CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: People shouldn't harm creatures intentionally.
Situation: Ash has spotted a spider scurrying across the living room while walking by.
Intention: Ash wants to get rid of the spider.
Moral action: Ash traps the spider with a cup and transports it outside.
Moral consequence: The spider is free and alive to take care of pests like roaches.
Norm: People shouldn't harm creatures intentionally.
Situation: Ash has spotted a spider scurrying across the living room while walking by.
Intention: Ash wants to get rid of the spider.
Immoral action: Ash grabs a slipper and smashes the spider with it.
Immoral consequence: A beneficial creature has been killed needlessly.
Norm: It's good to participate in sports at school.
Situation: The fall school year is approaching and Billy is considering joining the football team and the chess club.
Intention: Billy wants to choose an extracurricular activity to take part in.
Moral action: Billy decides to try out for the school's football team.
Moral consequence: Billy makes the team and has a great experience playing football.
Norm: It's good to participate in sports at school.
Situation: The fall school year is approaching and Billy is considering joining the football team and the chess club.
Intention: Billy wants to choose an extracurricular activity to take part in.
Immoral action: Billy decides the join the school's chess club.
Immoral consequence: Billy ultimately finds chess a bit dull and regrets his decision not to play sports.
Norm: You shouldn't be cheap when it comes to your health.
Situation: Kelly noticed that her leg had been hurting her for a while.
Intention: Kelly wants her leg to stop hurting.
Moral action: Kelly goes to the doctor to see what was wrong with her leg.
Moral consequence: Kelly is prescribed medication and exercises that make her leg better.
Norm: You shouldn't be cheap when it comes to your health.
Situation: Kelly noticed that her leg had been hurting her for a while.
Intention: Kelly wants her leg to stop hurting.
Immoral action: Kelly puts ice on her leg for a few minutes before going back to work.
Immoral consequence: Kelly has to eventually have surgery because she didn't see about her leg problem.
Norm: It's wrong to fake your own death.
Situation: Sam has been invited to the wedding of a distant cousin he secretly dislikes and everyone is expecting him to attend.
Intention: Sam wants to get out of having to go to the wedding.
Moral action: Sam pretends to fall ill the week before the wedding as an excuse why he cannot attend.
Moral consequence: Sam's family is a bit disappointed, but they believe his lie and aren't upset with him.
Norm: It's wrong to fake your own death.
Situation: Sam has been invited to the wedding of a distant cousin he secretly dislikes and everyone is expecting him to attend.
Intention: Sam wants to get out of having to go to the wedding.
Immoral action: Sam enacts an elaborate plot involving a tragic car accident to fake his own death.
Immoral consequence: His family finds out about his deception and disown him for the outrageous lie.
Norm: It's good to warn people before taking action.
Situation: David is outside doing some yard work on a Sunday afternoon while his kids play nearby.
Intention: David wants to chop down several large tree branches.
Moral action: David warns his children to stand back before cutting down the large tree branches.
Moral consequence: David's children keep their distance and are able to avoid the falling tree branches.
Norm: It's good to warn people before taking action.
Situation: David is outside doing some yard work on a Sunday afternoon while his kids play nearby.
Intention: David wants to chop down several large tree branches.
Immoral action: David quietly takes a saw and cuts down the large tree branches without giving any warning.
Immoral consequence: The tree branches fall to the ground, striking and injuring one of David's children.
Norm: It's bad to make up a death in the family.
Situation: Zack has stayed up all night playing video games and has to work early in the morning.
Intention: Zack wants to take the day off.
Moral action: Zack tells his boss that he has food poisoning.
Moral consequence: Zack gets to take the day off without lying about something serious.
Norm: It's bad to make up a death in the family.
Situation: Zack has stayed up all night playing video games and has to work early in the morning.
Intention: Zack wants to take the day off.
Immoral action: Zack tells his boss that he has to attend a funeral of a family member.
Immoral consequence: Zack feels bad about lying about such a grim topic.
Norm: You should not yell at your pet.
Situation: Jan's pet dog, Spot, chewed up her favorite dress shoes.
Intention: Jan wants Spot not to destroy her things.
Moral action: Jan locks away the rest of her shoes and mildly admonishes Spot.
Moral consequence: Spot does not chew up any more of her shoes.
Norm: You should not yell at your pet.
Situation: Jan's pet dog, Spot, chewed up her favorite dress shoes.
Intention: Jan wants Spot not to destroy her things.
Immoral action: Jan yells at Spot, who is so scared he pees on the floor.
Immoral consequence: Jan has to clean up dog pee, as well as her shoes.
Norm: It is rude to ruin a class for others.
Situation: Dom was taking a history class when he was in college.
Intention: Dom wanted to get out of class for the day.
Moral action: Dom emailed the professor and said that he wasn't feeling well enough to attend class.
Moral consequence: All of the rest of the students were able to learn the material in class.
Norm: It is rude to ruin a class for others.
Situation: Dom was taking a history class when he was in college.
Intention: Dom wanted to get out of class for the day.
Immoral action: Dom pulled the fire alarm in the building that the class was taught in.
Immoral consequence: None of the students in the class learned anything in history class that day.
Norm: It's hurtful to cancel your child's visit with her parent.
Situation: Kitty lives with her mother who divorced with Kitty's father and one day Kitty doesn't do her Math homework properly.
Intention: Kitty's mother wants to punish her.
Moral action: Kitty's mother asks her to do two more pages of practice in the Math book.
Moral consequence: Kitty feels obliged, carefully works through the practice and gets a better understanding of the Math concepts.
Norm: It's hurtful to cancel your child's visit with her parent.
Situation: Kitty lives with her mother who divorced with Kitty's father and one day Kitty doesn't do her Math homework properly.
Intention: Kitty's mother wants to punish her.
Immoral action: Kitty's mother does not let her see her father on the weekend.
Immoral consequence: Kitty feels sad and misses her father so much.
Norm: You shouldn't be homophobic.
Situation: Gail comes from a very conservative family which doesn't approve of her cousin's homosexuality who is coming to dinner with his boyfriend.
Intention: Gail wants to be respected in her family.
Moral action: Gail decides to be tolerant and inclusive and warmly welcomes her cousin and his boyfriend, which inspires the rest of her family.
Moral consequence: Gail's cousin feels happy and respected.
Norm: You shouldn't be homophobic.
Situation: Gail comes from a very conservative family which doesn't approve of her cousin's homosexuality who is coming to dinner with his boyfriend.
Intention: Gail wants to be respected in her family.
Immoral action: Gail espouses her family's views and makes homophobic jokes at dinner.
Immoral consequence: Gail's cousin feels rejected.
Norm: It's bad to fool around when you're in class.
Situation: Alice is in math class with her best friend Roger.
Intention: Alice wants to tell Roger a joke she just thought of.
Moral action: Alice writes the joke down, so she doesn't forget it and tells Roger after class.
Moral consequence: Alice and Roger share a laugh together out of class.
Norm: It's bad to fool around when you're in class.
Situation: Alice is in math class with her best friend Roger.
Intention: Alice wants to tell Roger a joke she just thought of.
Immoral action: Alice passes notes with Roger in class to tell him the joke.
Immoral consequence: Alice and Roger get caught and get detention.
Norm: It is wrong to go somewhere without being invited.
Situation: Susan's friend Marissa is getting married soon but Susan still hasn't received an invitation.
Intention: Susan wants to attend Marissa's wedding.
Moral action: Susan drops subtle hints to Marissa about her desire to attend the wedding.
Moral consequence: Marissa ends up inviting Susan to the wedding, and she has a great time at it.
Norm: It is wrong to go somewhere without being invited.
Situation: Susan's friend Marissa is getting married soon but Susan still hasn't received an invitation.
Intention: Susan wants to attend Marissa's wedding.
Immoral action: Susan shows up to the wedding unannounced without having been invited.
Immoral consequence: Susan is denied entry to the wedding because she isn't on the guest list.
Norm: It is wrong to make out with your children.
Situation: Jasmine is reading a book when her drunk son starts flirting with her.
Intention: Jasmine doesn't want to hurt her son.
Moral action: Jasmine recites lines from her son's favorite comedian and tells him to sleep.
Moral consequence: Jasmine's son thanks her for not taking advantage of him when he sobers up.
Norm: It is wrong to make out with your children.
Situation: Jasmine is reading a book when her drunk son starts flirting with her.
Intention: Jasmine doesn't want to hurt her son.
Immoral action: Jasmine returns her son's flirty behavior kissing him.
Immoral consequence: Jasmine is publicly shamed when other people find out about the incident.
Norm: It's rude to be judgmental of the choices of others.
Situation: Stacy's friend has gotten a body piercing and asks Stacy what she thinks of it.
Intention: Stacy wants to give her friend an opinion on their body piercing.
Moral action: Stacy tells her friend that she doesn't mind their body piercing and only judges them on their character.
Moral consequence: Stacy's friend is happy that Stacy is open minded about the choices they make.
Norm: It's rude to be judgmental of the choices of others.
Situation: Stacy's friend has gotten a body piercing and asks Stacy what she thinks of it.
Intention: Stacy wants to give her friend an opinion on their body piercing.
Immoral action: Stacy tells her friend that getting a body piercing was a mistake and that is reflects badly on them.
Immoral consequence: Stacy's friend is unhappy that Stacy would judge them for getting a body piercing.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about pregnancy.
Situation: Peggy is at a party, and she realizes that no one is paying attention to her.
Intention: Peggy wants people to start talking to her.
Moral action: Peggy starts mingling with the other people at the party.
Moral consequence: Peggy makes many more friends by meeting more people at the party.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about pregnancy.
Situation: Peggy is at a party, and she realizes that no one is paying attention to her.
Intention: Peggy wants people to start talking to her.
Immoral action: Peggy tells everyone that she found out she is pregnant.
Immoral consequence: Peggy's friends are excited at first, but get mad at her when she tells them she lied.
Norm: It's wrong to grab people.
Situation: Auston is at a party when he notices a guest, Bill, who is engrossed in a conversation, has a large wasp crawling on his shoulder.
Intention: Auston wants to get Bill's attention, so he can warn him of the wasp.
Moral action: Auston leans in and loudly says "excuse me sir" in the direction of Bill.
Moral consequence: Bill looks back at Auston and sees him gesturing about the wasp and is glad Auston warned him of danger.
Norm: It's wrong to grab people.
Situation: Auston is at a party when he notices a guest, Bill, who is engrossed in a conversation, has a large wasp crawling on his shoulder.
Intention: Auston wants to get Bill's attention, so he can warn him of the wasp.
Immoral action: Auston reaches towards Bill and grab's Bill's upper arm and yanks it to get him to stop talking.
Immoral consequence: Bill is upset that Auston caused him pain and grabbed him so hard and is so angry that he doesn't notice the wasp which stings him.
Norm: It's rude to give ultimatums.
Situation: Rin is bothered by the cigarette smoke scent which is from her partner smoking.
Intention: Rin wants to convince her partner to quit.
Moral action: Rin approaches her partner with a gentle stance highlighting the health implications.
Moral consequence: Rin's partner is encouraged to quit because of her support and kindness.
Norm: It's rude to give ultimatums.
Situation: Rin is bothered by the cigarette smoke scent which is from her partner smoking.
Intention: Rin wants to convince her partner to quit.
Immoral action: Rin makes her partner choose to either be with her and quit or she will leave him.
Immoral consequence: Rin's partner struggles even more to quit due to the additional stress.
Norm: You shouldn't give away someone's things.
Situation: Sandra's son leaves home to go to college in another town.
Intention: Sandra wants to clear the stuff out of her son's room.
Moral action: Sandra puts the things in her son's room into storage.
Moral consequence: Sandra's soon is happy to still have access to all his old possessions that were in his room.
Norm: You shouldn't give away someone's things.
Situation: Sandra's son leaves home to go to college in another town.
Intention: Sandra wants to clear the stuff out of her son's room.
Immoral action: Sandra gives all her son's things away to friends or charities.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's son is sad when he finds out all his old stuff is gone.
Norm: It's wrong to send texts to the wrong people.
Situation: Daniel is reading a saucy sexual text from his girlfriend when he gets another incoming text from his mom.
Intention: Daniel wants to reply to an outstanding text.
Moral action: Daniel replies to his mom's text without exiting the conversation with her.
Moral consequence: Daniel's mom is happy to hear back from her son so quickly.
Norm: It's wrong to send texts to the wrong people.
Situation: Daniel is reading a saucy sexual text from his girlfriend when he gets another incoming text from his mom.
Intention: Daniel wants to reply to an outstanding text.
Immoral action: Daniel replies to the saucy text but does not exit the conversation with his mom and sends it to her.
Immoral consequence: Daniel's mom is grossed out and recoils at the revealing information she didn't want to be privy to.
Norm: It's bad to leave food in the floor.
Situation: Jimmy is in his school cafeteria eating a banana when he realizes that he's late for a history test.
Intention: Jimmy wants to get to his history class as quickly as possible.
Moral action: Jimmy discards of his banana before rushing off to his history class.
Moral consequence: Jimmy makes it in time for his test and no one is injured from there being food on the ground.
Norm: It's bad to leave food in the floor.
Situation: Jimmy is in his school cafeteria eating a banana when he realizes that he's late for a history test.
Intention: Jimmy wants to get to his history class as quickly as possible.
Immoral action: Panicking, Jimmy drops his banana onto the floor in haste before running off in the direction of his class.
Immoral consequence: Another student walks by and slips on Jimmy's banana.
Norm: It's not acceptable to dump toxic waste in your backyard.
Situation: Roger is in his garage finishing up an oil change for his truck.
Intention: Roger wants to dispose of the dirty used oil from his vehicle.
Moral action: Roger takes the oil to a local disposal site to get rid of it properly.
Moral consequence: The oil is disposed of without damaging the environment.
Norm: It's not acceptable to dump toxic waste in your backyard.
Situation: Roger is in his garage finishing up an oil change for his truck.
Intention: Roger wants to dispose of the dirty used oil from his vehicle.
Immoral action: Roger decides to dump the used oil in his backyard.
Immoral consequence: The used oil pollutes the soil and contributes to environmental degeredation.
Norm: It's bad to marry someone who hurts animals.
Situation: John is a known animal abuser who takes Jenny out on a date and proposes to her.
Intention: Jenny wants to answer John's marriage proposal.
Moral action: Jenny tells John that animal abuse is how serial killers get their start and tells him no.
Moral consequence: Jenny lives a safe any happy life and eventually meets a more reasonable man.
Norm: It's bad to marry someone who hurts animals.
Situation: John is a known animal abuser who takes Jenny out on a date and proposes to her.
Intention: Jenny wants to answer John's marriage proposal.
Immoral action: Jenny tells John that she would be honored to be his wife because she loves him.
Immoral consequence: John eventually abuses Jenny as well and hurts her physically many different times.
Norm: You shouldn't criticize your spouse's body.
Situation: Sid's wife has been eating a lot lately and is asking Sid how she looks.
Intention: Sid wants the best for his wife.
Moral action: Sid tells his wife not to worry about her looks.
Moral consequence: Sid's wife feels less insecure and more content about her body.
Norm: You shouldn't criticize your spouse's body.
Situation: Sid's wife has been eating a lot lately and is asking Sid how she looks.
Intention: Sid wants the best for his wife.
Immoral action: Sid tells his wife that she's getting too fat in order to shame her.
Immoral consequence: Sid's wife's feelings are hurt, and she eats more to cope.
Norm: You shouldn't yell at your friends over trivial things.
Situation: Billy walks home after being bullied at work, and he notices his friend Phillip moving his things to another table.
Intention: Billy wants to express his feelings.
Moral action: Billy shuts himself into his room and vents his feelings to one of his coworkers.
Moral consequence: Billy feels better after getting the support of his friend.
Norm: You shouldn't yell at your friends over trivial things.
Situation: Billy walks home after being bullied at work, and he notices his friend Phillip moving his things to another table.
Intention: Billy wants to express his feelings.
Immoral action: Billy grabs his things off the table making remarks about Phillips lack of intelligence.
Immoral consequence: Billy is roasted by his other friends after Phillip makes a bad post about him on social media.
Norm: You shouldn't stop going somewhere just because you get older.
Situation: Mindy is in her thirties and loves going to the forest to climb trees, but feels it may be a bit of a childish activity.
Intention: Mindy wants to feel mature in her activities.
Moral action: Mindy starts a tree-climbing safety course for kids.
Moral consequence: Mindy feels mature and experienced, and is able to continue her hobby in an honorable way.
Norm: You shouldn't stop going somewhere just because you get older.
Situation: Mindy is in her thirties and loves going to the forest to climb trees, but feels it may be a bit of a childish activity.
Intention: Mindy wants to feel mature in her activities.
Immoral action: Mindy stops going to the forest that she loves to climb trees in.
Immoral consequence: Mindy feels bored and sad all the time without her favorite hobby,.
Norm: It's wrong for married people to have an affair.
Situation: Jen has been married for many years and notices that the spark in the relationship has been fading.
Intention: Jen wants to have an exciting intimate experience.
Moral action: Jen thinks of new things the couple can do in order to mix things up.
Moral consequence: Jen and her husband rekindle the passion they once had.
Norm: It's wrong for married people to have an affair.
Situation: Jen has been married for many years and notices that the spark in the relationship has been fading.
Intention: Jen wants to have an exciting intimate experience.
Immoral action: Jen gets involved with someone outside her relationship.
Immoral consequence: Jen destroys her marriage by having an affair.
Norm: Touching your boss at work could be awkward.
Situation: Connie notices boyfriend, who is her boss, walk into the office.
Intention: Connie wants to greet her boyfriend.
Moral action: Connie waves at her boyfriend and offers him a friendly handshake.
Moral consequence: Connie receives a text from her boyfriend saying that her gesture cheered him up.
Norm: Touching your boss at work could be awkward.
Situation: Connie notices boyfriend, who is her boss, walk into the office.
Intention: Connie wants to greet her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Connie kisses and hugs her boss.
Immoral consequence: Connie's coworkers assume that she obtained her position by sleeping with her boss.
Norm: It's terrible to destroy books.
Situation: Kyle is at his house reading a book that he checked out from the library.
Intention: Kyle wants to show his friend a page in the book.
Moral action: Kyle puts a bookmark in the book and brings it over to his friend's house.
Moral consequence: Kyle is happy to show his friend the page in the book.
Norm: It's terrible to destroy books.
Situation: Kyle is at his house reading a book that he checked out from the library.
Intention: Kyle wants to show his friend a page in the book.
Immoral action: Kyle tears the page out of the book, so he can show his friend.
Immoral consequence: Kyle has to pay a fee to the librarian for damaging the book.
Norm: You shouldn't steal your teacher's things.
Situation: Jane is in a class she dislikes and the teacher has left the room.
Intention: Jane wants to let of some steam.
Moral action: Jane vents to her classmate beside her about how much she doesn't like the class and the classmate reminds her she has to pass the class regardless.
Moral consequence: Jane realizes the classmate is correct and renews her focus.
Norm: You shouldn't steal your teacher's things.
Situation: Jane is in a class she dislikes and the teacher has left the room.
Intention: Jane wants to let of some steam.
Immoral action: Jane takes the teacher’s notes for the day and hides them in her backpack.
Immoral consequence: Jane's classmates rat her out, and she is suspended from school.
Norm: It's good to take samples of things.
Situation: Mike's carpet at home looks old, and he is considering to change to a hardwood floor.
Intention: Mike wants to buy hardwood flooring for installation by himself.
Moral action: Mike shops at several stores and takes samples of different flooring for comparison.
Moral consequence: Mike is able to select from a variety of flooring, and he feels confident that it matches every aspect of his house.
Norm: It's good to take samples of things.
Situation: Mike's carpet at home looks old, and he is considering to change to a hardwood floor.
Intention: Mike wants to buy hardwood flooring for installation by himself.
Immoral action: Mike impulsively buys a whole lot of hardwood flooring right away.
Immoral consequence: Mike finds that the chosen hardwood flooring does not match his furniture well, and he feels regretted.
Norm: It's bad to frame someone for something.
Situation: John has made a costly mistake at work that will have strong repercussions.
Intention: John wants to resolve the issue.
Moral action: John owns up to his bosses about the mistake and presents possible solutions.
Moral consequence: John's bosses give him an opportunity to right the wrong, and he is luckily able to do so.
Norm: It's bad to frame someone for something.
Situation: John has made a costly mistake at work that will have strong repercussions.
Intention: John wants to resolve the issue.
Immoral action: John knows that a co-worker has a reputation for making mistakes, so he makes it seem as though that co-worker was responsible.
Immoral consequence: The co-worker is fired and John's health deteriorates as he is racked with guilt.
Norm: It's wrong to make offensive jokes.
Situation: Danny is hanging out with a group of friends which includes an Asian American.
Intention: Danny wants to tell a joke.
Moral action: Danny tells a funny joke that isn't offensive towards anybody in the group.
Moral consequence: Danny's Asian American friend laughs at the joke along with the rest if the group.