CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is good to cook dinner for yourself.
Situation: Austin is living on his own for the first time and is getting in the swing of things.
Intention: Austin wants to have something to eat.
Moral action: Austin makes himself a nice evening meal from scratch and eats it.
Immoral consequence: Austin loses a lot of money buying overpriced prepared meals and his health also suffers.
Norm: It is good to cook dinner for yourself.
Situation: Austin is living on his own for the first time and is getting in the swing of things.
Intention: Austin wants to have something to eat.
Moral consequence: Austin benefits from the healthier and cheaper option of cooking dinner for himself.
Immoral action: Austin orders out for dinner because he has never cooked for himself before and this quickly becomes a regular habit of his.
Norm: It's wrong to take a bribe.
Situation: Michael is a senator in Congress who has fallen on hard times.
Intention: Michael wants some extra cash.
Moral action: Michael looks for a second job to earn more money.
Immoral consequence: Michael loses respect for himself eventually and is an ineffective leader.
Norm: It's wrong to take a bribe.
Situation: Michael is a senator in Congress who has fallen on hard times.
Intention: Michael wants some extra cash.
Moral consequence: Michael maintains respect for himself and leads well.
Immoral action: Michael meets with a special interest who pays him for his vote.
Norm: It is rude to be greedy.
Situation: Tiffany just won $1,000 on a scratch-off and her friend Judy needs $50 for her electric bill.
Intention: Tiffany wants to give Judy some money.
Moral action: Tiffany gives Judy a fifty dollar bill to help her out.
Immoral consequence: Judy see's this tiny amount as insulting and is now angry at Tiffany.
Norm: It is rude to be greedy.
Situation: Tiffany just won $1,000 on a scratch-off and her friend Judy needs $50 for her electric bill.
Intention: Tiffany wants to give Judy some money.
Moral consequence: Judy is really gateful to Tiffany for the assistance and sees her as a great friend.
Immoral action: Tiffany cashes in her winnings and hands Judy just one dollar.
Norm: You should not lose your temper in public.
Situation: James had been waiting in a very long WalMart line for thirty minutes when the clerk open a new checkout for the people behind him.
Intention: James wants to express the unfairness of the situation.
Moral action: James tells the cashier he's been waiting the longest, and he won't take long to check out.
Immoral consequence: James is asked to leave the store without being allowed to purchase any of his items.
Norm: You should not lose your temper in public.
Situation: James had been waiting in a very long WalMart line for thirty minutes when the clerk open a new checkout for the people behind him.
Intention: James wants to express the unfairness of the situation.
Moral consequence: The cashier, who's not paid nearly enough to care, lets James be first in the new line.
Immoral action: James raises his voice and throws his items at the cashier as he decries the unfairness of not being first in the new line.
Norm: It's wrong to stalk a person you're attracted to.
Situation: Warren likes a woman who goes to the same coffee shop as him.
Intention: Warren wants to find out more about the woman.
Moral action: Warren introduces himself to the woman and asks her for her name.
Immoral consequence: The woman becomes scared and drives to a police station.
Norm: It's wrong to stalk a person you're attracted to.
Situation: Warren likes a woman who goes to the same coffee shop as him.
Intention: Warren wants to find out more about the woman.
Moral consequence: The woman tells Warren her name, and they have a conversation.
Immoral action: Warren follows the woman in his car when she leaves the coffee shop.
Norm: You shouldn't serve people stale donuts.
Situation: Sadie was working at a bakery when she realized the donuts in the display were stale.
Intention: Sadie wants to get rid of the donuts.
Moral action: Sadie takes the donuts and throws them in the garbage.
Immoral consequence: The customer is upset and demands to get all their money back.
Norm: You shouldn't serve people stale donuts.
Situation: Sadie was working at a bakery when she realized the donuts in the display were stale.
Intention: Sadie wants to get rid of the donuts.
Moral consequence: The customers at the shop are happy knowing that they will always get fresh donuts.
Immoral action: Sadie puts the donuts in the box of the next customer that orders a dozen.
Norm: It is wrong to be controlling of your girlfriend.
Situation: Max has been thinking about seeing a comedy movie with his girlfriend Tina, but she wants to see a romance movie.
Intention: Max wants to see the comedy movie.
Moral action: Max suggests that he and Tina watch the comedy and romance movies in the same day.
Immoral consequence: Tina doesn't like Max's controlling tone and breaks up with him.
Norm: It is wrong to be controlling of your girlfriend.
Situation: Max has been thinking about seeing a comedy movie with his girlfriend Tina, but she wants to see a romance movie.
Intention: Max wants to see the comedy movie.
Moral consequence: Tina agrees with the idea, and they buy tickets for both movies.
Immoral action: Max tells Tina that she will only watch the movies he wants to watch.
Norm: It's good to practice good etiquette while driving.
Situation: Jason gets stuck behind a slow moving van while driving to work.
Intention: Jason wants to get to work on time.
Moral action: Jason turns off and takes a detour to get to work.
Immoral consequence: Jason gets a ticket from a cop who witnesses his tailgating.
Norm: It's good to practice good etiquette while driving.
Situation: Jason gets stuck behind a slow moving van while driving to work.
Intention: Jason wants to get to work on time.
Moral consequence: Jason circumvents the slow driver to get to work on time.
Immoral action: Jason keeps honking at the other driver and tailgates them until they pull over, so he can pass.
Norm: It's wrong to kill someone else's pets.
Situation: Jenny is losing sleep every night because her neighbor's dogs won't ever stop barking.
Intention: Jenny wants to deal with the barking dogs.
Moral action: Jenny files a compliant with the county and the neighbors are fined and told they'll lose the dogs if they don't keep them quiet.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors cry about their dead dogs, and then get more barking dogs anyway.
Norm: It's wrong to kill someone else's pets.
Situation: Jenny is losing sleep every night because her neighbor's dogs won't ever stop barking.
Intention: Jenny wants to deal with the barking dogs.
Moral consequence: The neighbors realize they'll get in trouble if they don't control their dogs, so they keep the dogs quiet.
Immoral action: Jenny puts rat poison in hamburger and feeds it to the neighbors dogs.
Norm: It is wrong to have non consensual sex.
Situation: Brian and Barbara are lying on Brian's bed fooling around after having a lot to drink, and Brian notices Barbara has just passed out.
Intention: Brian wants to have sex.
Moral action: Brian waits until morning when Barbara wakes up before asking for sex.
Immoral consequence: Barbara gets pregnant, and Brian is on the hook for both child support and rape charges.
Norm: It is wrong to have non consensual sex.
Situation: Brian and Barbara are lying on Brian's bed fooling around after having a lot to drink, and Brian notices Barbara has just passed out.
Intention: Brian wants to have sex.
Moral consequence: Barbara considers Brian a gentleman and consents, and the two have a great time.
Immoral action: Brian has sex with Barbara while she's passed out, figuring she won't mind.
Norm: It is wrong to show off at work.
Situation: Jennie is notified that she has won employee of the month today by her boss.
Intention: Jennie wants to celebrate winning.
Moral action: Jennie shakes her boss's hand in thanks and orders lunch for herself and office mates for the occasion.
Immoral consequence: Jennie's boss reprimands her for disruptive behavior and takes away the award.
Norm: It is wrong to show off at work.
Situation: Jennie is notified that she has won employee of the month today by her boss.
Intention: Jennie wants to celebrate winning.
Moral consequence: Jennie boss keeps Jennie in mind for a promotion due to her humbleness and kindness.
Immoral action: Jennie takes a very vocal victory lap around the office while everyone watches.
Norm: It's rude to yell at people
Situation: Tim is riding his bike down the road when Tom almost hits him with his car.
Intention: Tim wants to reprimand Tom for the close call.
Moral action: Tim tells Tom that he could have killed him and that one day he probably will kill someone driving like that.
Immoral consequence: Tom thinks Tim is crazy and attempts to run away before Tim can get violent with him.
Norm: It's rude to yell at people
Situation: Tim is riding his bike down the road when Tom almost hits him with his car.
Intention: Tim wants to reprimand Tom for the close call.
Moral consequence: Tom tells Tim that he is sorry and that he will be much more careful from now on.
Immoral action: Tim starts yelling at Tom and calling him names saying he almost killed him.
Norm: It's wrong not to help injured animals.
Situation: Bert was driving down the road when he sees a dog with a broken leg on the side of the road.
Intention: Bert wants to get home.
Moral action: Bert stops and takes the dog to his house to care for it.
Immoral consequence: The dog suffers from his injuries and eventually dies a day later.
Norm: It's wrong not to help injured animals.
Situation: Bert was driving down the road when he sees a dog with a broken leg on the side of the road.
Intention: Bert wants to get home.
Moral consequence: The dog is up and back on his feet within just a few days.
Immoral action: Bert drives past the injured dog and pays no mind to it on the way to his house.
Norm: You shouldn't go somewhere if it's too crowded.
Situation: The pandemic is still going on, but Pat really wants to go to a concert that's also being live streamed.
Intention: Pat wants to watch the concert.
Moral action: Pat doesn't want to hurt anyone, so he stays home and watches the stream.
Immoral consequence: Pat is putting himself at risk of getting the coronavirus and could spread it even more.
Norm: You shouldn't go somewhere if it's too crowded.
Situation: The pandemic is still going on, but Pat really wants to go to a concert that's also being live streamed.
Intention: Pat wants to watch the concert.
Moral consequence: Pat is able to watch the concert, and he doesn't have to worry.
Immoral action: Pat wants to have fun, so he decides to go to the concert.
Norm: It's wrong to use bullying tactics to get things done.
Situation: Amber is a busy lunch room at school and finds that she has forgotten her lunch money.
Intention: Amber wants to buy herself lunch.
Moral action: Amber asks the person next to her in the lunch room if they have an extra dollar or two.
Immoral consequence: After lunch, the student reports Amber to the student advisor.
Norm: It's wrong to use bullying tactics to get things done.
Situation: Amber is a busy lunch room at school and finds that she has forgotten her lunch money.
Intention: Amber wants to buy herself lunch.
Moral consequence: The other student pays for Amber's lunch, and they enjoy the meal together.
Immoral action: Amber finds a younger student nearby and puts her hand on his chest, pushing him towards the wall to get his money out of his pocket.
Norm: It is wrong to take someone's gas.
Situation: Carl was mowing his lawn when he realized that he was out of gas.
Intention: Carl wants to finish mowing the yard.
Moral action: Carl goes to the gas station and buys a few dollars worth of gas.
Immoral consequence: The police arrest Carl for trespassing and theft of the neighbor's property.
Norm: It is wrong to take someone's gas.
Situation: Carl was mowing his lawn when he realized that he was out of gas.
Intention: Carl wants to finish mowing the yard.
Moral consequence: Carl fills up his lawn mower and is able to finish his yard.
Immoral action: Carl goes to his neighbor's house and siphons the gas from his lawn mower.
Norm: Raising your voice at people is rude.
Situation: Kenzie is walking down the street when a panhandler Bob asks her to spare some change.
Intention: Kenzie wants to decline giving Bob money.
Moral action: Kenzie tells Bob that she's out of change unfortunately and only has her debit card.
Immoral consequence: Bob is wondering why Kenzie is yelling at him as if she was his mother and is annoyed about being told to get a job.
Norm: Raising your voice at people is rude.
Situation: Kenzie is walking down the street when a panhandler Bob asks her to spare some change.
Intention: Kenzie wants to decline giving Bob money.
Moral consequence: Bob shrugs and doesn't think much of it as he looks for another person to ask.
Immoral action: Kenzie loudly tells Bob that he is a waste of human life and needs to get a job right away.
Norm: Lying is wrong.
Situation: Gal is applying for a job as an accountant even though they don't have any experience.
Intention: Gal wants to become an accountant.
Moral action: Gal tells the interviewer she is willing to start off as an intern.
Immoral consequence: Gal gets the job, but she is not able to successfully complete tasks.
Norm: Lying is wrong.
Situation: Gal is applying for a job as an accountant even though they don't have any experience.
Intention: Gal wants to become an accountant.
Moral consequence: Gal gets a job and is able to learn how to be an accountant.
Immoral action: Gal tells the interviewer that she's currently a full-time accountant.
Norm: It's wrong to drug people.
Situation: Will met a girl he likes at a bar, and he wants to take her home with him.
Intention: Will wants to have sex with the girl.
Moral action: Will has a conversation with the girl and asks her to come to his place.
Immoral consequence: The girl finds out that Will drugged her and thinks about getting legal action.
Norm: It's wrong to drug people.
Situation: Will met a girl he likes at a bar, and he wants to take her home with him.
Intention: Will wants to have sex with the girl.
Moral consequence: The girl is more willing to go with him and have sex.
Immoral action: Will puts something in the girl's drink that slows down her thinking.
Norm: It is wrong to call yourself a loser.
Situation: Janice is doing poorly in a diving competition and is preparing for her next dive.
Intention: Janice wants to say something to herself before her next dive.
Moral action: Janice tells herself that she's capable of making a great dive and has done it successfuly hundreds of times before.
Immoral consequence: Janice feels very dejected, expects to do poorly, and has her worst dive of the competition.
Norm: It is wrong to call yourself a loser.
Situation: Janice is doing poorly in a diving competition and is preparing for her next dive.
Intention: Janice wants to say something to herself before her next dive.
Moral consequence: Janice is calm and focused and has her best dive of the competition.
Immoral action: Janice tells herself that she's a loser for doing so poorly and that she's going to blow her next dive.
Norm: It is important to own up to your mistakes.
Situation: Jacob accidentally scratched his Mom's car while parking at the neighborhood store around the corner from their house.
Intention: Jacob wants to tell his Mom her car is damaged.
Moral action: Jacob tells his mom what happened  to the car and promises to work to pay for the damages.
Immoral consequence: A neighbor casually mentions he saw Jacob scratch the car making Jacob's Mom disappointed in him for lying.
Norm: It is important to own up to your mistakes.
Situation: Jacob accidentally scratched his Mom's car while parking at the neighborhood store around the corner from their house.
Intention: Jacob wants to tell his Mom her car is damaged.
Moral consequence: Jacob's Mom is proud that Jacob took responsibility for what happened and tells him her insurance will cover the damages.
Immoral action: Jacob tells his Mom that the car was scratched when he was in the store, but he did not know by who.
Norm: You should be sympathetic to other people's problems.
Situation: Scot's friend Sam just told me that he had to spend a week in a mental institution.
Intention: Scot wants to say something to Sam.
Moral action: Scot tells Sam that he'll always be there in case he needs anything.
Immoral consequence: Sam becomes depressed and doesn't consider Scot a friend anymore.
Norm: You should be sympathetic to other people's problems.
Situation: Scot's friend Sam just told me that he had to spend a week in a mental institution.
Intention: Scot wants to say something to Sam.
Moral consequence: Sam feels supported and doesn't feel like he's a loser anymore.
Immoral action: Scot tells Sam that he should just suck it up and get over his issues.
Norm: It's good to celebrate birthdays with family.
Situation: After staying up for forty-eight hours for work, Stanley collapses onto the bed staring at the wall, and it's his birthday.
Intention: Stanley wants to relax.
Moral action: Stanley invites his family over to his house to watch movies and drink herbal tea with him.
Immoral consequence: Stanley wakes up in the evening sad that he missed doing something fun on his birthday.
Norm: It's good to celebrate birthdays with family.
Situation: After staying up for forty-eight hours for work, Stanley collapses onto the bed staring at the wall, and it's his birthday.
Intention: Stanley wants to relax.
Moral consequence: Stanley enjoys bonding with his family.
Immoral action: Stanley decides to take a nice long nap to refresh his tired mind.
Norm: It's bad form to go through your parent's drawers.
Situation: Ted asked his parents for money to go on a trip, but they didn't help him.
Intention: Ted wanted money to go on his trip.
Moral action: Ted goes to a rich neighborhood and offers to cut their lawn for money.
Immoral consequence: Ted's parents finds out and have to come up with a harsh punishment for Ted.
Norm: It's bad form to go through your parent's drawers.
Situation: Ted asked his parents for money to go on a trip, but they didn't help him.
Intention: Ted wanted money to go on his trip.
Moral consequence: Ted's parents are proud that Ted worked for his money instead of begging.
Immoral action: Ted opens his dad's money drawer and takes out the amount of money he needs.
Norm: You shouldn't buy a house for your kids.
Situation: Lisa has two sons named Gary and Wyatt that live in the same room, and they always argue.
Intention: Lisa wants her sons to stop arguing.
Moral action: Lisa puts Gary and Wyatt in separate rooms in the same house.
Immoral consequence: Lisa becomes bankrupt and can't afford to buy anything else.
Norm: You shouldn't buy a house for your kids.
Situation: Lisa has two sons named Gary and Wyatt that live in the same room, and they always argue.
Intention: Lisa wants her sons to stop arguing.
Moral consequence: Lisa no longer has to deal with Gary and Wyatt arguing.
Immoral action: Lisa buys two separate houses for both Gary and Wyatt to live in.
Norm: You shouldn't find self-harm attractive.
Situation: Priscilla is very depressed after losing her mother to cancer and feels numb.
Intention: Priscilla wants to feel something.
Moral action: Priscilla calls a therapist and goes for therapy once a week.
Immoral consequence: Priscilla is taken to hospital where she almost dies.
Norm: You shouldn't find self-harm attractive.
Situation: Priscilla is very depressed after losing her mother to cancer and feels numb.
Intention: Priscilla wants to feel something.
Moral consequence: Priscilla learns to feel better and isn't depressed anymore.
Immoral action: Priscilla takes a razor blade and cuts her arms until she bleeds.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to steal someone else's lunch.
Situation: Jenny is taking her lunch break in the break room at work and forgot her lunch, but see's her co-worker Alex has a big salad in the fridge.
Intention: Jenny wants to eat.
Moral action: Jenny asks Alex if he would mind giving her some of his salad.
Immoral consequence: Alex is angry because now he has nothing to eat, and he knows Jenny stole from him.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to steal someone else's lunch.
Situation: Jenny is taking her lunch break in the break room at work and forgot her lunch, but see's her co-worker Alex has a big salad in the fridge.
Intention: Jenny wants to eat.
Moral consequence: Alex is happy to help Jenny and shares it with her.
Immoral action: Jenny takes Alex's salad and begins eating it, then Alex walks in and catches her.
Norm: It's fun to do things just for fun.
Situation: Jon wants to advance in his career when his friend Bert asks him to go to an amusement park.
Intention: Jon wants to respond to Bert's invite.
Moral action: Jon says that he will go to the amusement park with Bert.
Immoral consequence: Jon will miss out on having a fun day with Bert.
Norm: It's fun to do things just for fun.
Situation: Jon wants to advance in his career when his friend Bert asks him to go to an amusement park.
Intention: Jon wants to respond to Bert's invite.
Moral consequence: Jon has a fun day which refreshes him and allows him to be more focused at work.
Immoral action: Jon says he won't go to the amusement park because it's not work related.
Norm: It's not nice to do bad things to your friends.
Situation: Ken is at a party with his friend Pat, and his Pat is passed out on the couch.
Intention: Ken has to decide what to do to his friend.
Moral action: Ken wakes up Pat so that no one can take advantage of him.
Immoral consequence: Pat feels embarrassed when he wakes up, and he knows Ken did it.
Norm: It's not nice to do bad things to your friends.
Situation: Ken is at a party with his friend Pat, and his Pat is passed out on the couch.
Intention: Ken has to decide what to do to his friend.
Moral consequence: Pat feels grateful for Ken, because he knows someone would've screwed with him.
Immoral action: Ken grabs a sharpie and draws a penis onto Pat's face.
Norm: It's good to show your gratitude toward others.
Situation: Tammy is working as an emergency medical technician during an emergency, and she is processing patients as quickly as she can through the emergency room.
Intention: Tammy needs to get the clerical staff processing people more quickly.
Moral action: Tammy praises the work of the clerical staff, telling them that they are having a great effect on patient care that day, and she appreciates them.
Immoral consequence: Her words create a shock wave with the people processing patients, but they have a counter motivational effect and the paperwork moves even more slowly.
Norm: It's good to show your gratitude toward others.
Situation: Tammy is working as an emergency medical technician during an emergency, and she is processing patients as quickly as she can through the emergency room.
Intention: Tammy needs to get the clerical staff processing people more quickly.
Moral consequence: The clerical workers are motivated by her words to keep working hard and to get people through the system as quickly as possible.
Immoral action: Tammy tells the people processing paperwork for her patients that they aren't moving fast enough and that they're going to cost someone their life.
Norm: It's good to assure people when they are worried.
Situation: Greg's friend Jim told them they were really worried for his next algebra exam.
Intention: Greg wants to say something to Jim.
Moral action: Greg tells Jim that he's worried because he hasn't studied enough.
Immoral consequence: Jim keeps worrying about the exam, and he think Greg is rude.
Norm: It's good to assure people when they are worried.
Situation: Greg's friend Jim told them they were really worried for his next algebra exam.
Intention: Greg wants to say something to Jim.
Moral consequence: Jim agrees with Greg and gets out his notes and textbook.
Immoral action: Greg tells Jim that he needs to suck it up and stop thinking about it.