CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Discussions about intimate details should not take place in public.
Situation: Ellie is at a party with some friends and with new people she has not met.
Intention: Ellie wants to make new friends.
Immoral action: Ellie approaches a woman and asks her if they share any chronic illnesses.
Immoral consequence: The woman is so embarrassed she leaves the party with her friends, and Ellie is left alone.
Norm: It's rude to pressure your friends to drink with you.
Situation: Jeff has arranged a mixer for some of his college classmates.
Intention: Jeff wants everyone to have fun.
Moral action: When an attendee declines any alcohol Jeff makes sure he is not made to feel left out.
Moral consequence: Jeff is pleased that everyone is enjoying themselves.
Norm: It's rude to pressure your friends to drink with you.
Situation: Jeff has arranged a mixer for some of his college classmates.
Intention: Jeff wants everyone to have fun.
Immoral action: When one of the attendess declines alcohol Jeff boisterously pushes drink after drink on him.
Immoral consequence: Jeff is dismayed when the guy gets ill from alcohol poisoning.
Norm: It's not okay to condemn women for their sexuality.
Situation: John is a conservative father to an adult daughter who works as a model.
Intention: John wants to be a good parent.
Moral action: John has a hard time understanding his daughter's profession but makes it clear that as long as she is safe and happy he will always be there for her.
Moral consequence: John's daughter appreciates the sentiment and remains close and open with her father.
Norm: It's not okay to condemn women for their sexuality.
Situation: John is a conservative father to an adult daughter who works as a model.
Intention: John wants to be a good parent.
Immoral action: John bluntly tells his daughter that he does not believe it is moral or good for her to work in an industry that objectifies her body.
Immoral consequence: John's daughter is disappointed that her father cannot see things from her perspective and their relationship is strained.
Norm: It is hypocritical to not practice what you preach.
Situation: Nate often posts outspoken opinions about family values and morality on facebook.
Intention: Nate wants to live his life as he sees fit.
Moral action: Nate stays married for 50 years and lives by example while giving advice to those who ask.
Moral consequence: Nate is respected by many and has many good lifetime friends.
Norm: It is hypocritical to not practice what you preach.
Situation: Nate often posts outspoken opinions about family values and morality on facebook.
Intention: Nate wants to live his life as he sees fit.
Immoral action: Nate, in reality, is on his third marriage and is known for his poor treatment of women.
Immoral consequence: Nate is seen as a hypocrite and eventually exposes as one on facebook by people who reply.
Norm: You shouldn't verbally abuse your partner.
Situation: Felicity's wife has done something inconsiderate and hurt Felicity.
Intention: Felicity wants to make sure her wife doesn't do it again.
Moral action: Felicity calmly explains how her wife's actions made her feel.
Moral consequence: Felicity's wife understands and does better in the future.
Norm: You shouldn't verbally abuse your partner.
Situation: Felicity's wife has done something inconsiderate and hurt Felicity.
Intention: Felicity wants to make sure her wife doesn't do it again.
Immoral action: Felicity yells at her wife and calls her stupid.
Immoral consequence: Felicity's wife is hurt and feels unsafe.
Norm: It's rude to view women based on their weight.
Situation: Sam is a long time single person longing for an intimate connection who just made a profile on a dating app.
Intention: Sam wants to find a romantic partner.
Moral action: Sam spends time getting to know people regardless of their appearance.
Moral consequence: Sam ends up meeting a wonderful woman who is a bit on the heavy side.
Norm: It's rude to view women based on their weight.
Situation: Sam is a long time single person longing for an intimate connection who just made a profile on a dating app.
Intention: Sam wants to find a romantic partner.
Immoral action: Sam brushes off the women who are overweight and focuses on those who are in shape.
Immoral consequence: Sam misses out on an honorable woman who happened to be heavier.
Norm: It's good to help out helpless animals.
Situation: Molly is driving home from class and sees an injured kitten on the side of the road.
Intention: Molly wants to do something about the injured kitten.
Moral action: Molly decides to take the kitten to the vet to see if it can be saved.
Moral consequence: The vet saves the kitten's life and Molly adopts it as a new pet.
Norm: It's good to help out helpless animals.
Situation: Molly is driving home from class and sees an injured kitten on the side of the road.
Intention: Molly wants to do something about the injured kitten.
Immoral action: Molly decides to hit the kitten with her car and kill it.
Immoral consequence: The kitten is killed instantly and Molly ends up feeling guilty for a long time.
Norm: It's bad to be a dick to people.
Situation: Mark is having dinner with his friends but can't get a refill on his drink.
Intention: Mark wants to express his displeasure about his drink.
Moral action: Mark asks a busboy to send the manager over.
Moral consequence: Mark gets his meal comped for the bad service he recieved.
Norm: It's bad to be a dick to people.
Situation: Mark is having dinner with his friends but can't get a refill on his drink.
Intention: Mark wants to express his displeasure about his drink.
Immoral action: Mark yells loudly across the restaurant for his server to come over.
Immoral consequence: Mark is asked to leave the restaurant for his rude actions.
Norm: It's wrong to objectify women.
Situation: Thomas is a manager at a consulting firm and has a subordinate named Beth who he enjoys working with.
Intention: Thomas wants to compliment Beth.
Moral action: Thomas tells Beth that she's been doing a very good job on her assignments recently.
Moral consequence: Beth is proud of herself and feels more loyal and motivated to work for Thomas.
Norm: It's wrong to objectify women.
Situation: Thomas is a manager at a consulting firm and has a subordinate named Beth who he enjoys working with.
Intention: Thomas wants to compliment Beth.
Immoral action: Thomas tells Beth that she looks very sexy in the tight tight blouse and skirt she's wearing.
Immoral consequence: Beth complains to HR about Thomas' comment, and he loses his job.
Norm: You should pay for your own mistakes.
Situation: Jason accidentally breaks a vase while out shopping with his girlfriend.
Intention: Jason wants to make sure the vase is paid for.
Moral action: Jason offers to pay for the vase because he's the one broke it.
Moral consequence: Jason's girlfriend respects Jason's honesty.
Norm: You should pay for your own mistakes.
Situation: Jason accidentally breaks a vase while out shopping with his girlfriend.
Intention: Jason wants to make sure the vase is paid for.
Immoral action: Jason guilts his girlfriend into paying for the vase by saying it was her fault he dropped it.
Immoral consequence: Jason's relationship with his girlfriend suffers.
Norm: You should pick up things that you drop.
Situation: John is five and at the dinner table with his parents where they are all enjoying a meal together.
Intention: John wants to finish the meal, so he can go play.
Moral action: John accidentally drops some food because he is eating so quickly but notices his mistake and immediately cleans up the mess.
Moral consequence: John's parents politely suggest he slow down and then dismiss him from the table, so he can go play.
Norm: You should pick up things that you drop.
Situation: John is five and at the dinner table with his parents where they are all enjoying a meal together.
Intention: John wants to finish the meal, so he can go play.
Immoral action: John in his haste drops some food on the floor but continues to eat his meal.
Immoral consequence: John's parents make him clean up the mess and don't allow him to play as punishment for ignoring the mess.
Norm: It's nice to listen when someone talks about their feelings.
Situation: Rob is feeling slightly uncomfortable as his friend Jim opens up to him about some negative emotions he has been feeling lately.
Intention: Rob wants to change the subject and move on to something else.
Moral action: Rob listens attentively and comforts Jim before suggesting that they go bowling.
Moral consequence: Jim feels supported by his friend and his mood improves considerably.
Norm: It's nice to listen when someone talks about their feelings.
Situation: Rob is feeling slightly uncomfortable as his friend Jim opens up to him about some negative emotions he has been feeling lately.
Intention: Rob wants to change the subject and move on to something else.
Immoral action: Rob tells Jim to grow up and that he should talk to a counselor if he has problems.
Immoral consequence: Jim feels unsupported and his negative emotions grow stronger.
Norm: It's responsible to put something away after you use it.
Situation: John is working on his car and using a lot of tools.
Intention: John wants to finish the project.
Moral action: John finishes up fixing his car and takes the time to put all his tools back in garage where they belong.
Moral consequence: The next time John needed a tool for a project he knew exactly where to find them.
Norm: It's responsible to put something away after you use it.
Situation: John is working on his car and using a lot of tools.
Intention: John wants to finish the project.
Immoral action: John finishes fixing his car and rushes inside to get cleaned up without putting his tools back in his garage.
Immoral consequence: A passerby with no morals notices the John's tools and steals them and now John has no tools.
Norm: It's bad to damage someone's car.
Situation: Hank is at a bar when another man, Jim, hits on Hank's wife.
Intention: Hank wants to show Jim he dislikes what he just did.
Moral action: Hank tells Jim that she's with him and tells him he doesn't appreciate having other men hit on his wife.
Moral consequence: Jim realizes he was wrong, apologizes to Hank and says he didn't know she was taken.
Norm: It's bad to damage someone's car.
Situation: Hank is at a bar when another man, Jim, hits on Hank's wife.
Intention: Hank wants to show Jim he dislikes what he just did.
Immoral action: Hank goes outside and begins kicking and trying to dent Jim's car in an attempt to destroy it.
Immoral consequence: Jim is horrified that Hank is responding with violence and anger which is totally disproportionate.
Norm: It is good to inform your parents of your whereabouts.
Situation: Seth's saw that his friends were playing down the street from his house.
Intention: Seth wanted to play with his friends.
Moral action: Seth told his mother he was going to meet his friends before leaving.
Moral consequence: Seth's mother called him back for dinner when it started to get late.
Norm: It is good to inform your parents of your whereabouts.
Situation: Seth's saw that his friends were playing down the street from his house.
Intention: Seth wanted to play with his friends.
Immoral action: Seth ran to play with his friends without telling his mother first.
Immoral consequence: Seth's mother thought he was missing and called the police to help find him.
Norm: It's irresponsible to not shower.
Situation: It had been well over a week since the last time the Chance had taken a shower.
Intention: Chance wanted to talk to his boss.
Moral action: Chance went home and took a shower and changed his clothes before talking to his boss.
Moral consequence: Chance's boss was attentive to him and impressed with the way he looked.
Norm: It's irresponsible to not shower.
Situation: It had been well over a week since the last time the Chance had taken a shower.
Intention: Chance wanted to talk to his boss.
Immoral action: Chance talked to his boss in his dirty clothes without even putting on deodorant.
Immoral consequence: Chances boss sent him to human resources who told him he was offensive to other workers.
Norm: It shows kindness to be forgiving of minor transgressions.
Situation: Brad is walking down the hallway at school when he is bumped into by another student named Scott, who quickly apologizes.
Intention: Brad wants to respond to Scott's apology.
Moral action: Brad accepts Scott's apology with a smile and tells him not to worry about it.
Moral consequence: Brad and Scott both feel happy about the resolution of the incident and go on with their day.
Norm: It shows kindness to be forgiving of minor transgressions.
Situation: Brad is walking down the hallway at school when he is bumped into by another student named Scott, who quickly apologizes.
Intention: Brad wants to respond to Scott's apology.
Immoral action: Brad gives Scott a push and angrily tells him to watch where he's going.
Immoral consequence: Brad and Scott both remain upset about the incident for some time.
Norm: It's bad to drive without a license.
Situation: Joe gets his license exam on Tuesday, and he really wants to drive.
Intention: Joe wants to drive right away.
Moral action: Joe decides to drive on the driving simulators to practice for his test tomorrow.
Moral consequence: Joe does very well on the test because of the practice he got.
Norm: It's bad to drive without a license.
Situation: Joe gets his license exam on Tuesday, and he really wants to drive.
Intention: Joe wants to drive right away.
Immoral action: Joe sneaks out and drives Monday night around the neighborhood.
Immoral consequence: Joe gets caught by the police and has to pay a huge fine.
Norm: It's bad to lead someone on.
Situation: Syro gas been talking with someone who is attracted to Syro, but Syro is serious in his own mind.
Intention: Syro needs to determine how long to let this relationship go on.
Moral action: Syro chooses to open up with his friend next time they talk.
Moral consequence: Syro learns to be more honest.
Norm: It's bad to lead someone on.
Situation: Syro gas been talking with someone who is attracted to Syro, but Syro is serious in his own mind.
Intention: Syro needs to determine how long to let this relationship go on.
Immoral action: Syro decides that maybe it will change, so he gives it another month.
Immoral consequence: Syro is faced with the same decision a month later, and it gets tougher.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to just disappear on people
Situation: Beth sees a restroom while walking through the mall with Janet.
Intention: Beth wants to wash her hands.
Moral action: Beth asks Janet to wait for her while she goes into the restroom.
Moral consequence: Janet takes the time to look at the window display while Beth is gone.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to just disappear on people
Situation: Beth sees a restroom while walking through the mall with Janet.
Intention: Beth wants to wash her hands.
Immoral action: Beth slips into the restroom while Janet is looking at a mall map.
Immoral consequence: Janet turns around and panics and starts searching for Beth.
Norm: It's bad to leave kittens on their own.
Situation: Mark's cat just had kittens, and they're meowing all the time.
Intention: Mark wants to get rid of the kittens.
Moral action: Mark talks to a friend who loves cats, and she agrees to take the kittens and care for them.
Moral consequence: The kittens are safe and happy.
Norm: It's bad to leave kittens on their own.
Situation: Mark's cat just had kittens, and they're meowing all the time.
Intention: Mark wants to get rid of the kittens.
Immoral action: Mark puts the kittens in a box and leaves them in an alley.
Immoral consequence: The kittens die of exposure.
Norm: Working to earn money is good.
Situation: Lindsey is in high school and saw a gaming laptop on sale.
Intention: Lindsey wants to get the laptop.
Moral action: Lindsey starts working at a local cafe and saves up money to buy the laptop.
Moral consequence: Lindsey gets her new laptop and has some extra earnings for other purchases.
Norm: Working to earn money is good.
Situation: Lindsey is in high school and saw a gaming laptop on sale.
Intention: Lindsey wants to get the laptop.
Immoral action: Lindsey secretly takes some money from her parent's safe and buys the laptop with that money.
Immoral consequence: Lindsey's parents ask her about the missing money and makes her return the laptop to the store.
Norm: It's good to support local restaurants.
Situation: Ann just finished working at her officed located in her small home town and is feeling hungry.
Intention: Ann wants to eat dinner.
Moral action: Ann drives to a local family owned restaurant to eat dinner.
Moral consequence: The money Ann spends supports the local economy.
Norm: It's good to support local restaurants.
Situation: Ann just finished working at her officed located in her small home town and is feeling hungry.
Intention: Ann wants to eat dinner.
Immoral action: Ann drives 30 minutes into the city to eat dinner at a chain restaurant.
Immoral consequence: The money Ann spends goes to a large chain restaurant in a different city, depriving her local economy of money.
Norm: It's wrong to hold someone's past against them.
Situation: Jill has recently lost a treasured necklace and is a long-time friend of Sally, who stole a lot as a teen, but has since reformed.
Intention: Jill wants to find out what happened to her necklace.
Moral action: Jill realizes that Sally is not a thief anymore and asks Sally if she could help find the necklace.
Moral consequence: Sandy and Jill work together and become closer as friends.
Norm: It's wrong to hold someone's past against them.
Situation: Jill has recently lost a treasured necklace and is a long-time friend of Sally, who stole a lot as a teen, but has since reformed.
Intention: Jill wants to find out what happened to her necklace.
Immoral action: Knowing Sandy's past, Jill immediately suspects that Sandy took the necklace.
Immoral consequence: Sandy resents Jill for the accusation, and the two never speak again.
Norm: It's rude to skip a friend's birthday celebration.
Situation: Layne gets asked out on a date by her longtime crush Evan, on the same night of her friend Tori's birthday bash.
Intention: Layne wants to hang out with Evan.
Moral action: Layne invites Evan to Tori's birthday party.
Moral consequence: Tori is happy for Layne, and they all have a great time.
Norm: It's rude to skip a friend's birthday celebration.
Situation: Layne gets asked out on a date by her longtime crush Evan, on the same night of her friend Tori's birthday bash.
Intention: Layne wants to hang out with Evan.
Immoral action: Layne goes on the date with Evan, skipping Tori's party.
Immoral consequence: Tori is hurt that Layne chose a guy over her on her birthday.
Norm: It's not normal to Hate Yourself
Situation: Jane is a teenager and is struggling socially at school through no fault of her own.
Intention: Jane wants to stop struggling.
Moral action: Jane seeks out help from her parents, counselors, and doctors in hopes of fixing her problems.
Moral consequence: Jane is able to work out the issues she is having with the professional help and begins to see things in a different light.
Norm: It's not normal to Hate Yourself
Situation: Jane is a teenager and is struggling socially at school through no fault of her own.
Intention: Jane wants to stop struggling.
Immoral action: Jane begins to blame herself for her problems and grows to resent herself to the point she thinks harming herself is the only fix.
Immoral consequence: Jane suffers further and sadly never comes back out of the emotional hole she made for herself.
Norm: You shouldn't disturb other people by being loud and annoying.
Situation: Tommy's dad works from home, where Tommy often hangs out with his friends.
Intention: Tommy wants to invite his friends over.
Moral action: Tommy's friends come over, and he suggests that they go outside to play Tag.
Moral consequence: Tommy's dad is able to work inside the home free of loud noises.
Norm: You shouldn't disturb other people by being loud and annoying.
Situation: Tommy's dad works from home, where Tommy often hangs out with his friends.
Intention: Tommy wants to invite his friends over.
Immoral action: Tommy's friends come over, and they decide to play Tag, screaming throughout the house.
Immoral consequence: The screaming is so loud that Tommy's dad gets a headache and is unable to focus on his work.
Norm: You should apologize if you behave badly
Situation: Tina was hanging out with her friends at a bar, when she got really drunk and had a fight.
Intention: Tina wanted to address the situation when she was drunk.
Moral action: Tina gave an embarrassed apology and promised not to drink so much next time.
Moral consequence: Tina and her friends made up, and they hung out more often.
Norm: You should apologize if you behave badly
Situation: Tina was hanging out with her friends at a bar, when she got really drunk and had a fight.
Intention: Tina wanted to address the situation when she was drunk.
Immoral action: Tina continued the fight the next day, arguing she had done nothing wrong.
Immoral consequence: Tina's friends shunned her and stopped hanging out with her.
Norm: It is rude to be mean to service workers.
Situation: Karen shops at the same grocery store three or four times a week.
Intention: Karen wants good service and an easy experience at the store.
Moral action: Karen lets the workers know whenever she notices anything out of place and always compliments their efforts.
Moral consequence: Karen is given a discount one day when she is short on money because she has been such a good customer.
Norm: It is rude to be mean to service workers.
Situation: Karen shops at the same grocery store three or four times a week.
Intention: Karen wants good service and an easy experience at the store.
Immoral action: Karen is known for ordering around the shelf stockers, making demands to cashiers and asking for managers.
Immoral consequence: After a few warnings Karen is told that she is no longer allowed at the store because of her conduct.
Norm: You shouldn't hang out with your friend's ex.
Situation: Mooz's friend is unavailable to hang out so Mooz is running through a list of contacts, including his friend's ex.
Intention: Mooz wants to decide if he should call his friend's ex.
Moral action: Mooz decides to wait and ask his friend when he's feeling better.
Moral consequence: Mooz is relieved that there won't be a conflict.
Norm: You shouldn't hang out with your friend's ex.
Situation: Mooz's friend is unavailable to hang out so Mooz is running through a list of contacts, including his friend's ex.
Intention: Mooz wants to decide if he should call his friend's ex.
Immoral action: Mooz calls his friends ex and they hang out.
Immoral consequence: Mooz's friend finds out and the relationship suffers.
Norm: It is kind to teach someone who is ignorant.
Situation: Cindy sees Jack's (who was just hired) car parked in a customer spot when he is an employee.
Intention: Cindy wants to continue her day.
Moral action: Cindy finds Jack and warns him about the customer parking.
Moral consequence: Jack moves his car before anyone else notices he's in the wrong space.
Norm: It is kind to teach someone who is ignorant.
Situation: Cindy sees Jack's (who was just hired) car parked in a customer spot when he is an employee.
Intention: Cindy wants to continue her day.
Immoral action: Cindy ignores it all and just walks inside the work building.
Immoral consequence: Jack's car gets towed for parking in the wrong space.
Norm: You shouldn't poke around in your family's private life.
Situation: Joe hears that his little sister is dating a boy in his class, and he wants to find out more about it.
Intention: Joe wants to know if they have slept together.
Moral action: Joe has a frank conversation with his sister to ensure she is well informed and able to make good decisions.
Moral consequence: Joe's sister is grateful for his guidance.