CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is rude to leave abruptly.
Situation: Megan is at a dinner party at her friend Adrian's house and is starting to feel very tired.
Intention: Megan wants to go home and go to bed.
Immoral action: Megan says she is going to the bathroom but actually slips out and goes home without saying goodbye to anyone.
Norm: It's good to support your partner when they are down.
Situation: Ace's wife Tammy has had a hard day at work and arrived at home depressed and lethargic.
Intention: Ace wants his wife to be happy again.
Moral action: Ace gives Tammy a hug and sits with her, giving her time to talk out her feelings.
Norm: It's good to support your partner when they are down.
Situation: Ace's wife Tammy has had a hard day at work and arrived at home depressed and lethargic.
Intention: Ace wants his wife to be happy again.
Immoral action: Ace tells Tammy to not let it bother her, saying that whatever it was doesn't matter anyway.
Norm: You should respect your partner if they are genderfluid.
Situation: Leon's significant other, Pat, has recently come out to Leon as being genderfluid.
Intention: Leon wants to talk to Pat about their identity.
Moral action: Leon asks Pat about their preferred pronouns and if he can help them in any way.
Norm: You should respect your partner if they are genderfluid.
Situation: Leon's significant other, Pat, has recently come out to Leon as being genderfluid.
Intention: Leon wants to talk to Pat about their identity.
Immoral action: Leon laughs at Pat, telling them that being genderfluid isn't real and refuses to use Pat's correct pronouns.
Norm: It's wrong to take someone's dog from them.
Situation: Buzz has a neighbor who owns a very loud dog that keeps Buzz up all night.
Intention: Buzz wants to get a good night's sleep.
Moral action: Buzz starts a dialogue with his neighbors and suggests getting the dog trained by a professional so it won't keep him up.
Norm: It's wrong to take someone's dog from them.
Situation: Buzz has a neighbor who owns a very loud dog that keeps Buzz up all night.
Intention: Buzz wants to get a good night's sleep.
Immoral action: Buzz sneaks into his neighbors yard one night and removes the dog with the intention of bringing it to the pound so it won't keep him up.
Norm: It is wrong to speak ill of a partner's family.
Situation: Aaron observes his brother-in-law, Anthony, stealing money out of his wallet.
Intention: Aaron needs to let his wife know what happened.
Moral action: Aaron tells his wife what he saw and lets her know that he would like to support her as she decides what she wants to do about the problem.
Norm: It is wrong to speak ill of a partner's family.
Situation: Aaron observes his brother-in-law, Anthony, stealing money out of his wallet.
Intention: Aaron needs to let his wife know what happened.
Immoral action: Aaron tells his wife that he has never trusted Anthony and that he doesn't want him around their house anymore.
Norm: It's good to reward proper behavior.
Situation: When Jenna got home from work, she saw that her daughter had done her homework and cleaned the house.
Intention: Jenna wants to encourage this behavior in the future.
Moral action: Jenna tells her daughter, "You worked so hard that I'll make brownies to go with dinner".
Norm: It's good to reward proper behavior.
Situation: When Jenna got home from work, she saw that her daughter had done her homework and cleaned the house.
Intention: Jenna wants to encourage this behavior in the future.
Immoral action: Jenna tells her daughter, "You didn't mess up, so I won't hit you".
Norm: It's wrong to leave your family on the streets.
Situation: Scott and his family drove to downtown Los Angeles to go to a wax museum, but Scott's wife and kids are driving him crazy walking along the street.
Intention: Scott wants to go home by himself.
Moral action: Scott calls for an Uber for his family, sees them get in, and then walks to his car and drives home himself.
Norm: It's wrong to leave your family on the streets.
Situation: Scott and his family drove to downtown Los Angeles to go to a wax museum, but Scott's wife and kids are driving him crazy walking along the street.
Intention: Scott wants to go home by himself.
Immoral action: Scott tells his family he's going home and goes to the family car and drives away.
Norm: You shouldn't yell at people in class.
Situation: Nick is teaching his 3rd grade class when Jimmy in the back keeps being disruptive and talking to his friends.
Intention: Nick wants to get Jimmy to stop disrupting the class.
Moral action: Nick tells Jimmy that he needs to get up and go to the principal's office because he's not capable of behaving.
Norm: You shouldn't yell at people in class.
Situation: Nick is teaching his 3rd grade class when Jimmy in the back keeps being disruptive and talking to his friends.
Intention: Nick wants to get Jimmy to stop disrupting the class.
Immoral action: Nick throws a piece of chalk hitting Jimmy in the face and then screams at him for being a loser and tells him to shut up.
Norm: It is good to help out others at work.
Situation: Adam's coworker is overloaded with work and goes around the office looking for assistance.
Intention: Adam wants to consider his coworker's request.
Moral action: Adam tells his coworker that he will help and sets aside time to provide assistance.
Norm: It is good to help out others at work.
Situation: Adam's coworker is overloaded with work and goes around the office looking for assistance.
Intention: Adam wants to consider his coworker's request.
Immoral action: Adam looks away and ignores his coworker when he asks for assistance.
Norm: It's bad to cause a ruckus in public.
Situation: Sam is at the mall window shopping when he sees his arch enemy Kyle walking by.
Intention: Sam wants to be mean towards Kyle.
Moral action: Sam snarls at Kyle and shows him his teeth as Kyle walks past him.
Norm: It's bad to cause a ruckus in public.
Situation: Sam is at the mall window shopping when he sees his arch enemy Kyle walking by.
Intention: Sam wants to be mean towards Kyle.
Immoral action: Sam throws his shopping bag at Kyle hitting him in the back and runs up to him laughing loudly and pointing.
Norm: It's wrong not to help out your partner.
Situation: Stephanie and Ron, a married couple, both have the day off of work, but Stephanie has promised to help her parents clean out their attic.
Intention: Ron wants to find something to do with his day.
Moral action: Ron asks Stephanie if he can help her get the work done early, so that they can spend the rest of the day together at the park.
Norm: It's wrong not to help out your partner.
Situation: Stephanie and Ron, a married couple, both have the day off of work, but Stephanie has promised to help her parents clean out their attic.
Intention: Ron wants to find something to do with his day.
Immoral action: Ron leaves early to spend the day at a state park, hiking trails and enjoying the scenery.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone's likes.
Situation: Susan loves painting ceramic frogs, but her husband David finds it to be a very boring hobby.
Intention: David wants Susan to pick a hobby that he would enjoy doing with her.
Moral action: David asks Susan if she would be willing to try something new, with him, that they could do in their spare time together.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone's likes.
Situation: Susan loves painting ceramic frogs, but her husband David finds it to be a very boring hobby.
Intention: David wants Susan to pick a hobby that he would enjoy doing with her.
Immoral action: David tells Susan directly that he finds her choice of hobbies to be beneath her and ridiculous, that it's boring, and he wants her to find something else to do.
Norm: It's rude to tell your partner what to do.
Situation: Mark and Marissa are dating and Marissa is employed but also just a different job offer in another state.
Intention: Mark wants to help his girlfriend Marissa.
Moral action: Mark asks what Marissa wants to do and tells her he'll be her sounding board if she needs him.
Norm: It's rude to tell your partner what to do.
Situation: Mark and Marissa are dating and Marissa is employed but also just a different job offer in another state.
Intention: Mark wants to help his girlfriend Marissa.
Immoral action: Mark raises his voice and tells Marissa she must take the new job over her old one.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of your parent's kindness.
Situation: Tommy moved away from home to attend college in another state and, though his parents pay for his education, he struggles with finances as a young student.
Intention: Tommy wants to get the money together to go on a weekend trip.
Moral action: Tommy finds a job cleaning out an abandoned house, off campus, that pays enough for him to go away for the weekend.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of your parent's kindness.
Situation: Tommy moved away from home to attend college in another state and, though his parents pay for his education, he struggles with finances as a young student.
Intention: Tommy wants to get the money together to go on a weekend trip.
Immoral action: Tommy calls his parents and claims that he needs some money to pay for an extracurricular, school related activity, instead of telling them it’s for a personal trip.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to steal someone else's lunch.
Situation: Jenny is taking her lunch break in the break room at work and forgot her lunch, but see's her co-worker Alex has a big salad in the fridge.
Intention: Jenny wants to eat.
Moral action: Jenny asks Alex if he would mind giving her some of his salad.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to steal someone else's lunch.
Situation: Jenny is taking her lunch break in the break room at work and forgot her lunch, but see's her co-worker Alex has a big salad in the fridge.
Intention: Jenny wants to eat.
Immoral action: Jenny takes Alex's salad and begins eating it, then Alex walks in and catches her.
Norm: It's rude to your family to prioritize work over them.
Situation: Blaine has been told that he must work overtime on Saturday and then his mom calls to invite him to a family reunion on Saturday.
Intention: Blaine wants to respond to his mom about coming over on Saturday.
Moral action: Blaine tells his mom that he'll call in sick to work on Saturday and be there for sure.
Norm: It's rude to your family to prioritize work over them.
Situation: Blaine has been told that he must work overtime on Saturday and then his mom calls to invite him to a family reunion on Saturday.
Intention: Blaine wants to respond to his mom about coming over on Saturday.
Immoral action: Blaine tells his mom that he is being made to work overtime that day and that he can't come.
Norm: It's good to share your wealth with your child.
Situation: Roger has won the lottery, and his son is about to have an expensive leg surgery.
Intention: Roger wants to spend his money.
Moral action: Roger saves some from himself, and he pays for his son's surgery along with giving some money to help him during his recovery period.
Norm: It's good to share your wealth with your child.
Situation: Roger has won the lottery, and his son is about to have an expensive leg surgery.
Intention: Roger wants to spend his money.
Immoral action: Roger spends all of his money on different cars.
Norm: It is important to be grateful for generosity.
Situation: Neil has just finished handing Todd the money for a loan that Neil is giving Todd to pay off the bank.
Intention: Todd wants to tell Neil he's going to pay off the bank today.
Moral action: Todd takes the money from Neil and thanks him profusely then tells him he can finally pay off the bank and is going to do so right away.
Norm: It is important to be grateful for generosity.
Situation: Neil has just finished handing Todd the money for a loan that Neil is giving Todd to pay off the bank.
Intention: Todd wants to tell Neil he's going to pay off the bank today.
Immoral action: Todd takes the money from Neil and says that has to go to go deal with the bank right away.
Norm: It's mean to fire someone because they are injured.
Situation: Elon's employee Jim injured himself in the factory while using some of the heavy equipment.
Intention: Elon has to decide what to do with Jim.
Moral action: Elon tells Jim that he will help pay for his medical bills until he's ready to come back.
Norm: It's mean to fire someone because they are injured.
Situation: Elon's employee Jim injured himself in the factory while using some of the heavy equipment.
Intention: Elon has to decide what to do with Jim.
Immoral action: Elon decides to lay off Jim since he can't contribute anymore.
Norm: It's hurtful to judge others for their appearance.
Situation: Keith is a hiring manager at a corporation and has just finished an interview with Ed who has a facial deformity when Ed asks about his chances.
Intention: Keith wants to tell Ed he won't be hired.
Moral action: Keith tells Ed that his experience is a little short of what they're looking for, and he doesn't have quite the right qualifications.
Norm: It's hurtful to judge others for their appearance.
Situation: Keith is a hiring manager at a corporation and has just finished an interview with Ed who has a facial deformity when Ed asks about his chances.
Intention: Keith wants to tell Ed he won't be hired.
Immoral action: Keith tells Ed that he's not really going to proceed with the hiring process since Ed looks weird, and he can't have that around the office.
Norm: It is good to encourage your boyfriend to stay sober.
Situation: Samantha's boyfriend has been binge drinking large amounts of alcohol every night for the past few months.
Intention: Samantha wants to help her boyfriend to be happy.
Moral action: Samantha tells her boyfriend that she is worried about how much he is drinking, and gently tells him she would support him even if he stopped drinking.
Norm: It is good to encourage your boyfriend to stay sober.
Situation: Samantha's boyfriend has been binge drinking large amounts of alcohol every night for the past few months.
Intention: Samantha wants to help her boyfriend to be happy.
Immoral action: Samantha knowing her boyfriend enjoys drinking, never says anything and starts drinking with him.
Norm: You shouldn't ditch your family during the holidays.
Situation: Molly needs to visit her family for the holiday and be present for the family dinner.
Intention: Molly wants to spend time with her boyfriend.
Moral action: Molly invites her boyfriend to her family dinner for the holiday.
Norm: You shouldn't ditch your family during the holidays.
Situation: Molly needs to visit her family for the holiday and be present for the family dinner.
Intention: Molly wants to spend time with her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Molly decides to skip the dinner and go out to eat with her boyfriend instead.
Norm: It's good to have people over for dinner.
Situation: John and Bill are over at Mark's house as dinner time is approaching.
Intention: Mark wants to get something to eat soon.
Moral action: Mark invites his friends to stay a little longer and asks if they would like to join him for dinner.
Norm: It's good to have people over for dinner.
Situation: John and Bill are over at Mark's house as dinner time is approaching.
Intention: Mark wants to get something to eat soon.
Immoral action: Mark tells his friends that they need to leave, so he can eat.
Norm: It's good to admit when you have a problem.
Situation: Gin is a closet alcoholic who really needs to get her drinking under control with the help of her family.
Intention: Gin wants to get the help that she needs to recover.
Moral action: Gin asks her family if they would be willing to help her pay for rehab.
Norm: It's good to admit when you have a problem.
Situation: Gin is a closet alcoholic who really needs to get her drinking under control with the help of her family.
Intention: Gin wants to get the help that she needs to recover.
Immoral action: Gin drinks until she is admitted to the hospital and required to go to inpatient rehab.
Norm: You shouldn't be friends with someone who is an abuser.
Situation: Bobby and his friend Jim are having some beers and Jim mentions how he has hit his wife multiple times.
Intention: Bobby wants to find out whether or not his friend is joking.
Moral action: Jim tells Bobby that he is not joking and Bobby explains that abusing his wife is wrong and ends the friendship.
Norm: You shouldn't be friends with someone who is an abuser.
Situation: Bobby and his friend Jim are having some beers and Jim mentions how he has hit his wife multiple times.
Intention: Bobby wants to find out whether or not his friend is joking.
Immoral action: Jim tells Bobby that he is serious and Bobby laughs it off and says women need to be hit every now and again.
Norm: It's wrong to interfere in a sibling's relationship.
Situation: Jenny is worried that her sister's boyfriend won't be able to provide financially for her.
Intention: Jenny wants to make sure her sister is happy.
Moral action: Jenny talks to her sister about her concerns, and offers to help find a better paying job.
Norm: It's wrong to interfere in a sibling's relationship.
Situation: Jenny is worried that her sister's boyfriend won't be able to provide financially for her.
Intention: Jenny wants to make sure her sister is happy.
Immoral action: Jenny confronts her sister's boyfriend and demands he get a better job to earn more money.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about what happened.
Situation: Jim hits a neighbor's car with a hockey stick.
Intention: Jim wants to avoid getting in trouble.
Moral action: Jim tells his neighbor the truth and offers to pay for the damage.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about what happened.
Situation: Jim hits a neighbor's car with a hockey stick.
Intention: Jim wants to avoid getting in trouble.
Immoral action: Jim tells his neighbor that he saw a stranger hit his car with a hockey stick and run away.
Norm: It's good to show concern for suicidal people.
Situation: Dave and Bill are hanging out together when Bill tells Dave that he's in a dark place and has thought about ending his life.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Bill's statement.
Moral action: Dave tells Bill that he won't pretend to understand what Bill feels but that if Bill ever needs him he's there and that he'll help him find professional help.
Norm: It's good to show concern for suicidal people.
Situation: Dave and Bill are hanging out together when Bill tells Dave that he's in a dark place and has thought about ending his life.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Bill's statement.
Immoral action: Dave tells Bill that he should just get over it and get on with his life and that it's stupid to even think the way he does.
Norm: It's wrong to deceive your spouse.
Situation: Joe's coworkers are all going out for a drink after work.
Intention: Joe wants to go to the bar with his coworkers.
Moral action: Joe texts his wife to let her know he'll be joining his coworkers for a drink after work.
Norm: It's wrong to deceive your spouse.
Situation: Joe's coworkers are all going out for a drink after work.
Intention: Joe wants to go to the bar with his coworkers.
Immoral action: Joe goes out to the bar without telling his wife.
Norm: It's wrong to cause other people to be stressed out.
Situation: Stephen is helping Chris study for a big test they both have tomorrow.
Intention: Stephen wants Chris to take the test seriously.
Moral action: Stephen mentions how important the test is to their overall grade and offers to study through the week together.
Norm: It's wrong to cause other people to be stressed out.
Situation: Stephen is helping Chris study for a big test they both have tomorrow.
Intention: Stephen wants Chris to take the test seriously.
Immoral action: Stephen begins questioning Chris's ability to do well on the test, telling him if he won't study enough he might as well quit.
Norm: You should be grateful when your parents help you out.
Situation: Mr. and Mrs. Smith just paid for their son Ryan to fix his car after he got into an accident.
Intention: Ryan wants better tires than the ones he has on his car now.
Moral action: Ryan doesn't like the tires he has, so he picks up extra hours at work to buy new ones.
Norm: You should be grateful when your parents help you out.
Situation: Mr. and Mrs. Smith just paid for their son Ryan to fix his car after he got into an accident.
Intention: Ryan wants better tires than the ones he has on his car now.
Immoral action: Ryan complains about the tires on his car to his parents even though they just replaced them and many other parts of the car.
Norm: It's kind to lend money to a friend.
Situation: John is at home when his friend Bill calls him on the phone and asks to borrow some money for a short while.
Intention: John wants to answer Bill's request.
Moral action: John tells Bill that as long as he pays it back he'd be glad to loan him some funds in his time of need.
Norm: It's kind to lend money to a friend.
Situation: John is at home when his friend Bill calls him on the phone and asks to borrow some money for a short while.
Intention: John wants to answer Bill's request.
Immoral action: John tells Bill that he can't spare any money right now and that Bill should call someone else.
Norm: It's wrong not to give advance notice of plans.
Situation: John is sitting at home when he realizes he hasn't seen his friend Tony for a while.
Intention: John wants to schedule a time to see Tony.
Moral action: John calls Tony and asks when a good time would be then after they agree writes it down in his planner.
Norm: It's wrong not to give advance notice of plans.
Situation: John is sitting at home when he realizes he hasn't seen his friend Tony for a while.
Intention: John wants to schedule a time to see Tony.
Immoral action: John decides that 10 minutes from now is a good time and goes straight over to Tony's house.
Norm: It is wrong to break a vow to someone.
Situation: Chris feels that Becky's disability is too much for him to handle, but vowed to stay with her in sickness and in health.
Intention: Chris wants to feel less burdened by Becky and her illness.
Moral action: Chris asks Becky if she knows of resources to help spouses of disabled people care for themselves and their loved one better.
Norm: It is wrong to break a vow to someone.
Situation: Chris feels that Becky's disability is too much for him to handle, but vowed to stay with her in sickness and in health.
Intention: Chris wants to feel less burdened by Becky and her illness.
Immoral action: Chris leaves Becky, explaining that he can't take care of her anymore and is at his breaking point.
Norm: It's bad to hate an entire race of people.
Situation: Kate's boss at work has asked her to help train some new employees at work that include 2 black people.
Intention: Kate wants to get a promotion.
Moral action: Kate decides that she wants to learn more about the culture of black people and agrees to help.
Norm: It's bad to hate an entire race of people.
Situation: Kate's boss at work has asked her to help train some new employees at work that include 2 black people.
Intention: Kate wants to get a promotion.
Immoral action: Kate tells her boss that she refuses to work with any black people and that she won't help them.
Norm: It is bad to ambush or corner people
Situation: Fred has a crush on his coworker Thelma.
Intention: Fred wants to ask Thelma out.
Moral action: Fred asks Thelma to join him for lunch and while they are eating he asks her out on a date.
Norm: It is bad to ambush or corner people
Situation: Fred has a crush on his coworker Thelma.
Intention: Fred wants to ask Thelma out.
Immoral action: Fred waits by Thelma's car after work and won't let her leave until she agrees to go out with him.
Norm: Taking something that is not yours is wrong.
Situation: Sue just got invited to the movies with her friends, but she has no money.
Intention: Sue wants to acquire cash.
Moral action: Sue asks her brother Brent to borrow the money and offers to pay him back with interest.
Norm: Taking something that is not yours is wrong.
Situation: Sue just got invited to the movies with her friends, but she has no money.
Intention: Sue wants to acquire cash.
Immoral action: Sue walks into her brother Brent's room and takes money from his piggy bank without asking him first.