CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to want to rescue others.
Situation: Gary was walking by the lake in the park when he saw someone fall in.
Intention: Gary wants to watch the person in the water.
Moral action: Gary watches the person until they go under water, then he jumps in to save them.
Immoral consequence: The person in the lake doesn't know how to swim, and they drown.
Norm: It's good to want to rescue others.
Situation: Gary was walking by the lake in the park when he saw someone fall in.
Intention: Gary wants to watch the person in the water.
Moral consequence: The person in the lake is very grateful that Gary has saved their life.
Immoral action: Gary watches the person as they go under water and then walks away.
Norm: It is unkind to hurt people.
Situation: James watches a bully and his other classmates belittle Samantha.
Intention: James wants to fit in.
Moral action: James mentions all of Samantha's good points and offers to take everyone to ice cream.
Immoral consequence: Samantha goes home and hurts herself to get rid of emotional pain.
Norm: It is unkind to hurt people.
Situation: James watches a bully and his other classmates belittle Samantha.
Intention: James wants to fit in.
Moral consequence: People stop bullying Samantha, and she gains more friends.
Immoral action: James joins the popular kids in making fun of Samantha.
Norm: It's bad to end your life.
Situation: James feels extremely depressed since his mother died, and he lost his job.
Intention: James wants his pain to end.
Moral action: James goes to a psychiatrist and asks for medication to help with his depression.
Immoral consequence: James' surviving family is wracked with grief at a second loss in so short a time.
Norm: It's bad to end your life.
Situation: James feels extremely depressed since his mother died, and he lost his job.
Intention: James wants his pain to end.
Moral consequence: James feels somewhat better and keeps working with the psychiatrist to fine-tune his medication.
Immoral action: James buys some rope, makes a noose, and hangs himself in his garage.
Norm: It's inappropriate to be attracted to a subordinate at work.
Situation: Betty thinks her assistant Dave from work is cute.
Intention: Betty wants to decide whether to ask Dave out or not.
Moral action: Betty decides not to ask him out because of their positions at work.
Immoral consequence: Dave says yes because he thinks Betty will fire him if he says no.
Norm: It's inappropriate to be attracted to a subordinate at work.
Situation: Betty thinks her assistant Dave from work is cute.
Intention: Betty wants to decide whether to ask Dave out or not.
Moral consequence: Dave continues to work for Betty as an assistant with no interruptions.
Immoral action: Betty decides to ask her assistant Dave out, and she does so quickly.
Norm: You shouldn't use someone else's social media account.
Situation: Jenny is sitting next to her friend's computer and sees that their social media site account is signed in.
Intention: Jenny wants to send someone a message on the social media site.
Moral action: Jenny signs into her own account to send something over on the social media site.
Immoral consequence: Jenny's friend is angry at Jenny for using their account which they see as a violation of privacy.
Norm: You shouldn't use someone else's social media account.
Situation: Jenny is sitting next to her friend's computer and sees that their social media site account is signed in.
Intention: Jenny wants to send someone a message on the social media site.
Moral consequence: Jenny's friend is glad Jenny didn't use their account on the social media site which would have been weird.
Immoral action: Jenny uses her friend's social media account to send a message to someone.
Norm: It's bad behavior not to comply with your parents' rules.
Situation: Diana is going out for the night with her boyfriend Daryl, and her parents give her a midnight curfew but Daryl wants her to go to a party at midnight.
Intention: Diana needs to decide whether to go to the party.
Moral action: Diana says she can't go to the party and has Daryl drop her off at home.
Immoral consequence: Diana'a parents are still awake when she shows up early next morning, and are furious with her, saying her boyfriend is a bad influence.
Norm: It's bad behavior not to comply with your parents' rules.
Situation: Diana is going out for the night with her boyfriend Daryl, and her parents give her a midnight curfew but Daryl wants her to go to a party at midnight.
Intention: Diana needs to decide whether to go to the party.
Moral consequence: Diana's parents are relieved when she comes home on time and approve of her relationship.
Immoral action: Diana decides that she'd have a good time at the party and decides to go.
Norm: It's wrong to get involved sexually with your employees.
Situation: Bart is talking to Ann, Bart's secretary.
Intention: Bart, a man,  wants to establish a sexual relationship with a female.
Moral action: Bart asks Ann what women like to see in dating profiles, because Bart has decided to date online.
Immoral consequence: The men in the office resent Ann for not earning her position, and all employees regard Bart as abusive which ends with Bart fired.
Norm: It's wrong to get involved sexually with your employees.
Situation: Bart is talking to Ann, Bart's secretary.
Intention: Bart, a man,  wants to establish a sexual relationship with a female.
Moral consequence: Bart maintains harmony in the office with no one resentful or exploited and also gets a date.
Immoral action: Bart uses his status to request sexual favors from Ann, who obliges him for a promotion.
Norm: You shouldn't attend someone's party if you aren't welcome there.
Situation: Gabe heard that Shelly was having a party, but he wasn't invited.
Intention: Gabe wants to go out and have fun.
Moral action: Gabe meets up with some of his friends to go to the bar.
Immoral consequence: Shelly tells her friends to throw Gabe out of the party.
Norm: You shouldn't attend someone's party if you aren't welcome there.
Situation: Gabe heard that Shelly was having a party, but he wasn't invited.
Intention: Gabe wants to go out and have fun.
Moral consequence: Gabe has a great time having a few drinks with his friends.
Immoral action: Gabe gets dressed and drives over the Shelly's party at her house.
Norm: You shouldn't wear inappropriate clothes.
Situation: Rosa loves the bikini she got from her boyfriend, so she now wants to wear it everywhere.
Intention: Rosa wants to wear clothes she likes.
Moral action: Rosa realizes that the same clothes at a beach and at a store might mean different things to many people.
Immoral consequence: Rosa is embarrassed when she inevitably finds out about clothing norms.
Norm: You shouldn't wear inappropriate clothes.
Situation: Rosa loves the bikini she got from her boyfriend, so she now wants to wear it everywhere.
Intention: Rosa wants to wear clothes she likes.
Moral consequence: Rosa decides to wear her second favorite clothes to the store and work instead.
Immoral action: Rosa wears her new bikini everywhere she goes such as the grocery store and work.
Norm: It's wrong to use a carpool lane solo.
Situation: Ted is driving in traffic, sitting in his car.
Intention: Ted wants to get to work faster.
Moral action: Ted plans to leave for work earlier from now on.
Immoral consequence: Other single drivers see Ted's lack of consequence and follow suit causing the carpool lane to become meaningless and equally congested.
Norm: It's wrong to use a carpool lane solo.
Situation: Ted is driving in traffic, sitting in his car.
Intention: Ted wants to get to work faster.
Moral consequence: Ted is never late for work and maintains a productive schedule.
Immoral action: Ted uses the carpool lane without another passenger.
Norm: It is expected that you follow the rules at school
Situation: Cam is bored and sitting in his math class with nothing to do.
Intention: Cam wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Cam reads a funny book that he got from the school library.
Immoral consequence: Cam is sent to the office for his disruptive behavior.
Norm: It is expected that you follow the rules at school
Situation: Cam is bored and sitting in his math class with nothing to do.
Intention: Cam wants to do something fun.
Moral consequence: Cam is able to entertain himself while the rest of the class is working.
Immoral action: Cam rolls up a spitball and shoots it at the teacher.
Norm: You shouldn't have inappropriate conversations with people in public.
Situation: Michelle is on a busy New York subway when she sees her friend Andrea, and they say hello to each other.
Intention: Michelle wants to ask Andrea a question.
Moral action: Michelle asks Andrea how she's been doing and where she's going today.
Immoral consequence: The subway patrons are disturbed by what Michelle is talking about and think that she must be crazy.
Norm: You shouldn't have inappropriate conversations with people in public.
Situation: Michelle is on a busy New York subway when she sees her friend Andrea, and they say hello to each other.
Intention: Michelle wants to ask Andrea a question.
Moral consequence: The people on the subway are pleased to hear the two women having a normal, everyday conversation.
Immoral action: Michelle asks Andrea if she's been getting laid lately and how many guy's she's had since they saw each other last.
Norm: It's wrong to hog all of someone's food.
Situation: Kristen is looking in the refrigerator.
Intention: Kristen wants something to eat.
Moral action: Kristen takes out a bowl of leftovers and only eats as much as she needs to feel full.
Immoral consequence: When Kristen's mom gets home from work, there's nothing left for her to eat.
Norm: It's wrong to hog all of someone's food.
Situation: Kristen is looking in the refrigerator.
Intention: Kristen wants something to eat.
Moral consequence: When Kristen's mom gets home from work there is still enough leftovers for her to have a meal too.
Immoral action: Kristen takes out a bowl of leftovers and decides she might as well finish it off.
Norm: It's wrong to interfere with other's relationships.
Situation: Janet is talking to Kyle in the break room of Janet and Kyle's office.
Intention: Janet wants to let Kyle know how wise Janet is.
Moral action: Janet explains Plato's Republic in relationship to the current social climate.
Immoral consequence: Kyle leaves Kyle's wife to struggle and raise the couple's children alone.
Norm: It's wrong to interfere with other's relationships.
Situation: Janet is talking to Kyle in the break room of Janet and Kyle's office.
Intention: Janet wants to let Kyle know how wise Janet is.
Moral consequence: Kyle learns about historical literature and comes to respect Janet's intellect.
Immoral action: Janet tells Kyle that the alignment of planets suggest that Kyle should leave Kyle's wife.
Norm: Being reckless while driving puts other peoples' lives in danger.
Situation: Ben is driving to work on the highway  when he gets a phone call.
Intention: Ben wants to answer the phone.
Moral action: Ben waits until it is safe and pulls over on the side of the road to answer the phone.
Immoral consequence: Ben slams into the side of another car and kills the person inside of it.
Norm: Being reckless while driving puts other peoples' lives in danger.
Situation: Ben is driving to work on the highway  when he gets a phone call.
Intention: Ben wants to answer the phone.
Moral consequence: The other motorists are able to drive by safely while Ben is on the phone.
Immoral action: Ben looks down for a moment to answer the phone while he is driving.
Norm: You should train someone when they start a new job.
Situation: Adam hires Fred at a data entry center and is responsible for his success.
Intention: Adam wants Fred to become productive.
Moral action: Adam spends a week working with Fred on how to use the system and enter data.
Immoral consequence: Fred has a rough time learning the system and messes up a lot of the data entry jobs until he learns it.
Norm: You should train someone when they start a new job.
Situation: Adam hires Fred at a data entry center and is responsible for his success.
Intention: Adam wants Fred to become productive.
Moral consequence: Fred learns to navigate the system and gives good results after the week's training.
Immoral action: Adam immediately sends Fred to work and puts him near someone, so he can ask questions.
Norm: It's rude to exclude a single family member from celebrations.
Situation: Jessie is getting married and her mother asks her to invite a cousin she had a falling out with.
Intention: Jessie wants to make a decision regarding her mothers request.
Moral action: Jessie agrees to bury the hatchet and invites her cousin.
Immoral consequence: Jessie's mother feels uncomfortable having to explain the refusal to other family members.
Norm: It's rude to exclude a single family member from celebrations.
Situation: Jessie is getting married and her mother asks her to invite a cousin she had a falling out with.
Intention: Jessie wants to make a decision regarding her mothers request.
Moral consequence: Jessie's mother is happy to have the entire family attend her daughters wedding.
Immoral action: Jessie refuses to invite her cousin to the wedding.
Norm: Stealing something from someone is wrong.
Situation: Jim is going fishing on a hot afternoon.
Intention: Jim wants to keep his drinks cold.
Moral action: Jim goes to the store and buys a cooler.
Immoral consequence: Jim's neighbor sees Jim take the cooler on video surveillance, calls the police and Jim receives a citation.
Norm: Stealing something from someone is wrong.
Situation: Jim is going fishing on a hot afternoon.
Intention: Jim wants to keep his drinks cold.
Moral consequence: Jim stays hydrated and refreshed with cold drinks on his fishing trip.
Immoral action: Jim takes a cooler he sees sitting in his neighbor's yard.
Norm: It's good to listen to your grandma.
Situation: Phil is having dinner at his grandmother's house, and she is talking about her newest knitting project.
Intention: Phil wants to change the subject of conversation.
Moral action: Phil lets his grandmother finish the story, before talking about a game he's currently playing.
Immoral consequence: Phil's grandmother isn't impressed with the new topic, and is annoyed that Phil prevented her from finishing her story.
Norm: It's good to listen to your grandma.
Situation: Phil is having dinner at his grandmother's house, and she is talking about her newest knitting project.
Intention: Phil wants to change the subject of conversation.
Moral consequence: Phil's grandmother appreciates him listening, and repays that consideration by listening to him talk about gaming.
Immoral action: Phil interrupts the conversation and starts talking about video games.
Norm: It is kind to give people compliments.
Situation: Jack found out his daughter just gave a difficult performance of a song at a recital.
Intention: Jack wants to give feedback on his daughters performance.
Moral action: Jack tells his daughter it was very impressive of her to perform an impressive piece.
Immoral consequence: Jack's daughter feels insulted and refuses to talk to Jack until Jack apologizes.
Norm: It is kind to give people compliments.
Situation: Jack found out his daughter just gave a difficult performance of a song at a recital.
Intention: Jack wants to give feedback on his daughters performance.
Moral consequence: Jack's daughter feels accomplished and Jack is happy for his daughter.
Immoral action: Jack tells his daughter he thinks she extended herself too much and need to stop practicing.
Norm: It's wrong to cause your child to die.
Situation: It's a hot summer day and Frank just drove home from the grocery store with his toddler strapped in the car seat.
Intention: Frank wants to unload the groceries.
Moral action: Considering the possibility of heatstroke, Frank takes his toddler out of the car seat first and then unloads the groceries.
Immoral consequence: Frank gets arrested and charged with murder.
Norm: It's wrong to cause your child to die.
Situation: It's a hot summer day and Frank just drove home from the grocery store with his toddler strapped in the car seat.
Intention: Frank wants to unload the groceries.
Moral consequence: Frank finishes his shopping trip uneventfully with his toddler arriving home safe and sound.
Immoral action: Frank takes the groceries inside first and then gets distracted, leaving his child to die of heatstroke in the car.
Norm: It's bad to murder people for money.
Situation: Matt, who used to be in the armed special forces, receives an email requesting a contract killing.
Intention: Matt wants to reply to the offer.
Moral action: Matt declines the offer and tells the man that he's not for sale.
Immoral consequence: The client turns out to be a police officer who arrests Matt and charges him.
Norm: It's bad to murder people for money.
Situation: Matt, who used to be in the armed special forces, receives an email requesting a contract killing.
Intention: Matt wants to reply to the offer.
Moral consequence: Matt lives a peaceful life and receives no more offers for killings.
Immoral action: Matt accepts the offer and goes to meet with his client.
Norm: Holdiays are expected to involve other people.
Situation: John's not a big fan of travel but has been invited by his parents to drive to their home several hours away for holiday dinner.
Intention: John needs to decide whether he should accept the invitation.
Moral action: John decides to make the drive and spend Thanksgiving with his parents.
Immoral consequence: John's parents are upset that he declined their Thanksgiving invitation.
Norm: Holdiays are expected to involve other people.
Situation: John's not a big fan of travel but has been invited by his parents to drive to their home several hours away for holiday dinner.
Intention: John needs to decide whether he should accept the invitation.
Moral consequence: John's parents enjoy having him around and make a tasty dinner for him.
Immoral action: John decides he'd rather just avoid the long drive and stays at home watching Netflix and eating a TV dinner for Thanksgiving.
Norm: You shouldn't hate your coworkers.
Situation: Jim works in an office as as manager to employees, and Bob is his boss.
Intention: Jim wants to give a report about his employees to Bob.
Moral action: Jim tells Bob his employees are doing well, but could be more hard working, and he doesn't hate them.
Immoral consequence: Bob fires Jim for not being a team player and Jim is now without a job.
Norm: You shouldn't hate your coworkers.
Situation: Jim works in an office as as manager to employees, and Bob is his boss.
Intention: Jim wants to give a report about his employees to Bob.
Moral consequence: Bob puts in measures to make Jim's employees more in line, and Jim appreciates it.
Immoral action: Jim tells Bob he hates his employees and doesn't want to be around them.
Norm: It's okay to not like your partner's tattoo idea.
Situation: Bob's wife wanted to get a tattoo that Bob thought was silly.
Intention: Bob wants to decide to tell the truth or lie.
Moral action: Bob tells his wife the truth - that he doesn't like the tattoo.
Immoral consequence: A few years later his wife asks Bob "why didn't you tell me this tattoo looked so stupid?".
Norm: It's okay to not like your partner's tattoo idea.
Situation: Bob's wife wanted to get a tattoo that Bob thought was silly.
Intention: Bob wants to decide to tell the truth or lie.
Moral consequence: Bob's wife is upset but in the long run she's glad that he told her the truth.
Immoral action: Bob doesn't want to hurt her feelings, so he tells her it's a great idea.
Norm: Declining invitations can hurt a person's feelings.
Situation: Simon plans to invite all of his friends to the party with him.
Intention: Simon wants to have fun at the party.
Moral action: Simon doesn't want to force his friends to show up, so he only invites those he's sure want to come.
Immoral consequence: Some of Simon's friends don't want to come but don't want to decline, so they come anyway.
Norm: Declining invitations can hurt a person's feelings.
Situation: Simon plans to invite all of his friends to the party with him.
Intention: Simon wants to have fun at the party.
Moral consequence: Simon's friends are glad the don't have to decline an invitation and risk hurting Simon's feelings.
Immoral action: Simon invites all of his friends with on to the party.
Norm: You shouldn't try to get out of going to school.
Situation: Barbara told her mom about a mild stomach ache and Barbara's mom asks her if she wants to go to school.
Intention: Barbara wants to tell her mom what she will do.
Moral action: Barbara tells her mom she can go to school because the stomach ache isn't bad.
Immoral consequence: Barbara will miss out on the lessons for the day and fall behind.
Norm: You shouldn't try to get out of going to school.
Situation: Barbara told her mom about a mild stomach ache and Barbara's mom asks her if she wants to go to school.
Intention: Barbara wants to tell her mom what she will do.
Moral consequence: Barbara will be able to learn the lessons of the day.
Immoral action: Barbara tells her mom she won't be going to school because of the stomach ache.
Norm: It's wrong to spite someone.
Situation: James is a school counselor, and his least favorite student just gave him a scholarship application to submit.
Intention: James wants to teach the student some humilty.
Moral action: James submits the scholarship application and subjects the student to an hour-long lecture about humility.
Immoral consequence: The principal finds out and threatens to fire James if he's similarly incompetent in the future.
Norm: It's wrong to spite someone.
Situation: James is a school counselor, and his least favorite student just gave him a scholarship application to submit.
Intention: James wants to teach the student some humilty.
Moral consequence: The student can't leave without James' permission and is forced to silently listen to the lecture.
Immoral action: James deliberately sends in the application late so the student doesn't get the scholarship.
Norm: It is good to see a doctor after fainting.
Situation: Tom is out walking in the park on a hot summer day when he begins to get dizzy and briefly faints.
Intention: Tom wants to feel better.
Moral action: Tom goes to the doctor and receives treatment for dehydration and minor heat exhaustion.
Immoral consequence: Tom continues to be dehydrated and feels slightly unwell with a minor headache.
Norm: It is good to see a doctor after fainting.
Situation: Tom is out walking in the park on a hot summer day when he begins to get dizzy and briefly faints.
Intention: Tom wants to feel better.
Moral consequence: Tom feels much better and is happy to have gone to the doctor.
Immoral action: Tom drives home and takes an advil.
Norm: It is bad to do things to hurt others.
Situation: Ron is upset because he doesn't think his family is paying enough attention to him.
Intention: Ron wants his family to know how he feels.
Moral action: Ron explains to his parents that he feels left out, and asks if they can do something together.
Immoral consequence: Ron's sister cries in pain, and his family is put through unnecessary drama, and Ron is grounded.
Norm: It is bad to do things to hurt others.
Situation: Ron is upset because he doesn't think his family is paying enough attention to him.
Intention: Ron wants his family to know how he feels.
Moral consequence: Ron's family realizes he wants attention, and they do activities together.
Immoral action: Ron hits his sister to get his parents' attention, then throws a tantrum and calls them all stupid.
Norm: You shouldn't treat adults like kids.
Situation: Celica thinks her coworkers are idiots because they can't work a computer properly.
Intention: Celica wants to explain how to use the computer to her coworkers.
Moral action: Celica explains the computer to them but without using childish tones.
Immoral consequence: Celica's coworkers think she's being condescending towards them.