CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should not force people into situations they don't like.
Situation: Marie's daughter Kayla is a shy girl who is afraid of public speaking but enjoys writing poetry and painting.
Intention: Marie wants her daughter to make more friends.
Moral action: Marie signs Kayla up for a small art class that teaches painting.
Immoral consequence: Kayla feels anxious and resents Marie for forcing her to do something uncomfortable.
Norm: You should not force people into situations they don't like.
Situation: Marie's daughter Kayla is a shy girl who is afraid of public speaking but enjoys writing poetry and painting.
Intention: Marie wants her daughter to make more friends.
Moral consequence: Kayla spends time doing something she loves and bonds with the other students over their shared interest.
Immoral action: Marie signs Kayla up for the school play, so she can meet people.
Norm: It's good to give people space to process a tragedy.
Situation: Noor has just lost his father in a tragic accident and is currently sitting in a tutoring session with Jade.
Intention: Jade wants to help Noor feel better.
Moral action: Jade asks Noor if he'd rather sit alone for some time, and lets him decide what feels best.
Immoral consequence: Noor has a great night out but suffers from alcohol poisoning, as he drank too much in an attempt to forget losing his dad.
Norm: It's good to give people space to process a tragedy.
Situation: Noor has just lost his father in a tragic accident and is currently sitting in a tutoring session with Jade.
Intention: Jade wants to help Noor feel better.
Moral consequence: Noor takes Jade up on the offer and spends the rest of his tutoring time reminiscing about his dad, feeling a little better.
Immoral action: Jade offers to take Noor out on the town to party and forget his sadness.
Norm: It's hurtful to destroy your partners property.
Situation: Amanda had a big fight with her boyfriend and comes across her boyfriend's favorite shirt on the floor.
Intention: Amanda wants to decide what to do with the shirt.
Moral action: Amanda resists the temptation to damage the shirt and simply puts it away.
Immoral consequence: Amanda's boyfriend starts thinking about how petty Amanda is and breaks up with her.
Norm: It's hurtful to destroy your partners property.
Situation: Amanda had a big fight with her boyfriend and comes across her boyfriend's favorite shirt on the floor.
Intention: Amanda wants to decide what to do with the shirt.
Moral consequence: Amanda's boyfriend makes up with her and treats her to a nice dinner.
Immoral action: Amanda decides to use scissors on the shirt and destroys it completely.
Norm: It's rude to speak negatively of something someone likes.
Situation: Sal is chatting with some friends about movies when his friend, Jason, mentions that he loved the last Star Wars.
Intention: Sal wants to be perceived as a Star Wars expert by his friends.
Moral action: Sal compares different Star War movies in detail, but stays diplomatic about the weaknesses of the last one.
Immoral consequence: James is hurt and feels humiliated by Sal's very negative comments about his favorite movie.
Norm: It's rude to speak negatively of something someone likes.
Situation: Sal is chatting with some friends about movies when his friend, Jason, mentions that he loved the last Star Wars.
Intention: Sal wants to be perceived as a Star Wars expert by his friends.
Moral consequence: James enjoys listening to Sal's opinion without being made to feel bad about what he likes.
Immoral action: Sal starts panning the last Star Wars movies, detailing all its flaws and telling James why it's dumb to like it.
Norm: It's wrong to beat up your family.
Situation: Jonah has a brother that broke his toy.
Intention: Jonah wants to punish his brother regarding the toy.
Moral action: Jonah talks to his parents about the toy and how his brother broke it.
Immoral consequence: Jonah's parents will get mad at him and Jonah will be disciplined.
Norm: It's wrong to beat up your family.
Situation: Jonah has a brother that broke his toy.
Intention: Jonah wants to punish his brother regarding the toy.
Moral consequence: Jonah's parents will discipline his brother and get him a new toy which will make him happy.
Immoral action: Jonah pushes his brother down and kicks him while mentioning the toy.
Norm: You should always return someone's things.
Situation: Linda's laptop charger got frayed over time, and she had to borrow one from a friend, so she could use her computer.
Intention: Linda wants to have a laptop charger to use long term.
Moral action: Linda returns her friends charger and orders a new one for herself off of the internet.
Immoral consequence: Linda's friend gets annoyed that it's taking so long to get her charger back, and she doesn't lend Linda anything else after that.
Norm: You should always return someone's things.
Situation: Linda's laptop charger got frayed over time, and she had to borrow one from a friend, so she could use her computer.
Intention: Linda wants to have a laptop charger to use long term.
Moral consequence: Linda's friend appreciates getting the charger back and tells Linda she can use it anytime she needs.
Immoral action: Linda keeps her friend's charger, hoping that her friend will forget and won't ask her to return it.
Norm: It's bad to hound your kids too much.
Situation: Rae has been studying hard for Chemistry, but her mother Susan is still disappointed in her grade performance.
Intention: Susan wants Rae to get better grades.
Moral action: Susan asks Rae if she thinks a tutor could be helpful.
Immoral consequence: Rae works tirelessly until she can get her cell phone back, but then decides to run away from home with it.
Norm: It's bad to hound your kids too much.
Situation: Rae has been studying hard for Chemistry, but her mother Susan is still disappointed in her grade performance.
Intention: Susan wants Rae to get better grades.
Moral consequence: Rae agrees to go to a tutor, and they work together to get her grades up.
Immoral action: Susan takes Rae's cell phone away and tells her she can have it back when she gets better grades.
Norm: It's not okay to be ashamed of what you like.
Situation: Ingrid is a fan of goth music, and starts to dress in goth-style clothing, which causes her to be made fun of.
Intention: Ingrid wants to be liked.
Moral action: Ingrid brushes off the taunts and continues doing what she likes.
Immoral consequence: Ingrid becomes seen as a pushover and never really gets to do what she likes.
Norm: It's not okay to be ashamed of what you like.
Situation: Ingrid is a fan of goth music, and starts to dress in goth-style clothing, which causes her to be made fun of.
Intention: Ingrid wants to be liked.
Moral consequence: Others who like the music make friends with Ingrid, and she makes some life-long friends.
Immoral action: Ingrid stops listening to goth music and stops dressing in the clothes.
Norm: It's good to be mindful of your partner's medical conditions.
Situation: Justin and Celia have been married for nearly twenty years, and Justin was recently diagnosed with Type II diabetes and hypertension.
Intention: Celia wants Justin to feel better after his diagnosis.
Moral action: Celia makes a sugar free cake and cooks some baked salmon with roasted vegetables for dinner.
Immoral consequence: Justin and Celia enjoy their dinner, but Justin feels bad that he will have to stop eating these delicious foods.
Norm: It's good to be mindful of your partner's medical conditions.
Situation: Justin and Celia have been married for nearly twenty years, and Justin was recently diagnosed with Type II diabetes and hypertension.
Intention: Celia wants Justin to feel better after his diagnosis.
Moral consequence: Justin and Celia enjoy their dinner, and Justin feels better that he still has many delicious and healthy options.
Immoral action: Celia orders their favorite chocolate cake and prepares some ribeye steaks and buttery mashed potatoes for dinner.
Norm: It's wrong to keep a secret from your significant other.
Situation: Tony is happily married but has recently came across a pornographic film he enjoyed.
Intention: Tony wants to explore his newfound interest in pornographic films.
Moral action: Tony decides to tell his wife about his new interest in pornography.
Immoral consequence: Tony's wife discovers tony watching a film in the bathroom and gets very angry and makes him sleep on the couch.
Norm: It's wrong to keep a secret from your significant other.
Situation: Tony is happily married but has recently came across a pornographic film he enjoyed.
Intention: Tony wants to explore his newfound interest in pornographic films.
Moral consequence: Tony's wife tells him that she is actually interested in pornographic films as well, and they watch one together.
Immoral action: Tony decides not to tell his wife thinking she won't allow him to explore his new interest.
Norm: You should try to make your parents proud.
Situation: Chris just got done with college and moved back in with his parents.
Intention: Chris wanted to find a job, so he could move out of his parents' house.
Moral action: Chris starts a tech company that helps people learn how to code.
Immoral consequence: Chris's parents become ashamed of him and don't want him living in their house anymroe.
Norm: You should try to make your parents proud.
Situation: Chris just got done with college and moved back in with his parents.
Intention: Chris wanted to find a job, so he could move out of his parents' house.
Moral consequence: Chris's parents are happy that they get to brag about Chris's new business to their friends.
Immoral action: Chris became a freelance pornstar in order to make money.
Norm: It's good to help an ailing family member.
Situation: Bob goes to see his sick sister Jill at her house.
Intention: Bob wants to talk to Jill.
Moral action: Bob talks to Jill and offers to help her out while she's sick.
Immoral consequence: Jill has to find someone else to help her while she's sick.
Norm: It's good to help an ailing family member.
Situation: Bob goes to see his sick sister Jill at her house.
Intention: Bob wants to talk to Jill.
Moral consequence: Bob helps takes care of Jill until she's better again.
Immoral action: Bob talks to Jill quickly and swiftly before leaving just as quickly.
Norm: People in position of power should never abuse that power.
Situation: Alex runs a company that is busy.
Intention: Alex wants to get more work done from his company.
Moral action: Alex hires more workers to fulfill the work needed to be done.
Immoral consequence: Alex's workers will become stressed and quality will suffer.
Norm: People in position of power should never abuse that power.
Situation: Alex runs a company that is busy.
Intention: Alex wants to get more work done from his company.
Moral consequence: Alex's workers are able to complete the work with good quality.
Immoral action: Alex tells his workers they will be laid off if they do not work overtime.
Norm: It is weird to be attracted to kids.
Situation: Leonard and his work friends are talking about the types of girls they like.
Intention: Leonard wants to talk about the girls he thinks are attractive.
Moral action: Leonard says he thinks girls with slim bodies are attractive.
Immoral consequence: Leonard's work friends will think he's a creep and avoid him.
Norm: It is weird to be attracted to kids.
Situation: Leonard and his work friends are talking about the types of girls they like.
Intention: Leonard wants to talk about the girls he thinks are attractive.
Moral consequence: Leonard's work friends will agree and continue the conversation.
Immoral action: Leonard says he thinks really young girls in middle school are attractive.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone who hasn't seen Blade Runner.
Situation: Chris is talking with a group of his friends about different movies the they've seen.
Intention: Chris wants to find out who has seen Blade Runner.
Moral action: When Chris finds out one of his friends hasn't seen Blade Runner, he invites her over to his house for a movie night.
Immoral consequence: Chris is admonished by his friends for his rude behavior.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone who hasn't seen Blade Runner.
Situation: Chris is talking with a group of his friends about different movies the they've seen.
Intention: Chris wants to find out who has seen Blade Runner.
Moral consequence: Chris and his friend share a fun evening together watching films.
Immoral action: When his friend says he's never seen Blade Runner, Chris makes fun of him.
Norm: Parents and children should discuss their issues calmly without anger.
Situation: Pablo is tired of his children not feeding and walking the dog like they promised when they got him.
Intention: Pablo wants to remind his children what their responsibilities are with the dog.
Moral action: Pablo gathers his children and explains to them what their responsibilities are with the dog.
Immoral consequence: Pablo's children are scared of their dad and in the future don't share problems they experience for fear he'll get mad at them.
Norm: Parents and children should discuss their issues calmly without anger.
Situation: Pablo is tired of his children not feeding and walking the dog like they promised when they got him.
Intention: Pablo wants to remind his children what their responsibilities are with the dog.
Moral consequence: Pablo's children agree to make a schedule showing when each child is responsible for walking and feeding the dog.
Immoral action: Pablo gathers his children together and yells at them at the top of his lungs about their duty to feed and walk the dog.
Norm: It's wrong to freeload off people.
Situation: Tim moved back in with his parents after graduating from college and getting a job at Walmart.
Intention: Tim wants to spend his money.
Moral action: Tim pays his parents rent and contributes to the grocery and utility bills.
Immoral consequence: Tim's parents don't think Tim is trying to improve his life, so they kick him out of the house.
Norm: It's wrong to freeload off people.
Situation: Tim moved back in with his parents after graduating from college and getting a job at Walmart.
Intention: Tim wants to spend his money.
Moral consequence: Tim's parents feel Tim is being very responsible, so they buy him a car to help him commute to work.
Immoral action: Tim spends all his money on going to bars with his friends whenever he's not working.
Norm: It's polite to abide by others' schedules.
Situation: Jennifer is opening a new joint bank account with her husband, and they need to go to the branch during weekday business hours.
Intention: Jennifer wants to schedule an appointment for their bank meeting.
Moral action: Jennifer asks her husband when his lunch break is and then schedules the meeting for that time.
Immoral consequence: Jennifer's husband ends up missing an important meeting at work in order to make the appointment at the bank.
Norm: It's polite to abide by others' schedules.
Situation: Jennifer is opening a new joint bank account with her husband, and they need to go to the branch during weekday business hours.
Intention: Jennifer wants to schedule an appointment for their bank meeting.
Moral consequence: Jennifer's husband makes it to the bank and then back to work in time.
Immoral action: Jennifer schedules the appointment for the time that suits her best without consulting with her husband first.
Norm: It's not okay to put down your children.
Situation: Kyle was not happy with his son for not trying his best in his baseball game.
Intention: Kyle wanted his son to know that his performance was unacceptable.
Moral action: Kyle teaches his son that he has to play hard in order to build good habits.
Immoral consequence: Kyle's son feels very bad and becomes depressed.
Norm: It's not okay to put down your children.
Situation: Kyle was not happy with his son for not trying his best in his baseball game.
Intention: Kyle wanted his son to know that his performance was unacceptable.
Moral consequence: Kyle's son understands what his dad is saying and is motivated to play harder.
Immoral action: Kyle told his son that he's ashamed to call him his son.
Norm: It's wrong not to vaccinate yourself.
Situation: Greg is planning an upcoming trip to a remote area in a third world country.
Intention: Greg wants to protect himself on the trip.
Moral action: Greg receives a full compliment of vaccines before traveling to the foreign country.
Immoral consequence: Greg gets a vaccine preventable illness on his trip and suffers from health issues caused by it.
Norm: It's wrong not to vaccinate yourself.
Situation: Greg is planning an upcoming trip to a remote area in a third world country.
Intention: Greg wants to protect himself on the trip.
Moral consequence: Greg has a good trip and remains healthy throughout.
Immoral action: Greg buys a knife and a bullet proof vest prior to his trip.
Norm: You should try to be nice to family members.
Situation: David's least favorite uncle is in town visiting for the weekend and asks to spend time with him.
Intention: David wants to spend the weekend with his friends.
Moral action: David explains to his uncle that he really wants to go to his friends for the weekend.
Immoral consequence: Once David comes back home his parents ground him for a month for being rude.
Norm: You should try to be nice to family members.
Situation: David's least favorite uncle is in town visiting for the weekend and asks to spend time with him.
Intention: David wants to spend the weekend with his friends.
Moral consequence: David's uncle offers to take him and his friends to an amusement park, and they all have a great time.
Immoral action: David tells his uncle that he doesn't like him and goes to his friends for the weekend.
Norm: It's bad to wear just a bra in public.
Situation: Alexis goes to the beach with her friends, but she forgets to bring her swimsuit.
Intention: Alexis wants to swim.
Moral action: Alexis buys a new swimsuit from the shop at the beach and puts it on before swimming.
Immoral consequence: Her friends feel embarrassed and uneasy staying with her.
Norm: It's bad to wear just a bra in public.
Situation: Alexis goes to the beach with her friends, but she forgets to bring her swimsuit.
Intention: Alexis wants to swim.
Moral consequence: Her friends have so much fun with her swimming together in the sea.
Immoral action: Alexis takes off her shirt with the bra on and swims in the sea.
Norm: You shouldn't fall for someone you don't know.
Situation: Mark is lonely and only has strangers as Facebook friends, and they are the only people he talks to.
Intention: Mark wants to build a relationship with someone off Facebook.
Moral action: Mark decides to have a platonic, casual friendship with someone from his Facebook network.
Immoral consequence: The romance falls apart due to lack of knowledge about each other and Mark feels bad.
Norm: You shouldn't fall for someone you don't know.
Situation: Mark is lonely and only has strangers as Facebook friends, and they are the only people he talks to.
Intention: Mark wants to build a relationship with someone off Facebook.
Moral consequence: Mark and his friend have a lot of good chats together online.
Immoral action: Mark starts a romantic relationship with a stranger from his Facebook network.
Norm: You shouldn't talk about rape in class.
Situation: Mark is in biology class, and his teacher started bringing up the#MeToo movement.
Intention: Mark wants to give his opinion on the movement.
Moral action: Mark tells his class that the men who are responsible for these abuses of power should be held accountable.
Immoral consequence: A girl in Mark's class who was previously abused feels triggered and starts thinking about her nightmare.
Norm: You shouldn't talk about rape in class.
Situation: Mark is in biology class, and his teacher started bringing up the#MeToo movement.
Intention: Mark wants to give his opinion on the movement.
Moral consequence: A girl in Mark's class supports what Mark said and is happy that a man supports such a thing.
Immoral action: Mark tells the class that he thinks that women secretly wish to be sexually assaulted.
Norm: It's good to study with others for a final exam.
Situation: Jake has a final exam coming up in a class that he is good at and some friends of his are having a hard time with.
Intention: Jake wants to study to be ready for the exam.
Moral action: Jake feels ready and goes to study with his friends to have some companionship.
Immoral consequence: Jake's friends can't figure out the material by themselves and bomb the final exam.
Norm: It's good to study with others for a final exam.
Situation: Jake has a final exam coming up in a class that he is good at and some friends of his are having a hard time with.
Intention: Jake wants to study to be ready for the exam.
Moral consequence: Jake's experience helps his friends, who then do better on the final than they would have.
Immoral action: Jake feels confident that he'll succeed and studies by himself.
Norm: It's bad to daydream too much at work.
Situation: Wayne is at work in a meeting and is watching an extremely boring slide show about his current assignment.
Intention: Wayne wants to stay awake.
Moral action: Wayne borrows some paper and begins to take notes, so he doesn't fall asleep.
Immoral consequence: Wayne misses some important info about the work he is doing, causing the company to lose money.
Norm: It's bad to daydream too much at work.
Situation: Wayne is at work in a meeting and is watching an extremely boring slide show about his current assignment.
Intention: Wayne wants to stay awake.
Moral consequence: Wayne uses his notes when he returns to work on his project and does a good job.
Immoral action: Wayne begins daydreaming about the work that he'll do after the meeting is over to keep interested.
Norm: It's evil to physically assault someone.
Situation: Martha is walking home from class after dark and sees her friend Beth under a nearby awning.
Intention: Beth wants to get some money from Martha.
Moral action: Beth tells Martha that she is really hungry and could really use some money to get food.
Immoral consequence: Beth is approached by University Police for her attack on Martha and is kicked off of campus.
Norm: It's evil to physically assault someone.
Situation: Martha is walking home from class after dark and sees her friend Beth under a nearby awning.
Intention: Beth wants to get some money from Martha.
Moral consequence: Martha gives Beth some cash from her wallet and wishes her well, not wanting her friend to suffer.
Immoral action: Beth steps out in front of Martha and grabs her hair, telling her that she will get hurt if she doesn't give Beth some cash.
Norm: It is good to want to help others.
Situation: Jill is walking down the street when she sees Blaine biking and Blaine flies off his bike and hurts himself.
Intention: Jill wants to react to the crash she just saw.
Moral action: Jill runs towards Blaine quickly to see if he needs help and offers him assistance.
Immoral consequence: Blaine is on the ground in pain and helpless and continues to lie there in agony for a while.
Norm: It is good to want to help others.
Situation: Jill is walking down the street when she sees Blaine biking and Blaine flies off his bike and hurts himself.
Intention: Jill wants to react to the crash she just saw.
Moral consequence: Blaine is happy to see someone has come to help him and it makes him feel a little relieved.
Immoral action: Jill turns away quickly before anyone can see that she might have seen the crash and walks the other way.
Norm: When people are upset it helps to do something
Situation: Wendy is making coffee in the break room at work when her coworker walks in distraught that her husband just lost his job.
Intention: Wendy wants to get back to her office quickly.
Moral action: Before returning to her office, Wendy tells her coworker to email her because she knows someone who can help her husband.
Immoral consequence: Wendy's coworker becomes increasingly upset regarding her situation and breaks down crying later that day.