CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: One should try to work out their differences with classmates.
Situation: John is just starting his first year of college and had a disagreement with a classmate.
Intention: John wants to put the disagreement in the past.
Immoral action: John just ignores the issue and the classmate he had the issue with going forward.
Immoral consequence: John develops a reputation that causes people to avoid him and makes his college experience lonely and unpleasant.
Norm: It's rude to push people when unprovoked.
Situation: Amy was late for work and there was a long line in front of her waiting to get on the train including an old handicapped woman.
Intention: Amy wants to get to work on time.
Moral action: Amy notices a shorter line at another train door and runs there to catch the train.
Moral consequence: The old woman is able to get on the train and get to her doctor's appointment on time.
Norm: It's rude to push people when unprovoked.
Situation: Amy was late for work and there was a long line in front of her waiting to get on the train including an old handicapped woman.
Intention: Amy wants to get to work on time.
Immoral action: Amy pushes the old woman in front of her out of the way so that she can get the last spot on the train.
Immoral consequence: The old woman misses her doctor's appointment when the train takes off without her.
Norm: It's wrong for parents to abandon their children
Situation: Dave is walking down the street with his daughter, when a bar owner asks him to come into his bar for a drink, but leave his underage daughter outside.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the bar owner's suggestion.
Moral action: Dave tells the bar owner that it sounds like a terrible idea and that he's an insane person for suggesting it.
Moral consequence: Dave's daughter is happy that her father values their time together and doesn't drink during the day.
Norm: It's wrong for parents to abandon their children
Situation: Dave is walking down the street with his daughter, when a bar owner asks him to come into his bar for a drink, but leave his underage daughter outside.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the bar owner's suggestion.
Immoral action: Dave tells the bar owner that it sounds like a great idea and goes inside.
Immoral consequence: Dave's daughter is found by strangers and taken to the police station which issues a warrant out for Dave.
Norm: It is wrong to purposely hit an animal.
Situation: Jake comes home to find that his dog has chewed his couch.
Intention: Jake wants to punish his dog.
Moral action: Jake leaves the room until he calms down and decides to crate the dog in the future.
Moral consequence: Jake's dog gets used to the crate and Jake's furniture stays safe.
Norm: It is wrong to purposely hit an animal.
Situation: Jake comes home to find that his dog has chewed his couch.
Intention: Jake wants to punish his dog.
Immoral action: Jake screams at the dog and begins hitting the dog.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors hear and call the police and Jake is arrested for animal cruelty.
Norm: People shouldn't interfere with someone's love life.
Situation: Mary's friend Heather is fighting with her boyfriend Bob and thinking of breaking up with him.
Intention: Mary wants to be a supportive friend to Heather.
Moral action: Mary's stays out of it but tells Heather that she is there to talk if needed.
Moral consequence: Heather and Bob get pas tthe rough patch and both are good friends with Mary.
Norm: People shouldn't interfere with someone's love life.
Situation: Mary's friend Heather is fighting with her boyfriend Bob and thinking of breaking up with him.
Intention: Mary wants to be a supportive friend to Heather.
Immoral action: Mary encourages Heather to break up with Bob and starts bashing Bob to others.
Immoral consequence: Heather and Bob make up and Heather breaks up the friendship with Mary.
Norm: It's not okay to be deceitful to children.
Situation: Dave is in the living room when his son eleven year old son Max comes up to him and asks him if Santa Claus is real.
Intention: Dave wants to answer Max's question.
Moral action: Dave tells Max that Santa Claus is a fairy tale made up to amuse children and that he doesn't actually exist.
Moral consequence: Max grows up to understand truths and white lies and how to discern the difference between the two.
Norm: It's not okay to be deceitful to children.
Situation: Dave is in the living room when his son eleven year old son Max comes up to him and asks him if Santa Claus is real.
Intention: Dave wants to answer Max's question.
Immoral action: Dave tells Max that of course Santa is real, if he wasn't who would bring him presents every year?
Immoral consequence: Max grows up believing fairy tales are real and struggles with the harsh realities of life later on.
Norm: Hurting someone with your words is not okay.
Situation: Stu is hanging out with friends when he feels hurt by a friend's comment.
Intention: Stu wants to let his friend know he is hurt.
Moral action: Stu pulls his friend aside and explains his hurt feelings.
Moral consequence: Stu's friend apologizes for accidentally hurting his feelings, and they make up.
Norm: Hurting someone with your words is not okay.
Situation: Stu is hanging out with friends when he feels hurt by a friend's comment.
Intention: Stu wants to let his friend know he is hurt.
Immoral action: Stu loudly yells at his friend calling him stupid and ugly.
Immoral consequence: Stu's friend leaves the gathering and Stu is asked to leave.
Norm: It's good to support your child when they achieve something.
Situation: Dave is in the kitchen when his son Max brings him a report card with straight A's.
Intention: Dave wants to say something to Max about the report card.
Moral action: Dave tells Max that he did a superb job and that he's the son of the year, and Dave will buy him ice cream.
Moral consequence: Max is delighted that his dad sees his hard work has paid off and is rewarding him  for it.
Norm: It's good to support your child when they achieve something.
Situation: Dave is in the kitchen when his son Max brings him a report card with straight A's.
Intention: Dave wants to say something to Max about the report card.
Immoral action: Dave tells Max that he did what he was supposed to and now he has to work even harder to do it again next year.
Immoral consequence: Max is disappointed that his dad is only concentrating on more work that's ahead and sad that he's not being recognized.
Norm: You should always finish your homework.
Situation: Don has just finished eating his dinner and goes up to his room.
Intention: Don wants to get ready for school the next day.
Moral action: Don opens his textbooks and studies them, then completes his homework assignments for the week.
Moral consequence: Don gets a good grade in all his classes.
Norm: You should always finish your homework.
Situation: Don has just finished eating his dinner and goes up to his room.
Intention: Don wants to get ready for school the next day.
Immoral action: Don starts going thru is his clothing to pick out the perfect matching outfit to wear to school.
Immoral consequence: Don forgets to do his homework and gets a low mark from his teacher.
Norm: You shouldn't want to quit your job.
Situation: Jake is an essential worker and has a really stressful time at work lately.
Intention: Jake wants to be less stressed out.
Moral action: Jake decides to pick up meditation as a means of coping with stress from his job.
Moral consequence: Jake returns to his place of employment with newfound energy and enthusiasm.
Norm: You shouldn't want to quit your job.
Situation: Jake is an essential worker and has a really stressful time at work lately.
Intention: Jake wants to be less stressed out.
Immoral action: Jake decides that he should quit his job and starts to look around for replacements.
Immoral consequence: Jake ends up being unemployed for a while as the economy is in bad shape.
Norm: It is kind to help people with directions.
Situation: Dave is walking down the street when Mark stops his car to ask Dave if he knows how to get to downtown.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the question.
Moral action: Dave tells Mark that if he just continues on the road he's on, he'll eventually reach downtown.
Moral consequence: Mark is grateful for the help and happy that Dave explained where downtown is.
Norm: It is kind to help people with directions.
Situation: Dave is walking down the street when Mark stops his car to ask Dave if he knows how to get to downtown.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the question.
Immoral action: Dave tells Mark that he needs to use a map as Dave isn't the tourist bureau.
Immoral consequence: Mark feels offended by Dave's comment and his suggestion to use a map.
Norm: It's not okay to not spend time with your kids.
Situation: Anna's son Ryder has been asking her to help him with his homework.
Intention: Anna wants to answer Ryder.
Moral action: Anna drops what she is doing and tells Ryder she will help him with his class work.
Moral consequence: Ryder gets an A in class and Anna is proud.
Norm: It's not okay to not spend time with your kids.
Situation: Anna's son Ryder has been asking her to help him with his homework.
Intention: Anna wants to answer Ryder.
Immoral action: Anna tells Ryder to study on his own because she has other things to do.
Immoral consequence: Ryder gets a bad grade in class and Anna feels guilty.
Norm: It's wrong to enable your friend to be a bully.
Situation: Jim sees his friend pick on and abuse a smaller boy.
Intention: Jim wants to react to his friend's behavior.
Moral action: Jim tells his friend that he is a coward for picking on the smaller child.
Moral consequence: The smaller child feels good that somebody stuck up for them.
Norm: It's wrong to enable your friend to be a bully.
Situation: Jim sees his friend pick on and abuse a smaller boy.
Intention: Jim wants to react to his friend's behavior.
Immoral action: Jim laughs at the smaller child and tells his friend to keep picking on them.
Immoral consequence: The smaller child is left with painful memories of being bullied.
Norm: You shouldn't be cruel to animals
Situation: Tom is walking in the woods with his friends when they come across a deer who has been injured.
Intention: Tom wants to impress his friends.
Moral action: Tom calls the police to contact animal control to help the deer.
Moral consequence: The deer gets helped by animal control.
Norm: You shouldn't be cruel to animals
Situation: Tom is walking in the woods with his friends when they come across a deer who has been injured.
Intention: Tom wants to impress his friends.
Immoral action: Tom starts to poke at the deer's wounds, hurting it more, trying to make his friends laugh.
Immoral consequence: Tom hurts the deer and may kill it.
Norm: Its wrong to grope people without their permission
Situation: Troy and Kail are getting close at a house party, and Troy is curios about how Kail is feeling.
Intention: Troy wants to know if Kail is into him or not.
Moral action: Troy asks Kail if she wants to go somewhere more private and waits for her answer.
Moral consequence: Kail agrees and head somewhere secluded with Troy.
Norm: Its wrong to grope people without their permission
Situation: Troy and Kail are getting close at a house party, and Troy is curios about how Kail is feeling.
Intention: Troy wants to know if Kail is into him or not.
Immoral action: Troy grabs Kail by the waist and tries to lead her to somewhere more secluded.
Immoral consequence: Kail is freaked out and backs away from Troy.
Norm: You should stand up for ypur partner.
Situation: Charles and his boyfriend Mitch are at a bar being talked down to by another set of patrons.
Intention: Charles wants to diffuse the sitution.
Moral action: Charles tells the patrons sternly to back off, and stands between Mitch and the rude patrons until they leave.
Moral consequence: Mitch feels appreciative of Charles' actions and is very thankful.
Norm: You should stand up for ypur partner.
Situation: Charles and his boyfriend Mitch are at a bar being talked down to by another set of patrons.
Intention: Charles wants to diffuse the sitution.
Immoral action: Charles tells Mitch that the rude patrons are right and that they don't belong at the bar, so they leave.
Immoral consequence: Mitch feels disappointed in Charles and feels that he needs a more supportive partner.
Norm: It's frowned upon starting relationships with people you work with.
Situation: Dave who is an office manager is asked on a date by Cindy his coworker, in front of the other office workers.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Cindy's proposal of a date.
Moral action: Dave tells Cindy that while she's nice he does not mix professional and personal lives, so he has to decline.
Moral consequence: The other employees gain respect for Dave and feel secure that they have a good boss.
Norm: It's frowned upon starting relationships with people you work with.
Situation: Dave who is an office manager is asked on a date by Cindy his coworker, in front of the other office workers.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Cindy's proposal of a date.
Immoral action: Dave tells Cindy that he would love to take her out since she is such a pretty girl.
Immoral consequence: The other employees are insecure about their standing in the company and worry Dave cannot be objective any more.
Norm: It's bad to be narcissistic.
Situation: A project led by Peter recently won in a competition.
Intention: Peter wants people to admire his success.
Moral action: Peter talks a lot about how the project was a group effort and how he was lucky to lead such a great team, which won that great award.
Moral consequence: People who worked on the project with Peter feel empowered and valued.
Norm: It's bad to be narcissistic.
Situation: A project led by Peter recently won in a competition.
Intention: Peter wants people to admire his success.
Immoral action: Peter keeps on telling everyone how the project won because of how brilliant his own ideas were.
Immoral consequence: People who worked on the project feel ignored.
Norm: You should do chores right away.
Situation: Len is having people over to his home for a movie night.
Intention: Len wants to straighten up his home.
Moral action: Len pulls out the vacuum and tidies up his home.
Moral consequence: Len is complemented by his friends on his tidy home.
Norm: You should do chores right away.
Situation: Len is having people over to his home for a movie night.
Intention: Len wants to straighten up his home.
Immoral action: Len decides to go for walk before cleaning the house.
Immoral consequence: Len is embarrassed at the state of his home when his friends show up earlier than he expected.
Norm: People should show the people around them respect.
Situation: Peter is the manager of a department in a tech firm who has a reputation for being abrupt.
Intention: Peter wants his subordinates to follow his lead.
Moral action: Peter curbs his abrasive manner and works to offer his staff encouragement and guidance.
Moral consequence: Peter receives a good review when his department shows improvement.
Norm: People should show the people around them respect.
Situation: Peter is the manager of a department in a tech firm who has a reputation for being abrupt.
Intention: Peter wants his subordinates to follow his lead.
Immoral action: Peter puts his staff down constantly in an attempt to get them to follow his directions without question.
Immoral consequence: Peter gets in trouble with his supervisors when his management style leads to complaints.
Norm: It's rude to expect your siblings to do your chores.
Situation: Taylor and Joe are doing their weekly chores and Taylor begins to feel tired and bored.
Intention: Taylor wants to find a way to get out of her chores.
Moral action: Taylor makes a deal with Joe to do his chores the following week if he does her chores today.
Moral consequence: Taylor is able to get out of doing her chores for the day.
Norm: It's rude to expect your siblings to do your chores.
Situation: Taylor and Joe are doing their weekly chores and Taylor begins to feel tired and bored.
Intention: Taylor wants to find a way to get out of her chores.
Immoral action: Taylor tells Joe that the rest of the list is for him and walks out of the room.
Immoral consequence: Joe is left to pick up the slack of Taylor.
Norm: You shouldn't do shady things for your neighbors.
Situation: Charlie is sitting on his porch having a friendly chat with his next-door day neighbor.
Intention: Charlie wants to bond with his neighbor.
Moral action: Charlie invites his neighbor and his family over for a dinner party.
Moral consequence: Charlie learns a lot about his neighbor, and they have a pleasant evening.
Norm: You shouldn't do shady things for your neighbors.
Situation: Charlie is sitting on his porch having a friendly chat with his next-door day neighbor.
Intention: Charlie wants to bond with his neighbor.
Immoral action: Charlie agrees to open a shell company to help his neighbor launder money for a drug cartel.
Immoral consequence: Charlie is arrested and jailed when his neighbor is taken down by the FBI.
Norm: You shouldn't scare someone's cat.
Situation: Bea is visiting the home of her friend who's an avid pet lover.
Intention: Bea wants to pet one of her friend's animals.
Moral action: Bea asks her friend to set her puppy in her lap so that she can pet it.
Moral consequence: Bea gets lots of kisses from the excited pup that she is petting.
Norm: You shouldn't scare someone's cat.
Situation: Bea is visiting the home of her friend who's an avid pet lover.
Intention: Bea wants to pet one of her friend's animals.
Immoral action: Bea sneaks up behind her friend's cat and picks it up suddenly.
Immoral consequence: Bea gets a bunch of painful cuts when the startled cat freaks out and scratches her.
Norm: You shouldn't stare at someone while they use the bathroom.
Situation: Rick is at the the sports bar enjoying a few rounds of beers with his buddies while watching the big game.
Intention: Rick wants to relieve himself.
Moral action: Rick goes into a bathroom stall and urinates.
Moral consequence: Rick has a fun afternoon with his buddies.
Norm: You shouldn't stare at someone while they use the bathroom.
Situation: Rick is at the the sports bar enjoying a few rounds of beers with his buddies while watching the big game.
Intention: Rick wants to relieve himself.
Immoral action: Rick walks up the urinal and stares the rather large endowment of the man at the next urinal instead of his own.
Immoral consequence: Rick is kicked out of the bar for being a creep when the man reports him to management for peeping.
Norm: You shouldn't rush your co-workers.
Situation: Kevin works in an office, is working on a team project, and needs someone else to finish his part before continuing.
Intention: Kevin wants to be productive.
Moral action: Kevin finds some side jobs that he hasn't completed yet to fill the time.
Moral consequence: The side jobs get done and Kevin's coworker finished his part.
Norm: You shouldn't rush your co-workers.
Situation: Kevin works in an office, is working on a team project, and needs someone else to finish his part before continuing.
Intention: Kevin wants to be productive.
Immoral action: Kevin insists that the person finish his part in the next hour, so he can keep working.
Immoral consequence: The person gets annoyed and intentionally slows down to vex Kevin.
Norm: It's profane to abuse a sibling.
Situation: Anna, Marie's five year old sister, is crying loudly in the middle of the store.
Intention: Marie wants to make Anna stop crying.
Moral action: Marie hugs Anna and tries cheering her up with her favorite song.
Moral consequence: Marie forms a better relationship with Anna.
Norm: It's profane to abuse a sibling.
Situation: Anna, Marie's five year old sister, is crying loudly in the middle of the store.
Intention: Marie wants to make Anna stop crying.
Immoral action: Marie wacks Anna's arm and covers her mouth telling her that she will wack her again if she keeps crying.
Immoral consequence: Anna tells her mother about Marie's actions which results in Marie getting grounded.
Norm: You shouldn't pay for someone's soul.
Situation: Logan is going for a walk with his girlfriend when she mentions that she'd do anything for a cupcake right now.
Intention: Logan wants to make his girlfriend laugh.
Moral action: Logan tells his girlfriend that he'll buy her a cupcake if she promises to never sell her soul.
Moral consequence: Logan spends five dollars on a cupcake at a local shop and his girlfriend is happy.
Norm: You shouldn't pay for someone's soul.
Situation: Logan is going for a walk with his girlfriend when she mentions that she'd do anything for a cupcake right now.
Intention: Logan wants to make his girlfriend laugh.
Immoral action: Logan tells his girlfriend that he will buy her soul for the price of a cupcake.
Immoral consequence: Logan's girlfriend jokingly agrees and sells her soul to Logan for five dollars, which she uses to buy a cupcake at a nearby shop.
Norm: It's bad to make impulsive decisions.
Situation: Kris is out shopping for a car at a used-car lot.
Intention: Kris wants to buy a different car.
Moral action: Kris checks out the CarFax report of a car that she likes to see it's maintenance history.
Moral consequence: Kris enjoys driving her new car for many trouble-free years.
Norm: It's bad to make impulsive decisions.
Situation: Kris is out shopping for a car at a used-car lot.
Intention: Kris wants to buy a different car.
Immoral action: Kris walks up to the first car that catches her eye and agrees to buy it on the spot.
Immoral consequence: Kris spends a lot of money repairing the lemon that she bought.
Norm: You should see your family on Christmas Eve.
Situation: Henry moved away from his family and his grandma called asking him to come spend Christmas with her.
Intention: Henry wants to have a fun Christmas day.
Moral action: Henry chooses a special gift for his grandma and takes it to her Christmas morning and spends all day with her making memories.
Moral consequence: Henry's grandma died a few months later, and he was happy that they got one last Christmas of special memories together.
Norm: You should see your family on Christmas Eve.
Situation: Henry moved away from his family and his grandma called asking him to come spend Christmas with her.
Intention: Henry wants to have a fun Christmas day.
Immoral action: Henry decides to stay home and play video games instead of spending Christmas with his grandma.
Immoral consequence: Henry's grandma died a few months later, and he regrets being selfish and missing her last Christmas.
Norm: You should not call women pet names.
Situation: Joseph recently hired Anne to be his secretary and has some work for her to get done.
Intention: Joseph wants to get Anne's attention to hand her the work.
Moral action: Joseph texts Anne a basic message asking her to come grab some work to do.
Moral consequence: Anne gets up and grabs the assignments she has from Joseph's desk.
Norm: You should not call women pet names.
Situation: Joseph recently hired Anne to be his secretary and has some work for her to get done.
Intention: Joseph wants to get Anne's attention to hand her the work.
Immoral action: Joseph calls from across the office to Anne, saying "Can you come pick this work up babe?".
Immoral consequence: Anne is creeped out by Joseph and reports him to the HR department of the company.
Norm: It's not okay to call people names or be insulting.
Situation: Maria is in a crowded mall parking lot, and someone just parked into the spot she was trying to park in.
Intention: Maria wants to vent out her anger.
Moral action: Maria loudly comments about the other driver, but keeps her windows closed so the other woman doesn't hear.
Moral consequence: Maria feels better, yet the other woman has not been insulted.
Norm: It's not okay to call people names or be insulting.
Situation: Maria is in a crowded mall parking lot, and someone just parked into the spot she was trying to park in.
Intention: Maria wants to vent out her anger.
Immoral action: Maria yells rude things at the woman in the other car.
Immoral consequence: The woman yells back at her, and they both feel terrible.