CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's rude to crush children's imaginations.
Situation: Maggie's son is often writing wild stories in his spare time and his grades have dropped because of his avid imagination.
Intention: Maggie wants her son to get better grades.
Moral action: Maggie supports her sons writing but tells him it's important to do better at school, which helps him get his grades higher.
Immoral consequence: Maggie's son becomes despondent and spends way less time with his friends and family.
Norm: It's rude to crush children's imaginations.
Situation: Maggie's son is often writing wild stories in his spare time and his grades have dropped because of his avid imagination.
Intention: Maggie wants her son to get better grades.
Moral consequence: Maggie's son continues writing lavish stories, which later leads to him having a career in literature.
Immoral action: Maggie demands that her son stop writing stories and get his grades higher, or he will be punished, which leads to her son getting better marks.
Norm: It's good to find harmless ways to express your anger.
Situation: Samuel opens the break room fridge at work to find that someone has eaten his food.
Intention: Samuel wants justice from whoever took his food.
Moral action: Samuel leaves a note asking whoever ate his lunch to replace it, no questions asked.
Immoral consequence: Everyone at work goes hungry after having their lunches tossed.
Norm: It's good to find harmless ways to express your anger.
Situation: Samuel opens the break room fridge at work to find that someone has eaten his food.
Intention: Samuel wants justice from whoever took his food.
Moral consequence: Samuel comes into work the next day to find his lunch replaced with an apology note attached.
Immoral action: Samuel empties the entire fridge, tossing its contents into the trash.
Norm: It's wrong to crush a child's dreams.
Situation: Bobby was asked by his teacher, Mrs. Goldstein, who he wants to be when he’s older, to which Bobby replied that he wants to be a comedian.
Intention: Mrs. Goldstein wants to respond to Bobby's wish.
Moral action: Mrs. Goldstein tells Bobby that if he works hard at it, he can acheive anything in life.
Immoral consequence: Bobby is embarrassed because the class laughs at him.
Norm: It's wrong to crush a child's dreams.
Situation: Bobby was asked by his teacher, Mrs. Goldstein, who he wants to be when he’s older, to which Bobby replied that he wants to be a comedian.
Intention: Mrs. Goldstein wants to respond to Bobby's wish.
Moral consequence: Bobby is motivated to follow his passion and practices comedy everyday.
Immoral action: Mrs. Goldstein tells Bobby that being a comedian in unrealistic, and he should reconsider.
Norm: It's bad to mock religious figures.
Situation: Nicky is in Rome at the Vatican when he sees a procession of cardinals walk past in their red hats and robes.
Intention: Nicky wants to react to the cardinal's outfits.
Moral action: Nicky laughs and says that the cardinals look amazing and that he's awed by the bright red outfits.
Immoral consequence: The bystanders are all shocked that Nicky is so disrespectful to these revered people and hate him for it.
Norm: It's bad to mock religious figures.
Situation: Nicky is in Rome at the Vatican when he sees a procession of cardinals walk past in their red hats and robes.
Intention: Nicky wants to react to the cardinal's outfits.
Moral consequence: The bystanders all agree that the cardinals pose a striking figure as they walk by.
Immoral action: Nicky points at the cardinals and laughs yelling about how they look ridiculous with their ancient outfits.
Norm: Cyber bullying is wrong.
Situation: Shanna comes across a girl named Kayleigh on social media wearing the same purple dress she owns.
Intention: Shanna wants to start a conversation with Kayleigh about her dress.
Moral action: Shanna messages Kayleigh to compliment her dress, mentioning that they have the same style.
Immoral consequence: Kayleigh deletes her social media out of fear and intimidation.
Norm: Cyber bullying is wrong.
Situation: Shanna comes across a girl named Kayleigh on social media wearing the same purple dress she owns.
Intention: Shanna wants to start a conversation with Kayleigh about her dress.
Moral consequence: Kayleigh and Shanna bond over fashion and become friends.
Immoral action: Shanna messages Kayleigh telling her she'll never be able to style the dress the way she can, and proceeds to taunt her for the rest of the week.
Norm: It is good to do work for others.
Situation: Willow has the evening off, and her mother needs help with the yard work.
Intention: Willow wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Willow asks her friend to help her out with her mother's yard.
Immoral consequence: Willow has to take her mother to the hospital that night after her mother injures herself in the yard.
Norm: It is good to do work for others.
Situation: Willow has the evening off, and her mother needs help with the yard work.
Intention: Willow wants to do something fun.
Moral consequence: Willow and her friend bond over goofing off outdoors.
Immoral action: Willow spends the evening shopping for new clothes.
Norm: Parents should look out for what's best for their children.
Situation: Jake's son asks Jake if he can buy a motorcycle and learn to ride it.
Intention: Jake wants his son to have a vehicle.
Moral action: Jake says that motorcycles aren't very safe and offers to help buy his son a car.
Immoral consequence: Jake's son crashes the motorcycle multiple times, injuring himself each time.
Norm: Parents should look out for what's best for their children.
Situation: Jake's son asks Jake if he can buy a motorcycle and learn to ride it.
Intention: Jake wants his son to have a vehicle.
Moral consequence: Jake's son gets a used car and enjoys it for several years with no trouble.
Immoral action: Jake says, "Sure, do what you want," allowing his son to get the motorcycle.
Norm: It's discouraged from asking pointed questions about other people's relationships.
Situation: Sam is talking to a couple he just met in a cafe.
Intention: Sam wants to ask the couple about their relationship.
Moral action: Sam asks the couple where they met and other normal questions people tend to ask couples.
Immoral consequence: The couple thinks Sam is creepy for asking such personal questions when they hardly know him.
Norm: It's discouraged from asking pointed questions about other people's relationships.
Situation: Sam is talking to a couple he just met in a cafe.
Intention: Sam wants to ask the couple about their relationship.
Moral consequence: The couple feel comfortable with Sam's questions and tell him a bit about their relationship.
Immoral action: Sam asks some probing questions about the couple's sex life.
Norm: It's rude to steal someone's underwear.
Situation: Carl is at a gym to workout.
Intention: Carl wants to get dressed after taking a shower.
Moral action: Carl puts on boxer shorts he stored in a locker.
Immoral consequence: Carl is accused of theft and gets into an altercation.
Norm: It's rude to steal someone's underwear.
Situation: Carl is at a gym to workout.
Intention: Carl wants to get dressed after taking a shower.
Moral consequence: Carl wears clean clothes and feel refreshed.
Immoral action: Carl takes boxers from a pile of clothes he found and puts them on.
Norm: It's bad to follow someone while they are jogging.
Situation: Kevin is running down the sidewalk behind a person jogging late at night.
Intention: Kevin wants to get home in a hurry.
Moral action: Kevin crosses the street to have the sidewalk all to himself.
Immoral consequence: The jogger gets scared that Kevin is a mugger and maces them.
Norm: It's bad to follow someone while they are jogging.
Situation: Kevin is running down the sidewalk behind a person jogging late at night.
Intention: Kevin wants to get home in a hurry.
Moral consequence: Kevin doesn't scare the jogger, and they both go on their way.
Immoral action: Kevin follows very closely behind the jogger.
Norm: It's good to show interest in other people's interests.
Situation: Joe has a crush on his classmate, Lisa, and is about to approach her to strike up a converstation.
Intention: Joe wants to ask Lisa out on a date.
Moral action: Joe asks Lisa about the things she likes to do before asking her out.
Immoral consequence: Lisa turns him down because he seems self-centered and boring.
Norm: It's good to show interest in other people's interests.
Situation: Joe has a crush on his classmate, Lisa, and is about to approach her to strike up a converstation.
Intention: Joe wants to ask Lisa out on a date.
Moral consequence: Lisa agrees to go out with Joe because he seems to be interested in the same things she is.
Immoral action: Joe ignores what Lisa is doing and talks about himself, then asks her out.
Norm: It's wrong to ruin someone's dinner.
Situation: Delia is cooking dinner for friends.
Intention: Delia wants to season the dinner.
Moral action: Delia adds different herbs and spices to the dinner.
Immoral consequence: The food is too spicy and the friends do not eat it.
Norm: It's wrong to ruin someone's dinner.
Situation: Delia is cooking dinner for friends.
Intention: Delia wants to season the dinner.
Moral consequence: The food is delicious and the friends eat all of it.
Immoral action: Delia adds a very large dose of chili peppers to the dinner.
Norm: It's wrong to not give your best effort in school.
Situation: Bella and her friends are all currently in high school.
Intention: Bella wants to graduate.
Moral action: Bella joins clubs, takes AP classes, and gets an A in all her classes.
Immoral consequence: Bella is not accepted into any of her colleges of choice.
Norm: It's wrong to not give your best effort in school.
Situation: Bella and her friends are all currently in high school.
Intention: Bella wants to graduate.
Moral consequence: Bella is able to get into her dream college and gets a scholarship.
Immoral action: Bella does the bare minimum so that she can pass her classes with a C.
Norm: It's gracious to tip a server well.
Situation: Charles, a devout Christian, is dining out at a restaurant with his large family.
Intention: Charles wants to show his appreciation to his server.
Moral action: Charles leaves the server a 25% tip on the bill.
Immoral consequence: The server makes less money than they should and warns the other servers about Charles and his family.
Norm: It's gracious to tip a server well.
Situation: Charles, a devout Christian, is dining out at a restaurant with his large family.
Intention: Charles wants to show his appreciation to his server.
Moral consequence: The server receives money they need and remembers to provide good service to Charles in the future.
Immoral action: Instead of leaving a tip, Charles writes "You are blessed" on the receipt.
Norm: It's wrong to commit fraud to insurance companies
Situation: Dick got into a car accident after miscommunicating with the driver of another car.
Intention: Dick wants his insurance company to help him out.
Moral action: Dick takes responsibility for causing the car accident when talking to his insurance agent.
Immoral consequence: Money that's going to help Dick could be helping people who really need it.
Norm: It's wrong to commit fraud to insurance companies
Situation: Dick got into a car accident after miscommunicating with the driver of another car.
Intention: Dick wants his insurance company to help him out.
Moral consequence: The insurance company is not that burdened by helping Dick out with his car.
Immoral action: Dick tells the insurance company that the other driver was completely at fault.
Norm: It's not okay to be creepy to others.
Situation: Theo just met a girl in one of his college classes.
Intention: Theo wants to know more about the girl he just met.
Moral action: Theo has easygoing, nice conversations with the girl, and they naturally become friends.
Immoral consequence: The girl thinks Theo is weird and scary and avoids him.
Norm: It's not okay to be creepy to others.
Situation: Theo just met a girl in one of his college classes.
Intention: Theo wants to know more about the girl he just met.
Moral consequence: The girl likes Theo and feels wonderful when he is around.
Immoral action: Theo starts asking questions about the girl to other students, and follows her home to know where she lives.
Norm: It's wrong to use violence to solve your problems.
Situation: Ben lives in a neighborhood with assigned parking and his neighbor's friend frequently uses his assigned spot.
Intention: Ben wants to stop the neighbors friend from taking up his parking spot.
Moral action: Ben calls a tow truck and gets the car of the neighbor's friend's towed away.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors are concerned for their safety because of his actions.
Norm: It's wrong to use violence to solve your problems.
Situation: Ben lives in a neighborhood with assigned parking and his neighbor's friend frequently uses his assigned spot.
Intention: Ben wants to stop the neighbors friend from taking up his parking spot.
Moral consequence: The neighbors see the tow truck and learn to be more mindful about the assigned parking.
Immoral action: Ben ends up getting into a physical altercation with the neighbors friend.
Norm: It's important to let people rest when they're sick
Situation: Mandy owns a business and one of her employees has contracted COVID.
Intention: Mandy wants the business to continue.
Moral action: Mandy sends the person with COVID home to rest for a couple weeks.
Immoral consequence: Most of the office comes down with COVID, and one of them dies.
Norm: It's important to let people rest when they're sick
Situation: Mandy owns a business and one of her employees has contracted COVID.
Intention: Mandy wants the business to continue.
Moral consequence: The rest of the office employees are fine, and business is largely unaffected.
Immoral action: Mandy makes the person come in while sick with COVID.
Norm: A kid should listen to their parents.
Situation: Alice is helping her dad cook pasta in the kitchen, and her dad tells her not to touch the pot of boiling water he just took off the stove.
Intention: Alice wants to put some pasta in the boiling water.
Moral action: Alice puts the pasta in the water and keeps her other hand in her pocket.
Immoral consequence: Alice burns her hand, which hurts for a long time.
Norm: A kid should listen to their parents.
Situation: Alice is helping her dad cook pasta in the kitchen, and her dad tells her not to touch the pot of boiling water he just took off the stove.
Intention: Alice wants to put some pasta in the boiling water.
Moral consequence: Alice eats some of the cooked pasta and feels accomplished.
Immoral action: Alice touches the side of the pot of boiling hot water as she puts the pasta in.
Norm: You should not use the n-word as a white person.
Situation: Frida, who is white, is an aspiring rapper who is slowly gaining attention.
Intention: Frida wants to cover a popular rap song.
Moral action: Frida records and release a popular song by a black rapper but replace every instance of the n-word.
Immoral consequence: Listeners are outraged and Frida is blackballed by the industry.
Norm: You should not use the n-word as a white person.
Situation: Frida, who is white, is an aspiring rapper who is slowly gaining attention.
Intention: Frida wants to cover a popular rap song.
Moral consequence: Frida gets new fans who liked the original song.
Immoral action: Frida records and releases a popular song by a black rapper that uses the n-word liberally.
Norm: It's bad to serve guests with dirty dishes.
Situation: Peter is having his friends over for a dinner party tonight.
Intention: Peter wants to serve dinner to his friends.
Moral action: Peter thoroughly cleans his dishes before serving food on them to his guests.
Immoral consequence: Peter's guests are disgusted and do not go to Peter's dinner parties anymore.
Norm: It's bad to serve guests with dirty dishes.
Situation: Peter is having his friends over for a dinner party tonight.
Intention: Peter wants to serve dinner to his friends.
Moral consequence: Peter's guests love his food and go to his dinner parties regularly.
Immoral action: Peter serves dinner on dishes that have little bits of food stuck to them.
Norm: It is sad to disappoint grandparents.
Situation: Jill is being watched by her grandparents.
Intention: Jill wants to tell her grandparents about school.
Moral action: Jill tells her grandparents that she studies a lot and raises her hand to answer questions.
Immoral consequence: Jill's grandparents will think Jill is irresponsible and lazy.
Norm: It is sad to disappoint grandparents.
Situation: Jill is being watched by her grandparents.
Intention: Jill wants to tell her grandparents about school.
Moral consequence: Jill's grandparents will think Jill is a hard worker and has potential.
Immoral action: Jill tells her grandparents that she skips classes and sleeps in class.
Norm: It's good to tell someone when they're being ripped off.
Situation: Jenny works at an electronics store that has items of varying price.
Intention: Jenny wants to ring up a customer's items.
Moral action: Jenny mentions an item is overpriced and suggests alternatives.
Immoral consequence: The customer pays too much for multiple items.
Norm: It's good to tell someone when they're being ripped off.
Situation: Jenny works at an electronics store that has items of varying price.
Intention: Jenny wants to ring up a customer's items.
Moral consequence: The customer saves money and views the business as trustworthy.
Immoral action: Jenny suggests a customer buy multiples of an item that is already overpriced.
Norm: It's wrong to have imaginary friends if you're an adult.
Situation: Damien has been having a rough few months and is becoming depressed.
Intention: Damien wants someone to talk to about his problems.
Moral action: Damien calls around and ends up booking a therapy session.
Immoral consequence: Damien's neighbor overhears him talking to himself and has him committed to a psych ward.
Norm: It's wrong to have imaginary friends if you're an adult.
Situation: Damien has been having a rough few months and is becoming depressed.
Intention: Damien wants someone to talk to about his problems.
Moral consequence: Damien achieves profound personal growth through the insight his therapist offered.
Immoral action: Damien invents an imaginary friend to tell his problems to.
Norm: Regifting is rude.
Situation: Josh's best friend Tyler's birthday was coming up soon.
Intention: Josh needed to give him a gift.
Moral action: Josh looks up on Pinterest how to make a fancy home made gift and makes one.
Immoral consequence: Tyler remembers giving Josh that same gift card, and is offended Josh gave him back his present.
Norm: Regifting is rude.
Situation: Josh's best friend Tyler's birthday was coming up soon.
Intention: Josh needed to give him a gift.
Moral consequence: Tyler is really appreciative that Josh did something entirely creative for him.
Immoral action: Josh gives Tyler a gift card that he previously received on his last birthday, but couldn't remember who gave it to him.
Norm: You shouldn't act so entitled.
Situation: Tim is at a crowded restaurant for dinner.
Intention: Tim wants to tell the waiter his order.
Moral action: Tim orders an item from the menu.
Immoral consequence: The kitchen of the restaurant gets backed up fulfilling Tim's wishes and other diners get.
Norm: You shouldn't act so entitled.
Situation: Tim is at a crowded restaurant for dinner.
Intention: Tim wants to tell the waiter his order.
Moral consequence: The kitchen of the restaurant can fill all the orders for the night promptly.
Immoral action: Tim makes numerous adjustments to his order and states the order should be out at a specific time at a specific temperature.
Norm: It's good to take your partner to a nice restaurant.
Situation: Samantha met a new girl named Alex and asked her out on a date.
Intention: Samantha wants to take Alex out to dinner.
Moral action: Samantha takes Alex to an exquisite five star restaurant.
Immoral consequence: Alex isn't very impressed and excused herself from the date shortly after finishing her meal.
Norm: It's good to take your partner to a nice restaurant.
Situation: Samantha met a new girl named Alex and asked her out on a date.
Intention: Samantha wants to take Alex out to dinner.
Moral consequence: Alex is quite impressed with Samantha's taste in cuisine and asks for a second date.
Immoral action: Samantha takes Alex to McDonald's for dinner.
Norm: It's good to do your best on a test.
Situation: Kane is taking the ACT but is unsure if he wants to go to college.
Intention: Kane wants to finish the exam.
Moral action: Kane spends all of the given time checking and rechecking his answers.
Immoral consequence: Kane changes his mind about college but finds that his poor performance on the ACT removes him from some scholarships.
Norm: It's good to do your best on a test.
Situation: Kane is taking the ACT but is unsure if he wants to go to college.
Intention: Kane wants to finish the exam.
Moral consequence: Kane scores highly enough on the ACT to earn some lucrative scholarships.
Immoral action: Kane doesn't consider college prep very important and finishes the exam without much effort.
Norm: It's fun to look forward to special events
Situation: Colleen is looking forward to going back to school.
Intention: Colleen wants to mark important events on the school calendar.
Moral action: Colleen marks tests as well as school dances and sports events on the calendar.
Immoral consequence: Colleen becomes stressed looking at the test dates.
Norm: It's fun to look forward to special events
Situation: Colleen is looking forward to going back to school.
Intention: Colleen wants to mark important events on the school calendar.
Moral consequence: Colleen feels excited at the mix of important events.
Immoral action: Colleen only marks when big tests will take place.
Norm: It's wrong to terminate a relationship over someone's hobbies.
Situation: Jim and his girlfriend are going to New York for vacation, Jim like museums, his girlfriend likes plays.
Intention: Jim wants to talk about what to do in New York.
Moral action: Jim and his girlfriend make a plan where they will go to some museums and some plays.
Immoral consequence: Jim's girlfriend dumps him as he is too controlling.
Norm: It's wrong to terminate a relationship over someone's hobbies.
Situation: Jim and his girlfriend are going to New York for vacation, Jim like museums, his girlfriend likes plays.
Intention: Jim wants to talk about what to do in New York.
Moral consequence: Jim's girlfriend is happy and values compromise and Jim.
Immoral action: Jim tells his girlfriend that they can't be together if she goes to a play.
Norm: You should call the cops on people who steal.
Situation: Frank catches his neighbor's son taking his amazon package from his porch.
Intention: Frank wants to take action against the son.
Moral action: Frank calls the police and reports the boy for taking the package.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors go easy on their son and his behavior does not change.
Norm: You should call the cops on people who steal.
Situation: Frank catches his neighbor's son taking his amazon package from his porch.
Intention: Frank wants to take action against the son.
Moral consequence: The cops charge the boy and the experience teaches him a valuable lesson.
Immoral action: Frank tells his neighbors who are the kid's parents about the incident.
Norm: It's good to fire someone for being hateful.
Situation: Brock had to look at employee complaints and decide who if anyone to fire.
Intention: Brock wants to deal with the complaints.
Moral action: Brock finds someone with several complaints of bigotry in their file and fires them.
Immoral consequence: The regional manager disciplines Brock for an overly harsh punishment.
Norm: It's good to fire someone for being hateful.
Situation: Brock had to look at employee complaints and decide who if anyone to fire.
Intention: Brock wants to deal with the complaints.
Moral consequence: Brock is praised for axing the bigot and keeping the company's image clean.
Immoral action: Brock finds someone who showed up 5 minutes late several years ago and fires them.