CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to harass other people because of their ethnicity.
Situation: Mario meets a man named Tom at the bus stop who is black.
Intention: Mario wants to start a conversation with Tom.
Immoral action: Mario makes fun of Tom because of his hair texture and his skin.
Immoral consequence: Tom walks away from Mario and never talks to him again.
Norm: It's good to treat yourself every now and then.
Situation: Kevin has been working seven days per week for a month but now has his Saturday off at home with his wife.
Intention: Kevin wants to do something on his day off.
Moral action: Kevin goes to a spa and gets himself an hour-long massage.
Moral consequence: Kevin feels relaxed and takes his wife out for a romantic dinner that night.
Norm: It's good to treat yourself every now and then.
Situation: Kevin has been working seven days per week for a month but now has his Saturday off at home with his wife.
Intention: Kevin wants to do something on his day off.
Immoral action: Kevin spends his Saturday doing chores for his wife around the house.
Immoral consequence: Kevin ends up yelling at his wife because he's stressed and thinks she's too demanding.
Norm: It's mean to call your girlfriend a disgusting person.
Situation: Josh notices that his girlfriend Nancy has gained a few pounds since he last saw her.
Intention: Josh wants to comment on Nancy's weight gain.
Moral action: Josh tells Nancy that he loves how voluptuous she has gotten.
Moral consequence: Nancy is flattered that Josh loves the way her body looks.
Norm: It's mean to call your girlfriend a disgusting person.
Situation: Josh notices that his girlfriend Nancy has gained a few pounds since he last saw her.
Intention: Josh wants to comment on Nancy's weight gain.
Immoral action: Josh tells Nancy that she has turned into a disgusting pig.
Immoral consequence: Nancy is hurt my Josh's words and breaks up with him.
Norm: It's irresponsible to do things without thinking about the consequences
Situation: Harper is on vacation in Las Vegas on a tight budget.
Intention: Harper wants to gamble.
Moral action: Harper sets a gambling budget so that she doesn't overspend.
Moral consequence: Harper loses a game of poker but is still able to enjoy the rest of her vacation due to her budgeting.
Norm: It's irresponsible to do things without thinking about the consequences
Situation: Harper is on vacation in Las Vegas on a tight budget.
Intention: Harper wants to gamble.
Immoral action: Harper plays a game of poker and bets everything in her pocket.
Immoral consequence: Harper loses everything she has and can't afford to do anything else for the remainder of her vacation.
Norm: It is wrong to drink if you are an alcoholic.
Situation: Sarah has been sober from alcohol for 4 weeks and just made a serious mistake at work which is stressing her out.
Intention: Sarah wants to do something to put her mind at ease.
Moral action: Sarah looks up mindfulness and meditation techniques when she gets home.
Moral consequence: Sarah is able to calm her mind in a healthy fashion.
Norm: It is wrong to drink if you are an alcoholic.
Situation: Sarah has been sober from alcohol for 4 weeks and just made a serious mistake at work which is stressing her out.
Intention: Sarah wants to do something to put her mind at ease.
Immoral action: Sarah picks up some alcohol on the way home and has some drinks.
Immoral consequence: Sarah loses all the progress she made so far with her path to sobriety.
Norm: It's expected that people love their parents.
Situation: James' elderly mother moved into a nursing home and repeatedly told him that she was lonely.
Intention: James wants to avoid spending time in the creepy nursing home.
Moral action: James visits his mother every weekend to take her into town for dinner and shopping.
Moral consequence: James' mother frequently tells him how much she loves his visits.
Norm: It's expected that people love their parents.
Situation: James' elderly mother moved into a nursing home and repeatedly told him that she was lonely.
Intention: James wants to avoid spending time in the creepy nursing home.
Immoral action: James never visits his mother and only calls on her birthday and Christmas.
Immoral consequence: James' mother goes into a decline and dies alone in her room.
Norm: You should always release butterflies after you catch them.
Situation: Nelly caught a butterfly while playing outside in the yard.
Intention: Nelly wants to decide what to do with the butterfly.
Moral action: Nelly lets the butterfly go after looking at it.
Moral consequence: Nelly will be happy the butterfly gets to live freely.
Norm: You should always release butterflies after you catch them.
Situation: Nelly caught a butterfly while playing outside in the yard.
Intention: Nelly wants to decide what to do with the butterfly.
Immoral action: Nelly keeps the butterfly in a sealed jar.
Immoral consequence: Nelly is sad because the butterfly dies in the jar.
Norm: it is inconsiderate to do a poor parking job
Situation: Bill drives to a meeting and sees two parking spaces near where he's going.
Intention: Bill wants to park his car.
Moral action: Bill parks his car taking care to use only one parking space.
Moral consequence: The next person who wants to park in that area is able to fit into the spot next to Bill's car.
Norm: it is inconsiderate to do a poor parking job
Situation: Bill drives to a meeting and sees two parking spaces near where he's going.
Intention: Bill wants to park his car.
Immoral action: Bill parks his car quickly and carelessly taking up both spaces with his car.
Immoral consequence: The next person that wants to park in that area isn't able to because Bill took all the parking spots.
Norm: It is good to use a calendar.
Situation: Carrie has been sent an invitation to join her friend Gia for a birthday brunch on the 27th of the month.
Intention: Carrie wants to RSVP to the brunch.
Moral action: Carrie RSVP's to the brunch and marks it on her calendar.
Moral consequence: Carrie makes the brunch on time to celebrate Gia's birthday.
Norm: It is good to use a calendar.
Situation: Carrie has been sent an invitation to join her friend Gia for a birthday brunch on the 27th of the month.
Intention: Carrie wants to RSVP to the brunch.
Immoral action: Carrie RSVP's to the brunch without noting the date on a calendar.
Immoral consequence: When the 27th comes around, Carrie completely forgets about the brunch and misses Gia's birthday celebration.
Norm: It's rude to point out someone's lack of friendships.
Situation: Phil notices that he has way more friends than Jane does.
Intention: Phil wants to decide if he should say something to Jane.
Moral action: Phil is curious why Jane has fewer friends but decide it would be rude to pont it out.
Moral consequence: When Phil pays more attention he notices that some people seem to have 100 friends and others nearly none.
Norm: It's rude to point out someone's lack of friendships.
Situation: Phil notices that he has way more friends than Jane does.
Intention: Phil wants to decide if he should say something to Jane.
Immoral action: Phil makes fun of Jane for having less friends than him.
Immoral consequence: Phil's friends point out that that was hurtful of Phil to say.
Norm: You should eat messy foods with utensils.
Situation: Casey and his friends are at a restaurant and the food was just brought to their table including salad and cheesy fries.
Intention: Casey wants to eat some cheesy fries.
Moral action: Casey uses a fork to take some cheesy fries, put them on his plate and eat them.
Moral consequence: Casey is able to eat more neatly and finishes his meal without making a mess.
Norm: You should eat messy foods with utensils.
Situation: Casey and his friends are at a restaurant and the food was just brought to their table including salad and cheesy fries.
Intention: Casey wants to eat some cheesy fries.
Immoral action: Casey takes some cheesy fries and eats them using just his hands.
Immoral consequence: Casey makes a mess and grease from the fries gets on his clothes.
Norm: You shouldn't misbehave at someone's wedding.
Situation: Samuel is at his brother's wedding where there is an open bar.
Intention: Samuel wants to have a few drinks.
Moral action: Samuel limits himself to three drinks.
Moral consequence: Samuel has a good time at his brother's wedding.
Norm: You shouldn't misbehave at someone's wedding.
Situation: Samuel is at his brother's wedding where there is an open bar.
Intention: Samuel wants to have a few drinks.
Immoral action: Samuel drinks to the point that he feels sick.
Immoral consequence: Samuel vomits in the middle of the reception hall.
Norm: It's wrong to put a pet down that isn't sick.
Situation: Jaime has a cat and is moving to an apartment that doesn't allow pets.
Intention: Jaime wants to figure out what to do with the cat.
Moral action: Jaime finds a friend that can adopt the cat.
Moral consequence: The cat will be able to have a new owner.
Norm: It's wrong to put a pet down that isn't sick.
Situation: Jaime has a cat and is moving to an apartment that doesn't allow pets.
Intention: Jaime wants to figure out what to do with the cat.
Immoral action: Jaime takes the cat to a shelter to have it euthanized.
Immoral consequence: The cat will no longer be alive.
Norm: It's good to be patient with others.
Situation: It's late on a Friday night and Eric asks John how to use the new microwave.
Intention: John wants to go to sleep.
Moral action: John devotes a few minutes writing down how to use it and then goes to bed.
Moral consequence: Eric thinks John is gracious and is able to use the microwave.
Norm: It's good to be patient with others.
Situation: It's late on a Friday night and Eric asks John how to use the new microwave.
Intention: John wants to go to sleep.
Immoral action: John tells Eric it's late, and he should figure it out on his own.
Immoral consequence: Eric feels insulted and resents John and won't help John next time and can't use the microwave.
Norm: You shouldn't aspire to do well just to gloat.
Situation: Lisa has always stood in her older sister Naomi's shadow.
Intention: Lisa wants to be successful.
Moral action: Lisa strives to reach her goals in areas that please and interest her.
Moral consequence: Lisa is able to reach a level of success that brings her happiness.
Norm: You shouldn't aspire to do well just to gloat.
Situation: Lisa has always stood in her older sister Naomi's shadow.
Intention: Lisa wants to be successful.
Immoral action: Lisa works hard in her studies and work so that she may one day rub her sisters face in her success.
Immoral consequence: Lisa's success feels hollow as she has been working to prove herself to someone else.
Norm: It's not okay to wallow in self pity.
Situation: Ergo is depressed and hanging with a friend.
Intention: Ergo wants to talk about what depresses him.
Moral action: Ergo tells his friend and asks for advice.
Moral consequence: Ergo cheers up a bit and begins to heal.
Norm: It's not okay to wallow in self pity.
Situation: Ergo is depressed and hanging with a friend.
Intention: Ergo wants to talk about what depresses him.
Immoral action: Ergo points out the reasons for his depression and does most of the talking about his life.
Immoral consequence: Ergo gets nowhere and has a disconnected time with his friend.
Norm: You shouldn't try to have a baby with someone noncommittal.
Situation: Jake has recently told his girlfriend Megan that he isn't interested in having a baby with her.
Intention: Megan wants to have kids.
Moral action: Megan tells Jake that the relationship isn't going to work.
Moral consequence: Megan is able to find another man that is willing to have children.
Norm: You shouldn't try to have a baby with someone noncommittal.
Situation: Jake has recently told his girlfriend Megan that he isn't interested in having a baby with her.
Intention: Megan wants to have kids.
Immoral action: Megan tries to trick Jake into having a baby with her.
Immoral consequence: Jake finds out that Megan is pregnant, and he leaves her right away.
Norm: You shouldn't grab other people's private parts.
Situation: Hank and Susan are participating in a self defense class and Hank is instructed to pretend to attack Susan.
Intention: Hank wants to mimic an attacker.
Moral action: Hank leaps at Susan and raises his arm as if he's going to take a swing at her.
Moral consequence: Susan pivots away from his arm as she was instructed to do and successfully completes the evasive maneuver.
Norm: You shouldn't grab other people's private parts.
Situation: Hank and Susan are participating in a self defense class and Hank is instructed to pretend to attack Susan.
Intention: Hank wants to mimic an attacker.
Immoral action: Hank leaps at Susan and grabs her by her breasts with both hands, squeezing them as he does so.
Immoral consequence: Susan shrieks because she feels violated and is angry at Hank for going straight for her breasts.
Norm: It is good to discuss holiday plans early.
Situation: Susan and her family spend a weekend together for every Christmas break.
Intention: Susan wants to make plans for the holiday.
Moral action: Susan starts planning their get together in the middle of August.
Moral consequence: All of Susan's family is able to plan their holiday and attend the get together.
Norm: It is good to discuss holiday plans early.
Situation: Susan and her family spend a weekend together for every Christmas break.
Intention: Susan wants to make plans for the holiday.
Immoral action: Susan waits until three weeks before Christmas to try to make plans with her family.
Immoral consequence: All of Susan's family already have plans, and they miss their get together.
Norm: It's wrong to make fun of someone's makeup.
Situation: Margret is a beauty influencer doing a live stream with another influencer Barbra, and Barbra insults an instagram model's makeup.
Intention: Margret wants to entertain her audience.
Moral action: Margret gives constructive criticism to the model along with doing a small demonstration on how to fix the makeup.
Moral consequence: Margret's followers uses the tutorials to create unique looks.
Norm: It's wrong to make fun of someone's makeup.
Situation: Margret is a beauty influencer doing a live stream with another influencer Barbra, and Barbra insults an instagram model's makeup.
Intention: Margret wants to entertain her audience.
Immoral action: Margret joins Barbra comparing the model's makeup to a clown.
Immoral consequence: Margret's actions alienate her followers who dislike harsh humor.
Norm: You shouldn't hook up with an ex's best friend.
Situation: Austin has plans to hang out with Jackie, whose best friend is Tiffany, Austin's ex-girlfriend.
Intention: Austin wants to spend time with Jackie.
Moral action: Austin and Jackie play some old video games in Jackie's living room.
Moral consequence: Jackie feels nostalgic about the games she played as a kid.
Norm: You shouldn't hook up with an ex's best friend.
Situation: Austin has plans to hang out with Jackie, whose best friend is Tiffany, Austin's ex-girlfriend.
Intention: Austin wants to spend time with Jackie.
Immoral action: While hanging out, Austin and Jackie have sex in her room.
Immoral consequence: Jackie feels as if she's betrayed Tiffany by having sex with Austin.
Norm: It is moral to prevent theft or stealing
Situation: Ray's friend told him that he runs a website where he lets people watch movies illegally.
Intention: Ray has to decide what to do with this information.
Moral action: Ray reports his friend's website to the FBI so that people stop stealing content.
Moral consequence: Ray feels like he's helping content creators and is happy that people have to pay for movies now.
Norm: It is moral to prevent theft or stealing
Situation: Ray's friend told him that he runs a website where he lets people watch movies illegally.
Intention: Ray has to decide what to do with this information.
Immoral action: Ray uses his friend's website and watches as many movies as he can.
Immoral consequence: Ray is participating in the stealing and is taking money from content creators.
Norm: You have no right to strike another person's child.
Situation: Cindy's neighbor's kid runs into her yard and up to Cindy and slaps her.
Intention: Cindy wants to respond to the slap.
Moral action: Cindy decides to take the kid back to the neighbor's house and tell the parents what the kid did.
Moral consequence: The parents start shouting at the kid who gets grounded for a month.
Norm: You have no right to strike another person's child.
Situation: Cindy's neighbor's kid runs into her yard and up to Cindy and slaps her.
Intention: Cindy wants to respond to the slap.
Immoral action: Cindy decides to slap the kid back for slapping her first.
Immoral consequence: The kid's parents come running and shout at Cindy for slapping the kid.
Norm: You shouldn't intentionally annoy a friend.
Situation: Meo is a bit bored while hanging out with Mea in the house.
Intention: Meo wants to get out some energy.
Moral action: Meo turns on music and starts dancing.
Moral consequence: He gets out energy and Mea dances with him.
Norm: You shouldn't intentionally annoy a friend.
Situation: Meo is a bit bored while hanging out with Mea in the house.
Intention: Meo wants to get out some energy.
Immoral action: Meo starts kicking around a foam soccer ball.
Immoral consequence: The ball hits Mea a couple of times, and she leaves, leaving Meo depressed.
Norm: It's ok to cut ties with an ex.
Situation: Mark just broke up with his ex for cheating on him and knows that she has few to no friends.
Intention: Mark wants to move onto someone else.
Moral action: Mark cuts off all contact with his ex and focuses solely on finding someone else.
Moral consequence: Mark's ex has to further reap what she sowed when she betrayed him.
Norm: It's ok to cut ties with an ex.
Situation: Mark just broke up with his ex for cheating on him and knows that she has few to no friends.
Intention: Mark wants to move onto someone else.
Immoral action: Mark feels bad for his ex, so he stays in touch with her strictly as friends and pursues other romantic options.
Immoral consequence: Mark's ex does not understand how serious her actions were.
Norm: it's wrong to go through someone's personal property without permission
Situation: Jess sees her sister's purse sitting on the kitchen table when she gets home from school one day.
Intention: Jess wants to borrow her sister's favorite lipstick.
Moral action: Jess asks her sister if she can dig through her purse to borrow her lipstick.
Moral consequence: Jess's sister gives permission for Jess to grab the lipstick.
Norm: it's wrong to go through someone's personal property without permission
Situation: Jess sees her sister's purse sitting on the kitchen table when she gets home from school one day.
Intention: Jess wants to borrow her sister's favorite lipstick.
Immoral action: Jess roots through her sister's purse to find the lipstick she wants.
Immoral consequence: Jess's sister is angry with her for rifling through her purse.
Norm: You shouldn't laugh at someone's food.
Situation: Joe's girlfriend May has invited him over for dinner.
Intention: Joe wants to react to the vegetarian menu.
Moral action: Joe thanks May for the meal.
Moral consequence: May feels her effort is appreciated.
Norm: You shouldn't laugh at someone's food.
Situation: Joe's girlfriend May has invited him over for dinner.
Intention: Joe wants to react to the vegetarian menu.
Immoral action: Joe laughingly refers to the meal as rabbit food.
Immoral consequence: May gets offended and never invites him over again.
Norm: It's expected that you will keep your yard looking nice.
Situation: Zachery has a lawn that has become overgrown because he is too occupied with work, and he has the weekend off of work.
Intention: Zachery wants to rest on his days off.
Moral action: Zachery hires a landscaping company to maintain his yard.
Moral consequence: Zachery's neighbors are relieved that he's finally maintained his outside space.
Norm: It's expected that you will keep your yard looking nice.
Situation: Zachery has a lawn that has become overgrown because he is too occupied with work, and he has the weekend off of work.
Intention: Zachery wants to rest on his days off.
Immoral action: Zachery ignores his lawn situation and relaxes during his weekend break.
Immoral consequence: Zachery's lawn grows out more and his neighbors think he is lazy because he has not taken care of his lawn.
Norm: It's bad for you to be a racist.
Situation: Ron saw a video online about all of the crime that black people commit that included disingenuous stats.
Intention: Ron has to decide whether to find information that debunks the video.
Moral action: Ron looks at the comments of the video to see what other people have to say about it.
Moral consequence: Ron understands that the video was disingenuous and treats black people the same as he would anyone else.
Norm: It's bad for you to be a racist.
Situation: Ron saw a video online about all of the crime that black people commit that included disingenuous stats.
Intention: Ron has to decide whether to find information that debunks the video.
Immoral action: Ron decides to believe everything in the video and becomes cautious around black people.
Immoral consequence: Ron becomes angrier and has false information black people in his memory.
Norm: It's annoying when people are too full of themselves.
Situation: Roy breaks the school record for the 50 yard dash.
Intention: Roy wants to celebrate his achievement with friends.
Moral action: Roy excitedly tells his friends about his record.
Moral consequence: Roy's friends congratulate him and offer to buy him lunch.
Norm: It's annoying when people are too full of themselves.
Situation: Roy breaks the school record for the 50 yard dash.
Intention: Roy wants to celebrate his achievement with friends.
Immoral action: Roy brags about his record every chance he gets.
Immoral consequence: Roy's friends are annoyed with him bringing up his record all the time.
Norm: It's rude to not buy your child a wedding gift.
Situation: Jean's daughter is getting married and has set up a wedding registry for gifts.
Intention: Jean wants to save money for bills and essential items.
Moral action: Jean picks an inexpensive item off of the registry to gift.
Moral consequence: Jean's daughter is happy to get another item that they requested.
Norm: It's rude to not buy your child a wedding gift.
Situation: Jean's daughter is getting married and has set up a wedding registry for gifts.
Intention: Jean wants to save money for bills and essential items.
Immoral action: Jean decides not to buy a gift but show support in other ways.
Immoral consequence: Jean's daughter feels bad because the other attendees got them gifts.
Norm: Ending a friendship can be hurtful.
Situation: James' friend started posting disturbing QAnon conspiracy theories all over Facebook.
Intention: James wants to avoid being spammed with conspiracy theories.
Moral action: James convinces his friend to talk to a therapist and changes the subject whenever politics or QAnon comes up.
Moral consequence: James' friend eventually begins to question the conspiracy theories he's been reading.
Norm: Ending a friendship can be hurtful.
Situation: James' friend started posting disturbing QAnon conspiracy theories all over Facebook.
Intention: James wants to avoid being spammed with conspiracy theories.
Immoral action: James ends his friendship with the QAnon conspiracy theorist and blocks him on social media.
Immoral consequence: James' friend spirals further down the rabbit hole, since the only people who will hang out with him are other conspiracy theorists.
Norm: It's rude to decline a genuine gift.
Situation: Abigail's grandmother, Helen, just brought her a new doll, but she already has the same exact one.
Intention: Abigail wants to respond to the present.
Moral action: Abigail tells Helen that she loves it, and doesn't mention she already owned this one.
Moral consequence: Helen feels good about herself for making her granddaughter happy.