CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't sneeze your boogers on people.
Situation: Greg is in a store waiting in line when he feels a sneeze approaching.
Intention: Greg wants to sneeze.
Moral action: Greg sneezes into his elbow and tries to be quiet about it.
Immoral consequence: The person in front of Greg is completely disgusted and is angry at him.
Norm: You shouldn't sneeze your boogers on people.
Situation: Greg is in a store waiting in line when he feels a sneeze approaching.
Intention: Greg wants to sneeze.
Moral consequence: No one but Greg gets bodily fluids on him.
Immoral action: Greg sneezes on the back of the person in front of him in line, covering him in bodily fluids.
Norm: You shouldn't spend all your time having fun.
Situation: Jill has an easy work life, and she has lots of free time after work.
Intention: Jill wants to spend her free time.
Moral action: Jill takes an online Spanish course during her free time and become proficient in Spanish.
Immoral consequence: Jill's manager thinks that she is inadequate and should take up some professional courses to advance her career.
Norm: You shouldn't spend all your time having fun.
Situation: Jill has an easy work life, and she has lots of free time after work.
Intention: Jill wants to spend her free time.
Moral consequence: Jill's manager promotes her and assigns more Spanish clients to her to handle.
Immoral action: Jill goes to bars to hang out with friends or watches movies every evening after work.
Norm: It's kind to mourn the loss of human life.
Situation: Mike is attending the funeral of his grandfather on a cold morning.
Intention: Mike wants to express his feeling.
Moral action: Mike feels grieved and sorrow  because he misses his grandfather so much.
Immoral consequence: His relatives feel that Mike is apathetic and insensitive.
Norm: It's kind to mourn the loss of human life.
Situation: Mike is attending the funeral of his grandfather on a cold morning.
Intention: Mike wants to express his feeling.
Moral consequence: His relatives come close to Mike and hug him warmly.
Immoral action: Mike thinks that a man should be tough, so he appears to be cool, calm, and collected in front of his relatives.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about having migraines.
Situation: Peter has a presentation at work, but he is unprepared for it.
Intention: Peter wants to get out of having to present.
Moral action: Peter asks his friend at work to do the presentation for him.
Immoral consequence: Peter's boss makes him go to the doctor and bring back a doctor's excuse.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about having migraines.
Situation: Peter has a presentation at work, but he is unprepared for it.
Intention: Peter wants to get out of having to present.
Moral consequence: Peter's boss is impressed at the knowledge that Peter's friend has on the topic and congratulates the two.
Immoral action: Peter says that he has a migraine even though he feels fine.
Norm: You shouldn't prove someone wrong every chance you get.
Situation: John is a frequent participant on an online forum about Mechanical Turk where many people are not native English speakers and misspell words frequently.
Intention: John wants to help improve the quality of posts on the forum.
Moral action: John offers helpful spelling advice to people who repeatedly misspell via private message.
Immoral consequence: John is greatly disliked by other regular forum participants and is seen as petty.
Norm: You shouldn't prove someone wrong every chance you get.
Situation: John is a frequent participant on an online forum about Mechanical Turk where many people are not native English speakers and misspell words frequently.
Intention: John wants to help improve the quality of posts on the forum.
Moral consequence: John is appreciated by other forum participants for his helpful advice.
Immoral action: John relentlessly corrects even the most minor of spelling errors by other forum members.
Norm: You shouldn't get pregnant if you're too young.
Situation: Meg and Tom are high school sweethearts and plan to get married after college.
Intention: Meg wants to have Tom's baby.
Moral action: Meg waits until she marries Tom to get pregnant.
Immoral consequence: Tom has to drop out of school and flip burgers to support Meg and the baby, they stay poor.
Norm: You shouldn't get pregnant if you're too young.
Situation: Meg and Tom are high school sweethearts and plan to get married after college.
Intention: Meg wants to have Tom's baby.
Moral consequence: Tom has finished college and gets a good job, so they live comfortably,.
Immoral action: Meg wants the baby now and gets pregnant while still in high school.
Norm: It's bad to have a dirty sloppy appearance
Situation: Jordan was wearing jeans and a dirty tee shirt when he work up.
Intention: Jordan wants to get a job.
Moral action: Jordan changed his clothes and shaved before going job hunting.
Immoral consequence: Jordan was escourted off the premises by the security in the building.
Norm: It's bad to have a dirty sloppy appearance
Situation: Jordan was wearing jeans and a dirty tee shirt when he work up.
Intention: Jordan wants to get a job.
Moral consequence: Jordan was hired and had a new job by the end of the day.
Immoral action: Jordan went into a nice office and tried booking an interview with the boss.
Norm: It's unreasonable to avoid a woman when she's menstruating.
Situation: John and his currently menstruating wife are both home for the evening.
Intention: John wants to watch TV.
Moral action: John makes his wife a treat and invites her to join him in the living room for their favorite TV show.
Immoral consequence: John's wife notices John's choice and their relationship grows more distant.
Norm: It's unreasonable to avoid a woman when she's menstruating.
Situation: John and his currently menstruating wife are both home for the evening.
Intention: John wants to watch TV.
Moral consequence: John's wife feels comforted and cared for by her husband which strengthens their relationship further.
Immoral action: John sees that his wife is already watching TV in the living room, so he goes to the watch the basement TV instead.
Norm: You should always share.
Situation: Mikk is asked by his roommate if he can borrow Mikk’s extra laptop that he likes but doesn't use much.
Intention: Mikk doesn't want the laptop damaged.
Moral action: Mikk lends the laptop and lets the roommate know to be careful.
Immoral consequence: His roommate is disgusted and their relationship becomes strained.
Norm: You should always share.
Situation: Mikk is asked by his roommate if he can borrow Mikk’s extra laptop that he likes but doesn't use much.
Intention: Mikk doesn't want the laptop damaged.
Moral consequence: Mikk opens up and starts sharing more.
Immoral action: Mikk doesn't let his roommate borrow it.
Norm: It's inappropriate to pick a fight in public.
Situation: Vince is at a bar when he hears a terrible singer on the nearby stage.
Intention: Vince wants to let the singer know that he dislikes his music.
Moral action: Vince leaves a note on the singer's personal belongings telling him that he needs to improve his performance.
Immoral consequence: The singer's fans gang up on Vince and drag him outside.
Norm: It's inappropriate to pick a fight in public.
Situation: Vince is at a bar when he hears a terrible singer on the nearby stage.
Intention: Vince wants to let the singer know that he dislikes his music.
Moral consequence: The singer resolves to practice more and improves.
Immoral action: Vince heckles the singer and calls him a girly wussy man that can't sing.
Norm: You should be understanding of the hardships of disabled people.
Situation: Bob is waiting for Kyle to show up for his first day of work, and he's 20 minutes late.
Intention: Bob wants to reduce workplace inefficiency.
Moral action: Bob asks Kyle why he was late and Kyle points out there is no wheelchair ramp.
Immoral consequence: Kyle sues Bob and the company for not providing a wheelchair ramp then firing him for it.
Norm: You should be understanding of the hardships of disabled people.
Situation: Bob is waiting for Kyle to show up for his first day of work, and he's 20 minutes late.
Intention: Bob wants to reduce workplace inefficiency.
Moral consequence: Bob puts in a request to have a ramp built for Kyle and future disabled employees.
Immoral action: Bob fires Kyle for tardiness to work and the lost productivity.
Norm: It is bad to seek conflict
Situation: Joe was sitting at bar watching two young men argue loudly.
Intention: Joe wanted to get involved and stop the men from arguing.
Moral action: Joe to ask the bar manager to address the two men arguing.
Immoral consequence: Joe gets beat up and thrown out of the bar.
Norm: It is bad to seek conflict
Situation: Joe was sitting at bar watching two young men argue loudly.
Intention: Joe wanted to get involved and stop the men from arguing.
Moral consequence: The two men calmed down and Joe had an enjoyable evening.
Immoral action: Joe walks over to the men and slaps both of them in the face.
Norm: A host offering substandard refreshments is frowned upon.
Situation: Joel is throwing a summer bash and invites all of his friends.
Intention: Joel wants to provide all of the beverages for his party.
Moral action: Joel goes shopping to provide a DIY bar that will include a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages for his guests.
Immoral consequence: Joel's guests are grossed out by the drinks and leave the party.
Norm: A host offering substandard refreshments is frowned upon.
Situation: Joel is throwing a summer bash and invites all of his friends.
Intention: Joel wants to provide all of the beverages for his party.
Moral consequence: Joel's guests have a blast with the DIY bar and his party is a hit.
Immoral action: After telling everyone not to bring drinks, Joel sets out expired beer and flat soda for his guests.
Norm: It's nice to keep heirlooms within the family.
Situation: Joni's grandmother just passed away and was left her jewelry in the will.
Intention: Joni wants to decide what to do with the jewlery.
Moral action: Joni keeps the jewelry in a safety deposit box.
Immoral consequence: Later on in life Joni wishes she had something to remind her of her grandmother.
Norm: It's nice to keep heirlooms within the family.
Situation: Joni's grandmother just passed away and was left her jewelry in the will.
Intention: Joni wants to decide what to do with the jewlery.
Moral consequence: When Joni wants to remember her grandma, she goes to the safety deposit box to reminisce.
Immoral action: Joni sells the jewelry to a pawn shop, so she can buy some new speakers for her car.
Norm: It's good to aspire to a good job.
Situation: Max has a teaching degree, needs a job, and is considering which places to apply at.
Intention: Max wants to apply for a job somewhere.
Moral action: Max applies for a teaching job at nearby schools, even though openings are few.
Immoral consequence: Max lands at a job at a restaurant that pays little and works long hours.
Norm: It's good to aspire to a good job.
Situation: Max has a teaching degree, needs a job, and is considering which places to apply at.
Intention: Max wants to apply for a job somewhere.
Moral consequence: Max gets an adjunct professor position where he can work through the internet and sets his own hours.
Immoral action: Max applies for manual labor and restaurant jobs, hoping to get accepted quickly.
Norm: It's not okay to be hateful to others.
Situation: While out with work friends Jane runs across her ex Paul who dumped her without warning a few months ago.
Intention: Jane wants closure to their relationship.
Moral action: Jane pulls Paul aside to have a private talk about her lingering feelings.
Immoral consequence: Jane has to deal with rumors at her work about her temper.
Norm: It's not okay to be hateful to others.
Situation: While out with work friends Jane runs across her ex Paul who dumped her without warning a few months ago.
Intention: Jane wants closure to their relationship.
Moral consequence: Jane is able to get everything off her chest and can now move past their relationship.
Immoral action: Jane slaps Paul and yells out that he has a tiny penis.
Norm: It's polite to cancel an appointment that you can't make.
Situation: Frank is due to see his doctor this afternoon, but he feels better now.
Intention: Frank wants to decide what to do.
Moral action: Frank calls up to inform the doctors office he won't be coming in.
Immoral consequence: The doctor wastes time that could have been spent helping someone who needed help.
Norm: It's polite to cancel an appointment that you can't make.
Situation: Frank is due to see his doctor this afternoon, but he feels better now.
Intention: Frank wants to decide what to do.
Moral consequence: The doctor is able to fit someone in Franks place, so they can get medical attention.
Immoral action: Frank decides not to see his doctor but doesn't call to inform the office.
Norm: It's good to care for your dog's needs.
Situation: Frank is at the vet with his dog when the vet offers to give Frank's dog an expensive rabies shot.
Intention: Frank wants to decide about the rabies shot.
Moral action: Frank accepts the rabies shot, even though its expensive.
Immoral consequence: Frank's dog gets into a minor fight with another dog and gets rabies from it.
Norm: It's good to care for your dog's needs.
Situation: Frank is at the vet with his dog when the vet offers to give Frank's dog an expensive rabies shot.
Intention: Frank wants to decide about the rabies shot.
Moral consequence: Frank doesn't worry about his dog when it gets into minor dog fights.
Immoral action: Frank declines the rabies shot, as it is too pricey for him right now.
Norm: You should not mess with someone else's personal accounts.
Situation: Laura walks into the office after fighting with Shelby in the parking lot.
Intention: Laura wants to express her feeling of anger against Shelby.
Moral action: Laura talks to Shelby about how she angry she felt at the moment of the fight.
Immoral consequence: Laura loses her friendship with Shelby.
Norm: You should not mess with someone else's personal accounts.
Situation: Laura walks into the office after fighting with Shelby in the parking lot.
Intention: Laura wants to express her feeling of anger against Shelby.
Moral consequence: Laura and Shelby gain a deeper understanding of each other.
Immoral action: Laura changes Shelby's Facebook password, and laughs when Shelby struggles to log on.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to tag along with a couple
Situation: Lee and Jane are going to the movies for a romantic evening, but Jane's little brother Danny wants to go too.
Intention: Danny wants to see a film.
Moral action: Danny wants too see a film, but sees that Jane and Lee want to be alone, so he rents a movie at home.
Immoral consequence: Lee and Jane bring Danny out of guilt and their romantic night is spoiled.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to tag along with a couple
Situation: Lee and Jane are going to the movies for a romantic evening, but Jane's little brother Danny wants to go too.
Intention: Danny wants to see a film.
Moral consequence: Lee and Jane have a wonderful night out and Danny enjoys his movie.
Immoral action: Danny invites himself to go with Lee and Jane.
Norm: It's good to address strangers politely.
Situation: Deacon is at the mall looking for the shoe store, when he sees another customer holding a bag from the shoe store.
Intention: Deacon wants to ask the other shopper where the shoe store is located.
Moral action: Deacon introduces himself to the other customer and asks if he might be able to direct him to the shoe store.
Immoral consequence: The other customer is scared of Deacon and goes to find mall security.
Norm: It's good to address strangers politely.
Situation: Deacon is at the mall looking for the shoe store, when he sees another customer holding a bag from the shoe store.
Intention: Deacon wants to ask the other shopper where the shoe store is located.
Moral consequence: The other customer smiles at Deacon and describes how to find the shoe store.
Immoral action: Deacon grabs the other customer and demands that he tell him where the shoe store is.
Norm: You shouldn't fart around others.
Situation: After a chili lunch with coworkers Fred finds himself in a crowded elevator.
Intention: Fred wants to pass gas.
Moral action: Fred steps off the elevator on the first floor and passe gas in an empty area.
Immoral consequence: Fred is embarrassed when his loud fart identifies him as the culprit.
Norm: You shouldn't fart around others.
Situation: After a chili lunch with coworkers Fred finds himself in a crowded elevator.
Intention: Fred wants to pass gas.
Moral consequence: Fred doesn't offend any of his coworkers with his farting.
Immoral action: Fred passes gas in the elevator hoping nobody realizes it was him.
Norm: You shouldn't spoil movies.
Situation: Sean just saw a great film and is exited to tell his brother Mike he needs to see it.
Intention: Sean wants to recommend the film.
Moral action: Sean calls up Mike and tells him how good this movie was while being careful not to reveal too much about the plot.
Immoral consequence: Mike doesn't want to watch this film because he knows what will happen already.
Norm: You shouldn't spoil movies.
Situation: Sean just saw a great film and is exited to tell his brother Mike he needs to see it.
Intention: Sean wants to recommend the film.
Moral consequence: Mike is intrigued and buys himself some tickets to see the film.
Immoral action: Sean calls up Mike and in his excitement reveals the ending to him.
Norm: It's not okay to cause damage to a property.
Situation: Megan walked out of her room after fighting with Jack.
Intention: Megan wants to vent her anger.
Moral action: Megan writes down her feelings in a private blog posts.
Immoral consequence: Megan has to buy Jack a more expensive tablet a couple of hours later.
Norm: It's not okay to cause damage to a property.
Situation: Megan walked out of her room after fighting with Jack.
Intention: Megan wants to vent her anger.
Moral consequence: Megan figures out the true source of her anger.
Immoral action: Megan spills water on Jack's tablet pc.
Norm: It's bad to try fooling yourself.
Situation: Maggie has dated John for years, and she fell out of love with him.
Intention: Maggie needs to make a decision about their relationship.
Moral action: Maggie talks to John the problems in their relationship, and they decide to be friends.
Immoral consequence: Maggie continues to be trapped in an unhappy relationship.
Norm: It's bad to try fooling yourself.
Situation: Maggie has dated John for years, and she fell out of love with him.
Intention: Maggie needs to make a decision about their relationship.
Moral consequence: Maggie gains a new sense of appreciation with John.
Immoral action: Maggie blames her lack of feelings on eternal circumstances and continues dating John.
Norm: It's rude to dress down friends in public.
Situation: Rebecca is a new model about to walk down the runway with her friends.
Intention: Rebecca wants to stand out.
Moral action: Rebecca walks with confidence down the runway striking unique poses as she walks.
Immoral consequence: Rebecca loses the trust of the more experienced models.
Norm: It's rude to dress down friends in public.
Situation: Rebecca is a new model about to walk down the runway with her friends.
Intention: Rebecca wants to stand out.
Moral consequence: Rebecca's modeling life kicks off when one of her runway pictures goes viral.
Immoral action: Rebecca wears the best parts of all the outfits leaving her friends with similar runway looks.
Norm: It's bad to let your lawn become overrun with weeds.
Situation: Rob buys a new house with a big lawn that needs regular landscaping maintenance.
Intention: Rob wants to save money by not paying for landscaping maintenance.
Moral action: Rob does his best to maintain his lawn in a good condition and mows the lawn himself every Sunday.
Immoral consequence: Rob's neighbors complain to the HOA that Rob's lawn is in terrible condition.
Norm: It's bad to let your lawn become overrun with weeds.
Situation: Rob buys a new house with a big lawn that needs regular landscaping maintenance.
Intention: Rob wants to save money by not paying for landscaping maintenance.
Moral consequence: Rob's neighbors are happy that they have a responsible neighbor.
Immoral action: Rob doesn't care for his lawn and lets it overgrow with weeds.
Norm: It's not okay to tread a significant other disrespectfully.
Situation: Dave and his wife Cindy are out with friends when one of the friends, Tony says that Cindy is gaining weight.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Tony's comment.
Moral action: Dave tells Tony to apologize right away and that he's being incredibly rude.
Immoral consequence: Cindy is mortified that her weight is being discussed out in the open and that  Dave is allowing Tony to disrespect her.
Norm: It's not okay to tread a significant other disrespectfully.
Situation: Dave and his wife Cindy are out with friends when one of the friends, Tony says that Cindy is gaining weight.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Tony's comment.
Moral consequence: Cindy is delighted that her husband is standing up for her against the disrespectful Tony.
Immoral action: Dave tells Tony that he totally agrees that Cindy is getting quite fat and it's making her unattractive to him.
Norm: It's wrong to refuse to pay rent.
Situation: Will rents an apartment during the COVID-19 pandemic and hears about a pause in rent payments for those who can't pay.
Intention: Will wants to decide when he should pay rent.
Moral action: Will tells his landlord that he'll keep paying rent on time, even though he doesn't have to.
Immoral consequence: Will's landlord stops trusting Will and evicts him at the first possible opportunity.
Norm: It's wrong to refuse to pay rent.
Situation: Will rents an apartment during the COVID-19 pandemic and hears about a pause in rent payments for those who can't pay.
Intention: Will wants to decide when he should pay rent.
Moral consequence: Will's landlord is thankful and keeps Will as a tenant for as long as possible.
Immoral action: Will tells his landlord that he won't pay rent until the pause in rent payments is over.
Norm: It is rude to intentionally block an entrance.
Situation: James is demonstrating his passionate opposition to abortion by protesting outside a women's health clinic.
Intention: James wants to stop women from getting abortions.
Moral action: James stands beside the doorway and calls the woman walking past him babykillers.
Immoral consequence: James is promptly arrested for trespassing and assault and denied bail.
Norm: It is rude to intentionally block an entrance.
Situation: James is demonstrating his passionate opposition to abortion by protesting outside a women's health clinic.
Intention: James wants to stop women from getting abortions.
Moral consequence: One or two of the women turn around rather than dealing with James.
Immoral action: James physically blocks the entrance to the clinic and pushes the patients away if they come too close.
Norm: It's not right to not share with others.
Situation: Jenna is baking a batch of cookies and her brother just asked for one when they're done.
Intention: Jenna wants to make sure she gets plenty of cookies.
Moral action: Jenna doubles the size of the cookie batch she's making.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's brother cries, making it hard for her to enjoy her cookies.
Norm: It's not right to not share with others.
Situation: Jenna is baking a batch of cookies and her brother just asked for one when they're done.
Intention: Jenna wants to make sure she gets plenty of cookies.
Moral consequence: Both Jenna and her brother can have plenty of cookies.
Immoral action: Jenna hoards all the cookies for herself and tells her brother to go away.
Norm: It's rude to back out of a trip last minute.
Situation: Yuri promised his wife Helga they would take a road trip this weekend but his friend Bo just got into town.
Intention: Yuri wants to decide what to do.
Moral action: Yuri tells Bo he already has plans with Helga and tells him they can hang out another time.
Immoral consequence: Helga is disappointed and sees Yuri s unreliable.