CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is bad to stalk others.
Situation: Erika has a crush on a boy in her class named James.
Intention: Erika wants to learn more about James.
Moral consequence: James's friends advice him to ask out the girl who keeps asking questions about him.
Immoral action: Erika follows James home and tries to listen to everything he does to learn about him.
Norm: You should warn guests of your pets when they arrive.
Situation: Tina recently adopted a new cat, knowing that her friend Lori is allergic to cats.
Intention: Tina wants Lori to come over.
Moral action: Tina tells Lori she recently adopted a cat, and asks if she wants to come over.
Immoral consequence: Lori suffers a really bad allergic reaction to Tina's cat.
Norm: You should warn guests of your pets when they arrive.
Situation: Tina recently adopted a new cat, knowing that her friend Lori is allergic to cats.
Intention: Tina wants Lori to come over.
Moral consequence: Lori arrives prepared with allergy medicine and enjoys an afternoon with Tina.
Immoral action: Tina invites Lori over without informing her of her new cat.
Norm: You shouldn't take things without someone's permission.
Situation: Brian's bicycle tire is flat, and he knows that his friend has a bike pump in his shed.
Intention: Brian wants to use his friend's bike pump.
Moral action: Brian knocks on his friend's door and asks to borrow the bike pump.
Immoral consequence: Brian's friend's mom comes out of the house and yells at him, thinking that he's a thief.
Norm: You shouldn't take things without someone's permission.
Situation: Brian's bicycle tire is flat, and he knows that his friend has a bike pump in his shed.
Intention: Brian wants to use his friend's bike pump.
Moral consequence: Brian's friend lets Brian use the bike pump.
Immoral action: Brian walks into his friend's shed, takes the bike pump, and leaves.
Norm: It's rude to slap someone who helps you.
Situation: Matthew watches his tutor Derek get into a panic attack after seeing a spider.
Intention: Matthew wants to make Derek calm down.
Moral action: Matthew removes the spider, and tells Derek the bug is gone.
Immoral consequence: Derek falls onto the ground hurting his knee.
Norm: It's rude to slap someone who helps you.
Situation: Matthew watches his tutor Derek get into a panic attack after seeing a spider.
Intention: Matthew wants to make Derek calm down.
Moral consequence: Derek feels safe with Matthew.
Immoral action: Matthew smacks Derek hoping the shock will return him to normal.
Norm: You shouldn't get involved with toxic people.
Situation: Marry is alone at a crowded party.
Intention: Mary wants to make friends.
Moral action: Mary decides to dance with some people she's seen at work.
Immoral consequence: Mary a reputation for being a backstabber by association.
Norm: You shouldn't get involved with toxic people.
Situation: Marry is alone at a crowded party.
Intention: Mary wants to make friends.
Moral consequence: Mary makes some new friends.
Immoral action: Mary talks to some people with a reputation for backstabbing their friends.
Norm: It's wrong to keep your children secret.
Situation: Keara is a single mother who has recently joined a dating site.
Intention: Keara wants to appeal to a large amount of people.
Moral action: Keara writes up an interesting profile highlighting what makes her unique while mentioning her kids.
Immoral consequence: Keara feels guilty for hiding her kids.
Norm: It's wrong to keep your children secret.
Situation: Keara is a single mother who has recently joined a dating site.
Intention: Keara wants to appeal to a large amount of people.
Moral consequence: Keara meets a nice partner who has kids of his own.
Immoral action: Keara intentionally hides the fact that she's a mother in order not to scare anyone away.
Norm: It's good to reimburse people.
Situation: Mark owes Charlie $20 for dinner.
Intention: Mark wants to save money for a new video game.
Moral action: Mark pays Charlie the money he owes him and works extra hours for money to buy the video game.
Immoral consequence: Charlie is offended that Mark won't pay him and decides to not be friends with Mark anymore.
Norm: It's good to reimburse people.
Situation: Mark owes Charlie $20 for dinner.
Intention: Mark wants to save money for a new video game.
Moral consequence: Charlie is happy that Mark repaid him.
Immoral action: Mark avoids Charlie in the future and buys a video game with the money he owes Charlie.
Norm: It's rude to pull a harmful prank on someone.
Situation: Nate’s roommate, Mint, is coming back home tonight, which Nate is looking forward to.
Intention: Nate wants to set up a prank.
Moral action: Nate hides and scares Mint when he comes into the seemingly empty room.
Immoral consequence: The bucket hits Mint's head and causes anger and injury.
Norm: It's rude to pull a harmful prank on someone.
Situation: Nate’s roommate, Mint, is coming back home tonight, which Nate is looking forward to.
Intention: Nate wants to set up a prank.
Moral consequence: Mint laughs at the harmless prank and Nate is pleased.
Immoral action: Nate outs a bucket of water propped above Mint's door.
Norm: It's wrong to fat shame people.
Situation: Janie makes a New Years resolution to get in shape.
Intention: Janie wants a workout partner to join her.
Moral action: Janie tells Alexis that she is such a hard worker that she would inspire her in her workouts.
Immoral consequence: Alexis won't go with Janie and breaks off their friendship because she is so hurt.
Norm: It's wrong to fat shame people.
Situation: Janie makes a New Years resolution to get in shape.
Intention: Janie wants a workout partner to join her.
Moral consequence: Alexis goes to the gym every day with Janie, and they achieve their goals.
Immoral action: Janie asks Alexis to come to the gym with her because Janie will look thinner next to Alexis.
Norm: You shouldn't be greedy when fishing.
Situation: Zach runs a crab fishing boat and has been out catching crab on the ocean for days, and the crab in the boat are not healthy.
Intention: Zach wants to catch more crab.
Moral action: Zach catches crab for a few more hours, then decides that he needs to drop off his load.
Immoral consequence: Some crab die, which causes other crab to die through dead loss, cutting Zach's profits.
Norm: You shouldn't be greedy when fishing.
Situation: Zach runs a crab fishing boat and has been out catching crab on the ocean for days, and the crab in the boat are not healthy.
Intention: Zach wants to catch more crab.
Moral consequence: The crab all survive and Zach gets a healthy payment.
Immoral action: Zach catches crab for a few more days, ignoring the sick ones.
Norm: You shouldn't cause family drama.
Situation: Joe was at his mother's house visiting when his brother says something rude to him.
Intention: Joe wants to let his brother know that he is being rude.
Moral action: Joe pulls his brother aside and asks him if he can tone it down.
Immoral consequence: Joe's mother tells Joe he has to leave the house.
Norm: You shouldn't cause family drama.
Situation: Joe was at his mother's house visiting when his brother says something rude to him.
Intention: Joe wants to let his brother know that he is being rude.
Moral consequence: Joe's brother apologizes and promises to act better in the future.
Immoral action: Joe punches his brother in the jaw because of the things he said.
Norm: You should not intentionally hurt others.
Situation: James was throwing a baseball in the park with his friends when he spotted a kid who called him a moron in gym.
Intention: James wants to make the kid regret insulting him.
Moral action: James and his friends start following three feet behind the kid chanting, "I'm not touching you".
Immoral consequence: One of the mothers in the park sees James, berates him and calls the police.
Norm: You should not intentionally hurt others.
Situation: James was throwing a baseball in the park with his friends when he spotted a kid who called him a moron in gym.
Intention: James wants to make the kid regret insulting him.
Moral consequence: After twenty minutes of this the kid breaks down and apologizes to James.
Immoral action: James throws the baseball as hard as he can at the kid's head.
Norm: It's rude to berate your significant other.
Situation: Jennifer's boyfriend bought a different item at the store than the one she asked for.
Intention: Jennifer wants to let her boyfriend know that he made a mistake.
Moral action: Jennifer gently tells her boyfriend that he made a mistake and asks him to be more careful.
Immoral consequence: Jennifer's boyfriend doesn't want to get her anything from the store from then on.
Norm: It's rude to berate your significant other.
Situation: Jennifer's boyfriend bought a different item at the store than the one she asked for.
Intention: Jennifer wants to let her boyfriend know that he made a mistake.
Moral consequence: Jennifer's boyfriend is more careful to get the right stuff the next time he goes to the store.
Immoral action: Jennifer scolds her boyfriend in an angry way about getting the wrong item.
Norm: You shouldn't use someone as an excuse.
Situation: Rob, who was going to be a programmer but dropped out of school, is asked by his child Eric why he never finished school.
Intention: Rob wants to justify his dropping out of school.
Moral action: Rob says that he dropped out because he didn't like programming that much.
Immoral consequence: Eric feels guity for ruining Rob's dreams of becoming a programmer.
Norm: You shouldn't use someone as an excuse.
Situation: Rob, who was going to be a programmer but dropped out of school, is asked by his child Eric why he never finished school.
Intention: Rob wants to justify his dropping out of school.
Moral consequence: Eric is content with Rob's answer and continues the conversation.
Immoral action: Rob says that he dropped out because Eric was born, and he no longer had time.
Norm: It's not okay to throw things sometimes things get broke.
Situation: Kit is sitting on the couch and his girlfriend Lilly asks him if she can use the remote to see what's on TV for them to watch.
Intention: Kit wants to give Lilly the remote.
Moral action: Kit gets up off the couch and hands the remote to Lilly.
Immoral consequence: Kit and Lilly no longer have a working remote and can't watch what they want.
Norm: It's not okay to throw things sometimes things get broke.
Situation: Kit is sitting on the couch and his girlfriend Lilly asks him if she can use the remote to see what's on TV for them to watch.
Intention: Kit wants to give Lilly the remote.
Moral consequence: Kit and Lilly are able to flip through the channels to find a show to watch.
Immoral action: Kit throws the remote across the room in hopes Lilly will catch it, but she misses and it breaks.
Norm: It's wrong to not do what your employer asks.
Situation: Dennis is stocking cereal at the grocery store and his manager tells him he has to finish stocking it before he goes on lunch break.
Intention: Dennis wants to eat his lunch.
Moral action: Dennis finishes stocking the cereal and then goes to the lunch room to eat.
Immoral consequence: Dennis' manager finds Dennis in the lunch room and yells at him for not doing his job.
Norm: It's wrong to not do what your employer asks.
Situation: Dennis is stocking cereal at the grocery store and his manager tells him he has to finish stocking it before he goes on lunch break.
Intention: Dennis wants to eat his lunch.
Moral consequence: Dennis' manager finds Dennis in the lunch room, thanks him for stocking the cereal, and joins him for lunch.
Immoral action: Dennis goes to the lunch room as soon as his manager is out of sight, without finishing stocking the cereal.
Norm: You shouldn't film someone if they are naked.
Situation: Jenna makes minimum wage working at Target checking people into the changing rooms.
Intention: Jenna wants to make some extra money.
Moral action: Jenna convinces some of the attractive customers to pose as models, so she can build a photography portfolio.
Immoral consequence: Jenna makes thousands of dollars from porn sites, but is eventually caught, fired, and prosecuted.
Norm: You shouldn't film someone if they are naked.
Situation: Jenna makes minimum wage working at Target checking people into the changing rooms.
Intention: Jenna wants to make some extra money.
Moral consequence: Jenna uses her portfolio to get a better job as a junior photographer.
Immoral action: Jenna installs hidden cameras to film the attractive customers as they're changing, then sells the videos online.
Norm: You shouldn't have affairs with people.
Situation: Tammy is married, but meets a very physically attractive person at a golf course who she befriends.
Intention: Tammy wants to spend the day with her new friend.
Moral action: Tammy spends the day going out to eat with her new friend in a non-romantic way, and they don't get intimate.
Immoral consequence: Rumor goes around about Tammy's affair, and she loses social status.
Norm: You shouldn't have affairs with people.
Situation: Tammy is married, but meets a very physically attractive person at a golf course who she befriends.
Intention: Tammy wants to spend the day with her new friend.
Moral consequence: Tammy has a good time and is never accused of any wrongdoing for her activities.
Immoral action: Tammy offers her friend sexual intercourse at the end of the day.
Norm: It's wrong to brainwash impressionable children.
Situation: Aaron and his son are discussing current events and political issues.
Intention: Aaron wants to help his son become more informed.
Moral action: Aaron asks his son questions to provoke his critical thinking skills but refrains from speaking about his own opinion.
Immoral consequence: Aaron's son feels like he can't express his true opinions to his father.
Norm: It's wrong to brainwash impressionable children.
Situation: Aaron and his son are discussing current events and political issues.
Intention: Aaron wants to help his son become more informed.
Moral consequence: Aaron's son feels more confident in his own perspective and wants to have more discussions in the future.
Immoral action: Aaron talks for over an hour on why his son should believe what he believes and why those who disagree are wrong.
Norm: You shouldn't stay with someone for their money.
Situation: Charlotte is dating Logan who has inherited much wealth from his parents, but she is unsure if she feels strong feelings for him.
Intention: Charlotte wants to have much wealth.
Moral action: Charlotte decides to focus on her own career and break up with Logan.
Immoral consequence: Charlotte realizes that money can't by love as she is incredibly unhappy in her relationship with Logan.
Norm: You shouldn't stay with someone for their money.
Situation: Charlotte is dating Logan who has inherited much wealth from his parents, but she is unsure if she feels strong feelings for him.
Intention: Charlotte wants to have much wealth.
Moral consequence: Charlotte finds happiness by creating her own wealth and finding someone she is truly happy with.
Immoral action: Charlotte decides to move into Logan's mansion with him.
Norm: You should give extra assistance to those with disabilities.
Situation: Jake is entering a convenience store to buy some smokes and sees a man in a wheelchair coming up behind him to enter the store as well.
Intention: Jake wants to decide whether to hold the door open for the disabled man.
Moral action: Jake holds the door open for the disabled man, allowing him easy access to the store.
Immoral consequence: The door slams shut in the disabled man's face, and he feels disrespected.
Norm: You should give extra assistance to those with disabilities.
Situation: Jake is entering a convenience store to buy some smokes and sees a man in a wheelchair coming up behind him to enter the store as well.
Intention: Jake wants to decide whether to hold the door open for the disabled man.
Moral consequence: The disabled man appreciates the show of courtesy and thanks Jake.
Immoral action: Jake briskly enters the convenience store without holding the door open for the disabled man.
Norm: It's good to greet someone immediately when they come home.
Situation: Sarah is in the shower when she hears her husband Mark come home and call for her.
Intention: Sarah wants to finish her shower.
Moral action: Sarah shouts a greeting to Mark and that she'll be out in five minutes.
Immoral consequence: Mark feels neglected and quickly leaves the house.
Norm: It's good to greet someone immediately when they come home.
Situation: Sarah is in the shower when she hears her husband Mark come home and call for her.
Intention: Sarah wants to finish her shower.
Moral consequence: Mark waits for Sarah and gives her a hug and a kiss when she comes out.
Immoral action: Sarah ignores Mark, so she can wash the soap out of her hair and dry off.
Norm: It's wrong for schools not to teach kid right.
Situation: Emery is teaching her students how to convert fractions into decimals, but she is having a hard time because she has never understood this well.
Intention: Emery wants to finish the lesson today.
Moral action: Emery meets with another teacher during lunch, learns how to do the conversion, and is able to teach the students correctly.
Immoral consequence: The students believe this is the right way to do the math and get all of the answers on their homework wrong.
Norm: It's wrong for schools not to teach kid right.
Situation: Emery is teaching her students how to convert fractions into decimals, but she is having a hard time because she has never understood this well.
Intention: Emery wants to finish the lesson today.
Moral consequence: The students understand how to do the math and get good grades on their homework.
Immoral action: Emery comes up with a way of converting the fractions that she thinks might be right and explains it to the class for their daily lesson.
Norm: It is wrong to be with multiple partners.
Situation: John is on a dating website when he receives date requests from five women.
Intention: John doesn't want to hurt anyone.
Moral action: John chooses one of the women to date, and he sets the other women up with his attractive single friends.
Immoral consequence: John is discovered by the women, and his reputation on the dating site is tarnished.
Norm: It is wrong to be with multiple partners.
Situation: John is on a dating website when he receives date requests from five women.
Intention: John doesn't want to hurt anyone.
Moral consequence: John gains friends and a wonderful new girlfriend.
Immoral action: John dates all of the women at the same time.
Norm: It's wrong to drink and drive.
Situation: Jack is out having a fun night with his friends and has had a few more drinks than he expected when he drove to the bar.
Intention: Jack wants to go home and go to bed.
Moral action: Jack decides he doesn't want to risk his life and others and gets an Uber to bring him home.
Immoral consequence: Jack gets pulled over on his way home and gets charged with a DUI.
Norm: It's wrong to drink and drive.
Situation: Jack is out having a fun night with his friends and has had a few more drinks than he expected when he drove to the bar.
Intention: Jack wants to go home and go to bed.
Moral consequence: Jacks' friend calls him the next day and asks how he got home, he tells Jack he is proud of him for leaving his car behind and being responsible.
Immoral action: Jack decides he only lives a few blocks away, so he may as well drive anyway.
Norm: It's nice to honor your deceased relatives.
Situation: George and his mother go to the cemetery to visit the grave of George's deceased father, who was not kind to George.
Intention: George wants to express how he feels about his father.
Moral action: George decides to focus on the good and tells his mother the things he's grateful for about his father.
Immoral consequence: George's mom is terribly offended and starts arguing with George in the cemetery.
Norm: It's nice to honor your deceased relatives.
Situation: George and his mother go to the cemetery to visit the grave of George's deceased father, who was not kind to George.
Intention: George wants to express how he feels about his father.
Moral consequence: George and his mother enjoy the time remembering George's father.
Immoral action: George decides to express his displeasure, kicks the headstone repeatedly, and stomps on the grave site.
Norm: It's good to stick up for what you believe in.
Situation: Kevin and his boyfriend Paul are planning on getting married but his parents don't know he's gay.
Intention: Kevin wants to invite his parents.
Moral action: Kevin invites his parents, and they say they disapprove of his lifestyle, so Kevin tells them he loves Paul and the wedding will go on as planned.
Immoral consequence: Paul is deeply hurt and him and Kevin split up.
Norm: It's good to stick up for what you believe in.
Situation: Kevin and his boyfriend Paul are planning on getting married but his parents don't know he's gay.
Intention: Kevin wants to invite his parents.
Moral consequence: Paul is so happy that Kevin did the right thing and loves him even more.
Immoral action: Kevin invites his parents, and they say they disapprove of his lifestyle, so Kevin apologizes to them and calls off the wedding.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to annoy your neighbors with your noise.
Situation: James is practicing the drums for his heavy metal band in his garage at 2 AM when his neighbor calls to complain.
Intention: James wants to improve his drum solo.
Moral action: James apologizes to the neighbor and says that he'll sound-proof the garage tomorrow.
Immoral consequence: The police show up an hour later and tell James to be quiet at night.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to annoy your neighbors with your noise.
Situation: James is practicing the drums for his heavy metal band in his garage at 2 AM when his neighbor calls to complain.
Intention: James wants to improve his drum solo.
Moral consequence: James continues practicing the drums in the sound-proofed garage without disturbing the neighbor.
Immoral action: James tells the neighbor to get lost and continues pounding the drums.
Norm: You should be respectful toward your teachers.
Situation: Jack just got his essay back from his teacher, and he got a very bad grade on it.
Intention: Jack wants to vent his anger.
Moral action: Jack holds his tongue in class and vents his anger to his friend who has the same teacher.
Immoral consequence: The teacher feels disrespected and reports Jack to the dean for disciplinary action.
Norm: You should be respectful toward your teachers.
Situation: Jack just got his essay back from his teacher, and he got a very bad grade on it.
Intention: Jack wants to vent his anger.
Moral consequence: Jack's reputation at the school is preserved, and he vents in a healthy way.
Immoral action: Jack yells at his teacher and gets really angry with her over the grade.
Norm: It's wrong to be bitter.
Situation: Xander is at a party where he runs into Kevin, who used to steal his lunch money when they were in grade school.
Intention: Xander wants to respond to Kevin.
Moral action: Xander says hello to Kevin and the two of them have a nice conversation where Kevin ends up apologizing for past behavior.
Immoral consequence: Xander and Kevin both get hurt and the party is ruined for everyone.
Norm: It's wrong to be bitter.
Situation: Xander is at a party where he runs into Kevin, who used to steal his lunch money when they were in grade school.
Intention: Xander wants to respond to Kevin.
Moral consequence: Xander and Kevin strike up a new found friendship.
Immoral action: Xander angrily confronts Kevin about how he was picked on as a kid and the two of them get into a fist fight.
Norm: It's bad to oversleep and miss your obligations.
Situation: Carlton is going to sleep after a wild party and sets his alarm, so he can get up for work.
Intention: Carlton wants to respond to his alarm.
Moral action: Despite the urge to shut off his alarm, Carlton realizes this is risky and gets up from bed.
Immoral consequence: Carlton falls back asleep and never makes it into work and is thus written up.