CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's bad to not train your pets properly.
Situation: Willie juts got a new puppy that doesn't know how to behave properly and is frequently out of control.
Intention: Willie wants to train his puppy.
Immoral action: Willie decides to train the puppy himself even though he has no prior experience with training animals or knowledge of canine behavior.
Immoral consequence: Willie's puppy is trained to a certain degree but it only obeys Willie  and often fails to respond to other people's commands.
Norm: It's bad to drop a microphone on the ground.
Situation: Joey is a comedian who is performing for a small crowd on stage at a local bar.
Intention: Joey wants to put an emphasis on his final joke.
Moral action: Joey saves his best joke for last and delivers it well.
Moral consequence: The next comedian is benefited by a crowd that is in a good mood already.
Norm: It's bad to drop a microphone on the ground.
Situation: Joey is a comedian who is performing for a small crowd on stage at a local bar.
Intention: Joey wants to put an emphasis on his final joke.
Immoral action: Joey tells the joke and afterwards he holds the microphone out and drops it on the ground.
Immoral consequence: The microphone breaks and it disrupts the next comedian's set.
Norm: It is good to act selflessly toward others
Situation: Billy sees a ball fly over his fence and lands in his yard.
Intention: Billy wants to decide what to do with the ball.
Moral action: Billy decides that the other person who lost this ball is more important than him having an extra and throws it back.
Moral consequence: Billy hears someone call "Thank you!" as he sees the ball sail back other the fence.
Norm: It is good to act selflessly toward others
Situation: Billy sees a ball fly over his fence and lands in his yard.
Intention: Billy wants to decide what to do with the ball.
Immoral action: Billy takes a ball and keeps it for himself, since it landed in his yard.
Immoral consequence: Billy now has one more ball than he already has by claiming this one.
Norm: It's good to help out your parents.
Situation: Tommy is watching TV while his mother cleans the living room.
Intention: Tommy wants to watch TV.
Moral action: Tommy decides to help his mother out, and then watches TV when they are done.
Moral consequence: Tommy's mother appreciates his help and gives Tommy more responsibilities from now on.
Norm: It's good to help out your parents.
Situation: Tommy is watching TV while his mother cleans the living room.
Intention: Tommy wants to watch TV.
Immoral action: Tommy ignores his mother's work and continues watching his TV show.
Immoral consequence: Tommy's mother takes more time to clean and is very tired when she is done.
Norm: You shouldn't make old people do things.
Situation: Sam's elderly father William is living with Sam since he had a bad injury, and he has difficulty walking long distances.
Intention: Sam wants to go camping.
Moral action: Sam decides to go camping alone for a couple of days and gives his father his cell phone number in case of an emergency.
Moral consequence: William is able to spend a quiet weekend relaxing at home without aggravating his injury.
Norm: You shouldn't make old people do things.
Situation: Sam's elderly father William is living with Sam since he had a bad injury, and he has difficulty walking long distances.
Intention: Sam wants to go camping.
Immoral action: Sam decides that they should go on a family excursion and takes William camping along with him.
Immoral consequence: William gets very tired throughout the camping trip and is uncomfortable walking through the woods.
Norm: It's good to get along with your siblings.
Situation: Hannah has a younger sister Alice, and they live together with their parents.
Intention: Hannah wants to manage her relationship with Alice.
Moral action: Hannah takes care of many things for Alice when their mom is busy, and they are not just siblings but also best friends.
Moral consequence: Alice makes a delicious dessert for Hannah whenever she feels stressed with her college homework.
Norm: It's good to get along with your siblings.
Situation: Hannah has a younger sister Alice, and they live together with their parents.
Intention: Hannah wants to manage her relationship with Alice.
Immoral action: Hannah doesn't talk or show love to Alice much because she spends more time with her friends.
Immoral consequence: Alice feels unloved and lonely.
Norm: It's rude to ask someone how they got their scars.
Situation: Jack was at a bar, and the bartender there has scars on her face.
Intention: Jack wants to talk to the bartender.
Moral action: Jacks asks the bartender how long she's been working at that bar.
Moral consequence: The bartender feels good that Jack is actually interested in her life story.
Norm: It's rude to ask someone how they got their scars.
Situation: Jack was at a bar, and the bartender there has scars on her face.
Intention: Jack wants to talk to the bartender.
Immoral action: Jack asks the bartender how she ended up with those marks on her face.
Immoral consequence: The bartender becomes uncomfortable and becomes mad at Jack for even asking.
Norm: It's wrong to think your parents are stealing from you.
Situation: Sal is missing money in his room, and he suspects that his parents might know where it is.
Intention: Sal wants to ask his parents about his money.
Moral action: Sal asks his parents if anyone else happened to come in his room.
Moral consequence: Sal's parents know that he doesn't think they did it and get to tell him what they know.
Norm: It's wrong to think your parents are stealing from you.
Situation: Sal is missing money in his room, and he suspects that his parents might know where it is.
Intention: Sal wants to ask his parents about his money.
Immoral action: Sal asks his parents which one of them took his money from his room.
Immoral consequence: Sal's parents feel disrespected and feel obligated to defend themselves.
Norm: It's not okay to be disrespectful to your parents.
Situation: Caleb sees a toy he's been wanting at the store and asks his mother for it, but she says no.
Intention: Caleb wants to respond to his mother's refusal to buy a toy for him.
Moral action: Caleb asks if he can get an allowance, so he can save up to buy the toy.
Moral consequence: Caleb's mother agrees to an allowance if he does his chores.
Norm: It's not okay to be disrespectful to your parents.
Situation: Caleb sees a toy he's been wanting at the store and asks his mother for it, but she says no.
Intention: Caleb wants to respond to his mother's refusal to buy a toy for him.
Immoral action: Caleb sits down in the middle of the aisle and says he's not moving until she buys him the toy.
Immoral consequence: Caleb's mother picks him up, carries him out of the store, and grounds him to his room when they get home.
Norm: It's good to show concern for your immediate family.
Situation: Peter is at home when his mom calls him and is crying so hard when he picks up the phone that she can't get a word out.
Intention: Peter wants to get his mom to say something.
Moral action: Peter tells his mom to take it slow and just breathe and then tell him what's wrong.
Moral consequence: Peter's mom begins to feel a little better as she takes a deep breath to gather herself before telling him her issue.
Norm: It's good to show concern for your immediate family.
Situation: Peter is at home when his mom calls him and is crying so hard when he picks up the phone that she can't get a word out.
Intention: Peter wants to get his mom to say something.
Immoral action: Peter tells his mom that she needs to get on with it, he can't just sit there waiting for her to speak.
Immoral consequence: Peter's mom is already devastated and now even more so because he's being curt and impatient with her.
Norm: It's good to help out other people in need.
Situation: Steve is walking down the street when he sees a homeless man on the street.
Intention: Steve wants the man to get off the street.
Moral action: Steve offers the man a job at a local business that he owns.
Moral consequence: The man is able to pick himself up and get his own apartment.
Norm: It's good to help out other people in need.
Situation: Steve is walking down the street when he sees a homeless man on the street.
Intention: Steve wants the man to get off the street.
Immoral action: Steve tells the man that he is lazy, and he needs to get a job.
Immoral consequence: The man feels even worse than before and starts to drink more heavily.
Norm: It's hurtful to not make time for your significant other.
Situation: Jason had been working late every day and hadn't seen his wife in weeks.
Intention: Jason wants to visit with his wife.
Moral action: Jason tells his boss that he needs a day off to spend time with his wife.
Moral consequence: Jason's wife appreciates that he took the time to think of her.
Norm: It's hurtful to not make time for your significant other.
Situation: Jason had been working late every day and hadn't seen his wife in weeks.
Intention: Jason wants to visit with his wife.
Immoral action: Jason tells his wife to visit him at his lunch hour at work.
Immoral consequence: Jason's wife is tired of him always working late, and she files for divorce.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your projects.
Situation: Paul is struggling to come up with ideas for a big project at work.
Intention: Paul wants his project to be well received.
Moral action: Paul reviews his past work and is able to find inspiration from what he learned from them.
Moral consequence: Paul is able to present an original project.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your projects.
Situation: Paul is struggling to come up with ideas for a big project at work.
Intention: Paul wants his project to be well received.
Immoral action: Paul spies on some of his coworkers and incorporates their ideas into his project.
Immoral consequence: Paul's subterfuge is discovered and he faces censure.
Norm: It's wrong to con someone.
Situation: Ashley, who quit an MLM, wants to sell her remaining stock of essential oils, and she notices Sandy complaining about hair loss.
Intention: Ashley wants to get rid of her products.
Moral action: Ashley uses the oils to create custom soap bars, and gives samples to her friends and family.
Moral consequence: Ashley's soap becomes a hit, and she sells her remaining stock.
Norm: It's wrong to con someone.
Situation: Ashley, who quit an MLM, wants to sell her remaining stock of essential oils, and she notices Sandy complaining about hair loss.
Intention: Ashley wants to get rid of her products.
Immoral action: Ashley tells her friend that her product cures hair loss, and sells him the product at a marked up price.
Immoral consequence: Ashley's reputation is ruined among her friend group when her friend's hair does not grow back.
Norm: It's good to take vacations.
Situation: Mateo is a workaholic who is always responsible with his work duties.
Intention: Mateo wants to stay on top of his work schedule.
Moral action: Mateo chooses a slow week at work to go on vacation.
Moral consequence: Mateo is able to take a break from work and comes back with a fresh mind while still being right on schedule.
Norm: It's good to take vacations.
Situation: Mateo is a workaholic who is always responsible with his work duties.
Intention: Mateo wants to stay on top of his work schedule.
Immoral action: Not wanting to fall behind on work, Mateo goes an entire year without ever taking a vacation.
Immoral consequence: Mateo feels so burned out by the end of the year that he falls asleep during a work meeting.
Norm: Taking extra without permission is greedy.
Situation: Charles is a teenager who is out trick-or-treating with his friends on Halloween.
Intention: Charles wants to collect a lot of candy.
Moral action: Charles takes just one piece of candy from each house, and his friends suggest staying out longer.
Moral consequence: Charles and his friends are able to collect more candy by spending a longer time trick-or-treating.
Norm: Taking extra without permission is greedy.
Situation: Charles is a teenager who is out trick-or-treating with his friends on Halloween.
Intention: Charles wants to collect a lot of candy.
Immoral action: Charles takes a handful of candy from every bucket, even when asked to take only one.
Immoral consequence: The trick-or-treaters who come after Charles have no candy to choose from.
Norm: It's disrespectful to treat others poorly.
Situation: Fernando just woke up, needs to go to work, and his wife made him breakfast.
Intention: Fernando wants to get to work on time.
Moral action: Fernando rushes through breakfast but stops to thank his wife and give her a kiss before rushing out the door.
Moral consequence: Fernando's wife is flattered and brings him lunch to his work.
Norm: It's disrespectful to treat others poorly.
Situation: Fernando just woke up, needs to go to work, and his wife made him breakfast.
Intention: Fernando wants to get to work on time.
Immoral action: Fernando rushes through breakfast and doesn't thank his wife before rushing out the door.
Immoral consequence: Fernando's wife is offended and stops making him breakfast.
Norm: People should not ruin other people's belongings.
Situation: Carlos is a field worker in Central America and has a very dull machete when his friend offers him a sharpener.
Intention: Carlos wants to sharpen his machete.
Moral action: Carlos uses the sharpener to put a fairly sharp edge on the machete, then gives it back.
Moral consequence: Carlos' friend lets him borrow the sharpener whenever he would like, improving Carlos' work.
Norm: People should not ruin other people's belongings.
Situation: Carlos is a field worker in Central America and has a very dull machete when his friend offers him a sharpener.
Intention: Carlos wants to sharpen his machete.
Immoral action: Carlos spends the entire night sharpening the machete to a razor-fine edge and wears out the sharpener.
Immoral consequence: Carlos' friend loses his sharpener and doesn't trust anyone to use his equipment properly.
Norm: It's mean to disrespect your friends dead parent.
Situation: Rick and Terry grew up together but haven't seen one another for years, until one day Rick stops by Terry's house.
Intention: Rick wants to reminisce with his friend about childhood memories.
Moral action: Rick reminds Terry of a time when the two boys got into trouble together and Terry's father had to come get them out of it.
Moral consequence: Terry remembers the time fondly and the two men enjoy reminiscing together for the entire afternoon.
Norm: It's mean to disrespect your friends dead parent.
Situation: Rick and Terry grew up together but haven't seen one another for years, until one day Rick stops by Terry's house.
Intention: Rick wants to reminisce with his friend about childhood memories.
Immoral action: While they are talking, Rick tells Terry that he remembers Terry's father as being the most unlikable person he ever met.
Immoral consequence: Terry is visibly hurt by the comment and Rick feels terrible as soon as he realizes how inappropriate it was to say that since Terry's dad is now dead.
Norm: It is rude to ignore your elders.
Situation: Timmy'a grandmother asks him to get her something from the other room.
Intention: Timmy wants to watch TV.
Moral action: Timmy says okay and gets his grandmother what she wanted from the other room before starting to watch TV.
Moral consequence: Timmy's grandmother thinks Timmy is a helpful and polite boy, and she smiles at him.
Norm: It is rude to ignore your elders.
Situation: Timmy'a grandmother asks him to get her something from the other room.
Intention: Timmy wants to watch TV.
Immoral action: Timmy goes to the TV and starts watching a show as if he didn't hear his grandmother's request at all.
Immoral consequence: Timmy's grandmother thinks that he is incredibly rude for not responding to her when she needs help.
Norm: It's wrong to exclude family from weddings.
Situation: Gary is having a wedding and is trying to decide who to invite when he realizes that the hall is too small for everyone.
Intention: Gary wants to solve the invitation problem.
Moral action: Gary searches for a larger venue, finds one, and books it for his wedding, then invites everyone who is close.
Moral consequence: Gary's family all come to the wedding and have a great time, feeling included in Gary's life.
Norm: It's wrong to exclude family from weddings.
Situation: Gary is having a wedding and is trying to decide who to invite when he realizes that the hall is too small for everyone.
Intention: Gary wants to solve the invitation problem.
Immoral action: Gary invites his close friend and some family and doesn't invite some cousins, aunts, and uncles.
Immoral consequence: The uninvited family feel left out and shunned, eventually holding a grudge against Gary.
Norm: People should not physically assault each other.
Situation: Scott is on the playground at recess when a classmate Jimmy approaches him and forcefully takes the ball he's playing with from him.
Intention: Scott wants to get the ball back.
Moral action: Scott tells Jimmy that he was using the ball and asks if he will give it back to him.
Moral consequence: Jimmy apologizes to Scott and gives him back the ball.
Norm: People should not physically assault each other.
Situation: Scott is on the playground at recess when a classmate Jimmy approaches him and forcefully takes the ball he's playing with from him.
Intention: Scott wants to get the ball back.
Immoral action: Scott strikes Jimmy with his fists and pushes him to the ground before taking the ball back.
Immoral consequence: Scott is sent to the principal's office and later suspended from school for using violence against another student.
Norm: It can be dangerous to spread misinformation.
Situation: Karen is approached by her friend who is curious about trying an herbal supplement.
Intention: Karen wants to help her friend make a decision.
Moral action: Karen forwards her friend to an online resource where she can learn more.
Moral consequence: Karen's friend learns that the supplement might interfere with her specific needs.
Norm: It can be dangerous to spread misinformation.
Situation: Karen is approached by her friend who is curious about trying an herbal supplement.
Intention: Karen wants to help her friend make a decision.
Immoral action: Karen suggests that it should be fine even though she's not entirely sure this is always the case.
Immoral consequence: Karen's friend takes the supplement and ends up having adverse side effects.
Norm: It's wrong to be abusive towards children
Situation: Ted sees that his son has started to make bad grades on his report card.
Intention: Ted wants his son to make better grades.
Moral action: Ted encourages his son by taking him to a movie every time he does well on a test.
Moral consequence: The teacher calls Ted and tells him that his son is doing so much better in school.
Norm: It's wrong to be abusive towards children
Situation: Ted sees that his son has started to make bad grades on his report card.
Intention: Ted wants his son to make better grades.
Immoral action: Ted beats his son every time that he makes a bad grade on a test.
Immoral consequence: The teacher reports Ted to the authorities, and he goes to jail for child abuse.
Norm: It is good to apologize to others.
Situation: Ree and her best friend Hayley are drunk at a party when they get into an argument.
Intention: Ree wants to leave the party.
Moral action: Ree leaves the party and sends Hayley an apology text the following morning once she's sobered up.
Moral consequence: Hayley apologizes to Ree as well, and they get on speaking terms again.
Norm: It is good to apologize to others.
Situation: Ree and her best friend Hayley are drunk at a party when they get into an argument.
Intention: Ree wants to leave the party.
Immoral action: Ree leaves the party and never apologizes to Hayley going forward.
Immoral consequence: Ree and Hayley never speak again.
Norm: It is gross to be excessively dirty.
Situation: Jan lives alone with two dogs and never cleans up after them or her house.
Intention: Jan wants to have some company over.
Moral action: Jan sweeps, cleans, and airs out her house before inviting a friend over.
Moral consequence: Jan and her friend spend the day catching up on her couch.
Norm: It is gross to be excessively dirty.
Situation: Jan lives alone with two dogs and never cleans up after them or her house.
Intention: Jan wants to have some company over.
Immoral action: Jan invites a friend over without picking up first.
Immoral consequence: Jan's friend starts coughing and has to leave due to all of the dirt and pet odor in Jan's home.
Norm: It is rude to expose others to contagious illnesses
Situation: Umi can't afford to miss a day of work, but she has COVID.
Intention: Umi wants to make money.
Moral action: Umi calls her boss asking her if she can take a paid sick day due to her illness.
Moral consequence: Because she doesn't have to worry about money, Umi is able to focus on her recovery.
Norm: It is rude to expose others to contagious illnesses
Situation: Umi can't afford to miss a day of work, but she has COVID.
Intention: Umi wants to make money.
Immoral action: Umi arrives at work greeting her coworkers before starting her job.
Immoral consequence: Umi feels guilty when she hears that several of her coworkers get COVID.
Norm: It's great to care for animals in danger.
Situation: John saw a cat crossing a busy street with lots of cars driving.
Intention: John wants to choose if he should help the cat.
Moral action: John rushes out into the street and stands near the cat.
Moral consequence: The cars see John and either stop or turn around him thus avoiding the cat.
Norm: It's great to care for animals in danger.
Situation: John saw a cat crossing a busy street with lots of cars driving.
Intention: John wants to choose if he should help the cat.
Immoral action: John ignores the cat and tries to look away from it the rest of the time.
Immoral consequence: Sure enough a speeding car runs over the cat and squashes it flat.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to kids.
Situation: Rick is a famous movie star who's sitting in a restaurant when he's approached by a kid asking for him for an autograph.
Intention: Rick needs to decide whether to give an autograph.
Moral action: Rick smiles and nods to the kid, signing his name on a restaurant napkin and giving it to him.
Moral consequence: A reporter sees the event and posts about it on social media, making Rick look like a nice guy.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to kids.
Situation: Rick is a famous movie star who's sitting in a restaurant when he's approached by a kid asking for him for an autograph.
Intention: Rick needs to decide whether to give an autograph.
Immoral action: Rick tells the kid to beat it and let him eat in peace.
Immoral consequence: A reporter sees the incident and posts about it on social media, tarnishing Rick's reputation.
Norm: It's rude to break someone's seashells.
Situation: James and his sister went looking for seashells, and she found a lot more than he did.
Intention: James wants the seashells to be distributed more evenly.
Moral action: James asks his sister if she'll give him some of the shells she found.
Moral consequence: James' sister lets him pick out a few shells, so they have about the same number.
Norm: It's rude to break someone's seashells.
Situation: James and his sister went looking for seashells, and she found a lot more than he did.
Intention: James wants the seashells to be distributed more evenly.
Immoral action: James crushes some of his sister's shells between heavy rocks.
Immoral consequence: James' sister tries to retaliate by crushing his shells and James has to run away with them.
Norm: It's wrong to say things to make someone feel inferior.
Situation: Clyde is a teacher who is working with a student that has trouble with a particular subject.
Intention: Clyde wants the student to not worry about his performance.
Moral action: Clyde tells the student that he will understand it with time and practice.
Moral consequence: The student continues pushing until he masters the content, feeling good about himself.