CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to keep your composure when you are upset.
Situation: Stacy is giving a presentation at work, and one of the coworkers is berating her mercilessly.
Intention: Stacy wants to get one over on her coworker.
Moral action: Stacy calmly explains how the coworker is wrong and exactly what is wrong with his reasoning.
Immoral consequence: Stacy is fired and has problems finding another job due to her reputation as an unstable person.
Norm: It's good to keep your composure when you are upset.
Situation: Stacy is giving a presentation at work, and one of the coworkers is berating her mercilessly.
Intention: Stacy wants to get one over on her coworker.
Moral consequence: Stacy's coworkers and boss see her as very competent and knowledgeable, and she goes far in the workplace.
Immoral action: Stacy unloads a torrent of screaming and profanity at the coworker.
Norm: It is wrong to not support people with mental illnesses.
Situation: Susan's friend Mary has got into a depression due to loss of her mom recently and Mary needs help from Susan.
Intention: Susan wants to react to Mary's situation.
Moral action: Susan suggests Mary to get help from a mental health doctor and spends time with her when necessary.
Immoral consequence: Mary feels unsupported and wants to commit suicide.
Norm: It is wrong to not support people with mental illnesses.
Situation: Susan's friend Mary has got into a depression due to loss of her mom recently and Mary needs help from Susan.
Intention: Susan wants to react to Mary's situation.
Moral consequence: Mary thanks Susan for her advice and gets a proper mental healthcare.
Immoral action: Susan finds Mary to be increasingly annoying and dependent on her, so she stays away from Mary.
Norm: It is good to sleep inside.
Situation: Ty has been working all day, and he is starting to get tired.
Intention: Ty wants to take a nap.
Moral action: Ty goes home and takes a nap in his own bed.
Immoral consequence: A criminal approaches Ty and mugs him at gunpoint.
Norm: It is good to sleep inside.
Situation: Ty has been working all day, and he is starting to get tired.
Intention: Ty wants to take a nap.
Moral consequence: Ty sleeps well and gets a good rest in his comfortable bed.
Immoral action: Ty takes a nap in the middle  of a dark ally in the middle of town.
Norm: It is wrong to be disrespectful to soldiers.
Situation: Peter was attending a Fourth of July parade and sees soldiers walking in the street.
Intention: Peter wants to let the soldiers know how he feels about their service.
Moral action: Peter approaches the soldiers and thanks them for their service to the country.
Immoral consequence: The organizers of the parade make Peter leave the area for the day.
Norm: It is wrong to be disrespectful to soldiers.
Situation: Peter was attending a Fourth of July parade and sees soldiers walking in the street.
Intention: Peter wants to let the soldiers know how he feels about their service.
Moral consequence: Peter feels proud for letting the soldiers know their actions are meaningful.
Immoral action: Peter yells at the soldiers and calls them names such as killers.
Norm: It's not nice to threaten people.
Situation: Karen is a customer who is discussing an issue with Jack who owns the local sporting goods store.
Intention: Karen wants to refund or exchange a sports jersey.
Moral action: Karen explains to Jack why the jersey is not a good buy for her and asks what options are available.
Immoral consequence: Jack bans Karen from the store and has a restraining order filed.
Norm: It's not nice to threaten people.
Situation: Karen is a customer who is discussing an issue with Jack who owns the local sporting goods store.
Intention: Karen wants to refund or exchange a sports jersey.
Moral consequence: Jack offers a free exchange for another Jersey and Karen is a happy customer who will shop there again.
Immoral action: Karen raise her voice at Jack and threatens to do harm to him if she is not refunded.
Norm: It is disrespectful not to obey one's parents
Situation: Steve is watching cartoons in the living room when his mother comes in and asks if he can take the family dog for a walk.
Intention: Steve wants to answer his mother's request.
Moral action: Steve agrees and takes the dog for a nice walk around the neighborhood.
Immoral consequence: Steve is scolded by his mother for not helping out.
Norm: It is disrespectful not to obey one's parents
Situation: Steve is watching cartoons in the living room when his mother comes in and asks if he can take the family dog for a walk.
Intention: Steve wants to answer his mother's request.
Moral consequence: Steve is praised by his mother for helping out and enjoys the walk.
Immoral action: Steve tells his mother he's busy and to quit bothering him.
Norm: It's terrible to destroy books.
Situation: Kyle is at his house reading a book that he checked out from the library.
Intention: Kyle wants to show his friend a page in the book.
Moral action: Kyle puts a bookmark in the book and brings it over to his friend's house.
Immoral consequence: Kyle has to pay a fee to the librarian for damaging the book.
Norm: It's terrible to destroy books.
Situation: Kyle is at his house reading a book that he checked out from the library.
Intention: Kyle wants to show his friend a page in the book.
Moral consequence: Kyle is happy to show his friend the page in the book.
Immoral action: Kyle tears the page out of the book, so he can show his friend.
Norm: It's bad to do anything that affects your child's health.
Situation: Ron is a cigarette smoker and sometimes uses cigarettes while indoors.
Intention: Ron wants to avoid smoking in the cold.
Moral action: Ron goes out to smoke in his car.
Immoral consequence: The kids are affected by second hand smoke permeating the house.
Norm: It's bad to do anything that affects your child's health.
Situation: Ron is a cigarette smoker and sometimes uses cigarettes while indoors.
Intention: Ron wants to avoid smoking in the cold.
Moral consequence: The kids are healthier without second hand smoke in the house.
Immoral action: Ron smokes in a closed room in the house.
Norm: You shouldn't try to make people sick.
Situation: Louisa has been coughing and sneezing for the past few days, and she thinks she might have Covid-19.
Intention: Louisa needs to go shopping at the grocery store.
Moral action: Louisa decides to quarantine herself and stays at home until she feels better.
Immoral consequence: People glare at Louisa, and Louisa is asked to leave the grocery store and fined.
Norm: You shouldn't try to make people sick.
Situation: Louisa has been coughing and sneezing for the past few days, and she thinks she might have Covid-19.
Intention: Louisa needs to go shopping at the grocery store.
Moral consequence: Louisa feels better after a few days and doesn't contribute to the rising cases.
Immoral action: Louisa doesn't wear a mask and coughs while inside the grocery store.
Norm: It's hurtful to call people unflattering names.
Situation: Jim often gets into arguments with Fiona who is his rival for the top spot in their school year .
Intention: Jim wants to win an argument with Fiona.
Moral action: Jim relies on his intellect to try and win his arguments with Fiona.
Immoral consequence: Jim is ashamed when others start bullying Fiona with that nickname.
Norm: It's hurtful to call people unflattering names.
Situation: Jim often gets into arguments with Fiona who is his rival for the top spot in their school year .
Intention: Jim wants to win an argument with Fiona.
Moral consequence: Jim is satisfied when he is able to hold his own against Fiona.
Immoral action: Jim resorts to making up a nickname that makes fun of Fiona's weight.
Norm: It's bad to give away someone else's pet.
Situation: Mike was upset with his son Dave because he wasn't doing his homework.
Intention: Mike wants to teach Dave a lesson.
Moral action: Mike grounds Dave until he starts getting all of his homework done on time.
Immoral consequence: Dave is furious with Mike because that wasn't Mike's dog to give away.
Norm: It's bad to give away someone else's pet.
Situation: Mike was upset with his son Dave because he wasn't doing his homework.
Intention: Mike wants to teach Dave a lesson.
Moral consequence: Dave is upset but he starts studying harder in school.
Immoral action: Mike gives away Dave's dog while he's at school.
Norm: You should not steal from someone you work with.
Situation: Chris is at work when his manager asks him to note something down.
Intention: Chris wants to grab a pen.
Moral action: Chris goes back to his desk and grabs one of his own pens to make notes with.
Immoral consequence: The  pen's owner is annoyed that Chris just took his pen and Chris' reputation in the office suffers.
Norm: You should not steal from someone you work with.
Situation: Chris is at work when his manager asks him to note something down.
Intention: Chris wants to grab a pen.
Moral consequence: Chris' reputation in the office remains the same as no incident of note occurs.
Immoral action: Chris looks at the nearest desk and sees a pen on it, so he grabs that and starts making notes.
Norm: It's good to teach children about the old days.
Situation: Peter is in his living room watching TV when his son, Jake runs in and asks Peter to amuse him.
Intention: Peter wants to tell Jake a story.
Moral action: Peter tells Jake a story about world war two and how the allies fought the axis.
Immoral consequence: Jake is amused but learns nothing of any significance from the tale.
Norm: It's good to teach children about the old days.
Situation: Peter is in his living room watching TV when his son, Jake runs in and asks Peter to amuse him.
Intention: Peter wants to tell Jake a story.
Moral consequence: Jake is amused and learns a great deal about history that he can apply to the present.
Immoral action: Peter tells Jake a fairy tale about good and evil and how they fight in a grand battle.
Norm: You shouldn't tell on people.
Situation: Holly is at her desk in the office when she notices her coworker Jason sneak into his desk late just before the manager comes in.
Intention: Holly wants to say something to the manager.
Moral action: Holly  greets the manager and wishes him a good morning with a big smile.
Immoral consequence: Jason is furious that he's been thrown under the bus and is angry at Holly for not minding her own business.
Norm: You shouldn't tell on people.
Situation: Holly is at her desk in the office when she notices her coworker Jason sneak into his desk late just before the manager comes in.
Intention: Holly wants to say something to the manager.
Moral consequence: Jason is relieved that the manager doesn't seem to know he was late and that no one said anything.
Immoral action: Holly tells the manager that she just saw Jason walking in late right before the manager arrived.
Norm: It is wrong to get rid of a pet.
Situation: Chris had a new pet puppy, but his mother said that he couldn't keep it in the house.
Intention: Chris wants the puppy to stay outside of the house.
Moral action: Chris builds a fence and doghouse in the backyard for the puppy.
Immoral consequence: Chris gets fined and ticketed for endangerment of an animal.
Norm: It is wrong to get rid of a pet.
Situation: Chris had a new pet puppy, but his mother said that he couldn't keep it in the house.
Intention: Chris wants the puppy to stay outside of the house.
Moral consequence: Chris takes care of the puppy and gets to see it everyday.
Immoral action: Chris drives to the edge of town and throws the puppy out of the car.
Norm: It's wrong to judge someone based on their height.
Situation: Fey has recently joined a dating website and has finished creating a personal profile.
Intention: Fey wants to find a good partner.
Moral action: Fey focuses on common interests and personalities of the people on the dating site.
Immoral consequence: Fey misses out on a really nice guy who is below average height.
Norm: It's wrong to judge someone based on their height.
Situation: Fey has recently joined a dating website and has finished creating a personal profile.
Intention: Fey wants to find a good partner.
Moral consequence: Fey finds a great guy to date who is otherwise shorter than she's used to.
Immoral action: Fey gets a lot of requests but ignores all the ones from guys who are shorter.
Norm: It is impolite to ask friends for money.
Situation: Brian is invited to go to the diner after school with his friends, but he doesn't have any money.
Intention: Brian wants to get something to eat.
Moral action: Brian goes to his house to eat and meets his friends later.
Immoral consequence: Brian's friends never ask him to go eat out with them again.
Norm: It is impolite to ask friends for money.
Situation: Brian is invited to go to the diner after school with his friends, but he doesn't have any money.
Intention: Brian wants to get something to eat.
Moral consequence: Brian hangs out with his friends later that same night.
Immoral action: Brian orders a burger and fries and then asks his friends to pay for the meal.
Norm: It's frowned upon to tell people what to do.
Situation: Wyatt is relaxing at home when his wife Jody tells him she's going out shopping.
Intention: Wyatt wants to react to Jody's statement.
Moral action: Wyatt tells Jody to drive safely and to have a great time out and about.
Immoral consequence: Jody is terrified that Wyatt is acting abusive and is stressed that she's being confined.
Norm: It's frowned upon to tell people what to do.
Situation: Wyatt is relaxing at home when his wife Jody tells him she's going out shopping.
Intention: Wyatt wants to react to Jody's statement.
Moral consequence: Jody is delighted that Wyatt has wished her well and is concerned about her safety.
Immoral action: Wyatt tells Jody she can't go because he doesn't want her spending their money and forbids her from leaving.
Norm: Therapist should be professional with patients
Situation: Kevin is a therapist who has accepted Sara as a patient.
Intention: Kevin wants to talk with Sara about her issues.
Moral action: Kevin avoids looking at Sara and keeps his emotional distance from her.
Immoral consequence: Sara falls in love with Kevin, triggering her mental issues and making Kevin's life difficult.
Norm: Therapist should be professional with patients
Situation: Kevin is a therapist who has accepted Sara as a patient.
Intention: Kevin wants to talk with Sara about her issues.
Moral consequence: Sara has a good session and works through her issues.
Immoral action: Kevin talks to Sara like a friend and asks about her deepest, darkest secrets.
Norm: It's wrong to not follow rules at work.
Situation: Tommy is a cook, and is running behind on his work.
Intention: Tommy wants to get customers their food quickly.
Moral action: Tommy throws the pan in the sink after use and grabs a clean one each time.
Immoral consequence: The next customer ends up getting food poisoning, and his boss gets sued.
Norm: It's wrong to not follow rules at work.
Situation: Tommy is a cook, and is running behind on his work.
Intention: Tommy wants to get customers their food quickly.
Moral consequence: Tommy gets food moving quickly and hygienically out of the kitchen, and his boss is satisfied.
Immoral action: Tommy skips the important step of washing his pan after use, and just keeps cooking.
Norm: Siblings should be kind to each other.
Situation: Declan notices Olivia studying for her math test.
Intention: Delcan wants to have fun with his sister.
Moral action: Delcan creates a math based game for himself and Maria.
Immoral consequence: Maria is unable to study for her test.
Norm: Siblings should be kind to each other.
Situation: Declan notices Olivia studying for her math test.
Intention: Delcan wants to have fun with his sister.
Moral consequence: Maria bonds with her brother through the game.
Immoral action: Delcan takes Olivia's study materials hiding them for a game of hide and seek.
Norm: It's wrong to park somewhere you are not allowed.
Situation: John drives to the mall for some last minute Christmas shopping when he realizes that the parking lot is very full.
Intention: John wants to find a place to park.
Moral action: John drives slowly around the parking lot until a spot opens up and takes it.
Immoral consequence: John's car gets towed for illegally parking.
Norm: It's wrong to park somewhere you are not allowed.
Situation: John drives to the mall for some last minute Christmas shopping when he realizes that the parking lot is very full.
Intention: John wants to find a place to park.
Moral consequence: John has a successful shopping trip at the mall.
Immoral action: John parks his car on the sidewalk in front of the mall.
Norm: It's not okay to spit on another person.
Situation: James was bumped into at a party by a person that is not watching where they are going.
Intention: James wants to get the attention of the person that bumped into him.
Moral action: James taps the shoulder of the person that bump into him and asks a question.
Immoral consequence: James escalates the situation and gets into a physical fight.
Norm: It's not okay to spit on another person.
Situation: James was bumped into at a party by a person that is not watching where they are going.
Intention: James wants to get the attention of the person that bumped into him.
Moral consequence: James is able to speak to the person that bumped into him.
Immoral action: James spits on the person that bumped into him.
Norm: You shouldn't fight with your teammates.
Situation: Joe and Kevin are playing a game of basketball when Kevin makes an improper rotation leading to a score for the other team.
Intention: Joe wants to talk to Kevin about his mistake.
Moral action: Joe tells Mike about his mistake and tells him what rotation should have been made.
Immoral consequence: The game slowly slips away from Joe's team as the two continue to bicker.
Norm: You shouldn't fight with your teammates.
Situation: Joe and Kevin are playing a game of basketball when Kevin makes an improper rotation leading to a score for the other team.
Intention: Joe wants to talk to Kevin about his mistake.
Moral consequence: Mike acknowledges the mistake and Joe's team is able to win with communication.
Immoral action: Joe loudly hollers at Mike while calling him various names.
Norm: It's wrong to avoid doing chores.
Situation: Jim knows his mother wants his help doing chores around the house today.
Intention: Jim wants to go to his friend's house.
Moral action: Jim spends a few hours doing house chores before gong to his friend's house.
Immoral consequence: Jim's mother has to spend much longer than she planned getting all the chores done.
Norm: It's wrong to avoid doing chores.
Situation: Jim knows his mother wants his help doing chores around the house today.
Intention: Jim wants to go to his friend's house.
Moral consequence: Jim's mother is greatly helped by him doing  some of the house chores.
Immoral action: Jim goes to his friend's house leaving his mother to do all the chores without him.
Norm: It's rude not to want your grandparent around you.
Situation: Jonah's grandfather calls him to tell him that he's been evicted from his house and needs his help.
Intention: Jonah wants to secure a place to live for his grandfather.
Moral action: Jonah tells his grandfather that he can live with him and that he has nothing to worry about.
Immoral consequence: Jonah's grandfather is sad to hear that Jonah would rather pay for him to live elsewhere than invite him into his home.
Norm: It's rude not to want your grandparent around you.
Situation: Jonah's grandfather calls him to tell him that he's been evicted from his house and needs his help.
Intention: Jonah wants to secure a place to live for his grandfather.
Moral consequence: Jonah's grandfather is delighted and relieved to hear he can live with his grandson for free.
Immoral action: Jonah tells his grandfather that he will find an apartment and that he'll help his grandfather pay for it.
Norm: You should be respectful when you're on a date
Situation: Dave and Alison are at a restaurant having dinner for their first date.
Intention: Dave wants to make a comment about Alison.
Moral action: Dave tells Alison that he likes the way her dress brings out her eyes.
Immoral consequence: Alison, visibly offended, takes all her belongings and walks out on the date.
Norm: You should be respectful when you're on a date
Situation: Dave and Alison are at a restaurant having dinner for their first date.
Intention: Dave wants to make a comment about Alison.
Moral consequence: Blushing, Alison smiles at Dave and thanks him for the compliment.
Immoral action: Dave tells Alison that he is not a fan of how she is wearing her hair.
Norm: It is bad to be mean to people
Situation: A new kid showed up in Jack's class and is sitting all by themselves.
Intention: Jack wants to say something to the new kid.
Moral action: Jack invites the new kid to hang out with him and his friends.
Immoral consequence: The new kid hates coming to school and never makes any friends.
Norm: It is bad to be mean to people
Situation: A new kid showed up in Jack's class and is sitting all by themselves.
Intention: Jack wants to say something to the new kid.
Moral consequence: The new kid feels like he belongs and doesn't feel sad anymore.
Immoral action: Jack makes fun of the new kid and tells him that he looks ugly.
Norm: It's good to respect the privacy of others.
Situation: Marth sees his sister Daisy writing in her journal.
Intention: Marth wants to know more about Daisy.
Moral action: Marth asks Daisy about her day and other facts about her life.
Immoral consequence: Daisy yells at Marth when she catches him looking at her journal.
Norm: It's good to respect the privacy of others.
Situation: Marth sees his sister Daisy writing in her journal.
Intention: Marth wants to know more about Daisy.
Moral consequence: Daisy decides to trust Marth with a secret which deepens their relationship.
Immoral action: Marth reads over Daisy's shoulder.
Norm: It's good to be meticulous when you're baking.
Situation: Maka is making a cake for her kid's birthday but is short on a couple items, but is running short on time.
Intention: Maka wants to decide how to finish the cake no matter what.
Moral action: Maka gets the ingredients and has to bake the cake while her kid waits.
Immoral consequence: The cake doesn's set properly and ends up a disaster.
Norm: It's good to be meticulous when you're baking.
Situation: Maka is making a cake for her kid's birthday but is short on a couple items, but is running short on time.
Intention: Maka wants to decide how to finish the cake no matter what.
Moral consequence: They bond and the cake ends up good.
Immoral action: Maka skips out on the short ingredients and bakes the cake.
Norm: It is always nice to smile at people.
Situation: Mike and Pam are at the beach separately until they notice each other.
Intention: Mike wants to acknowledge Pam's presence.
Moral action: As the two look at each other, Mike flashes a grin and nods his head in acknowledgement.
Immoral consequence: Pam feels some anxiety as she wonders what caused Mike to react that way.
Norm: It is always nice to smile at people.
Situation: Mike and Pam are at the beach separately until they notice each other.
Intention: Mike wants to acknowledge Pam's presence.
Moral consequence: Pam smiles back and approaches Mike to catch up with each other.
Immoral action: As the two look each other, Mike turns his face to a scowl.
Norm: It is controlling to limit a partner's social media use.
Situation: James' wife, Lily, often has conversations with her male friend, Jack, on social media.
Intention: James wants Lily and Jack to interact less.
Moral action: James tells Lily he feels insecure about her messaging Jack so often.
Immoral consequence: Lily feels controlled and divorces James.
Norm: It is controlling to limit a partner's social media use.
Situation: James' wife, Lily, often has conversations with her male friend, Jack, on social media.
Intention: James wants Lily and Jack to interact less.
Moral consequence: Lily tells James he has nothing to worry about, and agrees to message him less .
Immoral action: James complains to Lily whenever she uses social media, often leading to fights.