CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's invasive to take photos of someone without their knowledge.
Situation: James has a crush on Sarah and likes to look at pictures of her.
Intention: James wants to get new photos of Sarah.
Moral action: James friends Sarah on Facebook and downloads every picture she uploads.
Immoral consequence: Sarah notices James and tells him she'll pepper spray him if he doesn't leave her alone.
Norm: It's invasive to take photos of someone without their knowledge.
Situation: James has a crush on Sarah and likes to look at pictures of her.
Intention: James wants to get new photos of Sarah.
Moral consequence: James can tell his friends about this behavior because it's so common.
Immoral action: James follows Sarah around and takes candid photos of her when she's not looking.
Norm: It is polite to help out with chores when asked.
Situation: Samantha's father asks her to help him with some chores around the house.
Intention: Samantha wants to go swimming.
Moral action: Samantha helps her father finish all the house chores and only then goes swimming at the pool.
Immoral consequence: Samantha's father is angry at her irresponsibility and punishes her when she gets home.
Norm: It is polite to help out with chores when asked.
Situation: Samantha's father asks her to help him with some chores around the house.
Intention: Samantha wants to go swimming.
Moral consequence: Samantha's father is pleased with her diligence and takes her out for ice-cream after she's done swimming.
Immoral action: Samantha goes swimming at the swimming pool leaving her father with all the chores.
Norm: It's rude to be late to dinner.
Situation: George has been invited to his friend's house for dinner and is going to drive there.
Intention: George wants to get gas for his car before going to his friend's house.
Moral action: George leaves early to get to the gas station with time to spare.
Immoral consequence: George will be embarassed about missing the start of dinner.
Norm: It's rude to be late to dinner.
Situation: George has been invited to his friend's house for dinner and is going to drive there.
Intention: George wants to get gas for his car before going to his friend's house.
Moral consequence: George gets to the dinner on time.
Immoral action: George arrives at the gas station at the time the dinner is starting and shows up after dinner has started.
Norm: It is illegal to send naughty pictures of someone else
Situation: Brad has a fling with a girl he goes to school with.
Intention: Brad wants his friends to think of him as a ladies man.
Moral action: Brad tells his friends how hot his affair with the girl is.
Immoral consequence: The girl finds out Brad sent out naked pictures of her, feels violated, and makes a formal complaint with Students Affairs.
Norm: It is illegal to send naughty pictures of someone else
Situation: Brad has a fling with a girl he goes to school with.
Intention: Brad wants his friends to think of him as a ladies man.
Moral consequence: The girl Brad has an affair with continues with her life without problems.
Immoral action: Brad takes naked pictures of the girl he is seeing and secretly sends them to his friends.
Norm: It is good to ignore people who are ignorant.
Situation: Ted is walking down the street when a group of boys start to call him names.
Intention: Ted wants to stop hearing the taunting.
Moral action: Ted puts on his headphones and turns the music on loud.
Immoral consequence: The police are called to the brawl and Ted is taken to the police station.
Norm: It is good to ignore people who are ignorant.
Situation: Ted is walking down the street when a group of boys start to call him names.
Intention: Ted wants to stop hearing the taunting.
Moral consequence: Ted walks the rest of the way to his house without hearing the boys.
Immoral action: Ted rushes up to the boys and starts to beat them all up.
Norm: You shouldn't spy into hotel windows because that's rude.
Situation: James, a janitor at a large hotel chain, is cleaning the pool when he sees a couple getting undressed with the curtains open.
Intention: James wants to see people having sex.
Moral action: James leaves the couple alone and goes to the bathroom to watch porn on his phone.
Immoral consequence: James' manager comes looking for him, seeing him spying on the couple, and fires them.
Norm: You shouldn't spy into hotel windows because that's rude.
Situation: James, a janitor at a large hotel chain, is cleaning the pool when he sees a couple getting undressed with the curtains open.
Intention: James wants to see people having sex.
Moral consequence: James' morale improves and the couple is able to be intimate in private.
Immoral action: James watches the couple having sex in their hotel room without their knowledge.
Norm: It is wrong to sleep with a teacher of yours.
Situation: Dale is at a party when his drunk professor flirts with him.
Intention: Dale wants to avoid getting on his bad side.
Moral action: Dale asks his professor a bunch of questions about class until they sober up.
Immoral consequence: Dale's professor loses their job when someone discovers their affair.
Norm: It is wrong to sleep with a teacher of yours.
Situation: Dale is at a party when his drunk professor flirts with him.
Intention: Dale wants to avoid getting on his bad side.
Moral consequence: Dale's professor gets better ratings at the end of the year from students attending the party.
Immoral action: Dale goes along with his professors advances sleeping with them.
Norm: You should be grateful when your parents buy you things.
Situation: Sally just got her driver's license, and her mother bought her a used car to mark the occasion.
Intention: Sally wants to respond to the gift.
Moral action: Sally gives her mother a hug and thanks her for buying the car.
Immoral consequence: Her mother takes the car back to the lot and tells Sally she can continue to take the bus.
Norm: You should be grateful when your parents buy you things.
Situation: Sally just got her driver's license, and her mother bought her a used car to mark the occasion.
Intention: Sally wants to respond to the gift.
Moral consequence: Her mother is pleased to see that her daughter is happy about the gift.
Immoral action: Sally complains that she doesn't like the color of the car and that it isn't cool.
Norm: It is wrong to expect sexual relations from someone.
Situation: Ed sees an attractive girl in the grocery store and starts talking with her.
Intention: Ed wants to start a friendship with the girl.
Moral action: Ed tells the girl that he'd like to take her out to dinner sometime.
Immoral consequence: The girl gets creeped out and runs away from Ed.
Norm: It is wrong to expect sexual relations from someone.
Situation: Ed sees an attractive girl in the grocery store and starts talking with her.
Intention: Ed wants to start a friendship with the girl.
Moral consequence: The girl agrees and goes on a date with Ed.
Immoral action: Ed tells the girl that she's really attractive and suggests that they can be friends with benefits.
Norm: It is rude to throw things at someone.
Situation: George is sitting across the room from Jared and asks him for a beer.
Intention: Jared wants to give George a drink.
Moral action: Jared takes a cold drink from the cooler and walks over to hand it to George.
Immoral consequence: The can sprays all over the room making a big mess that George and Jared have to clean.
Norm: It is rude to throw things at someone.
Situation: George is sitting across the room from Jared and asks him for a beer.
Intention: Jared wants to give George a drink.
Moral consequence: George is able to have his beverage while Jared feels good knowing he did his friend a favor.
Immoral action: Jared takes a cold drink from the cooler and tosses it at George who misses it.
Norm: It's mean to push children.
Situation: Connor is on the playground and sees a lineup of children waiting to use the slide.
Intention: Connor wants to use the slide.
Moral action: Connor waits his turn in line and then goes down the slide.
Immoral consequence: Connor is removed from the playground by a teacher and doesn't get to ride the slide anymore.
Norm: It's mean to push children.
Situation: Connor is on the playground and sees a lineup of children waiting to use the slide.
Intention: Connor wants to use the slide.
Moral consequence: Connor and the other children talk to each other about how much fun they had going down the slide as the wait in line to go again.
Immoral action: Connor pushes the other children out of the way and goes down the slide.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone just because of their age.
Situation: Gail meets a woman named Jill at the gym who mentions that she is in her 60s.
Intention: Gail wants to respond respond to Jill.
Moral action: Gail tells Jill she's an inspiration to her.
Immoral consequence: Jill will feel self conscious about going to the gym.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone just because of their age.
Situation: Gail meets a woman named Jill at the gym who mentions that she is in her 60s.
Intention: Gail wants to respond respond to Jill.
Moral consequence: Jill will feel proud about working out.
Immoral action: Gail tells Jill that she shouldn't bother with working out as she is elderly.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse substances to get high.
Situation: Mark was prescribed medical marijuana, and his friends are asking him for some.
Intention: Mark wants to have fun with his friends.
Moral action: Mark suggests that they watch YouTube videos instead since he needs the marijuana.
Immoral consequence: Mark's friends will want more and more marijuana to satisfy their craving.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse substances to get high.
Situation: Mark was prescribed medical marijuana, and his friends are asking him for some.
Intention: Mark wants to have fun with his friends.
Moral consequence: Mark's friends all understand Mark's reasoning and enjoy watching the videos.
Immoral action: Mark allows his friends to use his marijuana so that they can smoke as much as they want.
Norm: It's bad to let an addiction take over your life.
Situation: Joey is a recovering addict who used to use heroine and alcohol.
Intention: Joey wants to have a good time.
Moral action: Joey goes to a baseball game with a few of his friends.
Immoral consequence: Joey passes out and doesn't wake up until the next day.
Norm: It's bad to let an addiction take over your life.
Situation: Joey is a recovering addict who used to use heroine and alcohol.
Intention: Joey wants to have a good time.
Moral consequence: Joey has a great time spending time doing something other than drugs.
Immoral action: Joey calls his dealer and gets him to deliver some heroin to him.
Norm: It is important to go to work clean.
Situation: Paul works at an office, and today he is running late and hasn't had a shower.
Intention: Paul wants to get to work quickly.
Moral action: Paul quickly washes off the important parts of his body and puts on deodorant.
Immoral consequence: Paul's coworkers complain to his boss about Paul's body odor.
Norm: It is important to go to work clean.
Situation: Paul works at an office, and today he is running late and hasn't had a shower.
Intention: Paul wants to get to work quickly.
Moral consequence: Paul smells fine at work, and he is able to work closely with others without degusting them.
Immoral action: Paul forgoes washing off or deodorizing and just goes straight to work.
Norm: You shouldn't upset your family by taking your own life.
Situation: Jeff is experiencing depression.
Intention: Jeff wants to not be sad.
Moral action: Jeff talks to his family about his depression, and they take him to a psychiatrist.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's family is devastated and never recover from the loss.
Norm: You shouldn't upset your family by taking your own life.
Situation: Jeff is experiencing depression.
Intention: Jeff wants to not be sad.
Moral consequence: The psychiatrist prescribes some medicine and talks to Jeff which eases Jeff's depression and makes his family happy for him.
Immoral action: Jeff overdoses on pills because he can't take the pain anymore.
Norm: It is appropriate to dress modestly.
Situation: Jenna is getting ready to go out with her friends tonight.
Intention: Jenna wants to look good for her night out.
Moral action: Jenna chooses to wear an elegant dress which is not too revealing.
Immoral consequence: Jenna and her friends are hit on all night long by drunk, vulgar guys.
Norm: It is appropriate to dress modestly.
Situation: Jenna is getting ready to go out with her friends tonight.
Intention: Jenna wants to look good for her night out.
Moral consequence: Jenna and her friends enjoy their night out without being singled out by drunks.
Immoral action: Jenna chooses to wear a pretty, but very lowcut dress.
Norm: You shouldn't let your dog bite your family members.
Situation: Patty has a dog, Spot, that is known to be a bit rowdy with the family.
Intention: Patty wants the dog to play with people.
Moral action: Patty trains the dog to be less aggressive, while still being playful.
Immoral consequence: The dog bites one of the kids hard enough to require medical attention, and Spot must be put down.
Norm: You shouldn't let your dog bite your family members.
Situation: Patty has a dog, Spot, that is known to be a bit rowdy with the family.
Intention: Patty wants the dog to play with people.
Moral consequence: Patty's dog and the family get along well and have many happy years together.
Immoral action: Patty ignores the dog's increasing aggression, and tells them that the biting is just play.
Norm: You should never put drugs in someone's drink
Situation: Mark goes out clubbing and meets a girl that he is interested in named Rose.
Intention: Mark wants Rose to come home with him.
Moral action: Mark invites Rose to a nightcap at his place.
Immoral consequence: A bouncer witnesses Mark's action and kicks him out of the club.
Norm: You should never put drugs in someone's drink
Situation: Mark goes out clubbing and meets a girl that he is interested in named Rose.
Intention: Mark wants Rose to come home with him.
Moral consequence: Rose agrees to go with Mark, and they leave the club together.
Immoral action: Mark spikes Rose's drink so that she is more likely to go home with him.
Norm: It's rude to hit someone with a vacuum cleaner.
Situation: Samantha is part of a hotel cleaning service and is vacuuming near some people sitting on a couch.
Intention: Samantha wants to quickly vacuum the area near the people.
Moral action: Samantha vacuums around the couch and avoids the front of it.
Immoral consequence: The person jumps up and starts yelling angrily at Samantha for being so careless.
Norm: It's rude to hit someone with a vacuum cleaner.
Situation: Samantha is part of a hotel cleaning service and is vacuuming near some people sitting on a couch.
Intention: Samantha wants to quickly vacuum the area near the people.
Moral consequence: Samantha finishes the area and the people continue their conversation.
Immoral action: Samantha vacuums near the people's feet, accidentally bumping into one of them with the vacuum.
Norm: It is wrong to knowingly be insane towards other people.
Situation: Jack, a magician by trade, is in a mental ward for two weeks and is bored with the patients.
Intention: Jack wants to show off his unique personality to the mental ward.
Moral action: Jack decides to show off a card trick to the other patients.
Immoral consequence: The psychiatric staff confines Jack to his room and the patients get scared.
Norm: It is wrong to knowingly be insane towards other people.
Situation: Jack, a magician by trade, is in a mental ward for two weeks and is bored with the patients.
Intention: Jack wants to show off his unique personality to the mental ward.
Moral consequence: The other patients clap and love what Jack did and Jack feels proud.
Immoral action: Jack decides to balance a toilet paper roll on his head while shouting random phrases.
Norm: It's arrogant to judge others inferior to yourself.
Situation: Larry is a successful lawyer who just won a case against another lawyer, who's nowhere near as successful as Larry.
Intention: Larry wants to say something to his opponent - the lawyer who lost the case.
Moral action: Larry encourages the other lawyer, tells him not to give up and even gives him some good advice.
Immoral consequence: The other lawyer is humiliated by Larry's words, his confidence is crushed, and he feels useless.
Norm: It's arrogant to judge others inferior to yourself.
Situation: Larry is a successful lawyer who just won a case against another lawyer, who's nowhere near as successful as Larry.
Intention: Larry wants to say something to his opponent - the lawyer who lost the case.
Moral consequence: The other lawyer feels a little better despite loosing the case, and he is very grateful to Larry for the kind words and the advice.
Immoral action: Larry tells the other lawyer that he is a joke, and he'd better change careers, because he has no future as a lawyer.
Norm: It's wrong to cut everyone out of your life.
Situation: Doug is having a really difficult time lately with his mental health.
Intention: Doug wants to feel better.
Moral action: Doug decided to call up his friend to see if he wanted to hang out and do something.
Immoral consequence: Doug woke up feeling hungover, sad, and more alone than ever.
Norm: It's wrong to cut everyone out of your life.
Situation: Doug is having a really difficult time lately with his mental health.
Intention: Doug wants to feel better.
Moral consequence: Doug was able to take his mind off of his problems, and he realized no problem is too large to tackle.
Immoral action: Doug decided to turn his phone off, hang out alone in his bedroom, and drink his sorrows away.
Norm: You shouldn't make offensive jokes.
Situation: Jeff is around a group of friends where he is telling stories and trying to become more popular.
Intention: Jeff wants to become more popular with some of his friends.
Moral action: Jeff tells his friends funny stories about his recent vacation and his friends really enjoy Jeff's personality and his travels.
Immoral consequence: Some of his friends repeat the joke to other people, giving Jeff credit, which leads to other people stating that Jeff is a racist.
Norm: You shouldn't make offensive jokes.
Situation: Jeff is around a group of friends where he is telling stories and trying to become more popular.
Intention: Jeff wants to become more popular with some of his friends.
Moral consequence: His friends think Jeff is a person they enjoy spending time with and continue to see him during their free time.
Immoral action: Jeff tells a joke about a different minority that some of his friends find it amusing.
Norm: It's bad to scam someone.
Situation: James was faced with $20,000 of medical debt after surviving a car crash.
Intention: James wants to get rid of all his debt.
Moral action: James declares bankruptcy and asks the court for mercy given his bad luck.
Immoral consequence: James earns the money and isn't caught because he uses proxies to hide where he's calling from.
Norm: It's bad to scam someone.
Situation: James was faced with $20,000 of medical debt after surviving a car crash.
Intention: James wants to get rid of all his debt.
Moral consequence: James' medical debt is discharged in bankruptcy, allowing him to start over.
Immoral action: James starts calling people and telling them they can pay him a $200 processing fee to receive their next stimulus check early.
Norm: Peeing on yourself is gross.
Situation: Pete and his friends are on a long car ride to the mountains when he gets the urge to pee.
Intention: Pete wants to relieve himself.
Moral action: Pete asks his friends to stop at the nearest rest area.
Immoral consequence: Pete's friends are grossed out, and have to stop anyway to clean out the car.
Norm: Peeing on yourself is gross.
Situation: Pete and his friends are on a long car ride to the mountains when he gets the urge to pee.
Intention: Pete wants to relieve himself.
Moral consequence: Pete is able to relieve himself quickly and the trip resumes as scheduled.
Immoral action: Not wanting to slow down the trip, Pete soils himself in the car.
Norm: You shouldn't leave your children alone.
Situation: Jeff was excited to take his family to the Great Adventure theme park.
Intention: Jeff wants to ride the big roller coasters at the park.
Moral action: Jeff forgoes the big coasters to rides the rides his kids are tall enough for.
Immoral consequence: Jeff is yanked off the line by security when his children are found unattended, and they are escorted out of the park.
Norm: You shouldn't leave your children alone.
Situation: Jeff was excited to take his family to the Great Adventure theme park.
Intention: Jeff wants to ride the big roller coasters at the park.
Moral consequence: Jeff gets to experience his kids first time on little coasters, bonding over them and passing on his love of park rides.
Immoral action: Jeff leaves his kids sitting near the roller coaster and gets in line for the coaster.
Norm: You shouldn't pretend to be someone you're not.
Situation: Jerry finds a wallet on a desk at the library with a credit card inside.
Intention: Jerry wants to react to the wallet.
Moral action: Jerry returns the wallet to the library front desk.
Immoral consequence: The wallet owner feels frustrated and annoyed by Jerry's fraudulent action.
Norm: You shouldn't pretend to be someone you're not.
Situation: Jerry finds a wallet on a desk at the library with a credit card inside.
Intention: Jerry wants to react to the wallet.
Moral consequence: The wallet owner thanks Jerry for returning his wallet.
Immoral action: Jerry takes the wallet back home and make purchases online using the credit card as if he was the cardholder.
Norm: You shouldn't drink if you're a teen because it's illegal.
Situation: Steve is 16 and is at his older brother's college campus when someone offers him a drink.
Intention: Steve wants to make a decision.
Moral action: Steve turns down the drink stating he isn't old enough yet.
Immoral consequence: A  police officer pulls up and sees Steve drinking, then Steve's brother and his friends are brought up on charges of contributing to a minor.
Norm: You shouldn't drink if you're a teen because it's illegal.
Situation: Steve is 16 and is at his older brother's college campus when someone offers him a drink.
Intention: Steve wants to make a decision.
Moral consequence: A police officer pulls up and ID's everyone with a beer in their hand, so Steve's brother and friends feel lucky that he turned down their offer.
Immoral action: Steve takes a bottle of beer and drinks it down.
Norm: It is good to maintain a safe work environment
Situation: Jim is a roofer putting new shingles on a two-story house.
Intention: Jim wants to climb a ladder.
Moral action: Jim puts the ladder up and makes sure it is secure before climbing it.
Immoral consequence: The ladder falls over, and Jim hurts his arm in the fall.
Norm: It is good to maintain a safe work environment
Situation: Jim is a roofer putting new shingles on a two-story house.
Intention: Jim wants to climb a ladder.
Moral consequence: Jim safely makes it to the roof and completes the job.
Immoral action: Jim leans the ladder against the wall without securing it and begins to climb it.
Norm: You should be happy if your friend gets engaged.
Situation: Tim's best friend Dave announces that he is now engaged to his girlfriend.
Intention: Tim wants to congratulate Dave.
Moral action: Tim is honestly happy for Dave and is excited for his friend's wedding.
Immoral consequence: Tim is upset the entire time and doesn't have any fun.
Norm: You should be happy if your friend gets engaged.
Situation: Tim's best friend Dave announces that he is now engaged to his girlfriend.
Intention: Tim wants to congratulate Dave.
Moral consequence: Tim has lots of fun with Dave's announcement and asks him 100 questions.
Immoral action: Tim congratulates Dave but on the inside he's worried that Dave will spend less time with him.