CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's bad to be a physically violent person.
Situation: Tom and his neighbor Phil are having an argument over who can park where in their neighborhood.
Intention: Tom wants to park where he wants.
Moral action: Tom compromises with Phil comes up with a mutually beneficial parking schedule.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors are afraid of Tom and call the police on him.
Norm: It's bad to be a physically violent person.
Situation: Tom and his neighbor Phil are having an argument over who can park where in their neighborhood.
Intention: Tom wants to park where he wants.
Moral consequence: The neighbors respect Tom and think he's an amicable guy.
Immoral action: Tom pushes and knocks Phil down to the ground in front of the neighbors.
Norm: You should give friends space when they need it.
Situation: Adrian's friend Steve is going through a rough time in his relationship with his girlfriend and looks gloomy and depressed.
Intention: Adrian wants Steve to feel better.
Moral action: Adrian asks Steve how he's doing and offers to chat if he wants to, then leaves him alone.
Immoral consequence: Steve withdraws even more and refuses to be around Adrian because it hurts too much to answer.
Norm: You should give friends space when they need it.
Situation: Adrian's friend Steve is going through a rough time in his relationship with his girlfriend and looks gloomy and depressed.
Intention: Adrian wants Steve to feel better.
Moral consequence: Steve recovers a bit and wants a friend to confide in, so he contacts Adrian to talk with him.
Immoral action: Adrian sits with Steve and asks him what is wrong, continuing to ask him when he evades Adrian's questions.
Norm: It is bad to lie on things.
Situation: Jake is at a sleepover trying to sleep and misplaced his phone, but it is dark, and he can't seem to find the phone.
Intention: Jake wants to get rest tonight.
Moral action: Jake crawls on his hands and knees searching the floor in the dark until he finally locates his phone, then goes back to sleep.
Immoral consequence: Jake rolls onto his phone, eventually breaking it from the pressure of his body during the night.
Norm: It is bad to lie on things.
Situation: Jake is at a sleepover trying to sleep and misplaced his phone, but it is dark, and he can't seem to find the phone.
Intention: Jake wants to get rest tonight.
Moral consequence: Jake gets his phone and keeps it safe, avoiding the loss of several hundred dollars and his pictures that are stored there.
Immoral action: Jake searches for a minute or two, then gives up, rolls over, and goes to sleep.
Norm: It's inappropriate to use racial slurs.
Situation: James, a white student, was frustrated that his friend, who was black, kept outscoring him on tests.
Intention: James wants to feel less inferior to his friend.
Moral action: James tells his friend that he may be smart, but he (James) is much better at sports.
Immoral consequence: James is suspended for two weeks and permanently loses the friendship.
Norm: It's inappropriate to use racial slurs.
Situation: James, a white student, was frustrated that his friend, who was black, kept outscoring him on tests.
Intention: James wants to feel less inferior to his friend.
Moral consequence: The friend agrees and says that James was really impressive in PE the other day.
Immoral action: James tells his friend that he's just a stuck-up n-word.
Norm: It's cruel to intentionally scare others.
Situation: Evelyn, who has a heart condition, has her prankster grandson, Evan over at her house.
Intention: Evan wants to play a joke on Evelyn.
Moral action: Evan decides to put fake poop on Evelyn's bed, and later on she finds it.
Immoral consequence: Evelyn is so startled that she has a heart attack and now Evan feels awful.
Norm: It's cruel to intentionally scare others.
Situation: Evelyn, who has a heart condition, has her prankster grandson, Evan over at her house.
Intention: Evan wants to play a joke on Evelyn.
Moral consequence: Evelyn says it's gross, but her and Evan both laugh together.
Immoral action: Evan hides in Evelyn's closet and when she opens it, he jumps out.
Norm: It is wrong to touch people inappropriately
Situation: Daniel is sitting next to Rita and notices a bee on her chest that Rita doesn't see.
Intention: Daniel doesn't want Rita to be stung.
Moral action: Daniel tells Rita that she has a bee on her chest.
Immoral consequence: Rita feels violated, slaps Daniel and runs away.
Norm: It is wrong to touch people inappropriately
Situation: Daniel is sitting next to Rita and notices a bee on her chest that Rita doesn't see.
Intention: Daniel doesn't want Rita to be stung.
Moral consequence: Rita brushes away the bee and thanks Daniel for letting her know.
Immoral action: Daniel reaches out to brush the bug away but also touches Rita's breast.
Norm: You shouldn't track sand into the house.
Situation: Brad and his wife Cindy have come back from the beach with shoes full of sand, and they're at the front of their home.
Intention: Brad wants to enter the house.
Moral action: Brad opens the door to their home but takes his shoes off and wipes his feet before going in.
Immoral consequence: Cindy gets mad at brad for not paying attention to his feet and bringing tons of sand into their house.
Norm: You shouldn't track sand into the house.
Situation: Brad and his wife Cindy have come back from the beach with shoes full of sand, and they're at the front of their home.
Intention: Brad wants to enter the house.
Moral consequence: Cindy is delighted to see Brad remembered that his feet are full of sand and didn't bring it into the house.
Immoral action: Brad opens the door to their home and walks in just as he would normally.
Norm: It's wrong to act violently towards another person.
Situation: John has been arguing loudly with his wife Margaret for hours at their home.
Intention: John wants to end the argument.
Moral action: John gets out of the house and goes for a walk.
Immoral consequence: John is arrested after Margaret calls the police on him.
Norm: It's wrong to act violently towards another person.
Situation: John has been arguing loudly with his wife Margaret for hours at their home.
Intention: John wants to end the argument.
Moral consequence: John has a chance to calm down and clear his head.
Immoral action: John hits Margaret in the eye and tells her to shut up.
Norm: It's not okay to make people suffer through your art.
Situation: Jane is a model who is posing for photographer Francis in his photography studio.
Intention: Francis wants to direct Jane to make it look like she's suffering.
Moral action: Francis tells Jane to stare out of the window and look melancholy, so he can make a photo about a suffering metaphor.
Immoral consequence: Jane does what she's told and puts herself through a lot of pain, so she doesn't care much when Francis tells her it's a good photo.
Norm: It's not okay to make people suffer through your art.
Situation: Jane is a model who is posing for photographer Francis in his photography studio.
Intention: Francis wants to direct Jane to make it look like she's suffering.
Moral consequence: Jane does what she's told, and she's happy when Francis tells her they got a good photo.
Immoral action: Francis tells Jane to claw her nails into her skin until it bleeds, so he can make a photo about a suffering metaphor.
Norm: You shouldn't order your stepparents around.
Situation: Ralph is at home with his new stepdad who is trying to be nice to Ralph.
Intention: Ralph wants to get to know his stepdad.
Moral action: Ralph asks his new stepdad a lot of questions and tries to get a feel for him.
Immoral consequence: Ralph's stepdad jumps through the hoops to try to please Ralph and begins to worry about what he got himself into.
Norm: You shouldn't order your stepparents around.
Situation: Ralph is at home with his new stepdad who is trying to be nice to Ralph.
Intention: Ralph wants to get to know his stepdad.
Moral consequence: Ralph's stepdad is happy to answer and and all of Ralph's questions and feels he put a good step forward into getting to know Ralph.
Immoral action: Ralph takes advantage of the situation and decides to see how far he can push his new stepdad into doing things for him.
Norm: You should not make a scene at your work.
Situation: Ben is at his desk at work when his manager tells him that the whole team has to work this weekend.
Intention: Ben wants to express his disappointment.
Moral action: Ben sighs loudly and hangs his head before turning his chair and going back to work.
Immoral consequence: The office staff stare at Ben in disbelief and feel uncomfortable on his behalf as they watch him embarrass himself.
Norm: You should not make a scene at your work.
Situation: Ben is at his desk at work when his manager tells him that the whole team has to work this weekend.
Intention: Ben wants to express his disappointment.
Moral consequence: The office staff silently agree with Ben as they all roll their eyes about the announcement.
Immoral action: Ben kicks his chair over and slaps the keyboard off his desk before telling everyone he's sick of overtime.
Norm: It's kind of friends to do things for each other.
Situation: Jessica notices her friend accidentally left the stove on and the water is boiling over.
Intention: Jessica wants to consider addressing the situation.
Moral action: Jessica immediately takes action to turn off the stove before the water completely boils over.
Immoral consequence: Jessica's friend comes back and thinks Jessica is strange for not acting on the boiling water.
Norm: It's kind of friends to do things for each other.
Situation: Jessica notices her friend accidentally left the stove on and the water is boiling over.
Intention: Jessica wants to consider addressing the situation.
Moral consequence: The friend returns and is grateful towards Jessica for turning off the stove.
Immoral action: Jessica ignores the stove and simply lets the water boil over.
Norm: You shouldn't take food from others without asking.
Situation: John works at an office and is really hungry, and sees a candy bar sitting on the empty desk of a nearby coworker.
Intention: John wants to eat.
Moral action: John waits until the coworker comes back and offers to give him a dollar for it.
Immoral consequence: The coworker notices the empty candy wrapper in John's hand when he gets back and reports him to management.
Norm: You shouldn't take food from others without asking.
Situation: John works at an office and is really hungry, and sees a candy bar sitting on the empty desk of a nearby coworker.
Intention: John wants to eat.
Moral consequence: The coworker gives it to John for free, just asking that John return the favor every once in a while.
Immoral action: John grabs the candy bar from the empty desk and eats it.
Norm: It's rude not to return someone's text.
Situation: Bob just sent Jenna a text asking her on a date.
Intention: Jenna wants Bob to know she's not interested in him.
Moral action: Jenna replies by text to Bob saying he's very sweet, but she's already dating someone.
Immoral consequence: Bob feels very depressed and respects Jenna less as a person.
Norm: It's rude not to return someone's text.
Situation: Bob just sent Jenna a text asking her on a date.
Intention: Jenna wants Bob to know she's not interested in him.
Moral consequence: Bob understands and respects Jenna as a person.
Immoral action: Jenna pretends she never got Bob's text and doesn't text back.
Norm: It's rude to assume Hawaiians are overweight.
Situation: Sam is the new kid in class from Hawaii, and Pat wants to learn more about him.
Intention: Pat wants to ask Sam a question.
Moral action: Pat asks Sam what he misses the most about Hawaii.
Immoral consequence: Sam is insulted and threatens Pat to fight him if he disrespects his parents again.
Norm: It's rude to assume Hawaiians are overweight.
Situation: Sam is the new kid in class from Hawaii, and Pat wants to learn more about him.
Intention: Pat wants to ask Sam a question.
Moral consequence: Sam feels closer to Pat and is willing to have a conversation with him.
Immoral action: Pat asks Sam if his parents weigh a lot since he thinks most Hawaiians do.
Norm: It is good to show support for other people.
Situation: Mike is at work when his coworker and team member Frank tells him he's applying for a promotion.
Intention: Mike wants to say something to Frank about him trying to leave the team.
Moral action: Mike tells Frank that it's a great idea which he supports and wishes Frank the best of luck.
Immoral consequence: Frank is annoyed that Mike is making this about the team when Frank is trying to better his life.
Norm: It is good to show support for other people.
Situation: Mike is at work when his coworker and team member Frank tells him he's applying for a promotion.
Intention: Mike wants to say something to Frank about him trying to leave the team.
Moral consequence: Frank is delighted that Mike is so enthusiastic about his idea of promotion and it makes him smile.
Immoral action: Mike tells Frank that he's not nice for leaving the team and trying to further his own career.
Norm: You shouldn't pretend to be someone you aren't online.
Situation: Shannon is on a dating app and has grown very close to a man named Ted who also uses the app.
Intention: Shannon wants to meet Ted in person.
Moral action: Shannon uses honest photos of herself on her profile and sets up a dinner date to meet Ted.
Immoral consequence: Ted does not recognize Shannon and leaves after finding out what she had done.
Norm: You shouldn't pretend to be someone you aren't online.
Situation: Shannon is on a dating app and has grown very close to a man named Ted who also uses the app.
Intention: Shannon wants to meet Ted in person.
Moral consequence: Ted tells Shannon she looks just like her photos, and they start a new relationship in real life.
Immoral action: After using pictures of a supermodel on her dating profile, Shannon finally meets Ted in person.
Norm: It's bad to push a small kid.
Situation: Dave is at the mall window shopping when he feels a small child, Gary  leaning on him while he's staring at the shop window.
Intention: Dave wants to get Gary off him.
Moral action: Dave taps Gary on the shoulder to get his attention then asks him to please get off his leg.
Immoral consequence: Gary starts to cry loud and hard right away as the whole mall looks at Dave with bewilderment and anger.
Norm: It's bad to push a small kid.
Situation: Dave is at the mall window shopping when he feels a small child, Gary  leaning on him while he's staring at the shop window.
Intention: Dave wants to get Gary off him.
Moral consequence: Gary realizes that he's leaning on Dave and says a sheepish sorry before running back behind his mom.
Immoral action: Dave shoves Gary quite hard and Gary goes flying away from Dave, landing on his butt and hurting himself.
Norm: It's good to score points when playing games.
Situation: David is playing a game with his younger brother, and his younger brother is horrible at video games.
Intention: David wants his little brother to win the game.
Moral action: David gives his little brother some tips on how to score points before playing the game.
Immoral consequence: David's younger brother figures out David's plan, and he's sad that David thinks so little of his abilities.
Norm: It's good to score points when playing games.
Situation: David is playing a game with his younger brother, and his younger brother is horrible at video games.
Intention: David wants his little brother to win the game.
Moral consequence: David's little brother uses David's advice to overtake Danial on  the last turn winning the game.
Immoral action: David loses the game on purpose trying his best to not score a single point.
Norm: It's mean to steal from your family.
Situation: Ben needs to get gas to drive his car to work, but he is broke.
Intention: Ben wants money to put the gas in his car.
Moral action: Ben asks his father if he can borrow money to pump the gas.
Immoral consequence: Ben is grounded for a week when his father finds out what he did.
Norm: It's mean to steal from your family.
Situation: Ben needs to get gas to drive his car to work, but he is broke.
Intention: Ben wants money to put the gas in his car.
Moral consequence: Ben is able to put the gas and go to his job.
Immoral action: Ben takes money from his father's wallet without his permission.
Norm: It's mean to exclude people.
Situation: Britney likes to hang out with the girls on her basketball team, except for one girl who is very quiet.
Intention: Britney wants to have a slumber party.
Moral action: Britney hands out invitations to everyone at practice, including the quiet girl.
Immoral consequence: The quiet girl is sad that she wasn't invited to the party.
Norm: It's mean to exclude people.
Situation: Britney likes to hang out with the girls on her basketball team, except for one girl who is very quiet.
Intention: Britney wants to have a slumber party.
Moral consequence: The quiet girl is happy she is invited and starts to feel more comfortable with the other girls.
Immoral action: Britney brings invitations to practice and hands them out to everyone but the quiet girl.
Norm: It is inconsiderate to offend a disabled person.
Situation: Don is running for election and giving a speech to a crowd.
Intention: Don wants to feel powerful.
Moral action: Don talks about real issues and how he'll lift others up.
Immoral consequence: Many in the crowd watching Don lose respect for him and don't vote for him.
Norm: It is inconsiderate to offend a disabled person.
Situation: Don is running for election and giving a speech to a crowd.
Intention: Don wants to feel powerful.
Moral consequence: Many in the crowd respect Don and vote for him.
Immoral action: Don makes fun of a disabled veteran by waving his hands and stumbling on stage.
Norm: You shouldn't judge people based on their race.
Situation: Mike is a sports announcer, and he is calling a professional game.
Intention: Mike wants to talk about the players.
Moral action: Mike calls the game as he sees it and compliments the players who are doing well.
Immoral consequence: Viewers are offended by the insinuations Mike's comment makes and dislike him as a commentator.
Norm: You shouldn't judge people based on their race.
Situation: Mike is a sports announcer, and he is calling a professional game.
Intention: Mike wants to talk about the players.
Moral consequence: Viewers enjoy Mike's no nonsense approach to commentating and enjoy the game.
Immoral action: Mike makes a comment about a black player and how he must be naturally gifted athletically, so he didn't have to work hard to go pro.
Norm: It is wrong to be polygamous.
Situation: Phil, who is married is out in the park with Anne who suddenly asks him to marry her.
Intention: Phil wants to respond to Anne's marriage proposal.
Moral action: Phil tells Anne he's already married and is not about to break a law just for Anne.
Immoral consequence: Phil's wife is devastated when she finds out he married someone else and vows to report his polygamy.
Norm: It is wrong to be polygamous.
Situation: Phil, who is married is out in the park with Anne who suddenly asks him to marry her.
Intention: Phil wants to respond to Anne's marriage proposal.
Moral consequence: Phil's wife never knows what happened and is safe and secure in her relationship with Phil.
Immoral action: Phil tells Anne that he would love to marry her since he's always found her attractive.
Norm: It is important that children see parents getting along
Situation: Ken and his wife, Marion, have two kids together but have been arguing a lot lately.
Intention: Ken wants to sit down with Marion to talk about their problems.
Moral action: Ken and Marion start seeing a counselor and apply their conflict avoidance skills in the home.
Immoral consequence: Ken's children become anxious and fearful due to all of the arguments they've witnessed.
Norm: It is important that children see parents getting along
Situation: Ken and his wife, Marion, have two kids together but have been arguing a lot lately.
Intention: Ken wants to sit down with Marion to talk about their problems.
Moral consequence: Ken and Marion are happier in their marriage and act as good role models for their children.
Immoral action: Ken and Marion start talking, which eventually leads to them arguing in front of their children.
Norm: You shouldn't keep an animal that doesn't' belong to you.
Situation: Rachael picks up a dog walking down the street, and notices the contact information of the dog's owner written on her collar.
Intention: Rachael wants to be close to the dog.
Moral action: Rachael returns the dog to its owners asking if she could foster him when they're not around.
Immoral consequence: Rachael gets in trouble with the owners who spot her walking the dog a week later.
Norm: You shouldn't keep an animal that doesn't' belong to you.
Situation: Rachael picks up a dog walking down the street, and notices the contact information of the dog's owner written on her collar.
Intention: Rachael wants to be close to the dog.
Moral consequence: Rachael ends up getting paid as the family's official dog sitter.
Immoral action: Rachael tosses the collar in the trashcan adopting the dog.
Norm: It's disgusting to get off sexually on girls in highschool.
Situation: Marc is looking at videos on TikTok, and he's very horny.
Intention: Marc wants to masturbate.
Moral action: Marc opens a pornography website and masturbates to an adult actress.
Immoral consequence: Marc feels ashamed afterwards and thinks he's a pedophile now.
Norm: It's disgusting to get off sexually on girls in highschool.
Situation: Marc is looking at videos on TikTok, and he's very horny.
Intention: Marc wants to masturbate.
Moral consequence: Marc feels better afterwards and doesn't feel as guilty about it.
Immoral action: Marc masturbates to a video of a teenage girl dancing to a rap song.
Norm: It's rude to make someone's special occasion about yourself.
Situation: Allison is invited to her friend Jolene's wedding and decides to attend.
Intention: Allison wants to pick out a dress for the wedding.
Moral action: Allison chooses a black dress to wear to the wedding.
Immoral consequence: Jolene becomes annoyed with Allison as the bride is the one who is supposed to wear white.
Norm: It's rude to make someone's special occasion about yourself.
Situation: Allison is invited to her friend Jolene's wedding and decides to attend.
Intention: Allison wants to pick out a dress for the wedding.
Moral consequence: Jolene will be happy with what Allison is wearing.
Immoral action: Allison chooses an elaborate white gown to wear to the wedding.
Norm: You should stay home from school when you are sick.
Situation: Marty has to take a test at school but has flu symptoms.
Intention: Marty wants to take the test.
Moral action: Marty calls his teacher and explains he is sick and arranges to take the test at a later time.
Immoral consequence: Marty gets the rest of his class sick with the flu.
Norm: You should stay home from school when you are sick.
Situation: Marty has to take a test at school but has flu symptoms.
Intention: Marty wants to take the test.
Moral consequence: Marty is able to get over the flu and not risk the other students getting sick.
Immoral action: Marty goes to school and takes the test.
Norm: You shouldn't annoy other drivers.
Situation: Jon needs to get to the rightmost lane, but there are cars in it.
Intention: Jon wants to switch lanes.
Moral action: Jon slows down and waits for the cars in the right lane to drive past.
Immoral consequence: The drivers in the right lane feels angry and wants to overtake Jon right back.
Norm: You shouldn't annoy other drivers.
Situation: Jon needs to get to the rightmost lane, but there are cars in it.
Intention: Jon wants to switch lanes.
Moral consequence: The drivers in the right lane respect that Jon didn't cut them off.
Immoral action: Jon quickly cuts off the driver on his right despite them honking.