CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't expect help or services for free.
Situation: Jess is planning a celebration for her 10th anniversary, so she approaches her event coordinator friend.
Intention: Jess wants her friend to help plan her party.
Moral action: Jess pffoers her friend a fair rate if she will take on the party planning job.
Moral consequence: Jess gets to work with an event planner that is familiar with her preferences.
Norm: You shouldn't expect help or services for free.
Situation: Jess is planning a celebration for her 10th anniversary, so she approaches her event coordinator friend.
Intention: Jess wants her friend to help plan her party.
Immoral action: Jess asks her friend if she can use her event planning business for free.
Immoral consequence: Jess puts her friend in the awkward position of having to disappoint a friend or squander her resources.
Norm: It's hurtful to cut off family members.
Situation: Jen and her cousin have never gotten along well and recently got into a huge argument over politics.
Intention: Jen wants to avoid dealing with her cousin.
Moral action: Jen takes a break from her cousin and keeps her at a distance.
Moral consequence: Jen's cousin eventually approaches her and apologizes for her behavior.
Norm: It's hurtful to cut off family members.
Situation: Jen and her cousin have never gotten along well and recently got into a huge argument over politics.
Intention: Jen wants to avoid dealing with her cousin.
Immoral action: Jen stops communicating with her cousin altogether and then blocks her.
Immoral consequence: Jen's cousin is hurt that her own family member would block her.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt animals.
Situation: Stacy has a son named Steve, and they catch a mouse that is running around in her house.
Intention: Stacy wants to figure out what to do with the mouse.
Moral action: Stacy releases the mouse in her backyard.
Moral consequence: Stacy's son Steve will learn not to harm animals even if they are bothersome.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt animals.
Situation: Stacy has a son named Steve, and they catch a mouse that is running around in her house.
Intention: Stacy wants to figure out what to do with the mouse.
Immoral action: Stacy puts the mouse in a cage and does not feed it food while poking it.
Immoral consequence: Stacy's son Steve will develop a lack of empathy towards animals.
Norm: You shouldn't marry someone that cheats on you.
Situation: Jane's boyfriend, who has cheated on her several times with other women, asks her to marry him.
Intention: Jane wants to tell her boyfriend if she'll marry him.
Moral action: Jane refuses to marry her boyfriend, and they end up breaking up.
Moral consequence: Jane is spared an unhealthy marriage and soon finds a partner she can trust.
Norm: You shouldn't marry someone that cheats on you.
Situation: Jane's boyfriend, who has cheated on her several times with other women, asks her to marry him.
Intention: Jane wants to tell her boyfriend if she'll marry him.
Immoral action: Jane accepts her boyfriend's marriage proposal, and they get married.
Immoral consequence: Jane's boyfriend keeps cheating on her when he is her husband, and she is unhappy in the marriage.
Norm: You shouldn't keep secrets from potential significant others.
Situation: Zack is dating Kelly, but he has a significant amount of debt.
Intention: Zack wants to propose to Kelly.
Moral action: Zack proposes to Kelly and mentions his debt.
Moral consequence: Kelly will be able to judge for herself if she wants to take on Zack's debt.
Norm: You shouldn't keep secrets from potential significant others.
Situation: Zack is dating Kelly, but he has a significant amount of debt.
Intention: Zack wants to propose to Kelly.
Immoral action: Zack proposes to Kelly but does not mention his debt.
Immoral consequence: Kelly will be negatively affected by Zack's debt without her knowing it.
Norm: It is bad to fake a death.
Situation: Karen has a long and important essay due for school the next day, but she hasn't even started it yet.
Intention: Karen wants to avoid having to turn in the essay the next day.
Moral action: Karen tells her teacher the truth and requests and extension on the essay.
Moral consequence: Karen's teacher grants her an extension, and she is able to finish the essay a couple days later.
Norm: It is bad to fake a death.
Situation: Karen has a long and important essay due for school the next day, but she hasn't even started it yet.
Intention: Karen wants to avoid having to turn in the essay the next day.
Immoral action: Karen elaborately stages a rock climbing accident in order to fake her own death.
Immoral consequence: Karen's deception is discovered, and she fails the class and gets grounded by her parents.
Norm: You shouldn't judge someone who is abstinent.
Situation: John has been dating Jane for a few months when she tells him that she won't have sex before marriage.
Intention: John wants to tell Jane how he feels about her admission.
Moral action: John respects Jane's position on having a sexual relationship.
Moral consequence: John is free to decide if he wants to pursue a long term relationship with Jane.
Norm: You shouldn't judge someone who is abstinent.
Situation: John has been dating Jane for a few months when she tells him that she won't have sex before marriage.
Intention: John wants to tell Jane how he feels about her admission.
Immoral action: John calls Jane a tease and tries pressuring her to have sex with him.
Immoral consequence: John loses any chance he had of being with Jane again.
Norm: You shouldn't ask people what their kinks are.
Situation: Jadyen is out on a date, and he's running out of things to talk about.
Intention: Jayden wants to continue the conversation.
Moral action: Jayden tells his date a random piece of trivia in an attempt to keep things going.
Moral consequence: Jayden's date learns more by asking  Jayden about his trivia knowledge.
Norm: You shouldn't ask people what their kinks are.
Situation: Jadyen is out on a date, and he's running out of things to talk about.
Intention: Jayden wants to continue the conversation.
Immoral action: Jayden asks his date what they like doing in the bedroom.
Immoral consequence: Jayden's date assumes that Jayden wants a one night stand, and she leaves in the middle of the date.
Norm: It's wrong not to go to school.
Situation: Hamilton's family is paying his way through college, but he is getting bored with his courses.
Intention: Hamilton wants to lose the boredom brought on by his courses.
Moral action: Hamilton sees a guidance counselor about changing his classes.
Moral consequence: Hamilton is able to change his classes to ones that motivate him to continue with college.
Norm: It's wrong not to go to school.
Situation: Hamilton's family is paying his way through college, but he is getting bored with his courses.
Intention: Hamilton wants to lose the boredom brought on by his courses.
Immoral action: Hamilton drops out of college.
Immoral consequence: Hamilton's family is unable get a refund, and ultimately lose a lot of money by sending him off to school.
Norm: You should always accept your kids no matter what.
Situation: Yuri's daughter has just come out of the closet and it goes against her devout religious beleifs.
Intention: Yuri wants to discuss her daughter's sexuality with her.
Moral action: Yuri allows her daughter to convince her that this is the way she is and accepts it at that.
Moral consequence: Yuri feels better after talking about it with her mom further.
Norm: You should always accept your kids no matter what.
Situation: Yuri's daughter has just come out of the closet and it goes against her devout religious beleifs.
Intention: Yuri wants to discuss her daughter's sexuality with her.
Immoral action: Yuri tries to convince her daughter to come to the temple in order to fix her.
Immoral consequence: Yuri's daughter feels ostracized by her own family and grows to resent her mother.
Norm: It's rude to destroy things that were a gift.
Situation: Katya's grandmother knitted her a sweater and a beanie as Christmas gifts.
Intention: Katya wants to use her grandmother's gifts.
Moral action: Katya wears the sweater and beanie when she visited her grandmother.
Moral consequence: Katya's grandmother feels happy that Katya is using her gifts.
Norm: It's rude to destroy things that were a gift.
Situation: Katya's grandmother knitted her a sweater and a beanie as Christmas gifts.
Intention: Katya wants to use her grandmother's gifts.
Immoral action: Katya pulls apart the sweater and beanie to make a scarf for herself.
Immoral consequence: Katya's grandmother is saddened that Katya didn't appreciate her handmade clothes.
Norm: You should respect the boundaries of your roommates.
Situation: Mary is having a friend over to the apartment where she and her roommate share.
Intention: Mary wants to hang out with her friend.
Moral action: Mary and her friend spend the night watching television in the living room.
Moral consequence: Mary's roommate enjoys the privacy of her room when she gets home.
Norm: You should respect the boundaries of your roommates.
Situation: Mary is having a friend over to the apartment where she and her roommate share.
Intention: Mary wants to hang out with her friend.
Immoral action: Mary and her friend hang out in her friend's bedroom watching her television.
Immoral consequence: Mary's roommate moves out because of the invasion of privacy and Mary has to pay rent herself.
Norm: It is bad to be selfish and self centered
Situation: Adam and his four friends are sitting at the table where there is a tray of 30 cookies.
Intention: Adam wants to eat twenty cookies.
Moral action: Adam takes a few cookies and then orders more for himself from the waiter.
Moral consequence: Adam's friends each get their fair share of cookies and are happy.
Norm: It is bad to be selfish and self centered
Situation: Adam and his four friends are sitting at the table where there is a tray of 30 cookies.
Intention: Adam wants to eat twenty cookies.
Immoral action: Adam takes 20 cookies quickly off the tray and stashes them in his jacket.
Immoral consequence: Adam's friends get very upset and demand he give them back and be fair.
Norm: It's rude to show pubic hair in public.
Situation: Joseph is an adult and is at the public swimming pool where children are present.
Intention: Joseph wants to get out of the water.
Moral action: Joseph keeps his swimming trunks tied tight, and they stay on his waist as he gets out of the pool.
Moral consequence: All the people at the pool, including Joseph, enjoy their day.
Norm: It's rude to show pubic hair in public.
Situation: Joseph is an adult and is at the public swimming pool where children are present.
Intention: Joseph wants to get out of the water.
Immoral action: Joseph lets the weight of the water pull his trunks down to his pubic region and does not pull them back up.
Immoral consequence: Parents at the pool are outraged and call the police on Joseph.
Norm: It's bad for a teacher to be a predator.
Situation: Merle is a high school English teacher, and finds himself attracted to one of his teenage students.
Intention: Merle wants to do something about his attraction.
Moral action: Merle tamps down on his attraction and acts professionally toward the student like any other.
Moral consequence: The student graduates and goes away, and Merle keeps his job.
Norm: It's bad for a teacher to be a predator.
Situation: Merle is a high school English teacher, and finds himself attracted to one of his teenage students.
Intention: Merle wants to do something about his attraction.
Immoral action: Merle grooms the student and eventually tries to get her alone with him.
Immoral consequence: The student's parents find out and call the police, and Merle is arrested.
Norm: It's bad to physically strike one of your siblings.
Situation: Larry and his brother are playing a board game and arguing about the rules.
Intention: Larry wants to assert that he is correct.
Moral action: Larry points his brother to the game's rule book which clearly states what Larry has been trying to say is right.
Moral consequence: Larry's brother concedes Larry is right in this case and the two are able to go on to enjoy the rest of the game.
Norm: It's bad to physically strike one of your siblings.
Situation: Larry and his brother are playing a board game and arguing about the rules.
Intention: Larry wants to assert that he is correct.
Immoral action: Larry eventually comes to blows with his brother over the discussion with his thinking being that it is the only way to show his steadfast stance on things.
Immoral consequence: Larry and his brother are punished for the behavior and are unable to play the games for weeks due to being grounded.
Norm: You shouldn't bother someone while they are eating.
Situation: Cash often plays pranks on his mother, Tiffany, with scary props.
Intention: Cash wants to prank Tiffany with a fake snake.
Moral action: After dinner, Cash puts a fake snake in the dishwasher.
Moral consequence: Tiffany has a good laugh after finding the snake while loading the dishwasher.
Norm: You shouldn't bother someone while they are eating.
Situation: Cash often plays pranks on his mother, Tiffany, with scary props.
Intention: Cash wants to prank Tiffany with a fake snake.
Immoral action: Cash puts a fake snake beneath the lid of a serving dish at dinner.
Immoral consequence: Tiffany goes to open the serving dish while chewing on her food, and chokes as she begins to scream at the sight of the snake.
Norm: It's wrong to judge someone based on their name.
Situation: Kyle is in class, and he just met a guy that's named Usama.
Intention: Kyle wants to remark on Usama's name.
Moral action: Kyle tells Usama that it sucks that people probably make fun of his because of his name.
Moral consequence: Usama appreciates that Kyle is able to understand what it's like in his shoes.
Norm: It's wrong to judge someone based on their name.
Situation: Kyle is in class, and he just met a guy that's named Usama.
Intention: Kyle wants to remark on Usama's name.
Immoral action: Kyle asks Usama if he's a member of ISIS as a joke.
Immoral consequence: Usama feels insulted and doesn't want to talk to Kyle anymore.
Norm: Playing a prank on a roommate can be mean.
Situation: It's April Fools day and Paul wakes up early and makes coffee while contemplating his day.
Intention: Paul wants to laugh.
Moral action: Paul thinks about pranking his roommate, but instead grabs his phone and searches for videos of the funniest April Fools day pranks.
Moral consequence: Paul has a great time and his roommate starts watching the videos alongside Paul and joins in on the laughter.
Norm: Playing a prank on a roommate can be mean.
Situation: It's April Fools day and Paul wakes up early and makes coffee while contemplating his day.
Intention: Paul wants to laugh.
Immoral action: Paul tapes shut the drawers on his roommate's dresser, who cannot open them and is stuck in his underwear.
Immoral consequence: Paul finds the situation hilarious, but his roommate is very upset.
Norm: It is rude to block the view of others.
Situation: Jason is very tall and is at a baseball game sitting in front of other people.
Intention: Jason wants to watch the baseball game.
Moral action: Jason stays seated throughout the game containing his urge to get up.
Moral consequence: The people behind Jason can see the game fine and enjoy themselves.
Norm: It is rude to block the view of others.
Situation: Jason is very tall and is at a baseball game sitting in front of other people.
Intention: Jason wants to watch the baseball game.
Immoral action: Jason stands up for a lot of the game because he's excited about the play.
Immoral consequence: The people sitting behind Jason can't see over him, and they complain that they can't enjoy the game.
Norm: A marriage proposal should be memorable.
Situation: Xavier has been with his girlfriend for years, and they are watching a movie together on their couch.
Intention: Xavier wants to marry his girlfriend.
Moral action: Xavier lets his mind wander during the movie and plots out a unique marriage proposal plan which he goes on to execute.
Moral consequence: Xavier's girlfriend is moved by the personal thoughts and care that went into the proposal and says yes.
Norm: A marriage proposal should be memorable.
Situation: Xavier has been with his girlfriend for years, and they are watching a movie together on their couch.
Intention: Xavier wants to marry his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Xavier broaches the subject of marriage and after confirming his girlfriend is interesting in it he simply that they should indeed do it.
Immoral consequence: Xavier's girlfriend doesn't even realize at first that Xavier considered that a proposal, and she is somewhat let down when she does find out.
Norm: It's rude to make too much noise around other people.
Situation: John is at home getting ready to watch a movie downstairs and his roommate Eric is upstairs studying.
Intention: John wants to really experience his movie at home with surround sound.
Moral action: John puts on his wireless headphones and plays the movie really loud through them.
Moral consequence: Eric appreciates John's concern and thinks John is a good roommate.
Norm: It's rude to make too much noise around other people.
Situation: John is at home getting ready to watch a movie downstairs and his roommate Eric is upstairs studying.
Intention: John wants to really experience his movie at home with surround sound.
Immoral action: John plays his movie full blast and the volume can be heard throughout the house.
Immoral consequence: Eric resents John terribly and thinks of moving out and ending the friendship.
Norm: It's wrong to keep someone locked up in the basement.
Situation: Jay warned his son that he would get punished if he sneaked out of the house again, and he did it again.
Intention: Jay needs to punish his son.
Moral action: Jay makes his son get a job if he wants to stay in his house.
Moral consequence: Jay's son starts behaving better, and he feels motivated to make it up to his dad.
Norm: It's wrong to keep someone locked up in the basement.
Situation: Jay warned his son that he would get punished if he sneaked out of the house again, and he did it again.
Intention: Jay needs to punish his son.
Immoral action: Jay takes his son down to their basement and ties him to the chain for a full day.
Immoral consequence: Jay's son is scared, and he becomes very depressed and hungry.
Norm: It's good to leave a wet umbrella outside.
Situation: Fern walked home in the rain, snug and dry under her umbrella; she steps into the porch, folds the umbrella, and opens her front door.
Intention: Fern wants to get indoors out of the rain.
Moral action: Fern stands the umbrella in the porch near the door, and comes inside.
Moral consequence: The water from the umbrella makes a puddle on the porch, where it does no damage.
Norm: It's good to leave a wet umbrella outside.
Situation: Fern walked home in the rain, snug and dry under her umbrella; she steps into the porch, folds the umbrella, and opens her front door.
Intention: Fern wants to get indoors out of the rain.
Immoral action: Fern comes inside and lays the wet umbrella down on the hall table next to the newspaper and mail.
Immoral consequence: The water from the umbrella makes a puddle on the table, getting the mail and the purse very wet.
Norm: It is wrong to sabotage your child's friendships.
Situation: Pam has a son with a friend she thinks might be a bad influence who has called the house wanting to come over.
Intention: Pam wants her son to focus on his homework.
Moral action: Pam tells her son's friend that he cannot have any guests because his homework is incomplete.
Moral consequence: Pam's son is able to complete the homework that he has been assigned.
Norm: It is wrong to sabotage your child's friendships.
Situation: Pam has a son with a friend she thinks might be a bad influence who has called the house wanting to come over.
Intention: Pam wants her son to focus on his homework.
Immoral action: Pam claims that her son no longer wants to hang out with the boy.
Immoral consequence: Pam's son finds out and is upset with his mom for lying to his friend.
Norm: It's rude and annoying to stalk other people online.
Situation: Amber sends a hairstylist a DM asking for a quote for a service, and the hairstylist never returns her message.
Intention: Amber wants to get her hair done.
Moral action: After looking up prices on local salons, Amber decides to do her own hair.
Moral consequence: Amber saves money by doing her hair at home.
Norm: It's rude and annoying to stalk other people online.
Situation: Amber sends a hairstylist a DM asking for a quote for a service, and the hairstylist never returns her message.
Intention: Amber wants to get her hair done.
Immoral action: Amber sends the hairstylist multiple messages and comments on all of the photo's they upload.
Immoral consequence: Amber is blocked by several hairstylists in the area.
Norm: It's rude to fall asleep in public.
Situation: Liz is on the bus getting a ride home, and she is very drowsy from working all day.
Intention: Liz wants to get some sleep soon.
Moral action: Liz makes herself stay up until she gets back home and sleeps right away.
Moral consequence: The other people riding the bus have a peaceful ride home.
Norm: It's rude to fall asleep in public.
Situation: Liz is on the bus getting a ride home, and she is very drowsy from working all day.
Intention: Liz wants to get some sleep soon.
Immoral action: Liz allows herself to fall asleep while still riding on the bus.
Immoral consequence: The other passengers are disturbed by Liz snoring and leaning over her spot.
Norm: It's rude to make your sibling late for school.
Situation: Angela's brother Bobby was supposed to wash the dishes but forgot to and now it is time to go to school.
Intention: Bobby wants to get the dishes clean.
Moral action: Bobby decides that he will wash the dishes first thing when he gets home from school.
Moral consequence: Both Bobby and Angela arrive at school on time and the dishes get washed.
Norm: It's rude to make your sibling late for school.
Situation: Angela's brother Bobby was supposed to wash the dishes but forgot to and now it is time to go to school.
Intention: Bobby wants to get the dishes clean.
Immoral action: Bobby begs his sister to help him finish the dishes before heading to school.
Immoral consequence: Angela agrees to help wash the dishes but both of them are late for school and get in trouble.
Norm: It's bad to profit off of a tragedy.
Situation: Don has information about deadly viruses and drug companies before a pandemic.
Intention: Don wants to make money.
Moral action: Don funds his own research into a vaccine for a deadly virus and sells it so people can get it.
Moral consequence: Many people are prepared for the pandemic and don't get sick and love Don a lot.
Norm: It's bad to profit off of a tragedy.
Situation: Don has information about deadly viruses and drug companies before a pandemic.
Intention: Don wants to make money.
Immoral action: Don works to plant a deadly pandemic while investing in certain drug company's stocks related to the virus.
Immoral consequence: Many people die and get sick and people resent Don profusely.
Norm: You should not insult the weight of others.
Situation: Kate is at the gym working out with a friend of her's who wants to lose weight.
Intention: Kate wants to motivate her friend to push harder.
Moral action: Kate focuses on health related goals in order to motivate her friend.
Moral consequence: Kate's friend is reminded of why she wants to lose the weight and tries harder.
Norm: You should not insult the weight of others.
Situation: Kate is at the gym working out with a friend of her's who wants to lose weight.
Intention: Kate wants to motivate her friend to push harder.
Immoral action: Kate brings up how heavy her friend is in order to get her pumped up.
Immoral consequence: Kate's friend feels even more insecure about the extra weight.