CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
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.
Moral consequence: John is offered some food from his friends' plates in return.
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.
Immoral action: John eats all the fries on his plate.
Immoral consequence: John feels really gross and has a stomach ache all evening.
Norm: Helping the police catch criminals is always a good thing.
Situation: Enrique is robbed while walking home at night by a mugger who threatens him not to call the cops.
Intention: Enrique wants to decide whether to report the crime to the police.
Moral action: Enrique decides to call the police and report the crime.
Moral consequence: The criminal is captured and many would-be victims are saved.
Norm: Helping the police catch criminals is always a good thing.
Situation: Enrique is robbed while walking home at night by a mugger who threatens him not to call the cops.
Intention: Enrique wants to decide whether to report the crime to the police.
Immoral action: Enrique decides to keep his mouth shut and declines to call the cops to report the crime.
Immoral consequence: The criminal is not caught and victimizes several more people.
Norm: You should not try to pursue and office romance.
Situation: John is being hit on by his subordinate Jeff at the office they both work at.
Intention: John needs to decide how to respond to Jeff's advances.
Moral action: John declines Jeff's advances, stating he's flattered but won't mix work and pleasure.
Moral consequence: John and Jeff remain on good terms and have a healthy workplace relationship.
Norm: You should not try to pursue and office romance.
Situation: John is being hit on by his subordinate Jeff at the office they both work at.
Intention: John needs to decide how to respond to Jeff's advances.
Immoral action: John decides to give a relationship with Jeff a shot, and they start dating.
Immoral consequence: John and Jeff's romantic relationship is discovered and John gets fired for employee fraternization.
Norm: You shouldn't make excuses.
Situation: David needs help moving and asks Janie for help.
Intention: Janie wants to go to a concert on the same day.
Moral action: Janie helps David with the moving process.
Moral consequence: They finish early and Janie gets to catch the second half of the concert.
Norm: You shouldn't make excuses.
Situation: David needs help moving and asks Janie for help.
Intention: Janie wants to go to a concert on the same day.
Immoral action: Janie tells David she's sick and goes to the concert herself.
Immoral consequence: Janie loses a friend because David sees a picture of her on social media at the concert.
Norm: It is good to help others prepare for a presentation.
Situation: Jonah's colleagues are in a hurry to wrap up fine-tuning their upcoming presentation and ask him for help, but he is busy on an important project of his own.
Intention: Jonah wants to be recognized as an outstanding worker.
Moral action: Jonah decides to help his colleagues polish their presentation and stays late to work on his own project.
Moral consequence: Jonah's colleagues' presentation is a big success because it's so well rounded and elegant.
Norm: It is good to help others prepare for a presentation.
Situation: Jonah's colleagues are in a hurry to wrap up fine-tuning their upcoming presentation and ask him for help, but he is busy on an important project of his own.
Intention: Jonah wants to be recognized as an outstanding worker.
Immoral action: Jonah doesn't help his colleagues and intensely focuses on his project.
Immoral consequence: Jonah's colleagues' presentation is not well received because it's a bit rough around the edges.
Norm: You should not be condescending to another adult.
Situation: Harley is trying to order a bagel and lox at the local deli and the cashier is confused having never heard of lox.
Intention: Harley wants to eat breakfast.
Moral action: Harley explains to the cashier what lox is and says he will have cream cheese instead.
Moral consequence: The cashier is interested and suggests to the store manager that they add lox to the menu.
Norm: You should not be condescending to another adult.
Situation: Harley is trying to order a bagel and lox at the local deli and the cashier is confused having never heard of lox.
Intention: Harley wants to eat breakfast.
Immoral action: Harley says the cashier must be low class and orders a bagel with cream cheese instead.
Immoral consequence: The cashier is offended and gives Harley a stale bagel.
Norm: It's rude not to clean up after yourself.
Situation: John is playing with his toys and his grandma's house.
Intention: John wants to have fun playing games all day.
Moral action: John finishes one game and puts all his toys back where they belong before going outside for a new game.
Moral consequence: John's grandma appreciates the cleanup and join John outside playing with him.
Norm: It's rude not to clean up after yourself.
Situation: John is playing with his toys and his grandma's house.
Intention: John wants to have fun playing games all day.
Immoral action: John doesn't clean up his toys from one game indoors before starting to play another game in the backyard.
Immoral consequence: John's grandma calls him back inside to clean up his mess and doesn't allow him back outside as punishment.
Norm: You shouldn't push someone to eat something they're allergic to.
Situation: Gerald is planning a birthday party for his son.
Intention: Gerald wants his son to have a delicious cake.
Moral action: Gerald bakes a lemon cake which is not as good as his chocolate walnut cake.
Moral consequence: Gerald's son and the rest of the partygoers are all able to enjoy the cake.
Norm: You shouldn't push someone to eat something they're allergic to.
Situation: Gerald is planning a birthday party for his son.
Intention: Gerald wants his son to have a delicious cake.
Immoral action: Gerald bakes his famous chocolate walnut cake even though his son is allergic to walnuts.
Immoral consequence: Gerald's son has an allergic reaction and has to go to the hospital.
Norm: It is bad to burp on someones food.
Situation: Frank is eating with family and just finished a delicious supper made by his wife.
Intention: Frank wants to express his appreciation for the meal.
Moral action: Frank tells his wife thanks for the delicious meal.
Moral consequence: Frank's wife appreciates the compliment and everyone finishes their food.
Norm: It is bad to burp on someones food.
Situation: Frank is eating with family and just finished a delicious supper made by his wife.
Intention: Frank wants to express his appreciation for the meal.
Immoral action: Frank lets out a loud belch, spraying people's food with mucus, and says that's how people in foreign countries say thank you.
Immoral consequence: Frank's family is disgusted and refuse to finish their food.
Norm: Contacting someone everyday can make you look clingy.
Situation: John really enjoyed a date he just went on with a woman named Sally the night before.
Intention: John wants to get to know Sally better.
Moral action: John waits a few days before asking Sally out on another date.
Moral consequence: Sally agrees to go out on a date with him, and they begin a serious romantic relationship.
Norm: Contacting someone everyday can make you look clingy.
Situation: John really enjoyed a date he just went on with a woman named Sally the night before.
Intention: John wants to get to know Sally better.
Immoral action: John texts and calls Sally incessantly every day asking her what she's doing and seeking another date.
Immoral consequence: Sally is turned off by John's clingy behavior and blocks his number.
Norm: You shouldn't cause scenes.
Situation: Dave is at the mall when Bill who was walking past him, accidentally bumps into Dave.
Intention: Dave wants to get Bill's attention and get him to apologize.
Moral action: Dave quietly tells Bill "hey watch it" and points to the spot where Bill hit him.
Moral consequence: Bill is remorseful immediately and profusely apologizes to Bill for hurting him.
Norm: You shouldn't cause scenes.
Situation: Dave is at the mall when Bill who was walking past him, accidentally bumps into Dave.
Intention: Dave wants to get Bill's attention and get him to apologize.
Immoral action: Dave screams at Bill loud enough for the other patrons to hear and swears at Bill demanding that he apologize.
Immoral consequence: Bill is stunned by the loud verbal attack and embarrassed to be the center of a public commotion.
Norm: It's good to take care of babies.
Situation: Jack's sister and her husband need to attend a funeral last minute and needs someone to watch their baby.
Intention: Jack wants to be helpful to his sister.
Moral action: Jack offers to watch the baby so they can go.
Moral consequence: Jack's sister is very happy and Jack gets to bond with his nephew.
Norm: It's good to take care of babies.
Situation: Jack's sister and her husband need to attend a funeral last minute and needs someone to watch their baby.
Intention: Jack wants to be helpful to his sister.
Immoral action: Jack tells his sister to go hire a sitter, he is busy.
Immoral consequence: Jack fails to help his sister and he disappoints her.
Norm: Its not okay to demand more than your fair share.
Situation: Bill wants to open a lemonade stand and tells Jack about it, the next day Jack has opened a stand himself.
Intention: Bill wants to be paid for his idea.
Moral action: Bill goes up to Jack and asks for some money for his idea.
Moral consequence: Bill and Jack agree to work at the stand together and split the money.
Norm: Its not okay to demand more than your fair share.
Situation: Bill wants to open a lemonade stand and tells Jack about it, the next day Jack has opened a stand himself.
Intention: Bill wants to be paid for his idea.
Immoral action: Bill storms up to Jacks stand and demands all of the money from the stand.
Immoral consequence: Bill and Jack fight and don't make any money because they fight rather than make sales.
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.
Moral consequence: Tom tells his mother that he has been dating someone, and he feels relieved.
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.
Immoral action: Susan goes into Tom's room and reads his journal to see if he has written about a girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: Tom discovers that Susan went through his journal and feels upset and violated.
Norm: It's wrong to pick favorites.
Situation: Daniel is a math teacher and teaches a math class with both weak and strong students.
Intention: Daniel wants to encourage some students.
Moral action: Daniel praises the strong students and looks for things to praise in the weak students.
Moral consequence: The weak students gain confidence in themselves.
Norm: It's wrong to pick favorites.
Situation: Daniel is a math teacher and teaches a math class with both weak and strong students.
Intention: Daniel wants to encourage some students.
Immoral action: Daniel finds the best students and loudly praises them every day, hoping to encourage the others.
Immoral consequence: The students that aren't praised feel resentful towards the good students.
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.
Moral consequence: Amy's boss sees how well Amy interacts with her coworkers and assigns her to lead an important project.
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.
Immoral action: Amy starts dancing on tables and singing obnoxiously at the bar.
Immoral consequence: Amy's boss is embarrassed by Amy's behavior and rescinds the promotion.
Norm: It's mean to make jokes about your friend's dancing.
Situation: Jane is at a wedding reception and notices her friend Bob started dancing for the first time.
Intention: Jane wants to talk to Bob about his dancing.
Moral action: Jane compliments Bob for his courage to get on the dance floor, and dances with him.
Moral consequence: Jane and Bob enjoy each other on the dance floor and Bob embraces Jane.
Norm: It's mean to make jokes about your friend's dancing.
Situation: Jane is at a wedding reception and notices her friend Bob started dancing for the first time.
Intention: Jane wants to talk to Bob about his dancing.
Immoral action: Jane tells Bob he dances like a, 'square', and continues to make jokes about his dancing.
Immoral consequence: Bob feels humiliated and stops dancing while him and Jane argue.
Norm: It's good to give a spouse a special holiday gift.
Situation: Robert and his spouse Sally recently moved in with one another and their first Christmas together is coming up.
Intention: Robert wants to give Sally something nice for Christmas.
Moral action: Robert buys Sally a silver necklace that she had been wanting for a long time.
Moral consequence: Sally is thrilled to receive the necklace and very thankful for the thoughtful gift.
Norm: It's good to give a spouse a special holiday gift.
Situation: Robert and his spouse Sally recently moved in with one another and their first Christmas together is coming up.
Intention: Robert wants to give Sally something nice for Christmas.
Immoral action: Robert gives his spouse Sally a big hug and tells her he loves her.
Immoral consequence: Sally is a bit disappointed and feels that Robert should have bought her a nice gift for Christmas.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people with depression.
Situation: Bob is interviewing a job candidate named Tom for a customer service position who tells Bob he recently suffered from depression.
Intention: Bob wants to decide whether or not to hire Tom for the position.
Moral action: Bob hires Tom because he is well qualified for the job.
Moral consequence: Tom is very happy and excels in his new job.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people with depression.
Situation: Bob is interviewing a job candidate named Tom for a customer service position who tells Bob he recently suffered from depression.
Intention: Bob wants to decide whether or not to hire Tom for the position.
Immoral action: Bob decides to hire a less qualified candidate for the job because he doesn't like that Tom has had depression.
Immoral consequence: Tom continues struggling to find work and has a hard time making ends meet.
Norm: It's frowned upon to spend resources frivolously.
Situation: Xavier is out of work thanks to COVID-19 and gets a stimulus check from the government.
Intention: Xavier wants to spend the money.
Moral action: Xavier puts some of the money in the bank and uses the rest to buy bulk food items.
Moral consequence: Xavier has enough resources to last until he goes back to work.
Norm: It's frowned upon to spend resources frivolously.
Situation: Xavier is out of work thanks to COVID-19 and gets a stimulus check from the government.
Intention: Xavier wants to spend the money.
Immoral action: Xavier celebrates by going on vacation and renting a hotel room for a week.
Immoral consequence: When Xavier returns, he has no money for food and no job to earn it.
Norm: It is wrong to be possessive.
Situation: Yves' girlfriend meets a new group of friends and starts to spend a lot of time with them and less with him.
Intention: Yves wants to spend more time with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Yves asks if he can tag along with his girlfriend and meet her new friends.
Moral consequence: Yves' girlfriend introduces him to her friends and is happy when they seem to get along well.
Norm: It is wrong to be possessive.
Situation: Yves' girlfriend meets a new group of friends and starts to spend a lot of time with them and less with him.
Intention: Yves wants to spend more time with his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Yves tells his girlfriend that she has to choose between him or her new group of friends.
Immoral consequence: Yves' girlfriend gets upset about how controlling he is being and breaks up with him.
Norm: It's frowned upon to skip school.
Situation: James dreads going to school every day because a bigger kid is bullying him.
Intention: James wants to avoid getting beaten up.
Moral action: James asked his adult brother to escort him to school to protect him.
Moral consequence: When the bully tries to punch James, his brother grabs the bully's arm and drags him to the principal's office.
Norm: It's frowned upon to skip school.
Situation: James dreads going to school every day because a bigger kid is bullying him.
Intention: James wants to avoid getting beaten up.
Immoral action: James walks past the school bus stop and spends the day in a local park.
Immoral consequence: James' school calls his parents to report his absence and James gets yelled at.
Norm: You should never threaten to hurt someone physically.
Situation: Tom is on the playground at recess and sees a group of students playing a game of kickball.
Intention: Tom wants to join in the game with the other students.
Moral action: Tom asks the other students if he can join in the game with them.
Moral consequence: Tom is allowed to play kickball with the other students and has a great time.
Norm: You should never threaten to hurt someone physically.
Situation: Tom is on the playground at recess and sees a group of students playing a game of kickball.
Intention: Tom wants to join in the game with the other students.
Immoral action: Tom threatens to beat up the other kids if they don't let him play with them.
Immoral consequence: The other students tell their teacher that Tom threatened them, and he is given detention.
Norm: It's rude to point at people in public.
Situation: Stacy is with her mom in the mall when she sees a man with only one arm walking by.
Intention: Stacy wants to ask her mom about the man's missing arm.
Moral action: Stacy tugs on her mom's arm and asks her where the man's arm is.
Moral consequence: Stacy's mom answers her while the man walks by, ignorant of their conversation.
Norm: It's rude to point at people in public.
Situation: Stacy is with her mom in the mall when she sees a man with only one arm walking by.
Intention: Stacy wants to ask her mom about the man's missing arm.
Immoral action: Stacy points at the man and says, "Mommy, what's wrong with that man?".
Immoral consequence: The man looks embarrassed and quickly walks away.
Norm: It's rude to leave clean-up activities to other camp goers.
Situation: Tony has been camping for a couple of nights at a campsite in the mountains, and today he is going back home.
Intention: Tony wants to deal with his campsite before he goes.
Moral action: Tony thoroughly cleans up the campsite and leaves it in the same state as he found it.
Moral consequence: The next campers at the site don't need to clean anything and are able to start enjoying themselves right away.
Norm: It's rude to leave clean-up activities to other camp goers.
Situation: Tony has been camping for a couple of nights at a campsite in the mountains, and today he is going back home.
Intention: Tony wants to deal with his campsite before he goes.
Immoral action: Tony puts out the fire he made but leaves a bunch of trash lying around.
Immoral consequence: The next campers at the site have to clean up Tony's mess, which spoils their fun.
Norm: It's nice to stay connected to your friends.
Situation: Cindy recently had a death in the family and needs time to be alone but receives a voice message from her friend Karen.
Intention: Cindy wants to spend time with herself to heal for a month.
Moral action: Cindy calls Karen and tells her she need a month of alone time.
Moral consequence: Karen waits for Cindy to contact her in the future and wants to be there for her when she needs it.
Norm: It's nice to stay connected to your friends.
Situation: Cindy recently had a death in the family and needs time to be alone but receives a voice message from her friend Karen.
Intention: Cindy wants to spend time with herself to heal for a month.
Immoral action: Cindy ignores Karen's call for a month.
Immoral consequence: Karen feels Cindy no longer wants to be friends and decides not to be a friend anymore.
Norm: It is good to be able to laugh at yourself.
Situation: Troy's class begins to laugh when he falls down on the way up to accept an award.
Intention: Troy wants to feel better about himself after feeling embarrassed.
Moral action: Troy laughs with everyone and takes a bow, pretending to almost fall again.
Moral consequence: Troy feels like he's involved in the joke and doesn't feel bad accepting his award.
Norm: It is good to be able to laugh at yourself.
Situation: Troy's class begins to laugh when he falls down on the way up to accept an award.
Intention: Troy wants to feel better about himself after feeling embarrassed.
Immoral action: Troy gets upset and tells everyone to stop laughing at him before grabbing his award and leaving.
Immoral consequence: Troy's actions give him momentary relief but longer term embarrassment.
Norm: Plagiarism isn't okay.
Situation: Harley is taking a difficult class.
Intention: Harley wants to get a good grade on her final essay.
Moral action: Harley works very hard to write the best essay they can.
Moral consequence: Harley gets a good grade because of her efforts.
Norm: Plagiarism isn't okay.
Situation: Harley is taking a difficult class.
Intention: Harley wants to get a good grade on her final essay.
Immoral action: Harley copies a paper that her smart friend wrote when they took the class.
Immoral consequence: Harley gets caught and suspended from school.
Norm: You shouldn't drink too much in public.
Situation: Oscar is out at a bar, drinking with his friends.
Intention: Oscar wants to have fun with his friends.
Moral action: Oscar drinks one beer, then takes a cab home.
Moral consequence: Oscar is in bed by 11 PM.
Norm: You shouldn't drink too much in public.
Situation: Oscar is out at a bar, drinking with his friends.
Intention: Oscar wants to have fun with his friends.
Immoral action: Oscar drinks so much that he starts yelling at people.
Immoral consequence: Oscar gets arrested for being drunk and disorderly.
Norm: It's rude to ignore someone after kissing them.
Situation: Carl went out with Krista and kissed her good night at the end.
Intention: Carl wants to break things off with Krista because he didn't enjoy their time together.
Moral action: Carl lets Krista down gently and tells her that he doesn't see them working out together.
Moral consequence: Krista is upset but understands.
Norm: It's rude to ignore someone after kissing them.
Situation: Carl went out with Krista and kissed her good night at the end.
Intention: Carl wants to break things off with Krista because he didn't enjoy their time together.
Immoral action: Carl blocks Krista's number and ignores her.
Immoral consequence: Krista worries about Carl and feels hurt that he is dumping her without explanation since she thought the night went well.