CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's kind to share your food with others
Situation: John is with his friend Will - who doesn't have a lot of money - at his school's cafeteria.
Intention: John wants to eat quickly because he has a class starting soon.
Moral consequence: Will ends up eating a satisfying lunch without spending too much.
Immoral action: John doesn't have time to eat all his lunch, so he throws what he did not eat in the trash although Will was still hungry after his meal.
Norm: It's bad to leave your spouse alone in a disaster.
Situation: Billy and Lia are preparing for a possible tsunami.
Intention: Billy wants to stay as safe as possible.
Moral action: Billy helps Lia pack quickly, and they both exit the area in their car.
Immoral consequence: Lia is trapped in the house during the tsunami and suffers terrible injuries, blaming Billy and considering him a coward.
Norm: It's bad to leave your spouse alone in a disaster.
Situation: Billy and Lia are preparing for a possible tsunami.
Intention: Billy wants to stay as safe as possible.
Moral consequence: Billy and Lia evacuate the area and are safe from harm.
Immoral action: Billy feels like Lia is going too slowly and drives away in the car without her.
Norm: You shouldn't rummage through your dad's things.
Situation: Joe is writing an essay for an assignment.
Intention: Joe needs paper to print his essay.
Moral action: Joe asks his father for the paper.
Immoral consequence: Joe finds the paperwork for a family secret that he wished he didn't know about.
Norm: You shouldn't rummage through your dad's things.
Situation: Joe is writing an essay for an assignment.
Intention: Joe needs paper to print his essay.
Moral consequence: Joe prints his essay.
Immoral action: Joe searches his father's desk for paper instead of asking where the paper is.
Norm: It's bad to buy things you can't afford.
Situation: Kate is in the jewelry shop in the mall and is excited to see different types of jewelries.
Intention: Kate wants to look good in an upcoming wedding party.
Moral action: Kate looks around and picks up an affordable but beautiful necklace.
Immoral consequence: Kate needs to use multiple credit cards incurring high interest debts.
Norm: It's bad to buy things you can't afford.
Situation: Kate is in the jewelry shop in the mall and is excited to see different types of jewelries.
Intention: Kate wants to look good in an upcoming wedding party.
Moral consequence: Kate is happy to pay for the necklace without incurring any debts.
Immoral action: Kate buys a very expensive necklace with no regards to its price.
Norm: It's wrong to sexually abuse someone.
Situation: Bruce is watching his niece for the evening while her parents are out of town.
Intention: Bruce wants to get sexual release.
Moral action: Bruce waits for his niece to go to sleep and satisfies himself with porn.
Immoral consequence: Bruce's niece reports him, and he is sent to prison with a long sentence.
Norm: It's wrong to sexually abuse someone.
Situation: Bruce is watching his niece for the evening while her parents are out of town.
Intention: Bruce wants to get sexual release.
Moral consequence: Bruce feels more relaxed and is able to continue carrying on with his night.
Immoral action: Bruce uses his age and power to sexually abuse his niece.
Norm: You shouldn't leave dirty dishes in a shared sink.
Situation: Tod's Mom asked Tod to load the dishwasher, but the dishwasher cannot fit all of the dishes.
Intention: Tod wants to load the dishwasher to the brim and turn it on.
Moral action: Tod fills the entire dishwasher, and then handwashes the rest of the dishes in the sink.
Immoral consequence: Tod's Mom expresses disgust at Tod for leaving dishes in the sink.
Norm: You shouldn't leave dirty dishes in a shared sink.
Situation: Tod's Mom asked Tod to load the dishwasher, but the dishwasher cannot fit all of the dishes.
Intention: Tod wants to load the dishwasher to the brim and turn it on.
Moral consequence: Tod's mom is impressed by Tod and tells him he did a good job.
Immoral action: Tod fills the entire dishwasher but leaves dishes in the sink.
Norm: It's not okay to make a joke at a funeral
Situation: Frank is attending the funeral of his father in law.
Intention: Frank wants to support his family through their grief.
Moral action: Frank offers his condolences to those mourning.
Immoral consequence: Frank's in-laws are not amused by his joke and ask for him to leave.
Norm: It's not okay to make a joke at a funeral
Situation: Frank is attending the funeral of his father in law.
Intention: Frank wants to support his family through their grief.
Moral consequence: Frank's family feels that he cares for them and feels closer to him.
Immoral action: Frank makes a joke about the body at the funeral to try and liven the mood.
Norm: It's good to get gifts for your parents.
Situation: It's the holidays and Andy is short on money.
Intention: Andy wants to save money.
Moral action: Andy makes a homemade gift to give his parents for the holidays.
Immoral consequence: Andy's parents are disappointed that he did not get them anything.
Norm: It's good to get gifts for your parents.
Situation: It's the holidays and Andy is short on money.
Intention: Andy wants to save money.
Moral consequence: Andy's parents are happy that their son got them a thoughtful gift.
Immoral action: Andy decides to not get his parents a gift for the holidays.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone's talent when they sing karaoke.
Situation: Zoe has been successfully pressured by her friends, including Alazzo, to sing karaoke during their weekly night-out, despite being a famously bad singer.
Intention: Allazzo wants to comment on Zoe's karaoke trial.
Moral action: Allazzo tells her that she really wasn't bad and that she's bold to go up there.
Immoral consequence: Zoe is offended and avoids Allazzo from then on.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone's talent when they sing karaoke.
Situation: Zoe has been successfully pressured by her friends, including Alazzo, to sing karaoke during their weekly night-out, despite being a famously bad singer.
Intention: Allazzo wants to comment on Zoe's karaoke trial.
Moral consequence: Zoe and Allazzo laugh it off and get along.
Immoral action: Allazzo can't stop laughing while he tells Zoe that she was hilarious.
Norm: It's wrong to intentionally cause harm to someone's relationship.
Situation: Ken and Bob are talking about Bob's girlfriend one day at lunch, and Ken does not like Bob's girlfriend.
Intention: Ken wants to give Bob some advice.
Moral action: Ken keeps his mouth shut and gives Bob good advice while keeping his personal opinion aside.
Immoral consequence: Bob gets mad at Ken, and they get into a fight.
Norm: It's wrong to intentionally cause harm to someone's relationship.
Situation: Ken and Bob are talking about Bob's girlfriend one day at lunch, and Ken does not like Bob's girlfriend.
Intention: Ken wants to give Bob some advice.
Moral consequence: Bob and Ken's friendship is preserved.
Immoral action: Ken tells Bob he hates his girlfriend and tries to sabotage the relationship.
Norm: It's wrong not to behave well at parties.
Situation: Marcus was invited to his cousin's graduation party and came drunk.
Intention: Marcus wants to drink and have fun.
Moral action: Marcus drinks in moderation and stays low key.
Immoral consequence: Marcus disrupts the party and is asked to leave.
Norm: It's wrong not to behave well at parties.
Situation: Marcus was invited to his cousin's graduation party and came drunk.
Intention: Marcus wants to drink and have fun.
Moral consequence: Marcus respects others and is socially accepted.
Immoral action: Marcus drinks excessively and turns loud and obnoxious.
Norm: It's good to take the trash out.
Situation: Dan's apartment is gross because he hasn't cleaned it in months and his mother is visiting him in a few days.
Intention: Dan doesn't want his mother to see that he is a slob.
Moral action: Dan thoroughly cleans his apartment and throws out all of the garbage.
Immoral consequence: Dan's mother smells the trash and has to book a hotel room rather than staying in the apartment.
Norm: It's good to take the trash out.
Situation: Dan's apartment is gross because he hasn't cleaned it in months and his mother is visiting him in a few days.
Intention: Dan doesn't want his mother to see that he is a slob.
Moral consequence: Dan's mom spends a wonderful weekend with her son and brags to her friends about how well Dan is doing.
Immoral action: Dan hides his trash in the closet instead of throwing it in the apartment building's dumpster.
Norm: It is rude to insult a gift.
Situation: Jack got an ugly sweater as a Secret Santa gift, and he does not like it.
Intention: Jack wants to accept the gift.
Moral action: Jack accepts the gift and pretends to be gracious about it.
Immoral consequence: The gift giver has their feelings hurt and is upset.
Norm: It is rude to insult a gift.
Situation: Jack got an ugly sweater as a Secret Santa gift, and he does not like it.
Intention: Jack wants to accept the gift.
Moral consequence: The giver's feelings are spared and Jack does not look like a jerk.
Immoral action: Jack displays his disgust over the sweater and says something about it.
Norm: It's bad to be too arrogant.
Situation: Susan has been assigned an important and difficult project at work.
Intention: Susan needs to complete a difficult project for her work.
Moral action: Susan asks for help from her coworkers.
Immoral consequence: Susan fails to complete the project successfully.
Norm: It's bad to be too arrogant.
Situation: Susan has been assigned an important and difficult project at work.
Intention: Susan needs to complete a difficult project for her work.
Moral consequence: The project is completed on time and successfully.
Immoral action: Susan does not ask for help from her coworkers because she is convinced she does not need help.
Norm: It's wrong to murder people.
Situation: A man rudely confronts John at a bar for accidentally bumping into him.
Intention: John wants to respond to the man.
Moral action: John apologizes to the man.
Immoral consequence: John is arrested for murder.
Norm: It's wrong to murder people.
Situation: A man rudely confronts John at a bar for accidentally bumping into him.
Intention: John wants to respond to the man.
Moral consequence: John enjoys the rest of his evening.
Immoral action: John stabs the man to death with a knife.
Norm: It's good to look one's best at work.
Situation: As Monica is driving to work, running late, she spills coffee all over her white blouse.
Intention: Monica wants to get to work.
Moral action: Monica turns around and runs home to get a new blouse before heading back to work.
Immoral consequence: Monica's boss scolds her for coming into work with a dirty shirt.
Norm: It's good to look one's best at work.
Situation: As Monica is driving to work, running late, she spills coffee all over her white blouse.
Intention: Monica wants to get to work.
Moral consequence: Monica's boss scolds her for being late to work for the second time this week.
Immoral action: Monica decides to keep driving since turning around will make her late for work.
Norm: It's wrong to say racist words.
Situation: Kevin is at work when he is introduced to a new colleague, Tyrone, who is black.
Intention: Kevin wants to say something to Tyrone.
Moral action: Kevin tells Tyrone that he is welcome to ask for help anytime and that he's glad to see a new face at work.
Immoral consequence: Tyrone feels devastated inside and begins to sweat and shake with anger.
Norm: It's wrong to say racist words.
Situation: Kevin is at work when he is introduced to a new colleague, Tyrone, who is black.
Intention: Kevin wants to say something to Tyrone.
Moral consequence: Tyrone feels welcomed and motivated to start at his new job.
Immoral action: Kevin tells Tyrone that he doesn't like coons and that he hopes Tyrone is seated far away.
Norm: It's wrong to say bad things about your kids.
Situation: Stephanie's daughter has decided not to go to college, but become a tattoo artist instead.
Intention: Stephanie wants to talk to her child about her career decision.
Moral action: Stephanie approaches Samantha and speaks to her about taking her time and carefully weighing her options.
Immoral consequence: Samantha is so hurt by her mother, that she doesn't speak to her for many months.
Norm: It's wrong to say bad things about your kids.
Situation: Stephanie's daughter has decided not to go to college, but become a tattoo artist instead.
Intention: Stephanie wants to talk to her child about her career decision.
Moral consequence: Samantha heeds her mother's advice, and ends up changing her mind about her choices after high school graduation.
Immoral action: Stephanie has a conversation with her daughter, Samantha, but gets angry and tells her daughter she is going to be a loser if she doesn't go to college.
Norm: It's good to do things that encourage team work.
Situation: Nick is working on a group project for  a college class.
Intention: Nick wants to act for the good of the group.
Moral action: Nick works together with the team toward the best possible group outcome.
Immoral consequence: The group gets the best grade for the work that Nick did.
Norm: It's good to do things that encourage team work.
Situation: Nick is working on a group project for  a college class.
Intention: Nick wants to act for the good of the group.
Moral consequence: The group performs well on the assignment and their social ties are strengthened.
Immoral action: Nick performs much of the work assigned to the group for himself.
Norm: It's good to report illegal acts.
Situation: Jack witnesses someone rob a jewelry store late at night and run away.
Intention: Jack wants to tell someone what he saw.
Moral action: Jack tells the police what he saw and reports the crime.
Immoral consequence: The thief gets away with his crime.
Norm: It's good to report illegal acts.
Situation: Jack witnesses someone rob a jewelry store late at night and run away.
Intention: Jack wants to tell someone what he saw.
Moral consequence: The thief is apprehended and another crime is solved.
Immoral action: Jack tells his friend what happened and tells them not to report it.
Norm: You should never steal someone else's possessions.
Situation: Heath is playing with his friend Tom.
Intention: He sees a toy he likes and wants to take it home.
Moral action: Heath asks Tom if he can borrow the toy for a few days.
Immoral consequence: Tom finds out that Heath stole his toy, so Tom doesn't want to be his friend anymore.
Norm: You should never steal someone else's possessions.
Situation: Heath is playing with his friend Tom.
Intention: He sees a toy he likes and wants to take it home.
Moral consequence: Tom gladly lends the toy to Heath and their friendship remains strong.
Immoral action: Heath puts the toy in his pocket without telling Tom.
Norm: You can't expect your friends will like what you like.
Situation: Bill and his friends are hanging out when they all decide Bill should call and order a pizza.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to the operator's question of which toppings to put on the pizza.
Moral action: Bill tells the operator to hold on and asks his friends what they want, before relaying their consensus to the operator.
Immoral consequence: Bill's friends begin to gag at the idea of that flavor combination and yell at Bill to hang up the phone.
Norm: You can't expect your friends will like what you like.
Situation: Bill and his friends are hanging out when they all decide Bill should call and order a pizza.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to the operator's question of which toppings to put on the pizza.
Moral consequence: The group is happy that a delicious pizza is on the way and begin to collectively salivate as men tend to do.
Immoral action: Bill tells the operator that the pizza should have chocolate, mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, cherries and walnuts on it.
Norm: It's important to fight harmful urges.
Situation: Carrie has a job interview coming up.
Intention: Carrie wants to get the job.
Moral action: Carrie spends the evening reviewing information about the company.
Immoral consequence: Carrie has an accident on the way home and never makes it to the job interview.
Norm: It's important to fight harmful urges.
Situation: Carrie has a job interview coming up.
Intention: Carrie wants to get the job.
Moral consequence: Carrie aces the interview and gets a job offer.
Immoral action: Carrie is nervous about the interviews, so she copes by going out to a bar and drinking too much.
Norm: It's impolite to smoke around a nonsmoking roommate.
Situation: John is sitting on the back patio with his roommate.
Intention: John wants to smoke a cigar.
Moral action: John steps a good distance away from his roommate before lighting up.
Immoral consequence: John's roommate coughs and glares at him.
Norm: It's impolite to smoke around a nonsmoking roommate.
Situation: John is sitting on the back patio with his roommate.
Intention: John wants to smoke a cigar.
Moral consequence: Smoke goes nowhere near John's roommate and the two have a nice conversation.
Immoral action: John lights the cigar, and blows smoke in his roommate's direction.
Norm: You shouldn't be a callous person.
Situation: John and Bill are talking when Bill tells John he just lost his job.
Intention: John wants to respond to Bill.
Moral action: John tells Bill that it happens to everyone and that Bill shouldn't worry because he'll find a new job soon.
Immoral consequence: Bill is shocked and horrified that his friend would be so mean and walks away.
Norm: You shouldn't be a callous person.
Situation: John and Bill are talking when Bill tells John he just lost his job.
Intention: John wants to respond to Bill.
Moral consequence: Bill feels better about his prospects and starts to feel more optimistic about his future.
Immoral action: John tells Bill that only losers lose their jobs and that it must have been his own fault somehow.
Norm: Is wrong to make children feel unwelcome
Situation: Mary Beth is giving a birthday party for her daughter.
Intention: Mary Beth wants to make the day memorable.
Moral action: Mary Beth negotiates a bigger boat with the rental agent to accommodate everyone.
Immoral consequence: A child cries as the sailboat pulls out and calls their mother to pick them up.
Norm: Is wrong to make children feel unwelcome
Situation: Mary Beth is giving a birthday party for her daughter.
Intention: Mary Beth wants to make the day memorable.
Moral consequence: All of the children have a wonderful cruise around the lake.
Immoral action: She tells some of the children that there's not enough room for everyone on the sailboat, so they have to wait at the harbor.
Norm: You should never settle for less than you're worth.
Situation: Jane is interviewing for a job as a marketing manager.
Intention: Jane wants to work for this company.
Moral action: Jane is offered the job but details reasons why she is worth more than the original offer.
Immoral consequence: Jane will always make less money the rest of her career because she started off making lower.
Norm: You should never settle for less than you're worth.
Situation: Jane is interviewing for a job as a marketing manager.
Intention: Jane wants to work for this company.
Moral consequence: Jane is hired at a higher salary, and she is able to afford many more things the rest of her life.
Immoral action: Jane is offered the job but does not negotiate her salary and takes one lower than average.
Norm: It's not nice to cheat.
Situation: Marcus has an important math test today.
Intention: Marcus wants to make an A.
Moral action: Marcus takes the test to the best of his abilities and makes an A.
Immoral consequence: Marcus gets caught and is given a 0 for a grade.
Norm: It's not nice to cheat.
Situation: Marcus has an important math test today.
Intention: Marcus wants to make an A.
Moral consequence: Marcus finishes with an A for the class.
Immoral action: Marcus decides to look at other students’ answers when he thinks that nobody is paying attention to him.
Norm: You shouldn't leave your spouse for someone you barely know.
Situation: Jess was in a relationship with Joe, but had recently taken a liking to Bill.
Intention: Jess wants see what her future holds with Bill.
Moral action: Jess stays friends with Bill and does not peruse anything romantic.
Immoral consequence: Joe is heartbroken by break up.
Norm: You shouldn't leave your spouse for someone you barely know.
Situation: Jess was in a relationship with Joe, but had recently taken a liking to Bill.
Intention: Jess wants see what her future holds with Bill.
Moral consequence: Jess stays with Joe and does not end up leaving him.
Immoral action: Jess decides to break things off with Bill to see what will happen.
Norm: It's not okay to drink before you are of age.
Situation: Joey is at a high school party with alcohol.
Intention: Joey wants to be liked by others.
Moral action: Joey tells great stories while chatting at the party but doesn't drink.
Immoral consequence: Joey is hungover the next day and feels sick.
Norm: It's not okay to drink before you are of age.
Situation: Joey is at a high school party with alcohol.
Intention: Joey wants to be liked by others.
Moral consequence: Joey is popular for his stories.
Immoral action: Joe drinks a lot of shots of alcohol to show he's a party animal.
Norm: It's disgusting to pee on somebody else
Situation: Bill and his wife Nancy are having a chat in the bathroom, with Nancy sitting on the toilet as she’s talking to Bill.
Intention: Bill wants to pee urgently.
Moral action: Bill turns to the bathtub and pees in the tub while running the shower.
Immoral consequence: Nancy is disgusted yet mildly turned on but nevertheless  admonishes Bill for urinating all over her.
Norm: It's disgusting to pee on somebody else
Situation: Bill and his wife Nancy are having a chat in the bathroom, with Nancy sitting on the toilet as she’s talking to Bill.
Intention: Bill wants to pee urgently.
Moral consequence: Nancy is happy Bill found a reasonable solution for his urgent need to relieve himself.
Immoral action: Bill turns towards the toilet and pees all over Nancy as she is in the way of the bowl.
Norm: It is kind to give an animal a good life.
Situation: Jeff's dog goes potty inside the house by accident.
Intention: Jeff wants to scold his dog.
Moral action: Jeff tells the dog he's a bad dog but then pets him and tells him it's OK.
Immoral consequence: The dog feels terrified and doesn't understand why it's under attack.
Norm: It is kind to give an animal a good life.
Situation: Jeff's dog goes potty inside the house by accident.
Intention: Jeff wants to scold his dog.
Moral consequence: The dog reluctantly wags his tail and runs off happily.
Immoral action: Jeff kicks his dog and loudly swears and curses at it as the dog runs away.
Norm: It's rude to raise your voice.
Situation: The parishioner is attending a sermon in a crowded church.
Intention: The parishioner wants to be a good member of the church.
Moral action: The parishioner preserves his quiet demeanour and attempts silently to assist the man in the pew.
Immoral consequence: The parishioner feels guilty for disturbing the service, but also glad he could assist the man.
Norm: It's rude to raise your voice.
Situation: The parishioner is attending a sermon in a crowded church.
Intention: The parishioner wants to be a good member of the church.
Moral consequence: The parishioner is gratified that he could preserve the composure of the church service.
Immoral action: The parishioner yells during the service when they see a man sliding off the pew.
Norm: It is gross to keep your feet above the table.
Situation: Kyle is watching TV with his family when he feels the need to change leg position.
Intention: Kyle wants to stretch his legs.
Moral action: Kyle gets up from his seat and stretches his feet by standing up.
Immoral consequence: Kyle's family are disgusted by seeing his feet where they eat and yell at him to put them down.