CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of your friend's looks.
Situation: Benny is hanging out with his friend Amy who wants to know his opinion of her new haircut.
Intention: Benny wants to give Amy some feedback.
Immoral action: Benny laughs at Amy and tells her that the haircut makes her look like a chimpanzee.
Immoral consequence: Amy feels mortified and becomes very self conscious about her appearance.
Norm: It is bad to let children be the boss.
Situation: Timmy hates going to school every day, but Greg doesn't want him staying at home all day.
Intention: Greg wants Timmy to go to school.
Moral action: Greg doesn't listen to Timmy and makes him go to school every day.
Moral consequence: Timmy gets educated and starts to get used to going to school.
Norm: It is bad to let children be the boss.
Situation: Timmy hates going to school every day, but Greg doesn't want him staying at home all day.
Intention: Greg wants Timmy to go to school.
Immoral action: Greg agrees to let Timmy go to school every other day.
Immoral consequence: Timmy doesn't get the education that he needs, and he becomes lazy.
Norm: You shouldn't throw someone's possessions on the ground.
Situation: Claudia is going through her closet and finds stuff that belongs to her old roommate, Susan.
Intention: Claudia wants to empty out the closet.
Moral action: Claudia stores the items in the garage and lets Susan know she has them.
Moral consequence: Susan is happy to get her things back and thanks Claudia for hanging onto them.
Norm: You shouldn't throw someone's possessions on the ground.
Situation: Claudia is going through her closet and finds stuff that belongs to her old roommate, Susan.
Intention: Claudia wants to empty out the closet.
Immoral action: Claudia tells Susan to come get her things and throws them onto the lawn.
Immoral consequence: When Susan arrives she is disgusted to find her things are dirty and have insects crawling on them.
Norm: It's gross to never clean your bathroom.
Situation: Garry washes his face and notices that his bathroom really smells and looks filthy, but he doesn't feel like cleaning on his day off of work.
Intention: Garry has to decide what to do with his day off of work.
Moral action: Garry cleans his bathroom thoroughly before making any further plans for the day, leaving him with a relaxing afternoon.
Moral consequence: Garry's friends come over to enjoy the relaxing afternoon with him, and he feels no shame when they need to use his bathroom.
Norm: It's gross to never clean your bathroom.
Situation: Garry washes his face and notices that his bathroom really smells and looks filthy, but he doesn't feel like cleaning on his day off of work.
Intention: Garry has to decide what to do with his day off of work.
Immoral action: Garry decides he will spend his day out with friends, and put off cleaning up around the house until another day.
Immoral consequence: One of Garry's friends comes over that evening and needs to use the bathroom, and Garry feels very embarrassed by its condition.
Norm: People will think you're a creep if you stalk people.
Situation: Jimmy has a big crush on his friend's sister who is in high school, but he's too shy to talk to her.
Intention: Jimmy wants to know more about the girl before talking to her.
Moral action: Jimmy talks to his friend about his sister and tells him that he likes her.
Moral consequence: Jimmy is able to learn more about the girl and is more confident in talking to her.
Norm: People will think you're a creep if you stalk people.
Situation: Jimmy has a big crush on his friend's sister who is in high school, but he's too shy to talk to her.
Intention: Jimmy wants to know more about the girl before talking to her.
Immoral action: Every time Jimmy sees the girl talking, he stands near her to hear what she's saying.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy is seen as a weirdo by the girl, and Jimmy ruins any chance he ever had with her.
Norm: It's bad to put a person out on the street.
Situation: Terrance attempts to collect the past due rent from a family to whom he is renting an apartment.
Intention: Terrance needs to get the money owed to him, for his rental unit.
Moral action: Terrance explains to the family that he understands financial trouble, but that he expects a payment arrangement to be made so that their account will be brought up to date.
Moral consequence: The family is grateful for his flexibility, and they work hard to bring the account current, they keep renting and Terrance keeps making money.
Norm: It's bad to put a person out on the street.
Situation: Terrance attempts to collect the past due rent from a family to whom he is renting an apartment.
Intention: Terrance needs to get the money owed to him, for his rental unit.
Immoral action: Terrance informs the family that they have one week to either pay the back rent in full, or vacate the apartment.
Immoral consequence: The family has to quickly find somewhere to live and Terrance doesn't get any of the money that he is owed.
Norm: One should tip a server unless they provided poor service.
Situation: Khan eats at a restaurant and enjoys the food there.
Intention: Khan wants to finish paying the bill.
Moral action: Kahn pays the bill and adds on a nice tip for the server.
Moral consequence: Kahn is thanked and gets better service going forward.
Norm: One should tip a server unless they provided poor service.
Situation: Khan eats at a restaurant and enjoys the food there.
Intention: Khan wants to finish paying the bill.
Immoral action: Kahn pays the bill but doesn't tip because surely they pay these people?
Immoral consequence: Kahn exits the restaurant quickly and heads home.
Norm: It's good to clap to encourage performers.
Situation: Jones is at a concert with his friends and the band finishes a song.
Intention: Jones wants to decide to clap or not.
Moral action: Jones claps for the band even though it wasn't his favorite song.
Moral consequence: Jones friends clap for the song and the band as well.
Norm: It's good to clap to encourage performers.
Situation: Jones is at a concert with his friends and the band finishes a song.
Intention: Jones wants to decide to clap or not.
Immoral action: Jones didn't like the song, so he thinks the band is lucky he's not booing.
Immoral consequence: Jones's friends think that Jones is being a jerk to not clap.
Norm: You shouldn't send perverted messages to people.
Situation: Cory has taken an interest in a girl and finds her to be quite attractive.
Intention: Cory wants to flirt with the girl.
Moral action: Cory waits until they get to know each other more and acts suggestively with her in person.
Moral consequence: The girl feels comfortable enough to flirt back at him.
Norm: You shouldn't send perverted messages to people.
Situation: Cory has taken an interest in a girl and finds her to be quite attractive.
Intention: Cory wants to flirt with the girl.
Immoral action: Cory starts to send her intimate messages about what he wants to do with her.
Immoral consequence: The girl is not into it and quickly loses interest in him.
Norm: It's not okay to not do your fair share.
Situation: Billy and Ryan were two roommates that lived in a dorm together.
Intention: Billy wants the dorm to be clean.
Moral action: Billy helps Ryan when he sees him trying to clean the room.
Moral consequence: Billy and Ryan are able to enjoy relaxing in a clean dorm room.
Norm: It's not okay to not do your fair share.
Situation: Billy and Ryan were two roommates that lived in a dorm together.
Intention: Billy wants the dorm to be clean.
Immoral action: Billy lets Ryan do all the cleaning in the dorm, but never offers to help.
Immoral consequence: Ryan gets annoyed with Billy and starts letting the room get messy.
Norm: It's wrong to tell other people what to eat
Situation: Jen is dating a partner who has an unhealthy diet and has been gaining a lot of weight.
Intention: Jen wants to help her partner lose weight.
Moral action: Jen makes going to the gym a couple's activity for them.
Moral consequence: Jen's partner has fun working out with her at the gym and becomes healthier.
Norm: It's wrong to tell other people what to eat
Situation: Jen is dating a partner who has an unhealthy diet and has been gaining a lot of weight.
Intention: Jen wants to help her partner lose weight.
Immoral action: Jen tells her partner to stop eating fast food and gives him a hard time if he doesn't listen.
Immoral consequence: Jen's partner feels self conscious about their body and weight.
Norm: It's good to be a concerned citizen.
Situation: Nancy called her friend Kay, who had been sick, one afternoon, and they talked for a bit before Nancy had to head off to work.
Intention: Nancy wanted to catch up with her friend Kay.
Moral action: Nancy asked Kay if she had been feeling better lately since she had been sick.
Moral consequence: Kay was grateful Nancy asked about how she felt and checked on her with a call.
Norm: It's good to be a concerned citizen.
Situation: Nancy called her friend Kay, who had been sick, one afternoon, and they talked for a bit before Nancy had to head off to work.
Intention: Nancy wanted to catch up with her friend Kay.
Immoral action: Nancy did not ask Kay how she had been feeling even though Kay had recently been sick.
Immoral consequence: Kay was disappointed when Nancy got off the phone and thought Nancy did not care about her.
Norm: You should accept someone's offer of help.
Situation: August is struggling with addiction and her family is offering to take her to rehab.
Intention: August wants to remain in control.
Moral action: August decides to take the offer and promises to work hard at rehab.
Moral consequence: August overcomes her addiction and is able to get her life under control.
Norm: You should accept someone's offer of help.
Situation: August is struggling with addiction and her family is offering to take her to rehab.
Intention: August wants to remain in control.
Immoral action: August turns down the offer and heads back out to the streets on her own.
Immoral consequence: August does not overcome her addiction and it just gets worse.
Norm: You should leave an abusive relationship
Situation: Abby's husband always beats her whenever she upsets him, but he provides for her.
Intention: Abby doesn't want to be alone.
Moral action: Abby asks her friend if she can live with her temporarily, so she can break up with her husband.
Moral consequence: Abby is no longer hurt by anyone, and she is happier.
Norm: You should leave an abusive relationship
Situation: Abby's husband always beats her whenever she upsets him, but he provides for her.
Intention: Abby doesn't want to be alone.
Immoral action: Abby stays with her husband, because she doesn't know where else to go.
Immoral consequence: Abby continues to be abused, and she can't do anything about it.
Norm: You shouldn't fantasize about your friend's girlfriend.
Situation: Matt is a 19 year old with raging hormones who is home alone.
Intention: Matt wants to imagine a sexual fantasy.
Moral action: Matt thinks about a popular social media influencer who is known for her good looks.
Moral consequence: Matt is satisfied indulging in his fantasy about the famous woman.
Norm: You shouldn't fantasize about your friend's girlfriend.
Situation: Matt is a 19 year old with raging hormones who is home alone.
Intention: Matt wants to imagine a sexual fantasy.
Immoral action: Matt thinks about the girl his best friend is dating who he finds quite attractive.
Immoral consequence: Matt feels guilty for thinking this way and feels like a bad friend.
Norm: You should say thank you when someone makes you something.
Situation: It was Kate's birthday and her best friend baked her a cake.
Intention: Kate wants to let her friend know she ate the cake.
Moral action: Kate calls her friend up and tells her thank you for making the cake and that she ate the whole thing.
Moral consequence: Kate's friend is thrilled that her friend liked the cakes.
Norm: You should say thank you when someone makes you something.
Situation: It was Kate's birthday and her best friend baked her a cake.
Intention: Kate wants to let her friend know she ate the cake.
Immoral action: Kate brought the cake container back to her friend without saying a word.
Immoral consequence: Kate's friend never goes through the trouble of making her a cake again.
Norm: You should always give people the chance to apologize.
Situation: Sarah and Victoria are friends and Victoria carelessly says something that hurts Sarah.
Intention: Sarah wants to respond to Victoria's behavior.
Moral action: Sarah receives a letter from Victoria who explains her carelessness in the previous conversation and Sarah accepts her explanation.
Moral consequence: Victoria thanks Sarah for her understanding, and they are still good friends.
Norm: You should always give people the chance to apologize.
Situation: Sarah and Victoria are friends and Victoria carelessly says something that hurts Sarah.
Intention: Sarah wants to respond to Victoria's behavior.
Immoral action: Sarah ghosts and ignores Victoria despite Victoria's frequent attempts to reach her.
Immoral consequence: Victoria feels sad and frustrated.
Norm: It's not okay to waste money gambling.
Situation: John and his wife Sally are on vacation in Vegas together.
Intention: John wants to feel alive and excited.
Moral action: John takes Sally to various exciting shows in town.
Moral consequence: They have a great time and Sally loves John even more.
Norm: It's not okay to waste money gambling.
Situation: John and his wife Sally are on vacation in Vegas together.
Intention: John wants to feel alive and excited.
Immoral action: John leaves Sally, gambles and loses all their vacation money.
Immoral consequence: Sally is angry at John and threatens to leave him.
Norm: Talking on the phone in the library is rude.
Situation: Tina is looking for a book to read at her local library when her phone rings, she sees that it is her friend.
Intention: Tina wants to find out what her friend is calling about.
Moral action: Tina does not answer the call, but rather she steps outside of the library to call her friend back.
Moral consequence: Tina does not embarrass herself by making noise in the library and the librarian doesn't have to have an uncomfortable conversation with her about keeping the noise down.
Norm: Talking on the phone in the library is rude.
Situation: Tina is looking for a book to read at her local library when her phone rings, she sees that it is her friend.
Intention: Tina wants to find out what her friend is calling about.
Immoral action: Tina decides to answer her phone in the library aisle, since she doesn't see anyone else around.
Immoral consequence: The librarian has to come over and ask Tina to keep her voice down and Tina is embarrassed.
Norm: Working hard is a good way to spend time.
Situation: Tim has just learned that he has an extended weekend two extra days off.
Intention: Tim wants to find something to do with the extra time.
Moral action: Tim spends the extended weekend working on a side project.
Moral consequence: Tim feels accomplished after spending his days off in a productive manner.
Norm: Working hard is a good way to spend time.
Situation: Tim has just learned that he has an extended weekend two extra days off.
Intention: Tim wants to find something to do with the extra time.
Immoral action: Tim decides to spend his days off playing video games.
Immoral consequence: Tim is unmotivated when he returns to work from being off so many days.
Norm: You should confide in your friends.
Situation: Hina is going through a rough patch with her partner and her friend asks her how the couple is doing.
Intention: Hina wants to talk about her relationship issues.
Moral action: Hina tells her friend what is going on and asks for advice.
Moral consequence: Hina's friend feels like they have a good deal of trust in them.
Norm: You should confide in your friends.
Situation: Hina is going through a rough patch with her partner and her friend asks her how the couple is doing.
Intention: Hina wants to talk about her relationship issues.
Immoral action: Hina says everything is going well and talks with her family about the issues later.
Immoral consequence: Hina's friend knows she isn't being upfront, so they feel a lack of trust.
Norm: It's good for a child to protect their parent.
Situation: Ken is walking down the street with his mom Ellen when a mugger punches Ellen and takes her purse.
Intention: Ken wants to react to his mom being mugged.
Moral action: Ken quickly trips the mugger and kicks him in the ribs knocking the wind out of him.
Moral consequence: Ken's mom is delighted her boy stood up for her and got the mugger before he could run away.
Norm: It's good for a child to protect their parent.
Situation: Ken is walking down the street with his mom Ellen when a mugger punches Ellen and takes her purse.
Intention: Ken wants to react to his mom being mugged.
Immoral action: Ken frantically flails and screams for help as the mugger runs away while Ken is panicking.
Immoral consequence: Ken's mom is now worried about Ken as well as her self as he's having a meltdown in front of her.
Norm: It is unacceptable to wear only underwear in public.
Situation: Jim needs to get an important letter in the mail and has just rolled out of bed to see the mailman approaching his mailbox.
Intention: Jim needs to hand the letter to the mailman.
Moral action: Jim shouts out his fron tdoor for the mailman to wait, before throwing on a bathrobe and going to meet him with the letter.
Moral consequence: The mailman accepts Jim's letter with a smile and continues on his route.
Norm: It is unacceptable to wear only underwear in public.
Situation: Jim needs to get an important letter in the mail and has just rolled out of bed to see the mailman approaching his mailbox.
Intention: Jim needs to hand the letter to the mailman.
Immoral action: Jim immediately rushes to the front door and runs out in his underwear to give the mailman the letter.
Immoral consequence: The mailman is justifiably uncomfortable with the whole encounter and quickly walks away after receiving the letter.
Norm: Using racist language is wrong.
Situation: Jake is walking down the street when he sees some Latino construction workers working on the street.
Intention: Jake wants to greet the construction workers.
Moral action: Jake walks up to the construction workers and says "hey fellas how's it going?".
Moral consequence: The construction workers all wave back to Jake happily, feeling good that a stranger said hello.
Norm: Using racist language is wrong.
Situation: Jake is walking down the street when he sees some Latino construction workers working on the street.
Intention: Jake wants to greet the construction workers.
Immoral action: Jake walks up to the construction workers and says "hey wetbacks how's it going?".
Immoral consequence: The workers all look at Jake angrily and are shocked he would be so utterly disrespectful and disgusting.
Norm: It's wrong for parents not to support their children.
Situation: Dee is a teacher who lives with her son Frank, who dreams of being a musician.
Intention: Dee wants to feel better about herself.
Moral action: Dee tells Frank he can do anything he puts his mind to, and she supports him.
Moral consequence: Frank feels closer to Dee and loves her more.
Norm: It's wrong for parents not to support their children.
Situation: Dee is a teacher who lives with her son Frank, who dreams of being a musician.
Intention: Dee wants to feel better about herself.
Immoral action: Dee tells Frank to forget his dreams and do something practical, like become a teacher.
Immoral consequence: Frank doesn't feel supported and resents Dee.
Norm: It's wrong to be mean to a child.
Situation: Ken is at the grocery store with his son Liam who asks Ken to buy ice cream.
Intention: Ken wants to respond to Liam's request.
Moral action: Ken tells Liam that he can't be eating too much sugar, so they'll have to get it next time.
Moral consequence: The other customers are happy to see Ken being conscious of what Liam eats.
Norm: It's wrong to be mean to a child.
Situation: Ken is at the grocery store with his son Liam who asks Ken to buy ice cream.
Intention: Ken wants to respond to Liam's request.
Immoral action: Ken tells Liam that he's a gluttonous little monster who sucks money out of him like a vacuum, and he should shut it.
Immoral consequence: The other customers are appalled at how Ken speaks to Liam and are worried for Liam's safety.
Norm: It's wrong to expect money out of people.
Situation: Bobby is unemployed and has just been introduced to a rich woman he isn't attracted to.
Intention: Bobby wants to live the good life.
Moral action: Bobby doesn't lead her on and instead finds himself a lucrative career.
Moral consequence: The lady doesn't get hurt.
Norm: It's wrong to expect money out of people.
Situation: Bobby is unemployed and has just been introduced to a rich woman he isn't attracted to.
Intention: Bobby wants to live the good life.
Immoral action: Bobby pretends to love the woman in return for monetary support.
Immoral consequence: The woman will catch on eventually and resent him terribly.
Norm: You shouldn't procrastinate at school.
Situation: Sandra has been given an assignment to do in class which she is supposed to hand in at the end of he period.
Intention: Sandra wants to start her assignment.
Moral action: Sandra starts the assignment immediately and has ample time to finish it before class ends.
Moral consequence: Sandra does well on the assignment and gets a good grade on it.
Norm: You shouldn't procrastinate at school.
Situation: Sandra has been given an assignment to do in class which she is supposed to hand in at the end of he period.
Intention: Sandra wants to start her assignment.
Immoral action: Sandra doesn't feel like doing the assignment and doesn't start it until half way through the period.
Immoral consequence: Sandra doesn't manage to finish the assignment by the end of the period and gets a low grade for the work.
Norm: It's good to stand up for friends.
Situation: Freddy and his friend Ben are at school together when a bully tells Ben to give him his lunch money.
Intention: Freddy wants to react to the Bully's demands.
Moral action: Freddy tells the bully to get lost and no one is giving him their lunch money.
Moral consequence: Ben will think Freddy is brave and will have admiration for Freddy.
Norm: It's good to stand up for friends.
Situation: Freddy and his friend Ben are at school together when a bully tells Ben to give him his lunch money.
Intention: Freddy wants to react to the Bully's demands.
Immoral action: Freddy tells Ben to give the bully his lunch money to avoid conflict.
Immoral consequence: Ben will think Freddy is a coward and will be ashamed of Freddy.
Norm: It's wrong to insult other people's stories.
Situation: Kelly is getting bored by the story that Don is telling about his grandfather.
Intention: Kelly wants to make Don stop telling the story.
Moral action: Kelly asks Don if he would like to get something to eat.
Moral consequence: Don tells Kelly that he's getting hungry and would love to eat a burger.
Norm: It's wrong to insult other people's stories.
Situation: Kelly is getting bored by the story that Don is telling about his grandfather.
Intention: Kelly wants to make Don stop telling the story.
Immoral action: Kelly tells Don that the story about his grandfather is boring.
Immoral consequence: Don starts to sob uncontrollably and walks away from Kelly.
Norm: It's rude to stay in a store past closing.
Situation: Sandy is in the grocery store shopping and it will be closing in a short time.
Intention: Sandy wants to grab a few items she needs to use for dinner.
Moral action: Sandy hustles through the store getting what she needs just before the close time.
Moral consequence: The employees are pleased that she was mindful enough to leave on time.