CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't talk loudly around people because it's rude.
Situation: Mary and Johah are going to the movies with friends.
Intention: Mary wants  Jonah to pass her the popcorn.
Moral action: Mary whispers to the friend beside her to ask Jonah for popcorn.
Immoral consequence: Mary is asked by the ushers to quiet down, and she is embarrassed.
Norm: You shouldn't talk loudly around people because it's rude.
Situation: Mary and Johah are going to the movies with friends.
Intention: Mary wants  Jonah to pass her the popcorn.
Moral consequence: Jonah passes Mary the popcorn and everyone enjoys the film.
Immoral action: Mary shouts down the aisle to Jonah for the popcorn.
Norm: It's wrong to make someone suffer.
Situation: On an especially hot Summer day, Frank asks Rob if he could borrow his cast iron skillet for supper.
Intention: Rob wants to get the cooking tools.
Moral action: Rob invites Frank inside the house while he searches for the skillet.
Immoral consequence: Frank gets sunburn and dehydrated from waiting outside in the hot sun.
Norm: It's wrong to make someone suffer.
Situation: On an especially hot Summer day, Frank asks Rob if he could borrow his cast iron skillet for supper.
Intention: Rob wants to get the cooking tools.
Moral consequence: Frank's opinion of Rob improves.
Immoral action: Rob forces Frank to wait outside in the heat while he searches for the skillet in his kitchen.
Norm: You shouldn't make your friends jealous.
Situation: Patty is shopping for new jewelry for herself.
Intention: Patty wants to get something that looks nice on her.
Moral action: Patty buys something modest for herself and doesn't call her friends to brag about it.
Immoral consequence: Patty is looked down on for rubbing her purchase in her friends faces.
Norm: You shouldn't make your friends jealous.
Situation: Patty is shopping for new jewelry for herself.
Intention: Patty wants to get something that looks nice on her.
Moral consequence: Her friends compliment her on the jewelry, and everyone is happy.
Immoral action: Patty buys something expensive and brags about it to her friends who can't afford something so nice.
Norm: It is wrong to mislead someone about your romantic intentions.
Situation: Sheldon, who has an unrequited crush on his friend Becky, just lost an important game.
Intention: Becky wants to make Sheldon feel better.
Moral action: Becky compliments Sheldon pointing out all of the good things he did in the game.
Immoral consequence: Sheldon believes that Becky likes him, but his feelings are crushed when he finds out she was just trying to be nice.
Norm: It is wrong to mislead someone about your romantic intentions.
Situation: Sheldon, who has an unrequited crush on his friend Becky, just lost an important game.
Intention: Becky wants to make Sheldon feel better.
Moral consequence: Sheldon's self esteem improves.
Immoral action: Becky casually flirts with Sheldon.
Norm: You should not do things that will upset your parents.
Situation: Andy promised his parents he would call if he would be late and his group of friends wants him to stay longer.
Intention: Andy wants to stay with his group of friends.
Moral action: Andy calls his parents telling them he will be staying with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Andy's parents are worried about him because he has not called.
Norm: You should not do things that will upset your parents.
Situation: Andy promised his parents he would call if he would be late and his group of friends wants him to stay longer.
Intention: Andy wants to stay with his group of friends.
Moral consequence: Andy's parents are glad he called to check in.
Immoral action: Andy stays with his friends without calling his parents to let them know he is ok.
Norm: It's unfair to give a child more attention than another.
Situation: Sharmize has two kids, the aloof Azzi and the outgoing Tazz, with Tazz getting all of Sharmize’s attention.
Intention: Azzi wants to tell her mom how ostracized she feels.
Moral action: Azzi talks to her mom on a quiet weend morning, explaining at length her pain.
Immoral consequence: Sharmize is offended and lashes back, and for a long time Azzi is deeply hurt by this.
Norm: It's unfair to give a child more attention than another.
Situation: Sharmize has two kids, the aloof Azzi and the outgoing Tazz, with Tazz getting all of Sharmize’s attention.
Intention: Azzi wants to tell her mom how ostracized she feels.
Moral consequence: Sharmize is shocked and comes to an understanding with Azziz, who rebuilds some trust in her mom.
Immoral action: Azzi lashes out one day at Sharmize in front of guests, criticizing heavily her mom for ostracizing her.
Norm: You should not partake in illegal activities.
Situation: Adam is at a gas station and sees an aisle full of candy.
Intention: Adam wants candy.
Moral action: Adam chooses a candy bar and pays for it at the cash register.
Immoral consequence: The store owner loses out money they could have made.
Norm: You should not partake in illegal activities.
Situation: Adam is at a gas station and sees an aisle full of candy.
Intention: Adam wants candy.
Moral consequence: The store owner is happy to be doing business.
Immoral action: Adam hides a candy bar under his shirt when the cashier is not looking and leaves.
Norm: You shouldn't be cold-hearted toward people.
Situation: A bunch of coworkers go out drinking after learning some of them have been laid off.
Intention: Jake wants to network to ensure his job security before the next downsizing.
Moral action: Jake listens empathetically to a coworker's frustrations about being fired.
Immoral consequence: The coworker doesn't contact Jake for the opportunity to join his well-funded start-up.
Norm: You shouldn't be cold-hearted toward people.
Situation: A bunch of coworkers go out drinking after learning some of them have been laid off.
Intention: Jake wants to network to ensure his job security before the next downsizing.
Moral consequence: Jake learns a valuable lesson on how to handle the company VP one-on-one.
Immoral action: Jake turns his back to a former coworker and talks to everyone else.
Norm: You shouldn't tell people to back off.
Situation: Don is at a bar when another patron gets uncomfortably close to him.
Intention: Don wants to clear up some of his personal space.
Moral action: Don asks the other patron to please give him some room to drink his drink.
Immoral consequence: The other patron gets belligerent and throws a punch at Don.
Norm: You shouldn't tell people to back off.
Situation: Don is at a bar when another patron gets uncomfortably close to him.
Intention: Don wants to clear up some of his personal space.
Moral consequence: The other patron apologizes and takes a step back.
Immoral action: Don yells at the patron and tells him to back off or else.
Norm: It's wrong for workers to steal tips from each other.
Situation: Tom is working as a waiter at the local diner.
Intention: Tom wants to make as much money as he can.
Moral action: Tom works hard all night and helps his fellow workers when he's not busy.
Immoral consequence: Tom is fired from his job for theft.
Norm: It's wrong for workers to steal tips from each other.
Situation: Tom is working as a waiter at the local diner.
Intention: Tom wants to make as much money as he can.
Moral consequence: Tom gets a commendation and raise from his boss for being a good employee.
Immoral action: Tom takes the tip money off a table that was assigned to a fellow worker.
Norm: It's good to listen when someone offers you advice.
Situation: Sam is going through a break up and calls up her sister to vent.
Intention: Sam wants someone to listen to her complain about her sorrows.
Moral action: Sam takes her sisters advice and removes all traces from her ex from her life.
Immoral consequence: Sam and her sister get into an argument and do not speak for a few weeks.
Norm: It's good to listen when someone offers you advice.
Situation: Sam is going through a break up and calls up her sister to vent.
Intention: Sam wants someone to listen to her complain about her sorrows.
Moral consequence: Sam is able to move on from her horrid relationship.
Immoral action: Sam gets upset with her sister after hearing the advice to block her ex boyfriend.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone's seat.
Situation: Jack gets into the waiting room at the DMV and it is very busy.
Intention: Jack wants to sit down but it looks like most seats are taken.
Moral action: Jack stays standing and waits until a seat frees up.
Immoral consequence: Jack stole someone's seat and when they get back, they are mad.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone's seat.
Situation: Jack gets into the waiting room at the DMV and it is very busy.
Intention: Jack wants to sit down but it looks like most seats are taken.
Moral consequence: Jack's legs get tired but no one gets mad.
Immoral action: Jack sits down in a seat next to a child with a backpack in front of it.
Norm: It's bad to not obey traffic laws.
Situation: Tony is driving to a job interview.
Intention: He wants to get there on time.
Moral action: Tony leaves a little early and drives at a reasonable speed, following all traffic laws.
Immoral consequence: Tony crashes into another driver and injures a child.
Norm: It's bad to not obey traffic laws.
Situation: Tony is driving to a job interview.
Intention: He wants to get there on time.
Moral consequence: Tony arrives at his interview safely and on time.
Immoral action: Tony drives much faster than the speed limit and runs through a red light.
Norm: Is good to reconnect with relatives
Situation: Lonny wants to get closer to his family.
Intention: Lonny wants to reconnect with his cousin.
Moral action: Lonny calls his cousin and apologizes for what broke them apart.
Immoral consequence: Lonny feels horrible about lying to his family.
Norm: Is good to reconnect with relatives
Situation: Lonny wants to get closer to his family.
Intention: Lonny wants to reconnect with his cousin.
Moral consequence: Lonny gets his cousin back.
Immoral action: Lonny calls up his cousin and pretends to have an emergency to get his attention.
Norm: Gambling more than you can afford is unwise.
Situation: Jim is going to the casino to have some fun with his friends.
Intention: Jim wants to stick some money in the slot machines and see how lucky he can get.
Moral action: Jim puts in a small amount and after it is gone he quits.
Immoral consequence: Jim has trouble paying his rent the next month because he is short cash.
Norm: Gambling more than you can afford is unwise.
Situation: Jim is going to the casino to have some fun with his friends.
Intention: Jim wants to stick some money in the slot machines and see how lucky he can get.
Moral consequence: Jim is able to still afford all the rest of his monthly bills.
Immoral action: Jim spends way too much money and loses it all.
Norm: It's wasteful to throw away a new piece of clothing.
Situation: Jill got a shirt for Christmas that she doesn't like.
Intention: Jill wants to get rid of the shirt.
Moral action: Jill donates the shirt to charity.
Immoral consequence: Jill's mom sees the shirt and yells at Jill for wasting money.
Norm: It's wasteful to throw away a new piece of clothing.
Situation: Jill got a shirt for Christmas that she doesn't like.
Intention: Jill wants to get rid of the shirt.
Moral consequence: The shirt helps a poor person have clothing.
Immoral action: Jill throws the shirt in the trash.
Norm: It's good to admit when you have a problem.
Situation: Gin is a closet alcoholic who really needs to get her drinking under control with the help of her family.
Intention: Gin wants to get the help that she needs to recover.
Moral action: Gin asks her family if they would be willing to help her pay for rehab.
Immoral consequence: Gin is forced into getting sober, but it still changes her life for the better.
Norm: It's good to admit when you have a problem.
Situation: Gin is a closet alcoholic who really needs to get her drinking under control with the help of her family.
Intention: Gin wants to get the help that she needs to recover.
Moral consequence: Gin goes into rehab and hopes to make a full recovery from her addiction.
Immoral action: Gin drinks until she is admitted to the hospital and required to go to inpatient rehab.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore people.
Situation: Bob hears a knock at the door while trying to cook lunch.
Intention: Bob wants to finish cooking lunch.
Moral action: Bob lets the person in and asks him to wait while he finishes cooking.
Immoral consequence: The person at Bob's door gets upset, as it's obvious that Bob is home.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore people.
Situation: Bob hears a knock at the door while trying to cook lunch.
Intention: Bob wants to finish cooking lunch.
Moral consequence: The person at Bob's door patiently waits for Bob.
Immoral action: Bob ignores the knock and continues to cook.
Norm: Refusing to pay for a first date is cheap.
Situation: John and Wilma are on their first date at a restaurant when John realizes that he doesn't have money to pay.
Intention: John wants to get the meal paid for.
Moral action: John asks the restaurant to put the bill on his tab and gives something personal as collateral.
Immoral consequence: Wilma is disgusted, pays for the food, and never sees John again.
Norm: Refusing to pay for a first date is cheap.
Situation: John and Wilma are on their first date at a restaurant when John realizes that he doesn't have money to pay.
Intention: John wants to get the meal paid for.
Moral consequence: John pays for the bill later and keeps Wilma as his girlfriend.
Immoral action: John asks Wilma to cover the food bill.
Norm: It is wrong to make jokes that might offend others
Situation: Chris is a  high school student.
Intention: Chris wants to make his classmates laugh.
Moral action: Chris makes fart sound with his armpit while there's a lull in class.
Immoral consequence: The student is embarrassed and bullied over their acne.
Norm: It is wrong to make jokes that might offend others
Situation: Chris is a  high school student.
Intention: Chris wants to make his classmates laugh.
Moral consequence: The other students burst out laughing at the dumb noises.
Immoral action: Chris makes fun of another student's acne and says they'll never get dates.
Norm: It's rude to frame someone.
Situation: John's coworker Bob did something nasty to him.
Intention: John wants Bob to be punished.
Moral action: John complains about Bob to his supervisor and asks for help to resolve it.
Immoral consequence: Bob is prosecuted, but John feels very guilty.
Norm: It's rude to frame someone.
Situation: John's coworker Bob did something nasty to him.
Intention: John wants Bob to be punished.
Moral consequence: Bob is punished by the supervisor.
Immoral action: John takes $10,000 from the company’s cash box and puts it in Bob’s locker to make it seem like he did it.
Norm: It's good to plan for a trip.
Situation: Steve has a weekend off from work.
Intention: Steve wants to go to Texas.
Moral action: Steve packs his bags the night before and goes through a checklist.
Immoral consequence: Steve forgets a bunch of stuff and has a bad trip.
Norm: It's good to plan for a trip.
Situation: Steve has a weekend off from work.
Intention: Steve wants to go to Texas.
Moral consequence: Steve forgets nothing and enjoys his trip.
Immoral action: Steve jumps in his car and drives off without packing or planning.
Norm: It's wrong to give someone else's contact info without permission.
Situation: Bob is talking to someone who is looking to contact his wife.
Intention: Bob wants to be kind to the person on the other end of the line.
Moral action: Bob asks his wife if she wants to give out her phone number.
Immoral consequence: The person calls Bob's wife and harasses her, making her angry.
Norm: It's wrong to give someone else's contact info without permission.
Situation: Bob is talking to someone who is looking to contact his wife.
Intention: Bob wants to be kind to the person on the other end of the line.
Moral consequence: Bob's wife says "Yes" and accepts full responsibility for what happens.
Immoral action: Bob gives his wife's phone number to the person.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to your friends and family
Situation: Mike didn't get offered the job he applied for and doesn't know what to tell his parents.
Intention: Mike doesn't want his parents to be disappointed with him.
Moral action: Mike tells his parents that he didn't get the job but that he is going to volunteer at a homeless shelter until he does find a job.
Immoral consequence: Mike's parents spend all of the money they saved for a special family trip on work clothes for Mike to wear to the new job.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to your friends and family
Situation: Mike didn't get offered the job he applied for and doesn't know what to tell his parents.
Intention: Mike doesn't want his parents to be disappointed with him.
Moral consequence: Mike's parents are proud of their son for helping people who are less fortunate.
Immoral action: Mike tells his parents that he got the job and his first day of work is Monday.
Norm: It's bad to work for a company that's hated.
Situation: Anna gets a well paying job offer from Facebook, a company all of her friends hate for its manipulative policies.
Intention: Anna wants to have a prestigious job and make a lot of money.
Moral action: Anna rejects the job offer and keeps applying to other prestigious jobs.
Immoral consequence: Anna makes a lot of money and her friends are mad at her.
Norm: It's bad to work for a company that's hated.
Situation: Anna gets a well paying job offer from Facebook, a company all of her friends hate for its manipulative policies.
Intention: Anna wants to have a prestigious job and make a lot of money.
Moral consequence: Anna is stressed out with job seeking for a while, but eventually finds a good job at a company she likes.
Immoral action: Anna accepts the job offer and works for Facebook.
Norm: It's good to ask permission before doing things.
Situation: Mark has started a new job in an office.
Intention: Mark wants to eat lunch.
Moral action: Mark asks a coworker if he can have their chips in exchange for bringing them a snack tomorrow.
Immoral consequence: The coworker has no snack and doesn't know where it went.
Norm: It's good to ask permission before doing things.
Situation: Mark has started a new job in an office.
Intention: Mark wants to eat lunch.
Moral consequence: Mark's coworker knows where their chips went and takes up the offer.
Immoral action: Mark eats a coworker's chips in the break room while they're working.
Norm: You should show extra compassion towards people who have cancer.
Situation: Dick is working at a fast food restaurant and sees a cancer patient standing in a long line.
Intention: Dick wants to help all of the customers.
Moral action: Dick invites the cancer patient to get helped first.
Immoral consequence: The cancer patient gets weak from standing in line for a long time.
Norm: You should show extra compassion towards people who have cancer.
Situation: Dick is working at a fast food restaurant and sees a cancer patient standing in a long line.
Intention: Dick wants to help all of the customers.
Moral consequence: The cancer patient saves his energy and gets his food quickly.
Immoral action: Dick helps each customer in the order that they arrived.
Norm: It's bad to attack someone.
Situation: Amy saw a man physically fighting with a woman on the sidewalk in front of a jewelry store.
Intention: Amy wanted to save the woman from being hurt by the man.
Moral action: Amy called the police when she saw the scuffle on the sidewalk.
Immoral consequence: The man was badly hurt by Amy even though he was the real victim and the woman was trying to steal his watch.
Norm: It's bad to attack someone.
Situation: Amy saw a man physically fighting with a woman on the sidewalk in front of a jewelry store.
Intention: Amy wanted to save the woman from being hurt by the man.
Moral consequence: The man got his watch back from the police who arrested the woman for trying to steal his watch.
Immoral action: Amy jumped on the man's back and started choking him while the woman ran away.
Norm: You shouldn't let people tell you how to eat.
Situation: John's friend tells John not to eat the french fries, as they are fattening.
Intention: John doesn't want to offend his friend.
Moral action: John tells his friend that it's his cheat day for his diet and it's a one-time treat.
Immoral consequence: John wastes his money that he spent on the fries and goes hungry.
Norm: You shouldn't let people tell you how to eat.
Situation: John's friend tells John not to eat the french fries, as they are fattening.
Intention: John doesn't want to offend his friend.
Moral consequence: John's friend agrees and leaves John alone.
Immoral action: John agrees with his friend and doesn't eat the french fries.
Norm: It's rude to wake someone from sleeping.
Situation: George is preparing dinner at home.
Intention: George wants to serve dinner to his family.
Moral action: George sets out a plate of food on the table for his wife to eat when she wakes up.
Immoral consequence: His wife is tired and cranky and starts an argument that wakes the baby.
Norm: It's rude to wake someone from sleeping.
Situation: George is preparing dinner at home.
Intention: George wants to serve dinner to his family.
Moral consequence: His wife gets a nap and some dinner and feels better.
Immoral action: George wakes up his wife who is exhausted from caring for their newborn.
Norm: You shouldn't assault your siblings.
Situation: Mike is arguing with his siblings about their parents will.
Intention: Mike wants to make sure all the siblings get a fair share of their parents estate.
Moral action: Mike has a lawyer draw up a contract that splits his parents estate equally with his siblings.
Immoral consequence: Mike is arrested for assault.
Norm: You shouldn't assault your siblings.
Situation: Mike is arguing with his siblings about their parents will.
Intention: Mike wants to make sure all the siblings get a fair share of their parents estate.
Moral consequence: Mike creates harmony and good will amongst his siblings and himself.
Immoral action: Mike punches his brother because the brother wants a bigger share of the estate than everyone else.
Norm: It is right to tell the truth in a relationship.
Situation: Justin is on a date with his new girlfriend, but doesn't feel very attracted to her.
Intention: Justin wants to break up with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Justin tells his girlfriend about his feelings and lack of attraction.
Immoral consequence: Justin's girlfriend is heart broken, but Justin must pretend to be gay around her until he can move.
Norm: It is right to tell the truth in a relationship.
Situation: Justin is on a date with his new girlfriend, but doesn't feel very attracted to her.
Intention: Justin wants to break up with his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Justin and his girlfriend break up, but remain friends.
Immoral action: Justin breaks up with his girlfriend, but tells her it's because he is gay.
Norm: It's good to be there for your partner.
Situation: John and his girlfriend have a school test coming up in a subject that John is much better at than his girlfriend.
Intention: John wants to be prepared for the test.
Moral action: John spends part of his time studying for the test but also spends some time tutoring his girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: John's girlfriend fails the test and receives a low grade for the class.
Norm: It's good to be there for your partner.
Situation: John and his girlfriend have a school test coming up in a subject that John is much better at than his girlfriend.
Intention: John wants to be prepared for the test.
Moral consequence: John's girlfriend get's a good grade on the test and passes the class.
Immoral action: John spends his time studying for the test and leaves his girlfriend to fend for herself.
Norm: You should respect events of others.
Situation: Travis and Maria are celebrating their anniversary, and Chris, Travis coworker, is confused about their work project.
Intention: Chris wants to contact Travis.
Moral action: Chris sends Travis an email, and Chris asks for help online from other professionals.
Immoral consequence: Travis is unable to enjoy time with Maria.