CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is bad to have distractions.
Situation: Lily is studying for a test and looks up videos on YouTube to help her learn the topic.
Intention: Lily wants to watch a video to help her learn about the subject.
Moral action: Lily watches the video about the subject she needs to learn, takes notes, and reviews her notes and practice exams.
Moral consequence: Lily was able to confidently answer all the questions in her exam.
Norm: It is bad to have distractions.
Situation: Lily is studying for a test and looks up videos on YouTube to help her learn the topic.
Intention: Lily wants to watch a video to help her learn about the subject.
Immoral action: Lily watches the video about her subject but is then distracted by other videos on her suggested playlist.
Immoral consequence: Lily was not able to retain as much information about the subject she needed to learn about and struggles in her exam.
Norm: Firing people for being ill is wrong.
Situation: Tom runs a popular retail store and one of his employees calls out sick on black Friday.
Intention: Tom wants his employees to take their shifts seriously.
Moral action: Tom offers incentives and prizes for employees who have perfect attendance over the hoildays.
Moral consequence: Tom has fewer staffing problems as his employees are eager to come in to work.
Norm: Firing people for being ill is wrong.
Situation: Tom runs a popular retail store and one of his employees calls out sick on black Friday.
Intention: Tom wants his employees to take their shifts seriously.
Immoral action: Tom calls the employee back in front of the rest of his staff and fires him for calling out on their busiest day.
Immoral consequence: Tom has a hard time dealing with his remaining staff as they all resent his highhandedness.
Norm: It's irresponsible to let your children run amok.
Situation: Molly's young son Jaden has a birthday coming up.
Intention: Molly wants to take Jaden out to dinner for his birthday.
Moral action: Molly teaches Jaden dinner manners and enforces them.
Moral consequence: Jaden is so well-behaved at dinner that the waiters bring him a complimentary ice cream for his birthday.
Norm: It's irresponsible to let your children run amok.
Situation: Molly's young son Jaden has a birthday coming up.
Intention: Molly wants to take Jaden out to dinner for his birthday.
Immoral action: Molly ignores Jaden while she goes over the dinner menu.
Immoral consequence: Jaden runs around the restaurant and bumps into a waiter, causing him to spill food everywhere.
Norm: It's frowned upon to work as a prostitute.
Situation: Cindy is a college student who owes a lot of money on tuition and books.
Intention: Cindy wants to be able to make money to pay her debts.
Moral action: Cindy gets a job working at the local movie theater on weekends.
Moral consequence: Cindy gets to see movies for free whenever she wants to.
Norm: It's frowned upon to work as a prostitute.
Situation: Cindy is a college student who owes a lot of money on tuition and books.
Intention: Cindy wants to be able to make money to pay her debts.
Immoral action: Cindy gets a job with a pimp, working as a prostitute at night.
Immoral consequence: Cindy's professor sees her on the street and calls her out in class in front of everyone.
Norm: It's good to stand up for people who are suicidal.
Situation: Mary's friend, Ken, has become depressed due to the recent breakup with his girlfriend and thinks that life is hopeless.
Intention: Mary wants to react to Ken's thought.
Moral action: Mary encourages Ken to meet more new friends to enrich his social life, which will improve his mental health.
Moral consequence: Ken joins some social groups and meets cheerful people, which makes him feel much better.
Norm: It's good to stand up for people who are suicidal.
Situation: Mary's friend, Ken, has become depressed due to the recent breakup with his girlfriend and thinks that life is hopeless.
Intention: Mary wants to react to Ken's thought.
Immoral action: Mary tells Ken that she is also not hopeful about life due to her own financial problems.
Immoral consequence: Ken feels gloomy and helpless about life, so he kills himself with a gun.
Norm: It's rude to break things that belong to someone else.
Situation: Ted is at his friend Nick's house, watching Nick try to open his piggy bank.
Intention: Ted wants to help Nick get the money inside.
Moral action: Ted takes a knife and prys off the bottom rubber seal on the piggy bank.
Moral consequence: Nick gets his money and learns how to open the piggy bank properly.
Norm: It's rude to break things that belong to someone else.
Situation: Ted is at his friend Nick's house, watching Nick try to open his piggy bank.
Intention: Ted wants to help Nick get the money inside.
Immoral action: Ted takes the piggy bank, goes outside, and throws it on the sidewalk, shattering it.
Immoral consequence: Nick gets the money but now needs a new piggy bank.
Norm: You shouldn't fake depression just for attention.
Situation: Clint is the youngest child and feels overshadowed by his older siblings, who get most of the attention.
Intention: Clint wants more attention.
Moral action: Clint works to involve himself with the family more and to contribute to the household chores.
Moral consequence: Clint's mom gives him attention for doing a good job.
Norm: You shouldn't fake depression just for attention.
Situation: Clint is the youngest child and feels overshadowed by his older siblings, who get most of the attention.
Intention: Clint wants more attention.
Immoral action: Clint fakes being sad so his mom will comfort and hug him.
Immoral consequence: Clint eventually convinces himself that he is sad and becomes depressed.
Norm: You should not embarrass others in a group.
Situation: Ann and Mary are attending a party and Ann is wearing a dress that Mary doesn't like.
Intention: Mary wants to comment on Ann's dress.
Moral action: Mary tells Ann that a brighter dress suits her skin color more while they are in the bathroom.
Moral consequence: Ann thanks Mary for her good advice and feels confident in choosing her clothes in the future.
Norm: You should not embarrass others in a group.
Situation: Ann and Mary are attending a party and Ann is wearing a dress that Mary doesn't like.
Intention: Mary wants to comment on Ann's dress.
Immoral action: Mary says that Ann's dress makes her look older while they are chatting with other girls in the party.
Immoral consequence: Ann feels belittled and frustrated, so she decides to leave the party earlier.
Norm: You shouldn't loiter around someone's house.
Situation: Ron, Chuck's friend, is about to come home from vacation, and Chuck is impatient.
Intention: Chuck wants to be at Ron's house when he arrives.
Moral action: Chuck calls Ron and asks when he will arrive, then goes to his house at the ETA.
Moral consequence: Chuck and Ron meet right when Ron arrives home.
Norm: You shouldn't loiter around someone's house.
Situation: Ron, Chuck's friend, is about to come home from vacation, and Chuck is impatient.
Intention: Chuck wants to be at Ron's house when he arrives.
Immoral action: Chuck drives to Ron's house and waits for him outside.
Immoral consequence: A suspicious neighbor calls the police on Chuck.
Norm: It's good to help people out and enjoy it.
Situation: Josh committed a crime and has been ordered by the judge to perform community service, and decides to work at a homeless shelter's soup kitchen.
Intention: Josh needs to serve people food.
Moral action: Josh serves out Soup with energy and enthusiasm, and gives a kind word to every recipient.
Moral consequence: The people at the shelter really appreciate Josh's efforts.
Norm: It's good to help people out and enjoy it.
Situation: Josh committed a crime and has been ordered by the judge to perform community service, and decides to work at a homeless shelter's soup kitchen.
Intention: Josh needs to serve people food.
Immoral action: Josh does the bare minimum and hates every minute of it.
Immoral consequence: The people at the shelter aren't happy with the way Josh treats them.
Norm: It's good to want to be closer to family.
Situation: Jon has just been laid off from work and the job was the only attachment to that area.
Intention: Jon wants to get a fresh start somewhere new.
Moral action: Jon decides to move somewhere close to where many of his family members live.
Moral consequence: Jon is happier because he is able to see his family regularly.
Norm: It's good to want to be closer to family.
Situation: Jon has just been laid off from work and the job was the only attachment to that area.
Intention: Jon wants to get a fresh start somewhere new.
Immoral action: Jon decides to move to a place where he has a couple friends but far from any family members.
Immoral consequence: Jon regrets moving there as he grows to miss his family.
Norm: It's wrong to overcharge people.
Situation: Kerry is working on the register at the local grocery store.
Intention: Kerry wants to make enough money to save up for a new car.
Moral action: Kerry asks her manager if she can have extra hours every week.
Moral consequence: Kerry's manager lets her work more, and she is able to save the money in no time.
Norm: It's wrong to overcharge people.
Situation: Kerry is working on the register at the local grocery store.
Intention: Kerry wants to make enough money to save up for a new car.
Immoral action: Kerry rings up some of her customers' items several times and pockets the difference in cost.
Immoral consequence: Kerry's store manager catches her, and she loses her job working at the store.
Norm: It's not okay to be insulting to a partner's family.
Situation: Trevor is taking Max, his life partner, to meet Trevor's family.
Intention: Max wants to be able to joke around with Trevor's family.
Moral action: Max thinks carefully and gently jokes and teases with the members of Trevor's family.
Moral consequence: Trevor's family are all smiling when Max and Trevor leave and the family is more approving of their relationship.
Norm: It's not okay to be insulting to a partner's family.
Situation: Trevor is taking Max, his life partner, to meet Trevor's family.
Intention: Max wants to be able to joke around with Trevor's family.
Immoral action: Max is nervous and blurts out inappropriate things making some family members embarrassed while others laughed at them.
Immoral consequence: Max causes much unrest and discontent among Trevor's family causing stress on Max and Trevor's relationship.
Norm: It's rude to not respond to messages.
Situation: Justin lives alone, so his mom texts him every day to make sure that he's safe.
Intention: Justin wants his mom to leave him alone.
Moral action: Justin tells his mom he is fine and asks her not to message him so often.
Moral consequence: Justin's mom changes her daily texts to weekly texts, and they both feel relief in the agreement.
Norm: It's rude to not respond to messages.
Situation: Justin lives alone, so his mom texts him every day to make sure that he's safe.
Intention: Justin wants his mom to leave him alone.
Immoral action: Justin ignores his mother's messages for a three days.
Immoral consequence: Thinking the worst, Justin's mom files a missing persons report when in fact he is not missing.
Norm: It's irresponsible to download illegal content from the internet.
Situation: Maci just heard that her favorite artist has released a brand new album.
Intention: Maci wants to get the new album.
Moral action: Maci goes to the store and buys the album as soon as she can.
Moral consequence: Maci finds out that there is exclusive content in the album she bought from the store.
Norm: It's irresponsible to download illegal content from the internet.
Situation: Maci just heard that her favorite artist has released a brand new album.
Intention: Maci wants to get the new album.
Immoral action: Maci illegally downloads the album on her mother's computer that night.
Immoral consequence: Maci finds out that her mother's computer has a virus from the files she downloaded.
Norm: It's frowned upon to wake neighbors with loud noises.
Situation: Jake is a drummer in a local band, and they have a big show coming up.
Intention: Jake needs to practice for the show.
Moral action: Jake practices during the day while the neighbors are at work.
Moral consequence: Jake's neighbors go to see his show when the big day arrives.
Norm: It's frowned upon to wake neighbors with loud noises.
Situation: Jake is a drummer in a local band, and they have a big show coming up.
Intention: Jake needs to practice for the show.
Immoral action: Jake practices late into the night, playing wildly on his drum set.
Immoral consequence: Jake's neighbors are upset at all the racket and file a police report.
Norm: It's good to be an attentive parent.
Situation: Tom's kids were playing in the backyard pool while he was on the deck.
Intention: Tom wanted to get an ice cold beer from his fridge inside.
Moral action: Tom asks his oldest to run inside and grab a soda for himself and get Tom a beer.
Moral consequence: Tom gets a cold beer and his kids get refreshments without dying.
Norm: It's good to be an attentive parent.
Situation: Tom's kids were playing in the backyard pool while he was on the deck.
Intention: Tom wanted to get an ice cold beer from his fridge inside.
Immoral action: Tom gets up and leaves the children in the pool to get his beer.
Immoral consequence: Tom comes back outside to find his children drowned in the pool.
Norm: You should help out your spouse when possible.
Situation: Frank is at home on the computer when Jenny arrives from the store, her arms loaded with groceries.
Intention: Frank wants the groceries to be put away.
Moral action: Frank gets off of the computer and grabs some grocery bags from Jenny.
Moral consequence: The groceries get put away quickly and Jenny is relieved of a burden.
Norm: You should help out your spouse when possible.
Situation: Frank is at home on the computer when Jenny arrives from the store, her arms loaded with groceries.
Intention: Frank wants the groceries to be put away.
Immoral action: Frank tells Jenny to put the groceries away, as he's on the computer and is busy.
Immoral consequence: Jenny gets upset and complains that she does all of the work, staring a fight.
Norm: You shouldn't go into someone's room without their permission.
Situation: Jane is playing a game with Liz where they need to hide coins from each other, they aren't allowed in their parents' room.
Intention: Jane wants to find a spot Liz won't look in.
Moral action: Jane throws the coin into her parents' open door, so she doesn't actually go inside.
Moral consequence: Liz lets Jane win this round but then amends the rules to require the coin to be "placed", not "thrown".
Norm: You shouldn't go into someone's room without their permission.
Situation: Jane is playing a game with Liz where they need to hide coins from each other, they aren't allowed in their parents' room.
Intention: Jane wants to find a spot Liz won't look in.
Immoral action: Jane hides the coin in their parent's room by entering it and putting it behind the dresser.
Immoral consequence: Liz gives up looking for the coin and tells on Jane when she reveals where it is.
Norm: It is wrong to keep someone from something they want.
Situation: Tammy overhears Jimmy, who Tammy has a crush on, saying that he likes Tina, who is Tammy’s best friend.
Intention: Tammy wants to talk to Jimmy.
Moral action: Tammy tells Tina that Jimmy likes her.
Moral consequence: Tina and Jimmy begin dating and Tammy realizes that she doesn't really like him, after all.
Norm: It is wrong to keep someone from something they want.
Situation: Tammy overhears Jimmy, who Tammy has a crush on, saying that he likes Tina, who is Tammy’s best friend.
Intention: Tammy wants to talk to Jimmy.
Immoral action: Feeling jealous, Tammy tells Jimmy that Tina doesn't like him.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy feels rejected and avoids Tina.
Norm: You shouldn't hurt people by pushing them over.
Situation: Joe was walking down the school hallway and Steve runs into him on purpose.
Intention: Joe wants to retaliate against Steve.
Moral action: Joe reports Steve's actions to the hall monitor who in turn reports to the faculty.
Moral consequence: Steve gets detention and in fear of getting detention again stops running into Joe.
Norm: You shouldn't hurt people by pushing them over.
Situation: Joe was walking down the school hallway and Steve runs into him on purpose.
Intention: Joe wants to retaliate against Steve.
Immoral action: Joe pushes Steve over, causing Steve to fall on his backpack and break everything inside.
Immoral consequence: Joe's parents have to pay for Steve's things and ground Joe for a month.
Norm: It's wrong to give up on your education.
Situation: Jerry has one more year left in high school before he graduates.
Intention: Jerry wants to be a basketball player.
Moral action: Jerry stays in school and plays the best year of basketball during his senior year.
Moral consequence: Jerry gets a college scholarship to play basketball and gets a degree in business.
Norm: It's wrong to give up on your education.
Situation: Jerry has one more year left in high school before he graduates.
Intention: Jerry wants to be a basketball player.
Immoral action: Jerry drops out of school because he thinks that he is good enough to play for the NBA.
Immoral consequence: Jerry is never drafted and ends up drafted without an eduation.
Norm: Asking a professional driver for a free ride is disrespectful.
Situation: Bella is an instragram influencer who needs an Uber ride.
Intention: Bella wants to make good business connections for her Instagram account.
Moral action: Bella pays for the fare plus tip and shares a pic with the driver on instagram.
Moral consequence: Bella is seen as generous and gains more popularity.
Norm: Asking a professional driver for a free ride is disrespectful.
Situation: Bella is an instragram influencer who needs an Uber ride.
Intention: Bella wants to make good business connections for her Instagram account.
Immoral action: Bella asks to ride for free in exchange for exposure and is rude when the driver says no.
Immoral consequence: The driver shares the recorded conversation on social media and her influencer reputation is ruined.
Norm: Buying your date a stuffed animal is a friendly gesture.
Situation: Jack takes Jill to a carnival and while they are walking around he notices that she keeps touching the stuffed animals.
Intention: Jack wants Jill to have a good time.
Moral action: Jack surprises Jill by getting her a stuffed animal before they leave the carnival.
Moral consequence: Jill is pleased to have a cute souvenir of their date.
Norm: Buying your date a stuffed animal is a friendly gesture.
Situation: Jack takes Jill to a carnival and while they are walking around he notices that she keeps touching the stuffed animals.
Intention: Jack wants Jill to have a good time.
Immoral action: Jack decides to take Jill on all the rides instead of getting her a stuffed animal.
Immoral consequence: Jill is disappointed to not get a stuffed animal as a souvenir.
Norm: It is bad to eat all of the cake.
Situation: Kevin has a birthday party and his friends make him a birthday cake.
Intention: Kevin wants to eat cake.
Moral action: Kevin divides the cake equally among his friends and thanks them for making it.
Moral consequence: Kevin and his friends all enjoy the cake together.
Norm: It is bad to eat all of the cake.
Situation: Kevin has a birthday party and his friends make him a birthday cake.
Intention: Kevin wants to eat cake.
Immoral action: Kevin says that the cake is his present, takes a giant piece, and puts the rest into the fridge for himself.
Immoral consequence: Kevin's friends call him greedy for not sharing the cake which they themselves made.
Norm: It's good to care about the feelings of others.
Situation: Tana is a popular student at her school and has noticed her classmate, Milly, sitting alone in the cafeteria during lunch.
Intention: Tana wants to talk to Milly.
Moral action: Tana sits next to Milly and begins complimenting her outfit.
Moral consequence: Milly and Tana become good friends, and MIlly ends up eating lunch at Tana's table for the rest of the year.
Norm: It's good to care about the feelings of others.
Situation: Tana is a popular student at her school and has noticed her classmate, Milly, sitting alone in the cafeteria during lunch.
Intention: Tana wants to talk to Milly.
Immoral action: Tana walks by Milly during lunch and calls her a lonely loser.
Immoral consequence: Milly cries and spends the rest of her lunch periods eating in the library.
Norm: It's wrong for someone to lock up their child.
Situation: Rover's son Barker dropped a laptop and broke it, so Rover couldn't finish his project for work until the weekend.
Intention: Rover wants to teach Barker a lesson.
Moral action: Rover takes away Barker's laptop and gives it back to him on Friday afternoon.
Moral consequence: Barker has to do homework all weekend and realizes that that's what he made his dad do.
Norm: It's wrong for someone to lock up their child.
Situation: Rover's son Barker dropped a laptop and broke it, so Rover couldn't finish his project for work until the weekend.
Intention: Rover wants to teach Barker a lesson.
Immoral action: Rover locks Barker in his room with his dog Joe until Rover's work project is done.
Immoral consequence: Both Barker and Joe are starving by the time Rover lets them out and have learned nothing except not to tick off Rover.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people based on their weight.
Situation: Stacy, the new kid in class, was chosen to choose all her teammates for the basketball game.
Intention: Stacy wants to choose her team.
Moral action: Stacy picks one kid at random, then asks them who in class is good at basketball.
Moral consequence: Stacy puts together a decent team and her team wins 56-52.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people based on their weight.
Situation: Stacy, the new kid in class, was chosen to choose all her teammates for the basketball game.
Intention: Stacy wants to choose her team.
Immoral action: Stacy avoids picking all the fat kids assuming they will be bad.
Immoral consequence: Stacy's team loses the game 74 - 13.
Norm: It's mean to give someone raw chicken on purpose.
Situation: Kevin and Don are attending a barbecue party at their friend's backyard and Don accidentally spills his drink onto Kevin's shirt.
Intention: Kevin wants Don to answer for the stain of his shirt.
Moral action: Kevin asks Don to cover the cost of his shirt.
Moral consequence: Don agrees to pay for the damage so that Kevin can buy a new shirt.
Norm: It's mean to give someone raw chicken on purpose.
Situation: Kevin and Don are attending a barbecue party at their friend's backyard and Don accidentally spills his drink onto Kevin's shirt.
Intention: Kevin wants Don to answer for the stain of his shirt.
Immoral action: Kevin serves a marinated chicken thigh to Don without cooking it in retaliation.
Immoral consequence: Don throws the thigh back to Kevin in response.
Norm: It is rude to refuse an expensive gift.
Situation: Charlie sees all his friends, including Dave, arrive at his birthday party with gifts.
Intention: Charlie wants to have the best possible time at his party.
Moral action: Charlie realizes he's going to get a big gift from Dave, so he waits until everyone else leaves to open it.
Moral consequence: Charlie opens the gift with only Dave there and thanks Dave.
Norm: It is rude to refuse an expensive gift.
Situation: Charlie sees all his friends, including Dave, arrive at his birthday party with gifts.
Intention: Charlie wants to have the best possible time at his party.
Immoral action: Dave gives Charlie a Ferrari he won on a game show, Charlie refuses it because it might hurt the other's feelings.
Immoral consequence: Dave is offended and thinks Charlie must hate him, so he doesn't want to talk to Charlie anymore.