CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't post racist things online.
Situation: Ken is reading a story on a news website about Black Lives Matter who he thinks are taking the wrong approach.
Intention: Ken wants to post a comment showing his disagreement with BLM.
Immoral action: Ken writes a long narrative full of slurs and hateful messages against black people going on to state he hates BLM and all black people in general.
Immoral consequence: The people who read Ken's message are horrified and saddened that such hate exists in this world.
Norm: Asking the owner before touching their dog is polite.
Situation: Annie is going for a walk.
Intention: Annie wants to make friends on her walk.
Moral action: Annie walks up to someone and compliments their dog and asks if she can pet him.
Moral consequence: The owner wants to make conversation too and lets Annie pet their dog.
Norm: Asking the owner before touching their dog is polite.
Situation: Annie is going for a walk.
Intention: Annie wants to make friends on her walk.
Immoral action: Annie walks up to a stranger and pets their dog and startles the owner when the dog tries to bite.
Immoral consequence: The owner feels awkward and won't speak to Annie.
Norm: You shouldn't let your partner comment on your eating habits.
Situation: John's eating a snack of potato chips when his wife Sally tells him that he's being unhealthy by eating the chips.
Intention: John wants to respond to Sally's statement.
Moral action: John tells Sally that he's eating a small portion, and she should mind her own business.
Moral consequence: Sally is taken aback but eventually realizes she has gained respect for John for his ability to tell her his real feelings.
Norm: You shouldn't let your partner comment on your eating habits.
Situation: John's eating a snack of potato chips when his wife Sally tells him that he's being unhealthy by eating the chips.
Intention: John wants to respond to Sally's statement.
Immoral action: John tells Sally that he's sorry for eating food that she has deemed unnaceptable and puts the chips away.
Immoral consequence: While initially happy, Sally begins to think less of John for being such a pushover.
Norm: It's not okay to give people false directions.
Situation: Joe is walking down the street and is asked by a couple in a car where a certain restaurant is.
Intention: Joe wants to get on with his day.
Moral action: Joe gives good directions, and the couple thanks them and drive off.
Moral consequence: The couple have a good meal at the restaurant.
Norm: It's not okay to give people false directions.
Situation: Joe is walking down the street and is asked by a couple in a car where a certain restaurant is.
Intention: Joe wants to get on with his day.
Immoral action: Joe gives vague directions that do not get the couple to the restaurant.
Immoral consequence: The couple misses their date and has to go home.
Norm: It's good to take your friends out.
Situation: Chris works in an office.
Intention: Chris wants to spend time with his friends.
Moral action: Chris offers to treat his friends to a movie.
Moral consequence: Chris has fun with friends, and they offer to treat him to a movie next time.
Norm: It's good to take your friends out.
Situation: Chris works in an office.
Intention: Chris wants to spend time with his friends.
Immoral action: Chris tells his friends to meet him somewhere and doesn't mean to help pay.
Immoral consequence: Chris's friends know he never pays and go somewhere without him, leaving him alone.
Norm: It's wrong to hate your child.
Situation: Nelly's daughter has been getting into a lot of trouble lately.
Intention: Nelly wants her daughter to stop acting up.
Moral action: Nelly asks her daughter why she is acting up and helps her navigate through her issues.
Moral consequence: Nelly's daughter slowly stops acting up and is happier.
Norm: It's wrong to hate your child.
Situation: Nelly's daughter has been getting into a lot of trouble lately.
Intention: Nelly wants her daughter to stop acting up.
Immoral action: Nelly tells her daughter she is a disgrace and that she hates her.
Immoral consequence: Nelly's daughter feels unloved and runs away from home.
Norm: It's rude to voice negative assumptions about a person.
Situation: Dave and Kim are in the cafeteria discussing the new employees that just arrived when Kim asks Dave if he has any thoughts about them.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Kim's question.
Moral action: Dave tells Kim that it's too early to say anything since they haven't had a chance to get to know anyone.
Moral consequence: Kim thinks Dave is a smart guy and is happy to have such a wise and fair friend.
Norm: It's rude to voice negative assumptions about a person.
Situation: Dave and Kim are in the cafeteria discussing the new employees that just arrived when Kim asks Dave if he has any thoughts about them.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Kim's question.
Immoral action: Dave tells Kim that too many of them look like they're probably stupid and lazy based on just how they look.
Immoral consequence: Kim thinks Dave is a lowlife and starts to feel bad for even hanging out with him.
Norm: It's rude to make a mess of public urinals.
Situation: Job uses a public urinal and makes a bit of a mess.
Intention: Job wants to exit the toilet area.
Moral action: Job takes the time to clean up after himself before exiting the toilet.
Moral consequence: The person who uses the urinal after Job enjoys the relatively clean urinal.
Norm: It's rude to make a mess of public urinals.
Situation: Job uses a public urinal and makes a bit of a mess.
Intention: Job wants to exit the toilet area.
Immoral action: Job leaves the urinals in the messy state that he created.
Immoral consequence: The person that uses the public urinals after Job has to deal with the mess that Job left behind.
Norm: You shouldn't dash a child's dreams.
Situation: Timmy comes running into the living room and tells his father, Don that he wants to be an astronaut.
Intention: Don wants to respond to Timmy's statement.
Moral action: Don tells Timmy that it's wonderful that he wants to be in space and that he should work really hard at it to achieve that dream.
Moral consequence: Timmy feels both supported and inspired to work harder and really try to make it happen.
Norm: You shouldn't dash a child's dreams.
Situation: Timmy comes running into the living room and tells his father, Don that he wants to be an astronaut.
Intention: Don wants to respond to Timmy's statement.
Immoral action: Don tells Timmy that being an astronaut is nearly impossible and that he should pick a more realistic goal for himself.
Immoral consequence: Timmy begins to cry and is sad that his father doesn't think highly enough of him to believe he could be an astronaut.
Norm: Teaching a child independence is important.
Situation: Ron's child asks for Ron to give him some money, so he can go out with friends.
Intention: Ron wants to help his child.
Moral action: Ron offers to let his child work for the money.
Moral consequence: Ron's child works for the money and learns to support himself.
Norm: Teaching a child independence is important.
Situation: Ron's child asks for Ron to give him some money, so he can go out with friends.
Intention: Ron wants to help his child.
Immoral action: Ron gives his child the money he wants.
Immoral consequence: Ron's child becomes dependent on him for money and keeps asking for it.
Norm: You should not get angry with animals for being animals.
Situation: Greg has a new puppy that had an accident on the carpet.
Intention: Greg wants to have a clean house.
Moral action: Greg realizes that the puppy is just learning, takes the puppy outside, and then cleans up the mess.
Moral consequence: The puppy learns to go to the bathroom outside and feels loved by Greg.
Norm: You should not get angry with animals for being animals.
Situation: Greg has a new puppy that had an accident on the carpet.
Intention: Greg wants to have a clean house.
Immoral action: Greg yells at the puppy, puts the puppy in the cage, and cleans up the mess while cussing.
Immoral consequence: The puppy is confused and feels scared of Greg.
Norm: It's fun to spend the day with your cousins.
Situation: Paul is going to a family reunion and brings his girlfriend along.
Intention: Paul wants to have a good time at the party.
Moral action: Paul visits and catches up with his cousins, and they do activities together.
Moral consequence: Paul has a blast and everyone has a good time.
Norm: It's fun to spend the day with your cousins.
Situation: Paul is going to a family reunion and brings his girlfriend along.
Intention: Paul wants to have a good time at the party.
Immoral action: Paul and his girlfriend spend time together and don’t visit his family.
Immoral consequence: Paul sees his cousins playing volleyball, and he regrets not spending time with them.
Norm: It's good to take your partner out to dinner.
Situation: James and his girlfriend have an anniversary coming up.
Intention: James wants his girlfriend to know he loves her.
Moral action: James makes reservations at his girlfriends favorite restaurant to celebrate their anniversary.
Moral consequence: James' girlfriend is surprised by the dinner, and they have a great night celebrating their love.
Norm: It's good to take your partner out to dinner.
Situation: James and his girlfriend have an anniversary coming up.
Intention: James wants his girlfriend to know he loves her.
Immoral action: James doesn't plan for his anniversary at all and simply tells his girlfriend he loves her, then proceeds with his day.
Immoral consequence: James girlfriend feels that he doesn't find their anniversary to be special, and spends the day crying.
Norm: It's good to take responsibility at work.
Situation: Jeff has a well paying job at a local accounting firm.
Intention: Jeff wants to get noticed by his colleagues.
Moral action: Jeff starts volunteering for extra unpaid work around the office.
Moral consequence: Jeff's colleagues appreciate him and his work ethic at the job.
Norm: It's good to take responsibility at work.
Situation: Jeff has a well paying job at a local accounting firm.
Intention: Jeff wants to get noticed by his colleagues.
Immoral action: Jeff starts showing up to work dressed like a slob.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's colleagues are disturbed by his recent change in appearance.
Norm: It’s wrong to feel like you cheated.
Situation: Louise is playing a card game with her brother.
Intention: Louise wants to win.
Moral action: Louise plays the game fairly and wins the game.
Moral consequence: Louise feels happy that she was able to beat her brother.
Norm: It’s wrong to feel like you cheated.
Situation: Louise is playing a card game with her brother.
Intention: Louise wants to win.
Immoral action: Louise hides some of her cards under the table while her brother isn't looking and wins the game.
Immoral consequence: Louise feels bad because she knows she didn't win fairly.
Norm: It's frowned upon to accuse people without proof.
Situation: Maria works at a bakery.
Intention: Mary wants to find out who is stealing from the bakery.
Moral action: Mary sets up cameras and figures out who is stealing from her.
Moral consequence: The thief is caught and fired, and Mary is seen as a good businesswoman.
Norm: It's frowned upon to accuse people without proof.
Situation: Maria works at a bakery.
Intention: Mary wants to find out who is stealing from the bakery.
Immoral action: Mary decides one of her employees is stealing because he works nights when she's not there.
Immoral consequence: The employee is fired and can't pay their bills, and the thefts continue.
Norm: It's good to give attention to your partner.
Situation: Dave is watching his favorite team's hockey game on TV when his wife interrupts to ask him if he likes what she's wearing.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to his wife.
Moral action: Dave looks at his wife for  a second and tells her that she looks gorgeous in the outfit she's wearing.
Moral consequence: Dave's wife is extremely happy and feels sexy and tells him to go back to watching the game.
Norm: It's good to give attention to your partner.
Situation: Dave is watching his favorite team's hockey game on TV when his wife interrupts to ask him if he likes what she's wearing.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to his wife.
Immoral action: Dave waves his hand at his wife without really looking up at hear and tells her that yeah she looks fine.
Immoral consequence: Dave's wife knows he's just saying that and feels like he doesn't care enough about her to take her seriously enough to look away from the TV.
Norm: It's mean to be a bully.
Situation: James is in the schoolyard with the other kids at recess time, and they're all playing.
Intention: James wants to draw attention to himself.
Moral action: James screams loudly for everyone to look at him and does a cartwheel to impress them.
Moral consequence: The other kids are impressed by James cartwheel feat and are happy he's in their group.
Norm: It's mean to be a bully.
Situation: James is in the schoolyard with the other kids at recess time, and they're all playing.
Intention: James wants to draw attention to himself.
Immoral action: James screams loudly that one of the kids, Billy is a pansy and calls him names in front of everyone.
Immoral consequence: The other kids are horrified that James is so mean and are terrified of him as well as sad for Billy.
Norm: It's wrong to call your teachers names.
Situation: Bob is sitting in his math class.
Intention: Bob wants to get his teacher's attention.
Moral action: Bob raises his hand and waits to speak until the teacher notices him.
Moral consequence: Bob has his question answered by the teacher.
Norm: It's wrong to call your teachers names.
Situation: Bob is sitting in his math class.
Intention: Bob wants to get his teacher's attention.
Immoral action: Bob yells an expletive about the teacher's race very loudly.
Immoral consequence: Bob is suspended from school for a month.
Norm: Being rude to others is wrong.
Situation: Karen is waiting in line at the supermarket.
Intention: Karen wants to get through the line as fast as she can.
Moral action: Karen helps the cashier bag the groceries to move things along.
Moral consequence: Karen is given a coupon to save money on her next order by the appreciative cashier.
Norm: Being rude to others is wrong.
Situation: Karen is waiting in line at the supermarket.
Intention: Karen wants to get through the line as fast as she can.
Immoral action: Karen screams at the cashier and demands they work faster.
Immoral consequence: Karen is booted from the store and banned from coming back.
Norm: It's inappropriate to insult your grandchild's significant other.
Situation: Bob is suspicious of his grandson Chuck's girlfriend who is from a different country.
Intention: Bob wants to express his concern to Chuck.
Moral action: Bob talks about his concern, but decides to give Chuck's girlfriend a chance and invites them both over for dinner.
Moral consequence: Bob learns that he has a lot in common which Chuck's girlfriend, and they become close.
Norm: It's inappropriate to insult your grandchild's significant other.
Situation: Bob is suspicious of his grandson Chuck's girlfriend who is from a different country.
Intention: Bob wants to express his concern to Chuck.
Immoral action: Bob makes a racist comment about Chuck's girlfriend during thanksgiving.
Immoral consequence: Bob and Chuck and nearly come to blows and Chuck leaves in anger.
Norm: It is rude to refuse to help around the house.
Situation: Bill is playing video games when his wife Samantha comes and asks him to please do the dishes.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Samantha.
Moral action: Bill tells Samantha that he will do it just as soon as he can find a save point in his game, so he doesn't lose progress.
Moral consequence: Samantha is happy that she will get help around the house and feels relieved that she has a partner who cares to help her.
Norm: It is rude to refuse to help around the house.
Situation: Bill is playing video games when his wife Samantha comes and asks him to please do the dishes.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Samantha.
Immoral action: Bill tells Samantha that clearly he's busy as he's playing video games and that he doesn't have the time right now.
Immoral consequence: Samantha is annoyed that Bill is being lazy and is generally infuriated that she has to do all the work.
Norm: It's wrong to destroy a relationship.
Situation: Jeff knows John has been unfaithful to his girlfriend.
Intention: Jeff wants John to admit the truth.
Moral action: Jeff suggests to John he should own up to his actions and ask for forgiveness.
Moral consequence: John explains and apologizes for his behavior to his girlfriend, and she forgives him.
Norm: It's wrong to destroy a relationship.
Situation: Jeff knows John has been unfaithful to his girlfriend.
Intention: Jeff wants John to admit the truth.
Immoral action: Jeff tells John's girlfriend about the infidelity and tells her she should confront John about it.
Immoral consequence: John is devastated when his girlfriend breaks up with him.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people of different religions.
Situation: Martin the pastor is preparing to give a sermon at his Lutheran church when he is introduced to David who tells Martin he's Jewish.
Intention: Martin wants to respond to David's statement.
Moral action: Martin tells David that he is happy to have another fellow human at his church and hopes David will stay for the sermon.
Moral consequence: David feels welcome in the new group of people and agrees to stay to see how Lutherans worship together.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people of different religions.
Situation: Martin the pastor is preparing to give a sermon at his Lutheran church when he is introduced to David who tells Martin he's Jewish.
Intention: Martin wants to respond to David's statement.
Immoral action: Martin tells David to get out of the church right away as those who aren't Lutheran don't belong there.
Immoral consequence: David is shocked at Martin's intolerance and begins to distrust the congregation entirely.
Norm: You should not brag to those less fortunate than you.
Situation: Dave is in front of a corner store where a homeless man lives, scratching a lotto ticket when he wins a prize.
Intention: Dave wants to tell someone he won.
Moral action: Dave runs back into the store and tells the cashier that he just won the prize.
Moral consequence: The homeless man doesn't see or hear anything about the lottery and continues on his day.
Norm: You should not brag to those less fortunate than you.
Situation: Dave is in front of a corner store where a homeless man lives, scratching a lotto ticket when he wins a prize.
Intention: Dave wants to tell someone he won.
Immoral action: Dave runs up to the homeless man showing him the ticket and yelling happily about how he won.
Immoral consequence: The homeless man is annoyed that he's being reminded again of his horrible lot in life and doesn't want to hear it.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your child.
Situation: Jake is wondering around his family home.
Intention: Jake wants to have sex.
Moral action: Jake invites his wife into their bed and makes love to her.
Moral consequence: Jake has a pleasing sexual encounter.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your child.
Situation: Jake is wondering around his family home.
Intention: Jake wants to have sex.
Immoral action: Jake goes into his teen daughter's room and has intercourse with her.
Immoral consequence: Jake is arrested for incest.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friend copy your paper.
Situation: Kim is taking a test and notices that her friend is having a hard time.
Intention: Kim wants to help her friend do well in the class.
Moral action: After the test, Kim offers to help her friend study for the next exam.
Moral consequence: Kim's friend works hard studying with Kim and is able to raise her grade in the class.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friend copy your paper.
Situation: Kim is taking a test and notices that her friend is having a hard time.
Intention: Kim wants to help her friend do well in the class.
Immoral action: Kim scoots her paper to the edge of her desk so her friend can copy it.
Immoral consequence: Both Kim and her friend get caught and receive a 0 on the test.
Norm: You shouldn't get so upset over a youth sports game.
Situation: Floyd watches his grandson Scott's little league games every Tuesday.
Intention: Floyd wants to support his grandson and see him do well.
Moral action: Floyd offers support to the kids and their coach and gives constant encouragement.
Moral consequence: Floyd is asked to be a volunteer assistant coach for the team.
Norm: You shouldn't get so upset over a youth sports game.
Situation: Floyd watches his grandson Scott's little league games every Tuesday.
Intention: Floyd wants to support his grandson and see him do well.
Immoral action: Floyd constantly argues with the umps and undermines the team manager.
Immoral consequence: Floyd is asked not to come to the games anymore by Scott's parents and coach.
Norm: It's wrong to have an affair with a married person.
Situation: Jane who is known to be married approaches Bill and offers a one night stand.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Jane's offer.
Moral action: Bill tells Jane that it's known that she's taken and that he doesn't feel comfortable being with her.
Moral consequence: Bill feels relieved that he resisted temptation and is happy to have inner peace.
Norm: It's wrong to have an affair with a married person.
Situation: Jane who is known to be married approaches Bill and offers a one night stand.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Jane's offer.
Immoral action: Bill tells Jane that she is very attractive and proceeds to indulge in having a torrid one night stand with her.
Immoral consequence: Bill later feels guilt eating at him because he knows Jane has a heartbroken husband back home.
Norm: You should take action to keep yourself safe.
Situation: Erica has been drinking, and she wants to go home.
Intention: Erica needs to find a way home.
Moral action: Erica asks her friend at the party to take her home.
Moral consequence: Erica and her friend have a great time talking in the car on the way home.
Norm: You should take action to keep yourself safe.
Situation: Erica has been drinking, and she wants to go home.
Intention: Erica needs to find a way home.
Immoral action: Erica decides to risk driving home.
Immoral consequence: Erica gets into a traffic accident.
Norm: You shouldn't get your friends drunk
Situation: A group of college students are at a bar on a Tuesday to console one of them who got dumped.
Intention: Kevin wants to make his depressed friend feel better.
Moral action: Kevin tells his friend all the good things he has going for him.
Moral consequence: Kevin's friend cheers up and begins to look at the silver lining.
Norm: You shouldn't get your friends drunk
Situation: A group of college students are at a bar on a Tuesday to console one of them who got dumped.
Intention: Kevin wants to make his depressed friend feel better.
Immoral action: Kevin keeps buying his friend shots all throughout the night.
Immoral consequence: Kevin's friend is really sick the next morning and misses class.
Norm: You should be kind to your friends.
Situation: Mary's friend is getting married.
Intention: Mary wants to be in the wedding.
Moral action: Mary offers to help her friend contact vendors.
Moral consequence: Mary's grateful friend asks her to be her maid-of-honor.
Norm: You should be kind to your friends.
Situation: Mary's friend is getting married.
Intention: Mary wants to be in the wedding.
Immoral action: Mary tells her friend to put her in the wedding party.
Immoral consequence: Mary's friend is angry at being put on the spot, and doesn't invite Mary to the wedding.
Norm: It is wrong to fail to care for children
Situation: Joan is working at a daycare center.
Intention: Joan wants to take a break.
Moral action: Joan asks a coworker to watch the children for her while she goes on break.
Moral consequence: Joan has a relaxing break and returns to care the kids feeling refreshed.