CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to hate your country.
Situation: James is attending a Fourth of July barbecue with his family and about a hundred neighbors.
Intention: James wants to express his political views.
Moral action: James leads all his neighbors in singing "The Star Spangled Banner".
Moral consequence: James and his neighbors feel closer after singing together to celebrate the holiday.
Norm: It's wrong to hate your country.
Situation: James is attending a Fourth of July barbecue with his family and about a hundred neighbors.
Intention: James wants to express his political views.
Immoral action: James sets a paper American flag on fire to protest the Trump administration.
Immoral consequence: James is asked to leave because his actions are contrary to the spirit of the holiday.
Norm: You shouldn't tell others what to do with their money.
Situation: Hank's son has been working his first job at a grocery store, and he just received his first pay check.
Intention: Hank wants his son to be wise with money.
Moral action: Hank tells his son a story about how far behind he got financially but not being smart with the money he earned when he was younger.
Moral consequence: Hank's son takes the story to heart and starts saving most of his paychecks.
Norm: You shouldn't tell others what to do with their money.
Situation: Hank's son has been working his first job at a grocery store, and he just received his first pay check.
Intention: Hank wants his son to be wise with money.
Immoral action: Hank forces his son to put half of his paycheck into savings and pay another twenty percent to him as rent.
Immoral consequence: Hank's son feels like the money he earned isn't actually his, so he quits his job.
Norm: It's wrong not to think about others personal space.
Situation: Kevin works at a fast food restaurant that delivers food to its customers and an order is up to be delivered.
Intention: Kevin wants to give the food to the customer.
Moral action: Kevin places the food on the table, extends his arm, and hands the customer his receipt.
Moral consequence: The customer gladly takes the receipt and thanks Kevin for the food, feeling comfortable the whole time.
Norm: It's wrong not to think about others personal space.
Situation: Kevin works at a fast food restaurant that delivers food to its customers and an order is up to be delivered.
Intention: Kevin wants to give the food to the customer.
Immoral action: Kevin places the food on the customer's table, comes shoulder-to-shoulder to him, and shows him the bill.
Immoral consequence: The customer gets uncomfortable and tells Kevin to back off or else.
Norm: You should not sabotage your own career.
Situation: John has a promising career as a scientists, and is at a party where people are doing cocaine.
Intention: John wants to have fun at the party.
Moral action: John decides to stick with alcohol and avoid the cocaine.
Moral consequence: John has fun at the party, and his career later takes off.
Norm: You should not sabotage your own career.
Situation: John has a promising career as a scientists, and is at a party where people are doing cocaine.
Intention: John wants to have fun at the party.
Immoral action: John does some of the cocaine and becomes hooked on it.
Immoral consequence: John's addiction makes his work get worse and worse, and his career is ruined.
Norm: It is good to protect animals.
Situation: Reilly is driving down the back roads and sees an injured small dog laying in the middle of the road.
Intention: Reilly wants to get the animal out of the road.
Moral action: Reilly gets out of his vehicle and wraps the dog in a blanket, so that he can take it to a vet before it gets killed.
Moral consequence: The dog is nursed back to health by the vet and lives a healthy life thanks to Reilly looking out for it.
Norm: It is good to protect animals.
Situation: Reilly is driving down the back roads and sees an injured small dog laying in the middle of the road.
Intention: Reilly wants to get the animal out of the road.
Immoral action: Reilly gets out of his vehicle and finds a large stick to nudge the dog out of the road with.
Immoral consequence: The dog doesn't make it because nobody else ever sees it on the side of the road and wild beasts get to it.
Norm: It's wrong to make jokes about places with crime.
Situation: Ron is a comedian, and he has a scheduled performance tonight at a local comedy club.
Intention: Ron wants to give a good comedy show.
Moral action: Ron performs a comedy act featuring lots of jokes about airports and traveling.
Moral consequence: The crowd loves Ron's jokes, and he exits the stage to a standing ovation.
Norm: It's wrong to make jokes about places with crime.
Situation: Ron is a comedian, and he has a scheduled performance tonight at a local comedy club.
Intention: Ron wants to give a good comedy show.
Immoral action: Ron performs a comedy act that includes lots of jokes about crime in inner city Chicago.
Immoral consequence: The crowd finds Ron's jokes to be in poor taste, and he gets booed during his performance.
Norm: You should admire someone for their skills.
Situation: Jamie has joined the art team for a games company and notices another artist named Lyle is very talented.
Intention: Jamie wants to react to Lyle's ability.
Moral action: Jamie views Lyle as an inspiration.
Moral consequence: Jamie will be open to learning from Lyle.
Norm: You should admire someone for their skills.
Situation: Jamie has joined the art team for a games company and notices another artist named Lyle is very talented.
Intention: Jamie wants to react to Lyle's ability.
Immoral action: Jamie becomes jealous of Lyle's ability.
Immoral consequence: Jamie will become resistant towards learning from Lyle.
Norm: It's bad to steal from a school.
Situation: Janice's family cannot buy any hand sanitizer from the store due to shortage of supply during the Coronavirus pandemic, but her classroom always has a bottle for students to use.
Intention: Janice wants to react to the shortage of sanitizer at home.
Moral action: Janice makes her own hand sanitizer by mixing isopropyl, aloe vera gel and lemon juice.
Moral consequence: Janice feels proud of her own creation and is praised by her family members.
Norm: It's bad to steal from a school.
Situation: Janice's family cannot buy any hand sanitizer from the store due to shortage of supply during the Coronavirus pandemic, but her classroom always has a bottle for students to use.
Intention: Janice wants to react to the shortage of sanitizer at home.
Immoral action: Janice takes the bottle of sanitizer from her classroom during recess and put it into her backpack.
Immoral consequence: Janice gets caught because one of her classmates reports seeing her take the sanitizer to their teacher.
Norm: You should be able to leave if you want to
Situation: Mark's girlfriend Catherine is over but it's almost time for an appointment she needs to go to.
Intention: Mark wants dinner.
Moral action: Mark lets Catherine leave and makes his own dinner.
Moral consequence: Catherine is glad he is letting her make her own choices.
Norm: You should be able to leave if you want to
Situation: Mark's girlfriend Catherine is over but it's almost time for an appointment she needs to go to.
Intention: Mark wants dinner.
Immoral action: Mark forces Catherine to stay and make him dinner.
Immoral consequence: Catherine thinks Mark is too controlling.
Norm: It's not okay to stare into other peoples windows.
Situation: Andrew is walking down a city street when he comes across an open window of a ground floor apartment.
Intention: Andrew wants to satiate his curiousty.
Moral action: Andrew glances into the apartment window as he walks past and crosses the street.
Moral consequence: Andrew makes it to work on time.
Norm: It's not okay to stare into other peoples windows.
Situation: Andrew is walking down a city street when he comes across an open window of a ground floor apartment.
Intention: Andrew wants to satiate his curiousty.
Immoral action: Andrew stops and stares into the apartment.
Immoral consequence: The person living in the apartment sees Andrew and screams that they are calling the police.
Norm: It's rude to break other people's belongings.
Situation: Judy and Simon are playing tag in their parents' house.
Intention: Simon wants to catch Judy.
Moral action: Judy stops before getting near the vase and Simon tags her.
Moral consequence: Judy says it's not fair because she only stopped, so she wouldn't bump into the vase.
Norm: It's rude to break other people's belongings.
Situation: Judy and Simon are playing tag in their parents' house.
Intention: Simon wants to catch Judy.
Immoral action: Simon bumps into and breaks his parent's vase when he tags Judy.
Immoral consequence: Simon and Judy end up getting punished by their parents.
Norm: You should not hurt the mentally disabled.
Situation: Julie teaches a 2nd grade class that has recently admitted a new student who has an intellectual disability.
Intention: Julie wants to find a way to get the new student to follow direction better.
Moral action: Julie researches how to communicate effectively with intellectually disabled people.
Moral consequence: Julie is able to help her student learn and grow.
Norm: You should not hurt the mentally disabled.
Situation: Julie teaches a 2nd grade class that has recently admitted a new student who has an intellectual disability.
Intention: Julie wants to find a way to get the new student to follow direction better.
Immoral action: Julie resorts to smacking the child with a ruler when he makes a mistake.
Immoral consequence: Julie is fired for her cruelty to the student.
Norm: It's rude to infringe on someone's honeymoon.
Situation: Verlin lays in bed feeling lonely on his day off of work, and his roommate Derrick is on his honeymoon with his new wife.
Intention: Verlin wants to get rid of his loneliness.
Moral action: Verlin decides to hang out with his other friends for the afternoon.
Moral consequence: Verlin gets closer to his other friends.
Norm: It's rude to infringe on someone's honeymoon.
Situation: Verlin lays in bed feeling lonely on his day off of work, and his roommate Derrick is on his honeymoon with his new wife.
Intention: Verlin wants to get rid of his loneliness.
Immoral action: Verlin calls his friend multiple times asking to get into a video chat with him.
Immoral consequence: Verlin is scolded by Derrick's wife who wants to spend alone time with her new husband.
Norm: You should confront a person if they are being cruel.
Situation: May comes across popular girl Jenny mocking an overweight girl in their class.
Intention: May wants to join the pairs conversation.
Moral action: May stands up for the overweight girl and tells Jenny to back off.
Moral consequence: May is able to spare the girl from further humiliation.
Norm: You should confront a person if they are being cruel.
Situation: May comes across popular girl Jenny mocking an overweight girl in their class.
Intention: May wants to join the pairs conversation.
Immoral action: May joins Jenny in mocking the overweight girl.
Immoral consequence: May is soon viewed as a bully.
Norm: It's rude to miss a meeting.
Situation: Zack has to meet with an important client, but he's been feeling sleepy all day.
Intention: Zack wants to get some rest.
Moral action: Zack takes a short nap and then heads to the client meeting.
Moral consequence: The client is impressed with Zack and continues to give him business.
Norm: It's rude to miss a meeting.
Situation: Zack has to meet with an important client, but he's been feeling sleepy all day.
Intention: Zack wants to get some rest.
Immoral action: Zack sleeps for the rest of the day and misses the meeting.
Immoral consequence: The client decides not to do business with Zack any longer.
Norm: It's wrong to be jealous of your friends.
Situation: Gary went to see his friend Luke at his mansion.
Intention: Gary wants to see Luke.
Moral action: Gary says hello to his buddy Luke and is excited about seeing him.
Moral consequence: They hang out and watch movies together in Luke's movie room.
Norm: It's wrong to be jealous of your friends.
Situation: Gary went to see his friend Luke at his mansion.
Intention: Gary wants to see Luke.
Immoral action: Gary is envious of his friend's wealth and how much cool stuff he has.
Immoral consequence: Gary ruins his visit by thinking about his envy the whole time.
Norm: It's good to be concerned for the well-being of animals.
Situation: Theo's carrot crop keeps being nibbled by rabbits.
Intention: Theo wants to bring in a big carrot harvest.
Moral action: Theo uses powdered red pepper to discourage the rabbits from coming near his farm.
Moral consequence: The rabbits stay in the woods and have a healthy life.
Norm: It's good to be concerned for the well-being of animals.
Situation: Theo's carrot crop keeps being nibbled by rabbits.
Intention: Theo wants to bring in a big carrot harvest.
Immoral action: Theo puts down rabbit poison near his farm to protect his crops.
Immoral consequence: The rabbits get sick and die.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with someone's partner.
Situation: Adam is out with his friend Thomas and his wife JIll for dinner and Adam is attracted to Jill.
Intention: Adam wants to spend more time with Jill.
Moral action: Adam tells Thomas and Jill he enjoys hanging out with them as friends.
Moral consequence: Thomas and Jill feel flattered and hang out with Adam more often.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with someone's partner.
Situation: Adam is out with his friend Thomas and his wife JIll for dinner and Adam is attracted to Jill.
Intention: Adam wants to spend more time with Jill.
Immoral action: Adam calls Jill later that week and sleeps with her in her house.
Immoral consequence: Thomas finds out about it and gets a divorce and ends his friendship with Adam.
Norm: It is rude to pick your nose in public
Situation: In the middle of a staff meeting Bob feels a big ball of snot in his nose.
Intention: Bob wants to remove the booger.
Moral action: Bob gets a tissue and blows his nose.
Moral consequence: Bob is able to remove the booger without too much trouble.
Norm: It is rude to pick your nose in public
Situation: In the middle of a staff meeting Bob feels a big ball of snot in his nose.
Intention: Bob wants to remove the booger.
Immoral action: Bob uses his pinky finger to remove the booger.
Immoral consequence: Bob grosses out the people attending the meeting with him.
Norm: You should be there to support your family.
Situation: Mike, who has plans to watch a nature documentary, is asked by his cousin Haley to come see her choir sing.
Intention: Mike wants to watch the documentary.
Moral action: Mike goes to see Haley in the choir and watches a repeat of the documentary later.
Moral consequence: Haley is overjoyed to see Mike sitting in the audience while she sings.
Norm: You should be there to support your family.
Situation: Mike, who has plans to watch a nature documentary, is asked by his cousin Haley to come see her choir sing.
Intention: Mike wants to watch the documentary.
Immoral action: Mike blows off Haley and stays home to watch the documentary.
Immoral consequence: Haley has tears in her eyes while she's singing with the choir.
Norm: It's wrong to use curse words towards another person.
Situation: Alan is a hockey coach and notices his player is slow at getting to the puck.
Intention: Alan wants to motivate his player.
Moral action: Alan tells his player positive words to try to motivate him.
Moral consequence: Alan's player will want to exert more effort.
Norm: It's wrong to use curse words towards another person.
Situation: Alan is a hockey coach and notices his player is slow at getting to the puck.
Intention: Alan wants to motivate his player.
Immoral action: Alan calls his player an expletive to try to motivate him.
Immoral consequence: Alan's player will feel confused and insulted.
Norm: It is kind to adopt animals.
Situation: Jenna felt lonely after she moved away after college and had always loved animals.
Intention: Jenna wants to get a pet.
Moral action: Jenna goes to a shelter and adopts a four-year-old dog with sad eyes.
Moral consequence: Jenna quickly bonds with the dog and it becomes much more energetic.
Norm: It is kind to adopt animals.
Situation: Jenna felt lonely after she moved away after college and had always loved animals.
Intention: Jenna wants to get a pet.
Immoral action: Jenna pays a breeder thousands of dollars to get a designer puppy.
Immoral consequence: Jenna enjoys posting pictures of her designer dog on all her social media accounts.
Norm: You shouldn't use violence against others.
Situation: Phil is at a bar with his wife, Marie, who keeps getting hit on by another patron.
Intention: Phil wants the patron to stop hitting on his wife.
Moral action: Phil gets up and leaves the bar with his wife and takes her to a dance club.
Moral consequence: Phil has fun dancing with his wife and learns some new dance moves from the younger people at the club.
Norm: You shouldn't use violence against others.
Situation: Phil is at a bar with his wife, Marie, who keeps getting hit on by another patron.
Intention: Phil wants the patron to stop hitting on his wife.
Immoral action: Phil picks up a chair and breaks it over the back of the head of the patron, rendering him unconscious.
Immoral consequence: Phil is arrested by the police for assault and spends the night in jail.
Norm: It's wrong to play loud music in an apartment.
Situation: Larry just moved out of his parent's house and into his own apartment.
Intention: Larry wants to throw a party.
Moral action: Larry throws a quiet party, keeping the music low, so he doesn't disturb his anyone.
Moral consequence: Larry's neighbors are unaware there's a party going on in the apartment complex.
Norm: It's wrong to play loud music in an apartment.
Situation: Larry just moved out of his parent's house and into his own apartment.
Intention: Larry wants to throw a party.
Immoral action: Larry invites all his friends, they blast music and are having a really noisy party.
Immoral consequence: Larry's neighbor comes knocking on his door and complains about the loud noise.
Norm: It's good to give things back to people.
Situation: Ryan lives in a neighborhood which just got a lot of snow and realizes he still has his neighbor's snow shovel.
Intention: Ryan wants to clear the snow off his driveway.
Moral action: Ryan returns the snow shovel to his neighbor and goes to pick up his own.
Moral consequence: Ryan's neighbor ends up saving money because he was about to buy a new one.
Norm: It's good to give things back to people.
Situation: Ryan lives in a neighborhood which just got a lot of snow and realizes he still has his neighbor's snow shovel.
Intention: Ryan wants to clear the snow off his driveway.
Immoral action: Ryan holds onto the snow shovel and uses it to take care of the driveway.
Immoral consequence: Ryan's neighbor has forgotten that he loaned his out and has to go buy a new one.
Norm: You shouldn't body-shame someone.
Situation: Lili and her friend Jane wanted to lose weight together but only Lili succeeded, now they're at a party.
Intention: Lili wants to make sure that people around her admire her for her weight loss.
Moral action: Lili tells people how she managed to lose weight but doesn't mention anything about Jane trying to do so too.
Moral consequence: Jane feels motivated to keep on trying to lose weight without feeling publicly shamed.
Norm: You shouldn't body-shame someone.
Situation: Lili and her friend Jane wanted to lose weight together but only Lili succeeded, now they're at a party.
Intention: Lili wants to make sure that people around her admire her for her weight loss.
Immoral action: Lili explains that she worked very hard to lose weight and points to Jane as proof that losing weight is not something that all can achieve.
Immoral consequence: Jane feels terrible when her weight and her failure in getting thinner is discussed in public.
Norm: It's bad to break a toy belonging to a child.
Situation: Chad calls his son to dinner, but Chad's son is playing with an action figure.
Intention: Chad wants to stop his son from playing with the action figure.
Moral action: Chad takes the action figure and puts it in a drawer for storage.
Moral consequence: Chad's son will be able to play with the action figure again after dinner.
Norm: It's bad to break a toy belonging to a child.
Situation: Chad calls his son to dinner, but Chad's son is playing with an action figure.
Intention: Chad wants to stop his son from playing with the action figure.
Immoral action: Chad snaps the action figure into pieces so it cannot be played with anymore.
Immoral consequence: Chad's son will be unhappy and angry about the action figure being permanently destroyed.
Norm: It's wrong to ruin something someone else enjoys for them.
Situation: Frasier just finished watching the new hit movie and is talking to a friend who hasn't seen it but wants to.
Intention: Frasier wants to talk about the movie.
Moral action: Fraiser expresses to his friend how much he enjoyed the movie but avoids spoiling the plot so his friend can see it for themself.
Moral consequence: Fraiser's friend becomes even more excited to see the movie.
Norm: It's wrong to ruin something someone else enjoys for them.
Situation: Frasier just finished watching the new hit movie and is talking to a friend who hasn't seen it but wants to.
Intention: Frasier wants to talk about the movie.
Immoral action: Fraiser spoils all the twists and turns of the movie to his friend.
Immoral consequence: Fraiser's friend is upset by the spoilers because they enjoy watching movies without them.
Norm: It's wrong to give underage kids alcohol.
Situation: Wes is looking for a drink in the fridge when his little brother Max ask for something to drink.
Intention: Wes wants to give Max a drink.
Moral action: Wes grabs a bottle of orange juice and pours a glass for Max.
Moral consequence: Max drinks the juice and asks Wes if he can have more.
Norm: It's wrong to give underage kids alcohol.
Situation: Wes is looking for a drink in the fridge when his little brother Max ask for something to drink.
Intention: Wes wants to give Max a drink.
Immoral action: Wes reaches in the back of the fridge and gives Max a beer.
Immoral consequence: Max drinks the beer and instantly throws up on the floor.
Norm: You shouldn't smoke around people.
Situation: Tim is at an outdoor houseparty and where no one is smoking.
Intention: Tim wants to enjoy his cigar outside.
Moral action: Tim walks to a vacant area of the yard and smokes his cigar with no one around.
Moral consequence: Other partygoers appreciate Tim's consideration and think him a good guy.
Norm: You shouldn't smoke around people.
Situation: Tim is at an outdoor houseparty and where no one is smoking.
Intention: Tim wants to enjoy his cigar outside.
Immoral action: Tim lights up his cigar and puffs it around other partygoers.
Immoral consequence: Other partygoers become upset with Tim and ask him to leave.
Norm: It's wrong to shovel snow onto your neighbor's driveway.
Situation: Barry's driveway is packed with snow and Tom's driveway barely has any on it.
Intention: Barry wants to get rid of the snow in his driveway.
Moral action: Barry shovels up the snow and uses it to make a snowman in his yard.
Moral consequence: Tom compliments Barry for making a great looking snowman with snow from the driveway.
Norm: It's wrong to shovel snow onto your neighbor's driveway.
Situation: Barry's driveway is packed with snow and Tom's driveway barely has any on it.
Intention: Barry wants to get rid of the snow in his driveway.
Immoral action: Barry uses a shovel to transfer the snow from his driveway to Tom's.
Immoral consequence: Tom sees Barry and comes outside to yell at him.
Norm: You shouldn't copy other people.
Situation: Robbie is about to perform at the school talent show but hasn't prepared any particular act.
Intention: Robbie wants to give a good performance.
Moral action: Robbie performs an impromptu stand-up comedy act for the crowd.
Moral consequence: Robbie's performance is a success and the crowd loves his jokes and spontaneous style.