CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's illegal to claim the copyrighted material of others.
Situation: Jack is a bedroom music producer who wants to grow in popularity.
Intention: Jack wants to be paid for a great song.
Moral action: Jack practices hard at production, creates his masterpiece, and sells it on his website.
Immoral consequence: The original artist decides to sue Jack from the use of the music to make a profit.
Norm: It's illegal to claim the copyrighted material of others.
Situation: Jack is a bedroom music producer who wants to grow in popularity.
Intention: Jack wants to be paid for a great song.
Moral consequence: Jack is proud of himself for creating a brilliant original work.
Immoral action: Jack finds an obscure song from a popular artist and sells it as his own.
Norm: It's not right to lie.
Situation: Mario broke the bathroom mirror, and he was worried about what would happen to him.
Intention: Mario wants to minimize the trouble he gets in.
Moral action: Mario is asked if he broke the mirror, and he admits he did.
Immoral consequence: Mario manage to lie his way out of trouble but now he has to deal with guilt.
Norm: It's not right to lie.
Situation: Mario broke the bathroom mirror, and he was worried about what would happen to him.
Intention: Mario wants to minimize the trouble he gets in.
Moral consequence: Mario's parents decide to go easy on him for telling the truth.
Immoral action: Mario is asked if he broke the mirror, and he claims that he didn't.
Norm: It's hurtful to doubt people.
Situation: Kate is gym teacher, and one of her students wants to be a pro baseball player.
Intention: Kate wants to say something to the kid.
Moral action: Kate tells the kid that if they keep working then it might happen.
Immoral consequence: The kid's feelings are hurt, and they're embarrassed in front of the class.
Norm: It's hurtful to doubt people.
Situation: Kate is gym teacher, and one of her students wants to be a pro baseball player.
Intention: Kate wants to say something to the kid.
Moral consequence: The kid feels motivated to work even harder to be a baseball player.
Immoral action: Kate tells the kid that there's no chance that they make it to the majors.
Norm: It's good to help your child when they need it.
Situation: Dawn's daughter wanted help with her homework assignments from school.
Intention: Dawn wants to try to help.
Moral action: Dawn doesn't understand the assignment, but she decides to try to look things up online.
Immoral consequence: Dawn quickly gives up on the assignment and leaves her daughter to fend for herself.
Norm: It's good to help your child when they need it.
Situation: Dawn's daughter wanted help with her homework assignments from school.
Intention: Dawn wants to try to help.
Moral consequence: Dawn figures out how to do the work and tells her daughter that information.
Immoral action: Dawn looks at the assignment and realized she can't understand it at all.
Norm: It's wrong not to have sympathy for your partner.
Situation: Albert's girlfriend Jessica told him that she was let go from her job.
Intention: Albert wants to respond to Jessica.
Moral action: Albert tells Jessica she'll find a better job.
Immoral consequence: Jessica will not have confidence in finding a new job.
Norm: It's wrong not to have sympathy for your partner.
Situation: Albert's girlfriend Jessica told him that she was let go from her job.
Intention: Albert wants to respond to Jessica.
Moral consequence: Jessica will feel enthusiastic about looking for a new job.
Immoral action: Albert tells Jessica she was let go because she was a poor performer.
Norm: It's rude to exclude someone from a neighborhood event.
Situation: Rick is planning a block party and is wondering what to do about Stan, the grumpy man on the corner.
Intention: Rick wants to avoid having someone ruin the block party.
Moral action: Rick tells Stan that they're having a block party and asks if they can do anything to avoid annoying him.
Immoral consequence: Stan gets very offended and treats Rick rudely from then on, making his life difficult.
Norm: It's rude to exclude someone from a neighborhood event.
Situation: Rick is planning a block party and is wondering what to do about Stan, the grumpy man on the corner.
Intention: Rick wants to avoid having someone ruin the block party.
Moral consequence: Stan is happy to be asked for his opinion and voices his concerns to Rick.
Immoral action: Rick tells Stan that they are having a block party and that he's not invited because of his attitude.
Norm: It's rude to point out that someone was adopted.
Situation: Mike is at a restaurant with Leah who was adopted, and some other friends when Leah mentions she has a fear of abandonment.
Intention: Mike wants to tell the group why he thinks Leah has that fear.
Moral action: Mike tells the group that it's totally understandable that Leah feels that way as it's part of the human condition, and we all feel it.
Immoral consequence: Leah is horrified Mike just told everyone she was adopted and that it's the reason for her fears.
Norm: It's rude to point out that someone was adopted.
Situation: Mike is at a restaurant with Leah who was adopted, and some other friends when Leah mentions she has a fear of abandonment.
Intention: Mike wants to tell the group why he thinks Leah has that fear.
Moral consequence: Leah is happy to hear that Mike is saying she's totally normal for having this issue and feels better about herself.
Immoral action: Mike tells the group that Leah was adopted so since her parents abandoned her she thinks others will too.
Norm: It is unacceptable to sexually harrass co workers.
Situation: Cindy went to work at the office with lots of coworkers.
Intention: Cindy wants to decide how to act at the office.
Moral action: Cindy acted more professional at the office to suit the enviorment.
Immoral consequence: Cindy eventually got complaints for sexual harassment of coworkers.
Norm: It is unacceptable to sexually harrass co workers.
Situation: Cindy went to work at the office with lots of coworkers.
Intention: Cindy wants to decide how to act at the office.
Moral consequence: Cindy gets praise from the bosses for getting lots of work finished.
Immoral action: Cindy would slap her male coworker's butts as they walked away or past her.
Norm: It's not okay to take things from children.
Situation: James was walking in the park when he spotted a child playing a violent horror video game on her phone.
Intention: James wants the child to stop playing the age-inappropriate game.
Moral action: James asks the girl if her mother let her install that game, and when she says no he asks her to take him to her mother.
Immoral consequence: The mother confronts James about taking the phone and tells him to mind his own business.
Norm: It's not okay to take things from children.
Situation: James was walking in the park when he spotted a child playing a violent horror video game on her phone.
Intention: James wants the child to stop playing the age-inappropriate game.
Moral consequence: James shows the girl's mother the unapproved game and the mother makes her uninstall it.
Immoral action: James confiscates the child's phone and orders her to take him to her mother.
Norm: It's wrong to not work hard at your job.
Situation: Fred hates his job and sometimes does what he wants instead of what he should be doing.
Intention: Fred wants to avoid the feeling of dread at work.
Moral action: Fred gets a new job that is better suited for him.
Immoral consequence: Fred's boss notices his lack of effort and fires him.
Norm: It's wrong to not work hard at your job.
Situation: Fred hates his job and sometimes does what he wants instead of what he should be doing.
Intention: Fred wants to avoid the feeling of dread at work.
Moral consequence: Fred begins to work hard every day because he doesn't want to lose his job.
Immoral action: Fred comes into the office and plays video games for an hour before starting his work.
Norm: It's kind to thank your boss when he resigns.
Situation: Lina has been working with her boss Pete for several years and Pete is resigning.
Intention: Lina wants to say goodbye to Pete.
Moral action: Lina attends Pete's farewell party and thanks him for his mentorship with a card and a hug.
Immoral consequence: Lina is not able to use Pete as a reference when she applies for another job, leading her to remain stuck in her previous position.
Norm: It's kind to thank your boss when he resigns.
Situation: Lina has been working with her boss Pete for several years and Pete is resigning.
Intention: Lina wants to say goodbye to Pete.
Moral consequence: The next year, when Lina applies for a new job, she uses Pete as a reference, and he gives her a glowing review, leading to her getting the job.
Immoral action: Lina attends Pete's farewell party and tells him goodbye and that she is glad he is moving on because he  was such a demanding manager.
Norm: It's unethical to not pay for overtime.
Situation: James is a Walmart manager who's under a lot of pressure to cut costs.
Intention: James wants to cut labor costs.
Moral action: James replaces some of the cashiers with automated self checkouts.
Immoral consequence: James is caught by the local labor board and faces numerous legal charges.
Norm: It's unethical to not pay for overtime.
Situation: James is a Walmart manager who's under a lot of pressure to cut costs.
Intention: James wants to cut labor costs.
Moral consequence: James is congratulated and given a bonus for successfully cutting labor costs.
Immoral action: James insists that workers apply for two different jobs, so they can work two thirty-hour work weeks.
Norm: It is okay to set boundaries within a relationship.
Situation: Jenna's boyfriend wanted her to come with him to heavy metal shows, but they made her very uncomfortable.
Intention: Jenna doesn't want to feel uncomfortable.
Moral action: Jenna tells her boyfriend that she supports his love of heavy metal but doesn't want to go herself.
Immoral consequence: Jenna ends up vomiting everywhere at one of the shows, embarrassing herself and her boyfriend.
Norm: It is okay to set boundaries within a relationship.
Situation: Jenna's boyfriend wanted her to come with him to heavy metal shows, but they made her very uncomfortable.
Intention: Jenna doesn't want to feel uncomfortable.
Moral consequence: Jenna's boyfriend tells her he understands, and she spends a pleasant night at home reading.
Immoral action: Jenna doesn't want to say no to her boyfriend, so she gets drunk before the shows to feel less anxious.
Norm: It's good to speak up when someone's doing wrong.
Situation: Jim sees his classmate cheat on a important exam but the teacher doesn't notice it happening.
Intention: Jim wants to react to seeing his classmate cheating.
Moral action: Jim tells the teacher that the classmate is cheating and the teacher catches the classmate doing it.
Immoral consequence: Jim's classmate gets an unfairly high grade on the exam and continues to cheat in his classes.
Norm: It's good to speak up when someone's doing wrong.
Situation: Jim sees his classmate cheat on a important exam but the teacher doesn't notice it happening.
Intention: Jim wants to react to seeing his classmate cheating.
Moral consequence: The classmate is punished for cheating and learns not to cheat in his classes.
Immoral action: Jim looks away from his classmate and pretends he didn't see them cheating.
Norm: It's admirable to admit when someone performs better than you.
Situation: Barry and Lee were competing against each other in a tennis match when Lee wins.
Intention: Barry wants to leave the tennis court.
Moral action: Barry tells Lee he did a good job before walking off the court.
Immoral consequence: The tennis league bans Barry from playing in any future competitions.
Norm: It's admirable to admit when someone performs better than you.
Situation: Barry and Lee were competing against each other in a tennis match when Lee wins.
Intention: Barry wants to leave the tennis court.
Moral consequence: The tennis league gives Barry a medal at the end of the tournament for his good sportmanship.
Immoral action: Barry storms off the tennis court in a rage and cursing at Lee.
Norm: It's good to help out pregnant people.
Situation: Keith's wife Lily is pregnant and tells him she wants to mail letters to her siblings.
Intention: Keith wants to respond to Lily.
Moral action: Keith tells her that he can buy her letter supplies and then mail them for her.
Immoral consequence: Lily will think that Keith is unhelpful and doesn't care about family.
Norm: It's good to help out pregnant people.
Situation: Keith's wife Lily is pregnant and tells him she wants to mail letters to her siblings.
Intention: Keith wants to respond to Lily.
Moral consequence: Lily will be thankful that Keith is her husband.
Immoral action: Keith tells her she should go and get letter supplies since it's her siblings she wants to mail letters to.
Norm: You shouldn't want to be friends with murderers.
Situation: Phil is studying behavioral science with a focus on serial killers.
Intention: Phil wants to pick the mind of a serial killer.
Moral action: Phil arranges to conduct monitored interviews with a convicted serial killer.
Immoral consequence: As Phil gets closer to the killer he begins to adopt some of his beliefs.
Norm: You shouldn't want to be friends with murderers.
Situation: Phil is studying behavioral science with a focus on serial killers.
Intention: Phil wants to pick the mind of a serial killer.
Moral consequence: Phil is able to get the killer to open up and share important data with him.
Immoral action: Phil starts a correspondence with a convicted serial killer and soon develops a friendship with him.
Norm: It is wrong to embarrass someone at work.
Situation: Craig is at work talking with his longtime friend and coworker Nancy and some other coworkers.
Intention: Craig wants to state a fact about Nancy.
Moral action: Craig tells everyone that he's known Nancy forever, and she makes every day at work better just by being there.
Immoral consequence: Nancy is horrified that Craig would discuss her weight with the group and is embarrassed about being called formerly gross.
Norm: It is wrong to embarrass someone at work.
Situation: Craig is at work talking with his longtime friend and coworker Nancy and some other coworkers.
Intention: Craig wants to state a fact about Nancy.
Moral consequence: Nancy blushes as she melts from Craig's kind words and smiles at him endlessly.
Immoral action: Craig tells everyone that he's known Nancy forever and that she used to be really fat and gross but has lost weight since.
Norm: It's rude to humiliate someone in front of others.
Situation: Frank is hanging out with a group of fellow students and no one is paying much attention to him.
Intention: Frank wants to be liked and noticed.
Moral action: Frank tells the group a funny joke he heard the other day.
Immoral consequence: The other students find Frank's ridicule to be rude and forma a negative impression of him.
Norm: It's rude to humiliate someone in front of others.
Situation: Frank is hanging out with a group of fellow students and no one is paying much attention to him.
Intention: Frank wants to be liked and noticed.
Moral consequence: The other students find Frank's joke hilarious and form a positive impression of him.
Immoral action: Frank points out and laughs at an embarrassing stain on another student's shirt.
Norm: You should never bully others.
Situation: Timmy is in a new school and notices James, a kid who often is picked on .
Intention: He wants to make an impression on his new classmates.
Moral action: Timmy sees James being picked on and sticks up for him.
Immoral consequence: James is badly injured, Timmy is suspended and the other kids now avoid him.
Norm: You should never bully others.
Situation: Timmy is in a new school and notices James, a kid who often is picked on .
Intention: He wants to make an impression on his new classmates.
Moral consequence: Timmy and James become close friends and Timmy earns the respect of some of his classmates and the teacher.
Immoral action: Timmy goes up to James and pushes him into the locker to make the other kids think he's cool.
Norm: It is wrong to be rude to people.
Situation: Alan is dining at a busy restaurant.
Intention: He wants to get the check.
Moral action: Alan waits patiently until he sees his server and tells the server he is in a rush.
Immoral consequence: The manager is so worked up because of Alan that he takes his frustration out on the waitstaff and one of them end up quitting.
Norm: It is wrong to be rude to people.
Situation: Alan is dining at a busy restaurant.
Intention: He wants to get the check.
Moral consequence: Alan gets the check in a timely fashion and gives the server a generous tip.
Immoral action: Alan is mad at how long he has been waiting and finds a manager to scream at.
Norm: It's wrong to enjoy anothers pain.
Situation: Luke's rival James got struck by a car and ended up in the hospital.
Intention: Luke wants to decide how to react to James's accident.
Moral action: Luke sends James a get well card in the hospital because it's the right thing to do.
Immoral consequence: People are upset with Luke for the rudeness of his actions.
Norm: It's wrong to enjoy anothers pain.
Situation: Luke's rival James got struck by a car and ended up in the hospital.
Intention: Luke wants to decide how to react to James's accident.
Moral consequence: James is surprised than even his rival is sending him a get well card.
Immoral action: Luke buys everyone around him a drink when he hears what happened to James.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friends harass your little siblings.
Situation: Jeff's little brother is getting talked down to by Jeff's friends as Jeff is walking in.
Intention: Jeff wants to make a comment about the situation.
Moral action: Jeff adamantly tells his friends to stop treating his little brother like this and takes control of the situation.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's little brother eventually grows up to despise Jeff and his friends.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friends harass your little siblings.
Situation: Jeff's little brother is getting talked down to by Jeff's friends as Jeff is walking in.
Intention: Jeff wants to make a comment about the situation.
Moral consequence: Jeff's friends respect his decision and the little brother starts admiring Jeff more.
Immoral action: Jeff joins his friends in talking down to his little brother.
Norm: It's bad to cheat with someone who's married.
Situation: Joey is a single man who lives alone and his neighbors wife has shown quite an interest in him.
Intention: Joey wants to find a sexual partner.
Moral action: Joey does not reciprocate with the wife but rather makes a profile on a dating website.
Immoral consequence: Joey's neighbor finds out, and he blames his marriage failing on him.
Norm: It's bad to cheat with someone who's married.
Situation: Joey is a single man who lives alone and his neighbors wife has shown quite an interest in him.
Intention: Joey wants to find a sexual partner.
Moral consequence: Joey meets someone who wants to hook up with him online.
Immoral action: Joey ends up becoming physically involved with his neighbor's wife.
Norm: It's good to donate things you don't need anymore.
Situation: Sandy has let her garage get so full of stuff that she can't fit her car in it anymore.
Intention: Sandy wants to clean out the garage.
Moral action: Sandy takes all of the things that she cleaned out from her garage and donates them to a charity shop.
Immoral consequence: Sandy feels that she is being wasteful by throwing out things just because she no longer needs them.
Norm: It's good to donate things you don't need anymore.
Situation: Sandy has let her garage get so full of stuff that she can't fit her car in it anymore.
Intention: Sandy wants to clean out the garage.
Moral consequence: The charity shop  owner is happy to have Sandy's donations to pass along to other people that can use them.
Immoral action: Sandy throws everything that she doesn't need anymore in the trash to make more room in the garage.
Norm: You should talk in private about sensitive topics.
Situation: Vance just separated from his wife because she cheated and is asked by Tony in the open concept office about how he is doing.
Intention: Vance wants to tell Tony about his wife's infidelity.
Moral action: Vance motions for Tony to come outside with him and then tells him all about his wife's infidelity and how he left her.
Immoral consequence: The other coworkers overhear everything Vance is saying and are uncomfortable knowing his personal life details.
Norm: You should talk in private about sensitive topics.
Situation: Vance just separated from his wife because she cheated and is asked by Tony in the open concept office about how he is doing.
Intention: Vance wants to tell Tony about his wife's infidelity.
Moral consequence: The other coworkers notice Tony and Vance leaving but don't think anything of it and continue working.
Immoral action: Vance tells Tony all about how he found out about his wife’s infidelity, and how they had a huge fight about it before he left.
Norm: It's rude to interrupt people while they're talking.
Situation: Alex is in a team meeting where one member is presenting something when he comes up with a great idea.
Intention: Alex wants to get his idea out before he forgets.
Moral action: Alex writes his idea down in his notes and waits for the presenting member to finish before sharing it.
Immoral consequence: The other team member was about to make a good point which wont have the same emphasis now.
Norm: It's rude to interrupt people while they're talking.
Situation: Alex is in a team meeting where one member is presenting something when he comes up with a great idea.
Intention: Alex wants to get his idea out before he forgets.
Moral consequence: The other team member has a meaningful presentation and receives Alex's idea well.
Immoral action: Alex cuts off the team member who is talking to pitch the idea.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone's phobia.
Situation: Chloe just told her friend Ethan that she is terrified of spiders, and he thinks it's funny because he actually has a tarantula.
Intention: Ethan wants Chloe to see his pet.
Moral action: Ethan tells Chloe that there is nothing to fear and offers for her to meet his tarantula, which she accepts.
Immoral consequence: Chloe no longer trusts Ethan, and tells him never to come back.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone's phobia.
Situation: Chloe just told her friend Ethan that she is terrified of spiders, and he thinks it's funny because he actually has a tarantula.
Intention: Ethan wants Chloe to see his pet.
Moral consequence: After Chloe sees that Ethan's tarantula is nice, she isn't as scared as she used to be.
Immoral action: Ethan sneaks his tarantula over and places it under Chloe's blanket, and when she finds it she's horrified.
Norm: It's good to communicate your concerns with your family.
Situation: Ray has been having suicidal thoughts, and he hasn't talked to anyone about it.
Intention: Ray wants to decide whether to talk to his family.
Moral action: Ray tells his family about his struggles with mental illness.
Immoral consequence: Ray still needs serious help, and nobody is able to give it to him.
Norm: It's good to communicate your concerns with your family.
Situation: Ray has been having suicidal thoughts, and he hasn't talked to anyone about it.
Intention: Ray wants to decide whether to talk to his family.
Moral consequence: Ray gets something off of his chest and is in a better position to receive help.
Immoral action: Ray doesn't want his family to get in his way if he does decide to kill himself, so he doesn't tell them.
Norm: You should not back out on your commitments.
Situation: Charles pledged money for a community construction project and needs to pay it, but has fallen on hard times.
Intention: Charles wants to have enough money to survive.
Moral action: Charles pays his pledge and gets a loan from a family member to keep afloat.
Immoral consequence: The community project doesn't have the money that it needs and is delayed by six months.