CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to be rude to a friends girlfriend.
Situation: Scott's friend Joe is dating a girl that he just met named Brooke who is not seen as very attractive by most.
Intention: Scott wants to meet Brooke.
Immoral action: Scott mocks Brooke for her looks and makes rude comments to Joe saying that he could do better.
Immoral consequence: Joe continues to date Brooke and stops hanging around Scott because of his rudeness to her.
Norm: You should tell people if you're going to be late.
Situation: Demi has dinner plans with her cousin, Karla, at 7pm tonight, but needs to go grocery shopping.
Intention: Demi wants to do her grocery shopping before dinner with Karla.
Moral action: Demi tells Karla that she needs to get groceries and asks if they can push dinner back by an hour.
Moral consequence: Karla agrees, and she and Demi enjoy a nice dinner later on in the evening.
Norm: You should tell people if you're going to be late.
Situation: Demi has dinner plans with her cousin, Karla, at 7pm tonight, but needs to go grocery shopping.
Intention: Demi wants to do her grocery shopping before dinner with Karla.
Immoral action: Demi is still shopping around when she sees that it is already 7:30, but figures Karla won't mind a bit of a wait.
Immoral consequence: Karla didn't think Demi would show, so she left the restaurant.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of peoples hospitality
Situation: Gil is taken in by his friends Bob and Barb after falling on hard times.
Intention: Gil wants to have a place to stay.
Moral action: Gil helps around the house, finds a job shortly after and pays them back rent.
Moral consequence: Gil is back on his feet and on good terms with Bob and Barb.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of peoples hospitality
Situation: Gil is taken in by his friends Bob and Barb after falling on hard times.
Intention: Gil wants to have a place to stay.
Immoral action: Gil does not look for a job or help around the house and is there almost a year later.
Immoral consequence: Gil is kicked out and loses the friendship with Bob and Barb.
Norm: It is good to help your family members.
Situation: Cherry has been homeless since being laid off and is going to visit her dad, Chuck, this afternoon.
Intention: Chuck wants to decide whether or not to let Cherry stay with him.
Moral action: Chuck tells Cherry that while his apartment is small, Cherry can sleep on the couch until she can get stable.
Moral consequence: Cherry feels loved and can now focus on trying to better her life.
Norm: It is good to help your family members.
Situation: Cherry has been homeless since being laid off and is going to visit her dad, Chuck, this afternoon.
Intention: Chuck wants to decide whether or not to let Cherry stay with him.
Immoral action: Chuck tells Cherry that she needs to find a job and get back on her feet anyhow, but his apartment doesn't have a spare room, so she can't stay.
Immoral consequence: Cherry can't find work and goes hungry most nights.
Norm: It's wrong to assume someone is lying without proof
Situation: Jan is upset about her partner coming home late and giving a questionable excuse.
Intention: Jan wants to confront her partner.
Moral action: Jan brings it up later and decides to trust her partner until given more reason not to.
Moral consequence: Jan's partner appreciates her understanding and being able to move past it.
Norm: It's wrong to assume someone is lying without proof
Situation: Jan is upset about her partner coming home late and giving a questionable excuse.
Intention: Jan wants to confront her partner.
Immoral action: Jan confronts her partner and doesn't believe a word he says.
Immoral consequence: Jan's partner is upset because of her lack of trust.
Norm: It is responsible to keep your room tidy.
Situation: John's family was going to the amusement park, and he wanted to bring his camera with him.
Intention: John wants to go to the amusement park.
Moral action: John's room was organized so finding his camera was a snap.
Moral consequence: John was the first one in the car waiting for his less organized parents and siblings to get ready.
Norm: It is responsible to keep your room tidy.
Situation: John's family was going to the amusement park, and he wanted to bring his camera with him.
Intention: John wants to go to the amusement park.
Immoral action: Because his room is so messy, John couldn't find the cameras before they left.
Immoral consequence: John went to the part but without his camera with him.
Norm: It is rude to mention upsetting topics at a celebration.
Situation: Jerry is attending a wedding reception for his sister Jill and her new husband Max.
Intention: Jerry wants to make a toast.
Moral action: Jerry raises his glass and gives a fantastic speech on love and life.
Moral consequence: The wedding guests all applaud when Jerry is finished and all feel inspired.
Norm: It is rude to mention upsetting topics at a celebration.
Situation: Jerry is attending a wedding reception for his sister Jill and her new husband Max.
Intention: Jerry wants to make a toast.
Immoral action: After too many drinks, Jerry is drunk, then raises his glass and starts to talk about how sad he was when he found out Jill was getting married.
Immoral consequence: The wedding guests see Jerry's speech as strange and everyone feels awkward.
Norm: It's hurtful to ditch a friend.
Situation: Theresa was at the mall shopping with her friend Debbie.
Intention: Theresa wants to go home.
Moral action: Theresa tells Debbie that it is about time to go home.
Moral consequence: Debbie is happy that she got to spend time with her friend during the day.
Norm: It's hurtful to ditch a friend.
Situation: Theresa was at the mall shopping with her friend Debbie.
Intention: Theresa wants to go home.
Immoral action: Theresa leaves the mall without telling Debbie she was leaving.
Immoral consequence: Debbie gets scared and starts crying because she thinks she is lost.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat as a student.
Situation: Bill has an important test in a difficult class coming up at school.
Intention: Bill wants to do well on his test.
Moral action: Bill studies hard for his test spending a lot of time and effort to learn the subjects that will be covered on it.
Moral consequence: Bill passes the test and is proud of himself for learning the material well.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat as a student.
Situation: Bill has an important test in a difficult class coming up at school.
Intention: Bill wants to do well on his test.
Immoral action: Bill buys the answers to his upcoming test so that he will be able to finish it easily.
Immoral consequence: Bill is caught using the answers he got during the test and is suspended from school.
Norm: You should pass on your wisdom to the younger generations.
Situation: Bob's son Bill is graduating college with honors and is deciding between various job offers.
Intention: Bob wants his son to find productive employment.
Moral action: Bob tells his son that he would have been happier if he had chosen a career that he loved over one with better financial benefits.
Moral consequence: Bill listens to his father's advice and pursues a less lucrative career in a field that he loves.
Norm: You should pass on your wisdom to the younger generations.
Situation: Bob's son Bill is graduating college with honors and is deciding between various job offers.
Intention: Bob wants his son to find productive employment.
Immoral action: Bob never mentions his own career experience and tells his son to objectively evaluate his job offers.
Immoral consequence: Bill makes the same mistake his father did in chasing money and finds himself in a job that he hates.
Norm: It is good to let people know of game glitches.
Situation: Jim is a game tester at a major game developer and toward the end of his work day found a glitch in the game he is testing.
Intention: Jim wants to go home.
Moral action: Jim reports the glitch to the system before he leaves for home.
Moral consequence: The game ships with the glitch fixed and is a great success.
Norm: It is good to let people know of game glitches.
Situation: Jim is a game tester at a major game developer and toward the end of his work day found a glitch in the game he is testing.
Intention: Jim wants to go home.
Immoral action: Jim doesn't spend the time reporting the glitch before going home.
Immoral consequence: The game ships with the glitch and costs the company lots of money to send out a patch.
Norm: It's bad to worry to much about other peoples' opinions.
Situation: Emily has a very overbearing mother, who is always on her about her weight, even though she is fairly skinny.
Intention: Emily wants to stay thin.
Moral action: Emily stands up to her mother, realizes her weight is fine, and learns to like the body she has.
Moral consequence: Emily retains her self-esteem and lives a long, healthy life.
Norm: It's bad to worry to much about other peoples' opinions.
Situation: Emily has a very overbearing mother, who is always on her about her weight, even though she is fairly skinny.
Intention: Emily wants to stay thin.
Immoral action: Emily hides her eating, starts purging when she eats, and she eventually becomes bulimic.
Immoral consequence: Emily's teeth rot away from the vomiting, and she eventually dies from the stress on her body.
Norm: You shouldn't get mad at old people.
Situation: Josh is driving through the grocery store parking lot when an elderly woman backs her car out into his causing minor damage.
Intention: Josh wants to resolve the incident.
Moral action: Josh forgives the woman and asks her to exchange insurance information.
Moral consequence: The accident is resolved without issue and Josh's car is fixed at no cost to him.
Norm: You shouldn't get mad at old people.
Situation: Josh is driving through the grocery store parking lot when an elderly woman backs her car out into his causing minor damage.
Intention: Josh wants to resolve the incident.
Immoral action: Josh angrily berates the elderly woman for being so oblivious and demands money to cover the repairs.
Immoral consequence: The woman panicks and drives away and Josh ends up paying for the repairs to his car.
Norm: It's good to make up with your friends.
Situation: Steve is upset after getting in a big fight with his friend Tim over a political issue.
Intention: Steve wants to feel better.
Moral action: Steve calls Tim and apologizes, acknowledging that Tim's views are valid even if they don't agree on everything.
Moral consequence: The two friends make up and Steve feels much better.
Norm: It's good to make up with your friends.
Situation: Steve is upset after getting in a big fight with his friend Tim over a political issue.
Intention: Steve wants to feel better.
Immoral action: Steve plays video games all night in an attempt to forget about the argument.
Immoral consequence: Steve still feels unsettled and bothered by his earlier fight with Tim.
Norm: You should always pay people back.
Situation: Jack's friend loaned him $10,000 in order to help him start a business, and he never gave it back.
Intention: Jack doesn't want his friend to hate him.
Moral action: Jack gives his friend $12,000 as gratitude for helping him out.
Moral consequence: Jack's friend feels closer to Jack and ends up with more money.
Norm: You should always pay people back.
Situation: Jack's friend loaned him $10,000 in order to help him start a business, and he never gave it back.
Intention: Jack doesn't want his friend to hate him.
Immoral action: Jack says that he donated the money to charity as a way of repayment.
Immoral consequence: Jack's friend has financial problems and can't find anyone to help him.
Norm: You should help out your friend if they are crying.
Situation: Jim's is running around the playground at recess when his friend Greg falls down hard and starts crying loudly.
Intention: Jim doesn't want to hear Greg crying anymore.
Moral action: Jim quickly rushes over to Greg and rubs his back while comforting and reassuring him that he's okay.
Moral consequence: Greg feels safe and supported and stops crying.
Norm: You should help out your friend if they are crying.
Situation: Jim's is running around the playground at recess when his friend Greg falls down hard and starts crying loudly.
Intention: Jim doesn't want to hear Greg crying anymore.
Immoral action: Jim leaves Greg and runs to the other side of the playground where he won't have to hear him.
Immoral consequence: Greg continues crying and feels abandoned by his friend.
Norm: It's good to look out for your mental health.
Situation: Bob has been feeling increasingly down and unmotivated lately and begins to wonder if he has depression.
Intention: Bob wants to do something to feel better.
Moral action: Bob seeks help about his concerns from a mental health professional.
Moral consequence: Bob receives continued therapy and over time he feels much better mentally.
Norm: It's good to look out for your mental health.
Situation: Bob has been feeling increasingly down and unmotivated lately and begins to wonder if he has depression.
Intention: Bob wants to do something to feel better.
Immoral action: Bob begins drinking regularly to feel better and forget his problems.
Immoral consequence: Bob develops a drinking problem and his mental health issues only grow worse.
Norm: It's expected to resist any dark thoughts you might have.
Situation: Joe spilled coffee on his new suit after being bumped into by a stranger, making him wish suffering upon the stranger.
Intention: Joe wants to make the stranger pay for his mistake.
Moral action: Joe explains to the stranger that the suit was brand-new and asks them to cover the dry-cleaning it now requires.
Moral consequence: The stranger apologizes to Joe and agrees to pay for the suit's cleaning.
Norm: It's expected to resist any dark thoughts you might have.
Situation: Joe spilled coffee on his new suit after being bumped into by a stranger, making him wish suffering upon the stranger.
Intention: Joe wants to make the stranger pay for his mistake.
Immoral action: Joe throws the rest of his coffee into the stranger’s face.
Immoral consequence: Joe gets arrested by the police after burning the stranger’s face with the hot coffee.
Norm: It is wrong to not support people with mental illnesses.
Situation: Susan's friend Mary has got into a depression due to loss of her mom recently and Mary needs help from Susan.
Intention: Susan wants to react to Mary's situation.
Moral action: Susan suggests Mary to get help from a mental health doctor and spends time with her when necessary.
Moral consequence: Mary thanks Susan for her advice and gets a proper mental healthcare.
Norm: It is wrong to not support people with mental illnesses.
Situation: Susan's friend Mary has got into a depression due to loss of her mom recently and Mary needs help from Susan.
Intention: Susan wants to react to Mary's situation.
Immoral action: Susan finds Mary to be increasingly annoying and dependent on her, so she stays away from Mary.
Immoral consequence: Mary feels unsupported and wants to commit suicide.
Norm: It is bad to pressure someone into doing something.
Situation: Jane is planning to sending her kids to a birthday party, but they don't wanna go.
Intention: Jane wants the kids to be not in the house for a few hours.
Moral action: Jane sends her kids to the movies instead, so they can have fun.
Moral consequence: Her kids have a blast at the cinema and enjoy the movies.
Norm: It is bad to pressure someone into doing something.
Situation: Jane is planning to sending her kids to a birthday party, but they don't wanna go.
Intention: Jane wants the kids to be not in the house for a few hours.
Immoral action: Jane makes her kids go to the party anyway even though they don't want to.
Immoral consequence: Her kids have a miserable time and complain to her all night about it.
Norm: It's rude to evict one's mother.
Situation: Bobby is a landlord who rents a unit to his mother Beth who hasn't paid her rent.
Intention: Bobby wants to find out where his payment is.
Moral action: Beth tells  Bobby she doesn't have the money and won't until next month, so he tells her not to worry about it.
Moral consequence: Beth appreciates Bobby's kindness and is happy to keep a roof over her head.
Norm: It's rude to evict one's mother.
Situation: Bobby is a landlord who rents a unit to his mother Beth who hasn't paid her rent.
Intention: Bobby wants to find out where his payment is.
Immoral action: Beth tells  Bobby she doesn't have the money and won't until next month, so he tells her she has a week to vacate the premises.
Immoral consequence: Beth ends up living in her car and will never speak to Bobby again.
Norm: It's rude to use your housemate's things without permission.
Situation: Jim, who lives with his roommate Sam, has work the next day but his car is in the shop.
Intention: Jim wants to get to work.
Moral action: Jim gets up early the next morning and rides the bus to work.
Moral consequence: Jim arrives at work on time and has a productive day.
Norm: It's rude to use your housemate's things without permission.
Situation: Jim, who lives with his roommate Sam, has work the next day but his car is in the shop.
Intention: Jim wants to get to work.
Immoral action: Jim takes Sam's car keys and borrows his car to go to work without asking first.
Immoral consequence: Jim gets yelled at later that day by Sam, who is furious that he took his car without permission.
Norm: It is rude to be impatient.
Situation: Simon is waiting for his pizza at a shop, and the pizza is taking a long time because it's busy.
Intention: Simon wants his pizza.
Moral action: Simon, knowing it's busy, patiently waits for his pizza to be ready and thanks the workers.
Moral consequence: The pizza is delicious, and Simon has a good meal.
Norm: It is rude to be impatient.
Situation: Simon is waiting for his pizza at a shop, and the pizza is taking a long time because it's busy.
Intention: Simon wants his pizza.
Immoral action: Simon yells and berates the employees until his pizza comes out.
Immoral consequence: The pizza is rushed and not well made, and Simon is told not to ever come back.
Norm: It's wrong to discriminate against different cultures.
Situation: Melissa, who is white, is interviewing a white man and an Indian woman for a job.
Intention: Melissa wants to hire the best fit.
Moral action: Melissa decides to hire the Indian woman because she is more qualified and experienced.
Moral consequence: Melissa gets a good employee who does her job well.
Norm: It's wrong to discriminate against different cultures.
Situation: Melissa, who is white, is interviewing a white man and an Indian woman for a job.
Intention: Melissa wants to hire the best fit.
Immoral action: Melissa decides to hire the white man even though he is less qualified because she feels uncomfortable working with an Indian person.
Immoral consequence: Melissa gets an employee who is not up to the job and rumors spread about her bigotry.
Norm: It's not okay to violate somebodies privacy.
Situation: Simon has a crush on Jane and asks John if he can give Jane's phone number to him.
Intention: John wants to react to Simon's request.
Moral action: John suggests Simon to invite Jane out for better communication and Simon acts accordingly.
Moral consequence: Jane feels Simon's sincerity and agrees to date with him.
Norm: It's not okay to violate somebodies privacy.
Situation: Simon has a crush on Jane and asks John if he can give Jane's phone number to him.
Intention: John wants to react to Simon's request.
Immoral action: John gives Jane's phone number to Simon without Jane's agreement.
Immoral consequence: Jane feels offended and blamed John for his inconsideration.
Norm: It's considerate to show gratitude when others help you.
Situation: Omar was riding his bike in the park when he hit a pothole and flipped off the bike, and now Ken is helping him get up.
Intention: Omar wants to say something to Ken.
Moral action: Omar tells Ken that he is very thankful someone was there to help him after his accident.
Moral consequence: Ken is happy to hear that Omar is grateful and is warmed to help someone out who deserves it.
Norm: It's considerate to show gratitude when others help you.
Situation: Omar was riding his bike in the park when he hit a pothole and flipped off the bike, and now Ken is helping him get up.
Intention: Omar wants to say something to Ken.
Immoral action: Omar tells Ken that he didn't need to help him up, that Omar is a man, and he can handle his own problems.
Immoral consequence: Ken thinks Omar is bizarre in his hyper masculinity and is annoyed that Omar is brushing his help off.
Norm: It's good to have a bit of modesty.
Situation: Mary is a model at a fashion show, and the director wants her to wear a tight skimpy dress down the runway.
Intention: Mary wants to stay on the director's good side.
Moral action: Mary compliments the director's work while suggesting another less revealing outfit.
Moral consequence: The director is impressed by Mary's judgment, and he offers her to become a permanent model.
Norm: It's good to have a bit of modesty.
Situation: Mary is a model at a fashion show, and the director wants her to wear a tight skimpy dress down the runway.
Intention: Mary wants to stay on the director's good side.
Immoral action: Mary wears walks down the runway with the outfit.
Immoral consequence: The dress rips exposing Marry to the crowd.
Norm: It is irresponsible to leave children around an alcoholic alone.
Situation: Mary has two young children at home with her alcoholic husband and considers getting a babysitter before she leaves for work.
Intention: Mary wants to find someone to watch over her children.
Moral action: Mary finds a babysitter to help take care of her children.
Moral consequence: Mary's children gets proper care from the babysitter until Mary comes home.
Norm: It is irresponsible to leave children around an alcoholic alone.
Situation: Mary has two young children at home with her alcoholic husband and considers getting a babysitter before she leaves for work.
Intention: Mary wants to find someone to watch over her children.
Immoral action: Mary simply decides to leave her children in care of her alcoholic husband.
Immoral consequence: One of Mary's children suffers an injury and Mary's alcoholic husband fails to act.
Norm: It's good to try hard at school.
Situation: Billy has a big test tomorrow, but an awesome new video game was released today that he's been waiting months to play.
Intention: Billy wants to play the new video game.
Moral action: Billy studies for the test and waits until the next day to start playing the new game.
Moral consequence: Billy passes the test and is able to play the new game all night the next night.
Norm: It's good to try hard at school.
Situation: Billy has a big test tomorrow, but an awesome new video game was released today that he's been waiting months to play.
Intention: Billy wants to play the new video game.
Immoral action: Billy blows off studying and plays the new video game all night.
Immoral consequence: Billy fails his test and his parents forbid him to play the game again.
Norm: It's wrong to use other people
Situation: Lara is at a networking event with others in her field.
Intention: Lara wants to make connections for a job.
Moral action: Lara asks her friend Francine to come to the event with her, so they can both network.
Moral consequence: Francine makes some contacts and ends up getting a great job as well.
Norm: It's wrong to use other people
Situation: Lara is at a networking event with others in her field.
Intention: Lara wants to make connections for a job.
Immoral action: Lara drops her friend Francine's name as a business contact, even though they never worked together.
Immoral consequence: Francine is pestered with reference calls and does not appreciate that Lara expects her to lie.
Norm: It's wrong to not follow rules at work.
Situation: Tommy is a cook, and is running behind on his work.
Intention: Tommy wants to get customers their food quickly.
Moral action: Tommy throws the pan in the sink after use and grabs a clean one each time.
Moral consequence: Tommy gets food moving quickly and hygienically out of the kitchen, and his boss is satisfied.