CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is wrong to use violencec agaisnt others.
Situation: A women backs into Jason's car at the mall.
Intention: Jason wants to show the woman the damage she caused.
Moral action: Jason bewilderingly points to the dent the women caused and asks if she is okay.
Immoral consequence: The woman calls the cops and Jason is arrested for assault.
Norm: It is wrong to use violencec agaisnt others.
Situation: A women backs into Jason's car at the mall.
Intention: Jason wants to show the woman the damage she caused.
Moral consequence: The woman apologizes and they exchange insurance information.
Immoral action: Jason grabs the woman by the arm and pulls her over to see the dent in his car.
Norm: It's good to return things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Annie is a student who has borrowed her textbooks from the library all year, and they are due to be returned the same week she'll be on vacation.
Intention: Annie wants to avoid going to the library before her vacation.
Moral action: Annie mails her textbooks to the library.
Immoral consequence: Annie incurs a late fee, and students who need the textbooks are unable to use them.
Norm: It's good to return things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Annie is a student who has borrowed her textbooks from the library all year, and they are due to be returned the same week she'll be on vacation.
Intention: Annie wants to avoid going to the library before her vacation.
Moral consequence: The library receives their textbooks and Annie is able to leave for vacation without having to go there.
Immoral action: Annie never returns her textbooks.
Norm: It's good to get help for yourself.
Situation: Mark has been doing cocaine for several years and is living on the street.
Intention: Mark wants to get off the streets.
Moral action: Mark starts attending support meetings for drug users like himself.
Immoral consequence: Mark is arrested by the police officers on several counts of breaking and entering and burgulary.
Norm: It's good to get help for yourself.
Situation: Mark has been doing cocaine for several years and is living on the street.
Intention: Mark wants to get off the streets.
Moral consequence: Mark is eventually able to get a job and get his own apartment.
Immoral action: Mark starts breaking into homes and taking other peoples’ possessions to get enough money for a place of his own.
Norm: It's wrong to pretend things.
Situation: Josh visited an African country, and the people there were asking him if he's an angel.
Intention: Josh wants to respond to the people.
Moral action: Josh tells the people that he's a human being just like them.
Immoral consequence: Josh feels guilty that the people believe him and wants to do something to help them.
Norm: It's wrong to pretend things.
Situation: Josh visited an African country, and the people there were asking him if he's an angel.
Intention: Josh wants to respond to the people.
Moral consequence: Josh feels closer to the people and likes that they trust him.
Immoral action: Josh tells the people that he was sent by God to serve them.
Norm: It's rude to hog the bathroom.
Situation: Joanne is getting ready for school in the bathroom she has to share with her two sisters.
Intention: Joanne wants to look good for school.
Moral action: Joanne uses the bathroom to take a shower and then finishes getting ready in her room.
Immoral consequence: Joanne's sisters are mad that they have to go to school without being able to use the bathroom at all.
Norm: It's rude to hog the bathroom.
Situation: Joanne is getting ready for school in the bathroom she has to share with her two sisters.
Intention: Joanne wants to look good for school.
Moral consequence: Joanne's sisters are happy that they are able to use the bathroom before going to school.
Immoral action: Joanne stays in the bathroom getting ready until a few minutes before the bus comes to pick them up.
Norm: You should always speak with kindness to people.
Situation: Memphis is talking with his friend about work they have to do.
Intention: Memphis wants to make sure his friend knows what they have to do.
Moral action: Memphis explains the work to is friend and motivates him by saying he will do a great job.
Immoral consequence: Memphis's friend is hurt by the unkind way Memphis explained things to him.
Norm: You should always speak with kindness to people.
Situation: Memphis is talking with his friend about work they have to do.
Intention: Memphis wants to make sure his friend knows what they have to do.
Moral consequence: Memphis's friend feels encouraged by his words and is ready to work.
Immoral action: Memphis explains the work to his friend like he is a child by talking down to him.
Norm: It's wrong to brag about how much money you make.
Situation: Debbie received a promotion at work with a higher salary, and she is spending time with friends.
Intention: Debbie wants to talk about her promotion.
Moral action: Debbie talks about how her promotion gives her some interesting work opportunities.
Immoral consequence: Debbie's friends will think she is arrogant and want to avoid talking to her.
Norm: It's wrong to brag about how much money you make.
Situation: Debbie received a promotion at work with a higher salary, and she is spending time with friends.
Intention: Debbie wants to talk about her promotion.
Moral consequence: Debbie's friends will be curious about what kind of work she will be doing because of the promotion.
Immoral action: Debbie talks about how her promotion is paying her more than all of her friends make.
Norm: It's mean to make someone feel worthless.
Situation: John just lost his job and sees his wife Mindy at home cooking dinner.
Intention: John wants to feel powerful.
Moral action: John takes a breath, tells Mindy he lost his job and goes to work out.
Immoral consequence: Mindy resents John and wonders whether he even loves her.
Norm: It's mean to make someone feel worthless.
Situation: John just lost his job and sees his wife Mindy at home cooking dinner.
Intention: John wants to feel powerful.
Moral consequence: Mindy comforts John and feels closer to him.
Immoral action: John raises his voice and tells Mindy she can't cook, so she shouldn't even try.
Norm: It's rude to try to steal a friend's partner.
Situation: Chris is at home with Mike and his wife Pam as well as Pam's single friend Lynn over, and they're eating dinner.
Intention: Chris wants to make a pass at a woman.
Moral action: Chris tells Lynn that she is gorgeous and that he would really love to make her his.
Immoral consequence: Mike is horrified that his friend is making a pass at his wife right in front of him and feels disrespected.
Norm: It's rude to try to steal a friend's partner.
Situation: Chris is at home with Mike and his wife Pam as well as Pam's single friend Lynn over, and they're eating dinner.
Intention: Chris wants to make a pass at a woman.
Moral consequence: Mike is delighted to see Chris trying to get out there and find a girlfriend and thinks Lynn might be a good match.
Immoral action: Chris tells Pam that she is gorgeous and that he would really love to make her his.
Norm: You should take good care of your teeth.
Situation: James always felt rushed in the morning when he was getting ready for school.
Intention: James wants to save time in the morning.
Moral action: James starts brushing his teeth in the school bathroom after he eats breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria.
Immoral consequence: James' classmates start complaining about the eye-watering smell of his breath.
Norm: You should take good care of your teeth.
Situation: James always felt rushed in the morning when he was getting ready for school.
Intention: James wants to save time in the morning.
Moral consequence: James is able to sleep a little longer in the mornings while still keeping his teeth clean.
Immoral action: James stops brushing his teeth, so he can get a few extra minutes of sleep.
Norm: It's rude to not care about your friend's problems.
Situation: Dave is eating lunch when Kyle sits beside him and sighs.
Intention: Dave wants to finish eating lunch.
Moral action: Dave asks Kyle what is the matter while eating his lunch.
Immoral consequence: Kyle keeps sighing and eventually gets mad and gets up and leaves.
Norm: It's rude to not care about your friend's problems.
Situation: Dave is eating lunch when Kyle sits beside him and sighs.
Intention: Dave wants to finish eating lunch.
Moral consequence: Kyle tells Dave about the trouble he has been going through.
Immoral action: Dave continues to eat his lunch while not acknowledging Kyle.
Norm: It's good to offer help to your friends.
Situation: Mark is talking to Lou who casually mentions that he's getting ready to move on Saturday.
Intention: Mark wants to say something about how hard moving is.
Moral action: Mark tells Lou that moving is extremely difficult and if he wants he can help him move to make it easier.
Immoral consequence: Lou is not amused that Mark is stating the obvious and is almost rubbing it in about how hard it'll be.
Norm: It's good to offer help to your friends.
Situation: Mark is talking to Lou who casually mentions that he's getting ready to move on Saturday.
Intention: Mark wants to say something about how hard moving is.
Moral consequence: Lou is delighted Mark is offering to help him move and gladly takes him up on it.
Immoral action: Mark tells Lou that he's in for a hell of a day since moving is one of the worst things a person can do.
Norm: It's not okay to make someone dependent on you.
Situation: Brad has been dating his girlfriend Marla for the past two months.
Intention: Brad wants to help Marla pay her bills.
Moral action: Brad offers to help Marla pay for part of her car note.
Immoral consequence: When Brad and Marla break up, she has no way to pay for her bills.
Norm: It's not okay to make someone dependent on you.
Situation: Brad has been dating his girlfriend Marla for the past two months.
Intention: Brad wants to help Marla pay her bills.
Moral consequence: Marla is able to get back on her feet with Brad's help.
Immoral action: Brad makes Marla quit her job and pays her bills himself, making her dependent on him.
Norm: It is good to say how you are feeling.
Situation: Ines is at home feeling queasy when her friends call to invite her out for drinks.
Intention: Ines wants to see her friends.
Moral action: Ines tells her friends that she doesn't feel good but would love to video chat.
Immoral consequence: Ines' friends feed her drinks until she throws up.
Norm: It is good to say how you are feeling.
Situation: Ines is at home feeling queasy when her friends call to invite her out for drinks.
Intention: Ines wants to see her friends.
Moral consequence: Ines and her friends are able to see each other while she tries to feel better.
Immoral action: Ines goes out with her friends without telling them how she's been feeling.
Norm: It's nice to care about the enviorment.
Situation: Frank is walking to work in the morning while he finishes drinking a coffee he picked up from a local shop.
Intention: Frank wants to dispose of his coffee cup.
Moral action: Frank holds onto the empty cup until he arrives at work where he can throw it into the recycling.
Immoral consequence: Mark feels guilty and the coffee cup eventually needs to be picked up by volunteers who clean the city streets.
Norm: It's nice to care about the enviorment.
Situation: Frank is walking to work in the morning while he finishes drinking a coffee he picked up from a local shop.
Intention: Frank wants to dispose of his coffee cup.
Moral consequence: Mark feels normal and the city street stays relatively clean for everyone who uses it.
Immoral action: Frank doesn't see any trash bins, so he tosses the empty coffee cup into the street.
Norm: It's wrong not to acknowledge your parents.
Situation: Joe has been living with his parents but just got a good job.
Intention: Joe wants to live on his own.
Moral action: Joe moves out on his own near to his parents and calls them every day to talk.
Immoral consequence: Joe's parents are sad and wonder if Joe still loves them.
Norm: It's wrong not to acknowledge your parents.
Situation: Joe has been living with his parents but just got a good job.
Intention: Joe wants to live on his own.
Moral consequence: Joe's parents feel loved by Joe and happy too.
Immoral action: Joe moves across the country and settles down and doesn't bother to ever call his folks.
Norm: It's nice to be friendly to customers.
Situation: Mike is a cashier at a grocery store and Bill just finished paying for his groceries.
Intention: Mike wants to end the transaction with Bill.
Moral action: Mike tells Bill thanks for shopping with us, and he hopes he sees him again soon and then hands him the receipt.
Immoral consequence: Bill is annoyed that he's being rushed through and that Mike seems robotic in trying to pump through customers.
Norm: It's nice to be friendly to customers.
Situation: Mike is a cashier at a grocery store and Bill just finished paying for his groceries.
Intention: Mike wants to end the transaction with Bill.
Moral consequence: Bill feels like a valued customer and that Mike really cares whether he shops there or not and is happy to be treated that way.
Immoral action: Mike tells Bill that the transaction is complete, gives him a receipt and tells him to move along quickly for the next customer.
Norm: It's rude to leave your fiancee at the altar.
Situation: Mark has second thoughts about marrying his fiance Tiffany.
Intention: Mark wants to break off the wedding.
Moral action: Before the wedding, Mark tells Tiffany that he's not ready to get married.
Immoral consequence: Tiffany becomes angry and frustrated at Mark for being so cruel.
Norm: It's rude to leave your fiancee at the altar.
Situation: Mark has second thoughts about marrying his fiance Tiffany.
Intention: Mark wants to break off the wedding.
Moral consequence: Tiffany is sad, but appreciates that Mark told her before the wedding.
Immoral action: Mark doesn't show up to the wedding and leaves Tiffany a break up letter.
Norm: It's rude not to give notice when quitting a job.
Situation: Hannah has been working under a really tough boss for a while and has had enough of it.
Intention: Hannah wants to quit her job.
Moral action: Hannah opens her email software and sends a resignation letter to her manager with two weeks notice.
Immoral consequence: The manager is stressed out and scrambles to find a replacement on short notice.
Norm: It's rude not to give notice when quitting a job.
Situation: Hannah has been working under a really tough boss for a while and has had enough of it.
Intention: Hannah wants to quit her job.
Moral consequence: Hannah's manager is sad to see her go but understands and gives Hannah a glowing reference.
Immoral action: Hannah walks into her manager's office and throws her ID badge on the desk and tells the manager she's out and quits.
Norm: It's good to share food with people.
Situation: Timmy is really hungry and ordered an especially large lunch at school and notices his friend didn't get anything.
Intention: Timmy wants to talk with his friend.
Moral action: Timmy sits down and offers part of his meal to his friend without food and asks him why he is without food.
Immoral consequence: Timmy's friend is saddened that Timmy didn't inquire as to why he didn't have any food and goes hungry.
Norm: It's good to share food with people.
Situation: Timmy is really hungry and ordered an especially large lunch at school and notices his friend didn't get anything.
Intention: Timmy wants to talk with his friend.
Moral consequence: Timmy's friend explains the unfortunate reason he didn't have any food but feels grateful that Timmy shared with him.
Immoral action: Timmy starts a long conversation with his friend that has no food and eats his entire meal in front of his friend during the conversation.
Norm: You are expected to be sympathetic about someone else's tragedy.
Situation: Tom had just told his friend Jeff that his pet dog had died.
Intention: Jeff wants to talk to Tom about the dog.
Moral action: Jeff tells Tom that it is okay to be sad about the loss of a loved one, even if it's a dog.
Immoral consequence: Tom is even more hurt and avoids talking to Jeff for a week.
Norm: You are expected to be sympathetic about someone else's tragedy.
Situation: Tom had just told his friend Jeff that his pet dog had died.
Intention: Jeff wants to talk to Tom about the dog.
Moral consequence: Tom feels better about the passing of his dog and continues talking to Jeff about it.
Immoral action: Jeff tells Tom that he shouldn't be upset because the dog wasn't even a person.
Norm: You shouldn't disobey your partner's parents.
Situation: Mark and Natalie have been dating for a while but Natalie's parents don't allow her to stay at his house.
Intention: Mark wants to take Natalie on a weekend trip.
Moral action: Mark talks to Natalie's parents and asks for their permission to take Natalie, and they agree with a few stipulations.
Immoral consequence: Natalie's parents are very upset when they don't know where Natalie is.
Norm: You shouldn't disobey your partner's parents.
Situation: Mark and Natalie have been dating for a while but Natalie's parents don't allow her to stay at his house.
Intention: Mark wants to take Natalie on a weekend trip.
Moral consequence: Natalie's parents are happy that their daughter is dating such a respectable person.
Immoral action: Mark tells Natalie not to tell her parents about the trip, and that they will deal with them when they get back.
Norm: It's rude to disrupt others with loud noises.
Situation: Logan is playing video games when his sister Laura asks him to turn down the volume because she's studying.
Intention: Logan wants to listen to the game's soundtrack.
Moral action: Logan plays the game sound track through his gaming headset.
Immoral consequence: Logan is banned from playing video games from the rest of the night when his sister talks to her mom about her brother.
Norm: It's rude to disrupt others with loud noises.
Situation: Logan is playing video games when his sister Laura asks him to turn down the volume because she's studying.
Intention: Logan wants to listen to the game's soundtrack.
Moral consequence: Logan has fun listening to music while playing games.
Immoral action: Logan continues playing the game at a loud volume.
Norm: It's rude to use a service without paying for it
Situation: Silas can't watch Stranger things because he lacks a Netflix subscription, but he sees the log in information for his friend's netflix account on the table.
Intention: Silas wants to watch Stranger Things.
Moral action: Silas asks his friend if they could watch stranger thing while he's hanging out at his friend's house.
Immoral consequence: Silas friend yells at him when he discovers Silas using his account.
Norm: It's rude to use a service without paying for it
Situation: Silas can't watch Stranger things because he lacks a Netflix subscription, but he sees the log in information for his friend's netflix account on the table.
Intention: Silas wants to watch Stranger Things.
Moral consequence: Silas and his friend bond over watching the show.
Immoral action: Silas uses his friend's log in information to watch Netflix on his tv.
Norm: It is good for families to talk through issues.
Situation: Nick's dad is a harcore Trump supporter, but Nick has never talked to him about it.
Intention: Nick has to decide whether to talk to his dad about his support for Trump.
Moral action: Nick talks to his dad about why his support for Trump bothers him.
Immoral consequence: Nick is never able to get along with his dad again.
Norm: It is good for families to talk through issues.
Situation: Nick's dad is a harcore Trump supporter, but Nick has never talked to him about it.
Intention: Nick has to decide whether to talk to his dad about his support for Trump.
Moral consequence: Nick is able to get things off his chest and let his dad know how he feels.
Immoral action: Nick never talks to his dad and just chooses to stay away from him.
Norm: It's nice to buy things for your kids.
Situation: Jenna, who had a well-paid job, took her kids to the supermarket for their weekly shopping trip.
Intention: Jenna doesn't want to spoil her kids.
Moral action: Jenna tells her kids that they can each pick one treat if they behave in the grocery store.
Immoral consequence: Jenna finds her kids checking the ground for money, so they might be able to buy a candy bar.
Norm: It's nice to buy things for your kids.
Situation: Jenna, who had a well-paid job, took her kids to the supermarket for their weekly shopping trip.
Intention: Jenna doesn't want to spoil her kids.
Moral consequence: Jenna's kids behave flawlessly because they're so excited to pick out their treats.
Immoral action: Jenna says no to anything her kids ask for, even healthy snacks.
Norm: It's wrong to say hurtful things to your children.
Situation: Jenny is watching her young daughter draw a picture with finger paints.
Intention: Jenny wants to comment on the picture.
Moral action: Jenny tells her daughter that the picture is nice and asks her daughter to tell her about it.
Immoral consequence: Jenny's daughter has her feelings hurt, and she doesn't want to draw for her mom any more.
Norm: It's wrong to say hurtful things to your children.
Situation: Jenny is watching her young daughter draw a picture with finger paints.
Intention: Jenny wants to comment on the picture.
Moral consequence: Jenny's daughter is proud and decides to draw more pictures.
Immoral action: Jenny tells her daughter that the picture is sloppy and looks really bad.
Norm: It's bad to grope someone.
Situation: Ray sees a woman that he is attracted to on the bus.
Intention: Ray wants to get the woman's attention.
Moral action: Ray introduces himself to the woman and strikes up a conversation.
Immoral consequence: The woman slaps Ray in the face and reports him to the authorities.
Norm: It's bad to grope someone.
Situation: Ray sees a woman that he is attracted to on the bus.
Intention: Ray wants to get the woman's attention.
Moral consequence: The woman has a friendly conversation with Ray and gives him her number.
Immoral action: Ray grabs the woman on her butt and introduces himself to her.
Norm: It's rude to ignore guests visiting your house.
Situation: Jackson is hosting a party, but a special one night guild event is happening in his MMO.
Intention: Jackson wants to take advantage of the event with his guild.
Moral action: Jackson manages his guild mates on his phone telling them what they need to do to maximize their rewards.
Immoral consequence: Jackson's guests leave the party early out of boredom.
Norm: It's rude to ignore guests visiting your house.
Situation: Jackson is hosting a party, but a special one night guild event is happening in his MMO.
Intention: Jackson wants to take advantage of the event with his guild.
Moral consequence: Jackson's guests enjoy spending time with Jackson.
Immoral action: Jackson spends the entire night playing on his MMO.
Norm: It's wrong to make someone scared.
Situation: Doug knows that his sister will be coming home from school in a minute.
Intention: Doug wants to greet his sister.
Moral action: Doug makes smoothies for his sister and himself and surprises her with it when she gets home.
Immoral consequence: Doug's sister is mad because he scared her.
Norm: It's wrong to make someone scared.
Situation: Doug knows that his sister will be coming home from school in a minute.
Intention: Doug wants to greet his sister.
Moral consequence: Doug's sister is happy to get the smoothie and spends time hanging out with her brother while they drink the smoothies.
Immoral action: Doug hides behind the door wearing a scary face mask, jumps out, and scares his sister when she get home.
Norm: Running up a debt on a credit card is dangerous.
Situation: Trey is a freshman in college and just got a new credit card.
Intention: Trey wants to travel with friends during spring break.
Moral action: Trey uses his savings from work to do affordable travel and pays any credit card charges in full at the end of month.
Immoral consequence: Trey can't pay the minimum fee after the trip and damages his credit score for years.