CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to lend your things to people in need.
Situation: Travis's neighbor was pulling out of his driveway when his car broke down on the road.
Intention: Travis wants the car out of the roadway.
Moral consequence: The neighbor fixes the car and pulls it back into the driveway.
Immoral action: Travis calls a tow truck to complain about the car blocking the roadway.
Norm: It's bad to get married too soon.
Situation: Kara has been dating someone for two months and feels convinced that he is the one.
Intention: Kara wants to get married.
Moral action: Kara waits to get married after at least a year of dating the guy.
Immoral consequence: Getting married so soon takes the excitement out of their relationship.
Norm: It's bad to get married too soon.
Situation: Kara has been dating someone for two months and feels convinced that he is the one.
Intention: Kara wants to get married.
Moral consequence: The couple are more sure about each other and have a better chance at a successful marriage.
Immoral action: Kara decides to get married and arranges a wedding very early on in their relationship.
Norm: It's bad to lie about using condoms.
Situation: Dan is about to have sex with Jen, but she wants him to wear a condom before doing it.
Intention: Dan wants to have sex.
Moral action: Dan puts on the condom, because he thinks it's the responsible thing to do.
Immoral consequence: Dan is putting Jen at risk of becoming pregnant when she doesn't want to be.
Norm: It's bad to lie about using condoms.
Situation: Dan is about to have sex with Jen, but she wants him to wear a condom before doing it.
Intention: Dan wants to have sex.
Moral consequence: Jen is put at ease as they have sex, and she doesn't have to worry about anything.
Immoral action: Dan pretends to put a condom on and then penetrates Jen.
Norm: You shouldn't pull other people's hair.
Situation: Debbie is in a discussion with Nancy.
Intention: Debbie wants to Nancy to see her side.
Moral action: Debbie gives Nancy her opinions with calm, rational points.
Immoral consequence: Nancy slaps Debbie in the face to get free from her and never wants to talk to her again.
Norm: You shouldn't pull other people's hair.
Situation: Debbie is in a discussion with Nancy.
Intention: Debbie wants to Nancy to see her side.
Moral consequence: Nancy listens and tells Debbie she can see where Debbie's coming from.
Immoral action: Debbie grabs Nancy by the hair when Nancy doesn't listen to her.
Norm: You shouldn't steal laundry detergent.
Situation: Polly is at the laundromat when she realizes that she left her laundry detergent at home.
Intention: Polly wants to get some detergent to wash her clothes with.
Moral action: Polly goes to the laundromat's mini-store and purchases a small container of her favorite detergent.
Immoral consequence: The other patron searches the entire laundromat looking for his detergent before being forced to spend money on another bottle.
Norm: You shouldn't steal laundry detergent.
Situation: Polly is at the laundromat when she realizes that she left her laundry detergent at home.
Intention: Polly wants to get some detergent to wash her clothes with.
Moral consequence: Polly is able to wash her clothes without having to return home for detergent.
Immoral action: Polly notices another laundromat patron with the same laundry detergent she normally uses, and grabs it when he isn't looking.
Norm: It's good to be considerate of other people.
Situation: Jim's wife likes romance movies, and they're sitting in front of their TV one evening.
Intention: Jim wants to put on a movie.
Moral action: Jim puts on a romance film even though that's not really his preferred genre.
Immoral consequence: Jim's wife doesn't enjoy the movie at all and wishes she was doing something else.
Norm: It's good to be considerate of other people.
Situation: Jim's wife likes romance movies, and they're sitting in front of their TV one evening.
Intention: Jim wants to put on a movie.
Moral consequence: Jim's wife likes the movie and enjoys watching it with him.
Immoral action: Jim puts on an action film even though he know's his wife probably won't like it.
Norm: It's wrong to mistreat your children.
Situation: Joanne is picking up her screaming son from school.
Intention: Joanne wants to make her son stop screaming.
Moral action: Joanne hugs her son offering to pick up some ice cream on the way home.
Immoral consequence: Joanne is reported to the police for child abuse from someone who sees her actions.
Norm: It's wrong to mistreat your children.
Situation: Joanne is picking up her screaming son from school.
Intention: Joanne wants to make her son stop screaming.
Moral consequence: Joanne and her son bond over eating ice cream.
Immoral action: Joanne smacks him hard on the wrist with a ruler in the car.
Norm: It is rude to invade someone's privacy.
Situation: Larry notices his brother is studying hard in his room but there is a package for his brother downstairs.
Intention: Larry wants to speak to his brother about the package.
Moral action: Larry waits for his brother to finished studying, after which Larry informs his brother of the package.
Immoral consequence: Larry's brother gets mad at Larry for not respecting his privacy, and Larry argues.
Norm: It is rude to invade someone's privacy.
Situation: Larry notices his brother is studying hard in his room but there is a package for his brother downstairs.
Intention: Larry wants to speak to his brother about the package.
Moral consequence: Larry's brother is thankful, and they both have a heart-to-heart moment.
Immoral action: Larry barges into his brothers room while his brother is studying, to inform him of the package.
Norm: Taking things without permission is wrong.
Situation: Chloe notices Quentin's iPod while she's visiting his house.
Intention: Chloe wants to use the iPod.
Moral action: Chloe asks Quentin if she can borrow the iPod for the night.
Immoral consequence: Quentin is upset with Chloe when she admits to having it after he spent hours looking for it.
Norm: Taking things without permission is wrong.
Situation: Chloe notices Quentin's iPod while she's visiting his house.
Intention: Chloe wants to use the iPod.
Moral consequence: Quentin lets Chloe take it home, and is happy to get it back the next day.
Immoral action: Chloe calmly slips the iPod into her pocket while Quentin is in the restroom.
Norm: You shouldn't have sex with old ladies at work.
Situation: Oliver works at a library, where an elderly woman makes sexual advances at him.
Intention: Oliver wants to get rid of the elderly woman.
Moral action: Oliver reports the elderly woman to his boss.
Immoral consequence: Oliver's boss finds out and fires him.
Norm: You shouldn't have sex with old ladies at work.
Situation: Oliver works at a library, where an elderly woman makes sexual advances at him.
Intention: Oliver wants to get rid of the elderly woman.
Moral consequence: Oliver's boss bans the woman from the library.
Immoral action: Oliver has sex with the woman in the hopes that she'll go away.
Norm: It's good to tuck your children into bed at night.
Situation: It's late and Sandra tells her children to get into bed as it's time to go to sleep.
Intention: Sandra wants to go to her bedroom.
Moral action: Sandra tucks her children in and says good night to them before retiring to her own bedroom.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's children are unhappy that she didn't tuck them in and are too anxious to go to sleep.
Norm: It's good to tuck your children into bed at night.
Situation: It's late and Sandra tells her children to get into bed as it's time to go to sleep.
Intention: Sandra wants to go to her bedroom.
Moral consequence: Sandra's children enjoy being tucked in an feel ready to go to sleep.
Immoral action: Sandra goes straight to bed without going into her children's bedroom.
Norm: You should be understanding when someone talks about their troubles.
Situation: Greg is having a difficult time and tells Danny about his problems.
Intention: Danny wants to help.
Moral action: Danny gives Greg some useful advice.
Immoral consequence: Greg accuses Danny of not caring about him.
Norm: You should be understanding when someone talks about their troubles.
Situation: Greg is having a difficult time and tells Danny about his problems.
Intention: Danny wants to help.
Moral consequence: Greg thanks Danny for his help.
Immoral action: Danny tells Greg to see a psychiatrist.
Norm: It is crazy to go outside while naked.
Situation: Karen has just gotten out of the shower, and realizes she forgot to put something in the mail.
Intention: Karen wants to mail something out.
Moral action: Karen quickly puts on a robe before going outside to put the letter in the mail.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors call the cops on her, and she is embarrassed.
Norm: It is crazy to go outside while naked.
Situation: Karen has just gotten out of the shower, and realizes she forgot to put something in the mail.
Intention: Karen wants to mail something out.
Moral consequence: Karen's letter gets mailed out that day, and the neighbors don't complain.
Immoral action: Karen runs outside completely naked to put the letter in the mailbox.
Norm: It's bad to steal someone else's idea.
Situation: Danelle is searching online for inspiration to help her complete her short story before class tomorrow.
Intention: Danelle wants to turn in her assignment on time.
Moral action: Danelle does some writing exercises she sees online to overcome her writers block.
Immoral consequence: Danelle fails the class when the professors discovers the truth about her assignment.
Norm: It's bad to steal someone else's idea.
Situation: Danelle is searching online for inspiration to help her complete her short story before class tomorrow.
Intention: Danelle wants to turn in her assignment on time.
Moral consequence: Danelle applies this exercise successfully for her other assignments throughout the semester.
Immoral action: Danelle turns in a short story from someone's blog.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to help out your roommate.
Situation: Before leaving for work, Hank's car stops working right before his roommate Bill is about to leave for work.
Intention: Bill wants to get to work.
Moral action: Bill gives Hank a ride on the way to work.
Immoral consequence: Hank is left at home with no way to get to work.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to help out your roommate.
Situation: Before leaving for work, Hank's car stops working right before his roommate Bill is about to leave for work.
Intention: Bill wants to get to work.
Moral consequence: Hank arrives at his job.
Immoral action: Bill drives to work as planned.
Norm: It is wrong to harm others.
Situation: A popular Instagram influencer just posted something that really angered Jess.
Intention: Jess doesn't want to be bothered by the influencer anymore.
Moral action: Jess unfollows the influencer on Instagram, so she doesn't see her posts anymore.
Immoral consequence: The influencer's feelings are hurt, and Jess is seen as a rude person.
Norm: It is wrong to harm others.
Situation: A popular Instagram influencer just posted something that really angered Jess.
Intention: Jess doesn't want to be bothered by the influencer anymore.
Moral consequence: The influencer doesn't notice that she unfollowed her, and Jess becomes calmer.
Immoral action: Jess calls the influencer fat in her comments section and laughs about it.
Norm: It is comforting for loved ones to die peacefully
Situation: Kylie's grandmother has been battling dementia and her family has been preparing to say goodbye to her.
Intention: Kylie wants to be there for her grandmother when she passes.
Moral action: Kylie brings a stereo to her granmother's bedside and plays her favorite music.
Immoral consequence: Kylie's grandmother kicks around uncomfortably due to the noise and passes away with a scowl on her face.
Norm: It is comforting for loved ones to die peacefully
Situation: Kylie's grandmother has been battling dementia and her family has been preparing to say goodbye to her.
Intention: Kylie wants to be there for her grandmother when she passes.
Moral consequence: Kylie's grandmother passes with a smile on her face.
Immoral action: Kylie brings party horns to her grandmother's bedside and blows them hoping they will make her happy.
Norm: It's wrong to crash a wedding you weren't invited to
Situation: Matt is getting hungry.
Intention: Matt wants to get something to eat.
Moral action: Matt goes to a restaurant and orders a meal.
Immoral consequence: The people at the wedding realize Matt is trespassing and call the police.
Norm: It's wrong to crash a wedding you weren't invited to
Situation: Matt is getting hungry.
Intention: Matt wants to get something to eat.
Moral consequence: Matt pays for his meal and doesn't break any laws.
Immoral action: Matt sees a wedding reception buffet and helps himself to some food.
Norm: It is shallow to judge someone for their weight.
Situation: James was looking for a new receptionist and the most qualified applicant was significantly overweight.
Intention: James wants to present a good image for his business.
Moral action: James hires the more qualified candidate to handle the receptionist duties regardless of her appearance.
Immoral consequence: The less qualified candidate frequently forgets to schedule meetings or give James messages.
Norm: It is shallow to judge someone for their weight.
Situation: James was looking for a new receptionist and the most qualified applicant was significantly overweight.
Intention: James wants to present a good image for his business.
Moral consequence: The new receptionist rapidly improves general office efficiency and is promoted to office manager.
Immoral action: James hires a less qualified but thinner woman as the receptionist.
Norm: It's wrong to take other people's cutlery.
Situation: Pedro is at dinner with a dining companion and notices he is missing a fork.
Intention: Pedro wants to get a fork.
Moral action: Pedro asks the server for a fork.
Immoral consequence: Pedro's dining companion will think Pedro lacks manners.
Norm: It's wrong to take other people's cutlery.
Situation: Pedro is at dinner with a dining companion and notices he is missing a fork.
Intention: Pedro wants to get a fork.
Moral consequence: Pedro's dining companion will think he is well mannered.
Immoral action: Pedro takes the fork of his dining companion.
Norm: It's bad for kids to eat deadly things.
Situation: Billy is a boy playing in the wood and finds a poisonous mushroom.
Intention: Billy wants to learn more about the mushroom.
Moral action: Billy takes a picture of the mushroom and asks what it is on the internet.
Immoral consequence: Billy dies from the mushroom's poison.
Norm: It's bad for kids to eat deadly things.
Situation: Billy is a boy playing in the wood and finds a poisonous mushroom.
Intention: Billy wants to learn more about the mushroom.
Moral consequence: Billy learns about the mushroom and its properties.
Immoral action: Billy tastes the mushroom and swallows it.
Norm: It's not okay to invade someone's personal space.
Situation: Ricky's friend Hal has a new phone.
Intention: Ricky wants to see the phone.
Moral action: Ricky asks Hal if he can get a closer look at the phone.
Immoral consequence: Hal tells Ricky to go away.
Norm: It's not okay to invade someone's personal space.
Situation: Ricky's friend Hal has a new phone.
Intention: Ricky wants to see the phone.
Moral consequence: Hal gives the phone to Ricky.
Immoral action: Ricky gets really close Hal while he's holding the phone.
Norm: You shouldn't be racist.
Situation: James' boss asks him to go through candidates' LinkedIn pages and choose who'll come for an on-site interview.
Intention: James wants to hire someone who'll be a good fit for the company.
Moral action: James selects people from a wide range of genders and ethnic backgrounds.
Immoral consequence: The new hire fits in well, but the company's lack of diversity is castigated in the media.
Norm: You shouldn't be racist.
Situation: James' boss asks him to go through candidates' LinkedIn pages and choose who'll come for an on-site interview.
Intention: James wants to hire someone who'll be a good fit for the company.
Moral consequence: James' boss thanks him for his efforts to help increase the company's diversity.
Immoral action: James selects only white men, since most of the company's current employees are white men.
Norm: It's wrong to neglect children.
Situation: Luigi tries to think of what he needs to do today after work.
Intention: Luigi wants to plan his day.
Moral action: Luigi remembers he needs to pick up his kids from school.
Immoral consequence: Luigi goes home and realizes the kids aren't there before he goes to pick them up.
Norm: It's wrong to neglect children.
Situation: Luigi tries to think of what he needs to do today after work.
Intention: Luigi wants to plan his day.
Moral consequence: Luigi goes to the school and picks them up on time.
Immoral action: Luigi forgets that it's his day to pick up the kids, and he goes straight home.
Norm: Using a disability as an excuse is shameful.
Situation: Joey has been diagnosed with ADHD at an early age and is struggling with a college course because he skips the homework.
Intention: Joey wants to explain to his professor why his test scores are so low.
Moral action: Joey admits that he could do better if he focused on completing the work.
Immoral consequence: Joey's professor feels like he is not doing enough to accommodate his disabled students.
Norm: Using a disability as an excuse is shameful.
Situation: Joey has been diagnosed with ADHD at an early age and is struggling with a college course because he skips the homework.
Intention: Joey wants to explain to his professor why his test scores are so low.
Moral consequence: Joey's professor is surprised by his honesty and offers him some extra credit assignments.
Immoral action: Joey blames his performance on the fact that he has ADHD.
Norm: It's unseemly to interrogate others about private matters.
Situation: Jim and Pam are coworkers in an office, and are talking about their lives.
Intention: Jim wants to ask Pam about her interests.
Moral action: Jim asks innocuous questions like what movies she likes.
Immoral consequence: Pam is creeped out by Jim and avoids him from then on.
Norm: It's unseemly to interrogate others about private matters.
Situation: Jim and Pam are coworkers in an office, and are talking about their lives.
Intention: Jim wants to ask Pam about her interests.
Moral consequence: Pam finds Jim friendly and they ultimately become good friends.
Immoral action: Jim asks very private questions about Pam's former boyfriends and private health.
Norm: It is expected that you help your family financially sometimes.
Situation: Dane has just received a bonus from work, and his sister is struggling to pay for her leg surgery.
Intention: Dane wants to spend his money.
Moral action: Dane starts a gofundme for his sister combining his money with the funds to help his sister.
Immoral consequence: Diane's sister has to take on debt to pay for her surgery.
Norm: It is expected that you help your family financially sometimes.
Situation: Dane has just received a bonus from work, and his sister is struggling to pay for her leg surgery.
Intention: Dane wants to spend his money.
Moral consequence: Diane's sister is able to afford surgery at a nicer hospital.
Immoral action: Dane spends all of his money on a new television set.
Norm: You shouldn't reject your parents.
Situation: Jeremy's parents Beth and Louis have recently converted to Christianity after being lifelong atheists.
Intention: Jeremy wants to comment on Beth and Louis's new faith.
Moral action: Jeremy congratulates his parents on finding something that feels fulfilling for their lives.
Immoral consequence: Jeremy's parents grow isolated and sad, feeling rejected by their son.
Norm: You shouldn't reject your parents.
Situation: Jeremy's parents Beth and Louis have recently converted to Christianity after being lifelong atheists.
Intention: Jeremy wants to comment on Beth and Louis's new faith.
Moral consequence: Jeremy and his parents bond and his parents are thankful that he was understanding of their conversion.
Immoral action: Jeremy tells his parents that they can no longer be a part of his life, as their faith is one he disagrees with.
Norm: You shouldn't be with a partner that doesn't respect you.
Situation: Samantha keeps getting asked out by a guy whom is very disrespectful towards her.
Intention: Samantha wants companionship.
Moral action: Samantha tells him to leave her alone, and looks for a new partner via online dating.
Immoral consequence: Samantha ends up in an abusive relationship, and has to go to therapy for years afterwards.
Norm: You shouldn't be with a partner that doesn't respect you.
Situation: Samantha keeps getting asked out by a guy whom is very disrespectful towards her.
Intention: Samantha wants companionship.
Moral consequence: Samantha talks to a few guys who are very nice and eventually gets happily married to one of them.
Immoral action: Samantha finally gives in to the guy's advances and goes out with him.
Norm: You should help your friend feel confident about themselves.
Situation: Jill's friend is a little unsure about how her new dress looks and asks Jill how she thinks they look.
Intention: Jill wants to answer her friend.
Moral action: Jill says that the dress looks great and that her friend looks beautiful no matter what they wear.
Immoral consequence: Jill's friend feels really self-conscious with the dress on and goes home to change clothes.
Norm: You should help your friend feel confident about themselves.
Situation: Jill's friend is a little unsure about how her new dress looks and asks Jill how she thinks they look.
Intention: Jill wants to answer her friend.
Moral consequence: Jill's friend feels very self-assured in her looks after Jill's input.
Immoral action: Jill tells her friend that the dress is very unflattering and that their figure looks really weird with it on.
Norm: You should not be disruptive in a place of learning.
Situation: Rita is studying in a crowded library for a college class.
Intention: Rita wants to listen to music while studying.
Moral action: Rita puts on headphones and plays her music.
Immoral consequence: The other students will tell Rita to leave.
Norm: You should not be disruptive in a place of learning.
Situation: Rita is studying in a crowded library for a college class.
Intention: Rita wants to listen to music while studying.
Moral consequence: The other students will be able to study in peace.
Immoral action: Rita takes out speakers and plays her music.
Norm: It's unkind to abandon a pet.
Situation: Corey has a pet but moved into an apartment building that does not allow pets.
Intention: Corey wants to stay in the apartment building.
Moral action: Corey posts on a local classifieds website about his pet and puts it up for adoption.
Immoral consequence: The pet is frightened and does not last long in the wild.
Norm: It's unkind to abandon a pet.
Situation: Corey has a pet but moved into an apartment building that does not allow pets.
Intention: Corey wants to stay in the apartment building.
Moral consequence: The pet eventually has a new home and lives a happy pet life.
Immoral action: Corey drives his pet to the woods on the edge of town and then leaves the pet there.
Norm: It is rude to desecrate a grave.
Situation: James' high school bully Andy was hit by a bus and buried in a local cemetary.
Intention: James wants closure on his resentment towards Andy.
Moral action: James writes a letter to Andy about all of his resentment, then burns it.
Immoral consequence: James is caught by the caretaker and hauled off to jail.
Norm: It is rude to desecrate a grave.
Situation: James' high school bully Andy was hit by a bus and buried in a local cemetary.
Intention: James wants closure on his resentment towards Andy.
Moral consequence: James feels like writing the letter helped him let go of high school.
Immoral action: James knocks over Andy's tombstone and pees on his grave.