CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should back up so you can let people park.
Situation: Jed is parked at a busy shopping mall when people are looking for spots and is tired.
Intention: Jed wants to sleep in his car.
Immoral action: Jed pretends there's no one looking for his spot and puts his seat back and dozes off.
Immoral consequence: Other drivers become very upset and tap on his window and wake him up.
Norm: It’s nice to hug people.
Situation: Cindy notices her friend looks upset today.
Intention: Cindy wants to cheer her friend up.
Moral action: Cindy decides to hug her friend to try and make her feel better.
Moral consequence: It actually seems to work a bit since her friend thanks Cindy and seems to feel a bit better.
Norm: It’s nice to hug people.
Situation: Cindy notices her friend looks upset today.
Intention: Cindy wants to cheer her friend up.
Immoral action: Cindy tells a bunch of jokes to try to cheer her friend up.
Immoral consequence: Unfortunately Cindy's jokes fall flat and fail to cheer her friend up.
Norm: You shouldn't let your parents track your phone.
Situation: Stefy, a lady in high school whose parents monitor her through the phone, is thinking of ways that she can make her parents happy.
Intention: Stefy wants to buy a surprise gift for her dad.
Moral action: Stefy leaves her phone at home and goes to a men's watch store to get her dad a watch.
Moral consequence: Stefy's dad is totally surprised by the watch and loves the gift very much.
Norm: You shouldn't let your parents track your phone.
Situation: Stefy, a lady in high school whose parents monitor her through the phone, is thinking of ways that she can make her parents happy.
Intention: Stefy wants to buy a surprise gift for her dad.
Immoral action: Stefy goes to a men's watch store and looks up different types of watches with her phone, then buys one.
Immoral consequence: Stefy's parents see that she went to a men's watch store and the surprise is ruined.
Norm: It is good to be clean.
Situation: Ben was getting ready to go on a date when he realized that he smelled like sweat.
Intention: Ben wants to get dressed.
Moral action: Ben takes a shower before trying to put on his clothes for the date.
Moral consequence: Ben's date complements him and tells him to call her later.
Norm: It is good to be clean.
Situation: Ben was getting ready to go on a date when he realized that he smelled like sweat.
Intention: Ben wants to get dressed.
Immoral action: Ben continues to put on his clothes without trying to clean or mask the smell.
Immoral consequence: Ben's date is disgusted by him and tells him not to call her back.
Norm: It's wrong to take someone's pets away from them.
Situation: Ed is tired of his neighbors dogs pooping on his lawn every morning.
Intention: Ed wants the dogs to stop pooping on his lawn.
Moral action: Ed stops by his neighbor's house and talks to him about his dogs' behavior.
Moral consequence: The dogs stop pooping in Ed's yard, and he is able to enjoy the yard in peace.
Norm: It's wrong to take someone's pets away from them.
Situation: Ed is tired of his neighbors dogs pooping on his lawn every morning.
Intention: Ed wants the dogs to stop pooping on his lawn.
Immoral action: Ed sets out a plate of poison spiked with dog food and leaves it in his yard.
Immoral consequence: The dogs die and Ed is arrested for killing them on purpose.
Norm: You shouldn't be friends with someone who harasses you.
Situation: Mindy is hanging out with her friend John, who is calling her all sorts of names.
Intention: Mindy just wants to say she has a friend.
Moral action: Mindy cuts off ties with John and finds other friends who won't abuse her.
Moral consequence: Mindy's self esteem shoots up, and she becomes much happier.
Norm: You shouldn't be friends with someone who harasses you.
Situation: Mindy is hanging out with her friend John, who is calling her all sorts of names.
Intention: Mindy just wants to say she has a friend.
Immoral action: Mindy continues to hang around John and be seen with him.
Immoral consequence: Mindy loses her self esteem and becomes very depressed.
Norm: You should punish students that steal your things.
Situation: Stacy is an elementary teacher who has a student who went into her purse and stole $10.
Intention: Stacy wants to avoid discouraging the student.
Moral action: Stacy talks with the student about the consequences of his actions, then punishes him.
Moral consequence: The student learns from the talk and refrains from stealing again.
Norm: You should punish students that steal your things.
Situation: Stacy is an elementary teacher who has a student who went into her purse and stole $10.
Intention: Stacy wants to avoid discouraging the student.
Immoral action: Stacy talks to the student and decides not to punish him so that he will self-correct.
Immoral consequence: The student thinks that he can get away with stealing and develops a stealing habit.
Norm: It's bad to want to shoot people for no reason.
Situation: James is having a rough time adjusting to his first year away at college and is currently doing poorly in his classes.
Intention: James wants to distract himself from his problems.
Moral action: James joins a video game club on campus and becomes a regular at their get togethers.
Moral consequence: James makes several friends who help him study and improve his grades.
Norm: It's bad to want to shoot people for no reason.
Situation: James is having a rough time adjusting to his first year away at college and is currently doing poorly in his classes.
Intention: James wants to distract himself from his problems.
Immoral action: James fantasizes about shooting up the campus and them having to close it down for the semester.
Immoral consequence: James becomes increasingly neurotic and continues to do poorly in his classes.
Norm: It's bad to have sex in public.
Situation: Mark and Marcia are in love and at the crowded beach together during the day.
Intention: Mark wants to make love to his girlfriend Marcia.
Moral action: Mark takes Marcia to his beachhouse and has sex with her there.
Moral consequence: The other beachgoers are comfortable and Mark and Marcia stay out of jail.
Norm: It's bad to have sex in public.
Situation: Mark and Marcia are in love and at the crowded beach together during the day.
Intention: Mark wants to make love to his girlfriend Marcia.
Immoral action: Mark starts with Marcia on the crowded beach and has sex with her in front of others.
Immoral consequence: Other beachgoers become uncomfortable and the cops come and arrest them.
Norm: You should accept your stepkids.
Situation: George is a father of two who has just married a woman named Martha who has one son named Bayley.
Intention: George wants Martha and all their kids to live together under one roof.
Moral action: George starts building a house and makes sure that the blueprint includes a bedroom for all three of the kids.
Moral consequence: George, Martha, and their kids move in together and become a family.
Norm: You should accept your stepkids.
Situation: George is a father of two who has just married a woman named Martha who has one son named Bayley.
Intention: George wants Martha and all their kids to live together under one roof.
Immoral action: George starts building a house and plans for his two kids to have their own bedrooms, while Bayley sleeps in the basement.
Immoral consequence: Martha doesn't agree with Bayley sleeping in the basement and decides not to move in with George.
Norm: It is alright to not know how to act.
Situation: Victoria is at a formal dinner and does not know all the customs, and it is making her anxious.
Intention: Victoria wants to relieve her anxiety.
Moral action: Victoria asks the person next to her which fork she should be using.
Moral consequence: The person next to Victoria is happy to help her, and she ends up enjoying her dinner.
Norm: It is alright to not know how to act.
Situation: Victoria is at a formal dinner and does not know all the customs, and it is making her anxious.
Intention: Victoria wants to relieve her anxiety.
Immoral action: Victoria has a small meltdown over the stress and runs from the dinner.
Immoral consequence: Victoria feels embarrassed and vows never to go to a formal dinner again.
Norm: It is bad to quit.
Situation: Jaroslav is working on a difficult project at work and has hit a roadblock.
Intention: Jaroslav wants to move on from the project.
Moral action: Jaroslav seeks out some help with the project and is able to finally figure it out, so he can move on to the next one.
Moral consequence: Jaroslav is recognized at work for overcoming such a difficult project, and he feels proud.
Norm: It is bad to quit.
Situation: Jaroslav is working on a difficult project at work and has hit a roadblock.
Intention: Jaroslav wants to move on from the project.
Immoral action: Jaroslav decides to stop working on the project all together and just moves onto something else.
Immoral consequence: Jaroslav is reprimanded by his boss for not finishing the difficult project and missing out on a promotion.
Norm: It's good to help someone with their hair.
Situation: Lucas is giving himself a haircut while his friend Elijah looks on, but he can't reach a certain spot in the back.
Intention: Elijah wants to react to Lucas's problem.
Moral action: Elijah offers to cut the back of Lucas's hair for him since he can't really see.
Moral consequence: Lucas ends up with a perfect haircut thanks to the help of Elijah.
Norm: It's good to help someone with their hair.
Situation: Lucas is giving himself a haircut while his friend Elijah looks on, but he can't reach a certain spot in the back.
Intention: Elijah wants to react to Lucas's problem.
Immoral action: Elijah tells Lucas he should stretch his arm back a little further and snip the hair.
Immoral consequence: Lucas snips the wrong hair and now the whole cut looks uneven.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to your family.
Situation: Derrick is on an important business call while working from home and his family is in the background making a lot of noise.
Intention: Derrick wants to be able to hear the person he's talking to clearly.
Moral action: Derrick covers the receiver of his phone and quietly asks his family to tone down the noise for a bit.
Moral consequence: Derrick's family respects his wishes and allows him to have his conversation in peace.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to your family.
Situation: Derrick is on an important business call while working from home and his family is in the background making a lot of noise.
Intention: Derrick wants to be able to hear the person he's talking to clearly.
Immoral action: Derrick covers the receiver of his phone for a moment and shouts at his family to shut up.
Immoral consequence: Derrick's family is upset that he spoke to them in such a fashion and stares at him resentfully as he continues his phone call.
Norm: It's wrong to judge somebody by their job
Situation: Becky has a great time with a blind date and learns he is a janitor.
Intention: Becky wants to date someone who might be her future husband.
Moral action: Becky looks forward to the second date since she had a memorable time.
Moral consequence: Becky has a meaningful relationship that continues through marriage.
Norm: It's wrong to judge somebody by their job
Situation: Becky has a great time with a blind date and learns he is a janitor.
Intention: Becky wants to date someone who might be her future husband.
Immoral action: Becky declines a second date because his job isn't up to her standards.
Immoral consequence: Becky has a hard time meeting anyone and is lonely frequently.
Norm: It is bad to argue with your significant other.
Situation: Jay has a girlfriend who has just expressed a political view that is the opposite of what he strongly believes.
Intention: Jay wants to discuss the political issue.
Moral action: Jay changes the subject and puts on a show for them to watch together.
Moral consequence: Jay's girlfriend enjoys the show and has a comfortable night with him.
Norm: It is bad to argue with your significant other.
Situation: Jay has a girlfriend who has just expressed a political view that is the opposite of what he strongly believes.
Intention: Jay wants to discuss the political issue.
Immoral action: Jay gets into an argument with his partner over the issue.
Immoral consequence: Jay's girlfriend's night is ruined because of him turning it into an argument.
Norm: It's wrong not to feel empathy toward people.
Situation: Chuck's girlfriend got into a fight with her mom and is crying about it over the phone.
Intention: Chuck wants her girlfriend to stop crying.
Moral action: Chuck tells his girlfriend that he knows how she feels and is sorry that she's hurting.
Moral consequence: Chuck's girlfriend feels comforted that someone else understands what she is going through.
Norm: It's wrong not to feel empathy toward people.
Situation: Chuck's girlfriend got into a fight with her mom and is crying about it over the phone.
Intention: Chuck wants her girlfriend to stop crying.
Immoral action: Chuck tells his girlfriend to get over it and not worry about her feelings so much.
Immoral consequence: Chuck's girlfriend is offended and thinks that he is an insensitive jerk.
Norm: It is bad to hurt those you love
Situation: John just lost his job and comes home to his wife Mindy.
Intention: John wants to feel strong.
Moral action: John goes to lift some weights and then takes Mindy out to dinner where he confides in her about his job.
Moral consequence: Mindy supports John and comforts him and feels closer to him.
Norm: It is bad to hurt those you love
Situation: John just lost his job and comes home to his wife Mindy.
Intention: John wants to feel strong.
Immoral action: John tells Mindy she is not smart or capable and threatens to hit her.
Immoral consequence: Mindy loses her self-esteem and resents John and considers leaving him.
Norm: It's wrong to grope people without their permission.
Situation: Jake is dancing at a club with an attractive woman, and they are having good time.
Intention: Jake wants to make a move on the girl.
Moral action: Jake gets the girl's number and asks her out on dates before making any moves.
Moral consequence: The girl becomes comfortable enough with Jake to be intimate with him.
Norm: It's wrong to grope people without their permission.
Situation: Jake is dancing at a club with an attractive woman, and they are having good time.
Intention: Jake wants to make a move on the girl.
Immoral action: Jake, while dancing close to the girl, runs his hang against her leg.
Immoral consequence: The girl is offended by his actions and runs away from him.
Norm: It's rude to choose a friend over your significant other.
Situation: Roger is getting ready for his date with Susan when his friend Antonio invites him to a football game.
Intention: Roger wants to watch football.
Moral action: Roger takes Susan to a wings bar where they watch the football game while eating wings.
Moral consequence: Susan learns more about football.
Norm: It's rude to choose a friend over your significant other.
Situation: Roger is getting ready for his date with Susan when his friend Antonio invites him to a football game.
Intention: Roger wants to watch football.
Immoral action: Roger goes to the football game after telling Susan he's sick.
Immoral consequence: Susan is hurt when she finds out the truth.
Norm: You shouldn't be ashamed of your relationship.
Situation: Jim is the captain of the football team and has secretly been dating Laura a geeky girl in his class.
Intention: Jim wants to respond to questions about who he is taking to prom.
Moral action: Jim mans up and tells people he will be attending with Laura.
Moral consequence: Laura is pleased that she can now openly date Jim.
Norm: You shouldn't be ashamed of your relationship.
Situation: Jim is the captain of the football team and has secretly been dating Laura a geeky girl in his class.
Intention: Jim wants to respond to questions about who he is taking to prom.
Immoral action: Jim deflects and tells people he will be going solo.
Immoral consequence: Laura is hurt and breaks up with Jim.
Norm: You shouldn't intentionally run over animals.
Situation: A raccoon has been going through Chad's garbage all month, and the raccoon was on the road as Chad was driving.
Intention: Chad has to make a quick decision while driving.
Moral action: Chad stomps on the brake so that the raccoon can run away.
Moral consequence: Chad feels good that he didn't kill anything and can hope that the raccoon leaves it alone now.
Norm: You shouldn't intentionally run over animals.
Situation: A raccoon has been going through Chad's garbage all month, and the raccoon was on the road as Chad was driving.
Intention: Chad has to make a quick decision while driving.
Immoral action: Chad runs over the raccoon since it's been bothering him anyway.
Immoral consequence: Chad feels intense guilt and hopes that it didn't have any babies.
Norm: You shouldn't steal things.
Situation: Randy is at work at the office and sees some office supplies which remind him of what he needs for his home office.
Intention: Randy wants to have a stapler to use at home.
Moral action: Randy stops buy an office supply store on his way home from work.
Moral consequence: Randy's office is more furnished with the supplies that he needs at home.
Norm: You shouldn't steal things.
Situation: Randy is at work at the office and sees some office supplies which remind him of what he needs for his home office.
Intention: Randy wants to have a stapler to use at home.
Immoral action: Randy takes home one of the staplers from his work office.
Immoral consequence: Randy gets caught stealing from work and is then fired from his job.
Norm: It's not okay to not want to succeed.
Situation: Stan has to play in a football game, but he's really tired.
Intention: Stan has to decide whether to play hard.
Moral action: Stan decides to play as hard as he can in the game and relax afterwards.
Moral consequence: Stan's teammates could tell that he wasn't interested but respect that he still played hard.
Norm: It's not okay to not want to succeed.
Situation: Stan has to play in a football game, but he's really tired.
Intention: Stan has to decide whether to play hard.
Immoral action: Stan conserves his energy and doesn't try that hard during the game.
Immoral consequence: Stan's teammates are upset that Stan doesn't want to win as much as they do.
Norm: You should thank your employee when you pay them.
Situation: James was recently promoted to manager, and he was handing out paychecks for the first time.
Intention: James wants to finish handing out the checks.
Moral action: James thanks all his employees as he hands them thier checks.
Moral consequence: The employees are pleased to have such a friendly manager.
Norm: You should thank your employee when you pay them.
Situation: James was recently promoted to manager, and he was handing out paychecks for the first time.
Intention: James wants to finish handing out the checks.
Immoral action: James just hands out the checks quickly because people want their money.
Immoral consequence: James's employees wonder why James didn't thank them or say anything.
Norm: You should be thankful when someone offers you money.
Situation: It's Gabriela's birthday, and Gabriela receives a envelope of money from her uncle.
Intention: Gabriela wants to respond to her uncle's gift.
Moral action: Gabriela tells her uncle that she really likes the gift of money.
Moral consequence: Gabriela's uncle will think that Gabriela is appreciative.
Norm: You should be thankful when someone offers you money.
Situation: It's Gabriela's birthday, and Gabriela receives a envelope of money from her uncle.
Intention: Gabriela wants to respond to her uncle's gift.
Immoral action: Gabriela tells her uncle that the gift is a low amount of money.
Immoral consequence: Gabriela's uncle will think that she is an ungrateful person.
Norm: You aren't obligated to help others with their problems.
Situation: Lee has a friend who is dealing with depression, and she has approached him again for help.
Intention: Lee wants to make sure his friend gets help.
Moral action: Lee suggests that his friend talk to a mental health professional.
Moral consequence: Lee's friend takes his advice and gets appropriate help from a qualified doctor.
Norm: You aren't obligated to help others with their problems.
Situation: Lee has a friend who is dealing with depression, and she has approached him again for help.
Intention: Lee wants to make sure his friend gets help.
Immoral action: Lee takes time and energy for his friend to try to talk things out with her.
Immoral consequence: Lee's friend becomes too dependent on coming to him for help.
Norm: It is disrespectful to vandalize library books.
Situation: Ace and his friend are at a library and are bored of reading books, but won't be picked up for another hour.
Intention: Ace wants to do something fun and different.
Moral action: Ace asks for a piece of paper from the front, then plays pen-and-paper games with his friend.
Moral consequence: No one else in the library is disturbed and all that is marked is the piece of paper.
Norm: It is disrespectful to vandalize library books.
Situation: Ace and his friend are at a library and are bored of reading books, but won't be picked up for another hour.
Intention: Ace wants to do something fun and different.
Immoral action: Ace starts drawing in the margins of the library book to make a stop-animation drawing, then shows his friend.
Immoral consequence: The next person to check out the book reports it to the library, who then has to fix the book.
Norm: It's wrong to push through crowds of people.
Situation: Olivia is at the grocery store with her items when she realizes the lines are really long at the registers.
Intention: Olivia wants to check out.
Moral action: Olivia waits for twenty minutes to get to the beginning of the line.
Moral consequence: The manager of the store gives Olivia a ten dollar discount for the long wait.
Norm: It's wrong to push through crowds of people.
Situation: Olivia is at the grocery store with her items when she realizes the lines are really long at the registers.
Intention: Olivia wants to check out.
Immoral action: Olivia pushes past all the people in the lines with her shopping cart  in order to get ahead in the line.
Immoral consequence: The manager of the store asks Olivia to leave the store right away.
Norm: You should help other people besides your son.
Situation: Kevin has a son that is on a little league team and Kevin is a coach on the team.
Intention: Kevin wants to give hitting tips.
Moral action: Kevin gives hitting tips to all the players on the team.
Moral consequence: The other kids will think that Kevin is a good coach.
Norm: You should help other people besides your son.
Situation: Kevin has a son that is on a little league team and Kevin is a coach on the team.
Intention: Kevin wants to give hitting tips.
Immoral action: Kevin gives hitting tips only to his son.
Immoral consequence: The other kids on the team will become jealous of Kevin's son.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat with your friends' partners.
Situation: Carmen has just met her boyfriend's best friend Danny at a party.
Intention: Carmen wants to have dinner with Danny.
Moral action: Carmen invites Danny over to have dinner with her and her boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Carmen's boyfriend enjoys spending time with his girlfriend and his best friend.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat with your friends' partners.
Situation: Carmen has just met her boyfriend's best friend Danny at a party.
Intention: Carmen wants to have dinner with Danny.
Immoral action: Carmen invites Danny on a dinner date when her boyfriend goes out of town.
Immoral consequence: When Carmen's boyfriend gets back into town he beats up his friend and breaks up with Carmen.
Norm: It's fine to vacation where ever you like.
Situation: Nick has some time off from work and is considering vacationing in Central America, but has heard that it is dangerous.
Intention: Nick wants to pick a vacation spot.
Moral action: Nick decides to go for it and books a flight to Costa Rica to explore the volcanoes there.
Moral consequence: Nick goes to see the volcanoes and the forests, saves a lot of money, and has a great time.