CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is illegal to threaten people.
Situation: Sam's classmate begins to argue with him over a political issue.
Intention: Sam wants to win the argument.
Moral action: Sam bests his classmate with sound logic and reasoning.
Immoral consequence: Sam is sent to the principal's office.
Norm: It is illegal to threaten people.
Situation: Sam's classmate begins to argue with him over a political issue.
Intention: Sam wants to win the argument.
Moral consequence: Sam feels proud and confident.
Immoral action: Sam threatens to beat up his classmate if he doesn't admit to being wrong.
Norm: It's bad to practice polygamy.
Situation: Dave who is already married is hanging out with Susan who suddenly asks him to marry her.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the marriage proposal.
Moral action: Dave tells Susan that he cannot marry her since that's both immoral and illegal.
Immoral consequence: Dave's wife is devastated to learn Dave has married someone else.
Norm: It's bad to practice polygamy.
Situation: Dave who is already married is hanging out with Susan who suddenly asks him to marry her.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the marriage proposal.
Moral consequence: Dave's wife is happy to know her husband is a loyal and faithful man.
Immoral action: Dave tells Susan that he would be honored to be her loving husband the rest of her life.
Norm: It's important to pay your fair share of things.
Situation: Weston is at lunch with his three friends.
Intention: Weston wants to get home in time for his favorite television show.
Moral action: Before the check arrives, Weston tells his friends he has to get going, and he rushes home after putting $40 on the table.
Immoral consequence: Weston's friends do not invite him to lunch anymore.
Norm: It's important to pay your fair share of things.
Situation: Weston is at lunch with his three friends.
Intention: Weston wants to get home in time for his favorite television show.
Moral consequence: Weston's friends see that he left more than enough and come to his house with a twelve pack of beer.
Immoral action: Before the check arrives, Weston tells his friends he has to get going, and he rushes home without paying.
Norm: It's wrong to complain at work.
Situation: Tony works as a customer service representative.
Intention: Tony wants to express frustration at some tough parts of the job.
Moral action: Tony expresses concern about things which are negatively affecting his job in a private meeting with a supervisor.
Immoral consequence: Tony is not picked for promotions because management is concerned about his negative attitude.
Norm: It's wrong to complain at work.
Situation: Tony works as a customer service representative.
Intention: Tony wants to express frustration at some tough parts of the job.
Moral consequence: The manager liked one of his ideas and implements a change which makes the day a little easier.
Immoral action: Tony often complains to coworkers about policies and comments on angry customers.
Norm: It's sexist to treat one gender differently than another.
Situation: John and his friends Steve and Mary are hiking up a mountain and come to a large boulder they need to climb over.
Intention: John wants to get home in time for dinner.
Moral action: After John and Steve get over the boulder, they leave Mary behind because she is having difficulties, and they continue on their hike without her.
Immoral consequence: Mary is able to continue the hike and have a great day on the mountain.
Norm: It's sexist to treat one gender differently than another.
Situation: John and his friends Steve and Mary are hiking up a mountain and come to a large boulder they need to climb over.
Intention: John wants to get home in time for dinner.
Moral consequence: Mary misses out on a great hike and feels badly about herself.
Immoral action: After John and Steve get over the boulder, John and Steve assist Mary who is having difficulties, and they continue on their hike.
Norm: You should eat dinner with your family.
Situation: Tom and his family ran into some of his coworkers at a restaurant when out for dinner.
Intention: Tom wanted to talk about problems he'd been having at work.
Moral action: Tom invited his coworkers to join him and his family for dinner.
Immoral consequence: Tom's family gave him the cold shoulder on the way home.
Norm: You should eat dinner with your family.
Situation: Tom and his family ran into some of his coworkers at a restaurant when out for dinner.
Intention: Tom wanted to talk about problems he'd been having at work.
Moral consequence: Tom's family learned about the stress he and his coworkers were under.
Immoral action: Tom sat at a table with this coworkers leaving his family alone at another table.
Norm: You shouldn't damage the environment.
Situation: Jim is out sailing his yacht on the ocean and is drinking a six pack of soda he just opened.
Intention: Jim wants to dispose of the plastic that holds the six-pack together.
Moral action: Jim disposes of the plastic trash in the proper trash receptacle.
Immoral consequence: Jim watches horrified as a seagull lands on the ocean surface and becomes ensnared in the plastic and drowns.
Norm: You shouldn't damage the environment.
Situation: Jim is out sailing his yacht on the ocean and is drinking a six pack of soda he just opened.
Intention: Jim wants to dispose of the plastic that holds the six-pack together.
Moral consequence: Jim watches the ocean waves contentedly as he sips his soda.
Immoral action: Jim hurls the plastic trash overboard and into the ocean.
Norm: It's wrong to separate a parent and their child.
Situation: Bill works for child services and is investigating Mary and her parenting abilities as Mary struggles with having enough money to pay the bills.
Intention: Bill wants to decide how to reprimand Mary for her latest violation.
Moral action: Bill tells Mary that he's writing her a warning on her file and that she needs to do better to find a job.
Immoral consequence: Mary is crushed and utterly devastated by having her precious children removed from her care.
Norm: It's wrong to separate a parent and their child.
Situation: Bill works for child services and is investigating Mary and her parenting abilities as Mary struggles with having enough money to pay the bills.
Intention: Bill wants to decide how to reprimand Mary for her latest violation.
Moral consequence: Mary is grateful Bill is taking it easy on her and strengthens her resolve to find employment.
Immoral action: Bill tells Mary that he's taking her kids away as she's unfit to be a mother, and she can apply to get them back later.
Norm: It's horrible to drop kick someone.
Situation: John is often frustrated with his sharp tongued coworker Paul.
Intention: John wants to shut Paul up.
Moral action: John files a complaint with his company's HR and Paul is cautioned to be more accomodating.
Immoral consequence: John is promptly fired and faces assault charges.
Norm: It's horrible to drop kick someone.
Situation: John is often frustrated with his sharp tongued coworker Paul.
Intention: John wants to shut Paul up.
Moral consequence: John is satisfied when Paul backs off and leaves him in peace.
Immoral action: John gets particularly annoyed with Paul and drop kicks him in anger.
Norm: It's rude to act like a scumbag.
Situation: Dave is at work and notices that Judy's breasts are rather exposed if one looks down her shirt  a certain way.
Intention: Dave wants to make a comment about Judy's cleavage showing.
Moral action: Dave quietly tells Judy that she needs to go to the bathroom and check her shirt because she's having a bit of an accident.
Immoral consequence: Judy is repulsed by Dave's rapey comments and runs away to the bathroom to regroup.
Norm: It's rude to act like a scumbag.
Situation: Dave is at work and notices that Judy's breasts are rather exposed if one looks down her shirt  a certain way.
Intention: Dave wants to make a comment about Judy's cleavage showing.
Moral consequence: Judy is embarrassed but thankful to Dave for pointing that out to her and goes to fix it.
Immoral action: Dave tells Judy that he can see her boobs and that they look fantastic, and he can't wait to grab a handful and motorboat them.
Norm: It's wrong to defecate in bed.
Situation: Tim goes out to the local bar and gets completely hammered.
Intention: Tim wants to sleep off his drunkeness.
Moral action: Tim goes into his bathroom to rest in case he feels sick for drinking too much.
Immoral consequence: Tim has to buy a new mattress and sheets because they are ruined.
Norm: It's wrong to defecate in bed.
Situation: Tim goes out to the local bar and gets completely hammered.
Intention: Tim wants to sleep off his drunkeness.
Moral consequence: Tim is able to use the bathroom when he needs to and get some rest.
Immoral action: Tim passes out in his bed and loses control of his bowels from being too drunk.
Norm: You should wake others up nicely.
Situation: Van is trying to get his kids ready for school before he goes to work.
Intention: Van wants to get his kids out of bed.
Moral action: Van gently shakes the shoulders of his sleeping kids.
Immoral consequence: Van's children are frightened by the loud noise and begin to cry in fear.
Norm: You should wake others up nicely.
Situation: Van is trying to get his kids ready for school before he goes to work.
Intention: Van wants to get his kids out of bed.
Moral consequence: Van's children are woken and begin to get ready for school.
Immoral action: Van uses an airhorn to wake his sleeping children.
Norm: It's good to pray when you're religious.
Situation: Mike wakes up early and has an hour before the day starts.
Intention: Mike wants to do some religious activites.
Moral action: Mike prays and asks God for help with his day.
Immoral consequence: Mike enjoys the book, but fails to connect with God.
Norm: It's good to pray when you're religious.
Situation: Mike wakes up early and has an hour before the day starts.
Intention: Mike wants to do some religious activites.
Moral consequence: Mike develops a personal relationship with God.
Immoral action: Mike reads a spiritual book written by a guru.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to your children.
Situation: Sam's son asks where babies come from.
Intention: Sam wants to answer his son's question.
Moral action: Sam explains accurately how babies are made.
Immoral consequence: Sam's son is misinformed and does not know the truth.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to your children.
Situation: Sam's son asks where babies come from.
Intention: Sam wants to answer his son's question.
Moral consequence: Sam's son learns about babies and human biology.
Immoral action: Sam tells his son that babies come from a stork.
Norm: It's bad to break things.
Situation: Al is cleaning the kitchen after his family has finished their dinner together.
Intention: Al wants to put away the clean dishes.
Moral action: Al carefully places the glasses back in the cabinet after he cleans them.
Immoral consequence: Al has to go out and buy new plates.
Norm: It's bad to break things.
Situation: Al is cleaning the kitchen after his family has finished their dinner together.
Intention: Al wants to put away the clean dishes.
Moral consequence: Al makes his kitchen look neat and tidy for the family.
Immoral action: Al grabs a big stack of china and drops some on the way to the cabinet.
Norm: You shouldn't let your roommate take advantage of you.
Situation: Dru lets his roommate, Cru, borrow his headphones, but they come back broken once again.
Intention: Dru needs to decide if he should take action.
Moral action: Dru sternly but openly asks for repayment for the headphones.
Immoral consequence: Cru continues borrowing things and never compensates Dru.
Norm: You shouldn't let your roommate take advantage of you.
Situation: Dru lets his roommate, Cru, borrow his headphones, but they come back broken once again.
Intention: Dru needs to decide if he should take action.
Moral consequence: They come to an agreement and Dru feels confident.
Immoral action: Dru lets it slide.
Norm: It's rude to move snow onto someone else's car.
Situation: Hector is shoveling snow from around his car after a heavy winter storm.
Intention: Hector wants to get the snow off of his shovel.
Moral action: Hector carefully throws the snow onto the side of the road where it is out of everyone's way.
Immoral consequence: The car owner sees Hector throwing snow on his car and challenges him to a fight.
Norm: It's rude to move snow onto someone else's car.
Situation: Hector is shoveling snow from around his car after a heavy winter storm.
Intention: Hector wants to get the snow off of his shovel.
Moral consequence: The car owner sees Hector shoveling the snow responsibly and thanks him for being courteous.
Immoral action: Hector throws the snow onto another car behind him, blocking the windshield.
Norm: It's not okay to judge hings others enjoy.
Situation: Paul and Tom is walking by a yoga room where they're practicing "goat yoga".
Intention: Paul wants to comment on the goat yoga.
Moral action: Paul asks Tom why goat yoga is popular.
Immoral consequence: Tom objects and says that Paul is rude.
Norm: It's not okay to judge hings others enjoy.
Situation: Paul and Tom is walking by a yoga room where they're practicing "goat yoga".
Intention: Paul wants to comment on the goat yoga.
Moral consequence: Tom tells Paul about goat yoga's benefits.
Immoral action: Paul jokes to Tom that the yoga participants should just do yoga in a pasture.
Norm: It's nice to cook others their favorite foods.
Situation: Sally is having a dinner for her roommate to celebrate a promotion.
Intention: Sally wants to have a really good meal.
Moral action: Sally asks her roommate what her favorite meals are then chooses one of them to make for dinner.
Immoral consequence: Sally's roommate does not care for crawfish boil and does not eat dinner at the party.
Norm: It's nice to cook others their favorite foods.
Situation: Sally is having a dinner for her roommate to celebrate a promotion.
Intention: Sally wants to have a really good meal.
Moral consequence: Sally's roommate enjoys the dinner Sally prepared and even has seconds.
Immoral action: Sally makes her own favorite regional dish, a crawfish boil.
Norm: You shouldn't leave electronics on when you aren't using them.
Situation: John's phone rings while he is watching TV.
Intention: John wants to answer the phone.
Moral action: John turns off the TV before answering the phone.
Immoral consequence: John wastes energy and his electric bill is more expensive.
Norm: You shouldn't leave electronics on when you aren't using them.
Situation: John's phone rings while he is watching TV.
Intention: John wants to answer the phone.
Moral consequence: John saves energy and has a lower electric bill.
Immoral action: John answers the phone and has a long conversation in another room while the TV remains on.
Norm: You shouldn't yell and swear around kids.
Situation: Bob is watching a football game with his son Andrew in the room, and his team scored a touchdown.
Intention: Bob wants to express his excitement.
Moral action: Bob jumps up and down cheering and asks Andrew for a high five.
Immoral consequence: Andrew repeats Bob's words in school the next day which lands Andrew in dentition.
Norm: You shouldn't yell and swear around kids.
Situation: Bob is watching a football game with his son Andrew in the room, and his team scored a touchdown.
Intention: Bob wants to express his excitement.
Moral consequence: Andrew bonds with his father over the game.
Immoral action: Bob screams "[insert curse word] yeah, that's how it's done" while jumping up and down.
Norm: It is bad to pester people
Situation: Anna reads a poster about an upcoming concert by a band she likes.
Intention: Anna wants to go to the concert.
Moral action: Anna sends one text to Mae, inviting her to join her.
Immoral consequence: Mae is annoyed with Anna and refuses to go; so Anna has to go alone.
Norm: It is bad to pester people
Situation: Anna reads a poster about an upcoming concert by a band she likes.
Intention: Anna wants to go to the concert.
Moral consequence: Mae accepts the invitation, and accompanies Anna to the concert.
Immoral action: Anna sends 15 texts to her friend Mae, in one hour, asking Mae to join her.
Norm: You shouldn't wear women's underwear if you're a man.
Situation: Dick is just finishing up a brutal workout at his gym.
Intention: Dick wants to shower off the sweat of his workout.
Moral action: Dick disrobes and removes his jock strap then strolls to the shower room.
Immoral consequence: Dick is ridiculed and belittled by all the guys in the locker room for having on women's clothing.
Norm: You shouldn't wear women's underwear if you're a man.
Situation: Dick is just finishing up a brutal workout at his gym.
Intention: Dick wants to shower off the sweat of his workout.
Moral consequence: Dick feels clean and refreshed after a nice long hot shower.
Immoral action: Dick strips off his gym clothes to reveal he is wearing panties to all the guys in the locker room.
Norm: It's frowned upon to pick your nose.
Situation: John's nose feels congested while at school.
Intention: John wants to clear his nasal passages.
Moral action: John goes to the bathroom and blows his nose.
Immoral consequence: John's classmates make fun of him for picking his nose.
Norm: It's frowned upon to pick your nose.
Situation: John's nose feels congested while at school.
Intention: John wants to clear his nasal passages.
Moral consequence: John is relieved and feels less congested.
Immoral action: John picks his nose in class.
Norm: It is nice to compliment someone on their pies.
Situation: Rachel and Monica are competing against each other for the blue ribbon in the county fair pie contest.
Intention: Rachel wants the notoriety that winning the contest will give her so that she can open her own bakery.
Moral action: Rachel tells Monica that she likes the way her pie looks and asks if she has any tips to make better pies.
Immoral consequence: Monica pulls her pie out of the contest and goes home crying.
Norm: It is nice to compliment someone on their pies.
Situation: Rachel and Monica are competing against each other for the blue ribbon in the county fair pie contest.
Intention: Rachel wants the notoriety that winning the contest will give her so that she can open her own bakery.
Moral consequence: Not only does Rachel win the contest due to Monica's tips, but they both team up and open a successful bakery together.
Immoral action: Rachel tells Monica that her pie isn't good enough to win a prize and that she shouldn't enter it in the contest.
Norm: You should stand up for ypur partner.
Situation: Charles and his boyfriend Mitch are at a bar being talked down to by another set of patrons.
Intention: Charles wants to diffuse the sitution.
Moral action: Charles tells the patrons sternly to back off, and stands between Mitch and the rude patrons until they leave.
Immoral consequence: Mitch feels disappointed in Charles and feels that he needs a more supportive partner.
Norm: You should stand up for ypur partner.
Situation: Charles and his boyfriend Mitch are at a bar being talked down to by another set of patrons.
Intention: Charles wants to diffuse the sitution.
Moral consequence: Mitch feels appreciative of Charles' actions and is very thankful.
Immoral action: Charles tells Mitch that the rude patrons are right and that they don't belong at the bar, so they leave.
Norm: It is wrong to interfere in someone else's friendship.
Situation: Jane is chatting with her brother Bob, who's complaining about problems he's been having with his best friend Tim.
Intention: Jane wants to offer Bob some solutions.
Moral action: Jane tells Bob about what she did when she was facing a similar problem, while also pointing out the differences in their respective situations.
Immoral consequence: Bob considers Jane's solution and breaks off his friendship with Tim.
Norm: It is wrong to interfere in someone else's friendship.
Situation: Jane is chatting with her brother Bob, who's complaining about problems he's been having with his best friend Tim.
Intention: Jane wants to offer Bob some solutions.
Moral consequence: Bob applies parts of Jane's resolution to her problem to his own situation and manages to salvage his relationship with Tim.
Immoral action: Jane tells Bob that he should immediately sever the friendship, and she states her very negative opinion of Tim.
Norm: It's bad to seek revenge on someone.
Situation: An opponent pushes John down hard during a soccer match.
Intention: John wants to show up the player who pushed him.
Moral action: John scores the winning goal to achieve victory for his team.
Immoral consequence: John is ejected from the game.
Norm: It's bad to seek revenge on someone.
Situation: An opponent pushes John down hard during a soccer match.
Intention: John wants to show up the player who pushed him.
Moral consequence: John is proud and thrilled to have won.
Immoral action: John punches the opposing player in the mouth.
Norm: You shouldn't use prescriptions that aren't meant for you.
Situation: Megan, who is having a headache, is hanging out with Gina when she notices Gina's pain medicine on a table.
Intention: Megan wants to get rid of her headache.
Moral action: Megan asks Gina if she knows anything that would help lessen her pain.
Immoral consequence: Megan ends up consuming a high dose by accident and is sent to the hospital.
Norm: You shouldn't use prescriptions that aren't meant for you.
Situation: Megan, who is having a headache, is hanging out with Gina when she notices Gina's pain medicine on a table.
Intention: Megan wants to get rid of her headache.
Moral consequence: Megan receives some relaxing tea that eliminates her headache.
Immoral action: Megan takes some of Gina's pain medications.
Norm: You shouldn't rush your co-workers.
Situation: Kevin works in an office, is working on a team project, and needs someone else to finish his part before continuing.
Intention: Kevin wants to be productive.
Moral action: Kevin finds some side jobs that he hasn't completed yet to fill the time.
Immoral consequence: The person gets annoyed and intentionally slows down to vex Kevin.
Norm: You shouldn't rush your co-workers.
Situation: Kevin works in an office, is working on a team project, and needs someone else to finish his part before continuing.
Intention: Kevin wants to be productive.
Moral consequence: The side jobs get done and Kevin's coworker finished his part.
Immoral action: Kevin insists that the person finish his part in the next hour, so he can keep working.
Norm: You shouldn't pay for someone's soul.
Situation: Logan is going for a walk with his girlfriend when she mentions that she'd do anything for a cupcake right now.
Intention: Logan wants to make his girlfriend laugh.
Moral action: Logan tells his girlfriend that he'll buy her a cupcake if she promises to never sell her soul.
Immoral consequence: Logan's girlfriend jokingly agrees and sells her soul to Logan for five dollars, which she uses to buy a cupcake at a nearby shop.
Norm: You shouldn't pay for someone's soul.
Situation: Logan is going for a walk with his girlfriend when she mentions that she'd do anything for a cupcake right now.
Intention: Logan wants to make his girlfriend laugh.
Moral consequence: Logan spends five dollars on a cupcake at a local shop and his girlfriend is happy.
Immoral action: Logan tells his girlfriend that he will buy her soul for the price of a cupcake.
Norm: You should not call women pet names.
Situation: Joseph recently hired Anne to be his secretary and has some work for her to get done.
Intention: Joseph wants to get Anne's attention to hand her the work.
Moral action: Joseph texts Anne a basic message asking her to come grab some work to do.
Immoral consequence: Anne is creeped out by Joseph and reports him to the HR department of the company.
Norm: You should not call women pet names.
Situation: Joseph recently hired Anne to be his secretary and has some work for her to get done.
Intention: Joseph wants to get Anne's attention to hand her the work.
Moral consequence: Anne gets up and grabs the assignments she has from Joseph's desk.
Immoral action: Joseph calls from across the office to Anne, saying "Can you come pick this work up babe?".