CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is considerate to clean up after yourself.
Situation: Noam's shower is broken, so he goes to his neighbor Mark's to ask if he can use his.
Intention: Noam wants to get clean.
Moral action: Noam uses Mark's shower and meticulously tidies up when he's finished.
Immoral consequence: Mark is appalled and doesn't let Noam use his shower again.
Norm: It is considerate to clean up after yourself.
Situation: Noam's shower is broken, so he goes to his neighbor Mark's to ask if he can use his.
Intention: Noam wants to get clean.
Moral consequence: Mark is impressed that the bathroom looks better than it did before Noam used it and is willing to let him use it again if he needs to.
Immoral action: Noam uses Mark's shower, but leaves his towel on the floor and loose hair in the drain.
Norm: It's encouraged to lose fat if you're overweight.
Situation: When Jenna went in for her yearly medical checkup, her doctor said she had gained thirty pounds.
Intention: Jenna wants to feel good about her body.
Moral action: Jenna starts exercising three times a week and stops drinking soda and juice.
Immoral consequence: Jenna gains another twenty pounds over the next year and begins to develop sleep apnea.
Norm: It's encouraged to lose fat if you're overweight.
Situation: When Jenna went in for her yearly medical checkup, her doctor said she had gained thirty pounds.
Intention: Jenna wants to feel good about her body.
Moral consequence: The next time Jenna sees her doctor, she's proud of her ten pound weight loss.
Immoral action: Jenna finds a new doctor who doesn't confront her about her weight.
Norm: It's wrong to lie.
Situation: Red is standing before Al, his dad, and KEvin, the family pet, and a broken lamp lying on the floor.
Intention: Red wants to explain why the lamp is broken.
Moral action: Red takes responsibility for breaking the lamp.
Immoral consequence: Al inflicts corporal punishment upon Kevin who feels intense pain without knowing why and suffers.
Norm: It's wrong to lie.
Situation: Red is standing before Al, his dad, and KEvin, the family pet, and a broken lamp lying on the floor.
Intention: Red wants to explain why the lamp is broken.
Moral consequence: Red, the true culprit is punished and justice prevails with none harmed undeservedly.
Immoral action: Red tells an untruth indicating Kevin broke the lamp.
Norm: Plagiarism is wrong.
Situation: Terri received an advance from her publisher for a novel but feels uninspired.
Intention: Terri wants her novel to be successful.
Moral action: Terri works hard on her novel and finds inspiration in her own life.
Immoral consequence: Terri's novel is well received but Terri feels like a fraud.
Norm: Plagiarism is wrong.
Situation: Terri received an advance from her publisher for a novel but feels uninspired.
Intention: Terri wants her novel to be successful.
Moral consequence: Terri's book is a success and Terri feels it's well deserved.
Immoral action: Terri decides to borrow copious parts of an old, unknown novel.
Norm: You shouldn't sabotage your roommate's life.
Situation: Wendy is roommates with Sandra, and the two do not get along at all.
Intention: Wendy wants to get away from Sandra.
Moral action: Wendy looks for a new apartment that she doesn't have to share.
Immoral consequence: Sandra finds out about Wendy's plot and kicks her out of the apartment.
Norm: You shouldn't sabotage your roommate's life.
Situation: Wendy is roommates with Sandra, and the two do not get along at all.
Intention: Wendy wants to get away from Sandra.
Moral consequence: Wendy no longer has to put up with Sandra and is less stressed.
Immoral action: Wendy calls Sandra's work and tries to get her fired, so she has to move out.
Norm: You should answer the phone when your parents call.
Situation: Sally is really busy at home doing a bunch of housework and her phone rings with the caller ID showing it is her parents.
Intention: Sally wants to finish her housework.
Moral action: Sally knows that her parents could be calling about something important, so she picks up the phone while continuing her house work with her free hand.
Immoral consequence: Sally misses important, time sensitive, family news that her parents were trying to contact her about.
Norm: You should answer the phone when your parents call.
Situation: Sally is really busy at home doing a bunch of housework and her phone rings with the caller ID showing it is her parents.
Intention: Sally wants to finish her housework.
Moral consequence: Sally's parents inform her about something that is extremely important and Sally is glad she answered.
Immoral action: Sally decides to ignore the call from her parents as to not interrupt the housework she is doing.
Norm: You shouldn't upset your customers.
Situation: Charlie was working the late shift at the gas station in town.
Intention: Charlie wanted to take a short break.
Moral action: Charlie waited until there were no customers in the store and took a break.
Immoral consequence: The customers called Charlie's boss and Charlie was written up the next day.
Norm: You shouldn't upset your customers.
Situation: Charlie was working the late shift at the gas station in town.
Intention: Charlie wanted to take a short break.
Moral consequence: Charlie was ready to work and refreshed when his next customer walked through the door.
Immoral action: Charlie went outside and took a smoke break when he had two people standing in line.
Norm: It's careless to send an email to the wrong person
Situation: Jacob is writing an email to a coworker complaining about their boss.
Intention: Jacob wants to vent to a coworker.
Moral action: Jacob makes sure the email is addressed to the coworker before sending it.
Immoral consequence: The boss reads the email and is annoyed with Jacob.
Norm: It's careless to send an email to the wrong person
Situation: Jacob is writing an email to a coworker complaining about their boss.
Intention: Jacob wants to vent to a coworker.
Moral consequence: Jacob's coworker replies that he understands Jacob.
Immoral action: Jacob doesn't check the email before sending it and accidentally sends it to the boss.
Norm: You shouldn't vomit in someone's car.
Situation: Lance has partied for most of the night and now feels pretty drunk and ready to go home.
Intention: Lance wants his friend to drive him back home.
Moral action: Lance starts feeling really sick in the car and asks his friend to stop the car, so he can vomit by the side of the road.
Immoral consequence: Lance's friend has to spend hours the next day cleaning his car.
Norm: You shouldn't vomit in someone's car.
Situation: Lance has partied for most of the night and now feels pretty drunk and ready to go home.
Intention: Lance wants his friend to drive him back home.
Moral consequence: Lance's friend's car is spared and Lance's friend spends the next day relaxing.
Immoral action: Lance feels sick while he's in the car but does not tell his friend until it's too late - he profusely throws up in the car.
Norm: It's wrong to harm a relative's pet.
Situation: Harold is walking to the front door of his sister's house when her dog runs toward him barking.
Intention: Harold wants to avoid getting bitten.
Moral action: Harold stops walking when he sees the dog and yells for his sister.
Immoral consequence: Harold's sister is upset and doesn't speak to him for months.
Norm: It's wrong to harm a relative's pet.
Situation: Harold is walking to the front door of his sister's house when her dog runs toward him barking.
Intention: Harold wants to avoid getting bitten.
Moral consequence: Harold's sister comes out to get the dog, and they all go into the house to visit.
Immoral action: Harold kicks the dog and makes a run for the door.
Norm: You shouldn't say something hurtful to your spouse.
Situation: Millie thinks her husband is not involved enough in house chores and finds it frustrating.
Intention: Millie wants to vent out her frustration.
Moral action: Millie tells her husband that she is tired of doing almost everything around the house and asks if he could help her with it.
Immoral consequence: Millie's husband is shocked by Millie's accusations.
Norm: You shouldn't say something hurtful to your spouse.
Situation: Millie thinks her husband is not involved enough in house chores and finds it frustrating.
Intention: Millie wants to vent out her frustration.
Moral consequence: Millie's husband understands how much she has been doing and feels glad she told him.
Immoral action: Millie tells her husband how frustrated she is and tells him she thinks he is selfish and unhelpful.
Norm: You should find somewhere private to have sex.
Situation: Jody and her boyfriend Tim had a romantic evening.
Intention: Jody wants to be intimate with Tim.
Moral action: Jody and Tim go to Tim's apartment to have sex.
Immoral consequence: Jody and Tim are interrupted and kicked out of the bar.
Norm: You should find somewhere private to have sex.
Situation: Jody and her boyfriend Tim had a romantic evening.
Intention: Jody wants to be intimate with Tim.
Moral consequence: Jody and Tim are able to fully express their affection for each other.
Immoral action: Jody and Tim decide to go to a bar and have sex there.
Norm: It is good to treat everyone as equals.
Situation: Anne talks to the various people around her in the pub.
Intention: Anne wants to talk to lots of people.
Moral action: Anne talks to everyone she sees pretty much equally.
Immoral consequence: Lots of people start assuming Anne's a gold-digger or otherwise after money.
Norm: It is good to treat everyone as equals.
Situation: Anne talks to the various people around her in the pub.
Intention: Anne wants to talk to lots of people.
Moral consequence: Lots of people on the pub have fun talking to Anne.
Immoral action: Anne keeps talking to the richer people first and the poor people last.
Norm: It's good to support animal shelters.
Situation: Marth has just won the lottery.
Intention: Marth wants to spend his money.
Moral action: Marth donates some of his money to the animal rescue groups around town.
Immoral consequence: Marth is unable to afford taxes on his new home.
Norm: It's good to support animal shelters.
Situation: Marth has just won the lottery.
Intention: Marth wants to spend his money.
Moral consequence: At the end of the year Marth receives a card with the pictures of all the animals he's helped inside.
Immoral action: Marth spends all of the money on a big mansion.
Norm: It is rude not to be thankful for gifts
Situation: Alex got a hat as a gift for his birthday by his grandma, but he didn't like it.
Intention: Alex wanted to get rid of the hat.
Moral action: Alex thanks his grandma for getting him the hat and then returns the hat at a later time.
Immoral consequence: Alex's grandma's feelings are hurt, and she ends up wasting money on the hat.
Norm: It is rude not to be thankful for gifts
Situation: Alex got a hat as a gift for his birthday by his grandma, but he didn't like it.
Intention: Alex wanted to get rid of the hat.
Moral consequence: Alex's grandma believes that Alex likes the hat, so she feels satisfied.
Immoral action: Alex tells his grandma that he doesn't like the hat and throws it in the trash.
Norm: You shouldn't take up spaces meant for disabled people.
Situation: Chuck is running late for work and is having trouble finding a parking spot.
Intention: Chuck wants to get into the office.
Moral action: Chuck sees a handicapped space but decides against it, then notices someone pulling out, so he quickly pulls into the space.
Immoral consequence: Chuck makes it inside on time, but when he comes out, there's  a parking ticket on his windshield.
Norm: You shouldn't take up spaces meant for disabled people.
Situation: Chuck is running late for work and is having trouble finding a parking spot.
Intention: Chuck wants to get into the office.
Moral consequence: Chuck makes it inside on time and feels like he did the right thing by not taking the handicapped space.
Immoral action: Chuck sees a handicapped space and takes it, so he can get to his job.
Norm: It's expected that you spend the holidays with family.
Situation: Henry's mother calls him up on the telephone and asks him if he's coming over to her place for Christmas.
Intention: Henry wants to answer his mother's question.
Moral action: Henry tells his mother that he'll be there and that he can't wait to see everyone.
Immoral consequence: Henry's mother is shocked and insulted that Henry would prioritize sex over his family.
Norm: It's expected that you spend the holidays with family.
Situation: Henry's mother calls him up on the telephone and asks him if he's coming over to her place for Christmas.
Intention: Henry wants to answer his mother's question.
Moral consequence: Henry's mother is warmed at the thought of the whole family being together for Christmas.
Immoral action: Henry tells his mother that he's not coming because he wants to find a woman to spend the night with.
Norm: A parent should not date their child's ex.
Situation: Kelly is a lonely single mom, and her daughter, Nina has just broken up with her boyfriend, Todd.
Intention: Kelly wants to date someone.
Moral action: Kelly starts dating a man about her age that she met on a dating site.
Immoral consequence: Nina resents Kelly, and hides her dates from her mother in the future.
Norm: A parent should not date their child's ex.
Situation: Kelly is a lonely single mom, and her daughter, Nina has just broken up with her boyfriend, Todd.
Intention: Kelly wants to date someone.
Moral consequence: Kelly is able to console Nina over her breakup, and the two remain close.
Immoral action: Kelly starts dating Todd right after Nina breaks up with him.
Norm: People are expected to support their relatives' performances.
Situation: James' sister asked him to come to her community theater troupe's performance of Hamilton.
Intention: James wants to avoid listening to three hours of historical rap.
Moral action: James goes to his sister's play but wears headphones under his jacket and covertly listens to Taylor Swift during the whole performance.
Immoral consequence: James' sister tells him she's never coming to anything to which he invites her ever again.
Norm: People are expected to support their relatives' performances.
Situation: James' sister asked him to come to her community theater troupe's performance of Hamilton.
Intention: James wants to avoid listening to three hours of historical rap.
Moral consequence: James' sister is none the wiser and thanks him for being a supportive brother.
Immoral action: James tells his sister to her face that she can't sing, and he's not coming.
Norm: You're discouraged from taking revenge on your boss.
Situation: Peter is upset with his boss Daniel because Daniel harshly criticized Peter's work and insulted him.
Intention: Peter wants Daniel to be punished.
Moral action: Peter files an anonymous report with HR about Daniel's abusive behavior.
Immoral consequence: Peter gets into legal trouble for tampering with Daniel's coffee.
Norm: You're discouraged from taking revenge on your boss.
Situation: Peter is upset with his boss Daniel because Daniel harshly criticized Peter's work and insulted him.
Intention: Peter wants Daniel to be punished.
Moral consequence: Daniel is reprimanded by the company and begins treating his employees including Peter beter.
Immoral action: Peter brings Daniel a cup of coffee with a laxative dissolved in it.
Norm: It is bad to put others' lives at risk
Situation: Jim loves taking illicit drugs and his dealer just sold him a new, experimental drug.
Intention: Jim wants to have a thrilling experience.
Moral action: Jim has friends over but decides to try the drug first before offering it to them.
Immoral consequence: One of Jim's friends is seriously ill from the drug.
Norm: It is bad to put others' lives at risk
Situation: Jim loves taking illicit drugs and his dealer just sold him a new, experimental drug.
Intention: Jim wants to have a thrilling experience.
Moral consequence: Jim's friends have a pleasant and safe evening.
Immoral action: Jim invites a few friends over and convinces them to try the new drug with him.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to people online.
Situation: Dakota is talking to a cute guy on a dating application who wants to know more about her.
Intention: Dakota wants to attract the guy.
Moral action: Dakota tells the man about herself and her interests.
Immoral consequence: Dakota is stood up by her potential date when he discovers the truth.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to people online.
Situation: Dakota is talking to a cute guy on a dating application who wants to know more about her.
Intention: Dakota wants to attract the guy.
Moral consequence: Dakota and her potential mate get closer after their conversations.
Immoral action: Dakota shows the guy a picture of a model she downloaded on the internet.
Norm: It's wrong to intentionally disrupt someone when they're working.
Situation: Wendel and Nancy are plumbers who like to prank each other, and Nancy is working on a pipe with a blowtorch.
Intention: Wendel wants to scare Nancy with a prank.
Moral action: Wendel waits until Nancy is done with the blowtorch to prank Nancy.
Immoral consequence: Nancy jumps in fear and burns her hand with the blowtorch.
Norm: It's wrong to intentionally disrupt someone when they're working.
Situation: Wendel and Nancy are plumbers who like to prank each other, and Nancy is working on a pipe with a blowtorch.
Intention: Wendel wants to scare Nancy with a prank.
Moral consequence: Nancy is startled, then laughs and says she'll get Wendel next time.
Immoral action: Wendel decides to prank Nancy while she is soldering the pipe.
Norm: It's good to take action against inappropriate behavior.
Situation: Jonas just started a new job and has noticed that some of his male coworkers are acting inappropriately with female colleagues.
Intention: Jonas wants to make friends at work.
Moral action: Jonas decides to talk to HR about the inappropriate behaviors he observed.
Immoral consequence: Jonas' female colleagues feel completely disrespected.
Norm: It's good to take action against inappropriate behavior.
Situation: Jonas just started a new job and has noticed that some of his male coworkers are acting inappropriately with female colleagues.
Intention: Jonas wants to make friends at work.
Moral consequence: Jonas' female colleagues feel finally respected and become friends with Jonas.
Immoral action: Jonas decides not to intervene because he wants his male colleagues to accept him and befriend him.
Norm: It's unprofessional to discuss someone's race in the workplace.
Situation: Bill is in the break room of his office talking to a few coworkers.
Intention: Bill wants to chat casually with his coworkers.
Moral action: Bill asks how everyone's weekend was.
Immoral consequence: Karen feels uncomfortable as if everyone is scrutinizing and categorizing her and applying stereotypes based on her background.
Norm: It's unprofessional to discuss someone's race in the workplace.
Situation: Bill is in the break room of his office talking to a few coworkers.
Intention: Bill wants to chat casually with his coworkers.
Moral consequence: Everyone engages in light chit chat that is non-offensive.
Immoral action: Bill loudly asks Karen about her skin tone and what ethnicity she might be.
Norm: You shouldn't pace because it makes other people nervous.
Situation: James is trying to concentrate on a difficult programming problem in his open-plan office.
Intention: James wants to pace because it helps him concentrate.
Moral action: James takes his laptop outside and paces along the back of the building where no one can see him.
Immoral consequence: Several of James' colleagues say that he's distracting them, but James ignores them.
Norm: You shouldn't pace because it makes other people nervous.
Situation: James is trying to concentrate on a difficult programming problem in his open-plan office.
Intention: James wants to pace because it helps him concentrate.
Moral consequence: Both James and his coworkers are fully able to concentrate on their work.
Immoral action: James starts walking back and forth in the open walkspace in the middle of the office.
Norm: You shouldn't do anything that will get you in jail.
Situation: Larry has had too much to drink at the bar, and now it's time to go home.
Intention: Larry wants to leave for home.
Moral action: Larry calls a cab to pick him up at the bar and drive him home.
Immoral consequence: Larry gets busted for DUI, has to spend the night in jail, and is late for work the next day.
Norm: You shouldn't do anything that will get you in jail.
Situation: Larry has had too much to drink at the bar, and now it's time to go home.
Intention: Larry wants to leave for home.
Moral consequence: Larry gets home safely and retrieves his car the next day.
Immoral action: Larry gets in his car and starts heading for home.
Norm: It's wrong to give other people herpes knowingly.
Situation: Ian got herpes from unprotected sex and feels very angry about it.
Intention: Ian wants to take action on his anger.
Moral action: Ian finds some treatments for herpes and spends his anger trying to stamp the disease out.
Immoral consequence: Other people get herpes and suffer from the disease like Ian does.
Norm: It's wrong to give other people herpes knowingly.
Situation: Ian got herpes from unprotected sex and feels very angry about it.
Intention: Ian wants to take action on his anger.
Moral consequence: Ian goes into remission and doesn't infect other people.
Immoral action: Ian sleeps with various people without informing them of his STD, so he won't suffer alone.
Norm: It's wrong to hate women.
Situation: Gary just found out that he lost out on a promotion to one of his female coworkers.
Intention: Gary wants his coworkers to think that he is competent.
Moral action: Gary accepts that he didn't get the promotion and tells his coworkers that we will work even harder in the coming months.
Immoral consequence: One of Gary's male colleagues shares this message with his boss and Gary gets reprimanded.
Norm: It's wrong to hate women.
Situation: Gary just found out that he lost out on a promotion to one of his female coworkers.
Intention: Gary wants his coworkers to think that he is competent.
Moral consequence: Gary's coworkers respect how humble he is and speak positively about him to his boss.
Immoral action: Gary tells his colleagues that he only lost out on the promotion because of diversity hiring and that women can't do as good a job without special help.
Norm: It's always good to apologize.
Situation: James was trying to find a seat on a crowded subway when he accidentally knocked over someone's bag of groceries.
Intention: James wants to sit down because he's tired.
Moral action: James apologizes to the person with the groceries and sits on the floor while he gathers them up.
Immoral consequence: Several people on the subway insult James for being clumsy and not apologizing.
Norm: It's always good to apologize.
Situation: James was trying to find a seat on a crowded subway when he accidentally knocked over someone's bag of groceries.
Intention: James wants to sit down because he's tired.
Moral consequence: The person with the groceries thanks James and lets him have her seat when she gets off at the next stop.
Immoral action: James keeps walking forward to look for a seat without acknowledging the spilled groceries.
Norm: It's to help others when they need some assistance.
Situation: Jack sees Phil's car broken down by the side of the road.
Intention: Jack wants to decide to stop or not.
Moral action: Jack stops his car and tries to help Phil out by the side of the road.
Immoral consequence: Phil stands out in the rain for hours before a tow truck arrives.
Norm: It's to help others when they need some assistance.
Situation: Jack sees Phil's car broken down by the side of the road.
Intention: Jack wants to decide to stop or not.
Moral consequence: Jack is able to fix Phil's car and Phil thanks Jack for his efforts.
Immoral action: Jack speeds on by Phil's car and continues driving along.