CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Friends should be open and honest with one another.
Situation: Molly steals Xanax from her sister, and her sister and brother are suspecting Molly did it.
Intention: Molly wants to try to talk to her sister about why the Xanax is missing.
Moral action: Molly decides to admit she stole the Xanax from her sister.
Immoral consequence: Molly and her brother get into a huge argument over Molly's lie.
Norm: Friends should be open and honest with one another.
Situation: Molly steals Xanax from her sister, and her sister and brother are suspecting Molly did it.
Intention: Molly wants to try to talk to her sister about why the Xanax is missing.
Moral consequence: Molly's sister accepts Molly's confession and both hug each other.
Immoral action: Molly insists that her brother took her sister's Xanax, and that she is innocent.
Norm: You should not reveal someone's personal information.
Situation: Aaron is a teacher with a dyslexic student and the class is asking why this student gets more exam time.
Intention: Aaron wants to give the class an answer.
Moral action: Aaron tells the class that they have no place asking that question and that it's confidential.
Immoral consequence: The students mock and bully the dyslexic student because they think he's dumb.
Norm: You should not reveal someone's personal information.
Situation: Aaron is a teacher with a dyslexic student and the class is asking why this student gets more exam time.
Intention: Aaron wants to give the class an answer.
Moral consequence: The student's secret is safe and no one thinks less of him.
Immoral action: Aaron tells the class that the student is dyslexic and can't read well.
Norm: It is bad to leave pets unattended in a car
Situation: Mateo has just picked up his dog Frizzy from the vet, and he needs to pick up an item from the grocery store.
Intention: Mateo needs to get food.
Moral action: Mateo calls his roommate and asks them to pick up the items he needs.
Immoral consequence: Mateo has to make another trip to the vet when he discovers Frizzy unconscious in the backseat.
Norm: It is bad to leave pets unattended in a car
Situation: Mateo has just picked up his dog Frizzy from the vet, and he needs to pick up an item from the grocery store.
Intention: Mateo needs to get food.
Moral consequence: Mateo and Frizzy have a nice weekend at home.
Immoral action: Mateo leaves Frizzy in the backseat of the car while he goes shopping.
Norm: It's bad to shirk responsibilities when it comes to chores.
Situation: Tom was told by his parents to wash the dishes the moment he gets home from school.
Intention: Tom wants to have some fun after school.
Moral action: Tom washes the dishes first and then plays video games.
Immoral consequence: Tom gets in trouble with his parents.
Norm: It's bad to shirk responsibilities when it comes to chores.
Situation: Tom was told by his parents to wash the dishes the moment he gets home from school.
Intention: Tom wants to have some fun after school.
Moral consequence: Tom gets complimented by his parents.
Immoral action: Tom starts playing video games after he gets home.
Norm: Smoking cigarettes is considered an unhealthy habit.
Situation: Mindy is a busy college student that also works full time.
Intention: Mindy wants to find a way to relive stress.
Moral action: Mindy begins taking Yoga classes.
Immoral consequence: Mindy developes lung cancer and dies.
Norm: Smoking cigarettes is considered an unhealthy habit.
Situation: Mindy is a busy college student that also works full time.
Intention: Mindy wants to find a way to relive stress.
Moral consequence: Mindy improves her strength, balance, and health.
Immoral action: Mindy begins smoking cigarettes.
Norm: It's bad to create unpleasant living conditions for your roommates.
Situation: Jeff just rented an expensive mansion with two roommates.
Intention: Jeff wanted to save money.
Moral action: Jeff unplugs electronics whenever he isn't using them anymore.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's roommates have to smell his feces and urine every time they walk past the bathroom.
Norm: It's bad to create unpleasant living conditions for your roommates.
Situation: Jeff just rented an expensive mansion with two roommates.
Intention: Jeff wanted to save money.
Moral consequence: Jeff's roommates save a lot of money on their electric bill and can stay in the mansion.
Immoral action: Jeff doesn't flush the toilet in order to save money on their water bill.
Norm: It's commendable to treat service workers with kindness.
Situation: Dave is at a restaurant when his waitress says there will be a delay with his order.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the waitress.
Moral action: Dave reassures the waitress that the wait is fine and tries calm her anxiety over the situation.
Immoral consequence: Dave's waitress is hurt to be treated so unkindly when she is already under enough stress.
Norm: It's commendable to treat service workers with kindness.
Situation: Dave is at a restaurant when his waitress says there will be a delay with his order.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the waitress.
Moral consequence: The waitress feels good that at least some customers act like decent people.
Immoral action: Dave rudely yells at the waitress and tells her that she is incompetent.
Norm: It's wrong to drug your children without their knowledge.
Situation: Tammy put her son to bed an hour ago, but he is still awake making noises.
Intention: Tammy wants her son to fall asleep.
Moral action: Tammy goes in to her sons room and reads him a couple of bedtime stories.
Immoral consequence: Tammy's son get's very sick, and she has to take him to the hospital.
Norm: It's wrong to drug your children without their knowledge.
Situation: Tammy put her son to bed an hour ago, but he is still awake making noises.
Intention: Tammy wants her son to fall asleep.
Moral consequence: Tammy's son falls asleep in the middle of the second story.
Immoral action: Tammy serves her son a glass of juice with sleeping medication in it.
Norm: It's courteous to learn how to behave around others.
Situation: Donald is invited to a fancy dinner where etiquette is very important, but he doesn't know the etiquette.
Intention: Donald wants to go to the dinner.
Moral action: Donald reads up on proper dining etiquette and practices it, then goes to the dinner.
Immoral consequence: The people at the dinner are offended by Donald's lack of etiquette.
Norm: It's courteous to learn how to behave around others.
Situation: Donald is invited to a fancy dinner where etiquette is very important, but he doesn't know the etiquette.
Intention: Donald wants to go to the dinner.
Moral consequence: Donald impresses the guests and makes some powerful connections.
Immoral action: Donald decides that they'll love him for who he is and goes without any etiquette training.
Norm: You should be extra careful when driving someone else's car.
Situation: Gabe sees his friend's Mazda Speed gets permission to drive it for half an hour.
Intention: Gabe wants to drive the car.
Moral action: Gabe drives the car around town, testing it here and there.
Immoral consequence: A camera catches Gabe speeding and sends his friend a speeding ticket.
Norm: You should be extra careful when driving someone else's car.
Situation: Gabe sees his friend's Mazda Speed gets permission to drive it for half an hour.
Intention: Gabe wants to drive the car.
Moral consequence: Gabe returns with the car in one piece and without causing trouble.
Immoral action: Gabe takes the car on the highway and accelerates as fast as he can from 0 to 100 MPH.
Norm: It's rude to call your roommate creepy.
Situation: Ryan's roommate Todd is in a very strange relationship with a younger woman.
Intention: Ryan wants to tell Todd he's concerned about his relationship.
Moral action: Ryan asks Todd what he sees in the younger woman, and why he is so transfixed by her.
Immoral consequence: Todd gets very offended, and decides to move out on Ryan with no notice.
Norm: It's rude to call your roommate creepy.
Situation: Ryan's roommate Todd is in a very strange relationship with a younger woman.
Intention: Ryan wants to tell Todd he's concerned about his relationship.
Moral consequence: Todd explains why he loves his girlfriend so much, and assuages Ryan's concern.
Immoral action: Ryan calls Todd a pedophile, and tells him how inappropriate it is to date someone so much younger.
Norm: It is kind to help show a new person around.
Situation: Hank is reading near the college campus entrance when he sees a prospective new student arrive.
Intention: Hank wants to get the student to the administration building.
Moral action: Hank introduces himself and walks with the visitor to the administration building, guiding him to the right places.
Immoral consequence: The visitor doesn't know what to do once he's inside and wastes half an hour finding someone.
Norm: It is kind to help show a new person around.
Situation: Hank is reading near the college campus entrance when he sees a prospective new student arrive.
Intention: Hank wants to get the student to the administration building.
Moral consequence: The visitor feels welcome and completes his visit very quickly.
Immoral action: Hank introduces himself and points the visitor to the administration building.
Norm: It is wrong to humiliate someone.
Situation: Stan was watching a man do a speech, and the man started stuttering.
Intention: Stan wanted to make the situation less awkward.
Moral action: Stan asks the man a question about the content of their speech.
Immoral consequence: The man giving the speech becomes insecure about his stuttering while giving his speech.
Norm: It is wrong to humiliate someone.
Situation: Stan was watching a man do a speech, and the man started stuttering.
Intention: Stan wanted to make the situation less awkward.
Moral consequence: The man doesn't have to think about his stuttering and is able to finish his speech.
Immoral action: Stan made fun of the man's stuttering as he gave the speech.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone for being autistic.
Situation: Kylie is at school when another child, Lisa begins having an autistic fit.
Intention: Kylie wants to verbally react to what she's seeing.
Moral action: Kylie gasps loudly but then tells Lisa that it'll be OK and not to worry.
Immoral consequence: Lisa is embarrassed and overwhelmed and wants to withdraw from the world back to her safe space.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone for being autistic.
Situation: Kylie is at school when another child, Lisa begins having an autistic fit.
Intention: Kylie wants to verbally react to what she's seeing.
Moral consequence: Lisa begins to calm down and gain trust for Kylie and it makes her stop having a fit.
Immoral action: Kylie begins to laugh uncontrollably at what she's seeing, pointing at Lisa and calling her a retard.
Norm: You should be able to control your emotions.
Situation: Xavier asks for a toy in a store, but his parents tell him no.
Intention: Xavier wants to get the toy.
Moral action: Xavier asks his parents if he can work for the toy.
Immoral consequence: Xavier's parents haul Xavier out of the store to avoid more embarrassment, denying him the toy.
Norm: You should be able to control your emotions.
Situation: Xavier asks for a toy in a store, but his parents tell him no.
Intention: Xavier wants to get the toy.
Moral consequence: Xavier's parents agree and make him do chores for them in exchange for the toy.
Immoral action: Xavier cries and fusses about the toy, ignoring his parents pleas to be quiet.
Norm: People should be friendly with their neighbors.
Situation: Nick has a lawn mower and his neighbor wants to borrow the mower for a price.
Intention: Nick wants to let him borrow the mower.
Moral action: Nick lets his neighbor use the mower for free.
Immoral consequence: Nick's neighbor feels ripped-off and never invites Nick for events.
Norm: People should be friendly with their neighbors.
Situation: Nick has a lawn mower and his neighbor wants to borrow the mower for a price.
Intention: Nick wants to let him borrow the mower.
Moral consequence: Nick's neighbor lets Nick borrow things for free in return.
Immoral action: Nick agrees and charges his neighbor $15/hr to use the mower.
Norm: It's not okay to judge biker gangs.
Situation: Carol was stopping at a diner full of bikers on her drive across the country.
Intention: Carol wants to get something to eat.
Moral action: Carol talks to the bikers while she is sitting at the counter waiting for her food.
Immoral consequence: The bikers stare down Carol and she is treated coldly.
Norm: It's not okay to judge biker gangs.
Situation: Carol was stopping at a diner full of bikers on her drive across the country.
Intention: Carol wants to get something to eat.
Moral consequence: The bikers offer to pay for Carol's meal and tell her the best directions to her destination.
Immoral action: Carol walks into the diner and ignores the bikers while clutching her purse tightly to herself.
Norm: It's good to buy things to support your local events.
Situation: Dan is spending the day at a local convention put together by his community.
Intention: Dan wants to meet some new people at the convention.
Moral action: Dan chats with the people with booths as he buys from them.
Immoral consequence: Dan's community gets less support for the event.
Norm: It's good to buy things to support your local events.
Situation: Dan is spending the day at a local convention put together by his community.
Intention: Dan wants to meet some new people at the convention.
Moral consequence: Dan's money goes to supporting the community events.
Immoral action: Dan walks around focusing on mingling rather than buying anything.
Norm: It is frowned on to curse in front of children.
Situation: Bob is watching a sports game with his wife and children close by when his team loses the game.
Intention: Bob wants to express his unhappiness with his team.
Moral action: Bob shouts at the TV but uses make up words instead of the bad words he wants to use.
Immoral consequence: Bob's wife is angry with him for using curse words where his children could hear them.
Norm: It is frowned on to curse in front of children.
Situation: Bob is watching a sports game with his wife and children close by when his team loses the game.
Intention: Bob wants to express his unhappiness with his team.
Moral consequence: Bob's wife is happy with him for not cursing while in earshot of the children.
Immoral action: Bob yells at the TV using bad words not appropriate for children.
Norm: Good to sympathize with other peoples who make mistakes.
Situation: Dan is a soccer player who saw his teammate kick and miss a goal.
Intention: Dan wants to respond to the missed goal.
Moral action: Dan tells his teammate that it is okay and tries to cheer him up.
Immoral consequence: Dan's teammate becomes demotivated and puts out a lackluster performance.
Norm: Good to sympathize with other peoples who make mistakes.
Situation: Dan is a soccer player who saw his teammate kick and miss a goal.
Intention: Dan wants to respond to the missed goal.
Moral consequence: Dan's teammate picks himself up and tries to do better.
Immoral action: Dan points and blames his teammate for missing the goal.
Norm: It is risky to make a cat hiss.
Situation: Clair tries to walk past a cat in a dark hallway with no lights on.
Intention: Clair wants to get past the cat.
Moral action: Clair waits for the cat to walk past her before moving through the hall.
Immoral consequence: The cat's hissing wakes up the whole house and the others are upset with Clair.
Norm: It is risky to make a cat hiss.
Situation: Clair tries to walk past a cat in a dark hallway with no lights on.
Intention: Clair wants to get past the cat.
Moral consequence: The house stays quiet as Clair gets past the cat and into another room.
Immoral action: Clair steps on the cat's tail, it hisses loudly at her and makes noise.
Norm: It's inexcusable to assault someone.
Situation: Hank has gotten into a verbal argument with a fellow patron outside of a bar one night.
Intention: Hank wants to get the man out of his personal space.
Moral action: Hank reports the man to the barkeep who calls the police.
Immoral consequence: The man is severely injured and ends up in the hospital.
Norm: It's inexcusable to assault someone.
Situation: Hank has gotten into a verbal argument with a fellow patron outside of a bar one night.
Intention: Hank wants to get the man out of his personal space.
Moral consequence: The man is taken in for disorderly conduct and learns a valuable lesson.
Immoral action: Hank clocks the man with a haymaker dropping him.
Norm: It's good to tip people for their services.
Situation: Jack is out on a date with Justine at a very, nice restaurant.
Intention: Jack wants Justine to like him a lot.
Moral action: When Jack get the bill, he adds on a tip and thanks the server for such a nice dining experience.
Immoral consequence: Justine notices the $0 tip and tells Jack she likes him a lot but doesn't want to date a non-tipper as she used to wait tables.
Norm: It's good to tip people for their services.
Situation: Jack is out on a date with Justine at a very, nice restaurant.
Intention: Jack wants Justine to like him a lot.
Moral consequence: Justine notices the tip and his kindness and tells Jack how much she likes and respects him for treating the server so nicely adding she waited tables before.
Immoral action: When Jack gets the bill, he realizes he is short on cash, so he decides to forego giving the server a tip.
Norm: You shouldn't talk behind people's backs.
Situation: Sarah think the new employee, Fred, does not do his work fast enough.
Intention: Sarah wants to do something about the situation.
Moral action: Sarah decides to talk to Fred and see if she can help him get faster at his work.
Immoral consequence: Sarah's coworkers tell her that she's not being fair to Fred since he's new.
Norm: You shouldn't talk behind people's backs.
Situation: Sarah think the new employee, Fred, does not do his work fast enough.
Intention: Sarah wants to do something about the situation.
Moral consequence: Fred tells Sarah he appreciates the offer, he realizes he's not that fast yet.
Immoral action: Sarah complains to her coworkers that Fred is too slow and that she will tell the boss.
Norm: It's expected that you'll make schooling a priority.
Situation: Ben is in college and feels fried the night before final exams when he's invited out by his friends.
Intention: Ben wants to relieve his weary mind.
Moral action: Ben says that he has to study and goes for a half-hour walk to relieve his brain.
Immoral consequence: Ben parties too hard, arrives late to his final, and fails it.
Norm: It's expected that you'll make schooling a priority.
Situation: Ben is in college and feels fried the night before final exams when he's invited out by his friends.
Intention: Ben wants to relieve his weary mind.
Moral consequence: Ben pushes through the study session and does well on his exam.
Immoral action: Ben goes out to the party with his friends and blows off steam.
Norm: It's good to spend time alone and enjoy yourself.
Situation: Greg just finished a big project at work and feels very stressed when his friends invite him out to celebrate.
Intention: Greg wants to feel better.
Moral action: Greg declines and spends the evening at home alone.
Immoral consequence: Greg's friends think Greg is stuck-up and ignore him.
Norm: It's good to spend time alone and enjoy yourself.
Situation: Greg just finished a big project at work and feels very stressed when his friends invite him out to celebrate.
Intention: Greg wants to feel better.
Moral consequence: Greg gets some more sleep and works out some of the stress.
Immoral action: Greg goes out with friends but is too fried to interact with them much.
Norm: It's great to be supportive of your friends' hobbies.
Situation: Ellie told her friend Mark that had just joined the tennis team at her high school.
Intention: Mark wants to do something after school.
Moral action: Mark goes to Ellie's tennis match to be able to cheer her on.
Immoral consequence: Ellie is upset that no one showed up at the match to support her.
Norm: It's great to be supportive of your friends' hobbies.
Situation: Ellie told her friend Mark that had just joined the tennis team at her high school.
Intention: Mark wants to do something after school.
Moral consequence: Ellie is excited to see Mark in the stands for her tennis match.
Immoral action: Mark skips Ellie's tennis match so that he could play video games at his house.
Norm: You shouldn't give away your pets.
Situation: Amy is very stressed because her dog has been shedding causing her to spend time every day cleaning it up.
Intention: Amy wants to avoid having to spend so much time cleaning up dog hair.
Moral action: Amy goes to the store and buys a dog brush, and proceeds to brush her dog once a week.
Immoral consequence: Amy's dog is never adopted and eventually is put to sleep.
Norm: You shouldn't give away your pets.
Situation: Amy is very stressed because her dog has been shedding causing her to spend time every day cleaning it up.
Intention: Amy wants to avoid having to spend so much time cleaning up dog hair.
Moral consequence: Amy's end up spending a lot less time dealing with dog hair allowing her to spend more time with her dog stress free.
Immoral action: Amy drives down to the local animal shelter and drops her dog off.
Norm: It's good to finish your studies.
Situation: Brad has been in college for three years and is tired of studying.
Intention: Brad wants to get a job.
Moral action: Brad works a part time job while he is attending school his last year.
Immoral consequence: Without a degree, the only job that Brad can find is one that pays minimum wage.
Norm: It's good to finish your studies.
Situation: Brad has been in college for three years and is tired of studying.
Intention: Brad wants to get a job.
Moral consequence: Brad has spending money while he works on getting his degree.
Immoral action: Brad drops out of school and takes the first job that he finds.
Norm: You should have your kids respect your financial situation.
Situation: Bryan, a poor man, has children who are begging him to buy an expensive video game system.
Intention: Bryan wants to stop the begging.
Moral action: Bryan explains that he doesn't have a lot of money and needs it for food and clothes.
Immoral consequence: Bryan has very little money left and the children have to sacrifice food and clothing.
Norm: You should have your kids respect your financial situation.
Situation: Bryan, a poor man, has children who are begging him to buy an expensive video game system.
Intention: Bryan wants to stop the begging.
Moral consequence: Bryan's kids learn to economize money and get what you really need.
Immoral action: Bryan buys the children the game system they want.
Norm: It is not okay to exclude people.
Situation: Sara is playing volleyball at the beach when a girl from school, Misty, shows up asking to play too.
Intention: Sara wants to respond to Misty's request.
Moral action: Sara tells Misty she would enjoy having her play.
Immoral consequence: Misty feels left out and alone.
Norm: It is not okay to exclude people.
Situation: Sara is playing volleyball at the beach when a girl from school, Misty, shows up asking to play too.
Intention: Sara wants to respond to Misty's request.
Moral consequence: Misty feels like part of a group.
Immoral action: Sara tells Misty there are already enough players and maybe some other time.
Norm: Not hitting on your best friend's significant other is expected.
Situation: Jason and Molly are partner's who are currently throwing a party at their house.
Intention: Mark wants to comment on Molly's appearance.
Moral action: Mark tells Molly that he likes her dress and shoes.
Immoral consequence: Molly tells Jason and has Mark kicked out of the party.
Norm: Not hitting on your best friend's significant other is expected.
Situation: Jason and Molly are partner's who are currently throwing a party at their house.
Intention: Mark wants to comment on Molly's appearance.
Moral consequence: Molly thanks Mark for the comments and returns the favor to him.
Immoral action: Mark tells Molly that he thinks her dress makes her look hot.