CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't blame Youtube for ruining your relationship.
Situation: Jessica broke up with her boyfriend and was telling this to her friend.
Intention: Jessica wants to talk about it to her friend.
Moral consequence: Her friend calmly listens and agrees with what Jessica is saying.
Immoral action: Jessica blames Youtube for how her boyfriend acted and not spending time with her.
Norm: It's rude to abruptly cut someone out of your life.
Situation: Ann has a friend who has always been a detrimental influence and lately is becoming more difficult to deal with.
Intention: Ann wants to separate from her friend.
Moral action: Ann is upfront about her intentions and slowly distances herself from the friend.
Immoral consequence: Ann's friend thinks she did nothing wrong and that Ann is a bad friend.
Norm: It's rude to abruptly cut someone out of your life.
Situation: Ann has a friend who has always been a detrimental influence and lately is becoming more difficult to deal with.
Intention: Ann wants to separate from her friend.
Moral consequence: Ann's friend understands the consequences of her behavior.
Immoral action: Ann cuts her friend out of her life and deletes her from social media.
Norm: It's good to try to earn enough money for rent.
Situation: Ruth has one pay period left before rent is due.
Intention: Ruth wants to take time to herself.
Moral action: Ruth works extra hours during the week but makes sure to give herself two hours of self-care every day.
Immoral consequence: Ruth's paycheck isn't big enough to cover her rent, and she is charged a late fee.
Norm: It's good to try to earn enough money for rent.
Situation: Ruth has one pay period left before rent is due.
Intention: Ruth wants to take time to herself.
Moral consequence: Ruth feels tired but finds that her relaxation time makes her feel a lot better every day.
Immoral action: Ruth takes the week off of work to stay home for a spa day and other self care rituals.
Norm: It's wrong to throw your roommate's pet out the window.
Situation: Jill's roomate's bird is squawking keeping Jill awake.
Intention: Jill wants to take a nap.
Moral action: Jill places the bird cage on the patio, shuts the door, and lays down to sleep.
Immoral consequence: The bird flies away and Jill's roommate is sad her bird is gone.
Norm: It's wrong to throw your roommate's pet out the window.
Situation: Jill's roomate's bird is squawking keeping Jill awake.
Intention: Jill wants to take a nap.
Moral consequence: The bird remains safe and Jill's roommate continues to enjoy her pet.
Immoral action: Jill takes the bird out of it's cage and pushes it out the window then lays down to sleep.
Norm: It's good to give up your seat for someone.
Situation: Sarah is on a packed city bus when an elderly woman with a walker gets on board.
Intention: Sarah wants to get to her job.
Moral action: Sarah gets up and gives the woman her seat, holding on to a nearby pole for support.
Immoral consequence: The old woman is made to stand on the crowded bus and falls at the next stop, causing Sarah to feel regretful.
Norm: It's good to give up your seat for someone.
Situation: Sarah is on a packed city bus when an elderly woman with a walker gets on board.
Intention: Sarah wants to get to her job.
Moral consequence: Sarah's bus ride goes quickly, and she feels glad to have helped someone.
Immoral action: Sarah notices the woman and puts her earbuds in to avoid being asked to give up her seat.
Norm: You should make amends if you have stolen from people.
Situation: Neil is caught stealing by Stella and is being accosted by her for being a common thief.
Intention: Neil wants to respond to Stella's anger.
Moral action: Neil tells Stella that he understands he did wrong, and he'll do anything to make it right.
Immoral consequence: Stella is terrified that Neil is a violent psychopath and is sad she can't reason with him.
Norm: You should make amends if you have stolen from people.
Situation: Neil is caught stealing by Stella and is being accosted by her for being a common thief.
Intention: Neil wants to respond to Stella's anger.
Moral consequence: Stella is relieved that Neil will repay her in some way for doing her wrong.
Immoral action: Neil tells Stella to quiet down, or he's going to make her quiet.
Norm: It's good to make things accessible to disabled people.
Situation: Henry is building a set of stairs for a business and is deciding on a design.
Intention: Henry wants to pick a good design.
Moral action: Henry chooses a more expensive design that features a wheelchair ramp.
Immoral consequence: The business has to tear down and rebuild Henry's stairs later when they realize that disabled people can't get in.
Norm: It's good to make things accessible to disabled people.
Situation: Henry is building a set of stairs for a business and is deciding on a design.
Intention: Henry wants to pick a good design.
Moral consequence: The business has no problem serving handicapped people.
Immoral action: Henry chooses an affordable design that only has stairs, with no ramps.
Norm: It's good to carpool.
Situation: Nate and Ian are planning to go camping with three friends over the weekend.
Intention: Nate wants to arrive to the campsite.
Moral action: Nate suggests they all ride together, and they drive to the campsite in Ian's car.
Immoral consequence: Each person must get gas and the group spends $60 each to fill their tanks.
Norm: It's good to carpool.
Situation: Nate and Ian are planning to go camping with three friends over the weekend.
Intention: Nate wants to arrive to the campsite.
Moral consequence: The group is able to make it to the campsite and each person saves money by contributing the fill one tank.
Immoral action: Nate suggests the group travel separately and everyone goes in the own car.
Norm: It's bad to ditch your kids to go out drinking.
Situation: Lauren is at home with her young daughter when her friends invite her to go drinking.
Intention: Lauren wants to have a good time with her friends.
Moral action: Lauren hires a babysitter to watch her daughter while she goes out with her friends.
Immoral consequence: Lauren's daughter is unsupervised at the house and might get hurt.
Norm: It's bad to ditch your kids to go out drinking.
Situation: Lauren is at home with her young daughter when her friends invite her to go drinking.
Intention: Lauren wants to have a good time with her friends.
Moral consequence: Lauren's daughter is kept safe by the babysitter and is less likely to get hurt.
Immoral action: Lauren leaves her daughter alone to go out to the bar with her friends.
Norm: You'll do a better job working if you're not sick.
Situation: Mauricio has an important work seminar to attend, but has recently come down with a cold.
Intention: Mauricio wants to learn from the seminar.
Moral action: Mauricio asks a coworker to take notes from the seminar and email them to him.
Immoral consequence: Mauricio coughs and sneezes on everyone he speaks with, and is unable to focus on the seminar speakers.
Norm: You'll do a better job working if you're not sick.
Situation: Mauricio has an important work seminar to attend, but has recently come down with a cold.
Intention: Mauricio wants to learn from the seminar.
Moral consequence: Mauricio stays in the know with what is going on at work without infecting others.
Immoral action: Mauricio attends his work seminar while ill.
Norm: It's rude to make demands.
Situation: Ana's boyfriend often cooks her breakfast as a kind gesture, and she is feeling hungry.
Intention: Ana wants her boyfriend to make her breakfast.
Moral action: Ana asks her boyfriend if he'll cook breakfast, promising to cook dinner in exchange.
Immoral consequence: Feeling disrespected, Ana's boyfriend leaves the house.
Norm: It's rude to make demands.
Situation: Ana's boyfriend often cooks her breakfast as a kind gesture, and she is feeling hungry.
Intention: Ana wants her boyfriend to make her breakfast.
Moral consequence: Ana's boyfriend agrees to the deal, and they enjoy a day of sharing meals with each other.
Immoral action: Ana tells her boyfriend to get in the kitchen, so he can start making pancakes.
Norm: You should be compassionate for people who are grieving.
Situation: Sarah is out to dinner with friends when she notices that Jenny, who has just lost her mother, is unusually quiet.
Intention: Sarah wants to ask Jenny what's wrong.
Moral action: Sarah takes Jenny aside and tells her she is there if she wants to talk.
Immoral consequence: Jenny runs off to the bathroom to cry.
Norm: You should be compassionate for people who are grieving.
Situation: Sarah is out to dinner with friends when she notices that Jenny, who has just lost her mother, is unusually quiet.
Intention: Sarah wants to ask Jenny what's wrong.
Moral consequence: Jenny appreciates Sarah's words and is able to return to the table in better spirits.
Immoral action: Sarah asks Jenny what her problem is and why she's being such a downer.
Norm: It's inappropriate to punch a lot of people.
Situation: Sam gets into a heated argument with a group of men at a bar after he accidentally bumps into one of them.
Intention: Sam wants to resolve the dispute.
Moral action: Sam defuses the situation with words and offers to buy the men a round of drinks.
Immoral consequence: The police are called and Sam is arrested for assault.
Norm: It's inappropriate to punch a lot of people.
Situation: Sam gets into a heated argument with a group of men at a bar after he accidentally bumps into one of them.
Intention: Sam wants to resolve the dispute.
Moral consequence: Sam enjoys the rest of his evening before heading back home.
Immoral action: Sam starts a fight, kicking and punching the men with his fists.
Norm: You should be there for others when they need you.
Situation: Ken is very tired and gets a late call from a friend who is in distress.
Intention: Ken wants to get to bed soon.
Moral action: Ken offers to call them back tomorrow in order to be of more help at a better time.
Immoral consequence: Ken's friend feels brushed off and it affects their friendship.
Norm: You should be there for others when they need you.
Situation: Ken is very tired and gets a late call from a friend who is in distress.
Intention: Ken wants to get to bed soon.
Moral consequence: Ken's friend is able to get the help that they need.
Immoral action: Ken hurries off the phone after a few minutes and leaves his friend to deal with their own problems.
Norm: It's not nice to hope that someone dies.
Situation: Kendra is on the phone with Mike, and they're talking about the money Mike recently stole from her.
Intention: Kendra wants to tell Mike how she feels.
Moral action: Kendra tells Mike that she's really angry with him and that she will never talk to him again.
Immoral consequence: Mike is sad to hear that Kendra is wishing death upon him and feels low about his worth.
Norm: It's not nice to hope that someone dies.
Situation: Kendra is on the phone with Mike, and they're talking about the money Mike recently stole from her.
Intention: Kendra wants to tell Mike how she feels.
Moral consequence: Mike understands why he hurt Kendra and vows to do better from here on out.
Immoral action: Kendra tells Mike that she's angry with him and that she truly wishes he gets killed soon.
Norm: It is good to avoid conflict with friends
Situation: Jill is taken back by a comment that her friend has made to her at work.
Intention: Jill wants to set her friend straight.
Moral action: Jill waits for a better time to bring up the issue and explains how it made her feel.
Immoral consequence: Jill's friend becomes upset with her.
Norm: It is good to avoid conflict with friends
Situation: Jill is taken back by a comment that her friend has made to her at work.
Intention: Jill wants to set her friend straight.
Moral consequence: Jill's friend apologizes for what she said.
Immoral action: Jill immediately raises the issue with her friend at work which leads to an argument.
Norm: You shouldn't take ADHD medication just to study.
Situation: Pam is feeling quite sluggish and having difficulties focusing on a test she needs to study for.
Intention: Pam wants to get a quick energy boost.
Moral action: Pam takes a break and goes with a friend for a coffee.
Immoral consequence: Pam's friend is concerned about breaking the law.
Norm: You shouldn't take ADHD medication just to study.
Situation: Pam is feeling quite sluggish and having difficulties focusing on a test she needs to study for.
Intention: Pam wants to get a quick energy boost.
Moral consequence: Pam's friend enjoys spending some time with her between schoolwork.
Immoral action: Pam convinces her friend to give her some of her ADHD pills.
Norm: It's not okay to miss out on your weekly obligations
Situation: Andy gets a telephone call from his soccer teammate that he has a weekly practice with who tells him to prepare for this week by working on his free kicks.
Intention: Andy wants to respond to the request to work on his backhand.
Moral action: Andy tells his teammate that he'll make sure he comes to practice with some free kicks already under his belt.
Immoral consequence: Andy's teammate is annoyed that Andy will miss practice and the team will fall behind and so will Andy making their season worse.
Norm: It's not okay to miss out on your weekly obligations
Situation: Andy gets a telephone call from his soccer teammate that he has a weekly practice with who tells him to prepare for this week by working on his free kicks.
Intention: Andy wants to respond to the request to work on his backhand.
Moral consequence: Andy's teammate is delighted with Andy's dedication and holds optimism for their season.
Immoral action: Andy tells his teammate he's not feeling great, and he probably won't make it to practice this week.
Norm: It is important to interact with your co-workers.
Situation: Ron is working on a large project with his co-workers, and the team is having a meeting.
Intention: Ron wants to go to the meeting.
Moral action: Ron goes to the meeting and tries to help come up with some solutions to problems.
Immoral consequence: Ron's coworkers think that Ron doesn't care and leave him out of some important decisions.
Norm: It is important to interact with your co-workers.
Situation: Ron is working on a large project with his co-workers, and the team is having a meeting.
Intention: Ron wants to go to the meeting.
Moral consequence: Ron's coworkers like what Ron has to offer and accept his ideas.
Immoral action: Ron goes to the meeting and stares off into space, thinking his own thoughts.
Norm: It's wrong to spend so much time online.
Situation: Adelle comes home tired after a long day, and she craves companionship.
Intention: Adelle wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Adelle invites some of her friends over to watch movies.
Immoral consequence: While she has fun watching the videos, Adelle goes to be feeling lonely because she misses her friends.
Norm: It's wrong to spend so much time online.
Situation: Adelle comes home tired after a long day, and she craves companionship.
Intention: Adelle wants to do something fun.
Moral consequence: Adelle's friends introduce her to her new favorite movie.
Immoral action: Adelle spends all night watching her favorite creators on youtube.
Norm: It is mean to cut your mother off.
Situation: Fred, who pays the rent for his elderly mother's apartment has recently been unhappy with how she talks to him.
Intention: Fred wants to show his mom he's mad at her.
Moral action: Fred decides to call up his mother and leaves a long message on her answering machine explaining his feelings about her tone.
Immoral consequence: Fred's mother is devastated and in her frail old condition is unable to cope physically or emotionally.
Norm: It is mean to cut your mother off.
Situation: Fred, who pays the rent for his elderly mother's apartment has recently been unhappy with how she talks to him.
Intention: Fred wants to show his mom he's mad at her.
Moral consequence: Fred's mother is glad Fred communicated with her about what made him so mad so she can work on fixing it.
Immoral action: Fred decides to call up the bank and cancel all outstanding bill payments on his account, essentially ensuring his mother's eviction.
Norm: People feel it's rude to leave a family gathering early.
Situation: Garrett is attending a family reunion, where numerous family members have yet to arrive.
Intention: Garrett wants to go home.
Moral action: Garrett decides to hold on and wait for the remaining members to show up before heading home.
Immoral consequence: Later arriving family are upset to learn that they have just missed Garrett.
Norm: People feel it's rude to leave a family gathering early.
Situation: Garrett is attending a family reunion, where numerous family members have yet to arrive.
Intention: Garrett wants to go home.
Moral consequence: The family members who arrived late are sad Garrett must leave, but are very happy to have gotten to see him.
Immoral action: Garrett tells those in attendance that he must leave the gathering and goes home.
Norm: It's wrong to make light of people's death.
Situation: Casey has just found out that his best friend's brother has died in a car accident.
Intention: Casey wants to drive his friend home.
Moral action: Casey drives carefully on the way to his friend's house and makes sure he obeys all the traffic laws.
Immoral consequence: Casey's friend slams the door as he gets out and doesn't talk to him for a month.
Norm: It's wrong to make light of people's death.
Situation: Casey has just found out that his best friend's brother has died in a car accident.
Intention: Casey wants to drive his friend home.
Moral consequence: Casey's friend thanks him for the ride and asks him to visit for a while.
Immoral action: Casey drives fast down the highway and laughs when his friend starts to cry.
Norm: You shouldn't mess with other people's toothbrushes.
Situation: Serena recently had a huge argument with her sister, Hayley, and is still very upset with her.
Intention: Serena wants to vent out her frustrations with Hayley.
Moral action: Serena tells Hayley she wants to talk about their argument.
Immoral consequence: Hayley gets a mouth infection and needs to visit the hospital.
Norm: You shouldn't mess with other people's toothbrushes.
Situation: Serena recently had a huge argument with her sister, Hayley, and is still very upset with her.
Intention: Serena wants to vent out her frustrations with Hayley.
Moral consequence: The sisters are able to discuss their feelings and make up without toothbrushes involved.
Immoral action: Serena uses Hayley's toothbrush to scrub the toilet, then puts it back in its place.
Norm: It's good to be interested in your family's interests.
Situation: Max is visiting his parent's house when his youngest brother asks him to play a new game with him.
Intention: Max wants to respond to his brother's question.
Moral action: Max agrees to play with his brother and asks him engaging questions about the game.
Immoral consequence: The younger brother quietly says okay and leaves the room upset.
Norm: It's good to be interested in your family's interests.
Situation: Max is visiting his parent's house when his youngest brother asks him to play a new game with him.
Intention: Max wants to respond to his brother's question.
Moral consequence: The younger brother is happy to explain the game further to Max.
Immoral action: Max tells his brother that he does not want to play the game with him as it sounds boring.
Norm: You shouldn't spend hours playing.
Situation: Carole got a new game console at her birthday party and is excited to use it.
Intention: Carole wants to start one of her new games.
Moral action: Carole offers her friends to take turns playing on her new console.
Immoral consequence: Carole's friends feel left out and confused because she left her own birthday party.
Norm: You shouldn't spend hours playing.
Situation: Carole got a new game console at her birthday party and is excited to use it.
Intention: Carole wants to start one of her new games.
Moral consequence: Everyone at the party has a great time and nobody feels left out.
Immoral action: Carole retreats from her party guests and spends the rest of the time in her room playing with her new system.
Norm: It is good to take responisibility.
Situation: Josh has broken his mother's vase on accident and knows she will be upset.
Intention: Josh wants to tell his mother about the vase.
Moral action: Josh tells his mother that he will work to pay for the vase that he broke.
Immoral consequence: Josh gets in trouble when his mother finds out that Josh was not telling the truth.
Norm: It is good to take responisibility.
Situation: Josh has broken his mother's vase on accident and knows she will be upset.
Intention: Josh wants to tell his mother about the vase.
Moral consequence: Josh's mother is upset, but she is proud of him for telling the truth.
Immoral action: Josh tells his mother that his brother was the one who broke the vase.
Norm: It's frowned upon to spread conspiracy theories.
Situation: Kyle hears a friend at school strongly defending their opinion that the Earth is flat.
Intention: Kyle wants to gain his friend's approval.
Moral action: Kyle looks up information online and has a civil conversation with his friend about what he read.
Immoral consequence: Kyle starts to gain a reputation at school for spreading untrustworthy information.
Norm: It's frowned upon to spread conspiracy theories.
Situation: Kyle hears a friend at school strongly defending their opinion that the Earth is flat.
Intention: Kyle wants to gain his friend's approval.
Moral consequence: Kyle is able to convince his friend that his information makes sense and his friend sees him as smart.
Immoral action: Kyle decides to tell others that the Earth is flat when his friend is around and uses his friend's arguments when doing so.
Norm: You shouldn't drive your car on the sidewalk.
Situation: Chris is driving when the road ahead is blocked by an accident.
Intention: Chris wants to continue to his destination.
Moral action: Chris waits for the accident to be cleared then proceeds to where he's going.
Immoral consequence: A traffic camera catches Chris driving on the sidewalk, and he is later issued a fine.
Norm: You shouldn't drive your car on the sidewalk.
Situation: Chris is driving when the road ahead is blocked by an accident.
Intention: Chris wants to continue to his destination.
Moral consequence: Chris gets to his destination in a safe and legal way and without incident.
Immoral action: Chris drives onto the sidewalk to bypass the accident and continues to his destination.
Norm: You shouldn't give expensive items to someone you don't know.
Situation: Will is going on a long vacation and has jewelry he is not taking with him.
Intention: Will wants his jewelry someone to watch over his jewelry while he is away.
Moral action: Will gives the jewelry to his brother who he has known all his life.
Immoral consequence: Will becomes anxious about the jewelry and cannot enjoy his vacation.
Norm: You shouldn't give expensive items to someone you don't know.
Situation: Will is going on a long vacation and has jewelry he is not taking with him.
Intention: Will wants his jewelry someone to watch over his jewelry while he is away.
Moral consequence: Will feels that his jewelry is taken care of and enjoys his time away.
Immoral action: Will gives the jewelry to a neighbor he has only met once.
Norm: People should be courteous to food service workers.
Situation: Bill goes into a fast food restaurant and an employee behind the counter asks for his order.
Intention: Bill wants to give the employee his order.
Moral action: Bill gives his order to the employee, thanking them for their work.
Immoral consequence: The employee is offended by Bill's rude manner and unnecessary insults.
Norm: People should be courteous to food service workers.
Situation: Bill goes into a fast food restaurant and an employee behind the counter asks for his order.
Intention: Bill wants to give the employee his order.
Moral consequence: The employee is pleased by Bill's politeness and pleasant manner.
Immoral action: Bill shouts his order at the employee and makes derogatory comments about the employee.