CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't wish ill on your kids.
Situation: Randy is in his kitchen at home when his son Boyd tells him that he got in a fight in school.
Intention: Randy wants to respond to his son's news.
Immoral action: Randy tells his son that he shouldn't fight, and he hopes he gets beat up next time, so he can learn his lesson.
Immoral consequence: Boyd is confused why his father is hoping he gets beat up and scared that he actually will get beat up.
Norm: It is good to support your friends even they're sad
Situation: Paul is at a party hosted by James when James begins to cry after reading a sad email.
Intention: Paul wants to react to James crying.
Moral action: Paul puts his arm around James and asks him if everything is OK and what happened.
Moral consequence: James is temporarily happy that his friend cares to ask and explains what's going on.
Norm: It is good to support your friends even they're sad
Situation: Paul is at a party hosted by James when James begins to cry after reading a sad email.
Intention: Paul wants to react to James crying.
Immoral action: Paul thinks that the party is over since the host is in tears and grabs his jacket to leave.
Immoral consequence: James is sad to see that his friend thinks the party is ruined because of him which makes him even more sad.
Norm: You shouldn't exclude your family members.
Situation: Jane is trying to decide whether to invite her socially awkward sister to her Emmy viewing party.
Intention: Jane wants everyone at the party to have a good time.
Moral action: Jane invites her sister and coaches her on some possible small talk topics.
Moral consequence: Everyone at the party is engrossed in watching the Emmys, and Jane and her sister both enjoy themselves.
Norm: You shouldn't exclude your family members.
Situation: Jane is trying to decide whether to invite her socially awkward sister to her Emmy viewing party.
Intention: Jane wants everyone at the party to have a good time.
Immoral action: Jane tells her sister that she can't come to the party because she's too weird.
Immoral consequence: Jane's sister locks herself in her room and blasts black metal while Jane and her friends try to watch the TV downstairs.
Norm: You shouldn't hate your coworkers.
Situation: Jim works in an office as as manager to employees, and Bob is his boss.
Intention: Jim wants to give a report about his employees to Bob.
Moral action: Jim tells Bob his employees are doing well, but could be more hard working, and he doesn't hate them.
Moral consequence: Bob puts in measures to make Jim's employees more in line, and Jim appreciates it.
Norm: You shouldn't hate your coworkers.
Situation: Jim works in an office as as manager to employees, and Bob is his boss.
Intention: Jim wants to give a report about his employees to Bob.
Immoral action: Jim tells Bob he hates his employees and doesn't want to be around them.
Immoral consequence: Bob fires Jim for not being a team player and Jim is now without a job.
Norm: You should be careful to not spill your food.
Situation: Lisa has an important meeting after lunch and drives to a nearby shop for a slice of pizza before the meeting.
Intention: Lisa wants to eat before her meeting.
Moral action: Lisa drives back to work, eats as much of the slice as she has time for, and runs in for her meeting.
Moral consequence: Lisa feels satisfied after eating a bit and is able to keep her energy up for the presentation.
Norm: You should be careful to not spill your food.
Situation: Lisa has an important meeting after lunch and drives to a nearby shop for a slice of pizza before the meeting.
Intention: Lisa wants to eat before her meeting.
Immoral action: Lisa tries to eat her pizza in the car on the way back to work but hits a bump and drops the slice on her dress.
Immoral consequence: Lisa is flustered by the accident and gives a sloppy presentation at the meeting.
Norm: It's good to warn parents of dangers to their children.
Situation: Joe is looking out of Joe's window at the children playing on his lawn.
Intention: Joe wants to avoid children being injured by falling into a dry well on his property.
Moral action: Joe explains to the parents of the children that there is an old dry well on Joe's property which might be fallen into.
Moral consequence: Parents in the neighborhood appreciate Joe and make sure to keep children safe following Joe's advice and no one is injured or upset.
Norm: It's good to warn parents of dangers to their children.
Situation: Joe is looking out of Joe's window at the children playing on his lawn.
Intention: Joe wants to avoid children being injured by falling into a dry well on his property.
Immoral action: Joe emerges from his house with a pistol aimed at the children and screams at them to go without explaining why.
Immoral consequence: The children are frightened and many parents in the neighborhood are mistrustful of Joe and do not like Joe.
Norm: It's nice to do a favor for people.
Situation: Trevor is out of food, and he's too busy to go to the store, so he asks Lee.
Intention: Lee wants to decide to help Trevor or not.
Moral action: Lee agrees to help out Trevor, and he goes to the store for him and brings him the groceries.
Moral consequence: Trevor pays Lee for the groceries and thanks him for helping him.
Norm: It's nice to do a favor for people.
Situation: Trevor is out of food, and he's too busy to go to the store, so he asks Lee.
Intention: Lee wants to decide to help Trevor or not.
Immoral action: Lee doesn't help Trevor and goes back to watching football.
Immoral consequence: Trevor has to go without food another day this week.
Norm: It is bad to get rid of something by littering.
Situation: Jordan is eating a burger as he drives his car down the highway.
Intention: Jordan wants to get rid of his burger wrapper.
Moral action: Jordan puts the wrapper on his seat until he can find a trash can.
Moral consequence: Jordan takes the wrapper down with him when he gets to his house and throws it.
Norm: It is bad to get rid of something by littering.
Situation: Jordan is eating a burger as he drives his car down the highway.
Intention: Jordan wants to get rid of his burger wrapper.
Immoral action: Jordan throws the burger wrapper out of the car's window as he continues to drive.
Immoral consequence: A cop sees Jordan littering and stops him and writes him a ticket.
Norm: It is bad to do things to hurt others.
Situation: Ron is upset because he doesn't think his family is paying enough attention to him.
Intention: Ron wants his family to know how he feels.
Moral action: Ron explains to his parents that he feels left out, and asks if they can do something together.
Moral consequence: Ron's family realizes he wants attention, and they do activities together.
Norm: It is bad to do things to hurt others.
Situation: Ron is upset because he doesn't think his family is paying enough attention to him.
Intention: Ron wants his family to know how he feels.
Immoral action: Ron hits his sister to get his parents' attention, then throws a tantrum and calls them all stupid.
Immoral consequence: Ron's sister cries in pain, and his family is put through unnecessary drama, and Ron is grounded.
Norm: You're expected to go home for Christmas.
Situation: Roy is going to have some extra time off this season for Christmas break, and he usually spends it going home to see his family.
Intention: Roy wants to change up what he normally does during Christmas.
Moral action: Roy goes home for Christmas but arranges a new activity for the family to do.
Moral consequence: Roy's family starts up a new holiday tradition thanks to his idea.
Norm: You're expected to go home for Christmas.
Situation: Roy is going to have some extra time off this season for Christmas break, and he usually spends it going home to see his family.
Intention: Roy wants to change up what he normally does during Christmas.
Immoral action: Roy spends the holiday going on a trip with friends instead.
Immoral consequence: Roy's family doesn't get the same enjoyment out of Christmas without him.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friend's secrets to others.
Situation: Dan is with his friend Mark who tells Dan that he has a crush on a girl in school.
Intention: Dan wants to get the girl together with Mark.
Moral action: Dan makes sure to talk about Mark's good qualities with the girl at every possible opportunity.
Moral consequence: The girl becomes attracted to Mark and starts dating him.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friend's secrets to others.
Situation: Dan is with his friend Mark who tells Dan that he has a crush on a girl in school.
Intention: Dan wants to get the girl together with Mark.
Immoral action: Dan walks up to the girl and tells her that Mark is interested in her.
Immoral consequence: The girl tells her friends, the whole school finds out, and Mark is very embarrassed.
Norm: It is bad to drink alcohol while you are pregnant.
Situation: Valerie is sitting around the house alone and bored because she is on maternity leave from work.
Intention: Valerie wants to entertain herself.
Moral action: Valerie decides to find a healthy snack and relax on the couch to watch a television show that she enjoys.
Moral consequence: Valerie's unborn child continues to grow in a healthy manner inside of her thanks to the healthy snack and relaxation.
Norm: It is bad to drink alcohol while you are pregnant.
Situation: Valerie is sitting around the house alone and bored because she is on maternity leave from work.
Intention: Valerie wants to entertain herself.
Immoral action: Valerie decides to drink some alcohol to pass the time since nobody else is around.
Immoral consequence: Valerie's unborn child is affected by her alcohol consumption and its chances at developing a defect increase.
Norm: It's discouraged from being a quitter when playing games.
Situation: Lou is playing a board game with friends - they have been playing for hours.
Intention: Lou wants to be done with the game and do something else.
Moral action: Lou focuses hard on finding a good strategy so that his team can win quickly and decisively.
Moral consequence: Lou's strategy works and his team wins the game quickly - his team is delighted.
Norm: It's discouraged from being a quitter when playing games.
Situation: Lou is playing a board game with friends - they have been playing for hours.
Intention: Lou wants to be done with the game and do something else.
Immoral action: Lou decides to stop playing and go do something else before the game is over.
Immoral consequence: Lou's friends on his team are disappointed: they invested hours in the game and Lou ruined it all.
Norm: You're encouraged to make friends instead of enemies.
Situation: Andrew walks into a room filled with people.
Intention: Andrew wants to interact with the people.
Moral action: Andrew goes up to a group of people talking and joins their conversation.
Moral consequence: Andrew and the people become friends.
Norm: You're encouraged to make friends instead of enemies.
Situation: Andrew walks into a room filled with people.
Intention: Andrew wants to interact with the people.
Immoral action: Andrew goes up to a group of people talking and tells them they're all stupid.
Immoral consequence: The people think that Andrew is mean and tell everyone he's a bad person.
Norm: It's good to attend significant life events of your friends.
Situation: John friend is getting married this weekend.
Intention: John wants to go fishing this weekend.
Moral action: John goes fishing really early on Saturday he leaves early goes home and gets ready for the wedding and shows up on time.
Moral consequence: Johns friend is really glad that John showed up, and they remain friends for many years.
Norm: It's good to attend significant life events of your friends.
Situation: John friend is getting married this weekend.
Intention: John wants to go fishing this weekend.
Immoral action: John knows his friends wedding is Saturday at 5 but John decided to go fishing and skip the wedding.
Immoral consequence: Johns friend is really disappointed and doesn't talk to John anymore.
Norm: It's good to invite your family to an important event.
Situation: James was about to graduate from college in the same town where all his family lived.
Intention: James wants to enjoy his graduation day.
Moral action: James invites all his family members to his graduation and eats dinner with them before leaving to party with his friends.
Moral consequence: James receives many congratulations and graduation gifts from his family.
Norm: It's good to invite your family to an important event.
Situation: James was about to graduate from college in the same town where all his family lived.
Intention: James wants to enjoy his graduation day.
Immoral action: James doesn't mention his graduation date to his family and instead spends the day partying with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Over the next two weeks, James gets several reproachful phone calls from his relatives.
Norm: It's rude to point out someone's lazy eye.
Situation: Janet meets a person for the first time and notices that they have a lazy eye.
Intention: Janet wants to talk to the person she met.
Moral action: Janet just ignores the person's lazy eye and makes normal conversation.
Moral consequence: The person Janet met starts to feel comfortable around Janet and enjoys the conversation.
Norm: It's rude to point out someone's lazy eye.
Situation: Janet meets a person for the first time and notices that they have a lazy eye.
Intention: Janet wants to talk to the person she met.
Immoral action: Janet tells the person she met that their lazy eye is weird because she can't tell where they are looking.
Immoral consequence: The person Janet met feels really embarrassed by Janet's comments about their lazy eye.
Norm: It's disappointing to hear that you can't keep a dog.
Situation: Rachel finds a dog in the street and bring it home to her father Daniel.
Intention: Daniel wants to get the dog out of the house.
Moral action: Daniel tells Rachel that the dog need her help to get home.
Moral consequence: Rachel takes the dog through the neighborhood to find its owner.
Norm: It's disappointing to hear that you can't keep a dog.
Situation: Rachel finds a dog in the street and bring it home to her father Daniel.
Intention: Daniel wants to get the dog out of the house.
Immoral action: Daniel tells Rachel that she can't have a dog.
Immoral consequence: Rachel starts crying.
Norm: It is wrong to neglect your pregnant wife.
Situation: John is at home with his pregnant wife who is nearing labor.
Intention: John wants to have a fun time on the town.
Moral action: John tends to his wife's needs, takes her to the hospital and waits for her to give birth before going out with friends.
Moral consequence: John's wife is happier and less anxious and loves him more.
Norm: It is wrong to neglect your pregnant wife.
Situation: John is at home with his pregnant wife who is nearing labor.
Intention: John wants to have a fun time on the town.
Immoral action: John ignores her and goes bar-hopping.
Immoral consequence: John's wife feels stressed about giving birth and resents John.
Norm: It's not okay to make a mess for others.
Situation: Jill makes a mess all over the room while she's playing with her toys.
Intention: Jill wants to decide what to do next.
Moral action: Jill cleans up the mess herself before going to do another acctivity.
Moral consequence: The room is clean once she's finished and everyone is satisfied with the clean room.
Norm: It's not okay to make a mess for others.
Situation: Jill makes a mess all over the room while she's playing with her toys.
Intention: Jill wants to decide what to do next.
Immoral action: Jill puts her toys away but leaves the mess; without her toys it appears as though one of her siblings was responsible.
Immoral consequence: Jill's siblings have to clean up the mess, and they are upset about it.
Norm: It's rude to not accept a gift from someone.
Situation: Sasha is celebrating her birthday and somebody brought her a gift she didn't ask for.
Intention: Sasha wants to enjoy her birthday.
Moral action: Sasha appreciates the thought that went into the gift and thanks the guest for it.
Moral consequence: The guest feels good about themselves and enjoys the party.
Norm: It's rude to not accept a gift from someone.
Situation: Sasha is celebrating her birthday and somebody brought her a gift she didn't ask for.
Intention: Sasha wants to enjoy her birthday.
Immoral action: Since Sasha didn't ask for the gift she tells the person to just keep it.
Immoral consequence: The guest is offended that Sasha didn't accept the gift and leaves the party.
Norm: It's callous to be dismissive of other people's suffering.
Situation: Jane suffers from a disease and talks about it at the doctor's office.
Intention: Jane wants to talk to the other patients.
Moral action: Jane waits and listens to the other patients' problems as well.
Moral consequence: Jane learns a lot of things about the other patients in the waiting room.
Norm: It's callous to be dismissive of other people's suffering.
Situation: Jane suffers from a disease and talks about it at the doctor's office.
Intention: Jane wants to talk to the other patients.
Immoral action: Jane talks about her suffering, but she can't be bothered to listen to OTHERS suffering.
Immoral consequence: People in the office quickly learn not to like Jane much.
Norm: It's good to empathize with others.
Situation: Dana is on a first date with Jim.
Intention: Dana wants to get to know Jim.
Moral action: Dana listens and offers advice when Jim tells her about his problems at work.
Moral consequence: Jim thinks Dana is nice and asks her out again.
Norm: It's good to empathize with others.
Situation: Dana is on a first date with Jim.
Intention: Dana wants to get to know Jim.
Immoral action: Dana is annoyed when Jim tells her about his problems at work and thinks he is a whiner.
Immoral consequence: Jim thinks Dana is rude and isn't interested in seeing her again.
Norm: It is bad to pressure others.
Situation: Jim was going to the abandoned mine to play after school.
Intention: Jim wants Terry to go with him.
Moral action: Jim tells Terry that he will see him later when Terry declines to join him.
Moral consequence: Terry goes straight home after school and does his homework.
Norm: It is bad to pressure others.
Situation: Jim was going to the abandoned mine to play after school.
Intention: Jim wants Terry to go with him.
Immoral action: Jim starts calling Terry a chicken when he says that he doesn't want to go to the mine.
Immoral consequence: Terry goes to the mine and ends up falling in and getting hurt.
Norm: You shouldn't keep rescheduling your job interview.
Situation: Nathan has a job interview scheduled for tomorrow afternoon but his friends are planning on hanging out at the same time.
Intention: Nathan wants to hang out with his friends.
Moral action: Nathan goes to the interview and meets his friends afterwards.
Moral consequence: Nathan feels positive about the possibility of getting the job.
Norm: You shouldn't keep rescheduling your job interview.
Situation: Nathan has a job interview scheduled for tomorrow afternoon but his friends are planning on hanging out at the same time.
Intention: Nathan wants to hang out with his friends.
Immoral action: Nathan calls the manager he is going to interview with, tells him that he can't make the interview because he is sick, and instead goes out with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Nathan loses the job because the manager interviews other people and finds someone else he wants to hire.
Norm: It is courteous to contribute equally to a group.
Situation: Tina is working on a group project that is due on Monday, when she suddenly has to leave but tells the group that she will work on her part later.
Intention: Tina wants to visit her family this weekend.
Moral action: Tina goes over to her parents' but sets aside time to work on the project in their home office.
Moral consequence: Tina's group members are content and Tina gets a B on the project.
Norm: It is courteous to contribute equally to a group.
Situation: Tina is working on a group project that is due on Monday, when she suddenly has to leave but tells the group that she will work on her part later.
Intention: Tina wants to visit her family this weekend.
Immoral action: Tina spends the weekend at her parents' house and doesn't work on the project at all.
Immoral consequence: Tina's group members are furious, and they contact the teacher who makes Tina re-do the project alone.
Norm: You aren't expected to solve everyone else's problems.
Situation: Joe is talking to a friend on the phone who informs him that she is having financial problems and cannot afford many groceries this week.
Intention: Joe wants to stay positive about the situation.
Moral action: Joe suggests that she ask her family for some money to hold her over.
Moral consequence: Joe's friend has to approach her family for the money which discourages her from getting in such a bind again.
Norm: You aren't expected to solve everyone else's problems.
Situation: Joe is talking to a friend on the phone who informs him that she is having financial problems and cannot afford many groceries this week.
Intention: Joe wants to stay positive about the situation.
Immoral action: Joe tells her not to worry and gives her money for groceries.
Immoral consequence: Joe's friend doesn't understand the severity of her failure and risks repeating this behavior.
Norm: It's unfounded to hate groups of people for no reason.
Situation: Cal is at a convince store, seeing the new owner, Steve, at the register is Iranian.
Intention: Cal wants to express his insecurity that there will be no people of Cal's race at convenience stores anymore.
Moral action: Cal asks for a job to make sure people like Cal still have jobs at convenience stores.
Moral consequence: Steve is honored that a person like Cal would want to work for him, and they develop a lasting friendship.
Norm: It's unfounded to hate groups of people for no reason.
Situation: Cal is at a convince store, seeing the new owner, Steve, at the register is Iranian.
Intention: Cal wants to express his insecurity that there will be no people of Cal's race at convenience stores anymore.
Immoral action: Cal tells Steve to go back to his own country and stop taking away jobs from Americans.
Immoral consequence: Steve feels hurt and unwelcome in the country and distrusts people like Cal from then on.
Norm: It's bad to be too controlling of your teenager.
Situation: Melanie has a sixteen year old daughter Kelly who asks her mother if she can go to a friend's house that evening.
Intention: Melanie wants to answer her daughter.
Moral action: Melanie allows her daughter to go to her friend's house but first talks to her about making responsible decisions.
Moral consequence: Kelly listens to her mother's advice on being responsible and is determined not to lose her mother's trust.
Norm: It's bad to be too controlling of your teenager.
Situation: Melanie has a sixteen year old daughter Kelly who asks her mother if she can go to a friend's house that evening.
Intention: Melanie wants to answer her daughter.
Immoral action: Melanie tells her daughter that she cannot go anywhere without an adult chaperone and does not let her leave the house.
Immoral consequence: Kelly resents her mother for not trusting her, and she looks for ways to sneak around instead.
Norm: It's wrong to shove people.
Situation: Mary is hurrying down the street to an urgent appointment but a man is walking slowly taking up the way in front of her.
Intention: Mary wants to get the man to move out of her way.
Moral action: Mary asks the man in front of her to let her pass by him.
Moral consequence: The man sees that Mary is in a hurry and lets her pass him as he appreciates her politeness.
Norm: It's wrong to shove people.
Situation: Mary is hurrying down the street to an urgent appointment but a man is walking slowly taking up the way in front of her.
Intention: Mary wants to get the man to move out of her way.
Immoral action: Mary pushes the man in front of her aside and continues rushing down the street.
Immoral consequence: The man is insulted by being physically pushed in such a rude manner.