CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't get in a romantic relationship with a student.
Situation: Robin is a college professor with lots of interesting attractive students.
Intention: Robin wants to find a romantic partner.
Moral consequence: Robin finds himself a partner, and they end up getting married.
Immoral action: Robin asks one of his students out on a date.
Norm: It's bad to not accept in-laws into your family.
Situation: John is planning his wedding invitations and is down to the last table with two seats left.
Intention: John wants to decide who to invite to the last two seats.
Moral action: John decides to invite his mother in law and father in law to the wedding.
Immoral consequence: John's mother and father in law are sad that they've been excluded from such a big event.
Norm: It's bad to not accept in-laws into your family.
Situation: John is planning his wedding invitations and is down to the last table with two seats left.
Intention: John wants to decide who to invite to the last two seats.
Moral consequence: John's in laws are delighted they have been included in such a big event.
Immoral action: John decides to invite the neighbor couple from next door to fill the last two seats.
Norm: It's encouraged you call the police for indecent exposure
Situation: Ann sees her neighbor sitting in their backyard just putting on an underwear.
Intention: Ann wants to react to her neighbor's behavior.
Moral action: Ann threatens her neighbor that she will report to the police if they continue the disgusting behavior.
Immoral consequence: The neighbor feels validated and continues to wear just an underwear while staying in their backyard.
Norm: It's encouraged you call the police for indecent exposure
Situation: Ann sees her neighbor sitting in their backyard just putting on an underwear.
Intention: Ann wants to react to her neighbor's behavior.
Moral consequence: The neighbor feels sorry and agrees to put on pants while outside.
Immoral action: Ann closes her blind in order not to see the neighbor.
Norm: It's wrong to deceive your partner.
Situation: Dave wins money at the casino and comes home with a wad of cash which his wife Jane sees and asks him where he got it.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Jane's question.
Moral action: Dave tells Jane he was gambling, and he won it at the casino.
Immoral consequence: Jane is suspicious of Dave's explanation and doesn't trust him as much.
Norm: It's wrong to deceive your partner.
Situation: Dave wins money at the casino and comes home with a wad of cash which his wife Jane sees and asks him where he got it.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Jane's question.
Moral consequence: Jane is not happy Dave was gambling but is happy he is telling her the truth.
Immoral action: Dave tells Jane that he recently got a bonus from work but that for some reason they had to pay him in cash.
Norm: It is controlling to dictate a partner's friendships.
Situation: John noticed that his girlfriend, Mary, hangs out with a lot of guy friends from work, which made him worried that she could leave him for one of them.
Intention: John wants to do anything to keep Mary as his girlfriend.
Moral action: John sits down Mary and tells her about his jealous emotions, he doesn't ask her to stop seeing them, he just wants her to understand what he is feeling.
Immoral consequence: Mary decides that John is too controllers and ends their relationship.
Norm: It is controlling to dictate a partner's friendships.
Situation: John noticed that his girlfriend, Mary, hangs out with a lot of guy friends from work, which made him worried that she could leave him for one of them.
Intention: John wants to do anything to keep Mary as his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: John and Mary attend counseling together, John eventually get's over his jealousy, and they end up getting married one day.
Immoral action: John tells Mary that he doesn't like her hanging out with a bunch of guys and tells her she can only have girl friends outside of work.
Norm: It's rude to hover behind someone.
Situation: Bobby is waiting in line at the store and there are people in front and behind him.
Intention: Bobby wants to pay for his groceries and leave the store.
Moral action: Bobby keeps his social distance from the people in line, avoiding the sneeze of a person ahead of him and then pays for his groceries.
Immoral consequence: Bobby finds out that he got coronavirus from the person who sneezed on him.
Norm: It's rude to hover behind someone.
Situation: Bobby is waiting in line at the store and there are people in front and behind him.
Intention: Bobby wants to pay for his groceries and leave the store.
Moral consequence: Bobby gets food to eat and is tested negative for covid-19 at his next DR's appointment.
Immoral action: Bobby is waiting in line very close to the person in front of him and ends up getting some droplets on his arm when this person sneezes.
Norm: It's bad to like underage girls.
Situation: Joe goes to a summer picnic that is organized annually by his neighborhood.
Intention: Joe wants to meet some woman and potentially date them.
Moral action: Joe sees a new neighbor who appears to be around his age and strikes up a conversation with her.
Immoral consequence: The girls are creeped out and one of the fathers punches Joe out.
Norm: It's bad to like underage girls.
Situation: Joe goes to a summer picnic that is organized annually by his neighborhood.
Intention: Joe wants to meet some woman and potentially date them.
Moral consequence: They chat for a bit and hit it off well enough to agree to a date next Friday.
Immoral action: Joe hangs around the teenage daughters of some of the neighbors and tries to flirt with them.
Norm: It's wrong to send someone too many messages.
Situation: Darcy is on vacation and misses her boyfriend.
Intention: Darcy wants to reconnect with her boyfriend.
Moral action: Darcy sends her boyfriend a thoughtful message letting him know she misses him.
Immoral consequence: Darcy's boyfriend breaks up with her for being too needy.
Norm: It's wrong to send someone too many messages.
Situation: Darcy is on vacation and misses her boyfriend.
Intention: Darcy wants to reconnect with her boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Darcy's boyfriend responds in kind, and they make plans for when she returns home.
Immoral action: Darcy sends her boyfriend fifteen messages an hour and gets impatient.
Norm: It's alarming when you cannot stop yourself from gambling.
Situation: Joe is at the convenience store about to purchase some scratch offs.
Intention: Joe wants to win the lottery.
Moral action: Joe purchases only a few scratch off tickets, and wins $100.
Immoral consequence: Joe is unable to afford his rent and utility payments, and must take out a loan.
Norm: It's alarming when you cannot stop yourself from gambling.
Situation: Joe is at the convenience store about to purchase some scratch offs.
Intention: Joe wants to win the lottery.
Moral consequence: Joe is able to afford all his bills and uses the $100 to treat himself to a night out.
Immoral action: Joe uses his entire paycheck to buy as many scratch off tickets as he can, winning $5 on one of them.
Norm: You shouldn't call Asians Nazi's.
Situation: While attending a Pearl harbor memorial in honor of her grandfather Marie comes across some Japanese WW2 vets who are paying their respects.
Intention: Marie wants to uphold her grandfathers memory.
Moral action: Marie talks to the Japanese vets about her grandfathers experience at Pearl Harbor.
Immoral consequence: Marie is humiliated when the crowd around them condemns her actions.
Norm: You shouldn't call Asians Nazi's.
Situation: While attending a Pearl harbor memorial in honor of her grandfather Marie comes across some Japanese WW2 vets who are paying their respects.
Intention: Marie wants to uphold her grandfathers memory.
Moral consequence: Marie is able to gain greater insight into the tragic events of the war.
Immoral action: Marie loses her temper and calls the old men nazi's.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse others.
Situation: Joseph is fostering two of his sister's children who are playing loudly in the other room.
Intention: Joseph wants to be able to relax after work.
Moral action: Joseph asks the kids to quiet down and provides them some quieter activities to do.
Immoral consequence: Joseph unwinds, but the  children's teacher discovers that the children have been being drugged and report Joseph to the authorities.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse others.
Situation: Joseph is fostering two of his sister's children who are playing loudly in the other room.
Intention: Joseph wants to be able to relax after work.
Moral consequence: The house gets quieter and the kids eventually go to bed so Joseph can relax.
Immoral action: Joseph approaches the children and gives them each a sedative to make them go to sleep, so he can get some quiet.
Norm: It's bad to re-gift something you have been gifted.
Situation: Sara is low on cash and her best friend, Lori, is about to celebrate her birthday.
Intention: Sarah wants to get Lori a birthday gift.
Moral action: Sarah uses old t-shirts to sew Lori a new quilt at no cost.
Immoral consequence: Turns out, the gift Sarah gave Lori was one that Lori had given Sarah, and she is deeply hurt.
Norm: It's bad to re-gift something you have been gifted.
Situation: Sara is low on cash and her best friend, Lori, is about to celebrate her birthday.
Intention: Sarah wants to get Lori a birthday gift.
Moral consequence: Lori loves the sentimental gift and cries tears of joy.
Immoral action: Having no money, Sarah digs through old gifts she never used and found one to gift Lori.
Norm: You shouldn't do things without your doctor's permission.
Situation: Jim recently had an operation and was ordered by his doctor to avoid anything vigorous for a few weeks.
Intention: Jim wants to do something fun today.
Moral action: Jim follow his doctor's orders and spends the day reading a new book on the sofa.
Immoral consequence: Jim has a heart attack from the strain and dies on the spot.
Norm: You shouldn't do things without your doctor's permission.
Situation: Jim recently had an operation and was ordered by his doctor to avoid anything vigorous for a few weeks.
Intention: Jim wants to do something fun today.
Moral consequence: Jim thoroughly enjoys the novel, and his body has a chance to heal.
Immoral action: Jim decides to go on an intense run through the park despite his doctor's orders.
Norm: It is responsible to look after your grandchildren.
Situation: Christina is watching over her grandchildren when her dog is begging at the front door.
Intention: Wanted to go take the dog for a walk.
Moral action: Christina tells her grandchildren to come with her to walk the dog.
Immoral consequence: Christina's grandchildren get into her alcohol closet while she's gone and get alcohol poisoning.
Norm: It is responsible to look after your grandchildren.
Situation: Christina is watching over her grandchildren when her dog is begging at the front door.
Intention: Wanted to go take the dog for a walk.
Moral consequence: They have a lot of fun walking the dog and stop for ice cream.
Immoral action: Christina tells her grandchildren to watch cartoons while she walks the dog.
Norm: It's rude to turn your music up too loud.
Situation: Jan and her friends are cruising up and down Main St in her car on a Friday night.
Intention: Jan wants to enjoy some tunes.
Moral action: Jan turns on her car radio to the local FM station just loud enough to hear while talking with her friends.
Immoral consequence: Jan gets a ticket for disturbing the peace.
Norm: It's rude to turn your music up too loud.
Situation: Jan and her friends are cruising up and down Main St in her car on a Friday night.
Intention: Jan wants to enjoy some tunes.
Moral consequence: Jan has an enjoyable evening hanging out with her friends and listening to music.
Immoral action: Jan puts in her favorite dubstep CD and turns the volume up as high as it will go.
Norm: It's good to have courage to do things.
Situation: Sam is at school when the bully comes in to the room he's in and tells everyone to give him their lunch money.
Intention: Sam wants to keep his lunch money.
Moral action: Sam stands up to the bully and tells him he's not letting him take anyone's lunch money.
Immoral consequence: The bully tracks down Sam after school and beats him up.
Norm: It's good to have courage to do things.
Situation: Sam is at school when the bully comes in to the room he's in and tells everyone to give him their lunch money.
Intention: Sam wants to keep his lunch money.
Moral consequence: The bully looks at Sam and decides it's not worth it and leaves the room, the other kids thank Sam and offer to buy him a milkshake after school.
Immoral action: Sam runs out of the room away from the bully.
Norm: You shouldn't stalk people.
Situation: John is attracted to his coworker Jenny.
Intention: John wants to get to know Jenny better.
Moral action: John asks Jenny to go get coffee.
Immoral consequence: John is arrested and charged with stalking.
Norm: You shouldn't stalk people.
Situation: John is attracted to his coworker Jenny.
Intention: John wants to get to know Jenny better.
Moral consequence: John and Jenny start dating and fall in love.
Immoral action: John follows Jenny home every night and watches her through the window as he hides in the bushes.
Norm: It's hurtful to accuse someone of being lazy.
Situation: John is walking down the street when he sees Bill who is using a mobility scooter to get around town.
Intention: John wants to comment to Bill about the scooter.
Moral action: John tells Bill that the color of his scooter is snazzy and that he loves the sleek design.
Immoral consequence: Bill is insulted as he's disabled and is saddened that John could be so utterly insensitive.
Norm: It's hurtful to accuse someone of being lazy.
Situation: John is walking down the street when he sees Bill who is using a mobility scooter to get around town.
Intention: John wants to comment to Bill about the scooter.
Moral consequence: Bill is happy that his choice of scooter was complimented by John and is more confident now going out in it.
Immoral action: John tells Bill that Bill looks fine to him and that he's probably using the scooter because he's too lazy to walk.
Norm: You shouldn't lie on a dating app.
Situation: Bob is signed up on a dating site.
Intention: Bob wants to attract more dates.
Moral action: Bob finds is best photo and writes his tru genuine personality.
Immoral consequence: The date immediately loses interest after they meet and leaves withina couple of minutes.
Norm: You shouldn't lie on a dating app.
Situation: Bob is signed up on a dating site.
Intention: Bob wants to attract more dates.
Moral consequence: Bob meets someone who is attracted to who he is and the get in a long term relationship.
Immoral action: Bob exaggerates information about his height and takes 50 pounds off his weight on the profile.
Norm: You should be careful around aggressive dogs.
Situation: Lucas sees Sarah's new dog barking loudly and growling.
Intention: Lucas wants to meet the dog.
Moral action: Lucas asks Sarah if he can meet and pet the dog.
Immoral consequence: The dog bites lucas's arm and lucas needs to get stitches.
Norm: You should be careful around aggressive dogs.
Situation: Lucas sees Sarah's new dog barking loudly and growling.
Intention: Lucas wants to meet the dog.
Moral consequence: Sarah explains that he is a rescue dog who is skittish around people but allows lucas to throw him some treats from a safe distance.
Immoral action: Lucas runs over to the fence and grabs at the dog to pet them.
Norm: Giving your friends the silent treatment is immature behavior.
Situation: Ash gets into a very bad argument with a good friend.
Intention: Ash wants to express how much anger this causes.
Moral action: Ash sits down with the friend and explains why it made her so angry.
Immoral consequence: Ash and her friend grow further apart, damaging their friendship.
Norm: Giving your friends the silent treatment is immature behavior.
Situation: Ash gets into a very bad argument with a good friend.
Intention: Ash wants to express how much anger this causes.
Moral consequence: Ash and her friend talk it out and become closer from resolving the problem.
Immoral action: Ash decides not to talk to her friend for several weeks.
Norm: People shouldn't appropriate the culture of others.
Situation: Liz is running for congress and is trying to get the support of the Native american community.
Intention: Liz wants to get as many people to vote for her as possible.
Moral action: Liz listens to the leaders in the Native American community and asks what policies would best help them.
Immoral consequence: The truth comes out and Liz angers the Native American community, looks foolish to the electorate, and she ends up sinking in the polls.
Norm: People shouldn't appropriate the culture of others.
Situation: Liz is running for congress and is trying to get the support of the Native american community.
Intention: Liz wants to get as many people to vote for her as possible.
Moral consequence: Native American's in her Liz's district want to vote for her because she listens to their needs, and she looks good to the people in her district.
Immoral action: Liz pretends to be half Native American at her rallies, to better appeal to Native voters.
Norm: It's bad to litter.
Situation: Lee is heading back to work after grabbing some lunch from the Wendy's drive-thru.
Intention: Lee wants to get rid of his fast food wrappers.
Moral action: Lee put his fast food trash in garbage can when he returns to the office.
Immoral consequence: Lee gets a ticket for littering when a cop sees what he has done.
Norm: It's bad to litter.
Situation: Lee is heading back to work after grabbing some lunch from the Wendy's drive-thru.
Intention: Lee wants to get rid of his fast food wrappers.
Moral consequence: Lee keeps his city looking clean and attractive for other residents and tourists.
Immoral action: Lee tosses his burger wrapper out of his car window.
Norm: You should never text and drive
Situation: Sarah's children need to be picked up from daycare.
Intention: Sarah wants to tell her husband to pick up the children.
Moral action: Sarah waits until she can safely pull into a parking space and puts the car into park, then texts her husband.
Immoral consequence: Sarah causes a terrible car accident, kills someone and is in the hospital.
Norm: You should never text and drive
Situation: Sarah's children need to be picked up from daycare.
Intention: Sarah wants to tell her husband to pick up the children.
Moral consequence: Her husband picks up the kids and Sarah brings home dinner.
Immoral action: Sarah texts her husband while driving to tell him to pick up the children.
Norm: It is rude to call somebody a bitch.
Situation: Phil does not get along with a female coworker who constantly antagonizes him.
Intention: Phil wants to get his coworker to leave him alone.
Moral action: Phil refuses to get drawn into further altercations with his coworker and approaches HR about her attitude.
Immoral consequence: Phil is reprimanded when his coworker reports him.
Norm: It is rude to call somebody a bitch.
Situation: Phil does not get along with a female coworker who constantly antagonizes him.
Intention: Phil wants to get his coworker to leave him alone.
Moral consequence: Phil is able to acheive a workable relationship with his coworker after HR intervenes.
Immoral action: Phil is drawn into an argument with his coworker and in anger he calls her a bitch.
Norm: It's good to use the Internet to find new things.
Situation: Kenny is looking at all the old clothing in his closet.
Intention: Kenny wants to update his style of dress.
Moral action: Kenny gets on the GQ website and reads all about the latest trends inmenswear.
Immoral consequence: Kenny doesn't update his wardrobe and people still see him as a poorly dressed man.
Norm: It's good to use the Internet to find new things.
Situation: Kenny is looking at all the old clothing in his closet.
Intention: Kenny wants to update his style of dress.
Moral consequence: Kenny gets some sharp new outfits and plenty of complements on his trendy look.
Immoral action: Kenny goes to a thrift shop and buys some used suits.
Norm: You should tell your friends to stop bullying people.
Situation: Samantha is a high school student with some popular friends, recently she's noticed that they have been bullying some other kids.
Intention: Samantha wants to be as popular as her friends.
Moral action: Samantha stands up to her friends and tell them bullying is wrong.
Immoral consequence: Once the school catches wind Samantha and her friends are punished in front of the whole school humiliating them.
Norm: You should tell your friends to stop bullying people.
Situation: Samantha is a high school student with some popular friends, recently she's noticed that they have been bullying some other kids.
Intention: Samantha wants to be as popular as her friends.
Moral consequence: The rest of the school finds out she stood up to them, and she ends up being more popular and having more friends.
Immoral action: Samantha joins in with her friends in the bullying.
Norm: It's good to get into a relationship.
Situation: Chris is in love with his coworker Maggie, but his job states that two people working in the same department can not be in a relationship.
Intention: Chris wants to make a decision about his relationship with Maggie.
Moral action: Chris decides to transfer to another department, so he can get into a relationship with Maggie.
Immoral consequence: Maggie and Chris become distant from each other.
Norm: It's good to get into a relationship.
Situation: Chris is in love with his coworker Maggie, but his job states that two people working in the same department can not be in a relationship.
Intention: Chris wants to make a decision about his relationship with Maggie.
Moral consequence: Chris and Maggie spent three years together before becoming married.
Immoral action: Chris decides not to act on his feelings to focus on his job.
Norm: It's rude to spray someone with a hose.
Situation: Lily is cleaning off her sidewalk in the summer time.
Intention: Lily wants to get all the dirt off her sidewalk to make it look nice.
Moral action: Lily stops spraying when she sees a stranger walk by.
Immoral consequence: The stranger gets upset and wants to get into a fight.
Norm: It's rude to spray someone with a hose.
Situation: Lily is cleaning off her sidewalk in the summer time.
Intention: Lily wants to get all the dirt off her sidewalk to make it look nice.
Moral consequence: Lily and the stranger exchange pleasantries and both smile and get along with their day.
Immoral action: When a stranger walks by lily doesn’t stop using the hose and sprays the stranger with water.
Norm: You shouldn't put your spouse down
Situation: Jane's husband played a football game and his team lost.
Intention: Jane wants to comment about the game to her husband.
Moral action: Jane tells her husband that even though the team lost he played well.
Immoral consequence: Jane's husband's self esteem is deflated by her comment on his performance.
Norm: You shouldn't put your spouse down
Situation: Jane's husband played a football game and his team lost.
Intention: Jane wants to comment about the game to her husband.
Moral consequence: Jane's husband feels better about the outcome of the game after Jane's comment.
Immoral action: Jane tells her husband that the team lost because of his incompetence.
Norm: It is nice to help those less foruntate than you.
Situation: Larry is walking home from when he comes across a beggar blocking his way, asking for change.
Intention: Larry wants to get by the beggar.
Moral action: Larry gives the beggar a few crumpled bills before asking to get by him.
Immoral consequence: The beggar curses Larry as he does not get enough money to eat that night.
Norm: It is nice to help those less foruntate than you.
Situation: Larry is walking home from when he comes across a beggar blocking his way, asking for change.
Intention: Larry wants to get by the beggar.
Moral consequence: The beggar thanks Larry profusely and stands to the side, wishing him a wonderful day.
Immoral action: Larry pushes past the beggar and continues to walk briskly away.