CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't steal things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Ash notices that her sister has a really cute top when looking through the closet.
Intention: Ash wants to wear the top when she goes out.
Moral consequence: Ash's sister is happy to trade the top as she likes the other one better.
Immoral action: Ash takes the top without asking and keeps it in her closet.
Norm: You shouldn't access an online account that isn't yours.
Situation: Tom's roommate Jim has an Amazon Prime account but Tom does not.
Intention: Tom wants to watch a movie that's on Amazon Prime Video.
Moral action: Tom starts a trial Amazon Prime membership so that he can watch the movie.
Immoral consequence: Jim comes home and gets angry at Tom for violating his trust and using his account without permission.
Norm: You shouldn't access an online account that isn't yours.
Situation: Tom's roommate Jim has an Amazon Prime account but Tom does not.
Intention: Tom wants to watch a movie that's on Amazon Prime Video.
Moral consequence: Tom really enjoys watching the film.
Immoral action: Without asking Tom goes into Jim's room, finds his password, and logs into his Prime account to watch the movie.
Norm: It's good to take your pet out for recreation.
Situation: Patty craves companionship so she gets a puppy.
Intention: Patty wants to maintain her busy work schedule.
Moral action: Patty makes sure to spend time playing in the park with her puppy everyday.
Immoral consequence: Patty's pup grows listless from the lack of activity.
Norm: It's good to take your pet out for recreation.
Situation: Patty craves companionship so she gets a puppy.
Intention: Patty wants to maintain her busy work schedule.
Moral consequence: Patty's pup is happy and healthy thanks to the activity.
Immoral action: Patty rarely has time to do more than take her puppy out to poop when she gets home.
Norm: You should not let your pets roam around outside.
Situation: James just moved to the suburbs and is trying to decide if his cat should be an indoor cat.
Intention: James wants to make his cat happy.
Moral action: James keeps his cat indoors and trains him to go on walks on a leash.
Immoral consequence: One day the cat is run over by a car, leaving James grieving and lonely.
Norm: You should not let your pets roam around outside.
Situation: James just moved to the suburbs and is trying to decide if his cat should be an indoor cat.
Intention: James wants to make his cat happy.
Moral consequence: The cat lives a long and very safe life and sleeps on top of James every night.
Immoral action: James installs a cat door so his cat can wander freely around the neighborhood .
Norm: It's wrong to throw away someone else's property.
Situation: Cal was cleaning the house, and he stumbled over his friend's shoes.
Intention: Cal wants the shoes out of the way.
Moral action: Cal takes the shoes and puts them at the door for his friend.
Immoral consequence: Cal's friend makes him pay for the shoes that he threw away.
Norm: It's wrong to throw away someone else's property.
Situation: Cal was cleaning the house, and he stumbled over his friend's shoes.
Intention: Cal wants the shoes out of the way.
Moral consequence: Cal's friend tells him thank you for putting the shoes aside for him.
Immoral action: Cal takes the shoes and throws them in the garbage bin outside.
Norm: Sometimes it is better to mind your own business.
Situation: Lauren hears people shouting and sounding increasingly violent outside.
Intention: Lauren wants to feel safe about what's happening.
Moral action: Lauren calls the non emergency police line to report the talking outside and gives a description from her window.
Immoral consequence: Lauren calls the police and the person who struck her is apprehended, but her face hurts quite badly.
Norm: Sometimes it is better to mind your own business.
Situation: Lauren hears people shouting and sounding increasingly violent outside.
Intention: Lauren wants to feel safe about what's happening.
Moral consequence: The people outside are told to disperse by local police and leave the area quickly, letting Lauren relax.
Immoral action: Lauren goes outside to get in the middle of the argument and gets slapped by one of the people.
Norm: It is good to prevent crime.
Situation: Josh is about to enter a convenience store when he sees an armed robber through the window.
Intention: Josh wants to avoid getting hurt.
Moral action: Josh gets to safety and calls the police.
Immoral consequence: Josh feels like a coward later.
Norm: It is good to prevent crime.
Situation: Josh is about to enter a convenience store when he sees an armed robber through the window.
Intention: Josh wants to avoid getting hurt.
Moral consequence: Josh is relieved that the thief is apprehended with no one getting hurt.
Immoral action: Josh is too scared to get involved, so he runs away.
Norm: It is wrong for free load off your significant other
Situation: Joe, who recently lost his job, can no longer help pay bills with his girlfriend he lives with.
Intention: Joe wants to start a new job.
Moral action: Joe starts a job that is hard but pays very well, so he can comfortably cover his rent and beyond.
Immoral consequence: Joe's girlfriend feels Joe is being selfish and decides to dump him and kick him out the house.
Norm: It is wrong for free load off your significant other
Situation: Joe, who recently lost his job, can no longer help pay bills with his girlfriend he lives with.
Intention: Joe wants to start a new job.
Moral consequence: Joe's girlfriend is happy that Joe is so responsible and showers him with praise.
Immoral action: Joe picks a fun job that pays little and does not allow him to contribute to bills.
Norm: You shouldn't expect people to always enjoy things you like.
Situation: Allison is spending the evening with her boyfriend, and they want to watch a TV show.
Intention: Allison wants to watch a sci fi show she heard good things about.
Moral action: Allison is not sure her boyfriend would like that specific show and asks him to choose a sci fi show to watch.
Immoral consequence: Her boyfriend doesn't like the show, and Allison is very disappointed to hear that.
Norm: You shouldn't expect people to always enjoy things you like.
Situation: Allison is spending the evening with her boyfriend, and they want to watch a TV show.
Intention: Allison wants to watch a sci fi show she heard good things about.
Moral consequence: Her boyfriend enjoys the show he chose and Allison is glad she let him choose.
Immoral action: Allison insists on watching the sci fi show and swears to her boyfriend that he will like it.
Norm: It's wrong to beat your kids.
Situation: Martin is at the store with his crying five year old son Jackson.
Intention: Martin wants to calm down his son.
Moral action: Martin hugs his son offering to buy him a cool toy.
Immoral consequence: Jackson locks himself in his room in fear once he returns home.
Norm: It's wrong to beat your kids.
Situation: Martin is at the store with his crying five year old son Jackson.
Intention: Martin wants to calm down his son.
Moral consequence: Jackson makes new friends after he brings his toy to school.
Immoral action: Martin wacks his son's arm and threatens to do more if he doesn't stop crying.
Norm: You should tell people before you leave somewhere.
Situation: Kendra goes to the mall with her friend, and they are shopping at different stores.
Intention: Kendra wants to leave the mall.
Moral action: Kendra finds her friend and tells her she's leaving before heading home.
Immoral consequence: Kendra's friend spends time looking around for Kendra and starts to worry about where Kendra is.
Norm: You should tell people before you leave somewhere.
Situation: Kendra goes to the mall with her friend, and they are shopping at different stores.
Intention: Kendra wants to leave the mall.
Moral consequence: Kendra's friend keeps shopping at the mall in a carefree manner.
Immoral action: Kendra leaves the mall without saying anything to her friend and goes home.
Norm: It's good to give people tips for their service.
Situation: Sara is treating her friends to a nice meal and notices that the restaurant is somewhat pricey.
Intention: Sara wants to save as much money as possible.
Moral action: Sara orders a lower priced meal and a water to save money.
Immoral consequence: The server is upset and Sara's friends think she is a cheapskate.
Norm: It's good to give people tips for their service.
Situation: Sara is treating her friends to a nice meal and notices that the restaurant is somewhat pricey.
Intention: Sara wants to save as much money as possible.
Moral consequence: The server is happy to get a reasonable tip and everyone is happy Sara bought them dinner.
Immoral action: Sara decides to stiff the server on the tip in order to save money there.
Norm: Friends don't steal things from other friends.
Situation: Maria and her friend Jessica are at a makeup store, and Jessica grabs the last shade of Maria's favorite lipstick.
Intention: Maria wants to obtain the lipstick.
Moral action: Maria asks one of the employees to check the backroom for the lipstick.
Immoral consequence: Maria loses Jessica's trust after Jessica discovers the lipstick in Maria's shopping bag.
Norm: Friends don't steal things from other friends.
Situation: Maria and her friend Jessica are at a makeup store, and Jessica grabs the last shade of Maria's favorite lipstick.
Intention: Maria wants to obtain the lipstick.
Moral consequence: Maria and Jessica come up with fun twin makeup looks after they return home with the lipsticks.
Immoral action: Maria takes the lipstick out of Jessica's shopping cart as they continue looking through the store.
Norm: It's bad form to use handicap stalls if you're non-handicapped.
Situation: Bob enters a public bathroom right before a man on crutches, and notices that the only open stall is the handicapped stall.
Intention: Bob wants to go to the bathroom.
Moral action: Bob waits until a stall opens up, and he uses that one.
Immoral consequence: The handicap person has to wait even longer, and everyone glares at Bob and calls him names.
Norm: It's bad form to use handicap stalls if you're non-handicapped.
Situation: Bob enters a public bathroom right before a man on crutches, and notices that the only open stall is the handicapped stall.
Intention: Bob wants to go to the bathroom.
Moral consequence: The handicap person can use the stall, and Bob is able to finish his business.
Immoral action: Bob decides he can't wait, and uses the handicap stall.
Norm: It's rude to pressure your friends to drink with you.
Situation: Jeff has arranged a mixer for some of his college classmates.
Intention: Jeff wants everyone to have fun.
Moral action: When an attendee declines any alcohol Jeff makes sure he is not made to feel left out.
Immoral consequence: Jeff is dismayed when the guy gets ill from alcohol poisoning.
Norm: It's rude to pressure your friends to drink with you.
Situation: Jeff has arranged a mixer for some of his college classmates.
Intention: Jeff wants everyone to have fun.
Moral consequence: Jeff is pleased that everyone is enjoying themselves.
Immoral action: When one of the attendess declines alcohol Jeff boisterously pushes drink after drink on him.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone to shut up.
Situation: Bobby is watching a movie at a movie theater and a man behind him begins talking a bit loudly.
Intention: Bobby wants to get the man to stop talking.
Moral action: Bobby turns around and asks the man if he could please stop talking while the movie is on.
Immoral consequence: The man behind Bobby gets angry and escalates the scene by trying to start a fight.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone to shut up.
Situation: Bobby is watching a movie at a movie theater and a man behind him begins talking a bit loudly.
Intention: Bobby wants to get the man to stop talking.
Moral consequence: The man feels embarrassed for disturbing Bobby and immediately goes quiet for the rest of the film.
Immoral action: Bobby turns around and rudely tells the man that he need to shut up so everyone can hear.
Norm: It is hypocritical to not practice what you preach.
Situation: Nate often posts outspoken opinions about family values and morality on facebook.
Intention: Nate wants to live his life as he sees fit.
Moral action: Nate stays married for 50 years and lives by example while giving advice to those who ask.
Immoral consequence: Nate is seen as a hypocrite and eventually exposes as one on facebook by people who reply.
Norm: It is hypocritical to not practice what you preach.
Situation: Nate often posts outspoken opinions about family values and morality on facebook.
Intention: Nate wants to live his life as he sees fit.
Moral consequence: Nate is respected by many and has many good lifetime friends.
Immoral action: Nate, in reality, is on his third marriage and is known for his poor treatment of women.
Norm: It's mean to prohibit someone from leaving your class.
Situation: Maria, a biology teacher, is overseeing a standardized test, and a student wants to leave for a bathroom break.
Intention: Maria wants to respond to the student.
Moral action: Maria looks at the clock and decides to give the entire class a ten minute break.
Immoral consequence: Maria's reputation suffers when the students in the classroom give her bad reviews on the internet.
Norm: It's mean to prohibit someone from leaving your class.
Situation: Maria, a biology teacher, is overseeing a standardized test, and a student wants to leave for a bathroom break.
Intention: Maria wants to respond to the student.
Moral consequence: Maria uses the break to buy herself some coffee which gives her energy for the rest of the day.
Immoral action: Maria reminds the student that leaving the classroom will result in them failing the exam.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat the elderly and infirm.
Situation: Vera is a cashier at a grocery store and has just finished ringing up Idella who is elderly and frail.
Intention: Vera wants to decide how much change to give Idella.
Moral action: Vera looks at the till which tells her the amount of change and gives Idella the amount shown.
Immoral consequence: Idella later is short on money and runs into some problems when buying her medicine.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat the elderly and infirm.
Situation: Vera is a cashier at a grocery store and has just finished ringing up Idella who is elderly and frail.
Intention: Vera wants to decide how much change to give Idella.
Moral consequence: Idella is glad that she has a cashier she can trust to help her get through transactions.
Immoral action: Vera looks at the till which tells her the amount of change, and knowing Idella can't really see it, gives her only half the amount.
Norm: It's wrong to treat a flag disrespectfully.
Situation: Jon is volunteering at a school and is tasked with taking down the American flag.
Intention: Jon wants to put the flag away.
Moral action: Jon neatly folds the flag and lays it gently into the drawer.
Immoral consequence: The school staff notice and are offended by Jon's actions.
Norm: It's wrong to treat a flag disrespectfully.
Situation: Jon is volunteering at a school and is tasked with taking down the American flag.
Intention: Jon wants to put the flag away.
Moral consequence: The school staff is grateful for Jon's careful volunteer work.
Immoral action: Jon crumples the flag up into a messy bundle and stuffs it in the drawer.
Norm: You shouldn't break your promises.
Situation: Jesse told Jenna that he would take her to the movies tonight, but Jesse's friend, Eric, invited him to play pool, which Jesse would prefer.
Intention: Jesse wants to act on Eric's invitation.
Moral action: Jesse tell's Eric he made a commitment to take Jenna to see a film and tell's Eric they can try to go next weekend.
Immoral consequence: Jenna is hurt because she was looking forward to this night with Jesse.
Norm: You shouldn't break your promises.
Situation: Jesse told Jenna that he would take her to the movies tonight, but Jesse's friend, Eric, invited him to play pool, which Jesse would prefer.
Intention: Jesse wants to act on Eric's invitation.
Moral consequence: Jenna is thrilled to go out with Jesse and has a great time.
Immoral action: Jesse accepts Eric's invitation figuring he and Jenna can go another time to catch a movie.
Norm: It's nice to give people discounts.
Situation: Laura was working at the register at a shop and saw a customer was having trouble.
Intention: Laura wanted the customer to return to the store again even though they were having trouble.
Moral action: Laura gave the customer a discount on the item that she wanted to get.
Immoral consequence: Laura ended up losing her job because she basically stole the item.
Norm: It's nice to give people discounts.
Situation: Laura was working at the register at a shop and saw a customer was having trouble.
Intention: Laura wanted the customer to return to the store again even though they were having trouble.
Moral consequence: The boss praised Laura for the good job that she had done with the customer.
Immoral action: Laura gave the customer the item that they wanted for free.
Norm: It's important to have proper hygiene.
Situation: Janice is a grandmother who doesn't shower very often.
Intention: Janice wants to visit her grandkids.
Moral action: Janice showers before going to see her grandchildren.
Immoral consequence: Janice's grandchildren ask their parents why she smells so bad and request that they not invite her over anymore.
Norm: It's important to have proper hygiene.
Situation: Janice is a grandmother who doesn't shower very often.
Intention: Janice wants to visit her grandkids.
Moral consequence: Janice's grandchildren have fun playing with their grandmother and ask her when she'll visit again.
Immoral action: Having not showered in a month, Janice goes over to see her grandkids.
Norm: Abusing drugs is bad.
Situation: Jared hurt his back and goes to see a pain management doctor.
Intention: Jared wants to relieve his pain.
Moral action: Jared gets a prescription of Percocet and takes it as prescribed.
Immoral consequence: Jared ends up in horrible opiate withdrawal when his prescription runs out and now he has to wait two weeks to get a refill.
Norm: Abusing drugs is bad.
Situation: Jared hurt his back and goes to see a pain management doctor.
Intention: Jared wants to relieve his pain.
Moral consequence: Jared is able to effectively manage his pain.
Immoral action: Jared gets a prescription of Percocet, which works great,  but because it makes him feel nice, he uses it more and more frequently.
Norm: It's bad to be prejudiced against others.
Situation: John is the owner of a local paper company who is considering two job applicants for an open position, one of whom is white and the other black.
Intention: John wants to decide which job applicant to hire.
Moral action: John hires the black job applicant because they are the most qualified for the position.
Immoral consequence: The new hire is a poor worker and John's company suffers financially.
Norm: It's bad to be prejudiced against others.
Situation: John is the owner of a local paper company who is considering two job applicants for an open position, one of whom is white and the other black.
Intention: John wants to decide which job applicant to hire.
Moral consequence: The new hire thrives in the position and helps John's company increase its profits.
Immoral action: John hires the white job applicant despite being less qualified because he is prejudiced against minorities.
Norm: It's wrong to fire someone because they are special needs.
Situation: John is a manager at a department store and one of his employees is special needs.
Intention: John wants to be an effective manager.
Moral action: John knows that helping the community is important and makes sure the employee with special needs is doing tasks that are both helpful and within their capabilities.
Immoral consequence: The fired employee files a discrimination lawsuit against John and the store.
Norm: It's wrong to fire someone because they are special needs.
Situation: John is a manager at a department store and one of his employees is special needs.
Intention: John wants to be an effective manager.
Moral consequence: John feels like his work is rewarding and goes home happy.
Immoral action: John feels the special needs of his employee slow down work flow and make customers uncomfortable, so he makes up a reason to fire them.
Norm: It's wrong to objectify women.
Situation: Thomas is a manager at a consulting firm and has a subordinate named Beth who he enjoys working with.
Intention: Thomas wants to compliment Beth.
Moral action: Thomas tells Beth that she's been doing a very good job on her assignments recently.
Immoral consequence: Beth complains to HR about Thomas' comment, and he loses his job.
Norm: It's wrong to objectify women.
Situation: Thomas is a manager at a consulting firm and has a subordinate named Beth who he enjoys working with.
Intention: Thomas wants to compliment Beth.
Moral consequence: Beth is proud of herself and feels more loyal and motivated to work for Thomas.
Immoral action: Thomas tells Beth that she looks very sexy in the tight tight blouse and skirt she's wearing.
Norm: It's bad to not think about the environment.
Situation: Stuart is finishing his coffee as he walks to work one morning.
Intention: Stuart wants to dispose of the empty coffee cup.
Moral action: Stuart carries the empty cup along with him until he encounters a recycling bin which he uses to dispose of the cup properly.
Immoral consequence: A police officer happens to be across the street and cites Stuart for littering.
Norm: It's bad to not think about the environment.
Situation: Stuart is finishing his coffee as he walks to work one morning.
Intention: Stuart wants to dispose of the empty coffee cup.
Moral consequence: Stuart is happy to recycle the cup and continues on his way to work.
Immoral action: Stuart carelessly drops the empty coffee cup on the sidewalk.
Norm: It's discouraged to roughhouse inside.
Situation: Nine year old Ted's friend Steve comes over on a Saturday afternoon, and they're both feeling very energetic.
Intention: Ted wants to play and release his pent-up energy.
Moral action: Ted leads Steve outside where they run around and play catch with a football.
Immoral consequence: Ted is scolded by his mother for roughhousing inside and not being more careful.
Norm: It's discouraged to roughhouse inside.
Situation: Nine year old Ted's friend Steve comes over on a Saturday afternoon, and they're both feeling very energetic.
Intention: Ted wants to play and release his pent-up energy.
Moral consequence: Ted has a fun and enjoyable afternoon playing with his friend Steve.
Immoral action: Ted begins wrestling with Steve, and they chase each other all over the house, accidentally knocking over a flower vase.
Norm: It's rude to use someone's sexuality as an insult.
Situation: Linda and her homosexual coworker Phil are together in the office when they get an email that there's forced overtime on saturday.
Intention: Linda wants to express her displeasure about the overtime to Phil.
Moral action: Linda tells Phil that the overtime is ridiculous, and she can't believe that they're forcing it on them.
Immoral consequence: Phil is insulted and embarrassed that Linda is equating the word "gay" with something horrible.
Norm: It's rude to use someone's sexuality as an insult.
Situation: Linda and her homosexual coworker Phil are together in the office when they get an email that there's forced overtime on saturday.
Intention: Linda wants to express her displeasure about the overtime to Phil.
Moral consequence: Phil is happy he's not the only one that feels that the forced overtime is a bad idea.
Immoral action: Linda tells Phil "this stupid overtime is so gay" and frowns at him.
Norm: It's wrong to date teens.
Situation: Steven had been single for a while and was scrolling through his social media page.
Intention: Steven wanted to get a date.
Moral action: Steven sent a message to a woman his age asking if she wanted to meet him for drinks.
Immoral consequence: Steven was arrested for dating a minor and spent time in jail.