CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong for parents to abuse their children.
Situation: Mary's child steals a hairbrush from Mary and Mary gets upset.
Intention: Mary wants to discipline her child for stealing.
Moral action: Mary decides to tell her daughter to go to her room, without abusing her.
Moral consequence: Mary's daughter accepts her punishment and goes to her room, while Mary feels proud.
Norm: It's wrong for parents to abuse their children.
Situation: Mary's child steals a hairbrush from Mary and Mary gets upset.
Intention: Mary wants to discipline her child for stealing.
Immoral action: Mary decides to beat her child hard with the stolen hairbrush.
Immoral consequence: Mary's daughter suffers emotional wounds, and she hits back at her mother.
Norm: It's good to tell someone they are doing something inappropriate.
Situation: Louisa takes her daughter to the grocery store, and her daughter starts to throw a tantrum when Louisa wouldn't buy her candy.
Intention: Louisa wants to finish shopping.
Moral action: Louisa quickly purchases her groceries, quietly takes her daughter to the side, tells her to calm down, and encourages her to talk rather than throwing a tantrum.
Moral consequence: Louisa's daughter learns what she did was wrong and learns how to communicate better.
Norm: It's good to tell someone they are doing something inappropriate.
Situation: Louisa takes her daughter to the grocery store, and her daughter starts to throw a tantrum when Louisa wouldn't buy her candy.
Intention: Louisa wants to finish shopping.
Immoral action: Louisa gives in to her daughter's tantrums and buys her the candy, so she can shop in peace.
Immoral consequence: Louisa daughter gets a habit of throwing tantrums to get what she wants.
Norm: You're discouraged from being violent towards others.
Situation: Joey gets upset at something rude Tristian said to him.
Intention: Joey wants revenge on Tristian.
Moral action: Joey reports Tristian to the teachers in charge at the moment.
Moral consequence: Tristian gets in trouble for being rude to Joey in the first place.
Norm: You're discouraged from being violent towards others.
Situation: Joey gets upset at something rude Tristian said to him.
Intention: Joey wants revenge on Tristian.
Immoral action: Joey decks Tristian with one punch to the arm in response.
Immoral consequence: Joey complains that he got in trouble when Tristian was bad first.
Norm: It's wrong to dictate how people should organize their wedding.
Situation: Miranda is helping her daughter Natasha plan her wedding.
Intention: Miranda wants Natasha's wedding to be special.
Moral action: Miranda acts as Natasha's assistant giving her tips along the way.
Moral consequence: Natasha shares a tearful thank you hug with Miranda before the wedding.
Norm: It's wrong to dictate how people should organize their wedding.
Situation: Miranda is helping her daughter Natasha plan her wedding.
Intention: Miranda wants Natasha's wedding to be special.
Immoral action: Miranda micromanages the entire process and invites a musical act Natasha hates to perform at the reception.
Immoral consequence: While Natasha's wedding is spectacular, Natasha is unhappy with the results.
Norm: It's wrong to sexually exploit a minor.
Situation: Herbert, who works at a high school, lost his wife a few years ago and is lonely.
Intention: Herbert wants some intimate attention from a lady.
Moral action: Herbert finds a single teacher to date and marry.
Moral consequence: Both Herbert and the teacher are happy and satisfied with the relationship.
Norm: It's wrong to sexually exploit a minor.
Situation: Herbert, who works at a high school, lost his wife a few years ago and is lonely.
Intention: Herbert wants some intimate attention from a lady.
Immoral action: Herbert finds a beautiful high school student and persuades her to do "things" with him.
Immoral consequence: The student is traumatized by the experience and can't have a normal relationship any longer.
Norm: It's good to relieve oneself when the opportunity presents itself.
Situation: Brandon's mom suggests Brandon use the restroom before they leave the drive would be along mostly deserted highways.
Intention: Brandon wants to play another video game before the trip.
Moral action: Brandon decides to use the bathroom and then plays a video game until his mom calls him to leave.
Moral consequence: Brandon has a comfortable trip and enjoys the time with his mom.
Norm: It's good to relieve oneself when the opportunity presents itself.
Situation: Brandon's mom suggests Brandon use the restroom before they leave the drive would be along mostly deserted highways.
Intention: Brandon wants to play another video game before the trip.
Immoral action: Brandon gets involved with the video game and forgets to use the restroom.
Immoral consequence: Brandon has to pee by the side of the road and listen to his mom rant.
Norm: It's good to have a relationship with your parents.
Situation: Ivan and Paula are proud of there son Ray being successful and wished they saw him more.
Intention: Ray wants to go visit his parents more often.
Moral action: Ray takes a real vacation and immerses himself in his parents, Ivan and Paula, and making memories together.
Moral consequence: Ray and his parents become close knit and the family bonds becomes strong.
Norm: It's good to have a relationship with your parents.
Situation: Ivan and Paula are proud of there son Ray being successful and wished they saw him more.
Intention: Ray wants to go visit his parents more often.
Immoral action: Ray schedules meetings and does business on his phone and laptop for most of his visit with his parents, Ivan and Paula.
Immoral consequence: Ray and his parents become distant and the family loses its support system.
Norm: It's inexcusable to throw someone's children into bodies of water.
Situation: Boris is watching his friend's children scared to jump into the pool.
Intention: Boris wants the kids to have fun.
Moral action: Boris tosses a bunch of floats and water toys into the water for the kids to enjoy.
Moral consequence: Boris is thanked by the kids who have fun paddling around the pool on the floats.
Norm: It's inexcusable to throw someone's children into bodies of water.
Situation: Boris is watching his friend's children scared to jump into the pool.
Intention: Boris wants the kids to have fun.
Immoral action: Boris pushes the kids into the pool while making silly monster sounds.
Immoral consequence: Boris is scolded by the kid's parents who are unhappy with his actions.
Norm: Gluttony is considered a sin.
Situation: Eric and Jenny are at home and decide to order from the pizza restaurant and Eric is asked by the operator what he would like.
Intention: Eric wants to answer the operator's question.
Moral action: Eric tells the operator that they will have one medium pizza and two small sides.
Moral consequence: Jenny is happy that Eric kept the meal reasonably sized so that they don't gain too much weight from it.
Norm: Gluttony is considered a sin.
Situation: Eric and Jenny are at home and decide to order from the pizza restaurant and Eric is asked by the operator what he would like.
Intention: Eric wants to answer the operator's question.
Immoral action: Eric tells the operator they would like the 5 pizza special with 5 sides and 5 bottles of Pepsi.
Immoral consequence: Jenny is disgusted at the quantity of food that Eric is ordering since they will never be able to eat that much.
Norm: It's good to try to fix something that is broken.
Situation: Ron is working on his laptop when the screen suddenly goes blank.
Intention: Ron wants to have a working laptop.
Moral action: Ron gets some tools and a new screen, then repairs the laptop himself.
Moral consequence: Ron gets the computer working and only spends $150.
Norm: It's good to try to fix something that is broken.
Situation: Ron is working on his laptop when the screen suddenly goes blank.
Intention: Ron wants to have a working laptop.
Immoral action: Ron junks the laptop and buys a new one.
Immoral consequence: Ron has to pay $800 for the new laptop.
Norm: It's good to read books that you enjoy.
Situation: On her lunch break Addison walks into the break room with a book in her hands.
Intention: Addison wants to do something fun on her lunch break.
Moral action: Addison reads a couple of chapters in her favorite book.
Moral consequence: Addison befriends another one of her coworkers after they make a comment on her book.
Norm: It's good to read books that you enjoy.
Situation: On her lunch break Addison walks into the break room with a book in her hands.
Intention: Addison wants to do something fun on her lunch break.
Immoral action: Addison plays some games on her favorite games on her mobile phone.
Immoral consequence: Addison goes to work lacking intellectual stimulation.
Norm: It's rude to flip someone off.
Situation: Birch and his wife Agatha are stuck in traffic when another car almost runs into them.
Intention: Birch wants to express his emotions.
Moral action: Birch laughs at the other drive and plays the song Highway to Hell.
Moral consequence: Agatha has a fun time singing along to one of her favorite songs.
Norm: It's rude to flip someone off.
Situation: Birch and his wife Agatha are stuck in traffic when another car almost runs into them.
Intention: Birch wants to express his emotions.
Immoral action: Birch honks his horn at the other driver and makes and obscene gesture at them.
Immoral consequence: Agatha is embarrassed by her husband's behavior.
Norm: It's wrong to flirt with your friend's partner.
Situation: Ted was hanging out with his friend and his friend's girlfriend.
Intention: Ted wants to make a joke with his friends.
Moral action: Ted tells a clean knock knock joke to his friend and his friend's girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Ted's friend and his friend's girlfriend both laugh at the joke Ted tells.
Norm: It's wrong to flirt with your friend's partner.
Situation: Ted was hanging out with his friend and his friend's girlfriend.
Intention: Ted wants to make a joke with his friends.
Immoral action: Ted makes a flirty joke to the girlfriend of his friend while his friend is standing there.
Immoral consequence: Ted's friend punches him in the face and doesn't talk to him in a month.
Norm: It's bad to drug someone so you can rape them.
Situation: Ronald hasn't had sex in a while, and is very attracted to his new co-worker.
Intention: Ronald wants to have sex with her.
Moral action: Ronald speaks his interest in his coworker to her, and asks if she'd be down for a one night stand.
Moral consequence: The coworker happily agrees, being attracted to Ronald as well.
Norm: It's bad to drug someone so you can rape them.
Situation: Ronald hasn't had sex in a while, and is very attracted to his new co-worker.
Intention: Ronald wants to have sex with her.
Immoral action: Ronald invites the co-worker to his place and drugs her, so he can rape her.
Immoral consequence: The co-worker comes to after, and files charges, getting Ronald arrested.
Norm: It's fun to play sports with your kids.
Situation: Vince's child comes and asks Vince, who is working on his laptop, to play soccer with him out in the field.
Intention: Vince wants to be outside with his child.
Moral action: Vince closes his laptop, puts on some shorts, and plays soccer with his child.
Moral consequence: Vince and his child have a good bonding time together.
Norm: It's fun to play sports with your kids.
Situation: Vince's child comes and asks Vince, who is working on his laptop, to play soccer with him out in the field.
Intention: Vince wants to be outside with his child.
Immoral action: Vince agrees to come out and watch and continues working on his laptop.
Immoral consequence: Vince's child feels neglected and gets upset.
Norm: It's good to find harmless ways to express your anger.
Situation: Samuel opens the break room fridge at work to find that someone has eaten his food.
Intention: Samuel wants justice from whoever took his food.
Moral action: Samuel leaves a note asking whoever ate his lunch to replace it, no questions asked.
Moral consequence: Samuel comes into work the next day to find his lunch replaced with an apology note attached.
Norm: It's good to find harmless ways to express your anger.
Situation: Samuel opens the break room fridge at work to find that someone has eaten his food.
Intention: Samuel wants justice from whoever took his food.
Immoral action: Samuel empties the entire fridge, tossing its contents into the trash.
Immoral consequence: Everyone at work goes hungry after having their lunches tossed.
Norm: It's rude to chew gum loudly in the workplace.
Situation: Patrick feels sleepy while working in the office with his coworkers around him.
Intention: Patrick wants to relieve his sleepiness.
Moral action: Patrick makes a cup of coffee for himself.
Moral consequence: His coworkers are not disturbed and continue to work.
Norm: It's rude to chew gum loudly in the workplace.
Situation: Patrick feels sleepy while working in the office with his coworkers around him.
Intention: Patrick wants to relieve his sleepiness.
Immoral action: Patrick eats a piece of Mentos and blows it.
Immoral consequence: His coworkers feel disturbed by his loud noise.
Norm: You shouldn't be late for your trip.
Situation: Booker needs to leave in twenty minutes for the school trip, but his favorite show is on.
Intention: Booker wants to watch his favorite show.
Moral action: Booker signs up for a streaming service that allows him to watch the show on the road.
Moral consequence: Booker and his friends bond while watching the television show.
Norm: You shouldn't be late for your trip.
Situation: Booker needs to leave in twenty minutes for the school trip, but his favorite show is on.
Intention: Booker wants to watch his favorite show.
Immoral action: Booker watches the new episode of the show arriving twenty minutes late.
Immoral consequence: Booker and the rest of his classmates are unable to check into their hotel on time.
Norm: It's abhorrent to keep other people as slaves.
Situation: Robert has trouble dealing with the rising costs needed to run his farm.
Intention: Robert wants to pay less for farm workers.
Moral action: Robert hires some cheap laborers to work on his farm.
Moral consequence: Robert is able to run the farm while spending less.
Norm: It's abhorrent to keep other people as slaves.
Situation: Robert has trouble dealing with the rising costs needed to run his farm.
Intention: Robert wants to pay less for farm workers.
Immoral action: Robert gets slaves to work on his farm for free.
Immoral consequence: Robert is caught and arrested.
Norm: It's polite to clap for others' performances.
Situation: Jill's classmate is performing a dance for the class that ends with a flourish.
Intention: Jill wants to react to her classmate's performance.
Moral action: Jill joins the class in a round of applause for the dancer.
Moral consequence: Jill's classmate is happy that the whole class showed their support for her performance.
Norm: It's polite to clap for others' performances.
Situation: Jill's classmate is performing a dance for the class that ends with a flourish.
Intention: Jill wants to react to her classmate's performance.
Immoral action: Jill just stares at her classmate blankly as the rest of the class claps in appreciation.
Immoral consequence: Jill's classmate thinks Jill is mean for not showing any appreciation for their dancing.
Norm: It's good to share food with your sibling.
Situation: Carina stays at home with her little sister Jenny and it is lunch time now.
Intention: Carina wants to have lunch.
Moral action: Carina cooks spaghetti for both herself and Jenny.
Moral consequence: Jenny thanks Carina for her food and helps washing the dishes after lunch.
Norm: It's good to share food with your sibling.
Situation: Carina stays at home with her little sister Jenny and it is lunch time now.
Intention: Carina wants to have lunch.
Immoral action: Carina makes a noodle just for herself and Jenny needs to order food delivery since she does not know how to cook.
Immoral consequence: Jenny feels bad and not cared for.
Norm: It's good to spend time with your significant other.
Situation: Dan has an extra ticket to a romance movie and his friends and family are all available to come.
Intention: Dan wants to go to the movies with someone.
Moral action: Dan decided to pick his wife to go with him to the movie, and they go.
Moral consequence: Dan's wife enjoys the type of movie that is playing and Dan feels proud he picked the right movie.
Norm: It's good to spend time with your significant other.
Situation: Dan has an extra ticket to a romance movie and his friends and family are all available to come.
Intention: Dan wants to go to the movies with someone.
Immoral action: Dan goes with a non-family friend to the movies, who he is not otherwise intimate with Dan.
Immoral consequence: Dan's friend is weirded out at the movie choice and Dan feel humiliated during the movie.
Norm: Family members shouldn't take each other to court.
Situation: Rica's grandmother did not specify if  she or her cousins would get her necklace after she died.
Intention: Rica wants to wear the necklace to her prom.
Moral action: Rica works out a deal with her cousins to share the necklace.
Moral consequence: Rica and her cousins have fun chatting about their lives together.
Norm: Family members shouldn't take each other to court.
Situation: Rica's grandmother did not specify if  she or her cousins would get her necklace after she died.
Intention: Rica wants to wear the necklace to her prom.
Immoral action: Rica sues her cousins and gets possession of the necklace.
Immoral consequence: Rica's cousins refuse to talk to Rica afterwards.
Norm: It is good to clean up spilled syrup.
Situation: Jillian accidentally drops a bottle of maple syrup on the ground and it breaks.
Intention: Jillian doesn't want the floor to be sticky.
Moral action: Jillians wipes up the spilled syrup.
Moral consequence: The floor is clean and no extra work is needed.
Norm: It is good to clean up spilled syrup.
Situation: Jillian accidentally drops a bottle of maple syrup on the ground and it breaks.
Intention: Jillian doesn't want the floor to be sticky.
Immoral action: Jillian picks up the kitchen mat, puts it over the puddle of syrup, and leaves it there.
Immoral consequence: The kitchen mat absorbs some syrup and becomes even harder to clean up later.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt a kitten.
Situation: A stray kitten has begun hanging around Brad's porch, begging for food and attention.
Intention: Brad doesn't like cats, and wants the kitten to go away.
Moral action: Brad calls the Animal Rescue group, and asks them to take the kitten away.
Moral consequence: The kitten finds a good home, and Brad is not bothered by it again.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt a kitten.
Situation: A stray kitten has begun hanging around Brad's porch, begging for food and attention.
Intention: Brad doesn't like cats, and wants the kitten to go away.
Immoral action: Brad literally kicks the kitten off the porch, in full view of the neighbors.
Immoral consequence: Brad's neighbors see him kicking the kitten and call the police and Animal Rescue.
Norm: It's discouraged from asking pointed questions about other people's relationships.
Situation: Sam is talking to a couple he just met in a cafe.
Intention: Sam wants to ask the couple about their relationship.
Moral action: Sam asks the couple where they met and other normal questions people tend to ask couples.
Moral consequence: The couple feel comfortable with Sam's questions and tell him a bit about their relationship.
Norm: It's discouraged from asking pointed questions about other people's relationships.
Situation: Sam is talking to a couple he just met in a cafe.
Intention: Sam wants to ask the couple about their relationship.
Immoral action: Sam asks some probing questions about the couple's sex life.
Immoral consequence: The couple thinks Sam is creepy for asking such personal questions when they hardly know him.
Norm: It's wrong not to be able to pay the bill.
Situation: Ray hadn't paid his electric bill in more that a month and a half.
Intention: Ray wants to pay for his electric bill on the online service.
Moral action: Ray pays the bill online as soon as he can get to a computer.
Moral consequence: Ray only has to pay the cost of his past due electric bill.
Norm: It's wrong not to be able to pay the bill.
Situation: Ray hadn't paid his electric bill in more that a month and a half.
Intention: Ray wants to pay for his electric bill on the online service.
Immoral action: Ray waits another two weeks before logging on to pay the electric bill.
Immoral consequence: Ray has to pay the bill plus several other late fees that he incurred.
Norm: It's nice to decorate your house.
Situation: Angelica saved up money to buy a new house and is moving to her new house.
Intention: Angelica wants to throw a party at her new place.
Moral action: Angelica invites her friends for the party after all the furniture in the house had been delivered and decorates the house.
Moral consequence: Her friends admire Angelica's new home, and they all feel at home.
Norm: It's nice to decorate your house.
Situation: Angelica saved up money to buy a new house and is moving to her new house.
Intention: Angelica wants to throw a party at her new place.
Immoral action: Angelica invites her friends to her new house while it is still unfurnished.
Immoral consequence: Her friends admire the open space but feel uncomfortable and unwelcome.
Norm: People won't trust you if they know you're a thief.
Situation: Greg walks into the lunch room at work one day when he realizes that he forgot his lunch at home.
Intention: Greg wants to eat lunch.
Moral action: Greg orders a sandwich from a local cafe to be delivered to the office and picks it up by the front door.
Moral consequence: Greg enjoys eating his sandwich for lunch.
Norm: People won't trust you if they know you're a thief.
Situation: Greg walks into the lunch room at work one day when he realizes that he forgot his lunch at home.
Intention: Greg wants to eat lunch.
Immoral action: Greg opens the fridge, finds a lunch bag belonging to another coworker, and eats its contents.
Immoral consequence: Greg's coworkers find out about his lunch theft and never fully trust him again.
Norm: Saving money by being a wise shopper is commendable.
Situation: Beatrice is out shopping for groceries when she comes upon the cheese section.
Intention: Beatrice wants to pick which cheese to buy.
Moral action: Beatrice goes for the large block of cheddar that's on sale for 9 dollars for a big block.
Moral consequence: Beatrice manages to save a little money on the side each month and grows a nice retirement nest egg.
Norm: Saving money by being a wise shopper is commendable.
Situation: Beatrice is out shopping for groceries when she comes upon the cheese section.
Intention: Beatrice wants to pick which cheese to buy.
Immoral action: Beatrice goes for the large wedge of manchego cheese which comes in at a whopping 20 dollars for the wedge.
Immoral consequence: Beatrice soon runs out of money because her shopping habits are out of control.
Norm: You shouldn't be noisy around people since it disturbs them.
Situation: Greg works with Linus, who hates noise while he's working, and has to do a construction job in the office.
Intention: Greg wants to work on the construction job.
Moral action: Greg works on the construction job after regular work hours.
Moral consequence: Linus gets the peace and quiet he needs to succeed.
Norm: You shouldn't be noisy around people since it disturbs them.
Situation: Greg works with Linus, who hates noise while he's working, and has to do a construction job in the office.
Intention: Greg wants to work on the construction job.
Immoral action: Greg works on the construction job during regular work hours.
Immoral consequence: Linus gets annoyed with Greg's noise and can hardly get any work done.