CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't make old people do things.
Situation: Sam's elderly father William is living with Sam since he had a bad injury, and he has difficulty walking long distances.
Intention: Sam wants to go camping.
Moral consequence: William is able to spend a quiet weekend relaxing at home without aggravating his injury.
Immoral action: Sam decides that they should go on a family excursion and takes William camping along with him.
Norm: You should not seek out the personal information of others.
Situation: Fiona meets a guy she finds attractive at her gym.
Intention: Fiona wants to know more about this guy.
Moral action: Fiona asks the guy to join her for a smoothie after working out.
Immoral consequence: Fiona loses gym privileges when other members of the gyms staff find out.
Norm: You should not seek out the personal information of others.
Situation: Fiona meets a guy she finds attractive at her gym.
Intention: Fiona wants to know more about this guy.
Moral consequence: Fiona is able to learn more about the guy.
Immoral action: Fiona persuades a friend who is employed at the gym to let her look at the guys file.
Norm: It's not okay to use the word retarded anymore.
Situation: Rich came to his friend Ron's house and noticed that his friend has a brother with cerebral palsy.
Intention: Rich wanted to make a comment on Ron's brother.
Moral action: Rich tells his brother that he should've told him that he had a brother.
Immoral consequence: Ron feels offended and tells him never to say that word again.
Norm: It's not okay to use the word retarded anymore.
Situation: Rich came to his friend Ron's house and noticed that his friend has a brother with cerebral palsy.
Intention: Rich wanted to make a comment on Ron's brother.
Moral consequence: Ron feels good that Rich didn't mention his brother's disability.
Immoral action: Rich tells Ron that he didn't know that he had a retarded brother.
Norm: It's rude to get together with your ex's best friend.
Situation: Ulmer listens to Trisha, his ex's best friend, confess her feelings for him.
Intention: Ulmer doesn't want to hurt Trisha.
Moral action: Ulmer compliments the good aspects of Trisha's personality while stressing the importance of not hurting her best friend.
Immoral consequence: Trisha loses her relationship with her best friend who spots the kiss.
Norm: It's rude to get together with your ex's best friend.
Situation: Ulmer listens to Trisha, his ex's best friend, confess her feelings for him.
Intention: Ulmer doesn't want to hurt Trisha.
Moral consequence: Trisha walks away with a new appreciation of her best friend.
Immoral action: Ulmer responds to Trisha's request by gently hugging and kissing her.
Norm: It's fun to go to the movies with others.
Situation: Hank just saw a preview for a good looking movie while he is browsing the internet.
Intention: Hank wants to see the movie.
Moral action: Hank makes arrangements to see the movie when he can go with a group of friends.
Immoral consequence: Hanks friends are upset with him because he saw the movie before them.
Norm: It's fun to go to the movies with others.
Situation: Hank just saw a preview for a good looking movie while he is browsing the internet.
Intention: Hank wants to see the movie.
Moral consequence: Hanks friends have a great time watching the movie with him.
Immoral action: Hank is so pumped up for the movie that he goes to see it alone on opening weekend.
Norm: It's good to take vacations.
Situation: Mateo is a workaholic who is always responsible with his work duties.
Intention: Mateo wants to stay on top of his work schedule.
Moral action: Mateo chooses a slow week at work to go on vacation.
Immoral consequence: Mateo feels so burned out by the end of the year that he falls asleep during a work meeting.
Norm: It's good to take vacations.
Situation: Mateo is a workaholic who is always responsible with his work duties.
Intention: Mateo wants to stay on top of his work schedule.
Moral consequence: Mateo is able to take a break from work and comes back with a fresh mind while still being right on schedule.
Immoral action: Not wanting to fall behind on work, Mateo goes an entire year without ever taking a vacation.
Norm: It's wrong to exclude family from weddings.
Situation: Gary is having a wedding and is trying to decide who to invite when he realizes that the hall is too small for everyone.
Intention: Gary wants to solve the invitation problem.
Moral action: Gary searches for a larger venue, finds one, and books it for his wedding, then invites everyone who is close.
Immoral consequence: The uninvited family feel left out and shunned, eventually holding a grudge against Gary.
Norm: It's wrong to exclude family from weddings.
Situation: Gary is having a wedding and is trying to decide who to invite when he realizes that the hall is too small for everyone.
Intention: Gary wants to solve the invitation problem.
Moral consequence: Gary's family all come to the wedding and have a great time, feeling included in Gary's life.
Immoral action: Gary invites his close friend and some family and doesn't invite some cousins, aunts, and uncles.
Norm: It's good to uphold the rules
Situation: Andy is playing Tennis with Carl and the score has been very close in the game.
Intention: Andy wants to win the game.
Moral action: Andy doesn't accept any points that are questionable and continues to play until both he and Carl agree that the game has been won within the rules.
Immoral consequence: Carl is disappointed in Andy and Andy feels guilty about insisting on scoring a point that may not have been legal by the rules.
Norm: It's good to uphold the rules
Situation: Andy is playing Tennis with Carl and the score has been very close in the game.
Intention: Andy wants to win the game.
Moral consequence: Both Andy and Carl feel good about the outcome of the game because there is no question about who won.
Immoral action: Andy scores on his opponent but the ball appears to have hit the ground just outside the line and is out of bounds, but Andy insists on recording the point.
Norm: It is rude to expose others to contagious illnesses
Situation: Umi can't afford to miss a day of work, but she has COVID.
Intention: Umi wants to make money.
Moral action: Umi calls her boss asking her if she can take a paid sick day due to her illness.
Immoral consequence: Umi feels guilty when she hears that several of her coworkers get COVID.
Norm: It is rude to expose others to contagious illnesses
Situation: Umi can't afford to miss a day of work, but she has COVID.
Intention: Umi wants to make money.
Moral consequence: Because she doesn't have to worry about money, Umi is able to focus on her recovery.
Immoral action: Umi arrives at work greeting her coworkers before starting her job.
Norm: Arguing is impolite.
Situation: Amber and Chris are having dinner at her parents non-smoking house, and Chris just lit up a cigarette at the table.
Intention: Amber wants to confront Chris.
Moral action: Amber calmly tells Chris that her parents don't smoke, and asks him to please put out his cigarette.
Immoral consequence: Amber's parent's ask them to both leave for their childish behavior.
Norm: Arguing is impolite.
Situation: Amber and Chris are having dinner at her parents non-smoking house, and Chris just lit up a cigarette at the table.
Intention: Amber wants to confront Chris.
Moral consequence: Amber's parent's appreciate her and Chris handling the issue like adults, and they all enjoy dinner.
Immoral action: Amber begins to yell at Chris, accusing him of knowingly breaking the non-smoking rule, so he yells back.
Norm: It's good to donate to good causes.
Situation: One of James' coworkers went around to everyone's desk collecting for UNICEF.
Intention: James wants to stick to his monthly budget.
Moral action: James donates ten dollars and skips his morning coffee for a week.
Immoral consequence: James' coworker becomes uncooperative every time James has to ask him for something.
Norm: It's good to donate to good causes.
Situation: One of James' coworkers went around to everyone's desk collecting for UNICEF.
Intention: James wants to stick to his monthly budget.
Moral consequence: James feels happy about helping children across the world, and his coworker thanks him.
Immoral action: James tells his coworker that most charities waste their money on exorbitant salaries.
Norm: It is rude to ask someone to be quiet.
Situation: Luke is reading in the living room next to his roommate and his friends who are laughing and joking loudly.
Intention: Luke wants to read in peace.
Moral action: Luke decides to go read in his bedroom instead, and closes the door behind him.
Immoral consequence: Luke's roommate feels like he's not allowed to have fun in his own home.
Norm: It is rude to ask someone to be quiet.
Situation: Luke is reading in the living room next to his roommate and his friends who are laughing and joking loudly.
Intention: Luke wants to read in peace.
Moral consequence: Luke's roommate enjoys his fun and boisterous evening with his friends.
Immoral action: Luke tells his roommate and friends he would like them to be respectful and less noisy.
Norm: People admire those who stand up to bullies.
Situation: Greg is being bullied by a football player, and people are staring at him.
Intention: Greg has to decide whether he should do something.
Moral action: Greg gets right in the bully's face and warns him not to say one more thing.
Immoral consequence: The people watching Greg respect him even less and feel embarrassed for him.
Norm: People admire those who stand up to bullies.
Situation: Greg is being bullied by a football player, and people are staring at him.
Intention: Greg has to decide whether he should do something.
Moral consequence: The people looking at Greg respect that he stood up to the bully.
Immoral action: Greg doesn't know how the bully will react if he does anything, so he does nothing.
Norm: You should apologize when you do a bad deed.
Situation: Tom was playing baseball outside and accidentally throws the ball and breaks someone's house window.
Intention: Tom wants to keep his pride.
Moral action: Tom apologizes to the house owner and tells him it was an accident, but he'll pay for it.
Immoral consequence: The cops come to Tom's house later and arrest him for vandalism and the house owner dislikes Tom.
Norm: You should apologize when you do a bad deed.
Situation: Tom was playing baseball outside and accidentally throws the ball and breaks someone's house window.
Intention: Tom wants to keep his pride.
Moral consequence: Tom stays out of jail and the houseowner respects Tom.
Immoral action: Tom walks away as if nothing happened and avoids that house for a while.
Norm: You should not call someone you care about insulting names.
Situation: Henry was having a conversation with his mother when they got into a disagreement.
Intention: Henry wants to tell his mother goodbye.
Moral action: Henry tells his mother that he loves her and tells her goodbye.
Immoral consequence: Henry's mother kicks him out of the house and tells him that she doesn't want to see him anymore.
Norm: You should not call someone you care about insulting names.
Situation: Henry was having a conversation with his mother when they got into a disagreement.
Intention: Henry wants to tell his mother goodbye.
Moral consequence: Henry's mother gives him a hug and tells him to be home in time for dinner.
Immoral action: Henry calls his mother an old hag and walks away from her.
Norm: It's wrong to treat someone who cares about you horribly.
Situation: John just lost his job and gets home to be with his wife Mindy who  asks him how he is.
Intention: John wants to vent his anger.
Moral action: John takes a breath, tells her the news and asks if she'd like to walk with him a bit.
Immoral consequence: Mindy resents John and feels sad and distant from him.
Norm: It's wrong to treat someone who cares about you horribly.
Situation: John just lost his job and gets home to be with his wife Mindy who  asks him how he is.
Intention: John wants to vent his anger.
Moral consequence: Mindy feels supportive of John and closer to him.
Immoral action: John raises his voice at Mindy and tells her she can't do anything right.
Norm: You shouldn't stalk your ex.
Situation: Jenna's boyfriend broke up with her and started dating someone else immediately.
Intention: Jenna wants to get revenge on her boyfriend.
Moral action: Jenna tells all their mutual friends that her ex had a tiny penis.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's ex calls the police and eventually gets a restraining order against her.
Norm: You shouldn't stalk your ex.
Situation: Jenna's boyfriend broke up with her and started dating someone else immediately.
Intention: Jenna wants to get revenge on her boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Jenna's ex posts an unhinged rant on Facebook in response that makes him look nuts.
Immoral action: Jenna starts showing up outside her ex's bedroom window and playing black metal music.
Norm: You shouldn't let people throw away perfectly good food.
Situation: Kelly was sitting at a restaurant with her parents, but her parents didn't finish eating their food.
Intention: Kelly wants to get the food off the table.
Moral action: Kelly tells the waiter to put her parents's food in a to go bag.
Immoral consequence: Kelly's parents don't have anything to eat later when they get hungry.
Norm: You shouldn't let people throw away perfectly good food.
Situation: Kelly was sitting at a restaurant with her parents, but her parents didn't finish eating their food.
Intention: Kelly wants to get the food off the table.
Moral consequence: Kelly's parents are able to eat their food the next day for lunch.
Immoral action: Kelly lets her parents throw the rest of their food in the trash bin.
Norm: It is despicable to steel from the disabled.
Situation: Carson sees that a man in a wheelchair dropped his bag on the sidewalk.
Intention: Carson wants to pick up the bag.
Moral action: Carson picks put the bag and brings it back to the man.
Immoral consequence: Carson feels guilty for days about stealing the man's bag.
Norm: It is despicable to steel from the disabled.
Situation: Carson sees that a man in a wheelchair dropped his bag on the sidewalk.
Intention: Carson wants to pick up the bag.
Moral consequence: Carson feels happy to have helped out the man when he lost his bag.
Immoral action: Carson picks up the bag and takes it home with him.
Norm: It's bad to fall for a scam.
Situation: Ulmer needs a thousand dollars to pay for his knee surgery, and he receives a suspicious message claiming that he inherited twenty thousand dollars.
Intention: Ulmer wants money.
Moral action: Ulmer creates a post on social media asking for donations for his surgery.
Immoral consequence: Ulmer loses five hundred dollars that he can't get back.
Norm: It's bad to fall for a scam.
Situation: Ulmer needs a thousand dollars to pay for his knee surgery, and he receives a suspicious message claiming that he inherited twenty thousand dollars.
Intention: Ulmer wants money.
Moral consequence: Ulmer's post goes viral, and he receives enough money to cover his surgery.
Immoral action: Ulmer responds to the email, and he follows the instructions by making a down payment for his inheritance.
Norm: You shouldn't try to injure animals.
Situation: Francis just lost his job and is walking home when he sees a little puppy.
Intention: Francis wants to vent his anger.
Moral action: Francis takes a breath, pets the puppy and jogs home for exercise.
Immoral consequence: The puppy gets injured and cries and is sad and lonely.
Norm: You shouldn't try to injure animals.
Situation: Francis just lost his job and is walking home when he sees a little puppy.
Intention: Francis wants to vent his anger.
Moral consequence: The puppy is happy to be petted and doesn't get hurt.
Immoral action: Francis picks up a stone and throws it strongly at the puppy.
Norm: It's wrong to expected people to buy you things
Situation: Kyle, who receives money for doing chores around the house, is a teenager who learns about a sequel to his favorite video game series coming out.
Intention: Kyle wants to obtain the game.
Moral action: Kyle saves up his allowance money in order to buy the game for himself.
Immoral consequence: Kyle's parents start to think that he is becoming spoiled.
Norm: It's wrong to expected people to buy you things
Situation: Kyle, who receives money for doing chores around the house, is a teenager who learns about a sequel to his favorite video game series coming out.
Intention: Kyle wants to obtain the game.
Moral consequence: Kyle's parents notice him saving money and are view him as responsible.
Immoral action: Kyle goes up to his parents and asks them to buy the game for him.
Norm: It's wrong to take someone's pets away from them.
Situation: Ed is tired of his neighbors dogs pooping on his lawn every morning.
Intention: Ed wants the dogs to stop pooping on his lawn.
Moral action: Ed stops by his neighbor's house and talks to him about his dogs' behavior.
Immoral consequence: The dogs die and Ed is arrested for killing them on purpose.
Norm: It's wrong to take someone's pets away from them.
Situation: Ed is tired of his neighbors dogs pooping on his lawn every morning.
Intention: Ed wants the dogs to stop pooping on his lawn.
Moral consequence: The dogs stop pooping in Ed's yard, and he is able to enjoy the yard in peace.
Immoral action: Ed sets out a plate of poison spiked with dog food and leaves it in his yard.
Norm: You should punish students that steal your things.
Situation: Stacy is an elementary teacher who has a student who went into her purse and stole $10.
Intention: Stacy wants to avoid discouraging the student.
Moral action: Stacy talks with the student about the consequences of his actions, then punishes him.
Immoral consequence: The student thinks that he can get away with stealing and develops a stealing habit.
Norm: You should punish students that steal your things.
Situation: Stacy is an elementary teacher who has a student who went into her purse and stole $10.
Intention: Stacy wants to avoid discouraging the student.
Moral consequence: The student learns from the talk and refrains from stealing again.
Immoral action: Stacy talks to the student and decides not to punish him so that he will self-correct.
Norm: It's bad to have sex in public.
Situation: Mark and Marcia are in love and at the crowded beach together during the day.
Intention: Mark wants to make love to his girlfriend Marcia.
Moral action: Mark takes Marcia to his beachhouse and has sex with her there.
Immoral consequence: Other beachgoers become uncomfortable and the cops come and arrest them.
Norm: It's bad to have sex in public.
Situation: Mark and Marcia are in love and at the crowded beach together during the day.
Intention: Mark wants to make love to his girlfriend Marcia.
Moral consequence: The other beachgoers are comfortable and Mark and Marcia stay out of jail.
Immoral action: Mark starts with Marcia on the crowded beach and has sex with her in front of others.
Norm: It is good to avoid conflict.
Situation: Nate is a new recruit in the army and is getting insulted by some other new recruits.
Intention: Nate wants to stop the insults.
Moral action: Nate walks up to the new recruits and begins joking and making friends with them.
Immoral consequence: The new recruits are scared, causing them to dislike Nate even more than before.
Norm: It is good to avoid conflict.
Situation: Nate is a new recruit in the army and is getting insulted by some other new recruits.
Intention: Nate wants to stop the insults.
Moral consequence: The new recruits take a liking to Nate and turn into his friends instead of his enemies.
Immoral action: Nate walks up to the new recruits and starts pushing them around, threatening them if they don't stop.
Norm: It's wrong to never have contact with the other gender.
Situation: Mike's girlfriend just broke up with him, and he is laying in bed at home, feeling devastated.
Intention: Mike wants to feel in control of his life.
Moral action: Mike decides he needs to change his life and strive to be surrounded by better people, so he makes plans to move to a new city.
Immoral consequence: Mike becomes increasingly paranoid and neurotic while his health deteriorates.
Norm: It's wrong to never have contact with the other gender.
Situation: Mike's girlfriend just broke up with him, and he is laying in bed at home, feeling devastated.
Intention: Mike wants to feel in control of his life.
Moral consequence: Mike moves away and finds new friends, eventually he starts feeling better.
Immoral action: Mike vows never to speak to another women again and isolates himself from the world around him.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to your family.
Situation: Derrick is on an important business call while working from home and his family is in the background making a lot of noise.
Intention: Derrick wants to be able to hear the person he's talking to clearly.
Moral action: Derrick covers the receiver of his phone and quietly asks his family to tone down the noise for a bit.
Immoral consequence: Derrick's family is upset that he spoke to them in such a fashion and stares at him resentfully as he continues his phone call.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to your family.
Situation: Derrick is on an important business call while working from home and his family is in the background making a lot of noise.
Intention: Derrick wants to be able to hear the person he's talking to clearly.
Moral consequence: Derrick's family respects his wishes and allows him to have his conversation in peace.
Immoral action: Derrick covers the receiver of his phone for a moment and shouts at his family to shut up.
Norm: It's wrong to not take care of your health.
Situation: Devin hadn't been feeling well and had started to miss days at work.
Intention: Devin wants to feel better.
Moral action: Devin goes to the doctor to see what is wrong with him.
Immoral consequence: Devin's boss sends him home, and he misses another day of work.
Norm: It's wrong to not take care of your health.
Situation: Devin hadn't been feeling well and had started to miss days at work.
Intention: Devin wants to feel better.
Moral consequence: The doctor gives Devin some medicine, and he is good enough to go back to work later that day.
Immoral action: Devin takes a nap the first thing in the morning when he gets to work.
Norm: It is bad to hurt those you love
Situation: John just lost his job and comes home to his wife Mindy.
Intention: John wants to feel strong.
Moral action: John goes to lift some weights and then takes Mindy out to dinner where he confides in her about his job.
Immoral consequence: Mindy loses her self-esteem and resents John and considers leaving him.
Norm: It is bad to hurt those you love
Situation: John just lost his job and comes home to his wife Mindy.
Intention: John wants to feel strong.
Moral consequence: Mindy supports John and comforts him and feels closer to him.
Immoral action: John tells Mindy she is not smart or capable and threatens to hit her.
Norm: It's good to make yourself smell nice for others.
Situation: Mike, who needs to go to school, just finished a shower and realizes that he is completely out of deoderant.
Intention: Mike wants to get to school on time.
Moral action: Mike finds some scented lotion and puts it under his arms as a substitute, throws on some clothes, and races to school.
Immoral consequence: Mike's friends notice that Mike stinks and make fun of him, calling him "Stinky Mikey".
Norm: It's good to make yourself smell nice for others.
Situation: Mike, who needs to go to school, just finished a shower and realizes that he is completely out of deoderant.
Intention: Mike wants to get to school on time.
Moral consequence: Mike's friends compliment Mike on the new scent and enjoy being near him.
Immoral action: Mike skips the deoderant, gets dressed quickly, and goes to school with his friends.
Norm: It's not okay to not want to succeed.
Situation: Stan has to play in a football game, but he's really tired.
Intention: Stan has to decide whether to play hard.
Moral action: Stan decides to play as hard as he can in the game and relax afterwards.
Immoral consequence: Stan's teammates are upset that Stan doesn't want to win as much as they do.