CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to go on a vacation without your partner.
Situation: Violet is planning a vacation for the following weekend, and she knows that her husband Harry doesn't have any obligations.
Intention: Violet wants to book airplane tickets.
Moral consequence: Harry is thrilled by the unexpected surprise and is looking forward to spending the weekend with Violet.
Immoral action: Violet books an airplane ticket for herself but doesn't invite Harry along.
Norm: It's always good to be on time.
Situation: Steve was getting ready to go to work for his first day on his new job.
Intention: Steve wants to go to work.
Moral action: Steve leaves the house early and makes sure that he goes straight to work to get there on time.
Immoral consequence: Steve arrives to work late and the boss is not impressed with him.
Norm: It's always good to be on time.
Situation: Steve was getting ready to go to work for his first day on his new job.
Intention: Steve wants to go to work.
Moral consequence: Steve gets to work a few minutes early and the boss is impressed with his punctuality.
Immoral action: Steve takes his time getting ready and stops at the coffee shop for an hour before work.
Norm: It's wrong to be xenophobic towards people from other countries.
Situation: Mel and Xena are in line for a movie and a crowd of foreigners is talking loudly in front of them.
Intention: Xena wants to decide how to handle the noise.
Moral action: Xena breathes deeply and manages her own stress levels.
Immoral consequence: Xena is not understood and becomes embarassed at her xenophobia.
Norm: It's wrong to be xenophobic towards people from other countries.
Situation: Mel and Xena are in line for a movie and a crowd of foreigners is talking loudly in front of them.
Intention: Xena wants to decide how to handle the noise.
Moral consequence: Xena realizes she may be xenophobic and confronts this.
Immoral action: Xena tells the group of foreigners to quiet down.
Norm: It's cheap to not tip.
Situation: Francis is going out to eat with friends, knowing that his rent is due the next day.
Intention: Francis wants to save money on dinner.
Moral action: Francis orders a value-meal, leaving enough in his budget to tip.
Immoral consequence: The waiter works all day and goes home without the appropriate compensation.
Norm: It's cheap to not tip.
Situation: Francis is going out to eat with friends, knowing that his rent is due the next day.
Intention: Francis wants to save money on dinner.
Moral consequence: Francis' waiter is paid, and Francis makes rent the next day.
Immoral action: Francis orders a large steak and decides to save money by foregoing the waiter's tip.
Norm: It's nice to make people smile.
Situation: Kayla is at the grocery stores shopping and there are many other customers in the aisle.
Intention: Kayla wants to get everything on her list.
Moral action: Kayla takes the time to smile at some of the other customers in the store as she goes down aisles getting things on her list.
Immoral consequence: Kayla and the customers pass by one another like robots.
Norm: It's nice to make people smile.
Situation: Kayla is at the grocery stores shopping and there are many other customers in the aisle.
Intention: Kayla wants to get everything on her list.
Moral consequence: Some customers smile back at Kayla and sometimes that's all somebody needs, so Kayla and the customers feel better that day.
Immoral action: Kayla rushes through the aisles ignoring other customers and grabbing everything she needs.
Norm: You shouldn't farm karma on reddit.
Situation: Jones sees that posting something gives him one karma by default.
Intention: Jones wants to earn karma on reddit.
Moral action: Jones decides to just have fun with his own posts on the site and try to earn karma that way.
Immoral consequence: Jones gets a million karma easily after his computer is done.
Norm: You shouldn't farm karma on reddit.
Situation: Jones sees that posting something gives him one karma by default.
Intention: Jones wants to earn karma on reddit.
Moral consequence: In only a month on the site Jones earns a few thousand karma.
Immoral action: Jones programs his computer to post a million times on different places on reddit.
Norm: It's wrong for a person to steal.
Situation: Jake is broke and wants to take his girlfriend out to dinner and a movie.
Intention: Jake wants to get some cash.
Moral action: Jake goes to his brother and asks him for a loan until he gets paid next week.
Immoral consequence: Jake's brother realizes that Jake has taken his money and confronts him, which leads to the brothers fighting.
Norm: It's wrong for a person to steal.
Situation: Jake is broke and wants to take his girlfriend out to dinner and a movie.
Intention: Jake wants to get some cash.
Moral consequence: Jake's brother loans Jake his requested amount and Jake is able to take his girlfriend out.
Immoral action: Jake finds some cash on his brother's bedroom dresser while his brother is gone and takes the cash.
Norm: It's rude to try to control what your gf does.
Situation: Ron is in a long distance relationship with Emily and is jealous of her close friendship with her ex-boyfriend Paul.
Intention: Ron wants Emily to spend less time with Paul.
Moral action: Ron decides to move closer to Emily so that they can spend more time together, meaning she has less time to spend with Paul.
Immoral consequence: Emily is torn between her close friendship and her relationship, but decides to agree to Ron's request.
Norm: It's rude to try to control what your gf does.
Situation: Ron is in a long distance relationship with Emily and is jealous of her close friendship with her ex-boyfriend Paul.
Intention: Ron wants Emily to spend less time with Paul.
Moral consequence: Emily is thrilled that Ron is moving to be closer to her and cancels her plans with Paul, so she can spend more time with Ron.
Immoral action: Ron asks that Emily cut off all ties with Paul for the sake of their relationship.
Norm: It's fun to go out with a lot of people.
Situation: Ron is very bored on the weekend, not sure what to do.
Intention: Ron wants to go out with someone.
Moral action: Ron invites his best friend, along with a few of their other close friends out.
Immoral consequence: Ron has a nice time, but admits it could be better.
Norm: It's fun to go out with a lot of people.
Situation: Ron is very bored on the weekend, not sure what to do.
Intention: Ron wants to go out with someone.
Moral consequence: Ron and them spend the entire night together, having a blast.
Immoral action: Ron invites his best friend out to get dinner and a movie.
Norm: It's rude to use your sink to wash your feet.
Situation: Jon has guests over and just got in from chasing his dog around the yard while barefoot.
Intention: Jon wants to clean off his feet.
Moral action: Jon goes to the bathroom, closes the door, and washes his feet off in the tub in private.
Immoral consequence: The guests are appalled by Jon's choice to use the kitchen sink and second guess eating any food prepared there.
Norm: It's rude to use your sink to wash your feet.
Situation: Jon has guests over and just got in from chasing his dog around the yard while barefoot.
Intention: Jon wants to clean off his feet.
Moral consequence: Jon's guests enjoy their evening and Jon and his dog.
Immoral action: Jon puts lifts one foot at a time into the kitchen sink to wash his feet in front of his guests.
Norm: You shouldn't ask a man how big their penis is.
Situation: Sandra has been talking to a new guy, and she likes him very much.
Intention: Sandra wants to flirt with the guy so that he knows she is sexually attracted to him.
Moral action: Sandra sends some late night texts telling him how she wishes he was cuddling with her.
Immoral consequence: The guy interprets her text as her only being interested in his size, and he stops talking to her altogether.
Norm: You shouldn't ask a man how big their penis is.
Situation: Sandra has been talking to a new guy, and she likes him very much.
Intention: Sandra wants to flirt with the guy so that he knows she is sexually attracted to him.
Moral consequence: The guy reciprocates his interest, and they eventually get into a relationship together.
Immoral action: Sandra texts the guy asking how big his penis is, hoping to let him know that she is interested in him sexually.
Norm: It's rude to make tea during foreplay.
Situation: Ruben is an avid tea drinker who often gets tired after sex and doesn't want to fall asleep right afterward, and is about to go down on his girlfriend Sarah.
Intention: Ruben wants to stay awake for a while after sex.
Moral action: Ruben waits until after the deed is done before rolling out of bed and going to boil some water for tea.
Immoral consequence: The romantic mood between the two is ruined as Ruben spends too long outside the bedroom, and they spend several hours arguing.
Norm: It's rude to make tea during foreplay.
Situation: Ruben is an avid tea drinker who often gets tired after sex and doesn't want to fall asleep right afterward, and is about to go down on his girlfriend Sarah.
Intention: Ruben wants to stay awake for a while after sex.
Moral consequence: Ruben is wide awake and alert after he drinks the tea he made, and Sarah lies back contentedly.
Immoral action: Ruben begins to slowly kiss Sarah's belly, making his way downwards, but then stops and runs to the kitchen to get some water boiling for tea.
Norm: It's wrong to sabotage someone's work.
Situation: Mia wanted to win the painting contest and Maya was the only real opposition.
Intention: Mia wants to win the contest.
Moral action: Mia adds some extra details to her own painting to improve it.
Immoral consequence: Mia ends up winning the contest because of the painting's added tree.
Norm: It's wrong to sabotage someone's work.
Situation: Mia wanted to win the painting contest and Maya was the only real opposition.
Intention: Mia wants to win the contest.
Moral consequence: Mia ends up winning the contest because of the improvements to her painting.
Immoral action: Mia adds a tree to Maya's painting because she knows the judge hates trees.
Norm: It's good to help the environment.
Situation: Gary is on a long car trip and has stopped to get some food at a drive through.
Intention: Gary wants to get rid of the packaging from the food.
Moral action: Gary finds some trash and recycling bins and disposes of the packaging in the proper receptacles.
Immoral consequence: Gary is stopped by police and given a citation for littering.
Norm: It's good to help the environment.
Situation: Gary is on a long car trip and has stopped to get some food at a drive through.
Intention: Gary wants to get rid of the packaging from the food.
Moral consequence: Gary is seen as someone who is conscious about not polluting the environment.
Immoral action: Gary throws the packaging out of the car window as he is driving along.
Norm: It's bad to drug your dog.
Situation: Jane's dog keeps on barking  and barking so Jane can't get to sleep at night.
Intention: Jane wants to get to sleep.
Moral action: Jane trains the dog not to bark unless there's a problem.
Immoral consequence: It gradually takes more and more medicine to work and eventually Jane gives the dog too much and it dies.
Norm: It's bad to drug your dog.
Situation: Jane's dog keeps on barking  and barking so Jane can't get to sleep at night.
Intention: Jane wants to get to sleep.
Moral consequence: Jane's dog starts being quiet at night on it's own so Jane can sleep.
Immoral action: Jane gives the dog some medicine so that it falls asleep.
Norm: Lying about achievements is detestable behavior.
Situation: Hector, who is part of Ryan's friend group, has an annoying habit of one-upping people during conversations.
Intention: Ryan wants to tell his friends about his most recent fishing trip.
Moral action: Ryan shows his friends pictures of the trip and ignores Hector's attempts to one-up him.
Immoral consequence: Ryan and Hector get into a one-upping match that alienates the rest of the group and makes them look ridiculous.
Norm: Lying about achievements is detestable behavior.
Situation: Hector, who is part of Ryan's friend group, has an annoying habit of one-upping people during conversations.
Intention: Ryan wants to tell his friends about his most recent fishing trip.
Moral consequence: Hector feels foolish and reflects on his action while Ryan is quietly admired for shutting Hector down.
Immoral action: Ryan tells his friends about the trip and exaggerates the size and number of fish he caught to show up Hector.
Norm: It's wrong to be a sore loser.
Situation: Tad is running for president, but lost his parties primary.
Intention: Tad wants to keep working on a campaign.
Moral action: Tad decides to campaign for the primary winner, instead of continuing to run.
Immoral consequence: Tad is banished from his party and Tad feels alone.
Norm: It's wrong to be a sore loser.
Situation: Tad is running for president, but lost his parties primary.
Intention: Tad wants to keep working on a campaign.
Moral consequence: Tad feels like he has a purpose and gets along with the campaign team.
Immoral action: Tad decides to run as a third party, against the primary winner, out of spite.
Norm: You shouldn't dump your clothing all over the floor.
Situation: Helen just got back to her dorm room that she shares with a roommate, and she's getting ready to jump in the shower.
Intention: Helen wants to take her clothes off.
Moral action: Helen takes of her clothes one by one and places some of them in her hamper and those that she plans to wear again on her bed.
Immoral consequence: Helen's roommate is disgusted at how messy Helen is, and she confronts her about it later on.
Norm: You shouldn't dump your clothing all over the floor.
Situation: Helen just got back to her dorm room that she shares with a roommate, and she's getting ready to jump in the shower.
Intention: Helen wants to take her clothes off.
Moral consequence: Helen's roommate picks up around her own side of the room when she returns because she notices how tidy Helen is being and doesn't want to look bad.
Immoral action: Helen removes all of her clothes and drops them in the middle of the floor.
Norm: It's wrong to not believe in someone's pain.
Situation: Henry is talking with Janet when Janet doubles over and tells him her stomach is hurting out of nowhere.
Intention: Henry wants to address Janet's statement about being in pain.
Moral action: Henry tells Janet he can go get her some pepto bismol from the store nearby if she wants.
Immoral consequence: Janet is annoyed on top of being in pain because Henry is being insensitive.
Norm: It's wrong to not believe in someone's pain.
Situation: Henry is talking with Janet when Janet doubles over and tells him her stomach is hurting out of nowhere.
Intention: Henry wants to address Janet's statement about being in pain.
Moral consequence: Janet is thankful that Henry is willing to go get her something to soothe her and asks him to do so.
Immoral action: Henry tells Janet she's being ridiculous and to stop being so dramatic, it can't possibly be that bad.
Norm: It's rude not to hold the door for other people.
Situation: Jim is walking towards the bank with a man on crutches walking behind him.
Intention: Jim wants to enter the bank.
Moral action: Jim opens the door, steps aside for the man on crutches to enter, then walks inside the bank.
Immoral consequence: The man on crutches behind Jim struggles to open the door.
Norm: It's rude not to hold the door for other people.
Situation: Jim is walking towards the bank with a man on crutches walking behind him.
Intention: Jim wants to enter the bank.
Moral consequence: The man on crutches is able to easily enter the bank.
Immoral action: Jim opens the door and walks inside the bank.
Norm: It's wrong to ask things that make people uncomfortable
Situation: Larry has taken an interest in a new friend of his and thinks the feeling might be mutual.
Intention: Larry wants to make a move on the girl.
Moral action: Larry spends time getting to know her better before he flirts with her.
Immoral consequence: Larry's friend is put off by the way he is talking so soon.
Norm: It's wrong to ask things that make people uncomfortable
Situation: Larry has taken an interest in a new friend of his and thinks the feeling might be mutual.
Intention: Larry wants to make a move on the girl.
Moral consequence: Larry's friend feels comfortable enough with him to flirt back with him.
Immoral action: Larry starts to ask his friend questions that are very personal in nature.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to leave your waste in a public toilet.
Situation: Mark is shopping at the grocery store, and he stops to use the toilet, but afterward he finds that the toilet will not flush.
Intention: Mark wants to leave the restroom and continue shopping.
Moral action: Mark holds the toilet handle down for a few minutes until the toilet flushes.
Immoral consequence: The janitor who cleans the restroom will have to deal with waste that has been sitting in the toilet.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to leave your waste in a public toilet.
Situation: Mark is shopping at the grocery store, and he stops to use the toilet, but afterward he finds that the toilet will not flush.
Intention: Mark wants to leave the restroom and continue shopping.
Moral consequence: The janitor who cleans the restroom will not have a difficult time cleaning up at the end of the day.
Immoral action: Mark leaves his waste in the toilet and leaves the bathroom to continue his shopping.
Norm: You shouldn't cancel on your family members.
Situation: Arna is a loner and is invited to her sister's anniversary and is at home deliberating on whether to attend.
Intention: Arna wants to call her sister with an answer.
Moral action: Arna says she'll go but admits her desire to be alone.
Immoral consequence: Arna hears less often from her sister and misses the social contact.
Norm: You shouldn't cancel on your family members.
Situation: Arna is a loner and is invited to her sister's anniversary and is at home deliberating on whether to attend.
Intention: Arna wants to call her sister with an answer.
Moral consequence: Arna bonds with her sister and they compromise.
Immoral action: Arna tells her sister that she doesn't feel comfortable attending.
Norm: It is good to return someone's lost pet.
Situation: Karen is an animal lover who took in a cat and later sees a lost pet poster with the cat on it.
Intention: Karen wants to have a pet cat.
Moral action: Karen returns the cat to the owners and adopts a different one.
Immoral consequence: The owners of the cat are devastated and believe something happened to her.
Norm: It is good to return someone's lost pet.
Situation: Karen is an animal lover who took in a cat and later sees a lost pet poster with the cat on it.
Intention: Karen wants to have a pet cat.
Moral consequence: The owners of the cat are happy and relieved to be reunited with her.
Immoral action: Karen decides to keep the cat because she has bonded with it.
Norm: It's good to introduce people to new things.
Situation: Jan's mom still uses a flip phone and doesn't use the internet.
Intention: Jan wants to decide whether to tell her mom about smart phones.
Moral action: Jan buys her mom a new phone and tells her how to use all of the different features.
Immoral consequence: Jan's mom is missing out on a better experience and others will judge her.
Norm: It's good to introduce people to new things.
Situation: Jan's mom still uses a flip phone and doesn't use the internet.
Intention: Jan wants to decide whether to tell her mom about smart phones.
Moral consequence: Jan's mom is amazed by the phone, and her life will become more convenient.
Immoral action: Jan doesn't want her mom to think too hard, so she lets her continue using her flip phone.
Norm: It's wrong for someone to be cruel or racest.
Situation: Elon was posting on Twitter when a black Twitter user made fun of him in his replies.
Intention: Elon wants to get the user to leave him alone.
Moral action: Elon tells a joke about the user's profile and then blocks the user.
Immoral consequence: The user's feelings are hurt, and others are hurt by it as well.
Norm: It's wrong for someone to be cruel or racest.
Situation: Elon was posting on Twitter when a black Twitter user made fun of him in his replies.
Intention: Elon wants to get the user to leave him alone.
Moral consequence: The user cannot bother Elon anymore, and others are aware of the user's behavior.
Immoral action: Elon calls the user a racial slur in a public tweet.
Norm: It's wrong to disrespect another person.
Situation: Anna has arrived at the courthouse to file a document in the clerk's office that is about to close.
Intention: Anna wants to get the document filed and stamped for today.
Moral action: Anna greets the security guard at the courthouse entrance and asks him for help with her predicament.
Immoral consequence: The security officer has Anna step to the side to address her rudeness, and she has to rush and run down the hall to get to the clerk's office.
Norm: It's wrong to disrespect another person.
Situation: Anna has arrived at the courthouse to file a document in the clerk's office that is about to close.
Intention: Anna wants to get the document filed and stamped for today.
Moral consequence: The guard calls the clerk to advise her to wait for Anna, and she can walk calmly to the clerk's office.
Immoral action: Anna tells the security guard at the courthouse entrance to let her through as she is in a rush.
Norm: It's mean to dislike gay people.
Situation: John and his wife Mindy are at home listening to the news when there's a story about gay rights.
Intention: John wants to feel about himself.
Moral action: John says out loud how proud he is of them, and they are human like everyone else.
Immoral consequence: John maintains his bias and ignorance and other people in the house respect him less.
Norm: It's mean to dislike gay people.
Situation: John and his wife Mindy are at home listening to the news when there's a story about gay rights.
Intention: John wants to feel about himself.
Moral consequence: John has a friendlier persona and other people in the house respect him more.
Immoral action: John laughs out loud and says gay people need to get therapy not rights.
Norm: It is wrong to spit into the food of others.
Situation: Christina is working at Subway and is taking the order of a woman who once bullied her.
Intention: Christina wants to feel better about her former bully being in the store with her.
Moral action: Christina asks her manager if she can go into the back for a moment to get away from her aggressor.
Immoral consequence: Christina's boss sees her unhygienic action and terminates her from her job.
Norm: It is wrong to spit into the food of others.
Situation: Christina is working at Subway and is taking the order of a woman who once bullied her.
Intention: Christina wants to feel better about her former bully being in the store with her.
Moral consequence: Christina's boss understands and takes Christina's former bully's order.
Immoral action: Christina waits until the customer's back is turned and lets some of her saliva fall into the sandwich.
Norm: You should keep your hands to yourself.
Situation: James has a long, boring commute on the subway every weekday.
Intention: James wants to entertain himself during his commute.
Moral action: James downloads several new mobile games onto his smartphone and tries for the high score.
Immoral consequence: Several of the passengers James touches step on his feet or bend his hand back.
Norm: You should keep your hands to yourself.
Situation: James has a long, boring commute on the subway every weekday.
Intention: James wants to entertain himself during his commute.
Moral consequence: James eventually achieves the high score in one of the games and feels mildly accomplished.
Immoral action: James begins "accidentally" touching the breasts and backsides of the passengers around him.