CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: People shouldn't wear out their welcome.
Situation: Molly plans to vacation upstate for a weekend in the same town that her friend Leslie lives in.
Intention: Molly wants to save money on a hotel by staying with Leslie during her vacation.
Moral action: Molly completes her upstate vacation and thanks Leslie for her hospitality at the end of the weekend.
Moral consequence: Leslie is glad for the short reunion she had with Molly, and suggests they do it again next year.
Norm: People shouldn't wear out their welcome.
Situation: Molly plans to vacation upstate for a weekend in the same town that her friend Leslie lives in.
Intention: Molly wants to save money on a hotel by staying with Leslie during her vacation.
Immoral action: Molly has had so much fun during her weekend away, that she decides to extend her vacation for another week.
Immoral consequence: Leslie is worn out by Molly's presence and doesn't call her ever again once she leaves.
Norm: It's rude to be offensive to kids.
Situation: Paul was sitting in the park when some kids start playing near him.
Intention: Paul wants to be alone in the park.
Moral action: Paul gets up and finds a more secluded part of the park.
Moral consequence: Paul enjoys the rest of his day relaxing at the park alone.
Norm: It's rude to be offensive to kids.
Situation: Paul was sitting in the park when some kids start playing near him.
Intention: Paul wants to be alone in the park.
Immoral action: Paul yells at the kids and tells them to beat it.
Immoral consequence: The parents of the children go over to Paul and beat him up.
Norm: It's not okay to make your parents upset.
Situation: Paulo is hanging out with his friends late on a schoolnight while his parents wait for him to come home.
Intention: Paulo wants to head home.
Moral action: Paulo calls his family to let them know where he is and that he's coming home.
Moral consequence: Paulo comes home, and after being told he needs to come home earlier, they all go to bed.
Norm: It's not okay to make your parents upset.
Situation: Paulo is hanging out with his friends late on a schoolnight while his parents wait for him to come home.
Intention: Paulo wants to head home.
Immoral action: Paulo arrives home after curfew without having let his parents know where he was.
Immoral consequence: Paulo's parents yell at him about how worried they were and ground him.
Norm: It's good to show compassion towards the disabled.
Situation: Miles needed some help getting to the airport in a wheelchair, so he called his friend Amy.
Intention: Amy wants to decide to help Miles or not.
Moral action: Amy agrees to help Miles at the airport and to take him there.
Moral consequence: Amy helps Miles get to the airport, pushes him up ramps and so on and Miles makes his flight.
Norm: It's good to show compassion towards the disabled.
Situation: Miles needed some help getting to the airport in a wheelchair, so he called his friend Amy.
Intention: Amy wants to decide to help Miles or not.
Immoral action: Amy doesn't help Miles out, so she can stay home and watch TV.
Immoral consequence: Miles has to find someone at the airport to push him up ramps.
Norm: You shouldn't pull other people's hair.
Situation: Debbie is in a discussion with Nancy.
Intention: Debbie wants to Nancy to see her side.
Moral action: Debbie gives Nancy her opinions with calm, rational points.
Moral consequence: Nancy listens and tells Debbie she can see where Debbie's coming from.
Norm: You shouldn't pull other people's hair.
Situation: Debbie is in a discussion with Nancy.
Intention: Debbie wants to Nancy to see her side.
Immoral action: Debbie grabs Nancy by the hair when Nancy doesn't listen to her.
Immoral consequence: Nancy slaps Debbie in the face to get free from her and never wants to talk to her again.
Norm: It's wrong to support bad behavior.
Situation: Desiree is friends with Lana, who has been saying mean things to other kids at their school.
Intention: Desiree wants Lana to know she's on her side.
Moral action: Desiree tells Lana that she's better than how she's been acting, and suggests being kinder.
Moral consequence: Lana takes Desiree's advice to heart and apologizes to all the kids she's ever been mean to.
Norm: It's wrong to support bad behavior.
Situation: Desiree is friends with Lana, who has been saying mean things to other kids at their school.
Intention: Desiree wants Lana to know she's on her side.
Immoral action: Desiree witnesses Lana making fun of another girls outfit, and laughs along.
Immoral consequence: The other girl feels ganged up on and begins to cry.
Norm: It's wrong not to have any friends.
Situation: Jeremy is at a new school and is being introduced to the other children.
Intention: Jeremy wants to say something to the other children.
Moral action: Jeremy tells the other children he likes to have fun, and they can hang out together.
Moral consequence: The other children will be open to spending time with Jeremy, and he will make new friends.
Norm: It's wrong not to have any friends.
Situation: Jeremy is at a new school and is being introduced to the other children.
Intention: Jeremy wants to say something to the other children.
Immoral action: Jeremy tells the other children to stay away from him.
Immoral consequence: Jeremy will be lonely during school and the other children will think he's odd.
Norm: You shouldn't dominate your kids-in-law.
Situation: Michael just married a woman whom has three children.
Intention: Michael wants the children to accept him as a father.
Moral action: Michael spends time getting to know the children, and is very forgiving at first when they break the rules.
Moral consequence: The children begin to trust Michael and eventually start calling him father.
Norm: You shouldn't dominate your kids-in-law.
Situation: Michael just married a woman whom has three children.
Intention: Michael wants the children to accept him as a father.
Immoral action: Michael is very strict and implements very draconian punishment system in hopes of earning the respect of the children.
Immoral consequence: Michael's wife disproves and ends up divorcing him.
Norm: It is rude to invade someone's privacy.
Situation: Larry notices his brother is studying hard in his room but there is a package for his brother downstairs.
Intention: Larry wants to speak to his brother about the package.
Moral action: Larry waits for his brother to finished studying, after which Larry informs his brother of the package.
Moral consequence: Larry's brother is thankful, and they both have a heart-to-heart moment.
Norm: It is rude to invade someone's privacy.
Situation: Larry notices his brother is studying hard in his room but there is a package for his brother downstairs.
Intention: Larry wants to speak to his brother about the package.
Immoral action: Larry barges into his brothers room while his brother is studying, to inform him of the package.
Immoral consequence: Larry's brother gets mad at Larry for not respecting his privacy, and Larry argues.
Norm: You shouldn't always assume people are faking their depression.
Situation: Howard is talking with Eric who seems downhearted.
Intention: Howard wants to spend time with his friend Eric.
Moral action: Howard notices that Eric is acting like his usual self and tells him he should talk to his doctor.
Moral consequence: Eric feels relieved someone cares, takes his advice and begins to feel better.
Norm: You shouldn't always assume people are faking their depression.
Situation: Howard is talking with Eric who seems downhearted.
Intention: Howard wants to spend time with his friend Eric.
Immoral action: Howard ignores Eric's mood and thinks that he just wants attention.
Immoral consequence: Eric feels like no one understands what he's going through and overdoses on drugs.
Norm: Not helping an injured kid makes you look cowardly.
Situation: Kyle is walking down the street when he sees Johnny, a kid, fall off his bike and hurt himself.
Intention: Kyle wants to react to what he just saw.
Moral action: Kyle runs towards Johnny and tries to help him to make sure he's OK.
Moral consequence: The other pedestrians notice Kyle and are delighted he sprung to action to help Johnny.
Norm: Not helping an injured kid makes you look cowardly.
Situation: Kyle is walking down the street when he sees Johnny, a kid, fall off his bike and hurt himself.
Intention: Kyle wants to react to what he just saw.
Immoral action: Kyle turns and walks in the other direction lest he have to actually do something for the kid.
Immoral consequence: The other pedestrians notice Kyle and are disgusted by his running away from the situation.
Norm: It's good to tuck your children into bed at night.
Situation: It's late and Sandra tells her children to get into bed as it's time to go to sleep.
Intention: Sandra wants to go to her bedroom.
Moral action: Sandra tucks her children in and says good night to them before retiring to her own bedroom.
Moral consequence: Sandra's children enjoy being tucked in an feel ready to go to sleep.
Norm: It's good to tuck your children into bed at night.
Situation: It's late and Sandra tells her children to get into bed as it's time to go to sleep.
Intention: Sandra wants to go to her bedroom.
Immoral action: Sandra goes straight to bed without going into her children's bedroom.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's children are unhappy that she didn't tuck them in and are too anxious to go to sleep.
Norm: It is fun to spend time with friends fishing.
Situation: Charlene has a group of good friends who are going to the lake and invited her, but she has never been.
Intention: Charlene wants to hang out with her friends.
Moral action: Charlene decides to go with her friends when they go to the lake, and they end up fishing while there.
Moral consequence: Even if the fishing wasn't quite her thing, Charlene enjoys the companionship of her friends while they all do it.
Norm: It is fun to spend time with friends fishing.
Situation: Charlene has a group of good friends who are going to the lake and invited her, but she has never been.
Intention: Charlene wants to hang out with her friends.
Immoral action: Charlene decides that the lake and things to do there isn't something she wants to try but tells her friends to stop by after they are done.
Immoral consequence: Charlene's friends only talk about the fishing they did at the lake when they are at Charlene's house later and Charlene feels out of the loop.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to help out your roommate.
Situation: Before leaving for work, Hank's car stops working right before his roommate Bill is about to leave for work.
Intention: Bill wants to get to work.
Moral action: Bill gives Hank a ride on the way to work.
Moral consequence: Hank arrives at his job.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to help out your roommate.
Situation: Before leaving for work, Hank's car stops working right before his roommate Bill is about to leave for work.
Intention: Bill wants to get to work.
Immoral action: Bill drives to work as planned.
Immoral consequence: Hank is left at home with no way to get to work.
Norm: Is expected to teachers set an example for students
Situation: Brian is one of the teachers at the local high school.
Intention: Brian wants to have a drink after work.
Moral action: Brian waits until he gets home and enjoys a glass of wine with his dinner.
Moral consequence: Brian is relieved of the stress of his eventful day at school teaching.
Norm: Is expected to teachers set an example for students
Situation: Brian is one of the teachers at the local high school.
Intention: Brian wants to have a drink after work.
Immoral action: Brian goes to the school's pep rally while he was drinking a flask of whiskey.
Immoral consequence: Brian walks around drunk, and he gets fired from his position at the school.
Norm: It is comforting for loved ones to die peacefully
Situation: Kylie's grandmother has been battling dementia and her family has been preparing to say goodbye to her.
Intention: Kylie wants to be there for her grandmother when she passes.
Moral action: Kylie brings a stereo to her granmother's bedside and plays her favorite music.
Moral consequence: Kylie's grandmother passes with a smile on her face.
Norm: It is comforting for loved ones to die peacefully
Situation: Kylie's grandmother has been battling dementia and her family has been preparing to say goodbye to her.
Intention: Kylie wants to be there for her grandmother when she passes.
Immoral action: Kylie brings party horns to her grandmother's bedside and blows them hoping they will make her happy.
Immoral consequence: Kylie's grandmother kicks around uncomfortably due to the noise and passes away with a scowl on her face.
Norm: It is considered uncivil to not leave when asked to.
Situation: Colt went to a bar, but the employees didn't want him inside since he was wearing a t-shirt with Che Guevara on it.
Intention: Colt wants to drink some beer.
Moral action: Colt decides to leave and go to another bar instead.
Moral consequence: The people in the bar relax, and Colt's life is not in danger.
Norm: It is considered uncivil to not leave when asked to.
Situation: Colt went to a bar, but the employees didn't want him inside since he was wearing a t-shirt with Che Guevara on it.
Intention: Colt wants to drink some beer.
Immoral action: Colt decides to stay at the bar because he doesn't want to go elsewhere.
Immoral consequence: Colt creates a hostile environment in the bar, and he risks his own life.
Norm: Is wrong to cheat on your significant other
Situation: Jeff is at the bar with some friends while his wife Holly is at home when a strange woman asks to take Jeff home.
Intention: Jeff wants to respond to the offer.
Moral action: Jeff tells the woman that while she's hot, he will not go home with her.
Moral consequence: Holly is delighted that Jeff is a man who can be trusted and who is faithful to him, and she's happy she married him.
Norm: Is wrong to cheat on your significant other
Situation: Jeff is at the bar with some friends while his wife Holly is at home when a strange woman asks to take Jeff home.
Intention: Jeff wants to respond to the offer.
Immoral action: Jeff tells the woman that he will definitely go home with her as she's really hot.
Immoral consequence: Holly is devastated when she finds out her relationship with Jeff has been broken beyond repair.
Norm: People shouldn't take things they haven't paid for from stores.
Situation: Aria is at a retail store and really covets an item she cannot afford.
Intention: Aria would like to obtain the item.
Moral action: Aria notes the price of the item and returns home to create a budget that will allow her to afford it one day.
Moral consequence: Over time Aria works hard enough and saves enough money to go back and purchase the item.
Norm: People shouldn't take things they haven't paid for from stores.
Situation: Aria is at a retail store and really covets an item she cannot afford.
Intention: Aria would like to obtain the item.
Immoral action: Aria notices that there are no cameras near the item she wants and decides to sneak it into her purse when nobody is looking.
Immoral consequence: The store's alarms go off when she attempts to leave the store focusing the eyes of the law on her.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your stepfather.
Situation: Ahri is in bed and is very horny, she is home alone with her stepfather and knows he is attracted to her.
Intention: Ahri wants to have sex.
Moral action: Ahri goes on Tinder and finds somebody to come over.
Moral consequence: Ahri has a very good night of passionate sex with her Tinder friend.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your stepfather.
Situation: Ahri is in bed and is very horny, she is home alone with her stepfather and knows he is attracted to her.
Intention: Ahri wants to have sex.
Immoral action: Ahri gets undressed and walks into her stepfathers room and gets into his bed.
Immoral consequence: They both are having sex when her mother comes home, finds them and kicks them both out.
Norm: It's wrong to neglect children.
Situation: Luigi tries to think of what he needs to do today after work.
Intention: Luigi wants to plan his day.
Moral action: Luigi remembers he needs to pick up his kids from school.
Moral consequence: Luigi goes to the school and picks them up on time.
Norm: It's wrong to neglect children.
Situation: Luigi tries to think of what he needs to do today after work.
Intention: Luigi wants to plan his day.
Immoral action: Luigi forgets that it's his day to pick up the kids, and he goes straight home.
Immoral consequence: Luigi goes home and realizes the kids aren't there before he goes to pick them up.
Norm: You shouldn't ghost people close to you.
Situation: Tally and Meaghan are best friends, but Tally feels that they've been growing apart.
Intention: Tally wants to part ways with Meaghan.
Moral action: Tally explains to Meaghan that they are different now and would be better going their separate ways.
Moral consequence: Meaghan respects Tally's wishes, and they both move on with closure.
Norm: You shouldn't ghost people close to you.
Situation: Tally and Meaghan are best friends, but Tally feels that they've been growing apart.
Intention: Tally wants to part ways with Meaghan.
Immoral action: Tally suddenly stops responding to Meaghans's calls and texts without any explanation.
Immoral consequence: Meaghan spends the rest of her life wondering why her best friend stopped talking to her.
Norm: It's acceptable to report wrongdoing to the police.
Situation: Rapunzel is out for a walk in her neighborhood and notices five teenagers picking on an old man.
Intention: Rapunzel wants to remain safe.
Moral action: Rapunzel gets out her phone and films the incident while calling 911 at the same time.
Moral consequence: The teenagers are caught by the police and learn to not repeat the actions in the future.
Norm: It's acceptable to report wrongdoing to the police.
Situation: Rapunzel is out for a walk in her neighborhood and notices five teenagers picking on an old man.
Intention: Rapunzel wants to remain safe.
Immoral action: Rapunzel ducks away around a corner as quickly as possible hoping the teenagers did not see her before rushing home as quickly as possible.
Immoral consequence: The teenagers Rapunzel saw continue in their ways.
Norm: It is expected that you help your family financially sometimes.
Situation: Dane has just received a bonus from work, and his sister is struggling to pay for her leg surgery.
Intention: Dane wants to spend his money.
Moral action: Dane starts a gofundme for his sister combining his money with the funds to help his sister.
Moral consequence: Diane's sister is able to afford surgery at a nicer hospital.
Norm: It is expected that you help your family financially sometimes.
Situation: Dane has just received a bonus from work, and his sister is struggling to pay for her leg surgery.
Intention: Dane wants to spend his money.
Immoral action: Dane spends all of his money on a new television set.
Immoral consequence: Diane's sister has to take on debt to pay for her surgery.
Norm: It's wrong to pirate multimedia.
Situation: Henry is at home with his date Lois and Lois asks Dave to rent the movie Titanic.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Lois' request.
Moral action: Dave tells Lois that it's no problem, and he'll search the pay per view library to see if it's there.
Moral consequence: Lois is delighted to spend the night together watching one of her favorite romantic movies.
Norm: It's wrong to pirate multimedia.
Situation: Henry is at home with his date Lois and Lois asks Dave to rent the movie Titanic.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Lois' request.
Immoral action: Dave tells Lois that there's no need to rent it when he can just download a torrent of the movie on his computer.
Immoral consequence: Lois is disappointed that Dave thinks criminal behavior is OK and thinks she made a mistake coming over.
Norm: You should not be irresponsible with family finances.
Situation: Joseph and his wife, Kate, are saving up for a vacation, but Joseph finds out about a classic car that's for sale.
Intention: Joseph wants to buy a classic car.
Moral action: Joseph does some work on the side to save up for the classic car.
Moral consequence: Joseph and Kate get to go on their vacation, and Joseph also has the car he always wanted.
Norm: You should not be irresponsible with family finances.
Situation: Joseph and his wife, Kate, are saving up for a vacation, but Joseph finds out about a classic car that's for sale.
Intention: Joseph wants to buy a classic car.
Immoral action: Joseph uses the family's vacation money to buy the car.
Immoral consequence: Joseph and Kate can't go on vacation, and Kate is very angry with him.
Norm: You shouldn't discourage your child when they're applying to college.
Situation: Dave is watching his son with bad grades Ronald exit out of an elite college's website.
Intention: Dave wants to comment on Ronald's choices.
Moral action: Dave sits down with his son coming up with a small list of colleges that fit Ronald's needs.
Moral consequence: Ronald works harder and improves his grades.
Norm: You shouldn't discourage your child when they're applying to college.
Situation: Dave is watching his son with bad grades Ronald exit out of an elite college's website.
Intention: Dave wants to comment on Ronald's choices.
Immoral action: Dave tells Ronald that he would never make it to that university.
Immoral consequence: Ronald's self esteem is lowered, and he goes straight into the workforce instead of attending college.
Norm: It's wrong to steal from hotels.
Situation: Henry is staying at a hotel that has very lush towels.
Intention: Henry wants the towel for himself.
Moral action: Henry asks the front desk where he can buy the towel.
Moral consequence: Henry will be able to buy the towel for himself.
Norm: It's wrong to steal from hotels.
Situation: Henry is staying at a hotel that has very lush towels.
Intention: Henry wants the towel for himself.
Immoral action: Henry puts the towel in his luggage when he leaves.
Immoral consequence: Henry will be charged for the towel and told not to come back by the hotel.
Norm: It's miserly to not share your bounty with your spouse.
Situation: Dino brings home a basket of chocolates that he had won at work and his wife Anne asks if she can have one.
Intention: Dino wants to answer Anne's question.
Moral action: Dino tells Anne that she can have as much as she wants since he can't possibly eat it all.
Moral consequence: Anne is delighted and happy that she'll have some chocolate and that her husband is loving and shares his things with her.
Norm: It's miserly to not share your bounty with your spouse.
Situation: Dino brings home a basket of chocolates that he had won at work and his wife Anne asks if she can have one.
Intention: Dino wants to answer Anne's question.
Immoral action: Dino tells Anne that he won the prize, not her, so no she can't have any she can get her own.
Immoral consequence: Anne is disgusted that her husband is so selfish and gluttonous as to take all that chocolate for himself.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse an animal for sport.
Situation: Ryan is walking his dog around the park when he sees a small, very hurt bird on the ground.
Intention: Ryan wants to put the bird out of its misery.
Moral action: Ryan brings the bird to a nearby vet and allows them to euthanize it.
Moral consequence: The bird passes away and Ryan can rest knowing that it didn't need to suffer.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse an animal for sport.
Situation: Ryan is walking his dog around the park when he sees a small, very hurt bird on the ground.
Intention: Ryan wants to put the bird out of its misery.
Immoral action: Ryan picks the bird up, takes his dog off the leash, and throws the bird for his dog to go after.
Immoral consequence: Other dog owners see Ryan's behavior and are disgusted, seeing him as cruel and without a heart.
Norm: It is good to responsibly take care of fish.
Situation: James won a goldfish as a prize in a carnival game.
Intention: James wants his pet to be low maintenance.
Moral action: James finds a cheap tank on Craiglists, sets it up with a filter and plants and feeds his fish regularly.
Moral consequence: James often watches the fish when he gets home from work and wants to relax.