CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Pressuring your child about their lif choices is wrong.
Situation: Bob is looking to pass on his family restaurant business while his son wants to become a doctor.
Intention: Bob wants someone to take over his family business.
Moral action: Bob sells off his family business to a highly capable owner.
Immoral consequence: Bob's son lives an unfulfilled life and becomes resentful.
Norm: Pressuring your child about their lif choices is wrong.
Situation: Bob is looking to pass on his family restaurant business while his son wants to become a doctor.
Intention: Bob wants someone to take over his family business.
Moral consequence: Bob becomes wealthy and watches his family business grow.
Immoral action: Bob pressures his son to become the new owner of the family business.
Norm: You shouldn't have to harm yourself for weight loss.
Situation: Justine is overweight and has been struggling with her body image.
Intention: Justine wants to lose weight.
Moral action: Justine enlists the help of a nutritionist and fitness coach.
Immoral consequence: Justine passes out from lack of energy and is admitted into the hospital.
Norm: You shouldn't have to harm yourself for weight loss.
Situation: Justine is overweight and has been struggling with her body image.
Intention: Justine wants to lose weight.
Moral consequence: Justine loses weight in a healthy way and gains self-esteem.
Immoral action: Justine starves herself for days in a row.
Norm: It's not okay to do things that hurt your kids.
Situation: Ben's son was caught stealing candy from the neighborhood store.
Intention: Ben wants to punish his son.
Moral action: Ben takes away his son's electronics for a month.
Immoral consequence: Ben's son becomes afraid of his father.
Norm: It's not okay to do things that hurt your kids.
Situation: Ben's son was caught stealing candy from the neighborhood store.
Intention: Ben wants to punish his son.
Moral consequence: Ben's son regrets stealing the candy bar.
Immoral action: Ben hits his son with a belt leaving welts and bruises.
Norm: One must not start fights with other people.
Situation: Ed is in line at the store when someone cuts in front og him.
Intention: Ed wants to keep his place in line.
Moral action: Ed tells the person where the back of the line is at.
Immoral consequence: The manager of the store bans Ed from shopping there for a year.
Norm: One must not start fights with other people.
Situation: Ed is in line at the store when someone cuts in front og him.
Intention: Ed wants to keep his place in line.
Moral consequence: Ed is able to still be the next person waited on at the register.
Immoral action: Ed punches the person who cut in front of him in line.
Norm: You should use the appropriate pronouns for a person.
Situation: Mary Ann was a waitress, and she was waiting on a man sitting at the counter.
Intention: Mary Ann wants to take the man's order.
Moral action: Mary Ann asks the man, "Sir, what would you like to order?".
Immoral consequence: The man is furious, and he storms out of the diner.
Norm: You should use the appropriate pronouns for a person.
Situation: Mary Ann was a waitress, and she was waiting on a man sitting at the counter.
Intention: Mary Ann wants to take the man's order.
Moral consequence: The man gave Mary Ann his order, and she sent it to the kitchen.
Immoral action: Mary Ann asks the man, "Ma'am, what would you like to order?".
Norm: You should tell people about the life you've lived.
Situation: Tom, who was arrested for a crime in the past, is filling out a job application and needs to answer about any past crimes.
Intention: Tom wants to get the job.
Moral action: Tom says that he did commit a crime, but has been rehabilitated.
Immoral consequence: The background check shows that Tom lied about not committing a crime, and he is denied the job.
Norm: You should tell people about the life you've lived.
Situation: Tom, who was arrested for a crime in the past, is filling out a job application and needs to answer about any past crimes.
Intention: Tom wants to get the job.
Moral consequence: Tom is hired with a probationary period to prove his worth.
Immoral action: Tom says that he has never committed a crime and hands the application in.
Norm: It's good to auto-withdraw into your savings to save time.
Situation: Finn is having some mechanical problems with his car which is very old.
Intention: Finn wants to save up to buy a new car.
Moral action: Finn sets up his account to withdraw savings at an interval.
Immoral consequence: Finn spends extra time visiting the bank more often.
Norm: It's good to auto-withdraw into your savings to save time.
Situation: Finn is having some mechanical problems with his car which is very old.
Intention: Finn wants to save up to buy a new car.
Moral consequence: Finn has a bit more time to do other things.
Immoral action: Finn deposits money into his savings account every week by atm.
Norm: It's bad to smoke cigarettes.
Situation: Quinn has been overworked and is feeling stressed from the job demands.
Intention: Quinn wants to take the edge off.
Moral action: Quinn picks up a vape pen from a vape store to use to relax.
Immoral consequence: Quinn's neighbors are bothered by the smoke.
Norm: It's bad to smoke cigarettes.
Situation: Quinn has been overworked and is feeling stressed from the job demands.
Intention: Quinn wants to take the edge off.
Moral consequence: Quinn supports a local business by purchasing the item there.
Immoral action: Quinn buys a pack of cigarettes to smoke.
Norm: It's wrong to engage in a relationship with your student.
Situation: Professor Drake has asked Patricia to stay after class with him to discuss her grades.
Intention: Professor Drake wants to help Patricia raise her grade.
Moral action: Professor Drake offers Patricia an extra-credit assignment that would get her grade to an A.
Immoral consequence: Patricia agrees, but their affair is discovered by the Dean leading to Professor Drake's termination.
Norm: It's wrong to engage in a relationship with your student.
Situation: Professor Drake has asked Patricia to stay after class with him to discuss her grades.
Intention: Professor Drake wants to help Patricia raise her grade.
Moral consequence: Patricia passes the class with an A, leading Patricia to view Professor Drake fondly.
Immoral action: Professor Drake offers to give Patricia an A- in exchange for dating him through the rest of the semester.
Norm: It's nice to ask for permission to do things.
Situation: Curt was staying at his father's house for the weekend.
Intention: Curt wants pizza for dinner.
Moral action: Curt asks his father if they can have pizza for dinner that night.
Immoral consequence: Curt's father grounds him for using his card without his permission.
Norm: It's nice to ask for permission to do things.
Situation: Curt was staying at his father's house for the weekend.
Intention: Curt wants pizza for dinner.
Moral consequence: Curt's father calls the pizza restaurant and has a couple of pizzas delivered.
Immoral action: Curt calls and orders a pizza using his father's credit card.
Norm: It's unreasonable to routinely sacrifice yourself for others.
Situation: Aaron is tired after spending a week helping his coworkers after work, and he coworkers want him to stay longer tonight.
Intention: Aaron doesn't want to let anyone down.
Moral action: Aaron asks one of his friends if they could help out his coworkers for the night.
Immoral consequence: Aaron passes out while working from exhaustion.
Norm: It's unreasonable to routinely sacrifice yourself for others.
Situation: Aaron is tired after spending a week helping his coworkers after work, and he coworkers want him to stay longer tonight.
Intention: Aaron doesn't want to let anyone down.
Moral consequence: Aaron is able to spend a relaxing at home.
Immoral action: Aaron stays after work to help his coworkers.
Norm: It's good to spend time with your grand-kids.
Situation: Jan, who has arthritis in her hips, agrees to babysit her grandkids while her daughter is on a business trip.
Intention: Jan wants to avoid too much walking.
Moral action: Jan sits in her chair as she tells the kids stories and teaches them recipes they carry out step by step.
Immoral consequence: The kids are quiet, but say that they would have rather spent time with their grandmother.
Norm: It's good to spend time with your grand-kids.
Situation: Jan, who has arthritis in her hips, agrees to babysit her grandkids while her daughter is on a business trip.
Intention: Jan wants to avoid too much walking.
Moral consequence: Jan's grandkids beg their mother to let them stay with their grandmother more often.
Immoral action: Jan shuts the kids in their own room with two iPads for their entire stay.
Norm: It's wrong not to protect one's sibling from harm.
Situation: Alice and her sister Kate are at an intersection about to cross when Alice sees a car start through the crosswalk toward Kate.
Intention: Alice wants to start walking across the road.
Moral action: Alice holds Kate back until the car is through the crosswalk.
Immoral consequence: Kate is severely injured and has life-long problems walking.
Norm: It's wrong not to protect one's sibling from harm.
Situation: Alice and her sister Kate are at an intersection about to cross when Alice sees a car start through the crosswalk toward Kate.
Intention: Alice wants to start walking across the road.
Moral consequence: Alice and Kate safely finish crossing the intersection and continue on their way.
Immoral action: Alice assumes the car will stop and starts walking behind Kate, but the car hits Kate.
Norm: You should be nice to people in their birthday.
Situation: Sally is having a birthday party and is opening presents in front of her friend Sam.
Intention: Sam wants to play with one of Sally's presents.
Moral action: Sam asks if he can play with one of Sally's presents while she opens another.
Immoral consequence: Sam is berated by his parents and is sent home from the party.
Norm: You should be nice to people in their birthday.
Situation: Sally is having a birthday party and is opening presents in front of her friend Sam.
Intention: Sam wants to play with one of Sally's presents.
Moral consequence: Sally lets Sam play with her present while she opens more presents.
Immoral action: Sam takes the present without asking and runs off to play with it.
Norm: It's bad to serve someone food that'll make them sick.
Situation: Peter is making a chicken dish for his friends for dinner, but the chicken is expired.
Intention: Peter wants to serve his friends chicken.
Moral action: Peter goes out and buys fresh chicken for the meal.
Immoral consequence: Everyone misses several days of work due to food poisoning.
Norm: It's bad to serve someone food that'll make them sick.
Situation: Peter is making a chicken dish for his friends for dinner, but the chicken is expired.
Intention: Peter wants to serve his friends chicken.
Moral consequence: Everyone has a lovely dinner and compliments Peter on his cooking skills.
Immoral action: Peter ignores the expiration date and cooks the chicken anyway.
Norm: You shouldn't mess with other people's foods
Situation: Alex had a huge fight with a customer at her sandwich shop.
Intention: Alex wants to get back at him.
Moral action: Alex refuses to serve the customer for his rudeness.
Immoral consequence: The customer gets very ill, being allergic to hot sauce, and throws up.
Norm: You shouldn't mess with other people's foods
Situation: Alex had a huge fight with a customer at her sandwich shop.
Intention: Alex wants to get back at him.
Moral consequence: The customer leaves the shop irritated, but doesn't go further than that.
Immoral action: Alex decides to hide some hot sauce in the client's food.
Norm: It's important to drink plenty of water.
Situation: Brad has just gotten back from a long hike and is feeling very thirsty.
Intention: Brad wants to get something to drink.
Moral action: Brad drinks a quart of cold water to quench his thirst.
Immoral consequence: Brad becomes more dehydrated and develops a minor headache.
Norm: It's important to drink plenty of water.
Situation: Brad has just gotten back from a long hike and is feeling very thirsty.
Intention: Brad wants to get something to drink.
Moral consequence: Brad's thirst is quenched, and he feels refreshed and hydrated.
Immoral action: Brad drinks a rum and Coke cocktail to quench his thirst.
Norm: You shouldn't tell someone they smell even if they do.
Situation: Marcie is at the beach with her boyfriend, who is sweating, and his underarms have a bad aroma.
Intention: Marcie doesn't want to have to smell her boyfriend's unpleasant scent.
Moral action: Marcie suggests to her boyfriend they take a swim, so they jump into the ocean and play in the water.
Immoral consequence: Her boyfriend decides he doesn't want to date a girl that treats him in that manner, and he dumps Marcie.
Norm: You shouldn't tell someone they smell even if they do.
Situation: Marcie is at the beach with her boyfriend, who is sweating, and his underarms have a bad aroma.
Intention: Marcie doesn't want to have to smell her boyfriend's unpleasant scent.
Moral consequence: Her boyfriend is rinsed off from the saltwater and no longer has a sweat smell.
Immoral action: Marcie tells her boyfriend he stinks and to get away from her, so he leaves the beach.
Norm: People are expected to do their best to get along.
Situation: Alphonse got assigned to a group of people he didn't like for a school project.
Intention: Alphonse wants to get an A on the project.
Moral action: Alphonse tries his best to work with his group and helps to submit the project.
Immoral consequence: The teacher gives Alphonse an F for not working with the group.
Norm: People are expected to do their best to get along.
Situation: Alphonse got assigned to a group of people he didn't like for a school project.
Intention: Alphonse wants to get an A on the project.
Moral consequence: Everyone in his group get's an A, and they actually end up finding stuff in common and becoming friends.
Immoral action: Alphonse tells the other group members that he doesn't like them, and that he will do the project on his own.
Norm: You don't always have to comment about things.
Situation: Ace is on a news program in an interview when he is asked about a very sensitive political issue.
Intention: Ace wants to respond to the interviewer.
Moral action: Ace tells the interviewer that he has nothing to say on the issue.
Immoral consequence: People feel alienated from Ace because he disagreed with them.
Norm: You don't always have to comment about things.
Situation: Ace is on a news program in an interview when he is asked about a very sensitive political issue.
Intention: Ace wants to respond to the interviewer.
Moral consequence: Ace maintains neutrality and no one feels alienated.
Immoral action: Ace takes a side on the political issue and tells interviewer his answer.
Norm: You shouldn't doubt your child's word.
Situation: James is at home when his son Billy burst through the front door, home from school, all excited and tells James he's made the basketball team.
Intention: James wants to react to the news.
Moral action: James tells Billy that he's so proud of him for making it and that it's a great accomplishment.
Immoral consequence: Billy is devastated that his father is not happy for him and that on top of that he disbelieves him.
Norm: You shouldn't doubt your child's word.
Situation: James is at home when his son Billy burst through the front door, home from school, all excited and tells James he's made the basketball team.
Intention: James wants to react to the news.
Moral consequence: Billy is delighted that he has brought joy and pride into his father's life.
Immoral action: James tells Billy that he doesn’t buy it, since Billy is too tiny to ever be considered for the basketball team.
Norm: People shouldn't wish that children didn't exist.
Situation: James was upset with his brother, and he wanted to upset him for a short time.
Intention: James wants to upset his brother.
Moral action: James called his brother a bunch of swear words to his face.
Immoral consequence: His brother was very upset for several weeks afterwards because of how hurtful it was.
Norm: People shouldn't wish that children didn't exist.
Situation: James was upset with his brother, and he wanted to upset him for a short time.
Intention: James wants to upset his brother.
Moral consequence: His brother was very upset for several hours afterwards because of how hurtful it was.
Immoral action: James said he wished his brother didn't exist right to his face.
Norm: You shouldn't hog things.
Situation: Claire is at school working at the art center in class.
Intention: Claire wants to cut a piece of paper.
Moral action: Claire takes one pair of scissors out of the container and uses them at her desk.
Immoral consequence: The teacher fusses at Claire for not sharing with the other children.
Norm: You shouldn't hog things.
Situation: Claire is at school working at the art center in class.
Intention: Claire wants to cut a piece of paper.
Moral consequence: The teacher is impressed with the art project that Claire makes.
Immoral action: Claire takes the container of scissors to her own desk.
Norm: Workplace romances are frowned up.
Situation: Liz has been single for a long time and has been feeling lonely on her own.
Intention: Liz wants to find someone to date.
Moral action: Liz decides to date a friend she's always liked.
Immoral consequence: The coworker's work performance is hindered by Liz.
Norm: Workplace romances are frowned up.
Situation: Liz has been single for a long time and has been feeling lonely on her own.
Intention: Liz wants to find someone to date.
Moral consequence: The friend feels validated by the reciprocated feelings.
Immoral action: Liz starts dating a coworker who she's attracted to.
Norm: It is rude to not tip a bartender.
Situation: Joe orders drinks and drinks them very quickly by himself.
Intention: Joe wants to finish his drinks.
Moral action: Joe drinks quickly and tips the bartender a lot for quick service.
Immoral consequence: The bartender counts exactly enough for the drinks.
Norm: It is rude to not tip a bartender.
Situation: Joe orders drinks and drinks them very quickly by himself.
Intention: Joe wants to finish his drinks.
Moral consequence: Joe runs out of the bar, but he comes back later on knowing he'll get good service again.
Immoral action: The bartender asks why Joe drank so fast, Joe empties his wallet and runs out of the bar.
Norm: Being mean to someone for doing their job is wrong.
Situation: Jody's dog, Boy, got out and when Jody found him the Sam the dog catcher had too.
Intention: Jody wants to voice his feelings about the dog catcher.
Moral action: Jody tells Eva, the lady at the dog pound who unbeknownst to  Jody is Sam's daughter,  how hard Sam's job must be and how no one probably appreciates him.
Immoral consequence: Eva tells Sam and they are both sad and depressed.
Norm: Being mean to someone for doing their job is wrong.
Situation: Jody's dog, Boy, got out and when Jody found him the Sam the dog catcher had too.
Intention: Jody wants to voice his feelings about the dog catcher.
Moral consequence: Eva tells Sam, and they both smile and have their faith in people restored.
Immoral action: Jody tells Eva, the lady at the dog pound who unbeknownst to  Jody is Sam's daughter, what a rotten no good so and so the dog catcher is.
Norm: It's rude to expose non-smokers to secondhand smoke.
Situation: Janice is a smoker who has four young children living with her.
Intention: Janice wants to have a cigarette.
Moral action: Janice goes outside to smoke, making sure her kids are in the house when she does so.
Immoral consequence: Janice's kids inhale the smoke and grow up to have asthma and other respiratory issues.
Norm: It's rude to expose non-smokers to secondhand smoke.
Situation: Janice is a smoker who has four young children living with her.
Intention: Janice wants to have a cigarette.
Moral consequence: Janice's children are never exposed to the cigarette smoke and grow up without respiratory issues.
Immoral action: Janice smokes in the living room while her kids are watching TV.
Norm: Giving food to a homeless person is very generous.
Situation: Jim buys two sandwiches and walks out of the store when a homeless person asks Jim for one of the sandwiches.
Intention: Jim wants to react to the homeless person.
Moral action: Jim says okay to the homeless person and gives them one of his sandwiches.
Immoral consequence: The homeless person goes hungry all that day and part of the next day too.
Norm: Giving food to a homeless person is very generous.
Situation: Jim buys two sandwiches and walks out of the store when a homeless person asks Jim for one of the sandwiches.
Intention: Jim wants to react to the homeless person.
Moral consequence: The homeless person's hunger is greatly relieved by eating the sandwich.
Immoral action: Jim just says no to the homeless person and continues walking.
Norm: You shouldn't leave moldy pizza under your bed.
Situation: Alan finds old pizza while cleaning his apartment.
Intention: Alan wants to put the old pizza away.
Moral action: Alan puts the pizza in a garbage bin.
Immoral consequence: Alan's room smells bad and attracts rodents.
Norm: You shouldn't leave moldy pizza under your bed.
Situation: Alan finds old pizza while cleaning his apartment.
Intention: Alan wants to put the old pizza away.
Moral consequence: Alan's apartment becomes free of debris.
Immoral action: Alan puts the pizza under his mattress frame in his room.
Norm: It's bad to want to shoot people.
Situation: Gary was called a racial slur by a stranger, and he had a gun on him.
Intention: Gary wanted the stranger to pay for what they did.
Moral action: Gary filmed the person and told people on social media what they did to him.
Immoral consequence: Many people saw the gun and ran in fear of getting shot.
Norm: It's bad to want to shoot people.
Situation: Gary was called a racial slur by a stranger, and he had a gun on him.
Intention: Gary wanted the stranger to pay for what they did.
Moral consequence: People on social media find out who the person is and get them fired from their job.
Immoral action: Gary took out his gun and threatened to shoot them in order to embarrass them.
Norm: You shouldn't leak a friend's inormation to debt collectors
Situation: Will lives with a roommate and has been getting calls from a strange number to the house.
Intention: Will wants to see who has been calling so much.
Moral action: Will tells the debt collector nothing and asks his roommate about it.
Immoral consequence: Will's roommate has to change his phone number.
Norm: You shouldn't leak a friend's inormation to debt collectors
Situation: Will lives with a roommate and has been getting calls from a strange number to the house.
Intention: Will wants to see who has been calling so much.
Moral consequence: Will's roommate is relieved that they don't have his other information.
Immoral action: Will picks up the call and confirms that his roommate lives there and gives the debt collector his cell number.
Norm: It's good to visit your partner for a holiday.
Situation: Fred and his partner are both off for holiday break, and they are in a long distance relationship.
Intention: Fred wants to surprise his partner for the holidays.
Moral action: Fred shows up at his partner's place to celebrate the holidays.
Immoral consequence: Fred's partner likes the gift but is forced to spend the holidays alone.
Norm: It's good to visit your partner for a holiday.
Situation: Fred and his partner are both off for holiday break, and they are in a long distance relationship.
Intention: Fred wants to surprise his partner for the holidays.
Moral consequence: Fred's partner is pleasantly surprised and has good company during the break.
Immoral action: Fred sends his partner an unexpected gift.