CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's rude to use your phone while in class.
Situation: Dan is in history class with his mobile phone in his pocket when it starts to ring.
Intention: Dan wants to respond to the phone rining.
Immoral action: Dan takes the phone out of his pocket and answers the phone with a "hello?".
Immoral consequence: Dan's teacher gives him a death stare as she watches him take a call in the middle of her lecture.
Norm: People are expected to listen to their parents.
Situation: Helen's parents told her not to talk to strangers, and she sees a stranger at the end of her block who offers some candy.
Intention: Helen wants some candy.
Moral action: Helen runs back to her parents and tells them she would like some candy.
Moral consequence: Helen gets candy and her and her parents are happy.
Norm: People are expected to listen to their parents.
Situation: Helen's parents told her not to talk to strangers, and she sees a stranger at the end of her block who offers some candy.
Intention: Helen wants some candy.
Immoral action: Helen asks the stranger for some candy, getting close to him.
Immoral consequence: Helen is kidnapped and her parents are very sad.
Norm: It is important to listen to your friend's opinions.
Situation: Janet's friends have told her that her clothing reveals too much skin.
Intention: Janet wants to wear her risque clothing.
Moral action: Janet only wears her risque clothing to certain places and covers it up some.
Moral consequence: Janet gets good attention and feels happier.
Norm: It is important to listen to your friend's opinions.
Situation: Janet's friends have told her that her clothing reveals too much skin.
Intention: Janet wants to wear her risque clothing.
Immoral action: Janet ignores her friends and wears her risque clothing out on the town.
Immoral consequence: Janet receives much unwanted attention and feels very uncomfortable.
Norm: You should always take responsibility for anything you do.
Situation: Jill's boss storms in and yells "JILL WERE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROJECT?", holding up a project she worked on.
Intention: Jill wants to avoid being yelled at by her boss some more.
Moral action: Jill admits she was indeed responsible for the project.
Moral consequence: The boss changes tone of voice and says, "Well, this project was a huge success!".
Norm: You should always take responsibility for anything you do.
Situation: Jill's boss storms in and yells "JILL WERE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROJECT?", holding up a project she worked on.
Intention: Jill wants to avoid being yelled at by her boss some more.
Immoral action: Jill says she has no idea who was behind that project.
Immoral consequence: Jill's boss exits the room looking for someone else.
Norm: Offending a co-worker is rude.
Situation: Robert's coworker provided Robert with erroneous data so Robert goes to see him to make sure it doesn't happen again.
Intention: Robert wants to speak with his coworker.
Moral action: Robert notifies his coworker about the erroneous data and offers legitimate advice to prevent the issue from happening again.
Moral consequence: Robert's coworker thanks Robert for informing him about the problem and strives to resolve the issue.
Norm: Offending a co-worker is rude.
Situation: Robert's coworker provided Robert with erroneous data so Robert goes to see him to make sure it doesn't happen again.
Intention: Robert wants to speak with his coworker.
Immoral action: Robert aggressively talks down to his coworker and characterizes his work as sloppy.
Immoral consequence: Robert's coworker feels an intense dislike of Robert and avoids him whenever possible.
Norm: You shouldn't put your education above your children.
Situation: Riley applied and got into a Master's program at a university but has small children that need to be cared for.
Intention: Riley wants to decide on the Master's program.
Moral action: Riley chooses to delay attending the Master's program and take care of the children.
Moral consequence: Riley's children will grow up with a lot of care and support.
Norm: You shouldn't put your education above your children.
Situation: Riley applied and got into a Master's program at a university but has small children that need to be cared for.
Intention: Riley wants to decide on the Master's program.
Immoral action: Riley chooses to attend the Master's program instead of caring for the children.
Immoral consequence: Riley's children will be neglected when they are young.
Norm: You should not steal money to buy a skateboard.
Situation: Tyler was doing some tricks on his skateboard as suddenly lands wrong which breaks it.
Intention: Tyler wants to buy a new skateboard.
Moral action: Tyler saves up his allowance until he has enough for the skateboard.
Moral consequence: Tyler's mom is impressed when she learns he saved up for it himself.
Norm: You should not steal money to buy a skateboard.
Situation: Tyler was doing some tricks on his skateboard as suddenly lands wrong which breaks it.
Intention: Tyler wants to buy a new skateboard.
Immoral action: Tyler takes some money out of his mom's purse to buy the skateboard.
Immoral consequence: Tyler's mom finds out and grounds him for taking it without permission.
Norm: You shouldn't touch someone without their permission.
Situation: Bailey is at work and notices a coworker bend over to pick something heavy up.
Intention: Bailey wants to make an impression on the coworker.
Moral action: Bailey rushes over and picks up the item his coworker was bending over for.
Moral consequence: The coworker thanks Bailey for helping out and Bailey feels good.
Norm: You shouldn't touch someone without their permission.
Situation: Bailey is at work and notices a coworker bend over to pick something heavy up.
Intention: Bailey wants to make an impression on the coworker.
Immoral action: Bailey grabs the coworker's rear end and makes a cheesy joke.
Immoral consequence: The coworker is highly offended, slaps Bailey, reports him to their boss, and Bailey is fired.
Norm: It's expected that partners will sleep in the same bed.
Situation: Jill and her husband Lee bought a house and are setting it up.
Intention: Jill wants to plan the sleeping arrangements.
Moral action: Jill sets up the master bedroom for her and Jim to share.
Moral consequence: Lee will feel happy that he's sharing a room with his wife.
Norm: It's expected that partners will sleep in the same bed.
Situation: Jill and her husband Lee bought a house and are setting it up.
Intention: Jill wants to plan the sleeping arrangements.
Immoral action: Jill sets up a bedroom for herself separate from Lee.
Immoral consequence: Lee will feel that Jim doesn't love him that much.
Norm: It's bad to to lie to get out of work.
Situation: Jerry is a baseball fan that works evening shift at a lab.
Intention: Jerry wants to go to the game for his favorite team.
Moral action: Jerry switches shifts with a co worker so that he can go to the game.
Moral consequence: Jerry enjoys the game and is able to make up the work hours the next day.
Norm: It's bad to to lie to get out of work.
Situation: Jerry is a baseball fan that works evening shift at a lab.
Intention: Jerry wants to go to the game for his favorite team.
Immoral action: Jerry calls in sick and then goes to the game.
Immoral consequence: Jerry is tagged on facebook at the game by a friend and the boss fires him after finding out.
Norm: It's bad to sympathize with nazis.
Situation: Robert has moved to a new high school in a big city, and he doesn't know anyone there.
Intention: Robert wants to find a group to join.
Moral action: Robert joins up with some students that have formed a science and technology club.
Moral consequence: Robert learns a lot about science and makes some great friends in the process.
Norm: It's bad to sympathize with nazis.
Situation: Robert has moved to a new high school in a big city, and he doesn't know anyone there.
Intention: Robert wants to find a group to join.
Immoral action: Robert meets a group of neo-Nazis and is convinced to join their movement.
Immoral consequence: Robert is later shot and killed in a violent protest orchestrated by his Nazi group.
Norm: It's rude to not want to help out a neighbor.
Situation: Gannon's neighbor Zelda is having a problem with mice in her house, and he has several cats.
Intention: Gannon wants to decide to help her or not.
Moral action: Gannon decides to lend Zelda the cats to hunt down the mice.
Moral consequence: The cats wipe out the mice before the mice population can explode.
Norm: It's rude to not want to help out a neighbor.
Situation: Gannon's neighbor Zelda is having a problem with mice in her house, and he has several cats.
Intention: Gannon wants to decide to help her or not.
Immoral action: Gannon decides Zelda can deal with her own mice.
Immoral consequence: The rampaging mice begin to flood the neighborhood and the other houses including his own.
Norm: It is bad to yell at your mother
Situation: James was upset with his mother because she embarrassed him.
Intention: James wants his mother to understand that he's upset.
Moral action: James explains that his mother embarrassed him with people important to him.
Moral consequence: His mother apologizes and they hug afterwards.
Norm: It is bad to yell at your mother
Situation: James was upset with his mother because she embarrassed him.
Intention: James wants his mother to understand that he's upset.
Immoral action: James speaks an angry stream of profanity at his mother.
Immoral consequence: His mother just starts the same thing back at him.
Norm: It's polite to flush after using the restroom.
Situation: Randy is using the restroom at the gym and notices the flush handle appears to be quite dirty.
Intention: Randy wants to avoid touching the handle.
Moral action: Randy uses his foot on the flush handle to press it down.
Moral consequence: The next person to use the bathroom has more a sanitary facility to use.
Norm: It's polite to flush after using the restroom.
Situation: Randy is using the restroom at the gym and notices the flush handle appears to be quite dirty.
Intention: Randy wants to avoid touching the handle.
Immoral action: Randy leaves after using the restroom and does not flush it.
Immoral consequence: The person that uses the restroom after Randy is grossed out that someone didn't flush.
Norm: It is mean to call a friend names.
Situation: Thomas is upset that his friend has been ignoring his texts lately.
Intention: Thomas wants to call his friend out on it.
Moral action: Thomas calls up his buddy, and asks him if there's a problem between them.
Moral consequence: Thomas's friend just explains he's been down lately, but they're still buddies.
Norm: It is mean to call a friend names.
Situation: Thomas is upset that his friend has been ignoring his texts lately.
Intention: Thomas wants to call his friend out on it.
Immoral action: Thomas texts him and insults him a bunch asking what's up.
Immoral consequence: Thomas's friend is offended, and never even bothers to respond.
Norm: It's always nice to surprise someone for their birthday.
Situation: Sergio is waiting at his home for a friend who he invited over because it was their birthday.
Intention: Sergio wants to celebrate his friend's birthday.
Moral action: Sergio reveals to his friend an elaborate set of events and activities the pair will be doing to celebrate the birthday.
Moral consequence: Sergio's friend enjoys the unexpected fun and has a happy birthday.
Norm: It's always nice to surprise someone for their birthday.
Situation: Sergio is waiting at his home for a friend who he invited over because it was their birthday.
Intention: Sergio wants to celebrate his friend's birthday.
Immoral action: Sergio entertains is friend exactly as if it were any other day and while they have fun, it is nothing out of the ordinary.
Immoral consequence: Sergio's friend enjoys the visit but is a little let down they didn't do anything special for his birthday.
Norm: You shouldn't take over someone's bathroom.
Situation: Lucy is over at her boyfriend's apartment where she has been spending a lot of nights lately.
Intention: Lucy wants to spend more time at her boyfriend's place.
Moral action: Lucy starts a dialog with her boyfriend about whether or not she should move in permanently.
Moral consequence: Lucy's boyfriend thinks things over and decides he is ready for the commitment.
Norm: You shouldn't take over someone's bathroom.
Situation: Lucy is over at her boyfriend's apartment where she has been spending a lot of nights lately.
Intention: Lucy wants to spend more time at her boyfriend's place.
Immoral action: Lucy brings all her toiletries and makeup over and leaves them there, so she can get ready at the apartment in the mornings.
Immoral consequence: Lucy's boyfriend is overwhelmed by all of Lucy's belongings in the bathroom and starts to get nervous about the relationship.
Norm: It's good to have your kids get some fresh air.
Situation: Keisha is at home with her two children and is cooking dinner.
Intention: Keisha wants to keep her kids occupied.
Moral action: Keisha decides to grill dinner so her kids can run around outside while she keeps an eye on them.
Moral consequence: Keisha's kids get exercise and stay healthy.
Norm: It's good to have your kids get some fresh air.
Situation: Keisha is at home with her two children and is cooking dinner.
Intention: Keisha wants to keep her kids occupied.
Immoral action: Keisha gives her kids their tablets and tells them to play games, so she can concentrate on cooking.
Immoral consequence: Keisha's kids get in the habit of laying around the house and staring at screens.
Norm: You should dress up for special occasions.
Situation: Mandy is going to a special and formal dinner with family that she doesn't see often.
Intention: Mandy wants to get ready in a short time to deal with traffic on the way.
Moral action: Mandy goes with her reliable black dress with shoes that match.
Moral consequence: The family gives Mandy a lot of compliments on her dress.
Norm: You should dress up for special occasions.
Situation: Mandy is going to a special and formal dinner with family that she doesn't see often.
Intention: Mandy wants to get ready in a short time to deal with traffic on the way.
Immoral action: Mandy dresses in her casual clothing, so she can leave in a hurry.
Immoral consequence: The family thinks badly of Mandy because of what she choose to wear.
Norm: It's wrong to treat people like terrorists without reason.
Situation: Dan is suspicious of his new neighbor Ahmed from Iran.
Intention: Dan wants to make sure Ahmed is a normal person.
Moral action: Dan walks over to Ahmed's home and has a conversation with him.
Moral consequence: Ahmed is glad that Dan came over and becomes friends with him.
Norm: It's wrong to treat people like terrorists without reason.
Situation: Dan is suspicious of his new neighbor Ahmed from Iran.
Intention: Dan wants to make sure Ahmed is a normal person.
Immoral action: Dan calls the FBI to do a search on Ahmed's home.
Immoral consequence: Ahmed is mad at Dan because the FBI raids his house.
Norm: Cheating during a game is immature and juvenile.
Situation: Ryan is a football coach, and an employee on his opponent's team is offering him their playbook.
Intention: Ryan wants to win the football game.
Moral action: Ryan refuses to use the playbook from his opponent and reports the employee.
Moral consequence: Ryan's team is still able to win the game, and it'll feel better if they do.
Norm: Cheating during a game is immature and juvenile.
Situation: Ryan is a football coach, and an employee on his opponent's team is offering him their playbook.
Intention: Ryan wants to win the football game.
Immoral action: Ryan accepts the playbook and shows it to his fellow coaches.
Immoral consequence: Ryan's team is able to know all of his opponent's plays beforehand, and they win.
Norm: Is wrong to steal clients from your employer
Situation: John is an accountant leaving his employer of several years to start his own business.
Intention: John wants to start his new business off with lots of clients.
Moral action: John advertises heavily prior to opening his business, and gets many new clients when he opens.
Moral consequence: John's business thrives while earning reasonable rates from his new customers.
Norm: Is wrong to steal clients from your employer
Situation: John is an accountant leaving his employer of several years to start his own business.
Intention: John wants to start his new business off with lots of clients.
Immoral action: John copies the e-mails of several top clients at his old job and reaches out to them with lower rates than his old employer which they accept.
Immoral consequence: John's old employer finds out about this, and responds in kind with an insuing pricing war.
Norm: It's not acceptable to pass gas in another person's face.
Situation: Lance is at his friend's house for a sleepover and his friend has already fallen asleep.
Intention: Lance wants to prank his friend.
Moral action: Lance puts shaving cream on his friend's hand then tickles his nose.
Moral consequence: Lance's friend is awakened by himself when he inadvertently smears shaving cream on his own face which he finds hilarious.
Norm: It's not acceptable to pass gas in another person's face.
Situation: Lance is at his friend's house for a sleepover and his friend has already fallen asleep.
Intention: Lance wants to prank his friend.
Immoral action: Lance places his rear end near his friends face, wakes his friend up, then farts in his face.
Immoral consequence: Lance's friend is offended and immediately starts to fight Lance.
Norm: It's good to keep track of your pets.
Situation: Owen was walking his dog in the park one afternoon.
Intention: Owen wants to let his dog run in the grass.
Moral action: Owen jogs alongside his dog when he is running through the grass.
Moral consequence: Owen and his dog are both able to get exercise in the park.
Norm: It's good to keep track of your pets.
Situation: Owen was walking his dog in the park one afternoon.
Intention: Owen wants to let his dog run in the grass.
Immoral action: Owen takes the leash off of his dog and lets it run around by itself.
Immoral consequence: Owen's dog runs far from him and gets lost and Owen never finds it again.
Norm: It's wrong to be a glutton.
Situation: Matthew comes home from work and feels hunger pangs in his stomach.
Intention: Matthew wants to choose something to eat.
Moral action: Matthew makes a meal that consists of vegetables, protein, and carbohydrates.
Moral consequence: Matthew will gain good nutrients from his meal.
Norm: It's wrong to be a glutton.
Situation: Matthew comes home from work and feels hunger pangs in his stomach.
Intention: Matthew wants to choose something to eat.
Immoral action: Matthew orders a bucket of fried chicken and a pizza and eats all of it.
Immoral consequence: Matthew will gain a lot of weight and decrease his heath.
Norm: It's rude to pay too much attention to people's body.
Situation: Kelly and Jessica are shopping at the mall together.
Intention: Jessica wants to help Kelly find a nice dress.
Moral action: Jessica points out dresses for Kelly to try without mentioning her body.
Moral consequence: Kelly finds a great dress that makes her look nice.
Norm: It's rude to pay too much attention to people's body.
Situation: Kelly and Jessica are shopping at the mall together.
Intention: Jessica wants to help Kelly find a nice dress.
Immoral action: Jessica tells Kelly she should get a dress with sleeves because her arm fat jiggles.
Immoral consequence: Kelly gets upset with Jessica, cries, and leaves Jessica at the mall alone.
Norm: It's wrong to be rude to disabled people.
Situation: Roy is standing in line and a man in a wheelchair cuts in line in front of him.
Intention: Roy wants him to go to the back of the line.
Moral action: Roy tells him "hey, that isn't the back of the line" and points to the back instead.
Moral consequence: The man apologizes and heads to the actual back of the line.
Norm: It's wrong to be rude to disabled people.
Situation: Roy is standing in line and a man in a wheelchair cuts in line in front of him.
Intention: Roy wants him to go to the back of the line.
Immoral action: Roy tells him to get out of line because this line is only for STANDING in.
Immoral consequence: The man in the chair rolls to the back but Roy gets nasty looks from the line.
Norm: You shouldn't throw out someone else's mail.
Situation: Jeffrey lives in an apartment serviced by a rookie mailman, who accidentally delivered his neighbors mail to Jeffrey.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to get rid of his neighbor's mail.
Moral action: Jeffrey slides his neighbor's mail under the door of his neighbor's apartment.
Moral consequence: Jeffrey's neighbor appreciates his consciousnesses and returns the favor whenever the rookie mailman accidentally gives Jeffrey's mail to the neighbor/.
Norm: You shouldn't throw out someone else's mail.
Situation: Jeffrey lives in an apartment serviced by a rookie mailman, who accidentally delivered his neighbors mail to Jeffrey.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to get rid of his neighbor's mail.
Immoral action: Jeffrey throws his neighbor's mail in the trash can after sorting out his own mail.
Immoral consequence: Jeffrey's neighbor fails to pay several bills included in the mail Jeffrey threw out, and gets their utilities cut off.
Norm: You shouldn't kiss your in-laws.
Situation: Vince is hosting a party at his house and his in-laws are coming over.
Intention: Vince wants to welcome his in-laws to his house.
Moral action: Vince shakes his in-laws' hands and tells them to come into his home.
Moral consequence: Vince's in-laws will think he is a polite and formal man.
Norm: You shouldn't kiss your in-laws.
Situation: Vince is hosting a party at his house and his in-laws are coming over.
Intention: Vince wants to welcome his in-laws to his house.
Immoral action: Vince kisses his in-laws and tells them to come into his home.
Immoral consequence: Vince's in-laws will think he is too affectionate with them.
Norm: It is good to help the police solve crimes.
Situation: Tommy has witnessed a crime occur and has information that could identify the culprit.
Intention: Tommy wants to remain anonymous for his safety.
Moral action: Tommy uses a tip line to hand over the information without disclosing his name.
Moral consequence: The police find and arrest the perpetrator who learns his lesson from being locked up.
Norm: It is good to help the police solve crimes.
Situation: Tommy has witnessed a crime occur and has information that could identify the culprit.
Intention: Tommy wants to remain anonymous for his safety.
Immoral action: Tommy stays quiet about what he saw and never shares any information.
Immoral consequence: The police are unable to stop the criminal from acting again.
Norm: Going to college can help you become more educated.
Situation: Bryan is a curious person and has recently finished high school.
Intention: Bryan wants to continue learning about subjects.
Moral action: Bryan signs up for college classes in subjects that interest him.
Moral consequence: Bryan learns how to validate sources and discern facts from fake information.
Norm: Going to college can help you become more educated.
Situation: Bryan is a curious person and has recently finished high school.
Intention: Bryan wants to continue learning about subjects.
Immoral action: Bryan watches facebook videos all day instead of signing up for college classes.
Immoral consequence: Bryan believes anything he sees without knowing if they are true.
Norm: Homophobia is wrong.
Situation: Terry is talking with Phil when Phil tells him that he's homosexual.
Intention: Terry wants to react to Phil's statement.
Moral action: Terry tells Phil that it's cool either way, he can do whatever he wants with his life, sexuality isn't a big deal.
Moral consequence: Phil is happy that Terry agrees that it's not a big deal and that it shouldn't be such a hot topic.