CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is good to stand up for those in need.
Situation: Sara is driving around town when she notices that there are many homeless people.
Intention: Sara wants to respond to the increasing homeless population.
Immoral action: Sara decides to leave the town she lives in for a town with less homeless people.
Immoral consequence: The homeless problem continues without a solution.
Norm: You shouldn't expect someone to always stick with their diet.
Situation: Sandra's husband Vince is tired of being overweight and has started a new diet to get healthy.
Intention: Sandra wants to support Vince.
Moral action: Sandra helps Vince plan his meals including cheat meals when he chooses to indulge.
Moral consequence: Vince has the support he needs from Sandra to stick to his diet and successfully lose weight.
Norm: You shouldn't expect someone to always stick with their diet.
Situation: Sandra's husband Vince is tired of being overweight and has started a new diet to get healthy.
Intention: Sandra wants to support Vince.
Immoral action: Sandra constantly keeps track of what Vince is eating and chimes in with the calorie counts whenever she thinks he might go too far.
Immoral consequence: Vince gets annoyed with Sandra's micro-managing and quickly gets discouraged from his diet.
Norm: You should always return things to their rightful owner.
Situation: Mike is an Uber driver, and his last passenger left their wallet in his car.
Intention: Mike has to decide whether to give the wallet back.
Moral action: Mike drives all the way to the passenger's house to give the wallet back.
Moral consequence: The passenger feels grateful and no longer has to worry about it.
Norm: You should always return things to their rightful owner.
Situation: Mike is an Uber driver, and his last passenger left their wallet in his car.
Intention: Mike has to decide whether to give the wallet back.
Immoral action: Mike decides to keep the wallet and tells the passenger he didn't find it.
Immoral consequence: The passenger has to wait to get another licence and loses any money in it.
Norm: It is rude to ignore other people.
Situation: Paul is watching TV when his son Max walks in and starts asking a million annoying questions.
Intention: Paul wants to get Max to stop talking.
Moral action: Paul tells Max that he needs to go upstairs and read an encyclopedia which will have all the answers.
Moral consequence: Max gets intrigued by the encyclopedia and runs upstairs to try to see what that is.
Norm: It is rude to ignore other people.
Situation: Paul is watching TV when his son Max walks in and starts asking a million annoying questions.
Intention: Paul wants to get Max to stop talking.
Immoral action: Paul decides to pretend not to hear Max and continues watching the game as if Max isn't there.
Immoral consequence: Max is annoyed he's not getting attention from Paul causing him to get even louder and more obnoxious.
Norm: It is good to do things for others.
Situation: Bill earns a bonus at the end of the week that he didn't expect to get.
Intention: Bill wants to spend his extra money on something.
Moral action: Bill takes his bonus and buys canned goods to take to a food pantry, and he spends his weekend packaging and delivering food to people who need it.
Moral consequence: Bill spends his weekend with people who he thoroughly enjoys, and they do great work for the community, leaving bill with a sense of accomplishment.
Norm: It is good to do things for others.
Situation: Bill earns a bonus at the end of the week that he didn't expect to get.
Intention: Bill wants to spend his extra money on something.
Immoral action: Bill goes out over the weekend and spends his bonus on fun.
Immoral consequence: Bill feels empty about his life because even when he has something extra, it doesn't do much to enrich his life.
Norm: It's rude to assume women are bad at video games.
Situation: Randall is inviting people to participate in a speed running event, and a person helping him asks Randall to invite some female runners to the event.
Intention: Randall wants high quality runners to attend the event.
Moral action: Randall hosts a competition for men and women and the people with the fastest time are invited to the event.
Moral consequence: The competition gives Randall's event free publicity making people more excited about the event.
Norm: It's rude to assume women are bad at video games.
Situation: Randall is inviting people to participate in a speed running event, and a person helping him asks Randall to invite some female runners to the event.
Intention: Randall wants high quality runners to attend the event.
Immoral action: Randall tells the person helping him that women naturally aren't good speed runners based on his faulty beliefs.
Immoral consequence: Randall is called for being sexist by the other people moderating the event.
Norm: It's good to want to show someone you appreciate them.
Situation: Ann finally got a good paying job, and she knows her mom is responsible for her being in this position.
Intention: Ann wants to decide whether to buy her mom something.
Moral action: Ann buys her mom a new electric car so that it lasts a long time.
Moral consequence: Ann's mom figures out how grateful Ann is for her.
Norm: It's good to want to show someone you appreciate them.
Situation: Ann finally got a good paying job, and she knows her mom is responsible for her being in this position.
Intention: Ann wants to decide whether to buy her mom something.
Immoral action: Ann wants to save her money, so she decides not to buy any gifts.
Immoral consequence: Ann's mom is not made aware of how grateful Ann is for her.
Norm: You should pitch in when buying gifts for friends.
Situation: Janice's friends are going in on a birthday gift for a friend of theirs.
Intention: Janice wants to save money for a vacation.
Moral action: Janice gives what she owes for the gift and decides to eat out less for a while to save money for her vacation.
Moral consequence: Janice's friends have a nice time with Janice celebrating the friend's birthday.
Norm: You should pitch in when buying gifts for friends.
Situation: Janice's friends are going in on a birthday gift for a friend of theirs.
Intention: Janice wants to save money for a vacation.
Immoral action: Janice says she will chip in for the gift but never gives the money to her friend, but instead puts it in her vacation fund.
Immoral consequence: Janice's friends are mad that they have to cover her portion of the gift.
Norm: It is distasteful to think about incestuous relationships.
Situation: Rebecca is talking to some people in the Supernatural fandom when one of the fans brings up her favorite paring of the twins dating each other.
Intention: Rebecca wants to interact with the fandom.
Moral action: Rebecca gives the other fan evidence of other relationships in the show that she supports.
Moral consequence: Rebecca is thanked by later by the other fans for introducing them to unique parings.
Norm: It is distasteful to think about incestuous relationships.
Situation: Rebecca is talking to some people in the Supernatural fandom when one of the fans brings up her favorite paring of the twins dating each other.
Intention: Rebecca wants to interact with the fandom.
Immoral action: Rebecca goes along with this fan reading some fanfiction before voicing her approval of the ship.
Immoral consequence: Rebecca finds herself blocked by her other friends for supporting an incest couple.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be shallow.
Situation: Ina is walking to Sephora to buy a lot of makeup, but she walked past a homeless family on her way there.
Intention: Ina has to decide what to spend some of her money on.
Moral action: Ina gives some of her money to the family since they needed it more.
Moral consequence: Ina has to think about what's important in life, and the family feels appreciative.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be shallow.
Situation: Ina is walking to Sephora to buy a lot of makeup, but she walked past a homeless family on her way there.
Intention: Ina has to decide what to spend some of her money on.
Immoral action: Ina thinks about how better she would look with all the makeup she could buy.
Immoral consequence: Ina continues to be shallow, and the family continues to suffer.
Norm: You shouldn't take money from your in laws.
Situation: Lisa has been accepted to design school, and she needs to find a way to have money for tuition.
Intention: Lisa wants to pay for design school.
Moral action: Lisa finds a job where she can work part-time while going to school, so she can pay her tuition.
Moral consequence: Lisa's in law's are proud of Lisa and her ability to pay for her own tuition.
Norm: You shouldn't take money from your in laws.
Situation: Lisa has been accepted to design school, and she needs to find a way to have money for tuition.
Intention: Lisa wants to pay for design school.
Immoral action: Lisa takes money from the safe in her in law's office when she goes over one day to help with cleaning.
Immoral consequence: Lisa's in law's are upset when they see their money is gone, and they cannot pay their bills.
Norm: It's normal for parents to support your children's dreams
Situation: Nancy is at home when her son Paul comes in and tells her he wants to be an astronaut when he grows up.
Intention: Nancy wants to mention how hard that would be.
Moral action: Nancy tells Paul that it's a difficult tasks but that if others have done it so can he if he works hard.
Moral consequence: Paul is full of inspiration and drive and wants to prove to his mom he can be one of the few who make it.
Norm: It's normal for parents to support your children's dreams
Situation: Nancy is at home when her son Paul comes in and tells her he wants to be an astronaut when he grows up.
Intention: Nancy wants to mention how hard that would be.
Immoral action: Nancy tells Paul that it's an impossible dream since only a few people every few years get to be astronauts.
Immoral consequence: Paul feels terrible because he's being told his dream is not possible and is discouraged from trying.
Norm: It's bad to hit someone.
Situation: Patrick is at a bar with his girlfriend when a man keeps trying to flirt with her.
Intention: Patrick wants to react to the situation.
Moral action: Patrick tells the man to stop flirting with his girlfriend and go find someone else to flirt with.
Moral consequence: The man leaves Patrick's girlfriend alone for the rest of the night.
Norm: It's bad to hit someone.
Situation: Patrick is at a bar with his girlfriend when a man keeps trying to flirt with her.
Intention: Patrick wants to react to the situation.
Immoral action: Patrick hits the man knocking him to the floor and tells him to leave his girlfriend alone.
Immoral consequence: Patrick is kicked out of the bar for his behavior.
Norm: It is wrong to escalate conflicts with your parents
Situation: Mary gets into a huge argument with her strict parents because they won't allow her to date.
Intention: Mary wants to have more freedom.
Moral action: Mary asks other family members to help her plead her case.
Moral consequence: Mary is able to come to a compromise with her parents.
Norm: It is wrong to escalate conflicts with your parents
Situation: Mary gets into a huge argument with her strict parents because they won't allow her to date.
Intention: Mary wants to have more freedom.
Immoral action: Mary runs away from home with a guy she likes.
Immoral consequence: Mary ends up being picked up by the police when her parents file a missing persons report.
Norm: It is good to say how you are feeling.
Situation: Ines is at home feeling queasy when her friends call to invite her out for drinks.
Intention: Ines wants to see her friends.
Moral action: Ines tells her friends that she doesn't feel good but would love to video chat.
Moral consequence: Ines and her friends are able to see each other while she tries to feel better.
Norm: It is good to say how you are feeling.
Situation: Ines is at home feeling queasy when her friends call to invite her out for drinks.
Intention: Ines wants to see her friends.
Immoral action: Ines goes out with her friends without telling them how she's been feeling.
Immoral consequence: Ines' friends feed her drinks until she throws up.
Norm: It is bad to steal.
Situation: Bella is at her friend Kristen's house when she notices that Kristen has a really cute new dress.
Intention: Bella wants to wear the dress.
Moral action: Bella tells Kristen she really likes the dress and asks if she can borrow it for a night out some time.
Moral consequence: Kristen is happy Bella likes the dress and lets her wear it a few times.
Norm: It is bad to steal.
Situation: Bella is at her friend Kristen's house when she notices that Kristen has a really cute new dress.
Intention: Bella wants to wear the dress.
Immoral action: Bella slips the dress into her backpack before she leaves and takes it home without telling Kristen.
Immoral consequence: Kristen finds out Bella took the dress and ends their friendship.
Norm: It's bad to pressure people sexually.
Situation: Tom is dating Nelly but Nelly is very vanilla in bed and inexperienced.
Intention: Tom wants to do some bondage play with his girlfriend Nelly.
Moral action: Tom asks if Nelly would like to learn about bondage play over time and gives her a book to read on it.
Moral consequence: Nelly thinks about it and appreciates Tom's patience and feels closer to him.
Norm: It's bad to pressure people sexually.
Situation: Tom is dating Nelly but Nelly is very vanilla in bed and inexperienced.
Intention: Tom wants to do some bondage play with his girlfriend Nelly.
Immoral action: Tom asks Nelly repeatedly to tie him up in bed.
Immoral consequence: Nelly gets very uncomfortable and starts to wonder about leaving Tom.
Norm: You shouldn't wish negative consequences on others.
Situation: Lyle is at the mall when a clumsy man, Rick comes stumbling into him and bumps him pretty hard.
Intention: Lyle wants to bring attention to his pain.
Moral action: Lyle tells Rick that he hurt him pretty bad and that he needs to watch where he's going.
Moral consequence: Rick is very apologetic and says it was an accident before trying to see if he can help Lyle somehow.
Norm: You shouldn't wish negative consequences on others.
Situation: Lyle is at the mall when a clumsy man, Rick comes stumbling into him and bumps him pretty hard.
Intention: Lyle wants to bring attention to his pain.
Immoral action: Lyle yelps in pain and looks at Rick and tells him that he hopes someone does the same to him to be even.
Immoral consequence: Rick is sorry he hit Lyle but doesn't understand why Lyle hopes he gets hurt now too considering it was an accident.
Norm: It's good to share food with people.
Situation: Timmy is really hungry and ordered an especially large lunch at school and notices his friend didn't get anything.
Intention: Timmy wants to talk with his friend.
Moral action: Timmy sits down and offers part of his meal to his friend without food and asks him why he is without food.
Moral consequence: Timmy's friend explains the unfortunate reason he didn't have any food but feels grateful that Timmy shared with him.
Norm: It's good to share food with people.
Situation: Timmy is really hungry and ordered an especially large lunch at school and notices his friend didn't get anything.
Intention: Timmy wants to talk with his friend.
Immoral action: Timmy starts a long conversation with his friend that has no food and eats his entire meal in front of his friend during the conversation.
Immoral consequence: Timmy's friend is saddened that Timmy didn't inquire as to why he didn't have any food and goes hungry.
Norm: It is good to be appreciative when someone helps you.
Situation: Mike has just finished helping Brad move some heavy furniture, and they're taking a break.
Intention: Brad wants to tell Mike they're done, and he can go.
Moral action: Brad tells Mike he really appreciates all the help Mike gave him and thanks him before saying he can go if he wants.
Moral consequence: Mike is delighted that Brad is appreciative of his efforts and help and tells Brad to have a great day.
Norm: It is good to be appreciative when someone helps you.
Situation: Mike has just finished helping Brad move some heavy furniture, and they're taking a break.
Intention: Brad wants to tell Mike they're done, and he can go.
Immoral action: Brad tells Mike that was it and Mike should go home now since they're finished.
Immoral consequence: Mike is insulted that Brad is being so curt with him and that he never said thanks.
Norm: It's nice for children to help their parents out
Situation: Hank is at home just relaxing when his dad Tony calls him and asks him to come over and help him do some garden work.
Intention: Hank wants to respond to his dad's request for help.
Moral action: Hank tells his dad that he needs to change into something less fancy, and he'll be right over.
Moral consequence: Tony is delighted that Hank will help him and relieved he won't have to do all the work himself.
Norm: It's nice for children to help their parents out
Situation: Hank is at home just relaxing when his dad Tony calls him and asks him to come over and help him do some garden work.
Intention: Hank wants to respond to his dad's request for help.
Immoral action: Hank tells his dad that gardening is hard, and he's relaxing, so he can't really help him now.
Immoral consequence: Tony is annoyed that he can't get his son to come help him when he needs it and hangs up.
Norm: You should apologize to someone who you have hurt.
Situation: Leah is on the phone with her ex husband Tom, and he tells her she had hurt him deeply in their relationship.
Intention: Leah wants to end the conversation.
Moral action: Leah tells Tom that she's truly sorry for all the hurt she caused but that it's best if they never talk again.
Moral consequence: Tom is happy Leah apologized and agrees not to contact her again in the future.
Norm: You should apologize to someone who you have hurt.
Situation: Leah is on the phone with her ex husband Tom, and he tells her she had hurt him deeply in their relationship.
Intention: Leah wants to end the conversation.
Immoral action: Leah tells Tom she doesn't want to hear it and has to go and hangs up.
Immoral consequence: Tom is angry that Leah won't give him closure and an apology and agonizes further about how their relationship was.
Norm: It's wrong not to attend parties you were invited to.
Situation: John has been invited to a baby shower but also has a report to finish for work.
Intention: John wants to decide how to allocate his time that evening.
Moral action: John attends the baby shower and finishes his report when he gets home.
Moral consequence: The party host is happy to see John and enjoys the baby shower.
Norm: It's wrong not to attend parties you were invited to.
Situation: John has been invited to a baby shower but also has a report to finish for work.
Intention: John wants to decide how to allocate his time that evening.
Immoral action: John stays home and finishes his work without telling the host he can't make it to the baby shower.
Immoral consequence: The party host is sad that John never showed up to the party.
Norm: It's wrong to not make your intentions clear when dating.
Situation: Jimmy has been seeing a girl recently but met a new girl that he likes more.
Intention: Jimmy wants to date the new girl.
Moral action: Jimmy explains to his current girlfriend that he thinks they should break up before he asks the new girl out.
Moral consequence: Jimmy's current girlfriend is upset at first but is able to move on and eventually stay friends with Jimmy.
Norm: It's wrong to not make your intentions clear when dating.
Situation: Jimmy has been seeing a girl recently but met a new girl that he likes more.
Intention: Jimmy wants to date the new girl.
Immoral action: Jimmy starts dating both girls at the same time without telling either of them about the other.
Immoral consequence: Both girls find out that Jimmy is cheating on them, and they both break up with him and never speak to him again.
Norm: It is bad to do drugs.
Situation: Jacob has been feeling depressed for the last couple of months.
Intention: Jacob wants to figure out a way to feel better.
Moral action: Jacob tells his family about his depression, and they recommend a therapist that is known for good success.
Moral consequence: His family is happy to be made aware of Jacob's issue and successfully support him through getting better.
Norm: It is bad to do drugs.
Situation: Jacob has been feeling depressed for the last couple of months.
Intention: Jacob wants to figure out a way to feel better.
Immoral action: Jacob goes to a house to buy pills that he thinks will temporarily take away his depression.
Immoral consequence: Jacob embarrasses himself and family when he is arrested at the drug house during a police sting.
Norm: It's polite to wish people a good night.
Situation: Josh lives at home with his parents.
Intention: Josh just got home from work and wants to go to bed.
Moral action: Josh tells his parents he's tried from working and wishes them a good night before going to bed.
Moral consequence: His parents give him a good night hug and all three are happy.
Norm: It's polite to wish people a good night.
Situation: Josh lives at home with his parents.
Intention: Josh just got home from work and wants to go to bed.
Immoral action: Josh walks past his parents on his way to his room without saying a word.
Immoral consequence: His parents are upset that Josh didn't acknowledge them.
Norm: It's bad to leave your spouse alone in a disaster.
Situation: Billy and Lia are preparing for a possible tsunami.
Intention: Billy wants to stay as safe as possible.
Moral action: Billy helps Lia pack quickly, and they both exit the area in their car.
Moral consequence: Billy and Lia evacuate the area and are safe from harm.
Norm: It's bad to leave your spouse alone in a disaster.
Situation: Billy and Lia are preparing for a possible tsunami.
Intention: Billy wants to stay as safe as possible.
Immoral action: Billy feels like Lia is going too slowly and drives away in the car without her.
Immoral consequence: Lia is trapped in the house during the tsunami and suffers terrible injuries, blaming Billy and considering him a coward.
Norm: It's good to look one's best at work.
Situation: As Monica is driving to work, running late, she spills coffee all over her white blouse.
Intention: Monica wants to get to work.
Moral action: Monica turns around and runs home to get a new blouse before heading back to work.
Moral consequence: Monica's boss scolds her for being late to work for the second time this week.
Norm: It's good to look one's best at work.
Situation: As Monica is driving to work, running late, she spills coffee all over her white blouse.
Intention: Monica wants to get to work.
Immoral action: Monica decides to keep driving since turning around will make her late for work.
Immoral consequence: Monica's boss scolds her for coming into work with a dirty shirt.
Norm: Is good to take your time in a new relationship
Situation: Jonathan has started seeing a new girlfriend that he is really attracted to.
Intention: Jonathan wants to start having sex with his girl friend.
Moral action: Jonathan has a conversation with his girlfriend about sex, and they agree that they should wait until they're both comfortable.
Moral consequence: His girlfriend is appreciative of his patience and agrees to have a sexual relationship not too long afterwards.
Norm: Is good to take your time in a new relationship
Situation: Jonathan has started seeing a new girlfriend that he is really attracted to.
Intention: Jonathan wants to start having sex with his girl friend.
Immoral action: Jonathan tries to pressure his girlfriend to have sex even though they haven't been together for very long.
Immoral consequence: His girlfriend feels very uncomfortable and decides to stop seeing him now before things get worse.