CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's great to be fully prepared for an exam.
Situation: Bianca is about to study for her biology test when her friends ask her to hang out.
Intention: Bianca wants to spend time with her friends.
Moral action: Bianca invites her friends over for a study session.
Moral consequence: By interacting with her friends, Bianca gains a new understanding of the material.
Norm: It's great to be fully prepared for an exam.
Situation: Bianca is about to study for her biology test when her friends ask her to hang out.
Intention: Bianca wants to spend time with her friends.
Immoral action: Bianca hangs out with her friends all night.
Immoral consequence: Bianca fails her test.
Norm: It's kind to give presents to your nieces and nephews.
Situation: Banjo listens to his niece Angela  tell him about improving her science grade from a D to a B.
Intention: Banjo wants to respond to his niece.
Moral action: Banjo buys Angela a new doll at the toy store.
Moral consequence: Angela is inspired to work harder in school making straight A's by the end of the year.
Norm: It's kind to give presents to your nieces and nephews.
Situation: Banjo listens to his niece Angela  tell him about improving her science grade from a D to a B.
Intention: Banjo wants to respond to his niece.
Immoral action: Banjo tells his Angela that they should avoid celebrating until her grade improves to an A.
Immoral consequence: Angela's self esteem plummits.
Norm: It's wrong to not care for children.
Situation: Beth's brother asks her to come over and watch his children for the eventing.
Intention: Beth wants to free her brother up for a night out.
Moral action: Beth plays games with the kids and cooks them a nice dinner.
Moral consequence: Beth's brother has a fun night out and the kids enjoy their time with their aunt.
Norm: It's wrong to not care for children.
Situation: Beth's brother asks her to come over and watch his children for the eventing.
Intention: Beth wants to free her brother up for a night out.
Immoral action: Beth locks the kids in their rooms and doesn't give them any supper.
Immoral consequence: The children get upset and call their father to come home early.
Norm: It is rude to embarrass a class mate.
Situation: Tim is at school and notices that his classmate Bill has a piece of toilet paper stuck to his shoe.
Intention: Tim wants to inform Bill about the toilet paper on his shoe.
Moral action: Tim waits until class is over and discretely informs Bill about the toilet paper on his shoe.
Moral consequence: Bill is thankful to Tim and removes the toilet paper without anyone else noticing.
Norm: It is rude to embarrass a class mate.
Situation: Tim is at school and notices that his classmate Bill has a piece of toilet paper stuck to his shoe.
Intention: Tim wants to inform Bill about the toilet paper on his shoe.
Immoral action: Tim tells Bill that there is toilet paper stuck to his shoe in front of the whole class.
Immoral consequence: Many of the students laugh at Bill, and he feels embarrassed.
Norm: You should keep an eye on your children.
Situation: Tori is outside playing catch with her children when she hears the phone ringing from inside the house.
Intention: Tori wants to answer the phone.
Moral action: Tori asks her kids to pause the game while she runs inside and watches them from the window as she takes her call.
Moral consequence: Tori's kids remain safe in the yard, and she rejoins them immediately after her phone call.
Norm: You should keep an eye on your children.
Situation: Tori is outside playing catch with her children when she hears the phone ringing from inside the house.
Intention: Tori wants to answer the phone.
Immoral action: Leaving her kids to play, Tori runs inside to answer the phone.
Immoral consequence: Tori's son runs out into the street to catch the ball and is nearly hit by a car.
Norm: It's rude to play your music too loudly.
Situation: Ryan is a partier who lives in a duplex above a couple who work 9-5.
Intention: Ryan wants to have friends over to party tonight.
Moral action: Ryan asks his friends to keep the noise level down and respect his neighbors.
Moral consequence: Ryan is able to spend the night with his friends while his neighbors sleep undisturbed.
Norm: It's rude to play your music too loudly.
Situation: Ryan is a partier who lives in a duplex above a couple who work 9-5.
Intention: Ryan wants to have friends over to party tonight.
Immoral action: Ryan turns up the volume on his surround sound speakers and dances the night away with friends.
Immoral consequence: Ryan's neighbors wake up in the middle of the night and miss work due to lack of sleep.
Norm: You shouldn't accuse your friends.
Situation: Jim's friend is visiting Jim and Jim notices that there is money missing from his wallet.
Intention: Jim wants to talk to his friend about the missing money.
Moral action: Jim asks his friend if they saw anybody else around his wallet because some money is missing.
Moral consequence: Jim's friend is glad that Jim doesn't think they would take money from Jim.
Norm: You shouldn't accuse your friends.
Situation: Jim's friend is visiting Jim and Jim notices that there is money missing from his wallet.
Intention: Jim wants to talk to his friend about the missing money.
Immoral action: Jim confronts his friend and says that they took the money from his wallet.
Immoral consequence: Jim's friend is hurt that Jim would think that they would steal from him.
Norm: It is fun to go somewhere for a birthday.
Situation: Joanna walks home from work on her birthday with plenty of energy.
Intention: Joanna wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Joanna rents a bar for a huge birthday party inviting all of her friends.
Moral consequence: Some guests attending the party hire Joanna to plan their important upcoming events.
Norm: It is fun to go somewhere for a birthday.
Situation: Joanna walks home from work on her birthday with plenty of energy.
Intention: Joanna wants to do something fun.
Immoral action: Joanna spends the evening drinking wine while watching her favorite movie.
Immoral consequence: Joanna feels sad at bedtime for not doing something special.
Norm: You should not go to work without a shirt on.
Situation: Keith is getting in his bedroom getting ready for work that morning.
Intention: Keith wants to decide what to wear.
Moral action: Keith decides to wear his gray suit and red tie and goes to work happily.
Moral consequence: Keith's coworkers think he looks quite handsome today and are happy to have a stylish figure in the office.
Norm: You should not go to work without a shirt on.
Situation: Keith is getting in his bedroom getting ready for work that morning.
Intention: Keith wants to decide what to wear.
Immoral action: Keith decides to wear only half a suit and go topless, but he still puts on a tie just in case.
Immoral consequence: Keith's coworkers are shocked when they see him and are uncomfortable working next to a half naked man.
Norm: It's rude not to tell somebody your name
Situation: Betsy is greeting her stressed out coworker for the first time.
Intention: Betsy wants to make her coworker feel better.
Moral action: Betsy shows coworker around the office and gives them her contact information.
Moral consequence: Betsy's coworker makes it to the office without help the next day due to Betsy's directions.
Norm: It's rude not to tell somebody your name
Situation: Betsy is greeting her stressed out coworker for the first time.
Intention: Betsy wants to make her coworker feel better.
Immoral action: Betsy tells her coworker a joke about her name.
Immoral consequence: Her coworker feels foolish in front of others when they ask questions using the fake name.
Norm: It is wrong to take money that is not yours.
Situation: Tanya is working at the register at a diner that is in the center of town.
Intention: Tanya wants to make extra money when she is working on her shift.
Moral action: Tanya asks her boss if she can work a little later that night.
Moral consequence: Tanya is able to wait on a dozen more customers and makes more tips.
Norm: It is wrong to take money that is not yours.
Situation: Tanya is working at the register at a diner that is in the center of town.
Intention: Tanya wants to make extra money when she is working on her shift.
Immoral action: Tanya takes some money out of the register and puts it in her pocket.
Immoral consequence: Tanya's boss sees her and fires her from her job that same night.
Norm: You shouldn't call your parents racist.
Situation: Sally is watching TV news with her parents and the news mentions BLM and Sally's dad says they're misguided people.
Intention: Sally wants to respond to her dad's statement about BLM.
Moral action: Sally tells her dad that they're not misguided and that he can't understand them if he's not black.
Moral consequence: Sally's father backs off from his statement and tells her that she's right and that he has a lot to learn still.
Norm: You shouldn't call your parents racist.
Situation: Sally is watching TV news with her parents and the news mentions BLM and Sally's dad says they're misguided people.
Intention: Sally wants to respond to her dad's statement about BLM.
Immoral action: Sally stands up and shouts at her dad that he's a racist idiot and that she can't be around him anymore and leaves.
Immoral consequence: Sally's dad is stunned that she's accusing him of such evil just because he said one thing.
Norm: It's wrong to brag about your looks.
Situation: Sal is in the office at his desk when Carmine comes by and asks Sal what he thinks of his look today.
Intention: Sal wants to respond to Carmine's question.
Moral action: Sal tells Carmine that he looks great today and that he should come to the office with that look more often.
Moral consequence: Carmine is delighted that Sal loves his new look and grows in self confidence.
Norm: It's wrong to brag about your looks.
Situation: Sal is in the office at his desk when Carmine comes by and asks Sal what he thinks of his look today.
Intention: Sal wants to respond to Carmine's question.
Immoral action: Sal tells Carmine that he looks OK but definitely will never look good as Sal as he's the best looking person ever.
Immoral consequence: Carmine thinks Sal is disgustingly conceited and is insulted that his backhanded compliment was only meant to set up a brag.
Norm: It's wrong to be loud on the phone around others.
Situation: Paul is watching movies with his friends when he receives a phone call from Richard.
Intention: Paul needs to contact the Richard.
Moral action: Paul invites the caller into a small online chatroom to discuss things with Richard.
Moral consequence: In one chat session Paul and Richard are able to map out their schedule for the next two weeks.
Norm: It's wrong to be loud on the phone around others.
Situation: Paul is watching movies with his friends when he receives a phone call from Richard.
Intention: Paul needs to contact the Richard.
Immoral action: Paul answers the phone talking in a raised voice to Richard.
Immoral consequence: Paul gets scolded by his friends for interrupting the movie.
Norm: Friends should include each other.
Situation: John and his friend Ted find out about a new action movie coming out that they both think looks exciting.
Intention: John wants to go see the movie.
Moral action: John invites Ted to go see the movie together the following Saturday.
Moral consequence: Ted is excited and has a great time at the movie.
Norm: Friends should include each other.
Situation: John and his friend Ted find out about a new action movie coming out that they both think looks exciting.
Intention: John wants to go see the movie.
Immoral action: John goes to see the movie by himself the following Saturday.
Immoral consequence: Ted later finds out and is sad that John went without inviting him.
Norm: It is good to try to make friends.
Situation: James sees a new female student at the school, who looks a bit lost.
Intention: James wants to help the new student.
Moral action: James personally helps the female student find what she is looking for and strikes up a friendship.
Moral consequence: James and the female student are compatible and eventually begin dating.
Norm: It is good to try to make friends.
Situation: James sees a new female student at the school, who looks a bit lost.
Intention: James wants to help the new student.
Immoral action: James directs the female student to the front office to get help.
Immoral consequence: The new student thinks that James is helpful, but cold, and gets a bad impression.
Norm: It's reprehensible to want to own slaves.
Situation: Mr. Tucket owned a large plantation with many cabins and shelters and often lost money because of labor shortages.
Intention: Mr. Tucket wants to find a reliable labor source.
Moral action: Mr. Tucket decides to rent the cabins and shelters each would have a person working year round for rent.
Moral consequence: Mr. Tucket is seen  as progressive and compassionate gaining him a say in town matters.
Norm: It's reprehensible to want to own slaves.
Situation: Mr. Tucket owned a large plantation with many cabins and shelters and often lost money because of labor shortages.
Intention: Mr. Tucket wants to find a reliable labor source.
Immoral action: Mr. Tucket decides to buy slaves they would have to stay and work with no pay.
Immoral consequence: The community shuns Mr. Tucket, and he loses more money because no one will buy, sell or trade with him now.
Norm: You shouldn't cancel on someone's wedding at the last minute.
Situation: Christine is a photographer who has agreed to photograph her best friend Judy's wedding on Valentine's day.
Intention: Christine wants to celebrate Valentine's day with her boyfriend.
Moral action: Christine invites her boyfriend to Judy's wedding where they can dance and have dinner for Valentine's day.
Moral consequence: Christine is able to work and enjoy being a guest at Judy's wedding at the same time.
Norm: You shouldn't cancel on someone's wedding at the last minute.
Situation: Christine is a photographer who has agreed to photograph her best friend Judy's wedding on Valentine's day.
Intention: Christine wants to celebrate Valentine's day with her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Christine decides to have a romantic night out with her boyfriend, skipping Judy's wedding entirely.
Immoral consequence: Judy has no photographs to remember her wedding day by.
Norm: Work shouldn't be treated like a social event.
Situation: Brad's is at work and sees his colleague and friend Josh in the office for the first time since he got back from vacation.
Intention: Brad wants to know how Josh's vacation was.
Moral action: Brad waits until their lunch break and then asks Josh about his vacation.
Moral consequence: Brad is excited to hear about Josh's vacation and enjoys his lunch.
Norm: Work shouldn't be treated like a social event.
Situation: Brad's is at work and sees his colleague and friend Josh in the office for the first time since he got back from vacation.
Intention: Brad wants to know how Josh's vacation was.
Immoral action: Brad asks Josh about his recent vacation and spends 20 minutes chatting with him about it in the middle of the office.
Immoral consequence: Brad's boss reprimands him for being disruptive and spending work time chatting about personal matters.
Norm: It is expected to selflessly support family in troubling times.
Situation: Charles, who only has meager savings gets a phone call from his mother telling him she desperately needs to borrow money.
Intention: Charles wants to respond to his mother's request.
Moral action: Charles tells his mother that she can have whatever meager savings he has, it's all hers.
Moral consequence: Charles' mother is thankful for any amount and is glad her son would go to greats lengths to help her.
Norm: It is expected to selflessly support family in troubling times.
Situation: Charles, who only has meager savings gets a phone call from his mother telling him she desperately needs to borrow money.
Intention: Charles wants to respond to his mother's request.
Immoral action: Charles tells his mother that he cannot spare any money at the moment since he only has so little himself.
Immoral consequence: Charles' mother continues to be majorly stressed out and is sad that her son can't be there for her when she needs him.
Norm: It's rude to crush children's imaginations.
Situation: Maggie's son is often writing wild stories in his spare time and his grades have dropped because of his avid imagination.
Intention: Maggie wants her son to get better grades.
Moral action: Maggie supports her sons writing but tells him it's important to do better at school, which helps him get his grades higher.
Moral consequence: Maggie's son continues writing lavish stories, which later leads to him having a career in literature.
Norm: It's rude to crush children's imaginations.
Situation: Maggie's son is often writing wild stories in his spare time and his grades have dropped because of his avid imagination.
Intention: Maggie wants her son to get better grades.
Immoral action: Maggie demands that her son stop writing stories and get his grades higher, or he will be punished, which leads to her son getting better marks.
Immoral consequence: Maggie's son becomes despondent and spends way less time with his friends and family.
Norm: It is rude to tell everyone about private messages.
Situation: Sally gets a private text message from her husband while she is visiting her friend.
Intention: Sally wants to make conversation with her friend.
Moral action: Sally talks to her friend about topics of mutual interest but doesn't bring up the text.
Moral consequence: Sally's husband asks her if she told her friend about his text and is happy when she says she didn't.
Norm: It is rude to tell everyone about private messages.
Situation: Sally gets a private text message from her husband while she is visiting her friend.
Intention: Sally wants to make conversation with her friend.
Immoral action: Sally tells her friend what her husband wrote to her in the private text message.
Immoral consequence: Sally's husband is upset when he finds out that she told her friend about what was meant to be a private matter.
Norm: Bailing on someone who needs your support is wrong.
Situation: Robert is helping his friend Nathan through some difficult emotional times and is starting to feel burnt out.
Intention: Robert wants to have time to recharge.
Moral action: Robert tells Nathan he needs some time to himself, so he can continue to be a supportive friends.
Moral consequence: Nathan understands and gives Robert the time he needs so their relationship can continue.
Norm: Bailing on someone who needs your support is wrong.
Situation: Robert is helping his friend Nathan through some difficult emotional times and is starting to feel burnt out.
Intention: Robert wants to have time to recharge.
Immoral action: Robert blocks Nathan's number for a few days, so he doesn't have to deal with Nathan.
Immoral consequence: Nathan gets extremely upset and ends their friendship.
Norm: It's good to listen while your significant other vents.
Situation: Dean is working on his bike when his girlfriend Rory comes home, complaining about a rough day at work.
Intention: Dean wants to finish working on his bike.
Moral action: Dean allows Rory to vent before comforting her and asking if she'd like to help out with the bike.
Moral consequence: Rory agrees to Dean's proposal, and they talk more as they fix his bike.
Norm: It's good to listen while your significant other vents.
Situation: Dean is working on his bike when his girlfriend Rory comes home, complaining about a rough day at work.
Intention: Dean wants to finish working on his bike.
Immoral action: Dean lets Rory's words go in one ear and out the other.
Immoral consequence: Rory's rough day is furthered by Dean's cold-shoulder, and she begins to feel that she shouldn't talk to him about future issues.
Norm: It's wrong to crush a child's dreams.
Situation: Bobby was asked by his teacher, Mrs. Goldstein, who he wants to be when he’s older, to which Bobby replied that he wants to be a comedian.
Intention: Mrs. Goldstein wants to respond to Bobby's wish.
Moral action: Mrs. Goldstein tells Bobby that if he works hard at it, he can acheive anything in life.
Moral consequence: Bobby is motivated to follow his passion and practices comedy everyday.
Norm: It's wrong to crush a child's dreams.
Situation: Bobby was asked by his teacher, Mrs. Goldstein, who he wants to be when he’s older, to which Bobby replied that he wants to be a comedian.
Intention: Mrs. Goldstein wants to respond to Bobby's wish.
Immoral action: Mrs. Goldstein tells Bobby that being a comedian in unrealistic, and he should reconsider.
Immoral consequence: Bobby is embarrassed because the class laughs at him.
Norm: You should always help out your neighbors.
Situation: Bill is heading home when he sees his neighbors bringing many bags into their home.
Intention: Bill wants to go home.
Moral action: Bill helps his neighbors bring the bags into their house before going into his own home.
Moral consequence: Bill's neighbors are glad to have such a helpful neighbor as Bill.
Norm: You should always help out your neighbors.
Situation: Bill is heading home when he sees his neighbors bringing many bags into their home.
Intention: Bill wants to go home.
Immoral action: Bill avoids looking at his neighbors and enters into his own home.
Immoral consequence: Bill's neighbors think Bill is a bad neighbor for not offering to help them with their bags.
Norm: It's bad to look in your significant other's private things.
Situation: Linda tends to be jealous and thinks she has seen her husband furtively texting behind her back.
Intention: Linda wants to know what kind of texts his husband is sending.
Moral action: Linda directly asks her husband what he was texting about.
Moral consequence: Linda's husband likes how straightforward she is and tells her what the texts were about.
Norm: It's bad to look in your significant other's private things.
Situation: Linda tends to be jealous and thinks she has seen her husband furtively texting behind her back.
Intention: Linda wants to know what kind of texts his husband is sending.
Immoral action: Linda looks at her husband's phone at night while he is sleeping.
Immoral consequence: Linda's husband wakes up to see Linda snooping in his phone and is very disappointed.
Norm: It's bad to mock religious figures.
Situation: Nicky is in Rome at the Vatican when he sees a procession of cardinals walk past in their red hats and robes.
Intention: Nicky wants to react to the cardinal's outfits.
Moral action: Nicky laughs and says that the cardinals look amazing and that he's awed by the bright red outfits.
Moral consequence: The bystanders all agree that the cardinals pose a striking figure as they walk by.
Norm: It's bad to mock religious figures.
Situation: Nicky is in Rome at the Vatican when he sees a procession of cardinals walk past in their red hats and robes.
Intention: Nicky wants to react to the cardinal's outfits.
Immoral action: Nicky points at the cardinals and laughs yelling about how they look ridiculous with their ancient outfits.
Immoral consequence: The bystanders are all shocked that Nicky is so disrespectful to these revered people and hate him for it.
Norm: Cyber bullying is wrong.
Situation: Shanna comes across a girl named Kayleigh on social media wearing the same purple dress she owns.
Intention: Shanna wants to start a conversation with Kayleigh about her dress.
Moral action: Shanna messages Kayleigh to compliment her dress, mentioning that they have the same style.
Moral consequence: Kayleigh and Shanna bond over fashion and become friends.
Norm: Cyber bullying is wrong.
Situation: Shanna comes across a girl named Kayleigh on social media wearing the same purple dress she owns.
Intention: Shanna wants to start a conversation with Kayleigh about her dress.
Immoral action: Shanna messages Kayleigh telling her she'll never be able to style the dress the way she can, and proceeds to taunt her for the rest of the week.
Immoral consequence: Kayleigh deletes her social media out of fear and intimidation.