CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to be there with family.
Situation: Dave is planning a fishing trip on Sunday when he's told by his mother that she's throwing together a family gathering the same day.
Intention: Dave wants to decide whether to cancel the fishing trip.
Moral action: Dave tells his mom that he'll cancel the fishing trip since family is more important to him, and he'll be there.
Moral consequence: Dave's mom is delighted to hear that her son will be attending and that her plans are coming together.
Norm: It's good to be there with family.
Situation: Dave is planning a fishing trip on Sunday when he's told by his mother that she's throwing together a family gathering the same day.
Intention: Dave wants to decide whether to cancel the fishing trip.
Immoral action: Dave tells his mom that since the fishing trip was planned first, it has priority, and he won't be able to attend.
Immoral consequence: Dave's mom is sad that her son won't prioritize her family and is stressed her gathering won't go as planned.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat the elderly and infirm.
Situation: Vera is a cashier at a grocery store and has just finished ringing up Idella who is elderly and frail.
Intention: Vera wants to decide how much change to give Idella.
Moral action: Vera looks at the till which tells her the amount of change and gives Idella the amount shown.
Moral consequence: Idella is glad that she has a cashier she can trust to help her get through transactions.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat the elderly and infirm.
Situation: Vera is a cashier at a grocery store and has just finished ringing up Idella who is elderly and frail.
Intention: Vera wants to decide how much change to give Idella.
Immoral action: Vera looks at the till which tells her the amount of change, and knowing Idella can't really see it, gives her only half the amount.
Immoral consequence: Idella later is short on money and runs into some problems when buying her medicine.
Norm: You shouldn't ruin your marriage over money.
Situation: Dean and Kristi have been married for a little over a year and Dean just lost his job, so the two of them have been fighting over finances.
Intention: Dean wants to find a way to generate income.
Moral action: Dean finds a job overseas and explains to Kristi they will be better off if they make the journey together.
Moral consequence: Dean and Kristi are proud of themselves for sticking through rough times together and both feel their marriage is stronger.
Norm: You shouldn't ruin your marriage over money.
Situation: Dean and Kristi have been married for a little over a year and Dean just lost his job, so the two of them have been fighting over finances.
Intention: Dean wants to find a way to generate income.
Immoral action: Dean finds a job working overseas and because of his anger at Kristi as of late, decides to go alone.
Immoral consequence: The long distance relationship doesn't work out and Dean and Kristi divorce.
Norm: You shouldn't take away your child's college funds.
Situation: Harold's wife Jennifer points out to Harold that if they dip into their son's college savings they can afford a new car.
Intention: Harold wants to respond to his wife's idea.
Moral action: Harold tells his wife that while a new car would be great, their son's college education is way more important.
Moral consequence: Harold and Jennifer's son has enough money when college time comes and isn't forced to take loans.
Norm: You shouldn't take away your child's college funds.
Situation: Harold's wife Jennifer points out to Harold that if they dip into their son's college savings they can afford a new car.
Intention: Harold wants to respond to his wife's idea.
Immoral action: Harold tells his wife that's a great idea and that he can't wait to drive it when they get it.
Immoral consequence: Harold and Jennifer's son doesn't save enough money to pay for college and is forced into debt.
Norm: It is wrong to steal from your work.
Situation: Martin had to stay late at work and didn't have time to shop for poster making supplies.
Intention: Martin wants to make some posters.
Moral action: Martin buys the supplies he needs the following day and still has time to make the posters.
Moral consequence: Martin is glad that he did not jeopardize his job by taking supplies from his work place.
Norm: It is wrong to steal from your work.
Situation: Martin had to stay late at work and didn't have time to shop for poster making supplies.
Intention: Martin wants to make some posters.
Immoral action: Martin decides to take all the supplies that he needs from work, even though he knows it is prohibited.
Immoral consequence: Martin is fired after his boss found out what he did.
Norm: It's bad to be mean to your employees.
Situation: Gordon is a boss at a restaurant, and his employees are not doing their jobs well.
Intention: Gordon wants his employees to work better.
Moral action: Gordon calmly shows them what they need to do and encourages them when they do well.
Moral consequence: The employees do their jobs better, and business starts to improve.
Norm: It's bad to be mean to your employees.
Situation: Gordon is a boss at a restaurant, and his employees are not doing their jobs well.
Intention: Gordon wants his employees to work better.
Immoral action: Gordon screams and yells at his employees constantly when they mess up.
Immoral consequence: The employees quit one by one, and Gordon's restaurant loses money.
Norm: It's not nice to threaten people.
Situation: Karen is a customer who is discussing an issue with Jack who owns the local sporting goods store.
Intention: Karen wants to refund or exchange a sports jersey.
Moral action: Karen explains to Jack why the jersey is not a good buy for her and asks what options are available.
Moral consequence: Jack offers a free exchange for another Jersey and Karen is a happy customer who will shop there again.
Norm: It's not nice to threaten people.
Situation: Karen is a customer who is discussing an issue with Jack who owns the local sporting goods store.
Intention: Karen wants to refund or exchange a sports jersey.
Immoral action: Karen raise her voice at Jack and threatens to do harm to him if she is not refunded.
Immoral consequence: Jack bans Karen from the store and has a restraining order filed.
Norm: You shouldn't scare your little siblings.
Situation: Kenny is at home with his little brother Liam and is trying to figure out something to do.
Intention: Kenny wants to play a prank on Liam.
Moral action: Kenny ties a piece of string to a 5 dollar bill and dangles it in front of Liam moving it each time Liam tries to pick it up.
Moral consequence: Liam realizes he's being pranked by Kenny and has a good laugh with him about it.
Norm: You shouldn't scare your little siblings.
Situation: Kenny is at home with his little brother Liam and is trying to figure out something to do.
Intention: Kenny wants to play a prank on Liam.
Immoral action: Kenny hides around a corner as Liam is walking around the living room and then leaps out and screams in Liam's face.
Immoral consequence: Liam is temporarily terrified as his heart jumps into his throat, and he dives backwards away from Kenny.
Norm: It's good to forgive people who have hurt you.
Situation: Shannon is apologizing to Amy for something she had done to hurt her and asks her if she accepts her apology.
Intention: Amy wants to answer Shannon's question.
Moral action: Amy tells Shannon that time heals all wounds and that she forgives her, and they can restart their friendship.
Moral consequence: Shannon is relieved to hear she has been forgiven and is excited to be given a second chance to prove she's a good friend.
Norm: It's good to forgive people who have hurt you.
Situation: Shannon is apologizing to Amy for something she had done to hurt her and asks her if she accepts her apology.
Intention: Amy wants to answer Shannon's question.
Immoral action: Amy tells Shannon that she can never forget what she's done, she'll never be over it, and they won't ever talk again after this.
Immoral consequence: Shannon is devastated that her apology was rebuked and saddened that Amy is willing to end their relationship.
Norm: You should have empathy for others who have weight issues.
Situation: Abbott listens to his overweight friend Abigail discuss her problems fitting into her jeans.
Intention: Abbott wants to continue the conversation.
Moral action: Abbott makes a comment about his own clothes becoming tighter and suggests that they start working out together.
Moral consequence: Abbott and Abigail walk everyday losing ten pounds four months later.
Norm: You should have empathy for others who have weight issues.
Situation: Abbott listens to his overweight friend Abigail discuss her problems fitting into her jeans.
Intention: Abbott wants to continue the conversation.
Immoral action: Abbott tells Abigail that she will never be attractive if she keeps overeating and routinely stops exercising.
Immoral consequence: Abigail becomes stressed and binge eats.
Norm: It's wrong to threaten to hurt someone for any reason.
Situation: Alex is in his car at a red light when Quincy, coming up from behind, rear ends his car, hard.
Intention: Alex wants to show Quincy his displeasure.
Moral action: Alex gets out of the car and calmly tells Quincy that his driving was awful and his insurance will have to pay for everything.
Moral consequence: Quincy is remorseful and knows he's about to get a huge increase in insurance because of his mistake.
Norm: It's wrong to threaten to hurt someone for any reason.
Situation: Alex is in his car at a red light when Quincy, coming up from behind, rear ends his car, hard.
Intention: Alex wants to show Quincy his displeasure.
Immoral action: Alex gets out of the car and screams at Quincy telling him he's going to kill him.
Immoral consequence: Quincy is terrified and locks himself in his car before clumsily attempting to back up and drive away, almost killing a bystander.
Norm: It's polite to replace someone's things you have lost.
Situation: Jon borrows his friend's tablet but loses it on the bus home so his friend asks Jon to buy them a new one.
Intention: Jon wants to reply to his friend.
Moral action: Jon agrees with his friend and buys them a new tablet like the one he lost.
Moral consequence: Jon's friend respects his integrity and continues to trust Jon with their stuff.
Norm: It's polite to replace someone's things you have lost.
Situation: Jon borrows his friend's tablet but loses it on the bus home so his friend asks Jon to buy them a new one.
Intention: Jon wants to reply to his friend.
Immoral action: Jon says he won't get a new one for his friend because it wasn't Jon's fault it got lost.
Immoral consequence: Jon's friend never trusts him with their things again and lowers their opinion of Jon.
Norm: It is good to avoid conflict with friends
Situation: Jill is taken back by a comment that her friend has made to her at work.
Intention: Jill wants to set her friend straight.
Moral action: Jill waits for a better time to bring up the issue and explains how it made her feel.
Moral consequence: Jill's friend apologizes for what she said.
Norm: It is good to avoid conflict with friends
Situation: Jill is taken back by a comment that her friend has made to her at work.
Intention: Jill wants to set her friend straight.
Immoral action: Jill immediately raises the issue with her friend at work which leads to an argument.
Immoral consequence: Jill's friend becomes upset with her.
Norm: It is good to apologize to someone you stole from.
Situation: Shawn stole some money from a friend's car one day, and his friend doesn't know Shawn took it.
Intention: Shawn would like to repay his friend.
Moral action: Shawn walks up and hands the envelope to his friend, admits what he did, and apologizes.
Moral consequence: Shawn's friend graciously accepts it and tells him it's no problem and that if he needs money, just ask.
Norm: It is good to apologize to someone you stole from.
Situation: Shawn stole some money from a friend's car one day, and his friend doesn't know Shawn took it.
Intention: Shawn would like to repay his friend.
Immoral action: Shawn puts the money on the hood of the car where his friend won't miss it but doesn't tell him.
Immoral consequence: The money gets blown off by the wind and disappears, the friend is still out the money.
Norm: It's unacceptable to drive after you've been drinking.
Situation: Danny went to the bar with Andrew and gets intoxicated afterwards.
Intention: Danny wants to go back home.
Moral action: Danny asks Andrew for a ride back home and Andrew agrees to do so.
Moral consequence: Danny sleeps in Andrew's car and arrives home safely.
Norm: It's unacceptable to drive after you've been drinking.
Situation: Danny went to the bar with Andrew and gets intoxicated afterwards.
Intention: Danny wants to go back home.
Immoral action: Danny drives his car back home even though he is drunk.
Immoral consequence: Danny hits the back of a car in front of him and the driver gets injured and hospitalized.
Norm: It's rude to destroy someone's glasses.
Situation: John is going to the movies with his mom.
Intention: John wants to get a good seat in the theater.
Moral action: John sees that the couple in front of him has better seats, so he asks if he can pay to trade seats and they agree.
Moral consequence: John has a great time at the theater with his mom.
Norm: It's rude to destroy someone's glasses.
Situation: John is going to the movies with his mom.
Intention: John wants to get a good seat in the theater.
Immoral action: The couple in front of John gets better seats than him, so he breaks the mans glasses they are upset and leave, John takes there seats.
Immoral consequence: Johns mother is very mad at him, and she goes home.
Norm: It's good to be honest with your family members.
Situation: Drew got fired from his job and is hurting for money, and his parents don't know he's jobless yet because he's ashamed to tell them.
Intention: Drew wants to ask his parents for money.
Moral action: Drew tells his parents he lost his job, and needs money to hold him over while he finds a new one.
Moral consequence: Drew's parents loan him money, and after the initial shock are supportive of his job hunting efforts.
Norm: It's good to be honest with your family members.
Situation: Drew got fired from his job and is hurting for money, and his parents don't know he's jobless yet because he's ashamed to tell them.
Intention: Drew wants to ask his parents for money.
Immoral action: Drew tells his parents he needs money because he wasn't capable of managing his money well.
Immoral consequence: Drew's parents give him money, but later find out he was lying and are very upset with him.
Norm: You shouldn't ask someone who is religious to stop praying.
Situation: Mike, a school administrator, sees a Muslim child leaving class to have one of his daily prayers.
Intention: Mike wants to ensure that the student gets a good education.
Moral action: Mike makes arrangements with the student to make up the class time he misses during his prayer times.
Moral consequence: The student maintains his prayer life and keeps on top of his classes.
Norm: You shouldn't ask someone who is religious to stop praying.
Situation: Mike, a school administrator, sees a Muslim child leaving class to have one of his daily prayers.
Intention: Mike wants to ensure that the student gets a good education.
Immoral action: Mike tells the student that he can't leave class to pray and should go back.
Immoral consequence: The student tells his parents, who get very upset because of religious discrimination.
Norm: It's good to help someone want to get better.
Situation: Jerry just found out his sister Kate has a heroin addiction.
Intention: Jerry wants to respond to the news.
Moral action: Jerry goes to see Kate and has an intervention, so she gets the help she needs to be free of heroin.
Moral consequence: Kate agrees that she needs help and checks into a rehab where she recovers.
Norm: It's good to help someone want to get better.
Situation: Jerry just found out his sister Kate has a heroin addiction.
Intention: Jerry wants to respond to the news.
Immoral action: Jerry ignores Kates heroin use and hopes the problem goes away on its own.
Immoral consequence: Kate ends up using too much one night and overdoses.
Norm: It is always wrong for someone to drive impaired.
Situation: Larry is drunk out of his mind and staggering home from the bar, he had parked his car nearby earlier that night.
Intention: Larry wants to decide how to get home.
Moral action: Larry decides to forget the car and calls himself a taxi, barely managing to get in when it arrives.
Moral consequence: Larry is taken home where he sleeps off his intoxication safely and wakes up the next day to go get his car.
Norm: It is always wrong for someone to drive impaired.
Situation: Larry is drunk out of his mind and staggering home from the bar, he had parked his car nearby earlier that night.
Intention: Larry wants to decide how to get home.
Immoral action: Larry decides to go to his car and after looking for it for a while, finds it and begins to drive home.
Immoral consequence: Larry is pulled over by the police who notice him driving erratically, and he is arrested.
Norm: It is rude to yell at your sibling.
Situation: Jeff is at home watching his favorite TV show when his sister grabs the remote and changes the channel.
Intention: Jeff wants to react to his sister changing the channel.
Moral action: Jeff explains how the previous show was his favorite and plainly asks his sister to change the channel back.
Moral consequence: Jeff's sister acknowledges Jeff's request and does as he asks.
Norm: It is rude to yell at your sibling.
Situation: Jeff is at home watching his favorite TV show when his sister grabs the remote and changes the channel.
Intention: Jeff wants to react to his sister changing the channel.
Immoral action: Jeff loudly demands his sister change the channel back to the show he was watching.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's sister is annoyed and refuses to do as Jeff asks.
Norm: You should always return someone's things.
Situation: Linda's laptop charger got frayed over time, and she had to borrow one from a friend, so she could use her computer.
Intention: Linda wants to have a laptop charger to use long term.
Moral action: Linda returns her friends charger and orders a new one for herself off of the internet.
Moral consequence: Linda's friend appreciates getting the charger back and tells Linda she can use it anytime she needs.
Norm: You should always return someone's things.
Situation: Linda's laptop charger got frayed over time, and she had to borrow one from a friend, so she could use her computer.
Intention: Linda wants to have a laptop charger to use long term.
Immoral action: Linda keeps her friend's charger, hoping that her friend will forget and won't ask her to return it.
Immoral consequence: Linda's friend gets annoyed that it's taking so long to get her charger back, and she doesn't lend Linda anything else after that.
Norm: One should always cheer those close to them on.
Situation: Jeff is supposed to go to his son’s baseball game tonight, but he doesn’t feel like going.
Intention: Jeff wants to decide what he should do tonight.
Moral action: Although he doesn’t feel like it, Jeff decides to go to his son’s game to be supportive.
Moral consequence: Jeff’s son hits a home run, and he is super excited his dad got to see it.
Norm: One should always cheer those close to them on.
Situation: Jeff is supposed to go to his son’s baseball game tonight, but he doesn’t feel like going.
Intention: Jeff wants to decide what he should do tonight.
Immoral action: Jeff decides to tell his son he can’t come to the game because he has a work meeting even though he really doesn’t have a meeting.
Immoral consequence: Jeff’s son hits a home run, but he is very upset because his dad did not get to see it.
Norm: You shouldn't skip ahead in line of someone.
Situation: Jane forgot to pack a lunch today and needs to get something to eat from her workplace's cafeteria.
Intention: Jane wants to finish up a presentation during lunch.
Moral action: Jane anticipates a long checkout line, so she brings her laptop to the cafeteria and works on her presentation while she waits.
Moral consequence: Jane's coworkers recognize her hard work and compliment her at the next meeting.
Norm: You shouldn't skip ahead in line of someone.
Situation: Jane forgot to pack a lunch today and needs to get something to eat from her workplace's cafeteria.
Intention: Jane wants to finish up a presentation during lunch.
Immoral action: Jane starts a conversation with someone she knows to sneak into the front of the checkout line in order to get back to her office more quickly.
Immoral consequence: Two of Jane's coworkers see her cut in line and confront her in her office after lunch.
Norm: It's wrong to keep a secret from your significant other.
Situation: Tony is happily married but has recently came across a pornographic film he enjoyed.
Intention: Tony wants to explore his newfound interest in pornographic films.
Moral action: Tony decides to tell his wife about his new interest in pornography.
Moral consequence: Tony's wife tells him that she is actually interested in pornographic films as well, and they watch one together.
Norm: It's wrong to keep a secret from your significant other.
Situation: Tony is happily married but has recently came across a pornographic film he enjoyed.
Intention: Tony wants to explore his newfound interest in pornographic films.
Immoral action: Tony decides not to tell his wife thinking she won't allow him to explore his new interest.
Immoral consequence: Tony's wife discovers tony watching a film in the bathroom and gets very angry and makes him sleep on the couch.
Norm: It's good to want to have keep sakes.
Situation: Jared is moving to a new house.
Intention: Jared wants to clean out his drawers.
Moral action: Jared packs up trinkets he's been keeping for a long time to bring to his new house.
Moral consequence: Jared will be able to remember the good times the trinkets are associated with.
Norm: It's good to want to have keep sakes.
Situation: Jared is moving to a new house.
Intention: Jared wants to clean out his drawers.
Immoral action: Jared throws away trinkets he's been keeping for a long time.
Immoral consequence: Jared will forget about the good times associated with the trinkets.
Norm: It's mean to tell someone you can't stand them.
Situation: When Marty asked Liz to go to the dance with him, Liz was taken aback because she didn't even like Marty.
Intention: Liz wants to turn down Marty's invitation to the dance.
Moral action: Liz tells Marty that she already has a date but that she's flattered he asked her.
Moral consequence: Marty is a little crestfallen, but he snaps out of it very quickly.
Norm: It's mean to tell someone you can't stand them.
Situation: When Marty asked Liz to go to the dance with him, Liz was taken aback because she didn't even like Marty.
Intention: Liz wants to turn down Marty's invitation to the dance.
Immoral action: Liz tells Marty that she can't stand him and that she won't go to the dance with him.
Immoral consequence: Marty's confidence is crushed, and he never asks out another girl ever again.
Norm: It's rude to tell your siblings you hate them.
Situation: Joe watching tv when his brother, Jeff, walks into the room and sits on the couch.
Intention: Jeff wants to play a video game.
Moral action: Jeff waits for the show to end and tells Joe he wants to use the tv.
Moral consequence: Joe relinquishes the tv and the brothers enjoy playing a game together.
Norm: It's rude to tell your siblings you hate them.
Situation: Joe watching tv when his brother, Jeff, walks into the room and sits on the couch.
Intention: Jeff wants to play a video game.
Immoral action: Jeff yells at Joe and says he hates him when he won't agree to give up the tv.
Immoral consequence: Joe leaves the room crying and upset thinking his brother doesn't like him.