CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's bad to drive into a gate.
Situation: Noah was visiting his friend who lived in a gated community, but the gate was locked when he got there.
Intention: Noah wants to get past the gate.
Moral action: Noah calls his friend who calls the guard at the gate and tells him to let Noah in.
Moral consequence: The guard at the gate waves at Noah as he drives into the community.
Norm: It's bad to drive into a gate.
Situation: Noah was visiting his friend who lived in a gated community, but the gate was locked when he got there.
Intention: Noah wants to get past the gate.
Immoral action: Noah drives his car right through the gate and busts it to pieces.
Immoral consequence: The guard at the gate takes down Noah's phone number and calls the police.
Norm: It's immoral to to be dishonest and manipulative.
Situation: Tommy met Rachel on an online dating site, and she likes rich men and Tommy is poor.
Intention: Tommy wants Rachel to date him.
Moral action: Tommy tells Rachel he really likes her and what he lacks in income he makes up for in other areas.
Moral consequence: Rachel appreciates Tommy's honesty and gives him a chance.
Norm: It's immoral to to be dishonest and manipulative.
Situation: Tommy met Rachel on an online dating site, and she likes rich men and Tommy is poor.
Intention: Tommy wants Rachel to date him.
Immoral action: Tommy tells Rachel he is a doctor and has a lot of money, and they date.
Immoral consequence: Rachel eventually finds out Tommy is poor and dumps him and warns others about him.
Norm: Suing a friend for being rude is greedy.
Situation: Bill's friend, Tom, puts a bumper sticker on Bill's car that promotes a political candidate whom Bill dislikes, as a practical joke.
Intention: Bill wants to get back at Tom.
Moral action: Bill tells Tom that he didn't find that joke very funny and now he has to get sticker residue off of the finish of his car.
Moral consequence: Tom realizes that he may have inadvertently done some damage in his attempt to be funny and apologizes, and Bill is satisfied that his friend didn't mean to hurt anything.
Norm: Suing a friend for being rude is greedy.
Situation: Bill's friend, Tom, puts a bumper sticker on Bill's car that promotes a political candidate whom Bill dislikes, as a practical joke.
Intention: Bill wants to get back at Tom.
Immoral action: Bill takes Tom to small claims court, claiming that the bumper sticker caused damage to his car and his reputation.
Immoral consequence: Tom pays Bill and cancels the court date, stating that he never wants to see Bill again, and the two begin a feud.
Norm: It's wrong to be impatient.
Situation: Steve was in a hurry waiting for Jill to finish.
Intention: Steve wanted to finish quickly.
Moral action: Steve waits just a bit longer for Jill to finish before leaving.
Moral consequence: Jill finishes, and she's pleased with Steve, so she helps him hurry the rest of the way.
Norm: It's wrong to be impatient.
Situation: Steve was in a hurry waiting for Jill to finish.
Intention: Steve wanted to finish quickly.
Immoral action: Steve leaves Jill behind and hurries off by himself.
Immoral consequence: Jill is upset with Steve for leaving her behind like that.
Norm: You should not try to control what your ex-partner does.
Situation: Al is furious when he sees his ex-wife Jean sitting in his favorite coffee shop with her laptop, because she knew that was his spot.
Intention: Al wants Jean to not be there when he drinks his coffee.
Moral action: Al decides that it is too distracting to visit the coffee shop when Jean is there, so he leaves and then comes back later in the day.
Moral consequence: There is no embarrassing or unpleasant confrontation and both Al and Jean are able to continue enjoying the coffee shop.
Norm: You should not try to control what your ex-partner does.
Situation: Al is furious when he sees his ex-wife Jean sitting in his favorite coffee shop with her laptop, because she knew that was his spot.
Intention: Al wants Jean to not be there when he drinks his coffee.
Immoral action: Al approaches Jean and tells her that she is encroaching on one of his places and that she needs to leave immediately.
Immoral consequence: Jean informs Al that he has no special right to the coffee shop, which she enjoys too, and Al can't ban another person from a public place.
Norm: It's wrong to obtain merchandise without paying for it.
Situation: Joss is shopping for groceries and opens a package of cookies and starts eating as he shops.
Intention: Joss wants to eat something because he's hungry.
Moral action: Joss finishes the cookies, and gives the empty wrapper to the cashier to scan as he checks out.
Moral consequence: The security guard sees Joss pay for the cookies he ate, and doesn't need to take any action.
Norm: It's wrong to obtain merchandise without paying for it.
Situation: Joss is shopping for groceries and opens a package of cookies and starts eating as he shops.
Intention: Joss wants to eat something because he's hungry.
Immoral action: Joss finishes the cookies and throws the empty package into a trash can before checking out.
Immoral consequence: A security guard sees him discard the wrapper, and there's a big scene at the checkout lanes; Joss can't shop there any more.
Norm: It's bad to assault others.
Situation: Tommy and David are having an argument on their front lawn about where they can park their cars.
Intention: Tommy wants to park where he wants.
Moral action: Tommy compromises with David and each take turns parking in the desired spot.
Moral consequence: The neighborhood respects Tommy and Tommy parks comfortably.
Norm: It's bad to assault others.
Situation: Tommy and David are having an argument on their front lawn about where they can park their cars.
Intention: Tommy wants to park where he wants.
Immoral action: Tommy decides to punch David in the jaw, knocking him over in front of the neighborhood.
Immoral consequence: People in the neighborhood resent Tommy and he gets arrested.
Norm: It's good to tell your friends about your problems.
Situation: Matthew and his friend Nick are hanging out, when Nick notices that Matthew looks down and asks him what's wrong.
Intention: Matthew wants to get some advice on how to deal with his problems.
Moral action: Matthew opens up to Nick and tells him all about his problems, asking him what he should do to fix them.
Moral consequence: Nick gains a better perspective of the issues that Matthew is facing and gives him some advice, which makes their relationship grow stronger.
Norm: It's good to tell your friends about your problems.
Situation: Matthew and his friend Nick are hanging out, when Nick notices that Matthew looks down and asks him what's wrong.
Intention: Matthew wants to get some advice on how to deal with his problems.
Immoral action: Matthew tells Nick that he has some problems that are too private to discuss with him and that he's seeking professional help for them.
Immoral consequence: Nick is disappointed that Matthew feels like he can't trust him and their relationship deteriorates.
Norm: It's bad to abuse women.
Situation: Ryan is mad at his girlfriend Lily for cheating on him.
Intention: Ryan wants to vent his frustrations.
Moral action: Ryan writes a letter expressing his desire to break up with Lily.
Moral consequence: Lily feels sad but understands why Ryan wants to break up.
Norm: It's bad to abuse women.
Situation: Ryan is mad at his girlfriend Lily for cheating on him.
Intention: Ryan wants to vent his frustrations.
Immoral action: Ryan grabs Lily by the wrist and strikes her across the face.
Immoral consequence: Lily starts to sob uncontrollably and calls the police on Ryan.
Norm: You should be honest with someone you want to date.
Situation: Derek, who plays in a punk band, is interested in asking out his classmate, Melissa, to go see a movie and wants to say something to look good for her.
Intention: Derek wants to impress Melissa.
Moral action: Derek tells Melissa about his band and how he aspires to make it big one day.
Moral consequence: Melissa thinks it's really cool that Derek plays in a band and decides to go to see a movie with him.
Norm: You should be honest with someone you want to date.
Situation: Derek, who plays in a punk band, is interested in asking out his classmate, Melissa, to go see a movie and wants to say something to look good for her.
Intention: Derek wants to impress Melissa.
Immoral action: Derek tells Melissa that his band played the Warped tour last year thinking she would think he was cool.
Immoral consequence: Melissa looks up the lineup for last year and doesn't see Derek's band, so she now thinks he's a liar and won't go out with him.
Norm: It's rude to string people along.
Situation: Bob is willing to do anything for Jen, and Jen knows that Bob is interested in her.
Intention: Jen has to decide whether to tell Bob that she's not interested.
Moral action: Jen tells Bob that she doesn't want to date him and that she just wants to be friends.
Moral consequence: Bob finally realizes that he doesn't have a chance, so he can move on.
Norm: It's rude to string people along.
Situation: Bob is willing to do anything for Jen, and Jen knows that Bob is interested in her.
Intention: Jen has to decide whether to tell Bob that she's not interested.
Immoral action: Jen continues to string Bob along so that he can keep buying stuff for her.
Immoral consequence: Bob wastes a lot of time thinking about Jen, and he never gets to date her.
Norm: You should always do favors for others.
Situation: Lenny is relaxing at home about to watch a movie when his friend Norbert asks him to come babysit for him in an emergency.
Intention: Lenny wants to answer Norbert's call for help.
Moral action: Lenny tells Norbert he can watch the movie at his house with his kids and watch them that way, so he'll be right over.
Moral consequence: Norbert thinks that's a great idea and is glad his friend will help him.
Norm: You should always do favors for others.
Situation: Lenny is relaxing at home about to watch a movie when his friend Norbert asks him to come babysit for him in an emergency.
Intention: Lenny wants to answer Norbert's call for help.
Immoral action: Lenny tells Norbert that he was just about to watch a movie, so he's busy and Norbert should find someone else.
Immoral consequence: Norbert is annoyed that Lenny thinks watching a movie means he's busy and is angry his friend won't help him.
Norm: It's good to take your friends with you places.
Situation: John had his bike stolen by a bully at school and knows where the bully lives.
Intention: John wants to try to get his bike back.
Moral action: John gets four of his friends to go to the bully's house with him and demands that the bully return the bike.
Moral consequence: The bully is outnumbered and sheepishly returns John's bike to him lest he get beaten up.
Norm: It's good to take your friends with you places.
Situation: John had his bike stolen by a bully at school and knows where the bully lives.
Intention: John wants to try to get his bike back.
Immoral action: John goes to the bully's house and demands that he return his bike.
Immoral consequence: The bully beats up John and rides off on his bike.
Norm: It's wrong not to get your children haircuts.
Situation: Gunther is a single father and school picture day is coming up soon.
Intention: Gunther wants his son to look good for the school photo's.
Moral action: Gunther takes his son to the barber and get's him a really nice haircut for picture day.
Moral consequence: Gunther's son get's complimented by all the other kids for his haircut.
Norm: It's wrong not to get your children haircuts.
Situation: Gunther is a single father and school picture day is coming up soon.
Intention: Gunther wants his son to look good for the school photo's.
Immoral action: Gunther dresses up his son nicely but keeps his hair long.
Immoral consequence: Gunther's son is the only boy with long hair and gets made fun of.
Norm: It's good to take your child to a fun place.
Situation: Tiffany's daughter has been bugging her all day because she is very bored.
Intention: Tiffany wants to find a way to keep her daughter busy.
Moral action: Tiffany takes her daughter to the amusement park.
Moral consequence: Tiffany and her daughter have a lot of fun together and their relationship becomes closer.
Norm: It's good to take your child to a fun place.
Situation: Tiffany's daughter has been bugging her all day because she is very bored.
Intention: Tiffany wants to find a way to keep her daughter busy.
Immoral action: Tiffany tells her daughter to go watch television.
Immoral consequence: Tiffany's daughter becomes addicted to television and never goes outside.
Norm: It's good to correct your mistakes when you notice them.
Situation: Alex is painting a room and notices he missed a spot on another wall while he is painting.
Intention: Alex wants to finish painting.
Moral action: Alex decides to fix the spot while the paint is wet.
Moral consequence: The spot is covered up and the room looks great when he is done.
Norm: It's good to correct your mistakes when you notice them.
Situation: Alex is painting a room and notices he missed a spot on another wall while he is painting.
Intention: Alex wants to finish painting.
Immoral action: Alex decides to finish the rest of the painting before going back to fix the spot.
Immoral consequence: Alex forgets to fix the spot before he is done and the touchup is very noticeable.
Norm: It is rude to be dishonest about your contact information.
Situation: Marsha is out clubbing when a guy named Jacques asks her for her number.
Intention: Marsha wants to avoid giving Jacques her phone number.
Moral action: Marsha tells Jacques that she isn't comfortable with giving her phone number out to strangers.
Moral consequence: Jacques accepts Marsha's answer and leaves her alone.
Norm: It is rude to be dishonest about your contact information.
Situation: Marsha is out clubbing when a guy named Jacques asks her for her number.
Intention: Marsha wants to avoid giving Jacques her phone number.
Immoral action: Marsha gives Jacques the number to a local fast food place, telling him that it is hers.
Immoral consequence: Jacques calls the number and feels rejected when he realizes what has happened.
Norm: It's good to arrive to class on time.
Situation: Vera is hanging out with her friend when the alarm on her phone buzzes reminding her of her upcoming biology class.
Intention: Vera wants to spend more time with her friend.
Moral action: Vera asks her friend to walk with her to class.
Moral consequence: Vera arrives early enough to get a good seat in the classroom.
Norm: It's good to arrive to class on time.
Situation: Vera is hanging out with her friend when the alarm on her phone buzzes reminding her of her upcoming biology class.
Intention: Vera wants to spend more time with her friend.
Immoral action: Vera continues their conversation until her friend excuses herself.
Immoral consequence: Vera arrives five minutes late completely missing the pop quiz.
Norm: It is bad to lie about things.
Situation: Jeff is in a math contest and wrote the wrong answer to a question, then realizes that he was wrong before he answers.
Intention: Jeff wants to give an answer.
Moral action: Jeff gives his actual answer and is eventually removed from the math contest.
Moral consequence: The best person wins the contest and gets the recognition that they deserve.
Norm: It is bad to lie about things.
Situation: Jeff is in a math contest and wrote the wrong answer to a question, then realizes that he was wrong before he answers.
Intention: Jeff wants to give an answer.
Immoral action: Jeff gives the answer that everyone else gave, ignoring his actual answer on his paper and eventually winning the contest.
Immoral consequence: The best person, who should have won, doesn't get any prize or recognition even though they were honest.
Norm: It's wrong to throw out other people's stuff.
Situation: Lisa lives in an apartment with her roommate Beverly.
Intention: Lisa wants to clean the apartment.
Moral action: Lisa gathers the personal papers Beverly has left in the living room and puts them in Beverly's room.
Moral consequence: Lisa has a clean apartment and Beverly appreciates Lisa tidying up.
Norm: It's wrong to throw out other people's stuff.
Situation: Lisa lives in an apartment with her roommate Beverly.
Intention: Lisa wants to clean the apartment.
Immoral action: Lisa gathers the personal papers Beverly has left in the living room and puts them in the dumpster.
Immoral consequence: Beverly is upset at Lisa and moves out, leaving Lisa with no roommate.
Norm: It's wrong to stand people up.
Situation: Lance has agreed to have dinner with his friend, Liz, but is having second thoughts about it.
Intention: Lance wants to skip dinner with Liz.
Moral action: Lance tells Liz that he can't make their scheduled dinner.
Moral consequence: Liz accepts Lance's cancellation and makes new plans with someone else.
Norm: It's wrong to stand people up.
Situation: Lance has agreed to have dinner with his friend, Liz, but is having second thoughts about it.
Intention: Lance wants to skip dinner with Liz.
Immoral action: On the night of their dinner, Lance stays home without informing Liz of his plans.
Immoral consequence: Liz waits at the restaurant for hours, wondering where Lance is.
Norm: It's mean to point out someone's flaws.
Situation: Curt is hanging out with his friend, Art, who has a noticeable stutter.
Intention: Curt wants to talk to Art.
Moral action: Curt tells Art that he'll stick up for him no matter what.
Moral consequence: Art feels supported and doesn't have to think about his stutter as much.
Norm: It's mean to point out someone's flaws.
Situation: Curt is hanging out with his friend, Art, who has a noticeable stutter.
Intention: Curt wants to talk to Art.
Immoral action: Curt tells Art that his stutter makes him sound like Porky Pig.
Immoral consequence: Art's feelings are hurt, and he comes self-conscious about his stutter.
Norm: It's nice to ask people they eat.
Situation: Jane wants to throw a big party for her friends.
Intention: Jane wants to throw the party.
Moral action: Jane asked her friends what they ate, so she could have food for everyone.
Moral consequence: Jane worked around lots of allergies and eating disorders.
Norm: It's nice to ask people they eat.
Situation: Jane wants to throw a big party for her friends.
Intention: Jane wants to throw the party.
Immoral action: Jane orginized the party without asking any of her friends anything except when they could come.
Immoral consequence: The food she had made was inedible to half of her guests.
Norm: You should not come between a parent and child.
Situation: Valerie's friend that she had spent a lot of time with, Miranda, recently had a child.
Intention: Valerie wants to spend time with Miranda.
Moral action: Valerie tells Miranda that she can come over, and they can both watch the child.
Moral consequence: Miranda will think that Valerie is supportive of her being a mother.
Norm: You should not come between a parent and child.
Situation: Valerie's friend that she had spent a lot of time with, Miranda, recently had a child.
Intention: Valerie wants to spend time with Miranda.
Immoral action: Valerie tells Miranda that she should get a nanny for the child so Miranda can go places with Valerie.
Immoral consequence: Miranda will think that Valerie does not respect her being a mother.
Norm: It's not okay to use the word retarded anymore.
Situation: Rich came to his friend Ron's house and noticed that his friend has a brother with cerebral palsy.
Intention: Rich wanted to make a comment on Ron's brother.
Moral action: Rich tells his brother that he should've told him that he had a brother.
Moral consequence: Ron feels good that Rich didn't mention his brother's disability.
Norm: It's not okay to use the word retarded anymore.
Situation: Rich came to his friend Ron's house and noticed that his friend has a brother with cerebral palsy.
Intention: Rich wanted to make a comment on Ron's brother.
Immoral action: Rich tells Ron that he didn't know that he had a retarded brother.
Immoral consequence: Ron feels offended and tells him never to say that word again.
Norm: It's rude to get together with your ex's best friend.
Situation: Ulmer listens to Trisha, his ex's best friend, confess her feelings for him.
Intention: Ulmer doesn't want to hurt Trisha.
Moral action: Ulmer compliments the good aspects of Trisha's personality while stressing the importance of not hurting her best friend.
Moral consequence: Trisha walks away with a new appreciation of her best friend.
Norm: It's rude to get together with your ex's best friend.
Situation: Ulmer listens to Trisha, his ex's best friend, confess her feelings for him.
Intention: Ulmer doesn't want to hurt Trisha.
Immoral action: Ulmer responds to Trisha's request by gently hugging and kissing her.
Immoral consequence: Trisha loses her relationship with her best friend who spots the kiss.
Norm: It's hurtful to laugh at someone.
Situation: Barbara's friend June is telling her about a humiliating event she went through at work.
Intention: Barbara wants to respond to June's story.
Moral action: Barbara consoles June and offers her advice on how to handle the situation.
Moral consequence: June is able to return to work feeling a little more confident thanks to Barbara.
Norm: It's hurtful to laugh at someone.
Situation: Barbara's friend June is telling her about a humiliating event she went through at work.
Intention: Barbara wants to respond to June's story.
Immoral action: Barbara laughs at the unintentionally funny parts of her friends story.
Immoral consequence: June feels uncomfortable confiding in Barbara in the future.
Norm: You shouldn't say things to hurt your significant other
Situation: Jenelle's boyfriend Kieffer spent two hours cooking dinner for her, but Jenelle finds the dish under-seasoned.
Intention: Jenelle wants to make conversation during the dinner.
Moral action: Jenelle discusses the weather and her day, and eats the dinner after adding some salt.
Moral consequence: Kieffer and Jenelle have an enjoyable meal together and their relationship grows stronger.
Norm: You shouldn't say things to hurt your significant other
Situation: Jenelle's boyfriend Kieffer spent two hours cooking dinner for her, but Jenelle finds the dish under-seasoned.
Intention: Jenelle wants to make conversation during the dinner.
Immoral action: Jenelle tells Kieffer that the dinner does not taste good, and she is going to go out to pick up food from McDonald's.
Immoral consequence: Kieffer feels offended and begins arguing with Jenelle over dinner.
Norm: It's good to try to look out for your family.
Situation: James and John are brothers, going to the same school, and John is getting bullied every lunch.
Intention: James wants to do something during his lunch hour.
Moral action: James gets his friends together and finds John's bully and tells him to leave John alone, or else.
Moral consequence: John is left alone and has fun playing on the jungle gym and teeter-totter.
Norm: It's good to try to look out for your family.
Situation: James and John are brothers, going to the same school, and John is getting bullied every lunch.
Intention: James wants to do something during his lunch hour.
Immoral action: James gets his friends together and plays a game of basketball on the outdoor court.
Immoral consequence: John gets beaten up on the playground by his bully.
Norm: You shouldn't delete other people's things.
Situation: Judy took some new pictures while she was on vacation, and she noticed that the family computer storge was full when she tried to upload them.
Intention: Judy wants to make enough space on the family computer to store her images.
Moral action: Judy decides to order an additional hard drive to install in the computer.
Moral consequence: Judy's husband praises her for implementing a really good idea that will help the whole family store more files and photos.