CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should not make a scene in public places.
Situation: Vernon is walking through the store to buy soap when Jeannine grabs the last bar off the shelf right in front of him.
Intention: Vernon wants to make a comment to Jeannine.
Moral consequence: Jeannine laughs and the two of them exchange a few pleasantries before she leaves.
Immoral action: Vernon throws his bags on the ground and stomps his foot while exclaiming that Jeannine took what is rightfully his.
Norm: You are expected to be polite to service workers.
Situation: Larry is having dinner at a restaurant when he notices that the meal he received is not what he ordered.
Intention: Larry wants to get the correct meal.
Moral action: Larry calls over the waitress and asks her to please switch out his meal for what he originally ordered.
Immoral consequence: The restaurant manager notices Larry's behavior and asks him to leave the restaurant because he's bothering the other patrons.
Norm: You are expected to be polite to service workers.
Situation: Larry is having dinner at a restaurant when he notices that the meal he received is not what he ordered.
Intention: Larry wants to get the correct meal.
Moral consequence: The restaurant manager comes over to the table after the meal and apologizes profusely, giving Larry a coupon for his next visit.
Immoral action: Larry calls over the waitress and yells at her loudly while demanding she bring him what he ordered.
Norm: People shouldn't use bongs while behind the wheel.
Situation: Lana has to pick up her friend, but wants smoke marijuana.
Intention: Lana wants to feel a "high".
Moral action: Lana asks her friend to take an Uber over to her place, so she can smoke marijuana instead of driving over.
Immoral consequence: Lana is unable to concentrate on driving and decides to pull over not long after leaving her home for her friends.
Norm: People shouldn't use bongs while behind the wheel.
Situation: Lana has to pick up her friend, but wants smoke marijuana.
Intention: Lana wants to feel a "high".
Moral consequence: Lana's friend agrees to catch an Uber while Lana smokes.
Immoral action: Lana uses a bong to smoke while she drives to pick up her friend.
Norm: It is wrong to shirk your work duties.
Situation: Tim has been given the responsibility of doing some paperwork at his job before he leaves.
Intention: Tim wants to go to the bar.
Moral action: Tim finishes all his assigned paperwork although he has to stay at work late then he heads to the bar for a bit.
Immoral consequence: Tim's boss is angry that Tim for not getting the paperwork done and issues Tim a formal employee warning.
Norm: It is wrong to shirk your work duties.
Situation: Tim has been given the responsibility of doing some paperwork at his job before he leaves.
Intention: Tim wants to go to the bar.
Moral consequence: Tim's boss is pleased with Tim's performance and gives Tim a promotion.
Immoral action: Tim leaves work early without finishing his paperwork and goes straight to the bar.
Norm: It is good to reject alcohol if you are 17.
Situation: Brian has just turned seventeen and his friend is offering him a bottle of beer.
Intention: Brian wants a drink.
Moral action: Brian asks his friend if he can have a soda to drink instead.
Immoral consequence: Brian gets drunk and is grounded when his parents find out.
Norm: It is good to reject alcohol if you are 17.
Situation: Brian has just turned seventeen and his friend is offering him a bottle of beer.
Intention: Brian wants a drink.
Moral consequence: Brian enjoys his glass of water and is fine to drive home that night.
Immoral action: Brian takes the beer and chugs it in front of his friend.
Norm: You shouldn't skip work.
Situation: It's Saturday morning, Ken is listening to his voicemail and hears a message from his boss asking him to report to work on Saturday.
Intention: Ken wants to react to the voicemail.
Moral action: Ken deletes the voicemail and starts getting ready to go into work right away.
Immoral consequence: Ken's boss is livid with Ken the next week asking him why he never showed up on Saturday and threatening to fire him.
Norm: You shouldn't skip work.
Situation: It's Saturday morning, Ken is listening to his voicemail and hears a message from his boss asking him to report to work on Saturday.
Intention: Ken wants to react to the voicemail.
Moral consequence: Ken's boss is delighted when Ken arrives and apologizes for the short notice but tells Ken he'll get a bonus for this.
Immoral action: Ken hangs up the phone and doesn't delete the voicemail or mark it heard, so he can pretend he never got the message yet.
Norm: You should expell a student who writes racial slurs.
Situation: Mitchell was sent to the principal, Benjamin, for giving a note to John calling him a racial slur.
Intention: Benjamin wants to punish Mitchell.
Moral action: Benjamin explains to Mitchell that there is no place for racism in the school and expels him.
Immoral consequence: John feels uncomfortable attending school with Mitchell still in attendance.
Norm: You should expell a student who writes racial slurs.
Situation: Mitchell was sent to the principal, Benjamin, for giving a note to John calling him a racial slur.
Intention: Benjamin wants to punish Mitchell.
Moral consequence: John is able to focus better at school since he doesn't have to worry about encountering Mitchell.
Immoral action: Benjamin tells Mitchell that he'll need to report to Saturday School this weekend.
Norm: It is mean to make people cry on purpose.
Situation: Roger is in a relationship with his girlfriend but is not happy.
Intention: Roger wants to break up with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Roger tells his girlfriend that he wants to break up but is nice to her and doesn't make her cry.
Immoral consequence: Roger feels guilty about how he handled the breakup.
Norm: It is mean to make people cry on purpose.
Situation: Roger is in a relationship with his girlfriend but is not happy.
Intention: Roger wants to break up with his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Roger is happy and remains friends with his ex.
Immoral action: Roger starts yelling at his girlfriend that he wants to breakup he calls her names and makes her cry on purpose.
Norm: You should apologize to someone you hurt physically.
Situation: Harold is playing flag football with his coworkers and accidentally steps on an opponent's ankle while playing defense, injuring them.
Intention: Harold wants to get back to playing the game soon.
Moral action: Harold apologizes to the hurt opponent and helps carry them off the field before continuing play.
Immoral consequence: The other players in the league start to see Harold as a dirty player and don't invite him to some after-game social events.
Norm: You should apologize to someone you hurt physically.
Situation: Harold is playing flag football with his coworkers and accidentally steps on an opponent's ankle while playing defense, injuring them.
Intention: Harold wants to get back to playing the game soon.
Moral consequence: The opponent and other players think it was nice of Harold to help out and think he would be cool to hang out with.
Immoral action: Harold doesn't say anything to the injured opponent and lines up for the next play.
Norm: You shouldn't blow up at your friends.
Situation: Sara is a journalist under immense pressure because she has a deadline to finish her story, and her friend Jamie comes up to ask her to go for coffee.
Intention: Sara wants to respond to Jamie.
Moral action: Sara turns around and tells Jamie that this story has a strict deadline and will make plans with her as soon as she's finished.
Immoral consequence: Jamie feels bad because the last thing she wanted to do was make Sara mad.
Norm: You shouldn't blow up at your friends.
Situation: Sara is a journalist under immense pressure because she has a deadline to finish her story, and her friend Jamie comes up to ask her to go for coffee.
Intention: Sara wants to respond to Jamie.
Moral consequence: Jamie is understanding and looks forward to getting coffee with Sara later.
Immoral action: Sara turns around and snaps, "can't you see I'm busy".
Norm: You shouldn't bail on your plans.
Situation: Jake comes up with an epic plan for his project at work.
Intention: Jake wants to complete the project.
Moral action: Jake follows his plans as closely as possible during his project.
Immoral consequence: Jake's project fails because he failed to follow his own plans.
Norm: You shouldn't bail on your plans.
Situation: Jake comes up with an epic plan for his project at work.
Intention: Jake wants to complete the project.
Moral consequence: Jake's project works out fairly well thanks to his hard work planning.
Immoral action: Jake bails on his plan and does something else even though page 72 of his own plan says that's a bad idea.
Norm: It's important to fulfill your responsibilities.
Situation: Jordan got invited to a soccer game just as he was about to do the dishes, which he was asked to do.
Intention: Jordan wants to go to the soccer game.
Moral action: Jordan goes to the soccer game but does the dishes after he comes back.
Immoral consequence: Jordan gets in trouble for not doing the dishes and feels like a failure.
Norm: It's important to fulfill your responsibilities.
Situation: Jordan got invited to a soccer game just as he was about to do the dishes, which he was asked to do.
Intention: Jordan wants to go to the soccer game.
Moral consequence: Jordan is thanked for doing the dishes and gets a lot done.
Immoral action: Jordan goes to the soccer game and forgets the dishes afterward.
Norm: It is bad to try to sabotage people's jobs
Situation: Rania and Julian are both competing for a manager position at work but only one can get it.
Intention: Rania wants to get the job.
Moral action: Rania begins working harder at her job and is nicer to everyone around her to make a good impression.
Immoral consequence: Rania gets caught and is fired while Julian gets the promotion.
Norm: It is bad to try to sabotage people's jobs
Situation: Rania and Julian are both competing for a manager position at work but only one can get it.
Intention: Rania wants to get the job.
Moral consequence: The promotion committee notice's Rania' efforts and give her the promotion.
Immoral action: Rania logs into Julian's computer and messes with his files, so he will look bad.
Norm: It's rude to point out someone's lazy eye.
Situation: Janet meets a person for the first time and notices that they have a lazy eye.
Intention: Janet wants to talk to the person she met.
Moral action: Janet just ignores the person's lazy eye and makes normal conversation.
Immoral consequence: The person Janet met feels really embarrassed by Janet's comments about their lazy eye.
Norm: It's rude to point out someone's lazy eye.
Situation: Janet meets a person for the first time and notices that they have a lazy eye.
Intention: Janet wants to talk to the person she met.
Moral consequence: The person Janet met starts to feel comfortable around Janet and enjoys the conversation.
Immoral action: Janet tells the person she met that their lazy eye is weird because she can't tell where they are looking.
Norm: You should be tolerant of other's mistakes.
Situation: Andy is mentoring Susan as a scientist, and Susan has messed up an equation.
Intention: Andy wants to correct Susan's mistake.
Moral action: Andy points out Susan's mistake and tells her it's no big deal and shows her how to fix it.
Immoral consequence: Susan loses confidence in her abilities and ends up quitting the program.
Norm: You should be tolerant of other's mistakes.
Situation: Andy is mentoring Susan as a scientist, and Susan has messed up an equation.
Intention: Andy wants to correct Susan's mistake.
Moral consequence: Susan learns from her mistake and becomes a better student.
Immoral action: Andy tells Susan he's never seen such a basic mistake done before, and that it's embarrassing.
Norm: It's good to strive for the best grades you can.
Situation: Jessica has been accepted to college and chosen a subject for her major.
Intention: Jessica wants to take some classes towards her degree.
Moral action: Jessica decides to do well in her classes, so she studies and does all of the homework.
Immoral consequence: Jessica ends up failing her classes and drops out of college.
Norm: It's good to strive for the best grades you can.
Situation: Jessica has been accepted to college and chosen a subject for her major.
Intention: Jessica wants to take some classes towards her degree.
Moral consequence: Jessica gets good grades and is well on the way to earning her degree.
Immoral action: Jessica pays more attention to her friends than her classes and doesn't study for her exams.
Norm: It is bad to have too many pets.
Situation: Tyler's finances are not in a good spot as an owner of two dogs, and he recently came across a third dog up for adoption.
Intention: Tyler wants to address the third dog.
Moral action: Tyler resists taking in the third dog and simply moves on.
Immoral consequence: Tyler fails to make ends meet financially and experiences the stressful problems that comes with it.
Norm: It is bad to have too many pets.
Situation: Tyler's finances are not in a good spot as an owner of two dogs, and he recently came across a third dog up for adoption.
Intention: Tyler wants to address the third dog.
Moral consequence: Tyler proceeds to live within his means while working to improve his finances.
Immoral action: Tyler decides to just take in the third dog regardless of his financial situation.
Norm: It is wrong to neglect your pregnant wife.
Situation: John is at home with his pregnant wife who is nearing labor.
Intention: John wants to have a fun time on the town.
Moral action: John tends to his wife's needs, takes her to the hospital and waits for her to give birth before going out with friends.
Immoral consequence: John's wife feels stressed about giving birth and resents John.
Norm: It is wrong to neglect your pregnant wife.
Situation: John is at home with his pregnant wife who is nearing labor.
Intention: John wants to have a fun time on the town.
Moral consequence: John's wife is happier and less anxious and loves him more.
Immoral action: John ignores her and goes bar-hopping.
Norm: It's rude to leave a girl ignored and ghosted.
Situation: Ryan doesn't get along well with his girlfriend Sandra for quite a while.
Intention: Ryan wants to decide on his relationship with Sandra.
Moral action: Ryan requests for a peaceful breakup and explains the reasons sincerely to Sandra.
Immoral consequence: Sandra feels lost and depressed.
Norm: It's rude to leave a girl ignored and ghosted.
Situation: Ryan doesn't get along well with his girlfriend Sandra for quite a while.
Intention: Ryan wants to decide on his relationship with Sandra.
Moral consequence: Sandra agrees to the breakup and still to be friend with Ryan.
Immoral action: Ryan without explaining anything to Sandra blocks all her messages and distance himself from her.
Norm: It's wrong to criticize people's eating habits.
Situation: Sharon and Laura go to a dinner buffet with their friends and Laura keeps on eating an unusually large amount of meat.
Intention: Sharon wants to react to Laura's binge eating of meat.
Moral action: Sharon explains to Laura the importance of eating more vegetable and less meat.
Immoral consequence: Laura feels embarrassed and starts to cry.
Norm: It's wrong to criticize people's eating habits.
Situation: Sharon and Laura go to a dinner buffet with their friends and Laura keeps on eating an unusually large amount of meat.
Intention: Sharon wants to react to Laura's binge eating of meat.
Moral consequence: Laura senses the importance of eating vegetable and cuts off her meat portion.
Immoral action: Sharon points out that Laura's binge eating of meat is not sensible.
Norm: You should respect your sibling's feelings.
Situation: Luke notices that his sister has been gaining weight lately.
Intention: Luke wants to have an ice cream sandwich.
Moral action: Luke asks his sister if she wants to have an ice cream sandwich with him.
Immoral consequence: Luke's sister feels sad.
Norm: You should respect your sibling's feelings.
Situation: Luke notices that his sister has been gaining weight lately.
Intention: Luke wants to have an ice cream sandwich.
Moral consequence: Luke's sister feels good that Luke wants to spend time with her.
Immoral action: Luke gets an ice cream sandwich for himself and tells his sister that she looks like she has already had enough ice cream.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friend how to live his life.
Situation: Mack and Jimmy and friends which hang out together almost every day.
Intention: Mack wants to be a helpful friend to Jimmy.
Moral action: Mack lives by example and gives sound advice based on hi slife experienced when asked.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy gets fed up and starts avoiding activities with Mack.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friend how to live his life.
Situation: Mack and Jimmy and friends which hang out together almost every day.
Intention: Mack wants to be a helpful friend to Jimmy.
Moral consequence: Jimmy sees Mack as a mentor, and they become best friends.
Immoral action: Mack often gives Jimmy unsolicited advice and criticizes even the smallest decisions that Jimmy makes daily.
Norm: It's good to remember to vote in elections.
Situation: It's eleciton day, but Patty is very engrossed in her work.
Intention: Patty wants to get her work done.
Moral action: Patty sets an alarm to make sure she gets out to vote.
Immoral consequence: Patty's preferred candidate loses, and Patty feels regret for not voting.
Norm: It's good to remember to vote in elections.
Situation: It's eleciton day, but Patty is very engrossed in her work.
Intention: Patty wants to get her work done.
Moral consequence: Patty goes out to vote and is still able to finish her work when she gets back.
Immoral action: Patty works throughout the day and forgets about the election.
Norm: It's rude to interrupt others.
Situation: John is at home with his wife Mindy having an argument.
Intention: John wants his wife to listen to him.
Moral action: John listens to everything Mindy has to say and responds respectfully.
Immoral consequence: Mindy feels resentful toward John and hurt.
Norm: It's rude to interrupt others.
Situation: John is at home with his wife Mindy having an argument.
Intention: John wants his wife to listen to him.
Moral consequence: Mindy feels happier and is more likely to listen to John and respect him.
Immoral action: John talks over Mindy, yelling at her and makes her listen to him.
Norm: It's good to go on vacation with your friends.
Situation: Peter has some time off of work, and feels he wants to get out of his house a bit.
Intention: Peter wants to go away on vacation.
Moral action: Peter asks his buddies to come along with him to the beach, and they do.
Immoral consequence: Peter enjoys it for a few hours, but then gets bored and lonely.
Norm: It's good to go on vacation with your friends.
Situation: Peter has some time off of work, and feels he wants to get out of his house a bit.
Intention: Peter wants to go away on vacation.
Moral consequence: Peter and his friends get closer, and have a lot of fun together.
Immoral action: Peter decides to go away on vacation alone, going to the beach.
Norm: People shouldn't drink in vehicles.
Situation: Katie is driving home from the liquor store where she bought drinks for herself.
Intention: Katie wants to drink the alcohol.
Moral action: Katie gets home and makes some drinks in her kitchen with the liquor she bought.
Immoral consequence: Katie is spotted by a police officer who pulls her over and arrests her for drinking and driving.
Norm: People shouldn't drink in vehicles.
Situation: Katie is driving home from the liquor store where she bought drinks for herself.
Intention: Katie wants to drink the alcohol.
Moral consequence: Katie enjoys drinking safely in the comfort of her home.
Immoral action: Katie opens a bottle of liquor and begins drinking on the way home.
Norm: You shouldn't steal someone's medication.
Situation: Dana is an Oxycontin addict, and forgot to bring her Oxycontin when going on a family beach trip.
Intention: Dana wants to take some Oxycontin to avoid withdrawal.
Moral action: Dana goes to a local doctor explaining the situation, who prescribes her limited Oxycontin supply.
Immoral consequence: Dana's brother reports her to the police and Dana feels humiliated as she spends time in jail.
Norm: You shouldn't steal someone's medication.
Situation: Dana is an Oxycontin addict, and forgot to bring her Oxycontin when going on a family beach trip.
Intention: Dana wants to take some Oxycontin to avoid withdrawal.
Moral consequence: Dana is happy the rest of her trip and doesn't get into any altercations with family.
Immoral action: Dana decides to sneak into a pharmacy and take a few pills that were meant for other patients.
Norm: It is bad to murder innocent animals
Situation: Brayden is a child that is not being supervised in his backyard as he plays with his BB gun.
Intention: Brayden wants to shoot targets with his BB gun.
Moral action: Brayden sets up empty soda cans and takes aim at them picking them of one by one.
Immoral consequence: Brayden develops feelings of enjoyment from killing for sport, which doesn't bode well for his future.
Norm: It is bad to murder innocent animals
Situation: Brayden is a child that is not being supervised in his backyard as he plays with his BB gun.
Intention: Brayden wants to shoot targets with his BB gun.
Moral consequence: Brayden has a fun and safe time with his BB gun despite being unsupervised.
Immoral action: Brayden takes aim at the birds in his backyard picking them off one by one.
Norm: It's bad to drink too much alcohol during a meal.
Situation: Mike and his wife Debbie are having dinner at his in-laws, who he doesn't like all that much.
Intention: Mike wants to have some wine.
Moral action: Mike enjoys sipping on a glass of Chardonnay and has a good conversation with his in-laws and Debbie.
Immoral consequence: Debbie is mortified and when they leave she let's Mike know hoe embarrassed and disappointed she is in him.
Norm: It's bad to drink too much alcohol during a meal.
Situation: Mike and his wife Debbie are having dinner at his in-laws, who he doesn't like all that much.
Intention: Mike wants to have some wine.
Moral consequence: Debbie is proud of Mike for being on his best behavior at her parents house and thanks him.
Immoral action: Mike drinks one too many glasses of Chardonnay  and starts slurring his speech and making crude jokes.
Norm: It's bad to talk someone into eating something they shouldn't.
Situation: William and his classmates are on lunch break at school.
Intention: William wants to entertain his classmates.
Moral action: William gathers the attention of many of his classmates and then blows bubbles in his milk and sings a song.
Immoral consequence: William's classmate eats the paper due to peer pressure, gets sick, and then tattles on William.
Norm: It's bad to talk someone into eating something they shouldn't.
Situation: William and his classmates are on lunch break at school.
Intention: William wants to entertain his classmates.
Moral consequence: William's classmates laugh at his performance and William feels good.
Immoral action: William gathers the attention of many of his classmates and then dares a particular classmate to eat his paper napkin.
Norm: You shouldn't be passive-aggressive.
Situation: Finn has left the dishes in the sink again which annoys his wife Greta.
Intention: Greta wants Finn to do the dishes.
Moral action: Greta tells Finn that it bothers her when he leaves dishes in the sink and asks him to wash them as soon as possible.
Immoral consequence: Finn gets upset and he and Greta start fighting.
Norm: You shouldn't be passive-aggressive.
Situation: Finn has left the dishes in the sink again which annoys his wife Greta.
Intention: Greta wants Finn to do the dishes.
Moral consequence: Finn understands and begins correcting his bad habit.
Immoral action: Greta takes the dirty dishes from the sink and puts them in Finn's car.