CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You don't always have to comment about things.
Situation: Ace is on a news program in an interview when he is asked about a very sensitive political issue.
Intention: Ace wants to respond to the interviewer.
Moral action: Ace tells the interviewer that he has nothing to say on the issue.
Moral consequence: Ace maintains neutrality and no one feels alienated.
Norm: You don't always have to comment about things.
Situation: Ace is on a news program in an interview when he is asked about a very sensitive political issue.
Intention: Ace wants to respond to the interviewer.
Immoral action: Ace takes a side on the political issue and tells interviewer his answer.
Immoral consequence: People feel alienated from Ace because he disagreed with them.
Norm: It's wrong to boast about one's possessions.
Situation: Ellie just got a PS5 and some awesome games for it.
Intention: Ellie wants to talk to her friends about it.
Moral action: Ellie talks about the PS5 including everything she hates about it.
Moral consequence: Ellie's friends all discuss the pros and cons of the PS5 with her.
Norm: It's wrong to boast about one's possessions.
Situation: Ellie just got a PS5 and some awesome games for it.
Intention: Ellie wants to talk to her friends about it.
Immoral action: Ellie brags to all her friends about how awesome her PS5 is.
Immoral consequence: Ellie quickly finds her friends list emptied of people who want to play with her.
Norm: It's not expected that you help someone who threatens you.
Situation: Terry, who was verbally attacked and threatened by Joe at work last week is suddenly asked by Joe for a ride home.
Intention: Terry wants to respond to Joe's request.
Moral action: Terry tells Joe to take a hike literally as he hates his gut and doesn't want to see his face.
Moral consequence: Joe realizes that he's been a bad person and now is suffering a social consequence as a result.
Norm: It's not expected that you help someone who threatens you.
Situation: Terry, who was verbally attacked and threatened by Joe at work last week is suddenly asked by Joe for a ride home.
Intention: Terry wants to respond to Joe's request.
Immoral action: Terry tells Joe that he would be glad to give him a lift home later.
Immoral consequence: Joe is emboldened to manipulate and use Terry as he sees Terry is weak.
Norm: It's wrong to pull pranks.
Situation: Tate was sitting in his desk in the classroom of his least favorite teacher.
Intention: Tate wants to get switched to another class.
Moral action: Tate talks to the counselor at school about taking another class.
Moral consequence: Tate is able to substitute another class for the one that he is currently taking.
Norm: It's wrong to pull pranks.
Situation: Tate was sitting in his desk in the classroom of his least favorite teacher.
Intention: Tate wants to get switched to another class.
Immoral action: Tate puts a thumb tack on the seat at his teacher's desk.
Immoral consequence: Tate injures the teacher and gets kicked out of the school for the rest of the year.
Norm: You shouldn't lie on your resume.
Situation: James has sent dozens of resumes out looking for a job and is getting desperate.
Intention: James wants to find a job.
Moral action: James has a professional look over his resume and make some changes that will attract employers.
Moral consequence: James starts getting job interviews and is finally hired by a good company.
Norm: You shouldn't lie on your resume.
Situation: James has sent dozens of resumes out looking for a job and is getting desperate.
Intention: James wants to find a job.
Immoral action: James adds on a resume that he has worked at his last job for 5 years instead of the 3 years he really worked.
Immoral consequence: James' prospective employer finds out in a background check, and James is not hired.
Norm: Workplace romances are frowned up.
Situation: Liz has been single for a long time and has been feeling lonely on her own.
Intention: Liz wants to find someone to date.
Moral action: Liz decides to date a friend she's always liked.
Moral consequence: The friend feels validated by the reciprocated feelings.
Norm: Workplace romances are frowned up.
Situation: Liz has been single for a long time and has been feeling lonely on her own.
Intention: Liz wants to find someone to date.
Immoral action: Liz starts dating a coworker who she's attracted to.
Immoral consequence: The coworker's work performance is hindered by Liz.
Norm: It is good to show your appreciation towards a veteran.
Situation: During a Veteran's Day celebration, John's class is singing a song for an audience of Veterans.
Intention: John wants to get the most attention in the show.
Moral action: John holds a military salute at the end of the song and keeps a serious face.
Moral consequence: The Veterans are impressed by John's respectful action and applaud him.
Norm: It is good to show your appreciation towards a veteran.
Situation: During a Veteran's Day celebration, John's class is singing a song for an audience of Veterans.
Intention: John wants to get the most attention in the show.
Immoral action: John makes a loud farting sound with his mouth during a quiet part of the song being sung.
Immoral consequence: John's teacher and class are embarrassed and the veterans are angry at John's interruption and disrespect.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore people.
Situation: Gary is replacing the starter on his car with the help of Timothy, who has much more experience, and is advising him on how to tighten the bolts.
Intention: Gary wants to replace the starter.
Moral action: Gary follows Timothy's advice and torques the bolts to the specifications.
Moral consequence: The new starter goes on smoothly, and the work is done quickly.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore people.
Situation: Gary is replacing the starter on his car with the help of Timothy, who has much more experience, and is advising him on how to tighten the bolts.
Intention: Gary wants to replace the starter.
Immoral action: Gary ignores Timothy's advice and just cranks down on the bolts.
Immoral consequence: The bolt holes strip, and Gary has to cut new threads and put bigger bolts in, greatly increasing the work he has to do.
Norm: You shouldn't mess with other people's toothbrushes.
Situation: Serena recently had a huge argument with her sister, Hayley, and is still very upset with her.
Intention: Serena wants to vent out her frustrations with Hayley.
Moral action: Serena tells Hayley she wants to talk about their argument.
Moral consequence: The sisters are able to discuss their feelings and make up without toothbrushes involved.
Norm: You shouldn't mess with other people's toothbrushes.
Situation: Serena recently had a huge argument with her sister, Hayley, and is still very upset with her.
Intention: Serena wants to vent out her frustrations with Hayley.
Immoral action: Serena uses Hayley's toothbrush to scrub the toilet, then puts it back in its place.
Immoral consequence: Hayley gets a mouth infection and needs to visit the hospital.
Norm: It's bad to teach your kids to be racist.
Situation: Chris and Monica recently moved next to a black couple in a new neighborhood.
Intention: Monica wants to explain skin color to her children.
Moral action: Monica explains that people are lots of different colors all over the world, and that it doesn't make them any different.
Moral consequence: Monica's son understands why their new neighbors look different and knows not to judge them for it.
Norm: It's bad to teach your kids to be racist.
Situation: Chris and Monica recently moved next to a black couple in a new neighborhood.
Intention: Monica wants to explain skin color to her children.
Immoral action: Monica explains that their neighbors are black because they are dirtier types of people.
Immoral consequence: Monica's children become bullies at their new school and continue spreading their racist ideas.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone they need to lose weight.
Situation: Andy hasn't seen his sister who has gained weight in a while.
Intention: Andy wants to tell his sister how she looks.
Moral action: Andy tells his sister that he noticed she had her hair done.
Moral consequence: Andy's sister is excited and tells him the name of the salon where she did her hair.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone they need to lose weight.
Situation: Andy hasn't seen his sister who has gained weight in a while.
Intention: Andy wants to tell his sister how she looks.
Immoral action: Andy tells his sister that she is fatter than the last time he saw her.
Immoral consequence: Andy's sister turns around and walks away, completely ignoring him.
Norm: It's good to confide by the rules.
Situation: Torr is checking out at a store and an item doesn't show up, but the cashier just asks him how much it costs.
Intention: Torr needs to decide what to tell the cashier.
Moral action: Torr recalls to the best his ability the actual price.
Moral consequence: Torr accepts responsibilty for being honest and feels proud.
Norm: It's good to confide by the rules.
Situation: Torr is checking out at a store and an item doesn't show up, but the cashier just asks him how much it costs.
Intention: Torr needs to decide what to tell the cashier.
Immoral action: Torr rounds down to save 50%.
Immoral consequence: Torr is overheard by a manager and told to just leave the store, humiliating and angering Torr.
Norm: It's good to care about your children's safety.
Situation: David is at working at home with his three-year-old son and five-year-old daughter.
Intention: David wants to get work done.
Moral action: David calls a babysitter to watch the children while he gets work done.
Moral consequence: The children play happily under the watchful eye of the babysitter and David finishes his work.
Norm: It's good to care about your children's safety.
Situation: David is at working at home with his three-year-old son and five-year-old daughter.
Intention: David wants to get work done.
Immoral action: David lets the children play in the kitchen by themselves while he gets work done.
Immoral consequence: The children nearly burn themselves and make a mess in the kitchen.
Norm: You shouldn't leave moldy pizza under your bed.
Situation: Alan finds old pizza while cleaning his apartment.
Intention: Alan wants to put the old pizza away.
Moral action: Alan puts the pizza in a garbage bin.
Moral consequence: Alan's apartment becomes free of debris.
Norm: You shouldn't leave moldy pizza under your bed.
Situation: Alan finds old pizza while cleaning his apartment.
Intention: Alan wants to put the old pizza away.
Immoral action: Alan puts the pizza under his mattress frame in his room.
Immoral consequence: Alan's room smells bad and attracts rodents.
Norm: It's rude to laugh at German rappers.
Situation: Rico is in Germany at a rap concert.
Intention: Rico wants to express how he feels about the music.
Moral action: Rico cheers on the rappers performing on stage.
Moral consequence: The performers feel confident and give a lot of energy.
Norm: It's rude to laugh at German rappers.
Situation: Rico is in Germany at a rap concert.
Intention: Rico wants to express how he feels about the music.
Immoral action: Rico laughs at the performers on stage.
Immoral consequence: The performers feel self conscious and perform meekly.
Norm: You shouldn't hurt animals if you love them.
Situation: Erin's cat is scratching up a couch that has sentimental value to her.
Intention: Erin wants to stop the cat's behavior.
Moral action: Erin squirts her cat with a water gun.
Moral consequence: Erin's cat is temporarily startled and learns not to scratch the furniture.
Norm: You shouldn't hurt animals if you love them.
Situation: Erin's cat is scratching up a couch that has sentimental value to her.
Intention: Erin wants to stop the cat's behavior.
Immoral action: Erin hits her cat in order to strongly deter this behavior.
Immoral consequence: Erin's cat loses trust in her and feels unsafe.
Norm: You shouldn't leak a friend's inormation to debt collectors
Situation: Will lives with a roommate and has been getting calls from a strange number to the house.
Intention: Will wants to see who has been calling so much.
Moral action: Will tells the debt collector nothing and asks his roommate about it.
Moral consequence: Will's roommate is relieved that they don't have his other information.
Norm: You shouldn't leak a friend's inormation to debt collectors
Situation: Will lives with a roommate and has been getting calls from a strange number to the house.
Intention: Will wants to see who has been calling so much.
Immoral action: Will picks up the call and confirms that his roommate lives there and gives the debt collector his cell number.
Immoral consequence: Will's roommate has to change his phone number.
Norm: It's good to visit your partner for a holiday.
Situation: Fred and his partner are both off for holiday break, and they are in a long distance relationship.
Intention: Fred wants to surprise his partner for the holidays.
Moral action: Fred shows up at his partner's place to celebrate the holidays.
Moral consequence: Fred's partner is pleasantly surprised and has good company during the break.
Norm: It's good to visit your partner for a holiday.
Situation: Fred and his partner are both off for holiday break, and they are in a long distance relationship.
Intention: Fred wants to surprise his partner for the holidays.
Immoral action: Fred sends his partner an unexpected gift.
Immoral consequence: Fred's partner likes the gift but is forced to spend the holidays alone.
Norm: It's wrong to shoot police
Situation: Tyrone's brother was shot and killed by the police wrongfully.
Intention: Tyrone wants justice on the police.
Moral action: Tyrone sues the police officers that were behind his brother getting killed.
Moral consequence: The judge rules in Tyrone's favor and the cops who abused their power get arrested.
Norm: It's wrong to shoot police
Situation: Tyrone's brother was shot and killed by the police wrongfully.
Intention: Tyrone wants justice on the police.
Immoral action: Tyrone goes out with his glock and opens fire on a few random police officers.
Immoral consequence: Tyrone gets shot and killed in retaliation by the police.
Norm: You shouldn't pig out on cookies because it's unhealthy.
Situation: Brian walks into the kitchen to see that his mother has made a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies.
Intention: Brian wants to taste the cookies.
Moral action: Brian eats one of the cookies that his mother made.
Moral consequence: Brian feels good and enjoys the delicious cookie.
Norm: You shouldn't pig out on cookies because it's unhealthy.
Situation: Brian walks into the kitchen to see that his mother has made a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies.
Intention: Brian wants to taste the cookies.
Immoral action: Brian eats ten of the cookies that his mother made.
Immoral consequence: Brian feels a little bit sick and gains weight from all the cookies he ate.
Norm: It's mean to not share your food.
Situation: Lin has been working all day after skipping lunch and has become famished.
Intention: Lin wants to order a pizza.
Moral action: Lin orders an extra large pizza and shares it with her coworkers.
Moral consequence: Lin's coworkers save money on having to buy their own dinner.
Norm: It's mean to not share your food.
Situation: Lin has been working all day after skipping lunch and has become famished.
Intention: Lin wants to order a pizza.
Immoral action: Lin buys a personal pan pizza which is only enough for one person.
Immoral consequence: Lin's coworkers wonder why she didn't order enough for everyone.
Norm: It's abusive to smack your children.
Situation: Kim has a child who has been acting up all day and causing trouble.
Intention: Kim wants to discipline her child.
Moral action: Kim takes away her child's favorite game.
Moral consequence: Kim's child learns there will be consequences to acting out.
Norm: It's abusive to smack your children.
Situation: Kim has a child who has been acting up all day and causing trouble.
Intention: Kim wants to discipline her child.
Immoral action: Kim becomes fed up and slaps her child.
Immoral consequence: Kim's child starts to cry and becomes afraid of her.
Norm: You shouldn't beg your parents to buy you things
Situation: Remy just found out that a promising new game of a genre he likes is about to be released.
Intention: Remy wants to obtain the game.
Moral action: Remy saves up his allowance in order to buy the game.
Moral consequence: Remy's parents are proud that he is being responsible.
Norm: You shouldn't beg your parents to buy you things
Situation: Remy just found out that a promising new game of a genre he likes is about to be released.
Intention: Remy wants to obtain the game.
Immoral action: Remy asks his parents pleadingly to get him the game.
Immoral consequence: Remy's parents believe he is becoming spoiled.
Norm: You should be willing to help neighbors.
Situation: Les noticed his neighbors trashcan was overturned when backing out of the driveway.
Intention: Les wants to be a good neighbor.
Moral action: Les cleans up the mess for his neighbor.
Moral consequence: Les' neighbor has a better opinion of the neighborhood.
Norm: You should be willing to help neighbors.
Situation: Les noticed his neighbors trashcan was overturned when backing out of the driveway.
Intention: Les wants to be a good neighbor.
Immoral action: Les texts his neighbor giving him a heads up.
Immoral consequence: Les' neighbor can't clean it up until later so it remains a mess all day.
Norm: It's mean to ruin your friend's vacation plans.
Situation: Chelsea was planning on going on vacation when Kelly called her.
Intention: Kelly wants Chelsea to come to her party.
Moral action: Kelly reschedules her party so that Chelsea would be able to attend.
Moral consequence: Chelsea has a great time at both the party and on vacation.
Norm: It's mean to ruin your friend's vacation plans.
Situation: Chelsea was planning on going on vacation when Kelly called her.
Intention: Kelly wants Chelsea to come to her party.
Immoral action: Kelly calls the traveling agency to cancel Chelsea's vacation plans.
Immoral consequence: Chelsea isn't able to board the plane even though she paid for the trip.
Norm: You shouldn't throw things at people that have special needs.
Situation: Amanda is on the school bus and is trying to make her friends laugh about things on the school bus.
Intention: Amanda wants her friends to think she's funny.
Moral action: Amanda makes a joke about how ugly the school bus seats are.
Moral consequence: Amanda's friends laugh and everyone has a good trip to school.
Norm: You shouldn't throw things at people that have special needs.
Situation: Amanda is on the school bus and is trying to make her friends laugh about things on the school bus.
Intention: Amanda wants her friends to think she's funny.
Immoral action: Amanda throws a piece of chewed gum at the hair of a child with multiple disabilities.
Immoral consequence: Amanda and her friends laugh, but the disabled child is very upset and panics all the way to school and reports Amanda for bullying.
Norm: You shouldn't associate with someone that lies.
Situation: Tim has a classmate that regularly lies and steals from other classmates.
Intention: Tim wants to confront the classmate about her lying habit.
Moral action: Tim tells the classmate to stop lying and ceases contact with them.
Moral consequence: Tim is glad the situation is handled and the classmate feels sad.
Norm: You shouldn't associate with someone that lies.
Situation: Tim has a classmate that regularly lies and steals from other classmates.
Intention: Tim wants to confront the classmate about her lying habit.
Immoral action: Tim tells the lying classmate that he wants to be friends with them, and he forgives them.
Immoral consequence: Tim enters an abusive relationship with the classmate, and regrets doing so.
Norm: It is gross to spread germs when you are sick.
Situation: Larry is sick with an infectious disease and his friend just gave him some soup in bed.
Intention: Larry wants to hug his friend for giving him soup.
Moral action: Larry hugs his friend while keeping his infection away from his friend.
Moral consequence: Larry recovers and both have a good month, hanging out together.
Norm: It is gross to spread germs when you are sick.
Situation: Larry is sick with an infectious disease and his friend just gave him some soup in bed.
Intention: Larry wants to hug his friend for giving him soup.
Immoral action: Larry decides to hug, while rubbing his infection on his friend.
Immoral consequence: Larry's friend becomes infected a week later, and they both get angry at each other.
Norm: People should be supportive of their friends.
Situation: Jamie is having brunch with her best friend who is upset.
Intention: Jamie wants to go to the beach later with a group of friends.
Moral action: Jamie takes her friend to the beach with her.
Moral consequence: Jamie's friend has great time and is feeling much better.
Norm: People should be supportive of their friends.
Situation: Jamie is having brunch with her best friend who is upset.
Intention: Jamie wants to go to the beach later with a group of friends.
Immoral action: Jamie sees her friend needs some cheering up but head to the beach without her.
Immoral consequence: Jamie's friend goes home alone and is lonely and sad.
Norm: It's rude to offensive at dinner.
Situation: Jason is attending a dinner party at his brother James's house and the food made him gassy.
Intention: Jason wants to relieve the gas in his stomach.
Moral action: After finishing his meal, Jason heads to the bathroom to burp.
Moral consequence: James and the party guests are not bothered by Jason's gas.
Norm: It's rude to offensive at dinner.
Situation: Jason is attending a dinner party at his brother James's house and the food made him gassy.
Intention: Jason wants to relieve the gas in his stomach.
Immoral action: After finishing his meal, Jason lets out a loud burp.
Immoral consequence: James and the party guests are disgusted by Jason's action.
Norm: Siblings should celebrate each others victories.
Situation: Mario just won an award for his work at the same time that his brother got a big promotion.
Intention: Mario wants his family to celebrate his success.
Moral action: Mario congratulates his brother for his promotion and insists that both their successes should be celebrated.
Moral consequence: Mario's brother feels recognized and happy.
Norm: Siblings should celebrate each others victories.
Situation: Mario just won an award for his work at the same time that his brother got a big promotion.
Intention: Mario wants his family to celebrate his success.
Immoral action: Mario refuses to acknowledge his brother's promotion and constantly brings the conversation back to his award.
Immoral consequence: Mario's brother feels that Mario does not care about him.
Norm: It's good to take a stray animal in.
Situation: Thomas has noticed a small scruffy dog that regularly walks around his property.
Intention: Thomas wants to do something about the dog.
Moral action: Thomas takes the dog into his house and adopts it once he fails to find an owner.
Moral consequence: The dog has a new owner and is healthy and happy as a result.
Norm: It's good to take a stray animal in.
Situation: Thomas has noticed a small scruffy dog that regularly walks around his property.
Intention: Thomas wants to do something about the dog.
Immoral action: Thomas takes out his hunting rifle and shoots it at the dog.
Immoral consequence: The dog suffers and dies horribly as a result of the gunshot wound.
Norm: You should tell your ex the truth about your feelings.
Situation: Jack's ex wife asks him what happened in their relationship.
Intention: Jack wants to end the conversation.
Moral action: Jack honestly points out the flaws he had with his ex-wife.
Moral consequence: His ex-wife thanks him and tries to improve for her next relationship.
Norm: You should tell your ex the truth about your feelings.
Situation: Jack's ex wife asks him what happened in their relationship.
Intention: Jack wants to end the conversation.
Immoral action: Jack tells his ex wife that it was all his own fault and that he's just a terrible husband.
Immoral consequence: His ex-wife has three more failed marriages because Jack didn't tell the truth.