CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't hide things from your coworkers.
Situation: Maria is the only person at her office that has a stapler and many of her coworkers borrow the stapler.
Intention: Maria wants to have easy access to her stapler.
Moral action: Maria puts a sign next to her stapler on her desk asking her coworkers to please not take her stapler.
Immoral consequence: Maria feels like a bad person when her coworkers are looking for the stapler.
Norm: You shouldn't hide things from your coworkers.
Situation: Maria is the only person at her office that has a stapler and many of her coworkers borrow the stapler.
Intention: Maria wants to have easy access to her stapler.
Moral consequence: Maria enjoys having her coworkers come to her desk and chat while they use her stapler.
Immoral action: Maria hides her stapler in her drawer so that nobody else can use the stapler.
Norm: It is wrong to smoke around children.
Situation: Bill is home one afternoon with his young son Bob.
Intention: Bill wants to smoke a cigarette.
Moral action: Bill goes outside on the porch to smoke.
Immoral consequence: Bob gets sick from the cigarette smoke.
Norm: It is wrong to smoke around children.
Situation: Bill is home one afternoon with his young son Bob.
Intention: Bill wants to smoke a cigarette.
Moral consequence: Bob does not inhale any cigarette smoke and feels good all day.
Immoral action: Bill smokes a few cigarettes in the same room with Bob.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your spouse.
Situation: Ted didn't sleep well last night and is really tired, but his wife keeps on telling him about something she read.
Intention: Ted wants to take a nap right now.
Moral action: Ted tells his wife that he genuinely wants to hear about her story but that he's so tired he can't focus and needs a nap.
Immoral consequence: Ted's wife doesn't understand why he's ignoring her and is hurt.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your spouse.
Situation: Ted didn't sleep well last night and is really tired, but his wife keeps on telling him about something she read.
Intention: Ted wants to take a nap right now.
Moral consequence: Ted's wife is glad that he told her how he feels and plans on telling him the story after his nap.
Immoral action: Ted pretends he doesn't hear his wife as she keeps on talking, and he goes to bed.
Norm: It's kind to lend money to a friend.
Situation: John is at home when his friend Bill calls him on the phone and asks to borrow some money for a short while.
Intention: John wants to answer Bill's request.
Moral action: John tells Bill that as long as he pays it back he'd be glad to loan him some funds in his time of need.
Immoral consequence: Bill is stressed out about not getting the money and is scared about his short term future.
Norm: It's kind to lend money to a friend.
Situation: John is at home when his friend Bill calls him on the phone and asks to borrow some money for a short while.
Intention: John wants to answer Bill's request.
Moral consequence: Bill is delighted and totally relieved that his problem will be temporarily taken care of.
Immoral action: John tells Bill that he can't spare any money right now and that Bill should call someone else.
Norm: It's immoral to trivialize another person's health.
Situation: Ron is talking with James when he finds out that James has stomach problems.
Intention: Ron wants to help James cope with his stomach problem.
Moral action: Ron asks if there's anything he can do to help James.
Immoral consequence: James gets upset and accuses Ron of not understanding what he's going through.
Norm: It's immoral to trivialize another person's health.
Situation: Ron is talking with James when he finds out that James has stomach problems.
Intention: Ron wants to help James cope with his stomach problem.
Moral consequence: James tells Ron about foods that are safe for him so Ron can avoid hurting him.
Immoral action: Ron says that James' stomach issues are likely in his head and that he shouldn't worry about them.
Norm: You should let others pray for you if they offer.
Situation: Amy just got away from a mass shooting and her friend offered to pray for her.
Intention: Amy wants to respond to her friend.
Moral action: Amy thanks her friend for being so considerate.
Immoral consequence: Amy is seen as rude and unkind.
Norm: You should let others pray for you if they offer.
Situation: Amy just got away from a mass shooting and her friend offered to pray for her.
Intention: Amy wants to respond to her friend.
Moral consequence: Amy feels closer to her friend.
Immoral action: Amy tells her friend that praying is stupid.
Norm: It's good to tip delivery people.
Situation: Maria has a pizza delivered to her house for dinner.
Intention: Maria wants to show appreciation to the delivery driver.
Moral action: Maria thanks the driver and gives them an extra five dollars on top of the bill.
Immoral consequence: The driver is annoyed that they didn't make any money off of the delivery.
Norm: It's good to tip delivery people.
Situation: Maria has a pizza delivered to her house for dinner.
Intention: Maria wants to show appreciation to the delivery driver.
Moral consequence: The driver is grateful to receive additional compensation for delivering the pizza.
Immoral action: Maria verbally expresses her gratitude but does not give the driver a tip.
Norm: It's good to follow advice.
Situation: Lana is bored and has free time.
Intention: Lana wants to learn to ski.
Moral action: Lana signs up for ski lessons.
Immoral consequence: Lana falls and breaks her leg badly.
Norm: It's good to follow advice.
Situation: Lana is bored and has free time.
Intention: Lana wants to learn to ski.
Moral consequence: Lana has a great time and becomes a proficient skier.
Immoral action: Lana refuses to take lessons and goes down a slope for advanced skiers.
Norm: It is unacceptable to tease someone for making a mistake.
Situation: Tony's son leaves his bike out in the rain and it rusts.
Intention: Tony wants this son to realize the mistake he made.
Moral action: Tony talks to his son about the importance of taking care of things and tells him he'll need to help pay to repair his bike.
Immoral consequence: Tony's son feels stupid for his mistake but also hurt by his father laughing at him.
Norm: It is unacceptable to tease someone for making a mistake.
Situation: Tony's son leaves his bike out in the rain and it rusts.
Intention: Tony wants this son to realize the mistake he made.
Moral consequence: Tony realizes that he'd better be more responsible for his belongings since they aren't free.
Immoral action: Tony makes fun of his son for leaving his bike out and laughs about how his son can't use it anymore.
Norm: You shouldn't kick things into your neighbor's yard.
Situation: Tom lives in an area with strong wind storms and trash has been blown everywhere.
Intention: Tom wants to remove large pieces of debris from the yard.
Moral action: Tom takes the time to collect the trash and throw it out himself.
Immoral consequence: Tom feels guilty for making more work for his neighbor.
Norm: You shouldn't kick things into your neighbor's yard.
Situation: Tom lives in an area with strong wind storms and trash has been blown everywhere.
Intention: Tom wants to remove large pieces of debris from the yard.
Moral consequence: Tom feels like a more responsible person and good neighbor.
Immoral action: Tom kicks the items over the property line into the neighbors yard.
Norm: It's wrong not to help out your boss at work.
Situation: Pat's boss Erica is managing the front counter all by herself during a rush while Pat is texting on his phone.
Intention: Pat wants to finish his conversation.
Moral action: Pat sets his phone down to help the customers, then returns to his text conversation.
Immoral consequence: Erica makes note of Pat slacking off and writes him up for his behavior on the job.
Norm: It's wrong not to help out your boss at work.
Situation: Pat's boss Erica is managing the front counter all by herself during a rush while Pat is texting on his phone.
Intention: Pat wants to finish his conversation.
Moral consequence: Erica is appreciative of Pat helping her and doesn't mention him using his phone while working.
Immoral action: Pat ignores the growing line of customers and continues texting with his friend.
Norm: It's bad to try to get pregnant too early.
Situation: Megan is a teenager who loves  children.
Intention: Megan wants to be around and take care of babies.
Moral action: Megan gets some babysitting jobs and volunteers at a day care.
Immoral consequence: Megan must drop out of school and is now a single mother with no education.
Norm: It's bad to try to get pregnant too early.
Situation: Megan is a teenager who loves  children.
Intention: Megan wants to be around and take care of babies.
Moral consequence: Megan learns to take care of children and becomes a great mother a few years later.
Immoral action: Megan gets pregnant on purpose and has a baby at the age of 16.
Norm: It's not okay to eat something that isn't yours.
Situation: Jerry is at work and about to go on lunch break.
Intention: Jerry wants to find something to fill him up at work.
Moral action: Jerry goes to the vending machine and buys a sandwich.
Immoral consequence: The coworker gets upset at Jerry and does t have food of their own.
Norm: It's not okay to eat something that isn't yours.
Situation: Jerry is at work and about to go on lunch break.
Intention: Jerry wants to find something to fill him up at work.
Moral consequence: Everyone at work has their own meal and is full.
Immoral action: Jerry notices a coworkers lunch and eats it without asking.
Norm: It's good to help people out at work.
Situation: James is working away at his desk when Bill, his colleague comes over to ask for help him with a file.
Intention: James wants to respond to Bill's request for help.
Moral action: James tells Bill that he'll be over to help as soon as he just finishes up what he's working on.
Immoral consequence: Bill is miffed that James has blown him off and stressed that he has to look for help elsewhere.
Norm: It's good to help people out at work.
Situation: James is working away at his desk when Bill, his colleague comes over to ask for help him with a file.
Intention: James wants to respond to Bill's request for help.
Moral consequence: Bill is happy James will take the time to help him sort out the file and is appreciative.
Immoral action: James tells Bill he doesn't have time as he's working on something and for him to ask someone else.
Norm: It's wrong to do all the work in a relationship.
Situation: Pam and Oscar live together in an apartment.
Intention: Oscar wants the apartment to be maintained.
Moral action: Oscar and Pam divide up the daily tasks that they need to do.
Immoral consequence: Oscar gets upset with Pam at the unfair arrangement.
Norm: It's wrong to do all the work in a relationship.
Situation: Pam and Oscar live together in an apartment.
Intention: Oscar wants the apartment to be maintained.
Moral consequence: Oscar and Pam feel like they both contribute and are both happy.
Immoral action: Oscar does all of the household chores while Pam does nothing.
Norm: It is good for parents to set rules.
Situation: Jack's kids are always begging to be allowed to walk to the corner store a mile away, even though there are no sidewalks to safely walk on.
Intention: Jack wants his kids to stop nagging him about walking to the store.
Moral action: Jack shows his kids a gruesome video about what happens to pedestrians who get hit by cars.
Immoral consequence: A car comes around a corner too quickly and hits one of Jack's kids, breaking multiple bones.
Norm: It is good for parents to set rules.
Situation: Jack's kids are always begging to be allowed to walk to the corner store a mile away, even though there are no sidewalks to safely walk on.
Intention: Jack wants his kids to stop nagging him about walking to the store.
Moral consequence: Jack's kids, terrified, finally give up on walking to the store and start spending their allowances on Amazon.
Immoral action: Jack gives in and lets his kids start walking to the store on the main road.
Norm: It is rude to chew with your mouth open.
Situation: Kendra is at Red Lobster having lunch with her coworkers.
Intention: Kendra wants to see how her coworkers are getting on with their project.
Moral action: Kendra eats a bit of her meal, then asks everyone how their project is coming along.
Immoral consequence: Kendra is talked about poorly by her coworkers later because of her chewing and talking habit.
Norm: It is rude to chew with your mouth open.
Situation: Kendra is at Red Lobster having lunch with her coworkers.
Intention: Kendra wants to see how her coworkers are getting on with their project.
Moral consequence: Kendra has a nice conversation and her coworkers admire her friendly attitude.
Immoral action: Kendra shoves shrimp in her mouth as fast as she can while talking to coworkers.
Norm: It is immoral to commit acts of violence
Situation: Jim is being bullied by Sandy who is insulting him and getting in his face.
Intention: Jim wants to defend himself.
Moral action: Jim brings up all of the times he had to rescue Sally at work.
Immoral consequence: Jim gets written up at work by human resources for potentially hurting Sandy.
Norm: It is immoral to commit acts of violence
Situation: Jim is being bullied by Sandy who is insulting him and getting in his face.
Intention: Jim wants to defend himself.
Moral consequence: Jim earns the respect of everyone including Sally.
Immoral action: Jim pushes Sally away from him hard enough for Sandy to fall onto the floor.
Norm: It is good to be kind when rejecting someone.
Situation: Jennifer is asked out on a date by her classmate.
Intention: Jennifer needs to respond to the request.
Moral action: Jennifer tells her classmate that she is busy, but appreciates his gesture.
Immoral consequence: Jennifer's classmate feels sad and cries.
Norm: It is good to be kind when rejecting someone.
Situation: Jennifer is asked out on a date by her classmate.
Intention: Jennifer needs to respond to the request.
Moral consequence: Jennifer's classmate moves on with his life.
Immoral action: Jennifer tells her classmate he is far too ugly to consider dating him.
Norm: You should not be nosy about someone else's life.
Situation: Lynn overhears her friend arguing with her boyfriend.
Intention: Lynn wants to be there for her friend.
Moral action: Lynn gives her friend privacy but lets her know she is there to talk.
Immoral consequence: Lynn's friend accuses her of being nosy and stops speaking to her.
Norm: You should not be nosy about someone else's life.
Situation: Lynn overhears her friend arguing with her boyfriend.
Intention: Lynn wants to be there for her friend.
Moral consequence: Lynn's friend appreciates the gesture and feels closer to Lynn.
Immoral action: Lynn eavesdrops on the conversation and then gives her friend unsolicited advice.
Norm: It's bad to not be supportive of other people.
Situation: Ian's friend Anthony lost a sibling a few weeks ago.
Intention: Ian wants to spend time with Anthony who says that he needs his space.
Moral action: Ian is understand of Anthony needing space but assure him that he is there when Anthiny needs him.
Immoral consequence: Anthony gets fed up and blocks Ian's number.
Norm: It's bad to not be supportive of other people.
Situation: Ian's friend Anthony lost a sibling a few weeks ago.
Intention: Ian wants to spend time with Anthony who says that he needs his space.
Moral consequence: Anthony calls Ian and few days later and their talk helps Anthony feel much better.
Immoral action: Ian repeatedly pressures Dan to hang out and when he says no states that Anthony is too sensitive and should just move on.
Norm: It's frowned upon to want to harm yourself.
Situation: Chris is feeling overwhelmed by his school work and employment and is talking to his friend Mary.
Intention: Chris wants to feel relief from his stress.
Moral action: Chris tells Mary that he needs some support and help in managing his life.
Immoral consequence: Mary is concerned for Chris and calls an emergency crisis team to intervene.
Norm: It's frowned upon to want to harm yourself.
Situation: Chris is feeling overwhelmed by his school work and employment and is talking to his friend Mary.
Intention: Chris wants to feel relief from his stress.
Moral consequence: Mary is compassionate and helps Chris figure out better stress management skills.
Immoral action: Chris tells Mary that the only thing that helps him feel better is burning himself and that he wants to immediately.
Norm: It's kind to wrap gifts even when you lack experience.
Situation: Wendy has bought a gift for a friend's birthday and is very excited to give it to them.
Intention: Wendy wants to surprise her friend with the gift.
Moral action: Wendy wraps the gift before surprising her friend with it even though the gift wrapping is done terribly.
Immoral consequence: Wendy's friend may think less of the unwrapped gift.
Norm: It's kind to wrap gifts even when you lack experience.
Situation: Wendy has bought a gift for a friend's birthday and is very excited to give it to them.
Intention: Wendy wants to surprise her friend with the gift.
Moral consequence: Wendy's friend appreciates the gift, and they think the ugly wrapping is cute.
Immoral action: Wendy secretly leaves the gift unwrapped with a card in the friend's desk.
Norm: It's good to make a goal for your team.
Situation: Alexis has been placed as the team lead for a big project at her job.
Intention: Alexis wants her team to be independent thinkers.
Moral action: Alexis encourages her team to express their ideas and opinions but maintains control of the pace they work at.
Immoral consequence: Alexis loses credibility with her superiors when her project fails to meet deadlines.
Norm: It's good to make a goal for your team.
Situation: Alexis has been placed as the team lead for a big project at her job.
Intention: Alexis wants her team to be independent thinkers.
Moral consequence: Alexis is praised for completing the task on time and with the full participation of her team.
Immoral action: Alexis lets her team work at their own pace with no clear directives.
Norm: You shouldn't jail people just because they aren't feminists.
Situation: Christina is the chief of police helping manage tensions between pro-life and pro-choice protesters.
Intention: Christina wants to conduct an arrest.
Moral action: Christina apprehends protesters who are disturbing the peace and causing dangerous situations for others.
Immoral consequence: Christina is brought before an ethics review board after it is discovered that she based her arrests on viewpoint.
Norm: You shouldn't jail people just because they aren't feminists.
Situation: Christina is the chief of police helping manage tensions between pro-life and pro-choice protesters.
Intention: Christina wants to conduct an arrest.
Moral consequence: Christina is viewed as a good public servant and has a strong reputation in her community.
Immoral action: Christina can't stand the viewpoint of the pro-life protesters and falsely arrests a few of them to prove a point.
Norm: You should never tell a friend to fuck off.
Situation: Mark is feeling very down after a bad performance at work.
Intention: Mark's friend wants to talk to him and cheer him up.
Moral action: Mark tells his friend that he isn't feeling up to company, but appreciates the sentiment.
Immoral consequence: Mark's friend is devastated and upset, and vows not to talk to Mark again.
Norm: You should never tell a friend to fuck off.
Situation: Mark is feeling very down after a bad performance at work.
Intention: Mark's friend wants to talk to him and cheer him up.
Moral consequence: Mark's friend understands, and walks away after telling him if he needs anything call.
Immoral action: Mark tells his friend to go the fuck away because he isn't in the mood.
Norm: It's bad to text while driving a car.
Situation: Jane is driving when she remembers that she has to tell her husband about something urgent.
Intention: Jane wants to text her husband.
Moral action: Jane finds a place to briefly pull over and sends her husband the text message.
Immoral consequence: A police officer sees Jane texting and driving and gives her a ticket.
Norm: It's bad to text while driving a car.
Situation: Jane is driving when she remembers that she has to tell her husband about something urgent.
Intention: Jane wants to text her husband.
Moral consequence: Jane is able to get the urgent information to her husband safely and legally.
Immoral action: Jane continues to drive as she sends the text to her husband.
Norm: It's good to move on after a breakup.
Situation: Josh's girlfriend Shannon just broke up with him, and he is devastated.
Intention: Josh needs something to occupy his attention.
Moral action: Josh spends time signing up and creating profiles on dating sites.
Immoral consequence: Shannon is creeped out that Josh is stalking her and gets a restraining order.
Norm: It's good to move on after a breakup.
Situation: Josh's girlfriend Shannon just broke up with him, and he is devastated.
Intention: Josh needs something to occupy his attention.
Moral consequence: Shannon appreciates that Josh was able to handle the breakup so maturely.
Immoral action: Josh spends his time following Shannon around, seeing if she's dating someone else now.
Norm: It's wrong not to talk to your in-laws.
Situation: John is walking through a local park where he runs into in-laws.
Intention: John wants to get home quickly to catch an upcoming football game on television.
Moral action: John says he to the in-laws and makes small talk for a few minutes.
Immoral consequence: John makes it home in time for the game but his in-laws call him on the phone, disrupting his viewing experience.
Norm: It's wrong not to talk to your in-laws.
Situation: John is walking through a local park where he runs into in-laws.
Intention: John wants to get home quickly to catch an upcoming football game on television.
Moral consequence: John is late but still catches most of the game and feels good that he talked with his in-laws.
Immoral action: John pretends he doesn't he his in-laws and quickly changes paths to avoid them.
Norm: It's nice to compliment someone when they look good.
Situation: Joe has a partner who is dressed up quite nicely for an event they are attending together.
Intention: Joe wants to have a good time at the event.
Moral action: Joe compliments his partner in front of his friends while they have drinks together.
Immoral consequence: Joe's partner feels underappreciated and is very sad.
Norm: It's nice to compliment someone when they look good.
Situation: Joe has a partner who is dressed up quite nicely for an event they are attending together.
Intention: Joe wants to have a good time at the event.
Moral consequence: Joe's partner feels beautiful and loved.
Immoral action: Joe ignores the effort his partner put in to look good and focuses on having fun with his friends there.
Norm: You should not make fun of people's mental difficulties.
Situation: Rick is in class watching John who is developmentally challenged struggle to solve a math problem on the blackboard.
Intention: Rick wants to make a comment to John.
Moral action: Rick yells out loud towards John "Hey Johnny, you can do it buddy just concentrate!".
Immoral consequence: John is embarrassed and recoils in horror at Rick's comments, terrified what everyone is thinking.
Norm: You should not make fun of people's mental difficulties.
Situation: Rick is in class watching John who is developmentally challenged struggle to solve a math problem on the blackboard.
Intention: Rick wants to make a comment to John.
Moral consequence: John feels extra confidence from being cheered on to do better and concentrates harder on solving the problem.
Immoral action: Rick yells to John "Hey John are you a moron or something?" and begins to laugh loudly pointing at him.
Norm: It's good to give someone a thoughtful birthday gift.
Situation: Sue is meeting her friend out for her birthday.
Intention: Sue wants to surprise her friend with a gift.
Moral action: Sue buys a gift that has a lot of personal meaning to her friend.
Immoral consequence: Sues friend smiles but inside she knows that the gift wasn’t what she wanted.