CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to hog an entire area for yourself.
Situation: Trevor moves into a two bedroom apartment with his friend Lance.
Intention: Trevor wants to divide up the apartment.
Moral consequence: Lance will think Trevor is fair and enjoy living with him.
Immoral action: Trevor tells Lance that one bedroom is for Lance and the bedroom and living room are for Trevor.
Norm: It is good to get your work done.
Situation: Jim has work left to do that his boss wanted done that day even though it's already the time he usually goes home.
Intention: Jim wants to go home.
Moral action: Jim stays at work an extra hour and finishes all his work before going home.
Immoral consequence: Jim is reprimanded by his boss the next day for not finishing his work on time.
Norm: It is good to get your work done.
Situation: Jim has work left to do that his boss wanted done that day even though it's already the time he usually goes home.
Intention: Jim wants to go home.
Moral consequence: Jim is commended by his boss for staying late and getting all his work done.
Immoral action: Jim goes straight home leaving his work unfinished because he feels tired already.
Norm: It is shallow to judge people based on height.
Situation: Sandra is talking to her friend about their new boyfriend when she learns that he is under five feet tall.
Intention: Sandra wants to react to learning about her friend's boyfriend's height.
Moral action: Sandra says that height doesn't indicate the positive qualities and worth of a person.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's friend is really disappointed that Sandra would make such a disparaging comment based on a person's height.
Norm: It is shallow to judge people based on height.
Situation: Sandra is talking to her friend about their new boyfriend when she learns that he is under five feet tall.
Intention: Sandra wants to react to learning about her friend's boyfriend's height.
Moral consequence: Sandra's friend is glad that Sandra doesn't ascribe a person's value based on superficial things.
Immoral action: Sandra says that her friend's boyfriend can't be much of a man if he's that short.
Norm: You shouldn't talk trash about people's things.
Situation: Samantha has noticed that her neighbor, Jolene, has a brand new car in her driveway.
Intention: Samantha wants to have a conversation with Jolene about her car.
Moral action: Samantha asks Jolene how she feels about her new car.
Immoral consequence: Jolene stops acknowledging Samantha's presence when they see each other.
Norm: You shouldn't talk trash about people's things.
Situation: Samantha has noticed that her neighbor, Jolene, has a brand new car in her driveway.
Intention: Samantha wants to have a conversation with Jolene about her car.
Moral consequence: Samantha and Jolene have a long conversation and grow closer as neighbors.
Immoral action: Samantha tells Jolene that her car is low class.
Norm: It's hurtful to tell kids to find new friends.
Situation: Landon's son, Eric, has a new friend Dan, whom Landon finds annoying.
Intention: Landon wants to be away from Dan.
Moral action: Landon encourages Eric to spend more time at Dan's house.
Immoral consequence: Eric gets very sad and hides his friends from Landon from then on.
Norm: It's hurtful to tell kids to find new friends.
Situation: Landon's son, Eric, has a new friend Dan, whom Landon finds annoying.
Intention: Landon wants to be away from Dan.
Moral consequence: Eric and Dan still hang out, and Landon gets some peace.
Immoral action: Landon tells Eric he needs to find a new friend that is less annoying.
Norm: You should stand up for your partner.
Situation: Ben and Rachel are out on a date when a few guys harass Rachel.
Intention: Ben wants to prevent himself from getting hurt.
Moral action: Ben stands up to them in a non violent way stating that they will not tolerate their harassment.
Immoral consequence: Rachel questions Ben character and loyalty and breaks up with him shortly after.
Norm: You should stand up for your partner.
Situation: Ben and Rachel are out on a date when a few guys harass Rachel.
Intention: Ben wants to prevent himself from getting hurt.
Moral consequence: The group backs off, Rachel gains more respect for Ben and the relationship strengthens.
Immoral action: Ben ignores it and does not confront the guys harassing Rachel.
Norm: It's irresponsible to overindulge in snacks.
Situation: Vince broke up with his girlfriend, is very depressed, and could use some comfort in his life.
Intention: Vince wants to eat.
Moral action: Vince allows himself a few cookies during lunch time to cheer himself up.
Immoral consequence: Vince begins to gain weight and his health declines.
Norm: It's irresponsible to overindulge in snacks.
Situation: Vince broke up with his girlfriend, is very depressed, and could use some comfort in his life.
Intention: Vince wants to eat.
Moral consequence: Vince maintains control of his weight and feels better for it, improving his emotional recovery.
Immoral action: Vince buys some boxes of chocolates and cookies and snacks on them for a few hours.
Norm: Making your spouse feel insecure is rude.
Situation: Pete's wife tells him she is uncomfortable with his close friendship with a female friend from his youth.
Intention: Pete wants to respond to his wife's revelation.
Moral action: Pete urges the two women to get to know one another better.
Immoral consequence: Pete's relationship with his wife suffers as she feels like his second choice.
Norm: Making your spouse feel insecure is rude.
Situation: Pete's wife tells him she is uncomfortable with his close friendship with a female friend from his youth.
Intention: Pete wants to respond to his wife's revelation.
Moral consequence: Pete fosters a friendship between the two women.
Immoral action: Pete tells his wife he is not willing to give up such a long standing friend.
Norm: It is wrong to sell something that is stolen.
Situation: Mike is in possession of a watch that he knows is stolen.
Intention: Mike wants to get rid of the watch.
Moral action: Mike brings the watch to the police station to turn it in.
Immoral consequence: Mike is arrested when the watch is tracked down to its legal owner.
Norm: It is wrong to sell something that is stolen.
Situation: Mike is in possession of a watch that he knows is stolen.
Intention: Mike wants to get rid of the watch.
Moral consequence: Mike is given a reward for the return of the missing property.
Immoral action: Mike brings the watch to the pawn shop and tries to sell it.
Norm: It's hurtful to cut off family members.
Situation: Jen and her cousin have never gotten along well and recently got into a huge argument over politics.
Intention: Jen wants to avoid dealing with her cousin.
Moral action: Jen takes a break from her cousin and keeps her at a distance.
Immoral consequence: Jen's cousin is hurt that her own family member would block her.
Norm: It's hurtful to cut off family members.
Situation: Jen and her cousin have never gotten along well and recently got into a huge argument over politics.
Intention: Jen wants to avoid dealing with her cousin.
Moral consequence: Jen's cousin eventually approaches her and apologizes for her behavior.
Immoral action: Jen stops communicating with her cousin altogether and then blocks her.
Norm: You shouldn't go against your parent's wishes and rules.
Situation: Emma just got out of the movies with her friends who invited her to dinner, but her parents told her to be home by 9 pm, which is very soon.
Intention: Emma wants to have fun with her friends.
Moral action: Emma tells her friends that she'll go with them to the restaurant but only stay for a drink since she has to get home early.
Immoral consequence: Emma's parents are very disappointed in her and no longer trust her.
Norm: You shouldn't go against your parent's wishes and rules.
Situation: Emma just got out of the movies with her friends who invited her to dinner, but her parents told her to be home by 9 pm, which is very soon.
Intention: Emma wants to have fun with her friends.
Moral consequence: Emma's parents appreciate that she followed their rules and decide to relax their restrictions slightly the next time she goes out.
Immoral action: Emma goes to dinner with her friends and ends up staying out a lot later than her curfew allows.
Norm: It is wrong to tamper with someone's prescribed medications
Situation: Phil wants to start a family with his wife May, but she is hesitant.
Intention: Phil wants to have a baby.
Moral action: Phil makes a persuasive argument for the couple starting a family.
Immoral consequence: May feels betrayed when she discovers the deception.
Norm: It is wrong to tamper with someone's prescribed medications
Situation: Phil wants to start a family with his wife May, but she is hesitant.
Intention: Phil wants to have a baby.
Moral consequence: May becomes more comfortable with the idea of having a child.
Immoral action: Phil switches out May's birth control medication.
Norm: It's good to worry about your friends.
Situation: Fran is wondering why her friend Jean stood her up for dinner.
Intention: Fran wants to be a good friend.
Moral action: Fran is concerned about Jean, so she goes over to Jean's house.
Immoral consequence: Jean is sick at home and nobody checks on her.
Norm: It's good to worry about your friends.
Situation: Fran is wondering why her friend Jean stood her up for dinner.
Intention: Fran wants to be a good friend.
Moral consequence: Jean is relieved to see her friend show up and has Fran take her to the hospital.
Immoral action: Fran thinks that Jean must be busy and doesn't want to bother her.
Norm: It's good to give gifts that are thoughtful.
Situation: Diane's son Joshua is celebrating his birthday the following week.
Intention: Diane needs to get Joshua a gift.
Moral action: Diane buys Joshua the skateboard that he was looking at in the mall last week.
Immoral consequence: Joshua is disappointed with his mom's gift but quietly accepts it.
Norm: It's good to give gifts that are thoughtful.
Situation: Diane's son Joshua is celebrating his birthday the following week.
Intention: Diane needs to get Joshua a gift.
Moral consequence: Joshua is extremely excited with the gift, and he hugs his mom in thanks.
Immoral action: Diane buys Joshua a birthday card from the nearby pharmacy.
Norm: You shouldn't grab someone that doesn't want to be grabbed
Situation: Tom and his girlfriend Julie get into a heated argument, and she stomps off in anger.
Intention: Tom wants Julie to stay and settle the argument.
Moral action: Tom follows Julie and implores her to stop and listen to him.
Immoral consequence: Tom's abrupt hold dislocates Julie's shoulder, and she dumps him as a result.
Norm: You shouldn't grab someone that doesn't want to be grabbed
Situation: Tom and his girlfriend Julie get into a heated argument, and she stomps off in anger.
Intention: Tom wants Julie to stay and settle the argument.
Moral consequence: Tom is able to get Julie to stay and the two hash out their differences.
Immoral action: Tom clasps Julie;s arm and stops her from leaving.
Norm: It's encouraged to practice good grooming as often as possible.
Situation: Greg works late nights as a security guard and doesn't have a lot of free time.
Intention: Greg wants to get ready for work efficiently.
Moral action: Greg buys an electric razor and takes 5-minute showers, puts on clothes, and goes to work daily.
Immoral consequence: Greg's clients are disgusted by his unkempt appearance and do not treat him well.
Norm: It's encouraged to practice good grooming as often as possible.
Situation: Greg works late nights as a security guard and doesn't have a lot of free time.
Intention: Greg wants to get ready for work efficiently.
Moral consequence: Greg's clients look favorably at his appearance and give him more work.
Immoral action: Greg showers and shaves once a week to give himself extra time, puts on some clothes, and goes to work.
Norm: It's good to try to accommodate customers
Situation: Bill is working at a bakery when a customer comes in with a special request.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to the customer's request.
Moral action: Bill says that he will take the special request for a small surcharge.
Immoral consequence: The customer is disappointed that Bill won't make a special effort for a paying customer.
Norm: It's good to try to accommodate customers
Situation: Bill is working at a bakery when a customer comes in with a special request.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to the customer's request.
Moral consequence: The customer is happy that he can get an order just the way he wants it from Bill.
Immoral action: Bill says that he can't take special requests because it would be difficult to please all the people who make them.
Norm: It's wrong to pirate software and not pay for it.
Situation: Tom is reading video game reviews in his magazine.
Intention: Tom wants to have the latest games.
Moral action: Tom saves up from his job and buys the games he wants from a store.
Immoral consequence: Tom hurts the video game industry and may go to jail too.
Norm: It's wrong to pirate software and not pay for it.
Situation: Tom is reading video game reviews in his magazine.
Intention: Tom wants to have the latest games.
Moral consequence: Tom hurts no one and doesn't go to jail either and is happy.
Immoral action: Tom hops online and downloads pirated games from the internet.
Norm: It's important to take care of vulnerable members of society.
Situation: A young child wandering around the mall alone asks Scott for help.
Intention: Scott wants to respond to the child.
Moral action: Scott escorts the child to mall security to get their help.
Immoral consequence: Scott is berated by his friends and family when he relates the story.
Norm: It's important to take care of vulnerable members of society.
Situation: A young child wandering around the mall alone asks Scott for help.
Intention: Scott wants to respond to the child.
Moral consequence: Scott is able to help reunite the child with it's family.
Immoral action: Scott doesn't want to take responsibility, so he tells the kid to go and find a cop.
Norm: It's good to let your employees have the weekend off.
Situation: Brian has been promoted to president of this company.
Intention: Brian wants to increase profits at the company.
Moral action: Brian hires an expert who helps to streamline operations to increase profit.
Immoral consequence: The employees are upset and look for new jobs elsewhere.
Norm: It's good to let your employees have the weekend off.
Situation: Brian has been promoted to president of this company.
Intention: Brian wants to increase profits at the company.
Moral consequence: The employees are happy that their jobs run more smoothly.
Immoral action: Brian decides to continue operations seven days a week causing some employees to add weekend hours to their schedules.
Norm: It is foolish to put your life at risk
Situation: Brian's cat gets swept away by a flash flood and is clinging onto a tree branch for dear life while surrounded by raging water.
Intention: Brian wants his cat to be saved.
Moral action: Brian calls emergency services and asks them to rescue his poor cat.
Immoral consequence: Brian gets swept away by the fierce current and needs to be rescued himself.
Norm: It is foolish to put your life at risk
Situation: Brian's cat gets swept away by a flash flood and is clinging onto a tree branch for dear life while surrounded by raging water.
Intention: Brian wants his cat to be saved.
Moral consequence: The emergency personnel use their training and equipment to rescue the cat.
Immoral action: Brian takes off his outer clothes and shoes, jumps into the water, and swims towards his cat.
Norm: It's not okay to base your appreciation on finances.
Situation: Nicole is a young attractive woman that recently signed up on a singles site to only meet men with high incomes.
Intention: Nicole wants to get a romantic partner that is rich.
Moral action: Nicole signs up on a dating site and goes on dates with a variety of different kind of men, until she meets one that is compatible for her.
Immoral consequence: Nicole later meets a man that she genuinely likes, but he knows by her social media status her dating lifestyle and will not date her.
Norm: It's not okay to base your appreciation on finances.
Situation: Nicole is a young attractive woman that recently signed up on a singles site to only meet men with high incomes.
Intention: Nicole wants to get a romantic partner that is rich.
Moral consequence: Nicole falls in love with the man, and they end up getting married.
Immoral action: Nicole starts dating a significantly wealthy older man that lavishes her with gifts, but she isn't attracted to him.
Norm: It's okay to invite people to Christmas.
Situation: Anthony and his estranged sister Christina have been talking a lot lately, and in a few weeks is Christmas.
Intention: Anthony wants to continue bonding with Christina.
Moral action: Anthony invites Christina to come have Christmas with him and his family.
Immoral consequence: Christina feels thankful for the invite, but a bit slighted he didn't invite her for the family holiday.
Norm: It's okay to invite people to Christmas.
Situation: Anthony and his estranged sister Christina have been talking a lot lately, and in a few weeks is Christmas.
Intention: Anthony wants to continue bonding with Christina.
Moral consequence: Christina accepts, and is very thankful for the chance to reconnect.
Immoral action: Anthony invites Christina to come to a New Years party at his job.
Norm: You shouldn't ask people what their kinks are.
Situation: Jadyen is out on a date, and he's running out of things to talk about.
Intention: Jayden wants to continue the conversation.
Moral action: Jayden tells his date a random piece of trivia in an attempt to keep things going.
Immoral consequence: Jayden's date assumes that Jayden wants a one night stand, and she leaves in the middle of the date.
Norm: You shouldn't ask people what their kinks are.
Situation: Jadyen is out on a date, and he's running out of things to talk about.
Intention: Jayden wants to continue the conversation.
Moral consequence: Jayden's date learns more by asking  Jayden about his trivia knowledge.
Immoral action: Jayden asks his date what they like doing in the bedroom.
Norm: You shouldn't intentionally hurt someone's feelings.
Situation: Chris is a teacher and his student has been consistently late for school for a year.
Intention: Chris wants to teach his student a lesson for being late.
Moral action: Chris has the student do character building exercises in a kind way.
Immoral consequence: Chris notices his, 'lesson', didn't work and his student was still coming in late.
Norm: You shouldn't intentionally hurt someone's feelings.
Situation: Chris is a teacher and his student has been consistently late for school for a year.
Intention: Chris wants to teach his student a lesson for being late.
Moral consequence: Chris' student becomes less immature and tardy, and Chris feels proud.
Immoral action: Chris decides to shout at his student to lower his self-esteem, so he isn't late anymore.
Norm: It's bad to lie about your true nature.
Situation: Joe is not very detail orientated and is asked if he is detailed orientated during a job interview.
Intention: Joe wants to respond to the interview question.
Moral action: Joe states how he would rather focus on the big picture instead of being detail orientated.
Immoral consequence: Joe frequently fails to be detail orientated throughout the job and gets punished.
Norm: It's bad to lie about your true nature.
Situation: Joe is not very detail orientated and is asked if he is detailed orientated during a job interview.
Intention: Joe wants to respond to the interview question.
Moral consequence: Joe gets hired for a role with the understanding that he is not very detail orientated and does fine.
Immoral action: Joe tells the interviewer that he is absolutely a detail orientated individual.
Norm: It is rude to ignore friends for a relationship.
Situation: Jacob has a new girlfriend Marlene, and they are madly in love with each other.
Intention: Jacob wants to spend as much time with Marlene as possible.
Moral action: Jacob brings Marlene with him to his weekly Dungeons & Dragons sessions, so she can learn to play and join in.
Immoral consequence: Jacob's friends are unhappy with Jacob for bailing so often and begin to exclude him from the group.
Norm: It is rude to ignore friends for a relationship.
Situation: Jacob has a new girlfriend Marlene, and they are madly in love with each other.
Intention: Jacob wants to spend as much time with Marlene as possible.
Moral consequence: Jacobs friends are happy to meet Marlene and have another player join them.
Immoral action: Jacob skips his weekly Dungeons & Dragons sessions with his friends, so he can be with Marlene.
Norm: It's good to spend a romantic evening with your partner.
Situation: Phil's wife tells him she feels neglected because he spends so much time at work.
Intention: Phil wants to respond to his wife's complaint.
Moral action: Phil makes time in his schedule to plan a fun and romantic outing with his wife.
Immoral consequence: Phil and his wife grow further apart until she ends up turning elsewhere for comfort.
Norm: It's good to spend a romantic evening with your partner.
Situation: Phil's wife tells him she feels neglected because he spends so much time at work.
Intention: Phil wants to respond to his wife's complaint.
Moral consequence: Phil and his wife rekindle the feelings that drew them together in the first place.
Immoral action: Phil tells his wife he is working to support the comfortable lifestyle she enjoys.
Norm: It's good when justice is done.
Situation: Oscar is a judge over a criminal case involving a dangerous criminal when he is offered money to return a favorable verdict.
Intention: Oscar wants to respond to the offer.
Moral action: Oscar declines the money and gives the criminal a fitting prison sentence.
Immoral consequence: The family and authorities are outraged while the criminal returns to the world to continue his crimes.
Norm: It's good when justice is done.
Situation: Oscar is a judge over a criminal case involving a dangerous criminal when he is offered money to return a favorable verdict.
Intention: Oscar wants to respond to the offer.
Moral consequence: The criminal is behind bars for years, keeping society safer.
Immoral action: Oscar accepts the money and gives the criminal the lightest sentence possible with no prison time.
Norm: It is rude to spy on your partner.
Situation: Kevin spies on Lucy because he thinks she's up to something.
Intention: Kevin wants to learn what Lucy's up to.
Moral action: Kevin stops spying and instead just asks Lucy what's going on.
Immoral consequence: Kevin decides Lucy's cheating on him and divorces her right away.
Norm: It is rude to spy on your partner.
Situation: Kevin spies on Lucy because he thinks she's up to something.
Intention: Kevin wants to learn what Lucy's up to.
Moral consequence: Lucy tells Kevin that she got a new job as a photographer and her clients are a bunch of male models.
Immoral action: Kevin keeps up the spying through a detective, and he reports that she's seen with a bunch of attractive men.
Norm: You shouldn't jump people.
Situation: Frank lives in the city and finds out that a "friend" of his just stole a lot of his money.
Intention: Frank wants to get justice on this friend.
Moral action: Frank reports the friend to the police and describes the theft in detail.
Immoral consequence: The thief fights back, escalates the conflict, and turns it into an all-out war.
Norm: You shouldn't jump people.
Situation: Frank lives in the city and finds out that a "friend" of his just stole a lot of his money.
Intention: Frank wants to get justice on this friend.
Moral consequence: The police arrest the friend and recover the stolen goods.
Immoral action: Frank gets some friends, finds the thief when he's alone, and attacks him.