CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
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 consequence: Avoiding trouble with his boss, Carlton makes it to work and gets some extra sleep when he gets home.
Immoral action: Carlton hears the loud beeping on his clock and shuts it off because he wants to rest his eyes a few more minutes.
Norm: It's good to ask others for support.
Situation: John is working on an essay for his English class and struggling to complete it.
Intention: John wants to finish writing the essay.
Moral action: John asks his mother for help with writing his essay.
Immoral consequence: John's essay doesn't turn out very well, and he gets a D on it.
Norm: It's good to ask others for support.
Situation: John is working on an essay for his English class and struggling to complete it.
Intention: John wants to finish writing the essay.
Moral consequence: John's mother helps him, and he ends up getting an A on his essay.
Immoral action: John perseveres in writing the essay himself without any help despite his struggles with it.
Norm: It's good to want kids to get some physical activity.
Situation: Mary's kids are bored staying at home due to the Covid-19 stay-at-home order.
Intention: Mary wants to the kids to do something to pass the time.
Moral action: Mary encourages the kids to do exercises together for 30 minutes each day.
Immoral consequence: The kids gain weight and become less sociable.
Norm: It's good to want kids to get some physical activity.
Situation: Mary's kids are bored staying at home due to the Covid-19 stay-at-home order.
Intention: Mary wants to the kids to do something to pass the time.
Moral consequence: The kids becomes stronger and healthier while exercising together happily.
Immoral action: Mary bought many video games so that the kids have something to play with.
Norm: It's bad to leave without telling anyone.
Situation: Jenna has been at a party for three hours and is getting tired, but knows her friends will try to convince her to stay.
Intention: Jenna wants to go home and sleep.
Moral action: As Jenna walks out the door, she tells her friends she had a great time, but she feels really tired.
Immoral consequence: Jenna goes home and sleeps while her friends panic about her going missing.
Norm: It's bad to leave without telling anyone.
Situation: Jenna has been at a party for three hours and is getting tired, but knows her friends will try to convince her to stay.
Intention: Jenna wants to go home and sleep.
Moral consequence: Jenna's friends only have time to wave goodbye before she's on the sidewalk walking home.
Immoral action: Jenna sneaks out the back door without talking to her friends.
Norm: It's good to help a disabled person.
Situation: George is on his way to work and sees a disabled man struggling to move his wheelchair over the curb to cross the street.
Intention: George wants to decide whether to stop and help the man or continue on his way.
Moral action: George goes over and helps the disabled man into the crosswalk.
Immoral consequence: The disabled man turns back because he is unable to get over the curb to cross the street.
Norm: It's good to help a disabled person.
Situation: George is on his way to work and sees a disabled man struggling to move his wheelchair over the curb to cross the street.
Intention: George wants to decide whether to stop and help the man or continue on his way.
Moral consequence: The disabled man is very thankful and is able to cross the street and get where he's going.
Immoral action: George acts like he doesn't notice the disabled man and keeps on walking to work.
Norm: It's good to pay attention when driving.
Situation: Elanor is driving when she sees a wreck and emergency vehicles on the side of the road.
Intention: Elanor wants to see what's happening.
Moral action: Elanor looks quickly at the scene and tries to avoid hitting anyone near the outside.
Immoral consequence: Elanor loses focus on the road and rear-ends the car in front of her.
Norm: It's good to pay attention when driving.
Situation: Elanor is driving when she sees a wreck and emergency vehicles on the side of the road.
Intention: Elanor wants to see what's happening.
Moral consequence: Elanor navigates the scene without problems.
Immoral action: Elanor stares at the wreck as she drives by, trying to see if anyone died or was seriously hurt.
Norm: It's wrong to make racist jokes.
Situation: Chris, who dislikes black people, is with some friends in the parking lot when he sees a black person.
Intention: Chris wants to amuse his friends.
Moral action: Chris tells a joke that he heard from a comedy show that he watched earlier that week.
Immoral consequence: The black man hears, walks over to Chris, and starts a fight with him.
Norm: It's wrong to make racist jokes.
Situation: Chris, who dislikes black people, is with some friends in the parking lot when he sees a black person.
Intention: Chris wants to amuse his friends.
Moral consequence: Chris' friends laugh and no one is offended.
Immoral action: Chris decides to make fun of the black person and makes jokes about "darkies in the melon patch" to his friends.
Norm: It's not right to throw food at people.
Situation: Bill is at dinner with his wife Judy, and they're seated at opposite ends of a long table when Judy asks Bill to pass her a bread roll.
Intention: Bill wants to move the bread roll from the basket to Judy's hand.
Moral action: Bill grabs the whole basket of bread rolls and walks it over towards Judy, so she can take one.
Immoral consequence: Judy is angry at Bill for disrespecting the food like that and for putting his germ laden hands on her bread roll.
Norm: It's not right to throw food at people.
Situation: Bill is at dinner with his wife Judy, and they're seated at opposite ends of a long table when Judy asks Bill to pass her a bread roll.
Intention: Bill wants to move the bread roll from the basket to Judy's hand.
Moral consequence: Judy is delighted that Bill hand delivered the bread to her and smiles as she takes a roll and thanks him.
Immoral action: Bill picks up one of the bread rolls and launches a hard arcing throw so the roll lands in Judy's hand.
Norm: It's wrong to steal someone else's intellectual property.
Situation: Ella is starting a new brand to sell her creations.
Intention: Ella wants an attractive logo that she can use to market.
Moral action: Ella hires a designer to make a logo for her.
Immoral consequence: Ella gets caught and her business reputation is ruined.
Norm: It's wrong to steal someone else's intellectual property.
Situation: Ella is starting a new brand to sell her creations.
Intention: Ella wants an attractive logo that she can use to market.
Moral consequence: Ella gets a nice logo that she likes.
Immoral action: Ella copies an artist's drawing from their website and edits it slightly to use as a logo.
Norm: It's rude not to share with others.
Situation: John is at a restaurant with his friends, their food has just arrived and John notices that his plate of fries is humongous.
Intention: John wants to eat some fries.
Moral action: After putting some fries on his plate, John moves it into the middle of the table and invites his friends to help themselves.
Immoral consequence: John feels really gross and has a stomach ache all evening.
Norm: It's rude not to share with others.
Situation: John is at a restaurant with his friends, their food has just arrived and John notices that his plate of fries is humongous.
Intention: John wants to eat some fries.
Moral consequence: John is offered some food from his friends' plates in return.
Immoral action: John eats all the fries on his plate.
Norm: It's wrong to assault people.
Situation: Mary is walking down the street when a man whistles at her.
Intention: Mary wants to show her displeasure with the man's behavior.
Moral action: Mary berates the man for acting in a rude and demeaning manner.
Immoral consequence: Mary gets in trouble with the authorities for hitting the man.
Norm: It's wrong to assault people.
Situation: Mary is walking down the street when a man whistles at her.
Intention: Mary wants to show her displeasure with the man's behavior.
Moral consequence: Mary feels good about putting the man in his place by pointing out his misbehavior.
Immoral action: Mary slaps the man across the face with all her strength.
Norm: It's good to help family members.
Situation: Mike's brother, Jim, calls Mike and asks him if he can lend him some money for his monthly rent payment that is due soon.
Intention: Mike wants to respond to Jim's request.
Moral action: Mike agrees to lend some money to Jim and tells him not to worry about repaying him until he is able to.
Immoral consequence: Jim feels betrayed and decides to never speak to Mike again.
Norm: It's good to help family members.
Situation: Mike's brother, Jim, calls Mike and asks him if he can lend him some money for his monthly rent payment that is due soon.
Intention: Mike wants to respond to Jim's request.
Moral consequence: Jim feels grateful toward Mike and has a positive mood for the rest of the day.
Immoral action: Mike chastises Jim for not being financially responsible and angrily hangs up the phone.
Norm: You should not leave food unattended
Situation: Sam is birdwatching while eating lunch in the park when he receives a phone call.
Intention: Sam wants to answer the phone call.
Moral action: Sam answers the phone call while remaining seated on a bench.
Immoral consequence: A bird swoops down and steals Sam's lunch, so he has nothing left to eat.
Norm: You should not leave food unattended
Situation: Sam is birdwatching while eating lunch in the park when he receives a phone call.
Intention: Sam wants to answer the phone call.
Moral consequence: Sam is able to finish enjoying his lunch.
Immoral action: Sam leaves his food on the bench to get up and walk around while talking on the phone.
Norm: You shouldn't show inappropriate movies to kids.
Situation: Ray has some time off and decides to go to a movie with his children.
Intention: Ray wants to choose a movie to go to.
Moral action: Ray takes his children to see "WALL-E".
Immoral consequence: Ray's children become desensitized to violence and become more violent themselves.
Norm: You shouldn't show inappropriate movies to kids.
Situation: Ray has some time off and decides to go to a movie with his children.
Intention: Ray wants to choose a movie to go to.
Moral consequence: Ray and his children enjoy the movie and the happy ending.
Immoral action: Ray takes his children to see "Psychopathic Clowns from Mars".
Norm: It's polite to say thank you.
Situation: Jenny is checking out at her local grocery store and receives excellent service from the cashier.
Intention: Jenny wants to decide how to respond to the cashier.
Moral action: Jenny thanks the cashier for doing such a good job.
Immoral consequence: The cashier feels their quality service went unappreciated and is discouraged.
Norm: It's polite to say thank you.
Situation: Jenny is checking out at her local grocery store and receives excellent service from the cashier.
Intention: Jenny wants to decide how to respond to the cashier.
Moral consequence: The cashier is happy that their hard work was recognized.
Immoral action: Jenny decides to pay and leave without saying a word to the cashier.
Norm: It's expected that you'll help your coworkers.
Situation: Sammy's coworker asks Sammy to stay later with her to finish a big presentation.
Intention: Sammy wants to go to dinner with her boyfriend.
Moral action: Sammy stays back and helps the coworker with the presentation.
Immoral consequence: Sammy's coworker does terribly on the big presentation and Sammy misses out on a promotion due to budget cuts.
Norm: It's expected that you'll help your coworkers.
Situation: Sammy's coworker asks Sammy to stay later with her to finish a big presentation.
Intention: Sammy wants to go to dinner with her boyfriend.
Moral consequence: The presentation goes great and the company has enough money to give Sammy her promotion.
Immoral action: Sammy blows off the coworker to go to dinner with her boyfriend.
Norm: It's not okay to cause people undo stress.
Situation: Marnie is shopping for fancy new clothes at a classy boutique.
Intention: Marnie wants to look really fabulous at a friends wedding.
Moral action: Marnie asks the staff for assistance and also follows their instruction for putting away clothes she doesn't want.
Immoral consequence: The staff have to spend hours cleaning up after Marnie and lose sales.
Norm: It's not okay to cause people undo stress.
Situation: Marnie is shopping for fancy new clothes at a classy boutique.
Intention: Marnie wants to look really fabulous at a friends wedding.
Moral consequence: The staff appreciate Marnie as a customer and offer her a discount.
Immoral action: Marnie tries on multiple outfits and tosses them all over the floor before deciding what to buy.
Norm: It is polite to share your toys
Situation: Nate and his friend Ryan are kindergartners, and it is time to play with toys.
Intention: Nate wants to play with a set of cars and ramps.
Moral action: Nate gets the cars and ramps and gives some to Ryan, so they can play together.
Immoral consequence: Ryan cries and complains to the teacher, who then scolds Nate for being selfish.
Norm: It is polite to share your toys
Situation: Nate and his friend Ryan are kindergartners, and it is time to play with toys.
Intention: Nate wants to play with a set of cars and ramps.
Moral consequence: Nate and Ryan build an awesome set of ramps for the cars to run down, having a great time.
Immoral action: Nate gets the cars and ramps and keeps them to himself, refusing to let Ryan play.
Norm: It's hurtful to turn your back on a loved one.
Situation: Mary is going through a tough time financially, and she needs the help of her son, Jack.
Intention: Jack wants to help his mom.
Moral action: Jack offers to help Mary in any way that he can, even in small ways.
Immoral consequence: Mary is left alone and does not get any help she needs and her relationship with Jack is harmed.
Norm: It's hurtful to turn your back on a loved one.
Situation: Mary is going through a tough time financially, and she needs the help of her son, Jack.
Intention: Jack wants to help his mom.
Moral consequence: Mary gets the help she needs and her relationship with her son is impoved.
Immoral action: Jack does not perosnally help Mary, but he apologizes and wishes her well.
Norm: Personal hygiene is important.
Situation: Mark just got home from working in a sewer and his wife tells him he is dirty.
Intention: Mark wants to take a shower.
Moral action: Mark uses antibacterial soap and scrubs his entire body in the shower.
Immoral consequence: Mark's wife notices he is still dirty and smelly and refuses to sleep with him.
Norm: Personal hygiene is important.
Situation: Mark just got home from working in a sewer and his wife tells him he is dirty.
Intention: Mark wants to take a shower.
Moral consequence: Mark and Mark's wife are happy he is no longer dirty or smelly, and they spend time together.
Immoral action: Mark gets into the shower and only showers for five minutes without soap or scrubbing.
Norm: It's wrong to hide that you're in a relationship.
Situation: Jane is at a family reunion, chatting her old-fashioned aunt May who she hasn't seen in years.
Intention: Jane wants to tell aunt May about what she's been up to recently.
Moral action: Jane tells her Aunt May all about her life, including about her live-in boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: Aunt May tries to set Jane up with a young man that she knows since she thinks Jane might be lonely.
Norm: It's wrong to hide that you're in a relationship.
Situation: Jane is at a family reunion, chatting her old-fashioned aunt May who she hasn't seen in years.
Intention: Jane wants to tell aunt May about what she's been up to recently.
Moral consequence: Aunt May is shocked but tells Jane she's glad that she found someone she loves.
Immoral action: Jane tells aunt May about her new job and apartment, avoids mentioning that she has a boyfriend who also lives with her.
Norm: It is bad to look through someone else's things.
Situation: Tom's mother Susan suspects that he has been dating a girl without telling her about it.
Intention: Susan wants to find out if Tom has a girlfriend.
Moral action: Susan sits down with Tom and asks him if he is seeing anyone.
Immoral consequence: Tom discovers that Susan went through his journal and feels upset and violated.
Norm: It is bad to look through someone else's things.
Situation: Tom's mother Susan suspects that he has been dating a girl without telling her about it.
Intention: Susan wants to find out if Tom has a girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Tom tells his mother that he has been dating someone, and he feels relieved.
Immoral action: Susan goes into Tom's room and reads his journal to see if he has written about a girlfriend.
Norm: You should not be loud and disrupt others.
Situation: Amy is celebrating her new promotion at a bar with coworkers.
Intention: Amy wants to have fun at the bar.
Moral action: At the party, Amy makes sure to tell her coworkers how much she appreciates them and enjoys working with them.
Immoral consequence: Amy's boss is embarrassed by Amy's behavior and rescinds the promotion.
Norm: You should not be loud and disrupt others.
Situation: Amy is celebrating her new promotion at a bar with coworkers.
Intention: Amy wants to have fun at the bar.
Moral consequence: Amy's boss sees how well Amy interacts with her coworkers and assigns her to lead an important project.
Immoral action: Amy starts dancing on tables and singing obnoxiously at the bar.
Norm: It is hurtful to tell friends secrets.
Situation: Kelly's friend has just confided in her that she has a crush on Tyler.
Intention: Kelly wants her friend and Tyler to get together.
Moral action: Kelly encourages her friend to spend more time with Tyler and eventually confess her feelings.
Immoral consequence: Tyler feels awkward hearing the confession secondhand and Kelly's friend feels betrayed that Kelly spilled her secret.
Norm: It is hurtful to tell friends secrets.
Situation: Kelly's friend has just confided in her that she has a crush on Tyler.
Intention: Kelly wants her friend and Tyler to get together.
Moral consequence: Kelly's friend and Tyler get closer and the friend eventually works up the courage to talk honestly with Tyler.
Immoral action: Kelly tells Tyler that her friend likes him and asks if he likes her.
Norm: Violence is wrong.
Situation: Wayne is walking home from school when he is accosted by a bully in a park outside of school property.
Intention: Wayne wants to escape a beating from the bully.
Moral action: Wayne turns and runs as fast as he can away from the bully.
Immoral consequence: The bully reports Wayne to the police, who arrest him.
Norm: Violence is wrong.
Situation: Wayne is walking home from school when he is accosted by a bully in a park outside of school property.
Intention: Wayne wants to escape a beating from the bully.
Moral consequence: Wayne outruns the bully and watches out for him in the future.
Immoral action: Wayne grabs a stick and assaults the bully before he can do Wayne harm.
Norm: It's bad to do someone's homework for them.
Situation: Dexter and his friend Bo are in the same Calculus class, with Bo struggling and Dexter doing well.
Intention: Dexter wants Bo to get a good grade on his next homework assignment.
Moral action: Dexter tutors Bo on the homework material before Bo completes the assignment himself.
Immoral consequence: Bo does not learn the material covered by his homework and ends up flunking his next test.
Norm: It's bad to do someone's homework for them.
Situation: Dexter and his friend Bo are in the same Calculus class, with Bo struggling and Dexter doing well.
Intention: Dexter wants Bo to get a good grade on his next homework assignment.
Moral consequence: Bo understands the material covered by his homework and ends up getting a good grade on his next test.
Immoral action: Dexter gives Bo the answers to the homework assignment before Bo turns it in.
Norm: It's good to try and meet new friends in life.
Situation: John is at a corporate event and sees co-workers as well as visitors attending the event.
Intention: John wants to talk to someone.
Moral action: John finds a new person to talk with and gets to know him better.
Immoral consequence: John's social circle stays small, and he gets into a social rut.
Norm: It's good to try and meet new friends in life.
Situation: John is at a corporate event and sees co-workers as well as visitors attending the event.
Intention: John wants to talk to someone.
Moral consequence: The person John meets is able to help him with his career.
Immoral action: John finds a co-worker to talk with and chats with him the whole time.
Norm: It's encouraged to value items which are rare.
Situation: Jasmine is moving to a new house and came across several family heirlooms in the attic.
Intention: Jasmine wants to decide what to do with the heirlooms.
Moral action: Jasmine decides to hold on to the heirlooms and see if she can find someone who's interested in them later.
Immoral consequence: Jasmine finds out later that the heirlooms were worth tens of thousands of dollars and is extremely disappointed.
Norm: It's encouraged to value items which are rare.
Situation: Jasmine is moving to a new house and came across several family heirlooms in the attic.
Intention: Jasmine wants to decide what to do with the heirlooms.
Moral consequence: Jasmine finds a buyer for the heirlooms and makes enough money to cover most of her childrens' college costs.
Immoral action: Jasmine decides to throw the heirlooms away to save herself the trouble of moving them.
Norm: It is good to trust someone in a relationship.
Situation: Mary's boyfriend John is part of a big project at work and has taken to sometimes pulling all-nighters.
Intention: Mary wants to feel secure in her relationship.
Moral action: Mary is honest with John about her insecurities.
Immoral consequence: After embarrassing John in front of his coworkers Mary and John grow further apart.
Norm: It is good to trust someone in a relationship.
Situation: Mary's boyfriend John is part of a big project at work and has taken to sometimes pulling all-nighters.
Intention: Mary wants to feel secure in her relationship.
Moral consequence: Mary is better able to handle the temporary distance after John adjusts his schedule to give her more attention.
Immoral action: Mary follows John and confronts him when he goes for a meal with coworkers after work.
Norm: It's wrong to damage the property of others.
Situation: Julian sees a diamond ring in the display window of a local jeweler.
Intention: Julian wants to acquire the ring.
Moral action: Julian goes to the shop the next day and buys the ring.
Immoral consequence: Julian is caught on hidden camera and is arrested the following day.
Norm: It's wrong to damage the property of others.
Situation: Julian sees a diamond ring in the display window of a local jeweler.
Intention: Julian wants to acquire the ring.
Moral consequence: Julian is proud to wear the ring that he bought.
Immoral action: Julian makes a hole in the glass using a rock and reaches in and picks up the ring.
Norm: It is wrong to vandalize property.
Situation: Mike lives next door to a person who has a yard full of signs for a cause Mike vehemently  opposes.
Intention: Mike wants to get rid of the signs.
Moral action: Mike complains to the Homeowner's Association, and the neighbor is forced to remove the signs which are in violation of the covenants.
Immoral consequence: Mike is reported to the police, arrested, and fined.
Norm: It is wrong to vandalize property.
Situation: Mike lives next door to a person who has a yard full of signs for a cause Mike vehemently  opposes.
Intention: Mike wants to get rid of the signs.
Moral consequence: The neighbor never knows who complained, and Mike no longer has to look at the signs.
Immoral action: Mike rips down the signs, tearing them to bits and leaving the mess in his neighbor's yard.