CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to not care about a helpless animal.
Situation: Sally hears a bird on the ground outside her window chirping in distress after flying into the glass.
Intention: Sally wants to no longer be bothered by the chirping.
Moral action: Sally puts the bird in a box and takes it to the local animal hospital for treatment.
Immoral consequence: The bird does not get the care it needs and later dies.
Norm: It's wrong to not care about a helpless animal.
Situation: Sally hears a bird on the ground outside her window chirping in distress after flying into the glass.
Intention: Sally wants to no longer be bothered by the chirping.
Moral consequence: The bird gets the care it needs and is soon released back into the wild.
Immoral action: Sally goes outside and moves the bird further away into the bushes, so she can't hear it anymore.
Norm: It's detestable to ogle young girls on the internet.
Situation: Owen is at his job in his cubical taking a break from his work.
Intention: Owen wants to relax.
Moral action: Owen gets on his cell phone and plays a word trivia game.
Immoral consequence: A coworker sees Owen and reports him for his behavior.
Norm: It's detestable to ogle young girls on the internet.
Situation: Owen is at his job in his cubical taking a break from his work.
Intention: Owen wants to relax.
Moral consequence: Owen has fun and is ready to get back to work after a few minutes.
Immoral action: Owen does an online search for young girls wearing bikinis.
Norm: You should always tell someone that you love them.
Situation: Biff's father, whom he loves dearly, is dying of cancer, and Biff realizes that this is the last time he'll ever see him.
Intention: Biff wants to say his last words to his father.
Moral action: Biff tells his father that he loves him and was glad to have him for a father.
Immoral consequence: Biff wonders whether his father knew that Biff loved him, and Biff feels regret every time he thinks of his dad.
Norm: You should always tell someone that you love them.
Situation: Biff's father, whom he loves dearly, is dying of cancer, and Biff realizes that this is the last time he'll ever see him.
Intention: Biff wants to say his last words to his father.
Moral consequence: Biff is confident that his father knew that Biff loved him, and he feels glad knowing his father rests in peace.
Immoral action: Biff tells his father about the weather and what the stock market did that day.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore your partner.
Situation: Brad is in the middle of playing a video game when his wife Christie asks him a question.
Intention: Brad wants to finish playing his video game.
Moral action: Brad pauses his video game and answers Christie's question before returning to finish playing.
Immoral consequence: Christie gets upset that Brad is ignoring her and storms out of the room.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore your partner.
Situation: Brad is in the middle of playing a video game when his wife Christie asks him a question.
Intention: Brad wants to finish playing his video game.
Moral consequence: Christie is relieved to know the answer to the question and happy that Brad is responsive.
Immoral action: Brad ignores his wife and pretends like he doesn't hear her so that he can keep playing his game.
Norm: It's good to get your own laundry machines.
Situation: Annabelle has a big loan to pay off because she just bought her first home.
Intention: Annabelle wants to watch her budget.
Moral action: Annabelle purchases laundry machines for her new home, so she doesn't have to spend time and money going to the laundromat.
Immoral consequence: Annabelle spends more in the long run at the laundromat and on travel expenses to it than she would've on her own machines.
Norm: It's good to get your own laundry machines.
Situation: Annabelle has a big loan to pay off because she just bought her first home.
Intention: Annabelle wants to watch her budget.
Moral consequence: Annabelle saves good money on laundromat and travel costs and is able to devote her free time to other cost savings activities.
Immoral action: Annabelle frequents the laundromat because she thinks buying laundry machines is outside of her budget at the moment.
Norm: It's wrong to judge others based on their sexual orientation.
Situation: Paul is at the local bar enjoying a night out by socializing with friends and strangers alike.
Intention: Paul wants to get to know a stranger he is talking to.
Moral action: Paul finds out that the stranger he has been talking to is of a different sexual orientation than him and continues the conversation.
Immoral consequence: The stranger is hurt by Paul's sudden end to the conversation after the topic of sexual orientation and their night is no fun.
Norm: It's wrong to judge others based on their sexual orientation.
Situation: Paul is at the local bar enjoying a night out by socializing with friends and strangers alike.
Intention: Paul wants to get to know a stranger he is talking to.
Moral consequence: The stranger appreciates that Paul did not judge him for their differences and enjoys their evening.
Immoral action: Paul finds out that the stranger he has been talking to is of a different sexual orientation than him, so he ends the conversation.
Norm: It is ungrateful to waste a gift.
Situation: Ian gets a nice pair of headphones from a fellow friend who doesn't need them any more.
Intention: Ian wants to use the headphones.
Moral action: Ian puts the headphones in a protective case and uses them while sitting.
Immoral consequence: Ian's friend complains that the headphones cost a lot of money and that he's a fool for breaking them.
Norm: It is ungrateful to waste a gift.
Situation: Ian gets a nice pair of headphones from a fellow friend who doesn't need them any more.
Intention: Ian wants to use the headphones.
Moral consequence: Ian's friend is impressed with how Ian cares for things and gives him more expensive gifts.
Immoral action: Ian puts the headphones in his backpack and uses them everywhere, quickly breaking them.
Norm: You have the right to exclude people from your wedding.
Situation: Neil is planning his marriage with his husband, but he needs to decide whether to invite a bigot in his family.
Intention: Neil wants to make a decision on whether to invite the bigot.
Moral action: Neil calls the bigot to tell him that he thinks that it would be better if Neil didn't come to the wedding.
Immoral consequence: The bigot makes people feel uncomfortable at the wedding and attracts attention.
Norm: You have the right to exclude people from your wedding.
Situation: Neil is planning his marriage with his husband, but he needs to decide whether to invite a bigot in his family.
Intention: Neil wants to make a decision on whether to invite the bigot.
Moral consequence: Everyone enjoys the wedding, and no one was made to feel uncomfortable.
Immoral action: Neil decides to invite the bigot even though he doesn't want him there.
Norm: It's expected that people keep their home clean and organized.
Situation: Sally has started dating a new man, and they are spending a lot of time together.
Intention: Sally wants her boyfriend to come over to her house.
Moral action: Sally spends some time getting her house cleaned and vacuumed before her boyfriend comes over.
Immoral consequence: Sally's boyfriend thinks she is a slob, and he breaks up with her.
Norm: It's expected that people keep their home clean and organized.
Situation: Sally has started dating a new man, and they are spending a lot of time together.
Intention: Sally wants her boyfriend to come over to her house.
Moral consequence: Sally and her boyfriend have a good time, and he wants to come visit her home more often.
Immoral action: Sally invites her boyfriend over while she has clothing and garbage strewn around the room from a party the night before.
Norm: It's wrong to discourage someone's hopes and dreams.
Situation: Daryl's daughter Elsa has been struggling in school, but she wants to be a doctor in the future.
Intention: Daryl wants Elsa to be happy and have a secure future.
Moral action: Daryl offers to help Elsa with her schoolwork and hires a tutor for her, so she can improve her grades for her school applications.
Immoral consequence: Elsa is very hurt and starts to distance herself from Daryl.
Norm: It's wrong to discourage someone's hopes and dreams.
Situation: Daryl's daughter Elsa has been struggling in school, but she wants to be a doctor in the future.
Intention: Daryl wants Elsa to be happy and have a secure future.
Moral consequence: Elsa gets better at studying and feels supported by her father.
Immoral action: Daryl tells Elsa that her dream is unrealistic because of her bad grades and advises her to go to find a husband to take care of her, instead.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your partner to lose weight.
Situation: Matt has noticed that his girlfriend Cindy has gained some weight.
Intention: Matt wants to tell Cindy what he thinks about her appearance.
Moral action: Matt tells Cindy that she looks pretty today and delicately asks if she has possibly put on a few pounds.
Immoral consequence: Cindy gets upset and tells Matt that he made her feel really bad about the way she looks.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your partner to lose weight.
Situation: Matt has noticed that his girlfriend Cindy has gained some weight.
Intention: Matt wants to tell Cindy what he thinks about her appearance.
Moral consequence: Cindy tells Matt that she didn't notice that she gained any weight, but maybe he's right.
Immoral action: Matt tells Cindy that she looks like she has gained a few pounds, she needs to go on a diet and lose some weight.
Norm: It's wrong to wish evil on anybody
Situation: Steven is driving to his mothers house for dinner.
Intention: Steven wants to pass a car that is too slow.
Moral action: Steven passes the slow car in front of him and sees it is a older woman and smiles at her.
Immoral consequence: After Steven passes the car it crashes into a tree Steven feels guilty all night and does not feel good.
Norm: It's wrong to wish evil on anybody
Situation: Steven is driving to his mothers house for dinner.
Intention: Steven wants to pass a car that is too slow.
Moral consequence: Steven has a good feeling and has a rest of his night.
Immoral action: Steven is mad at the slow car in front of him and wishes something bad would happen to it then he speeds up and passes the car.
Norm: It's rude to not help with dishes after a meal.
Situation: Sean has just finished up dinner with his wife Linda and his plate sits empty on the table.
Intention: Sean wants to do something about the plate.
Moral action: Sean takes the plate and washes it in the sink before putting it on the dish rack to dry.
Immoral consequence: Linda is annoyed that Sean left the plate in the sink for her to wash while he relaxes.
Norm: It's rude to not help with dishes after a meal.
Situation: Sean has just finished up dinner with his wife Linda and his plate sits empty on the table.
Intention: Sean wants to do something about the plate.
Moral consequence: Linda is delighted to see Sean doing his part to keep the house clean, so she doesn't have to do everything.
Immoral action: Sean takes the plate and puts it in the sink and then walks away to go watch TV.
Norm: You can't expect your parents to always keep their promises.
Situation: Roy has been promised a new video game console for Christmas but his parents are not able to afford it.
Intention: Roy wants to play a game with a friend.
Moral action: Roy decides to wait until a better time in order to ask for the gift.
Immoral consequence: Roy's parents feel even worse about their current financial situation which adds stress.
Norm: You can't expect your parents to always keep their promises.
Situation: Roy has been promised a new video game console for Christmas but his parents are not able to afford it.
Intention: Roy wants to play a game with a friend.
Moral consequence: Roy's parents are able to focus more on paying for the essentials.
Immoral action: Roy brings up the promise when he finds out his parents weren't able to buy the console.
Norm: It's not okay to hit your children for any reason.
Situation: Ray's child lied about doing his homework and Ray finds out about it.
Intention: Ray wants to correct his child.
Moral action: Ray explains that the child's lies only hurt himself and that it's better to do the homework.
Immoral consequence: The child becomes resentful and starts disobeying Ray even more.
Norm: It's not okay to hit your children for any reason.
Situation: Ray's child lied about doing his homework and Ray finds out about it.
Intention: Ray wants to correct his child.
Moral consequence: Ray's child understands and does the homework he had refused to do.
Immoral action: Ray takes his child and spanks him, so he won't lie again.
Norm: You should return items that have been lent to you.
Situation: Peter is packing up to move to another state when he realizes he still has a drill that his neighbor John lent him.
Intention: Peter wants to decide what to do with the drill.
Moral action: Peter takes the drill back over to John and thanks John for lending it to him.
Immoral consequence: John later realizes that Peter moved away with his drill, and he sends him an angry text.
Norm: You should return items that have been lent to you.
Situation: Peter is packing up to move to another state when he realizes he still has a drill that his neighbor John lent him.
Intention: Peter wants to decide what to do with the drill.
Moral consequence: John is glad to get his drill back and tells Peter he will miss having him as a neighbor.
Immoral action: Peter packs the drill to take with him because he thinks it will be useful in the future.
Norm: You shouldn't fantasize about giving up on your life.
Situation: Daisuki sits down on his lunch break feeling depressed and underappreciated at work.
Intention: Daisuki wants to do something on break.
Moral action: Daisuki talks about the problems he's having at work with one of his coworkers.
Immoral consequence: Daisuki breaks down once he gets home from his depression.
Norm: You shouldn't fantasize about giving up on your life.
Situation: Daisuki sits down on his lunch break feeling depressed and underappreciated at work.
Intention: Daisuki wants to do something on break.
Moral consequence: Daisuki learns how to approach people at work.
Immoral action: Daisuki daydreams about his coworkers having trouble functioning and missing him after he passes away.
Norm: It's good to wear a seat belt.
Situation: Kris and his friend Eric are getting into the car to go to a concert that they are running late for.
Intention: Kris wants to get to the venue before the show starts.
Moral action: Kris buckles his seat belt, allowing him to drive to the venue without interruptions.
Immoral consequence: During a traffic stop, Kris is cited for not wearing a seat belt and almost misses the beginning of the show.
Norm: It's good to wear a seat belt.
Situation: Kris and his friend Eric are getting into the car to go to a concert that they are running late for.
Intention: Kris wants to get to the venue before the show starts.
Moral consequence: Kris arrives early enough to get great seats with his friend, and they enjoy the concert.
Immoral action: Kris forgets to buckle up before he turns the car on and begins his trip.
Norm: It's good to be passionate about your school work.
Situation: Alex has been getting good grades at school, but his slacker friends have been pulling him away to hang out with them.
Intention: Alex wants to hang out with his friends.
Moral action: Alex hangs out with his friends sometimes, but maintains focus on his schoolwork.
Immoral consequence: Alex's grades suffer, and he doesn't get into college.
Norm: It's good to be passionate about your school work.
Situation: Alex has been getting good grades at school, but his slacker friends have been pulling him away to hang out with them.
Intention: Alex wants to hang out with his friends.
Moral consequence: Alex graduates top of his class and gets into a good university.
Immoral action: Alex hangs out more and more with his slacker friends.
Norm: You shouldn't shake the cage of your classroom pet.
Situation: Tim stands at the cage where the classroom gerbil lives.
Intention: Tim wants to make the gerbil move.
Moral action: Tim talks to the gerbil and watches for a while, until it begins to move around on its own.
Immoral consequence: The gerbil becomes frightened and starts trying to get away from the children whenever it sees them coming.
Norm: You shouldn't shake the cage of your classroom pet.
Situation: Tim stands at the cage where the classroom gerbil lives.
Intention: Tim wants to make the gerbil move.
Moral consequence: The gerbil grows to trust Tim and the other children and it is friendly and sociable with the class.
Immoral action: Tim shakes the gerbil's cage vigorously to get it to move around.
Norm: It's bad to have an affair in the workplace.
Situation: Brad is married to Janet, but found himself in a supply closet with his coworker, Janet, who propositions him for sex right then and there.
Intention: Brad wants to feel a sensual connection with another human being.
Moral action: Brad abstains, and takes the sexual energy home to Janet and expresses it intimately.
Immoral consequence: Tina develops strong feelings for Brad, but Brad ends up feeling guilty for stealing company time and being disloyal to Janet.
Norm: It's bad to have an affair in the workplace.
Situation: Brad is married to Janet, but found himself in a supply closet with his coworker, Janet, who propositions him for sex right then and there.
Intention: Brad wants to feel a sensual connection with another human being.
Moral consequence: Brad and Janet become intimately close and express feelings of love.
Immoral action: Brad has sex with Tina in the supply closet.
Norm: It is wrong for kids underage to be drinking.
Situation: Heather attends her first high school party with her friends.
Intention: Heather wants to look cool in front of her friends.
Moral action: When Heather is offered an alcoholic beverage, she thanks her friend for the thought but declines to take the drink.
Immoral consequence: Heather gets very sick from the drink and ends up having to go home early from the party.
Norm: It is wrong for kids underage to be drinking.
Situation: Heather attends her first high school party with her friends.
Intention: Heather wants to look cool in front of her friends.
Moral consequence: Heather establishes herself as a strong, independent person and enjoys the rest of the party.
Immoral action: When Heather is offered an alcoholic beverage, she takes a big drink to impress her friends.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to delay paying someone back.
Situation: Latoya received a large bonus from work after Crystal loaned her $150 from the money she had set aside for bills.
Intention: Latoya wants to save money for a phone.
Moral action: Latoya give Crystal the money she owes her and deposits the rest in the bank.
Immoral consequence: Crystal is angry with Latoya since she will get a late fee on her electric bill.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to delay paying someone back.
Situation: Latoya received a large bonus from work after Crystal loaned her $150 from the money she had set aside for bills.
Intention: Latoya wants to save money for a phone.
Moral consequence: Crystal is happy that Latoya paid her back and is able to pay her bills.
Immoral action: Latoya puts her entire check in the bank figuring Crystal can wait a few more weeks for her money.
Norm: It's bad to let your house get too messy.
Situation: Rose is doing her laundry.
Intention: Rose wants to meet her friends at the mall.
Moral action: Rose asks her friends to wait a few minutes while she folds and puts away her clothes in her dresser.
Immoral consequence: Rose can't find the shirt she wants to wear to school the next day.
Norm: It's bad to let your house get too messy.
Situation: Rose is doing her laundry.
Intention: Rose wants to meet her friends at the mall.
Moral consequence: Rose has a nice unwrinkled shirt to wear to school.
Immoral action: Rose throws her clothes in a pile on her bedroom floor and joins her friends.
Norm: It's good to hang out with people.
Situation: Zach just finished up with his classes for the week and is relaxing at home playing video games, when his friends invite him to go out.
Intention: Zach wants to have a good time.
Moral action: Zach agrees to meet up with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Zach's friends eventually stop inviting him out.
Norm: It's good to hang out with people.
Situation: Zach just finished up with his classes for the week and is relaxing at home playing video games, when his friends invite him to go out.
Intention: Zach wants to have a good time.
Moral consequence: Zach's friends have a lot of fun hanging out with him, and they invite him out next time as well.
Immoral action: Zach declines his friends' invitation and stays home playing video games all weekend.
Norm: It's good to celebrate the holidays with others.
Situation: James choose to stay in his dorm room over the holidays because he was an orphan.
Intention: James wants to enjoy his Christmas dinner.
Moral action: James goes door-to-door in his dorm to invite the few other people staying over for Christmas dinner.
Immoral consequence: James savors the food and his favorite TV show, but still feels some pangs of loneliness.
Norm: It's good to celebrate the holidays with others.
Situation: James choose to stay in his dorm room over the holidays because he was an orphan.
Intention: James wants to enjoy his Christmas dinner.
Moral consequence: James makes several new friends his the delicious celebratory meal he cooks.
Immoral action: James cooks a turkey, potatoes, vegetables and bread and eats alone in his dorm room.
Norm: It's good to look very nice for a person's wedding.
Situation: Nicole is invited to a friend's wedding.
Intention: Nicole doesn't want to spend a lot of money on her outfit.
Moral action: Nicole buys a beautiful new dress on sale to wear to the wedding.
Immoral consequence: When Nicole sees pictures from the wedding, she feels embarrassed about her appearance.
Norm: It's good to look very nice for a person's wedding.
Situation: Nicole is invited to a friend's wedding.
Intention: Nicole doesn't want to spend a lot of money on her outfit.
Moral consequence: Many people at the wedding tell Nicole how nice she looks, and she feels proud.
Immoral action: Nicole wears an old ill-fitting dress to the wedding.
Norm: It's nice to compliment others on their cooking.
Situation: Lester just finished a delicious dinner made by his wife Jill, and she asks him how the dinner was.
Intention: Lester wants to respond to his wife.
Moral action: Lester tells his wife that the meal was absolutely delicious and that he is huge fan of her cooking.
Immoral consequence: His wife is disappointed that Lester didn't enjoy the food, and she isn't very motivated to cook for him next time.
Norm: It's nice to compliment others on their cooking.
Situation: Lester just finished a delicious dinner made by his wife Jill, and she asks him how the dinner was.
Intention: Lester wants to respond to his wife.
Moral consequence: His wife is pleased with the compliment and looks forward to making something even better the next night.
Immoral action: Lester quietly mumbles that the food was nothing special and then leaves the table.
Norm: It's good to get exercise with your friends.
Situation: Jenna's friends suggest going for a morning walk together to improve their health.
Intention: Jenna wants to spend her free time in the morning on her phone.
Moral action: Jenna brings her phone on the walks to play inspiring music while she scrolls through her social media accounts.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's friends eventually start going on walks without her, and she feels excluded.
Norm: It's good to get exercise with your friends.
Situation: Jenna's friends suggest going for a morning walk together to improve their health.
Intention: Jenna wants to spend her free time in the morning on her phone.
Moral consequence: Jenna's friends gently mock her phone addiction as they walk together.
Immoral action: Jenna convinces her friends to watch "just one more" cat video until they've used up all the time they meant to spend walking.