CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to use cellphones too often.
Situation: Angelica is on a dinner date with Mark, a guy she's had a crush on for a long time.
Intention: Angelica wants to feel interested and entertained during her date.
Moral consequence: Mark enjoys conversing with Angelica, finds they have a lot in common, and asks her out on another date.
Immoral action: Angelica pulls out her phone and checks her social media accounts throughout the date.
Norm: You shouldn't be pushy about things.
Situation: Cora is trying to buy a necklace at the farmer's market and notices that it has a small imperfection.
Intention: Cora wants a discount on the necklace.
Moral action: Cora approaches the vendor and kindly asks if the price can be discounted because of the blemish.
Immoral consequence: The vendor sells Cora the necklace at a discount, but tells her not to return to his stall because her attitude was reprehensible.
Norm: You shouldn't be pushy about things.
Situation: Cora is trying to buy a necklace at the farmer's market and notices that it has a small imperfection.
Intention: Cora wants a discount on the necklace.
Moral consequence: The vendor is happy to discount the necklace and welcomes Cora back any time.
Immoral action: Cora shows the vendor the blemish on the necklace and insists on a discount using degrading language.
Norm: Leaving work unfinished is lazy.
Situation: Frida is a lawyer working on a client's case.
Intention: Frida is tired and wants to go home.
Moral action: Frida finishes her last few tasks before going home.
Immoral consequence: Frida's client misses an important filing deadline because Frida did not finish her work.
Norm: Leaving work unfinished is lazy.
Situation: Frida is a lawyer working on a client's case.
Intention: Frida is tired and wants to go home.
Moral consequence: Frida's client's case is able to proceed.
Immoral action: Frida decides to leave her work for her client unfinished and goes home.
Norm: It's wrong not to clean up after yourself.
Situation: Patrice is in the kitchen finishing up cooking dinner for herself and her children.
Intention: Patrice wants to sit down to eat dinner.
Moral action: Patrice sets dinner on the table, wipes the kitchen down, and enjoys her dinner.
Immoral consequence: When Patrice enters the kitchen the next morning she discovers that the counter has been covered with ants.
Norm: It's wrong not to clean up after yourself.
Situation: Patrice is in the kitchen finishing up cooking dinner for herself and her children.
Intention: Patrice wants to sit down to eat dinner.
Moral consequence: Patrice's home is free of vermin and pests, and the children all enjoy their dinner.
Immoral action: Patrice puts the food on the table, eats dinner with her family, and forgets to wipe the kitchen counters down after cooking.
Norm: You should treat someone's injuries if they are badly hurt.
Situation: Henry is walking with his friend, Paul, falls forward, busting open his head.
Intention: Henry wants to help Paul.
Moral action: Henry uses his shirt to bandage Paul's wound and then gets Paul an ambulance.
Immoral consequence: Paul falls unconscious while walking to the hospital and suffer brain damage.
Norm: You should treat someone's injuries if they are badly hurt.
Situation: Henry is walking with his friend, Paul, falls forward, busting open his head.
Intention: Henry wants to help Paul.
Moral consequence: Paul gets some stitches and feels better a couple days later.
Immoral action: Henry tells Paul to man up and walk it off until they get to the hospital.
Norm: You shouldn't comment on how messy someone's car is.
Situation: Joe is getting a ride from his friend, who's car is messy.
Intention: Joe wants to ride in a clean car.
Moral action: Joe offers to help his friend clean his car quickly before they leave.
Immoral consequence: Joe's friend leaves and refuses to give him a ride.
Norm: You shouldn't comment on how messy someone's car is.
Situation: Joe is getting a ride from his friend, who's car is messy.
Intention: Joe wants to ride in a clean car.
Moral consequence: Joe's friend gratefully accepts, and they head out in a clean car.
Immoral action: Joe calls his friend a pig and demands he clean his car before he will get in.
Norm: You shouldn't spread lies about family members.
Situation: Maxine is fighting with her twin sister and very upset.
Intention: Maxine wants to show her sister that she is upset.
Moral action: Maxine calls her sister and asks if they can meet up to talk.
Immoral consequence: Maxine's sister finds out and cuts her out of her life and the rest of the family brand Maxine as a toxic liar.
Norm: You shouldn't spread lies about family members.
Situation: Maxine is fighting with her twin sister and very upset.
Intention: Maxine wants to show her sister that she is upset.
Moral consequence: Maxine and her sister discuss their feelings and eventually make up with their bond now stronger.
Immoral action: Maxine spreads a rumor that her sister is pregnant for revenge.
Norm: It's unacceptable to touch people without their permission.
Situation: Daryl sees a woman who has a dryer sheet stuck to the back of her dress.
Intention: Daryl wants to remove the dryer sheet from the woman's dress, so she won't look silly in public.
Moral action: Daryl tells the woman she has a dryer sheet on her and asks if he can remove it for her.
Immoral consequence: The woman thinks Daryl is groping her and screams, then slaps him across the face.
Norm: It's unacceptable to touch people without their permission.
Situation: Daryl sees a woman who has a dryer sheet stuck to the back of her dress.
Intention: Daryl wants to remove the dryer sheet from the woman's dress, so she won't look silly in public.
Moral consequence: The woman allows Daryl to remove the dryer sheet from her back and then thanks him for his consideration.
Immoral action: Daryl reaches out and pulls the dryer sheet off the woman's dress without telling her what he's doing.
Norm: It is bad to get sent to detention
Situation: Alan is a 4th grader who is excited about a Christmas party that he will be going to tonight.
Intention: Alan wants school to be over with so the night can begin.
Moral action: Alan quietly counts down the hours to the day but stays focused on his work.
Immoral consequence: Alan is punished by his parents by not being allowed to go to the Christmas party.
Norm: It is bad to get sent to detention
Situation: Alan is a 4th grader who is excited about a Christmas party that he will be going to tonight.
Intention: Alan wants school to be over with so the night can begin.
Moral consequence: Alan gets home from school without incident and enjoys the party that evening.
Immoral action: Alan acts up and is disruptive in class resulting in him getting detention.
Norm: It's important to react to adversity in a positive way.
Situation: Kent is at work when his boss walks up and tells him that he's been fired.
Intention: Kent wants to deal with this terrible news.
Moral action: Kent shakes his now ex-boss' hand and thanks him for the opportunity of working there.
Immoral consequence: Kent's ex-boss calls security, who hauls Kent out of the workplace.
Norm: It's important to react to adversity in a positive way.
Situation: Kent is at work when his boss walks up and tells him that he's been fired.
Intention: Kent wants to deal with this terrible news.
Moral consequence: Kent can keep his ex-boss as a reference for a future job.
Immoral action: Kent gets angry and lashes out at his now ex-boss.
Norm: It's polite to wait your turn.
Situation: John was waiting in line at the post office yesterday morning.
Intention: John wanted to get a book of stamps.
Moral action: John stood in line and waited until it was his turn to buy his book of stamps.
Immoral consequence: The crowd yelled for John to get in the back of the line.
Norm: It's polite to wait your turn.
Situation: John was waiting in line at the post office yesterday morning.
Intention: John wanted to get a book of stamps.
Moral consequence: The man in line behind him paid for John's book of stamps.
Immoral action: John walked to the front of the line and demanded to be served.
Norm: You can't expect everyone to like dogs.
Situation: Jeff has a pet great dane named Bowser that he brings along with him to a house party.
Intention: Jeff wants Bowser to meet the people at the party.
Moral action: Jeff takes Bowser along with him on a leash as he hangs out at the party.
Immoral consequence: Bowser runs around wildly at the house party, scaring some of the guests.
Norm: You can't expect everyone to like dogs.
Situation: Jeff has a pet great dane named Bowser that he brings along with him to a house party.
Intention: Jeff wants Bowser to meet the people at the party.
Moral consequence: Bowser loves the attention he gets from the dog enthusiasts at the party, and many guests enjoy having him there.
Immoral action: Jeff lets Bowser off the leash when he gets to the party.
Norm: It's wrong to make your children take care of you
Situation: Dina often neglects the housework and cooking, making her 10-year-old daughter do it all.
Intention: Dina wants her daughter to learn how to make stir-fry.
Moral action: Dina gets in the kitchen with her daughter, asking her to gather the ingredients while she does the rest.
Immoral consequence: Dina's daughter cuts herself while trying to dice vegetables and needs to go to the hospital.
Norm: It's wrong to make your children take care of you
Situation: Dina often neglects the housework and cooking, making her 10-year-old daughter do it all.
Intention: Dina wants her daughter to learn how to make stir-fry.
Moral consequence: Dina bonds with her daughter, and her daughter gets to enjoy a meal without cooking it.
Immoral action: DIna sends her daugher off to the kitchen to make stir-fry, even though she doesn't know how to.
Norm: It's wrong to try and break up a couple
Situation: Mike and Molly have been in happy, healthy relationship for three years.
Intention: Molly's friend, Samantha, finds Mike attractive and wants a guy like him.
Moral action: Samantha tells Mark she wants a great guy like him, and he gets her a blind date with his brother.
Immoral consequence: Mike doesn't trust Samantha as his girlfriend and soon dumps her, leaving her with a broken heart.
Norm: It's wrong to try and break up a couple
Situation: Mike and Molly have been in happy, healthy relationship for three years.
Intention: Molly's friend, Samantha, finds Mike attractive and wants a guy like him.
Moral consequence: Mike and Sara continuing dating, and both couples end up getting married.
Immoral action: Samantha starts making sexual advances towards Mike, which he eventually breaks up with Molly and dates Samantha.
Norm: It's not okay to use something bad to get attention.
Situation: John is a teenager in high school going through changes and feeling left out.
Intention: John wants to feel cared about.
Moral action: John visits the school's counselor and explains all of the problems he has a been feeling.
Immoral consequence: John is suspended from school and punished by his parents making him more withdrawn.
Norm: It's not okay to use something bad to get attention.
Situation: John is a teenager in high school going through changes and feeling left out.
Intention: John wants to feel cared about.
Moral consequence: The counselor speaks to John's parents who then choose to make more time for John.
Immoral action: John begins to act out at school by getting in fights and talking back to teachers in front of his classmates.
Norm: You shouldn't expect someone to work when they're not scheduled.
Situation: Jaime manages a small retail store where she is in charge of making the schedule for her employees, Beth, Crystal, and Sarah.
Intention: Jaime wants Sarah to work a shift with Beth and Crystal on Thursday.
Moral action: Jaime adds all of her employees to Thusday's schedule and tells them of it beforehand.
Immoral consequence: Hurt by Jaime's words, Sarah quits and Jaime is short-staffed.
Norm: You shouldn't expect someone to work when they're not scheduled.
Situation: Jaime manages a small retail store where she is in charge of making the schedule for her employees, Beth, Crystal, and Sarah.
Intention: Jaime wants Sarah to work a shift with Beth and Crystal on Thursday.
Moral consequence: All of the girls show up on time, and Jaime's store runs smoothly.
Immoral action: Jaime puts only Beth and Crystal on for Thursday's schedule, and reprimands Sarah when she doesn’t show up.
Norm: It is foolish to take dangerous motorcycle rides by yourself.
Situation: Biff just bought an expensive new motorcycle to show off and ride on.
Intention: Biff wants to ride his motorcycle.
Moral action: Biff plans safe riding routes with his friends and then shows off how fast it can go.
Immoral consequence: Biff is fine but is motorcycle is totaled beyond repair, all he could do is buy another one.
Norm: It is foolish to take dangerous motorcycle rides by yourself.
Situation: Biff just bought an expensive new motorcycle to show off and ride on.
Intention: Biff wants to ride his motorcycle.
Moral consequence: Biff and his friends have a lot of fun riding their motorcycles.
Immoral action: Biff rides the motorcycle and first time out he crashes into a tree.
Norm: It's good to cheer yourself up when you're down.
Situation: Mike was yelled at by his boss at work and is brooding about it.
Intention: Mike wants to process and deal with what happened.
Moral action: Mike looks at all of the positive things in his life and focuses on learning from the experience.
Immoral consequence: Mike cherishes a grudge towards his boss and treats him rudely from then on.
Norm: It's good to cheer yourself up when you're down.
Situation: Mike was yelled at by his boss at work and is brooding about it.
Intention: Mike wants to process and deal with what happened.
Moral consequence: Mike is happy and returns to work with a smile.
Immoral action: Mike writes a list of all of the things that he hates about his boss.
Norm: Firing people for being ill is wrong.
Situation: Tom runs a popular retail store and one of his employees calls out sick on black Friday.
Intention: Tom wants his employees to take their shifts seriously.
Moral action: Tom offers incentives and prizes for employees who have perfect attendance over the hoildays.
Immoral consequence: Tom has a hard time dealing with his remaining staff as they all resent his highhandedness.
Norm: Firing people for being ill is wrong.
Situation: Tom runs a popular retail store and one of his employees calls out sick on black Friday.
Intention: Tom wants his employees to take their shifts seriously.
Moral consequence: Tom has fewer staffing problems as his employees are eager to come in to work.
Immoral action: Tom calls the employee back in front of the rest of his staff and fires him for calling out on their busiest day.
Norm: It's wrong not to be romantic with your partner.
Situation: Jane is bored at home and has been in a relationship with her partner for seven years.
Intention: Jane wants to be happier.
Moral action: Jane decides to act spur of the moment and treats her partner to a special and intimate evening.
Immoral consequence: Jane and her partner grow distant from one another as Jane does her own thing.
Norm: It's wrong not to be romantic with your partner.
Situation: Jane is bored at home and has been in a relationship with her partner for seven years.
Intention: Jane wants to be happier.
Moral consequence: Jane and her partner both enjoy the evening and maintain the spark in their healthy relationship.
Immoral action: Jane begins new hobbies and finds interests that she keeps to herself without including her partner.
Norm: It's rude to break things that belong to someone else.
Situation: Ted is at his friend Nick's house, watching Nick try to open his piggy bank.
Intention: Ted wants to help Nick get the money inside.
Moral action: Ted takes a knife and prys off the bottom rubber seal on the piggy bank.
Immoral consequence: Nick gets the money but now needs a new piggy bank.
Norm: It's rude to break things that belong to someone else.
Situation: Ted is at his friend Nick's house, watching Nick try to open his piggy bank.
Intention: Ted wants to help Nick get the money inside.
Moral consequence: Nick gets his money and learns how to open the piggy bank properly.
Immoral action: Ted takes the piggy bank, goes outside, and throws it on the sidewalk, shattering it.
Norm: You shouldn't loiter around someone's house.
Situation: Ron, Chuck's friend, is about to come home from vacation, and Chuck is impatient.
Intention: Chuck wants to be at Ron's house when he arrives.
Moral action: Chuck calls Ron and asks when he will arrive, then goes to his house at the ETA.
Immoral consequence: A suspicious neighbor calls the police on Chuck.
Norm: You shouldn't loiter around someone's house.
Situation: Ron, Chuck's friend, is about to come home from vacation, and Chuck is impatient.
Intention: Chuck wants to be at Ron's house when he arrives.
Moral consequence: Chuck and Ron meet right when Ron arrives home.
Immoral action: Chuck drives to Ron's house and waits for him outside.
Norm: It's good to help people out and enjoy it.
Situation: Josh committed a crime and has been ordered by the judge to perform community service, and decides to work at a homeless shelter's soup kitchen.
Intention: Josh needs to serve people food.
Moral action: Josh serves out Soup with energy and enthusiasm, and gives a kind word to every recipient.
Immoral consequence: The people at the shelter aren't happy with the way Josh treats them.
Norm: It's good to help people out and enjoy it.
Situation: Josh committed a crime and has been ordered by the judge to perform community service, and decides to work at a homeless shelter's soup kitchen.
Intention: Josh needs to serve people food.
Moral consequence: The people at the shelter really appreciate Josh's efforts.
Immoral action: Josh does the bare minimum and hates every minute of it.
Norm: You shouldn't expect to get your way every time.
Situation: Brad wanted to become a professional baseball pitcher.
Intention: Brad wants to get as many strikeouts as possible.
Moral action: Brad doesn't get too upset when someone gets a hit off of him.
Immoral consequence: Brad's anger affects his performance.
Norm: You shouldn't expect to get your way every time.
Situation: Brad wanted to become a professional baseball pitcher.
Intention: Brad wants to get as many strikeouts as possible.
Moral consequence: Brad is better able to forget his mistakes.
Immoral action: Brad gets mad whenever someone gets a hit off of me.
Norm: It is bad to kill animals.
Situation: Joe trains, raises and cares for horses involved in professional horse-racing and one of his horses becomes injured in a race.
Intention: Joe needs to figure out what to do with the injured horse.
Moral action: Joe decides to retire the horse and put it through physical therapy.
Immoral consequence: Joe is haunted by the horse's final moments and is depressed.
Norm: It is bad to kill animals.
Situation: Joe trains, raises and cares for horses involved in professional horse-racing and one of his horses becomes injured in a race.
Intention: Joe needs to figure out what to do with the injured horse.
Moral consequence: Joe is happy that he seems to be making a positive impact on the horse's health.
Immoral action: Joe decides to put shoot the horse and ship it to the glue factory.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your parents to shut up.
Situation: Emma was watching videos on her phone at the family dinner table.
Intention: Emma wanted to hear the music from the video better.
Moral action: Emma put in her bluetooth headphones and turned up the volume of the music.
Immoral consequence: Emma was grounded for 2 weeks for being disrespectful to her parents.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your parents to shut up.
Situation: Emma was watching videos on her phone at the family dinner table.
Intention: Emma wanted to hear the music from the video better.
Moral consequence: Emma was able to hear the music videos loud and clearly.
Immoral action: Emma told her parents they need to pipe down, so she could hear better.
Norm: It's good to be an attentive parent.
Situation: Tom's kids were playing in the backyard pool while he was on the deck.
Intention: Tom wanted to get an ice cold beer from his fridge inside.
Moral action: Tom asks his oldest to run inside and grab a soda for himself and get Tom a beer.
Immoral consequence: Tom comes back outside to find his children drowned in the pool.
Norm: It's good to be an attentive parent.
Situation: Tom's kids were playing in the backyard pool while he was on the deck.
Intention: Tom wanted to get an ice cold beer from his fridge inside.
Moral consequence: Tom gets a cold beer and his kids get refreshments without dying.
Immoral action: Tom gets up and leaves the children in the pool to get his beer.
Norm: It's wrong to not take your studies seriously.
Situation: Bob was contemplating going out with his friends on a Friday night.
Intention: Bob wants to pass his history exam that is scheduled for Saturday morning.
Moral action: Bob tells his friends he needs to study and stays in, getting a full night of sleep.
Immoral consequence: Bob goes to the exam extremely hungover and ends up getting a D which puts him on academic probation.
Norm: It's wrong to not take your studies seriously.
Situation: Bob was contemplating going out with his friends on a Friday night.
Intention: Bob wants to pass his history exam that is scheduled for Saturday morning.
Moral consequence: Bob takes the test and gets an A on it.
Immoral action: Bob decides to go out to the bar and drinks until two am.
Norm: It is rude to yell at a co worker.
Situation: Alex's disabled co-worker keeps messing up at work.
Intention: Alex wants the co-worker to work better.
Moral action: Alex explains to his co-workers what he's doing wrong at work, and how he can improve.
Immoral consequence: Alex hurts his co-worker's feelings.
Norm: It is rude to yell at a co worker.
Situation: Alex's disabled co-worker keeps messing up at work.
Intention: Alex wants the co-worker to work better.
Moral consequence: Alex's co-worker works more efficiently in the future.
Immoral action: Alex yells at the co-worker to stop messing up so much.
Norm: It's bad to give stolen items as gifts.
Situation: John has been dating his girlfriend Erica for a year.
Intention: John wants to give Erica a really special present for their anniversary.
Moral action: John goes to a store that has really nice gifts and buys one for Erica and gives it to her on their anniversary.
Immoral consequence: Erica is unknowingly in procession of stolen property.
Norm: It's bad to give stolen items as gifts.
Situation: John has been dating his girlfriend Erica for a year.
Intention: John wants to give Erica a really special present for their anniversary.
Moral consequence: Erica is very happy with her present and tells John how much she loves it.
Immoral action: John goes to a store that has really nice gifts and finds an expensive gift for Erica that he carries out in his backpack without paying.
Norm: Buying your date a stuffed animal is a friendly gesture.
Situation: Jack takes Jill to a carnival and while they are walking around he notices that she keeps touching the stuffed animals.
Intention: Jack wants Jill to have a good time.
Moral action: Jack surprises Jill by getting her a stuffed animal before they leave the carnival.
Immoral consequence: Jill is disappointed to not get a stuffed animal as a souvenir.
Norm: Buying your date a stuffed animal is a friendly gesture.
Situation: Jack takes Jill to a carnival and while they are walking around he notices that she keeps touching the stuffed animals.
Intention: Jack wants Jill to have a good time.
Moral consequence: Jill is pleased to have a cute souvenir of their date.
Immoral action: Jack decides to take Jill on all the rides instead of getting her a stuffed animal.