CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't touch your coworkers.
Situation: Becca is happy that her favorite coworker is finally back from going on vacation.
Intention: Becca wants to greet and welcome the coworker back.
Moral action: Becca buys her coworker her favorite coffee drink giving it to her while welcoming her back.
Immoral consequence: Becca may be seen as unprofessional by her work peers and boss.
Norm: You shouldn't touch your coworkers.
Situation: Becca is happy that her favorite coworker is finally back from going on vacation.
Intention: Becca wants to greet and welcome the coworker back.
Moral consequence: Becca has made a good impression on her coworker and maintained professionalism.
Immoral action: Becca runs up and embraces her coworker in a tight hug.
Norm: Its unpleasant to disapprove of another friends relationship.
Situation: Jenna was raised in a very conservative home and taught that all LGBT people deserved to burn in hell, and she just found out her best friend is gay.
Intention: Jenna wants to reconcile her upbringing with the fact she knows her friend is a good person.
Moral action: Jenna decides that her parents were wrong and gay people aren't very different from anyone else.
Immoral consequence: Jenna constantly says offensive things about LGBT people in front of her friend, eventually ending the friendship.
Norm: Its unpleasant to disapprove of another friends relationship.
Situation: Jenna was raised in a very conservative home and taught that all LGBT people deserved to burn in hell, and she just found out her best friend is gay.
Intention: Jenna wants to reconcile her upbringing with the fact she knows her friend is a good person.
Moral consequence: Jenna and her friend become even closer and Jenna is eventually the friend's maid of honor.
Immoral action: Jenna decides that her friend is just going through a rebellious phase and isn't really gay.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of people close to you.
Situation: John is excited about a new game which is coming out but it's very expensive.
Intention: John wants to get the game as soon as it comes out.
Moral action: John works extra hours at his low paying job to save up the money.
Immoral consequence: John's parents find out that he lied and trust him less going forward.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of people close to you.
Situation: John is excited about a new game which is coming out but it's very expensive.
Intention: John wants to get the game as soon as it comes out.
Moral consequence: John's parents think he is responsible and self sufficient.
Immoral action: John asks his parents for money, saying that he’s raising funds for a charity.
Norm: It is good to stick up for your siblings
Situation: Jim's younger brother John is being picked on at school and John complains about it all the time.
Intention: Jim wants John to stop whining about it.
Moral action: Jim tells John to point out the bully and Jim beats him up.
Immoral consequence: John continues to be victimized at school and becomes depressed.
Norm: It is good to stick up for your siblings
Situation: Jim's younger brother John is being picked on at school and John complains about it all the time.
Intention: Jim wants John to stop whining about it.
Moral consequence: John now feels safe at school because the bully is terrified of Jim.
Immoral action: Jim tells John to man up and keep his problems to himself.
Norm: It's wrong to steal from a person's place of business.
Situation: John is at work and sees fancy desserts set up on the table for another department's business meeting.
Intention: John wants to satisfy his craving for a sweet treat.
Moral action: John uses the vending machine to purchase a candy bar.
Immoral consequence: John is caught red handed and is given disapproving looks by his superiors.
Norm: It's wrong to steal from a person's place of business.
Situation: John is at work and sees fancy desserts set up on the table for another department's business meeting.
Intention: John wants to satisfy his craving for a sweet treat.
Moral consequence: John satisfies his craving for a sweet and continues working.
Immoral action: John sneaks some cheesecake and pie from the business meeting room.
Norm: You shouldn't charge people too much money.
Situation: Sam is a plumber who is going to repair a leaking pipe at a home.
Intention: Sam wants to earn extra money for Christmas gifts.
Moral action: Sam charges a high but fair rate for the service.
Immoral consequence: Sam feels guilty for charging too much.
Norm: You shouldn't charge people too much money.
Situation: Sam is a plumber who is going to repair a leaking pipe at a home.
Intention: Sam wants to earn extra money for Christmas gifts.
Moral consequence: Sam gains a loyal customer in the process.
Immoral action: Sam overcharges the customer because they have no way of knowing how much it should cost.
Norm: It is unacceptable to enter someone's home without permission.
Situation: Jean is about to bake cookies in her kitchen but is missing an ingredient.
Intention: Jean wants baking soda to help leven the dough.
Moral action: When Jean discovers her neighbor is not home, she drives to the store to buy the ingredient.
Immoral consequence: Jean is caught on her neighbor's surveillance camera and confronted the next day, and is very ashamed.
Norm: It is unacceptable to enter someone's home without permission.
Situation: Jean is about to bake cookies in her kitchen but is missing an ingredient.
Intention: Jean wants baking soda to help leven the dough.
Moral consequence: Jean makes delicious cookies and shares them with her neighbor.
Immoral action: Jean knows her neighbor has baking soda, and sneaks in when noone is home to grab it.
Norm: It's wrong to judge others solely based on their appearance.
Situation: John goes to school with a fat kid named Jim who he shares gym class with, and they are forming dodgeball teams.
Intention: John wants to pick his team members.
Moral action: John decides to take a risk and pick Jim before anyone else.
Immoral consequence: Jim ends up on the other team, which proceeds to win because Jim can throw the ball really fast.
Norm: It's wrong to judge others solely based on their appearance.
Situation: John goes to school with a fat kid named Jim who he shares gym class with, and they are forming dodgeball teams.
Intention: John wants to pick his team members.
Moral consequence: Jim ends up winning the game for John's team, as he can throw the ball really fast.
Immoral action: John leaves Jim to be picked last, grabbing everyone in better shape first.
Norm: Prejudice is wrong.
Situation: David does well in college and earns his Bachelor's degree.
Intention: David wants to get a good job.
Moral action: David continues his job search.
Immoral consequence: David becomes a delinquent and a felon.
Norm: Prejudice is wrong.
Situation: David does well in college and earns his Bachelor's degree.
Intention: David wants to get a good job.
Moral consequence: David finds a great job in a diverse company.
Immoral action: After being denied a job because of a racist boss, David decides to deal drugs.
Norm: You should be grateful when someone makes you feel better.
Situation: James stayed home sick from work and his girlfriend made him chicken noodle soup.
Intention: James wants to go to sleep now.
Moral action: James thanked his girlfriend for the delicious soup and said he felt soothed enough to sleep now.
Immoral consequence: James' girlfriend got fed up and left him alone in his apartment.
Norm: You should be grateful when someone makes you feel better.
Situation: James stayed home sick from work and his girlfriend made him chicken noodle soup.
Intention: James wants to go to sleep now.
Moral consequence: James' girlfriend kissed him and went to sleep on the couch, so she wouldn't disturb him.
Immoral action: James snapped at his girlfriend because the soup didn't have enough salt.
Norm: It is wrong to refer to people using derogatory terms.
Situation: Captain Kinkaid liked Private Ryan and felt Ryan had  a lot of potential.
Intention: Captain Kinkaid wanted to motivate Private Ryan to excel at the swimming test.
Moral action: Captain Kinkaid told Private Ryan how much potential he had and encouraged Ryan to do well on the swimming test.
Immoral consequence: Private Ryan drowned because he would not ask for help when he cramped up in the middle  of  the ocean.
Norm: It is wrong to refer to people using derogatory terms.
Situation: Captain Kinkaid liked Private Ryan and felt Ryan had  a lot of potential.
Intention: Captain Kinkaid wanted to motivate Private Ryan to excel at the swimming test.
Moral consequence: Private Ryan swam with confidence and got the best time in the test.
Immoral action: Captain Kinkaid called Private Ryan every name in the book and told Ryan only  a  real man could break the record swim time.
Norm: It's wrong to break up with someone over something small.
Situation: Jen is annoyed by how the toilet seat is always left up.
Intention: Jen wants the toilet seat to be down at all times.
Moral action: Jen puts a reminder note on the mirror to put the toilet seat down.
Immoral consequence: Jen loses a good partner over a small issue.
Norm: It's wrong to break up with someone over something small.
Situation: Jen is annoyed by how the toilet seat is always left up.
Intention: Jen wants the toilet seat to be down at all times.
Moral consequence: Jen keeps her partner and is not annoyed by the toilet seat being up.
Immoral action: Jen dumps her partner who continually leaves the toilet seat up.
Norm: It's wrong to "troll" others online.
Situation: Francis was annoyed by user123 on the internet and it was bothering him alot.
Intention: Francis wanted to make himself feel better afterwards.
Moral action: Francis ignores the troll and instead watches a bunch of funny cat videos.
Immoral consequence: Francis feels better but eventually both he and user123 are banned from the forums.
Norm: It's wrong to "troll" others online.
Situation: Francis was annoyed by user123 on the internet and it was bothering him alot.
Intention: Francis wanted to make himself feel better afterwards.
Moral consequence: Francis feels much better and has forgotten all about user123 within the hour.
Immoral action: Francis trolls user123 back and the forum becomes a huge room filled with insults from Francis and user123.
Norm: It's not okay to hurt an animal.
Situation: Sara has a cat that will not stop scratching the very expensive furniture.
Intention: Sara wants to discourage the cat's behavior.
Moral action: Sara finds natural scents that discourage the cat from being interested in the furniture.
Immoral consequence: Sara feels guilty for hitting her cat.
Norm: It's not okay to hurt an animal.
Situation: Sara has a cat that will not stop scratching the very expensive furniture.
Intention: Sara wants to discourage the cat's behavior.
Moral consequence: Sara feels like a loving pet owner.
Immoral action: Sara hits her cat whenever he scratches the furniture.
Norm: It is wrong to purposely embarrass someone else.
Situation: Jimmy was at the talent show as his competition Billy got on the stage.
Intention: Jimmy wants to win the talent show.
Moral action: Jimmy uses the time to practice his own talents during Billy's show.
Immoral consequence: Billy screws up because of the taunts and Jimmy wins the show, however people no longer like Jimmy.
Norm: It is wrong to purposely embarrass someone else.
Situation: Jimmy was at the talent show as his competition Billy got on the stage.
Intention: Jimmy wants to win the talent show.
Moral consequence: Jimmy does his best, and he is able to outperform Billy and win the competition.
Immoral action: Jimmy heckles Billy during the show to try and throw him off his game.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to your children.
Situation: Troy's father was killed in an auto accident, but his mother Susan doesn't know how to tell him.
Intention: Susan wants to talk to Troy.
Moral action: Susan tells Troy that his father is dead, and helps him process the grief.
Immoral consequence: Troy grows up with abandonment issues, always wondering why his father left him.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to your children.
Situation: Troy's father was killed in an auto accident, but his mother Susan doesn't know how to tell him.
Intention: Susan wants to talk to Troy.
Moral consequence: Troy is deeply saddened but learns to accept that people die, and bonds with his mother through their grief.
Immoral action: Susan tells Troy that his father abandoned them, feeling unable to tell him the truth.
Norm: It's wrong to use things without the owner's permission.
Situation: Tim's razor broke while he was getting ready to go to work.
Intention: Tim wants to finish shaving.
Moral action: Tim asks Mark if he can uses his razor because his broke, and he needs to finish shaving.
Immoral consequence: Mark notices that someone has used his razor and confronts Tim, and they get into an argument.
Norm: It's wrong to use things without the owner's permission.
Situation: Tim's razor broke while he was getting ready to go to work.
Intention: Tim wants to finish shaving.
Moral consequence: Mark tells Tim that's fine, as long as he cleans it afterwards, he's happy to loan him his razor.
Immoral action: Tim grabs his roommate Mark's razor without asking him and uses it to finish shaving.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your partner's texts.
Situation: Nick is trying to plan what days to ask off from work to go on vacation.
Intention: Nick wants to get his wife's opinion on their vacation dates.
Moral action: Nick texts back and forth with his wife until they settle on the perfect date for both of them.
Immoral consequence: Nick chooses a date what won't work for his wife, and they don't vacation together.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your partner's texts.
Situation: Nick is trying to plan what days to ask off from work to go on vacation.
Intention: Nick wants to get his wife's opinion on their vacation dates.
Moral consequence: Nick enjoys a relaxing vacation with his lovely wife.
Immoral action: Nick sees his wife's reply to his text message, but he doesn't open and read it.
Norm: It's insensitive to talk to someone about their body odor.
Situation: Robert is in the locker room at the gym changing near his friend.
Intention: Robert wants his friend to start wearing deodorant.
Moral action: Robert casually asks his friend if he wants to borrow his deodorant.
Immoral consequence: Robert's friend punches him and doesn't talk to him for weeks.
Norm: It's insensitive to talk to someone about their body odor.
Situation: Robert is in the locker room at the gym changing near his friend.
Intention: Robert wants his friend to start wearing deodorant.
Moral consequence: Robert's friend likes the smell and buys his own can of deodorant the next day.
Immoral action: Robert tells his friend that he smells like something died.
Norm: It's wrong to hide someone's things from them.
Situation: Eric is at the beach on vacation with his family.
Intention: Eric wants to stay on the beach all day.
Moral action: Eric asks the family to pick him up later.
Immoral consequence: The family searches for the keys, and they all become sunburned, sweaty, and irritated.
Norm: It's wrong to hide someone's things from them.
Situation: Eric is at the beach on vacation with his family.
Intention: Eric wants to stay on the beach all day.
Moral consequence: Eric gets to spend more time on the beach.
Immoral action: Eric hides the keys so the family cannot leave.
Norm: You shouldn't crash your car.
Situation: John is feeling sleepy as his work day is over.
Intention: John wants to get home.
Moral action: John gets a ride home from a coworker.
Immoral consequence: John is injured and his car is totaled.
Norm: You shouldn't crash your car.
Situation: John is feeling sleepy as his work day is over.
Intention: John wants to get home.
Moral consequence: John gets home safely and goes to bed early to rest.
Immoral action: John attempts to drive home but falls asleep at the wheel and crashes his car.
Norm: Bigotry is unacceptable.
Situation: Barney has two new neighbors which he learns are a gay couple.
Intention: Barney wants to say something to the new neighbors.
Moral action: Barney welcomes his new neighbors and says he hopes they can hang out sometime.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors film the incident, and Barney loses his job when the video goes viral.
Norm: Bigotry is unacceptable.
Situation: Barney has two new neighbors which he learns are a gay couple.
Intention: Barney wants to say something to the new neighbors.
Moral consequence: The neighbors are glad to meet Barney and bring him a pack of homebrew beer later that evening.
Immoral action: Barney tells his new neighbors that he thinks their lifestyle is disgusting, and they should get out of his neighborhood.
Norm: It's wrong to want your parents to split up.
Situation: Max's father is always belittling his son.
Intention: Max wants his father to understand how his behavior affects him.
Moral action: Max's documents all the mean things his father says to him over the course of a day and shows him.
Immoral consequence: Max's father lashes out at his son even more.
Norm: It's wrong to want your parents to split up.
Situation: Max's father is always belittling his son.
Intention: Max wants his father to understand how his behavior affects him.
Moral consequence: Max's father agrees to talk about his behavior with a therapist.
Immoral action: Max tells his mom she'd be better off with someone else right in front of his father.
Norm: It is bad to make sexual assumptions based on nothing.
Situation: Tyler has discovered he has a pony play fetish.
Intention: Tyler wants to find someone to explore his sexual tastes with.
Moral action: Tyler joins an online group for people looking to experiment.
Immoral consequence: Tyler sleeps alone that night as the woman leaves uninterested.
Norm: It is bad to make sexual assumptions based on nothing.
Situation: Tyler has discovered he has a pony play fetish.
Intention: Tyler wants to find someone to explore his sexual tastes with.
Moral consequence: Tyler meets someone who wants to try pony play, too.
Immoral action: Tyler picks up a woman at a bar and tells her that they will be trying his fetish out without asking first.
Norm: You should take responsibility for the things you've done.
Situation: Dave is cleaning up his home and accidentally knocks over his wife's favorite knick-knack.
Intention: Dave wants to explain what happened to his wife.
Moral action: Dave explains to his wife that he bumped the knick-knack while dusting the shelf and it fell off and broke.
Immoral consequence: Dave feels a deep sense of guilt and shame for lying to his partner.
Norm: You should take responsibility for the things you've done.
Situation: Dave is cleaning up his home and accidentally knocks over his wife's favorite knick-knack.
Intention: Dave wants to explain what happened to his wife.
Moral consequence: Dave feels relief for telling his wife the truth after she forgives him for the accident.
Immoral action: Dave tells his wife that the dog ran through the room and knocked over her item.
Norm: It's rude to clean the toilet with someone's toothbrush.
Situation: The bathroom in Emily's house is very dirty.
Intention: Emily wants to clean the bathroom.
Moral action: Emily uses the appropriate brushes and supplies to clean the bathroom.
Immoral consequence: Her brother gets very ill from the germs.
Norm: It's rude to clean the toilet with someone's toothbrush.
Situation: The bathroom in Emily's house is very dirty.
Intention: Emily wants to clean the bathroom.
Moral consequence: The bathroom is clean and everyone is healthy.
Immoral action: Emily uses her brother's toothbrush to clean hard to reach places.
Norm: Stealing something from your mother is dishonest.
Situation: Anna has been invited to a fancy party on Saturday night.
Intention: Anna wants to wear something eye catching.
Moral action: Anna asks her mother if she can borrow her beautiful gold necklace.
Immoral consequence: When her mother finds out she stole from her, she grounds Anna for a month.
Norm: Stealing something from your mother is dishonest.
Situation: Anna has been invited to a fancy party on Saturday night.
Intention: Anna wants to wear something eye catching.
Moral consequence: Her mother says of course and goes to her jewelry box and gets the necklace for Anna to wear.
Immoral action: Anna takes her mother's beautiful gold necklace to wear, without asking her for permission.
Norm: It's creepy to stare at young girls in public.
Situation: Chris sees a child with patches all over her backpack walking by with her parents.
Intention: Chris wants to know what the patches are.
Moral action: Chris approaches the child's parents and asks what the patches are.
Immoral consequence: The child's parents notice Chris watching and report him to the nearby authorities as a suspicious person.
Norm: It's creepy to stare at young girls in public.
Situation: Chris sees a child with patches all over her backpack walking by with her parents.
Intention: Chris wants to know what the patches are.
Moral consequence: The parents show Chris the patches, and he recognizes them from a video game.
Immoral action: Chris stares at the little girl for a long time trying to see what the patches say.
Norm: You shouldn't get angry with your mother.
Situation: John's mother keeps listening in on his phone conversations with a girl.
Intention: John wants to let his mother know he doesn't like her invading his privacy.
Moral action: John calmly tells his mother that it's not okay for her to be eavesdropping on his conversations.
Immoral consequence: John's mother is hurt by his violent outburst which she sees as unnecessary.
Norm: You shouldn't get angry with your mother.
Situation: John's mother keeps listening in on his phone conversations with a girl.
Intention: John wants to let his mother know he doesn't like her invading his privacy.
Moral consequence: John's mother agrees to stop listening in on his phone calls.
Immoral action: John loses his temper and yells at his mother to get of the phone line when he's on it.
Norm: It's bad to act on jealousy.
Situation: Laura just started dating Kevin and accidentally sees a text from a Jennifer on his phone asking what is going on tonight.
Intention: Laura wants to learn more about who the text is from.
Moral action: Laura realizes that it was not for her to see and does not comment on it.
Immoral consequence: Jennifer is actually Kevin's sister, this gets back to Kevin who breaks up with Laura.
Norm: It's bad to act on jealousy.
Situation: Laura just started dating Kevin and accidentally sees a text from a Jennifer on his phone asking what is going on tonight.
Intention: Laura wants to learn more about who the text is from.
Moral consequence: Laura feels relief that evening when Kevin takes her to meet his sister Jennifer.
Immoral action: Laura texts Jennifer from his phone stating that Kevin is with her and to stay away from her man.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your partner who to see.
Situation: Brian and Danielle are dating but both busy people.
Intention: Brian wants to spend more time with Danielle.
Moral action: Brian and Danille talk about htier schedule, they decide that friday is date night and saturday is a night for friends.
Immoral consequence: Danielle finds him to be too controlling and break up with him.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your partner who to see.
Situation: Brian and Danielle are dating but both busy people.
Intention: Brian wants to spend more time with Danielle.
Moral consequence: The relationship is more balanced and beings to progress.
Immoral action: Brian forbids Danielle to see her friends and that she should be spending her free time with him only.
Norm: It's rude to treat someone that cares about you rudely.
Situation: Johan has had an incredibly bad day at work where everything went wrong.
Intention: Johan wants to vent his frustration.
Moral action: Johan calmly explains he has had a bad day then suggests him and his partner do something fun.
Immoral consequence: Johan's partner is upset by how they were treated.