CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't be late to work.
Situation: Bruce hates getting up in the morning to go to his job working on an assembly line.
Intention: Bruce wants to sleep as long as possible.
Immoral action: Bruce goes back to sleep after his alarm goes off and wakes up at the time his shift should start.
Immoral consequence: The person Bruce is taking over for is angry when Bruce arrives because he's getting off late.
Norm: You shouldn't be too hard on your employees
Situation: A person that works for Bob comes in five minutes late one morning.
Intention: Bob wants to let his employee know that he doesn't like them being late.
Moral action: Bob explains that it's important for everyone to be on time and asks the employee to make an effort not to be late.
Moral consequence: The employee thinks Bob's reaction to their lateness is fair, and they try not to be late again.
Norm: You shouldn't be too hard on your employees
Situation: A person that works for Bob comes in five minutes late one morning.
Intention: Bob wants to let his employee know that he doesn't like them being late.
Immoral action: Bob yells at the employee and threatens to fire them if they are even one minute late in the future.
Immoral consequence: Bob's employee thinks Bob's reaction was way to harsh, and they start to dislike working for him.
Norm: It's not polite to refuse an invitation from your partner.
Situation: Jim's girlfriend invites him to come have dinner with her and her family.
Intention: Jim wants to let his girlfriend know if he's coming for dinner with her family.
Moral action: Jim accepts his girlfriend's invitation to have dinner with her family.
Moral consequence: Jim's girlfriend feels closer to him because he's willing to spend time visiting with her family.
Norm: It's not polite to refuse an invitation from your partner.
Situation: Jim's girlfriend invites him to come have dinner with her and her family.
Intention: Jim wants to let his girlfriend know if he's coming for dinner with her family.
Immoral action: Jim says he won't go to dinner with her and her family because he would be uncomfortable.
Immoral consequence: Jim's girlfriend is insulted that he won't come and spend some time with her family.
Norm: It's good to help out people down on their luck.
Situation: Mary has decided to do her community service at the local soup kitchen.
Intention: Mary wants to complete her community service as part of her high school graduation requirements.
Moral action: Mary goes for her shifts at the soup kitchen and helps prepare, cook, serve and clean up for every meal.
Moral consequence: Mary receives credit for the community service and get her diploma, as well as helps those in the community that need it most.
Norm: It's good to help out people down on their luck.
Situation: Mary has decided to do her community service at the local soup kitchen.
Intention: Mary wants to complete her community service as part of her high school graduation requirements.
Immoral action: Mary goes for her shifts at the soup kitchen but doesn't do much and spends all her time on her phone.
Immoral consequence: Mary does not receive credit for the community service and fails to meet her graduation requirement.
Norm: Helping others carry things is polite.
Situation: Johnny comes back from shopping with his mother and there are many bags in the car to bring in the house.
Intention: Johnny wants to play video games.
Moral action: Johnny helps his mother bring the bags in the house before starting to play video games.
Moral consequence: Johnny's mother is really helped by him carrying some of the bags and appreciates his effort.
Norm: Helping others carry things is polite.
Situation: Johnny comes back from shopping with his mother and there are many bags in the car to bring in the house.
Intention: Johnny wants to play video games.
Immoral action: Johnny runs in the house and starts playing video games leaving his mother to carry all the bags.
Immoral consequence: Johnny's mother has to work hard to carry all the heavy bags from the car.
Norm: It is hurtful to stop talking to someone entirely.
Situation: Jack recently found out that his brother Murray cannot pay back all the money he owes Jack.
Intention: Jack wants to react to the bad news.
Moral action: Jack tells Murray that he can take longer if he needs to and that he understands times are tough.
Moral consequence: Murray is relieved Jack isn't pressuring him for the money and is giving him more time.
Norm: It is hurtful to stop talking to someone entirely.
Situation: Jack recently found out that his brother Murray cannot pay back all the money he owes Jack.
Intention: Jack wants to react to the bad news.
Immoral action: Jack tells Murray that he can forget the loan but that he'll never speak to Murray, ever again.
Immoral consequence: Murray is deeply hurt that his brother is cutting him off over money and very sad about it.
Norm: It is expected to spend valentine's day with your partner.
Situation: There is a movie coming out on Valentine's day that Steve is really interested in that his girlfriend isn't.
Intention: Steve wants to go see the movie.
Moral action: Steve tells his girlfriend if she'll go see this movie, he'll see one of her favorites.
Moral consequence: Steve's girlfriend agrees, and they have a lovely time out seeing both movies.
Norm: It is expected to spend valentine's day with your partner.
Situation: There is a movie coming out on Valentine's day that Steve is really interested in that his girlfriend isn't.
Intention: Steve wants to go see the movie.
Immoral action: Steve asks his girlfriend to go see the movie, she refuses, so he asks his buddies instead.
Immoral consequence: Steve's girlfriend feels very slighted and ends up dumping him.
Norm: It is inappropriate to snoop on other people.
Situation: Alexa is home alone because her best friend and roommate is out on a date.
Intention: Alexa wants to avoid being bored.
Moral action: Alexa decides to find a TV show to watch and relaxes on the couch until her friend comes back from her date.
Moral consequence: Alexa's best friend gets the thrill of telling Alexa all the details of her date.
Norm: It is inappropriate to snoop on other people.
Situation: Alexa is home alone because her best friend and roommate is out on a date.
Intention: Alexa wants to avoid being bored.
Immoral action: Alexa decides to go to the same bar she knows her best friend went on a date to and watches the date from across the room.
Immoral consequence: Alexa's friend eventually notices Alexa and feels that Alexa has lost some of her trust.
Norm: It's fine to go to a bar.
Situation: Matilda works hard in school and rarely takes time for leisurely activities.
Intention: Matilda wants to be considered a serious student.
Moral action: Matilda takes the time to go to a bar with a few friends one evening after studying hard all week.
Moral consequence: Matilda has a great time.
Norm: It's fine to go to a bar.
Situation: Matilda works hard in school and rarely takes time for leisurely activities.
Intention: Matilda wants to be considered a serious student.
Immoral action: Matilda never goes out to bars with her friends.
Immoral consequence: Matilda feels like she never has fun.
Norm: You shouldn't let people drive buzzed.
Situation: Henry and Peter are leaving the bar after a night of drinking and Peter is walking to his car and says goodbye to Henry.
Intention: Henry wants to respond to Peter's goodbye.
Moral action: Henry tells Peter that he's not letting him drive since he drank and that there is no goodbye since they're both taking the bus together.
Moral consequence: Peter snaps out of it and realizes he was about to drive drunk and thanks Henry for saving him from trouble.
Norm: You shouldn't let people drive buzzed.
Situation: Henry and Peter are leaving the bar after a night of drinking and Peter is walking to his car and says goodbye to Henry.
Intention: Henry wants to respond to Peter's goodbye.
Immoral action: Henry tells Peter to have a great night and continues to walk towards the bus stop.
Immoral consequence: Peter gets in the car and drives a short while before slamming into a light pole and hurting himself.
Norm: It's annoying when people are always cheerful
Situation: Harry is waiting in the breakroom at work when his coworker Janice comes in and sits at a table far away sobbing.
Intention: Harry wants to converse with Janice to make his break more enjoyable.
Moral action: Harry walks over to Janice and ask her what is the matter, making sure to listen to her as she vents about what is bothering her.
Moral consequence: Janice will deduce that Harry's attempt at conversation is a genuine expression of empathy, improving his stature in her eyes.
Norm: It's annoying when people are always cheerful
Situation: Harry is waiting in the breakroom at work when his coworker Janice comes in and sits at a table far away sobbing.
Intention: Harry wants to converse with Janice to make his break more enjoyable.
Immoral action: Harry walks over to Janice with and begins to converse with her about his new puppy in a cheery manner.
Immoral consequence: Janice will conclude that Harry does not care about her pain and resent his attempt at conversation.
Norm: It is good to be friendly to dogs.
Situation: Rick routinely sees a stray dog wandering through his neighborhood at night.
Intention: Rick wants to do something about the stray.
Moral action: Rick lures the stray in with food and decides to adopt it after gaining its trust.
Moral consequence: The dog loves its new home and is a steadfast companion to Rick from that day on.
Norm: It is good to be friendly to dogs.
Situation: Rick routinely sees a stray dog wandering through his neighborhood at night.
Intention: Rick wants to do something about the stray.
Immoral action: Rick throws rocks at the stray one night as it walks through his yard, yelling at it and chasing it away.
Immoral consequence: The dog is injured and later is picked up by animal control services and euthanized.
Norm: It's important to support LGBT friends.
Situation: Hank is at home watching TV when his gay friend Lou calls him and asks him to come to a pride event.
Intention: Hank wants to answer Lou's request.
Moral action: Hank tells Lou that he would be glad to come and asks where they should meet.
Moral consequence: Lou is delighted that his friend is supportive and will come to the event.
Norm: It's important to support LGBT friends.
Situation: Hank is at home watching TV when his gay friend Lou calls him and asks him to come to a pride event.
Intention: Hank wants to answer Lou's request.
Immoral action: Hank tells Lou that he doesn't really want to be seen in that crowd, and he won't come.
Immoral consequence: Lou is insulted that "the crowd" is not good enough for Lou and that he's insinuating they're a lesser people.
Norm: It's wrong to do things that hurt a significant other.
Situation: Ted's wife Janet is the front-runner in a mayoral election and Ted is asked by the media for an interview about his wife.
Intention: Ted wants to tell the media about Janet.
Moral action: Ted tells the media about the qualities Janet has that would make her a good mayor.
Moral consequence: Janet's reputation is unharmed, and she wins the election as expected.
Norm: It's wrong to do things that hurt a significant other.
Situation: Ted's wife Janet is the front-runner in a mayoral election and Ted is asked by the media for an interview about his wife.
Intention: Ted wants to tell the media about Janet.
Immoral action: Ted tells the media all of the things his wife does and says that he doesn't like.
Immoral consequence: Janet's public reputation is tarnished, and she loses the election.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to your doctor.
Situation: Brenda has an appointment with her doctor, but she's been in the waiting room a long time and is tired.
Intention: Brenda wants to let someone know how she feels.
Moral action: When Brenda's doctor asks her how she feels she just tells him that she is feeling a little tired from waiting.
Moral consequence: Her doctor apologizes for the wait and says that he will try to make the appointment go fast, so she can go rest.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to your doctor.
Situation: Brenda has an appointment with her doctor, but she's been in the waiting room a long time and is tired.
Intention: Brenda wants to let someone know how she feels.
Immoral action: When Brenda see her doctor she tells him that she's tired, long waits are unacceptable, and he doesn't run his office well.
Immoral consequence: Her doctor apologizes and feels awkward for the rest of her appointment.
Norm: It's good to spend time with your family.
Situation: Jeffrey is back in his hometown visiting his parents for the weekend when his best childhood friend invites him to go to the beach.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to enjoy his afternoon.
Moral action: Jeffrey declines his friend's offer and spends the afternoon catching up with his parents and telling them about recent developments in his life.
Moral consequence: Jeffrey's parents are grateful and touched that he spent so much time with them.
Norm: It's good to spend time with your family.
Situation: Jeffrey is back in his hometown visiting his parents for the weekend when his best childhood friend invites him to go to the beach.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to enjoy his afternoon.
Immoral action: Jeffrey decides to go out with his friend and ends up spending the entire day away from home.
Immoral consequence: Jeffrey's parents feel sad that they didn't get to spend much time with him.
Norm: It's good to watch movies together with people.
Situation: Justin's family has a movie night planned for the evening.
Intention: Justin wants to go out with his friends.
Moral action: Justin asks if his parents if they can watch the movie early so that he can go out with his friends afterwards, and they agree.
Moral consequence: Justin enjoys watching the movie with his family and also being able to hang out with his friends.
Norm: It's good to watch movies together with people.
Situation: Justin's family has a movie night planned for the evening.
Intention: Justin wants to go out with his friends.
Immoral action: Just as the movie is about to start, Justin says he has to go to the bathroom, but actually crawls out his window to go hang out with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Justin is grounded after his parents realize that he left the house without their permission.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friends question your religion.
Situation: Jonathan, who is working in the science field and is also Christian, is having a discussion with his friends about religion.
Intention: Jonathan wants to respond to his friend who claims that being religious is incompatible with being a scientist.
Moral action: Jonathan tells his friend that he should respect other people's beliefs and explains what his faith means to him.
Moral consequence: Jonathan feels good about standing his ground and communicating his real thoughts to his friend.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friends question your religion.
Situation: Jonathan, who is working in the science field and is also Christian, is having a discussion with his friends about religion.
Intention: Jonathan wants to respond to his friend who claims that being religious is incompatible with being a scientist.
Immoral action: Jonathan doesn't like heated discussions, which is why he tells his friend that he is right, even though he doesn't agree with him.
Immoral consequence: Jonathan feels weak and bad for not defending his faith and not telling his friend that he should respect Jonathan's beliefs.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat your employer.
Situation: Steve has a car but its not running well anymore, and he wants to buy a new one but doesn't have enough money.
Intention: Steve wants a new car.
Moral action: Steve asks if he can work more overtime to help him afford a new car.
Moral consequence: Steve is given extra projects at work, and he saves to buy a new car.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat your employer.
Situation: Steve has a car but its not running well anymore, and he wants to buy a new one but doesn't have enough money.
Intention: Steve wants a new car.
Immoral action: Steve uses an expense account at work to buy himself a new car.
Immoral consequence: Steve gets caught having misused his expense account and has to pay it back after being fired.
Norm: It's rude to attack people with a knife.
Situation: John is in the kitchen making dinner with his wife.
Intention: John wants to make a salad.
Moral action: John is making a salad his wife says hes doing it wrong, so he ask her to help him.
Moral consequence: John and his wife have a nice dinner and later watch a movie.
Norm: It's rude to attack people with a knife.
Situation: John is in the kitchen making dinner with his wife.
Intention: John wants to make a salad.
Immoral action: While John is making a salad his wife starts yelling at him that hes doing it wrong so John shoves the knife in her face attacking her.
Immoral consequence: Johns wife gets so angry and leaves she divorces him a week later.
Norm: It's wrong to sneak around behind somebody's back
Situation: James loved playing paintball, but his wife told him she thought it was too dangerous.
Intention: James wants to play paintball.
Moral action: James compromises with his wife by buying extra padded body armor.
Moral consequence: James enjoys himself playing paintball with his friends and avoids getting bruised.
Norm: It's wrong to sneak around behind somebody's back
Situation: James loved playing paintball, but his wife told him she thought it was too dangerous.
Intention: James wants to play paintball.
Immoral action: James tells his wife he's going to spend Saturday hiking, but actually goes to the paintball range.
Immoral consequence: James' wife notices the bruises all over his chest from the paint pellets and starts crying.
Norm: It's good to want to learn about something new.
Situation: Darrell and Petra are on the couch flipping through TV channels when Petra settles on an educational program.
Intention: Darrell wants to comment on the show Petra chose.
Moral action: Darrell tells Petra that he can't wait to watch that show because they might learn something, and he loves that.
Moral consequence: Petra is excited to watch the show and is happy that Darrell has such a zest for learning.
Norm: It's good to want to learn about something new.
Situation: Darrell and Petra are on the couch flipping through TV channels when Petra settles on an educational program.
Intention: Darrell wants to comment on the show Petra chose.
Immoral action: Darrell tells Petra that the program will probably be boring, and he doesn't want to see it.
Immoral consequence: Petra is saddened that Darrell wants to watch something dumb and exciting instead.
Norm: It's honorable to treat even difficult people with basic dignity.
Situation: Tom works as a hotel receptionist and is being shouted at by a difficult customer.
Intention: Tom wants the customer to go away.
Moral action: Tom apologizes to the customer, gives him a refund, and gives him a discount coupon for the next time he wants to stay.
Moral consequence: The customer calms down and continues to patronize the hotel.
Norm: It's honorable to treat even difficult people with basic dignity.
Situation: Tom works as a hotel receptionist and is being shouted at by a difficult customer.
Intention: Tom wants the customer to go away.
Immoral action: Tom gives the customer a refund and tells the customer to never return to the hotel.
Immoral consequence: The customer gets even more offended and spreads bad reviews all over the internet.
Norm: Getting parking tickets several times is irresponsible.
Situation: Annie is driving to go see a concert and meet her friends.
Intention: Annie wants to get to the concert before the show starts.
Moral action: Annie knows she cant get another parking ticket so finds a appropriate spot to park she still gets to the concert before its starting.
Moral consequence: Annie does not get another parking ticket.
Norm: Getting parking tickets several times is irresponsible.
Situation: Annie is driving to go see a concert and meet her friends.
Intention: Annie wants to get to the concert before the show starts.
Immoral action: Annie parks in a spot that could get her a ticket even though she already has multiple parking tickets she gets to the show before it starts.
Immoral consequence: Annie gets another parking ticket and then has to go to court because she has so many.
Norm: It's not okay to betray your vows in life.
Situation: Jimmy is at the bar with some friends while his wife is at home when an attractive woman asks Jimmy to come home with her.
Intention: Jimmy wants to answer the woman's proposal.
Moral action: Jimmy tells the woman that he is a married man who is faithful, so he'll have to decline.
Moral consequence: Jimmy's friends are proud of him and happy to see that he's a stand up guy who loves his wife.
Norm: It's not okay to betray your vows in life.
Situation: Jimmy is at the bar with some friends while his wife is at home when an attractive woman asks Jimmy to come home with her.
Intention: Jimmy wants to answer the woman's proposal.
Immoral action: Jimmy tells the woman that he will definitely go home with her, and they can leave right now.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy's friends are disgusted how easily Jimmy betrayed his marriage and his wife and don't like him anymore.
Norm: It is expected to help care for older family members.
Situation: Robs parents are getting older Rob lives a hour away from them he knows there health has been declining.
Intention: Rob wants to do well in his new job.
Moral action: Rob talks to his new boss about his parents and his boss is understanding so Rob takes care of his parents and still is doing well at his new job.
Moral consequence: Robs parents are taken care of and live many more years.
Norm: It is expected to help care for older family members.
Situation: Robs parents are getting older Rob lives a hour away from them he knows there health has been declining.
Intention: Rob wants to do well in his new job.
Immoral action: Rob ignores his parents calls and goes on with his life like normal he does well at his new job.
Immoral consequence: Robs parents soon pass away and Rob feels very guilty.
Norm: It's responsible to make sure everyone arrives back home safely.
Situation: Best friends Sora and Kairi have been invited to an out-of-state party.
Intention: Sora wants to attend the party with Kairi.
Moral action: After a long night partying, Sora wants to go home while Kairi does not, but he doesn't allow her to stay there with strangers.
Moral consequence: Sora and Kairi make it home from the party safe and sound.
Norm: It's responsible to make sure everyone arrives back home safely.
Situation: Best friends Sora and Kairi have been invited to an out-of-state party.
Intention: Sora wants to attend the party with Kairi.
Immoral action: After being at the party for a while, Sora decides it's time to go while Kairi wants to stay, so Sora leaves without her at the end of the night.
Immoral consequence: Sora never hears back from Kairi the next morning, and her parents report her missing.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore your partner while you play video games.
Situation: Phil is playing video games on the PC while Sypha is talking.
Intention: Phil wants to keep playing the game.
Moral action: Phil makes sure to listen to what Sypha is saying while he's playing.
Moral consequence: Sypha continues to talk and doesn't get upset with Phil.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore your partner while you play video games.
Situation: Phil is playing video games on the PC while Sypha is talking.
Intention: Phil wants to keep playing the game.
Immoral action: Phil ignores what Sypha says altogether and keeps playing the game.
Immoral consequence: Sypha gets annoyed at Phil because he's not listening to her.
Norm: You shouldn't wish ill on your kids.
Situation: Randy is in his kitchen at home when his son Boyd tells him that he got in a fight in school.
Intention: Randy wants to respond to his son's news.
Moral action: Randy tells his son to explain what happened and asks him if he's hurt or bruised.
Moral consequence: Boyd is happy his father wants to hear his side of things and that he's concerned for his health.