CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't take things without someone's permission.
Situation: Brian's bicycle tire is flat, and he knows that his friend has a bike pump in his shed.
Intention: Brian wants to use his friend's bike pump.
Moral action: Brian knocks on his friend's door and asks to borrow the bike pump.
Moral consequence: Brian's friend lets Brian use the bike pump.
Norm: You shouldn't take things without someone's permission.
Situation: Brian's bicycle tire is flat, and he knows that his friend has a bike pump in his shed.
Intention: Brian wants to use his friend's bike pump.
Immoral action: Brian walks into his friend's shed, takes the bike pump, and leaves.
Immoral consequence: Brian's friend's mom comes out of the house and yells at him, thinking that he's a thief.
Norm: You shouldn't let the damage of property ruin a friendship.
Situation: Carly threw a ball to her friend, Sammy, and accidentally broke her lamp.
Intention: Sammy wants Carly to pay for the broken lamp.
Moral action: Sammy accepts the money from Carly and tells her not to feel bad about the lamp.
Moral consequence: Sammy forgets about the lamp and has lots of fun in the future with Carly.
Norm: You shouldn't let the damage of property ruin a friendship.
Situation: Carly threw a ball to her friend, Sammy, and accidentally broke her lamp.
Intention: Sammy wants Carly to pay for the broken lamp.
Immoral action: Sammy accepts the money from Carly but tells her that she doesn't want to be friends anymore.
Immoral consequence: Sammy is bored because she doesn't hang out with Carly anymore.
Norm: It's good to know someone's interests.
Situation: Henry is Lydia's Secret Santa, so he is at the mall looking for a gift.
Intention: Henry wants to buy a gift.
Moral action: Henry knows that Lydia is an avid camper, so he buys her a new headlamp.
Moral consequence: Lydia is ecstatic about the gift and invites Henry for a camping trip.
Norm: It's good to know someone's interests.
Situation: Henry is Lydia's Secret Santa, so he is at the mall looking for a gift.
Intention: Henry wants to buy a gift.
Immoral action: Henry knows nothing about Lydia, so he just buys her a game that he wanted.
Immoral consequence: Lydia thanks Henry for the gift but remains distant to him.
Norm: It is wrong to not pay rent.
Situation: Joe was had 700 dollars left and wanted to go on a trip but also had to pay rent.
Intention: Joe wants to not become a homeless person.
Moral action: Joe decides to not go on his trip and paid his rent.
Moral consequence: Joe lives comfortably and maintains his home without any problems.
Norm: It is wrong to not pay rent.
Situation: Joe was had 700 dollars left and wanted to go on a trip but also had to pay rent.
Intention: Joe wants to not become a homeless person.
Immoral action: Joe tells his landlord that he lost his job and his rent would be late, so he could go on the trip.
Immoral consequence: Joe gets fined an additional 100 dollars for being late and can't afford food.
Norm: It's wrong to fat shame people.
Situation: Janie makes a New Years resolution to get in shape.
Intention: Janie wants a workout partner to join her.
Moral action: Janie tells Alexis that she is such a hard worker that she would inspire her in her workouts.
Moral consequence: Alexis goes to the gym every day with Janie, and they achieve their goals.
Norm: It's wrong to fat shame people.
Situation: Janie makes a New Years resolution to get in shape.
Intention: Janie wants a workout partner to join her.
Immoral action: Janie asks Alexis to come to the gym with her because Janie will look thinner next to Alexis.
Immoral consequence: Alexis won't go with Janie and breaks off their friendship because she is so hurt.
Norm: It's good to always wear your wedding ring.
Situation: Every day Daisy would take off her wedding ring to do the dishes, her husband found out and got upset.
Intention: Daisy wants her husband to stop being upset.
Moral action: Daisy decides to keep wearing it so her husband won't complain.
Moral consequence: The dishwater wears out the ring over time and Daisy gets her husband to get her a much nicer new ring.
Norm: It's good to always wear your wedding ring.
Situation: Every day Daisy would take off her wedding ring to do the dishes, her husband found out and got upset.
Intention: Daisy wants her husband to stop being upset.
Immoral action: Daisy started making sure to only put the ring where her husband can't find it.
Immoral consequence: Daisy eventually put it somewhere where SHE couldn't find it either.
Norm: It is rude to be racist towards others.
Situation: Clark is a cashier at a convenience store who works in a diverse area.
Intention: Clark wants to keep his store safe and crime free.
Moral action: Clarks gives his customers the benefit of the doubt and only reacts if security camera show sometihng obvious.
Moral consequence: The store gains a lot of repeat customers and Clark makes a lot of money.
Norm: It is rude to be racist towards others.
Situation: Clark is a cashier at a convenience store who works in a diverse area.
Intention: Clark wants to keep his store safe and crime free.
Immoral action: Clark follows around the black customers and often wrongfully accuses them of taking things without paying.
Immoral consequence: Clark's shop has a bad reputation on yelp, and he eventually has to close down.
Norm: It's not okay to throw things sometimes things get broke.
Situation: Kit is sitting on the couch and his girlfriend Lilly asks him if she can use the remote to see what's on TV for them to watch.
Intention: Kit wants to give Lilly the remote.
Moral action: Kit gets up off the couch and hands the remote to Lilly.
Moral consequence: Kit and Lilly are able to flip through the channels to find a show to watch.
Norm: It's not okay to throw things sometimes things get broke.
Situation: Kit is sitting on the couch and his girlfriend Lilly asks him if she can use the remote to see what's on TV for them to watch.
Intention: Kit wants to give Lilly the remote.
Immoral action: Kit throws the remote across the room in hopes Lilly will catch it, but she misses and it breaks.
Immoral consequence: Kit and Lilly no longer have a working remote and can't watch what they want.
Norm: You shouldn't snoop around your child's things.
Situation: Jack is suspicious that his son is hiding some porn magazines in his room.
Intention: Jack wants to figure out what his son is hiding.
Moral action: Jack confronts his son calmly and asks him if he is hiding the magzines.
Moral consequence: Jack's son is honest with him and their relationship improves as a result.
Norm: You shouldn't snoop around your child's things.
Situation: Jack is suspicious that his son is hiding some porn magazines in his room.
Intention: Jack wants to figure out what his son is hiding.
Immoral action: Jack snoops around his son's room when he is at school.
Immoral consequence: Jack violates in son's trust and privacy, and his son is mad at him.
Norm: You shouldn't return gifts to people.
Situation: Gladys is turning 50 years old next month.
Intention: She wants to celebrate this milestone with her best friend by flying to Ireland.
Moral action: When they get to Ireland, Gladys is surprised to find out that her friend Gloria paid for her upgraded hotel accommodations.
Moral consequence: Gloria feels validated by her friends constant, lavish praise of her hotel room.
Norm: You shouldn't return gifts to people.
Situation: Gladys is turning 50 years old next month.
Intention: She wants to celebrate this milestone with her best friend by flying to Ireland.
Immoral action: Gladys best friend Gloria buys her airline ticket to Ireland but Gladys refuses to accept it as being too costly.
Immoral consequence: Gloria feels badly the whole week because she had alternate gift to give her friend.
Norm: It's good to pay for your own things.
Situation: John is out at a restaurant having dinner and drinks with his friend Ron when the waiter brings the bill.
Intention: John wants the bill to be paid.
Moral action: John opens his wallet and pays for his half of the food bill.
Moral consequence: John and Ron enjoy their evening out and maintain a strong relationship.
Norm: It's good to pay for your own things.
Situation: John is out at a restaurant having dinner and drinks with his friend Ron when the waiter brings the bill.
Intention: John wants the bill to be paid.
Immoral action: John says he forgot his wallet and insists that Ron pay for the entire bill.
Immoral consequence: Ron feels irritated and upset with John's selfish behavior and it damages their relationship.
Norm: It's wrong to not do what your employer asks.
Situation: Dennis is stocking cereal at the grocery store and his manager tells him he has to finish stocking it before he goes on lunch break.
Intention: Dennis wants to eat his lunch.
Moral action: Dennis finishes stocking the cereal and then goes to the lunch room to eat.
Moral consequence: Dennis' manager finds Dennis in the lunch room, thanks him for stocking the cereal, and joins him for lunch.
Norm: It's wrong to not do what your employer asks.
Situation: Dennis is stocking cereal at the grocery store and his manager tells him he has to finish stocking it before he goes on lunch break.
Intention: Dennis wants to eat his lunch.
Immoral action: Dennis goes to the lunch room as soon as his manager is out of sight, without finishing stocking the cereal.
Immoral consequence: Dennis' manager finds Dennis in the lunch room and yells at him for not doing his job.
Norm: Roommates are expected to respect each other's privacy.
Situation: Willis's girlfriend is sleeping over and his roommate Juan wants to borrow a book.
Intention: Juan wants get reading material.
Moral action: Juan sends Willis a text asking if he can borrow his book.
Moral consequence: Willis shoves the book under the door and him and his girlfriend continue to make love.
Norm: Roommates are expected to respect each other's privacy.
Situation: Willis's girlfriend is sleeping over and his roommate Juan wants to borrow a book.
Intention: Juan wants get reading material.
Immoral action: Juan goes into Willis's room to ask for the book.
Immoral consequence: Willis and his girlfriend are interrupted while having sex.
Norm: It's wrong to go to a concert without your partner.
Situation: John's friend invites him to a concert and also says that his new girlfriend can come if she wants to.
Intention: John wants to decide whether to invite his girlfriend to come to the concert.
Moral action: John decides to invite his new girlfriend to come to the concert with him.
Moral consequence: John's girlfriend has a great time at the concert and feels happy and included.
Norm: It's wrong to go to a concert without your partner.
Situation: John's friend invites him to a concert and also says that his new girlfriend can come if she wants to.
Intention: John wants to decide whether to invite his girlfriend to come to the concert.
Immoral action: John decides they will have more fun on their own and declines to invite his girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: John's girlfriend finds out that she wasn't invited and feels sad and left out.
Norm: It's rude to try and ruin someone else's good time.
Situation: Jack is at a party and his friends are playing a game that he does not really enjoy.
Intention: Jack wants the party to be fun.
Moral action: Jack participates in the game and sucks it up, suggesting a new game shortly.
Moral consequence: Everyone ends up having a good time and enjoying the party.
Norm: It's rude to try and ruin someone else's good time.
Situation: Jack is at a party and his friends are playing a game that he does not really enjoy.
Intention: Jack wants the party to be fun.
Immoral action: Jack disrupts the game and demands everyone play something else.
Immoral consequence: Jack derails the party, and everyone thinks he is being rude.
Norm: You shouldn't overstay your welcome at someone's home.
Situation: Jimmy invited his brother Kyle over for dinner and is heading out for drinks and a movie with his girlfriend Sarah afterwards.
Intention: Kyle wants to ask Jimmy to go fishing the next night.
Moral action: Kyle notices Jimmy getting ready, so gets to the point and asks him if he can go fishing.
Moral consequence: Jimmy agrees to go fishing with Kyle the next night, and he goes on his date with Sarah.
Norm: You shouldn't overstay your welcome at someone's home.
Situation: Jimmy invited his brother Kyle over for dinner and is heading out for drinks and a movie with his girlfriend Sarah afterwards.
Intention: Kyle wants to ask Jimmy to go fishing the next night.
Immoral action: Kyle sees that Jimmy is getting ready for his date, but insists on carrying on with small talk and doesn't ask him to go fishing until much later.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy is late for his date with Sarah and gets annoyed with Kyle, so they don't make plans to go fishing.
Norm: It's nice to return kind gestures.
Situation: Jim is moving residences and asks his friend Bob for help moving which he is happy to provide.
Intention: Jim wants to thank Bob for his help moving.
Moral action: Jim repays Bob by buying him a 12 pack of his favorite beer.
Moral consequence: Bob feels appreciated by his friend and is happy to have helped out.
Norm: It's nice to return kind gestures.
Situation: Jim is moving residences and asks his friend Bob for help moving which he is happy to provide.
Intention: Jim wants to thank Bob for his help moving.
Immoral action: A few days later Jim sends Bob a short text message to tell him thank you.
Immoral consequence: Bob feels a bit unappreciated by his friend Jim and reconsiders whether he will help him again in the future.
Norm: It's good to finally come clean about one's transgressions.
Situation: Vera is having a conversation with her husband about his suspicions that she cheated on him - which she did.
Intention: Vera wants her husband to keep on loving her.
Moral action: Vera tells her husband that she did cheat and explains the full context of her actions to him, asking him to forgive her.
Moral consequence: Vera is relieved that her secret is out and that she came out clean.
Norm: It's good to finally come clean about one's transgressions.
Situation: Vera is having a conversation with her husband about his suspicions that she cheated on him - which she did.
Intention: Vera wants her husband to keep on loving her.
Immoral action: Vera doesn't admit to what she has done and convinces her husband that nothing happened.
Immoral consequence: Vera feels dirty and dishonest.
Norm: It's bad to get distracted while driving.
Situation: John is driving home from work when he hears his phone alert him to a text message.
Intention: John wants to find out the content of the text message.
Moral action: John waits until he stops at the next traffic light and then looks at his phone.
Moral consequence: John drives home safely and without incident.
Norm: It's bad to get distracted while driving.
Situation: John is driving home from work when he hears his phone alert him to a text message.
Intention: John wants to find out the content of the text message.
Immoral action: John looks at his phone immediately and reads the next message while driving.
Immoral consequence: John fails to notice the car in front of him stop unexpectedly, and he rear ends it.
Norm: It's mean to make fun of deaf people.
Situation: Ian is walking through a convention center when he sees a room full of deaf people signing to each other.
Intention: Ian wants to observe the deaf people.
Moral action: Ian sees all of the crazy hand motions and picks up a flyer to learn more about what they are doing.
Moral consequence: A deaf person comes up and interacts with Ian, and Ian learns more about deaf people.
Norm: It's mean to make fun of deaf people.
Situation: Ian is walking through a convention center when he sees a room full of deaf people signing to each other.
Intention: Ian wants to observe the deaf people.
Immoral action: Ian sees all of the crazy hand motions and starts laughing uncontrollably, pointing at them.
Immoral consequence: Some large deaf people get very angry and escort Ian away from the room.
Norm: It's wrong to be bitter.
Situation: Xander is at a party where he runs into Kevin, who used to steal his lunch money when they were in grade school.
Intention: Xander wants to respond to Kevin.
Moral action: Xander says hello to Kevin and the two of them have a nice conversation where Kevin ends up apologizing for past behavior.
Moral consequence: Xander and Kevin strike up a new found friendship.
Norm: It's wrong to be bitter.
Situation: Xander is at a party where he runs into Kevin, who used to steal his lunch money when they were in grade school.
Intention: Xander wants to respond to Kevin.
Immoral action: Xander angrily confronts Kevin about how he was picked on as a kid and the two of them get into a fist fight.
Immoral consequence: Xander and Kevin both get hurt and the party is ruined for everyone.
Norm: It's wrong for men to sexually harass women.
Situation: Ashton has a coworker Ashley at the cubicle next to him who he's very attracted to.
Intention: Ashton wants to let Ashely know he's interested.
Moral action: Ashton asks Ashley if she'd like to have a coffee sometime, and when she says no he respects it.
Moral consequence: Ashley considers Ashton a gentleman, and their workplace relationship remains professional.
Norm: It's wrong for men to sexually harass women.
Situation: Ashton has a coworker Ashley at the cubicle next to him who he's very attracted to.
Intention: Ashton wants to let Ashely know he's interested.
Immoral action: Ashton wolf whistles every day as Ashley walks by his cubicle.
Immoral consequence: Ashley thinks Ashton is a disgusting pig and reports him to HR.
Norm: It's good to ask others for support.
Situation: John is working on an essay for his English class and struggling to complete it.
Intention: John wants to finish writing the essay.
Moral action: John asks his mother for help with writing his essay.
Moral consequence: John's mother helps him, and he ends up getting an A on his essay.
Norm: It's good to ask others for support.
Situation: John is working on an essay for his English class and struggling to complete it.
Intention: John wants to finish writing the essay.
Immoral action: John perseveres in writing the essay himself without any help despite his struggles with it.
Immoral consequence: John's essay doesn't turn out very well, and he gets a D on it.
Norm: It's not right to not share with others.
Situation: Jenna is baking a batch of cookies and her brother just asked for one when they're done.
Intention: Jenna wants to make sure she gets plenty of cookies.
Moral action: Jenna doubles the size of the cookie batch she's making.
Moral consequence: Both Jenna and her brother can have plenty of cookies.
Norm: It's not right to not share with others.
Situation: Jenna is baking a batch of cookies and her brother just asked for one when they're done.
Intention: Jenna wants to make sure she gets plenty of cookies.
Immoral action: Jenna hoards all the cookies for herself and tells her brother to go away.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's brother cries, making it hard for her to enjoy her cookies.
Norm: You shouldn't hide the identity of someone's parent from them.
Situation: Kelly was raised by a single mother and never met her father.
Intention: Kelly's mother wants to protect Kelly.
Moral action: Kelly's mother tells Kelly who her father is and lets Kelly decide what to do with that information.
Moral consequence: Kelly is grateful to her mother and chooses not to contact her father to avoid hurting her mother.
Norm: You shouldn't hide the identity of someone's parent from them.
Situation: Kelly was raised by a single mother and never met her father.
Intention: Kelly's mother wants to protect Kelly.
Immoral action: Kelly's mother refuses to tell Kelly who her father is because he had an affair walked out on them.
Immoral consequence: Kelly's relationship with her mother deteriorates because Kelly's mother is not taking her feelings seriously.
Norm: It's wrong to judge yourself by the standards of others.
Situation: Amanda notices the valedictorian last year had a huge resume and got into all the top colleges.
Intention: Amanda wants to get into a top college.
Moral action: Amanda puts her actual activities on her resume.
Moral consequence: The colleges notice she plays the organ and accept Amanda because they need an organist.
Norm: It's wrong to judge yourself by the standards of others.
Situation: Amanda notices the valedictorian last year had a huge resume and got into all the top colleges.
Intention: Amanda wants to get into a top college.
Immoral action: Amanda puts activities on her college resume that are likely to look good to colleges, even if she didn’t do them.
Immoral consequence: All the top colleges notice her lies and blacklist her from their schools.
Norm: It's bad to leave without telling anyone.
Situation: Jenna has been at a party for three hours and is getting tired, but knows her friends will try to convince her to stay.
Intention: Jenna wants to go home and sleep.
Moral action: As Jenna walks out the door, she tells her friends she had a great time, but she feels really tired.
Moral consequence: Jenna's friends only have time to wave goodbye before she's on the sidewalk walking home.
Norm: It's bad to leave without telling anyone.
Situation: Jenna has been at a party for three hours and is getting tired, but knows her friends will try to convince her to stay.
Intention: Jenna wants to go home and sleep.
Immoral action: Jenna sneaks out the back door without talking to her friends.
Immoral consequence: Jenna goes home and sleeps while her friends panic about her going missing.
Norm: You shouldn't do things that get you banned.
Situation: Fred, who has a concealed carry permit and a gun, goes to a nightclub, where a drunk person picks a fight with Fred.
Intention: Fred wants to deal with the drunk person.
Moral action: Fred goes to the bartender and asks for help dealing with the drunk person.
Moral consequence: The bartender calls security, who throws the drunk person out and bans him.
Norm: You shouldn't do things that get you banned.
Situation: Fred, who has a concealed carry permit and a gun, goes to a nightclub, where a drunk person picks a fight with Fred.
Intention: Fred wants to deal with the drunk person.
Immoral action: Fred pulls his gun on the drunk person and tells him to back off immediately.
Immoral consequence: Security sees Fred with the gun, throws him out of the nightclub, and bans him from ever returning.
Norm: You should not judge others financial situation.
Situation: Toni has a niece she loves.
Intention: Toni wants her niece to go to a good school.
Moral action: Toni offers to help her sister with her niece's tuition.
Moral consequence: Toni's sister and grateful and Toni's niece is able to go to a good school.
Norm: You should not judge others financial situation.
Situation: Toni has a niece she loves.
Intention: Toni wants her niece to go to a good school.
Immoral action: Toni tells her sister that she needs to stop being lazy and get a better job, so she can actually provide for Toni's niece.
Immoral consequence: Toni's sister gets angry at her and cuts off her relationship with her niece.
Norm: It's wrong to start fights with coworkers.
Situation: Spencer and Kendall are going to door to door handing out pamphlets for a new business.
Intention: Spencer wants to split the pamphlets evenly.
Moral action: Spencer suggests that they split the pamphlets evenly so that they each do the same amount of work.
Moral consequence: Kendall agrees and they finish the job fairly.
Norm: It's wrong to start fights with coworkers.
Situation: Spencer and Kendall are going to door to door handing out pamphlets for a new business.
Intention: Spencer wants to split the pamphlets evenly.
Immoral action: Spencer takes half of the pamphlets and throws the other half at Kendall.
Immoral consequence: Kendall is offended and calls their boss to complain about Spencer's behavior.