CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is controlling to dictate a partner's friendships.
Situation: John noticed that his girlfriend, Mary, hangs out with a lot of guy friends from work, which made him worried that she could leave him for one of them.
Intention: John wants to do anything to keep Mary as his girlfriend.
Immoral action: John tells Mary that he doesn't like her hanging out with a bunch of guys and tells her she can only have girl friends outside of work.
Immoral consequence: Mary decides that John is too controllers and ends their relationship.
Norm: It's wrong to prevent someone from dating someone else
Situation: Shawn's daughter has started hanging out with a new boy who dresses like a gangster from the music videos.
Intention: Shawn wants to help his daughter make good decisions and move towards a positive future.
Moral action: Shawn talks with his daughter about why he thinks it's not a good idea to date this boy, but allows her the freedom to make her own choices.
Moral consequence: Shawn's daughter dates the boy briefly, but comes to observe some of things her father said are true, and ends up breaking of the relationship within a week.
Norm: It's wrong to prevent someone from dating someone else
Situation: Shawn's daughter has started hanging out with a new boy who dresses like a gangster from the music videos.
Intention: Shawn wants to help his daughter make good decisions and move towards a positive future.
Immoral action: Shawn forbids his daughter from hanging out with the boy, and grounds her preventing her from leaving the house.
Immoral consequence: Shawn's daughter sneaks out and elopes with the boy, getting married, and pregnant at a young age.
Norm: It is good for parents to set rules.
Situation: Jack's kids are always begging to be allowed to walk to the corner store a mile away, even though there are no sidewalks to safely walk on.
Intention: Jack wants his kids to stop nagging him about walking to the store.
Moral action: Jack shows his kids a gruesome video about what happens to pedestrians who get hit by cars.
Moral consequence: Jack's kids, terrified, finally give up on walking to the store and start spending their allowances on Amazon.
Norm: It is good for parents to set rules.
Situation: Jack's kids are always begging to be allowed to walk to the corner store a mile away, even though there are no sidewalks to safely walk on.
Intention: Jack wants his kids to stop nagging him about walking to the store.
Immoral action: Jack gives in and lets his kids start walking to the store on the main road.
Immoral consequence: A car comes around a corner too quickly and hits one of Jack's kids, breaking multiple bones.
Norm: It's bad to re-gift something you have been gifted.
Situation: Sara is low on cash and her best friend, Lori, is about to celebrate her birthday.
Intention: Sarah wants to get Lori a birthday gift.
Moral action: Sarah uses old t-shirts to sew Lori a new quilt at no cost.
Moral consequence: Lori loves the sentimental gift and cries tears of joy.
Norm: It's bad to re-gift something you have been gifted.
Situation: Sara is low on cash and her best friend, Lori, is about to celebrate her birthday.
Intention: Sarah wants to get Lori a birthday gift.
Immoral action: Having no money, Sarah digs through old gifts she never used and found one to gift Lori.
Immoral consequence: Turns out, the gift Sarah gave Lori was one that Lori had given Sarah, and she is deeply hurt.
Norm: It's wrong for children to show disrespect to their parents.
Situation: Molly is being corrected by her mother for staying out too late.
Intention: Molly wants to explain why she was out so late.
Moral action: Molly calmly tells her mother that her car had a flat tire.
Moral consequence: Molly's mother brings her car to the shop the next day.
Norm: It's wrong for children to show disrespect to their parents.
Situation: Molly is being corrected by her mother for staying out too late.
Intention: Molly wants to explain why she was out so late.
Immoral action: Molly yells at her mother and storms off in front of her friends.
Immoral consequence: Molly's mother grounds her and stops her from seeing her friends for two months.
Norm: You should be grateful when someone shares with you.
Situation: Sara has been invited out to eat and the friend said it would be their treat.
Intention: Sara wants to avoid preparing dinner.
Moral action: Sara accepts the offer and thanks her friend genuinely.
Moral consequence: Sara's friend has a good time out with her.
Norm: You should be grateful when someone shares with you.
Situation: Sara has been invited out to eat and the friend said it would be their treat.
Intention: Sara wants to avoid preparing dinner.
Immoral action: Sara eats with her friend and mentions how they owed her from Sara paying last time.
Immoral consequence: Sara's friend feels that she is rude.
Norm: It is bad to have hissy fits.
Situation: Sarah showed up to a big high school party wearing the same red dress as another girl.
Intention: Sarah wants her friends to think she's cool and fun to be around.
Moral action: Sarah goes out of her way to be nice to the other girl all night.
Moral consequence: The next day Sarah's friends tell everyone she's the sweetest person they know.
Norm: It is bad to have hissy fits.
Situation: Sarah showed up to a big high school party wearing the same red dress as another girl.
Intention: Sarah wants her friends to think she's cool and fun to be around.
Immoral action: Sarah throws her beer in the other girl's face and calls her a copycat c-word.
Immoral consequence: Sarah is unceremoniously thrown out of the party by three members of the women's volleyball team, but her sycophantic friends all tell her she was totally justified.
Norm: You should not be nosy about someone else's life.
Situation: Lynn overhears her friend arguing with her boyfriend.
Intention: Lynn wants to be there for her friend.
Moral action: Lynn gives her friend privacy but lets her know she is there to talk.
Moral consequence: Lynn's friend appreciates the gesture and feels closer to Lynn.
Norm: You should not be nosy about someone else's life.
Situation: Lynn overhears her friend arguing with her boyfriend.
Intention: Lynn wants to be there for her friend.
Immoral action: Lynn eavesdrops on the conversation and then gives her friend unsolicited advice.
Immoral consequence: Lynn's friend accuses her of being nosy and stops speaking to her.
Norm: It's wrong to flirt with your parent's friends.
Situation: Sandra's dad is having his friend over for dinner.
Intention: Sandra wants to see the man because he is very handsome.
Moral action: Sandra joins her dad and his friend at the dinner table, admires the man's good features, and enjoys a nice dinner.
Moral consequence: Sandra's dad's friend has a good time and hopes to be invited back in the future.
Norm: It's wrong to flirt with your parent's friends.
Situation: Sandra's dad is having his friend over for dinner.
Intention: Sandra wants to see the man because he is very handsome.
Immoral action: Sandra joins her dad and his friend at the dinner table and rubs his leg with her foot under the table.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's dad's friend is shocked and leaves the house immediately.
Norm: It's good to have courage to do things.
Situation: Sam is at school when the bully comes in to the room he's in and tells everyone to give him their lunch money.
Intention: Sam wants to keep his lunch money.
Moral action: Sam stands up to the bully and tells him he's not letting him take anyone's lunch money.
Moral consequence: The bully looks at Sam and decides it's not worth it and leaves the room, the other kids thank Sam and offer to buy him a milkshake after school.
Norm: It's good to have courage to do things.
Situation: Sam is at school when the bully comes in to the room he's in and tells everyone to give him their lunch money.
Intention: Sam wants to keep his lunch money.
Immoral action: Sam runs out of the room away from the bully.
Immoral consequence: The bully tracks down Sam after school and beats him up.
Norm: It's wrong to feel superior to others.
Situation: Jim is a black belt in karate and recently won a gold trophy at a martial arts tournament.
Intention: Jim wants to let his friends know what happened.
Moral action: Jim brings up the tournament while hanging out with his friends, and mentions offhand that he won a trophy but still has much to learn.
Moral consequence: Jim's friends appreciate his modesty and ask him several follow-up questions about the tournament.
Norm: It's wrong to feel superior to others.
Situation: Jim is a black belt in karate and recently won a gold trophy at a martial arts tournament.
Intention: Jim wants to let his friends know what happened.
Immoral action: Jim carries the trophy around all day, waving it in his friend's faces and talking about how good at karate he is.
Immoral consequence: Jim's friends can't stand the way he's acting and avoid him.
Norm: It is good to invest time in your friendships.
Situation: Steve has a weekend off and is looking to make plans.
Intention: Steve wants to have fun this weekend.
Moral action: Steve calls up his friends, and they have a blast together.
Moral consequence: Steve’s friends make plans for another weekend and Steve has something to look forward to.
Norm: It is good to invest time in your friendships.
Situation: Steve has a weekend off and is looking to make plans.
Intention: Steve wants to have fun this weekend.
Immoral action: Steve spends time alone and doesn’t call any of his friends.
Immoral consequence: His friends don’t call him as much either and their friendship wanes.
Norm: It is rude to disrespect your parents.
Situation: Randal learns about a concert at midnight from a radio ad, but his parents don't want him out past 9pm by himself.
Intention: Randal wants to go to the concert.
Moral action: Randal asks his parents to go with him to the concert.
Moral consequence: Randal's parents agree, and they have a good time.
Norm: It is rude to disrespect your parents.
Situation: Randal learns about a concert at midnight from a radio ad, but his parents don't want him out past 9pm by himself.
Intention: Randal wants to go to the concert.
Immoral action: Randal sneaks out of the house to go to the concert alone.
Immoral consequence: Randal's parents find out that he snuck out and punish him.
Norm: It's hurtful to accuse someone of being lazy.
Situation: John is walking down the street when he sees Bill who is using a mobility scooter to get around town.
Intention: John wants to comment to Bill about the scooter.
Moral action: John tells Bill that the color of his scooter is snazzy and that he loves the sleek design.
Moral consequence: Bill is happy that his choice of scooter was complimented by John and is more confident now going out in it.
Norm: It's hurtful to accuse someone of being lazy.
Situation: John is walking down the street when he sees Bill who is using a mobility scooter to get around town.
Intention: John wants to comment to Bill about the scooter.
Immoral action: John tells Bill that Bill looks fine to him and that he's probably using the scooter because he's too lazy to walk.
Immoral consequence: Bill is insulted as he's disabled and is saddened that John could be so utterly insensitive.
Norm: It's bad to text while driving a car.
Situation: Jane is driving when she remembers that she has to tell her husband about something urgent.
Intention: Jane wants to text her husband.
Moral action: Jane finds a place to briefly pull over and sends her husband the text message.
Moral consequence: Jane is able to get the urgent information to her husband safely and legally.
Norm: It's bad to text while driving a car.
Situation: Jane is driving when she remembers that she has to tell her husband about something urgent.
Intention: Jane wants to text her husband.
Immoral action: Jane continues to drive as she sends the text to her husband.
Immoral consequence: A police officer sees Jane texting and driving and gives her a ticket.
Norm: It's wrong not to talk to your in-laws.
Situation: John is walking through a local park where he runs into in-laws.
Intention: John wants to get home quickly to catch an upcoming football game on television.
Moral action: John says he to the in-laws and makes small talk for a few minutes.
Moral consequence: John is late but still catches most of the game and feels good that he talked with his in-laws.
Norm: It's wrong not to talk to your in-laws.
Situation: John is walking through a local park where he runs into in-laws.
Intention: John wants to get home quickly to catch an upcoming football game on television.
Immoral action: John pretends he doesn't he his in-laws and quickly changes paths to avoid them.
Immoral consequence: John makes it home in time for the game but his in-laws call him on the phone, disrupting his viewing experience.
Norm: You should be careful around aggressive dogs.
Situation: Lucas sees Sarah's new dog barking loudly and growling.
Intention: Lucas wants to meet the dog.
Moral action: Lucas asks Sarah if he can meet and pet the dog.
Moral consequence: Sarah explains that he is a rescue dog who is skittish around people but allows lucas to throw him some treats from a safe distance.
Norm: You should be careful around aggressive dogs.
Situation: Lucas sees Sarah's new dog barking loudly and growling.
Intention: Lucas wants to meet the dog.
Immoral action: Lucas runs over to the fence and grabs at the dog to pet them.
Immoral consequence: The dog bites lucas's arm and lucas needs to get stitches.
Norm: You should never text and drive
Situation: Sarah's children need to be picked up from daycare.
Intention: Sarah wants to tell her husband to pick up the children.
Moral action: Sarah waits until she can safely pull into a parking space and puts the car into park, then texts her husband.
Moral consequence: Her husband picks up the kids and Sarah brings home dinner.
Norm: You should never text and drive
Situation: Sarah's children need to be picked up from daycare.
Intention: Sarah wants to tell her husband to pick up the children.
Immoral action: Sarah texts her husband while driving to tell him to pick up the children.
Immoral consequence: Sarah causes a terrible car accident, kills someone and is in the hospital.
Norm: It's good to be up front when ending a relationship.
Situation: Jake and Lisa had been dating each other for several months.
Intention: Jake wanted to date another woman.
Moral action: Jake explains that he the relationship isn't going anywhere.
Moral consequence: Lisa is sad, but understands and the two are able to remain friends.
Norm: It's good to be up front when ending a relationship.
Situation: Jake and Lisa had been dating each other for several months.
Intention: Jake wanted to date another woman.
Immoral action: Jake starts a dating profile and starts meeting different women.
Immoral consequence: Lisa sees Jake out with another woman and yells at him.
Norm: It's wrong to steal things from people.
Situation: Tony got fired from his job and is behind on rent.
Intention: Tony wants to be able to pay his rent, so he doesn't end up homeless.
Moral action: Tony asks his neighbor for help with his rent.
Moral consequence: Tony's neighbor helps pay his rent giving him time to get a new job, they also become closer and become good friends.
Norm: It's wrong to steal things from people.
Situation: Tony got fired from his job and is behind on rent.
Intention: Tony wants to be able to pay his rent, so he doesn't end up homeless.
Immoral action: Tony breaks into his neighbors house because he knows they have cash hidden under their bed.
Immoral consequence: Tony's neighbor catches him breaking in and shoots him killing him.
Norm: It's wrong to be obsessed with something.
Situation: Jared, a man with a limited budget, adores his favorite television show, and a new line of figures modeled after the characters are coming out soon.
Intention: Jared wants to engage with anything related to his favorite television show.
Moral action: Jared rewatches his two episodes of his favorite show a night before going to bed.
Moral consequence: Jared goes to bed in a good mood.
Norm: It's wrong to be obsessed with something.
Situation: Jared, a man with a limited budget, adores his favorite television show, and a new line of figures modeled after the characters are coming out soon.
Intention: Jared wants to engage with anything related to his favorite television show.
Immoral action: Jared spends most of his upcoming paycheck on figures of all the characters.
Immoral consequence: Jared is unable to afford his electric bill at the end of the month.
Norm: You shouldn't park in someone else's spot without permission.
Situation: Oliver pulls into his apartment complex parking lot after a long, arduous day at work.
Intention: Oliver wants to get into his apartment for a stiff drink as quickly as he can.
Moral action: Oliver finds his parking spot and sprints all the way to his door.
Moral consequence: Oliver gets home quickly and cracks open a beer.
Norm: You shouldn't park in someone else's spot without permission.
Situation: Oliver pulls into his apartment complex parking lot after a long, arduous day at work.
Intention: Oliver wants to get into his apartment for a stiff drink as quickly as he can.
Immoral action: Oliver pulls into the first open spot near his door even though it's not his assigned spot.
Immoral consequence: Oliver has to pay a hefty fee to get his car back because it had been towed.
Norm: It's wrong to judge people based on their gender identity.
Situation: Mack is looking through the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition with his buddies.
Intention: Mack wants to admire some beautiful women.
Moral action: Mack says how exquisitely stunning he finds all of the swimsuit models.
Moral consequence: Mack is praised by his friends for being open-minded about the trans model in the magazine.
Norm: It's wrong to judge people based on their gender identity.
Situation: Mack is looking through the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition with his buddies.
Intention: Mack wants to admire some beautiful women.
Immoral action: Mack exclaims that one of the women is completely disgusting because she was born a man.
Immoral consequence: Mack is called out by his woke friends for basing his opinion on female beauty on gender identity stereotypes.
Norm: It is rude to treat mentally disabled people differently.
Situation: John is playing baseball as a pitcher when the next batter, Jim comes up and Jim has visible down syndrome.
Intention: John wants to decide what pitch to throw.
Moral action: John decides to throw his usual first pitch, a sinking curveball on the outside corner.
Moral consequence: Jim is impressed by the sink on John's curveball and is happy to try his hardest to best John.
Norm: It is rude to treat mentally disabled people differently.
Situation: John is playing baseball as a pitcher when the next batter, Jim comes up and Jim has visible down syndrome.
Intention: John wants to decide what pitch to throw.
Immoral action: John decides to throw a slow, easy underhand lob to Jim so that Jim can easily hit it.
Immoral consequence: Jim is annoyed that John doesn't take his athletic prowess seriously and is throwing him patronizing pitches.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against vegans.
Situation: James is looking for a partner for an upcoming cupcake baking context, and an award-winning vegan pastry chef just asked him to partner up.
Intention: James wants to pick the partner who will most increase his chances of winning the bakeoff.
Moral action: James accepts the partnership because he's interested in learning new baking techniques.
Moral consequence: James and his partner cruise to first place and have their cupcake featured on the cover of Bon Appetit.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against vegans.
Situation: James is looking for a partner for an upcoming cupcake baking context, and an award-winning vegan pastry chef just asked him to partner up.
Intention: James wants to pick the partner who will most increase his chances of winning the bakeoff.
Immoral action: James turns down the partnership request because he thinks vegan food is for pussies.
Immoral consequence: The vegan pastry chef finds a vegan partner and easily defeats James' team in the bakeoff.
Norm: It's bad to cheat on someone you're dating.
Situation: Sam's ex-girlfriend comes to town and asks him to join her for drinks, but Sam is currently dating someone else.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to her request.
Moral action: Sam turns down the offer, mentioning that his girlfriend would disapprove if he did.
Moral consequence: Sam and his girlfriend maintain a strong relationship and get married.
Norm: It's bad to cheat on someone you're dating.
Situation: Sam's ex-girlfriend comes to town and asks him to join her for drinks, but Sam is currently dating someone else.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to her request.
Immoral action: Sam gets drinks with his ex-girlfriend and then has sex with her.
Immoral consequence: Sam's girlfriend finds out and dumps him.
Norm: It's wrong not to care when someone dies.
Situation: Dave is at home when his wife walks into the room and tells him a famous actress has died.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the news.
Moral action: Dave tells his wife that he is sorry such a talented actress has been taken from the world.
Moral consequence: Dave's wife is happy that Dave is showing feeling and appreciation for the woman's life work.
Norm: It's wrong not to care when someone dies.
Situation: Dave is at home when his wife walks into the room and tells him a famous actress has died.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the news.
Immoral action: Dave tells his wife that they don't know the woman, so who really cares that she died.
Immoral consequence: Dave's wife is taken aback at how insensitive Dave is and wonders if he is heartless.
Norm: You should go to your friend's baby shower.
Situation: Martha's best friend, Stella, recently announced she is expecting a baby.
Intention: Martha wants to give Stella a gift.
Moral action: Martha wraps the gift and presents it to Stella's at her baby shower.
Moral consequence: Stella has a good time at the shower since her best friend is there to provide support.
Norm: You should go to your friend's baby shower.
Situation: Martha's best friend, Stella, recently announced she is expecting a baby.
Intention: Martha wants to give Stella a gift.
Immoral action: Martha doesn't like parties, so she skips Stella's baby shower deciding to drop off the gift on her way home from work.
Immoral consequence: Stella misses having her friend at the shower and wonders if she's done something to cause the absence.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of the way someone talks.
Situation: Kara meets a new girl at her school named Sandy, who is from Australia.
Intention: Kara wants to speak to Sandy.
Moral action: Kara tells Sandy she is excited to meet someone from another country and wants to learn more about her.
Moral consequence: Sandy is happy to make a new friend, and she feels more comfortable in her new setting.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of the way someone talks.
Situation: Kara meets a new girl at her school named Sandy, who is from Australia.
Intention: Kara wants to speak to Sandy.
Immoral action: Kara laughs at Sandy and tells her that her accent is really weird.
Immoral consequence: Sandy feels self-conscious about her accent and becomes unhappy and withdrawn.
Norm: It is good to be honest and talk through issues.
Situation: Emily is in a long term relationship which is experiencing a lot of turmoil.
Intention: Emily wants to avoid confrontation.
Moral action: Emily sits down with her partner, and they earnestly talk about their issues.
Moral consequence: Emily gets it off her chest, and they are able to work through the issues.
Norm: It is good to be honest and talk through issues.
Situation: Emily is in a long term relationship which is experiencing a lot of turmoil.
Intention: Emily wants to avoid confrontation.
Immoral action: Emily hides her true feelings and pretends nothing is wrong.
Immoral consequence: Emily and her partner will be unhappy in this relationship.