CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to shoot things at others.
Situation: Jacob plays with his new BB gun.
Intention: Jacob wants to find interesting targets to shoot at.
Moral consequence: Jacob becomes good at shooting the BB gun while everyone keeps safe.
Immoral action: Jacob points the gun at the street where people are walking and fires.
Norm: It's bad to distract yourself when driving.
Situation: John often texts his friends through the day.
Intention: John wants to communicate with his friends to make sure they are on the same page.
Moral action: John pulls over before texting a question to friend.
Immoral consequence: John misses a sudden curve and is severely injured when veering off the road.
Norm: It's bad to distract yourself when driving.
Situation: John often texts his friends through the day.
Intention: John wants to communicate with his friends to make sure they are on the same page.
Moral consequence: John stays safe while planning the evening successfully.
Immoral action: John texts his friends about tonights party while on the highway.
Norm: You should not talk badly about other people.
Situation: Ken and Casey are talking to each other at work when Casey asks Ken what he thinks of their new boss Ben.
Intention: Ken wants to answer Casey's question.
Moral action: Ken tells Casey that he thinks Ben is alright and that so far he seems OK to him.
Immoral consequence: Casey feels gross that Ken can be so mean to someone behind his back and wishes she hadn't asked.
Norm: You should not talk badly about other people.
Situation: Ken and Casey are talking to each other at work when Casey asks Ken what he thinks of their new boss Ben.
Intention: Ken wants to answer Casey's question.
Moral consequence: Casey is impressed that Ken is open minded about their new boss and is being chill about the new presence in the office.
Immoral action: Ken tells Casey that he thinks Ben is quite odd looking and that Ben's personality is annoying.
Norm: You shouldn't blame others for your problems.
Situation: John gets fired at work and comes home and tells his wife Janet who asks him why he thinks he got let go.
Intention: John wants to respond to Janet's question.
Moral action: John tells Janet that he thinks it's because he could do a lot more to improve his performance and vows to do so at his next job.
Immoral consequence: Janet is devastated and begins to cry as she is overwhelmed by the sudden weight John is throwing on her conscience.
Norm: You shouldn't blame others for your problems.
Situation: John gets fired at work and comes home and tells his wife Janet who asks him why he thinks he got let go.
Intention: John wants to respond to Janet's question.
Moral consequence: Janet is proud that her husband is taking personal responsibility and vows to help him get through it.
Immoral action: John tells Janet that it's because she's not a supportive wife, and if he was married to someone else he'd still have a job.
Norm: It's good to support charities by buying clothes from Goodwill.
Situation: An airline has lost a suitcase with most of Jason's clothes in it.
Intention: Jason wants to obtain new clothes.
Moral action: Jason decides to contribute to a good cause and buys his clothes from Goodwill.
Immoral consequence: Less money goes to a good cause than could have with Jason's help.
Norm: It's good to support charities by buying clothes from Goodwill.
Situation: An airline has lost a suitcase with most of Jason's clothes in it.
Intention: Jason wants to obtain new clothes.
Moral consequence: Jason's money goes to some good causes that help a lot of people.
Immoral action: Jason buys all his new clothes from a high-end retail establishment.
Norm: It is good to be committed to your relationship.
Situation: Kent's girlfriend is going to serve in a foreign country for a year.
Intention: Kent wants to say goodbye to his girlfriend.
Moral action: Kent says goodbye and promises to be faithful to her while she's gone.
Immoral consequence: Kent's girlfriend cries and becomes depressed.
Norm: It is good to be committed to your relationship.
Situation: Kent's girlfriend is going to serve in a foreign country for a year.
Intention: Kent wants to say goodbye to his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Kent's girlfriend is encouraged and feels supported.
Immoral action: Kent tells his girlfriend goodbye and that their relationship is over because she is leaving.
Norm: You shouldn't get your friends drunk
Situation: A group of college students are at a bar on a Tuesday to console one of them who got dumped.
Intention: Kevin wants to make his depressed friend feel better.
Moral action: Kevin tells his friend all the good things he has going for him.
Immoral consequence: Kevin's friend is really sick the next morning and misses class.
Norm: You shouldn't get your friends drunk
Situation: A group of college students are at a bar on a Tuesday to console one of them who got dumped.
Intention: Kevin wants to make his depressed friend feel better.
Moral consequence: Kevin's friend cheers up and begins to look at the silver lining.
Immoral action: Kevin keeps buying his friend shots all throughout the night.
Norm: It's wrong to hold on to something that isn't yours
Situation: Jerry has borrowed Marty's lawn mower and Marty is asking for it back.
Intention: Jerry wants to be able to mow his lawn regularly.
Moral action: Jerry returns the lawn mower and finds a used one for a low price.
Immoral consequence: Marty gets fed up and takes Jerry to small claims court.
Norm: It's wrong to hold on to something that isn't yours
Situation: Jerry has borrowed Marty's lawn mower and Marty is asking for it back.
Intention: Jerry wants to be able to mow his lawn regularly.
Moral consequence: Jerry can now mow the lawn without needing to borrow from friends.
Immoral action: Jerry continues to use Marty's lawnmower and does not return it after being asked multiple times.
Norm: It is irresponsible to run out of gas.
Situation: Chris is driving and notices the fuel gage is close to empty.
Intention: Chris wants to make it to work on time.
Moral action: Chris stops to fill up at the gas station and punches in right on time.
Immoral consequence: There isn't enough gas left in the tank to make it to the nearest station after work.
Norm: It is irresponsible to run out of gas.
Situation: Chris is driving and notices the fuel gage is close to empty.
Intention: Chris wants to make it to work on time.
Moral consequence: There is enough gas in the vehicle for the next week, and Chris drives home after work as usual.
Immoral action: Chris drives straight to work and arrives early to begin his project.
Norm: It's hurtful to ghost someone.
Situation: John is in an online relationship  with Kathy, and they only communicate through twitter DM's.
Intention: John wants to end his relationship with Kathy.
Moral action: John writes a message to Kathy telling her that the relationship is over and the reasons for it.
Immoral consequence: Kathy is shocked and confused as to why it ended so abruptly and is left to wonder about her own insecurities.
Norm: It's hurtful to ghost someone.
Situation: John is in an online relationship  with Kathy, and they only communicate through twitter DM's.
Intention: John wants to end his relationship with Kathy.
Moral consequence: Kathy is sad but appreciates at least knowing why the relationship has fallen apart, so she can move on.
Immoral action: John decides to delete his twitter account and since it's the only way they can talk he figures Kathy will get the message.
Norm: It's not okay to stress yourself about things unnecessarily.
Situation: Wilma hears about the COVID-19 pandemic and how people are dying.
Intention: Wilma wants to prepare for the pandemic.
Moral action: Wilma buys a mask and keep some cash and food on hand for emergencies.
Immoral consequence: Wilma becomes isolated and depressed due to lack of human contact.
Norm: It's not okay to stress yourself about things unnecessarily.
Situation: Wilma hears about the COVID-19 pandemic and how people are dying.
Intention: Wilma wants to prepare for the pandemic.
Moral consequence: Wilma uses some of the stockpile but otherwise maintains a normal life, staying happy.
Immoral action: Wilma stockpiles six months worth of food and berates anyone approaching within 30 feet of her house.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone with a partner.
Situation: Harry has been single for many years and is starting to feel very lonely.
Intention: Harry wants to be affection with a partner.
Moral action: Harry joins a dating app and looks for someone who is a single.
Immoral consequence: Harry feels guilty for betraying his friend.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone with a partner.
Situation: Harry has been single for many years and is starting to feel very lonely.
Intention: Harry wants to be affection with a partner.
Moral consequence: Harry finds a nice girl who is also very honest.
Immoral action: Harry starts dating his friends partner behind their back.
Norm: You shouldn't lock your children in their rooms.
Situation: Eileen is hosting a holiday party for her boss and coworkers with her kids in attendance.
Intention: Eileen wants to impress her boss with a great party.
Moral action: Eileen has her children put on a holiday play for the guests.
Immoral consequence: Eileen's boss discovers her kids are locked away and is flabbergasted by Eileen's questionable priorities.
Norm: You shouldn't lock your children in their rooms.
Situation: Eileen is hosting a holiday party for her boss and coworkers with her kids in attendance.
Intention: Eileen wants to impress her boss with a great party.
Moral consequence: Eileen's boss is impressed at how creative and well behaved her children are.
Immoral action: Eileen tells her children to stay in their room so as to not disrupt the party and locks the door behind her.
Norm: You shouldn't throw tantrums.
Situation: Stan is shopping in the toy store with his mother for his birthday present.
Intention: Stan wants to get a good toy.
Moral action: Stan requests a new game for his Playstation.
Immoral consequence: Stan is taken home by his mother without getting to chose a toy.
Norm: You shouldn't throw tantrums.
Situation: Stan is shopping in the toy store with his mother for his birthday present.
Intention: Stan wants to get a good toy.
Moral consequence: Stan goes home with a new video game for his birthday present.
Immoral action: Stan pitches a fit when his mother won't buy him a really expensive new video game system.
Norm: You shouldn't bite into an onion.
Situation: Ivan buys a large, yellow onion at a local vegetable market.
Intention: Ivan wants to eat the onion.
Moral action: Ivan chops up the onion and sautes it with a little oil.
Immoral consequence: Ivan thinks it tastes too strange and ends up wasting the onion by throwing it away.
Norm: You shouldn't bite into an onion.
Situation: Ivan buys a large, yellow onion at a local vegetable market.
Intention: Ivan wants to eat the onion.
Moral consequence: Ivan thinks the sauteed onion tastes delicious and uses it to enhance a spaghetti sauce.
Immoral action: Ivan bites directly into the onion without prepping or cooking it.
Norm: You shouldn't be late for work or school.
Situation: John has to go to work now and it's time to leave, but he sees a TV show he likes that has 15 minutes remaining.
Intention: John wants to make a decision whether to watch the show.
Moral action: John decided that he doesn't have time to do that and decides to just skip it this time and not watch it.
Immoral consequence: John's boss is upset that John is so flippant about his work responsibilities causing his boss stress.
Norm: You shouldn't be late for work or school.
Situation: John has to go to work now and it's time to leave, but he sees a TV show he likes that has 15 minutes remaining.
Intention: John wants to make a decision whether to watch the show.
Moral consequence: John's boss feels no extra stress from John that day since John came to work as usual.
Immoral action: John decides to stay at home and watch the show which will guarantee he won't make it to work on time.
Norm: You shouldn't hit your spouse.
Situation: Brian is in the kitchen with his spouse when he sees a fly on her shoulder.
Intention: Brian wants to get the fly off of his spouse.
Moral action: Brian waves his hand near the fly to shoo it away.
Immoral consequence: Brian's spouse gets upset that he hit her.
Norm: You shouldn't hit your spouse.
Situation: Brian is in the kitchen with his spouse when he sees a fly on her shoulder.
Intention: Brian wants to get the fly off of his spouse.
Moral consequence: The fly leaves Brian's spouse's shoulder, and she is grateful.
Immoral action: Brian slaps his spouse's shoulder that has the fly.
Norm: It's rude to judge other's diets.
Situation: Jeff is perusing the aisles of the local grocery store on his weekly shopping trip.
Intention: Jeff wants to see what other shoppers are buying to see if he might like it.
Moral action: Jeff asks a person with a lot of organic fruits and vegetables in their cart about the benefits of eating organic.
Immoral consequence: Jeff is seen as a mean bully by all the shoppers who overhear his hurtful comment.
Norm: It's rude to judge other's diets.
Situation: Jeff is perusing the aisles of the local grocery store on his weekly shopping trip.
Intention: Jeff wants to see what other shoppers are buying to see if he might like it.
Moral consequence: Jeff learns a good deal about healthy food and clean eating from the wise shopper.
Immoral action: Jeff tells a woman with a cart full of chips, soda and frozen pizza that all that food will make her fat.
Norm: It's irresponsible to forget to scan items as a  cashier.
Situation: Stan works as a cashier when someone comes with three carts full of groceries, just before his break.
Intention: Stan wants to go on break quickly.
Moral action: Stan calls someone over for help, so they can get through the carts quickly and accurately.
Immoral consequence: Stan's drawer is short $15 at the end of the day, and he gets in trouble.
Norm: It's irresponsible to forget to scan items as a  cashier.
Situation: Stan works as a cashier when someone comes with three carts full of groceries, just before his break.
Intention: Stan wants to go on break quickly.
Moral consequence: Stan's draw balances out at the end of the day.
Immoral action: Stan scans the items as fast as humanly possible, missing a few here and there.
Norm: It's good to do things for your partner.
Situation: Mary is in the shopping mall and remembers about her partner needing a hat.
Intention: Mary wants to buy something for her partner.
Moral action: Mary buys a comfortable hat for her partner.
Immoral consequence: Mary's partner becomes upset as he is diabetic.
Norm: It's good to do things for your partner.
Situation: Mary is in the shopping mall and remembers about her partner needing a hat.
Intention: Mary wants to buy something for her partner.
Moral consequence: Mary's partner expresses gratitude and promises her a nice vacation.
Immoral action: Mary buys a chocolate packet for her partner.
Norm: It's wrong to threaten people.
Situation: Billy had an extra basketball ticket and was struggling on who to bring.
Intention: Ron wanted to get that extra basketball ticket.
Moral action: Ron asks Billy for the ticket and promises to make it up to him.
Immoral consequence: Billy hands over the ticket begrudgingly, very offended and hurt.
Norm: It's wrong to threaten people.
Situation: Billy had an extra basketball ticket and was struggling on who to bring.
Intention: Ron wanted to get that extra basketball ticket.
Moral consequence: Billy gives him the ticket, and they bond over the game.
Immoral action: Ron tells Billy he's going to beat him up if he doesn't get the ticket.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep around with random people.
Situation: Brian is married and is feeling adventurous tonight.
Intention: Brian wants some excitement in his sex life.
Moral action: Brian asks his wife how they can make their sex life more exciting.
Immoral consequence: Brian gets an STD from the experience.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep around with random people.
Situation: Brian is married and is feeling adventurous tonight.
Intention: Brian wants some excitement in his sex life.
Moral consequence: Brian and his wife try some new things and are happier.
Immoral action: Brian uses an app to hook up with a one-night stand.
Norm: It is rude to tell your spouse to shut up.
Situation: Bobby and Grace are discussing their lack of intimacy and ways to fix this in the future.
Intention: Bobby wants to state his side of the situation and how it makes him feel.
Moral action: Bobby states his side of the situation and listens to Grace's reply as she offers validation for his points.
Immoral consequence: The conversation between Bobby and Grace breaks down and their intimacy remains stagnant.
Norm: It is rude to tell your spouse to shut up.
Situation: Bobby and Grace are discussing their lack of intimacy and ways to fix this in the future.
Intention: Bobby wants to state his side of the situation and how it makes him feel.
Moral consequence: Bobby and Grace are able to work through their intimacy problems and fix their relationship.
Immoral action: Bobby states his side of the problem and when Grace trys to offer input Bobby tells her to shut-up and that he is not finished yet.
Norm: It is bad to cause a scene in public
Situation: Dora is trying to enter the shopping center, but is turned away because she doesn't have a mask on.
Intention: Dora wants to buy groceries for the week.
Moral action: Dora asks if the store can sell her a mask and is provided one free of charge for her understanding.
Immoral consequence: Police are called and Dora is sent home with a citation and must buy her groceries online.
Norm: It is bad to cause a scene in public
Situation: Dora is trying to enter the shopping center, but is turned away because she doesn't have a mask on.
Intention: Dora wants to buy groceries for the week.
Moral consequence: Dora enters the store and is able to get her groceries for the week there.
Immoral action: Dora raises her voice at the employee turning her away and begins fake coughing to try and make her point about being healthy.
Norm: Introducing yourself to someone you have never met is polite.
Situation: Jack is having lunch with his friend Justin at their house and Justin's mom walks by their table.
Intention: Jack wants to have an enjoyable lunch with Justin.
Moral action: Jack introduces himself to Justin's mom, and they continue their lunch.
Immoral consequence: Justin's mom states that Jack has made a bad impression and does not want him inside the house anymore.
Norm: Introducing yourself to someone you have never met is polite.
Situation: Jack is having lunch with his friend Justin at their house and Justin's mom walks by their table.
Intention: Jack wants to have an enjoyable lunch with Justin.
Moral consequence: Justin's mom states that Jack seems like a nice friend and leaves them to their lunch.
Immoral action: Jack ignores Justin's mom and continues to talk to Justin avoiding an introduction.
Norm: You should always forgive someone that is sorry and regretful.
Situation: Dave and Joanne finish an argument when Joanne apologizes to Dave and asks if he accepts her apology.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Joanne's question.
Moral action: Dave tells Joanne that he's OK and that he forgives her since she apologized so profusely.
Immoral consequence: Joanne feels vulnerable and confused as she just gave a proper apology to Dave for what she had done.
Norm: You should always forgive someone that is sorry and regretful.
Situation: Dave and Joanne finish an argument when Joanne apologizes to Dave and asks if he accepts her apology.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Joanne's question.
Moral consequence: Joanne is relieved that they can both move on from  the incident and is happy things are back to normal.
Immoral action: Dave tells Joanne that he does not as she hurt him very badly, and he just can't bring himself to get over it yet.
Norm: It's good to release wild animals back into the wild.
Situation: Zeke finds a baby deer in his yard and puts it in his shed for safe keeping from neighborhood dogs.
Intention: Zeke wants the deer to be safe from the dogs.
Moral action: Zeke transports the deer to a forest and releases it.
Immoral consequence: The deer eventually breaks through the door in a frenzy to escape.
Norm: It's good to release wild animals back into the wild.
Situation: Zeke finds a baby deer in his yard and puts it in his shed for safe keeping from neighborhood dogs.
Intention: Zeke wants the deer to be safe from the dogs.
Moral consequence: The deer goes off into the forest and enjoys its new home.
Immoral action: Zeke keeps the deer in the shed and brings it grass.
Norm: It is wrong to bully online.
Situation: Stephen's iMac was damaged by his friend who dropped it by accident.
Intention: Stephen wants his friend to answer for the damage.
Moral action: Stephen asks his friend to cover the costs of the necessary repairs.
Immoral consequence: His friend feels intimidated and complains to the moderator who decides to delete Stephen's account.
Norm: It is wrong to bully online.
Situation: Stephen's iMac was damaged by his friend who dropped it by accident.
Intention: Stephen wants his friend to answer for the damage.
Moral consequence: His friend agrees to pay for the damage in order to fix the iMac.
Immoral action: Stephen insults and threatens his friend in a chat group for his damage.
Norm: It's rude to use other people's wifi.
Situation: Karla's home Wifi stopped working, and she is driving around looking for a signal.
Intention: Karla wants to check her email.
Moral action: Karla sees a public library that is open and goes inside to use the Wifi there.
Immoral consequence: The home owner comes outside after a while to ask Karla what she is doing and tells her that she must leave immediately.
Norm: It's rude to use other people's wifi.
Situation: Karla's home Wifi stopped working, and she is driving around looking for a signal.
Intention: Karla wants to check her email.
Moral consequence: Karla gets caught up with her messages and is able to drive home without issue.
Immoral action: Karla notices an unlocked Wifi network outside of somebody's house and uses it on her laptop.
Norm: It's bad to leave work before your tasks are done.
Situation: Maggie is tired and stressed at work; however, Maggie has to finish her paperwork.
Intention: Maggie wants to relieve some of her stress.
Moral action: Maggie asks her coworkers to help her out with her paperwork, and she tells them amusing stories while she works.
Immoral consequence: Maggie has to do more work over the next couple of days to make up for lost time.
Norm: It's bad to leave work before your tasks are done.
Situation: Maggie is tired and stressed at work; however, Maggie has to finish her paperwork.
Intention: Maggie wants to relieve some of her stress.
Moral consequence: Maggie ends up becoming good friends with her coworkers.
Immoral action: Maggie goes home twenty minutes early leaving her paperwork for tomorrow.
Norm: You shouldn't watch videos loudly because it's disturbing to people.
Situation: Steven is surfing the Internet late at night and comes across an interesting looking video.
Intention: Steven wants to watch the video.
Moral action: Steven turns down the volume to a quiet level before pressing play.
Immoral consequence: His mother wakes up from the noise and becomes very angry with Steven.
Norm: You shouldn't watch videos loudly because it's disturbing to people.
Situation: Steven is surfing the Internet late at night and comes across an interesting looking video.
Intention: Steven wants to watch the video.
Moral consequence: His mother never hears the video and is able to sleep soundly through the night.
Immoral action: Steven plays the video at a very high volume.
Norm: It is important to try in school.
Situation: John is in first year of college.
Intention: John wants to make the most of his college experience.
Moral action: John studies hard for the classes in which he is struggling while also finding the time to meet new friends.
Immoral consequence: John fails too many classes to remain in college and has to go back home.