CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is irresponsible to get somebody else's property stolen
Situation: Tony borrows his friend Jim's shovel to dig a hole in his front yard.
Intention: Tony wants to put the shovel somewhere after digging the hole.
Moral consequence: Tony is able to return the shovel to Jim.
Immoral action: Tony leaves the shovel in the front yard where it is visible.
Norm: It's fun to go out picking apples with family.
Situation: Jared has the weekend free from work, and his kids want to visit their grandfather's orchard.
Intention: Jared wants to do something with his family.
Moral action: Jared takes his kids to his grandfather's orchard to gather some apples for apple pie.
Immoral consequence: Jared's kids spend the weekend wishing they could do something more exciting.
Norm: It's fun to go out picking apples with family.
Situation: Jared has the weekend free from work, and his kids want to visit their grandfather's orchard.
Intention: Jared wants to do something with his family.
Moral consequence: Jared's kids have fun baking what they picked in the kitchen with their father.
Immoral action: Jared asks his kids to watch long historical documentations about ancient roman history.
Norm: It's good to respond to your spouse's text messages.
Situation: Ben is doing overtime at work when he receives a text message from his wife.
Intention: Ben wants to consider responding to the text message.
Moral action: Ben quickly shoots a reply to his wife's text message and tells her that he is working overtime.
Immoral consequence: Ben's wife becomes suspicious and less trusting of what Ben as a result of him not responding.
Norm: It's good to respond to your spouse's text messages.
Situation: Ben is doing overtime at work when he receives a text message from his wife.
Intention: Ben wants to consider responding to the text message.
Moral consequence: Ben's wife acknowledges Ben's response and increasingly views Ben as a hardworker.
Immoral action: Ben chooses to completely ignore the text message and just focus on his work.
Norm: You shouldn't destroy someone else's property.
Situation: Ash is watching tv at Jacob's house, and the TV remote is having problems working which annoys Ash.
Intention: Ash wants to express his anger.
Moral action: Ash releases his emotions by writing a critical review of the product on Amazon.
Immoral consequence: Ash has to buy a new remote to Jacob.
Norm: You shouldn't destroy someone else's property.
Situation: Ash is watching tv at Jacob's house, and the TV remote is having problems working which annoys Ash.
Intention: Ash wants to express his anger.
Moral consequence: Ash feels better because he warned people about the horrible remote.
Immoral action: Ash tosses raises his voice and tosses the remote against the coffee table breaking it.
Norm: It's nice to tell your kids bedtime stories.
Situation: It was almost bedtime and Vicki's children were still playing with their toys.
Intention: Vicki wants her kids to go to sleep.
Moral action: Vicki gets a book and reads a bedtime story to the children.
Immoral consequence: The children whine and cry all night themselves to sleep.
Norm: It's nice to tell your kids bedtime stories.
Situation: It was almost bedtime and Vicki's children were still playing with their toys.
Intention: Vicki wants her kids to go to sleep.
Moral consequence: The children fall asleep quickly after Vicki starts to read.
Immoral action: Vicki takes the toys away from the children and throws them in the trash.
Norm: It's good to care about your pet.
Situation: James felt lonely due to working long hours, so he got a puppy.
Intention: James wants to keep his very demanding job.
Moral action: James often takes his dog to work with him and hires a dog walker when he can't.
Immoral consequence: The puppy never bonds with James and seems to be fearful of him.
Norm: It's good to care about your pet.
Situation: James felt lonely due to working long hours, so he got a puppy.
Intention: James wants to keep his very demanding job.
Moral consequence: James feels much less stressed when he has his dog to comfort him.
Immoral action: James leaves the puppy locked out alone in the back yard for twelve hours a day.
Norm: It's rude to make fun of someone's name.
Situation: Jack meets a new student at school whose name is Moonblossom.
Intention: Jack wants to talk to Moonblossom.
Moral action: Jack tells Moonblossom they will show they around the school.
Immoral consequence: Moonblossom will feel unwelcome at the school.
Norm: It's rude to make fun of someone's name.
Situation: Jack meets a new student at school whose name is Moonblossom.
Intention: Jack wants to talk to Moonblossom.
Moral consequence: Moonblossom will feel welcome at the school.
Immoral action: Jack says that Moonblossom is a name for a person that people won't want to be friends with.
Norm: It's rude to throw away someone else's belongings.
Situation: Stacy and her family are in the process of moving, and she is going through things in the basement while her mom is at work.
Intention: Stacy wants to get rid of some items.
Moral action: Stacy carefully goes through the boxes and only throws out the items that are hers.
Immoral consequence: Stacy throws out her mom's wedding jewelery.
Norm: It's rude to throw away someone else's belongings.
Situation: Stacy and her family are in the process of moving, and she is going through things in the basement while her mom is at work.
Intention: Stacy wants to get rid of some items.
Moral consequence: Stacy makes progress on cleaning things out, and nothing of value is tossed.
Immoral action: Stacy tosses boxes of items at a time, not bothering to check what is inside of them.
Norm: It's rude to crowd in line.
Situation: Jimmy wants goes to the opening night of a movie and see the line for tickets is long.
Intention: Jimmy wants to get on the line for tickets.
Moral action: Jimmy gets on the line and stays an arms length from the people in front of him.
Immoral consequence: The people in front of Jimmy start a fight with him for invading their personal space.
Norm: It's rude to crowd in line.
Situation: Jimmy wants goes to the opening night of a movie and see the line for tickets is long.
Intention: Jimmy wants to get on the line for tickets.
Moral consequence: Jimmy and the people in front of him stand in the line undisturbed.
Immoral action: Jimmy gets on the line and walks into the people in front of him.
Norm: You shouldn't intrude on people.
Situation: Helen lives in a shared apartment with a roommate who is currently in their bedroom with the door closed.
Intention: Helen has a question she wants to ask her roommate.
Moral action: Helen sends her question to her roommate in a text message.
Immoral consequence: Helen's roommate is naked and screams when she hears the door open.
Norm: You shouldn't intrude on people.
Situation: Helen lives in a shared apartment with a roommate who is currently in their bedroom with the door closed.
Intention: Helen has a question she wants to ask her roommate.
Moral consequence: Helen's roommate has time to put on clothes before leaving her room to tell Helen the answer to her question.
Immoral action: Helen opens her roommates door without knocking to ask her question.
Norm: It is bad to text and drive.
Situation: Jacob has plans to go hang out with a friend today and is getting in his car.
Intention: Jacob wants to let his friend know he's on the way.
Moral action: Jacob sends his friend a message before he starts the car and puts his phone away.
Immoral consequence: Jacob is putting his life and the lives of others at risk.
Norm: It is bad to text and drive.
Situation: Jacob has plans to go hang out with a friend today and is getting in his car.
Intention: Jacob wants to let his friend know he's on the way.
Moral consequence: Jacob is more alert on the road and is a safer driver.
Immoral action: Jacob starts driving before he texts his friend the message.
Norm: It's nice to do things to help your friends.
Situation: Kevin has the afternoon free from work, and his friend Danial asked people to help him move furniture on Facebook.
Intention: Kevin wants to have fun.
Moral action: Kevin decides to help Danial while his favorite songs play on the stereo.
Immoral consequence: Danial injures himself trying to lift a heavy bookshelf alone.
Norm: It's nice to do things to help your friends.
Situation: Kevin has the afternoon free from work, and his friend Danial asked people to help him move furniture on Facebook.
Intention: Kevin wants to have fun.
Moral consequence: Danial feels better in his newly organized room.
Immoral action: Kevin decides to spend the afternoon playing Call of Duty.
Norm: It's good to make childhood memories with your parents.
Situation: Mike just turned 13 and his parents asked him if he wants to go to a theme park with them.
Intention: Mike wants to respond to the suggestion.
Moral action: Mike decides to join his parents on the outing.
Immoral consequence: When Mike is older he regrets not spending more time with his parents.
Norm: It's good to make childhood memories with your parents.
Situation: Mike just turned 13 and his parents asked him if he wants to go to a theme park with them.
Intention: Mike wants to respond to the suggestion.
Moral consequence: Mike has a wonderful time and endeavors to join his parents on more outings.
Immoral action: Mike tells his parents he is too old to be hanging out with them any longer.
Norm: Not returning courtesies to people is considered rude.
Situation: Rick and Ron are coworkers who are passing each other in the hall on the way to their offices, and Ron nods to Rick as they walk by.
Intention: Rick needs to decide how to respond.
Moral action: Rick gives a silent nod in return as he passes Ron in the hallway.
Immoral consequence: Ron is annoyed at not having his nod returned in kind.
Norm: Not returning courtesies to people is considered rude.
Situation: Rick and Ron are coworkers who are passing each other in the hall on the way to their offices, and Ron nods to Rick as they walk by.
Intention: Rick needs to decide how to respond.
Moral consequence: Ron is satisfied that his greeting has been acknowledged.
Immoral action: Rick does not return the nod, pretending to be lost in his thoughts as he walks by.
Norm: It's good for someone to stick up for their family.
Situation: Bill's younger brother Bob is getting picked on at school and Bob asks him for help.
Intention: Bill needs to decide how to help.
Moral action: Bill tells Bob that tomorrow he'll scare off the bully for him.
Immoral consequence: Billy continues to get picked on at school because Bob refused to intercede.
Norm: It's good for someone to stick up for their family.
Situation: Bill's younger brother Bob is getting picked on at school and Bob asks him for help.
Intention: Bill needs to decide how to help.
Moral consequence: Bob gets left alone by the bully after Bill tells the bully to knock it off or else.
Immoral action: Bill tells Bob that he needs to learn to stand up for himself and that Bill can't fight all Bob's battles.
Norm: It's wrong to let little things get between a relationship.
Situation: Victor is telling Jane that he wants the walls of their home painted yellow and Jane is absolutely refusing that color.
Intention: Victor wants to express his disappointment to Jane.
Moral action: Victor tells Jane that he just wishes he could have  a yellow room and that it sucks she doesn't like it.
Immoral consequence: Jane is flabbergasted that Victor just escalated a discussion about paint into the end of their relationship.
Norm: It's wrong to let little things get between a relationship.
Situation: Victor is telling Jane that he wants the walls of their home painted yellow and Jane is absolutely refusing that color.
Intention: Victor wants to express his disappointment to Jane.
Moral consequence: Jane is sad to Victor pouting, but she tells him he'll be fine when he picks a different color.
Immoral action: Victor tells Jane that she's just too inflexible and hardheaded about the color and that he's done with her entirely.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against immigrants.
Situation: James needed a new accountant right away and most of the applicants he could find were on green cards.
Intention: James wants to hire someone who'll fit in well with the team.
Moral action: James hires the candidate with the best resume regardless of nationality.
Immoral consequence: James has to look for three months, creating an enormous backlog of work.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against immigrants.
Situation: James needed a new accountant right away and most of the applicants he could find were on green cards.
Intention: James wants to hire someone who'll fit in well with the team.
Moral consequence: James is quickly able to find a highly qualified candidate for the accounting position.
Immoral action: James refuses to hire anyone but a native-born American for the job opening.
Norm: It’s wrong to pull out in front of people.
Situation: Clarissa trying to pull out of a parking lot onto a busy street.
Intention: Clarissa wants to drive to her home.
Moral action: Clarissa waits patiently for the nearest light on the main road to change, so she can find a gap to pull out into.
Immoral consequence: Another driver on the road that Clarissa pulled out in front of has to slam on their brakes with angers them and takes life out of their tires.
Norm: It’s wrong to pull out in front of people.
Situation: Clarissa trying to pull out of a parking lot onto a busy street.
Intention: Clarissa wants to drive to her home.
Moral consequence: Clarissa's patience means that another driver on the road is not impeded by her in any way, and they enjoy a smooth drive.
Immoral action: Clarissa pulls her car out into the busy road without regard for how close traffic is.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone's things.
Situation: Gretchen is at her friend Kara's house discussing Kara's upcoming job interview when she notices a new blazer in her closet.
Intention: Gretchen wants to try on Kara's new blazer.
Moral action: Gretchen asks Kara if she can try her blazer on.
Immoral consequence: On the day of her interview, Kara has no blazer to wear and is unable to dress professionally.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone's things.
Situation: Gretchen is at her friend Kara's house discussing Kara's upcoming job interview when she notices a new blazer in her closet.
Intention: Gretchen wants to try on Kara's new blazer.
Moral consequence: Kara tells Gretchen she can try the blazer on as soon as her interview is over.
Immoral action: While Kara is in the bathroom, Gretchen puts the blazer into her bag, so she can try it on at home.
Norm: It is wrong to keep your partner a secret.
Situation: Kyle and Abby had been dating for several months, but he hadn't met her parents.
Intention: Abby wants Kyle to meet her parents.
Moral action: Abby introduces Kyle to her parents and tells them that they are together.
Immoral consequence: Kyle is annoyed and tells Abby that he wants out of the relationship.
Norm: It is wrong to keep your partner a secret.
Situation: Kyle and Abby had been dating for several months, but he hadn't met her parents.
Intention: Abby wants Kyle to meet her parents.
Moral consequence: Kyle is thrilled to have finally gotten to meet Abby's family.
Immoral action: Abby introduces Kyle to her parents, but says that they are just friends.
Norm: It's wrong to think violent thoughts about others.
Situation: Wayne can't stand living in the same house as Garth any longer.
Intention: Wayne wants to stop living with Garth.
Moral action: Wayne tells Garth that he's going to move out and find his own house.
Immoral consequence: Garth files a restraining order against Wayne and moves away.
Norm: It's wrong to think violent thoughts about others.
Situation: Wayne can't stand living in the same house as Garth any longer.
Intention: Wayne wants to stop living with Garth.
Moral consequence: Garth accepts Wayne's decision and lets him move out of the house.
Immoral action: Wayne tells Garth he's going to kill him if he doesn't get out of the house.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on your taxes.
Situation: Peter realizes that Tax Day is coming up, and he hasn't filed yet.
Intention: Peter wants to complete his tax return.
Moral action: Peter fills out his tax return, reporting all of his income and only taking credit for deductions he has receipts for.
Immoral consequence: Peter gets audited by the IRS and has to pay interest and penalties when his taxes are recalculated.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on your taxes.
Situation: Peter realizes that Tax Day is coming up, and he hasn't filed yet.
Intention: Peter wants to complete his tax return.
Moral consequence: Peter receives a refund from the IRS and deposits it in his savings account.
Immoral action: Peter fills out his tax return but doesn't include all of his income and takes credit for numerous deductions he hasn't earned.
Norm: You shouldn't throw something at a family member.
Situation: Timothy drops a cup of water over his sister Bella covering her with water, and Bella looks at the cup on the floor.
Intention: Bella wants to vent her frustrations.
Moral action: Bella rants to her mother about the situation with her brother.
Immoral consequence: Bella is punished when her mother walks in on them.
Norm: You shouldn't throw something at a family member.
Situation: Timothy drops a cup of water over his sister Bella covering her with water, and Bella looks at the cup on the floor.
Intention: Bella wants to vent her frustrations.
Moral consequence: Bella feels better after getting all of the anger out of her.
Immoral action: Bella picks up the cup and tosses it at her brother.
Norm: It's good to want to show someone you appreciate them.
Situation: Ann finally got a good paying job, and she knows her mom is responsible for her being in this position.
Intention: Ann wants to decide whether to buy her mom something.
Moral action: Ann buys her mom a new electric car so that it lasts a long time.
Immoral consequence: Ann's mom is not made aware of how grateful Ann is for her.
Norm: It's good to want to show someone you appreciate them.
Situation: Ann finally got a good paying job, and she knows her mom is responsible for her being in this position.
Intention: Ann wants to decide whether to buy her mom something.
Moral consequence: Ann's mom figures out how grateful Ann is for her.
Immoral action: Ann wants to save her money, so she decides not to buy any gifts.
Norm: It's unexpected for hair to change drastically.
Situation: Ray has a wedding coming up, and he hasn't gotten a haircut in forever.
Intention: Ray wants to get a haircut.
Moral action: Ray asks for a clean haircut that has a part on the side.
Immoral consequence: People at Ray's wedding think he's weird and laugh at him.
Norm: It's unexpected for hair to change drastically.
Situation: Ray has a wedding coming up, and he hasn't gotten a haircut in forever.
Intention: Ray wants to get a haircut.
Moral consequence: People at Ray's wedding like Ray's haircut and want to take pictures with him.
Immoral action: Ray tells his barber to give him a mohawk cut.
Norm: It's bad to prematurely judge others due to stereotyping.
Situation: Erica is a bookworm whose friends have invited her to a party at a football player's house on a school night.
Intention: Erica wants to talk her friends out of going to the party.
Moral action: Erica tells her friends she's sure the football player is a great guy, but they shouldn't go out on school nights.
Immoral consequence: Erica's friends are turned off by her comment and attend the party anyway.
Norm: It's bad to prematurely judge others due to stereotyping.
Situation: Erica is a bookworm whose friends have invited her to a party at a football player's house on a school night.
Intention: Erica wants to talk her friends out of going to the party.
Moral consequence: Erica's friends find her point to be reasonable and skip the party.
Immoral action: Erica tells her friends they shouldn't want to hang out with a "dumb jock".
Norm: It's wrong to be distracted when you're out in public.
Situation: Frank is using a paper map to guide his family around an amusement park.
Intention: Frank wants to not get lost.
Moral action: Frank divides his attention between the map and keeping track of his family.
Immoral consequence: Frank gets separated from is family because of his inattention.
Norm: It's wrong to be distracted when you're out in public.
Situation: Frank is using a paper map to guide his family around an amusement park.
Intention: Frank wants to not get lost.
Moral consequence: Frank successfully guides his family around the park.
Immoral action: Frank focuses his full attention on reading the map.
Norm: It's bad to not take care of your teeth
Situation: Brad is in the bathroom getting himself ready before going to bed.
Intention: Brad wants to take care of his hygeine.
Moral action: Brad brushes his teeth before washing his face and hands and then going to bed.
Immoral consequence: The bacteria in Brad's teeth continue to multiply leading to cavities and tooth decay.
Norm: It's bad to not take care of your teeth
Situation: Brad is in the bathroom getting himself ready before going to bed.
Intention: Brad wants to take care of his hygeine.
Moral consequence: Brad's teeth are nice and clean and his mouth is germ free as he sleeps the night away.
Immoral action: Brad washes his hands and rinses his face and then turns off the light and goes to bed.
Norm: It's dishonest to lead someone on using the internet.
Situation: Jenna is trapped at home taking care of her disabled parents and socializing on Facebook.
Intention: Jenna wants to escape from her real life for a while.
Moral action: Jenna joins an online D&D group and occasionally mentions details from her real life.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's Facebook friends begin to suspect something when she can never meet up with any of them.
Norm: It's dishonest to lead someone on using the internet.
Situation: Jenna is trapped at home taking care of her disabled parents and socializing on Facebook.
Intention: Jenna wants to escape from her real life for a while.
Moral consequence: Jenna feels less alone and like her life is less boring and stressful.
Immoral action: Jenna sets up a fake profile about how she's backpacking across the world.
Norm: Being a ball hog during a game is selfish.
Situation: Teddy has the ball at his team's basketball game and his other teammates are open.
Intention: Teddy wants his team to score a point.
Moral action: Teddy passes the ball to one of his teammates under the goal.
Immoral consequence: Teddy's coach makes him sit the bench for lack of cooperation with his teammates.
Norm: Being a ball hog during a game is selfish.
Situation: Teddy has the ball at his team's basketball game and his other teammates are open.
Intention: Teddy wants his team to score a point.
Moral consequence: Teddy's coach tells him that he is proud of his teamwork.
Immoral action: Teddy dribbles the ball to the basket and shoots it in himself.
Norm: It is bad to use other people's property without asking.
Situation: David has a tree with a branch that is growing too large and see his neighbor's chainsaw.
Intention: David wants to obtain the chainsaw.
Moral action: David asks his neighbor if he can use the chainsaw.
Immoral consequence: David's neighbor will be annoyed with him and not let him borrow anything in the future.
Norm: It is bad to use other people's property without asking.
Situation: David has a tree with a branch that is growing too large and see his neighbor's chainsaw.
Intention: David wants to obtain the chainsaw.
Moral consequence: David's neighbor will allow David to use the chainsaw and be open to lending David other items in the future.
Immoral action: David takes his neighbor's chainsaw without asking first.
Norm: It's good to move into your first apartment.
Situation: Miranda,who hates spending money, has just landed a nice full time job after college, and her parents want to move into a smaller one bedroom house.
Intention: Miranda wants to live somewhere she can afford.
Moral action: Miranda searches around town for a good deal until she finds an apartment she can afford.
Immoral consequence: Miranda has no privacy and no space for her things.