CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is unprofessional to consume alcohol while working.
Situation: James works in retail and has had a stressful day, so he takes a break and thinks of how to relieve the stress.
Intention: James wants to do something to relieve his stress.
Moral consequence: James goes back to work refreshed and does his job well.
Immoral action: James decides that everything is better with alcohol, so he drinks a few beers while on break.
Norm: You shouldn't hug someone without their permission.
Situation: Bill is walking down the street when he sees his cousin who, unbeknownst to Bill, was recently diagnosed with Covid.
Intention: Bill wants to show his cousin how happy he is to see him.
Moral action: Bill runs to his cousin but stops 6 feet away from him and tells him how great it is to see him.
Immoral consequence: Bill is contaminated with Covid.
Norm: You shouldn't hug someone without their permission.
Situation: Bill is walking down the street when he sees his cousin who, unbeknownst to Bill, was recently diagnosed with Covid.
Intention: Bill wants to show his cousin how happy he is to see him.
Moral consequence: Bill stays healthy.
Immoral action: Bill happily runs to his cousin and without asking, hugs him.
Norm: It's rude to chew gum loudly in the workplace.
Situation: Patrick feels sleepy while working in the office with his coworkers around him.
Intention: Patrick wants to relieve his sleepiness.
Moral action: Patrick makes a cup of coffee for himself.
Immoral consequence: His coworkers feel disturbed by his loud noise.
Norm: It's rude to chew gum loudly in the workplace.
Situation: Patrick feels sleepy while working in the office with his coworkers around him.
Intention: Patrick wants to relieve his sleepiness.
Moral consequence: His coworkers are not disturbed and continue to work.
Immoral action: Patrick eats a piece of Mentos and blows it.
Norm: You shouldn't be late for your trip.
Situation: Booker needs to leave in twenty minutes for the school trip, but his favorite show is on.
Intention: Booker wants to watch his favorite show.
Moral action: Booker signs up for a streaming service that allows him to watch the show on the road.
Immoral consequence: Booker and the rest of his classmates are unable to check into their hotel on time.
Norm: You shouldn't be late for your trip.
Situation: Booker needs to leave in twenty minutes for the school trip, but his favorite show is on.
Intention: Booker wants to watch his favorite show.
Moral consequence: Booker and his friends bond while watching the television show.
Immoral action: Booker watches the new episode of the show arriving twenty minutes late.
Norm: It's bad to flake out at the last moment.
Situation: Cody has a birthday party he RSVP'd for, but a concert by a band he loves is on the same day.
Intention: Cody wants to go to the concert.
Moral action: Cody informs the birthday hosts before hand that he cannot make it and apologizes.
Immoral consequence: The birthday hosts will think Cody is rude and have excess party materials.
Norm: It's bad to flake out at the last moment.
Situation: Cody has a birthday party he RSVP'd for, but a concert by a band he loves is on the same day.
Intention: Cody wants to go to the concert.
Moral consequence: The birthday hosts will accept that Cody cannot come and reduce the party materials.
Immoral action: Cody tells the birthday hosts he cannot come the day of the party.
Norm: Family members shouldn't take each other to court.
Situation: Rica's grandmother did not specify if  she or her cousins would get her necklace after she died.
Intention: Rica wants to wear the necklace to her prom.
Moral action: Rica works out a deal with her cousins to share the necklace.
Immoral consequence: Rica's cousins refuse to talk to Rica afterwards.
Norm: Family members shouldn't take each other to court.
Situation: Rica's grandmother did not specify if  she or her cousins would get her necklace after she died.
Intention: Rica wants to wear the necklace to her prom.
Moral consequence: Rica and her cousins have fun chatting about their lives together.
Immoral action: Rica sues her cousins and gets possession of the necklace.
Norm: It's not right to be lazy at work.
Situation: Steve is sitting at his desk working at his computer at work.
Intention: Steve wants to take a nap.
Moral action: Steve waits until lunch time and goes to his car to take a nap.
Immoral consequence: Steve is fired from his job when his boss sees that he isn't being productive.
Norm: It's not right to be lazy at work.
Situation: Steve is sitting at his desk working at his computer at work.
Intention: Steve wants to take a nap.
Moral consequence: Steve comes back from his lunch break and is more productive than ever.
Immoral action: Steve gets down under his desk and takes a nap during work hours.
Norm: You shouldn't tell someone to kill themselves.
Situation: Judy is angry at her husband Sergio over an unpaid utility bill, but she has no idea how depressed he has been.
Intention: Judy wants to say something to Sergio about the bill.
Moral action: Judy tells Sergio to pay the bill and offers to pay some of it herself, in case he’s short on funds.
Immoral consequence: Sergio takes what Judy said to heart and takes his own life.
Norm: You shouldn't tell someone to kill themselves.
Situation: Judy is angry at her husband Sergio over an unpaid utility bill, but she has no idea how depressed he has been.
Intention: Judy wants to say something to Sergio about the bill.
Moral consequence: Sergio pays the bill and while he is still depressed, Judy helping him with the bill made him feel not so alone in the world.
Immoral action: Judy tells Sergio to pay the bill or, if he can’t, just get it over with and end his life.
Norm: It's inexcusable to keep someone confined to a house.
Situation: Barry is in his kitchen when his son Billy comes home and shows Barry his awful report card from this semester.
Intention: Barry wants to punish Billy for the bad grades.
Moral action: Barry tells Billy that he's not going to get an allowance for a month to simulate how people with bad grades eventually fare in life.
Immoral consequence: Billy is nervous and stressed to spend all the good weather days indoors and begins to cry.
Norm: It's inexcusable to keep someone confined to a house.
Situation: Barry is in his kitchen when his son Billy comes home and shows Barry his awful report card from this semester.
Intention: Barry wants to punish Billy for the bad grades.
Moral consequence: Billy learns that he should take his schooling more seriously as it might affect his finances his whole lifetime.
Immoral action: Barry tells Billy he's not allowed to leave the house for any reason for the whole entire summer.
Norm: You should support someone who is working for their dreams.
Situation: John is talking to his friend Kim who tells John that he's going to try to make it to the NBA.
Intention: John wants to respond to Kim's statement.
Moral action: John tells Kim that it will be really difficult, but he believes in Kim and if he can help somehow he will.
Immoral consequence: Kim is insulted that John has no belief in him and at the same time discouraged from continuing on with his dream.
Norm: You should support someone who is working for their dreams.
Situation: John is talking to his friend Kim who tells John that he's going to try to make it to the NBA.
Intention: John wants to respond to Kim's statement.
Moral consequence: Kim is really happy that John believes in him and his confidence in himself is increased.
Immoral action: John tells Kim that he's being ridiculous and that he would never make it so it'll just be a huge waste of time.
Norm: It's wrong to not show empathy to friends misfortune.
Situation: Travis has just found out that his friend Larry has lost his job.
Intention: Travis wants to tell Larry he knows that he isn't working anymore.
Moral action: Travis tells Larry a couple of places that are currently hiring.
Immoral consequence: Larry gets mad and refuses to talk to or visit with Travis for a month.
Norm: It's wrong to not show empathy to friends misfortune.
Situation: Travis has just found out that his friend Larry has lost his job.
Intention: Travis wants to tell Larry he knows that he isn't working anymore.
Moral consequence: Larry gets hired at one of the places and takes Travis out to eat with his first paycheck.
Immoral action: Travis tells Larry that he needs to go out and get a job to pay his bills and stop being lazy.
Norm: Saving money by being a wise shopper is commendable.
Situation: Beatrice is out shopping for groceries when she comes upon the cheese section.
Intention: Beatrice wants to pick which cheese to buy.
Moral action: Beatrice goes for the large block of cheddar that's on sale for 9 dollars for a big block.
Immoral consequence: Beatrice soon runs out of money because her shopping habits are out of control.
Norm: Saving money by being a wise shopper is commendable.
Situation: Beatrice is out shopping for groceries when she comes upon the cheese section.
Intention: Beatrice wants to pick which cheese to buy.
Moral consequence: Beatrice manages to save a little money on the side each month and grows a nice retirement nest egg.
Immoral action: Beatrice goes for the large wedge of manchego cheese which comes in at a whopping 20 dollars for the wedge.
Norm: You shouldn't be noisy around people since it disturbs them.
Situation: Greg works with Linus, who hates noise while he's working, and has to do a construction job in the office.
Intention: Greg wants to work on the construction job.
Moral action: Greg works on the construction job after regular work hours.
Immoral consequence: Linus gets annoyed with Greg's noise and can hardly get any work done.
Norm: You shouldn't be noisy around people since it disturbs them.
Situation: Greg works with Linus, who hates noise while he's working, and has to do a construction job in the office.
Intention: Greg wants to work on the construction job.
Moral consequence: Linus gets the peace and quiet he needs to succeed.
Immoral action: Greg works on the construction job during regular work hours.
Norm: You shouldn't irritate or harass people in online games.
Situation: Brendon is playing an MMO when he stumbles across his classmate Natalie.
Intention: Brendon wants to interact with Natalie.
Moral action: Brendon asks Natalie to trade with him.
Immoral consequence: Brendon is reported for breaking the rules of the game.
Norm: You shouldn't irritate or harass people in online games.
Situation: Brendon is playing an MMO when he stumbles across his classmate Natalie.
Intention: Brendon wants to interact with Natalie.
Moral consequence: Brendon ends up befriending Natalie during their trade.
Immoral action: Brendon follows Natalie taking her kills, loot, and sending  her spam messages.
Norm: It's hurtful to others to be an alcoholic.
Situation: Pete is an alcoholic at a work party and feels his mouth is dry.
Intention: Pete wants something to drink.
Moral action: Pete orders a water.
Immoral consequence: Pete becomes intoxicated and insults his co-workers.
Norm: It's hurtful to others to be an alcoholic.
Situation: Pete is an alcoholic at a work party and feels his mouth is dry.
Intention: Pete wants something to drink.
Moral consequence: Pete feels hydrated and converses about life with his co-workers.
Immoral action: Pete orders a glass of wine.
Norm: You can't expect everyone to find something funny.
Situation: Matt just started a new job and is at a happy hour with some of his new coworkers.
Intention: Matt wants to impress one of his female coworkers.
Moral action: Matt approaches the female coworker he is interested in gets to know her personality before making a joke tailored to how he perceived her to be.
Immoral consequence: The joke offends the best friend of the female coworker that Matt wants to impress, ruining his chances with her.
Norm: You can't expect everyone to find something funny.
Situation: Matt just started a new job and is at a happy hour with some of his new coworkers.
Intention: Matt wants to impress one of his female coworkers.
Moral consequence: The female coworker loves Matt's joke, and they spend the rest of the night flirting.
Immoral action: Matt makes a crude joke in front of the entire group that he thinks everyone will find funny.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about your gender online.
Situation: Jess is an transgender female who is a popular influenster on Instagram.
Intention: Jess wants to wait for the right moment to tell her audience her gender.
Moral action: Jess discloses her gender in an Instagram post that explains why she waited so long.
Immoral consequence: Jess's community does not trust her as much, and they don't understand why she doesn't trust them.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about your gender online.
Situation: Jess is an transgender female who is a popular influenster on Instagram.
Intention: Jess wants to wait for the right moment to tell her audience her gender.
Moral consequence: Jess's audience understands why she waited so long to disclose her gender and are okay with it.
Immoral action: Jess's gender is leaked online before she is able to disclose it on her own.
Norm: It's good to take a break once in a while.
Situation: Steve has a big essay due for school the next day and after several hours working on it he is beginning to get very tired.
Intention: Steve wants to get a good grade on the paper.
Moral action: Steve takes a break to go for a walk and refocus his mind before returning to finish his paper.
Immoral consequence: Steve get a C- on his essay and is pretty disappointed.
Norm: It's good to take a break once in a while.
Situation: Steve has a big essay due for school the next day and after several hours working on it he is beginning to get very tired.
Intention: Steve wants to get a good grade on the paper.
Moral consequence: Steve gets an A- on his essay and is very happy with the grade.
Immoral action: Steve keeps working despite feeling tired and finishes writing the paper just before midnight.
Norm: You should accept others as they are.
Situation: Lenny is a coach for a baseball team.
Intention: Lenny wants to look at recruits.
Moral action: Lenny bases his recruiting on player's skills.
Immoral consequence: Lenny misses out on a good hitter.
Norm: You should accept others as they are.
Situation: Lenny is a coach for a baseball team.
Intention: Lenny wants to look at recruits.
Moral consequence: Lenny develops a team that can win games.
Immoral action: Lenny says a recruit won't be brought on because of their hair style.
Norm: You shouldn't strangle your son.
Situation: Kendrick is at home when his son Billy comes home and tells him he got in a fight at school.
Intention: Kendrick wants to respond to his son's story about the fight.
Moral action: Kendrick tells his son that it's really not the right thing to do to be getting into fights and asks him to explain what happened.
Immoral consequence: Billy is stunned and begins to cry as the pain overwhelms him and so does fear.
Norm: You shouldn't strangle your son.
Situation: Kendrick is at home when his son Billy comes home and tells him he got in a fight at school.
Intention: Kendrick wants to respond to his son's story about the fight.
Moral consequence: Billy is glad to explain what happened so that his dad can hear his side of the story.
Immoral action: Kendrick grabs his son by the throat and squeezes as hard as he can while reminding him that it's wrong to fight.
Norm: It is not okay to hit on family members
Situation: Dave is at a family reunion with cousins he has not seen in a long time.
Intention: Dave wants to talk to an attractive female cousin.
Moral action: Dave tells his female cousin she looks like she is doing well in life and asks what her hobbies are.
Immoral consequence: Dave's cousin will feel disgusted and repulsed by Dave.
Norm: It is not okay to hit on family members
Situation: Dave is at a family reunion with cousins he has not seen in a long time.
Intention: Dave wants to talk to an attractive female cousin.
Moral consequence: Dave's cousin will feel flattered and enjoy Dave's company.
Immoral action: Dave tells his female cousin that he would be okay with hooking up with her.
Norm: It is wrong to recruit minors into a gang.
Situation: Bruce started a gang with guys in his neighborhood and a lot of teenagers want to join it.
Intention: Bruce wants to take care of the teenagers.
Moral action: Bruce disallows the teenagers from joining the gang so that they focus on their education.
Immoral consequence: The teenagers never get their education and spend time in and out of jail.
Norm: It is wrong to recruit minors into a gang.
Situation: Bruce started a gang with guys in his neighborhood and a lot of teenagers want to join it.
Intention: Bruce wants to take care of the teenagers.
Moral consequence: The teenagers get educated and lose their interest in joining the gang.
Immoral action: Bruce allows the teenagers into the gang so that they can be protected.
Norm: It's bad to intentionally disrupt others.
Situation: Kevin is at a science talk and is curious about something the scientist said.
Intention: Kevin wants to ask the scientist a question.
Moral action: Kevin waits until the scientist is done with the talk to ask his question at the Q&A section.
Immoral consequence: The scientist will become annoyed and Kevin will be asked to leave the talk.
Norm: It's bad to intentionally disrupt others.
Situation: Kevin is at a science talk and is curious about something the scientist said.
Intention: Kevin wants to ask the scientist a question.
Moral consequence: The scientist will listen to Kevin's question and Kevin will get an answer.
Immoral action: Kevin asks the question in the middle of the scientist's talk while the scientist is speaking.
Norm: It is wrong to break the law.
Situation: Frank is alone at a bar and notices the bartender left the drawer open and unattended.
Intention: Frank wants to pay his tab.
Moral action: Frank keeps an eye on the drawer and pulls money out of his wallet to give to the bartender when he returns.
Immoral consequence: The owner of the bar fires the bartender after he looks at the security footage, and Frank is arrested.
Norm: It is wrong to break the law.
Situation: Frank is alone at a bar and notices the bartender left the drawer open and unattended.
Intention: Frank wants to pay his tab.
Moral consequence: The bartender is thankful for Franks assistance and pays for his next drink.
Immoral action: Frank reaches over the bar and snatches some money from the register.
Norm: It's wrong judge someone based on a stereotype.
Situation: Roger is a store manager, and a black person walks up to him holding a wallet he found on the floor.
Intention: Roger wants to get the wallet to the rightful owner.
Moral action: Roger thanks the person for bringing the wallet and saves it for when the rightful owner returns.
Immoral consequence: Roger's business suffers because he is assumed to be racist.
Norm: It's wrong judge someone based on a stereotype.
Situation: Roger is a store manager, and a black person walks up to him holding a wallet he found on the floor.
Intention: Roger wants to get the wallet to the rightful owner.
Moral consequence: The rightful owner gets their wallet back and is grateful to Roger.
Immoral action: Roger accuses the black person of stealing the wallet and calls the police.
Norm: Taking risks with another person's vehicle is rude.
Situation: Carl's car is in the shop for repairs, so he is borrowing his brother's car for the day.
Intention: Carl wants to go for a scenic drive.
Moral action: Carl drives the speed limit around a sharp corner on a mountain pass.
Immoral consequence: Carl skids off the road, hits a tree, and damages his brother's car.
Norm: Taking risks with another person's vehicle is rude.
Situation: Carl's car is in the shop for repairs, so he is borrowing his brother's car for the day.
Intention: Carl wants to go for a scenic drive.
Moral consequence: Carl enjoys the scenery and return the car undamaged to his brother.
Immoral action: Carl drives 40 miles over the speed limit around a sharp corner on a mountain pass.
Norm: It's kind to help your parent.
Situation: Peter is at home when he gets a phone call from her mother asking him to come over and help her move a couch.
Intention: Peter wants to respond to his mother's request.
Moral action: Peter tells his mother that he can and says that he'll be over at her place shortly.
Immoral consequence: Peter's mother is stressed out because now she has to seek help elsewhere.
Norm: It's kind to help your parent.
Situation: Peter is at home when he gets a phone call from her mother asking him to come over and help her move a couch.
Intention: Peter wants to respond to his mother's request.
Moral consequence: Peter's mother is delighted and relieved that she will get the assistance she needed.
Immoral action: Peter tells his mother that he just can't today because he's not feeling so great, and he can't lift heavy objects.
Norm: It's rude to assume a cashier short-changed you on purpose.
Situation: Biff bought something at the store, and he realized he was 78 cents short.
Intention: Biff wants his money back.
Moral action: Biff asks the cashier about the missing money.
Immoral consequence: Biff does get his money back but not before arguing with the cashier and many other employees.
Norm: It's rude to assume a cashier short-changed you on purpose.
Situation: Biff bought something at the store, and he realized he was 78 cents short.
Intention: Biff wants his money back.
Moral consequence: The cashier notices the mistake and gives Biff the missing money.
Immoral action: Biff runs up to the cashier and says "way to short change me, butthead!".
Norm: It's unusual to not smile for weeks.
Situation: Alan works in an office and has subordinates on his team.
Intention: Alan wants to build team rapport.
Moral action: Alan expresses emotion through his face while talking to his subordinates about their interests.
Immoral consequence: Alan's subordinates think he's disingenuous about his interest in them.
Norm: It's unusual to not smile for weeks.
Situation: Alan works in an office and has subordinates on his team.
Intention: Alan wants to build team rapport.
Moral consequence: Alan's subordinates think he cares about them as people.
Immoral action: Alan talks to his subordinates about their interests with a stoic face.
Norm: Not talking to a parent will never mend the relationship.
Situation: David got into a heated argument with his father over his career choice years ago and has since moved away.
Intention: David wants to consider talking to his father again.
Moral action: David starts speaking with his father again and slowly repairs their relationship.
Immoral consequence: David's father eventually passes away and David regrets never fixing the relationship between them.
Norm: Not talking to a parent will never mend the relationship.
Situation: David got into a heated argument with his father over his career choice years ago and has since moved away.
Intention: David wants to consider talking to his father again.
Moral consequence: David shares many wonderful memories with his father as they continually build on their relationship.
Immoral action: David decides to avoid speaking with his father again and ignores any contact attempts from his father.
Norm: It's hurtful to refuse to listen to medical advice.
Situation: Allan has just had a visit with his doctor, who told him he needs to stop smoking and prescribed nicotine patches to control his cravings.
Intention: Allan wants to satisfy his craving.
Moral action: Allan gets the nicotine patches and uses them to control his urges.
Immoral consequence: Over time, Allan develops lung cancer and dies after a long illness.
Norm: It's hurtful to refuse to listen to medical advice.
Situation: Allan has just had a visit with his doctor, who told him he needs to stop smoking and prescribed nicotine patches to control his cravings.
Intention: Allan wants to satisfy his craving.
Moral consequence: Allan begins to feel more energy and becomes more healthy.
Immoral action: Allan continues to smoke cigarettes and never fills his prescription.