CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to lead on other people if you're married.
Situation: Jenna, who was married to John, gained ten pounds and felt very unhappy about how her body was changing.
Intention: Jenna wants reassurance that she's still attractive.
Moral action: Jenna poses for naked photos and turns them into a calendar for John.
Immoral consequence: John says that Jenna's flirting makes him worry about whether he's still attractive to her.
Norm: It's wrong to lead on other people if you're married.
Situation: Jenna, who was married to John, gained ten pounds and felt very unhappy about how her body was changing.
Intention: Jenna wants reassurance that she's still attractive.
Moral consequence: John tells Jenna in detail about how beautiful she is in each of the photos.
Immoral action: Jenna starts going to bars and flirting with various people to see if they're attracted to her.
Norm: You should get a job if you can't afford something.
Situation: Greg wants to buy some new sneakers, but he doesn't have enough money.
Intention: Greg wants to get more money.
Moral action: Greg will get a job at his local supermarket and work his way up.
Immoral consequence: It is not a sustainable way of making money so Greg will have to keep doing it.
Norm: You should get a job if you can't afford something.
Situation: Greg wants to buy some new sneakers, but he doesn't have enough money.
Intention: Greg wants to get more money.
Moral consequence: Greg gets more than enough money and can buy his own sneakers.
Immoral action: Greg waits outside at night and waits for someone to walk by to take money from them.
Norm: It is wrong to be immature.
Situation: Bethany, a teenage girl, glares at her parents after they grounded her for making bad grades.
Intention: Bethany wants to express her feelings.
Moral action: Bethany writes down her feelings in her diary before looking at her textbook.
Immoral consequence: Her parents add three days to her punishment for talking back to them.
Norm: It is wrong to be immature.
Situation: Bethany, a teenage girl, glares at her parents after they grounded her for making bad grades.
Intention: Bethany wants to express her feelings.
Moral consequence: Writing things down allows Bethany to discover more things about herself.
Immoral action: Bethany stamps her feet and whines about how her parents are being mean and unfair.
Norm: It's bad to flirt with other women when married.
Situation: George, a happily married man, gets hit on by another woman while out for drinks with his friends.
Intention: George wants to respond to the woman hitting on him.
Moral action: George tells the woman he is married and not interested.
Immoral consequence: George is in hot water with his wife when word of his flirting reaches her.
Norm: It's bad to flirt with other women when married.
Situation: George, a happily married man, gets hit on by another woman while out for drinks with his friends.
Intention: George wants to respond to the woman hitting on him.
Moral consequence: George earns brownie points when his wife hears about his response.
Immoral action: Just for fun George decides to flirt with the woman for the rest of the night.
Norm: You shouldn't joke about people.
Situation: Micheal wants to create a trending hashtag on twitter, and he notices that his favorite celebrity Jackson has not posted in weeks.
Intention: Micheal wants to gain more followers.
Moral action: Micheal decides to share a story about his first kiss.
Immoral consequence: Micheal is sent hateful direct messages when people take his hashtag seriously.
Norm: You shouldn't joke about people.
Situation: Micheal wants to create a trending hashtag on twitter, and he notices that his favorite celebrity Jackson has not posted in weeks.
Intention: Micheal wants to gain more followers.
Moral consequence: Micheal's tweet starts a trend, and it nets him more followers.
Immoral action: Micheal creates the hashtag #JacksonIsDeadParty with a goofy picture.
Norm: One should not disturb neighbors with loud partying.
Situation: Carlos moved into his new apartment, and he invites people over to celebrate moving in.
Intention: Carlos wants to have fun.
Moral action: Carlos starts a table top roleplaying game, and sets up an adventure for his guests.
Immoral consequence: The apartment security issues Carlos a citation for being too loud.
Norm: One should not disturb neighbors with loud partying.
Situation: Carlos moved into his new apartment, and he invites people over to celebrate moving in.
Intention: Carlos wants to have fun.
Moral consequence: Carlos becomes more popular with the community for his unique party idea.
Immoral action: Carlos plays music at a high volume while dancing with his friends.
Norm: You shouldn't fake illness.
Situation: Charles hates crowds, and over thirty people will be attending his family reunion hosted in one building.
Intention: Charles wants to relax.
Moral action: Charles requests that a patio area of sorts be placed outside, so he can be at the reunion anxiety free.
Immoral consequence: Charles hates himself for letting his anxiety run his life.
Norm: You shouldn't fake illness.
Situation: Charles hates crowds, and over thirty people will be attending his family reunion hosted in one building.
Intention: Charles wants to relax.
Moral consequence: Charles befriends several of his distant cousins that he's never met before.
Immoral action: Charles tells his family that he can't go to the reunion because he has a cold.
Norm: It is nice to make sure your kid enjoys school.
Situation: The parents move to a new town and put their child in school.
Intention: The parents want their child to excel at school.
Moral action: The parents encourage the child to pursue his own interests in school.
Immoral consequence: The child is maladapted but has excellent grades.
Norm: It is nice to make sure your kid enjoys school.
Situation: The parents move to a new town and put their child in school.
Intention: The parents want their child to excel at school.
Moral consequence: The child develops friendships and interests, and he is elected to the honor society.
Immoral action: The parents exert pressure on the child to get good grades, and don't let him play with friends.
Norm: It's rude to throw a party with no refreshments.
Situation: Bill is throwing a BYOB party at his house for some coworkers.
Intention: Bill wants to save money on party supplies.
Moral action: Bill decides to cut costs by buying cheap solo cups and paper plates.
Immoral consequence: The guests are thirsty because there's not enough drinks to go around.
Norm: It's rude to throw a party with no refreshments.
Situation: Bill is throwing a BYOB party at his house for some coworkers.
Intention: Bill wants to save money on party supplies.
Moral consequence: The guests don't mind the cheap cups and plates after they get a few drinks in them.
Immoral action: Bill decides to cut costs by not providing any drinks.
Norm: You shouldn't resort to violence
Situation: Jeff is walking down the sidewalk to work and a stranger is blocking him up ahead.
Intention: Jeff needs to get by the stranger and continue walking to work.
Moral action: Jeff asks the stranger to stand aside.
Immoral consequence: The stranger falls to the ground and is injured, and Jeff continues walking by.
Norm: You shouldn't resort to violence
Situation: Jeff is walking down the sidewalk to work and a stranger is blocking him up ahead.
Intention: Jeff needs to get by the stranger and continue walking to work.
Moral consequence: The stranger nods curtly and lets Jeff walk by.
Immoral action: Jeff shoves the stranger out of the way.
Norm: You shouldn't attack someone's garden.
Situation: Diane lost the garden competition to her neighbor.
Intention: Diane wants to be know for having a green thumb.
Moral action: Diane gets tips from her neighbors, so she can make her garden look nice and not lash out at others.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors do not trust Diane around their homes.
Norm: You shouldn't attack someone's garden.
Situation: Diane lost the garden competition to her neighbor.
Intention: Diane wants to be know for having a green thumb.
Moral consequence: Diane does not bother anyone's garden and the neighbors think she is good at gardening.
Immoral action: Diane poisoned her neighbors garden so that her garden will look the best.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone else that they're parenting poorly.
Situation: Cindy hears that Sarah is sending her kids back to school in the fall.
Intention: Cindy wants to comment on the siutation.
Moral action: Cindy suggests that she can help tutor Sarah's kids as an alternative.
Immoral consequence: Sarah tells Cindy to keep her opinions to herself.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone else that they're parenting poorly.
Situation: Cindy hears that Sarah is sending her kids back to school in the fall.
Intention: Cindy wants to comment on the siutation.
Moral consequence: Sarah keeps her kids home instead of sending them to school.
Immoral action: Cindy criticizes Sarah for risking her kids' health during the pandemic.
Norm: It's wrong to bite a child.
Situation: Jon's 3 year old son is biting him on the hand.
Intention: Jon wants the child to stop biting him.
Moral action: Jon puts his 3 year old son in timeout for biting.
Immoral consequence: The child's hand bleeds.
Norm: It's wrong to bite a child.
Situation: Jon's 3 year old son is biting him on the hand.
Intention: Jon wants the child to stop biting him.
Moral consequence: The child learns to no longer bite.
Immoral action: Jon bites his 3 year old son back to teach him a lesson.
Norm: It's not okay to put poison into the environment.
Situation: The CEO of the paint company was working in her office.
Intention: The CEO of the paint company wanted to increase the value of her company's stock.
Moral action: The CEO decides on proper disposal of waste and is written up for her decision in Forbes magazine which raises the value of  the company's stock.
Immoral consequence: Because of the improper disposal of waste, many people that live near the paint company develop cancer.
Norm: It's not okay to put poison into the environment.
Situation: The CEO of the paint company was working in her office.
Intention: The CEO of the paint company wanted to increase the value of her company's stock.
Moral consequence: Because of the proper disposal of waste, most people that live near the paint company remain healthy.
Immoral action: The CEO decides to save money by disposing of the company's waste improperly which increases the value of the company's stock.
Norm: It is bad to be disruptive on public transportation
Situation: Annie was taking the bus home from her local library.
Intention: Annie wants to get the bus driver's attention because her stop is coming up.
Moral action: Annie pulls on the stop cord to alert the bus driver that her stop is coming up.
Immoral consequence: The bus driver is startled and runs the bus into a ditch.
Norm: It is bad to be disruptive on public transportation
Situation: Annie was taking the bus home from her local library.
Intention: Annie wants to get the bus driver's attention because her stop is coming up.
Moral consequence: The bus driver safely stops the bus.
Immoral action: Annie yells at the back the bus driver's head that her stop is coming up.
Norm: Driving under the influence is unacceptable.
Situation: Danny is drinking at the local bar.
Intention: Danny wants to go home from the bar.
Moral action: Danny calls a friend to take him home from the bar.
Immoral consequence: Danny wrecks into another vehicle killing himself.
Norm: Driving under the influence is unacceptable.
Situation: Danny is drinking at the local bar.
Intention: Danny wants to go home from the bar.
Moral consequence: Danny arrives safely at home.
Immoral action: Danny gets into his car and drives home after drinking.
Norm: It's improper to profit off of desperate people.
Situation: Jane is a requester on Mechnical Turk.
Intention: Jane needs to get some creative writing submissions from turkers.
Moral action: Jane posts creative writing HITs for a 1.00 payout.
Immoral consequence: Jane's HITs are completed by poverty-striken workers, which normalizes underpaid creative writing.
Norm: It's improper to profit off of desperate people.
Situation: Jane is a requester on Mechnical Turk.
Intention: Jane needs to get some creative writing submissions from turkers.
Moral consequence: Jane's hits make a large contribution to the financial wellbeing of both the workers and the platform itself.
Immoral action: Jane posts creative writing HITs for .10 payouts.
Norm: It's always good to be honest with your friends.
Situation: Maddie's friend Jonas is dating a woman who is cheating on him.
Intention: Maddie wants Jonas to know about it.
Moral action: Maddie tells Jonas that the woman is actively cheating on him.
Immoral consequence: Jonas continues to date the woman, who eventually leaves him for the man she was cheating on him with.
Norm: It's always good to be honest with your friends.
Situation: Maddie's friend Jonas is dating a woman who is cheating on him.
Intention: Maddie wants Jonas to know about it.
Moral consequence: Jonas breaks off the relationship and starts seeing another, more faithful woman.
Immoral action: Maddie tells Jonas that she heard about the cheating but doesn't believe it's true.
Norm: It's commendable to have frank discussions about human sexuality.
Situation: Joey is a closeted homosexual man having his parents over for dinner.
Intention: Joey wants to talk with his parents.
Moral action: Joey reveals his sexual orientation to his parents while they're eating dinner.
Immoral consequence: Joey continues to struggle with keeping his true nature hidden from those he loves.
Norm: It's commendable to have frank discussions about human sexuality.
Situation: Joey is a closeted homosexual man having his parents over for dinner.
Intention: Joey wants to talk with his parents.
Moral consequence: Joey feels relief following finally being able to talk to his parents about his preferences.
Immoral action: Joey decides to continue keeping his sexual orientation secret, instead talking with his parents about how the workday went.
Norm: It's good to encourage other people
Situation: Matt sees his friend Ian out jogging.
Intention: Matt wants to make small talk with Ian.
Moral action: Matt jogs along with Ian for a bit, chatting about how impressive Ian's commitment to fitness is.
Immoral consequence: Ian stops jogging, growing morbidly obese.
Norm: It's good to encourage other people
Situation: Matt sees his friend Ian out jogging.
Intention: Matt wants to make small talk with Ian.
Moral consequence: Ian continues to jog everyday, getting in better shape.
Immoral action: Matt makes fun of Ian for how lame a hobby jogging is.
Norm: It is wrong to post movie spoilers publicly.
Situation: Jeff is participating in an online forum about a TV show he just finished watching.
Intention: Jeff wants to know how other participants feel about the ending of the show.
Moral action: Jeff posts a large and very visible SPOILER title at the beginning of his post to warn others.
Immoral consequence: Participants who have not watched the finale yet are disappointed by the spoiler, which ruins their experience of the last episode.
Norm: It is wrong to post movie spoilers publicly.
Situation: Jeff is participating in an online forum about a TV show he just finished watching.
Intention: Jeff wants to know how other participants feel about the ending of the show.
Moral consequence: Participants who have not watched the finale yet skip Jeff's comments when they see the title and can enjoy the show's finale.
Immoral action: Jeff discusses the ending of the show on the forum, revealing it to all those who read the thread.
Norm: It is good to be polite to service people.
Situation: Anthony is on a date at a fancy restaurant.
Intention: Anthony wants to receive prompt service.
Moral action: Anthony reminds the waitress that they have been waiting a while for their food and asks if any issues have arisen.
Immoral consequence: Anthony's date is scared by his mistreatment of the worker and leaves the date early.
Norm: It is good to be polite to service people.
Situation: Anthony is on a date at a fancy restaurant.
Intention: Anthony wants to receive prompt service.
Moral consequence: Anthony's date is impressed with his composure when addressing the waiting staff’s oversight.
Immoral action: Anthony calls the waitress over and loudly berates her for the slow meal service.
Norm: It's important to stand up for what you believe in.
Situation: Marry is browsing Twitter when she spots an anti mask tweet from Todd.
Intention: Marry wants to reply to the tweet.
Moral action: Marry drops links to articles by scientists talking about the benefits of wearing masks.
Immoral consequence: Marry's followers see the tweet and mimic her response hurting Todd's feelings.
Norm: It's important to stand up for what you believe in.
Situation: Marry is browsing Twitter when she spots an anti mask tweet from Todd.
Intention: Marry wants to reply to the tweet.
Moral consequence: Tod accepts Mary's point of view and decides to order a mask.
Immoral action: Marry insults the poster's intelligence.
Norm: You should help people out when they feel ill.
Situation: Becky gets sick unexpectedly and needs Bill's help to finish the work assignment.
Intention: Bill wants to help Becky with her work assignment so that she is able to keep her job.
Moral action: Bill finishes the project promptly and returns it to Becky before the next morning.
Immoral consequence: Bill makes Becky appear as if she has not helped much on the work assignment.
Norm: You should help people out when they feel ill.
Situation: Becky gets sick unexpectedly and needs Bill's help to finish the work assignment.
Intention: Bill wants to help Becky with her work assignment so that she is able to keep her job.
Moral consequence: Bill helps Becky so that she does not get in trouble with her boss.
Immoral action: Bill finishes up the project and tells his boss how much he had to help Becky.
Norm: It's wrong to obsess about someone your not seeing anymore.
Situation: Daren is always checking his ex girlfriend's social media pages.
Intention: Daren wants to see if she has moved on from him.
Moral action: Daren blocks his ex girlfriend and moves on from her.
Immoral consequence: Daren gets isolated from his friends at school for being creepy.
Norm: It's wrong to obsess about someone your not seeing anymore.
Situation: Daren is always checking his ex girlfriend's social media pages.
Intention: Daren wants to see if she has moved on from him.
Moral consequence: Daren finds and dates someone else.
Immoral action: Daren constantly trolls her and spreads rumors about her on social media.
Norm: You shouldn't enjoy watching gruesome videos.
Situation: Sam had a morbid curiousity about a gore site on the internet.
Intention: Sam wanted to see what the big deal was.
Moral action: Sam saw the gore site and decided it was not for him.
Immoral consequence: Sam's view on the world became warped by constant violence.
Norm: You shouldn't enjoy watching gruesome videos.
Situation: Sam had a morbid curiousity about a gore site on the internet.
Intention: Sam wanted to see what the big deal was.
Moral consequence: Sam realized he was not a sadistic person.
Immoral action: Sam kept going back to the shock site to see more bad things.
Norm: It's wrong to push your ideas on others.
Situation: Steve is at a party.
Intention: Steve wants to be admired.
Moral action: Steve keeps his beliefs to himself and acts cordially.
Immoral consequence: Everyone ignores him.
Norm: It's wrong to push your ideas on others.
Situation: Steve is at a party.
Intention: Steve wants to be admired.
Moral consequence: people want to be his friend.
Immoral action: Steve goes on and on about atheism.
Norm: You should watch furry porn in private.
Situation: James watches furry porn at the library sometimes.
Intention: James wants to watch furry porn without being noticed.
Moral action: James decides to watch furry porn at home alone.
Immoral consequence: James had his library privileges removed.
Norm: You should watch furry porn in private.
Situation: James watches furry porn at the library sometimes.
Intention: James wants to watch furry porn without being noticed.
Moral consequence: James is able to have his privacy and watch whatever he wants.
Immoral action: James got caught watching furry porn by a librarian.
Norm: It is bad to waste food
Situation: Alice orders a few too many sandwiches for her team's meeting at the office.
Intention: Alice wants to do something with the leftover sandwiches.
Moral action: Alice offers up the sandwiches to the rest of the office and puts them in the break room.
Immoral consequence: Alice's other coworkers see the wasted food and judge Alice, and they now have to go buy lunch for themselves.
Norm: It is bad to waste food
Situation: Alice orders a few too many sandwiches for her team's meeting at the office.
Intention: Alice wants to do something with the leftover sandwiches.
Moral consequence: Alice's coworkers are grateful to Alice since they don't need to buy their own lunches now.
Immoral action: Alice throws the leftover sandwiches in the trash.
Norm: It is bad to defecate in the shower or bathtub
Situation: While taking a shower after working out at the gym Frank is suddenly overcome with the urge to poop.
Intention: Frank wants to void his bowels as soon as possible.
Moral action: Frank exits the shower and goes to the nearest toilet to poop.
Immoral consequence: A fellow gym member walks in on Frank and reports him to the staff which results in Franks gym membership being revoked.
Norm: It is bad to defecate in the shower or bathtub
Situation: While taking a shower after working out at the gym Frank is suddenly overcome with the urge to poop.
Intention: Frank wants to void his bowels as soon as possible.
Moral consequence: Franks gym membership is not put at risk, so he continues to attend the gym.
Immoral action: Since he is alone in the shower area Frank decides to poop in the shower and hopes it goes down the drain.
Norm: If something's bothering you you should say it directly
Situation: Amy goes out for dinner with George on their first date and George takes the liberty of ordering for Amy without consulting her.
Intention: Amy wants to eat something other than what George ordered for her.
Moral action: Amy tells George she would like to order for herself and adjusts the order to her liking.
Immoral consequence: George assumes that he can make decisions for Amy whenever he wants to.
Norm: If something's bothering you you should say it directly
Situation: Amy goes out for dinner with George on their first date and George takes the liberty of ordering for Amy without consulting her.
Intention: Amy wants to eat something other than what George ordered for her.
Moral consequence: George respects Amy's autonomy and adjusts his behavior to suit her needs.
Immoral action: Amy keeps her true feelings to herself and eats what George ordered for her.
Norm: It's obnoxious to constantly prattle on about yourself.
Situation: Jennifer is going out on a first date.
Intention: Jennifer wants to connect romantically.
Moral action: Jennifer asks her date questions about himself while talking a moderate amount about herself.
Immoral consequence: Jennifer's date feels like he's being ignored and goes home early.
Norm: It's obnoxious to constantly prattle on about yourself.
Situation: Jennifer is going out on a first date.
Intention: Jennifer wants to connect romantically.
Moral consequence: Jennifer's date feels interested to get to know Jennifer more.
Immoral action: Jennifer talks non-stop about herself throughout the date.
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 action: Joe makes an effort to get to know all his classmates well.
Immoral consequence: The classmates think less of Susan.