CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to be sorry about something you have done.
Situation: Molly had accidentally broken a vase at her mother's house.
Intention: Molly wants to talk to her mother about the vase.
Moral consequence: Molly's mother accepts her apology and offers a hug to her.
Immoral action: Molly tells her mother that it was an ugly vase, and she needs to get over it.
Norm: It is good to enjoy living at your home.
Situation: Earl has gotten bad grades again in school and his mom Susan has grounded him.
Intention: Earl wants to express his disapproval of being grounded.
Moral action: Earl tells his mom it's not fair she keeps grounding him just because he's too stupid to get good grades.
Immoral consequence: Susan is shocked that Earl said he hates living there and that he wants to run away and is concerned for his mental state.
Norm: It is good to enjoy living at your home.
Situation: Earl has gotten bad grades again in school and his mom Susan has grounded him.
Intention: Earl wants to express his disapproval of being grounded.
Moral consequence: Susan tells Earl that he's not stupid, and he just has to study harder and is understanding that he's upset.
Immoral action: Earl tells his mom that he hates living in this house and is sick of her rules, so he's running away from home.
Norm: You shouldn't swap someone's water for alcohol.
Situation: Ben was at a party with his friends, but he didn't like to drink alcohol.
Intention: Ben's friends wanted to hand Ben his drink.
Moral action: Ben's friends handed Ben his bottle of water for him to drink.
Immoral consequence: Ben took a sip and spit it out all over his friends.
Norm: You shouldn't swap someone's water for alcohol.
Situation: Ben was at a party with his friends, but he didn't like to drink alcohol.
Intention: Ben's friends wanted to hand Ben his drink.
Moral consequence: Ben thanked his friends for passing him the water.
Immoral action: Ben's friends put vodka in his water bottle before giving it to him.
Norm: It is rude to edit encyclopedia entries with fake information.
Situation: Paul is bored at home and decides to start browsing some Wikipedia entries.
Intention: Paul wants to edit one of the entries.
Moral action: Paul edits the entry to mention some recent things a celebrity was working on, complete with sources.
Immoral consequence: Other readers spread the false information on social media and Paul gets in trouble.
Norm: It is rude to edit encyclopedia entries with fake information.
Situation: Paul is bored at home and decides to start browsing some Wikipedia entries.
Intention: Paul wants to edit one of the entries.
Moral consequence: Other readers feel informed and thankful to Paul for adding the information.
Immoral action: Paul edits the entry to say that someone famous had died recently, when they hadn't.
Norm: It is not normal to be aroused by torture
Situation: Jake is sitting around with friends talking about what kind of erotic videos they like.
Intention: Jake wants to contribute to the conversation.
Moral action: Jake says that he likes typical erotic videos.
Immoral consequence: Jake's friends will think he is a violent person.
Norm: It is not normal to be aroused by torture
Situation: Jake is sitting around with friends talking about what kind of erotic videos they like.
Intention: Jake wants to contribute to the conversation.
Moral consequence: Jake's friend will think he is a normal person.
Immoral action: Jake says that he likes erotic videos that feature torture.
Norm: It's wrong to hate every picture your friend posts.
Situation: Jenny is looking at her friend Renee's Instagram feed and thinks the pictures aren't that good.
Intention: Jenny wants to talk to Renee about her pictures.
Moral action: Jenny tells Renee that her pictures could be better and gives her tips.
Immoral consequence: Renee will feel insulted and not want to talk to Jenny.
Norm: It's wrong to hate every picture your friend posts.
Situation: Jenny is looking at her friend Renee's Instagram feed and thinks the pictures aren't that good.
Intention: Jenny wants to talk to Renee about her pictures.
Moral consequence: Renee will improve the quality of her pictures.
Immoral action: Jenny tells Renee that her pictures are terrible.
Norm: It is wrong to disrespect elderly people on the road.
Situation: Jay is driving and notices that an older driver ahead of them is going slowly.
Intention: Jay wants to respond to the slow older driver.
Moral action: Jay signals and passes the older driver.
Immoral consequence: Jay will become angry and scare the older driver.
Norm: It is wrong to disrespect elderly people on the road.
Situation: Jay is driving and notices that an older driver ahead of them is going slowly.
Intention: Jay wants to respond to the slow older driver.
Moral consequence: Jay will leave the older driver alone and move away from them.
Immoral action: Jay honks his horn and tail gates the older driver.
Norm: It's bad to blow up with anger at a parent.
Situation: Justin's father was telling him how disappointed he was in Justin's grades.
Intention: Justin wants his father to know why his grades are falling.
Moral action: Justin explains to his father that he needs more help on his school work.
Immoral consequence: Justin's father is shocked and upset at the outburst and grounds Justin for a week.
Norm: It's bad to blow up with anger at a parent.
Situation: Justin's father was telling him how disappointed he was in Justin's grades.
Intention: Justin wants his father to know why his grades are falling.
Moral consequence: Justin's father calls his teacher, and they find a tutor for Justin.
Immoral action: Justin starts to yell at his father and tell him that the bad grades were his father's fault.
Norm: It is wrong to lie about graduating from a university.
Situation: Will had to drop out of college due to bad grades, but he's trying to get a job.
Intention: Will wants a job.
Moral action: Will told an interviewer that he dropped out of college, but he's changed since then.
Immoral consequence: Will gets the job, and someone else who deserved it had to apply to another job.
Norm: It is wrong to lie about graduating from a university.
Situation: Will had to drop out of college due to bad grades, but he's trying to get a job.
Intention: Will wants a job.
Moral consequence: Will is still able to get the job, but he won't steal it from anyone else.
Immoral action: Will tells an interviewer that he graduated from college with a 4 year degree.
Norm: It's not okay to be hypocritical about things in life.
Situation: Frank, who is an anti-smoking advocate is talking with Paul when Paul tells him their anti-smoking charity missed their funding goal.
Intention: Frank wants to ease his stress from the bad news.
Moral action: Frank sighs loudly then reaches for a flask of vodka in his bag and takes a big swig.
Immoral consequence: Paul is disgusted that Frank is smoking when he's an anti smoking advocate and thinks Frank has no moral strength.
Norm: It's not okay to be hypocritical about things in life.
Situation: Frank, who is an anti-smoking advocate is talking with Paul when Paul tells him their anti-smoking charity missed their funding goal.
Intention: Frank wants to ease his stress from the bad news.
Moral consequence: Paul sees Frank is drinking and asks him if he can have some too as it seems like a good idea to him right then.
Immoral action: Frank sighs loudly then asks one of the people around for a cigarette before lighting it and taking a long drag.
Norm: It's wrong to tell someone to give up their dreams.
Situation: Eli listens to his best friend Jarvis talk about his dream of becoming a professional football player.
Intention: Eli wants to comment on Jarvis' dream.
Moral action: Eli suggests that Jarvis hire a coach who will help him train as well as playing local games to get his name out there.
Immoral consequence: Jarvis is sad and gives up on his dream.
Norm: It's wrong to tell someone to give up their dreams.
Situation: Eli listens to his best friend Jarvis talk about his dream of becoming a professional football player.
Intention: Eli wants to comment on Jarvis' dream.
Moral consequence: Jarvis skills improve after he starts practicing with a coach.
Immoral action: Eli tells Jarvis that his dream is not realistic and that he should set a more achievable goal.
Norm: You should maintain contact with family.
Situation: A few weeks ago, John moved away from his parents when he turned 18 and have not spoken with them since.
Intention: John wants to consider contacting his parents.
Moral action: John gives a call to his parents to check up on how they are doing.
Immoral consequence: John and his parents becomes increasingly lonely as they drift apart from each other.
Norm: You should maintain contact with family.
Situation: A few weeks ago, John moved away from his parents when he turned 18 and have not spoken with them since.
Intention: John wants to consider contacting his parents.
Moral consequence: John's parents are happy to hear from John as they build upon their relationship.
Immoral action: John decides to not bother contacting his parents and just focus on his own life.
Norm: It's wrong to look at someone else's test.
Situation: Lindsay is taking a math test when she encounters a problem that is stumping her.
Intention: Lindsay wants to figure out how to do the problem.
Moral action: Lindsay tries to remember her lessons on how to solve the problem.
Immoral consequence: Lindsay will be caught by her teacher and punished for cheating.
Norm: It's wrong to look at someone else's test.
Situation: Lindsay is taking a math test when she encounters a problem that is stumping her.
Intention: Lindsay wants to figure out how to do the problem.
Moral consequence: Lindsay will be able to recall how to solve the problem.
Immoral action: Lindsay looks over at another student to see how they did the problem.
Norm: It's good to share your wealth with your child.
Situation: Roger has won the lottery, and his son is about to have an expensive leg surgery.
Intention: Roger wants to spend his money.
Moral action: Roger saves some from himself, and he pays for his son's surgery along with giving some money to help him during his recovery period.
Immoral consequence: Roger can not afford the car insurance and taxes on the cars.
Norm: It's good to share your wealth with your child.
Situation: Roger has won the lottery, and his son is about to have an expensive leg surgery.
Intention: Roger wants to spend his money.
Moral consequence: Roger and his son become closer.
Immoral action: Roger spends all of his money on different cars.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse people you consider friends.
Situation: Perry is on the basketball team with his friend James and James gets the ball stolen from him.
Intention: Perry wants to react to the steal.
Moral action: Perry tells James to watch out for one of the players on the opposite team.
Immoral consequence: James will not want to play basketball with Perry anymore.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse people you consider friends.
Situation: Perry is on the basketball team with his friend James and James gets the ball stolen from him.
Intention: Perry wants to react to the steal.
Moral consequence: James will think Perry is a good friend and teammate.
Immoral action: Perry tells James that he has butter fingers and should get off the court.
Norm: It is supportive to participate in an adoptathon for pets.
Situation: Alexander has the weekend off of work, and he notices the adoption event in the park.
Intention: Alexander wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Alexander decides to spend the entire weekend volunteering for the adoption event.
Immoral consequence: At the end of the weekend Alexander wishes he did something better with his time.
Norm: It is supportive to participate in an adoptathon for pets.
Situation: Alexander has the weekend off of work, and he notices the adoption event in the park.
Intention: Alexander wants to do something fun.
Moral consequence: Alexander comes home with a new dog.
Immoral action: Alexander spends  the weekend running around the park for exercise.
Norm: It's not okay to be voyeuristic of other peoples abuse.
Situation: Horatio lives in a high-rise apartment complex where he often sees someone living across the street beating his wife, and witnesses it again today.
Intention: Horatio has to decide whether to interfere.
Moral action: Horatio decides enough is enough and calls the authorities to put an end to the cycle of violence.
Immoral consequence: The wife suffers injuries that are worse than normal and is hospitalized.
Norm: It's not okay to be voyeuristic of other peoples abuse.
Situation: Horatio lives in a high-rise apartment complex where he often sees someone living across the street beating his wife, and witnesses it again today.
Intention: Horatio has to decide whether to interfere.
Moral consequence: The wife is freed from the tyranny of her abusive spouse.
Immoral action: Horatio settles in to watch the daily altercation, figuring he shouldn't interfere because it's not his problem.
Norm: It's good to give a friend a place to stay
Situation: Dave's apartment burns down, and he asks his friend Fred to help him find a new place to stay.
Intention: Fred wants to help Dave find a place to live.
Moral action: Fred offers to let Dave stay in his home for a while.
Immoral consequence: Dave goes to the homeless shelter and has to sleep on a dirty cot.
Norm: It's good to give a friend a place to stay
Situation: Dave's apartment burns down, and he asks his friend Fred to help him find a new place to stay.
Intention: Fred wants to help Dave find a place to live.
Moral consequence: Dave accepts the offer and thanks Fred for being so helpful.
Immoral action: Fred tells Dave to go live at the homeless shelter.
Norm: It's good to do things together with your girlfriend.
Situation: Keith's partner Jamie has been asking him to take her to the beach, but he has plans to hang out with his friend Thomas.
Intention: Keith wants to respond to Jamie.
Moral action: Keith tells Thomas that he needs to spend time with Jamie instead and will make plans with him later.
Immoral consequence: Jamie is sad because Keith put his friend over her.
Norm: It's good to do things together with your girlfriend.
Situation: Keith's partner Jamie has been asking him to take her to the beach, but he has plans to hang out with his friend Thomas.
Intention: Keith wants to respond to Jamie.
Moral consequence: Jamie feels loved because Keith showed her she was important to him.
Immoral action: Keith tells Jamie that he already told Thomas he would see him and asks Jamie for a raincheck.
Norm: It's frowned upon to have mixed gender sleepovers.
Situation: Olivia is about to turn 12 years old and her mom is asking her what kind of party she wants.
Intention: Olivia wants to have a slumber party.
Moral action: Olivia invites all of the girls in her class to her slumber party.
Immoral consequence: The other parents are shocked when they realize that boys and girls will be sleeping together.
Norm: It's frowned upon to have mixed gender sleepovers.
Situation: Olivia is about to turn 12 years old and her mom is asking her what kind of party she wants.
Intention: Olivia wants to have a slumber party.
Moral consequence: The other parents are happy that their children have fun at the party.
Immoral action: Olivia invites all of the boys and girls in her class to her slumber party.
Norm: It's good to let people know racism is wrong.
Situation: Pat was on a train, and a white man started harassing a Muslim family on it.
Intention: Pat has to decide whether to do something.
Moral action: Pat raises his voice and tells the guy to shut his mouth.
Immoral consequence: The Muslim family continues to be harassed and is sad that no one comes to their support.
Norm: It's good to let people know racism is wrong.
Situation: Pat was on a train, and a white man started harassing a Muslim family on it.
Intention: Pat has to decide whether to do something.
Moral consequence: The family feels relieved that someone came to their defense.
Immoral action: Pat minds his business and doesn't say anything to the man.
Norm: It's rude to pretend you have a disability.
Situation: Robyn is able-bodied and just arrived at the big department store to buy a few things.
Intention: Robyn wants to take her time shopping.
Moral action: Robyn enjoys her time walking slowly through the store, seeing what is on sale, and smiling at other customers.
Immoral consequence: Other customers are annoyed by Robyn who clearly does not need the assistance of the motorized scooter.
Norm: It's rude to pretend you have a disability.
Situation: Robyn is able-bodied and just arrived at the big department store to buy a few things.
Intention: Robyn wants to take her time shopping.
Moral consequence: Other customers enjoy seeing somebody smile and return smiles to Robyn.
Immoral action: Robyn uses one of the motorized scooters the store provides, so she can drive casually through the store.
Norm: It's strange to eat paper.
Situation: Lawrence is at the school cafeteria with his friends during lunch time.
Intention: Lawrence wants to eat lunch.
Moral action: Lawrence takes out a sandwich and consumes it.
Immoral consequence: Lawrence's friends will think he is weird.
Norm: It's strange to eat paper.
Situation: Lawrence is at the school cafeteria with his friends during lunch time.
Intention: Lawrence wants to eat lunch.
Moral consequence: Lawrence's friends will think he is a normal guy.
Immoral action: Lawrence takes out sheets of paper and consumes them.
Norm: It's good to mentor students.
Situation: Anna had been working as a teacher for a while, and she wanted to be promoted soon.
Intention: Anna wants to do something that will impress her boss.
Moral action: Anna starts mentoring students by spending time with them after school to impress the boss.
Immoral consequence: Anna cannot spend time mentoring students after class and a few of her students really fall behind.
Norm: It's good to mentor students.
Situation: Anna had been working as a teacher for a while, and she wanted to be promoted soon.
Intention: Anna wants to do something that will impress her boss.
Moral consequence: Anna's students all do very well and benefit from the extra time with Anna.
Immoral action: Anna enrolls in classes, so she can further her education to impress the boss, so she must leave right after class each day.
Norm: It's hurtful to judge others for their appearance.
Situation: Keith is a hiring manager at a corporation and has just finished an interview with Ed who has a facial deformity when Ed asks about his chances.
Intention: Keith wants to tell Ed he won't be hired.
Moral action: Keith tells Ed that his experience is a little short of what they're looking for, and he doesn't have quite the right qualifications.
Immoral consequence: Ed is incredibly offended that Keith is judging his appearance and not his abilities or qualifications for the job and curses out Keith.
Norm: It's hurtful to judge others for their appearance.
Situation: Keith is a hiring manager at a corporation and has just finished an interview with Ed who has a facial deformity when Ed asks about his chances.
Intention: Keith wants to tell Ed he won't be hired.
Moral consequence: Ed thanks Keith for being straightforward with him, so he can move on looking for a different job.
Immoral action: Keith tells Ed that he's not really going to proceed with the hiring process since Ed looks weird, and he can't have that around the office.
Norm: You shouldn't think about suicide.
Situation: Jeff has had a run of bad luck both at work and in his personal life, and so he has sunk into depression.
Intention: Jeff wants to put an end to his pain.
Moral action: Jeff decides to see a psychologist for his depression.
Immoral consequence: Jeff feels remorse when he considers what killing himself would do to his loved ones.
Norm: You shouldn't think about suicide.
Situation: Jeff has had a run of bad luck both at work and in his personal life, and so he has sunk into depression.
Intention: Jeff wants to put an end to his pain.
Moral consequence: Jeff's therapy helps him overcome his depression.
Immoral action: Jeff contemplates taking his own life.
Norm: It is good to leave a wild snake alone.
Situation: Robert is hiking through the woods and sees a snake sitting in the middle of the path.
Intention: Robert wants to walk on the path past the snake to his destination.
Moral action: Robert walks past the snake giving a wide berth and not messing with it.
Immoral consequence: The snake gets irritated and bites Robert on the leg.
Norm: It is good to leave a wild snake alone.
Situation: Robert is hiking through the woods and sees a snake sitting in the middle of the path.
Intention: Robert wants to walk on the path past the snake to his destination.
Moral consequence: Robert continues on his path and makes it to his destination.
Immoral action: Robert walks past the snake and pokes it with his walking stick.
Norm: You shouldn't steal things from stores.
Situation: Chris is shopping at Walmart by himself in the sporting section.
Intention: Chris wants to get new lures to fish with.
Moral action: Chris walks over to the sporting section, picks out his lures and then pays at the register.
Immoral consequence: The next time Chris enters the store the manager tells him that he is banned for life as they saw him on camera stealing.
Norm: You shouldn't steal things from stores.
Situation: Chris is shopping at Walmart by himself in the sporting section.
Intention: Chris wants to get new lures to fish with.
Moral consequence: Chris takes his lures fishing and has a great time.
Immoral action: Chris walks over to the sporting section and sticks a few expensive lures in his pocket.
Norm: You shouldn't surprise people while they are walking.
Situation: John's grandfather likes to go on walks everyday and is hard of hearing.
Intention: John wants to get his grandfather's attention.
Moral action: John runs up behind his grandparents and clears his throat several times.
Immoral consequence: John's grandfather suffers a massive heart attack from the shock.
Norm: You shouldn't surprise people while they are walking.
Situation: John's grandfather likes to go on walks everyday and is hard of hearing.
Intention: John wants to get his grandfather's attention.
Moral consequence: John's grandfather turns around to see who is making that noise.
Immoral action: John runs up behind his grandfather and shouts for his attention.
Norm: It's good to appreciate your elders.
Situation: Tim's grandfather just died and his grandmother is all alone.
Intention: Tim wants to spend time with his grandmother.
Moral action: Tim shares stories about how much his grandparents have helped him over the years.
Immoral consequence: Tim's grandmother feels even more alone than she did before.
Norm: It's good to appreciate your elders.
Situation: Tim's grandfather just died and his grandmother is all alone.
Intention: Tim wants to spend time with his grandmother.
Moral consequence: Tim's grandmother cries tears of appreciation and feels comforted.
Immoral action: Tim constantly checks his phone while barely listening to his grandmother talk about her late husband.
Norm: You should respect people's personal boundaries
Situation: Tim was waiting in line for the restrooms at a concert.
Intention: Tim wants to use the restroom as soon as possible.
Moral action: Tim waits his turn and uses the bathroom after his turn comes up.
Immoral consequence: Tim gets accosted by angry concert goers and gets thrown out for fighting.
Norm: You should respect people's personal boundaries
Situation: Tim was waiting in line for the restrooms at a concert.
Intention: Tim wants to use the restroom as soon as possible.
Moral consequence: Tim gets to use the restroom and gets to see all of the concert.
Immoral action: Tim cuts in line and pushes his way through to a bathroom stall.
Norm: You shouldn't leave your food laying around.
Situation: Sally just finished a late meal at her kitchen table and has leftover food.
Intention: Sally wants to go to bed.
Moral action: Sally puts the food in the refrigerator before going on to bed.
Immoral consequence: Sally gets up in the morning to find ants crawling all over the food.