CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's rude to try to deceive other people.
Situation: Shawn is applying for jobs that are listed in the wanted ads.
Intention: Shawn wants to get a good job.
Moral action: Shawn applies to the jobs he is qualified for and gets enough offers that he can choose the best opportunity.
Moral consequence: Shawn's new boss is happy to have such an eager worker on board and Shawn is happy to have a job.
Norm: It's rude to try to deceive other people.
Situation: Shawn is applying for jobs that are listed in the wanted ads.
Intention: Shawn wants to get a good job.
Immoral action: Shawn doesn't meet the qualifications for a particular opening but says he does on his resume.
Immoral consequence: Shawn gets a job, but the boss is angered when they find out Shawn can't do the basic functions required of the job, which embarrasses Shawn.
Norm: It's bad to be rude to someone.
Situation: Marcus is annoyed at the people in the next dorm because they interrupt his sleep with parties, and he overhears them complaining about low exam scores.
Intention: Marcus wants the boys to stop partying.
Moral action: Marcus offers to tutor the boys in exchange for them holding less parties.
Moral consequence: During the tutoring sessions, Marcus is able to convince the boys to have their parties at another location.
Norm: It's bad to be rude to someone.
Situation: Marcus is annoyed at the people in the next dorm because they interrupt his sleep with parties, and he overhears them complaining about low exam scores.
Intention: Marcus wants the boys to stop partying.
Immoral action: Marcus tells the other boys that they might make better grades if they studied instead of throwing parties like silly cave me.
Immoral consequence: Marcus is shunned by the other people in the dorm for his snobbish behavior.
Norm: It's wrong to laugh at threats about animals.
Situation: Paul lets his dog defecate on his neighbor's lawn, and now his neighbor threatens that if it happens again, he'll shoot the dog.
Intention: Paul wants to respond to his neighbor's threat.
Moral action: Paul tells his neighbor that he'll keep his dog on his own property from now on.
Moral consequence: Paul's dog defecates in Paul's yard and then chases and barks at some birds.
Norm: It's wrong to laugh at threats about animals.
Situation: Paul lets his dog defecate on his neighbor's lawn, and now his neighbor threatens that if it happens again, he'll shoot the dog.
Intention: Paul wants to respond to his neighbor's threat.
Immoral action: Paul laughs at his neighbor and tells him that he doesn't have the guts to do anything about Paul's dog.
Immoral consequence: Paul's dog defecates on the neighbor's lawn the next day and is shot by the neighbor.
Norm: It is wrong to have non consensual sex.
Situation: Brian and Barbara are lying on Brian's bed fooling around after having a lot to drink, and Brian notices Barbara has just passed out.
Intention: Brian wants to have sex.
Moral action: Brian waits until morning when Barbara wakes up before asking for sex.
Moral consequence: Barbara considers Brian a gentleman and consents, and the two have a great time.
Norm: It is wrong to have non consensual sex.
Situation: Brian and Barbara are lying on Brian's bed fooling around after having a lot to drink, and Brian notices Barbara has just passed out.
Intention: Brian wants to have sex.
Immoral action: Brian has sex with Barbara while she's passed out, figuring she won't mind.
Immoral consequence: Barbara gets pregnant, and Brian is on the hook for both child support and rape charges.
Norm: It's wrong to use bullying tactics to get things done.
Situation: Amber is a busy lunch room at school and finds that she has forgotten her lunch money.
Intention: Amber wants to buy herself lunch.
Moral action: Amber asks the person next to her in the lunch room if they have an extra dollar or two.
Moral consequence: The other student pays for Amber's lunch, and they enjoy the meal together.
Norm: It's wrong to use bullying tactics to get things done.
Situation: Amber is a busy lunch room at school and finds that she has forgotten her lunch money.
Intention: Amber wants to buy herself lunch.
Immoral action: Amber finds a younger student nearby and puts her hand on his chest, pushing him towards the wall to get his money out of his pocket.
Immoral consequence: After lunch, the student reports Amber to the student advisor.
Norm: It's kind to offer guidance to someone who is lost.
Situation: While walking home, Mark finds a woman who is having trouble finding a store.
Intention: Mark wants to get home.
Moral action: Mark gives the woman instructions on how to find the store before going home.
Moral consequence: The woman thanks Mark for his help and makes it to the store.
Norm: It's kind to offer guidance to someone who is lost.
Situation: While walking home, Mark finds a woman who is having trouble finding a store.
Intention: Mark wants to get home.
Immoral action: Mark pretends he doesn't know where the store is, so he can get home faster.
Immoral consequence: The woman keeps searching but eventually she gives up and never gets to the store.
Norm: You shouldn't resent your parents.
Situation: Antonio is visiting his parents at the nursing home one day.
Intention: Antonio wants his parents to know they hurt him as a kid.
Moral action: Antonio tells his parents he forgives them for the past hurts and visits them often.
Moral consequence: Antonio's parents feel happy and loved and Antonio lives a happy healthy life.
Norm: You shouldn't resent your parents.
Situation: Antonio is visiting his parents at the nursing home one day.
Intention: Antonio wants his parents to know they hurt him as a kid.
Immoral action: Antonio tells his parents he does not like them at all and will never forgive them for what they did and won't speak to them ever again.
Immoral consequence: Antonio's parents are very saddened and Antonio never settles his anger and gets sick.
Norm: It's wrong to drive around on an expired tag.
Situation: Ted was getting in his car to go to work when he realized that his car had expired tags.
Intention: Ted wants to get to work.
Moral action: Ted asks his friend for a ride to work until he gets the tag renewed.
Moral consequence: Ted is able to get to work without getting in any trouble.
Norm: It's wrong to drive around on an expired tag.
Situation: Ted was getting in his car to go to work when he realized that his car had expired tags.
Intention: Ted wants to get to work.
Immoral action: Ted drives his car with the expired tags to his job anyway.
Immoral consequence: Ted is stopped by the police and gets a fine for the tags.
Norm: It is important to own up to your mistakes.
Situation: Jacob accidentally scratched his Mom's car while parking at the neighborhood store around the corner from their house.
Intention: Jacob wants to tell his Mom her car is damaged.
Moral action: Jacob tells his mom what happened  to the car and promises to work to pay for the damages.
Moral consequence: Jacob's Mom is proud that Jacob took responsibility for what happened and tells him her insurance will cover the damages.
Norm: It is important to own up to your mistakes.
Situation: Jacob accidentally scratched his Mom's car while parking at the neighborhood store around the corner from their house.
Intention: Jacob wants to tell his Mom her car is damaged.
Immoral action: Jacob tells his Mom that the car was scratched when he was in the store, but he did not know by who.
Immoral consequence: A neighbor casually mentions he saw Jacob scratch the car making Jacob's Mom disappointed in him for lying.
Norm: It's wrong to throw your partner around against their will.
Situation: John's mother just died and John is at home with his wife Mindy.
Intention: John wants to vent his sadness.
Moral action: John tells MIndy the sad news and John goes and takes a bath.
Moral consequence: Mindy comforts John and feels closer to him and John doesn't get arrested.
Norm: It's wrong to throw your partner around against their will.
Situation: John's mother just died and John is at home with his wife Mindy.
Intention: John wants to vent his sadness.
Immoral action: John raises his voice at Mindy and throws her across the room.
Immoral consequence: Mindy cries and resents John and the cops arrest him.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to pull a girl's hair.
Situation: Billy is in grade school and has a crush on a girl in his class.
Intention: Billy wants to get the girl's attention.
Moral action: Billy offers the girl a dessert treat during lunch and asks if he can sit next to her.
Moral consequence: The girl is touched by the gift from Billy and feels happy.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to pull a girl's hair.
Situation: Billy is in grade school and has a crush on a girl in his class.
Intention: Billy wants to get the girl's attention.
Immoral action: Billy sneak up behind the girl to surprise her by giving her hair a tug because he doesn't know how to talk to girls.
Immoral consequence: The girl who gets her hair pulled by Billy feels pain from it and is upset.
Norm: It's mean to steal someone else's candy.
Situation: It's Halloween and Franklin's run out of candy to give to the kids who visit his house, and he eyes up his son Dick's candy that Dick already brought back.
Intention: Franklin wants to keep giving candy to trick or treaters.
Moral action: Franklin asks Dick which candy he doesn't like, and asks if he can use that candy to give to trick or treaters.
Moral consequence: Dick is happy to give away candy he doesn't like anyway.
Norm: It's mean to steal someone else's candy.
Situation: It's Halloween and Franklin's run out of candy to give to the kids who visit his house, and he eyes up his son Dick's candy that Dick already brought back.
Intention: Franklin wants to keep giving candy to trick or treaters.
Immoral action: Franklin starts grabbing candy out of DIck's candy haul and handing them out whenever someone shows up at his door.
Immoral consequence: Dick notices he's missing most of his candy the following morning and starts to cry.
Norm: It's fun to do things just for fun.
Situation: Jon wants to advance in his career when his friend Bert asks him to go to an amusement park.
Intention: Jon wants to respond to Bert's invite.
Moral action: Jon says that he will go to the amusement park with Bert.
Moral consequence: Jon has a fun day which refreshes him and allows him to be more focused at work.
Norm: It's fun to do things just for fun.
Situation: Jon wants to advance in his career when his friend Bert asks him to go to an amusement park.
Intention: Jon wants to respond to Bert's invite.
Immoral action: Jon says he won't go to the amusement park because it's not work related.
Immoral consequence: Jon will miss out on having a fun day with Bert.
Norm: It's wrong to have an affair.
Situation: Keri is on a business trip out of state from her husband and has a free evening.
Intention: Keri wants have a drink and enjoy herself.
Moral action: Keri takes a few drinks out of the mini bar in her hotel room and gives her husband a call to see how he is.
Moral consequence: Keri's husband is happy to talk with her and feels good about himself that she thought of him.
Norm: It's wrong to have an affair.
Situation: Keri is on a business trip out of state from her husband and has a free evening.
Intention: Keri wants have a drink and enjoy herself.
Immoral action: Keri heads to a local bar for some drinks and meets a local man who she brings back to her hotel room.
Immoral consequence: Keri's infidelity is eventually discovered and it makes her husband feel humiliated and betrayed.
Norm: It's not okay to leave someone when they need you.
Situation: Lars has been happy with his girlfriend Maria for three years but recently Maria got very sick and is hospitalized.
Intention: Lars wants to only have happy times with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Lars sticks with Maria and comforts her and finds the joy in helping her and loving her.
Moral consequence: Maria feels closer to Lars and gets better and Lars has a successful happy relationship.
Norm: It's not okay to leave someone when they need you.
Situation: Lars has been happy with his girlfriend Maria for three years but recently Maria got very sick and is hospitalized.
Intention: Lars wants to only have happy times with his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Lars tells Maria it's over and looks to date other girls.
Immoral consequence: Maria is shattered and Lars leaves every girl he dates and never has a happy relationship.
Norm: It's good to show your gratitude toward others.
Situation: Tammy is working as an emergency medical technician during an emergency, and she is processing patients as quickly as she can through the emergency room.
Intention: Tammy needs to get the clerical staff processing people more quickly.
Moral action: Tammy praises the work of the clerical staff, telling them that they are having a great effect on patient care that day, and she appreciates them.
Moral consequence: The clerical workers are motivated by her words to keep working hard and to get people through the system as quickly as possible.
Norm: It's good to show your gratitude toward others.
Situation: Tammy is working as an emergency medical technician during an emergency, and she is processing patients as quickly as she can through the emergency room.
Intention: Tammy needs to get the clerical staff processing people more quickly.
Immoral action: Tammy tells the people processing paperwork for her patients that they aren't moving fast enough and that they're going to cost someone their life.
Immoral consequence: Her words create a shock wave with the people processing patients, but they have a counter motivational effect and the paperwork moves even more slowly.
Norm: It’s bad to leave your spouse out of things.
Situation: Randy and Ryan have been married for two years and are considering buying a home.
Intention: Randy wants to surprise Ryan.
Moral action: Randy buys a special set of china to use with Ryan when they finally pick a home and gift wraps it for him.
Moral consequence: Ryan is touched by such an intimate and kind gesture and the two eagerly house shop together.
Norm: It’s bad to leave your spouse out of things.
Situation: Randy and Ryan have been married for two years and are considering buying a home.
Intention: Randy wants to surprise Ryan.
Immoral action: Randy signs a mortgage on a home without telling Ryan and surprises him with it after work one day.
Immoral consequence: Ryan is off-put by Randy's willingness to make such a big decision alone and needs time from the relationship.
Norm: It is wrong to use violencec agaisnt others.
Situation: A women backs into Jason's car at the mall.
Intention: Jason wants to show the woman the damage she caused.
Moral action: Jason bewilderingly points to the dent the women caused and asks if she is okay.
Moral consequence: The woman apologizes and they exchange insurance information.
Norm: It is wrong to use violencec agaisnt others.
Situation: A women backs into Jason's car at the mall.
Intention: Jason wants to show the woman the damage she caused.
Immoral action: Jason grabs the woman by the arm and pulls her over to see the dent in his car.
Immoral consequence: The woman calls the cops and Jason is arrested for assault.
Norm: You shouldn't shoot people in the face.
Situation: Bella is getting ready to play paintball with a group of friends.
Intention: Bella wants to shoot her friends with paintballs.
Moral action: Bella waits for the game to begin and takes cover while carefully aiming her shots at her friends.
Moral consequence: Bella's friends are impressed with her accuracy in hitting them and have tons of fun playing the game.
Norm: You shouldn't shoot people in the face.
Situation: Bella is getting ready to play paintball with a group of friends.
Intention: Bella wants to shoot her friends with paintballs.
Immoral action: Bella opens fire on her friends hitting them all over with paintballs before the game begins and before people have their protective face masks on.
Immoral consequence: Bella's friend suffer physical pain from being hit in the face without facemasks on and get incredibly angry at Bella.
Norm: You should put kids in detention that break the rules.
Situation: Margo was teaching her English class, but she couldn't get Billy to stop talking.
Intention: Margo wants to continue her lesson.
Moral action: Margo gives Billy detention and sends him out of the room, before continuing her lesson.
Moral consequence: The other kids in class are finally able to hear what Margo was saying.
Norm: You should put kids in detention that break the rules.
Situation: Margo was teaching her English class, but she couldn't get Billy to stop talking.
Intention: Margo wants to continue her lesson.
Immoral action: Margo keeps on with her lesson even though Billy was talking over her.
Immoral consequence: Some of the kids in the class couldn't hear Margo and didn't understand the lesson.
Norm: You should share your good fortune with others.
Situation: Phil just won the lottery and all of his poor family members are asking for some monetary help from him.
Intention: Phil wants to save his lottery winnings.
Moral action: Phil puts his winnings in good investments and donates his interest to his family.
Moral consequence: Phil's family is very grateful to Phil and loves him and Phil lives a rich life with his family.
Norm: You should share your good fortune with others.
Situation: Phil just won the lottery and all of his poor family members are asking for some monetary help from him.
Intention: Phil wants to save his lottery winnings.
Immoral action: Phil pretends he doesn't hear his family's requests and doesn't give a dime to them.
Immoral consequence: Phil's family resents Phil and avoids him and Phil dies a lonely rich man.
Norm: It's not okay to question what people buy for themselves.
Situation: Lacy is hanging out with her friend Joan when Joan shows Lacy her new expensive watch.
Intention: Lacy wants to comment on the watch.
Moral action: Lacy tells Joan that it's good Joan buys things that make her happy.
Moral consequence: Joan will think that Lacy is an agreeable person.
Norm: It's not okay to question what people buy for themselves.
Situation: Lacy is hanging out with her friend Joan when Joan shows Lacy her new expensive watch.
Intention: Lacy wants to comment on the watch.
Immoral action: Lacy tells Joan that the watch is a waste of money.
Immoral consequence: Joan will not want to hang out with Lacy anymore.
Norm: It is nice to buy gifts for other people
Situation: Dani is on her way to a graduation party for her sister.
Intention: Dani wants to congratulate her sister.
Moral action: Dani buys her sister an elaborate gift that she knows her sister will enjoy and gives it to her at the party as a congratulations.
Moral consequence: Dani's sister appreciates the thought Dani put into picking out the gift and is really quite happy.
Norm: It is nice to buy gifts for other people
Situation: Dani is on her way to a graduation party for her sister.
Intention: Dani wants to congratulate her sister.
Immoral action: Dani verbally congratulates her sister and then ignores her for the rest of the party.
Immoral consequence: Dani's sister notices that she didn't get a gift from Dani and holds a grudge.
Norm: It's wrong to use your family.
Situation: Leah is driving home from work when the check engine light in her car turns on.
Intention: Leah wants to get a new car.
Moral action: Leah takes the car to a mechanic and begins saving money from every paycheck to put towards a new car.
Moral consequence: Leah and her parents both feel a sense of pride and accomplishment when she finally saves enough to buy a new car all by herself.
Norm: It's wrong to use your family.
Situation: Leah is driving home from work when the check engine light in her car turns on.
Intention: Leah wants to get a new car.
Immoral action: Leah calls her dad and tells him that her car is broken, and she cannot afford a new one, and she doesn't know what to do.
Immoral consequence: Leah's dad can't stand to his daughter be this upset, and he offers to buy Leah a new car.
Norm: It's rude to expect someone to buy you cigarettes.
Situation: Tom who is sixteen is hanging out in front of the gas station, and he asks John who is older to buy him cigarettes which John refuses.
Intention: Tom wants to express his disappointment to John.
Moral action: Tom tells John he understands, and he'll wait for someone else to ask them.
Moral consequence: John says OK as long as it's not him breaking the law for Tom he doesn't really care what happens after.
Norm: It's rude to expect someone to buy you cigarettes.
Situation: Tom who is sixteen is hanging out in front of the gas station, and he asks John who is older to buy him cigarettes which John refuses.
Intention: Tom wants to express his disappointment to John.
Immoral action: Tom tells John he's a jerk and that he's asking for a reasonable favor and that John is just a bad person.
Immoral consequence: John is annoyed because Tom thinks it's OK to ask other people to break the law for you and tells Tom he's an idiot.
Norm: It is good to enjoy living at your home.
Situation: Earl has gotten bad grades again in school and his mom Susan has grounded him.
Intention: Earl wants to express his disapproval of being grounded.
Moral action: Earl tells his mom it's not fair she keeps grounding him just because he's too stupid to get good grades.
Moral consequence: Susan tells Earl that he's not stupid, and he just has to study harder and is understanding that he's upset.
Norm: It is good to enjoy living at your home.
Situation: Earl has gotten bad grades again in school and his mom Susan has grounded him.
Intention: Earl wants to express his disapproval of being grounded.
Immoral action: Earl tells his mom that he hates living in this house and is sick of her rules, so he's running away from home.
Immoral consequence: Susan is shocked that Earl said he hates living there and that he wants to run away and is concerned for his mental state.
Norm: It's good to give others tips to help them out.
Situation: Nick is the company computer guy and is helping a coworker with a common computer error.
Intention: Nick wants to fix the problem.
Moral action: Nick takes the time to explain to his coworker how the error happened and shows how to do the quick fix.
Moral consequence: Nick's coworker appreciates the tips and tricks that Nick shows them and feels more confident using the computer.
Norm: It's good to give others tips to help them out.
Situation: Nick is the company computer guy and is helping a coworker with a common computer error.
Intention: Nick wants to fix the problem.
Immoral action: Nick asks the coworker to move aside and quickly fixes the problem before leaving.
Immoral consequence: The coworker feels dumb that they couldn't fix it when it was such a quick fix Nick and then feels even worse when they repeat the error soon after.
Norm: You should get a job if you can't afford something.
Situation: Greg wants to buy some new sneakers, but he doesn't have enough money.
Intention: Greg wants to get more money.
Moral action: Greg will get a job at his local supermarket and work his way up.
Moral consequence: Greg gets more than enough money and can buy his own sneakers.
Norm: You should get a job if you can't afford something.
Situation: Greg wants to buy some new sneakers, but he doesn't have enough money.
Intention: Greg wants to get more money.
Immoral action: Greg waits outside at night and waits for someone to walk by to take money from them.
Immoral consequence: It is not a sustainable way of making money so Greg will have to keep doing it.
Norm: You shouldn't set people up on dates with mutilated people.
Situation: Will asks his friend Ryan if he knows anybody Will could go on a blind date, but Ryan only knows one woman who is paraplegic .
Intention: Ryan wants to answer Will.
Moral action: Ryan says Will probably wouldn't be interested in anybody Ryan knew/.
Moral consequence: Will is disappointed but thanks Ryan for trying at least.