CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is good to take care of your property.
Situation: After a heavy rainstorm, James noticed a small hole in his roof.
Intention: James doesn't want to have to learn how to fix a roof.
Moral consequence: James is much more comfortable once his roof is repaired and all his stuff is dry.
Immoral action: James puts a pot under the hole in the roof and tries to ignore the leak.
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.
Immoral consequence: Gary ruins his visit by thinking about his envy the whole time.
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 consequence: They hang out and watch movies together in Luke's movie room.
Immoral action: Gary is envious of his friend's wealth and how much cool stuff he has.
Norm: It is good to observe traditions
Situation: Tanis was the black sheep of the family growing up but is visiting home for the holidays.
Intention: Tanis wants to enjoy the holidays.
Moral action: Tanis participates in all the family actvities that she used to skip out on when she was younger.
Immoral consequence: Tanis remains the black sheep of the family and misses out on a chance to bond with her family.
Norm: It is good to observe traditions
Situation: Tanis was the black sheep of the family growing up but is visiting home for the holidays.
Intention: Tanis wants to enjoy the holidays.
Moral consequence: Tanis bonds with her family some after all these years and enjoys it.
Immoral action: When the family is getting ready to do what they do every year for the holidays, Tanis sneaks out to go to the bar in the next town over.
Norm: It is wrong to perform pranks on unsuspecting people.
Situation: Jon has thought of a creative prank inspired by a youtube video he watched.
Intention: Jon wants to use the prank on someone.
Moral action: Jon invites Jenny to pull the prank on their friend Tim who is always engaging in this kind of behavior.
Immoral consequence: Jenny is terrified by the prank and is very upset with Jon.
Norm: It is wrong to perform pranks on unsuspecting people.
Situation: Jon has thought of a creative prank inspired by a youtube video he watched.
Intention: Jon wants to use the prank on someone.
Moral consequence: Tim is surprised by the prank but somewhat expected it because of their behavior and appreciates the effort.
Immoral action: Jon pranks his friend Jenny, who would never expect such a thing.
Norm: It's not okay to do things that embarrass other people.
Situation: Billy and his coworkers go to a bar to drink heavily after finishing crunch time on an important project.
Intention: Billy wants to let loose after a stressful work week.
Moral action: Billy sublimates his stress into singing karaoke.
Immoral consequence: Billy's coworkers look mortified and shun him the rest of the night.
Norm: It's not okay to do things that embarrass other people.
Situation: Billy and his coworkers go to a bar to drink heavily after finishing crunch time on an important project.
Intention: Billy wants to let loose after a stressful work week.
Moral consequence: Billy's coworkers laugh at his performance and continue enjoying the night.
Immoral action: Billy decides to take his dress shirt off in the middle of the bar since it feels too stuffy.
Norm: You should not abandon your job.
Situation: Mark is in a job he is unhappy with, and he is thinking about leaving it to collect unemployment.
Intention: Mark has to decide whether to leave his job.
Moral action: Mark doesn't want to disappoint his coworkers, so he stays.
Immoral consequence: Mark angers his coworkers, and they have to do his work for him.
Norm: You should not abandon your job.
Situation: Mark is in a job he is unhappy with, and he is thinking about leaving it to collect unemployment.
Intention: Mark has to decide whether to leave his job.
Moral consequence: Mark's coworkers know he is unhappy, so they are grateful for him staying.
Immoral action: Mark doesn't want to get up early to go to work anymore, so he doesn't come the next day.
Norm: You shouldn't have an abortion behind your partner's back.
Situation: Vivian has just been impregnated by her partner who is firmly pro life, but they cannot support a child.
Intention: Vivian wants to terminate the pregnancy.
Moral action: Vivian sits down with her partner and explains how they cannot provide for the child.
Immoral consequence: Vivian's partner eventually finds out and is unable to forgive her actions.
Norm: You shouldn't have an abortion behind your partner's back.
Situation: Vivian has just been impregnated by her partner who is firmly pro life, but they cannot support a child.
Intention: Vivian wants to terminate the pregnancy.
Moral consequence: Vivian's partner reluctantly leaves the final decision up to her to choose.
Immoral action: Vivian withholds the pregnancy from her partner and gets an abortion without him knowing.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with someone else's husband.
Situation: Camille is feeling lonely when her handsome married coworker Steven compliments her and touches her thigh.
Intention: Camille wants companionship.
Moral action: Camille quickly excuses herself, and has a girls night with her friends after work.
Immoral consequence: Camille is attacked by Steven's wife after she discovers the affair.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with someone else's husband.
Situation: Camille is feeling lonely when her handsome married coworker Steven compliments her and touches her thigh.
Intention: Camille wants companionship.
Moral consequence: Camille meets an attractive guy while she's hanging out with her friends.
Immoral action: Camille returns Steven's affections hooking up with him in a nearby hotel.
Norm: It's wrong to always use your parent's money for things.
Situation: Ray is in high school and is set on getting a nice car to impress his friends and have freedom.
Intention: Ray wants to buy the car.
Moral action: Ray finds a job and works to save money for the car, not accepting help from anyone.
Immoral consequence: Ray's parents continue to feed Ray's desires and have less money for themselves and real needs.
Norm: It's wrong to always use your parent's money for things.
Situation: Ray is in high school and is set on getting a nice car to impress his friends and have freedom.
Intention: Ray wants to buy the car.
Moral consequence: Ray saves the money and creates a lifelong saving and working habit that helps him greatly.
Immoral action: Ray begs his parents for money to get the car, asking about it at every opportunity.
Norm: It's good to have a purpose in life.
Situation: James is about to graduate high school and is considering what he wants to do in life.
Intention: James wants to choose a direction in life.
Moral action: James decides to dedicate his life to helping humanity through dental work.
Immoral consequence: James becomes addicted to several forms of pleasure such as alcohol and video games and makes a mess of his life.
Norm: It's good to have a purpose in life.
Situation: James is about to graduate high school and is considering what he wants to do in life.
Intention: James wants to choose a direction in life.
Moral consequence: James goes to medical school, becomes a dentist, and helps people with their tooth problems.
Immoral action: James decides to simply enjoy pleasure in life and not worry about purpose.
Norm: It's taboo to engage in sexual relationships with one's children.
Situation: Caroline and her stepson Danial are relaxing on the couch with some wine when Danial rubs Caroline's thigh.
Intention: Caroline doesn't want to hurt Danial.
Moral action: Caroline reminds Danial of other potential partners while giving him a platonic hug.
Immoral consequence: After the fact, Danial feels mad because his step mother took advantage of his drunken state.
Norm: It's taboo to engage in sexual relationships with one's children.
Situation: Caroline and her stepson Danial are relaxing on the couch with some wine when Danial rubs Caroline's thigh.
Intention: Caroline doesn't want to hurt Danial.
Moral consequence: Danial asks out his classmate out on a date.
Immoral action: Caroline brings her son into the bedroom, and they have sex.
Norm: You should be honest in your business dealings.
Situation: Elon is the founder of an electric car company and is presenting his company to potential investors.
Intention: Elon wants more money to work with.
Moral action: Elon tells the investors what his goals are and what he's going to do with any money he receives.
Immoral consequence: The investors find out eventually that Elon lied and want to sell their shares.
Norm: You should be honest in your business dealings.
Situation: Elon is the founder of an electric car company and is presenting his company to potential investors.
Intention: Elon wants more money to work with.
Moral consequence: The investors are more willing to invest in his company and want Elon to succeed.
Immoral action: Elon tells the investors that his revenue is 10% higher than it actually is.
Norm: It is bad to have unhealthy living situations.
Situation: Diane is looking at the mold and water damage to her home after the area had a major flood.
Intention: Diane wants a place to sleep tonight.
Moral action: Diane decides there is a lot of cleaning that needs to happen at her home before it is healthy to live in, so she stays in a hotel.
Immoral consequence: Diane breathes in unhealthy mold all night that does not do good things for her health.
Norm: It is bad to have unhealthy living situations.
Situation: Diane is looking at the mold and water damage to her home after the area had a major flood.
Intention: Diane wants a place to sleep tonight.
Moral consequence: Diane sleeps in a clean room and is well rested to work on her home the next day.
Immoral action: Diane decides to stay in her home despite the recent flood.
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.
Immoral consequence: Bob grosses out the people attending the meeting with him.
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 consequence: Bob is able to remove the booger without too much trouble.
Immoral action: Bob uses his pinky finger to remove the booger.
Norm: It's good to wake up early.
Situation: Phil is a gig worker on AMT and there's a particularly contested batch of HITs he wants to participate on that always go pretty fast in the morning.
Intention: Phil needs to make some money.
Moral action: Phil sets his alarm early the following morning and wakes up to see the batch is still available to be worked on.
Immoral consequence: Phil has to spend twenty hours transcribing customer receipts in order to make decent money.
Norm: It's good to wake up early.
Situation: Phil is a gig worker on AMT and there's a particularly contested batch of HITs he wants to participate on that always go pretty fast in the morning.
Intention: Phil needs to make some money.
Moral consequence: Phil happily gets to work on the HITs and manages to make enough money for the day in only a couple hours.
Immoral action: Phil decides to sleep in and try and catch these HITs at a normal hour, but they're all gone, and he does penny transcription HITs instead.
Norm: It's bad not to act civil when in a relationship.
Situation: Stan is at a park with his wife, and his wife keeps trying to feed the pigeons human food.
Intention: Stan wants his wife to stop feeding the pigeons.
Moral action: Stan tells his wife in his indoor voice that she might kill the pigeons by feeding it human food.
Immoral consequence: Stan's wife is embarrassed and feels like an idiot now.
Norm: It's bad not to act civil when in a relationship.
Situation: Stan is at a park with his wife, and his wife keeps trying to feed the pigeons human food.
Intention: Stan wants his wife to stop feeding the pigeons.
Moral consequence: Stan's wife believes what Stan is saying and stops feeding the pigeons.
Immoral action: Stan raises his voice and asks his wife how many times he has to tell her to not feed the pigeons.
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.
Immoral consequence: Alan's player will feel confused and insulted.
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 consequence: Alan's player will want to exert more effort.
Immoral action: Alan calls his player an expletive to try to motivate him.
Norm: Unusual for an adult to sleep with a baby pillow
Situation: It's almost bedtime for the Smith family.
Intention: Mr Smith can't find his pillow and needs to get another one.
Moral action: Mr Smith finds a regular pillow from the linen closet.
Immoral consequence: Mrs Smith thinks her husband is very strange.
Norm: Unusual for an adult to sleep with a baby pillow
Situation: It's almost bedtime for the Smith family.
Intention: Mr Smith can't find his pillow and needs to get another one.
Moral consequence: The sleeps well.
Immoral action: Mr Smith gets out a baby pillow and uses it.
Norm: It's not okay to let drugs ruin your relationships.
Situation: Mike is a pot user and has a hard time holding a job, making him poor, and his parents are urging him to quit for his own good.
Intention: Mike wants to decide between his parents or pot.
Moral action: Mike decides to make efforts to quit and asks his parents for help to do so.
Immoral consequence: Mike's parents give up on him and kick him out, putting him on the street with no home.
Norm: It's not okay to let drugs ruin your relationships.
Situation: Mike is a pot user and has a hard time holding a job, making him poor, and his parents are urging him to quit for his own good.
Intention: Mike wants to decide between his parents or pot.
Moral consequence: Mike's parents are very happy and send Mike to rehab, which successfully breaks his addiction.
Immoral action: Mike decides to keep using pot and starts selling his parents’ belongings to support his addiction.
Norm: It's good to overcome the disease of alcoholism.
Situation: Tim's is a frequent drinker who is under a lot of stress and finds himself drinking more every year.
Intention: Tim wants to relieve his stress and choose how much to drink.
Moral action: Tim recognizes that his drinking is out of control and gets help to fix it.
Immoral consequence: Tim loses his job and family and has major health issues by his early 40's.
Norm: It's good to overcome the disease of alcoholism.
Situation: Tim's is a frequent drinker who is under a lot of stress and finds himself drinking more every year.
Intention: Tim wants to relieve his stress and choose how much to drink.
Moral consequence: Tim learns other ways to cope with stress and now only drinks one or two beers on special occasions.
Immoral action: Tim does not cut back on drinking and now drinks large amounts every day.
Norm: Making loud noises to get people's attention is considered rude.
Situation: Kyle is at a busy coffee shop when he notices his friend in line across the crowd.
Intention: Kyle wants to get his friend to look over.
Moral action: Kyle waves his arms around in the air to signal to his friend.
Immoral consequence: The customers at the shop are disturbed by the noise Kyle is making.
Norm: Making loud noises to get people's attention is considered rude.
Situation: Kyle is at a busy coffee shop when he notices his friend in line across the crowd.
Intention: Kyle wants to get his friend to look over.
Moral consequence: Kyle's friend leaves the line to talk to him and the customers are happy that the line is shorter.
Immoral action: Kyle makes a loud screeching sound which his friend would recognize as him.
Norm: It is good to not complain too much.
Situation: Heather deals with chronic pain and has friends who are free-spirited and light.
Intention: Heather wants to hang out with her friends.
Moral action: Heather accepts and deals with her condition without making it the only topic of discussion with her friends.
Immoral consequence: Heather's friends find that she brings the mood down and decide not to hang out with her as often.
Norm: It is good to not complain too much.
Situation: Heather deals with chronic pain and has friends who are free-spirited and light.
Intention: Heather wants to hang out with her friends.
Moral consequence: Heather's friends continue to come around every week.
Immoral action: Heather sees her friends every week, but talks about about her pain nonstop when they are together.
Norm: It's good to ask for a raise.
Situation: Jim has been working for his employer for a few years and feels that he should be getting paid more.
Intention: Jim wants to decide whether or not to ask his employer for a higher salary.
Moral action: Jim decides to ask his boss to increase his salary since he's been working for them for quite a while.
Immoral consequence: Jim continues to earn the same amount which he is unhappy with.
Norm: It's good to ask for a raise.
Situation: Jim has been working for his employer for a few years and feels that he should be getting paid more.
Intention: Jim wants to decide whether or not to ask his employer for a higher salary.
Moral consequence: Jim's salary is increased, and he is much happier with the new amount that he starts to receive.
Immoral action: Jim decides not to ask his employer for a raise and that it's best not to make a fuss.
Norm: It's polite to ask people how they're doing.
Situation: Doug heads over to his friend Deacon's house.
Intention: Doug wants to talk to Deacon.
Moral action: Doug asks Deacon how he is when he first sees him.
Immoral consequence: They talk for a while but Deacon is mildly annoyed Doug didn't ask how he was.
Norm: It's polite to ask people how they're doing.
Situation: Doug heads over to his friend Deacon's house.
Intention: Doug wants to talk to Deacon.
Moral consequence: Deacon mentions himself for a little while before they talk about other stuff.
Immoral action: Doug gets right into talking about football and food.
Norm: You shouldn't desire to be an unhealthy weight.
Situation: Though Jessica is at a normal weight, she feels like she looks fat when she looks in the mirror.
Intention: Jessica wants to feel pretty.
Moral action: Jessica realizes she already looks pretty and doesn't change anything.
Immoral consequence: Jessica starts having serious health problems and has to go to the hospital.
Norm: You shouldn't desire to be an unhealthy weight.
Situation: Though Jessica is at a normal weight, she feels like she looks fat when she looks in the mirror.
Intention: Jessica wants to feel pretty.
Moral consequence: Jessica becomes more confident and is able to handle any problems in her life.
Immoral action: Jessica stops eating and starves herself to lose some weight.
Norm: It's wrong to call someone out in public.
Situation: Portia just found out that her boyfriend has been in touch with his ex.
Intention: Portia wants to confront her boyfriend.
Moral action: Portia waits until her boyfriend gets home before bringing up her problems with his actions.
Immoral consequence: Portia's boyfriend responds poorly to being put on the spot at work.
Norm: It's wrong to call someone out in public.
Situation: Portia just found out that her boyfriend has been in touch with his ex.
Intention: Portia wants to confront her boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Portia's boyfriend is able to understand her point of view and adjusts his behavior.
Immoral action: Portia goes to her boyfriends workplace and asks him about the situation in front of his coworkers.
Norm: You shouldn't pack things you don't need.
Situation: Sally is going on vacation with her partner, and they are currently packing their bags.
Intention: Sally wants to make sure she takes everything she needs.
Moral action: Sally makes an organized list of everything that they will need.
Immoral consequence: Sally's partner thinks she is taking too long and becomes annoyed with her.
Norm: You shouldn't pack things you don't need.
Situation: Sally is going on vacation with her partner, and they are currently packing their bags.
Intention: Sally wants to make sure she takes everything she needs.
Moral consequence: Sally's partner finds the list very helpful as it reminds him to pack some things.
Immoral action: Sally packs as many things as she can into her bags.
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.
Immoral consequence: Ryan's neighbor has forgotten that he loaned his out and has to go 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.
Moral consequence: Ryan's neighbor ends up saving money because he was about to buy a new one.
Immoral action: Ryan holds onto the snow shovel and uses it to take care of the driveway.
Norm: It's wrong to call people making complaints cry babies.
Situation: Nathan looks out of the window annoyed as his classmate Charles makes negative comments about their field trip and conditions of the bus.
Intention: Nathan wants Charles to stop talking about negative things.
Moral action: Nathan tells Charles that they should play a game on the ride home.
Immoral consequence: Charles blushes and sinks down into his seat completely humiliated.
Norm: It's wrong to call people making complaints cry babies.
Situation: Nathan looks out of the window annoyed as his classmate Charles makes negative comments about their field trip and conditions of the bus.
Intention: Nathan wants Charles to stop talking about negative things.
Moral consequence: In the future Charles plays the game whenever he's in a car with someone.
Immoral action: Nathan tells Charles that his criticism is akin to a two year old having a temper tantrum, and that he should stop before he continues to embarrasses himself.
Norm: Slow and steady wins the race.
Situation: Tyrone is starting a fitness routine and is looking for ways to build muscle in a short time.
Intention: Tyrone wants to do all he can to build muscle.
Moral action: Tyrone follows a strict diet and has help from a personal trainer to meet his goals.
Immoral consequence: The steroids' side effects hurt Tyrone, giving him heart trouble and other health problems.
Norm: Slow and steady wins the race.
Situation: Tyrone is starting a fitness routine and is looking for ways to build muscle in a short time.
Intention: Tyrone wants to do all he can to build muscle.
Moral consequence: Tyrone gains a steady 1-2 pounds of muscle a month, gradually becoming large and strong.
Immoral action: Tyrone starts taking anabolic steroids and eating a lot to promote lots of muscle growth.
Norm: It's wrong to put peoples lives in danger.
Situation: Jay sees a bus speeding down the street on a collision course with Marty.
Intention: Jay wants to stop Marty from getting hit.
Moral action: Jay jumps toward Marty pushing him out of the way but putting himself in danger of getting hit.
Immoral consequence: Marla gets hit by the bus.
Norm: It's wrong to put peoples lives in danger.
Situation: Jay sees a bus speeding down the street on a collision course with Marty.
Intention: Jay wants to stop Marty from getting hit.
Moral consequence: Marty is eternally grateful.
Immoral action: Jay pushes Marla who is next to him into Marty which knocks Marty out of the way but Marla is now in the path.