CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to misplace your lottery tickets.
Situation: Earl buys some lotto tickets and puts them in his pocket.
Intention: Earl wants to find the tickets again.
Moral action: Earl takes the tickets from his pockets and puts them somewhere safe.
Immoral consequence: Earl finds what is left of the tickets in the washing machine.
Norm: It's wrong to misplace your lottery tickets.
Situation: Earl buys some lotto tickets and puts them in his pocket.
Intention: Earl wants to find the tickets again.
Moral consequence: Earl can find the tickets and look them up when it's time to read them.
Immoral action: Earl forgets to take the tickets out if his pocket, and they go through the washing machine.
Norm: You should not tolerate being abused by your family.
Situation: Amy's sisters, Jane and Carol, are jealous of Amy's boyfriend and good looks, so they constantly verbally assault her.
Intention: Amy wants to decide how to handle her sisters.
Moral action: Amy starts insulting Jane and Carol right back and asks them how they like it.
Immoral consequence: Jane and Carol see Amy as weak because she doesn't respond, so their attacks get worse.
Norm: You should not tolerate being abused by your family.
Situation: Amy's sisters, Jane and Carol, are jealous of Amy's boyfriend and good looks, so they constantly verbally assault her.
Intention: Amy wants to decide how to handle her sisters.
Moral consequence: Jane and Carol get Amy's point and begin to change their behavior.
Immoral action: Amy just ignores the things Jane and Carol say in hopes that one day they will just stop.
Norm: It's bad to act carelessly when you're driving.
Situation: Emma is driving home from work when she gets a text message from her best friend.
Intention: Emma wants to find out what her friend sent her.
Moral action: Emma uses the voice command in her car to call her friend, and they talk about what was in the text message.
Immoral consequence: Emma drifts out of her lane and nearly collides with another vehicle.
Norm: It's bad to act carelessly when you're driving.
Situation: Emma is driving home from work when she gets a text message from her best friend.
Intention: Emma wants to find out what her friend sent her.
Moral consequence: Emma is able to drive home safely without ever taking her eyes off the road.
Immoral action: Emma looks down and picks up her cell phone, then navigates to her messages in order to read her friend's message.
Norm: It's wrong to make your parents do things by themselves
Situation: Kelsey is a senior in high school who has outgrown her bedroom decor.
Intention: Kelsey wants to ask her mom for a room makeover.
Moral action: After asking her mom to redo her room, Kelsey and her mom go shopping for new furniture.
Immoral consequence: Kelsey's mom is left to do everything herself, and Kelsey ends up not liking her room.
Norm: It's wrong to make your parents do things by themselves
Situation: Kelsey is a senior in high school who has outgrown her bedroom decor.
Intention: Kelsey wants to ask her mom for a room makeover.
Moral consequence: Kelsey is able to bond with her mom before leaving to college in a year.
Immoral action: After asking her mom to redo her room, Kelsey leaves her with a wishlist then goes off to have fun with her friends everyday.
Norm: It's wrong to blame people for things.
Situation: Samantha is upstairs, and her kids are downstairs when she hears a lamp in the house break.
Intention: Samantha wants to get to the bottom of who broke the lamp.
Moral action: Samantha asks the kids which of them broke the lamp.
Immoral consequence: Samantha was wrong, and she yells at the child, and he ends up getting trust issues over it.
Norm: It's wrong to blame people for things.
Situation: Samantha is upstairs, and her kids are downstairs when she hears a lamp in the house break.
Intention: Samantha wants to get to the bottom of who broke the lamp.
Moral consequence: The kids confess who it was, and Samantha has a talk with them both.
Immoral action: Samantha comes downstairs instantly blaming the child closest to the lamp.
Norm: It's rude to refuse to help classmates.
Situation: Nicole and James are competing to become valedictorian but Nicole had to miss some classes due to a surgery and has asked James for his notes.
Intention: James wants to beat Nicole to be valedictorian.
Moral action: James shares his notes with Nicole and vows to study enough to beat her fair and square.
Immoral consequence: Nicole tells others about what James did, and he gets a reputation as a jerk.
Norm: It's rude to refuse to help classmates.
Situation: Nicole and James are competing to become valedictorian but Nicole had to miss some classes due to a surgery and has asked James for his notes.
Intention: James wants to beat Nicole to be valedictorian.
Moral consequence: Nicole is grateful to James and the two have a friendly rivalry that both enjoy.
Immoral action: James declines to give Nicole his notes because he wants any advantage he can get.
Norm: It is expected to stick up for your family.
Situation: Ruth's mom is being berated in a supermarket by another customer for using an electric scooter, as her disability is invisible.
Intention: Ruth wants to stop hearing the woman yelling.
Moral action: Ruth gets between the customer and her mother, telling the woman to speak with management if she has a problem.
Immoral consequence: Ruth's mother feels threatened by the other woman and walks back to her car, injuring herself in the process.
Norm: It is expected to stick up for your family.
Situation: Ruth's mom is being berated in a supermarket by another customer for using an electric scooter, as her disability is invisible.
Intention: Ruth wants to stop hearing the woman yelling.
Moral consequence: Ruth and her mother can finish shopping and go home without further issues.
Immoral action: Ruth walks away from the confrontation, checking out her phone to distract herself.
Norm: It's good to care about not disturbing others.
Situation: Erin, who lives in an apartment with a roommate, is doing a late night gaming session and music helps her skills get into rhythm.
Intention: Erin wants to do well in the game.
Moral action: Erin puts on headphones to listen to her music on and is able to play better.
Immoral consequence: Erin's roommate wakes up from the music playing and think's she is a bad roommate.
Norm: It's good to care about not disturbing others.
Situation: Erin, who lives in an apartment with a roommate, is doing a late night gaming session and music helps her skills get into rhythm.
Intention: Erin wants to do well in the game.
Moral consequence: Erin's roommate is able to sleep soundly because the apartment is quiet.
Immoral action: Erin turns up some music through the speakers and her focus is improved.
Norm: You shouldn't tell someone what to do.
Situation: Vicki who is an experienced baker, is in the kitchen making a cheesecake for her husband Andy.
Intention: Andy wants to assist Vicki.
Moral action: Andy goes into the kitchen and hands Vicki a mixing bowl, and waits for her directions on what ingredients to add.
Immoral consequence: Vicki, wanting to make Andy happy adds the extra egg, but the cheesecake turns out terrible and now Andy is disappointed.
Norm: You shouldn't tell someone what to do.
Situation: Vicki who is an experienced baker, is in the kitchen making a cheesecake for her husband Andy.
Intention: Andy wants to assist Vicki.
Moral consequence: The cheesecake comes out really good, and Andy is pleased with himself for helping.
Immoral action: Andy goes into the kitchen and hands Vicki a mixing bowl, but the proceeds to insist she add extra eggs.
Norm: It's kind to give a treat.
Situation: Jessie had gone through a hard day at school and was returning home with her mother.
Intention: Jessie's mother wants her to feel better.
Moral action: Jessie's mother takes her out to get an ice cream cone down the street.
Immoral consequence: Jessie drinks the water but it doesn't stop her hunger or make her feel better about her day.
Norm: It's kind to give a treat.
Situation: Jessie had gone through a hard day at school and was returning home with her mother.
Intention: Jessie's mother wants her to feel better.
Moral consequence: Jessie feels better and forgets about the horrible day that she had at school.
Immoral action: Jessie's mother gives her a glass of water for a snack.
Norm: It's bad to take something without paying for it.
Situation: Taylor is at Walmart and sees a video game he really wants.
Intention: Taylor wants to save money.
Moral action: Taylor asks the store attendants about any discounts the video game has and when it will go on sale.
Immoral consequence: Taylor is stopped by police and taken to jail.
Norm: It's bad to take something without paying for it.
Situation: Taylor is at Walmart and sees a video game he really wants.
Intention: Taylor wants to save money.
Moral consequence: Taylor gets information to save a few bucks and is happy.
Immoral action: Taylor pockets the video game when nobody is looking and walks out of the store.
Norm: You should turn your music down when out in public.
Situation: Terry is testing his new car speakers with his favorite song and drives into a quiet neighborhood in the evening.
Intention: Terry wants to listen to the song.
Moral action: Terry lowers the volume of the song to a normal level.
Immoral consequence: Terry gets yelled at by the residents who are trying to relax.
Norm: You should turn your music down when out in public.
Situation: Terry is testing his new car speakers with his favorite song and drives into a quiet neighborhood in the evening.
Intention: Terry wants to listen to the song.
Moral consequence: Terry drives through the neighborhood without anyone noticing him.
Immoral action: Terry lets the song play at the loudest volume the speakers can output.
Norm: It's good to help friends find jobs.
Situation: Natasha has been unemployed for several months and heard that her buddy Alex's job is looking for entry-level employees, so she asks if she can use him as a reference.
Intention: Alex wants to respond to Natasha's question.
Moral action: Alex tells Natasha he will go a step further and write her a recommendation letter.
Immoral consequence: Natasha takes offense to what Alex said because it shows he doesn't think she would do well, so she cuts off the friendship.
Norm: It's good to help friends find jobs.
Situation: Natasha has been unemployed for several months and heard that her buddy Alex's job is looking for entry-level employees, so she asks if she can use him as a reference.
Intention: Alex wants to respond to Natasha's question.
Moral consequence: Natasha appreciates what Alex is doing for her and it strengthens their friendship status.
Immoral action: Alex tells Natasha that he would prefer she didn't use him because if she gets hired and doesn't do well, it will reflect poorly on him.
Norm: You should always make your partner's birthday special.
Situation: Ben's wife Melanie has her birthday on Saturday.
Intention: Ben wants to spend a lazy Saturday in bed.
Moral action: Ben prepares ahead of time a surprise night birthday party for Melanie and sleeps in most of the day.
Immoral consequence: Ben's wife Melanie thinks Ben doesn't care about her anymore and loves him less.
Norm: You should always make your partner's birthday special.
Situation: Ben's wife Melanie has her birthday on Saturday.
Intention: Ben wants to spend a lazy Saturday in bed.
Moral consequence: Melanie thinks Ben loves her a lot and feels really close to him.
Immoral action: Ben sleeps in all day long and doesn't talk to his wife.
Norm: You should not risk other people's safety.
Situation: The fourth of July is coming up and Rachel plans to have a backyard cookout with friends.
Intention: Rachel wants to light off fireworks during the cookout.
Moral action: Rachel lights fireworks at the far end of her backyard after asking her guests to stay back.
Immoral consequence: The sparks from the fireworks fall below deck and catch fire on the shirt of one of Rachel's guests.
Norm: You should not risk other people's safety.
Situation: The fourth of July is coming up and Rachel plans to have a backyard cookout with friends.
Intention: Rachel wants to light off fireworks during the cookout.
Moral consequence: Rachel and her guests watch the fireworks without injury.
Immoral action: Rachel lights off fireworks from her top deck.
Norm: It is inconsiderate to one's neighbors to play loud music
Situation: Linda was playing her music and her neighbors asked her to turn it down.
Intention: Linda doesn't want to turn the music down.
Moral action: Linda puts on headphones so the neighbors cannot hear the music.
Immoral consequence: Eventually the neighbors call the police on Linda for a noise ordinance violation.
Norm: It is inconsiderate to one's neighbors to play loud music
Situation: Linda was playing her music and her neighbors asked her to turn it down.
Intention: Linda doesn't want to turn the music down.
Moral consequence: The neighbors hear silence and appreciate the newfound quiet in their home.
Immoral action: Linda turns the music up to annoy the neighbors even more.
Norm: You shouldn't cancel plans with people.
Situation: Steven has some plans with his friend Mandy for this weekend.
Intention: Steven is not feeling like going, and wants to do something else.
Moral action: Steven tells Mandy he'd like to do something else that weekend instead of the original plan.
Immoral consequence: Mandy gets annoyed at being told such short notice.
Norm: You shouldn't cancel plans with people.
Situation: Steven has some plans with his friend Mandy for this weekend.
Intention: Steven is not feeling like going, and wants to do something else.
Moral consequence: Mandy is all for it, excited that Steven is giving back to the friendship.
Immoral action: Steven tells Mandy he's going to have to cancel on her.
Norm: You should be nice to your sibling's friends.
Situation: Curtis is trying to finish up his book report when his younger brother and friend burst into his room.
Intention: Curtis wants to give his full attention to his report.
Moral action: Curtis picks them up teasingly and deposits them outside of his room, closing the door on his way back into the room.
Immoral consequence: Curtis's brother and friend run out of the room crying.
Norm: You should be nice to your sibling's friends.
Situation: Curtis is trying to finish up his book report when his younger brother and friend burst into his room.
Intention: Curtis wants to give his full attention to his report.
Moral consequence: Curtis's brother and friend think Curtis is so fun and cool.
Immoral action: Curtis raises his voice telling them to get out of his room or else.
Norm: You should be able to adapt to change.
Situation: Jeff is the CEO of a struggling company, and others are urging him to modernize the company.
Intention: Jeff wants to make a decision on what to do with the company.
Moral action: Jeff decides to make sure that everything with the company is up-to-date.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's company suffers, and many people have to lose their jobs to make up for it.
Norm: You should be able to adapt to change.
Situation: Jeff is the CEO of a struggling company, and others are urging him to modernize the company.
Intention: Jeff wants to make a decision on what to do with the company.
Moral consequence: Jeff's company begins to grow again, and they're able to hire even more employees.
Immoral action: Jeff decides to stick to what he knows, so he doesn't want to modernize.
Norm: You shouldn't threaten someone with a knife.
Situation: Colin is out of work and his bills are piling up.
Intention: Colin wants to get some money.
Moral action: Colin walks up to people on the street and asks if they need some odd jobs done for money.
Immoral consequence: Colin is arrested and thrown in prison for armed robbery.
Norm: You shouldn't threaten someone with a knife.
Situation: Colin is out of work and his bills are piling up.
Intention: Colin wants to get some money.
Moral consequence: Some people take him up on his offer, and he makes a little money.
Immoral action: Colin holds a knife to someone and says he wants their wallet.
Norm: You shouldn't be nosy about someone else's sexual orientation.
Situation: Yazzy just made a new friend at school whom she likes very much.
Intention: Yazzy wants to get to know their new friend better.
Moral action: Yazzy asks her new friend what some of their favorite hobbies are.
Immoral consequence: Yazzy's new friend feels like Yazzy is being nosy and decides to stop being her friend.
Norm: You shouldn't be nosy about someone else's sexual orientation.
Situation: Yazzy just made a new friend at school whom she likes very much.
Intention: Yazzy wants to get to know their new friend better.
Moral consequence: Yazzy's friend shares some of their hobbies that they happen to both enjoy, and they end up becoming closer friends.
Immoral action: Yazzy asks their friend what genders they are sexually attracted to.
Norm: It's wrong to do things to hurt your spouse
Situation: Joe has been invited to go out with his friends to play pool after work but his wife is making dinner for him.
Intention: Joe wants to play pool with his friends.
Moral action: Joe goes home, has dinner with his wife, and then goes to the pool hall.
Immoral consequence: Joe's wife is very upset when he doesn't come home for dinner.
Norm: It's wrong to do things to hurt your spouse
Situation: Joe has been invited to go out with his friends to play pool after work but his wife is making dinner for him.
Intention: Joe wants to play pool with his friends.
Moral consequence: Joe's wife enjoys having dinner with her husband.
Immoral action: Joe goes to the pool hall and decides he'll deal with his wife later.
Norm: You should not expect others to pay for your things.
Situation: Darryl is unemployed and dating a girl with a good job.
Intention: Darryl wants to enjoy life's pleasures.
Moral action: Darryl applies and get a good job and saves up for his ferrari car.
Immoral consequence: Darryl's girlfriend will resent Darryl and respect him less and probably dump him.
Norm: You should not expect others to pay for your things.
Situation: Darryl is unemployed and dating a girl with a good job.
Intention: Darryl wants to enjoy life's pleasures.
Moral consequence: Darryl's girlfriend will be impressed with him and respect and love him more.
Immoral action: Darryl asks his girlfriend to buy him a ferrari car on her credit.
Norm: It's wrong to discriminate against people because of their weight.
Situation: Jamie isn't sure if she wants her friend Sandra in her wedding party because she thinks Sandra is too heavy to look good in a bridesmaid dress.
Intention: Jaime wants her wedding day to be perfect.
Moral action: Jamie asks Sandra to be in the wedding party because having all of her friends at the wedding is more important than the aesthetics of the wedding photos.
Immoral consequence: Sandra is heartbroken at not being included in the wedding and ends her friendship with Jamie.
Norm: It's wrong to discriminate against people because of their weight.
Situation: Jamie isn't sure if she wants her friend Sandra in her wedding party because she thinks Sandra is too heavy to look good in a bridesmaid dress.
Intention: Jaime wants her wedding day to be perfect.
Moral consequence: Sandra has a great time at the wedding and her relationship with Jamie grows even stronger.
Immoral action: Jamie decides that Sandra is too heavy to be in the wedding and doesn't send her an invitation.
Norm: It's disgusting to fail the needs of a child.
Situation: Jordan was taking care of his younger brother for the day.
Intention: Jordan wants to change the boy's diaper.
Moral action: Jordan make sure to change the boy's diaper as often as he can.
Immoral consequence: By the time that Jordan changes the child's diaper, he already has diaper rash.
Norm: It's disgusting to fail the needs of a child.
Situation: Jordan was taking care of his younger brother for the day.
Intention: Jordan wants to change the boy's diaper.
Moral consequence: The boy is happy and well taken care of when Jordan watches him.
Immoral action: Jordan waits all day to finally change his younger brother's diaper.
Norm: It's good to want to work.
Situation: Shaun is currently in a job, but he's thinking about quitting and just collecting unemployment money.
Intention: Shaun has to decide whether to work or just receive unemployment money.
Moral action: Shaun decides to stay in his job and work towards getting a promotion.
Immoral consequence: Shaun gets unemployment money even though he doesn't really need it.
Norm: It's good to want to work.
Situation: Shaun is currently in a job, but he's thinking about quitting and just collecting unemployment money.
Intention: Shaun has to decide whether to work or just receive unemployment money.
Moral consequence: Shaun receives a lot more money than he'd be getting on unemployment.
Immoral action: Shaun gets fired on purpose so that he can apply for unemployment.
Norm: It's expected that you apologize when you hurt others.
Situation: Kari is fighting with her partner and ending up saying some hurtful things to him.
Intention: Kari wants to move past the argument.
Moral action: Kari approaches her partner and takes back the things she said about him.
Immoral consequence: Kari's partner remains hurt and secretly hangs onto the words that she said.
Norm: It's expected that you apologize when you hurt others.
Situation: Kari is fighting with her partner and ending up saying some hurtful things to him.
Intention: Kari wants to move past the argument.
Moral consequence: Kari's partner accepts her apology, and they are able to move on together.
Immoral action: Kari lets some time go by and figures that they can just forget about it.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat in a class.
Situation: Ben is in class taking a test on material that he hadn't studied for.
Intention: Ben wants to make a good grade.
Moral action: Ben thinks logically about all the questions and does the best that he can.
Immoral consequence: Ben's teacher takes the test away from him and marks it with an F.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat in a class.
Situation: Ben is in class taking a test on material that he hadn't studied for.
Intention: Ben wants to make a good grade.
Moral consequence: Ben is happy when the teacher gives the tests back, and he gets a grade of a B.
Immoral action: Ben copies the answers off the test of the classmate sitting right next to him.
Norm: You shouldn't pretend to be suicidal just to get attention.
Situation: Marla has several siblings and her parents work a lot so she if feeling neglected.
Intention: Marla wants her parents to pay more attention to her.
Moral action: Marla tells her parents about how she is feeling neglected.
Immoral consequence: Marla's parents will be very worried then very angry at her deception.
Norm: You shouldn't pretend to be suicidal just to get attention.
Situation: Marla has several siblings and her parents work a lot so she if feeling neglected.
Intention: Marla wants her parents to pay more attention to her.
Moral consequence: Marla's parents will understand her and try to help remedy the situation.
Immoral action: Marla pretends to consume an entire bottle of pills and lays on the ground for her parents to find her.
Norm: It's wrong to call your siblings bad names.
Situation: John is with his friends and younger brother Chris at a house party.
Intention: John wants his friends to like him more than his brother.
Moral action: John is more social than his brother is with his friends, and he even compliments his brother.
Immoral consequence: John's friends respect John less and feel sorry for Chris more.
Norm: It's wrong to call your siblings bad names.
Situation: John is with his friends and younger brother Chris at a house party.
Intention: John wants his friends to like him more than his brother.
Moral consequence: John's friends like John more and gravitate to him more as well.
Immoral action: John raises his voice and tells his friends that Chris is a bunch of bad names.