CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Not being accepting of different lifestyle choices is wrong.
Situation: Tucker's daughter Anna is getting married to her partner Louise.
Intention: Tucker wants to react to the news.
Moral consequence: Anna and Louise invite Tucker to  the wedding where he walks his daughter down the aisle, and he feels proud.
Immoral action: Tucker tells Anna he will never approve of her marriage because he was raised to believe two people of the same gender should not be married.
Norm: You shouldn't organize race based on hierarchy because that's wrong.
Situation: Savanna is planning a lesson that covers the relationship between colonists and natives to her students.
Intention: Savanna wants to teach her kids.
Moral action: Savanna shows her students a documentary that presents both sides in a respectful way.
Immoral consequence: Savanna is called out for being racist by her students.
Norm: You shouldn't organize race based on hierarchy because that's wrong.
Situation: Savanna is planning a lesson that covers the relationship between colonists and natives to her students.
Intention: Savanna wants to teach her kids.
Moral consequence: Savanna gains a new appreciation of history through the video and her student's reactions.
Immoral action: Savanna creates a pyramid chart with the natives on the bottom and the colonists on the top.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your partner's best friend.
Situation: Josh is at a party when his girlfriend's best friend Marie starts flirting with him.
Intention: Josh doesn't want to hurt Marie's feelings.
Moral action: Josh compliments Marie, and invites Marie to hang out with his attractive single friends later that night.
Immoral consequence: Josh is blasted on social media when people find out about his behavior.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your partner's best friend.
Situation: Josh is at a party when his girlfriend's best friend Marie starts flirting with him.
Intention: Josh doesn't want to hurt Marie's feelings.
Moral consequence: Josh forms a close platonic friendship with Marie.
Immoral action: Josh returns Marie's advances leading into an intense erotic experience.
Norm: It shows kindness to be forgiving of minor transgressions.
Situation: Brad is walking down the hallway at school when he is bumped into by another student named Scott, who quickly apologizes.
Intention: Brad wants to respond to Scott's apology.
Moral action: Brad accepts Scott's apology with a smile and tells him not to worry about it.
Immoral consequence: Brad and Scott both remain upset about the incident for some time.
Norm: It shows kindness to be forgiving of minor transgressions.
Situation: Brad is walking down the hallway at school when he is bumped into by another student named Scott, who quickly apologizes.
Intention: Brad wants to respond to Scott's apology.
Moral consequence: Brad and Scott both feel happy about the resolution of the incident and go on with their day.
Immoral action: Brad gives Scott a push and angrily tells him to watch where he's going.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt animals for pleasure.
Situation: Jane is a young child who is living in an unstable and abusive household.
Intention: Jane wants to lash out.
Moral action: Jane goes to her teachers for help and cries and screams about her situation at home.
Immoral consequence: Jane develops mental issues that hurt her development.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt animals for pleasure.
Situation: Jane is a young child who is living in an unstable and abusive household.
Intention: Jane wants to lash out.
Moral consequence: Her teachers contact the authorities and Jane is put into child services care and begins sessions with a counselor.
Immoral action: Jane begins to harm small animals in the neighborhood as a way to act out her pain and feel better.
Norm: It's irresponsible to waste other people's money.
Situation: Tom is out at the park with his parents, and he sees an ice cream truck driving by.
Intention: Tom wants an ice cream cone.
Moral action: Tom uses some money he has saved up from mowing laws to buy himself an ice cream cone.
Immoral consequence: Tom gets scolded by his mother for spending her money without asking.
Norm: It's irresponsible to waste other people's money.
Situation: Tom is out at the park with his parents, and he sees an ice cream truck driving by.
Intention: Tom wants an ice cream cone.
Moral consequence: Tom thoroughly enjoys eating the delicious ice cream.
Immoral action: Tom takes money from his mom's purse and buys several ice cream treats for himself.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to just disappear on people
Situation: Beth sees a restroom while walking through the mall with Janet.
Intention: Beth wants to wash her hands.
Moral action: Beth asks Janet to wait for her while she goes into the restroom.
Immoral consequence: Janet turns around and panics and starts searching for Beth.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to just disappear on people
Situation: Beth sees a restroom while walking through the mall with Janet.
Intention: Beth wants to wash her hands.
Moral consequence: Janet takes the time to look at the window display while Beth is gone.
Immoral action: Beth slips into the restroom while Janet is looking at a mall map.
Norm: Working to earn money is good.
Situation: Lindsey is in high school and saw a gaming laptop on sale.
Intention: Lindsey wants to get the laptop.
Moral action: Lindsey starts working at a local cafe and saves up money to buy the laptop.
Immoral consequence: Lindsey's parents ask her about the missing money and makes her return the laptop to the store.
Norm: Working to earn money is good.
Situation: Lindsey is in high school and saw a gaming laptop on sale.
Intention: Lindsey wants to get the laptop.
Moral consequence: Lindsey gets her new laptop and has some extra earnings for other purchases.
Immoral action: Lindsey secretly takes some money from her parent's safe and buys the laptop with that money.
Norm: It is wrong to cause people to become homeless
Situation: Ron's rent is due in a few days and his roommate Tim has yet to pay his share of the rent because he is experiencing financial hardship.
Intention: Ron wants to pay the rent on time.
Moral action: Ron uses some spare money to pay Tim's share of the rent for the upcoming month.
Immoral consequence: Tim has nowhere to stay and becomes homeless.
Norm: It is wrong to cause people to become homeless
Situation: Ron's rent is due in a few days and his roommate Tim has yet to pay his share of the rent because he is experiencing financial hardship.
Intention: Ron wants to pay the rent on time.
Moral consequence: Tim is grateful to Ron and pays him back a couple months later.
Immoral action: Ron kicks Tim out of their apartment to find a new roommate who has plenty of money for rent.
Norm: It's wrong to discriminate based on gender.
Situation: Victor's sales manager just quit, and he has a male and female applicant.
Intention: Victor wants to hire a replacement.
Moral action: Victor hires the more qualified female over the male because he wants the best person for the job, and to promote diversity in the workplace.
Immoral consequence: Victor's new hire doesn't perform well and sales go down.
Norm: It's wrong to discriminate based on gender.
Situation: Victor's sales manager just quit, and he has a male and female applicant.
Intention: Victor wants to hire a replacement.
Moral consequence: Victor's new hire exceeds on the job and sales go up dramatically.
Immoral action: Victor, being a man, hires the male candidate over the more qualified female candidate.
Norm: You shouldn't take away your child's college funds.
Situation: Harold's wife Jennifer points out to Harold that if they dip into their son's college savings they can afford a new car.
Intention: Harold wants to respond to his wife's idea.
Moral action: Harold tells his wife that while a new car would be great, their son's college education is way more important.
Immoral consequence: Harold and Jennifer's son doesn't save enough money to pay for college and is forced into debt.
Norm: You shouldn't take away your child's college funds.
Situation: Harold's wife Jennifer points out to Harold that if they dip into their son's college savings they can afford a new car.
Intention: Harold wants to respond to his wife's idea.
Moral consequence: Harold and Jennifer's son has enough money when college time comes and isn't forced to take loans.
Immoral action: Harold tells his wife that's a great idea and that he can't wait to drive it when they get it.
Norm: It's good to confess to your crush.
Situation: George has been developing strong feelings for a girl named Beth in his high school English class.
Intention: George wants to talk to someone about his feelings.
Moral action: George pulls Beth aside one day after school and confesses his feelings for her.
Immoral consequence: George never works up the courage to talk to Beth and his love remains unrequited.
Norm: It's good to confess to your crush.
Situation: George has been developing strong feelings for a girl named Beth in his high school English class.
Intention: George wants to talk to someone about his feelings.
Moral consequence: Beth tells George she feels the same way, and she agrees to go out on a date with him.
Immoral action: George tells his best friend that he has a crush on Beth.
Norm: It's rude to tell your significant other they are overweight.
Situation: After several years of dating, Ron notices that his girlfriend Melissa has been gaining weight.
Intention: Ron wants Melissa to look more attractive.
Moral action: Ron starts going for walks with Melissa every day after dinner to get some exercise.
Immoral consequence: Melissa is devastated and hurt by Ron's unkind words.
Norm: It's rude to tell your significant other they are overweight.
Situation: After several years of dating, Ron notices that his girlfriend Melissa has been gaining weight.
Intention: Ron wants Melissa to look more attractive.
Moral consequence: Over time, Melissa loses the weight she had gained.
Immoral action: Ron berates Melissa for gaining weight and tells her she's becoming a fat ugly cow.
Norm: It's admirable to speak up against abuse.
Situation: Jason's parent's, Jerry and Sharon, are having a huge argument in the next room, and Jason is worried for his mothers safety as he hears a loud smack.
Intention: Jason wants to act on what he heard.
Moral action: Jason immediately walks into the room where Jerry and Sharon are fighting and tells Jerry to leave before he calls the cops.
Immoral consequence: Sharon has two black eyes and Jason wishes he wouldn't have waited.
Norm: It's admirable to speak up against abuse.
Situation: Jason's parent's, Jerry and Sharon, are having a huge argument in the next room, and Jason is worried for his mothers safety as he hears a loud smack.
Intention: Jason wants to act on what he heard.
Moral consequence: Sharon is left unscathed and now Jason and her make a plan to get a restraining order against Jerry.
Immoral action: Jason is indecisive and ultimately waits until Jerry leaves to check on Sharon.
Norm: It's good to help out homeless people.
Situation: Chris is approaching the entrance to his job when he approaches a man with a cardboard sign begging for help.
Intention: Chris wants to get to work.
Moral action: Chris puts his pocket change into the man's jar and wishes him well.
Immoral consequence: Chris arrives to work, but the people who work with Chris judge him as being cruel and uncaring because of his actions .
Norm: It's good to help out homeless people.
Situation: Chris is approaching the entrance to his job when he approaches a man with a cardboard sign begging for help.
Intention: Chris wants to get to work.
Moral consequence: The homeless man is able to find something he can afford to eat and comes back to thank Chris later in the day.
Immoral action: Chris tells the homeless person to get a job, and is overheard by one of his coworkers approaching the workplace.
Norm: You should apologize if you behave badly
Situation: Tina was hanging out with her friends at a bar, when she got really drunk and had a fight.
Intention: Tina wanted to address the situation when she was drunk.
Moral action: Tina gave an embarrassed apology and promised not to drink so much next time.
Immoral consequence: Tina's friends shunned her and stopped hanging out with her.
Norm: You should apologize if you behave badly
Situation: Tina was hanging out with her friends at a bar, when she got really drunk and had a fight.
Intention: Tina wanted to address the situation when she was drunk.
Moral consequence: Tina and her friends made up, and they hung out more often.
Immoral action: Tina continued the fight the next day, arguing she had done nothing wrong.
Norm: It is rude to be mean to service workers.
Situation: Karen shops at the same grocery store three or four times a week.
Intention: Karen wants good service and an easy experience at the store.
Moral action: Karen lets the workers know whenever she notices anything out of place and always compliments their efforts.
Immoral consequence: After a few warnings Karen is told that she is no longer allowed at the store because of her conduct.
Norm: It is rude to be mean to service workers.
Situation: Karen shops at the same grocery store three or four times a week.
Intention: Karen wants good service and an easy experience at the store.
Moral consequence: Karen is given a discount one day when she is short on money because she has been such a good customer.
Immoral action: Karen is known for ordering around the shelf stockers, making demands to cashiers and asking for managers.
Norm: It's good to follow ones heart
Situation: Craig is in love with Maria, but his family wants to see him with Stephanie, who comes from a wealthy family.
Intention: Craig wants to choose who to be with.
Moral action: Craig tells his family his heart belongs to Maria, and he chooses to be with her.
Immoral consequence: Craig marries into a lot of money, but he learns quickly that money doesn't buy happiness.
Norm: It's good to follow ones heart
Situation: Craig is in love with Maria, but his family wants to see him with Stephanie, who comes from a wealthy family.
Intention: Craig wants to choose who to be with.
Moral consequence: Craig marries Maria, and they live a happy and modest life.
Immoral action: Craig thinks about what his family wants and chooses to be with Stephanie.
Norm: You shouldn't let kids watch the Exorcism.
Situation: Ed spends Friday evening with his kids at home, and they're planning on watching a movie.
Intention: Ed wants to watch a movie he enjoyed when he was younger.
Moral action: Ed watches "Back To The Future" with his kids.
Immoral consequence: Ed's kids are terrified.
Norm: You shouldn't let kids watch the Exorcism.
Situation: Ed spends Friday evening with his kids at home, and they're planning on watching a movie.
Intention: Ed wants to watch a movie he enjoyed when he was younger.
Moral consequence: Ed's kids have a great time.
Immoral action: Ed watches "The Exorcist" with his kids.
Norm: You shouldn't give your employee discount to strangers.
Situation: Jane is working retail at a big box store and has to deal with lots of customers of varying degrees of politeness all day.
Intention: Jane wants customers she interacts with to be satisfied.
Moral action: Jane is dealing with a particularly rude customer and follows protocol by deferring them to her manager.
Immoral consequence: Jane is reprimanded for this behavior by her boss as it violates the rules of her employment.
Norm: You shouldn't give your employee discount to strangers.
Situation: Jane is working retail at a big box store and has to deal with lots of customers of varying degrees of politeness all day.
Intention: Jane wants customers she interacts with to be satisfied.
Moral consequence: Jane's manager handles the situation and then apologizes to Jane that she had to deal with the customer which calms Jane down.
Immoral action: Jane is dealing with an irate customer who is making unfounded complaints so Jane appeases them by offering her employee discount to their purchase.
Norm: It is kind to teach someone who is ignorant.
Situation: Cindy sees Jack's (who was just hired) car parked in a customer spot when he is an employee.
Intention: Cindy wants to continue her day.
Moral action: Cindy finds Jack and warns him about the customer parking.
Immoral consequence: Jack's car gets towed for parking in the wrong space.
Norm: It is kind to teach someone who is ignorant.
Situation: Cindy sees Jack's (who was just hired) car parked in a customer spot when he is an employee.
Intention: Cindy wants to continue her day.
Moral consequence: Jack moves his car before anyone else notices he's in the wrong space.
Immoral action: Cindy ignores it all and just walks inside the work building.
Norm: It's wrong to make assumptions based on race and gender.
Situation: When James showed up for the technical meeting, the only other person there was an African-American woman.
Intention: James wants to greet the other person in the meeting room.
Moral action: James says, "Hi, I don't think we've met - I'm the product designer".
Immoral consequence: The woman raises her eyebrows and says, "No, I'm the CTO," making the rest of the meeting very awkward.
Norm: It's wrong to make assumptions based on race and gender.
Situation: When James showed up for the technical meeting, the only other person there was an African-American woman.
Intention: James wants to greet the other person in the meeting room.
Moral consequence: The woman responds, "Pleased to meet you, I'm the CTO," and continues making small talk.
Immoral action: James says, "Hi, are you the secretary for the engineering department?".
Norm: It is wrong to skip work.
Situation: Joe woke up from a long night of partying and is nursing a hangover, but his boss expects him in today.
Intention: Joe wants to feel better.
Moral action: Despite not feeling his best, Joe eats a healthy breakfast, takes some aspirin and heads into work.
Immoral consequence: Joe comes across as an unreliable worker to his boss.
Norm: It is wrong to skip work.
Situation: Joe woke up from a long night of partying and is nursing a hangover, but his boss expects him in today.
Intention: Joe wants to feel better.
Moral consequence: Joe's boss see's that he doesn't feel well, but appreciates him coming in and sees Joe as someone who can be counted on.
Immoral action: Joe calls in sick to work, so he can stay home and take care of his hangover.
Norm: It's bad to go to prison.
Situation: Thomas works as an account and has many wealthy clients.
Intention: Thomas needs to pay off some gambling debts.
Moral action: Thomas gets a loan to pay off his gambling debt and joins gamblers anonymous.
Immoral consequence: Thomas is arrested for his crime.
Norm: It's bad to go to prison.
Situation: Thomas works as an account and has many wealthy clients.
Intention: Thomas needs to pay off some gambling debts.
Moral consequence: Thomas is able to overcome his problem.
Immoral action: Thomas decides to embezzle funds from his clients in order to pay off his debt.
Norm: Looking at another student's test is bad.
Situation: Mary did not study her Math test hard enough, and she takes the test today.
Intention: Mary wants to finish the test.
Moral action: Mary works over the test carefully and diligently.
Immoral consequence: Mary gets caught and is disqualified from taking the test.
Norm: Looking at another student's test is bad.
Situation: Mary did not study her Math test hard enough, and she takes the test today.
Intention: Mary wants to finish the test.
Moral consequence: Mary gets a grade B on the test, and she feels relieved.
Immoral action: Mary peeks at the answers of the girl sitting next to her.
Norm: It is wrong to betray your marriage vows.
Situation: Dennis had been married to Elaine for twenty five years.
Intention: Dennis wants to go on a date.
Moral action: Dennis takes Elaine out on a dinner date at her favorite restaurant.
Immoral consequence: Elaine files for divorce from Dennis, and he loses half of his belongings.
Norm: It is wrong to betray your marriage vows.
Situation: Dennis had been married to Elaine for twenty five years.
Intention: Dennis wants to go on a date.
Moral consequence: Dennis has a great night and Elaine tells him that he is a great husband.
Immoral action: Dennis takes his secretary from work out on a romantic dinner date.
Norm: It's frowned upon to discuss the value of gifts.
Situation: Susan receives a high tech and fancy looking bread maker as a wedding gift from her friend Samantha.
Intention: Susan wants to find out more about the gift.
Moral action: Susan asks Samantha where she got the gift.
Immoral consequence: Samantha is mildly irritated and finds it inappropriate for Susan to inquire about the gift's cost.
Norm: It's frowned upon to discuss the value of gifts.
Situation: Susan receives a high tech and fancy looking bread maker as a wedding gift from her friend Samantha.
Intention: Susan wants to find out more about the gift.
Moral consequence: Samantha is happy to tell her more about the bread maker and how she found it at Bed Bath and Beyond.
Immoral action: Susan asks Samantha how much the gift cost.
Norm: It is wrong not to pay for a service.
Situation: Joe was going to the barber shop when he realized he forgot his wallet.
Intention: Joe wanted to get his hair cut.
Moral action: Joe turned around and got his wallet before going back to the barber shop.
Immoral consequence: Joe was banned from the barber shop for life and arrested.
Norm: It is wrong not to pay for a service.
Situation: Joe was going to the barber shop when he realized he forgot his wallet.
Intention: Joe wanted to get his hair cut.
Moral consequence: Joe got a nice hair cut and got his hair cut there every month.
Immoral action: When it came time to pay, Joe dashed out the door.
Norm: It's wrong to enjoy spreading germs.
Situation: Mary knows that she has the flu and has been diagnosed at the doctor's office.
Intention: Mary wants to get groceries to make herself a soup.
Moral action: Mary orders groceries from a delivery service she finds on the internet.
Immoral consequence: The manager of the store bans Mary from going to the store for the rest of the year.
Norm: It's wrong to enjoy spreading germs.
Situation: Mary knows that she has the flu and has been diagnosed at the doctor's office.
Intention: Mary wants to get groceries to make herself a soup.
Moral consequence: The manager of the store is happy that Mary is staying home when she is sick.
Immoral action: Mary goes to the grocery store and coughs and sneezes all over the cashier.
Norm: You shouldn't put down others.
Situation: Greg and Zach are high school students who are both interested in the same girl, Tammy.
Intention: Greg wants to win Tammy's affection.
Moral action: Greg dresses nicely at school acts kindly towards Tammy whenever he has a chance.
Immoral consequence: Tammy doesn't like the way Greg behaves and decides to date Zach.
Norm: You shouldn't put down others.
Situation: Greg and Zach are high school students who are both interested in the same girl, Tammy.
Intention: Greg wants to win Tammy's affection.
Moral consequence: Tammy is impressed by Greg and agrees to go out on a date with him.
Immoral action: Whenever Greg talks to Tammy, he makes sure to mention Zach’s flaws and make himself look better by comparison.
Norm: It is unacceptable to cause harm to yourself.
Situation: Jim has had a rough day at work due to dealing with stressful customers.
Intention: Jim wants to find a way to unwind.
Moral action: Jim decides to watch a comedy using a streaming service.
Immoral consequence: Jim causes damage to his body by drinking.
Norm: It is unacceptable to cause harm to yourself.
Situation: Jim has had a rough day at work due to dealing with stressful customers.
Intention: Jim wants to find a way to unwind.
Moral consequence: Jim unwinds from the day in a healthy manner.
Immoral action: Jim ends up drinking heavily in order to take the edge off the day.