CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's immoral to masturbate onto or into other people's things.
Situation: James is very unhappy in his low-paid, dead-end job at Subway with a vindictive manager.
Intention: James wants to get revenge on his manager.
Moral consequence: James' manager has to struggle to make 200 sandwiches by himself.
Immoral action: James masturbates into the tub of mayonnaise he puts on the customers' sandwiches.
Norm: You shouldn't skip out on your friend's birthday.
Situation: John has had a friend since childhood and their birthday is today.
Intention: John wants to have a good time.
Moral action: John plans an elaborate birthday evening for his friend.
Immoral consequence: John's friend since childhood feels betrayed that John chose somebody else over them on their birthday.
Norm: You shouldn't skip out on your friend's birthday.
Situation: John has had a friend since childhood and their birthday is today.
Intention: John wants to have a good time.
Moral consequence: John's friend appreciates the efforts and has a very memorable birthday.
Immoral action: John receives a call from a new lady friend who wants him to come out to the bar which he does.
Norm: It's kind to return someone's wallet when you find it.
Situation: Dave is on an evening walk when he finds a wallet belonging to a man named Theo.
Intention: Dave wants to take the wallet home.
Moral action: Dave goes home and looks up Theo's name on social media, then messages him to let him know he has his wallet.
Immoral consequence: Theo loses all of his important documents as well as his rent money.
Norm: It's kind to return someone's wallet when you find it.
Situation: Dave is on an evening walk when he finds a wallet belonging to a man named Theo.
Intention: Dave wants to take the wallet home.
Moral consequence: Theo is thoroughly relieved to have his wallet back and is able to pay his rent on time.
Immoral action: Dave goes home and takes the cash out of Theo's wallet before discarding it.
Norm: It is important to be prepared for school.
Situation: Todd was sitting on the couch watching tv after he came home from school.
Intention: Todd wanted to get ready for the next school day.
Moral action: Todd went over the practice test his teacher gave out to be ready for a test.
Immoral consequence: Todd scored poorly on a test the next day because he didn't study.
Norm: It is important to be prepared for school.
Situation: Todd was sitting on the couch watching tv after he came home from school.
Intention: Todd wanted to get ready for the next school day.
Moral consequence: Todd had no trouble with his test and the teacher gave him a good grade.
Immoral action: Todd took his sneakers out and made sure they were fresh and clean looking.
Norm: It's rude to refuse things someone offers you.
Situation: Dave is at a work meeting writing notes when his pen runs out, which his coworker Tony notices and offers him his pen.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Tony's offer.
Moral action: Dave tells Tony thanks and accepts Tony's nice gesture of his pen.
Immoral consequence: Tony is insulted that Dave is insinuating he's dirty and that he's being so ungracious about his offer.
Norm: It's rude to refuse things someone offers you.
Situation: Dave is at a work meeting writing notes when his pen runs out, which his coworker Tony notices and offers him his pen.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Tony's offer.
Moral consequence: Tony is happy that Dave has accepted the pen and was gracious enough to thank him for it.
Immoral action: Dave tells Tony that he would never touch a pen that's been in contact with another person's skin, it's gross.
Norm: You should not expect others to pay for your drinks.
Situation: John is invited by his coworkers to go to the bar after work, but he has no money left at the end of the month.
Intention: John wants to respond to the invitation.
Moral action: John decides not to join their coworkers but agrees to join them next time.
Immoral consequence: The coworkers pay their own bill after the activity and John feels embarrassed for not being able to pay for it himself.
Norm: You should not expect others to pay for your drinks.
Situation: John is invited by his coworkers to go to the bar after work, but he has no money left at the end of the month.
Intention: John wants to respond to the invitation.
Moral consequence: The coworkers offer to pay John's bill and insist that he should join them.
Immoral action: John thinks that his manager who also joins them will pay the bill.
Norm: It's wrong to get a teacher suspended.
Situation: John fails a history test and is in danger of having to repeat the grade.
Intention: John wants to be given a chance to pass the course.
Moral action: John expresses concern to the teacher and asks what he can do to pass.
Immoral consequence: The teacher is suspended while the investigation occurs, but when found innocent John's reputation is tainted for the rest of his time in the town.
Norm: It's wrong to get a teacher suspended.
Situation: John fails a history test and is in danger of having to repeat the grade.
Intention: John wants to be given a chance to pass the course.
Moral consequence: John gets extra help from the teacher and does well enough for the rest of the  year to get a passing grade.
Immoral action: John makes a false harassment accusation on the teacher to the principal.
Norm: People shouldn't lead other people on with a false kiss.
Situation: Josh is listening to Christina, who has a crush on him, cry about the death of her mother.
Intention: Josh wants to make Christina feel better.
Moral action: Josh tells Christina a funny joke.
Immoral consequence: Christina is heartbroken when she discovers Josh's actions weren't genuine.
Norm: People shouldn't lead other people on with a false kiss.
Situation: Josh is listening to Christina, who has a crush on him, cry about the death of her mother.
Intention: Josh wants to make Christina feel better.
Moral consequence: Christina laughs and trusts Josh more.
Immoral action: Josh leans forward and kisses Christina.
Norm: It is hurtful to distance yourself from your family.
Situation: Mary had an argument with her parents after telling them about her intention to drop out of college.
Intention: Mary wants to be independent and make her own decisions.
Moral action: Mary has a conversation with her parents and explains to them that she had thought this step over and asks them to believe in her.
Immoral consequence: Mary's parents are extremely hurt and very worried about their daughter.
Norm: It is hurtful to distance yourself from your family.
Situation: Mary had an argument with her parents after telling them about her intention to drop out of college.
Intention: Mary wants to be independent and make her own decisions.
Moral consequence: Mary's parents understand Mary's reasons and intentions and are proud that their daughter wants to take her life into her own hands.
Immoral action: Mary cuts off all ties with her parents and shuts off their attempts to contact her.
Norm: It's important to go to school.
Situation: Rob is a teenager who is a computer expert that is good at fixing computer related problems.
Intention: Rob wants to make money and have an career in technology.
Moral action: Rob goes to trade school and gets some certifications in the field.
Immoral consequence: Rob cannot get a job in the field due to a lack of education and never gets beyond making his expertise a side hustle.
Norm: It's important to go to school.
Situation: Rob is a teenager who is a computer expert that is good at fixing computer related problems.
Intention: Rob wants to make money and have an career in technology.
Moral consequence: Rob now has a good paying job in the industry and is seen as an expert in the field.
Immoral action: Rob sees that he can already make money fixing  computer issues and drops out of school.
Norm: Peeing in something other than a toilet is unsanitary.
Situation: Jon has to use the bathroom badly and is stuck in line at the store.
Intention: Jon wants to avoid using a public restroom.
Moral action: Jon holds it and hurries back home to use the bathroom.
Immoral consequence: Jon feels disgusting because he can't wash his hands.
Norm: Peeing in something other than a toilet is unsanitary.
Situation: Jon has to use the bathroom badly and is stuck in line at the store.
Intention: Jon wants to avoid using a public restroom.
Moral consequence: Jon feels cleaner using his own bathroom.
Immoral action: Jon goes to the bushes to relieve himself after exiting the store.
Norm: It is unacceptable to be violent.
Situation: The people in the city are dissatisfied with the government's decision to raise property tax rates.
Intention: The people wants to show their disagreement.
Moral action: The people organize a peaceful demonstration and voice their opinions.
Immoral consequence: The government places a curfew order for the cities and many rioters get caught with the cities being seriously damaged.
Norm: It is unacceptable to be violent.
Situation: The people in the city are dissatisfied with the government's decision to raise property tax rates.
Intention: The people wants to show their disagreement.
Moral consequence: The government considers their opinions and agrees to postpone the change in property tax.
Immoral action: The people cause riots and arson all over the cities to vent their anger.
Norm: It's good to change your abusive ways.
Situation: John had been in jail for abusing and fighting dogs but today he was released after serving his entire sentence.
Intention: John wants to do something that makes him feel good now that he is free.
Moral action: John becomes a public speaker against animal abuse and volunteers at the local shelter cleaning cages.
Immoral consequence: John starts fighting dogs again and is eventually caught by the authorities again as well.
Norm: It's good to change your abusive ways.
Situation: John had been in jail for abusing and fighting dogs but today he was released after serving his entire sentence.
Intention: John wants to do something that makes him feel good now that he is free.
Moral consequence: John feels as though he has done some good after his mistakes.
Immoral action: John quickly has the urge to fight dogs again and contacts his old dog fighting friends.
Norm: You should lower the price for your family members.
Situation: Casey is in his art store that sells expensive sculptures when his aunt comes in.
Intention: Casey wants to try to sell a sculpture to his Aunt.
Moral action: Casey offers to sell his aunt a sculpture for half price because they're related.
Immoral consequence: Casey's aunt thinks the sculpture's price is too high and decides not to buy it.
Norm: You should lower the price for your family members.
Situation: Casey is in his art store that sells expensive sculptures when his aunt comes in.
Intention: Casey wants to try to sell a sculpture to his Aunt.
Moral consequence: Casey's aunt is excited about getting such a good deal and buys the sculpture.
Immoral action: Casey offers to sell his aunt a sculpture and quotes her the listed price.
Norm: It's bad to lose control of your emotions too frequently.
Situation: Sam was just dumped and tends to vent out his frustrations on a regular basis using social media.
Intention: Sam wants to confide in someone about what happened.
Moral action: Sam calls a family member to discuss what happened.
Immoral consequence: Sam leave a bad impression on those who read the post.
Norm: It's bad to lose control of your emotions too frequently.
Situation: Sam was just dumped and tends to vent out his frustrations on a regular basis using social media.
Intention: Sam wants to confide in someone about what happened.
Moral consequence: Sam is able to express his feelings in private in a controlled manner.
Immoral action: Sam writes out a long social media post after feeling self pity.
Norm: It is not okay to have rude nicknames for people.
Situation: Hank is a high school student in a class that has a new transfer student who is a bit overweight.
Intention: Hank wants to talk to his friends about the new student.
Moral action: Hank talks to his friends and asks if they should invite the new student to their next movie night.
Immoral consequence: The new student overhears Hank calling him "fatso" and hates Hank from that moment forward.
Norm: It is not okay to have rude nicknames for people.
Situation: Hank is a high school student in a class that has a new transfer student who is a bit overweight.
Intention: Hank wants to talk to his friends about the new student.
Moral consequence: The new student is excited to get the invitation and feels welcomed at the new school.
Immoral action: Hank refers to the new student as "fatso" when he is talking to his friends about the new student.
Norm: It's bad to sling insults at someone.
Situation: Ken is sitting on his porch one afternoon when he sees a girl go jogging by.
Intention: Ken wants to speak to the girl.
Moral action: Ken waves to the jogger and asks her how many miles she has run today.
Immoral consequence: The jogging girl tells all the neighbors about Ken's behavior, and they all begin to shun him.
Norm: It's bad to sling insults at someone.
Situation: Ken is sitting on his porch one afternoon when he sees a girl go jogging by.
Intention: Ken wants to speak to the girl.
Moral consequence: The jogging girl smiles and answers Ken, and the two of them have a nice conversation.
Immoral action: Ken yells insults towards the girl and makes fun of her weight.
Norm: It is bad to bite your arm.
Situation: Doug is eating some food and some of his food falls on his arm.
Intention: Doug wants to eat all of his food.
Moral action: Doug picks the food up off his arm and puts it in his mouth.
Immoral consequence: Doug injures his arm by biting too hard and Doug has to get a bandage.
Norm: It is bad to bite your arm.
Situation: Doug is eating some food and some of his food falls on his arm.
Intention: Doug wants to eat all of his food.
Moral consequence: Doug finishes his food quickly, and he's happy at how good the food tasted.
Immoral action: Doug bites his arm to get the food off of it and into his mouth.
Norm: You should not bother your friends excessively.
Situation: Jeff's friend owes him $20.
Intention: Jeff wants his friend to pay him back.
Moral action: Jeff reminds his friend about the money the day before they are scheduled to get together.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's friend gets annoyed with Jeff and does not pay him pack.
Norm: You should not bother your friends excessively.
Situation: Jeff's friend owes him $20.
Intention: Jeff wants his friend to pay him back.
Moral consequence: Jeff's friends remembers to bring the money and pay Jeff back.
Immoral action: Jeff sends his friend multiple texts every day about the money.
Norm: It is unsafe to drive too fast.
Situation: Kenny stayed up too late last night and didn't hear his alarm go off, so he overslept.
Intention: Kenny wants to be able get to work on time.
Moral action: Kenny knows if skips breakfast to make up for oversleeping he can get to work just in time.
Immoral consequence: Kenny has to hit his breaks hard because he nearly hits a pedestrian crossing the street.
Norm: It is unsafe to drive too fast.
Situation: Kenny stayed up too late last night and didn't hear his alarm go off, so he overslept.
Intention: Kenny wants to be able get to work on time.
Moral consequence: Kenny safely arrives at work ready to start the day.
Immoral action: Kenny knows he if drives fast he can get to work on time, so he drives over the speed limit the whole way.
Norm: It's rude to snap at people.
Situation: Randal is working on a project when his little brother Jeremy turns on the television.
Intention: Randal wants to concentrate.
Moral action: Randal tells  Jeremy to watch a documentary with calming music that Randal has studied to in the past.
Immoral consequence: Jeremy's feelings are hurt.
Norm: It's rude to snap at people.
Situation: Randal is working on a project when his little brother Jeremy turns on the television.
Intention: Randal wants to concentrate.
Moral consequence: Jeremy learns new things by watching the documentary.
Immoral action: Randal says a pointed statement to Jeremy and asks him to leave the room.
Norm: It's bad to physically assault people.
Situation: Owen is hitting on Jake's girlfriend and making her uncomfortable.
Intention: Jake wants Owen to leave his girlfriend alone.
Moral action: Jake tells Owen to back off and takes his girlfriend away from him.
Immoral consequence: Jake and Owen end up getting into a fist fight and both get injured.
Norm: It's bad to physically assault people.
Situation: Owen is hitting on Jake's girlfriend and making her uncomfortable.
Intention: Jake wants Owen to leave his girlfriend alone.
Moral consequence: The situation is de-escalated and Jake and his girlfriend are both safe.
Immoral action: Jake punches Owen in the face.
Norm: You shouldn't make people cry.
Situation: Jill just lost a swim competition to a girl from another high school.
Intention: Jill wants to feel better about losing.
Moral action: Jill privately tells her friends that she bets the winner takes steroids.
Immoral consequence: The referee yells at Jill for unsportsmanlike conduct and bans her from the next meet.
Norm: You shouldn't make people cry.
Situation: Jill just lost a swim competition to a girl from another high school.
Intention: Jill wants to feel better about losing.
Moral consequence: Jill's friends say she's probably right so that she'll feel better.
Immoral action: Jill tells the winner that she looks fat and ugly in her swimsuit and the girl starts crying.
Norm: It's rude to eat food that doesn't belong to you.
Situation: Andy and Bobby are roommates that share a refrigerator and kitchen.
Intention: Bobby wants to make himself something as a late night snack.
Moral action: Bobby makes himself a sandwich for his midnight snack, leaving Andy's ice cream alone.
Immoral consequence: Bobby gets very sick from eating Andy's ice cream as Andy put laxatives in it.
Norm: It's rude to eat food that doesn't belong to you.
Situation: Andy and Bobby are roommates that share a refrigerator and kitchen.
Intention: Bobby wants to make himself something as a late night snack.
Moral consequence: Bobby is full and has a nice night sleep after eating.
Immoral action: Bobby makes himself a late night snack which happens to be Andy's ice cream and eats it.
Norm: You shouldn't ditch someone you have plans with.
Situation: James promised his friend that he'd attend his improv show, then won free tickets to a concert on the same evening.
Intention: James wants to go to the concert.
Moral action: James scalps the concert tickets for enough money to buy tickets on a non-conflicting date.
Immoral consequence: James' friend sees his concert photos on Facebook and gets mad at him.
Norm: You shouldn't ditch someone you have plans with.
Situation: James promised his friend that he'd attend his improv show, then won free tickets to a concert on the same evening.
Intention: James wants to go to the concert.
Moral consequence: James goes to his friend's show and loudly applauds his performance.
Immoral action: James tells his friend that he got sick and can't come to his show, instead going to the concert.
Norm: It is appreciative to recognize how someone helps you.
Situation: Heather is in need of a new car but doesn't have the money, though her mom often provides her with financial help.
Intention: Heather wants to ask her mom if she will help her buy a new car.
Moral action: After receiving a check from her mom, Heather thanks her immensely and bakes her a cake to show her gratitude.
Immoral consequence: Heather's mom feels used by her and cuts her off entirely.
Norm: It is appreciative to recognize how someone helps you.
Situation: Heather is in need of a new car but doesn't have the money, though her mom often provides her with financial help.
Intention: Heather wants to ask her mom if she will help her buy a new car.
Moral consequence: Heather's mom feels appreciated and gives Heather a hug.
Immoral action: Heather cashes a check from her mom then proceeds to purchase a new car without ever thanking her.
Norm: It's rude to steal your colleagues' lunches.
Situation: Bob is at work when he realizes that he forgot to bring his lunch with him.
Intention: Bob wants to have something to eat.
Moral action: Bob goes downstairs and orders food from the work cafeteria.
Immoral consequence: Bob is called into his boss's office and loses a day's worth of pay.
Norm: It's rude to steal your colleagues' lunches.
Situation: Bob is at work when he realizes that he forgot to bring his lunch with him.
Intention: Bob wants to have something to eat.
Moral consequence: Bob is full after eating his meal and remembers to bring his food to work the next day.
Immoral action: Bob takes some of the food from a coworkers lunch box in the office fridge.
Norm: It's good to get people nice things for their birthday.
Situation: Bob was on the way to a birthday party for one of his close friends.
Intention: Bob wanted to get his friend a birthday gift.
Moral action: Bob stopped at Best Buy and bought his friend some nice bluetooth headphones.
Immoral consequence: Bob was considered a cheapskate by his friend and everyone who saw his meager present.
Norm: It's good to get people nice things for their birthday.
Situation: Bob was on the way to a birthday party for one of his close friends.
Intention: Bob wanted to get his friend a birthday gift.
Moral consequence: Bob was thanked by his friend who really loved his generous birthday gift.
Immoral action: Bob stopped at the grocery store and got his friend a card.
Norm: It's unacceptable to scream at children that you don't know.
Situation: Wanda is at a grocery store when an unsupervised child rushes by her.
Intention: Wanda wants the child to be with their parents.
Moral action: Wanda asks the child if they know where their parents are.
Immoral consequence: The child begins to cry because they don't know where their parents are.
Norm: It's unacceptable to scream at children that you don't know.
Situation: Wanda is at a grocery store when an unsupervised child rushes by her.
Intention: Wanda wants the child to be with their parents.
Moral consequence: Wanda is able to reunite the child with their parents.
Immoral action: Wanda yells at the child and tells them to go find their parents.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse someone.
Situation: Carlos has just realized that his girlfriend scratched his car when she borrowed it.
Intention: Carlos wants to make sure his girlfriend doesn't scratch his car again.
Moral action: Carlos talks to his girlfriend about the importance of paying attention while driving.
Immoral consequence: The police are called and Carlos has to go to jail for domestic abuse.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse someone.
Situation: Carlos has just realized that his girlfriend scratched his car when she borrowed it.
Intention: Carlos wants to make sure his girlfriend doesn't scratch his car again.
Moral consequence: Carlos's girlfriend offers to pay the cost of fixing the paint on the car.
Immoral action: Carlos beats his girlfriend after he notices the scratches on his car.
Norm: You should ask first before you eat someone's food.
Situation: Jake has to work through lunch and doesn't have time to go buy take out.
Intention: Jake wants something to eat.
Moral action: Jake asks a coworker to get him some takeout when they go out for lunch.
Immoral consequence: Jake is embarrassed when the owner of the food confronts him.
Norm: You should ask first before you eat someone's food.
Situation: Jake has to work through lunch and doesn't have time to go buy take out.
Intention: Jake wants something to eat.
Moral consequence: Jake is able to fulfill his work commitments and get something to eat.
Immoral action: Jake grabs someone else's boxed lunch from the employee break room fridge.
Norm: You shouldn't laugh at a negative event.
Situation: Fred is at the skate park when he watches a fellow skater take a tumble.
Intention: Fred wants to react to the skaters fall.
Moral action: Fred rushes over to see if the skater needs help.
Immoral consequence: Fred is chagrined when he realizes the skater broke his leg in the fall.