CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's frowned upon to be insane.
Situation: Frank and his friends were at a baseball game, and they were getting bored.
Intention: Frank wanted to make his friends laugh.
Immoral action: Frank runs onto the field without his clothes on and starts running all over the field.
Immoral consequence: Frank's friends start laughing but are embarrassed to be with him.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone they are overweight.
Situation: Jane is attending a high school reunion and is surprised to see how much weight the former prom queen has gained.
Intention: Jane wants to find a topic to discuss with the former prom queen.
Moral action: Jane decides to catch up on their respective families and careers.
Moral consequence: Jane spends a pleasant time catching up.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone they are overweight.
Situation: Jane is attending a high school reunion and is surprised to see how much weight the former prom queen has gained.
Intention: Jane wants to find a topic to discuss with the former prom queen.
Immoral action: Jane decides to talk about effective ways that the other woman can use to lose weight.
Immoral consequence: Jane manages to offend the other woman.
Norm: It's good to show concern for a friend's child.
Situation: Gary's friend's kid isn't very well-behaved, but he just found out that he just broke his ankle.
Intention: Gary has to decide whether to call his friend.
Moral action: Gary calls his friend to make sure that their son is doing okay.
Moral consequence: Gary's friend feels that he can trust Gary better and is happy that he cares.
Norm: It's good to show concern for a friend's child.
Situation: Gary's friend's kid isn't very well-behaved, but he just found out that he just broke his ankle.
Intention: Gary has to decide whether to call his friend.
Immoral action: Gary decides not to call his friend since their son probably deserved to get injured.
Immoral consequence: Gary's friend notices that Gary hasn't said anything to him about his child's injury.
Norm: It's good to teach others about technology.
Situation: Pat's dad just bought a new phone, but he doesn't know how to use it.
Intention: Pat has to decide whether to help his dad learn how to use his phone.
Moral action: Pat decides to show his dad how to use his phone.
Moral consequence: Pat's dad feels relieved that he actually received help and doesn't have to beg.
Norm: It's good to teach others about technology.
Situation: Pat's dad just bought a new phone, but he doesn't know how to use it.
Intention: Pat has to decide whether to help his dad learn how to use his phone.
Immoral action: Pat doesn't want to baby his dad, so he decides not to help him.
Immoral consequence: Pat's dad continues to struggle with his phone, and he would feel too embarrassed to ask for help.
Norm: You shouldn't tell someone's secrets to your friends.
Situation: Prentiss has just confided in Julian that he is struggling with credit card debt and asks Julian not to tell anyone else.
Intention: Julian wants to help Prentiss get out of debt.
Moral action: Julian looks up some resources on debt management and sends them to Prentiss.
Moral consequence: Prentiss appreciates Julian's support and continues to come to him for advice and to talk.
Norm: You shouldn't tell someone's secrets to your friends.
Situation: Prentiss has just confided in Julian that he is struggling with credit card debt and asks Julian not to tell anyone else.
Intention: Julian wants to help Prentiss get out of debt.
Immoral action: Julian starts a public fundraiser to raise money to help Prentiss get out of debt.
Immoral consequence: Prentiss feels humiliated that his financial struggles have been publicized and stops being friends with Julian.
Norm: It's rude to make assumptions based on skin color.
Situation: Kristen's brother recently started dating an Asian girl named Kelly.
Intention: Kristen wants to get to know Kelly.
Moral action: Kristen asks Kelly where she works and what her hobbies are.
Moral consequence: Kristen and Kelly get to know each other and become friends.
Norm: It's rude to make assumptions based on skin color.
Situation: Kristen's brother recently started dating an Asian girl named Kelly.
Intention: Kristen wants to get to know Kelly.
Immoral action: Kristen asks Kelly if she works for a nail salon since she is Asian.
Immoral consequence: Kelly is offended by Kristen's question and walks away.
Norm: It is rude to make unwelcome personal comments.
Situation: Helen is in the break room at work when another coworker walks past sporting a new hair style.
Intention: Helen wants to get her coworkers attention.
Moral action: Helen gets up and asks her coworker if she has a moment to talk.
Moral consequence: Helen's coworker is busy but agrees to speak with Helen for a few moments.
Norm: It is rude to make unwelcome personal comments.
Situation: Helen is in the break room at work when another coworker walks past sporting a new hair style.
Intention: Helen wants to get her coworkers attention.
Immoral action: Helen shouts that her coworkers hair looks like a birds nest, and she'd like to see it up close.
Immoral consequence: Helen's coworker is offended and storms off without saying anything to Helen.
Norm: Parents shouldn't interfere in their children's romantic relationships.
Situation: Kim's daughter Roxanne has been dating a working class man, Thomas, for 2 years and Kim doesn't like him because he is doesn't have a good job in her view.
Intention: Kim wants Roxanne to know she doesn't approve of Thomas.
Moral action: Kim tells Roxanne that she is worried about her financial future with Thomas.
Moral consequence: Roxanne reassures Kim that Thomas works hard, and they will be just fine which puts her mind at ease.
Norm: Parents shouldn't interfere in their children's romantic relationships.
Situation: Kim's daughter Roxanne has been dating a working class man, Thomas, for 2 years and Kim doesn't like him because he is doesn't have a good job in her view.
Intention: Kim wants Roxanne to know she doesn't approve of Thomas.
Immoral action: Kim tells Roxanne that she saw Thomas kissing another woman the night before, and that she should break up with him.
Immoral consequence: Roxanne knows this is false because she was with Thomas that night, and now refuses to talk to Kim.
Norm: It's bad to date someone that causes you pain.
Situation: Julie's boyfriend is verbally abusive and her sister urges her to leave him.
Intention: Julie wants to respond to her sisters suggestion.
Moral action: Julie listens to her sister and ends her relationship.
Moral consequence: Julie is free to pursue a healthier relationship.
Norm: It's bad to date someone that causes you pain.
Situation: Julie's boyfriend is verbally abusive and her sister urges her to leave him.
Intention: Julie wants to respond to her sisters suggestion.
Immoral action: Julie decides to ignore her sister and give her boyfriend another chance.
Immoral consequence: Julie's self-esteem continues to degrade as his abuse continues.
Norm: It's good to watch TV shows when you're lonely.
Situation: Adrian is having a tough time and is home alone feeling very lonely.
Intention: Adrian wants to get his mind off his loneliness.
Moral action: Adrian decides to watch his favorite TV show.
Moral consequence: After a few minute's Adrian is laughing and has forgotten all about his loneliness.
Norm: It's good to watch TV shows when you're lonely.
Situation: Adrian is having a tough time and is home alone feeling very lonely.
Intention: Adrian wants to get his mind off his loneliness.
Immoral action: Adrian decides to buy some drugs and do them.
Immoral consequence: Adrian ends up becoming addicted to the drugs and his depression and loneliness get worse.
Norm: You shouldn't feel responsible to feed your friends.
Situation: Ben hardly has any food left until payday, but his friends, Julie and Jim, just showed up to play cards, and he wanted to eat some potato chips.
Intention: Ben wants to have a snack.
Moral action: Ben takes out just enough chips for himself, and tells Julie and Jim, he's sorry, but doesn't have anything to offer them,.
Moral consequence: Ben is able to satiate his appetite and is able to save some for later.
Norm: You shouldn't feel responsible to feed your friends.
Situation: Ben hardly has any food left until payday, but his friends, Julie and Jim, just showed up to play cards, and he wanted to eat some potato chips.
Intention: Ben wants to have a snack.
Immoral action: Ben dumps the chips into a bowl and tells Julie and Jim to help themselves because he didn't want to feel like a bad host.
Immoral consequence: Ben's appetite isn't satisfied because he felt the need to share what little he had.
Norm: You shouldn't get someone arrested without good reason.
Situation: Susan gets in a heated argument with her boyfriend Thomas over whose turn it is to take out the trash.
Intention: Susan wants to end the argument.
Moral action: Susan talks over the issue with Thomas and agrees to take the trash out this time.
Moral consequence: Thomas calms down and the problem is resolved without any further issue.
Norm: You shouldn't get someone arrested without good reason.
Situation: Susan gets in a heated argument with her boyfriend Thomas over whose turn it is to take out the trash.
Intention: Susan wants to end the argument.
Immoral action: Susan calls the police and fabricates a story that Thomas was threatening her.
Immoral consequence: Police arrive and arrest Thomas for making physical threats.
Norm: It's polite to be quiet in a theater.
Situation: Alex is watching a movie in a full theater that his sick friend did not get to come and see.
Intention: Alex wants to tell his friend as soon as possible about the movie.
Moral action: Alex waits until the end of the movie to text his friend about it.
Moral consequence: Alex and the other movie goers enjoy an uninterrupted viewing experience.
Norm: It's polite to be quiet in a theater.
Situation: Alex is watching a movie in a full theater that his sick friend did not get to come and see.
Intention: Alex wants to tell his friend as soon as possible about the movie.
Immoral action: Alex keeps texting his friend and getting loud notifications of received messages during the movie.
Immoral consequence: Other patrons complain to the manager and Alex gets kicked out.
Norm: It is wrong to resent a child.
Situation: Johnson owns his house and a neighborhood kid Frankie has been playing and making loud noise on his front lawn.
Intention: Johnson wants to keep his front lawn quiet.
Moral action: Johnson asks Frankie if he can play a bit quieter because he has to sleep.
Moral consequence: Frankie wants to oblige and thinks Johnson is a reasonable man.
Norm: It is wrong to resent a child.
Situation: Johnson owns his house and a neighborhood kid Frankie has been playing and making loud noise on his front lawn.
Intention: Johnson wants to keep his front lawn quiet.
Immoral action: Johnson tells Frankie never to play on his lawn again or be seen at all.
Immoral consequence: Frankie resents Johnson and feels rejected and sad.
Norm: It's good to want to celebrate your relationship with another.
Situation: Phil's and Judy's tenth wedding anniversary is coming up in two weeks.
Intention: Phil wants to plan what to do on his anninversary.
Moral action: Phil rents the honeymoon suite at a five-star hotel for his anniversary and buys a diamond necklace to give to Judy.
Moral consequence: Judy feels very happy and romantic because of Phil's anniversary gifts and has passionate sex with him in the honeymoon suite.
Norm: It's good to want to celebrate your relationship with another.
Situation: Phil's and Judy's tenth wedding anniversary is coming up in two weeks.
Intention: Phil wants to plan what to do on his anninversary.
Immoral action: Phil buys tickets to a football game on his anniversary and invites his best friend to go with him.
Immoral consequence: Judy is disgusted that Phil spent their anniversary at a football game with a friend, and uses his credit card to buy herself some jewelry as revenge.
Norm: It's bad to sneak out as a child.
Situation: Cindy's mother had just fussed at her for misbehaving at home.
Intention: Cindy wants her mother to leave her alone.
Moral action: Cindy goes into her room and closes the door behind her.
Moral consequence: Cindy feels much better when she is in the calm environment of her room.
Norm: It's bad to sneak out as a child.
Situation: Cindy's mother had just fussed at her for misbehaving at home.
Intention: Cindy wants her mother to leave her alone.
Immoral action: Cindy sneaks out of the house and runs away from home.
Immoral consequence: At night, Cindy is cold and scared because she doesn't know where she is.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of your friends.
Situation: Charlotte sometimes has outings with her friend, David, who often pays for her meals and drinks.
Intention: Charlotte wants to invite David out to dinner.
Moral action: Charlotte takes David out to dinner and pays for the meal.
Moral consequence: David feels like an equal in his friendship with Charlotte, and they go on to have many more dinners together.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of your friends.
Situation: Charlotte sometimes has outings with her friend, David, who often pays for her meals and drinks.
Intention: Charlotte wants to invite David out to dinner.
Immoral action: Charlotte and David have dinner and when the bill comes, Charlotte tells David that she has no money.
Immoral consequence: David wonders why Charlotte would invite him out if she had no money, and gets the idea that she is using him.
Norm: It's good to support your community parks.
Situation: Vivian wins the lottery, and the park beside her house is having a charity drive.
Intention: Vivian wants to spend money.
Moral action: Vivian gives the money to the park's charity drive.
Moral consequence: Vivian's name is written in the donations statue in the center of the park.
Norm: It's good to support your community parks.
Situation: Vivian wins the lottery, and the park beside her house is having a charity drive.
Intention: Vivian wants to spend money.
Immoral action: Vivian spends her money luxury items.
Immoral consequence: Vivian does not have room in her apartment for all of her new stuff.
Norm: It's good to have intimacy in a marriage.
Situation: Liam and Emma are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary at the beach and has a ring for her.
Intention: Liam wants to see Emma's reaction.
Moral action: Emma is pleases with her ring, then Liam passionately kisses her and asks her to go home to make love.
Moral consequence: Emma is exited that her and Liam still have chemistry in their marriage.
Norm: It's good to have intimacy in a marriage.
Situation: Liam and Emma are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary at the beach and has a ring for her.
Intention: Liam wants to see Emma's reaction.
Immoral action: Emma loves the ring, but then Liam says it's time to go home and get some sleep.
Immoral consequence: Emma goes home disappointed because she feels Liam isn't attracted to her anymore.
Norm: You shouldn't go outside if you're sick.
Situation: Misty has been looking forward to going to a friend's party all week, but now that it's Saturday, she's got a cough and a slight fever.
Intention: Misty wants to see her friends and talk to them.
Moral action: Misty calls her friend, and they set up a Skype session so Misty can see her friends while staying home.
Moral consequence: Two days later, Misty tests positive for coronavirus, and stays home until given clearance by her doctor.
Norm: You shouldn't go outside if you're sick.
Situation: Misty has been looking forward to going to a friend's party all week, but now that it's Saturday, she's got a cough and a slight fever.
Intention: Misty wants to see her friends and talk to them.
Immoral action: Ignoring her symptoms, Misty goes to the party and chats with all of her friends, giving hugs and kisses.
Immoral consequence: One week later, Misty and several of her friends are testing positive for the coronavirus, two end up in hospital.
Norm: It's wrong to steal food from a store.
Situation: Hank is a homeless man who's been sitting outside a gas station all day, asking people for money to eat all day with no luck.
Intention: Hank wants a meal.
Moral action: Hank goes to a food bank up the road and asks for help in getting a meal.
Moral consequence: The food bank gives Hank enough food to last him a week, and he walks away satisfied.
Norm: It's wrong to steal food from a store.
Situation: Hank is a homeless man who's been sitting outside a gas station all day, asking people for money to eat all day with no luck.
Intention: Hank wants a meal.
Immoral action: Hank walks into the convenience store and sticks several candy bars in his pocket and walks out.
Immoral consequence: The manager calls the police and Hank is arrested for petty theft.
Norm: You should not let people's words drive you to murder.
Situation: James was in a bar when another man used a slur to refer to his sexuality.
Intention: James wants to punish the man who insulted him.
Moral action: James tells the bouncer about the man's use of the slur and asks to have him thrown out.
Moral consequence: The bouncer forces the man and all his friends out of the bar.
Norm: You should not let people's words drive you to murder.
Situation: James was in a bar when another man used a slur to refer to his sexuality.
Intention: James wants to punish the man who insulted him.
Immoral action: James smashes a whiskey bottle on the bar and attempts to drive it into the other man's neck.
Immoral consequence: James faces stiff legal consequences, including a decade-long penal sentence.
Norm: It's expected to do favors for a friend.
Situation: Victoria is watching television on the couch when her roommate texts her asking her to walk their hyperactive dog.
Intention: Victoria doesn't want to miss a moment of her favorite show.
Moral action: Victoria asks another one of her friends to record the show before she takes the dog on a walk.
Moral consequence: Getting out of the house improves Victoria's mental state.
Norm: It's expected to do favors for a friend.
Situation: Victoria is watching television on the couch when her roommate texts her asking her to walk their hyperactive dog.
Intention: Victoria doesn't want to miss a moment of her favorite show.
Immoral action: Victoria does not reply to her friend and continues watching television.
Immoral consequence: Victoria has to clean up the apartment when the dog makes a mess in the living room.
Norm: You shouldn't drive if you had some alcohol earlier.
Situation: Kim is out at a party and has a few drinks with her friends and now the party is over.
Intention: Kim wants to go home.
Moral action: Kim decides to call a cab to get home.
Moral consequence: Kim arrives home safely.
Norm: You shouldn't drive if you had some alcohol earlier.
Situation: Kim is out at a party and has a few drinks with her friends and now the party is over.
Intention: Kim wants to go home.
Immoral action: Kim drives home even though she's still buzzed.
Immoral consequence: Kim gets pulled over and is arrested for driving under the influence.
Norm: It's always good to repay others what you owe them.
Situation: Zach is low on money and still owes his friend Tim $100 but his rent is due in a few days.
Intention: Zach wants to pay his rent on time.
Moral action: Zach paints his parents' fence in order to earn some extra cash and is able to pay his rent and repay Tim.
Moral consequence: Tim is happy that Zach followed through with his commitment to repay him, and they remain good friends.
Norm: It's always good to repay others what you owe them.
Situation: Zach is low on money and still owes his friend Tim $100 but his rent is due in a few days.
Intention: Zach wants to pay his rent on time.
Immoral action: Zach fails to pay Tim back the money he owes in order to afford his monthly rent.
Immoral consequence: Tim gets upset that Zach won't pay him back and stops hanging out with him.
Norm: You shouldn't string people along in relationships.
Situation: Melinda has been with her boyfriend for years but is tired of their relationship.
Intention: Melinda wants to avoid being single.
Moral action: Melinda decides to have a serious discussion with her boyfriend about how they could improve their relationship.
Moral consequence: After having discussed their relationship, Melinda's relationship with her boyfriend gets much better, and they're both happier.
Norm: You shouldn't string people along in relationships.
Situation: Melinda has been with her boyfriend for years but is tired of their relationship.
Intention: Melinda wants to avoid being single.
Immoral action: Melinda stays with her boyfriend, even though she doesn't love him anymore, while trying to meet someone else.
Immoral consequence: Melinda's boyfriend can feel she doesn't love him anymore and it makes him very sad.
Norm: It's bad to feel resentful of your spouse.
Situation: Sean and Sara are couple and Sean works as a waiter in a restaurant while Sara stays home taking care of their son.
Intention: Sara wants to react to Sean's career.
Moral action: Sara suggests Sean to get more experience in the restaurant business in order that one day he can set up his own restaurant.
Moral consequence: Sean feels encouraged and works harder to pursue his goal to become a restaurant owner.
Norm: It's bad to feel resentful of your spouse.
Situation: Sean and Sara are couple and Sean works as a waiter in a restaurant while Sara stays home taking care of their son.
Intention: Sara wants to react to Sean's career.
Immoral action: Sara points out that Sean's job is not lucrative and their family needs more money to improve their standard of living.
Immoral consequence: Sean feels belittled and depressed for not being able to satisfy his wife.
Norm: You shouldn't interrupt people when they are talking.
Situation: Uriel, a six year old, wants his mother to drive him to his friend's house, but his mother is talking on the phone.
Intention: Uriel wants to spend time with his friend.
Moral action: Uriel sends a text to his best friend inviting him over to his house.
Moral consequence: Uriel's mother orders pizza for Uriel and his friend after getting off the phone.
Norm: You shouldn't interrupt people when they are talking.
Situation: Uriel, a six year old, wants his mother to drive him to his friend's house, but his mother is talking on the phone.
Intention: Uriel wants to spend time with his friend.
Immoral action: Uriel asks his mother to take him to his friends house in a loud tone as she talks.
Immoral consequence: Uriel is put into time out by his mother.
Norm: It's good to workout with your friends.
Situation: Jack is stretching his legs in his local park when his friend, John, comes up to him and asks if he would like to run together.
Intention: Jack wants to go on a run.
Moral action: Jack says sure and runs the trial with John.
Moral consequence: Jack and John have a nice chat and get some breakfast together.
Norm: It's good to workout with your friends.
Situation: Jack is stretching his legs in his local park when his friend, John, comes up to him and asks if he would like to run together.
Intention: Jack wants to go on a run.
Immoral action: Jack tells John that he appreciates the offer, but he was intent on running alone today.
Immoral consequence: Jack runs off alone with his headphone on while John feels slighted.
Norm: It's bad to not train your pets properly.
Situation: Willie juts got a new puppy that doesn't know how to behave properly and is frequently out of control.
Intention: Willie wants to train his puppy.
Moral action: Willie takes his puppy to a dog training school and gets him enrolled in a comprehensive course that lasts for a few months.
Moral consequence: Willie's puppy is trained perfectly by the experienced trainer at the school and it greatly improves its behavior around others.