CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to pay attention to your host.
Situation: Leah is in a circle talking to a few people at a party when her friend who is hosting the party walks up.
Intention: Leah wants to get the attention of a boy at the party.
Immoral action: Leah ignores the friend that just walked up and instead tries to start a side conversation with the boy she's interested in.
Immoral consequence: Leah's friend is unhappy and doesn't invite Leah to the next party she hosts.
Norm: You shouldn't be with someone you don't have feelings for.
Situation: Dan is looking for a romantic partner online.
Intention: Dan wants to bring someone along to an event he is attending.
Moral action: Dan realizes he can't find a date so quickly, so he asks a friend to join him.
Moral consequence: Dan and his friend end up enjoying the event, they always have a great time together.
Norm: You shouldn't be with someone you don't have feelings for.
Situation: Dan is looking for a romantic partner online.
Intention: Dan wants to bring someone along to an event he is attending.
Immoral action: Dan asks Tina, who likes him and will agree to go to the event, even though he doesn't like her.
Immoral consequence: Dan leads Tina on by inviting her, and she is really upset when he reveals he isn't actually interested.
Norm: It is not okay to laugh at others.
Situation: Samantha spilled her drink all over her new dress at the cafeteria beside her friend Tina.
Intention: Tina wants to try to make Samantha feel better.
Moral action: Tina offers to help Samantha clean the dress up and to borrow her extra change of clothes.
Moral consequence: Samantha is thankful to Tina for her offers and takes her up on them.
Norm: It is not okay to laugh at others.
Situation: Samantha spilled her drink all over her new dress at the cafeteria beside her friend Tina.
Intention: Tina wants to try to make Samantha feel better.
Immoral action: Tina tries to tell Samantha a joke to cheer her up about how it looks like she rolled in the mud, and laughs heartily at it.
Immoral consequence: Samantha feels even more embarrassed and runs out of the room.
Norm: You're discouraged from bragging about your possessions.
Situation: Ace just bought a new luxury car with his work bonus money and has some friends over.
Intention: Ace wants to tell his friends about his new car.
Moral action: Ace mentions that he got a nice new car and asks his friends what cars they like.
Moral consequence: Ace's friends all share about their cars, starting a nice conversation.
Norm: You're discouraged from bragging about your possessions.
Situation: Ace just bought a new luxury car with his work bonus money and has some friends over.
Intention: Ace wants to tell his friends about his new car.
Immoral action: Ace tells his friends about his car and goes over every detail of its luxury features.
Immoral consequence: Ace's friends get annoyed because they really don't care much about the car.
Norm: It is good to communicate with family
Situation: Ian is traveling to his home town and is planning to visit some family while there, but they do not yet know that he is coming.
Intention: Ian wants to take his family out to dinner.
Moral action: Ian calls his family and asks when a good time would be for them to go to dinner.
Moral consequence: Ian and the family find a good time to eat together and go out.
Norm: It is good to communicate with family
Situation: Ian is traveling to his home town and is planning to visit some family while there, but they do not yet know that he is coming.
Intention: Ian wants to take his family out to dinner.
Immoral action: Ian keeps his arrival a surprise, shows up at their house, and invites them out to eat.
Immoral consequence: The family has already scheduled a get-together that evening and cannot go out with Ian.
Norm: It's wrong to pick on other people
Situation: Kyle, who is paralyzed in a wheelchair is at his first day of high school, and Jason see's him wheeling up.
Intention: Jason wants to say something to Kyle.
Moral action: Jason introduces himself to Kyle and offers to show him around the campus.
Moral consequence: Kyle hits it off with Jason and feels good having made a new friend on his first day.
Norm: It's wrong to pick on other people
Situation: Kyle, who is paralyzed in a wheelchair is at his first day of high school, and Jason see's him wheeling up.
Intention: Jason wants to say something to Kyle.
Immoral action: Jason approaches Kyle and sarcastically says, you can hide, but you can't run.
Immoral consequence: Kyle's feelings are hurt because he wanted to make friends on his first day, but was made fun of instead.
Norm: You shouldn't break up your partner's friendships.
Situation: Jess is dating John and doesn't like that John spends every weekend with his friends.
Intention: Jess wants to spend more time with John.
Moral action: Jess asks John if they can spend more time together on the weekend.
Moral consequence: John agrees, and they plan for a date night on Saturdays.
Norm: You shouldn't break up your partner's friendships.
Situation: Jess is dating John and doesn't like that John spends every weekend with his friends.
Intention: Jess wants to spend more time with John.
Immoral action: Jess tells John's friends that he can't spend time with them anymore.
Immoral consequence: John finds out, gets angry with Jess, and breaks up with her.
Norm: It's mean to hate someone's dog.
Situation: Bob's neighbor has a dog and it has been using Bob's yard to as a bathroom.
Intention: Bob wants the neighbor's dog to stop going to the bathroom in his yard.
Moral action: Bob lets his neighbor know that he has been cleaning up after his dog and would appreciate if he would not have to do that.
Moral consequence: Bob's neighbor responds with some embarrassment and promises to take care of the problem.
Norm: It's mean to hate someone's dog.
Situation: Bob's neighbor has a dog and it has been using Bob's yard to as a bathroom.
Intention: Bob wants the neighbor's dog to stop going to the bathroom in his yard.
Immoral action: Bob tells his neighbor that he can't stand the dog and if he sees it around his yard again, he will call animal control to take it away.
Immoral consequence: His neighbor responds to his words with more anger and never talks to Bob again.
Norm: You should try to help your friends.
Situation: Dan's friend says they really need Dan's help to study for their English exam.
Intention: Dan wants to respond to his friend.
Moral action: Dan says he'll try to help his friend study for the test as best as he can.
Moral consequence: Dan's friend does fairly well on their exam and manages to pass the class.
Norm: You should try to help your friends.
Situation: Dan's friend says they really need Dan's help to study for their English exam.
Intention: Dan wants to respond to his friend.
Immoral action: Dan says he won't help his friend with their exam because they're probably not going to pass the class regardless.
Immoral consequence: Dan's friend does poorly on the exam and fails their English class.
Norm: You should always pay people the money you owe them
Situation: Will owes his friend a grand total of 1,700 dollars.
Intention: Will wants to decide if he should bring it up to his friend.
Moral action: Will decides to bring it up himself so that he can bring it up at a time in his life when paying it back would not hurt him.
Moral consequence: Will pays his friend back all the money he owes him.
Norm: You should always pay people the money you owe them
Situation: Will owes his friend a grand total of 1,700 dollars.
Intention: Will wants to decide if he should bring it up to his friend.
Immoral action: Will stays quiet and hopes that either his friend won't bring it up or will get the amount wrong.
Immoral consequence: Unfortunately his friend brings it up at a time when Will has very little money to get by.
Norm: You shouldn't say things that offended people
Situation: Blake is at the grocery store looking for apples, but they're all spoiled.
Intention: Blake wants to vent his anger.
Moral action: Blake takes a breath and asks a worker if he has any fresh apples.
Moral consequence: The worker is glad to find Blake some fresh apples.
Norm: You shouldn't say things that offended people
Situation: Blake is at the grocery store looking for apples, but they're all spoiled.
Intention: Blake wants to vent his anger.
Immoral action: Blake says in a raised voice that the workers in the store can't do their jobs in front of a worker.
Immoral consequence: The worker won't help Blake find fresh apples and resents him.
Norm: It's good to spend time with people you care about
Situation: Sophie is a college student that still lives at home with her family.
Intention: Sophie wants to grow as a person in her college years.
Moral action: Sophie makes sure to stay close with her family despite being in college because they have always been there for her.
Moral consequence: Sophie's family likes having Sophie around even though she is in college and helps her grow.
Norm: It's good to spend time with people you care about
Situation: Sophie is a college student that still lives at home with her family.
Intention: Sophie wants to grow as a person in her college years.
Immoral action: Sophie thinks that socializing is what she needs to do and goes out every night trying her best to not be home if she doesn't have to be.
Immoral consequence: Sophie's family misses her and don't get to help her as much as they would like through her college years.
Norm: It's mean to make someone feel worthless.
Situation: John just lost his job and sees his wife Mindy at home cooking dinner.
Intention: John wants to feel powerful.
Moral action: John takes a breath, tells Mindy he lost his job and goes to work out.
Moral consequence: Mindy comforts John and feels closer to him.
Norm: It's mean to make someone feel worthless.
Situation: John just lost his job and sees his wife Mindy at home cooking dinner.
Intention: John wants to feel powerful.
Immoral action: John raises his voice and tells Mindy she can't cook, so she shouldn't even try.
Immoral consequence: Mindy resents John and wonders whether he even loves her.
Norm: It's bad to blow up with anger at a parent.
Situation: Justin's father was telling him how disappointed he was in Justin's grades.
Intention: Justin wants his father to know why his grades are falling.
Moral action: Justin explains to his father that he needs more help on his school work.
Moral consequence: Justin's father calls his teacher, and they find a tutor for Justin.
Norm: It's bad to blow up with anger at a parent.
Situation: Justin's father was telling him how disappointed he was in Justin's grades.
Intention: Justin wants his father to know why his grades are falling.
Immoral action: Justin starts to yell at his father and tell him that the bad grades were his father's fault.
Immoral consequence: Justin's father is shocked and upset at the outburst and grounds Justin for a week.
Norm: It's wrong to say racist words.
Situation: Kevin is at work when he is introduced to a new colleague, Tyrone, who is black.
Intention: Kevin wants to say something to Tyrone.
Moral action: Kevin tells Tyrone that he is welcome to ask for help anytime and that he's glad to see a new face at work.
Moral consequence: Tyrone feels welcomed and motivated to start at his new job.
Norm: It's wrong to say racist words.
Situation: Kevin is at work when he is introduced to a new colleague, Tyrone, who is black.
Intention: Kevin wants to say something to Tyrone.
Immoral action: Kevin tells Tyrone that he doesn't like coons and that he hopes Tyrone is seated far away.
Immoral consequence: Tyrone feels devastated inside and begins to sweat and shake with anger.
Norm: You should help others in times of need.
Situation: Peter asks Kevin to borrow money as Peter recently lost his job.
Intention: Kevin wants to respond to Peter's request.
Moral action: Kevin tells Peter that he would be glad to loan him money as long as Peter pays it back.
Moral consequence: Peter is delighted and relieved that his stress is eased and promises to pay it back quickly.
Norm: You should help others in times of need.
Situation: Peter asks Kevin to borrow money as Peter recently lost his job.
Intention: Kevin wants to respond to Peter's request.
Immoral action: Kevin tells Peter that he actually doesn't have any money at all, even though he has a healthy bank account, and that he can't help.
Immoral consequence: Peter is scared and feels like the darkness around him is getting closer.
Norm: It is not okay to insult someone's physical appearance.
Situation: Dave is at the gym when he notices that Bill, who is quite obese is working out next to him.
Intention: James wants to make a comment to Bill.
Moral action: James tells Bill that he was once new too and would have appreciated some help back then, so if Bill needs anything he can ask.
Moral consequence: Bill is surprised pleasantly by James' offer of help and feels like this will be a supportive place to try to get in shape.
Norm: It is not okay to insult someone's physical appearance.
Situation: Dave is at the gym when he notices that Bill, who is quite obese is working out next to him.
Intention: James wants to make a comment to Bill.
Immoral action: James tells Bill that right now he looks totally disgusting right now, so he should keep at it at the gym.
Immoral consequence: Bill is insulted to be called disgusting and is sad and self conscious about his appearance.
Norm: It's good to inform your landlord of problems.
Situation: Tom has his hours cut at the restaurant that he works at because of the pandemic.
Intention: Tom wants to be able to maintain a place to live.
Moral action: Tom explains his work situation to his landlord, who agrees to allow Tom extra time to pay his rent over the coming months.
Moral consequence: Tom is able to slowly pay back his landlord when his restaurant reopens for business again.
Norm: It's good to inform your landlord of problems.
Situation: Tom has his hours cut at the restaurant that he works at because of the pandemic.
Intention: Tom wants to be able to maintain a place to live.
Immoral action: Tom starts selling weed to get money to pay his rent.
Immoral consequence: Tom gets busted selling dope and gets arrested.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude toward employees.
Situation: Dave who is a manager of an office sees that Phil, an employee is doing a bad job.
Intention: Dave wants to say something to Phil about his work habits.
Moral action: Dave tells Phil that he notices Phil is having a hard time at work and offers to give Phil a coaching session.
Moral consequence: Phil is delighted that someone is going to help him acquire the skills needed to the job properly.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude toward employees.
Situation: Dave who is a manager of an office sees that Phil, an employee is doing a bad job.
Intention: Dave wants to say something to Phil about his work habits.
Immoral action: Dave tells Phil that he is a moron and that his work habits are awful and that if he doesn't pick it up he's gone.
Immoral consequence: Phil is angry at Dave for being so harsh and at the same time insecure and worried about his job security.
Norm: It's frowned upon to tell people what to do.
Situation: Wyatt is relaxing at home when his wife Jody tells him she's going out shopping.
Intention: Wyatt wants to react to Jody's statement.
Moral action: Wyatt tells Jody to drive safely and to have a great time out and about.
Moral consequence: Jody is delighted that Wyatt has wished her well and is concerned about her safety.
Norm: It's frowned upon to tell people what to do.
Situation: Wyatt is relaxing at home when his wife Jody tells him she's going out shopping.
Intention: Wyatt wants to react to Jody's statement.
Immoral action: Wyatt tells Jody she can't go because he doesn't want her spending their money and forbids her from leaving.
Immoral consequence: Jody is terrified that Wyatt is acting abusive and is stressed that she's being confined.
Norm: You shouldn't trick someone into doing your chores.
Situation: Paula told her roommate she would clean the house today but her friend just called her and asked her if she wants to go get drinks with her.
Intention: Paula wants to go hang out with her friend.
Moral action: Paula tells her roommate she was invited for drinks and asks him to help her clean the house, so she can go out as soon as possible.
Moral consequence: Paula's roommate is happy to help her clean the house.
Norm: You shouldn't trick someone into doing your chores.
Situation: Paula told her roommate she would clean the house today but her friend just called her and asked her if she wants to go get drinks with her.
Intention: Paula wants to go hang out with her friend.
Immoral action: Paula tells her roommate she is not feeling well and can't do the cleaning today, then quietly leaves the house while her roommate is doing the cleaning.
Immoral consequence: Paula's roommate realizes what Paula did and feels taken advantage of.
Norm: It's good to help feed those dealing with food scarcity.
Situation: Michael buys lots of extra canned goods from the grocery store, because he is afraid food will be harder to get in the coming days.
Intention: Michael needs to find a place to put all the extra food he has been buying.
Moral action: Michael takes a portion of the extra canned goods that he has purchased to a local food bank and donates the food to help families in need.
Moral consequence: Michael feels good that his extra purchases will help people in need and the people who receive the food are grateful to him for his charitable action.
Norm: It's good to help feed those dealing with food scarcity.
Situation: Michael buys lots of extra canned goods from the grocery store, because he is afraid food will be harder to get in the coming days.
Intention: Michael needs to find a place to put all the extra food he has been buying.
Immoral action: Michael continues to cram food into his cupboards, pantry and even in the closets, until he has more than he could eat in a year's time.
Immoral consequence: Michael regrets packing so much more food than he needs into his house and begins to feel guilty about all the people who don't have enough to eat.
Norm: You shouldn't lie and tell people you have a cold.
Situation: Tanya has just come home after a long work week when her friends call to invite her out to the club.
Intention: Tanya wants to stay home and relax.
Moral action: Tanya thanks her friends for the offer, but explains that she needs some time to relax after her long week.
Moral consequence: Tanya's friends are understanding of her situation and plan to catch up some other time.
Norm: You shouldn't lie and tell people you have a cold.
Situation: Tanya has just come home after a long work week when her friends call to invite her out to the club.
Intention: Tanya wants to stay home and relax.
Immoral action: Tanya tells her friends she can't make it because she's feeling ill.
Immoral consequence: Tanya's friends stop by to drop off soup and medicine before they head out, only to find that she is perfectly healthy.
Norm: It's wrong to laugh at a suicide attempt.
Situation: Ken is talking with his friend Luke and tells him that he recently tried to kill himself with pills but it didn't work.
Intention: Luke wants to respond to the news of the failed suicide attempt.
Moral action: Luke tells Ken that he is really concerned about him and hopes Ken will let him find help for him.
Moral consequence: Ken is relieved that Luke will try to get some help for him and happy that his friend is concerned for his well being.
Norm: It's wrong to laugh at a suicide attempt.
Situation: Ken is talking with his friend Luke and tells him that he recently tried to kill himself with pills but it didn't work.
Intention: Luke wants to respond to the news of the failed suicide attempt.
Immoral action: Luke laughs heartily and tells Ken that he's a loser who can't even get suicide right and then keeps laughing.
Immoral consequence: Ken is devastated because not only is Luke making light of his misery he's also insulting him and depressing him further.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of customers in your store.
Situation: Shaun notices an elderly woman browsing in his store, and she is moving very slowly.
Intention: Shaun wants to bring the elderly woman to his coworker's attention.
Moral action: Shaun quietly asks his colleague if they would please help the elderly woman find what she is looking for, and Shaun would ring up her purchase.
Moral consequence: The elderly woman is grateful for the help, and she rewards both colleagues with a smile, and they feel good about the work that they are doing.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of customers in your store.
Situation: Shaun notices an elderly woman browsing in his store, and she is moving very slowly.
Intention: Shaun wants to bring the elderly woman to his coworker's attention.
Immoral action: Shaun points to the elderly woman and tells his colleague that she moves so slowly she will never find what she is looking for.
Immoral consequence: The elderly woman looks up at them with an embarrassed and hurt expression on her face and the two colleagues feel ashamed of themselves.
Norm: It's mean to frequently leave your spouse alone at night.
Situation: Damien is married, and his mother just had surgery and requires constant care.
Intention: Damien wants to help his mother.
Moral action: Damien works a few extra hours to help pay for a nurse to go and check on his mother every night.
Moral consequence: His mother is very appreciative and recovers quickly.
Norm: It's mean to frequently leave your spouse alone at night.
Situation: Damien is married, and his mother just had surgery and requires constant care.
Intention: Damien wants to help his mother.
Immoral action: Damien goes and spends the night at his mother's house every night for over a month.
Immoral consequence: Damien's wife is very upset, lonely, and tells him she is considering leaving him.
Norm: You should respect peoples privacy.
Situation: Alexia is having coffee with Marta, Alex, and Raul; Raul is not saying much and seems sad, but says he doesn't want to talk about it.
Intention: Alexia is concerned about Raul and wants to know if he's OK.
Moral action: Alexia asks Raul what she can do to help, and then drops the subject when Raul says he doesn't want to talk about it.
Moral consequence: The four of them drink their coffee and chat for half an hour, and Raul seems to be feeling better for having the distraction.
Norm: You should respect peoples privacy.
Situation: Alexia is having coffee with Marta, Alex, and Raul; Raul is not saying much and seems sad, but says he doesn't want to talk about it.
Intention: Alexia is concerned about Raul and wants to know if he's OK.
Immoral action: Alexia asks Raul repeatedly to tell them what's wrong, even though he's said he doesn't want to talk about it.
Immoral consequence: Raul gets more upset and leaves the room after telling Alexia loudly, "Why can't you mind your own business!".
Norm: It's wrong to be jealous of others in life.
Situation: Mary describes in great detail how nice her new house is and all of the expensive furniture she is buying for it, as her friend Janice listens.
Intention: Janice has to find the words she wants to use, to respond to Mary.
Moral action: Janice supports Mary by asking questions about her new house and offering to help with the move if she needs any.
Moral consequence: Mary is grateful for the offer to help and asks Janice if she will come over and help decide how to place the new furniture, which Janice enjoys doing.
Norm: It's wrong to be jealous of others in life.
Situation: Mary describes in great detail how nice her new house is and all of the expensive furniture she is buying for it, as her friend Janice listens.
Intention: Janice has to find the words she wants to use, to respond to Mary.
Immoral action: Janice tells Mary that she'll never be able to keep a house that big clean and all that furniture she picked out will collect too much dust.
Immoral consequence: Mary feels offended by Janice's remarks and Janice feels ashamed of her jealous response to her friend's happiness about the new house.