CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's bad to see women as only sexual objects.
Situation: Kyle is talking with some friends at a restaurant about his difficulties finding a girlfriend.
Intention: Kyle wants to explain why he has a hard time finding a girlfriend.
Immoral action: Kyle says that women are just a "hole" and that he doesn't want to deal with their personal issues.
Immoral consequence: Kyle's friends are disgusted and tell others about his views on women.
Norm: It is rude to disturb someone who is studying.
Situation: Dave's brother Kyle is in his bedroom studying when Dave finds out a band he likes is coming to town.
Intention: Dave wants to tell someone about his excitement for the upcoming concert.
Moral action: Dave calls up one of his friends on the phone and tells him all about his excitement for the show.
Moral consequence: Kyle continues to study uninterrupted in his room and does very well in his classes.
Norm: It is rude to disturb someone who is studying.
Situation: Dave's brother Kyle is in his bedroom studying when Dave finds out a band he likes is coming to town.
Intention: Dave wants to tell someone about his excitement for the upcoming concert.
Immoral action: Dave runs into Kyle's room and tells him all about the concert and how he can't wait to go.
Immoral consequence: Kyle is annoyed that Dave has broken his concentration and is wasting his time for something so trivial.
Norm: You shouldn't seek revenge on your family.
Situation: John's father has forbidden him from driving the family car because John hasn't done well in school.
Intention: John wants to express his displeasure about his punishment.
Moral action: John tells his father that he thinks it isn't fair, and he's not happy with him.
Moral consequence: John's father chuckles at John's minor tantrum knowing that he'll get over it soon.
Norm: You shouldn't seek revenge on your family.
Situation: John's father has forbidden him from driving the family car because John hasn't done well in school.
Intention: John wants to express his displeasure about his punishment.
Immoral action: John goes outside and slashes his father's tires and comes back inside to tell him that now they're even since he can't drive either.
Immoral consequence: John's father is incensed that John would do something so wild and rude and is afraid his son is not all there.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of one's roommates.
Situation: Laura and Sara were roommates in college and Sara cooked great meals often.
Intention: Laura wants to eat the food that Sara cooked.
Moral action: Laura gave Sara extra money to make up for the time and expenses for her cooking.
Moral consequence: Sara cooked delicious meals for Laura almost every day of the week.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of one's roommates.
Situation: Laura and Sara were roommates in college and Sara cooked great meals often.
Intention: Laura wants to eat the food that Sara cooked.
Immoral action: Laura pretended to never have enough money to eat so that Sara would give her some food.
Immoral consequence: Sara got tired of cooking for Laura all the time and started going out to eat.
Norm: You should be grateful when someone helps you.
Situation: Paula is carrying groceries into her apartment when she drops a bag, spilling her groceries everywhere, but her neighbor hears and helps her pick everything up.
Intention: Paula wants to pick up all of her spilled groceries without losing anything.
Moral action: Paula thanks her neighbor for his help and asks if they notice anything else still on the ground.
Moral consequence: Paula's neighbor is happy that Paula thanked him and the two become friends.
Norm: You should be grateful when someone helps you.
Situation: Paula is carrying groceries into her apartment when she drops a bag, spilling her groceries everywhere, but her neighbor hears and helps her pick everything up.
Intention: Paula wants to pick up all of her spilled groceries without losing anything.
Immoral action: Paula ignores her neighbor's help and doesn't say a word to them, instead focusing only on her groceries.
Immoral consequence: Paula's neighbor is disappointed and decides he won't help Paula again.
Norm: It's nice to ask to visit people.
Situation: Lucas was planning a big road trip over the summer, and he was driving right past where Nolan lives.
Intention: Lucas wants to plan all the stops on his trip.
Moral action: Lucas asks Nolan if he'd want a visit since he'll be driving through Nolan's town on his trip.
Moral consequence: Nolan invites Lucas to visit his house while he's in town.
Norm: It's nice to ask to visit people.
Situation: Lucas was planning a big road trip over the summer, and he was driving right past where Nolan lives.
Intention: Lucas wants to plan all the stops on his trip.
Immoral action: Lucas doesn't say anything to Nolan about visiting him even though he'll be driving through his town.
Immoral consequence: Nolan is shocked and wonders if Lucas doesn't like him very much.
Norm: It's ok to try to train your pets.
Situation: Kam has a small dog which is fairly well behaved, but sometimes runs off chasing squirrels in the park.
Intention: Kam wants the dog to stop running away when they're in the park.
Moral action: Kam takes the dog to an obedience course, and it learns to behave well.
Moral consequence: The dog sees a squirrel, and acts as if it wants to run, then obey's Kam's command to heel.
Norm: It's ok to try to train your pets.
Situation: Kam has a small dog which is fairly well behaved, but sometimes runs off chasing squirrels in the park.
Intention: Kam wants the dog to stop running away when they're in the park.
Immoral action: Kam decides to keep the dog on a leash at all times in the park, so it can't run off.
Immoral consequence: The dog tries to run after a squirrel, jerking the leash so hard that Kam gets a sprained wrist.
Norm: You should be nice to new people you meet.
Situation: Joe meets a new person for the the first time who introduces himself to Joe.
Intention: Joe wants to say something to the person.
Moral action: Joe compliments the person he just met and tells them to let Joe know if they ever need help with anything.
Moral consequence: The person Joe met is happy to have met such a nice and helpful person as Joe.
Norm: You should be nice to new people you meet.
Situation: Joe meets a new person for the the first time who introduces himself to Joe.
Intention: Joe wants to say something to the person.
Immoral action: Joe tells the person that he just met that they're kind of ugly and don't look to bright either.
Immoral consequence: The person Joe met is really offended and never likes Joe after that.
Norm: It's okay to accept someone's invitation.
Situation: Randy is working away in his office when he's interrupted by Paul who asks him if he'd like to go out for drinks after work.
Intention: Randy wants to respond to Paul's invitation.
Moral action: Randy tells Paul that he'd love to come, he'll meet him in the lobby after work.
Moral consequence: Paul is delighted that he has a drinking partner for tonight and tells Randy he's looking forward to it.
Norm: It's okay to accept someone's invitation.
Situation: Randy is working away in his office when he's interrupted by Paul who asks him if he'd like to go out for drinks after work.
Intention: Randy wants to respond to Paul's invitation.
Immoral action: Randy tells Paul that he doesn't want to go out and spend money, he'd rather just be home after work.
Immoral consequence: Paul is a little bit insulted that Randy has rebuffed him and thinks Randy must live a boring life.
Norm: You shouldn't walk away from people.
Situation: Tammy is walking to work.
Intention: Tammy wants to get to work on time today.
Moral action: Tammy sees a woman needs help calls 911 then takes a taxi to work and is on time.
Moral consequence: The woman gets the help she needed.
Norm: You shouldn't walk away from people.
Situation: Tammy is walking to work.
Intention: Tammy wants to get to work on time today.
Immoral action: Tammy sees a woman needing help but keeps walking and is on time for work.
Immoral consequence: The woman passes out on the street.
Norm: It's dangerous to mislead people on the internet.
Situation: Jake has been talking to a girl online and has developed a crush on her.
Intention: Jake wants to impress the girl.
Moral action: Jake listens to the girl and finds ways to show that he understands and respects her.
Moral consequence: Jake's relationship with the girl is able to develop.
Norm: It's dangerous to mislead people on the internet.
Situation: Jake has been talking to a girl online and has developed a crush on her.
Intention: Jake wants to impress the girl.
Immoral action: Jake uses someone else's pictures and tells the girl that he has a high-paying job even though he doesn't.
Immoral consequence: Jake is unable to ever come clean to the girl and their relationship cannot go anywhere because Jake needs to cover his tracks.
Norm: It's bad to have road rage.
Situation: Taylor is in traffic and is stuck behind a driver who does not notice the light turned green.
Intention: Taylor wants to get the driver to press on their gas pedal.
Moral action: Taylor beeps her horn once to let the driver know about the light, and the driver goes forward.
Moral consequence: The other drives waves in a friendly way to Taylor, and they both get to their destinations stress free.
Norm: It's bad to have road rage.
Situation: Taylor is in traffic and is stuck behind a driver who does not notice the light turned green.
Intention: Taylor wants to get the driver to press on their gas pedal.
Immoral action: Taylor screams and yells at the car in front of her, hurling expletives, until the drives goes forward.
Immoral consequence: The other driver shouts back and Taylor feels guilty.
Norm: You should do favors for others.
Situation: Sandra's sister asks her to go to the store to buy her something as she is too tired.
Intention: Sandra wants to respond to her sister.
Moral action: Sandra says she will go to the store for her sister and asks her sister to help her too the next time she asks.
Moral consequence: Sandra's sister is grateful for her help and is happy to return the gesture in the future.
Norm: You should do favors for others.
Situation: Sandra's sister asks her to go to the store to buy her something as she is too tired.
Intention: Sandra wants to respond to her sister.
Immoral action: Sandra says she won't go to the store just because her sister is too lazy to go herself.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's sister is annoyed that she won't help her and decides not to help Sandra next time she asks for help.
Norm: It is accommodating to learn the local language.
Situation: Greg visited a country in Africa that would be considered a developing country.
Intention: Greg wants to talk to the locals in the country.
Moral action: Greg learns the basics of their language in order to help him talk to people.
Moral consequence: The locals understand that Greg is trying his best and are willing to help him out.
Norm: It is accommodating to learn the local language.
Situation: Greg visited a country in Africa that would be considered a developing country.
Intention: Greg wants to talk to the locals in the country.
Immoral action: Greg talks to the locals using simple English words even though they can't understand it.
Immoral consequence: The locals feel disrespected by Greg and won't want to help him.
Norm: It's nice to offer advice when someone is confused.
Situation: Noelle is a supervisor at her company that has new employees who are learning the ropes.
Intention: Noelle wants to talk to a new hire.
Moral action: Noelle encourages the new worker to ask them questions when they don't know what to do.
Moral consequence: The new hire develops a desire to their job well.
Norm: It's nice to offer advice when someone is confused.
Situation: Noelle is a supervisor at her company that has new employees who are learning the ropes.
Intention: Noelle wants to talk to a new hire.
Immoral action: Noelle tells the new hire that they'll be let go if they can't learn on their own.
Immoral consequence: The new hire becomes anxious and their performance deteriorates.
Norm: Parents should allow their grown children privacy.
Situation: Jan is standing in her daughter Michelle's room.
Intention: Jan wants to clean her daughter's room.
Moral action: Jan asks her daughter if she can clean out her drawers and Michelle says she will do it herself.
Moral consequence: Michelle respects her mom for asking her before throwing her things away and keeps her drawers clean in the future.
Norm: Parents should allow their grown children privacy.
Situation: Jan is standing in her daughter Michelle's room.
Intention: Jan wants to clean her daughter's room.
Immoral action: Jan goes through Michelle's drawers and throws away things she thinks Michelle doesn't need.
Immoral consequence: Michelle notices her things missing and gets mad that her mom threw her things away without asking.
Norm: It's bad to have anger issues.
Situation: Mitch is the boss of a company, and lately his employees have been slacking off.
Intention: Mitch wants his employees to work harder.
Moral action: Mitch explains that he needs them to work harder and asks for advice on how to get them to be more efficient.
Moral consequence: Mitch's employees become better workers, and Mitch's company makes more money.
Norm: It's bad to have anger issues.
Situation: Mitch is the boss of a company, and lately his employees have been slacking off.
Intention: Mitch wants his employees to work harder.
Immoral action: Mitch gets very animated with his employees and loudly tells them that they will be fired if they don't shape up.
Immoral consequence: Mitch's employees quit because of the stress, and Mitch has problems finding people to work for him due to his reputation.
Norm: Children are expected to ask for permission from their parents.
Situation: Jimmy hears that a carnival is coming to town this weekend.
Intention: Jimmy wants to go to the carnival.
Moral action: Jimmy asks his mother and dad if they would take him to the carnival.
Moral consequence: Jimmy's parents tell him that if his behavior is good for the rest of the week, they see no reason not to go to the carnival together.
Norm: Children are expected to ask for permission from their parents.
Situation: Jimmy hears that a carnival is coming to town this weekend.
Intention: Jimmy wants to go to the carnival.
Immoral action: Jimmy, knowing that his parents might say no if he asks to go to the carnival, sneaks out the day the event starts and enters without his parents permission.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy feels alone and frightened at the carnival, he knows once he is inside that he should have gotten permission from his parents.
Norm: You should not spend money you know is not real.
Situation: Carla loves clothes and accessories but doesn't have too much money.
Intention: Carla really wants a new Gucci purse.
Moral action: Carla waits for a few weeks until she has the money, then buys the purse.
Moral consequence: Carla's debt is under control.
Norm: You should not spend money you know is not real.
Situation: Carla loves clothes and accessories but doesn't have too much money.
Intention: Carla really wants a new Gucci purse.
Immoral action: Carla decides to buy the purse on credit even though she knows it's money she doesn't have.
Immoral consequence: Carla's debt becomes hard to manage.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat in a sporting contest.
Situation: Mario's hockey team is in the final round of the NHL playoffs, and they are preparing for their last game.
Intention: Mario wants his team to win the championship.
Moral action: Mario spends extra time at practice with his teammates, and they win the championship as a result of their hard work.
Moral consequence: Mario celebrates and enjoys the win with his team.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat in a sporting contest.
Situation: Mario's hockey team is in the final round of the NHL playoffs, and they are preparing for their last game.
Intention: Mario wants his team to win the championship.
Immoral action: Mario sneaks into the other team's locker room and looks at their playbook, allowing  his team to win the championship.
Immoral consequence: Mario's actions are discovered on a security camera and the championship is revoked.
Norm: It's wrong to not look out for family members.
Situation: Sarah lives currently with her grandmother who needs help.
Intention: Sarah wants her own independence and to live alone.
Moral action: Sarah hires very good help for her grandmother and sees she is well looked after before moving out.
Moral consequence: Sarah's grandmother lives a happier, healthy life.
Norm: It's wrong to not look out for family members.
Situation: Sarah lives currently with her grandmother who needs help.
Intention: Sarah wants her own independence and to live alone.
Immoral action: Sarah moves out to her own place suddenly without telling anyone and doesn't look back.
Immoral consequence: Sarah's grandmother cannot look after herself and dies eventually.
Norm: You shouldn't pity-date people.
Situation: Leila knows a nice guy, Bart, who has been single for years because he is very shy.
Intention: Leila wants Bart to date someone.
Moral action: Leila realizes that one of her good friends would be a perfect match for Bart and introduces them to each other.
Moral consequence: Bart and Leila's friend fall in love and are both very happy.
Norm: You shouldn't pity-date people.
Situation: Leila knows a nice guy, Bart, who has been single for years because he is very shy.
Intention: Leila wants Bart to date someone.
Immoral action: Leila decides to start going on dates with Bart because she feels sorry for him, even though she is not in love with him.
Immoral consequence: Bart understands that Leila is dating him out of pity and it makes him feel even worse than being single.
Norm: It's bad to let other people hear you have sex.
Situation: Drew and Anne are engaged and are being visited by Anne's parents for the weekend.
Intention: Drew wants to have sex with Anne during her parents' visit.
Moral action: Drew asks Anne's parents if they would mind picking up dinner if Drew pays, and Drew seduces Anne while they're away.
Moral consequence: Anne's parents don't find out about the sex since they return from picking up dinner after it's over.
Norm: It's bad to let other people hear you have sex.
Situation: Drew and Anne are engaged and are being visited by Anne's parents for the weekend.
Intention: Drew wants to have sex with Anne during her parents' visit.
Immoral action: Drew convinces Anne that her parents won't be able to hear anything since the door is closed, and they have sex in their room as usual.
Immoral consequence: Anne's parents hear enough to be able to tell what is going on, and it makes the rest of the visit awkward.
Norm: It's wrong to avoid someone who is looking for you.
Situation: Rod has made promises to a friend who is trying to call him at the moment.
Intention: Rod wants to avoid fulfilling the promises for now.
Moral action: Rod picks up the phone and explains to his friend that he is busy right not but can help him out the next day.
Moral consequence: Rod's friend is okay with the delay and thanks Rod for wanting to help out.
Norm: It's wrong to avoid someone who is looking for you.
Situation: Rod has made promises to a friend who is trying to call him at the moment.
Intention: Rod wants to avoid fulfilling the promises for now.
Immoral action: Rod doesn't answer his phone when he sees who the call is from hoping that ignoring it will just make it go away.
Immoral consequence: Rod's friend loses faith in Rod because of his avoidance tactics.
Norm: It's nice to be generous with your family.
Situation: Joe's number is called for the lottery, and he has won!
Intention: Joe wants to spend his lottery money.
Moral action: Joe decides to buy himself a new computer and share the rest of the money with his family.
Moral consequence: Joe's family is happy he shared with them.
Norm: It's nice to be generous with your family.
Situation: Joe's number is called for the lottery, and he has won!
Intention: Joe wants to spend his lottery money.
Immoral action: Joe decides to spend all the money buying himself a new car.
Immoral consequence: Joe enjoys what he has but his family feels slighted.
Norm: It's wrong not to be fair to others.
Situation: Lisa collects money from all of her friends to buy concert tickets to an upcoming show, but one friend gives her too much money.
Intention: Lisa needs to decide whether to refund the excess money that her friend gave her.
Moral action: Lisa refunds the extra money to her friend, when she gives her the ticket to the show.
Moral consequence: Her friend thanks her for catching the mistake and Lisa feels like a good friend.
Norm: It's wrong not to be fair to others.
Situation: Lisa collects money from all of her friends to buy concert tickets to an upcoming show, but one friend gives her too much money.
Intention: Lisa needs to decide whether to refund the excess money that her friend gave her.
Immoral action: Lisa pockets the extra money that her friend had given her, never mentioning that she hadn't spent it on the ticket.
Immoral consequence: Lisa's friend finds out that the tickets were less expensive than she thought and confronts Lisa, Lisa is ashamed and her friend is angry.
Norm: You shouldn't demand money from your partner.
Situation: Thomas notices that his fiancé makes quite a bit more money than he does, and he feels resentful that the household bills are split evenly.
Intention: Thomas wants his fiancé to accept more of the responsibility for paying that household bills.
Moral action: Thomas talks with her and explains that he would like to save more money, and asks if she could help by paying a larger share of the bills.
Moral consequence: Both parties feel respected, and they come to a financial arrangement that will be best for the entire household.
Norm: You shouldn't demand money from your partner.
Situation: Thomas notices that his fiancé makes quite a bit more money than he does, and he feels resentful that the household bills are split evenly.
Intention: Thomas wants his fiancé to accept more of the responsibility for paying that household bills.
Immoral action: Thomas insists that she immediately begin contributing more toward the monthly expenses.
Immoral consequence: She feels as though she is being unfairly attacked and builds a sense of resentment, while Thomas feels badly for lashing out at her.
Norm: It's frowned upon to drink at work.
Situation: Tony's coworker offers him a drink, from a bottle of alcohol he keeps in his desk drawer.
Intention: Tony has to decide whether to drink alcohol, while at work.
Moral action: Tony declines to take a drink with his colleague, and lets him know that he would enjoy a drink after work, but not during his shift.
Moral consequence: Tony continues his work day without needing to be concerned with having alcohol on his breath, or getting into trouble.
Norm: It's frowned upon to drink at work.
Situation: Tony's coworker offers him a drink, from a bottle of alcohol he keeps in his desk drawer.
Intention: Tony has to decide whether to drink alcohol, while at work.
Immoral action: Tony decides that one drink won't hurt anything, so he accepts the drink he has been offered.
Immoral consequence: Later in the day, Tony's boss lets him know that he smelled the alcohol and gives Tony a verbal warning not to drink on the job.
Norm: It's good to pay attention to your host.
Situation: Leah is in a circle talking to a few people at a party when her friend who is hosting the party walks up.
Intention: Leah wants to get the attention of a boy at the party.
Moral action: Leah asks the boy she's interested in how he knows the host, sparking a three-way conversation that includes the boy she's interested in.
Moral consequence: Leah's friend sees what Leah is trying to do and helps her hit it off with the boy.