CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to help out your family financially.
Situation: Tommy's parents have accrued debts and don't know how they will solve the issue - they ask Tommy for financial help.
Intention: Tommy wants to help his parents.
Moral action: Tommy lends his parents money.
Moral consequence: Tommy's parents feel Tommy is supportive and loves them.
Norm: It's good to help out your family financially.
Situation: Tommy's parents have accrued debts and don't know how they will solve the issue - they ask Tommy for financial help.
Intention: Tommy wants to help his parents.
Immoral action: Tommy knows his parents need a loan but instead of lending them money, he gives them advice on the best lenders on the market.
Immoral consequence: Tommy's parents feel Tommy does not really care about their problems.
Norm: It's not okay to gamble your hard worked earnings away.
Situation: Jack goes to Las Vegas for the first time.
Intention: Jack wants to have a fun evening.
Moral action: Jack goes to a magic show.
Moral consequence: Jack is amazed at the magic tricks.
Norm: It's not okay to gamble your hard worked earnings away.
Situation: Jack goes to Las Vegas for the first time.
Intention: Jack wants to have a fun evening.
Immoral action: Jack goes to a casino and makes a huge bet.
Immoral consequence: Jack loses all of his money.
Norm: You should not spoil your child just because they cry.
Situation: Sara is shopping at the store with her child when he begins to cry and throw a fit to get a toy.
Intention: Sara wants her kid to behave in public.
Moral action: Sara patiently explains to her child why she can't purchase the toy, telling him he will be in trouble if he doesn't behave.
Moral consequence: The child knows that he must act nice in the store and will not be rewarded for bad behavior, so he acts very good.
Norm: You should not spoil your child just because they cry.
Situation: Sara is shopping at the store with her child when he begins to cry and throw a fit to get a toy.
Intention: Sara wants her kid to behave in public.
Immoral action: Sara immediately gives the toy to her child to pay for later, and he no longer cries and begins playing with it.
Immoral consequence: The child learns that if he acts bad in the store, Sara will reward him with a toy, so he always acts up in the store.
Norm: It's not okay to be dangerous with tools.
Situation: Dad brings his young son into the garage where he has set up a work space for them with wood and power tools, so they can build a bird house.
Intention: Dad wants to introduce his son to woodworking and carpentry.
Moral action: Dad shows his son how to properly and safely use a jigsaw and watches him make practice cuts on scrap wood before cutting the pieces for the bird house.
Moral consequence: His son learns to be confident with power tools and learns to use them safely and properly, and they complete the bird house.
Norm: It's not okay to be dangerous with tools.
Situation: Dad brings his young son into the garage where he has set up a work space for them with wood and power tools, so they can build a bird house.
Intention: Dad wants to introduce his son to woodworking and carpentry.
Immoral action: Dad hands him a jigsaw with the safety disabled and tells him to cut along the line.
Immoral consequence: The son pulls the trigger while holding it near his face and the noise scares him, and he cuts his fingers as he drops the saw.
Norm: It's wrong to do things just to get attention.
Situation: Bob is upset that his sister gets all the attention even though she always breaks the rules.
Intention: Bob wants attention for himself.
Moral action: Bob decides to continue to be good and be happy with attention from teachers and friends.
Moral consequence: Bob learns to live with the way things are and is satisfied.
Norm: It's wrong to do things just to get attention.
Situation: Bob is upset that his sister gets all the attention even though she always breaks the rules.
Intention: Bob wants attention for himself.
Immoral action: Bob decides that breaking the rules gets his sister attention, so he'll break rules too.
Immoral consequence: Bob tries breaking the rules but his parents continue to ignore him.
Norm: It's not expected that you'll hit someone with a baguette.
Situation: Kara is at the diner eating breakfast with her sister who says something offensive.
Intention: Kara wants her sister to be quiet.
Moral action: Kara asks her sister if she could lower her voice a bit.
Moral consequence: The manager thanks Kara for stopping her sister from being a nuisance.
Norm: It's not expected that you'll hit someone with a baguette.
Situation: Kara is at the diner eating breakfast with her sister who says something offensive.
Intention: Kara wants her sister to be quiet.
Immoral action: Kara throws a hot baguette across the table at her sister.
Immoral consequence: The manager of the diner kicks Kara out for disrupting the other patrons.
Norm: Its not ok to handcuff kids.
Situation: James' brother asked him to babysit even though he didn't like kids, and the kids kept running around the house and yelling.
Intention: James wants the kids to sit quietly until his brother gets back.
Moral action: James gives each of his brother's kids an iPad or laptop to use.
Moral consequence: James' brother's kids sit quietly while surfing the Internet until his brother comes to collect them.
Norm: Its not ok to handcuff kids.
Situation: James' brother asked him to babysit even though he didn't like kids, and the kids kept running around the house and yelling.
Intention: James wants the kids to sit quietly until his brother gets back.
Immoral action: James handcuffs his brother's kids to chairs at the dining room table.
Immoral consequence: James' brother hits the roof when he comes home and James is banned from his house.
Norm: It's bad to not use birth control when having sex.
Situation: Mikah is a college senior who has been getting serious with her longtime boyfriend, Jeff.
Intention: Mikah wants to take her relationship with Jeff to the next level.
Moral action: Mikah purchases condoms online and uses one with Jeff once they come in.
Moral consequence: Mikah and Jeff have a healthy sex life and are able to complete their final year of college.
Norm: It's bad to not use birth control when having sex.
Situation: Mikah is a college senior who has been getting serious with her longtime boyfriend, Jeff.
Intention: Mikah wants to take her relationship with Jeff to the next level.
Immoral action: Too embarrassed to go out and purchase condoms, Mikah has sex with Jeff without one.
Immoral consequence: Mikah ends up pregnant and is forced to drop out of college.
Norm: Sometime's it's good to keep your mouth shut.
Situation: Justin is in an important business meeting at work and thinks he has noticed an error in a fellow employee's report that could cost the company.
Intention: Justin wants to make sure the error is addressed.
Moral action: Justin waits and then takes his fellow employee aside after the meeting to let them know privately that he thinks he may have seen an error.
Moral consequence: Justin's coworker explains things from his point of view and Justin learns there is in fact no error but the coworker thanks him for his concerns nonetheless.
Norm: Sometime's it's good to keep your mouth shut.
Situation: Justin is in an important business meeting at work and thinks he has noticed an error in a fellow employee's report that could cost the company.
Intention: Justin wants to make sure the error is addressed.
Immoral action: Justin interrupts the meeting and draws attention to the error in his coworker's report that he believes he sees.
Immoral consequence: Justin is immediately proven to be incorrect in his perception and his reputation at work takes a hit.
Norm: It's bad to excessively hoard things.
Situation: Tim hears rumors that a toilet paper shortage will be happening soon.
Intention: Tim wants to buy some extra toilet paper to keep in stock.
Moral action: Tim buy a few extra packs of toilet paper.
Moral consequence: Tim can easily store the packs in his closet with everything else.
Norm: It's bad to excessively hoard things.
Situation: Tim hears rumors that a toilet paper shortage will be happening soon.
Intention: Tim wants to buy some extra toilet paper to keep in stock.
Immoral action: Tim buys the store's entire stock of toilet paper.
Immoral consequence: Tim can't fit all of the toilet paper into his house.
Norm: It's best to be honest with people.
Situation: Damond is allergic to peanuts, and his girlfriend offers him a dessert covered in peanuts.
Intention: Damond doesn't want to hurt his girlfriend.
Moral action: Damond buys his girlfriend desserts at a cafe while discussing his allergies.
Moral consequence: Damond and his girlfriend grow closer.
Norm: It's best to be honest with people.
Situation: Damond is allergic to peanuts, and his girlfriend offers him a dessert covered in peanuts.
Intention: Damond doesn't want to hurt his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Damond tells his girlfriend that he loves peanuts as he finishes the desert.
Immoral consequence: Damond is sent to the hospital after having an allergic reaction.
Norm: It's mean to hit someone.
Situation: Jenna is a teenager babysitting Ronnie who is acting out and misbehaving.
Intention: Jenna wants Ronnie to stop misbehaving.
Moral action: Jenna puts Ronnie in time out for a few minutes and temporarily takes his favorite toy away until he is ready to behave.
Moral consequence: Ronnie realizes that he has been bad and tries to stop.
Norm: It's mean to hit someone.
Situation: Jenna is a teenager babysitting Ronnie who is acting out and misbehaving.
Intention: Jenna wants Ronnie to stop misbehaving.
Immoral action: Jenna slaps Ronnie the next time he does something he's not supposed to.
Immoral consequence: Ronnie cries and Jenna gets in trouble when Ronnie tells his parents what happened.
Norm: Showing off is frowned upon.
Situation: Benny is at a local fair where a man named Ken is breathing fire and wowing the crowd.
Intention: Benny wants to react to the fire breather.
Moral action: Benny says to the crowd that Ken is really impressive and that he's never seen anything like it.
Moral consequence: Ken is delighted that Benny appreciates his skill and art and that he's pumping up the crowd for him.
Norm: Showing off is frowned upon.
Situation: Benny is at a local fair where a man named Ken is breathing fire and wowing the crowd.
Intention: Benny wants to react to the fire breather.
Immoral action: Benny says to the crowd that the fire breather isn't all that impressive, and he can do better, then proceeds to dance for them.
Immoral consequence: Ken is completely disgusted by Benny's attempts to steal the spotlight from himself.
Norm: You shouldn't steal someone's clothes.
Situation: Logan is at a campground taking a shower when he realizes that he didn't bring a change of clothes.
Intention: Logan wants to get some clothes to wear.
Moral action: Logan drives to a nearby store and buys some cheap clothes.
Moral consequence: Logan has a change of clothes for himself.
Norm: You shouldn't steal someone's clothes.
Situation: Logan is at a campground taking a shower when he realizes that he didn't bring a change of clothes.
Intention: Logan wants to get some clothes to wear.
Immoral action: Logan goes to the public shower at the campground and swipes someone's clothes, then wears them.
Immoral consequence: The person who Logan stole from has no clothes and has to walk back to camp in a towel.
Norm: It's expected that people with bathe most every day.
Situation: Josiah is on a two week camping trip with friends and realizes that he doesn't have a lot of soap.
Intention: Josiah wants to make his soap last.
Moral action: Josiah asks to borrow some soap from a friend and takes baths as normal.
Moral consequence: Josiah's friends are pleased with how Josiah smells.
Norm: It's expected that people with bathe most every day.
Situation: Josiah is on a two week camping trip with friends and realizes that he doesn't have a lot of soap.
Intention: Josiah wants to make his soap last.
Immoral action: Josiah limits his baths to one every five days to conserve soap.
Immoral consequence: Josiah's friends are repulsed by the smell and avoid him whenever possible.
Norm: It's bad to cheat when you are engaged to someone.
Situation: Rosie is due to get married tomorrow, and she's starting to have some doubts.
Intention: Rosie wants to be sure she's making the correct choice.
Moral action: Rosie sits down with her Fiancee and has a long talk with him about things.
Moral consequence: Rosie's confidence goes through the roof from the reassurances provided.
Norm: It's bad to cheat when you are engaged to someone.
Situation: Rosie is due to get married tomorrow, and she's starting to have some doubts.
Intention: Rosie wants to be sure she's making the correct choice.
Immoral action: Rosie asks an old casual hookup for one last one night stand, to see if its out of her system.
Immoral consequence: Rosie's fiancee finds out, and breaks off the marriage, no longer trusting her.
Norm: You shouldn't demand too much from your partner.
Situation: Gil is worried about how his wife is managing her career.
Intention: Gil wants his wife to be professionally successful.
Moral action: Gil helps his wife identify effective work strategies so that she can succeed without burning herself out.
Moral consequence: Gil's wife is very successful, and she feels supported and loved by Gil.
Norm: You shouldn't demand too much from your partner.
Situation: Gil is worried about how his wife is managing her career.
Intention: Gil wants his wife to be professionally successful.
Immoral action: Gil insists that his wife work more hours and take on more projects.
Immoral consequence: Gil's wife's career progresses, but she is tired and feels Gil does not care about her well-being.
Norm: Its wrong to report someone for something they didn't do.
Situation: George witnesses a robbery but doesn't see the perpetrator's face and can't identify him.
Intention: George wants to give a statement to the police about the crime.
Moral action: George tells the police the height and weight of the man he saw committing the robbery.
Moral consequence: The police use George's description plus other evidence to identify and arrest the robber.
Norm: Its wrong to report someone for something they didn't do.
Situation: George witnesses a robbery but doesn't see the perpetrator's face and can't identify him.
Intention: George wants to give a statement to the police about the crime.
Immoral action: George tells the police that a man who lives in his building committed the robbery.
Immoral consequence: The police arrest the man who lives in George's building even though he is innocent.
Norm: It is wrong to want to die.
Situation: Scott went through a traumatic experience and is now depressed.
Intention: Scott wants to deal with the emotional pain.
Moral action: Scott sees a therapist to help him deal with the traumatic experience.
Moral consequence: Scott becomes a more pleasant person, cheering up everyone around him.
Norm: It is wrong to want to die.
Situation: Scott went through a traumatic experience and is now depressed.
Intention: Scott wants to deal with the emotional pain.
Immoral action: Scott becomes obsessed with dying and tells people about his intentions to commit suicide.
Immoral consequence: Scott's friends and family worry greatly about Scott's well-being.
Norm: You shouldn't waste money on unnecessary things
Situation: Josh had an extra hundred dollars left over after doing bills, and he trying to figure out what to do with it.
Intention: Josh wants to make a financial decision.
Moral action: Josh decides to put the money in an emergency savings.
Moral consequence: Josh's car breaks down and now he feels secure knowing he can cover the cost.
Norm: You shouldn't waste money on unnecessary things
Situation: Josh had an extra hundred dollars left over after doing bills, and he trying to figure out what to do with it.
Intention: Josh wants to make a financial decision.
Immoral action: Josh decides to buy himself some baseball cards, that he didn't really need, but got a good deal.
Immoral consequence: Josh's car breaks down, and he has no money left to pay for the repair.
Norm: It's bad to commit crimes.
Situation: Warren is a powerful CEO and is in the process of acquiring a large company.
Intention: Warren wants to let others know about the big news.
Moral action: Warren tells his friends that he has big news coming, but he doesn't tell them what the news is.
Moral consequence: Warren is following SEC regulations and will not find himself in any trouble.
Norm: It's bad to commit crimes.
Situation: Warren is a powerful CEO and is in the process of acquiring a large company.
Intention: Warren wants to let others know about the big news.
Immoral action: Warren tells his friends every detail so that they invest in Warren's company before the big news is announced.
Immoral consequence: Warren is not following insider trading laws and is putting his company at risk.
Norm: It's wrong to wish evil on anybody
Situation: Steven is driving to his mothers house for dinner.
Intention: Steven wants to pass a car that is too slow.
Moral action: Steven passes the slow car in front of him and sees it is a older woman and smiles at her.
Moral consequence: Steven has a good feeling and has a rest of his night.
Norm: It's wrong to wish evil on anybody
Situation: Steven is driving to his mothers house for dinner.
Intention: Steven wants to pass a car that is too slow.
Immoral action: Steven is mad at the slow car in front of him and wishes something bad would happen to it then he speeds up and passes the car.
Immoral consequence: After Steven passes the car it crashes into a tree Steven feels guilty all night and does not feel good.
Norm: You shouldn't use emergency exit doors unless there's an emergency.
Situation: William just finished his shopping at the mall and is at the very back of the building, far from the main exit.
Intention: William wants to exit the shopping mall.
Moral action: William walks back through the entire length of the shopping mall and exits through the front doors.
Moral consequence: William finishes his shopping trip successfully and without incident.
Norm: You shouldn't use emergency exit doors unless there's an emergency.
Situation: William just finished his shopping at the mall and is at the very back of the building, far from the main exit.
Intention: William wants to exit the shopping mall.
Immoral action: William decides to take a shortcut and leaves through the emergency exit at the back of the building.
Immoral consequence: William is reprimanded by a security guard  who was standing outside in the parking lot and saw him use the exit.
Norm: It's important to follow safety rules
Situation: Franklin, a construction worker, is getting ready in the morning to go to a job site that requires steel toed footwear.
Intention: Franklin wants to choose what shoes to wear.
Moral action: Franklin decides to wear his uncomfortable safety boots with steel support.
Moral consequence: Franklin has a beam fall on his foot at work but feels nothing as it bounces off the steel toe.
Norm: It's important to follow safety rules
Situation: Franklin, a construction worker, is getting ready in the morning to go to a job site that requires steel toed footwear.
Intention: Franklin wants to choose what shoes to wear.
Immoral action: Franklin decides to put on his favorite comfortable running shoes.
Immoral consequence: Franklin is later injured at work when a large beam falls on his foot, shattering it.
Norm: It's good to give compliments to your friends.
Situation: Irene has bought a new pair of shoes and is showing it off to her friend Shane, and she asks him what he thinks.
Intention: Shane wants to respond to Irene's question.
Moral action: Shane tells Irene that the shoes are great but what's really great is her because she's so pretty.
Moral consequence: Irene blushes and smiles and is happy that Shane is such a wonderful friend and makes her feel good inside.
Norm: It's good to give compliments to your friends.
Situation: Irene has bought a new pair of shoes and is showing it off to her friend Shane, and she asks him what he thinks.
Intention: Shane wants to respond to Irene's question.
Immoral action: Shane tells Irene that the shoes are OK and just leaves it at that.
Immoral consequence: Irene is confused whether Shane actually likes the shoes and begins to feel self conscious.
Norm: It's good to share your baked desserts with others.
Situation: Timmy is sitting at lunch with classmates and has a big chocolate brownie remaining.
Intention: Timmy wants to consider sharing the brownie with his classmates.
Moral action: Timmy decides to split the big chocolate brownie with his classmates.
Moral consequence: Timmy is seen as generous and makes some new friends.
Norm: It's good to share your baked desserts with others.
Situation: Timmy is sitting at lunch with classmates and has a big chocolate brownie remaining.
Intention: Timmy wants to consider sharing the brownie with his classmates.
Immoral action: Timmy decides to eat the entire chocolate brownie by himself.
Immoral consequence: Timmy is seen as a bit gluttonous and selfish by everyone around him.
Norm: You shouldn't get into massive debt.
Situation: Keisha really wants a Peleton Bike, but she can't afford it at the moment.
Intention: Keisha wants to buy a Peleton Bike.
Moral action: Keisha saves up her money and buys the bike in the future.
Moral consequence: Keisha is in a better place financially, and she's happy with her purchase.
Norm: You shouldn't get into massive debt.
Situation: Keisha really wants a Peleton Bike, but she can't afford it at the moment.
Intention: Keisha wants to buy a Peleton Bike.
Immoral action: Keisha decides to buy the bike with her credit card.
Immoral consequence: Keisha doesn't have enough money to pay off her credit card debt.
Norm: It's good to pet sit for others.
Situation: Alice is sitting in her kitchen, talking with her sister Janet on the phone when she is asked to look after her dog while she is away.
Intention: Alice wants to be happy and without stress in her life.
Moral action: Alice feeds and waters, and takes the dog for walks every day.
Moral consequence: The dog is happy, and Alice is happy that Karen can depend on her, and everyone continues to get along.
Norm: It's good to pet sit for others.
Situation: Alice is sitting in her kitchen, talking with her sister Janet on the phone when she is asked to look after her dog while she is away.
Intention: Alice wants to be happy and without stress in her life.
Immoral action: Alice refuses to look after the dog.
Immoral consequence: The dog dies and Karen is angry and creates a lot of familial problems for Alice.
Norm: You shouldn't hang around someone's house when they aren't home.
Situation: Johnny drives over to Steves apartment but Steve is not home when Johnny arrives.
Intention: Johnny wants to make sure than himself and Steve see each other that day.
Moral action: Johnny texts Steve saying that he is in the area and grabs lunch at a cafe while he waits for his reply.
Moral consequence: Steve texts Johnny back a few minutes later, says that he is back home and that Johnny can come by anytime.
Norm: You shouldn't hang around someone's house when they aren't home.
Situation: Johnny drives over to Steves apartment but Steve is not home when Johnny arrives.
Intention: Johnny wants to make sure than himself and Steve see each other that day.
Immoral action: Johnny notices that the door is unlocked, so he goes inside to wait until Steve comes back.
Immoral consequence: Steve thinks that someone has broken in when he gets back and calls the police to investigate.
Norm: You should return items that have been lent to you.
Situation: Peter is packing up to move to another state when he realizes he still has a drill that his neighbor John lent him.
Intention: Peter wants to decide what to do with the drill.
Moral action: Peter takes the drill back over to John and thanks John for lending it to him.
Moral consequence: John is glad to get his drill back and tells Peter he will miss having him as a neighbor.