CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is bad to bully and steal from people.
Situation: Buddy notices a really cool pencil his classmate is holding.
Intention: Buddy wants to have a pencil like this one.
Moral action: Buddy tells the classmate how much he likes the pencil and asks where to get one.
Moral consequence: Buddy goes to the store and buys a pencil just like his classmates’ pencil.
Norm: It is bad to bully and steal from people.
Situation: Buddy notices a really cool pencil his classmate is holding.
Intention: Buddy wants to have a pencil like this one.
Immoral action: Buddy tells his classmate to give him the pencil right now or else.
Immoral consequence: Buddy gets suspended from school for threatening a classmate.
Norm: You shouldn't ruin the fun of other people.
Situation: Milton is studying at a coffee shop when a loud group of people sit beside him.
Intention: Milton wants to focus on his book.
Moral action: Milton puts in headphones and listens to relaxing music.
Moral consequence: The music gets him in the right mindset, and he retains more information.
Norm: You shouldn't ruin the fun of other people.
Situation: Milton is studying at a coffee shop when a loud group of people sit beside him.
Intention: Milton wants to focus on his book.
Immoral action: Milton asks the group to leave because they're distracting him.
Immoral consequence: Milton's request is overheard by an employee who scolds him in front of everyone.
Norm: It is good to feed your family
Situation: Bailey gets her weekly paycheck one Friday and cashes it in at the grocery store.
Intention: She wants to spend the money.
Moral action: Bailey spends the money on fruits, vegetables and other delicious food.
Moral consequence: Her children are able to eat balanced and nutritious meals because of the variety of food they have in the house.
Norm: It is good to feed your family
Situation: Bailey gets her weekly paycheck one Friday and cashes it in at the grocery store.
Intention: She wants to spend the money.
Immoral action: Bailey spends all the money on lottery tickets and ends up with nothing.
Immoral consequence: Her children go to bed hungry because there isn't any food in the house.
Norm: It's wrong to not sympathize with a creatures death.
Situation: Jenny's dog has just recently died and Jenny tells her friend Dave about the sad news.
Intention: Dave wants to react to Jenny telling him her dog died.
Moral action: Dave tells Jenny that the news is terrible and that he feels really bad for the poor dog.
Moral consequence: Jenny is a little uplifted by Dave's sympathetic and kind words and feels slightly better about the situation.
Norm: It's wrong to not sympathize with a creatures death.
Situation: Jenny's dog has just recently died and Jenny tells her friend Dave about the sad news.
Intention: Dave wants to react to Jenny telling him her dog died.
Immoral action: Dave tells Jenny that it's fine since it's just a dog, not someone important like a human so not to worry about it so much.
Immoral consequence: Jenny is unhappy that Dave is trivializing the loss of a loved pet and starts to get scared that Dave is a sociopath.
Norm: It's good to feed the people you love.
Situation: Clarissa is getting ready for work while her son, who has a big test today, gets ready for school.
Intention: Clarissa wants her son to get to school on time.
Moral action: Clarissa cooks her son a complete breakfast and then drives him to school.
Moral consequence: Clarissa's son has plenty of energy and a clear head at school and ends up doing well on his test.
Norm: It's good to feed the people you love.
Situation: Clarissa is getting ready for work while her son, who has a big test today, gets ready for school.
Intention: Clarissa wants her son to get to school on time.
Immoral action: Clarissa pushes her son out the door before he's had breakfast to make sure he doesn't miss the bus.
Immoral consequence: Clarissa's son can't concentrate at school because he's so hungry, and he does poorly on his test.
Norm: It is important to not betray a friend's trust.
Situation: Paul's friend Sam revealed to him in confidence that he is having doubts about his marriage.
Intention: Paul wants to make an interesting conversation with another friend.
Moral action: Paul talks about the recent coronavirus situation.
Moral consequence: Paul learns more about how his friends have dealt with Covid-19.
Norm: It is important to not betray a friend's trust.
Situation: Paul's friend Sam revealed to him in confidence that he is having doubts about his marriage.
Intention: Paul wants to make an interesting conversation with another friend.
Immoral action: Paul tells another friend that Sam is uncomfortable with his marriage.
Immoral consequence: Sam hears that Paul told others about his secret and breaks off the relationship.
Norm: It's rude to inconvenience employees.
Situation: Terry is at the store and needs help with a purchase when she sees an employee going on lunch.
Intention: Terry wants to find someone to help her.
Moral action: Terry approaches the worker and asks if they can page someone else to help her.
Moral consequence: The worker gets to their lunch break on time and Terry gets assistance.
Norm: It's rude to inconvenience employees.
Situation: Terry is at the store and needs help with a purchase when she sees an employee going on lunch.
Intention: Terry wants to find someone to help her.
Immoral action: Terry approaches the worker and insists they help her.
Immoral consequence: The employee misses half of their lunch break and resents Terry.
Norm: It's wrong to not allow your family on trips.
Situation: Robert is planning a trip over the weekend and little sister asks if she can come too.
Intention: Robert wants to go on his trip.
Moral action: Robert brings his sister along on his weekend trip, taking her to all the destinations.
Moral consequence: Robert's sister has a fun time on the weekend trip.
Norm: It's wrong to not allow your family on trips.
Situation: Robert is planning a trip over the weekend and little sister asks if she can come too.
Intention: Robert wants to go on his trip.
Immoral action: Robert forbids his sister from joining him on his weekend trip and goes alone.
Immoral consequence: Robert's sister feels sad that she can't take part in Robert's fun trip.
Norm: You should discuss issues calmly with others.
Situation: Faris and Emile disagree on how to do a group project.
Intention: Faris wants to convince Emile his way is better.
Moral action: Faris calmly lays out all the reasons he believes his approach is best.
Moral consequence: Emile listens to Faris and takes his views into serious consideration.
Norm: You should discuss issues calmly with others.
Situation: Faris and Emile disagree on how to do a group project.
Intention: Faris wants to convince Emile his way is better.
Immoral action: Faris berates Emile and shouts down his ideas for being inferior.
Immoral consequence: Emile is unwilling to cooperate with Faris and becomes contentious as well.
Norm: It's wrong to mock people.
Situation: Jim is sitting in the quad between classes chatting with some classmates.
Intention: Jim wants to entertain his classmates.
Moral action: Jim tells a funny joke that he learned the other day.
Moral consequence: Jim makes his classmates laugh, and they compliment him on the clever joke.
Norm: It's wrong to mock people.
Situation: Jim is sitting in the quad between classes chatting with some classmates.
Intention: Jim wants to entertain his classmates.
Immoral action: Jim walks behind a disabled person imitating their limp.
Immoral consequence: Tim is shunned by his classmates for his inappropriate action.
Norm: It is not good to lie to people.
Situation: Cam is going to to a party in a shady area and his parents want to know where he' going.
Intention: Cam wants to give his parents a response.
Moral action: Cam tells his parents where he's going.
Moral consequence: Cam's parents convince Cam not to go to the party.
Norm: It is not good to lie to people.
Situation: Cam is going to to a party in a shady area and his parents want to know where he' going.
Intention: Cam wants to give his parents a response.
Immoral action: Cam tells his parents that he's going to McDonald's.
Immoral consequence: Cam puts his life in danger.
Norm: It's wrong to steal other people's stuff.
Situation: Lee is in the locker room at the tennis club and notices that someone has two tennis rackets in their open locker.
Intention: Lee needs a tennis racket, so he can play that afternoon.
Moral action: Lee finds the owner of the locker and asks permission to borrow the racket, which is granted.
Moral consequence: Lee plays tennis, and then returns the racket to the owner.
Norm: It's wrong to steal other people's stuff.
Situation: Lee is in the locker room at the tennis club and notices that someone has two tennis rackets in their open locker.
Intention: Lee needs a tennis racket, so he can play that afternoon.
Immoral action: Making no effort to find the owner, Lee takes a tennis racket from the open locker and uses it on the court.
Immoral consequence: Lee gets caught by the racket's owner and is reported to the club management.
Norm: You shouldn't slap people with things.
Situation: Mark is reading the newspaper while Maria screams and cries at a television show.
Intention: Mark wants to make Maria stop crying.
Moral action: Mark hugs Maria and offers some interesting behind the scenes facts about the show.
Moral consequence: Marie feels like Mark understands truly understands her which improves their relationship.
Norm: You shouldn't slap people with things.
Situation: Mark is reading the newspaper while Maria screams and cries at a television show.
Intention: Mark wants to make Maria stop crying.
Immoral action: Mark wacks Maria with his newspaper to disrupt her thoughts.
Immoral consequence: Maria gets mad at Mark for treating her badly.
Norm: You should not interfere with someone else's money.
Situation: Paul is at his friends house having dinner when the topic turns to finances and investments.
Intention: Paul wants to sound smart and impress his friends.
Moral action: Paul mentions that he keeps part of his savings in bitcoin and it has given him good returns.
Moral consequence: Paul's friend researches bitcoin later that night and decides it isn't worth the risk, but he still enjoys discussing money with Paul.
Norm: You should not interfere with someone else's money.
Situation: Paul is at his friends house having dinner when the topic turns to finances and investments.
Intention: Paul wants to sound smart and impress his friends.
Immoral action: Paul pressures his friend to move a large amount of his savings into bitcoin.
Immoral consequence: Paul's friend loses thousands of dollars in the next year as bitcoin prices decline, causing him to be angry with Paul.
Norm: You shouldn't buy more than your budget can take.
Situation: Roger's rent is due, but he really wants to buy a new pair of boots.
Intention: Roger wants to make a decision.
Moral action: Roger puts off purchasing the boots until after his bills are paid.
Moral consequence: Roger is able to not end up in additional debt by budgeting correctly.
Norm: You shouldn't buy more than your budget can take.
Situation: Roger's rent is due, but he really wants to buy a new pair of boots.
Intention: Roger wants to make a decision.
Immoral action: Roger decides to buy the new boots and worry later.
Immoral consequence: When Roger writes his rent check it bounces, and he owes the bank additional fees.
Norm: It's rude to interrupt a performer.
Situation: Abe and Allie are at a play, which has proven a bit dull for both.
Intention: Abe wants to get out, since there's more than half left.
Moral action: Abe tells Allie they should leave next intermission, which they do.
Moral consequence: They don't wait long and get out politely.
Norm: It's rude to interrupt a performer.
Situation: Abe and Allie are at a play, which has proven a bit dull for both.
Intention: Abe wants to get out, since there's more than half left.
Immoral action: Abe convinces Allie to leave right away, bumping through the aisle and making a sound when opening the door.
Immoral consequence: The custodian tells them not to come back because of the disturbance.
Norm: It's rude to demean someone for their opinion.
Situation: Donny is in the middle of a debate with a friend.
Intention: He wants to make his point heard.
Moral action: Danny lays out the reasons for his argument but listens intently to what his friend has to say.
Moral consequence: Danny and his friend understand each other better and find common ground.
Norm: It's rude to demean someone for their opinion.
Situation: Donny is in the middle of a debate with a friend.
Intention: He wants to make his point heard.
Immoral action: Danny screams at his friend and calls him dumb.
Immoral consequence: Danny's friend now respects him less and doesn't trust that they can talk about sensitive issues anymore.
Norm: It's wrong to be unfaithful to your partner.
Situation: James is a married man, and having a night out drinking with friends.
Intention: James wants to have a good time.
Moral action: James ignores the attractive lady and plays a game of pool with his friends.
Moral consequence: James enjoys spending time with his friends.
Norm: It's wrong to be unfaithful to your partner.
Situation: James is a married man, and having a night out drinking with friends.
Intention: James wants to have a good time.
Immoral action: James sees a pretty woman and starts flirting.
Immoral consequence: James ends up going home with the woman and violates his wedding vows.
Norm: You shouldn't be cruel toward your kids.
Situation: Murphy is waiting in line for a ride at Disney World with his three noisy children, Pat, Lilly, and Ryan.
Intention: Murphy wants his children to behave.
Moral action: Murphy tells the children that this ride will be the last if they don't quiet down.
Moral consequence: The children are quieter and the family is able to enjoy their adventure at Disney World.
Norm: You shouldn't be cruel toward your kids.
Situation: Murphy is waiting in line for a ride at Disney World with his three noisy children, Pat, Lilly, and Ryan.
Intention: Murphy wants his children to behave.
Immoral action: Murphy tells the children that he will beat them when they get home if they don't calm down.
Immoral consequence: The children quiet down, but a parent overhears Murphy's threat and reports him to authorities for suspected abuse.
Norm: It is wrong to hit children.
Situation: Janice has a headache and her kids are making a racket at home.
Intention: Janice wants some peace and quiet.
Moral action: Janice asks nicely for the kids to keep it down, so she can rest.
Moral consequence: The kids be quiet and let Janice get some rest.
Norm: It is wrong to hit children.
Situation: Janice has a headache and her kids are making a racket at home.
Intention: Janice wants some peace and quiet.
Immoral action: Janice hits and threatens her kids to make them be quiet.
Immoral consequence: Janice gets peace and quiet, but upset her kids.
Norm: It's rude to pretend you're something you aren't.
Situation: Christen is at a hospital to visit a friend and is wearing a new white jacket that she got for Christmas.
Intention: Christen wants to see her friend.
Moral action: Christen is almost mistaken for a doctor due to her coat but goes through security and explains that she is a visitor.
Moral consequence: Christen spends the day with her friend, and they are able to reconnect and relax together.
Norm: It's rude to pretend you're something you aren't.
Situation: Christen is at a hospital to visit a friend and is wearing a new white jacket that she got for Christmas.
Intention: Christen wants to see her friend.
Immoral action: Christen is allowed to skip security when someone mistakes her for a doctor due to her coat.
Immoral consequence: Christen is later stopped in the hospital for not having a pass and can't spend very much time with her friend.
Norm: You shouldn't demand sex.
Situation: Rachel and Becky are on a date together and are snuggling in bed.
Intention: Rachel wants to have sex with Becky.
Moral action: Rachel asks Becky about the type of things she likes romantically and physically and the two become intimate under consensual terms.
Moral consequence: Rachel gets texts from Becky about how much she enjoyed their night together and the two promise to see each other again soon.
Norm: You shouldn't demand sex.
Situation: Rachel and Becky are on a date together and are snuggling in bed.
Intention: Rachel wants to have sex with Becky.
Immoral action: Rachel tells Becky that because she paid for the meal, Becky has to make it up to her with sex.
Immoral consequence: Becky says she feels coerced and leaves, blasting Rachel on social media for predatory behavior.
Norm: It's bad to tell others' secrets.
Situation: Sandra knows an interesting secret about her brother, and she sees her friend.
Intention: Sandra wants to tell her friend something interesting.
Moral action: Sandra tells her friend about something interesting that happened to her over the weekend instead of the secret she knows.
Moral consequence: Sandra's brother is happy that his secret is safe and that he can trust his sister.
Norm: It's bad to tell others' secrets.
Situation: Sandra knows an interesting secret about her brother, and she sees her friend.
Intention: Sandra wants to tell her friend something interesting.
Immoral action: Sandra tells her friend the secret about her brother although he asked her not to tell anybody.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's brother is very embarrassed when he finds out that someone knows his secret.
Norm: You shouldn't have anything to do with your ex.
Situation: Sally realizes she left her laptop chargers at her ex-boyfriend's house after she moved out.
Intention: Sally wants to charge her laptop.
Moral action: Sally goes online and orders herself a new laptop charger that will arrive that afternoon.
Moral consequence: Sally feels proud of herself and keeps healing from her old relationship.
Norm: You shouldn't have anything to do with your ex.
Situation: Sally realizes she left her laptop chargers at her ex-boyfriend's house after she moved out.
Intention: Sally wants to charge her laptop.
Immoral action: Sally contacts her ex-boyfriend about the laptop charger and arranges to go to his house to pick it up.
Immoral consequence: Sally starts having feelings for her ex again and it makes her feel very bad.
Norm: You shouldn't throw rocks.
Situation: Barry wants to practice pitching for the baseball team, but doesn't have a ball.
Intention: Barry wants to improve his throw,.
Moral action: Barry ignores the stone and instead goes to a neighbor to ask to borrow a baseball.
Moral consequence: Barry practices his throw all afternoon and performs great at his next team practice.
Norm: You shouldn't throw rocks.
Situation: Barry wants to practice pitching for the baseball team, but doesn't have a ball.
Intention: Barry wants to improve his throw,.
Immoral action: Barry uses a stone as a baseball and when he throws it he pulls a muscle.
Immoral consequence: Barry can't play on the team with an injury.
Norm: You shouldn't spread lies about family members.
Situation: Maxine is fighting with her twin sister and very upset.
Intention: Maxine wants to show her sister that she is upset.
Moral action: Maxine calls her sister and asks if they can meet up to talk.
Moral consequence: Maxine and her sister discuss their feelings and eventually make up with their bond now stronger.
Norm: You shouldn't spread lies about family members.
Situation: Maxine is fighting with her twin sister and very upset.
Intention: Maxine wants to show her sister that she is upset.
Immoral action: Maxine spreads a rumor that her sister is pregnant for revenge.
Immoral consequence: Maxine's sister finds out and cuts her out of her life and the rest of the family brand Maxine as a toxic liar.
Norm: You shouldn't hate your pets.
Situation: Jane has adopted a dog from a shelter as her companion but the dog doesn't appear to be active.
Intention: Jane wants to react to the dog's behavior.
Moral action: Jane asks the shelter for advice on how to train the dog to be more active.
Moral consequence: The shelter staff is happy to help Jane with the training and the dog later becomes more lovely and active.
Norm: You shouldn't hate your pets.
Situation: Jane has adopted a dog from a shelter as her companion but the dog doesn't appear to be active.
Intention: Jane wants to react to the dog's behavior.
Immoral action: Jane feels dissatisfied with the dog and decides to return it to the shelter.
Immoral consequence: The shelter staff feels bad about Jane's decision.
Norm: It's important to react to adversity in a positive way.
Situation: Kent is at work when his boss walks up and tells him that he's been fired.
Intention: Kent wants to deal with this terrible news.
Moral action: Kent shakes his now ex-boss' hand and thanks him for the opportunity of working there.
Moral consequence: Kent can keep his ex-boss as a reference for a future job.
Norm: It's important to react to adversity in a positive way.
Situation: Kent is at work when his boss walks up and tells him that he's been fired.
Intention: Kent wants to deal with this terrible news.
Immoral action: Kent gets angry and lashes out at his now ex-boss.
Immoral consequence: Kent's ex-boss calls security, who hauls Kent out of the workplace.
Norm: It's wrong to steal from a parent.
Situation: James hears about a new arcade game and sees his dad's coin jar in his bedroom.
Intention: James wants to play the arcade game.
Moral action: James goes to his dad and asks for money to play a game.
Moral consequence: James' dad give him $5 to play the game.
Norm: It's wrong to steal from a parent.
Situation: James hears about a new arcade game and sees his dad's coin jar in his bedroom.
Intention: James wants to play the arcade game.
Immoral action: James takes quarters from the coin jar and goes to play the game.
Immoral consequence: James gets away with it, but has a guilty conscience for years afterwards.
Norm: It's rude to show up unexpected.
Situation: Cindy is at home bored and wants something to do.
Intention: Cindy wants to visit her friend Jimmy.
Moral action: Cindy decides to send Jimmy an email to ask if she can come over.
Moral consequence: Jimmy replies that he was about to go to the library, but he'd much rather spend time with Cindy.
Norm: It's rude to show up unexpected.
Situation: Cindy is at home bored and wants something to do.
Intention: Cindy wants to visit her friend Jimmy.
Immoral action: Cindy walks all the way to Jimmy's house and knocks at the door.
Immoral consequence: Turns out Jimmy's not home and Cindy walked all that way for nothing.
Norm: It's wrong to start a marriage on false pretenses.
Situation: Mary is engaged to a police officer named Jack, who doesn’t know that Mary is a drug dealer.
Intention: Mary wants to marry Jack.
Moral action: Mary tells Jack she has been dealing drugs but is going to stop.
Moral consequence: Jack helps her find a reputable job, and they live happily from then on.
Norm: It's wrong to start a marriage on false pretenses.
Situation: Mary is engaged to a police officer named Jack, who doesn’t know that Mary is a drug dealer.
Intention: Mary wants to marry Jack.
Immoral action: Mary weds Jack without telling him her secret and ends up being apprehended in a drug bust.
Immoral consequence: Jack is put on leave as the police department is suspicious of his involvement with Mary.
Norm: You shouldn't put games ahead of your family.
Situation: Mark is playing an MMO when his sister Sarah asks Mark to read her a story.
Intention: Mark wants to play games.
Moral action: Mark makes up a fun two player game for himself and Sarah based on the MMO.
Moral consequence: Sarah has a fun time time with Mark.
Norm: You shouldn't put games ahead of your family.
Situation: Mark is playing an MMO when his sister Sarah asks Mark to read her a story.
Intention: Mark wants to play games.
Immoral action: Mark tells Sarah to leave him alone because he's doing something important.
Immoral consequence: Sarah feels like her brother doesn't care about her.