CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is good to express thanks when people help you
Situation: Anthony is in the process of moving and plans to do so every day for the next week.
Intention: Anthony wants to enlist the help of his friends.
Moral action: Anthony's friends help him move heavy furniture for two days straight, and he thanks them by taking them out to dinner.
Moral consequence: Anthony's friends feel appreciated and stick out the work week until the move is complete.
Norm: It is good to express thanks when people help you
Situation: Anthony is in the process of moving and plans to do so every day for the next week.
Intention: Anthony wants to enlist the help of his friends.
Immoral action: Anthony has his friends help him move heavy furniture for two days straight without thanking them.
Immoral consequence: On the third day of the move, Anthony's friends don't show up to help.
Norm: You shouldn't lie when texting someone.
Situation: James' friend invited him out to dinner, but James felt very tired.
Intention: James wants to stay in tonight.
Moral action: James texts his friend that he's really tired and not up for going out.
Moral consequence: James' friend argues a bit but eventually agrees to leave James alone.
Norm: You shouldn't lie when texting someone.
Situation: James' friend invited him out to dinner, but James felt very tired.
Intention: James wants to stay in tonight.
Immoral action: James texts his friend he'll come, then texts twenty minutes later to say he's stuck in traffic and can't make it.
Immoral consequence: James' friend becomes annoyed at his flaky behavior and confronts James the next time they meet.
Norm: It's frowned upon snoop in someone's phone.
Situation: Barry notices his boyfriend has been staying late at work and has been distant lately.
Intention: Barry wants to find out if his boyfriend is having an affair.
Moral action: Barry ask his boyfriend after he comes home late to be truthful.
Moral consequence: Barry's boyfriend admits that he has been spending time with a coworker.
Norm: It's frowned upon snoop in someone's phone.
Situation: Barry notices his boyfriend has been staying late at work and has been distant lately.
Intention: Barry wants to find out if his boyfriend is having an affair.
Immoral action: Barry grabs his boyfriend's phone one night and scrolls through messages.
Immoral consequence: Barry's boyfriend catches him and gets angry that Barry doesn't trust him.
Norm: It's good to be grateful for people's kindness.
Situation: Judy was walking inside a mall, and a man held open a door for her.
Intention: Judy wanted to say something to the man.
Moral action: Judy grins at the man and thanks him for holding the door.
Moral consequence: The man feels good for doing something that made Judy smile.
Norm: It's good to be grateful for people's kindness.
Situation: Judy was walking inside a mall, and a man held open a door for her.
Intention: Judy wanted to say something to the man.
Immoral action: Judy told the man that she can open her own door.
Immoral consequence: The man feels bad and feels guilty for thinking he would make Judy happy.
Norm: It is important to treat everyone as equal.
Situation: Roger is in charge of hiring a supervisor for his department, and he is choosing between candidates, Doris and Joe, who perform equally well in every aspect.
Intention: Roger wants to fill the position.
Moral action: Roger asks Doris and Joe to solve a real-life problem, and he is impressed by Doris's answer and decides to recruit Doris.
Moral consequence: Doris feels proud and thanks Roger for this employment.
Norm: It is important to treat everyone as equal.
Situation: Roger is in charge of hiring a supervisor for his department, and he is choosing between candidates, Doris and Joe, who perform equally well in every aspect.
Intention: Roger wants to fill the position.
Immoral action: Roger thinking that female is less competent than male decides to recruit Joe.
Immoral consequence: Doris feels unfair and prejudiced.
Norm: You shouldn't say rude things to disabled people.
Situation: Chad was walking down the street when he sees a man in a wheelchair on the sidewalk in front of him.
Intention: Chad wants to get ahead of the man in the wheelchair.
Moral action: Chad asks the man if he minds if he walks ahead of him.
Moral consequence: The man obliges and moves to the side to allow Chad to pass.
Norm: You shouldn't say rude things to disabled people.
Situation: Chad was walking down the street when he sees a man in a wheelchair on the sidewalk in front of him.
Intention: Chad wants to get ahead of the man in the wheelchair.
Immoral action: Chad calls the man a crippled bastard and tells him to get out of the way.
Immoral consequence: The man is irritated with Chad and hits him with his cane.
Norm: It's good to sew a dress for your daughter.
Situation: Burton is a single father and his daughter got the lead in a school play which requires a specific costume.
Intention: Burton wants to help his daughter prepare for the roll.
Moral action: Burton uses the internet to learn to sew, so he can construct a costume for his daughter's roll.
Moral consequence: Burton's dress looks great and his daughter is overjoyed because she loves it.
Norm: It's good to sew a dress for your daughter.
Situation: Burton is a single father and his daughter got the lead in a school play which requires a specific costume.
Intention: Burton wants to help his daughter prepare for the roll.
Immoral action: Burton goes over the character's lines with his daughter but doesn't ever fulfill the costume needs.
Immoral consequence: Burton's daughter is upset that she doesn't have the right costume for the play and lets it ruin her fun.
Norm: It is important to pay off your debt.
Situation: Gavin is a newlywed who has been racking up credit card debt for years.
Intention: Gavin wants to apply for a home loan, so he and his wife can start a new life together.
Moral action: Gavin saves up enough to pay off his past debts before applying for a home loan.
Moral consequence: Gavin's credit is in good standing, and he is approved for the loan.
Norm: It is important to pay off your debt.
Situation: Gavin is a newlywed who has been racking up credit card debt for years.
Intention: Gavin wants to apply for a home loan, so he and his wife can start a new life together.
Immoral action: Without paying off any of his debts, Gavin goes to the bank to apply for a home loan.
Immoral consequence: The bank sees that Gavin's credit is not in good standing and denies him the loan.
Norm: It's rude to quit a job with no notice.
Situation: Becca is a shy and socially awkward girl who is unhappy with her current job.
Intention: Becca wants to avoid direct confrontation with her supervisor.
Moral action: Becca gives her two weeks notice by email and finishes the off her remaining time there.
Moral consequence: Becca's supervisor has time to find a replacement for her position.
Norm: It's rude to quit a job with no notice.
Situation: Becca is a shy and socially awkward girl who is unhappy with her current job.
Intention: Becca wants to avoid direct confrontation with her supervisor.
Immoral action: Becca sends her supervisor a text message saying that she quits and does not return.
Immoral consequence: Becca's supervisor is upset for the lack of notice and will not give her a good referral.
Norm: It's good to help people that have been abused.
Situation: Doug is at home and his wife Janet tells him of her sister who is a battered woman and needs a place to stay.
Intention: Doug wants to keep his house quiet.
Moral action: Doug tells Janet her sister can live at their house so long as she keeps it down after eight pm.
Moral consequence: Janet is very happy and Janet's sister is no longer stressed out about where to live.
Norm: It's good to help people that have been abused.
Situation: Doug is at home and his wife Janet tells him of her sister who is a battered woman and needs a place to stay.
Intention: Doug wants to keep his house quiet.
Immoral action: Doug tells Janet there's more than enough people living in their house already, and they can't help.
Immoral consequence: Janet feels sad and Janet's sister must continue looking for places to live.
Norm: It is rude to be critical of someone's appearance
Situation: Rudy hadn't seen his friend in forever, and he now has long hair.
Intention: Rudy wants to comment on his friend's hair.
Moral action: Rudy tells his friend that he pulls off having long hair well.
Moral consequence: Rudy's friend's confidence is greater, and he feels that he made the right choice.
Norm: It is rude to be critical of someone's appearance
Situation: Rudy hadn't seen his friend in forever, and he now has long hair.
Intention: Rudy wants to comment on his friend's hair.
Immoral action: Rudy tells his friend that he looks like a girl, and he should cut it all off.
Immoral consequence: Rudy's friend feels disrespected and doesn't want to hang out with Rudy as much.
Norm: It's rude to break a commitment you've made.
Situation: Leo is at home in the afternoon when his friend Jim calls to confirm they're still going bowling tonight.
Intention: Leo wants to tell Jim his plans for the night.
Moral action: Leo tells Jim that he is definitely still going bowling and that he'll meet Jim at the alley tonight.
Moral consequence: Jim is delighted that Leo has confirmed their plans and is excited for some bowling fun.
Norm: It's rude to break a commitment you've made.
Situation: Leo is at home in the afternoon when his friend Jim calls to confirm they're still going bowling tonight.
Intention: Leo wants to tell Jim his plans for the night.
Immoral action: Leo tells Jim that he's actually got some old friends coming from out of town, so he'll have to skip bowling.
Immoral consequence: Jim is annoyed that Leo hasn't told him this until now and that is cancelling plans at the last minute.
Norm: It's dishonest to copy another's work.
Situation: Marlene is in English class when her teacher assigns them to write a paper.
Intention: Marlene wants to turn in a good paper.
Moral action: Marlene works hard and does the best work she can on her paper.
Moral consequence: Marlene gets a B on her paper for the effort she put forth.
Norm: It's dishonest to copy another's work.
Situation: Marlene is in English class when her teacher assigns them to write a paper.
Intention: Marlene wants to turn in a good paper.
Immoral action: Marlene copies the work from the smartest kid in the class.
Immoral consequence: Marlene gets an F for her work because it was not her original work.
Norm: You should never tell other people about you misdeeds.
Situation: James suffers from kleptomania and frequently shoplifts from local stores.
Intention: James wants to feel less guilty about shoplifting.
Moral action: James writes about his feelings in a paper journal, then burns the confessions.
Moral consequence: James is able to work through some of his emotional issues and take things less often.
Norm: You should never tell other people about you misdeeds.
Situation: James suffers from kleptomania and frequently shoplifts from local stores.
Intention: James wants to feel less guilty about shoplifting.
Immoral action: One night James gets drunk and tells his best friend about his habit of taking things without paying for them.
Immoral consequence: James' best friend tells him to repay the store owners, or he'll go to the cops.
Norm: It is usually wrong to lie about your identity.
Situation: Simon receives a message from Anna on Facebook confusing him with someone with a similar name.
Intention: Simon wants to get to know Anna.
Moral action: Simon posts a link to the guy Anna wants  while asking her questions about the interests on her profile.
Moral consequence: Anna asks Simon to hang out with her next weekend.
Norm: It is usually wrong to lie about your identity.
Situation: Simon receives a message from Anna on Facebook confusing him with someone with a similar name.
Intention: Simon wants to get to know Anna.
Immoral action: Simon pretends to be the guy as he talks to Anna through the night.
Immoral consequence: Simon is blocked by the Anna once she discovers the truth.
Norm: It's good to defend your family.
Situation: Cindy insults Katie's family, going through the problems of each relative.
Intention: Katie wants to decide how to react.
Moral action: Despite agreeing with Cindy Katie tells her to stop talking about her family like that.
Moral consequence: Katie feels good about defending her family like that.
Norm: It's good to defend your family.
Situation: Cindy insults Katie's family, going through the problems of each relative.
Intention: Katie wants to decide how to react.
Immoral action: Katie honestly agrees with Cindy because most of her relatives are screw-ups.
Immoral consequence: Katie's relatives find out what she said and their feelings are hurt.
Norm: It's good to help your child when they need it.
Situation: Dawn's daughter wanted help with her homework assignments from school.
Intention: Dawn wants to try to help.
Moral action: Dawn doesn't understand the assignment, but she decides to try to look things up online.
Moral consequence: Dawn figures out how to do the work and tells her daughter that information.
Norm: It's good to help your child when they need it.
Situation: Dawn's daughter wanted help with her homework assignments from school.
Intention: Dawn wants to try to help.
Immoral action: Dawn looks at the assignment and realized she can't understand it at all.
Immoral consequence: Dawn quickly gives up on the assignment and leaves her daughter to fend for herself.
Norm: You shouldn't make people around you miserable
Situation: Kent and Andrew live together and have a policy that they won't talk politics with each other since Andrew hates it.
Intention: Kent wants to talk to Andrew.
Moral action: Kent asks Andrew whether anything interesting happened to him that day.
Moral consequence: Andrew relates a funny story to Kent about how he saw a guy on the subway going to work with his pants on backwards.
Norm: You shouldn't make people around you miserable
Situation: Kent and Andrew live together and have a policy that they won't talk politics with each other since Andrew hates it.
Intention: Kent wants to talk to Andrew.
Immoral action: Kent tells Andrew what he thinks of the current political situation and why he should vote for Kent's preferred Presidential candidate.
Immoral consequence: Andrew goes into his room, shuts the door on Kent, and begins searching for a new living situation.
Norm: It's rude to point out that someone was adopted.
Situation: Mike is at a restaurant with Leah who was adopted, and some other friends when Leah mentions she has a fear of abandonment.
Intention: Mike wants to tell the group why he thinks Leah has that fear.
Moral action: Mike tells the group that it's totally understandable that Leah feels that way as it's part of the human condition, and we all feel it.
Moral consequence: Leah is happy to hear that Mike is saying she's totally normal for having this issue and feels better about herself.
Norm: It's rude to point out that someone was adopted.
Situation: Mike is at a restaurant with Leah who was adopted, and some other friends when Leah mentions she has a fear of abandonment.
Intention: Mike wants to tell the group why he thinks Leah has that fear.
Immoral action: Mike tells the group that Leah was adopted so since her parents abandoned her she thinks others will too.
Immoral consequence: Leah is horrified Mike just told everyone she was adopted and that it's the reason for her fears.
Norm: It's wrong to throw trash in someone else's room.
Situation: Alyssa lives with a roommate Caroline who is very messy and leaves trash everywhere.
Intention: Alyssa wants Caroline to clean up after herself.
Moral action: Alyssa asks Caroline to set some ground rules for their roommate arrangement including picking up after oneself in common areas.
Moral consequence: Alyssa and Caroline are able to make a mutual agreement to keep common spaces tidy.
Norm: It's wrong to throw trash in someone else's room.
Situation: Alyssa lives with a roommate Caroline who is very messy and leaves trash everywhere.
Intention: Alyssa wants Caroline to clean up after herself.
Immoral action: Alyssa gathers up all of Caroline's trash from around the apartment and dumps it in Caroline's room on her bed.
Immoral consequence: Caroline gets mad at Alyssa for being passive aggressive and their living environment becomes tense.
Norm: It's good to admit one's mistakes.
Situation: Vince is willingly speeding down the freeway when he gets pulled over by officer Don who is about to write him a ticket.
Intention: Vince wants to convince Don he should let him go.
Moral action: Vince tells Don he was an idiot for speeding and that he knows he shouldn't have done that, and he's sorry.
Moral consequence: Don sees that Vince is genuinely remorseful and reduces the infraction on the ticket to only the most minor fine.
Norm: It's good to admit one's mistakes.
Situation: Vince is willingly speeding down the freeway when he gets pulled over by officer Don who is about to write him a ticket.
Intention: Vince wants to convince Don he should let him go.
Immoral action: Vince tells Don his foot had a spasm and got stuck on the accelerator, and he couldn't get it off in time.
Immoral consequence: Don knows Vince is probably making up nonsense and gives him the maximum fine possible for being dishonest.
Norm: You shouldn't have sex with someone you barely know.
Situation: Dirk goes on vacation to a tropical island, attends a party, and meets up with a beautiful foreign girl who wants to go home with him.
Intention: Dirk wants to have a good time.
Moral action: Dirk refuses but continues to dance and party with the girl at the event.
Moral consequence: Dirk goes home, gets some good sleep, and leaves the tropical island without regrets.
Norm: You shouldn't have sex with someone you barely know.
Situation: Dirk goes on vacation to a tropical island, attends a party, and meets up with a beautiful foreign girl who wants to go home with him.
Intention: Dirk wants to have a good time.
Immoral action: Dirk brings the girl back to his hotel room and spends the night with her, then parts ways with her.
Immoral consequence: The girl gives Dirk an STD, cursing him for life, and the one-night stand was unsatisfying in the end.
Norm: It's important to maintain professional relationships at work
Situation: William is upset about missing out on a promotion.
Intention: He wants to share his feelings with a superior.
Moral action: William collects himself and arranges a meeting to discuss the issue with his boss.
Moral consequence: William is given a good explanation why he wasn't selected and his tact improves the way his superior views him.
Norm: It's important to maintain professional relationships at work
Situation: William is upset about missing out on a promotion.
Intention: He wants to share his feelings with a superior.
Immoral action: William goes to his bosses office in a rage and starts yelling angrily about not being promoted.
Immoral consequence: He greatly offends his boss and is given a suspension.
Norm: Attacking people without talking to them is wrong.
Situation: Lisa's neighbor had been letting her dog poop in her yard for the past few weeks.
Intention: Lisa wants her neighbor's dog to stay out of the yard.
Moral action: Lisa talks to her neighbor about her dog as soon as she got home from work.
Moral consequence: Lisa's neighbor makes sure that her dog doesn't go in Lisa's yard anymore.
Norm: Attacking people without talking to them is wrong.
Situation: Lisa's neighbor had been letting her dog poop in her yard for the past few weeks.
Intention: Lisa wants her neighbor's dog to stay out of the yard.
Immoral action: Lisa starts swinging at her neighbor as soon as she got home from work.
Immoral consequence: Lisa's neighbor calls the police and has her arrested for assault.
Norm: It's good to celebrate important times with good cheer.
Situation: Greg's wife is finishing her education and wants to celebrate with a night out, so she makes a reservation at a restaurant.
Intention: Greg wants to go with his wife to celebrate.
Moral action: Greg goes to the dinner, makes several toasts to his wife's success, and works hard to enjoy the opportunity.
Moral consequence: Greg's wife also has a good time and is grateful for all of Greg's support and enthusiasm.
Norm: It's good to celebrate important times with good cheer.
Situation: Greg's wife is finishing her education and wants to celebrate with a night out, so she makes a reservation at a restaurant.
Intention: Greg wants to go with his wife to celebrate.
Immoral action: Greg goes with her but stays aloof from the festivities, watching from afar.
Immoral consequence: Greg's wife thinks that something is wrong in him and is disappointed that he's apparently not happy for her.
Norm: It's not okay to lose something valuable of someone else's.
Situation: Sara was invited to a football tailgate but doesn't have any of the teams apparel, so she borrows a sweatshirt from her sister.
Intention: Sara wants to have fun at the tailgate.
Moral action: Sara takes off the sweatshirt and ties it around her waste, so she doesn't lose it.
Moral consequence: Sara's sister is mildly upset that the sweatshirt smells like beer, but gets over it and Sara is thankful.
Norm: It's not okay to lose something valuable of someone else's.
Situation: Sara was invited to a football tailgate but doesn't have any of the teams apparel, so she borrows a sweatshirt from her sister.
Intention: Sara wants to have fun at the tailgate.
Immoral action: Sara takes off the sweatshirt, but she can't remember where she put it because she had too much to drink.
Immoral consequence: Sara's sister is mad that her sister comes without the sweatshirt, and she makes Sara buy her a new one.
Norm: It is okay to set boundaries within a relationship.
Situation: Jenna's boyfriend wanted her to come with him to heavy metal shows, but they made her very uncomfortable.
Intention: Jenna doesn't want to feel uncomfortable.
Moral action: Jenna tells her boyfriend that she supports his love of heavy metal but doesn't want to go herself.
Moral consequence: Jenna's boyfriend tells her he understands, and she spends a pleasant night at home reading.
Norm: It is okay to set boundaries within a relationship.
Situation: Jenna's boyfriend wanted her to come with him to heavy metal shows, but they made her very uncomfortable.
Intention: Jenna doesn't want to feel uncomfortable.
Immoral action: Jenna doesn't want to say no to her boyfriend, so she gets drunk before the shows to feel less anxious.
Immoral consequence: Jenna ends up vomiting everywhere at one of the shows, embarrassing herself and her boyfriend.
Norm: It's rude to date your ex's best friend.
Situation: Sally in the library at school when her best friend's ex-boyfriend walks by and says hello.
Intention: Sally wants to be friendly.
Moral action: Sally says hello back to him, and adds that she's very busy before leaving the library.
Moral consequence: Sally's best friend never learns that Sally saw her ex-boyfriend in the library, so their relationship continues without conflict.
Norm: It's rude to date your ex's best friend.
Situation: Sally in the library at school when her best friend's ex-boyfriend walks by and says hello.
Intention: Sally wants to be friendly.
Immoral action: Sally says hello back to him, and the two begin flirting and end up going on a date.
Immoral consequence: Sally's best friend is very upset and doesn't want to hang out with Sally any more.
Norm: It's not okay to obscure things from others.
Situation: Pascal doesn't want anyone to know what his favorite food is.
Intention: Pascal wants to made a decision if he should hide this information about himself.
Moral action: Pascal decides he shouldn't hide this about himself and orders his favorite food at restruants.
Moral consequence: Pascal is presently surprised how few people actually seem to care.