CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should be respectful of your neighbors
Situation: Bob, who is neighbors with Peter, is mowing his lawn and has generated a lot of grass clippings.
Intention: Bob wants to get rid of the grass clippings.
Moral action: Bob puts his grass clippings in a compost pile behind his house and offers Peter some of the compost.
Moral consequence: Bob gets some nice compost to use in his flower beds, and makes friends with Peter.
Norm: You should be respectful of your neighbors
Situation: Bob, who is neighbors with Peter, is mowing his lawn and has generated a lot of grass clippings.
Intention: Bob wants to get rid of the grass clippings.
Immoral action: Bob throws all of his grass clippings onto Peter's lawn.
Immoral consequence: Peter gets very angry and curses out Bob, and threatens to sue.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to leave your waste in a public toilet.
Situation: Mark is shopping at the grocery store, and he stops to use the toilet, but afterward he finds that the toilet will not flush.
Intention: Mark wants to leave the restroom and continue shopping.
Moral action: Mark holds the toilet handle down for a few minutes until the toilet flushes.
Moral consequence: The janitor who cleans the restroom will not have a difficult time cleaning up at the end of the day.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to leave your waste in a public toilet.
Situation: Mark is shopping at the grocery store, and he stops to use the toilet, but afterward he finds that the toilet will not flush.
Intention: Mark wants to leave the restroom and continue shopping.
Immoral action: Mark leaves his waste in the toilet and leaves the bathroom to continue his shopping.
Immoral consequence: The janitor who cleans the restroom will have to deal with waste that has been sitting in the toilet.
Norm: You shouldn't threaten your dad.
Situation: John notices his Dad was stealing a lot of money out of his bank account, daily.
Intention: John wants his Dad to stop stealing his money.
Moral action: John tells his Dad that he wants him to stop stealing money.
Moral consequence: John's dad heard John out and stops stealing, and they both connect more in the future.
Norm: You shouldn't threaten your dad.
Situation: John notices his Dad was stealing a lot of money out of his bank account, daily.
Intention: John wants his Dad to stop stealing his money.
Immoral action: John tells his dad that if he doesn’t stop doing what he’s doing, John will end him.
Immoral consequence: John's Dad kicks John out of his house and John becomes homeless.
Norm: It's good to help friends when they need it
Situation: John lives with Eric, his friend, and Eric needs a ride to the store.
Intention: John wants to watch a movie at home tonight.
Moral action: John drives Eric to the store and tells him he will pick him up later when the movie is over.
Moral consequence: Eric likes John more and will help him in the future too.
Norm: It's good to help friends when they need it
Situation: John lives with Eric, his friend, and Eric needs a ride to the store.
Intention: John wants to watch a movie at home tonight.
Immoral action: John ignores Eric and puts the volume up loud on his movie as he watches from the couch.
Immoral consequence: Eric will resent John and not help him when he needs help in the future.
Norm: It is kind to make accommodations for people with disabilities.
Situation: Maeve is sitting at a table in a restaurant with her family when she notices a man in a wheelchair trying to navigate behind her chair.
Intention: Maeve wants to eat her meal.
Moral action: Maeve gets out of her seat, pushes it in so the man can get past, and returns to eating her meal.
Moral consequence: The man is very thankful for Maeve's gesture.
Norm: It is kind to make accommodations for people with disabilities.
Situation: Maeve is sitting at a table in a restaurant with her family when she notices a man in a wheelchair trying to navigate behind her chair.
Intention: Maeve wants to eat her meal.
Immoral action: Maeve stays in her seat and continues to eat her meal.
Immoral consequence: The man has to turn around and figure out an alternative way to his seat.
Norm: You shouldn't cancel on your family members.
Situation: Arna is a loner and is invited to her sister's anniversary and is at home deliberating on whether to attend.
Intention: Arna wants to call her sister with an answer.
Moral action: Arna says she'll go but admits her desire to be alone.
Moral consequence: Arna bonds with her sister and they compromise.
Norm: You shouldn't cancel on your family members.
Situation: Arna is a loner and is invited to her sister's anniversary and is at home deliberating on whether to attend.
Intention: Arna wants to call her sister with an answer.
Immoral action: Arna tells her sister that she doesn't feel comfortable attending.
Immoral consequence: Arna hears less often from her sister and misses the social contact.
Norm: It is good to return someone's lost pet.
Situation: Karen is an animal lover who took in a cat and later sees a lost pet poster with the cat on it.
Intention: Karen wants to have a pet cat.
Moral action: Karen returns the cat to the owners and adopts a different one.
Moral consequence: The owners of the cat are happy and relieved to be reunited with her.
Norm: It is good to return someone's lost pet.
Situation: Karen is an animal lover who took in a cat and later sees a lost pet poster with the cat on it.
Intention: Karen wants to have a pet cat.
Immoral action: Karen decides to keep the cat because she has bonded with it.
Immoral consequence: The owners of the cat are devastated and believe something happened to her.
Norm: It's bad to complain about small things to a manager.
Situation: Terrence works at a grocery store for his busy manager Dillon and sees a bottle that fell off the shelf and broke on the floor.
Intention: Terrence wants to correct the situation of the broken bottle.
Moral action: Terrence gets a mop and garbage can and cleans up the broken bottle.
Moral consequence: Dillon will be able to continue doing his managerial duties without interruption.
Norm: It's bad to complain about small things to a manager.
Situation: Terrence works at a grocery store for his busy manager Dillon and sees a bottle that fell off the shelf and broke on the floor.
Intention: Terrence wants to correct the situation of the broken bottle.
Immoral action: Terrence tells Dillon that there is a broken bottle on the floor.
Immoral consequence: Dillon will become annoyed at Terrence for bothering him with a problem that Terrence could have cleaned up himself.
Norm: It is unobservant to lose track of your family members.
Situation: Kerry was babysitting her younger brother and brings him to the park.
Intention: Kerry wants to talk to her friend on her phone.
Moral action: Kerry waits until they get home to call her friend on the phone.
Moral consequence: Kerry is able to keep her brother in her sight the whole time they are on the phone.
Norm: It is unobservant to lose track of your family members.
Situation: Kerry was babysitting her younger brother and brings him to the park.
Intention: Kerry wants to talk to her friend on her phone.
Immoral action: Kerry lets her brother run off alone and talks to her friend the whole time they are at the park.
Immoral consequence: Kerry can't find her brother and has to call the police to file a missing persons report.
Norm: You shouldn't put all the responsibility on certain family members.
Situation: Anne has decided to live with her parents while she is attending college.
Intention: Anne wants to save money to pay tuition.
Moral action: Anne agrees on a small amount of rent to pay her parents each month.
Moral consequence: Anne's parents are able to cover her costs with the rent she pays.
Norm: You shouldn't put all the responsibility on certain family members.
Situation: Anne has decided to live with her parents while she is attending college.
Intention: Anne wants to save money to pay tuition.
Immoral action: Anne relies fully on her parents to pay for all her living expenses.
Immoral consequence: Anne's parents have a difficult time making ends meet and are struggling.
Norm: It is wrong to call others derogatory terms.
Situation: Paul is an older white man who has just hired a Jill, a young black woman to be part of his team at work.
Intention: Paul wants to give Jill a nickname like he does for all his team members.
Moral action: Paul asks Jill what nickname she would be comfortable with him using.
Moral consequence: Paul has an approved nickname to call Jill by and Jill appreciates that Paul respected her enough to ask.
Norm: It is wrong to call others derogatory terms.
Situation: Paul is an older white man who has just hired a Jill, a young black woman to be part of his team at work.
Intention: Paul wants to give Jill a nickname like he does for all his team members.
Immoral action: Paul gives Jill a nickname that sounds like a term most people would consider a racial slur.
Immoral consequence: Jill reports Paul to HR, and he is given a formal reprimand for using racist language at work.
Norm: You shouldn't abandon your family after a divorce.
Situation: Burton just lawfully ended his marriage with his wife, and they have two children together.
Intention: Burton wants to enjoy being single.
Moral action: Burton joins a dating group specifically for single parents so that any future partners know he has kids right off the bat.
Moral consequence: Burton's kids have Burton in their lives and are more likely to grow up well adjusted.
Norm: You shouldn't abandon your family after a divorce.
Situation: Burton just lawfully ended his marriage with his wife, and they have two children together.
Intention: Burton wants to enjoy being single.
Immoral action: Burton makes sure his ex-wife gets full custody of their children, so he can concentrate on himself.
Immoral consequence: Burton's children grow up without their father and suffer emotionally.
Norm: It's rude to take away something someone has paid for.
Situation: Tawny's teen daughter Ivy is very mature and even bought herself a car, but lately she's been staying out past curfew.
Intention: Tawny wants Ivy to respect her curfew.
Moral action: Tawny tells Ivy that if she doesn't respect her curfew, she won't be able to have friends over.
Moral consequence: Ivy begins coming home at an appropriate time.
Norm: It's rude to take away something someone has paid for.
Situation: Tawny's teen daughter Ivy is very mature and even bought herself a car, but lately she's been staying out past curfew.
Intention: Tawny wants Ivy to respect her curfew.
Immoral action: Tawny takes Ivy's car keys to deter her from going out at all.
Immoral consequence: Ivy doesn't agree with her mom taking something that she has worked hard for, and runs away from home.
Norm: You shouldn't call people idiots because it's rude.
Situation: Riley is at a restaurant with her friends, and the server has accidentally spilled a drink on her.
Intention: Riley wants to react to the drink being spilled on her.
Moral action: Riley laughs off the incident and says that it's no big deal.
Moral consequence: Riley's friends see her as easygoing and want to hang out with her more.
Norm: You shouldn't call people idiots because it's rude.
Situation: Riley is at a restaurant with her friends, and the server has accidentally spilled a drink on her.
Intention: Riley wants to react to the drink being spilled on her.
Immoral action: Riley raises her voice at the server and calls her a clumsy idiot.
Immoral consequence: Riley's friends are appalled, apologize to the server, and never invite Riley to restaurants with them again.
Norm: People might think you're cruel for abandoning a puppy.
Situation: Theo realizes that his new puppy is too much for him to handle.
Intention: Theo wants to get rid of the puppy.
Moral action: Theo puts an ad online and finds someone that takes the puppy.
Moral consequence: Theo is seen as admirable for finding the puppy a good home.
Norm: People might think you're cruel for abandoning a puppy.
Situation: Theo realizes that his new puppy is too much for him to handle.
Intention: Theo wants to get rid of the puppy.
Immoral action: Theo takes the puppy to a busy street corner and leaves it on the curb.
Immoral consequence: Theo is seen as an awful person for leaving the puppy on the side of the road.
Norm: It's bad to not feed your children.
Situation: Melanie is unemployed and at home with her three kids who are hungry and malnourished.
Intention: Melanie wants to save money.
Moral action: Melanie applies for food stamps and makes her kids healthy, simple meals.
Moral consequence: Melanie's kids start to feel better and healthier, and she keeps them.
Norm: It's bad to not feed your children.
Situation: Melanie is unemployed and at home with her three kids who are hungry and malnourished.
Intention: Melanie wants to save money.
Immoral action: Melanie eats only a small amount herself and doesn't give her kids any food.
Immoral consequence: Melanie's kids get sicker and sicker and may get taken away from her.
Norm: It is good to pay it forward.
Situation: Jim is in the drive-through at a local coffee place on his morning commute to work, when he’s told that the person in front of him bought him a coffee.
Intention: Jim wants start his day on a positive note.
Moral action: Jim uses the money he saved to pay for a coffee and a donut for the car behind him in line.
Moral consequence: Jim feels good that he did something to help another person without them asking for it.
Norm: It is good to pay it forward.
Situation: Jim is in the drive-through at a local coffee place on his morning commute to work, when he’s told that the person in front of him bought him a coffee.
Intention: Jim wants start his day on a positive note.
Immoral action: Jim decides to buy a second coffee and two donuts for himself.
Immoral consequence: Jim ends up feeling sick at work after consuming too much sugar and caffeine.
Norm: It's immoral to cheat on your partner.
Situation: Devin met a new female coworker at work who reminds him of his fiance.
Intention: Devin wants to learn more about his coworker.
Moral action: Devin invites his coworker over to his house to spend time with him and his fiance.
Moral consequence: Devin and his fiance become friends with the new girl at work.
Norm: It's immoral to cheat on your partner.
Situation: Devin met a new female coworker at work who reminds him of his fiance.
Intention: Devin wants to learn more about his coworker.
Immoral action: Devin asks his new coworker out to have dinner on a date.
Immoral consequence: Devin's fiance finds out about his dinner date and breaks off his engagement.
Norm: You should not reward behavior you do not enjoy.
Situation: Lance's dog has started begging at the table during dinner which Lance finds very annoying.
Intention: Lance wants his dog to leave him alone when he's eating.
Moral action: Lance ignores his dog's begging and gives him food whenever he stops.
Moral consequence: Lance's dog learns to not to beg at the table if he wants food and becomes better behaved.
Norm: You should not reward behavior you do not enjoy.
Situation: Lance's dog has started begging at the table during dinner which Lance finds very annoying.
Intention: Lance wants his dog to leave him alone when he's eating.
Immoral action: Lance gives his dog some food whenever it starts begging so it will stop for a bit.
Immoral consequence: Lance's dog learns that begging will get him a reward, so he continues to beg.
Norm: You should keep your hands to yourself.
Situation: James has a long, boring commute on the subway every weekday.
Intention: James wants to entertain himself during his commute.
Moral action: James downloads several new mobile games onto his smartphone and tries for the high score.
Moral consequence: James eventually achieves the high score in one of the games and feels mildly accomplished.
Norm: You should keep your hands to yourself.
Situation: James has a long, boring commute on the subway every weekday.
Intention: James wants to entertain himself during his commute.
Immoral action: James begins "accidentally" touching the breasts and backsides of the passengers around him.
Immoral consequence: Several of the passengers James touches step on his feet or bend his hand back.
Norm: It's good to get a job during high school.
Situation: Jeremy is in high school and learns about a high school school dance that requires a purchased ticket to attend.
Intention: Jeremy wants to find a way to get a ticket to the dance.
Moral action: Jeremy gets a part time job to earn money to pay for a ticket.
Moral consequence: Jeremy will learn how to earn money to through working.
Norm: It's good to get a job during high school.
Situation: Jeremy is in high school and learns about a high school school dance that requires a purchased ticket to attend.
Intention: Jeremy wants to find a way to get a ticket to the dance.
Immoral action: Jeremy begs his parents to buy him a ticket to the dance.
Immoral consequence: Jeremy will not learn how to work for the things he wants.
Norm: You should never be racist.
Situation: Kelly's daughter Paige has been neglecting her homework to hang out with her friend Danielle, who is asian.
Intention: Kelly wants Paige to start doing her homework.
Moral action: With Danielle in the room, Kelly tells Paige that she will be grounded if she does not do her homework, but that Danielle has nothing to do with it.
Moral consequence: Danielle encourages Paige to do her homework, and Paige avoids being grounded.
Norm: You should never be racist.
Situation: Kelly's daughter Paige has been neglecting her homework to hang out with her friend Danielle, who is asian.
Intention: Kelly wants Paige to start doing her homework.
Immoral action: One day when Danielle is over, Kelly tells Paige that she might be doing better in school if she didn't hang around asian people.
Immoral consequence: Danielle overhears the conversation and stops speaking to Paige.
Norm: You should help out your child when they need you.
Situation: Lizzy is in the shower, and she has been hearing her son yelling for about ten minutes.
Intention: Lizzy wants to finish finish her shower up.
Moral action: Lizzy wraps herself in a towel and rushes to her son's room, deciding to rinse off after she finds out what is wrong.
Moral consequence: Lizzy sees that her son and the dog are fighting too aggressively and separates them before they can escalate their behavior.
Norm: You should help out your child when they need you.
Situation: Lizzy is in the shower, and she has been hearing her son yelling for about ten minutes.
Intention: Lizzy wants to finish finish her shower up.
Immoral action: Lizzy continues her shower for another ten minutes before checking on her son.
Immoral consequence: Lizzy realized too late that her son had been being attacked by the family dog, and he is seriously injured.
Norm: It's bad to bully others just because they bullied you.
Situation: Jake has been bullied in the past by Ray but has been working out and sees Ray.
Intention: Jake wants to talk to Ray.
Moral action: Jake tells Ray that he won't let him bully him, but he's moving on and won't take revenge against Ray.
Moral consequence: Jake will be able to move on from being bullied and live a fulfilling life.
Norm: It's bad to bully others just because they bullied you.
Situation: Jake has been bullied in the past by Ray but has been working out and sees Ray.
Intention: Jake wants to talk to Ray.
Immoral action: Jake tells Ray that Ray will be doing whatever Jake says from now on.
Immoral consequence: Jake will develop a habit of forcing people to do what he wants.
Norm: You should be considerate of your roommates
Situation: Tom is in college and has to pull an all-nighter to type a paper while living in the dorms with his roommates.
Intention: Tom wants to complete his paper.
Moral action: Tom goes to the library to type his paper.
Moral consequence: Tom's roommates will be able to sleep well in the dorm with no distractions.
Norm: You should be considerate of your roommates
Situation: Tom is in college and has to pull an all-nighter to type a paper while living in the dorms with his roommates.
Intention: Tom wants to complete his paper.
Immoral action: Tom types his paper in his dorm room all night.
Immoral consequence: Tom's roommates will lose sleep as Tom's typing keeps them up at night.
Norm: It's wrong to take up other peoples space
Situation: Mark has gotten onto a city bus, and sits down in the only open seat, next to an older woman.
Intention: Mark wants to ride the bus home.
Moral action: Mark relaxes a bit, but is careful to stay within the limits of his seat and not annoy the woman next to him.
Moral consequence: Mark has a quiet ride home, and the woman next to him gives him a smile as he gets off the bus.
Norm: It's wrong to take up other peoples space
Situation: Mark has gotten onto a city bus, and sits down in the only open seat, next to an older woman.
Intention: Mark wants to ride the bus home.
Immoral action: Mark relaxes, stretches his legs out, and spreads into the space of the woman seated next to him, ignoring her request for him to move over.
Immoral consequence: The woman says very loudly "Stop touching my butt, you creep!" which embarrasses Mark so much that he moves to the back of the bus.
Norm: It's wrong to break things that belong to someone else.
Situation: Nick is playing marbles on the sidewalk with James and grabs one of James' best marbles.
Intention: Nick wants to bounce the marble on the sidewalk.
Moral action: Nick drops the marble a foot above the ground to see how well it responds.
Moral consequence: The marble bounces repeatedly without breaking, and Nick continues to play with it.
Norm: It's wrong to break things that belong to someone else.
Situation: Nick is playing marbles on the sidewalk with James and grabs one of James' best marbles.
Intention: Nick wants to bounce the marble on the sidewalk.
Immoral action: Nick firmly throws the marble onto the sidewalk to see how high he can make it bounce, cracking the marble.
Immoral consequence: James is upset and forces Nick to pay for the cracked marble.
Norm: It's good to take your family on trips.
Situation: Destiny is a mother and her children are on vacation from school.
Intention: Destiny wants to keep her children busy during their vacation.
Moral action: Destiny brings her children on a family trip similar to one she had when she was young.
Moral consequence: Destiny's children have fun and go on to cherish their memories of the trip.
Norm: It's good to take your family on trips.
Situation: Destiny is a mother and her children are on vacation from school.
Intention: Destiny wants to keep her children busy during their vacation.
Immoral action: Destiny buys her children new tablets for them to distract themselves with all vacation.
Immoral consequence: Destiny's children spend too much time sedentary than is healthy and create no lasting memories.
Norm: It's good to go out and socialize
Situation: Henry spends most of his time alone in his house with little social contact.
Intention: Henry would like to talk to someone to ease the loneliness.
Moral action: Henry decides to go out and hang with his friend for some time.
Moral consequence: Henry feels recharged and much better after spending time with his friend.
Norm: It's good to go out and socialize
Situation: Henry spends most of his time alone in his house with little social contact.
Intention: Henry would like to talk to someone to ease the loneliness.
Immoral action: Henry decides to call a friend up and talk on the phone.
Immoral consequence: Henry still feels a bit lonely after the phone call because it wasn't very personal.
Norm: It is rude to leave someone hanging.
Situation: Geoffrey's girlfriend walks into the room wearing a new dress and asks him what he thinks.
Intention: Geoffrey wants to convey how beautiful he thinks she is in the dress.
Moral action: Geoffrey tells her that is the most beautiful dress he has ever seen her wear.
Moral consequence: Geoffrey's girlfriend blushes and walks over and kisses him on the cheek.