CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's frowned upon to have romantic interest in your relatives.
Situation: Susie sees her brother Tom undressing one day at home and crushes on him.
Intention: Susie wants to be around her brother Tom more.
Moral consequence: Susie and Tom hang out more and develop their sibling bond while dating other people.
Immoral action: Susie touches Tom in a romantic way and admits her desire for him.
Norm: It's rude to make obnoxious noises in the workplace.
Situation: Haru notices that his coworkers seem stressed after a tense meeting.
Intention: Haru wants to make his coworkers smile.
Moral action: Haru offers to pick up something from Starbucks for his coworkers on his break.
Immoral consequence: Haru's reputation at work suffers.
Norm: It's rude to make obnoxious noises in the workplace.
Situation: Haru notices that his coworkers seem stressed after a tense meeting.
Intention: Haru wants to make his coworkers smile.
Moral consequence: Haru wins the most thoughtful coworker of the month award at the end of the month.
Immoral action: Haru acts like a chicken making chicken noises while moving around the room.
Norm: You should watch out for pedestrians when you're driving
Situation: Danielle is passing through a school zone on her way home from work and decides she wants to hear some music.
Intention: Danielle wants to turn on the radio.
Moral action: Danielle waits until she passes the school zone, and then she finds a station that she wants to hear.
Immoral consequence: Danielle hits a student who was crossing the street and now has to pay his medical bills.
Norm: You should watch out for pedestrians when you're driving
Situation: Danielle is passing through a school zone on her way home from work and decides she wants to hear some music.
Intention: Danielle wants to turn on the radio.
Moral consequence: Danielle was able to avoid injuring any of the students because she was responsible.
Immoral action: Danielle looks down a second to fiddle with the knob and find a station she likes.
Norm: It is bad to cheat the system.
Situation: Will has been on food stamps but has just been hired for a job which has enough income to disqualify him from those benefits.
Intention: Will wants to keep his food costs low.
Moral action: Will cancels his food stamps benefits and starts following a strict weekly budget for food.
Immoral consequence: Will uses money that should be allocated to the other people in need.
Norm: It is bad to cheat the system.
Situation: Will has been on food stamps but has just been hired for a job which has enough income to disqualify him from those benefits.
Intention: Will wants to keep his food costs low.
Moral consequence: There will be more money to help those who need welfare benefits.
Immoral action: Will avoids reporting his new job to the welfare office in order to continue collecting benefits.
Norm: You shouldn't be the cause of someone else's death.
Situation: Nancy is driving to work when her cell phone starts ringing, while ahead is a stop sign intersection with a pedestrian crossing.
Intention: Nancy wants to answer her phone.
Moral action: Nancy stops at the stop sign and answers the phone while stopped.
Immoral consequence: Nancy runs over a pedestrian crossing in the crosswalk and kills them.
Norm: You shouldn't be the cause of someone else's death.
Situation: Nancy is driving to work when her cell phone starts ringing, while ahead is a stop sign intersection with a pedestrian crossing.
Intention: Nancy wants to answer her phone.
Moral consequence: The pedestrian crosses safely and Nancy finishes her phone call.
Immoral action: Nancy reaches out and answers her phone, taking her eyes off the road.
Norm: It is bad to give medication to others.
Situation: Jason told Eddie that he wasn't feeling well after he worked out.
Intention: Eddie wants Jason to feel better.
Moral action: Eddie takes Jason to the hospital and gets him in to see a doctor.
Immoral consequence: Jason has an allergic reaction to the medication and has to be rushed to the hospital.
Norm: It is bad to give medication to others.
Situation: Jason told Eddie that he wasn't feeling well after he worked out.
Intention: Eddie wants Jason to feel better.
Moral consequence: Jason feels much better after taking the medication prescribed by the doctor.
Immoral action: Eddie gives Jason some pills that he had been prescribed for a similar ailment.
Norm: You shouldn't get revenge on people.
Situation: Alice goes to school with Tracy, and is very angry after Tracy pushed her against a locker.
Intention: Alice wants to respond to Tracy's taunt.
Moral action: Alice decides to be the bigger person and ignores Tracy's taunt.
Immoral consequence: Alice is suspended from school and grounded by her parents for months.
Norm: You shouldn't get revenge on people.
Situation: Alice goes to school with Tracy, and is very angry after Tracy pushed her against a locker.
Intention: Alice wants to respond to Tracy's taunt.
Moral consequence: Tracy gets bored with Alice and leaves her alone to pick on someone else.
Immoral action: Alice vows revenge, and after school goes to the parking lot and slashes Tracy's tires.
Norm: It's lazy to sleep all day
Situation: Joan usually works all day, but she has an unexpected day off.
Intention: Joan wants to figure out what to do all day.
Moral action: Joan decides to clean her house during her day off.
Immoral consequence: Joan will not get anything done during the day.
Norm: It's lazy to sleep all day
Situation: Joan usually works all day, but she has an unexpected day off.
Intention: Joan wants to figure out what to do all day.
Moral consequence: Joan will have a clean house to live in.
Immoral action: Joan decides to stay in bed for the entire day.
Norm: It's nice to drive grandparents places.
Situation: Tory has a grandmother who is too old to drive who needs to get across town to see family.
Intention: Tory wants to help her grandmother to her destination.
Moral action: Tory offers to give her grandmother a ride and spends some time with her.
Immoral consequence: Tory's grandmother is distressed and confused by the process with a stranger.
Norm: It's nice to drive grandparents places.
Situation: Tory has a grandmother who is too old to drive who needs to get across town to see family.
Intention: Tory wants to help her grandmother to her destination.
Moral consequence: Tory's grandmother thinks highly of her and enjoys her company along the way.
Immoral action: Tory orders an Uber to take her grandmother to the family member's residence.
Norm: It's hurtful to turn your siblings in to the police.
Situation: Jerry has found out that his brother has just committed a serious crime of theft.
Intention: Jerry wants to stop his brother from stealing.
Moral action: Jerry claims he will notify the police if he continues without actually intending to do so.
Immoral consequence: Jerry's brother feels betrayed and it ruins the relationship they have.
Norm: It's hurtful to turn your siblings in to the police.
Situation: Jerry has found out that his brother has just committed a serious crime of theft.
Intention: Jerry wants to stop his brother from stealing.
Moral consequence: Jerry's brother is scared of police involvement, so he stops committing crimes.
Immoral action: Jerry calls the police and files a report informing them who was responsible for the incident.
Norm: It's not normal to date somebody considerably older than you
Situation: Harriet is at a college student bar when a man who is 40 years older than her says he is interested in her.
Intention: Harriet wants to respond to the man.
Moral action: Harriet tells the man she is not interested in going out with him.
Immoral consequence: Harriet will have a hard time relating to the man.
Norm: It's not normal to date somebody considerably older than you
Situation: Harriet is at a college student bar when a man who is 40 years older than her says he is interested in her.
Intention: Harriet wants to respond to the man.
Moral consequence: Harriet will be able to find someone she has more in common with.
Immoral action: Harriet tells the man she will go out with him.
Norm: It's wrong to get off on killing animals.
Situation: Jeff and Shannon catch a small mouse that was running around in their garage.
Intention: Jeff wants to get rid of the mouse.
Moral action: Jeff takes the mouse to an open field and lets it go.
Immoral consequence: Shannon becomes mortified at Jeff for what he's done to the mouse.
Norm: It's wrong to get off on killing animals.
Situation: Jeff and Shannon catch a small mouse that was running around in their garage.
Intention: Jeff wants to get rid of the mouse.
Moral consequence: Shannon thinks Jeff has a kind heart for sparing the mouse's life.
Immoral action: Jeff smiles as he squeezes the life out of the mouse and throws it away in the garbage.
Norm: It's good to report people that steal your things.
Situation: John was in the gym when he saw another guy going through his locker.
Intention: John wants to get his things back.
Moral action: John immediately reports what the other guy is doing to the gym owner.
Immoral consequence: The owner of the gym bans John from using the gym's facilities for a year.
Norm: It's good to report people that steal your things.
Situation: John was in the gym when he saw another guy going through his locker.
Intention: John wants to get his things back.
Moral consequence: John gets his things back from the gym owner, and he is given a free month membership for his trouble.
Immoral action: John starts to beat the other guy up in order to get his things back.
Norm: It's not okay to spend your money gambling.
Situation: Nathan, a former compulsive gambler, is invited to the casino by his coworkers after work.
Intention: Nathan wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Nathan drops by his favorite bar for the night to order something to drink.
Immoral consequence: Nathan is unable to pay his bills.
Norm: It's not okay to spend your money gambling.
Situation: Nathan, a former compulsive gambler, is invited to the casino by his coworkers after work.
Intention: Nathan wants to do something fun.
Moral consequence: Nathan befriends another former gambler at the bar.
Immoral action: Nathan gambles his entire paycheck on the slot machines at the casino.
Norm: It's wrong to want to do yourself harm.
Situation: Tammy has a difficult home life and is awkward at school with not a lot of friends.
Intention: Tammy wants to express her frustration about her life.
Moral action: Tammy talks to a school guidance counselor about her feelings.
Immoral consequence: Tammy will have scars from the cutting of her arms.
Norm: It's wrong to want to do yourself harm.
Situation: Tammy has a difficult home life and is awkward at school with not a lot of friends.
Intention: Tammy wants to express her frustration about her life.
Moral consequence: Tammy will be able to release her frustration through words.
Immoral action: Tammy takes a knife and cuts her arms to express her frustration.
Norm: It's wrong to question your friend's religion.
Situation: Jessica's friend Amy is getting married and has decided to convert to Judaism for her future husband.
Intention: Jessica wants to speak to Amy about her decision.
Moral action: Jessica offers Amy her support and understanding.
Immoral consequence: Jessica creates a distance between herself and Amy with her doubts.
Norm: It's wrong to question your friend's religion.
Situation: Jessica's friend Amy is getting married and has decided to convert to Judaism for her future husband.
Intention: Jessica wants to speak to Amy about her decision.
Moral consequence: Jessica gains insight into her friends spiritual side.
Immoral action: Jessica questions Amy incessantly about whether she is making the right decision.
Norm: It's rude to shirk your turn for a shared duty.
Situation: Kristy and her roommate alternate days washing the dishes and Kristy sees a large pile of dishes on her day.
Intention: Kristy wants to address the large pile of dishes.
Moral action: Kristy does the dishes since it's her day to do them.
Immoral consequence: Kristy's roommate will think Kristy is not true to her word and lazy.
Norm: It's rude to shirk your turn for a shared duty.
Situation: Kristy and her roommate alternate days washing the dishes and Kristy sees a large pile of dishes on her day.
Intention: Kristy wants to address the large pile of dishes.
Moral consequence: Kristy's roommate will think Kristy is responsible and true to her word.
Immoral action: Kristy asks her roommate to do the dishes for her.
Norm: It's good to put things where they will be protected
Situation: James bought a set of garden tools such as shovels and cutters for his backyard.
Intention: James wants to put the garden tools somewhere when he's not using them.
Moral action: James puts his garden tools in the garage when not in use.
Immoral consequence: James' tools will become rusty, dirty, and hard to use.
Norm: It's good to put things where they will be protected
Situation: James bought a set of garden tools such as shovels and cutters for his backyard.
Intention: James wants to put the garden tools somewhere when he's not using them.
Moral consequence: James' tools will be clean and functional when he wants to use them.
Immoral action: James puts his garden tools out on the open grass when not in use.
Norm: You should not judge your relationship in relation to others.
Situation: Katie tries to figure out if her relationship is good or not.
Intention: Katie wants to learn about relationships.
Moral action: Katie decides to judge if she herself is happy with her relationship.
Immoral consequence: Katie concludes that her relationship must have a lot of things wrong.
Norm: You should not judge your relationship in relation to others.
Situation: Katie tries to figure out if her relationship is good or not.
Intention: Katie wants to learn about relationships.
Moral consequence: Katie concludes that there are minor flaws, but she's otherwise happy.
Immoral action: Katie compares her relationship to all of her friends' relationships.
Norm: You should help out people that are sick.
Situation: John's roommate, Hope, is stuck in bed with the flu and hasn't been able to get out of the house.
Intention: John wants to react to react to Hope.
Moral action: John goes to the store to pick up some food for Hope, to get her through until she feels better.
Immoral consequence: Hope now see's John as selfish with his time, and regrets having him as a roommate.
Norm: You should help out people that are sick.
Situation: John's roommate, Hope, is stuck in bed with the flu and hasn't been able to get out of the house.
Intention: John wants to react to react to Hope.
Moral consequence: Hope sees John as a thoughtful roommate, and is glad to have him around.
Immoral action: John tells Hope that he prays she gets better soon, so she can get herself to the store.
Norm: You should do favors for others when they need it.
Situation: Jason sees his friend Paul moving his furniture into his car.
Intention: Jason wants to say something to Paul.
Moral action: Jason tells Paul he can help him lift the furniture.
Immoral consequence: Paul will think Jason makes unhelpful comments.
Norm: You should do favors for others when they need it.
Situation: Jason sees his friend Paul moving his furniture into his car.
Intention: Jason wants to say something to Paul.
Moral consequence: Paul will think Jason is helpful and kind.
Immoral action: Jason tells Paul the furniture looks heavy and walks on.
Norm: You shouldn't stuff someone into a locker.
Situation: Will is the star of his high school's football team, and a freshman is talking crap to him.
Intention: Will wants to kid to leave him alone.
Moral action: Will tells the kid that he could fit him in a locker if he wanted to.
Immoral consequence: The kid is scared and doesn't know when he'll be let out.
Norm: You shouldn't stuff someone into a locker.
Situation: Will is the star of his high school's football team, and a freshman is talking crap to him.
Intention: Will wants to kid to leave him alone.
Moral consequence: The kid doesn't want to risk the chance of being put in a locker, so he walks away.
Immoral action: Will opens up his locker and pushed the kid inside of it.
Norm: It's wrong to approach people when they are busy.
Situation: Milton arrived at his professor's office on his way to his next class but his professor was talking to another student.
Intention: Milton needed to ask his professor a question.
Moral action: Milton decided to come back after his class to ask the question.
Immoral consequence: Milton's professor chastised him and told him to come back later.
Norm: It's wrong to approach people when they are busy.
Situation: Milton arrived at his professor's office on his way to his next class but his professor was talking to another student.
Intention: Milton needed to ask his professor a question.
Moral consequence: Milton's professor happily answered his question.
Immoral action: Milton interrupted the professor and student stating he was in a rush before asking his question.
Norm: It's good to get vaccinated.
Situation: Flu season is coming up and there's free vaccinations at the local pharmacy that Ryan lives near, and he hasn't gotten one yet.
Intention: Ryan needs to decide whether to get vaccinated.
Moral action: Ryan decides he should get vaccinated at the local pharmacy.
Immoral consequence: Ryan gets the flu and is bed-ridden for several days.
Norm: It's good to get vaccinated.
Situation: Flu season is coming up and there's free vaccinations at the local pharmacy that Ryan lives near, and he hasn't gotten one yet.
Intention: Ryan needs to decide whether to get vaccinated.
Moral consequence: Ryan's vaccination prevents him from catching the flu that year.
Immoral action: Ryan decides not to get vaccinated and instead rely on herd immunity.
Norm: It's good to foster pets that need a home.
Situation: Vera is walking out of the grocery store and notices a booth for an organization looking for foster parents for pets.
Intention: Vera wants to help the organization.
Moral action: Vera signs up for the fostering program and agrees to take in some animals.
Immoral consequence: The pets do not have enough foster home and are put in the shelter.
Norm: It's good to foster pets that need a home.
Situation: Vera is walking out of the grocery store and notices a booth for an organization looking for foster parents for pets.
Intention: Vera wants to help the organization.
Moral consequence: The pets get to live in a better home while they wait to be adopted.
Immoral action: Vera gives a monetary donation to the organization to support the cause.
Norm: It is overwhelming to be a teen parent.
Situation: June and her friends are high school students who greatly admire a character on a TV show they like.
Intention: June wants to emulate her favorite character.
Moral action: June imitates the TV characters sense of style and fashion.
Immoral consequence: June soon discovers the burden an unwed teenage mother carries.
Norm: It is overwhelming to be a teen parent.
Situation: June and her friends are high school students who greatly admire a character on a TV show they like.
Intention: June wants to emulate her favorite character.
Moral consequence: June gains admiration from her peers.
Immoral action: When the TV character she admires gets pregnant June decides she wants a baby too.
Norm: You shouldn't touch people without their permission.
Situation: Will sees a woman on the subway who is wearing an interesting watch.
Intention: Will wants to get a closer look at the watch.
Moral action: Will asks the woman if he can look at the watch.
Immoral consequence: The woman hits Will with her other hand and screams.
Norm: You shouldn't touch people without their permission.
Situation: Will sees a woman on the subway who is wearing an interesting watch.
Intention: Will wants to get a closer look at the watch.
Moral consequence: The woman brings the watch closer to Will, so he can see it.
Immoral action: Will grabs the woman by the wrist and stares at the watch.
Norm: It's good to compliment the beauty of others.
Situation: Russel is at home with his wife who just had a long day.
Intention: Russel wants to make his wife feel better.
Moral action: During a quiet moment Russel earnestly compliments his wife's physical looks.
Immoral consequence: Russel's wife misinterprets the intention of Russel's suggestion and assumes he is pointing out how bad she looks.
Norm: It's good to compliment the beauty of others.
Situation: Russel is at home with his wife who just had a long day.
Intention: Russel wants to make his wife feel better.
Moral consequence: Russel's wife knows he is speaking from the heart and is warmed by his compliment.
Immoral action: Russel suggests that his wife may enjoy a bath because she looks worn out.
Norm: It's wrong to force others to deal with your drama.
Situation: Pablo acts problematic during an argument in a discord server, and he hasn't replied in hours.
Intention: Pablo wants to not be stressed.
Moral action: Pablo apologizes for his behavior offering to draw everyone something special.
Immoral consequence: Pablo is temporarily removed from the discord server.
Norm: It's wrong to force others to deal with your drama.
Situation: Pablo acts problematic during an argument in a discord server, and he hasn't replied in hours.
Intention: Pablo wants to not be stressed.
Moral consequence: Pablo's reputation improves with the people in the server.
Immoral action: Pablo continues ignoring the server letting the moderators handle the problem.
Norm: You shouldn't lick someone without their permission.
Situation: Pamela is in the mood, and she sits down on the bed beside her boyfriend.
Intention: Pamela wants to have sex.
Moral action: Pamela makes a suggestive comment as she reaches out for his hand.
Immoral consequence: Pamela is pushed away by her stressed out boyfriend.
Norm: You shouldn't lick someone without their permission.
Situation: Pamela is in the mood, and she sits down on the bed beside her boyfriend.
Intention: Pamela wants to have sex.
Moral consequence: Pamela and her boyfriend have an erotic experience.
Immoral action: Pamela kisses and drags her tongue alongside her boyfriend's neck.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to family friends.
Situation: Ken is at the wedding of two family friends, watching other people make toasts.
Intention: Ken wants to give a toast.
Moral action: Ken stands up and tells stories about the bride and groom as children.
Immoral consequence: Ken does not get invited to any weddings for a few years for fear he'll say something offensive.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to family friends.
Situation: Ken is at the wedding of two family friends, watching other people make toasts.
Intention: Ken wants to give a toast.
Moral consequence: Ken gets a round of applause from the audience for sharing nostalgic stories about the newlyweds.
Immoral action: Ken stands up and tells the bride and groom that they're perfect for each other because they're both overweight.
Norm: It's rude to cause service workers to do extra work.
Situation: Tim is at a restaurant eating a meal and making a big mess.
Intention: Tim wants to finish and leave.
Moral action: Tim cleans up the mess he made the best he can and piles it on a plate for easy removal.
Immoral consequence: The busboy and server have to spend 20 minutes cleaning the area, and service backs up.
Norm: It's rude to cause service workers to do extra work.
Situation: Tim is at a restaurant eating a meal and making a big mess.
Intention: Tim wants to finish and leave.
Moral consequence: The busboy has an easy time cleaning up, and the table can be returned to service quickly.
Immoral action: Tim pays the check and leaves a huge mess all over the table and floor.
Norm: It's good to accept your children.
Situation: June has been questioning her sexual identity and after determining she is gay, she tells her mother, Mary.
Intention: Mary wants to let June know how she feels.
Moral action: Mary hugs June and tells her that she loves her no matter what.
Immoral consequence: June argues with Mary until Mary throws her out of their home.