CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's not okay to take advantage of tourists.
Situation: Hector drives a taxi in Costa Rica and sees a foreign family come into the bus station.
Intention: Hector wants to make some money off of the foreign family.
Immoral action: Hector offers to drive the tourists for a price, neglecting to tell them that the price is only per person and not for the group.
Immoral consequence: The tourists have to pay several times more than what they thought and are very angry at Hector.
Norm: You shouldn't treat someone poorly.
Situation: Cameron is very busy working on his laptop and his wife Lana asks him to help with dinner.
Intention: Cameron wants to respond to Lana's request.
Moral action: Cameron explains to Lana he is very busy finishing some work and asks if she can wait until he's done.
Moral consequence: Lana says it's okay for him to help later and Cameron is able to finish his work.
Norm: You shouldn't treat someone poorly.
Situation: Cameron is very busy working on his laptop and his wife Lana asks him to help with dinner.
Intention: Cameron wants to respond to Lana's request.
Immoral action: Cameron turns around and snaps at Lana for interrupting him.
Immoral consequence: Lana gets angry and her and Cameron get into a big argument and his work doesn't get finished.
Norm: It's disgusting not to bathe
Situation: Mark woke up late on his first day of work at a new company.
Intention: Mark wants to get to work on time.
Moral action: Mark ordered an Uber rather than taking the bus so that he could take a shower and still get to work on time.
Moral consequence: Mark's new coworkers welcomed him warmly to the new team.
Norm: It's disgusting not to bathe
Situation: Mark woke up late on his first day of work at a new company.
Intention: Mark wants to get to work on time.
Immoral action: Mark skipped taking a shower so that he wouldn't be late for work.
Immoral consequence: Mark's coworkers noticed his body odor and made fun of him behind his back.
Norm: You shouldn't steal things from the grocery store.
Situation: Oliver is shopping at the local grocery store to pick up food for the upcoming week.
Intention: Oliver wants to stay under the fifty dollar budget he set for himself.
Moral action: Oliver estimates how much his cart costs in his head and decides he'll need to forgo buying any indulgent items this week in order to make his budget.
Moral consequence: Oliver checks out and ends up under budget by two dollars, causing him to feel happy.
Norm: You shouldn't steal things from the grocery store.
Situation: Oliver is shopping at the local grocery store to pick up food for the upcoming week.
Intention: Oliver wants to stay under the fifty dollar budget he set for himself.
Immoral action: To stay under budget, Oliver hides some premium chocolate bars in his pockets while checking out.
Immoral consequence: Oliver gets caught by the checkout clerk and banned from the store, forcing him to shop at a more expensive store that is further away.
Norm: It is bad to worry your mom.
Situation: Finley is out with his friends while his mom keeps texting him.
Intention: Finley wants to have a good time with his friends.
Moral action: Finley replies to his mom's text messages letting her know what time they will be done hanging out.
Moral consequence: Finley's mom is content knowing that her son is okay.
Norm: It is bad to worry your mom.
Situation: Finley is out with his friends while his mom keeps texting him.
Intention: Finley wants to have a good time with his friends.
Immoral action: Finley ignores his mom's text messages and continues hanging out with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Finley's mom is worried that something is wrong with Finley.
Norm: Vandalism is wrong.
Situation: Mark notices a "for sale" sign on his neighbor's home and thinks it'd be the perfect place to try out his new paint.
Intention: Mark wants to paint his neighbor's home.
Moral action: Mark asks his neighbor if he needs help freshening up his exterior paint.
Moral consequence: Mark is able to try out his new paint and his neighbor pays him for a job well done.
Norm: Vandalism is wrong.
Situation: Mark notices a "for sale" sign on his neighbor's home and thinks it'd be the perfect place to try out his new paint.
Intention: Mark wants to paint his neighbor's home.
Immoral action: Mark paints profanities on his neighbors home in the night.
Immoral consequence: Mark's neighbor loses his potential buyers after they see profanities painted onto the home.
Norm: It is rude to get into someone else's family business.
Situation: Dinah is married to a man with a dysfunctional family.
Intention: Dinah wants to help her husband deal with his family.
Moral action: Dinah stands by her husband and gives him advice about his family when he asks her for it.
Moral consequence: Dinah's husband feels supported and takes some of Dinah's advice.
Norm: It is rude to get into someone else's family business.
Situation: Dinah is married to a man with a dysfunctional family.
Intention: Dinah wants to help her husband deal with his family.
Immoral action: Dinah pretends to be her husband and sends his family members messages calling them out for their poor behavior.
Immoral consequence: Dinah's husband and his family all get upset at each other and at Dinah for meddling.
Norm: It is good to wash your hands occasionally
Situation: Michael has grown increasingly nervous about the spread of coronavirus in his city.
Intention: Michael wants to avoid contracting coronavirus.
Moral action: Michael always wears a mask and washes his hands regularly.
Moral consequence: Michael avoids contracting the coronavirus.
Norm: It is good to wash your hands occasionally
Situation: Michael has grown increasingly nervous about the spread of coronavirus in his city.
Intention: Michael wants to avoid contracting coronavirus.
Immoral action: Even though always follows masking protocols, Michael often forgets to wash his hands after going shopping.
Immoral consequence: A few days after shopping, Michael starts to feel ill and tests positive for coronavirus.
Norm: It's good to return people's wallets to them.
Situation: Dennis is walking his dog, and he finds a wallet laying by the curb.
Intention: Dennis wants to get home in a hurry because it has started to rain.
Moral action: Dennis hurries home and calls the person that owns the wallet to tell them he found it and can return it.
Moral consequence: The person that owns the wallet tells Dennis how grateful they are for getting their wallet back and offers him a reward.
Norm: It's good to return people's wallets to them.
Situation: Dennis is walking his dog, and he finds a wallet laying by the curb.
Intention: Dennis wants to get home in a hurry because it has started to rain.
Immoral action: Dennis hurries home with his dog and the wallet and decides he will keep the wallet because he needs the money.
Immoral consequence: Then Dennis feels guilty for keeping the wallet because he knows he didn't do the right thing.
Norm: You should be careful when you're driving.
Situation: Johnny's wife calls him to pick up his son from daycare.
Intention: Johnny wants to listen to his new CD.
Moral action: Johnny waits to grab the new CD from the backseat until he's at a red light.
Moral consequence: Johnny arrives safely at his son's daycare and picks him up.
Norm: You should be careful when you're driving.
Situation: Johnny's wife calls him to pick up his son from daycare.
Intention: Johnny wants to listen to his new CD.
Immoral action: As Johnny was driving down the road, he reaches to the backseat to grab his new CD to listen to.
Immoral consequence: As he takes his eyes off the road, he collides with another car and is rendered unconscious.
Norm: It's kind to give your friends Christmas presents.
Situation: Lance has been invited to spend Christmas with his friend.
Intention: Lance wants to go to see his friend on Christmas.
Moral action: Lance buys a nice present for his friend and gives it to them when he visits.
Moral consequence: Lance's friend is happy that Lance took the time to buy them something for the holiday.
Norm: It's kind to give your friends Christmas presents.
Situation: Lance has been invited to spend Christmas with his friend.
Intention: Lance wants to go to see his friend on Christmas.
Immoral action: Lance goes to visit his friend empty handed and has nothing to give his friend after his friend gives him a gift.
Immoral consequence: Lance's friend thinks it's really inconsiderate that Lance didn't bother to give them any gift at all.
Norm: It's good to be supportive of someone who feels depressed.
Situation: Brittney is at home watching a new episode of her favorite television when her friend calls her wanting to talk.
Intention: Brittney doesn't want to miss the show she is watching.
Moral action: Brittney supportively listens to her friend talk about her problems while watching her show with subtitles on.
Moral consequence: Brittney's friend feels a lot better and thanks Brittney by buying her a gift.
Norm: It's good to be supportive of someone who feels depressed.
Situation: Brittney is at home watching a new episode of her favorite television when her friend calls her wanting to talk.
Intention: Brittney doesn't want to miss the show she is watching.
Immoral action: Brittney tells her friend that she is busy and cannot listen to her problems right now.
Immoral consequence: Brittney's friend becomes more depressed and starts self-medicating with alcohol.
Norm: It is good to give to charity.
Situation: Bob received a huge bonus for his work on a major project, and after expenses he still has $500 left over.
Intention: He wants to do something with the extra money.
Moral action: Bob gives the $500 to a local charity that helps feed homeless people in the area.
Moral consequence: Bob is really happy with his choice and feels he helped his community.
Norm: It is good to give to charity.
Situation: Bob received a huge bonus for his work on a major project, and after expenses he still has $500 left over.
Intention: He wants to do something with the extra money.
Immoral action: Bob spends all the money buying high-priced cocktails at an expensive bar.
Immoral consequence: Bob later regrets his decision and feels he wasted the money.
Norm: It's horrible to be happy that someone is dying.
Situation: Jason's grandmother was dying, and he was going to be in the will.
Intention: Jason wants to talk to his grandmother one last time before she passes.
Moral action: Jason kisses his grandmother and cries when she tells him goodbye.
Moral consequence: Jason feels at peace when his grandmother passes away.
Norm: It's horrible to be happy that someone is dying.
Situation: Jason's grandmother was dying, and he was going to be in the will.
Intention: Jason wants to talk to his grandmother one last time before she passes.
Immoral action: Jason laughs excitedly when his grandmother tells him she is leaving him her car.
Immoral consequence: After Jason leaves the room, his grandmother asks for him to be removed from the will.
Norm: It's wrong to skip detention.
Situation: Billy threw a rock at a classmate during recess and was given detention after school as a punishment.
Intention: Billy wants watch his favorite baseball team after school.
Moral action: Billy goes to detention and asks if the teacher could provide updates on the score of his favorite baseball team.
Moral consequence: The teacher likes Billy's politeness and ends up letting him watch the game in detention.
Norm: It's wrong to skip detention.
Situation: Billy threw a rock at a classmate during recess and was given detention after school as a punishment.
Intention: Billy wants watch his favorite baseball team after school.
Immoral action: Billy skips detention and goes home to watch his favorite baseball team on television.
Immoral consequence: Billy enjoys the game but is punished by now having to serve three detentions in the next week.
Norm: It's good to move out of your parent's place.
Situation: Ann was looking through the ads for apartments when she came home from her high school graduation.
Intention: Ann wanted to find a place to live.
Moral action: Ann found a studio she could afford and put down a deposit on the apartment.
Moral consequence: Ann learned about responsibility and what it means to be an adult.
Norm: It's good to move out of your parent's place.
Situation: Ann was looking through the ads for apartments when she came home from her high school graduation.
Intention: Ann wanted to find a place to live.
Immoral action: Ann decided not to get an apartment and instead continue to live with her parents.
Immoral consequence: Ann had a very limited social life because she didn't have her own place.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of your employer's mistakes.
Situation: Blake sees his boss Amy leave the safe unlocked as they're getting ready to leave work.
Intention: Blake wants to close the safe door.
Moral action: Blake asks Amy if he can close the safe door, and she watches as he does it.
Moral consequence: The safe is secure and Amy is grateful to Blake for pointing out such an important mistake.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of your employer's mistakes.
Situation: Blake sees his boss Amy leave the safe unlocked as they're getting ready to leave work.
Intention: Blake wants to close the safe door.
Immoral action: Blake approaches the safe while Amy isn't looking, takes a stack of money, and closes the door quietly.
Immoral consequence: Security footage reveals Blake's theft, and he must appear in court and lose his job.
Norm: It is bad to expose other people to germs
Situation: Bob wakes up sick in the morning, he knows he has a cold today.
Intention: Bob wants to earn some money today.
Moral action: Bob calls to tell his boss that he'll be working remotely today.
Moral consequence: Bob gets out his laptop and works from home while sick to avoid getting his coworkers sick.
Norm: It is bad to expose other people to germs
Situation: Bob wakes up sick in the morning, he knows he has a cold today.
Intention: Bob wants to earn some money today.
Immoral action: Bob goes to work sick and keeps working all day like any other day.
Immoral consequence: Bob gets all his coworkers sick and drops the company productivity to a crawl.
Norm: You shouldn't do things that you aren't allowed to do.
Situation: Jason's boss is going to be out of town for two week so, there will be no supervisor present in the office.
Intention: Jason wants to show how responsible he is by doing all of his assigned work while his boss is away.
Moral action: Jason shows up on time for work each day and tries to go above and beyond on each of his tasks.
Moral consequence: Jason is rewarded with a promotion when his boss returns from vacation.
Norm: You shouldn't do things that you aren't allowed to do.
Situation: Jason's boss is going to be out of town for two week so, there will be no supervisor present in the office.
Intention: Jason wants to show how responsible he is by doing all of his assigned work while his boss is away.
Immoral action: Jason does his work but also spends a great deal of time on social media sites, which is forbidden in his office.
Immoral consequence: The boss has installed a program that monitors what sites employees visit and fires Jason for spending so much time on social media.
Norm: It's wrong to pressure children
Situation: Dave is explaining to his son, Max what it means to be in a sports team.
Intention: Dave wants to iterate to Max that it's important to play on a team.
Moral action: Dave tells Max that team sports build teamwork skills and coping skills as well as keep you healthy.
Moral consequence: Max starts to understand why his father thinks team sports are important and is happy to try them.
Norm: It's wrong to pressure children
Situation: Dave is explaining to his son, Max what it means to be in a sports team.
Intention: Dave wants to iterate to Max that it's important to play on a team.
Immoral action: Dave tells Max that he's weak and useless if he's not on a team and that he'll think less of him if he refuses to sign up.
Immoral consequence: Max feels overwhelmed and is terrified of how this whole experience will go.
Norm: It is good to apologize for your actions.
Situation: Alvin and his wife Lucy had a big fight last night in which Alvin said some mean things.
Intention: Alvin wants to address the situation with his wife.
Moral action: Alvin apologizes for the mean things he said and asks Lucy how he can make it up to her.
Moral consequence: Lucy is grateful to hear this from Alvin and apologizes for her own part in the argument.
Norm: It is good to apologize for your actions.
Situation: Alvin and his wife Lucy had a big fight last night in which Alvin said some mean things.
Intention: Alvin wants to address the situation with his wife.
Immoral action: Alvin tells Lucy that the fight was her fault and refuses to apologize for his words.
Immoral consequence: Lucy decides she cannot be with a person like Alvin and files for divorce.
Norm: It's good to not be racist.
Situation: Karen is organizing a group project to meet after work and knows that Michelle, a women of color, has kids.
Intention: Karen wants to schedule meetings in a way that fits everyone's schedule.
Moral action: Karen asks the entire group if any of them have family obligations after work.
Moral consequence: Karen's coworkers are grateful to have their needs accommodated.
Norm: It's good to not be racist.
Situation: Karen is organizing a group project to meet after work and knows that Michelle, a women of color, has kids.
Intention: Karen wants to schedule meetings in a way that fits everyone's schedule.
Immoral action: Karen asks Michelle if she needs to find a babysitter since she must be a single mom.
Immoral consequence: Karen's coworkers are appalled at her assumption.
Norm: It's wrong not to want to earn money.
Situation: Dave is at school watching a guidance counselor do a presentation on different career types when she asks Dave what he wants to be when he grows up.
Intention: Dave wants to answer the question.
Moral action: Dave tells the guidance counselor that he wants to be a computer tech like his dad is.
Moral consequence: The guidance counselor thinks Dave is quite bright, and she's happy to see he's thought about his future.
Norm: It's wrong not to want to earn money.
Situation: Dave is at school watching a guidance counselor do a presentation on different career types when she asks Dave what he wants to be when he grows up.
Intention: Dave wants to answer the question.
Immoral action: Dave tells the guidance counselor that he wants to get married to a rich woman and that way he won't have to work.
Immoral consequence: The guidance counselor thinks Dave is terribly unambitious and has been raised by awful parents.
Norm: It's good to help your coworkers.
Situation: Brad works at an office and his colleague Jim asks him to join and help him on a work project.
Intention: Brad wants to decide whether or not to help Jim with the project.
Moral action: Brad agrees to help out with the work project.
Moral consequence: The project is a success and Brad gets credit and praise from his boss for a job well done.
Norm: It's good to help your coworkers.
Situation: Brad works at an office and his colleague Jim asks him to join and help him on a work project.
Intention: Brad wants to decide whether or not to help Jim with the project.
Immoral action: Brad decides decline Jim's request and not contribute to the work project.
Immoral consequence: Brad appears lazy and it negatively affects the boss's opinion of his productivity and initiative.
Norm: It is rude to insult someone's appearance.
Situation: Jack notices his coworker Bill has almost become bald while chatting in the pantry.
Intention: Jack wants to react to Bill's hair.
Moral action: Jack offers some advice to Bill which include doing a trendy bald hairstyle.
Moral consequence: Bill thanks Jack for his advice, and they continue exchanging more ideas for dealing with baldness.
Norm: It is rude to insult someone's appearance.
Situation: Jack notices his coworker Bill has almost become bald while chatting in the pantry.
Intention: Jack wants to react to Bill's hair.
Immoral action: Jack criticizes that Bill should cover his baldness with a hat in order not to keep women away.
Immoral consequence: Bill feels offended and leaves the pantry immediately.
Norm: You should offer help if you see somebody needs it
Situation: Jeff is walking home when he sees a frail homeless man begging for food.
Intention: Jeff wants to give something to the homeless man.
Moral action: Jeff gives the homeless man some money and tells him to buy some food with it.
Moral consequence: The homeless man is grateful for Jeff's kindness and is able to feed himself for a week with the money Jeff gave him.
Norm: You should offer help if you see somebody needs it
Situation: Jeff is walking home when he sees a frail homeless man begging for food.
Intention: Jeff wants to give something to the homeless man.
Immoral action: Jeff walks over to the homeless man and hands him a job application.
Immoral consequence: The man cries as a result of Jeff's action before going to bed hungry.
Norm: It is wrong to impede someone's academic success.
Situation: James' parents often criticize him for struggling in school, and he feels envious of his sister's straight A's.
Intention: James wants his parents to nag him about his grades less.
Moral action: James gets one of his teacher to recommend an assessment for learning disabilities.
Moral consequence: James is diagnosed with ADHD and his grades improve with medication.
Norm: It is wrong to impede someone's academic success.
Situation: James' parents often criticize him for struggling in school, and he feels envious of his sister's straight A's.
Intention: James wants his parents to nag him about his grades less.
Immoral action: James starts sneaking into his sister's room at night and burning her homework, distracting his parents.
Immoral consequence: James' sister catches him one night and throws a sharp, heavy trophy at his head.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore someone who is hungry.
Situation: Jim is eating a big sandwich for lunch when he sees a beggar who looks like he hasn't eaten in a while stare at his food.
Intention: Jim wants to finish his lunch.
Moral action: Alex buys the beggar a sandwich then finishes up his own sandwich.
Moral consequence: The beggar feels much better after eating the sandwich and his day is improved.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore someone who is hungry.
Situation: Jim is eating a big sandwich for lunch when he sees a beggar who looks like he hasn't eaten in a while stare at his food.
Intention: Jim wants to finish his lunch.
Immoral action: Jim pretends he doesn't see the beggar and eats his lunch.
Immoral consequence: The beggar goes hungry that day and is very unhappy.
Norm: Keeping information from a partner is not considered good behavior.
Situation: Jim is married and his father passed away and left him an inheritance.
Intention: Jim wants to buy a second home.
Moral action: Jim and his wife buy a vacation home together.
Moral consequence: Jim's wife will be happy and feel appreciated by Jim.
Norm: Keeping information from a partner is not considered good behavior.
Situation: Jim is married and his father passed away and left him an inheritance.
Intention: Jim wants to buy a second home.
Immoral action: Jim buys a second home as a bachelor pad to bring dates back to and doesn't tell his wife.
Immoral consequence: Jim's wife will divorce him when she finds out he's cheating on her.
Norm: You shouldn't make people waste time.
Situation: Gary invites his friends to discuss about a project.
Intention: Gary wants to talk to his friends.
Moral action: Gary as well as his friends show up on time, and they talk pleasantly.
Moral consequence: Gary has a constructive discussion about the project.
Norm: You shouldn't make people waste time.
Situation: Gary invites his friends to discuss about a project.
Intention: Gary wants to talk to his friends.
Immoral action: Gary shows up late while his friends wait for more than two hours before they can talk.
Immoral consequence: Gary gets a mouthful from his friends.