CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Never ignore another humans cry for help.
Situation: Bryce is on his phone on the bus when a woman in red sitting across from him holds up a small sign that says 'Help, I'm being trafficked'.
Intention: Bryce wants to finish his phone call.
Immoral action: Bryce puts his sunglasses on to avoid looking at the woman and continues talking until his conversation is finished.
Immoral consequence: The woman in red falls victim to international sex trafficking and is terribly abused.
Norm: It's noble when someone resists peer pressure.
Situation: Bill is told that everyone in the school is going to miss the day tomorrow.
Intention: Bill wants to decide what to do.
Moral action: Bill ignores the pressure and just goes to school like normal.
Moral consequence: Bill is surprised to see that everyone else is in fact in school.
Norm: It's noble when someone resists peer pressure.
Situation: Bill is told that everyone in the school is going to miss the day tomorrow.
Intention: Bill wants to decide what to do.
Immoral action: Bill skips school thinking he won't get caught because everyone else is also skipping.
Immoral consequence: Bill was actually the only one skipping school and is caught easily.
Norm: It's good to practice proper hotel etiquette.
Situation: Jack is visiting some friends in a different town and has a party with them in his hotel room the night before check out.
Intention: Jack wants to leave the hotel on time in the morning.
Moral action: Jack asks his friends to help pick up some of the trash before they leave, so he doesn't have to do it in the morning.
Moral consequence: Jack wakes up to a fairly clean room in the morning and doesn't need to do anything else before he checks out.
Norm: It's good to practice proper hotel etiquette.
Situation: Jack is visiting some friends in a different town and has a party with them in his hotel room the night before check out.
Intention: Jack wants to leave the hotel on time in the morning.
Immoral action: Jack stays up late partying with his friends and makes a huge mess, and leaves in the morning without cleaning up.
Immoral consequence: Jack receives a ban from the hotel and isn't allowed to book with them in the future.
Norm: It's rude to borrow things without asking
Situation: Anne notices a top that she really likes in her sister's closet.
Intention: Anne wants to wear the top out on a date.
Moral action: Anne asks her sister ahead of time if she can borrow the top for a night.
Moral consequence: Anne's sister is pleased because she can borrow something in return.
Norm: It's rude to borrow things without asking
Situation: Anne notices a top that she really likes in her sister's closet.
Intention: Anne wants to wear the top out on a date.
Immoral action: Anne takes the top without asking and wears it while going out with the intention of returning it.
Immoral consequence: Anne's sister cannot find the top when she goes to wear it herself.
Norm: It's good to help an ailing family member.
Situation: Bob goes to see his sick sister Jill at her house.
Intention: Bob wants to talk to Jill.
Moral action: Bob talks to Jill and offers to help her out while she's sick.
Moral consequence: Bob helps takes care of Jill until she's better again.
Norm: It's good to help an ailing family member.
Situation: Bob goes to see his sick sister Jill at her house.
Intention: Bob wants to talk to Jill.
Immoral action: Bob talks to Jill quickly and swiftly before leaving just as quickly.
Immoral consequence: Jill has to find someone else to help her while she's sick.
Norm: It's wrong to be a chronic masturbator.
Situation: Hector is sitting in his car and starts fantasizing about a woman he sees.
Intention: Hector wants to masturbate.
Moral action: Hector waits until he gets home and masturbates while thinking of the woman.
Moral consequence: Hector cleans up and goes on with his day without incident.
Norm: It's wrong to be a chronic masturbator.
Situation: Hector is sitting in his car and starts fantasizing about a woman he sees.
Intention: Hector wants to masturbate.
Immoral action: Hector starts masturbating in the car as he stares at the woman.
Immoral consequence: Hector is arrested and is put on a sex offender list.
Norm: It's unacceptable to break a promise on prom night.
Situation: Leah calls Rick to see if he's ready to pick her up to take her to prom as he promised.
Intention: Rick wants to respond to Leah.
Moral action: Rick tells Leah that of course he'll be over in just a few minutes.
Moral consequence: Leah is delighted that Rick is coming to pick her up and excited about going to prom.
Norm: It's unacceptable to break a promise on prom night.
Situation: Leah calls Rick to see if he's ready to pick her up to take her to prom as he promised.
Intention: Rick wants to respond to Leah.
Immoral action: Rick tells Leah that he really doesn't want to go to prom anymore there's too many people there.
Immoral consequence: Leah is devastated as she had been dreaming of the prom for a long time.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone who hasn't seen Blade Runner.
Situation: Chris is talking with a group of his friends about different movies the they've seen.
Intention: Chris wants to find out who has seen Blade Runner.
Moral action: When Chris finds out one of his friends hasn't seen Blade Runner, he invites her over to his house for a movie night.
Moral consequence: Chris and his friend share a fun evening together watching films.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone who hasn't seen Blade Runner.
Situation: Chris is talking with a group of his friends about different movies the they've seen.
Intention: Chris wants to find out who has seen Blade Runner.
Immoral action: When his friend says he's never seen Blade Runner, Chris makes fun of him.
Immoral consequence: Chris is admonished by his friends for his rude behavior.
Norm: It's rude to treat a customer badly.
Situation: Anita has been working all day running her clothing store and now it's closing time.
Intention: Anita wants the last customer to leave, so she can close up.
Moral action: Anita asks the customer nicely if she help her out with anything because the store is closing soon.
Moral consequence: The customer accepts Anita's help, makes a purchase and leaves.
Norm: It's rude to treat a customer badly.
Situation: Anita has been working all day running her clothing store and now it's closing time.
Intention: Anita wants the last customer to leave, so she can close up.
Immoral action: Anita tells the customer that she doesn't have all day to wait for her, the shop is closing.
Immoral consequence: The customer is offended and leaves the store without buying anything.
Norm: It is gross to be slovenly.
Situation: Peter was in his messy apartment talking on the phone to his girlfriend Sara.
Intention: Peter wants to meet Sara for dinner.
Moral action: Peter invites Sara to eat at one of her favorite restaurants downtown.
Moral consequence: Sara has a great time and asks if she can see Peter again.
Norm: It is gross to be slovenly.
Situation: Peter was in his messy apartment talking on the phone to his girlfriend Sara.
Intention: Peter wants to meet Sara for dinner.
Immoral action: Peter invites Sara to eat a pizza at his apartment, but doesn't try to clean.
Immoral consequence: Sara leaves after ten minutes after seeing a roach run across the floor.
Norm: It's wrong to freeload off people.
Situation: Tim moved back in with his parents after graduating from college and getting a job at Walmart.
Intention: Tim wants to spend his money.
Moral action: Tim pays his parents rent and contributes to the grocery and utility bills.
Moral consequence: Tim's parents feel Tim is being very responsible, so they buy him a car to help him commute to work.
Norm: It's wrong to freeload off people.
Situation: Tim moved back in with his parents after graduating from college and getting a job at Walmart.
Intention: Tim wants to spend his money.
Immoral action: Tim spends all his money on going to bars with his friends whenever he's not working.
Immoral consequence: Tim's parents don't think Tim is trying to improve his life, so they kick him out of the house.
Norm: It is fun to enjoy video games with friends.
Situation: Joel gets a new game console for his birthday.
Intention: Joel wants to try some of the new games available for his console.
Moral action: Joel gets a game that two players can play and invites his best friend over to play the game with him.
Moral consequence: Joel has a great time playing with his friend, and they make it a regular event to get together for game days.
Norm: It is fun to enjoy video games with friends.
Situation: Joel gets a new game console for his birthday.
Intention: Joel wants to try some of the new games available for his console.
Immoral action: Joel starts playing a game that requires many hours of sitting in a room by yourself solving puzzles to finish.
Immoral consequence: Joel becomes bored and lonely sitting by himself in the room, playing the game.
Norm: It's good to spend time talking with your kids.
Situation: Darian has come home from work, and he sees his son Dennis watching television.
Intention: Darian wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Darian converses with Dennis over a game of chess.
Moral consequence: Dennis is able to get his dad's advice on an important issue he faces in school.
Norm: It's good to spend time talking with your kids.
Situation: Darian has come home from work, and he sees his son Dennis watching television.
Intention: Darian wants to do something fun.
Immoral action: Darian walks upstairs and spends the night watching his favorite movie series inside his room.
Immoral consequence: Dennis misses spending time with his father.
Norm: It is bad to betray those you love
Situation: Alana is good friends with Josh, her sister's boyfriend, who has invited her to a party.
Intention: Alana wants to attend the party with Josh.
Moral action: Alana asks her sister if it'd be alright to attend the party with Josh.
Moral consequence: Alana's sister is fine with the idea and wishes them a good night.
Norm: It is bad to betray those you love
Situation: Alana is good friends with Josh, her sister's boyfriend, who has invited her to a party.
Intention: Alana wants to attend the party with Josh.
Immoral action: Alana and Josh go to the party without telling her sister.
Immoral consequence: Alana's sister loses trust in her, straining their relationship for a while.
Norm: It's rude to ride slowly in the fast lane.
Situation: Harold is a slow driver driving on a two-lane highway, and his route has him making a left turn in a few miles.
Intention: Harold wants to make a left-hand turn.
Moral action: Harold stays in the right-most lane until relatively close to the time he needs to turn.
Moral consequence: Traffic runs smoothly, and Harold makes his trip without incident.
Norm: It's rude to ride slowly in the fast lane.
Situation: Harold is a slow driver driving on a two-lane highway, and his route has him making a left turn in a few miles.
Intention: Harold wants to make a left-hand turn.
Immoral action: Harold goes over to the passing lane and stays there, driving slowly, for several miles.
Immoral consequence: The other drivers honk at him and tailgate him, and a traffic jam starts.
Norm: You shouldn't back out of commitments you make.
Situation: Greg promised Janet a beautiful evening out when his friend Jose asks him to go shoot some pool.
Intention: Greg wants to respond to Jose's request.
Moral action: Greg tells Jose that he already promised Janet a lovely night out, so he will have to take a rain-check.
Moral consequence: Janet is thrilled that Greg chose her over Jose and has a beautiful time.
Norm: You shouldn't back out of commitments you make.
Situation: Greg promised Janet a beautiful evening out when his friend Jose asks him to go shoot some pool.
Intention: Greg wants to respond to Jose's request.
Immoral action: Greg tells Janet last minute that he decided to go play some pool with Jose, and they can just go out another night.
Immoral consequence: Janet's feelings are hurt, and she doesn't trust Greg any longer.
Norm: It's wrong to bail on an academic obligation.
Situation: Mr. Smith could see that Andy was doing poorly in Algebra, so he offered to tutor Andy and Andy agreed to it.
Intention: Andy wants to get better at Algebra.
Moral action: Andy stays after class and gets taught some tips on how to learn Algebra better by Mr. Smith.
Moral consequence: Andy is better able to do well in the class, and he learns a lot.
Norm: It's wrong to bail on an academic obligation.
Situation: Mr. Smith could see that Andy was doing poorly in Algebra, so he offered to tutor Andy and Andy agreed to it.
Intention: Andy wants to get better at Algebra.
Immoral action: Andy decides to study Algebra on his own so that he doesn't have to spend too much time on it.
Immoral consequence: Andy ends up getting a substandard education and continues to do poorly in class.
Norm: You should try to be nice to family members.
Situation: David's least favorite uncle is in town visiting for the weekend and asks to spend time with him.
Intention: David wants to spend the weekend with his friends.
Moral action: David explains to his uncle that he really wants to go to his friends for the weekend.
Moral consequence: David's uncle offers to take him and his friends to an amusement park, and they all have a great time.
Norm: You should try to be nice to family members.
Situation: David's least favorite uncle is in town visiting for the weekend and asks to spend time with him.
Intention: David wants to spend the weekend with his friends.
Immoral action: David tells his uncle that he doesn't like him and goes to his friends for the weekend.
Immoral consequence: Once David comes back home his parents ground him for a month for being rude.
Norm: Partners should not make each other feel upset.
Situation: Lee has been feeling depressed lately.
Intention: Lee wants her husband to know about how depressed she feels.
Moral action: Lee tells her husband that she is feeling really low and asks for his help.
Moral consequence: Lee's husband is happy she opened up and actively thinks of ways he can support her.
Norm: Partners should not make each other feel upset.
Situation: Lee has been feeling depressed lately.
Intention: Lee wants her husband to know about how depressed she feels.
Immoral action: Lee tells her husband about her depressive thoughts and tells him she thinks he has not been helpful.
Immoral consequence: Lee's husband feels very guilty and incapable of helping her meaningfully.
Norm: It's kind to let someone wait indoors instead of outside.
Situation: Jake's pizza delivery has just arrived and after greeting the delivery driver he realizes he left his wallet upstairs.
Intention: Jake wants to pay for his pizza.
Moral action: Jake invites the driver to step inside while he runs upstairs to grab his wallet.
Moral consequence: The delivery driver is touched by Jake's kindness and vows to be extra quick on his next delivery to Jake's address.
Norm: It's kind to let someone wait indoors instead of outside.
Situation: Jake's pizza delivery has just arrived and after greeting the delivery driver he realizes he left his wallet upstairs.
Intention: Jake wants to pay for his pizza.
Immoral action: Jake tells the delivery driver to hold on for a second, shuts the door and runs upstairs to grab his wallet.
Immoral consequence: The delivery driver is left waiting outside and gets frustrated.
Norm: You shouldn't put yourself down.
Situation: Ted has a girlfriend and is going through a rough time in life.
Intention: Ted wants to cope with his suffering.
Moral action: Ted starts telling himself that he can overcome these difficulties to encourage him to put out effort.
Moral consequence: Ted's girlfriend admires Ted more for pushing through difficulties proactively.
Norm: You shouldn't put yourself down.
Situation: Ted has a girlfriend and is going through a rough time in life.
Intention: Ted wants to cope with his suffering.
Immoral action: Ted keeps telling himself that he is a worthless person and can't do anything right as a way of explaining his suffering.
Immoral consequence: Ted's girlfriend gets fed up with Ted's lack of self-esteem and leaves him.
Norm: People shouldn't feel as if they own other's social attention.
Situation: Lucy is a social influencer online and is making a new video for her fans.
Intention: Lucy wants to send a message to her fans.
Moral action: Lucy tells her fans that she's grateful for all of the support that they've given her.
Moral consequence: Lucy's fans feel grateful and subscriptions continue to increase.
Norm: People shouldn't feel as if they own other's social attention.
Situation: Lucy is a social influencer online and is making a new video for her fans.
Intention: Lucy wants to send a message to her fans.
Immoral action: Lucy tells her fans that they belong to her and are losers if they decide to follow anyone else.
Immoral consequence: Lucy's fans get disgusted at her pride and start leaving her.
Norm: It's good to listen to people's stories.
Situation: Paul and his family are having a big family reunion at his grandparent's ranch.
Intention: Paul wants to play games with his cousins.
Moral action: Paul listens to his grandfather tell a story about the ranch, then he goes to play games with his cousins.
Moral consequence: His grandfather is happy that someone wanted to hear a story that he likes to tell.
Norm: It's good to listen to people's stories.
Situation: Paul and his family are having a big family reunion at his grandparent's ranch.
Intention: Paul wants to play games with his cousins.
Immoral action: Paul's grandfather starts to tell him a story about the ranch but Paul cuts him off to go play games with his cousins.
Immoral consequence: His grandfather gets hurt feelings because Paul doesn't want to hear his story.
Norm: It is smart to remove gold diggers from your life.
Situation: Rita has gotten rich from her job and is dating Vance, who has no job and is always hitting her up for money.
Intention: Rita wants a boyfriend.
Moral action: Rita kicks Vance out and starts dating someone who doesn't ask her for money all the time.
Moral consequence: Rita and her new boyfriend get along well and eventually marry.
Norm: It is smart to remove gold diggers from your life.
Situation: Rita has gotten rich from her job and is dating Vance, who has no job and is always hitting her up for money.
Intention: Rita wants a boyfriend.
Immoral action: Rita keeps giving Vance money for whatever he wants to do.
Immoral consequence: Rita's wealth dwindles as Vance keeps wasting more and more of it.
Norm: It's evil to physically assault someone.
Situation: Martha is walking home from class after dark and sees her friend Beth under a nearby awning.
Intention: Beth wants to get some money from Martha.
Moral action: Beth tells Martha that she is really hungry and could really use some money to get food.
Moral consequence: Martha gives Beth some cash from her wallet and wishes her well, not wanting her friend to suffer.
Norm: It's evil to physically assault someone.
Situation: Martha is walking home from class after dark and sees her friend Beth under a nearby awning.
Intention: Beth wants to get some money from Martha.
Immoral action: Beth steps out in front of Martha and grabs her hair, telling her that she will get hurt if she doesn't give Beth some cash.
Immoral consequence: Beth is approached by University Police for her attack on Martha and is kicked off of campus.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about your health.
Situation: Linda woke up late on Monday morning.
Intention: Linda wants to take the day off of work.
Moral action: Linda calls her office and tells her boss that, while she is not physically sick, she really needs a vacation day.
Moral consequence: Linda feels as though she has done the responsible, adult thing in the situation and her boss has no reason to doubt her sincerity.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about your health.
Situation: Linda woke up late on Monday morning.
Intention: Linda wants to take the day off of work.
Immoral action: Linda calls into her office and tells her boss that she is feeling sick and won't make it to work that day.
Immoral consequence: Linda feels dishonest and her boss questions whether she is telling the truth, creating an awkward dynamic between them.
Norm: It's unreasonable to go to extremes in your reactions.
Situation: Jim is at a restaurant, and finds that his steak is undercooked.
Intention: Jim wants to tell the server about his problem.
Moral action: Jim explains that his steak is undercooked and asks if they could cook it a little longer.
Moral consequence: The server apologizes, takes the steak back, and Jim gets a properly cooked steak that he enjoys.
Norm: It's unreasonable to go to extremes in your reactions.
Situation: Jim is at a restaurant, and finds that his steak is undercooked.
Intention: Jim wants to tell the server about his problem.
Immoral action: Jim loudly mentions that his steak is not cooked right, and throws the plate on the floor.
Immoral consequence: Jim is kicked out of the restaurant and banned for life.
Norm: It's good to keep your house safe.
Situation: May, who has a large and luxurious house, is in a rush and needs to run off to work very quickly.
Intention: May wants to exit the house and leave.
Moral action: May quickly locks the door on her way out and leaves for work.
Moral consequence: A thief comes to the house and can't get inside.
Norm: It's good to keep your house safe.
Situation: May, who has a large and luxurious house, is in a rush and needs to run off to work very quickly.
Intention: May wants to exit the house and leave.
Immoral action: May runs out of the door without locking it and drives off to work.
Immoral consequence: A thief comes up to the house, enters it, and plunders it for all it's worth.
Norm: Parents and children should be loyal to one another.
Situation: Yolanda is at a summer camp with her parents and a canoe race is about to begin.
Intention: Yolanda wants to join a team to compete in the race.
Moral action: Yolanda joins her parents' team and helps them win the race.
Moral consequence: Yolanda is praised by her parents for her performance.
Norm: Parents and children should be loyal to one another.
Situation: Yolanda is at a summer camp with her parents and a canoe race is about to begin.
Intention: Yolanda wants to join a team to compete in the race.
Immoral action: Instead of joining her parents' team, Yolanda decides to join her friend's family's team in the race.
Immoral consequence: Yolanda feels really guilty that she competed against her parents.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep over at a significant other's friend's house.
Situation: Sarah's husband Jay is away on a business trip, and she needs someone to help her study her flashcards for an upcoming nurses exam.
Intention: Sarah wants Jay's friend, Tom, to help her study.
Moral action: Sarah asks Tom if he can come over the next morning to help her study.
Moral consequence: Sarah and Tom study over breakfast before Tom has to leave for work.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep over at a significant other's friend's house.
Situation: Sarah's husband Jay is away on a business trip, and she needs someone to help her study her flashcards for an upcoming nurses exam.
Intention: Sarah wants Jay's friend, Tom, to help her study.
Immoral action: Sarah goes over to Tom's late in the evening to study, when he suggests that she stay over.
Immoral consequence: One thing leads to another and Sarah and Tom end up sleeping together.
Norm: You are expected to be understanding of other people's problems.
Situation: Paula and her friend Jenny are hanging out and Jenny is telling Paula about problems in her current relationship.
Intention: Paula wants to give Jenny some advice.
Moral action: Paula listens to Jenny and tries to take her perspective when telling her what she would do if she found herself in such a situation.
Moral consequence: Jenny appreciates Paula's advice and takes it into consideration when trying to resolve her problems.