CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: People admire those who stand up to bullies.
Situation: Greg is being bullied by a football player, and people are staring at him.
Intention: Greg has to decide whether he should do something.
Moral action: Greg gets right in the bully's face and warns him not to say one more thing.
Moral consequence: The people looking at Greg respect that he stood up to the bully.
Norm: People admire those who stand up to bullies.
Situation: Greg is being bullied by a football player, and people are staring at him.
Intention: Greg has to decide whether he should do something.
Immoral action: Greg doesn't know how the bully will react if he does anything, so he does nothing.
Immoral consequence: The people watching Greg respect him even less and feel embarrassed for him.
Norm: It's wrong to burden other's with something that's your responsibility.
Situation: Robert is playing video games with his cousin Sam and notices his garbage can is full.
Intention: Robert wants to get rid of the garbage.
Moral action: Robert takes the garbage out and hurries back to play with Sam.
Moral consequence: Sam continues to play with Robert for a couple of hours more.
Norm: It's wrong to burden other's with something that's your responsibility.
Situation: Robert is playing video games with his cousin Sam and notices his garbage can is full.
Intention: Robert wants to get rid of the garbage.
Immoral action: Robert tells Sam to take out the garbage for him.
Immoral consequence: Sam refuses to touch the garbage and walks out of the room.
Norm: It's good to recycle.
Situation: Ralph just finished having lunch with his friends and is walking to the trash area of the cafeteria with his tray.
Intention: Ralph wants to get rid of his pop can.
Moral action: Ralph puts the can into the recycle bin before dumping the rest of the tray into the trash can.
Moral consequence: His friends follow his lead and sort out their recyclable items too.
Norm: It's good to recycle.
Situation: Ralph just finished having lunch with his friends and is walking to the trash area of the cafeteria with his tray.
Intention: Ralph wants to get rid of his pop can.
Immoral action: Ralph doesn't feel like sorting the items on his tray, so he dumps it all into the non–recyclable can.
Immoral consequence: His friends are embarrassed and think Ralph is lazy and inconsiderate.
Norm: People love to take vacations to go gambling.
Situation: Connor is a teacher who has his Christmas break coming up.
Intention: Connor wants to go on a vacation.
Moral action: Connor books a vacation at a hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
Moral consequence: Connor wins $200 playing blackjack and uses his winning to see a performance by Cirque du Soleil.
Norm: People love to take vacations to go gambling.
Situation: Connor is a teacher who has his Christmas break coming up.
Intention: Connor wants to go on a vacation.
Immoral action: Connor randomly chooses a city he's never been to and plans a trip to Bismarck, North Dakota.
Immoral consequence: Connor is extremely bored in Bismarck and can't find anything he wants to do.
Norm: You should not leave dirty laundry laying around.
Situation: After exercising, an energetic  Usama walks into his room littered with his dirty clothes and trash.
Intention: Usama wants to do something productive.
Moral action: Usama cleans his room placing all of his dirty clothes into a basket and tosses the trash into the trashcan.
Moral consequence: Usama's mental state improves from being in a clean room.
Norm: You should not leave dirty laundry laying around.
Situation: After exercising, an energetic  Usama walks into his room littered with his dirty clothes and trash.
Intention: Usama wants to do something productive.
Immoral action: Usama organizes the massive number of files on his computer.
Immoral consequence: Usama is unable to find his favorite shirt due to all of the mess in his room.
Norm: You shouldn't let men into the Ladies' restroom.
Situation: Anne is out to dinner with her boyfriend, Trent, when she begins to feel sick.
Intention: Anne wants to go to the bathroom.
Moral action: Anne excuses herself to wash up in the bathroom alone.
Moral consequence: Anne feels better after using the bathroom and resumes her dinner with Trent.
Norm: You shouldn't let men into the Ladies' restroom.
Situation: Anne is out to dinner with her boyfriend, Trent, when she begins to feel sick.
Intention: Anne wants to go to the bathroom.
Immoral action: Anne asks Trent to come into the bathroom with her to hold her hair up in case she throws up.
Immoral consequence: The women in the restroom are uncomfortable with Trent there and alert the restaurant manager.
Norm: You shouldn't stalk your ex.
Situation: Jenna's boyfriend broke up with her and started dating someone else immediately.
Intention: Jenna wants to get revenge on her boyfriend.
Moral action: Jenna tells all their mutual friends that her ex had a tiny penis.
Moral consequence: Jenna's ex posts an unhinged rant on Facebook in response that makes him look nuts.
Norm: You shouldn't stalk your ex.
Situation: Jenna's boyfriend broke up with her and started dating someone else immediately.
Intention: Jenna wants to get revenge on her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Jenna starts showing up outside her ex's bedroom window and playing black metal music.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's ex calls the police and eventually gets a restraining order against her.
Norm: You shouldn't let people throw away perfectly good food.
Situation: Kelly was sitting at a restaurant with her parents, but her parents didn't finish eating their food.
Intention: Kelly wants to get the food off the table.
Moral action: Kelly tells the waiter to put her parents's food in a to go bag.
Moral consequence: Kelly's parents are able to eat their food the next day for lunch.
Norm: You shouldn't let people throw away perfectly good food.
Situation: Kelly was sitting at a restaurant with her parents, but her parents didn't finish eating their food.
Intention: Kelly wants to get the food off the table.
Immoral action: Kelly lets her parents throw the rest of their food in the trash bin.
Immoral consequence: Kelly's parents don't have anything to eat later when they get hungry.
Norm: It is despicable to steel from the disabled.
Situation: Carson sees that a man in a wheelchair dropped his bag on the sidewalk.
Intention: Carson wants to pick up the bag.
Moral action: Carson picks put the bag and brings it back to the man.
Moral consequence: Carson feels happy to have helped out the man when he lost his bag.
Norm: It is despicable to steel from the disabled.
Situation: Carson sees that a man in a wheelchair dropped his bag on the sidewalk.
Intention: Carson wants to pick up the bag.
Immoral action: Carson picks up the bag and takes it home with him.
Immoral consequence: Carson feels guilty for days about stealing the man's bag.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about your qualifications.
Situation: Kyle is interviewing to be a high school teacher but has never worked with high schoolers before.
Intention: Kyle wants to impress the interviewer.
Moral action: Kyle tells the interviewer that while he has no experience with high schoolers, he has done a lot of research on what they respond to best.
Moral consequence: The interviewer takes a chance on Kyle and gives him the job.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about your qualifications.
Situation: Kyle is interviewing to be a high school teacher but has never worked with high schoolers before.
Intention: Kyle wants to impress the interviewer.
Immoral action: Kyle tells the interviewer that he has experience teaching at a high school in a neighboring town.
Immoral consequence: The interviewer calls the neighboring high school to confirm, and learns that Kyle has never worked there.
Norm: It's bad to fall for a scam.
Situation: Ulmer needs a thousand dollars to pay for his knee surgery, and he receives a suspicious message claiming that he inherited twenty thousand dollars.
Intention: Ulmer wants money.
Moral action: Ulmer creates a post on social media asking for donations for his surgery.
Moral consequence: Ulmer's post goes viral, and he receives enough money to cover his surgery.
Norm: It's bad to fall for a scam.
Situation: Ulmer needs a thousand dollars to pay for his knee surgery, and he receives a suspicious message claiming that he inherited twenty thousand dollars.
Intention: Ulmer wants money.
Immoral action: Ulmer responds to the email, and he follows the instructions by making a down payment for his inheritance.
Immoral consequence: Ulmer loses five hundred dollars that he can't get back.
Norm: It is rude to take back a gift.
Situation: John's girlfriend gives him a snuggie for his birthday.
Intention: John needs to decide what to do with the gift.
Moral action: John uses the snuggie while watching a movie with his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: His girlfriend is glad he is using the gift.
Norm: It is rude to take back a gift.
Situation: John's girlfriend gives him a snuggie for his birthday.
Intention: John needs to decide what to do with the gift.
Immoral action: John decides to return the snuggie to Bed Bath and Beyond because he does not want it.
Immoral consequence: His girlfriend finds out and is sad.
Norm: You shouldn't force others to come to your wedding.
Situation: Emily is getting married soon, and has planned a big wedding in Hawaii, she wants both her sisters to attend even though they live in Europe.
Intention: Emily wants to have a wonderful wedding.
Moral action: Emily invites her sisters, but understands when they can't afford the trip; they Skype in to the reception to say hello to everyone.
Moral consequence: Emily has a wonderful wedding, and her sisters enjoy attending digitally.
Norm: You shouldn't force others to come to your wedding.
Situation: Emily is getting married soon, and has planned a big wedding in Hawaii, she wants both her sisters to attend even though they live in Europe.
Intention: Emily wants to have a wonderful wedding.
Immoral action: Emily nags at her sisters and her parents, until they reluctantly agree to come despite not being able to afford the trip.
Immoral consequence: Emily has her wonderful wedding, but her sisters are now in debt and so severely jet-lagged they really don't enjoy it at all.
Norm: You should not violate other people's trust.
Situation: Jane is at a neighborhood party.
Intention: Jane wants everyone to pay attention to her.
Moral action: Jane tells a funny story about her childhood.
Moral consequence: Everyone loves Jane.
Norm: You should not violate other people's trust.
Situation: Jane is at a neighborhood party.
Intention: Jane wants everyone to pay attention to her.
Immoral action: Jane tells everyone Anna's secret.
Immoral consequence: Anna is mortified and everyone else is surprised that Jane broke her trust.
Norm: You shouldn't try to injure animals.
Situation: Francis just lost his job and is walking home when he sees a little puppy.
Intention: Francis wants to vent his anger.
Moral action: Francis takes a breath, pets the puppy and jogs home for exercise.
Moral consequence: The puppy is happy to be petted and doesn't get hurt.
Norm: You shouldn't try to injure animals.
Situation: Francis just lost his job and is walking home when he sees a little puppy.
Intention: Francis wants to vent his anger.
Immoral action: Francis picks up a stone and throws it strongly at the puppy.
Immoral consequence: The puppy gets injured and cries and is sad and lonely.
Norm: It's rude to ask your classmates for their food.
Situation: Bella is at school eating lunch with her friends, and she sees one of her friends with a twinkie.
Intention: Bella wants to eat a twinkie.
Moral action: Bella stops at a store on the way home from school and buys a twinkie.
Moral consequence: Bella's friend still likes Bella and everyone is happy.
Norm: It's rude to ask your classmates for their food.
Situation: Bella is at school eating lunch with her friends, and she sees one of her friends with a twinkie.
Intention: Bella wants to eat a twinkie.
Immoral action: Bella asks her friend with the twinkie over and over if she can have it.
Immoral consequence: Bella's friend feels very uncomfortable and eats lunch away from Bella from then on.
Norm: It's wrong to get into relationships with students.
Situation: Tyler, who is a professor, has been single for a year and has an attractive student show romantic interest in him.
Intention: Tyler wants to start dating again.
Moral action: Tyler turns down his student and instead decides to download a dating app.
Moral consequence: The student is able to properly focus and have a more appropriate relationship with her professor.
Norm: It's wrong to get into relationships with students.
Situation: Tyler, who is a professor, has been single for a year and has an attractive student show romantic interest in him.
Intention: Tyler wants to start dating again.
Immoral action: Tyler decides to get romantically involved with the student from his class.
Immoral consequence: The student performs poorly in the class due to their relationship.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone for mental health issues.
Situation: Robert's seat in the classroom is next to a classmate who is severely depressed.
Intention: Robert wants to speak to his depressed classmate.
Moral action: Robert shares some kind words with his classmate and tries to cheer him up.
Moral consequence: Robert's classmate appreciates Robert's effort and Robert develops a positive reputation.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone for mental health issues.
Situation: Robert's seat in the classroom is next to a classmate who is severely depressed.
Intention: Robert wants to speak to his depressed classmate.
Immoral action: Robert calls his classmate weak-willed and proceeds to laugh at him.
Immoral consequence: Robert gets ignored by his classmate as he starts getting viewed as a mean callous person.
Norm: It's not good to lie.
Situation: Frasier who is 31 is interviewing for a contest with contest director Roz when she asks him how old he is.
Intention: Frasier wants to state his age.
Moral action: Frasier tells Ros that he just recently turned thirty one years old.
Moral consequence: Ros then asks Frasier for his ID which shows he is indeed thirty one and tells him he qualifies to be entered in the draw.
Norm: It's not good to lie.
Situation: Frasier who is 31 is interviewing for a contest with contest director Roz when she asks him how old he is.
Intention: Frasier wants to state his age.
Immoral action: Frasier assumes he'll have a better chance of winning the contest if he's older, so he says he's 40.
Immoral consequence: Ros then asks Frasier for ID which then clearly shows he's not 40, and she disqualifies him from the contest.
Norm: It's bad to go several years without a job.
Situation: Ray has been applying to jobs for 6 months now, and he hasn't been accepted by any.
Intention: Ray has to decide whether to keep applying to jobs.
Moral action: Ray keeps at it and eventually finds a job that is right for him.
Moral consequence: Ray is able to take care of himself and is able to contribute to society.
Norm: It's bad to go several years without a job.
Situation: Ray has been applying to jobs for 6 months now, and he hasn't been accepted by any.
Intention: Ray has to decide whether to keep applying to jobs.
Immoral action: Ray wants to stop wasting his time, so he stops applying to jobs and just depends on welfare.
Immoral consequence: Ray is unemployed for several years and is never able to improve his life.
Norm: It's wrong to take children from their parents.
Situation: Jenna was delighted when she got pregnant but had a miscarriage late in her pregnancy.
Intention: Jenna wants a baby.
Moral action: Jenna immediately starts having sex with her husband to get pregnant again.
Moral consequence: Jenna's second pregnancy ends with the birth of a healthy baby boy.
Norm: It's wrong to take children from their parents.
Situation: Jenna was delighted when she got pregnant but had a miscarriage late in her pregnancy.
Intention: Jenna wants a baby.
Immoral action: Jenna walks out of the hospital with someone else's infant daughter.
Immoral consequence: Jenna spends her daughter's childhood living off the grid and home-schooling her.
Norm: It's rude to not clean up your dog's poop.
Situation: James likes to walk his dog around his apartment building's ground every morning.
Intention: James wants to avoid touching dog poop.
Moral action: James uses a small shovel to carry his dog's poop to the garbage can.
Moral consequence: People think James is a bit odd, but appreciate that he cleans up after his dog.
Norm: It's rude to not clean up your dog's poop.
Situation: James likes to walk his dog around his apartment building's ground every morning.
Intention: James wants to avoid touching dog poop.
Immoral action: James leaves his dog's poop lying around on the grass around the apartment building.
Immoral consequence: James' neighbors start leaving irritated notes on his door ordering him to clean up after his dog.
Norm: It is common to worry about older family members
Situation: Social distancing measures are recommended due to a pandemic, which John is unknowingly carrying, and he sees his parents for the first time in months while wearing a face mask.
Intention: John wants to greet his parents.
Moral action: John waves hello, but keeps his distance and keeps his mask on out of concern for his parents' health.
Moral consequence: John prevents his parents from catching any virus he's carrying.
Norm: It is common to worry about older family members
Situation: Social distancing measures are recommended due to a pandemic, which John is unknowingly carrying, and he sees his parents for the first time in months while wearing a face mask.
Intention: John wants to greet his parents.
Immoral action: John runs up and gives his parents a big hug, stripping his mask off to give them each a kiss on the cheek.
Immoral consequence: John unknowingly gives both his parents a virus due to his lack of concern for their health.
Norm: It is good to laugh about things in your family.
Situation: Victor is a teen who is out with his family on vacation, and his father is making corny dad jokes.
Intention: Victor wants to respond to his father's bad jokes.
Moral action: Victor says the jokes are bad, but he laughs at them anyway.
Moral consequence: Victor and his dad bond over the experience and become closer.
Norm: It is good to laugh about things in your family.
Situation: Victor is a teen who is out with his family on vacation, and his father is making corny dad jokes.
Intention: Victor wants to respond to his father's bad jokes.
Immoral action: Victor rolls his eyes and says that is dad is lame.
Immoral consequence: Victor's dad feels hurt and the relationship between the two of them grows cold.
Norm: You should speak up against bigotry.
Situation: Carla is riding the bus home and one man is picking on another.
Intention: Carla wants to find out what the trouble is.
Moral action: Carla overhears that the man is picking on the other because of his skin color, so she steps between them.
Moral consequence: Carla feels right for stopping the man from picking on the other.
Norm: You should speak up against bigotry.
Situation: Carla is riding the bus home and one man is picking on another.
Intention: Carla wants to find out what the trouble is.
Immoral action: Carla listens in to hear that the man is picking on the other because of his skin color, but she just sits quietly until her stop.
Immoral consequence: Carla feels regret about not standing up for the man and feels awful.
Norm: You shouldn't send naked photos of yourself to others.
Situation: Chris is sending messages to Francine to convey his desire to hook up with her.
Intention: Chris wants to send Francine a message to get her in the mood.
Moral action: Chris sends a short romantic poem that he wrote to Francine.
Moral consequence: Francine loves the poem and makes plans to hook up with Chris.
Norm: You shouldn't send naked photos of yourself to others.
Situation: Chris is sending messages to Francine to convey his desire to hook up with her.
Intention: Chris wants to send Francine a message to get her in the mood.
Immoral action: Chris sends Francine a picture of himself without any clothes on his body.
Immoral consequence: Francine deletes Chris' number and never talks to him again.
Norm: It is expected to share with family.
Situation: John is at his mom's house where he ordered a large pizza and as he's at the door getting the pizza his mom asks him for a slice.
Intention: John wants to respond to his mom's request for a slice.
Moral action: John tells his mom she can have half the pizza, forget a slice, that's why he ordered a large.
Moral consequence: John's mom is delighted and is excited to finally get that yummy pizza in her mouth.
Norm: It is expected to share with family.
Situation: John is at his mom's house where he ordered a large pizza and as he's at the door getting the pizza his mom asks him for a slice.
Intention: John wants to respond to his mom's request for a slice.
Immoral action: John tells his mom that he paid for the pizza and if she wants a slice she can order her own.
Immoral consequence: John's mom is sad that John won't share his food with her and that he's so selfish.
Norm: You shouldn't eat dried toothpaste or you'll get sick.
Situation: Kent was examining the bathroom sink, and he saw dried toothpaste.
Intention: Kent wants to decide what to do with the toothpaste.
Moral action: Kent washes the countertop near the sink off, including the dried toothpaste.
Moral consequence: Kent's bathroom now looked fresh and clean after Kent cleaned it.
Norm: You shouldn't eat dried toothpaste or you'll get sick.
Situation: Kent was examining the bathroom sink, and he saw dried toothpaste.
Intention: Kent wants to decide what to do with the toothpaste.
Immoral action: Kent tries to eat the toothpaste because he likes the flavor of it.
Immoral consequence: Kent feels ill and has to lie down in his room for a few hours.
Norm: Overreacting to a joke is not okay.
Situation: Gerry is talking to his boss in the breakroom, and his boss makes a mildly funny joke.
Intention: Gerry wants to kiss up to his boss.
Moral action: Gerry giggles slightly and tells his boss that it was a pretty good joke.
Moral consequence: Gerry's boss is satisfied and treats Gerry well in the workplace.
Norm: Overreacting to a joke is not okay.
Situation: Gerry is talking to his boss in the breakroom, and his boss makes a mildly funny joke.
Intention: Gerry wants to kiss up to his boss.
Immoral action: Gerry doubles himself over with over-the-top fake laughter and acts like it's the funniest thing he's ever heard.
Immoral consequence: Gerry's boss thinks Gerry is being sarcastic and generates a dislike toward him.
Norm: You shouldn't hate a parent over something minor.
Situation: Tim was upset because his mom made him go to bed half an hour earlier than his friends.
Intention: Tim wants to explain how he feels.
Moral action: Tim decides to sit down and explain why the minor issue was a big deal to him.
Moral consequence: Tim's mother understands and apologizes to Tim for the minor issue.
Norm: You shouldn't hate a parent over something minor.
Situation: Tim was upset because his mom made him go to bed half an hour earlier than his friends.
Intention: Tim wants to explain how he feels.
Immoral action: Tim complains and rants and is upset about what his mother did.
Immoral consequence: Tim's mother and everyone else he tells ignores him because the issue is so small.
Norm: You should never try to be someone you're not.
Situation: Fred is a pretty nerdy kid with few friends at school.
Intention: Fred wants to make some friends.
Moral action: Fred is his normal self and doesn't try to fit in with any particular group.
Moral consequence: A small group of people who are nerdy like Fred take him in, and they become friends.
Norm: You should never try to be someone you're not.
Situation: Fred is a pretty nerdy kid with few friends at school.
Intention: Fred wants to make some friends.
Immoral action: Fred pretends he loves sports so that he fits in with some kids at school.
Immoral consequence: Fred is miserable because he can't do the things he likes, and he has to follow something he's not interested in.