CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to show respect to authority.
Situation: Jack's parent's have asked him to finish his homework before he can have any fun.
Intention: Jack wants to play video games with his friends.
Moral consequence: His parents reward him for his obedience by allowing him to stay up a little past his bedtime.
Immoral action: Jack tells his parents that he is finished, having done no homework at all, and proceeds to load up his video game.
Norm: It's rude to be late.
Situation: Jared is going to the movie theater.
Intention: Jared wants to meet up with his friends to see the same flick.
Moral action: Jared sets his alarm and gets to the theater a half-hour before the movie starts.
Immoral consequence: Jared's friends are mad at him for making them miss the start of the movie.
Norm: It's rude to be late.
Situation: Jared is going to the movie theater.
Intention: Jared wants to meet up with his friends to see the same flick.
Moral consequence: Jared's friends are happy to see him and go see the movie.
Immoral action: Jared wastes time talking on the phone and gets to theater after the movie has started.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to your significant other.
Situation: Tom has done something wrong and has a partner that would be quite upset by it.
Intention: Tom wants to avoid fighting.
Moral action: Tom calmly explains the truth and mentions that he wanted to be honest.
Immoral consequence: Tom gets caught in the lie and his partner feels betrayed.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to your significant other.
Situation: Tom has done something wrong and has a partner that would be quite upset by it.
Intention: Tom wants to avoid fighting.
Moral consequence: Tom's partner is happy with his honesty and is very understanding about it.
Immoral action: Tom acts as though he is innocent and denies any wrongdoing.
Norm: You shouldn't punch someone in the stomach.
Situation: Tony is at the bar when someone bumps into him causing him to spill a drink.
Intention: Tony wants to confront the person, and not be seen as a coward.
Moral action: Tony turns and faces the individual, and says, "Hey, you caused me to spill my drink".
Immoral consequence: The bar's bouncer grabs Tony by the shoulders and throws him out of the bar, causing Tony to bruise some ribs and be in pain for a few weeks.
Norm: You shouldn't punch someone in the stomach.
Situation: Tony is at the bar when someone bumps into him causing him to spill a drink.
Intention: Tony wants to confront the person, and not be seen as a coward.
Moral consequence: The person offers to buy Tony a new drink, and they end becoming friends who laugh about how they met.
Immoral action: Tony immediately turns to the person, punching them in the stomach.
Norm: It's wrong to mess with other people's property.
Situation: Tina is looking for a new dress to wear on her upcoming date.
Intention: Tina wants to impress her date by looking beautiful in a pretty dress.
Moral action: Tina goes to the dress shop and buys herself a new dress.
Immoral consequence: Tina's sister having plans the same night unable to find her dress, cancels, and get's in a big fight with Tina that hurts their bond for years.
Norm: It's wrong to mess with other people's property.
Situation: Tina is looking for a new dress to wear on her upcoming date.
Intention: Tina wants to impress her date by looking beautiful in a pretty dress.
Moral consequence: Tina has a great evening, impressing her date with her unique style.
Immoral action: Tina looks into her sisters closet and takes a dress to wear to her date.
Norm: It's nice to host guests.
Situation: Thanksgiving is coming and Sue's family is requesting to celebrate the festival at Sue's house.
Intention: Sue wants to respond to the decision.
Moral action: Sue learns to cook a variety of food for the party and decorates her house.
Immoral consequence: Sue's family feels bad and decides to cancel the celebration.
Norm: It's nice to host guests.
Situation: Thanksgiving is coming and Sue's family is requesting to celebrate the festival at Sue's house.
Intention: Sue wants to respond to the decision.
Moral consequence: Sue's family thanks her for being nice and gives her a big gift to show their appreciation.
Immoral action: Sue tells her family that her house is not comfortable enough to accommodate the guests.
Norm: It is rude to downplay someone's hopes.
Situation: Amy has a friend who has called her up to ask for some advice about her dream of becoming a singer.
Intention: Amy wants to point her friend in the right direction.
Moral action: Amy tells her friend hard work and persistence are important but also tells her to have a back up plan.
Immoral consequence: Amy's friend feels upset and discouraged by the feedback.
Norm: It is rude to downplay someone's hopes.
Situation: Amy has a friend who has called her up to ask for some advice about her dream of becoming a singer.
Intention: Amy wants to point her friend in the right direction.
Moral consequence: Amy's friend is grateful for the support and advice.
Immoral action: Amy scoffs at idea, says it will never happen, and tells her friend to be more realistic.
Norm: It's wrong to steal things from a business.
Situation: Douglas is at the game store browsing their products.
Intention: Douglas wants to try out a new video games that just came out.
Moral action: Douglas picks up the new game and purchased it at the front counter.
Immoral consequence: Right outside the door a security guard stops Douglas and arrests him.
Norm: It's wrong to steal things from a business.
Situation: Douglas is at the game store browsing their products.
Intention: Douglas wants to try out a new video games that just came out.
Moral consequence: Douglas takes the game home and plays it four hours having a great time.
Immoral action: Douglas quickly slips a game into his pocket and runs out of the store.
Norm: It's good to write privately about very personal feelings.
Situation: Meredith has been considering leaving her husband but is conflicted.
Intention: Meredith wants to vent her feelings through writing.
Moral action: Meredith uses a journal app in her phone to write and safely store her thoughts about her relationship.
Immoral consequence: Meredith's child and husband read the journal entry, causing lots of distress and upset in the household.
Norm: It's good to write privately about very personal feelings.
Situation: Meredith has been considering leaving her husband but is conflicted.
Intention: Meredith wants to vent her feelings through writing.
Moral consequence: Meredith is able to sort through her thoughts and feelings more effectively, helping her make up her mind.
Immoral action: Meredith uses a shared family notebook to journal about her feelings regarding her marriage.
Norm: You shouldn't get so angry when commuting.
Situation: Jerry is on the way to his customer service job when he is cut off by a driver.
Intention: Jerry wants to react to the incident.
Moral action: Jerry resists the urge to react and breaths deeply as he drive.
Immoral consequence: Jerry's voice becomes too hoarse to take calls, and he must use sick time.
Norm: You shouldn't get so angry when commuting.
Situation: Jerry is on the way to his customer service job when he is cut off by a driver.
Intention: Jerry wants to react to the incident.
Moral consequence: Jerry is soon calm again and has a good day at work.
Immoral action: Jerry follows the driver and shouts at the top of his lungs at him.
Norm: It's bad to lie about your health.
Situation: Larry feels better after being sick from COVID for a week, and Aubrey invites him to a baseball game.
Intention: Larry wants to see the game.
Moral action: Larry asks Aubrey to live stream the game through her video recorder.
Immoral consequence: Larry infects Aubrey with COVID, and his condition gets slightly worse from being outside.
Norm: It's bad to lie about your health.
Situation: Larry feels better after being sick from COVID for a week, and Aubrey invites him to a baseball game.
Intention: Larry wants to see the game.
Moral consequence: Larry enjoys the football game at home, Ashley respects him more in the future.
Immoral action: Larry does not tell Aubrey about his COVID symptoms, and she takes him to the baseball game.
Norm: It's mean to call people fat.
Situation: Jon has noticed that his friend has quickly become morbidly obese.
Intention: Jon wants to discourage the unhealthy lifestyle.
Moral action: Jon tells his friend they should work out together, so they can both be motivated.
Immoral consequence: Jon's friend is upset and their friendship is damaged.
Norm: It's mean to call people fat.
Situation: Jon has noticed that his friend has quickly become morbidly obese.
Intention: Jon wants to discourage the unhealthy lifestyle.
Moral consequence: Jon's friend accepts the offer, and they both get in better shape together.
Immoral action: Jon ridicules and mocks his friend for their weight.
Norm: It's mean to make fun of someone for being overweight.
Situation: Tom notices that his friend has put on a seriously unhealthy amount of weight.
Intention: Tom wants to discourage unhealthy eating habits.
Moral action: Tom offers to go to the gym with his friend.
Immoral consequence: Tom's friend feels discouraged and upset.
Norm: It's mean to make fun of someone for being overweight.
Situation: Tom notices that his friend has put on a seriously unhealthy amount of weight.
Intention: Tom wants to discourage unhealthy eating habits.
Moral consequence: Tom's friend feels support from him and takes him up on the offer.
Immoral action: Tom mocks his friend for becoming so overweight.
Norm: It's wrong to fire your employees for no reason.
Situation: Bill was mad at his wife for always running their clothing store how she wanted and now they were losing money.
Intention: Bill wanted to show his wife that she can't always be in charge, he can make decisions too.
Moral action: Bill told his employee Sue that they had to make cutbacks because they were losing money, and he had to let her go.
Immoral consequence: Sue started to cry because she thought she had been doing a good job.
Norm: It's wrong to fire your employees for no reason.
Situation: Bill was mad at his wife for always running their clothing store how she wanted and now they were losing money.
Intention: Bill wanted to show his wife that she can't always be in charge, he can make decisions too.
Moral consequence: Sue said she understood, she thought the store wasn't doing to well lately.
Immoral action: Bill told the last employee his wife hired, Sue, that she was fired, without telling her why.
Norm: It's bad to yell at anyone.
Situation: Sally is grocery shopping on her way to pick up her kids at the babysitter.
Intention: Sally wants to get to the babysitter's house on time.
Moral action: Sally is kind to the cashier and helps her bag the groceries.
Immoral consequence: The cashier gets very upset and asks Sally to to leave the store.
Norm: It's bad to yell at anyone.
Situation: Sally is grocery shopping on her way to pick up her kids at the babysitter.
Intention: Sally wants to get to the babysitter's house on time.
Moral consequence: The cashier appreciates Sally's help and smiles as Sally leaves.
Immoral action: Sally raises her voice at the cashier and insists the cashier move faster.
Norm: It's wrong and unethical to cheat in school
Situation: It's the night before an important exam and John finds himself unprepared.
Intention: John wants to pass the exam.
Moral action: John spends most of the evening cramming and catching up on the material he hadn't studied.
Immoral consequence: John passes the exam but doesn't actually know the material, causing him to fail the more advanced class afterwards.
Norm: It's wrong and unethical to cheat in school
Situation: It's the night before an important exam and John finds himself unprepared.
Intention: John wants to pass the exam.
Moral consequence: John is able to just barely pass the exam since he is super exhausted, which motivates him to plan better for his next class.
Immoral action: John creates a small answer sheet that he plans to stick in his pocket for the exam tomorrow.
Norm: You shouldn't leave work without your bosses' permission.
Situation: Cage is at work when he gets an emergency call from his son, asking him to come home.
Intention: Cage wants to go home.
Moral action: Cage quickly tells his boss that he has a home emergency and must leave.
Immoral consequence: Cage's boss looks for him, can't find him, and thinks that he's abandoned his work.
Norm: You shouldn't leave work without your bosses' permission.
Situation: Cage is at work when he gets an emergency call from his son, asking him to come home.
Intention: Cage wants to go home.
Moral consequence: Cage's boss lets him go home without problems.
Immoral action: Cage leaves his desk, gets into his car, and goes home.
Norm: You shouldn't force-kiss people.
Situation: Steve is sitting around the campfire having a few beers with a mixed group of friends.
Intention: Steve wants to find an outlet for his amorous feelings.
Moral action: Steve chats up an attractive girl and gets consent to give her a kiss.
Immoral consequence: Steve gets beaten up by the girl's boyfriend and his friends for his crude action.
Norm: You shouldn't force-kiss people.
Situation: Steve is sitting around the campfire having a few beers with a mixed group of friends.
Intention: Steve wants to find an outlet for his amorous feelings.
Moral consequence: Steve has a lovely time making out with his new found female friend.
Immoral action: Steve leans over and grabs the face of the girl next to him and lays a kiss on her unexpectedly.
Norm: It's bad to assume that you aren't vulnerable to harm.
Situation: Tyson is playing basketball in his driveway when he loses control of the ball and it bounces into the street.
Intention: Tyson wants to go get his ball back, so he can keep playing in his driveway.
Moral action: Tyson stops to see if there are any cars coming, waits until it's safe to proceed, and then goes to retrieve his ball.
Immoral consequence: Tyson gets hit by a car, breaks his leg, and has to be taken to the hospital.
Norm: It's bad to assume that you aren't vulnerable to harm.
Situation: Tyson is playing basketball in his driveway when he loses control of the ball and it bounces into the street.
Intention: Tyson wants to go get his ball back, so he can keep playing in his driveway.
Moral consequence: Tyson safely returns to his driveway with his ball and happily continues playing basketball.
Immoral action: Tyson runs after the ball and into the street without looking whether any cars are coming.
Norm: It is rude to yell at an elder.
Situation: John is driving and is in front of a traffic light that has just turned green, but an old lady is still slowly crossing the street.
Intention: John wants to drive through the intersection before the light turns red again.
Moral action: John avoids saying anything and cautiously drives around the old lady.
Immoral consequence: The old lady hurries up, but she trips and falls at the end of the crosswalk.
Norm: It is rude to yell at an elder.
Situation: John is driving and is in front of a traffic light that has just turned green, but an old lady is still slowly crossing the street.
Intention: John wants to drive through the intersection before the light turns red again.
Moral consequence: The old lady makes it across the street safely and John is also able to make it through the light in time.
Immoral action: John yells at the old lady to move faster.
Norm: It is bad to damage others' property
Situation: Jane is walking in the neighborhood and sees a parked cute Porsche car.
Intention: Jane wants to click a picture of the car.
Moral action: Jane takes a selfie with the car in the background and continue to walk.
Immoral consequence: Jane gets arrested for causing the damage on the car.
Norm: It is bad to damage others' property
Situation: Jane is walking in the neighborhood and sees a parked cute Porsche car.
Intention: Jane wants to click a picture of the car.
Moral consequence: Jane is glad with the picture and posts it on her social media.
Immoral action: Jane takes a picture of Porsche and then scratch it with her keys.
Norm: Waving at your neighbors is a show of friendliness.
Situation: Cornelius just checked his mailbox on the curb and sees his neighbor outside watering plants.
Intention: Cornelius wants to go back inside and watch TV.
Moral action: Cornelius walks back to his house while waving to his neighbor, and asks him how his day is going.
Immoral consequence: Cornelius' neighbor thinks that Cornelius doesn't like him and feels bad about himself and his neighborhood.
Norm: Waving at your neighbors is a show of friendliness.
Situation: Cornelius just checked his mailbox on the curb and sees his neighbor outside watering plants.
Intention: Cornelius wants to go back inside and watch TV.
Moral consequence: Cornelius' neighbor feels liked by Cornelius and feels good about himself and his neighborhood.
Immoral action: Cornelius walks back to his house with his head down, ignoring his neighbor.
Norm: It's good to be proactive in life.
Situation: Leonard works at his dad's company.
Intention: Leonard wants a promotion.
Moral action: Leonard decides to work hard to deserve the promotion.
Immoral consequence: Leonard is promoted but his colleagues thinks he is a deadbeat and resent him, which makes him uncomfortable.
Norm: It's good to be proactive in life.
Situation: Leonard works at his dad's company.
Intention: Leonard wants a promotion.
Moral consequence: Leonard feels great about having earned the promotion and his colleagues respect him for that.
Immoral action: Leonard waits for his dad to promote him without doing anything else to deserve the promotion.
Norm: It's not acceptable to lie to someone you love.
Situation: Dan is leaving the house he shares with Julie and doesn't notice Julie's dog in the driveway and hits him with his car.
Intention: Dan wants Julie to not be angry at him.
Moral action: Dan takes the dog to the emergency vet clinic instantly and calls Julie immediately to let her know what happened.
Immoral consequence: Julie finds out from a neighbor that Dan hit her dog, and she breaks up with him.
Norm: It's not acceptable to lie to someone you love.
Situation: Dan is leaving the house he shares with Julie and doesn't notice Julie's dog in the driveway and hits him with his car.
Intention: Dan wants Julie to not be angry at him.
Moral consequence: Dan made is to the vet quickly enough that he was able to save the dogs life and tell Julie that he was going to make it.
Immoral action: Dan doesn't tell Julie that he hit her dog and disposes of the body before she finds out.
Norm: It is bad to deceive your significant other
Situation: Jane and her boyfriend Bob are chatting on the phone on a Friday night, and she asks him what his plans are for the evening.
Intention: Bob wants to respond to Jane's question.
Moral action: Bob tells Jane that he's made plans to go out to the bar with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Jane pops over to Bob's apartment to surprise him, only to find out that he lied to her.
Norm: It is bad to deceive your significant other
Situation: Jane and her boyfriend Bob are chatting on the phone on a Friday night, and she asks him what his plans are for the evening.
Intention: Bob wants to respond to Jane's question.
Moral consequence: Jane tells Bob to have a nice time and to give her a call if he needs a ride home.
Immoral action: Bob tells Jane that he's just staying home and taking it easy, despite his plans to go out later.
Norm: It's wrong for parents to abandon their children
Situation: Dave is walking down the street with his daughter, when a bar owner asks him to come into his bar for a drink, but leave his underage daughter outside.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the bar owner's suggestion.
Moral action: Dave tells the bar owner that it sounds like a terrible idea and that he's an insane person for suggesting it.
Immoral consequence: Dave's daughter is found by strangers and taken to the police station which issues a warrant out for Dave.
Norm: It's wrong for parents to abandon their children
Situation: Dave is walking down the street with his daughter, when a bar owner asks him to come into his bar for a drink, but leave his underage daughter outside.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the bar owner's suggestion.
Moral consequence: Dave's daughter is happy that her father values their time together and doesn't drink during the day.
Immoral action: Dave tells the bar owner that it sounds like a great idea and goes inside.
Norm: It is wrong to purposely hit an animal.
Situation: Jake comes home to find that his dog has chewed his couch.
Intention: Jake wants to punish his dog.
Moral action: Jake leaves the room until he calms down and decides to crate the dog in the future.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors hear and call the police and Jake is arrested for animal cruelty.
Norm: It is wrong to purposely hit an animal.
Situation: Jake comes home to find that his dog has chewed his couch.
Intention: Jake wants to punish his dog.
Moral consequence: Jake's dog gets used to the crate and Jake's furniture stays safe.
Immoral action: Jake screams at the dog and begins hitting the dog.
Norm: One should support family members.
Situation: Dave gets a phone call from his sister Susan who asks him to borrow money.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Susan's request.
Moral action: Dave tells Susan that he can definitely give her a short term loan and asks her to come over.
Immoral consequence: Susan is stressed out from not getting the loan and angry at Dave for not being there for her.
Norm: One should support family members.
Situation: Dave gets a phone call from his sister Susan who asks him to borrow money.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Susan's request.
Moral consequence: Susan is relieved that she will get the help she needs and happy about Dave being her brother.
Immoral action: Dave tells Susan he cannot afford to give her and money at the moment and to ask someone else.
Norm: You shouldn't laugh at someone else.
Situation: Alan is finishing up a run at the park when he sees a fellow runner trip and fall on the path ahead.
Intention: Alan wants to leave the park.
Moral action: Alan stops to help the fallen runner up, and offers support as they leave the park together.
Immoral consequence: The fallen runner feels embarrassed and angry at Alan's reaction.
Norm: You shouldn't laugh at someone else.
Situation: Alan is finishing up a run at the park when he sees a fellow runner trip and fall on the path ahead.
Intention: Alan wants to leave the park.
Moral consequence: The fallen runner is grateful for Alan's help.
Immoral action: Alan laughs at the fallen runner on his way past and continues out of the park.
Norm: Using profanity against family members is rude.
Situation: James' mother asked him to clean his room when he was in the middle of a video game.
Intention: James wants to keep playing his video game.
Moral action: James tells his mom he'll start cleaning his room in ten minutes, betting she'll forget by then.
Immoral consequence: James' mom leaves him alone for that afternoon, but ends up shipping him out to military school.
Norm: Using profanity against family members is rude.
Situation: James' mother asked him to clean his room when he was in the middle of a video game.
Intention: James wants to keep playing his video game.
Moral consequence: James' mom forgets what she asked him to do, and he gets to keep playing his game.
Immoral action: James screams at his mom to leave his room and calls her a c-word.
Norm: It is kind to help people with directions.
Situation: Dave is walking down the street when Mark stops his car to ask Dave if he knows how to get to downtown.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the question.
Moral action: Dave tells Mark that if he just continues on the road he's on, he'll eventually reach downtown.
Immoral consequence: Mark feels offended by Dave's comment and his suggestion to use a map.