CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should be respectful towards your significant other's hobbies.
Situation: Kit is a music producer working on a new song, and his wife Janine wants him to come watch TV.
Intention: Janine wants to get Kit's attention.
Immoral action: Janine goes up to Kit's computer and pulls the plug on his computer while he was working on the song.
Immoral consequence: Kit is angry at Janine because all his work wasn't saved, and he now has to start from scratch.
Norm: It's wrong to ask things that make people uncomfortable
Situation: Larry has taken an interest in a new friend of his and thinks the feeling might be mutual.
Intention: Larry wants to make a move on the girl.
Moral action: Larry spends time getting to know her better before he flirts with her.
Moral consequence: Larry's friend feels comfortable enough with him to flirt back with him.
Norm: It's wrong to ask things that make people uncomfortable
Situation: Larry has taken an interest in a new friend of his and thinks the feeling might be mutual.
Intention: Larry wants to make a move on the girl.
Immoral action: Larry starts to ask his friend questions that are very personal in nature.
Immoral consequence: Larry's friend is put off by the way he is talking so soon.
Norm: It is good to not ignore pain.
Situation: Marco is working on an important project at work when he notices that his tooth is starting to bother him and his gums are swelling up.
Intention: Marco wants to make sure he has enough time to finish his project before the workday is over.
Moral action: Marco takes a short break to call his dentist and schedules an appointment for the same evening after work.
Moral consequence: Marco is able to prevent a dental infection just in time and is treated promptly at the dentist's office.
Norm: It is good to not ignore pain.
Situation: Marco is working on an important project at work when he notices that his tooth is starting to bother him and his gums are swelling up.
Intention: Marco wants to make sure he has enough time to finish his project before the workday is over.
Immoral action: Marco decides that the pain will likely subside, and he ignores it while focusing on his work.
Immoral consequence: Marco gets a tooth infection and develops a fever, requiring emergency treatment.
Norm: You shouldn't ridicule others.
Situation: Brad is at his desk at work when Ralph comes in wearing really bright yellow pants.
Intention: Brad wants to state his surprise at the brightness of Ralph's pants.
Moral action: Brad tells Ralph that he wasn't expecting to see pants that bright but that they make the office pop with good energy.
Moral consequence: Ralph is pleased that Brad thinks his pants add to the office atmosphere and is happy he chose to wear them.
Norm: You shouldn't ridicule others.
Situation: Brad is at his desk at work when Ralph comes in wearing really bright yellow pants.
Intention: Brad wants to state his surprise at the brightness of Ralph's pants.
Immoral action: Brad tells Ralph that the pants are shockingly bright and blinding and that he looks like a moronic clown wearing those to work.
Immoral consequence: Ralph is annoyed that Brad is insulting his wardrobe and now feels self conscious and embarrassed about his choice of clothing.
Norm: It's wrong to disrespect another person.
Situation: Anna has arrived at the courthouse to file a document in the clerk's office that is about to close.
Intention: Anna wants to get the document filed and stamped for today.
Moral action: Anna greets the security guard at the courthouse entrance and asks him for help with her predicament.
Moral consequence: The guard calls the clerk to advise her to wait for Anna, and she can walk calmly to the clerk's office.
Norm: It's wrong to disrespect another person.
Situation: Anna has arrived at the courthouse to file a document in the clerk's office that is about to close.
Intention: Anna wants to get the document filed and stamped for today.
Immoral action: Anna tells the security guard at the courthouse entrance to let her through as she is in a rush.
Immoral consequence: The security officer has Anna step to the side to address her rudeness, and she has to rush and run down the hall to get to the clerk's office.
Norm: It's not okay to throw someone's things outside.
Situation: Ben keeps putting his dirty clothes into Louis' hamper and Louis is tired of it.
Intention: Louis wants to keep Ben's clothes separate from his.
Moral action: Louis buys Ben his own hamper and tells Ben to use that instead.
Moral consequence: Ben pays back Louis for the hamper and starts putting his dirty clothes in his own hamper.
Norm: It's not okay to throw someone's things outside.
Situation: Ben keeps putting his dirty clothes into Louis' hamper and Louis is tired of it.
Intention: Louis wants to keep Ben's clothes separate from his.
Immoral action: Louis decides to throw out Ben's clothes that were in his hamper into the lawn.
Immoral consequence: Ben gets mad at Louis for throwing his clothes outside, and Louis shouts back that Ben should wash his own clothes.
Norm: It is wrong to abandon your friends.
Situation: Anna and Erica are on a trip together in NYC for the first time and Anna has met up with her online boyfriend.
Intention: Erica wants to give Anna space with her boyfriend.
Moral action: Erica, Anna, and Anna's boyfriend go to a cafe together but Erica sits on the other side of the room from them.
Moral consequence: Erica is able to notice that Anna seems uncomfortable and the two leave to go home together.
Norm: It is wrong to abandon your friends.
Situation: Anna and Erica are on a trip together in NYC for the first time and Anna has met up with her online boyfriend.
Intention: Erica wants to give Anna space with her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Erica leaves Anna at a cafe with her boyfriend and decides to head home early from the city.
Immoral consequence: Anna is put in a dangerous and vulnerable position and is sexually assaulted.
Norm: It's mean to dislike gay people.
Situation: John and his wife Mindy are at home listening to the news when there's a story about gay rights.
Intention: John wants to feel about himself.
Moral action: John says out loud how proud he is of them, and they are human like everyone else.
Moral consequence: John has a friendlier persona and other people in the house respect him more.
Norm: It's mean to dislike gay people.
Situation: John and his wife Mindy are at home listening to the news when there's a story about gay rights.
Intention: John wants to feel about himself.
Immoral action: John laughs out loud and says gay people need to get therapy not rights.
Immoral consequence: John maintains his bias and ignorance and other people in the house respect him less.
Norm: You shouldn't talk shit behind someone's back.
Situation: Heather is a college student, and is friendly with a large number of other students including Dave and Ray.
Intention: Heather wants Ray to pay attention to her.
Moral action: Heather tells Ray a story she heard about Dave helping out during campus clean up.
Moral consequence: Ray reacts favorably to the story, and suggests they get together with Dave later in the week for a study session.
Norm: You shouldn't talk shit behind someone's back.
Situation: Heather is a college student, and is friendly with a large number of other students including Dave and Ray.
Intention: Heather wants Ray to pay attention to her.
Immoral action: Heather tells Ray a story she heard about Dave, most of it unfavorable and only partly true.
Immoral consequence: Ray doesn't like how Heather is talking about her friend, and refuses to speak to her for the rest of the semester.
Norm: It is rude not to help co workers.
Situation: Mika is at the end of her shift stocking shelves but is running behind and George just came in a few minutes before his shift begins.
Intention: George wants to decide whether or not to offer assistance to Mika.
Moral action: George sees Mika struggling to finish her work, so he goes beside her and starts unloading the rest of the goods onto the shelves.
Moral consequence: Mika is able to get her job done with George's assistance, and she feels grateful.
Norm: It is rude not to help co workers.
Situation: Mika is at the end of her shift stocking shelves but is running behind and George just came in a few minutes before his shift begins.
Intention: George wants to decide whether or not to offer assistance to Mika.
Immoral action: George sees Mika struggling to finish her work, but since it's not time for him to clock in, he has a cigarette outside to pass the time.
Immoral consequence: Mika is unable to complete her work on time, and she gets written up by her boss.
Norm: It's encouraged to report dishonest behavior to the affected parties.
Situation: James sees his friend Bob, who he knows is married to Jane, kissing another woman at the bar.
Intention: James wants to report the affair to someone to get it off his chest.
Moral action: James leaves the bar and telephones Jane to tell her her husband is being unfaithful.
Moral consequence: Bob is confronted by Jane when he comes home and is forced to change his ways after learning a lesson about breaking trust.
Norm: It's encouraged to report dishonest behavior to the affected parties.
Situation: James sees his friend Bob, who he knows is married to Jane, kissing another woman at the bar.
Intention: James wants to report the affair to someone to get it off his chest.
Immoral action: James leaves the bar and goes to his local church where he enters a confessional booth and tells the priest what happened.
Immoral consequence: Bob continues his cheating ways, taking advantage of his unsuspecting spouse and leading a double life.
Norm: You shouldn't provoke others.
Situation: Angie and Tracy are having a big fight while Roland looks on.
Intention: Roland wants to react to the fighting.
Moral action: Roland tries to back the two away from each other and calm them down.
Moral consequence: The fight ends, and Tracy and Angie thank Roland for calming things down.
Norm: You shouldn't provoke others.
Situation: Angie and Tracy are having a big fight while Roland looks on.
Intention: Roland wants to react to the fighting.
Immoral action: Roland tells Tracy to keep going and that Angie has been telling everyone that Tracy’s mom is fat.
Immoral consequence: Tracy gets extremely violent and smashes Angie’s head on the ground, knocking her out cold.
Norm: You shouldn't be too loud for your neighbors.
Situation: Samuel's birthday is coming up, and he is planning on having a house party.
Intention: Samuel wants to invite lots of people over.
Moral action: Samuel invites a large amount of his closest friends, and asks them to be respectful with noise.
Moral consequence: Samuel's guests attend the party while keeping the noise level at an appropriate level.
Norm: You shouldn't be too loud for your neighbors.
Situation: Samuel's birthday is coming up, and he is planning on having a house party.
Intention: Samuel wants to invite lots of people over.
Immoral action: Samuel tells his guests to invite anyone and everyone, and the party gets out of hand.
Immoral consequence: Samuel's neighbors are awakened by the noise of his many guests and call the cops.
Norm: It is nice to invite and include other people
Situation: Billy is handing out invitations to his birthday party when he gets to a classmate he doesn't like much.
Intention: Billy wants to decide whether or not to give the classmate an invitation to his birthday.
Moral action: Billy gives his classmate an invitation to his birthday party even though he doesn't really like them.
Moral consequence: Billy's classmate it happy that they are able to join in Billy's birthday celebration.
Norm: It is nice to invite and include other people
Situation: Billy is handing out invitations to his birthday party when he gets to a classmate he doesn't like much.
Intention: Billy wants to decide whether or not to give the classmate an invitation to his birthday.
Immoral action: Billy doesn't give the classmate he doesn't like an invitation and just walks past them.
Immoral consequence: Billy's classmate feels sad to be left out of Billy's birthday party.
Norm: It is unacceptable to have prejudiced views.
Situation: Kathy is with her friends outside, and they see a classmate who is Muslim.
Intention: Kathy wants to comment on the Muslim classmate.
Moral action: Kathy says they should invite the classmate to hang out with them.
Moral consequence: Kathy and the Muslim classmate hang out and have a good time together.
Norm: It is unacceptable to have prejudiced views.
Situation: Kathy is with her friends outside, and they see a classmate who is Muslim.
Intention: Kathy wants to comment on the Muslim classmate.
Immoral action: Kathy says the classmate must be a terrorist and says he should go back to the Middle East.
Immoral consequence: Kathy's friends are appalled and call her racists and stop hanging out with her.
Norm: You should always respect the requests of your friends.
Situation: Jacky told Sarah a month ago what she wanted for her birthday and Sarah is shopping today.
Intention: Sarah wants to get her friend Jacky a birthday gift.
Moral action: Sarah buys the gift Jacky spoke about and leaves the store.
Moral consequence: Jacky will love her gift and feel closer to Sarah.
Norm: You should always respect the requests of your friends.
Situation: Jacky told Sarah a month ago what she wanted for her birthday and Sarah is shopping today.
Intention: Sarah wants to get her friend Jacky a birthday gift.
Immoral action: Sarah ignores what Jacky said and buys her something that she herself likes.
Immoral consequence: Jacky won't like the gift as much and won't feel as close to Sarah.
Norm: You should not insult others.
Situation: Wally is stuck on the crowded sidewalk behind a person in a wheelchair and is aggravated that it is taking him so long to get home.
Intention: Wally wants to get home as soon as he can.
Moral action: Wally offers to clear a path for the person in the wheelchair, so they can both move more quickly through the crowd.
Moral consequence: The person in the wheelchair is happy for the help and is able to get to their bus stop in time.
Norm: You should not insult others.
Situation: Wally is stuck on the crowded sidewalk behind a person in a wheelchair and is aggravated that it is taking him so long to get home.
Intention: Wally wants to get home as soon as he can.
Immoral action: Wally makes fun of the person in the wheelchair, tells him to get out of the way and the two of them get into a loud conversation on the sidewalk.
Immoral consequence: The person in the wheelchair misses their bus do to wasting time arguing with Wally.
Norm: You should remain friendly with former significant others.
Situation: Chuck divorces his wife, with whom he has a child, and feels very hurt by the whole situation.
Intention: Chuck wants to deal with the pain that he feels.
Moral action: Chuck works to get over his bitterness and get on to good terms with his ex-wife.
Moral consequence: Chuck and his ex-wife kindly share custody of their child, which greatly improves the child's quality of life.
Norm: You should remain friendly with former significant others.
Situation: Chuck divorces his wife, with whom he has a child, and feels very hurt by the whole situation.
Intention: Chuck wants to deal with the pain that he feels.
Immoral action: Chuck treats his ex-wife poorly and refuses to give her financial support for the child.
Immoral consequence: Chuck's child sees the animosity between Chuck and his wife and becomes emotionally scarred for life.
Norm: You shouldn't humiliate your professors.
Situation: Bruce is taking a nuclear physics class at Harvard University.
Intention: Bruce wants to correct his professor's mistake during a class about gamma radiation.
Moral action: Bruce asks the professor a clarifying question, giving the professor a chance to catch his mistake.
Moral consequence: The professor thanks Bruce after the lecture for noticing the mistake, and the two become friends.
Norm: You shouldn't humiliate your professors.
Situation: Bruce is taking a nuclear physics class at Harvard University.
Intention: Bruce wants to correct his professor's mistake during a class about gamma radiation.
Immoral action: Bruce interrupts the lecture to tell the rest of the class that the professor made a simple mistake that anyone should have noticed.
Immoral consequence: The professor gets upset and gives Bruce a bad grade on the next exam.
Norm: It's bad to steal things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Karen is in her mom's room looking for something when she notices a beautiful necklace that belongs to her mom.
Intention: Karen wants to obtain the necklace.
Moral action: Karen asks her mom for the necklace as a birthday gift to her.
Moral consequence: Karen's mom is happy to pass down the necklace to her and is glad she likes it.
Norm: It's bad to steal things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Karen is in her mom's room looking for something when she notices a beautiful necklace that belongs to her mom.
Intention: Karen wants to obtain the necklace.
Immoral action: Karen takes the necklace from her mom's room and keeps it.
Immoral consequence: Karen's mom wastes time looking everywhere for the necklace and is disappointed to find out she took it.
Norm: You shouldn't give handouts to people who don't deserve it.
Situation: Cara's brother plays video games all day and asked her for some money to help him buy a new TV.
Intention: Cara has to decide whether to give her brother money.
Moral action: Cara tells his brother to get a job in order to buy a new TV.
Moral consequence: Cara's brother has to feel motivated to work if he really wants a new TV.
Norm: You shouldn't give handouts to people who don't deserve it.
Situation: Cara's brother plays video games all day and asked her for some money to help him buy a new TV.
Intention: Cara has to decide whether to give her brother money.
Immoral action: Cara gives his brother the money that he wanted, so he can buy a TV.
Immoral consequence: Cara's brother, and he continues to be lazy and doesn't pay her sister back.
Norm: You shouldn't fake your own death.
Situation: Mary is in an online relationship with Tim, and is growing bored with it.
Intention: Mary wants to break up with Tim.
Moral action: Mary is honest with Tim that the relationship isn't working out and breaks up with him.
Moral consequence: Tim is sad, but moves on and finds a new girlfriend.
Norm: You shouldn't fake your own death.
Situation: Mary is in an online relationship with Tim, and is growing bored with it.
Intention: Mary wants to break up with Tim.
Immoral action: Mary pretends she has cancer and makes Tim think she has died.
Immoral consequence: Tim is very distraught, and spends months in a depression.
Norm: It's not okay to be demanding.
Situation: Ichiro wants to go to the park, but his mother is busy working on her computer.
Intention: Ichiro wants to have fun.
Moral action: Ichiro invites his friend over to play his favorite park games in his backyard.
Moral consequence: Ichiro enjoys spending time with his friends.
Norm: It's not okay to be demanding.
Situation: Ichiro wants to go to the park, but his mother is busy working on her computer.
Intention: Ichiro wants to have fun.
Immoral action: Ichiro asks in mother to take him to the park every five minutes.
Immoral consequence: Ichiro is sent to time out for the rest of the afternoon.
Norm: You shouldn't use other peoples stuff without permission.
Situation: Stacy, whose car has broken down just before going to work, is roommates with Jill, who has a bike.
Intention: Stacy wants to borrow Jill's bike.
Moral action: Stacy asks Jill if it is OK to take Jill's bike to work today.
Moral consequence: Jill allows Stacy to borrow the bike, and Stacy can get to work and back.
Norm: You shouldn't use other peoples stuff without permission.
Situation: Stacy, whose car has broken down just before going to work, is roommates with Jill, who has a bike.
Intention: Stacy wants to borrow Jill's bike.
Immoral action: Stacy takes Jill's bike without asking and rides it to work.
Immoral consequence: Jill calls the police and reports the bike stolen, and kicks Stacy out when she discovers Stacy took it.
Norm: It's wrong to steal things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Sherman's clock broke in his room in his family's house, and he doesn't have any other way to keep the time there.
Intention: Sherman wants to keep the time in his room.
Moral action: Sherman purchases his own new clock for his room.
Moral consequence: Sherman felt responsible and his family were glad he resolved his situation.
Norm: It's wrong to steal things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Sherman's clock broke in his room in his family's house, and he doesn't have any other way to keep the time there.
Intention: Sherman wants to keep the time in his room.
Immoral action: Sherman takes a clock out of a family member's room without their permission, to use it in his own room.
Immoral consequence: Sherman's family punishes Sherman, and Sherman regrets his decision.
Norm: You shouldn't snoop around people's things.
Situation: Mary is at her new friend Gina's house and is getting bored waiting for Gina to prepare and bring some snacks.
Intention: Mary wants to kill some time.
Moral action: Mary goes to the kitchen and offers to help Gina out with the snacks.
Moral consequence: Gina is grateful and the two girls bond more in the kitchen.
Norm: You shouldn't snoop around people's things.
Situation: Mary is at her new friend Gina's house and is getting bored waiting for Gina to prepare and bring some snacks.
Intention: Mary wants to kill some time.
Immoral action: Mary opens up Gina's desk drawers and looks around to see what's inside them.
Immoral consequence: Gina catches Mary snooping and kicks her out for violating her privacy.
Norm: It's good to warn others.
Situation: Graham is at a busy park when he sees a stray dog that is showing its teeth behind some bushes.
Intention: Graham wants to react to the dog.
Moral action: Graham tells other people at the park about the dog.
Moral consequence: The other people will be able to leave the park and avoid the dog.
Norm: It's good to warn others.
Situation: Graham is at a busy park when he sees a stray dog that is showing its teeth behind some bushes.
Intention: Graham wants to react to the dog.
Immoral action: Graham leaves the park without telling anyone else about the dog.
Immoral consequence: The other people at the park may be bit by the dog.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about your pet.
Situation: Lisa is talking to a new guy whom she likes, whom happens to be very passionate about animals.
Intention: Lisa wants to impress the guy.
Moral action: Lisa tells the guy that she is considering adopting a dog and asks for advice.
Moral consequence: The guy gives her advice, and they go on a date to the animal shelter and have an amazing time.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about your pet.
Situation: Lisa is talking to a new guy whom she likes, whom happens to be very passionate about animals.
Intention: Lisa wants to impress the guy.
Immoral action: Lisa tells the guy that she has a dog when in fact she doesn't.
Immoral consequence: The guy comes over one night and finds out she was lying and leaves, ending their friendship.
Norm: It's bad to be unforgiving towards your parents.
Situation: Molly's sixteen birthday came and went without her busy parents even acknowledging it.
Intention: Molly wants them to know how upset she is.
Moral action: Molly expresses her anger to her parents, and they apologize leading to her accepting the apology.
Moral consequence: Molly accepts her parents are only human, and they become closer as a family.
Norm: It's bad to be unforgiving towards your parents.
Situation: Molly's sixteen birthday came and went without her busy parents even acknowledging it.
Intention: Molly wants them to know how upset she is.
Immoral action: Molly won't empathize with her parent's reasons.
Immoral consequence: Molly no longer trusts her parents to think of her, and they grow further apart.