CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's not healthy to be a shut-in
Situation: Gordon is an avid video-gamer and homebody whose friends have invited him to a party.
Intention: Gordon wants to have fun.
Moral consequence: Gordon ends up having a great time and bonds with his friends at the party.
Immoral action: Gordon chooses to stay in and play video games in lieu of going out with friends.
Norm: You shouldn't give away your partner's dog.
Situation: Winnie's boyfriend has gotten a new puppy that stays in the house.
Intention: Winnie wants to keep the house free of puppy pee.
Moral action: Winnie starts to house train her boyfriend's new puppy for him.
Immoral consequence: Winnie's boyfriend gets in an argument with her and breaks up with her.
Norm: You shouldn't give away your partner's dog.
Situation: Winnie's boyfriend has gotten a new puppy that stays in the house.
Intention: Winnie wants to keep the house free of puppy pee.
Moral consequence: The puppy learns to not pee or poop in the house on Winnie's floor.
Immoral action: Winnie gives the dog away when her boyfriend is out at work.
Norm: It's good to make newcomers feel welcome.
Situation: Stan is holding a party and someone he's never met before came to it.
Intention: Stan wants to make the situation less awkward.
Moral action: Stan starts up a conversation with the stranger and introduces them to others.
Immoral consequence: The person who went to the party has hurt feelings and feels embarrassed in front of everyone.
Norm: It's good to make newcomers feel welcome.
Situation: Stan is holding a party and someone he's never met before came to it.
Intention: Stan wants to make the situation less awkward.
Moral consequence: The stranger feels like they belong, and they feel less nervous.
Immoral action: Stan asks the stranger what they're doing in his house and tells them to go home.
Norm: You shouldn't accidentally call a boyfriend by an ex's name.
Situation: Barb had been dating her new boyfriend for only a couple of months.
Intention: Barb wants to call her boyfriend on the phone.
Moral action: Barb calls her boyfriend at work and has to ask for him by name.
Immoral consequence: Barb's boyfriend breaks up with her because he thinks she is cheating on him.
Norm: You shouldn't accidentally call a boyfriend by an ex's name.
Situation: Barb had been dating her new boyfriend for only a couple of months.
Intention: Barb wants to call her boyfriend on the phone.
Moral consequence: Barb's boyfriend tells her when he will be getting off of work.
Immoral action: Barb calls her boyfriend and addresses him by her former boyfriend's name.
Norm: It's okay to report theft.
Situation: Tammy is leaving work when she realizes someone has smashed in her car mirrors.
Intention: Tammy wants to find the person who vandalized her car.
Moral action: Tammy reports the incident to higher-ups at her company.
Immoral consequence: Tammy never finds the person who vandalized her car.
Norm: It's okay to report theft.
Situation: Tammy is leaving work when she realizes someone has smashed in her car mirrors.
Intention: Tammy wants to find the person who vandalized her car.
Moral consequence: The company seizes surveillance footage and finds the person responsible for vandalizing Tammy's car.
Immoral action: Too afraid to stir things up at work, Tammy goes home to think about who could have smashed her car mirrors.
Norm: You shouldn't make others wait.
Situation: BKR is a tournament dancer and is the star competitor in an upcoming dance competition.
Intention: BKR wants to make a grand entrance to the competition.
Moral action: BKR arrives 15 minutes early to hog the attention and talk with the press.
Immoral consequence: The tournament starts without BKR and he gets nothing.
Norm: You shouldn't make others wait.
Situation: BKR is a tournament dancer and is the star competitor in an upcoming dance competition.
Intention: BKR wants to make a grand entrance to the competition.
Moral consequence: BKR gets the attention, performs great, and wins a prize in the tournament.
Immoral action: BKR decides to be fashionably late and delays his arrival by an hour to attract attention.
Norm: Neighbors should not make enough noise to disturb each other.
Situation: It is a weeknight and Andy is having some people over for a small get together.
Intention: Andy wants to play music for the party.
Moral action: Andy turns on his speakers and keeps the music playing at a moderate volume.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors are upset and call the cops to report a noise complaint.
Norm: Neighbors should not make enough noise to disturb each other.
Situation: It is a weeknight and Andy is having some people over for a small get together.
Intention: Andy wants to play music for the party.
Moral consequence: The neighbors are left unbothered by the music coming from Andy's house.
Immoral action: Andy turns his speakers on and cranks the volume up to the max.
Norm: It is rude to meddle in someone else's relationship.
Situation: Lynn notices that her friend is making passive aggressive comments about her relationship online.
Intention: Lynn wants to point her friend in the right direction.
Moral action: Lynn waits for her friend to ask her for advice and tells her to do what is beneficial for her situation.
Immoral consequence: Lynn's friend breaks up with her partner prematurely when they could have worked things out.
Norm: It is rude to meddle in someone else's relationship.
Situation: Lynn notices that her friend is making passive aggressive comments about her relationship online.
Intention: Lynn wants to point her friend in the right direction.
Moral consequence: Lynn's friend decides to work things out with her partner.
Immoral action: Lynn approaches her friend about the relationship and tells her to break up with the partner.
Norm: It's bad to shoot arrows at people.
Situation: Professional archer Tom has an ongoing feud with his neighbor over a number of petty issues.
Intention: Tom wants to end the dispute with his neighbor.
Moral action: Tom deescalates the situation by apologizing and having a friendly conversation with his neighbor.
Immoral consequence: Tom is arrested for attempted murder and sentenced to years in prison.
Norm: It's bad to shoot arrows at people.
Situation: Professional archer Tom has an ongoing feud with his neighbor over a number of petty issues.
Intention: Tom wants to end the dispute with his neighbor.
Moral consequence: Tom is happier and enjoys living in the neighborhood for years to come.
Immoral action: Tom shoots arrows at his neighbor.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be aggressive.
Situation: Brad is at a party and sees a girl he is attracted to.
Intention: Brad wants to make a move on the girl.
Moral action: Brad casually chats with the girl and stops after she showed no interest.
Immoral consequence: The girl angrily leaves and other partygoers are annoyed at Brad.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be aggressive.
Situation: Brad is at a party and sees a girl he is attracted to.
Intention: Brad wants to make a move on the girl.
Moral consequence: Brad chats with other partygoers and enjoys the rest of the party.
Immoral action: Brad keeps hitting on the girl despite the girl telling him how she wasn't interested.
Norm: It's not right to abandon your children.
Situation: Renee is the mother to two toddlers, Caleb and Roger and finds out a new action movie is opening today.
Intention: Renee wants to see an adult-oriented movie without the kids.
Moral action: Renee gets someone to babysit while she goes to the movie.
Immoral consequence: The toddlers fall down the steps and are badly hurt.
Norm: It's not right to abandon your children.
Situation: Renee is the mother to two toddlers, Caleb and Roger and finds out a new action movie is opening today.
Intention: Renee wants to see an adult-oriented movie without the kids.
Moral consequence: The kids are entertained and kept safe until she returns.
Immoral action: Renee leaves the toddlers at home and goes to a movie.
Norm: It's not expected that a baby be invited to parties.
Situation: Joseph is throwing a big party for all his friends and is sitting at the dinner table making invitations.
Intention: Joseph wants to invite the Davis family to the party.
Moral action: Joseph writes a card to Baron and Bette Davis and invites the two of them over.
Immoral consequence: Baron and Bette are both mildly insulted that Joseph thinks they'd bring a baby to a party.
Norm: It's not expected that a baby be invited to parties.
Situation: Joseph is throwing a big party for all his friends and is sitting at the dinner table making invitations.
Intention: Joseph wants to invite the Davis family to the party.
Moral consequence: Baron and Bette Davis are both delighted to be invited to the party and look to book a babysitter for the night.
Immoral action: Joseph writes a card to Baron and Bette Davis and their infant son, Glenn.
Norm: It's encouraged to be specific with requests.
Situation: Cindy's friends ask her what she wants to order for lunch.
Intention: Cindy wants to eat food she likes.
Moral action: Cindy asks for a number 6 xor [exclusive or] a number 9 from the fast food place.
Immoral consequence: Cindy gets a number 6 AND a number 9, since they thought she meant inclusive or.
Norm: It's encouraged to be specific with requests.
Situation: Cindy's friends ask her what she wants to order for lunch.
Intention: Cindy wants to eat food she likes.
Moral consequence: Her friends flip a coin and it lands tails, thus they get a number 9 for her.
Immoral action: Cindy asks for a number 6 or a number 9 from the fast food place.
Norm: It's expected that you will stand up for a friend.
Situation: Matt sees his friend Ed in a fight with a big guy at the nearby park.
Intention: Matt wants to avoid injury.
Moral action: Matt grabs a nearby large stick to hit the man from a distance and charges into the fight.
Immoral consequence: Matt's friend gets pulverized by the large guy, sending him to the hospital.
Norm: It's expected that you will stand up for a friend.
Situation: Matt sees his friend Ed in a fight with a big guy at the nearby park.
Intention: Matt wants to avoid injury.
Moral consequence: Matt scares off the large guy and saves his friend.
Immoral action: Matt decides that he's no match for the guy and walks away unnoticed.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt an innocent child.
Situation: Amelia is caring for her crying infant son after a long shift at work.
Intention: Amelia wants to be able to sleep.
Moral action: Amelia rocks her son in her arms until he falls asleep, then tucks him in before getting some sleep.
Immoral consequence: Amelia's son suffers seizures and illness as a result of being drugged by his mother, leading Amelia to incarceration for abuse.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt an innocent child.
Situation: Amelia is caring for her crying infant son after a long shift at work.
Intention: Amelia wants to be able to sleep.
Moral consequence: Amelia and her son both get well needed rest and feel better when they wake up.
Immoral action: Amelia gives her son a high dose of her own medication to make him go to sleep so that she can rest.
Norm: You shouldn't shout at other people's kids.
Situation: Margo noticed that the children from next door were riding their bikes over her flower bed.
Intention: Margo wants the kids to stay off her lawn.
Moral action: Margo calls the parents of the children and asks them to talk to the children about riding their bikes on the lawn.
Immoral consequence: The children's parents start yelling at Margo and the police need to be involved.
Norm: You shouldn't shout at other people's kids.
Situation: Margo noticed that the children from next door were riding their bikes over her flower bed.
Intention: Margo wants the kids to stay off her lawn.
Moral consequence: The children never ride their bikes over Margo's flower bed again.
Immoral action: Margo goes outside and yells at the children when they are passing in front of her house.
Norm: You should avoid hitting someone else when you're driving.
Situation: Randy is driving his car home from work when he sees a person crossing the street in front of him.
Intention: Randy wants to get home.
Moral action: Randy stops his car to let the person cross the street.
Immoral consequence: Randy is picked up by police and charged with a crime.
Norm: You should avoid hitting someone else when you're driving.
Situation: Randy is driving his car home from work when he sees a person crossing the street in front of him.
Intention: Randy wants to get home.
Moral consequence: Randy continues on his way home without incident and arrives safely.
Immoral action: Randy continues driving and knocks the person down as he drives past.
Norm: You should not bail on planned activities.
Situation: Chris and Zoe had planned to go see a movie and while talking on the phone Zoe asks Chris if they're still on for tonight.
Intention: Chris wants to respond to Zoe's question.
Moral action: Chris tells Zoe that, of course, he'll come, and he's been looking forward to seeing the movie with her.
Immoral consequence: Zoe is angry that Chris is cancelling plans at the last minute with no explanation and now her evening is ruined.
Norm: You should not bail on planned activities.
Situation: Chris and Zoe had planned to go see a movie and while talking on the phone Zoe asks Chris if they're still on for tonight.
Intention: Chris wants to respond to Zoe's question.
Moral consequence: Zoe is delighted that everything is still going according to plan, and she expects to have a fun night.
Immoral action: Chris tells Zoe that, actually, good thing she asked because he really doesn't want to go anymore.
Norm: It's good to show your friends funny things.
Situation: Roger is hosting a social gathering for friends at his house on a Saturday evening.
Intention: Roger wants to entertain his friends.
Moral action: Roger plays a highly rated comedy movie for his friends to watch.
Immoral consequence: Roger's guests quickly grow bored and do not enjoy the party very much.
Norm: It's good to show your friends funny things.
Situation: Roger is hosting a social gathering for friends at his house on a Saturday evening.
Intention: Roger wants to entertain his friends.
Moral consequence: Roger's guests love the movie and have a great time at the party.
Immoral action: Roger plays a documentary about basket weaving  for his friends to watch.
Norm: It's bad to compare your appearance to others.
Situation: Pam is at her desk at her office when her coworker Leah comes over to ask if  Pam thinks her new outfit is nice.
Intention: Pam wants to respond to Leah's question.
Moral action: Pam tells Leah that her outfit is awesome and that she looks great in it.
Immoral consequence: Leah is annoyed that Pam is trying to one up her and that she used the question to brag about herself.
Norm: It's bad to compare your appearance to others.
Situation: Pam is at her desk at her office when her coworker Leah comes over to ask if  Pam thinks her new outfit is nice.
Intention: Pam wants to respond to Leah's question.
Moral consequence: Leah is delighted that Pam thinks her outfit is nice, and she feels validated for purchasing it.
Immoral action: Pam says that Leah's outfit is OK but definitely not nice as her own outfit.
Norm: It's important to pay attention to daylight savings time.
Situation: Daylight savings time starts tomorrow and Dan needs to work in the morning.
Intention: Dan wants to go to work.
Moral action: Dan changes his clock and wakes up an hour early to get ready for work.
Immoral consequence: Dan arrives an hour late, exasperating his boss.
Norm: It's important to pay attention to daylight savings time.
Situation: Daylight savings time starts tomorrow and Dan needs to work in the morning.
Intention: Dan wants to go to work.
Moral consequence: Dan arrives on time, making his boss happy.
Immoral action: Dan doesn't change his clock and wakes up at the usual time to get ready for work.
Norm: You should respect other people when you're driving.
Situation: Rick and Linda are on their way to a concert.
Intention: Rick wants to get good seats.
Moral action: Rick asks Linda to look to see if it is safe to change lanes for more he moves over.
Immoral consequence: Ricks car side swipes the car in the next lane creating a major delay and angry drivers.
Norm: You should respect other people when you're driving.
Situation: Rick and Linda are on their way to a concert.
Intention: Rick wants to get good seats.
Moral consequence: Rick and Linda make it to the concert and got seats close to the stage.
Immoral action: Rick takes a short cut and changes lanes without looking over his shoulder for upcoming traffic.
Norm: You shouldn't purposely upset other drivers.
Situation: Carl is driving on the highway on his way to work on the other side of town.
Intention: Carl wants to get into another lane.
Moral action: Carl slows down and waits until another drivers lets him merge into the lane.
Immoral consequence: The other driver rams into the back of Carl's car and breaks the bumper.
Norm: You shouldn't purposely upset other drivers.
Situation: Carl is driving on the highway on his way to work on the other side of town.
Intention: Carl wants to get into another lane.
Moral consequence: The other driver waves at Carl and follows him at a safe distance until they get to the red light.
Immoral action: Carl flips off another driver and honks his horn at him as he swerves into the lane.
Norm: It's mean to give petty gifts to your grandparents.
Situation: Owen was visiting his grandparents for the weekend, and he had not seen them in a while.
Intention: Owen wanted to get a gift for his grandparents.
Moral action: Owen brings his grandparents a card with a handwritten note in it.
Immoral consequence: Owen's grandparents wait until he leaves and then throws the sheet away because they don't want it.
Norm: It's mean to give petty gifts to your grandparents.
Situation: Owen was visiting his grandparents for the weekend, and he had not seen them in a while.
Intention: Owen wanted to get a gift for his grandparents.
Moral consequence: After Owen leaves, Owen's grandparents take the card and put it on the mantle where everyone can see it.
Immoral action: Owen brings his grandparents a sheet of paper that had already been written on.
Norm: You should always think that cheating is wrong.
Situation: Tim is taking a test when a classmate whispers to him for help on his own test.
Intention: Tim wants to respond to his classmate.
Moral action: Tim says no and focuses on his own test.
Immoral consequence: Tim's teacher catches both of them and gives them a failing grade.
Norm: You should always think that cheating is wrong.
Situation: Tim is taking a test when a classmate whispers to him for help on his own test.
Intention: Tim wants to respond to his classmate.
Moral consequence: Tim manages to get a good grade on his test.
Immoral action: Tim provides test answers to his classmate.
Norm: It's wrong to make promises that you can't keep
Situation: Tyler just met a new girl and has a big crush on her.
Intention: Tyler wants to impress the girl and go out with her.
Moral action: After talking to the girl, Tyler promises to give her a call the next day if she will give him her number.
Immoral consequence: Tyler is unable to rent a boat anywhere and has to cancel the date, and the girl never talks to him again.
Norm: It's wrong to make promises that you can't keep
Situation: Tyler just met a new girl and has a big crush on her.
Intention: Tyler wants to impress the girl and go out with her.
Moral consequence: Tyler calls the girl the next night, and they have a wonderful conversation and set up a date night.
Immoral action: Tyler tells the girl that he has a boat, which he doesn’t, and promises to take her fishing on it.
Norm: It's bad behavior to lock kids in their bedroom.
Situation: Tina's son has refused to finish an important homework assignment in order to play a video game.
Intention: Tina wants to discipline her child.
Moral action: Tina takes away her sons gaming console.
Immoral consequence: Tina's son thinks his mom is going overboard.
Norm: It's bad behavior to lock kids in their bedroom.
Situation: Tina's son has refused to finish an important homework assignment in order to play a video game.
Intention: Tina wants to discipline her child.
Moral consequence: Tina's son finishes the homework in order to keep playing.
Immoral action: Tina locks her son in his bedroom away from the video game.
Norm: It's bad to ignore your grandparents.
Situation: Fiona has a big date this evening but it happens to be on the day her grandparents are visiting her and her family.
Intention: Fiona wants to look good for her date.
Moral action: Fiona spends a few minutes of quality time  with her grandparents and then works quickly to look nice for her evening out.
Immoral consequence: Fiona's grandparents both cry that they did not get to see their precious granddaughter on this trip.
Norm: It's bad to ignore your grandparents.
Situation: Fiona has a big date this evening but it happens to be on the day her grandparents are visiting her and her family.
Intention: Fiona wants to look good for her date.
Moral consequence: Fiona's grandparents are over joyed that their granddaughter spends time with them.
Immoral action: Fiona skips chatting with her grandparents and focuses on putting together a complete look for her date.
Norm: It's wrong to throw drinks on people.
Situation: Lance is drinking soda near a soccer game when he sees some fans of the opposing team walking by.
Intention: Lance wants to annoy the other fans.
Moral action: Lance calls out to the other fans and makes some light jokes about their team.
Immoral consequence: The fan runs over and assaults Lance, starting a large fight.
Norm: It's wrong to throw drinks on people.
Situation: Lance is drinking soda near a soccer game when he sees some fans of the opposing team walking by.
Intention: Lance wants to annoy the other fans.
Moral consequence: The fans return the jokes, and both sides have a good laugh.
Immoral action: Lance chucks his drink at the opposing fans, hitting one on the side of the head.
Norm: It's bad to make yourself feel sad.
Situation: Chuck is bored and has time to watch a movie to relieve his boredom.
Intention: Chuck wants to pick a movie and watch it.
Moral action: Chuck picks a happy movie with a happy ending and watches it.
Immoral consequence: Chuck feels depressed and can hardly get out of bed the next day.
Norm: It's bad to make yourself feel sad.
Situation: Chuck is bored and has time to watch a movie to relieve his boredom.
Intention: Chuck wants to pick a movie and watch it.
Moral consequence: Chuck feels enthused and works harder the next day.
Immoral action: Chuck feels like watching a sad movie, picks one, and watches it.
Norm: It's immoral to deceive or lie to another person.
Situation: Chad is meeting with a woman he found on the Tinder dating app.
Intention: Chad wants the woman to like him.
Moral action: Chad is completely honest with the woman and acts like himself.
Immoral consequence: The women eventually finds out and never talks to Chad again.
Norm: It's immoral to deceive or lie to another person.
Situation: Chad is meeting with a woman he found on the Tinder dating app.
Intention: Chad wants the woman to like him.
Moral consequence: The woman likes how honest Chad is with her and wants to spend more time with him.
Immoral action: Chad tells the woman that he's a doctor even though he's not one.
Norm: You shouldn't let a drunk friend walk home alone.
Situation: Joe and Bill have been catching up over drinks but Bill has overindulged and is quite drunk by the end of the night.
Intention: Joe wants to get some sleep before work the next day.
Moral action: Joe escorts Bill home and then heads home himself.
Immoral consequence: Joe is dismayed when he finds out that Bill was found passed out and mugged in an alley.
Norm: You shouldn't let a drunk friend walk home alone.
Situation: Joe and Bill have been catching up over drinks but Bill has overindulged and is quite drunk by the end of the night.
Intention: Joe wants to get some sleep before work the next day.
Moral consequence: Joe is able to look back at an enjoyable evening spent with his friend.
Immoral action: Joe parts ways with Bill outside the bar and heads home.