CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is rude to get angry with retail workers.
Situation: Mitch is trying to return a defective shirt he recently purchased, and the clerk tells him she is unable to refund the item.
Intention: Mitch wants to get his money back.
Moral consequence: The clerk is relieved that Mitch is going to talk to someone else instead of her.
Immoral action: Mitch gets angry with the clerk and raises his voice while demanding a refund.
Norm: It's nice to say thank you to strangers.
Situation: Doris holds the door open for Dina as she enters the local supermarket.
Intention: Dina wants to enter the store.
Moral action: Dina thanks Doris for holding the door and wishes her well as she goes into the store.
Immoral consequence: Doris feels discouraged about  doing a good deed and doesn't do it as often anymore.
Norm: It's nice to say thank you to strangers.
Situation: Doris holds the door open for Dina as she enters the local supermarket.
Intention: Dina wants to enter the store.
Moral consequence: Doris feels good about having helped someone out and has a lovely day.
Immoral action: Dina shuffles past Doris quickly, accidentally hitting her with her bag.
Norm: It's kind to give things to people.
Situation: Mary is cleaning her closet and collecting lots of clothes that she no longer need, and her mom asks her to donate the clothes to charity.
Intention: Mary wants to dispose the clothes.
Moral action: Mary agrees to give her clothes to her friends.
Immoral consequence: Her mom feels bad about Mary's decision because the environment is jeopardized.
Norm: It's kind to give things to people.
Situation: Mary is cleaning her closet and collecting lots of clothes that she no longer need, and her mom asks her to donate the clothes to charity.
Intention: Mary wants to dispose the clothes.
Moral consequence: Her mom appreciates Mary's decision because her friends can benefit from it.
Immoral action: Mary dumps the clothes as garbage because she doesn't want to call the charity to come.
Norm: You shouldn't be too strict with your kids.
Situation: Hannah has two children who she loves.
Intention: Hannah wants her children to grow up to be successful.
Moral action: Hannah models good habits and encourages her children to do well but gives them freedom to explore who they are.
Immoral consequence: Hannah's children resent her and rebel after leaving home.
Norm: You shouldn't be too strict with your kids.
Situation: Hannah has two children who she loves.
Intention: Hannah wants her children to grow up to be successful.
Moral consequence: Hannah's children are grateful to their mother for being understanding and a good influence.
Immoral action: Hannah tightly control's her children's time and has many rules for their behavior.
Norm: It's wrong to have a bad temper.
Situation: It is a hot summer day and Susan's son Tommy keeps pestering her to buy him an ice cream cone.
Intention: Susan wants Tommy to stop bothering her.
Moral action: Susan takes Tommy to the local ice cream store and buys him a cone of his favorite flavor.
Immoral consequence: Tommy becomes upset and begins to cry uncontrollably.
Norm: It's wrong to have a bad temper.
Situation: It is a hot summer day and Susan's son Tommy keeps pestering her to buy him an ice cream cone.
Intention: Susan wants Tommy to stop bothering her.
Moral consequence: Tommy is thrilled and enjoys the delicious ice cream.
Immoral action: Susan's temper gets the best of her, and she blows up at Tommy, yelling at him to shut his mouth.
Norm: It is rude to insult someone's appearance.
Situation: Jack notices his coworker Bill has almost become bald while chatting in the pantry.
Intention: Jack wants to react to Bill's hair.
Moral action: Jack offers some advice to Bill which include doing a trendy bald hairstyle.
Immoral consequence: Bill feels offended and leaves the pantry immediately.
Norm: It is rude to insult someone's appearance.
Situation: Jack notices his coworker Bill has almost become bald while chatting in the pantry.
Intention: Jack wants to react to Bill's hair.
Moral consequence: Bill thanks Jack for his advice, and they continue exchanging more ideas for dealing with baldness.
Immoral action: Jack criticizes that Bill should cover his baldness with a hat in order not to keep women away.
Norm: It's bad to masturbate outside where others can see you.
Situation: Andy is visiting the park after a particularly stressful day at the factory.
Intention: Andy wants to relieve some stress and enjoy himself.
Moral action: Andy takes a walk around the park to relax and recharge his energy, heading home thereafter.
Immoral consequence: A person sees Andy masturbating and calls the police who pick Andy up as he is leaving the park.
Norm: It's bad to masturbate outside where others can see you.
Situation: Andy is visiting the park after a particularly stressful day at the factory.
Intention: Andy wants to relieve some stress and enjoy himself.
Moral consequence: Andy is relaxed as he arrives home and has a nice night with his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Andy starts to pleasure himself in broad daylight, leaving the park to go home once he’s done.
Norm: You should offer help if you see somebody needs it
Situation: Jeff is walking home when he sees a frail homeless man begging for food.
Intention: Jeff wants to give something to the homeless man.
Moral action: Jeff gives the homeless man some money and tells him to buy some food with it.
Immoral consequence: The man cries as a result of Jeff's action before going to bed hungry.
Norm: You should offer help if you see somebody needs it
Situation: Jeff is walking home when he sees a frail homeless man begging for food.
Intention: Jeff wants to give something to the homeless man.
Moral consequence: The homeless man is grateful for Jeff's kindness and is able to feed himself for a week with the money Jeff gave him.
Immoral action: Jeff walks over to the homeless man and hands him a job application.
Norm: It's good to treat your customers well.
Situation: Marco is working at his successful car cleaning business and discovers $100 hidden beneath the seats.
Intention: Marco wants to do something about the money.
Moral action: Marco informs the customer about the money he found and returns it.
Immoral consequence: Marco loses a lot of business when the customer finds out and leaves a terrible review online.
Norm: It's good to treat your customers well.
Situation: Marco is working at his successful car cleaning business and discovers $100 hidden beneath the seats.
Intention: Marco wants to do something about the money.
Moral consequence: Marco gets a lot of positive feedback when the customer posts about the good treatment online.
Immoral action: Marco puts the money in his pocket rather than giving it to the customer.
Norm: It's mean to make fun of someone's disability.
Situation: A severely pigeon-toed student transferred into Mickey's high school, and some of his friends start mocking his gait.
Intention: Mickey wants to be cool.
Moral action: Mickey expresses disappointment to his friends about their targeting someone with a disability.
Immoral consequence: Mickey faces disciplinary action when a teacher catches him mocking the new student.
Norm: It's mean to make fun of someone's disability.
Situation: A severely pigeon-toed student transferred into Mickey's high school, and some of his friends start mocking his gait.
Intention: Mickey wants to be cool.
Moral consequence: Mickey is able to change his friends attitudes towards the new student.
Immoral action: Mickey starts making fun of the transfer student as well.
Norm: It's not okay to be rude to someone.
Situation: Ben is sitting in a crowded library with his friend.
Intention: Ben wants to casually chat with his friend.
Moral action: Ben whispers to his friend.
Immoral consequence: Ben gets kicked out of the library.
Norm: It's not okay to be rude to someone.
Situation: Ben is sitting in a crowded library with his friend.
Intention: Ben wants to casually chat with his friend.
Moral consequence: Ben has an enjoyable conversation with his friend.
Immoral action: Ben loudly chats with his friend.
Norm: It is thoughtful to bring a friend places with you.
Situation: Alex is heading to the beach when he runs across his friend.
Intention: Alex wants to proceed to the beach.
Moral action: Alex asks his friend to come along to the beach with him.
Immoral consequence: When Alex's friend hears that Alex went to the beach after seeing them they're hurt that Alex didn't invite them.
Norm: It is thoughtful to bring a friend places with you.
Situation: Alex is heading to the beach when he runs across his friend.
Intention: Alex wants to proceed to the beach.
Moral consequence: Alex's friend feels happy to be included in Alex's plans.
Immoral action: Alex says hi to his friend and continues on the the beach.
Norm: Cheating on others is wrong.
Situation: Daphne is out at a party without her boyfriend, Dan, and her friend Jake gets really flirty with her.
Intention: Daphne wants to party with Jake.
Moral action: Daphne tells Jake he can hang out with her as long as he stops being flirty.
Immoral consequence: Dan learns about what happened at the party and breaks up with Daphne.
Norm: Cheating on others is wrong.
Situation: Daphne is out at a party without her boyfriend, Dan, and her friend Jake gets really flirty with her.
Intention: Daphne wants to party with Jake.
Moral consequence: Jake respects Daphne's wishes, and they play beer pong like platonic friends.
Immoral action: Daphne has a few drinks with Jake and ends up making out with him.
Norm: It's bad to not care about yourself.
Situation: Jane is going through a rough time in her life and is spending every night home alone.
Intention: Jane wants to feel better.
Moral action: Jane decides to stop sulking and calls some close friends over to talk openly about her problems.
Immoral consequence: Jane finds herself in the hospital the next day because she overdosed from the drugs.
Norm: It's bad to not care about yourself.
Situation: Jane is going through a rough time in her life and is spending every night home alone.
Intention: Jane wants to feel better.
Moral consequence: Jane's friends listen and help her work through her problems.
Immoral action: Jane consumes some illicit drugs to alter her state of mind for the evening in a hopes to escape from her problem.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to your neighbors.
Situation: Joe notices that his neighbor just had his house painted an unusual color.
Intention: Joe wants to tell his neighbor what he thinks of the color.
Moral action: Joe tells his neighbor that he thinks the color of his house is very unique.
Immoral consequence: His neighbor gets upset, he thought the color was a nice change.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to your neighbors.
Situation: Joe notices that his neighbor just had his house painted an unusual color.
Intention: Joe wants to tell his neighbor what he thinks of the color.
Moral consequence: His neighbor agrees with him and tells him that he really likes it.
Immoral action: Joe tells his neighbor that the color is horrible and it makes his house look gross now.
Norm: It's wrong to criticize someone's body size.
Situation: Daisy is overweight.
Intention: Leona wants to encourage Daisy to lose weight.
Moral action: Leona expresses concerns about Daisy's health and invites her to the gym.
Immoral consequence: Daisy feels shamed and unmotivated to lose weight.
Norm: It's wrong to criticize someone's body size.
Situation: Daisy is overweight.
Intention: Leona wants to encourage Daisy to lose weight.
Moral consequence: Daisy feels supported and like Leona cares about her as a person.
Immoral action: Leona tells Daisy she is too fat to ever be attractive and that she needs to lose weight if she wants to be pretty.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about having cancer.
Situation: Tim has been working hard every day for a month now.
Intention: Tim wants a day off.
Moral action: Tim talks to his boss and asks if he can have a day off.
Immoral consequence: Tim is fired from his job when his boss finds out that Tim is perfectly fine.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about having cancer.
Situation: Tim has been working hard every day for a month now.
Intention: Tim wants a day off.
Moral consequence: Tim is able to take a day off and spend time with his family.
Immoral action: Tim calls in sick and tells his boss that he has been diagnosed with cancer.
Norm: It's bad to disrespect your body.
Situation: Sally recently moved out on her own, and she is working hard to be sure she can support herself.
Intention: Sally wants to have enough money to pay her rent.
Moral action: Sally researches healthy food ideas that are affordable, so she take care of having nutritious meals.
Immoral consequence: Sally starts feeling very tired and has a hard time concentrating on anything.
Norm: It's bad to disrespect your body.
Situation: Sally recently moved out on her own, and she is working hard to be sure she can support herself.
Intention: Sally wants to have enough money to pay her rent.
Moral consequence: Sally eats healthy foods during the week, and she feels pretty good.
Immoral action: Sally does not buy any food for a week, and she just eats crackers and a few snacks here and there.
Norm: one should never be demanding.
Situation: Jake walks downstairs after a long day of studying, and he sees his sister Anna working.
Intention: Jake wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Jake goes to a club to unwind with a nice drink.
Immoral consequence: Jake later receives a text from his mother scolding him for his bad behavior.
Norm: one should never be demanding.
Situation: Jake walks downstairs after a long day of studying, and he sees his sister Anna working.
Intention: Jake wants to do something fun.
Moral consequence: Jake becomes friends with the bartender.
Immoral action: Jake insists that Anna should spend some time with him poking her arm several times.
Norm: You shouldn't date teenagers if you're an adult.
Situation: John is a teacher who has been single for a long time and is growing lonely.
Intention: John wants to find someone to date.
Moral action: John uses an online dating site to find a suitable romantic partner around his own age.
Immoral consequence: The relationship is discovered and John is arrested and fired from his teaching job.
Norm: You shouldn't date teenagers if you're an adult.
Situation: John is a teacher who has been single for a long time and is growing lonely.
Intention: John wants to find someone to date.
Moral consequence: John begins dating a woman and they fall in love.
Immoral action: John secretly begins dating one of his female students who is only 17 years old.
Norm: You should not eat in the bathroom.
Situation: Sally is working at home, and she has a to have a task competed by noon, but she is very hungry.
Intention: Sally wants to eat something without taking additional break time.
Moral action: Sally gets a drinkable yogurt to have while she is working to hold her off until later.
Immoral consequence: Sally gets sick later because it was not sanitary to eat in the bathroom.
Norm: You should not eat in the bathroom.
Situation: Sally is working at home, and she has a to have a task competed by noon, but she is very hungry.
Intention: Sally wants to eat something without taking additional break time.
Moral consequence: Sally feels nourished from her yogurt snack and has a nice lunch after noon.
Immoral action: Sally takes a sandwich into the bathroom with her and eats it while she is in the bathroom taking a break.
Norm: It's bad to be emotionally unavailable in a relationship.
Situation: Tom heard that his wife had a horrible day at work and isn't sure how to deal with it.
Intention: Tom wants to give her wife advice on how to handle the next day.
Moral action: Tom tries to empathize with his wife and emotionally comfort her to help prepare her for the next day.
Immoral consequence: Tom's wife doesn't feel comforted and just gets more agitated, and Tom is still at a loss.
Norm: It's bad to be emotionally unavailable in a relationship.
Situation: Tom heard that his wife had a horrible day at work and isn't sure how to deal with it.
Intention: Tom wants to give her wife advice on how to handle the next day.
Moral consequence: Tom's wife feels less agitated and more prepared for the next day and thanks Tom.
Immoral action: Tom tries to tell his wife what to do without being emotionally available or empathizing with his wife.
Norm: It's bad to get too drunk.
Situation: Garrett was invited to go to his best friend's wedding reception.
Intention: Garrett wants to have a drink.
Moral action: Garrett goes to the bar and orders a glass of wine.
Immoral consequence: Garrett can't walk straight and is kicked out of the reception party.
Norm: It's bad to get too drunk.
Situation: Garrett was invited to go to his best friend's wedding reception.
Intention: Garrett wants to have a drink.
Moral consequence: Garrett enjoys himself talking with the other guests over his wine.
Immoral action: Garrett goes to the bar and drinks several shots of tequila in succession.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to see the doctor if you're sick.
Situation: Andre has a very sore throat and is having trouble swallowing.
Intention: Andre wants to treat his illness.
Moral action: Andre makes an appointment and goes to visit his family doctor.
Immoral consequence: Andre doesn't get better and ends up developing pneumonia.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to see the doctor if you're sick.
Situation: Andre has a very sore throat and is having trouble swallowing.
Intention: Andre wants to treat his illness.
Moral consequence: Andre is prescribed antibiotics and feels better in a week.
Immoral action: Andre decides to treat his illness himself with soup and aspirin.
Norm: It's not okay to betray your friends.
Situation: Jake and Earl made a pact many years ago not to date each other's exes.
Intention: Earl has a crush on Jake's ex-girlfriend and wants to ask her out.
Moral action: Earl tells Jake about his feelings and asks to renegotiate their agreement.
Immoral consequence: Jake feels betrayed when he finds out and ends the friendship.
Norm: It's not okay to betray your friends.
Situation: Jake and Earl made a pact many years ago not to date each other's exes.
Intention: Earl has a crush on Jake's ex-girlfriend and wants to ask her out.
Moral consequence: Jake sees that Earl is sincere and decides to drop the pact they made when they were young.
Immoral action: Earl goes behind Jake's back and start's dating his ex-girlfriend secretly.
Norm: Bosses are not supposed to threaten their employees.
Situation: Dave is a manager of an office and notices an employee, Rick is under performing.
Intention: Dave wants to say something to Rick to motivate him to perform better.
Moral action: Dave tells Rick that he just wants to remind him that the highest performers are eligible for a bonus at year's end.
Immoral consequence: Rick is nervous and gets motivated out of fear but ends up hating Dave and being resentful.
Norm: Bosses are not supposed to threaten their employees.
Situation: Dave is a manager of an office and notices an employee, Rick is under performing.
Intention: Dave wants to say something to Rick to motivate him to perform better.
Moral consequence: Rick is happy to hear that there might be a bonus in his future if he can perform a little better.
Immoral action: Dave tells Rick that if he doesn't get his act together Dave will have no choice but to fire him.
Norm: It is wrong to think of other people as wretched.
Situation: Dave and Karen are back home after attending a party when Karen asks Dave what he thought of Rick, who they met that night.
Intention: Dave wants to give an opinion of Rick to Karen.
Moral action: Dave tells Karen that so far Rick seems like a normal guy and that he looks to be a potential friend.
Immoral consequence: Karen is unpleasantly surprised that Dave could make such judgements so quickly and is turned off by Dave's hatred of Rick.
Norm: It is wrong to think of other people as wretched.
Situation: Dave and Karen are back home after attending a party when Karen asks Dave what he thought of Rick, who they met that night.
Intention: Dave wants to give an opinion of Rick to Karen.
Moral consequence: Karen is happy to hear Dave interacted nicely with Rick and that he might make a new friend out of him.
Immoral action: Dave tells Karen that Rick gave him a scumbag vibe and that he already has strong feelings of dislike for him because he thinks he's no good.
Norm: It's good to rescue people if they are in trouble.
Situation: Larry is on his way home and is approached by a stranger who says they're trying to escape their abusive romantic partner.
Intention: Larry wants to continue home as soon as possible.
Moral action: Larry calls the police to come and look after the stranger before he continues on his way home.
Immoral consequence: Larry sees on the news a few days later that the stranger he saw was found dead and feels extremely guilty.
Norm: It's good to rescue people if they are in trouble.
Situation: Larry is on his way home and is approached by a stranger who says they're trying to escape their abusive romantic partner.
Intention: Larry wants to continue home as soon as possible.
Moral consequence: Larry gets a call from the police saying they caught the stranger's partner, and he feels relieved.
Immoral action: Larry assumes the person is crazy and walks past them without acknowledging them.
Norm: It's inappropriate to judge people's character based on their appearance.
Situation: Margret is interviewing a man in used clothes named Josh for a position in her company.
Intention: Margret needs to decide if she wants to hire Josh.
Moral action: Margret asks John more questions about his work experience attempting to learn more about John.
Immoral consequence: Margret receives hateful direct messages on Twitter after Josh calls her out online.
Norm: It's inappropriate to judge people's character based on their appearance.
Situation: Margret is interviewing a man in used clothes named Josh for a position in her company.
Intention: Margret needs to decide if she wants to hire Josh.
Moral consequence: Margret learns new things about the industry through her conversation with John.
Immoral action: Margret dismisses Josh citing his attire does not fit her personal standards.
Norm: It is wrong to manipulate people to get sympathy.
Situation: Henry had lost his job and didn't have much money in his account.
Intention: Henry wanted to get money to pay his car and house notes.
Moral action: Henry started looking for jobs as soon as he was fired.
Immoral consequence: Henry went to jail for fraud when everyone found out he wasn't sick.
Norm: It is wrong to manipulate people to get sympathy.
Situation: Henry had lost his job and didn't have much money in his account.
Intention: Henry wanted to get money to pay his car and house notes.
Moral consequence: Henry got steady paychecks and was able to pay all his bills.
Immoral action: Henry told everyone that he was dying and needed money for medical bills.
Norm: It's wrong to hate people with disabilities.
Situation: Dave is a police officer who is introduced to his new desk sergeant, Bill who is in a wheelchair.
Intention: Dave wants to react to the news that he has a new boss.
Moral action: Dave tells Bill that he's glad to meet him and will try his hardest to show Bill he's a good officer.
Immoral consequence: Bill is angry that Dave is so discriminatory towards him and saddened that he thinks he's incapable.
Norm: It's wrong to hate people with disabilities.
Situation: Dave is a police officer who is introduced to his new desk sergeant, Bill who is in a wheelchair.
Intention: Dave wants to react to the news that he has a new boss.
Moral consequence: Bill is impressed by Dave's politeness and is happy that he has at least one good employee already.
Immoral action: Dave tells Bill that he cannot take a man in a wheelchair seriously as a police officer since he can't even make an arrest in his condition.