CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't look at your phone while driving.
Situation: Tabitha is driving through heavy traffic when she hears someone texting her.
Intention: Tabitha wants to know the information in the text.
Moral action: Tabitha taps the button on her phone for the voice assistant, and she asks the assistant to read her text messages.
Moral consequence: Tabitha learns about the information in the texts.
Norm: You shouldn't look at your phone while driving.
Situation: Tabitha is driving through heavy traffic when she hears someone texting her.
Intention: Tabitha wants to know the information in the text.
Immoral action: Tabitha grabs her phone and glances at the text while slowing down.
Immoral consequence: Tabitha gets into a wreck when the person in front of her stops.
Norm: It's rude to give a girlfriend grief over minor problems.
Situation: Jason's girlfriend Kelly is very friendly and tends to strike up conversations with strangers wherever they go.
Intention: Jason wants to address Kelly's friendliness.
Moral action: Jason asks Kelly if they could focus more in each other than other people when they are together.
Moral consequence: Jason convinces Kelly to adjust her behavior.
Norm: It's rude to give a girlfriend grief over minor problems.
Situation: Jason's girlfriend Kelly is very friendly and tends to strike up conversations with strangers wherever they go.
Intention: Jason wants to address Kelly's friendliness.
Immoral action: Jason accuses Kelly of being a flirt and insists that she stop being chatty.
Immoral consequence: Jason's words spark a furious argument with Kelly.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore someone asking for help
Situation: Vince is walking down the street when he sees a man that has been stabbed in the gut asking for help.
Intention: Vince wants to react to the stabbed man.
Moral action: Vince calls an ambulance for the man that was stabbed.
Moral consequence: The man that was stabbed receives medical care.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore someone asking for help
Situation: Vince is walking down the street when he sees a man that has been stabbed in the gut asking for help.
Intention: Vince wants to react to the stabbed man.
Immoral action: Vince turns and moves away from the man that was stabbed.
Immoral consequence: The man that was stabbed dies of his wound.
Norm: It's wrong to drive erratically.
Situation: Henry is driving on the way to his work when he gets a text message.
Intention: Henry wants to check the text message.
Moral action: Henry checks the text message as soon as he gets to work.
Moral consequence: Henry and his car both make it to his place of work safely.
Norm: It's wrong to drive erratically.
Situation: Henry is driving on the way to his work when he gets a text message.
Intention: Henry wants to check the text message.
Immoral action: Henry swerves all through the lanes while looking down at his phone.
Immoral consequence: Henry runs his car into the ditch on the side of the road.
Norm: It's bad to be unable to hear warnings.
Situation: Carrie is walking down a busy city street where people are working in manholes while listening to music on her earbuds.
Intention: Carrie wants enjoy her music.
Moral action: Carrie makes sure to just use one earbud, so she can still hear what is going on around her in the busy city which can be dangerous.
Moral consequence: Carrie is able to hear warnings about the open manhole and avoids it to the relief of the people who warned her.
Norm: It's bad to be unable to hear warnings.
Situation: Carrie is walking down a busy city street where people are working in manholes while listening to music on her earbuds.
Intention: Carrie wants enjoy her music.
Immoral action: Carrie activates the noise cancelling feature on her earbuds and ignores strangers that are waving at her, so she can focus on listening to her music.
Immoral consequence: Carrie doesn't hear that the strangers are warning her about an uncovered manhole in her path, and the strangers feel bad when she falls in.
Norm: It is rude not to show compassion.
Situation: Peter won a competition that his friend Charlie also entered and Charlie is upset about losing.
Intention: Peter wants to celebrate his achievement.
Moral action: Peter buys himself an expensive watch he had been eyeing as a reward for winning.
Moral consequence: Peter feels satisfied and Charlie isn't forced to relive his loss.
Norm: It is rude not to show compassion.
Situation: Peter won a competition that his friend Charlie also entered and Charlie is upset about losing.
Intention: Peter wants to celebrate his achievement.
Immoral action: Peter throws a big party to celebrate his win and invites Charlie.
Immoral consequence: Charlie feels like Peter is rubbing the win in his face and their friend group see Peter as insensitive.
Norm: You shouldn't try to run over people.
Situation: James is driving when Keith who was riding a bike cuts him off.
Intention: James wants to react angrily to Keith's cut off.
Moral action: James speeds up his car to catch up to Keith and then flips him the finger before driving off.
Moral consequence: James feels satisfaction from his gesture and is satisfied that he got his anger out of his system.
Norm: You shouldn't try to run over people.
Situation: James is driving when Keith who was riding a bike cuts him off.
Intention: James wants to react angrily to Keith's cut off.
Immoral action: James speeds up his car and slams into the back of Keith's' bike knocking him down and running him over.
Immoral consequence: Keith is hunted down by police and eventually caught and charged with attempted murder.
Norm: You should appreciate veterans.
Situation: Dave just came from overseas, and Andy sees him in his full uniform at the airport.
Intention: Andy wants to say something to Dave.
Moral action: Andy tells Dave that he knows how hard it must've been for him serving overseas.
Moral consequence: Dave likes that Andy understands his perspective and feels valuable.
Norm: You should appreciate veterans.
Situation: Dave just came from overseas, and Andy sees him in his full uniform at the airport.
Intention: Andy wants to say something to Dave.
Immoral action: Andy asks Dave how many drones he flew at little children.
Immoral consequence: Dave feels disrespected and is unhappy that he's being judged for the actions of a few.
Norm: It's rude to drop by someone's place unannounced
Situation: Heather was in driving home from vacation and realized that she was passing through an old friend's town.
Intention: Heather wanted to visit the old friend.
Moral action: Heather calls the old friend and asks if it's okay if she stops by.
Moral consequence: The friend is so excited to see Heather when she gets there.
Norm: It's rude to drop by someone's place unannounced
Situation: Heather was in driving home from vacation and realized that she was passing through an old friend's town.
Intention: Heather wanted to visit the old friend.
Immoral action: Heather drives to the friend's house and knocks on the door.
Immoral consequence: The friend is upset that Heather didn't give her any notice to get ready for the visit.
Norm: It is inconsiderate to offend a disabled person.
Situation: Don is running for election and giving a speech to a crowd.
Intention: Don wants to feel powerful.
Moral action: Don talks about real issues and how he'll lift others up.
Moral consequence: Many in the crowd respect Don and vote for him.
Norm: It is inconsiderate to offend a disabled person.
Situation: Don is running for election and giving a speech to a crowd.
Intention: Don wants to feel powerful.
Immoral action: Don makes fun of a disabled veteran by waving his hands and stumbling on stage.
Immoral consequence: Many in the crowd watching Don lose respect for him and don't vote for him.
Norm: You shouldn't judge your spouse's memorial to their dead wife.
Situation: Mary's new husband has a large memorial for his first wife in their living room.
Intention: Mary wants to tell her husband how she feels about the memorial.
Moral action: Mary asks her husband if they could move the display as it makes her uncomfortable.
Moral consequence: Mary manages to convey her feelings adequately.
Norm: You shouldn't judge your spouse's memorial to their dead wife.
Situation: Mary's new husband has a large memorial for his first wife in their living room.
Intention: Mary wants to tell her husband how she feels about the memorial.
Immoral action: Mary tells her husband that the display is too tacky and needs to be taken down.
Immoral consequence: Mary gets into a heated disagreement with her husband.
Norm: You shouldn't use the n-word because it's wrong.
Situation: John is watching a news story about black lives matter on tv at home around his wife and kids.
Intention: John wants to feel good about himself.
Moral action: John states that blacks are just as equal and valuable as whites.
Moral consequence: John's wife and kids respect him more and develop in a healthy way.
Norm: You shouldn't use the n-word because it's wrong.
Situation: John is watching a news story about black lives matter on tv at home around his wife and kids.
Intention: John wants to feel good about himself.
Immoral action: John states out loud that those n-word people don't deserve any special rights.
Immoral consequence: John's wife and kids respect him less and may develop racist views.
Norm: It's good to share food with your spouse.
Situation: Pam is at a restaurant with her husband Mick when Mick asks to taste some of her food.
Intention: Pam wants to respond to Mick's request to taste her food.
Moral action: Pam tells Mick that he should try the food she ordered.
Moral consequence: Mick will think Pam is a pleasant and caring wife and their marriage will strengthen.
Norm: It's good to share food with your spouse.
Situation: Pam is at a restaurant with her husband Mick when Mick asks to taste some of her food.
Intention: Pam wants to respond to Mick's request to taste her food.
Immoral action: Pam tells Mick he has his own food, and he should eat that.
Immoral consequence: Mick will think Pam is selfish and their marriage will erode.
Norm: It is wrong to be polygamous.
Situation: Phil, who is married is out in the park with Anne who suddenly asks him to marry her.
Intention: Phil wants to respond to Anne's marriage proposal.
Moral action: Phil tells Anne he's already married and is not about to break a law just for Anne.
Moral consequence: Phil's wife never knows what happened and is safe and secure in her relationship with Phil.
Norm: It is wrong to be polygamous.
Situation: Phil, who is married is out in the park with Anne who suddenly asks him to marry her.
Intention: Phil wants to respond to Anne's marriage proposal.
Immoral action: Phil tells Anne that he would love to marry her since he's always found her attractive.
Immoral consequence: Phil's wife is devastated when she finds out he married someone else and vows to report his polygamy.
Norm: It's inappropriate to be pervy as an old man.
Situation: James, a seventy year old man, is eating lunch at a restaurant when an attractive waitress places food on the table.
Intention: James wants to compliment the waitress.
Moral action: James tells the girl that this was the best service he's had in a while.
Moral consequence: James receives a discount on his meal from the thankful waitress.
Norm: It's inappropriate to be pervy as an old man.
Situation: James, a seventy year old man, is eating lunch at a restaurant when an attractive waitress places food on the table.
Intention: James wants to compliment the waitress.
Immoral action: James tells the waitress that she has a nice body while staring at her chest.
Immoral consequence: James is asked to leave early by the manager for making the waitress uncomfortable.
Norm: It is important that children see parents getting along
Situation: Ken and his wife, Marion, have two kids together but have been arguing a lot lately.
Intention: Ken wants to sit down with Marion to talk about their problems.
Moral action: Ken and Marion start seeing a counselor and apply their conflict avoidance skills in the home.
Moral consequence: Ken and Marion are happier in their marriage and act as good role models for their children.
Norm: It is important that children see parents getting along
Situation: Ken and his wife, Marion, have two kids together but have been arguing a lot lately.
Intention: Ken wants to sit down with Marion to talk about their problems.
Immoral action: Ken and Marion start talking, which eventually leads to them arguing in front of their children.
Immoral consequence: Ken's children become anxious and fearful due to all of the arguments they've witnessed.
Norm: It's rude to antagonize an ex.
Situation: Hal sees his ex girlfriend Dana at work and Dana asks how Hal is doing.
Intention: Hal wants to respond to Dana.
Moral action: Hal tells Dana he is doing fine and asks how she is doing.
Moral consequence: Dana will tell others at work that Hal is polite and it's a pity they did not work out together.
Norm: It's rude to antagonize an ex.
Situation: Hal sees his ex girlfriend Dana at work and Dana asks how Hal is doing.
Intention: Hal wants to respond to Dana.
Immoral action: Hal tells Dana that the girl he is dating now is an improvement.
Immoral consequence: Dana will tell others at work that Hal is spiteful and crass.
Norm: It's good to care for your teammate's injuries.
Situation: Kelly is sitting on her team's bench when her teammate gets hurt on the field.
Intention: Kelly wants to play in the game again.
Moral action: Kelly sees the injured girl hobbling to the bench and asks the coach if she can run and get some ice for her before her next shift.
Moral consequence: The injured girl is thankful to get the ice.
Norm: It's good to care for your teammate's injuries.
Situation: Kelly is sitting on her team's bench when her teammate gets hurt on the field.
Intention: Kelly wants to play in the game again.
Immoral action: Kelly watches the girl hobble to the bench and jumps up to ask the coach if she should go back in.
Immoral consequence: The injured girl hurts badly and feels like nobody cares.
Norm: It's mean to call someone a braggart.
Situation: Jocelyn hears that from her brother Phil that he got a really good SAT score.
Intention: Jocelyn wants to respond to Phil.
Moral action: Jocelyn tells Phil that she knew he could get a high score.
Moral consequence: Phil will feel that his sister believes in him.
Norm: It's mean to call someone a braggart.
Situation: Jocelyn hears that from her brother Phil that he got a really good SAT score.
Intention: Jocelyn wants to respond to Phil.
Immoral action: Jocelyn tells Phil that he is too proud of his score and a braggart.
Immoral consequence: Phil won't want to share his achievements anymore.
Norm: Parents should help their children.
Situation: Ian's is studying for his final exams at college and also working full time which he finds exhausting.
Intention: Ian's son wants to pass his final exams and have money.
Moral action: Ian assists his son with finances so his son can focus on his studies during exams.
Moral consequence: Ian's son enjoys his last semester at school and learns a lot while studying.
Norm: Parents should help their children.
Situation: Ian's is studying for his final exams at college and also working full time which he finds exhausting.
Intention: Ian's son wants to pass his final exams and have money.
Immoral action: Ian lets his son experience the struggle of studying while working without offering any assistance.
Immoral consequence: Ian is exhausted from working very hard to pass his exams and work.
Norm: You shouldn't try to hit people.
Situation: Lars is at the baseball game with his son Kirk and Dave is being really loud jeering behind them and being generally obnoxious.
Intention: Lars wants to get Dave to quiet down.
Moral action: Lars turns around and tells Dave that he's with a child and Dave really needs to tone it down.
Moral consequence: Dave is apologetic and tells Lars he got carried away by the fandom, and he'll calm down.
Norm: You shouldn't try to hit people.
Situation: Lars is at the baseball game with his son Kirk and Dave is being really loud jeering behind them and being generally obnoxious.
Intention: Lars wants to get Dave to quiet down.
Immoral action: Lars stands up, turns around and takes a few punches at Dave, landing some on Dave's face and head.
Immoral consequence: Dave is freaked out because he didn't expect violence and is terrified as he can't really defend himself in his position.
Norm: You shouldn't let a coworker sabotage your job.
Situation: Jan who is frequently bullied by her coworker Meg, finds out that Meg deliberately tanked a project Jan was working on.
Intention: Jan wants to respond to Meg's actions.
Moral action: Jan reports Meg's actions to her boss and files a complaint.
Moral consequence: Meg is censured and her performance put under scrutiny.
Norm: You shouldn't let a coworker sabotage your job.
Situation: Jan who is frequently bullied by her coworker Meg, finds out that Meg deliberately tanked a project Jan was working on.
Intention: Jan wants to respond to Meg's actions.
Immoral action: Jan tells Meg she is sure it was a mistake and that she will try to fix it.
Immoral consequence: With no fear of consequences Meg continues to sabotage Jan's work.
Norm: You shouldn't hurt someone's feelings online.
Situation: Rick makes a post on his social media page, but Jane leaves a comment that he doesn't like.
Intention: Rick wants to reply to the comment.
Moral action: Rick leaves a normal reply that explains why he disagrees with Jane.
Moral consequence: Jane begins to see things from Rick's perspective and gives more thought to her comment.
Norm: You shouldn't hurt someone's feelings online.
Situation: Rick makes a post on his social media page, but Jane leaves a comment that he doesn't like.
Intention: Rick wants to reply to the comment.
Immoral action: Rick leaves a mean, profanity laden reply to the comment.
Immoral consequence: Jane feels hurt by the reply left by Rick and starts crying.
Norm: It is bad to want harm on anyone even yourself.
Situation: Adam is a high school student who has been feeling very depressed and lonely lately.
Intention: Adam wants to feel better.
Moral action: Adam tells his parents how he has been feeling and asks to get medical help.
Moral consequence: Adam is able to see a therapist and work through his problems to become more mentally healthy.
Norm: It is bad to want harm on anyone even yourself.
Situation: Adam is a high school student who has been feeling very depressed and lonely lately.
Intention: Adam wants to feel better.
Immoral action: Adam takes up cutting to relieve his stress after he hears it's used as a release by others in his position.
Immoral consequence: Adam gets hooked on self-harm and ends up with many scars all over his body that he feels ashamed of.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to speak negatively about someone else's parents.
Situation: Ted's friend Jamal is talking to him about being raised by a single mom.
Intention: Ted wants to talk to Jamal about his mom.
Moral action: Ted tells Jamal that he's lucky to have been raised by such a strong woman.
Moral consequence: Jamal feels even more proud of his mom and is more confident in himself.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to speak negatively about someone else's parents.
Situation: Ted's friend Jamal is talking to him about being raised by a single mom.
Intention: Ted wants to talk to Jamal about his mom.
Immoral action: Ted tells Jamal that she must've slept with a lot of men in the past.
Immoral consequence: Jamal doesn't feel comfortable and can't believe Ted said that.
Norm: It is good to be considerate to your neighbors.
Situation: Kevin who lives next door to Neil is planning a party for the weekend.
Intention: Kevin wants to decide the number of attendees.
Moral action: Kevin decides to invite only four key couples for a total of eight people.
Moral consequence: Neil sleeps soundly as he cannot hear a thing from the small gathering next door.
Norm: It is good to be considerate to your neighbors.
Situation: Kevin who lives next door to Neil is planning a party for the weekend.
Intention: Kevin wants to decide the number of attendees.
Immoral action: Kevin decides to invite everyone he knows which is about two hundred people.
Immoral consequence: Neil is annoyed when over two hundred people show up and make a lot of noise and ruckus all night.
Norm: It's not okay to crush someone's hopes.
Situation: Mark is a guidance counselor and a student, Brad, who is doing badly in school says he wants to be an engineer.
Intention: Mark wants to respond to the student, Brad.
Moral action: Mark tells Brad that he needs to improve his grades first then he can become an engineer.
Moral consequence: Brad will try to improve his grades, so he can become an engineer.
Norm: It's not okay to crush someone's hopes.
Situation: Mark is a guidance counselor and a student, Brad, who is doing badly in school says he wants to be an engineer.
Intention: Mark wants to respond to the student, Brad.
Immoral action: Mark tells Brad that being an engineer is too difficult for him, and he is only qualified for low skill jobs.
Immoral consequence: Brad will abandon his dream of becoming an engineer and settle for less.
Norm: It's rude to make your child's life annoying.
Situation: Ben hates taking karate class, so he asks his father if he can quit.
Intention: Ben's father wants him in an extracurricular activity.
Moral action: Ben's father takes him out of the karate class and enrolls him in an art class instead.
Moral consequence: Ben's is grateful that he doesn't have to do something he doesn't want to anymore.
Norm: It's rude to make your child's life annoying.
Situation: Ben hates taking karate class, so he asks his father if he can quit.
Intention: Ben's father wants him in an extracurricular activity.
Immoral action: Ben's father tells him to suck it up and makes him go to karate class.
Immoral consequence: Ben starts to act out and skips the class when his father isn't there.
Norm: It's good to save money for emergencies.
Situation: Crystal studies the money in her bank account after getting a large inheritance from her uncle.
Intention: Crystal wants to do something with her money.
Moral action: Crystal puts all of the money into a low interest saving account.
Moral consequence: Crystal is able to afford her car repairs after she gets into a wreck.
Norm: It's good to save money for emergencies.
Situation: Crystal studies the money in her bank account after getting a large inheritance from her uncle.
Intention: Crystal wants to do something with her money.
Immoral action: Crystal spends all of her money on speculative stocks.
Immoral consequence: Crystal loses money after the stocks perform poorly.
Norm: It's rude to yell at your family.
Situation: Igor is relaxing and taking a nap in the living room when his nephew Clark runs through screaming and waking him up.
Intention: Igor wants to reprimand Clark for waking him up.
Moral action: Igor tells Clark that he's trying to nap so Clark should maybe go play outside.
Moral consequence: Clark is more than happy to go play outside and stops bothering Igor the rest of the day.
Norm: It's rude to yell at your family.
Situation: Igor is relaxing and taking a nap in the living room when his nephew Clark runs through screaming and waking him up.
Intention: Igor wants to reprimand Clark for waking him up.
Immoral action: Igor screams at Clark and tells him he's exhausted and Clark should shut up and let him rest.
Immoral consequence: Clark is scared by Igor's booming voice and worried that Igor might hit him since he's being so aggressive.
Norm: It's okay to move for someone.
Situation: Jeff was on a fully occupied bus when he saw an older woman get in.
Intention: Jeff wants to get to his destination.
Moral action: Jeff gets out of his seat to let the older woman sit down.
Moral consequence: The pains and aches in the woman's legs start to subside when she takes a seat.