CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should always celebrate the holidays with people.
Situation: Carlie just moved to the big city by herself and the holidays are approaching.
Intention: Carlie wants to do something for her first holiday in the big city.
Immoral action: Carlie decides she isn't close enough with anybody yet and makes herself a home cooked meal to enjoy by herself for the holidays.
Immoral consequence: Carlie feels incredibly lonely as the night goes on and regrets choosing to spend the holidays alone.
Norm: It's rude to kick someone out.
Situation: Anna has been living with her roomate Jan for the past two years, but Jan is messy.
Intention: Anna wants the apartment to be cleaner.
Moral action: Anna asks Jan if she can help clean up after herself.
Moral consequence: The apartment gets cleaner after Anna talks to Jan.
Norm: It's rude to kick someone out.
Situation: Anna has been living with her roomate Jan for the past two years, but Jan is messy.
Intention: Anna wants the apartment to be cleaner.
Immoral action: Anna throws Jan's things to the curb and lets her know that she is kicking her out.
Immoral consequence: Anna has trouble paying the rent without Jan's help to cover the rent.
Norm: It's wrong to not help others when they need it.
Situation: Matt is the manager of a grocery store, and one of his cashiers is asking for a raise because they're struggling.
Intention: Matt has to decide whether the cashier should get a raise.
Moral action: Matt decides that the cashier should get a raise and offers them a living wage.
Moral consequence: The cashier feels grateful for Matt and feels more loyal to the grocery store.
Norm: It's wrong to not help others when they need it.
Situation: Matt is the manager of a grocery store, and one of his cashiers is asking for a raise because they're struggling.
Intention: Matt has to decide whether the cashier should get a raise.
Immoral action: Matt chooses not to give his cashier a raise because he doesn't think they work hard enough.
Immoral consequence: The cashier continues to struggle and has to look for a 2nd job to get by.
Norm: It's good to work hard.
Situation: Petr just graduated from college and has started his first job in a field that matches his degree.
Intention: Petr wants to make good use of his college degree.
Moral action: Petr knows his degree got his foot in the door but being a good employee will get him further still.
Moral consequence: Petr has a very successful career led by his degree and hard work.
Norm: It's good to work hard.
Situation: Petr just graduated from college and has started his first job in a field that matches his degree.
Intention: Petr wants to make good use of his college degree.
Immoral action: Petr takes for granted that his degree will open doors for him at his new job and doesn't push himself in his role.
Immoral consequence: Petr never gets promoted because of his low work ethic and just gets by on the initial position his degree got him.
Norm: It's rude to insinuate that people will get fat.
Situation: Steven is having a conversation with his girlfriend as she eats a cheese cake.
Intention: Steven wants to make a remark about the food his girlfriend is eating.
Moral action: Steven states that the cheese cake looks good and that he will go get some for himself.
Moral consequence: Steven enjoys a nice cheese cake with his girlfriend as they chat.
Norm: It's rude to insinuate that people will get fat.
Situation: Steven is having a conversation with his girlfriend as she eats a cheese cake.
Intention: Steven wants to make a remark about the food his girlfriend is eating.
Immoral action: Steven tells his girlfriend that she will put on some pounds if she keeps eating so much cheese cake.
Immoral consequence: Steven's girlfriend quickly becomes annoyed with Steven and starts giving him the cold shoulder.
Norm: It is wrong to gamble.
Situation: Marla received a check from her grandmother for her birthday last week.
Intention: Marla wants to spend the money from the check.
Moral action: Marla cashes the check and uses it to buy new clothes to go to school.
Moral consequence: Marla thinks about her grandmother every time that she wears the new clothing.
Norm: It is wrong to gamble.
Situation: Marla received a check from her grandmother for her birthday last week.
Intention: Marla wants to spend the money from the check.
Immoral action: Marla cashes the check and spends all of the money at the poker table at the casino.
Immoral consequence: Marla is upset with herself for not using the money from her grandmother wisely.
Norm: It's rude to question someone's gender identity.
Situation: Tommy's friend, Brent, surprises him by asking is he would view Brent differently if he knew Brent was really a woman.
Intention: Tommy has to formulate a response to Brent's question.
Moral action: Tommy lets Brent know that his gender identity has no effect on their friendship, that he would respect his friend's identity completely.
Moral consequence: Brent feels more comfortable in his friendship with Tommy and Tommy feels good about his response to Brent’s question.
Norm: It's rude to question someone's gender identity.
Situation: Tommy's friend, Brent, surprises him by asking is he would view Brent differently if he knew Brent was really a woman.
Intention: Tommy has to formulate a response to Brent's question.
Immoral action: Tommy tells Brent that the question is preposterous because he is obviously a man.
Immoral consequence: Brent feels offended and saddened that his friend does not respect his identity and Tommy regrets saying something hurtful to his friend.
Norm: It's bad to hurt a parent's feelings.
Situation: Ken wants to talk to his mom about a present for his dad.
Intention: Ken doesn't want his dad to hear about his gift.
Moral action: Ken tells his dad that he needs mom's help with homework.
Moral consequence: Now dad won't want to listen anyway and the secret will stay hidden.
Norm: It's bad to hurt a parent's feelings.
Situation: Ken wants to talk to his mom about a present for his dad.
Intention: Ken doesn't want his dad to hear about his gift.
Immoral action: Ken tells his dad he doesn't want to talk to him when he needs to talk to just mom.
Immoral consequence: Ken hurts his dad's feelings since he doesn't know the reason.
Norm: It's wrong to touch your friends without getting their consent.
Situation: Chris is hanging out with a group of his friends, and they're discussing their special talents.
Intention: Chris wants to try and show everyone how good he is at giving massages.
Moral action: Chris asks for a volunteer to receive a shoulder massage, so he can show off his skills.
Moral consequence: Chris' friend Jeff offers to be the recipient of the shoulder massage and ends up agreeing that he's very talented.
Norm: It's wrong to touch your friends without getting their consent.
Situation: Chris is hanging out with a group of his friends, and they're discussing their special talents.
Intention: Chris wants to try and show everyone how good he is at giving massages.
Immoral action: Chris goes up behind his friend Jeff and immediately starts giving him a shoulder massage.
Immoral consequence: Jeff is caught off guard and feels like his personal space has been violated, so he asks Chris to stop.
Norm: It's good to try to maintain long-term friendships.
Situation: Olivia, who recently started a new job, is planning her wedding but doesn't have enough room to invite all the people she would like to.
Intention: Olivia wants to finalize her guest list.
Moral action: Olivia invites her old friends who she hasn't seen in years and decides to bring her coworkers wedding favors as a small apology for not being able to invite them.
Moral consequence: Olivia has a great time reconnecting with all her old friends at the wedding and is glad she kept in touch with them.
Norm: It's good to try to maintain long-term friendships.
Situation: Olivia, who recently started a new job, is planning her wedding but doesn't have enough room to invite all the people she would like to.
Intention: Olivia wants to finalize her guest list.
Immoral action: Olivia decides to invite her new co-workers at the expense of some old friends that she hasn't seen in a long time.
Immoral consequence: Olivia becomes more popular at work but falls out of touch with her old friends.
Norm: Parents should not cut ties with their child.
Situation: Brian's young adult son Frank identifies himself as a homosexual at dinner with the family one night, of which Brian disapproves.
Intention: Brian wants to respond to Frank's revelation.
Moral action: Brian tells Frank he's free to continue living their in spite of their different opinions on appropriate sexuality.
Moral consequence: Frank is thankful to have such a supportive father, even if he doesn't approve of Frank's lifestyle.
Norm: Parents should not cut ties with their child.
Situation: Brian's young adult son Frank identifies himself as a homosexual at dinner with the family one night, of which Brian disapproves.
Intention: Brian wants to respond to Frank's revelation.
Immoral action: Brian tells Frank he won't have anyone with that label living in his household and tells him to pack his things and leave.
Immoral consequence: Frank harbors deep resentment towards Brian and never speaks to him again.
Norm: You shouldn't think your son is a loser.
Situation: Austin played sports growing up but his son just informed him he doesn't want to participate in sports.
Intention: Austin wants explain to his son why sports might be fun if he tried.
Moral action: Austin explains the concepts of teamwork and practice to his son as good benefits of playing team sports.
Moral consequence: Austin's son appreciates the talk but explains he can learn the same skills in other group activities that he actually likes.
Norm: You shouldn't think your son is a loser.
Situation: Austin played sports growing up but his son just informed him he doesn't want to participate in sports.
Intention: Austin wants explain to his son why sports might be fun if he tried.
Immoral action: Austin explains to his son that he does not think very much of people who don't play sports and that alone is a good reason to enjoy playing in them.
Immoral consequence: Austin's son is insulted by his father's wording and explains that he isn't going to play sports no matter what he thinks.
Norm: It is wrong to pretend to have a mental illness.
Situation: Karen is burned out from work, and wants to take an extended vacation, but doesn't have any vacation days.
Intention: Karen wants to give her boss a reason to get a vacation.
Moral action: Karen tells her boss that she's simply at the edge of her rope, and needs some time off to reset her focus and priorities.
Moral consequence: Karen's boss is able to respond to her honest claims, and Karen is able to relax with the knowledge that she was honest.
Norm: It is wrong to pretend to have a mental illness.
Situation: Karen is burned out from work, and wants to take an extended vacation, but doesn't have any vacation days.
Intention: Karen wants to give her boss a reason to get a vacation.
Immoral action: Karen tell her boss that she's been seeing a psychologist for bipolar disorder, and needs a couple of weeks to adapt to her medications without the pressures of work.
Immoral consequence: Karen's boss gains a false impression of her, and Karen has to spend the rest of her career nurturing a lie.
Norm: It’s rude to make noise in a movie theater.
Situation: Sandra is watching a movie with her boyfriend in a movie theater filled with other people, but she doesn't understand the plot.
Intention: Sandra wants to ask her boyfriend about the plot of the movie.
Moral action: Sandra asks her boyfriend about the plot of the movie in a quiet whisper.
Moral consequence: The other people watching the movie are undisturbed and enjoy watching the movie.
Norm: It’s rude to make noise in a movie theater.
Situation: Sandra is watching a movie with her boyfriend in a movie theater filled with other people, but she doesn't understand the plot.
Intention: Sandra wants to ask her boyfriend about the plot of the movie.
Immoral action: Sandra constantly asks her boyfriend what's going on in the movie in a loud voice.
Immoral consequence: The other people watching the movie are bothered by Sandra being so loud and are distracted from the movie.
Norm: It's rude to pretend to be your twin at work.
Situation: Gary was sick and couldn't afford to take the day off, his twin Terry gets an idea.
Intention: Terry wants to resolve the money issue.
Moral action: Terry finds another way to make money to make up for the loss of one day's pay for Gary.
Moral consequence: Gary is happy that Terry found another way to come up with the money.
Norm: It's rude to pretend to be your twin at work.
Situation: Gary was sick and couldn't afford to take the day off, his twin Terry gets an idea.
Intention: Terry wants to resolve the money issue.
Immoral action: Terry goes to Gary's job and pretends to be him and works.
Immoral consequence: Terry fools everyone, but he realizes just how difficult Gary's job actually is.
Norm: You shouldn't keep secrets from your partner.
Situation: Mindy was afraid that her husband Ted would leave her if he found out she believes in ghosts.
Intention: Mindy doesn't want Ted to leave her.
Moral action: Mindy decides to tell Ted the truth about her unusual belief.
Moral consequence: Ted doesn't seem to care much, then he admits to her he believes in dragons.
Norm: You shouldn't keep secrets from your partner.
Situation: Mindy was afraid that her husband Ted would leave her if he found out she believes in ghosts.
Intention: Mindy doesn't want Ted to leave her.
Immoral action: Mindy keeps hiding it whenever it comes up and pretends she doesn't believe in ghosts.
Immoral consequence: One day they go to a haunted house for Halloween and Mindy is really scared.
Norm: It's bad to make your girlfriend stranded.
Situation: Jace was supposed to pick up his girlfriend Diane after she got off of work.
Intention: Jace wants to take a nap.
Moral action: Jace takes a nap but makes sure to wake up in time to pick up Diane from work.
Moral consequence: Diane is happy to see Jace waiting for her when she walks out of her job.
Norm: It's bad to make your girlfriend stranded.
Situation: Jace was supposed to pick up his girlfriend Diane after she got off of work.
Intention: Jace wants to take a nap.
Immoral action: Jace takes a nap and doesn't get up in time to pick up Diane from work.
Immoral consequence: Diane is annoyed that she has to get a ride home with a coworker.
Norm: It is rude to not pay your obligations.
Situation: Jack was down on his luck and John loaned him 100 bucks to pay his rent, and now Jack has recovered financially and John is asking for his money back.
Intention: Jack needs to decide how to respond to John.
Moral action: Jack pays John back the 100 dollars he owed him.
Moral consequence: John appreciates Jack's timely repayment and tells him if he ever needs help again in the future he can feel free to ask him.
Norm: It is rude to not pay your obligations.
Situation: Jack was down on his luck and John loaned him 100 bucks to pay his rent, and now Jack has recovered financially and John is asking for his money back.
Intention: Jack needs to decide how to respond to John.
Immoral action: Jack tells John he's going to have to wait because Jack's enjoying having money again.
Immoral consequence: John stops being friends with Jack because Jack is unreliable.
Norm: It's wrong to boss around your partner in a relationship.
Situation: Helen is at home with her husband and there are a lot of chores to do.
Intention: Helen wants the chores to be done.
Moral action: Helen starts to work on some of the chores letting her husband know evertything that needs to be done.
Moral consequence: Helen's husband join in, and they get everything done which leaves them with some free time with one another.
Norm: It's wrong to boss around your partner in a relationship.
Situation: Helen is at home with her husband and there are a lot of chores to do.
Intention: Helen wants the chores to be done.
Immoral action: Helen directs her husband from one chore to the next until he completes them all while keeping him under the impression that he must.
Immoral consequence: Helen's husband grows to resent his wife and their relationship falters.
Norm: It's good to go places with your date.
Situation: Kevin is on a date with Lisa, and he's thinking about what to do.
Intention: Kevin wants Lisa to have a good time.
Moral action: Kevin takes Lisa to several places around the city after they eat.
Moral consequence: Lisa as a lot of fun going all these places with Kevin.
Norm: It's good to go places with your date.
Situation: Kevin is on a date with Lisa, and he's thinking about what to do.
Intention: Kevin wants Lisa to have a good time.
Immoral action: Kevin decides to go to one expensive restaurant and spend the whole night there.
Immoral consequence: Lisa likes the food but the restaurant got old after a while.
Norm: You shouldn't sabotage your relationships.
Situation: Mitch is not getting along well with his girlfriend and wants the relationship to end.
Intention: Mitch needs to decide how to proceed in bringing his relationship to a close.
Moral action: Mitch talks with his girlfriend and explains his position to her, after which the couple parts ways.
Moral consequence: The relationship ends as amicably as possible and both parties maintain a civil relationship.
Norm: You shouldn't sabotage your relationships.
Situation: Mitch is not getting along well with his girlfriend and wants the relationship to end.
Intention: Mitch needs to decide how to proceed in bringing his relationship to a close.
Immoral action: Mitch starts behaving in a way that is sure to start arguments and cause his girlfriend to leave.
Immoral consequence: His girlfriend becomes angry with his behavior and leaves him in a very uncomfortable and nasty exchange.
Norm: It's bad to judge people based on sexual preference.
Situation: Tammy and her friends are talking about the new gay couple that moved into their neighborhood.
Intention: Tammy wants to keep her religious beliefs intact.
Moral action: Tammy tells her friends that God says all humans are equal, and they should love that couple.
Moral consequence: Tammy's friends respect Tammy more and think she is kind.
Norm: It's bad to judge people based on sexual preference.
Situation: Tammy and her friends are talking about the new gay couple that moved into their neighborhood.
Intention: Tammy wants to keep her religious beliefs intact.
Immoral action: Tammy tells her friends that the couple is going to hell, and she won't talk to them.
Immoral consequence: Tammy's friends respect Tammy less and distance themselves from her.
Norm: It's bad to hide things from your parents.
Situation: Kyle takes the family car out without his parents' permission and gets a scratch on the door.
Intention: Kyle wants to get the scratch fixed.
Moral action: Kyle comes clean about the scratch and offers to pay for the fix.
Moral consequence: Kyle's parents make him pay for the fix, but only ground him for a week because he was honest with them.
Norm: It's bad to hide things from your parents.
Situation: Kyle takes the family car out without his parents' permission and gets a scratch on the door.
Intention: Kyle wants to get the scratch fixed.
Immoral action: Kyle tries to hide what he did by fixing the scratch himself.
Immoral consequence: Kyle's repair is very obvious, and Kyle is grounded for a month for taking the car without permission.
Norm: It is bad to run over an animal.
Situation: Gina is on her way to work when she sees a cat crossing the road.
Intention: Gina wants to make it to work on time.
Moral action: Gina turns onto a different street, so she doesn't have to wait for the cat to cross.
Moral consequence: Gina makes it to work on time and someone else ended up stopping for the cat.
Norm: It is bad to run over an animal.
Situation: Gina is on her way to work when she sees a cat crossing the road.
Intention: Gina wants to make it to work on time.
Immoral action: Not wanting to wait for the cat to cross, Gina keeps driving and runs over the cat.
Immoral consequence: The cat does not survive the hit from Gina's car.
Norm: Taking money from someone's wallet would be wrong.
Situation: Ken has a bill that needs to be paid and finds his brother Oliver's wallet lying around.
Intention: Ken wants to pay the bill.
Moral action: Ken asks Oliver if he can loan him the money he needs.
Moral consequence: Oliver happily gives Ken the money to pay the bill.
Norm: Taking money from someone's wallet would be wrong.
Situation: Ken has a bill that needs to be paid and finds his brother Oliver's wallet lying around.
Intention: Ken wants to pay the bill.
Immoral action: Ken pulls money from the wallet without asking Oliver first.
Immoral consequence: Oliver finds out that Ken took his money without permission and gets mad.
Norm: It's good to be loyal to old friends.
Situation: Mark's childhood best friend Justin has fallen on some hard times and asks Mark if he can crash at Mar's place for a few weeks.
Intention: Mark wants to continue living alone.
Moral action: Mark tells Justin he can't let him stay at Mark's place, but offers to put in up in a hotel for a few weeks.
Moral consequence: Justin really appreciates the help, and uses the time effectively to get his life back together.
Norm: It's good to be loyal to old friends.
Situation: Mark's childhood best friend Justin has fallen on some hard times and asks Mark if he can crash at Mar's place for a few weeks.
Intention: Mark wants to continue living alone.
Immoral action: Mark tells Justin he can't let him stay at Mark's place right now but wishes him good luck.
Immoral consequence: Justin remains homeless and suffers living on the streets in desperation.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your parent what to do.
Situation: Joe's mother has trouble with gambling irresponsibly, and he catches her before she goes to the casino again.
Intention: Joe wants to discourage his mom from gambling.
Moral action: Joe suggests to his mother that the money would be better spent elsewhere.
Moral consequence: Joe's mother starts to ruminate over what he said and agrees with him.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your parent what to do.
Situation: Joe's mother has trouble with gambling irresponsibly, and he catches her before she goes to the casino again.
Intention: Joe wants to discourage his mom from gambling.
Immoral action: Joe tells his mother directly not to go to the casino anymore.
Immoral consequence: Joe's mother thinks he is trying to control her and refuses to listen.
Norm: It's good to think about others when doing things.
Situation: Clark stands with a group of friends after a meeting and someone suggests that they all go out together for the evening.
Intention: Clark wants to do something fun with the group.
Moral action: Clark suggests that they go to see a movie and mentions the one that he wants to see, and then he asks what everyone else thinks.
Moral consequence: The group weighs their options, including Clark's suggestion, and they all decide together about what to do with their evening.
Norm: It's good to think about others when doing things.
Situation: Clark stands with a group of friends after a meeting and someone suggests that they all go out together for the evening.
Intention: Clark wants to do something fun with the group.
Immoral action: Clark tells the group that they should all go see the new superhero movie that just came out, and he calls the theater to find out the showtimes.
Immoral consequence: Most of the group is irritated that Clark just assumed that everyone will do what he wants to do, and Clark is embarrassed.
Norm: It's not okay to bully people.
Situation: Milton is at school and does not have money for lunch.
Intention: Milton wants to get money for lunch.
Moral action: Milton asks the principal if he can borrow money for lunch.
Moral consequence: Milton gets money to be able to buy food.