlfriend on the phone.
Intention: Cory wants to get off the phone with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Cory mentions that he must leave due to his stomach hurting.
Immoral consequence: Cory's girlfriend is grossed out by the details.
Norm: It's impolite to overshare details about your bodily functions.
Situation: Cory ate something for dinner last night which has now upset his stomach while he's chatting with his girlfriend on the phone.
Intention: Cory wants to get off the phone with his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Cory's girlfriend feels sympathy for him and calls back later.
Immoral action: Cory explains that he has diarrhea and needs to go.
Norm: It's kind to leave a light on for your child.
Situation: Martha's son had stayed out all night and it was starting to get late.
Intention: Martha wanted her son to get in the house as safely as possible.
Moral action: Martha leaves the lights on under the porch so her son can see.
Immoral consequence: Martha was fined for misusing the emergency services phone number.
Norm: It's kind to leave a light on for your child.
Situation: Martha's son had stayed out all night and it was starting to get late.
Intention: Martha wanted her son to get in the house as safely as possible.
Moral consequence: Martha's son kisses her on the cheek before he goes to bed.
Immoral action: Martha called the police department and asked for them to wait outside for her son.
Norm: You should care for a child that breaks their leg.
Situation: Susan is walking on her way home from work and comes across a crying child who has fallen and broken their leg.
Intention: Susan wants to get home.
Moral action: Susan comforts the child while calling 911 and the child's parents, finally going home after the parents and ambulance arrive.
Immoral consequence: The child's leg is not set in time, and they walk with a limp.
Norm: You should care for a child that breaks their leg.
Situation: Susan is walking on her way home from work and comes across a crying child who has fallen and broken their leg.
Intention: Susan wants to get home.
Moral consequence: The child's leg is mended, and they have a full recovery.
Immoral action: Susan ignores the child's cries and continues on her way home.
Norm: Using refillable containers for drinking is good.
Situation: Sam just arrived with his water bottle at a drinking stand with plastic cups from a long hike and is very thirsty.
Intention: Sam wants to drink water.
Moral action: Sam fills his water bottle and drinks from it.
Immoral consequence: The garbage is more full and the cups are wasted.
Norm: Using refillable containers for drinking is good.
Situation: Sam just arrived with his water bottle at a drinking stand with plastic cups from a long hike and is very thirsty.
Intention: Sam wants to drink water.
Moral consequence: Other people can use the cups that Sam left.
Immoral action: Sam fills and drinks several plastic cups worth of water.
Norm: It's wrong to spy on people in the bathroom.
Situation: Robert's sister has been in the shower for a while and Robert has been waiting.
Intention: Robert wants to know how long his sister will be.
Moral action: Robert calls out to his sister and asks if she will be long.
Immoral consequence: Robert's parents send him to counseling because he is looking at his sister naked.
Norm: It's wrong to spy on people in the bathroom.
Situation: Robert's sister has been in the shower for a while and Robert has been waiting.
Intention: Robert wants to know how long his sister will be.
Moral consequence: Robert's sister yells that she won't be much longer in the shower.
Immoral action: Robert pops the door open a crack to see if his sister is almost finished with her shower.
Norm: It's bad to never speak to your family again.
Situation: Sherry found out that her parents stole massive amounts of money from her bank account.
Intention: Sherry wants to confront her parents.
Moral action: Sherry lets her parents apologize and decides to keep a rapport with them.
Immoral consequence: Sherry and her parents engage in a long arguments afterward.
Norm: It's bad to never speak to your family again.
Situation: Sherry found out that her parents stole massive amounts of money from her bank account.
Intention: Sherry wants to confront her parents.
Moral consequence: Sherry's parents feel less worried and Sherry moves onto thinking about something else.
Immoral action: Sherry tells her parents that she is never going to talk to them again.
Norm: It's bad to support a serial killer's ideas.
Situation: Jeffrey is explaining to Ted why he loves eating people and keeping them in his Milwaukee fridge.
Intention: Ted wants to interject in Jeffrey's story to tell him how feels about it.
Moral action: Ted tells Jeffrey that it's abhorrent that he harms other living beings and to boot that he eats them after.
Immoral consequence: Jeffrey is emboldened to continue hunting people and having them as a snack while he watches Fallon Tonight.
Norm: It's bad to support a serial killer's ideas.
Situation: Jeffrey is explaining to Ted why he loves eating people and keeping them in his Milwaukee fridge.
Intention: Ted wants to interject in Jeffrey's story to tell him how feels about it.
Moral consequence: Jeffrey realizes he's been doing wrong and vows to turn himself into police.
Immoral action: Ted tells Jeffrey that it's genius to keep the bodies in a fridge to snack on later and that he should have thought of that.
Norm: It's important to get the proper nutrition in your diet.
Situation: Jacob has just finished eating dinner.
Intention: Jacob wants to eat dessert.
Moral action: Jacob eats a fruit salad.
Immoral consequence: Jacob gains weight and has to exercise in his free time.
Norm: It's important to get the proper nutrition in your diet.
Situation: Jacob has just finished eating dinner.
Intention: Jacob wants to eat dessert.
Moral consequence: Jacob feels comfortable about his body fat when he goes to the beach next week.
Immoral action: Jacob eats a piece of cake.
Norm: It's unhealthy to want to kill yourself
Situation: Jenny is at work when she receives an email from corporate telling her that she's being laid off.
Intention: Jenny wants to emotionally react to the terrible news.
Moral action: Jenny turns off her computer and begins to sob loudly and telling everyone how unfair it is.
Immoral consequence: Jenny's coworkers are terrified and worried about her intentions and scramble to try to alert someone.
Norm: It's unhealthy to want to kill yourself
Situation: Jenny is at work when she receives an email from corporate telling her that she's being laid off.
Intention: Jenny wants to emotionally react to the terrible news.
Moral consequence: Jenny's coworkers take sympathy on her and try to be supportive to her through her tough moment.
Immoral action: Jenny turns off her computer and tells her coworkers she's going to kill herself before leaving the office.
Norm: It's polite to cheer for the winner.
Situation: Aiden takes the second place trophy, and he is watching the winner accept his trophy.
Intention: Aiden wants to react.
Moral action: Aiden claps his hands and offers to shake the winners hand as they walk by.
Immoral consequence: Aiden is roasted on social media when the third place person uploads his reaction.
Norm: It's polite to cheer for the winner.
Situation: Aiden takes the second place trophy, and he is watching the winner accept his trophy.
Intention: Aiden wants to react.
Moral consequence: Aiden is invited to lunch by the winner after the awards ceremony.
Immoral action: Aiden mumbles under his breath that he should have won the competition.
Norm: You shouldn't compare someone to an animal.
Situation: James is frustrated that his kids don't pick up their toys because he just stepped on a lego.
Intention: James wants to encourage his children to clean up after themselves.
Moral action: James takes his children's devices away until they pick up all their toys.
Immoral consequence: James' children burst into tears and tell their mother, who then scolds James.
Norm: You shouldn't compare someone to an animal.
Situation: James is frustrated that his kids don't pick up their toys because he just stepped on a lego.
Intention: James wants to encourage his children to clean up after themselves.
Moral consequence: James' children whine, but eventually capitulate, so they can get back online.
Immoral action: James tells his children that if they keep living like pigs, he's going to move them into a pigpen in the backyard.
Norm: It's wrong to sacrifice customer's privacy.
Situation: Janet had to deal with a rude customer while doing customer service.
Intention: Janet wanted to post on social media about her bad experience.
Moral action: Janet posts about the experience without providing any identifying information.
Immoral consequence: The customer's life is ruined after people on the internet contact their employer.
Norm: It's wrong to sacrifice customer's privacy.
Situation: Janet had to deal with a rude customer while doing customer service.
Intention: Janet wanted to post on social media about her bad experience.
Moral consequence: The customer doesn't have to worry about retribution from people on the internet.
Immoral action: Janet posts the customer's information in order to get them in trouble.
Norm: It's weird to tell about people about your masturbatory habits.
Situation: Bill is out on a first date with a woman named Sally who asks Bill to tell her more about himself.
Intention: Bill wants Sally to know more about him.
Moral action: Bill tells Sally about his family and where he grew up.
Immoral consequence: Sally is creeped out and turned off by this overly personal information.
Norm: It's weird to tell about people about your masturbatory habits.
Situation: Bill is out on a first date with a woman named Sally who asks Bill to tell her more about himself.
Intention: Bill wants Sally to know more about him.
Moral consequence: Sally is interested and intrigued to hear more about Bill's background.
Immoral action: Bill tells Sally in great detail about his masturbation habits.
Norm: It's not okay to hurt others for your own enjoyment.
Situation: Josh is spending the night at a party with friends having some drinks.
Intention: Josh wants to entertain the others.
Moral action: Josh tells some dad jokes that he knows of.
Immoral consequence: People laugh but Josh's friend takes the jokes too personally.
Norm: It's not okay to hurt others for your own enjoyment.
Situation: Josh is spending the night at a party with friends having some drinks.
Intention: Josh wants to entertain the others.
Moral consequence: People are entertained by the silly but humorous jokes.
Immoral action: Josh makes jokes directed at a friend of his.
Norm: It's kind to give what you have to others.
Situation: Marvin caught and cooked more crab than he could eat.
Intention: Marvin wants to get rid of the extra crab.
Moral action: Marvin knows his neighbor has nothing to eat, so he gives his neighbor the crab.
Immoral consequence: The food is wasted and Marvin/s neighbor goes hungry.
Norm: It's kind to give what you have to others.
Situation: Marvin caught and cooked more crab than he could eat.
Intention: Marvin wants to get rid of the extra crab.
Moral consequence: Marvin's neighbor does not go hungry.
Immoral action: Marvin knows his neighbor has nothing to eat but throws away the crab in the garbage.
Norm: It's wrong to act stuck-up and better than somebody else
Situation: Stuart is a senior employee interacting with other employees at a corporate event.
Intention: Stuart wants to maintain an image.
Moral action: Stuart chats and networks with all other employees.
Immoral consequence: Some of the employees Stuart views as inferior eventually surpass him.
Norm: It's wrong to act stuck-up and better than somebody else
Situation: Stuart is a senior employee interacting with other employees at a corporate event.
Intention: Stuart wants to maintain an image.
Moral consequence: Stuart develops a robust professional network.
Immoral action: Stuart brags about himself and avoids speaking to employees he views as inferior.
Norm: It is reckless to leave your wallet at a bar.
Situation: Steve is drunk and tired, he left the bar, forgetting his coat, and in it, his wallet, not realizing until he's in an uber on his way home.
Intention: Steve wants to get home.
Moral action: Steve asks the Uber driver to turn around, so he can get his stuff.
Immoral consequence: The jacket and wallet are stolen before the bartender notices them sitting there.
Norm: It is reckless to leave your wallet at a bar.
Situation: Steve is drunk and tired, he left the bar, forgetting his coat, and in it, his wallet, not realizing until he's in an uber on his way home.
Intention: Steve wants to get home.
Moral consequence: Steve ends up getting his stuff, and hopping back in the uber to go home.
Immoral action: Steve doesn't say anything to the uber driver, and just goes home, figuring he'll get the wallet the next day.
Norm: It's not expected that you help someone who threatens you.
Situation: Terry, who was verbally attacked and threatened by Joe at work last week is suddenly asked by Joe for a ride home.
Intention: Terry wants to respond to Joe's request.
Moral action: Terry tells Joe to take a hike literally as he hates his gut and doesn't want to see his face.
Immoral consequence: Joe is emboldened to manipulate and use Terry as he sees Terry is weak.
Norm: It's not expected that you help someone who threatens you.
Situation: Terry, who was verbally attacked and threatened by Joe at work last week is suddenly asked by Joe for a ride home.
Intention: Terry wants to respond to Joe's request.
Moral consequence: Joe realizes that he's been a bad person and now is suffering a social consequence as a result.
Immoral action: Terry tells Joe that he would be glad to give him a lift home later.
Norm: You should always eat when you're hungry.
Situation: Frank stepped on the scale and is shocked by the number it reads.
Intention: Frank wants to lose some weight.
Moral action: Frank eats healthier and lighter meals like salads.
Immoral consequence: Frank is tired and less focused at work.
Norm: You should always eat when you're hungry.
Situation: Frank stepped on the scale and is shocked by the number it reads.
Intention: Frank wants to lose some weight.
Moral consequence: Frank loses weight and feels energized by additional vitamins.
Immoral action: Frank skips eating breakfast in order to shed some pounds.
Norm: You shouldn't cut through someone's film set.
Situation: Nancy is walking through a busy Hollywood studio lot, where a director is filming in the center, looking for her actor husband Tom.
Intention: Nancy wants to pick a path to take to get to the other side of the lot.
Moral action: Nancy decides to exit the studio lot and go all the way around to the other gate on the other side.
Immoral consequence: The director of the movie is furious that Nancy has ruined his shot, and he has to waste money on another take.
Norm: You shouldn't cut through someone's film set.
Situation: Nancy is walking through a busy Hollywood studio lot, where a director is filming in the center, looking for her actor husband Tom.
Intention: Nancy wants to pick a path to take to get to the other side of the lot.
Moral consequence: The director of the movie continues to film the movie and completes his scene.
Immoral action: Nancy decides to go through the middle, the fastest way, and cut through some film sets.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about being sick.
Situation: Rick has stayed up all night watching a series on Netflix and is scheduled to work in the morning.
Intention: Rick wants to take the day off.
Moral action: Rick uses some of his personal time off for a day off.
Immoral consequence: Rick's boss is concerned what kind of sickness he might have.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about being sick.
Situation: Rick has stayed up all night watching a series on Netflix and is scheduled to work in the morning.
Intention: Rick wants to take the day off.
Moral consequence: Rick's employee gets to cover his shift and earn extra money that week.
Immoral action: Rick calls in and tells his boss that he is sick.
Norm: It's good to care for sick pets.
Situation: Berkeley has taken his sick dog back to the vet when his girlfriend asks him on a date.
Intention: Berkeley wants to spend time with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Berkeley explains the situation with his dog, and invites her over.
Immoral consequence: Berkeley has to take his dog back to the vet when its conditions worsens due to neglect.
Norm: It's good to care for sick pets.
Situation: Berkeley has taken his sick dog back to the vet when his girlfriend asks him on a date.
Intention: Berkeley wants to spend time with his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Berkeley and his girlfriend discover the cause of his dog's sickness while they hang out.
Immoral action: Berkeley takes his girlfriend to the arcade leaving his dog alone.
Norm: It's wrong to intentionally hurt someone
Situation: Gloria deeply resents a colleague she knows very well and who made her look bad in front of their boss.
Intention: Gloria wants to feel better after having been treated poorly.
Moral action: Gloria decides to tell her colleague how she feels and realizes her colleague did not act on purpose, which calms her down.
Immoral consequence: Gloria comes across as vengeful and bitter at work.
Norm: It's wrong to intentionally hurt someone
Situation: Gloria deeply resents a colleague she knows very well and who made her look bad in front of their boss.
Intention: Gloria wants to feel better after having been treated poorly.
Moral consequence: Gloria is seen as a cool and mature individual who reacts wisely to perceived slights.
Immoral action: Gloria uses some private information she has on her colleague to hurt her feelings.
Norm: It's rude to offensive at dinner.
Situation: Jason is attending a dinner party at his brother James's house and the food made him gassy.
Intention: Jason wants to relieve the gas in his stomach.
Moral action: After finishing his meal, Jason heads to the bathroom to burp.
Immoral consequence: James and the party guests are disgusted by Jason's action.
Norm: It's rude to offensive at dinner.
Situation: Jason is attending a dinner party at his brother James's house and the food made him gassy.
Intention: Jason wants to relieve the gas in his stomach.
Moral consequence: James and the party guests are not bothered by Jason's gas.
Immoral action: After finishing his meal, Jason lets out a loud burp.
Norm: It's good to stand up for yourself at work.
Situation: Michelle has been sexually harassed by one of her co-workers and it is affecting her work performance.
Intention: Michelle needs to talk to her boss.
Moral action: Michelle reports her co-worker to her boss, citing his actions as a cause of her performance issues.
Immoral consequence: Michelle's co-worker continues to harass her as well as harassing other women in the office,.
Norm: It's good to stand up for yourself at work.
Situation: Michelle has been sexually harassed by one of her co-workers and it is affecting her work performance.
Intention: Michelle needs to talk to her boss.
Moral consequence: Michelle's co-worker is fired and charges are brought against him for harassment.
Immoral action: Michelle apologizes for her performance but does not tell her boss about her co-worker's behavior.
Norm: It's wrong to use someone's body.
Situation: Jake has been doing construction for hours with coworkers, and his arm is very tired.
Intention: Jake wants to rest his arm on something.
Moral action: Jake decides to rest his arm on a table away from his coworkers.
Immoral consequence: The coworker accuses Jake of being insensitive and objectifying, and Jake apologizes.
Norm: It's wrong to use someone's body.
Situation: Jake has been doing construction for hours with coworkers, and his arm is very tired.
Intention: Jake wants to rest his arm on something.
Moral consequence: Jake's coworkers have a friendly chat with Jake and Jake feels rested.
Immoral action: Jake rests his arm on a coworker without asking the coworker.
Norm: It's good to be concerned about someone's drug habits.
Situation: Gordon's brother has been on the streets buying and using drugs for the past few months.
Intention: Gordon wants his brother to stop using drugs.
Moral action: Gordon stages to have an intervention to end his brother's drug habit.
Immoral consequence: The drug dealer beats up Gordon and puts him in the hospital.
Norm: It's good to be concerned about someone's drug habits.
Situation: Gordon's brother has been on the streets buying and using drugs for the past few months.
Intention: Gordon wants his brother to stop using drugs.
Moral consequence: Gordon's brother overcomes his addiction and Gordon finally has his brother back to normal.
Immoral action: Gordon approaches the local drug dealer and tells them to stop selling to his brother.
Norm: It's good to lock your doors to keep intruders out.
Situation: Sven is trying to sleep, but he's been cooking all day so his house is really warm.
Intention: Sven wants to cool his house down.
Moral action: Sven closes all his windows and turns on the air conditioning.
Immoral consequence: A burglar enters Sven's house while he sleeps and takes his valuables.
Norm: It's good to lock your doors to keep intruders out.
Situation: Sven is trying to sleep, but he's been cooking all day so his house is really warm.
Intention: Sven wants to cool his house down.
Moral consequence: A burglar passes by Sven's house when he sees that the front door and windows are shut tight.
Immoral action: Sven opens his front door and windows and lets the cool evening air come in.
Norm: It's rude to walk your dog off its leash.
Situation: Dusty's enjoying his day off and his dog starts begging at the door to go outside.
Intention: Dusty wants to respond to his dog.
Moral action: Dusty puts a leash on his dog, and they go outside.
Immoral consequence: Dusty's dog sees a neighbors cat and chases it up a tree.
Norm: It's rude to walk your dog off its leash.
Situation: Dusty's enjoying his day off and his dog starts begging at the door to go outside.
Intention: Dusty wants to respond to his dog.
Moral consequence: Dusty's dog sees a neighbors cat and tries to chase it, but Dusty pulls back on the leash, so the cat has nothing to fear.
Immoral action: Dusty opens the door, and he and his dog take off walking down the street.
Norm: You can't expect people to exercise all the time.
Situation: On a heavily rainy day Benard is waiting in his dance studio for his students.
Intention: Benard wants to communicate with his students.
Moral action: Benard decides to cancel the class for the evening.
Immoral consequence: Benard is scolded by the owner of the studio for placing his students in unsafe conditions.