CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's expected that you always treat your parents with respect
Situation: Pam wants to hang out with her friends, but her parents refuse to let her leave the house in bad weather.
Intention: Pam wants to vent her frusterations.
Moral action: Pam rants about the situation to a friend on the phone.
Moral consequence: Pam is able to understand her parent's decisions after talking to her friend.
Norm: It's expected that you always treat your parents with respect
Situation: Pam wants to hang out with her friends, but her parents refuse to let her leave the house in bad weather.
Intention: Pam wants to vent her frusterations.
Immoral action: Pam walks around the house making goofy impressions of her parents.
Immoral consequence: Pam is sent to time out for the rest of the night.
Norm: It's mean to swear at people in public.
Situation: John is walking down the street when a man bumps into him.
Intention: John wants to let the man know he doesn't like being bumped by them.
Moral action: John firmly but politely tells the man that it's not okay to bump into people in the street.
Moral consequence: The man apologizes for bumping into john and learns to be more careful.
Norm: It's mean to swear at people in public.
Situation: John is walking down the street when a man bumps into him.
Intention: John wants to let the man know he doesn't like being bumped by them.
Immoral action: John uses strong language against the man calling him bad words for bumping into him.
Immoral consequence: The man who bumped into John is angered and doesn't feel sorry for bumping into John.
Norm: It’s wrong to play hooky.
Situation: Ginger is a high school senior who has been partaking in many senior pranks and activities.
Intention: Ginger wants to participate in "senior skip week".
Moral action: Ginger schedules a doctor's appointment for one day of senior skip week, so she can miss class with a valid excuse.
Moral consequence: Ginger is able to partake in all senior activities before graduation.
Norm: It’s wrong to play hooky.
Situation: Ginger is a high school senior who has been partaking in many senior pranks and activities.
Intention: Ginger wants to participate in "senior skip week".
Immoral action: Ginger and the rest of the seniors skip school for an entire week.
Immoral consequence: The entire senior class is reprimanded and forced to attend summer school.
Norm: It's wrong to not get your kids vaccinated.
Situation: There's a virus spreading around and Jake's kids start school soon.
Intention: Jake wants to send his kids to school.
Moral action: Jake takes his kids to a doctor to have them vaccinated before school.
Moral consequence: The kids are able to attend school while some of the other students become ill.
Norm: It's wrong to not get your kids vaccinated.
Situation: There's a virus spreading around and Jake's kids start school soon.
Intention: Jake wants to send his kids to school.
Immoral action: Jake takes the kids to school without taking any kind of precaution.
Immoral consequence: The kids get sick from one of the other students in the school.
Norm: It is irresponsible to show up to an appointment late.
Situation: Tanya has 20 minutes left in her favorite show but has to be at the dentist in 10 minutes.
Intention: Tanya wants to finish the episode she is on.
Moral action: Tanya sets her DVR to record the rest of the episode, so she can watch the rest after her appointment.
Moral consequence: The dentist is able to keep to their schedule and Tanya is able to finish her show.
Norm: It is irresponsible to show up to an appointment late.
Situation: Tanya has 20 minutes left in her favorite show but has to be at the dentist in 10 minutes.
Intention: Tanya wants to finish the episode she is on.
Immoral action: Tanya finishes the episode before heading to the dentist's office.
Immoral consequence: Tanya is late and throws off the dentist's schedule for the rest of the day.
Norm: You shouldn't referee a sports match you're betting on.
Situation: Dean is a soccer referee and has been struggling financially lately.
Intention: Dean wants to make more money to help with his finances.
Moral action: Dean asks his boss if he can referee more games in the near future.
Moral consequence: Dean is given more games to work and is able to catch up financially.
Norm: You shouldn't referee a sports match you're betting on.
Situation: Dean is a soccer referee and has been struggling financially lately.
Intention: Dean wants to make more money to help with his finances.
Immoral action: Dean places a large bet on the outcome of the game he will referee and then tries to influence the outcome of the game.
Immoral consequence: Dean's bet is discovered, and he is fired from his job and disbarred from the industry.
Norm: It is wrong to choose partying over supporting your partner.
Situation: Kyle's girlfriend wants Kyle to accompany her to her grandfathers funeral this Saturday.
Intention: Kyle wants to tailgate with friends for a football game.
Moral action: Kyle goes to the funeral in the morning and attends the second half of the tailgate after it's over.
Moral consequence: Kyle's girlfriend is happy and feels assured that he cares about her.
Norm: It is wrong to choose partying over supporting your partner.
Situation: Kyle's girlfriend wants Kyle to accompany her to her grandfathers funeral this Saturday.
Intention: Kyle wants to tailgate with friends for a football game.
Immoral action: Kyle makes an excuse to his girlfriend and goes to the football tailgate with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Kyle's girlfriend is upset that he neglected her feels and breaks up with him.
Norm: It's rude to interrupt someone while they're packing.
Situation: Penelope is good friends with her coworker Jessie who is packing up her office because she is changing jobs.
Intention: Penelope wants to hang out with Jessie one more time before she leaves.
Moral action: Penelope sends Jessie a text message asking her to hang out once she's done packing.
Moral consequence: Jessie finishes packing on time and comes to find Penelope to hang out together.
Norm: It's rude to interrupt someone while they're packing.
Situation: Penelope is good friends with her coworker Jessie who is packing up her office because she is changing jobs.
Intention: Penelope wants to hang out with Jessie one more time before she leaves.
Immoral action: Penelope comes into Jessie's office while she is packing and invites her out to lunch.
Immoral consequence: Jessie spends too much time out with Penelope and ends up having to stay late to finish packing.
Norm: It's frowned upon to give your child up for adoption.
Situation: Adeline lives in a poor neighborhood which has a high level of crime and is in bad condition.
Intention: Adeline wants a better home for her son.
Moral action: Adeline takes night classes for a certification which gets her a higher paying job.
Moral consequence: Adeline is able to move her son to a better neighborhood.
Norm: It's frowned upon to give your child up for adoption.
Situation: Adeline lives in a poor neighborhood which has a high level of crime and is in bad condition.
Intention: Adeline wants a better home for her son.
Immoral action: Adeline allows one of her family members, who is more well off, to adopt her son.
Immoral consequence: Adeline's son experiences a type of trauma from being separated from his mom.
Norm: You should not interfere with your spouse's friendships.
Situation: Max is relaxing on the couch after work when his wife comes up and asks if it'd be okay for her to go to the mall with her friend.
Intention: Max wants his family to stick to their budget.
Moral action: Max tells his wife to go but not to spend any money because they've already spent the entire budget for this month.
Moral consequence: Max's wife grumbles about not being able to buy anything, but ends up having fun just spending time with her friend.
Norm: You should not interfere with your spouse's friendships.
Situation: Max is relaxing on the couch after work when his wife comes up and asks if it'd be okay for her to go to the mall with her friend.
Intention: Max wants his family to stick to their budget.
Immoral action: Max tells his wife that she has to stay in because they are already at the limit of their budget.
Immoral consequence: Max's wife is upset that he won't let her spend time with her friend, and she refuses to speak to him the rest of the night.
Norm: It is phony to pretend to be something you aren't.
Situation: Louis is a child who has been in commercials and has moved to a new town and school and is getting to know the other students.
Intention: Louis wants to impress the other students.
Moral action: Louis tells the other children he is a child actor that has been in commercials.
Moral consequence: Louis will be able to relay his unique experiences and get attention.
Norm: It is phony to pretend to be something you aren't.
Situation: Louis is a child who has been in commercials and has moved to a new town and school and is getting to know the other students.
Intention: Louis wants to impress the other students.
Immoral action: Louis tells the other children he is a child actor that has been in big movies, which is false.
Immoral consequence: Louis will become stressed having to maintain the lie.
Norm: You should not single people out for their physical features.
Situation: Tom will run a public soccer game for the neighborhood kids today, at a local park.
Intention: Tom needs to organize the kids into teams.
Moral action: Tom puts papers in a hat, with one or two written on each, and every child picks a number at random to be assigned to a team.
Moral consequence: The kids are assigned at random, so there is less chance of hurt feelings, and Tom feels that he has done a good job promoting team spirit and fun.
Norm: You should not single people out for their physical features.
Situation: Tom will run a public soccer game for the neighborhood kids today, at a local park.
Intention: Tom needs to organize the kids into teams.
Immoral action: Noticing about the same number of boys and girls, Tom tells them to split into two teams with boys on one team and girls on the other.
Immoral consequence: Several players tell Tom that it is not nice to pit boys against girls in what should be a fun game and Tom feels guilty, realizing that they’re right.
Norm: It's good to get a new kitty as a pet.
Situation: Rachel loves animals and is looking online at possible pets to have.
Intention: Rachel wants to pick out a pet to get.
Moral action: Rachel sees some cute kittens, remembers that someone nearby has a litter, and picks one for herself.
Moral consequence: The kitten turns into a beautiful and affectionate cat that loves to hunt disgusting rodents.
Norm: It's good to get a new kitty as a pet.
Situation: Rachel loves animals and is looking online at possible pets to have.
Intention: Rachel wants to pick out a pet to get.
Immoral action: Rachel sees how cute baby raccoons are and goes to the country to get one.
Immoral consequence: The raccoons are nice until they hit 18 months, then turn violent and hurt Rachel.
Norm: It's wrong to betray your children's trust.
Situation: Jim promised to buy his son a new game if he kept his grades up and the report card shows good grades.
Intention: Jim wants to save money for more essential items.
Moral action: Jim finds a coupon code for a discount on the game.
Moral consequence: Jim's son is happy and believes he will be rewarded for his good deeds.
Norm: It's wrong to betray your children's trust.
Situation: Jim promised to buy his son a new game if he kept his grades up and the report card shows good grades.
Intention: Jim wants to save money for more essential items.
Immoral action: Jim does not end up buying his son the game despite his grades.
Immoral consequence: Jim's son now has trouble believing he will keep his word.
Norm: It is nice to give someone a thoughtful gift.
Situation: Ken finds out that his good friends birthday is coming up soon.
Intention: Ken wants to wish his friend a happy birthday.
Moral action: Ken finds out what kind of clothes his friend likes and get him a shirt.
Moral consequence: Ken is pleasant surprised and happy with the shirt he picked out.
Norm: It is nice to give someone a thoughtful gift.
Situation: Ken finds out that his good friends birthday is coming up soon.
Intention: Ken wants to wish his friend a happy birthday.
Immoral action: Ken picks up a generic birthday card and gives it to his friend.
Immoral consequence: Ken's friend is disappointed because he doesn't get any gifts.
Norm: It's wrong to want your family to move out.
Situation: Gary's mom moved in with him and his wife and has stayed for longer than planned, and her habits are grating on him.
Intention: Gary wants to stop being annoyed with his mother.
Moral action: Gary tries to compromise with his mom and get her to change her habits if she wants to continue to live with them.
Moral consequence: Gary's mom is unhappy that she is upsetting them, but understands, and they are able to work things out.
Norm: It's wrong to want your family to move out.
Situation: Gary's mom moved in with him and his wife and has stayed for longer than planned, and her habits are grating on him.
Intention: Gary wants to stop being annoyed with his mother.
Immoral action: Gary gets into a big fight with him mom and demands that she move out immediately.
Immoral consequence: Gary's mom is insulted and leaves, and it fractures their relationship for a while.
Norm: You shouldn't fight with people online over petty things.
Situation: Brian is on an internet message board for games when he sees a person respond to his message with hostility.
Intention: Brian wants to respond to the hostile message.
Moral action: Brian tells the person they're allowed their own opinion and leaves it at that.
Moral consequence: Brian does not get into an argument with someone online.
Norm: You shouldn't fight with people online over petty things.
Situation: Brian is on an internet message board for games when he sees a person respond to his message with hostility.
Intention: Brian wants to respond to the hostile message.
Immoral action: Brian calls the the person a name and says they are wrong.
Immoral consequence: Brian gets into an argument online.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about stupid things.
Situation: Chad is talking about TikTok with his friend, and his friend asked him how many followers he has.
Intention: Chad wants to impress his friend.
Moral action: Chad says that he only has 150 followers, but he just started using the app one week ago.
Moral consequence: Chad's friend is impressed that he has as many followers as he does in such a short period of time.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about stupid things.
Situation: Chad is talking about TikTok with his friend, and his friend asked him how many followers he has.
Intention: Chad wants to impress his friend.
Immoral action: Chad tells his friend that he has 300,000 followers on TikTok.
Immoral consequence: Chad's friend is able to find out that he's lying and doesn't understand why he would lie.
Norm: It's bad to drink on the job.
Situation: Robert previously suffered from alcoholism and works as a security guard in a mall.
Intention: Robert wants to consider getting a drink.
Moral action: Robert resists the temptation of getting an alcoholic drink and simplies goes for a non-alcoholic drink.
Moral consequence: Robert manages to do his job well as a security guard and receives some recognition for it.
Norm: It's bad to drink on the job.
Situation: Robert previously suffered from alcoholism and works as a security guard in a mall.
Intention: Robert wants to consider getting a drink.
Immoral action: Robert gets his favorite alcoholic beverage and drinks its during his shift.
Immoral consequence: Robert becomes too drunk to perform his duties and gets fired.
Norm: You should be honest about having children
Situation: Casey is on the fence about having children, and his wife is asking him whether he wants kids.
Intention: Casey has to tell his wife whether he wants kids.
Moral action: Casey tells his wife that he doesn't think he's ready to have kids.
Moral consequence: Casey feels good that he wasn't afraid to tell his wife the truth.
Norm: You should be honest about having children
Situation: Casey is on the fence about having children, and his wife is asking him whether he wants kids.
Intention: Casey has to tell his wife whether he wants kids.
Immoral action: Casey tells his wife that he would love to have kids.
Immoral consequence: Casey regrets telling his wife this and is scared about having to take care of kids.
Norm: It's kind to do favors for people who are sick.
Situation: Marcus is at home when he gets a call from his brother who has a bad flu and needs some food.
Intention: Marcus wants to watch the ballgame.
Moral action: Marcus calls a delivery service and orders food to be delivered to his brother while watching the game.
Moral consequence: Marcus' brother is very thankful and starts to feel better and thinks Marcus loves him.
Norm: It's kind to do favors for people who are sick.
Situation: Marcus is at home when he gets a call from his brother who has a bad flu and needs some food.
Intention: Marcus wants to watch the ballgame.
Immoral action: Marcus tells his brother he's very busy and hangs up and watches the game.
Immoral consequence: Marcus' brother wonders if Marcus loves him anymore and is sad and sick and hungry.
Norm: It's rude to masturbate on someone else's property.
Situation: After a heavy petting session, Lacy's boyfriend disappears to visit his other friends leaving Lacy wound up at the party.
Intention: Lacy wants her urges to go away.
Moral action: Lacy gets something to drink and steps outside to distract herself from her current state of mind.
Moral consequence: Lacy meets other people with common interests outside.
Norm: It's rude to masturbate on someone else's property.
Situation: After a heavy petting session, Lacy's boyfriend disappears to visit his other friends leaving Lacy wound up at the party.
Intention: Lacy wants her urges to go away.
Immoral action: Lacy walks into the bathroom and touches herself until she's satisfied.
Immoral consequence: Someone hears Lacy and reports her to the host who removes her from the party.
Norm: You shouldn't try to return an item that you damaged.
Situation: Mackenzie tears a hole in her new sweater when she plays with her dog.
Intention: Mackenzie wants to get rid of her sweater.
Moral action: After cutting off the damaged parts, Mackenzie transforms her sweater into a small hat.
Moral consequence: Mackenzie gets compliments on her new hat.
Norm: You shouldn't try to return an item that you damaged.
Situation: Mackenzie tears a hole in her new sweater when she plays with her dog.
Intention: Mackenzie wants to get rid of her sweater.
Immoral action: Mackenzie tells the people at the store that the sweater is a flawed birthday gift.
Immoral consequence: Mackenzie is exposed when someone working that day calls her untrue statement out.
Norm: You shouldn't be prejudiced against your own race.
Situation: Bill sees a racist post on his social media account and gets very upset about it.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to the racist post.
Moral action: Bill responds to the author of the racist post by telling him that he feels sorry for him, and it must be difficult to live with so much hatred.
Moral consequence: Bill hasn't marginalized any groups of people, and he feels good that maybe he at least gave the author of the racist post something to think about.
Norm: You shouldn't be prejudiced against your own race.
Situation: Bill sees a racist post on his social media account and gets very upset about it.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to the racist post.
Immoral action: Bill responds by saying that it is the people of his race who are the problem in the world and that he wishes he was of a different race.
Immoral consequence: Bill realizes that what he just posted was no better than the original, racist post because he has made a generalization about a whole group of people, based on race.
Norm: It's wrong to reveal one's secrets just to spite them.
Situation: Anthony had recently told Billy a deep dark secret about himself, and a few days later they are now in a large fight in front of their other friends.
Intention: Billy wants to win the argument with Anthony.
Moral action: Billy uses something Anthony said prior in the argument to prove he is wrong.
Moral consequence: Anthony continues arguing for a while, but eventually concedes the argument.
Norm: It's wrong to reveal one's secrets just to spite them.
Situation: Anthony had recently told Billy a deep dark secret about himself, and a few days later they are now in a large fight in front of their other friends.
Intention: Billy wants to win the argument with Anthony.
Immoral action: Billy uses the secret Anthony told him against him, to try to get points with everyone else.
Immoral consequence: Anthony is devastated, and runs off, never to talk to Billy or the rest ever again.
Norm: It's wrong to judge people by their race.
Situation: Roger is a loan officer at a bank, and an ambitious, millennial, African American couple, Shaun and Tamra, come in asking for a small business loan.
Intention: Roger wants to perform his job.
Moral action: Roger takes note of their ambition and sees potential and goes ahead and approves their loan.
Moral consequence: Shaun and Tamra are able to start up a successful business and appreciate Roger.
Norm: It's wrong to judge people by their race.
Situation: Roger is a loan officer at a bank, and an ambitious, millennial, African American couple, Shaun and Tamra, come in asking for a small business loan.
Intention: Roger wants to perform his job.
Immoral action: Roger assumes because Shaun and Tamra are young and black, that they would default on the loan and doesn't approve them.
Immoral consequence: Shaun and Tamra aren't able to start their business venture and think Roger is a racist.
Norm: It's wrong to tell other people how to dress
Situation: Joey's girlfriend Khia is a daring fashionista, but he doesn't always feel comfortable about her wearing more revealing outfits.
Intention: Joey doesn't want to feel jealous when other guys look at Khia.
Moral action: Joey tells Khia he's worried about other men looking at her when she dresses a certain way.
Moral consequence: Khia assures Joey that she only has eyes for him.
Norm: It's wrong to tell other people how to dress
Situation: Joey's girlfriend Khia is a daring fashionista, but he doesn't always feel comfortable about her wearing more revealing outfits.
Intention: Joey doesn't want to feel jealous when other guys look at Khia.
Immoral action: Joey tells Khia to change out of her outfit, stating it shows too much skin for his liking.
Immoral consequence: Khia doesn't feel free to be herself around Joey and breaks up with him.
Norm: It's mean to bully your classmates.
Situation: Steve is in class with a nerdier kid Billy and his friend Stephen.
Intention: Steve wants to make Stephen laugh.
Moral action: Steve tells a joke that he saw on Reddit the morning of.
Moral consequence: Billy laughs along with Stephen, enjoying the joke a lot.
Norm: It's mean to bully your classmates.
Situation: Steve is in class with a nerdier kid Billy and his friend Stephen.
Intention: Steve wants to make Stephen laugh.
Immoral action: Steve makes a joke at Billy's expense, making fun of how he looks.
Immoral consequence: Billy feels low, and very hurt by the joke Steve told.
Norm: It is rude to be loud and disturb the neighbors.
Situation: Alice is having a party at her house and has a few friends over.
Intention: Alice wants to play some music.
Moral action: Alice turns on the stereo at a low volume that can't be heard outside of the room.
Moral consequence: Alice and her friends enjoy themselves, while the neighbors are able to sleep in peace.
Norm: It is rude to be loud and disturb the neighbors.
Situation: Alice is having a party at her house and has a few friends over.
Intention: Alice wants to play some music.
Immoral action: Alice turns the stereo on as loud as it will play.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors call the cops who give Alice a warning about being a nuisance.