CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't do inappropriate things around your kids.
Situation: Jeff has been on a business trip for a month and has just arrived home to his wife and kids.
Intention: Jeff wants to spend some intimate time with his wife.
Moral action: Jeff waits till the kids are asleep for the night before taking his wife to bed.
Immoral consequence: Jeff is embarrassed when his kids walk in on him and his wife having sex.
Norm: You shouldn't do inappropriate things around your kids.
Situation: Jeff has been on a business trip for a month and has just arrived home to his wife and kids.
Intention: Jeff wants to spend some intimate time with his wife.
Moral consequence: Jeff is fully satisfied with his intimate reunion with his wife.
Immoral action: Jeff puts on a movie for the kids then takes his wife to bed.
Norm: It's wrong to fire someone just because they got injured.
Situation: John owns a small construction business, and one of his workers just fell off a roof.
Intention: John wants to make sure his business's worker's comp rates don't go up.
Moral action: John offers to give the worker eight weeks of informal paid leave without the need to file a worker's comp claim.
Immoral consequence: The worker files suit for wrongful termination and his coworkers testify on his behalf, and the resulting settlement bankrupts John.
Norm: It's wrong to fire someone just because they got injured.
Situation: John owns a small construction business, and one of his workers just fell off a roof.
Intention: John wants to make sure his business's worker's comp rates don't go up.
Moral consequence: John's worker has time to recover from his injury and John doesn't have to pay more for worker's comp insurance.
Immoral action: John claims that the worker was drinking on the job and therefore can be fired for cause.
Norm: You should learn to clean up your own messes.
Situation: Jamie is cooking dinner at his house for a dinner party, and Jamie is starving.
Intention: Jamie wants to serve food in a hurry.
Moral action: Jamie serves the food but finishes washing the dishes before eating.
Immoral consequence: When the guests finish eating they have no place to put their dirty plates and Jamie looks like a slob.
Norm: You should learn to clean up your own messes.
Situation: Jamie is cooking dinner at his house for a dinner party, and Jamie is starving.
Intention: Jamie wants to serve food in a hurry.
Moral consequence: When the guest finish they can neatly set their dishes in the sink and Jamie looks like a good host.
Immoral action: Jamie finishes cooking and leaves all the dirty dishes in the sink.
Norm: It's not okay to put kids in an awkward situation.
Situation: Maria sees her daughter Dana, who fears clowns, watching the movie IT on television with her friends.
Intention: Maria wants to show concern for Dana.
Moral action: Maria gently squeezes Dana's shoulder to show support before switching the television to another channel.
Immoral consequence: Dana is humiliated in front of her friends.
Norm: It's not okay to put kids in an awkward situation.
Situation: Maria sees her daughter Dana, who fears clowns, watching the movie IT on television with her friends.
Intention: Maria wants to show concern for Dana.
Moral consequence: Dana feels like Maria understands her.
Immoral action: Maria asks Dana if she's scared because of her fear of clowns.
Norm: It is bad to be ageist
Situation: Chris runs a small business.
Intention: Chris wants his business to be properly staffed.
Moral action: Chris hires a mix of people with different age ranign from 20 to 60.
Immoral consequence: Chris has to close the business after they fall behind in current trends and technology.
Norm: It is bad to be ageist
Situation: Chris runs a small business.
Intention: Chris wants his business to be properly staffed.
Moral consequence: The company thrives and grows rapidly after implementing new ideas.
Immoral action: Chris refuses to interview young people only hiring those around his age.
Norm: You shouldn't push your partner off the bed.
Situation: Joe needs some sleep and has a partner that snores quite loudly.
Intention: Joe wants to stop the snoring which is keeping him up.
Moral action: Joe gently shakes his partner and then cuddles her romantically.
Immoral consequence: Joe's partner awakens and is upset.
Norm: You shouldn't push your partner off the bed.
Situation: Joe needs some sleep and has a partner that snores quite loudly.
Intention: Joe wants to stop the snoring which is keeping him up.
Moral consequence: Joe's partner awakens but is comforted by his actions.
Immoral action: Joe pushes his partner off the bed which makes them fall but does stop the snoring.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against vegans.
Situation: James is looking for a partner for an upcoming cupcake baking context, and an award-winning vegan pastry chef just asked him to partner up.
Intention: James wants to pick the partner who will most increase his chances of winning the bakeoff.
Moral action: James accepts the partnership because he's interested in learning new baking techniques.
Immoral consequence: The vegan pastry chef finds a vegan partner and easily defeats James' team in the bakeoff.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against vegans.
Situation: James is looking for a partner for an upcoming cupcake baking context, and an award-winning vegan pastry chef just asked him to partner up.
Intention: James wants to pick the partner who will most increase his chances of winning the bakeoff.
Moral consequence: James and his partner cruise to first place and have their cupcake featured on the cover of Bon Appetit.
Immoral action: James turns down the partnership request because he thinks vegan food is for pussies.
Norm: It's petty behavior to take revenge on other people.
Situation: Jim is beaten up by a guy in his neighborhood.
Intention: Jim wants the guy who beat  him up to pay for hurting him.
Moral action: Jim reports the beating to the police and files a report against the guy who beat him.
Immoral consequence: Jim is arrested for assault with a weapon and faces serious jail time.
Norm: It's petty behavior to take revenge on other people.
Situation: Jim is beaten up by a guy in his neighborhood.
Intention: Jim wants the guy who beat  him up to pay for hurting him.
Moral consequence: Jim sees the guy who beat him go to jail for assaulting Jim.
Immoral action: Jim attacks the guy who beat him up with a baseball bat.
Norm: It's bad to cheat on someone you're dating.
Situation: Sam's ex-girlfriend comes to town and asks him to join her for drinks, but Sam is currently dating someone else.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to her request.
Moral action: Sam turns down the offer, mentioning that his girlfriend would disapprove if he did.
Immoral consequence: Sam's girlfriend finds out and dumps him.
Norm: It's bad to cheat on someone you're dating.
Situation: Sam's ex-girlfriend comes to town and asks him to join her for drinks, but Sam is currently dating someone else.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to her request.
Moral consequence: Sam and his girlfriend maintain a strong relationship and get married.
Immoral action: Sam gets drinks with his ex-girlfriend and then has sex with her.
Norm: It's mean to yell at someone.
Situation: Harry is waiting for a cashier to bring him the food he ordered while his taxi waits outside.
Intention: Harry wants to let the cashier know that he is in a rush.
Moral action: Harry flags the cashier down and lets him know that his taxi will be leaving soon.
Immoral consequence: The cashier refunds Harry and demands that he leave, as he is not abiding by the store code of conduct.
Norm: It's mean to yell at someone.
Situation: Harry is waiting for a cashier to bring him the food he ordered while his taxi waits outside.
Intention: Harry wants to let the cashier know that he is in a rush.
Moral consequence: The cashier grabs the items that belong to Harry and brings them to him quickly.
Immoral action: Harry flags the cashier down and begins raising his voice, demanding his food quickly without explanation.
Norm: It is bad to do a lot of drugs.
Situation: Josh is a freshman at a college who joins a fraternity.
Intention: Josh wants to experiment and live the college life.
Moral action: Josh goes to parties and drinks in moderation but stays away from the hard drugs.
Immoral consequence: Josh is expelled from college and must go to a rehab center.
Norm: It is bad to do a lot of drugs.
Situation: Josh is a freshman at a college who joins a fraternity.
Intention: Josh wants to experiment and live the college life.
Moral consequence: Josh stays on track ot graduate and gets a degree four years later.
Immoral action: Josh does drugs daily and develops an addiction to a couple of them.
Norm: It's fine to wear whatever clothing you find appealing.
Situation: Sara was invited by her friend to attend a party.
Intention: Sara wants to choose a dress for the party.
Moral action: Sara bought a beautiful dress specially for the party and wears it on that day.
Immoral consequence: Sara's friend is disappointed at her dress which makes her look older.
Norm: It's fine to wear whatever clothing you find appealing.
Situation: Sara was invited by her friend to attend a party.
Intention: Sara wants to choose a dress for the party.
Moral consequence: Sara's friend is surprised by her charming look and thinks that she is gorgeous.
Immoral action: Sara chose a darker color dress over her favorite one in order not to catch too much attention.
Norm: It is rude not to be patient.
Situation: James hasn't eaten for eight hours and is waiting in a long line at the grocery store.
Intention: James wants to eat as soon as possible.
Moral action: James asks the clerk if it's okay to eat a candy bar that he bought while he's waiting.
Immoral consequence: The checkout clerk speeds up slightly, but the customer in front of James turns around and lectures him about being a jerk.
Norm: It is rude not to be patient.
Situation: James hasn't eaten for eight hours and is waiting in a long line at the grocery store.
Intention: James wants to eat as soon as possible.
Moral consequence: The clerk, who isn't paid nearly enough to care, tells James to go ahead and eat his candy bar.
Immoral action: James starts loudly saying things like "Hurry up" and "Could you BE any slower?".
Norm: It's good to use a bike for short commutes.
Situation: James lived four blocks away from the office building where he worked, but biking to work made him sweaty.
Intention: James wants to look professional at work.
Moral action: James biked to work every day and took a sponge bath in the office bathroom before going into work.
Immoral consequence: James' coworkers constantly scolded him about not being environmentally responsible, as was the professional standard in their office.
Norm: It's good to use a bike for short commutes.
Situation: James lived four blocks away from the office building where he worked, but biking to work made him sweaty.
Intention: James wants to look professional at work.
Moral consequence: James' coworkers praised him for his environmentally conscious behavior and good grooming.
Immoral action: James drove to work every day in an air-conditioned car.
Norm: You shouldn't steal money from homeless people.
Situation: Mario lost a bet to his brother Luigi, and he's upset about it all as he passes a homeless guy with a guitar and a case full of money.
Intention: Mario wants to make a quick buck.
Moral action: Mario decides to follow his example and play an instrument of his own.
Immoral consequence: Mario gets the money but lots of people saw him rob a homeless person and his reputation plummets.
Norm: You shouldn't steal money from homeless people.
Situation: Mario lost a bet to his brother Luigi, and he's upset about it all as he passes a homeless guy with a guitar and a case full of money.
Intention: Mario wants to make a quick buck.
Moral consequence: Mario quickly earns back the money he lost with his sick beats.
Immoral action: Mario decides to grab the case full of money and run for it.
Norm: Not tipping a delivery person is rude.
Situation: Steve is home alone.
Intention: Steve wants to order some food.
Moral action: Steve thanks the driver and tips him generously.
Immoral consequence: The driver makes a note in his computer and Steve is given horrible service from then on.
Norm: Not tipping a delivery person is rude.
Situation: Steve is home alone.
Intention: Steve wants to order some food.
Moral consequence: The driver remembers Steve the next time and prioritizes his order.
Immoral action: Steve gets his food and slams the door on the delivery driver without tipping.
Norm: You shouldn't kill yourself.
Situation: Mary is saddened by her breakup with her boyfriend recently.
Intention: Mary wants to overcome her sad feeling.
Moral action: Mary signs up for a yoga class to improve both her physical and mental health.
Immoral consequence: Mary is dead and her family is heartbroken.
Norm: You shouldn't kill yourself.
Situation: Mary is saddened by her breakup with her boyfriend recently.
Intention: Mary wants to overcome her sad feeling.
Moral consequence: Mary feels much better and meets another man in the class who starts to date her.
Immoral action: Mary commits suicide to end her problem.
Norm: You shouldn't exclude your parents from your wedding.
Situation: Dawn is getting married and her parents aren't happy with her fiance.
Intention: DAwn wants a peaceful wedding.
Moral action: Dawn invites her parents to her wedding, but tells them to behave.
Immoral consequence: The parents are hurt and no longer talk to Dawn.
Norm: You shouldn't exclude your parents from your wedding.
Situation: Dawn is getting married and her parents aren't happy with her fiance.
Intention: DAwn wants a peaceful wedding.
Moral consequence: The parents accept Dawn's fiance as part of the family.
Immoral action: Dawn prohibits her parents from attentiding the wedding.
Norm: You shouldn't make out with your friend's crush.
Situation: Sara's best friend Julie has a crush on one of their classmates, but is too shy to talk to him.
Intention: Sara wants to speak to the classmate about Julie.
Moral action: Sara stops the classmate in the parking lot to tell him about Julie's crush, but he tries to kiss her instead, where Sara push him away.
Immoral consequence: Julie hears rumors that Sara and the classmate were seen in an embrace at the park, so she stops being friends with Sara.
Norm: You shouldn't make out with your friend's crush.
Situation: Sara's best friend Julie has a crush on one of their classmates, but is too shy to talk to him.
Intention: Sara wants to speak to the classmate about Julie.
Moral consequence: Julie finds out from Sara about the classmate's inappropriate behavior, and thanks her for stopping him and being honest.
Immoral action: Sara meets the classmate at the park to talk to him about Julie, but she begins to like him and soon is kissing him on the bench.
Norm: It is rude to hog equipment at the gym.
Situation: James has a wrestling match coming up, and he always trains at the same small gym.
Intention: James wants to put on lots of muscle match before his next match.
Moral action: James asks the gym manager if he can keep his own set of custom free weights in his locker.
Immoral consequence:  All the gym regulars start addressing James as "you equipment-hogging jackass".
Norm: It is rude to hog equipment at the gym.
Situation: James has a wrestling match coming up, and he always trains at the same small gym.
Intention: James wants to put on lots of muscle match before his next match.
Moral consequence: The other gym patrons are impressed by James' custom equipment and start calling him "Mr. Prepared".
Immoral action: James starts hogging the gym's weight stations for four hours a day.
Norm: It's gross to like watching people take dumps.
Situation: Jake is in a very crowded rest area and there are no doors on the stalls.
Intention: Jake wants to use the toilet ASAP.
Moral action: Jake looks at his phone and controls himself until a stall becomes available, and relieves himself.
Immoral consequence: Jake is harassed by other people in the room for being a weirdo.
Norm: It's gross to like watching people take dumps.
Situation: Jake is in a very crowded rest area and there are no doors on the stalls.
Intention: Jake wants to use the toilet ASAP.
Moral consequence: Jake walks out feeling a lot better and heads on his way.
Immoral action: Jake stares intently at the person sitting ahead of him on the toilet, forcing him to vacate the toilet mid-dump.
Norm: It's bad to snoop in your parent's personal belongings.
Situation: James ordered a pizza but was two dollars short of the total price.
Intention: James wants to find two more dollars to pay the pizza guy.
Moral action: James decided against raiding his parents' room and instead checked the couch cushions.
Immoral consequence: James found a few bucks in change alongside an enormous dildo.
Norm: It's bad to snoop in your parent's personal belongings.
Situation: James ordered a pizza but was two dollars short of the total price.
Intention: James wants to find two more dollars to pay the pizza guy.
Moral consequence: James found three dollars, allowing him to both pay and tip the delivery person.
Immoral action: James decided to check his parents' top drawer for petty cash.
Norm: It is good to keep your living area neat.
Situation: James has been working lots of overtime and coming home very late.
Intention: James wants to go to bed as soon as he gets home.
Moral action: James uses some of his overtime pay to hire a cleaning crew.
Immoral consequence: James' house becomes infested with rodents and roaches because of all the unwashed plates.
Norm: It is good to keep your living area neat.
Situation: James has been working lots of overtime and coming home very late.
Intention: James wants to go to bed as soon as he gets home.
Moral consequence: It's easy for James to relax and fall asleep in his clean house.
Immoral action: James doesn't bother to clean anything for six months, so he has more time to sleep.
Norm: It's good to get along with your neighbors.
Situation: Mary is on her way out when she notices her neighbor approaching.
Intention: Mary wants to leave.
Moral action: Mary stops and helps her neighbor look for their lost dog.
Immoral consequence: Mary's neighbor tells the other neighbors how rude she is.
Norm: It's good to get along with your neighbors.
Situation: Mary is on her way out when she notices her neighbor approaching.
Intention: Mary wants to leave.
Moral consequence: Mary's neighbor mows her lawn for her later that week in appreciation.
Immoral action: Mary jumps in her car and ignores her neighbor.
Norm: You shouldn't eat someone else's things.
Situation: Fred forgets to bring his lunch to work.
Intention: Fred wants to get something to eat for lunch.
Moral action: Fred purchases lunch from a local cafe.
Immoral consequence: Fred is caught and reprimanded by the boss.
Norm: You shouldn't eat someone else's things.
Situation: Fred forgets to bring his lunch to work.
Intention: Fred wants to get something to eat for lunch.
Moral consequence: Fred has an enjoyable and satisfying lunch.
Immoral action: Fred sees a lunchbox belonging to his coworker in the office kitchen and eats its contents.
Norm: It's good to pay for what you want to buy.
Situation: James was about to go on his first real date and knew that he needed condoms, but he felt embarrassed about buying them.
Intention: James wants to obtain condoms.
Moral action: James asks his friend to buy the condoms for him.
Immoral consequence: The next time James goes to the drugstore with his family, the same clerk loudly says, "Hey, that's the kid who stole the condoms!".
Norm: It's good to pay for what you want to buy.
Situation: James was about to go on his first real date and knew that he needed condoms, but he felt embarrassed about buying them.
Intention: James wants to obtain condoms.
Moral consequence: James has safe sex and doesn't have to been seen buying condoms.
Immoral action: James waits until the cashier is distracted and shoplifts the condoms from the drugstore.
Norm: It's wrong to marry someone for their looks alone.
Situation: Jen feels quite ready to settle down and take that next step in life.
Intention: Jen wants to marry someone very attractive.
Moral action: Jen waits to find the perfect guy who is both attractive and has many other good things going for him.
Immoral consequence: Jen ends up unhappy in the marriage.
Norm: It's wrong to marry someone for their looks alone.
Situation: Jen feels quite ready to settle down and take that next step in life.
Intention: Jen wants to marry someone very attractive.
Moral consequence: Jen is extremely fulfilled in her marriage.
Immoral action: Jen ends up marrying a very cute guy who has no other redeeming qualities.
Norm: It's good to rebel against dictators.
Situation: Juan lives under an oppressive dictator in his home country.
Intention: Juan wants to be free.
Moral action: Juan joins a resistance movement against the dictator.
Immoral consequence: Juan is caught and is deported, then executed for treason.
Norm: It's good to rebel against dictators.
Situation: Juan lives under an oppressive dictator in his home country.
Intention: Juan wants to be free.
Moral consequence: Juan and the resistance eventually overthrow the dictator.
Immoral action: Juan secretly escapes the country and sneaks into another one.
Norm: You shouldn't drive when locations are close enough to walk.
Situation: Jim is hungry for a cheeseburger and there is a place just one block away.
Intention: Jim wants to buy food from the nearby restaurant.
Moral action: Jim walks to the restaurant.
Immoral consequence: Jim hurts the environment with his actions.
Norm: You shouldn't drive when locations are close enough to walk.
Situation: Jim is hungry for a cheeseburger and there is a place just one block away.
Intention: Jim wants to buy food from the nearby restaurant.
Moral consequence: Jim has benefited and protected the environment, even if slightly.
Immoral action: Jim drives his car to the nearby restaurant.
Norm: You shouldn't force people to do things.
Situation: Devon's house has created a mess in the kitchen.
Intention: Devon wants the dishes cleaned.
Moral action: Devon has a house meeting on how everyone can clean the dishes.
Immoral consequence: Steve resents Devon and moves out.
Norm: You shouldn't force people to do things.
Situation: Devon's house has created a mess in the kitchen.
Intention: Devon wants the dishes cleaned.
Moral consequence: The dishes get done by everyone with no hurt feelings.
Immoral action: Devon berates his roomate Steve into doing the dishes alone.
Norm: You shouldn't blame new employees for everything.
Situation: Gadah is at a convention with the two newest employees in the company and their presentation is sub par.
Intention: Gadah wants to rise up the corporate ladder.
Moral action: Gadah assumes accountability for the poor performance and the group greatly improves the next time around.
Immoral consequence: Gadah's team does not want to work with her in the future.
Norm: You shouldn't blame new employees for everything.
Situation: Gadah is at a convention with the two newest employees in the company and their presentation is sub par.
Intention: Gadah wants to rise up the corporate ladder.
Moral consequence: Gadah is praised for her leadership and given a promotion.
Immoral action: Gadah blames their poor presentation on the newbies and boasts about her own accomplishments.
Norm: It's rude to mess with other people's personal property.
Situation: Lacy is in the living room with her roommates laptop on the couch.
Intention: Lacy wants to lay down.
Moral action: Lacy asks her roommate if she can move the laptop.
Immoral consequence: Lacy's roommate is angry and demands she replace the laptop.
Norm: It's rude to mess with other people's personal property.
Situation: Lacy is in the living room with her roommates laptop on the couch.
Intention: Lacy wants to lay down.
Moral consequence: Lacy's roommate moves the laptop and Lacy has a guilt free nap.
Immoral action: Lacy throws the laptop on the floor and it's stepped on.