CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't steal from your boss.
Situation: Jonah works for a small lawn care company owed by Manuel; Jonah drives a company truck which carries tools and supplies.
Intention: Jonah wants to get a string trimmer and a hedge trimmer for his own use.
Immoral action: Jonah takes the tools from the truck one evening, putting them into his own van.
Norm: It's hurtful to share photos of a friend's confession.
Situation: Larry is friends with Jacob, who is an alcoholic and is telling his friends about something bad he did while drunk.
Intention: Larry wants to talk about Jacob's alcoholism.
Moral action: Larry tells Jacob privately that he has a drinking problem and that he needs help.
Norm: It's hurtful to share photos of a friend's confession.
Situation: Larry is friends with Jacob, who is an alcoholic and is telling his friends about something bad he did while drunk.
Intention: Larry wants to talk about Jacob's alcoholism.
Immoral action: Larry posts pictures from Jacob's confession on social media and tells everyone about Jacob's problems.
Norm: It is bad to choke others.
Situation: Tom is listening to Mary shout in pain after she stubbed her toe on a door.
Intention: Tad wants to stop Mary from shouting.
Moral action: Tom asks Mary to please stop with the shouting.
Norm: It is bad to choke others.
Situation: Tom is listening to Mary shout in pain after she stubbed her toe on a door.
Intention: Tad wants to stop Mary from shouting.
Immoral action: Tom chokes Mary, so she can't make any more noise.
Norm: It's rude to eavesdrop on other's conversations.
Situation: John and Mindy are having a heated discussion in the house they share with Eric.
Intention: Eric wants to know what John and Mindy are talking about.
Moral action: Eric enters their room and sits where they can see him and then listens to them talk.
Norm: It's rude to eavesdrop on other's conversations.
Situation: John and Mindy are having a heated discussion in the house they share with Eric.
Intention: Eric wants to know what John and Mindy are talking about.
Immoral action: Eric puts his ear to his door and opens it a bit to hear what they're saying.
Norm: You shouldn't grab someone's arm abruptly.
Situation: Ulysses is walking down the street when he notices a pretty ladies shoes are untied, and she is in danger of tripping of her own laces.
Intention: Ulysses wants to get her attention so that he can let her know about her laces being untied.
Moral action: Ulysses waves at her to get her attention, and then tells her about her laces.
Norm: You shouldn't grab someone's arm abruptly.
Situation: Ulysses is walking down the street when he notices a pretty ladies shoes are untied, and she is in danger of tripping of her own laces.
Intention: Ulysses wants to get her attention so that he can let her know about her laces being untied.
Immoral action: Ulysses runs over and grabs her by the arm in order to turn her to face him.
Norm: Parents should not put their children down
Situation: Stan's son tried very hard to get a good grade on his test but still ends up failing the test.
Intention: Stan wants to respond to his son's failure.
Moral action: Stan actively supports his son and tells his son to just keep trying.
Norm: Parents should not put their children down
Situation: Stan's son tried very hard to get a good grade on his test but still ends up failing the test.
Intention: Stan wants to respond to his son's failure.
Immoral action: Stan raises his voice and puts his son down for failing the test.
Norm: It's rude to make tea during foreplay.
Situation: Ruben is an avid tea drinker who often gets tired after sex and doesn't want to fall asleep right afterward, and is about to go down on his girlfriend Sarah.
Intention: Ruben wants to stay awake for a while after sex.
Moral action: Ruben waits until after the deed is done before rolling out of bed and going to boil some water for tea.
Norm: It's rude to make tea during foreplay.
Situation: Ruben is an avid tea drinker who often gets tired after sex and doesn't want to fall asleep right afterward, and is about to go down on his girlfriend Sarah.
Intention: Ruben wants to stay awake for a while after sex.
Immoral action: Ruben begins to slowly kiss Sarah's belly, making his way downwards, but then stops and runs to the kitchen to get some water boiling for tea.
Norm: It's wrong to not respect traditions.
Situation: Sam's found out his Dad is having a birthday today and the whole family usually gets a cake for birthdays.
Intention: Sam wants to celebrate his Dads birthday.
Moral action: Sam celebrates his Dad's birthday that night with a cake, and the family sings a song.
Norm: It's wrong to not respect traditions.
Situation: Sam's found out his Dad is having a birthday today and the whole family usually gets a cake for birthdays.
Intention: Sam wants to celebrate his Dads birthday.
Immoral action: Sam celebrates his Dads birthday that night, although without a cake.
Norm: You should not fry everything you eat.
Situation: Mickey doesn't have an oven, only a hot plate, so he fries all of his food, but lately he has been feeling lethargic and weakened.
Intention: Mickey has to decide whether he needs to change his diet to feel better.
Moral action: Mickey starts eating more raw vegetables and fruits, and only cooks his food a few times a week until he gets an oven.
Norm: You should not fry everything you eat.
Situation: Mickey doesn't have an oven, only a hot plate, so he fries all of his food, but lately he has been feeling lethargic and weakened.
Intention: Mickey has to decide whether he needs to change his diet to feel better.
Immoral action: Mickey decides that his lethargy has nothing to do with his food, so he doesn't make any changes to his diet.
Norm: You are not obligated to lend your possessions to others.
Situation: Chase is at home where he owns many tools and his brother is on the phone talking about the house project he is working on.
Intention: Chase wants to be a good brother.
Moral action: Chase's brother mentions many tools he needs for the house project that Chase owns, so Chase explains to his brother the value of owning your own tools for projects.
Norm: You are not obligated to lend your possessions to others.
Situation: Chase is at home where he owns many tools and his brother is on the phone talking about the house project he is working on.
Intention: Chase wants to be a good brother.
Immoral action: Chase's brother mentions many tools he needs for the house project that Chase owns, so Chase thinks it is his brotherly duty to offer the tools.
Norm: It's wrong to ruin other peoples good time.
Situation: Billy is not having a particularly good time with his friend Robin while they are at another friend's house.
Intention: Billy wants to do something else.
Moral action: Billy tells Robin that he is going to go out and get some food to bring back to get some fresh air.
Norm: It's wrong to ruin other peoples good time.
Situation: Billy is not having a particularly good time with his friend Robin while they are at another friend's house.
Intention: Billy wants to do something else.
Immoral action: Billy tells Robin that he wants to leave, that he's not having any fun at all.
Norm: It's wrong to not believe in someone's pain.
Situation: Henry is talking with Janet when Janet doubles over and tells him her stomach is hurting out of nowhere.
Intention: Henry wants to address Janet's statement about being in pain.
Moral action: Henry tells Janet he can go get her some pepto bismol from the store nearby if she wants.
Norm: It's wrong to not believe in someone's pain.
Situation: Henry is talking with Janet when Janet doubles over and tells him her stomach is hurting out of nowhere.
Intention: Henry wants to address Janet's statement about being in pain.
Immoral action: Henry tells Janet she's being ridiculous and to stop being so dramatic, it can't possibly be that bad.
Norm: You should be supportive of a friend that is upset.
Situation: John sees that his friend Tony is crying because his dog died.
Intention: John wants Tony to stop crying.
Moral action: John tells Tony his dog is in a better place and would want to see him smiling.
Norm: You should be supportive of a friend that is upset.
Situation: John sees that his friend Tony is crying because his dog died.
Intention: John wants Tony to stop crying.
Immoral action: John tells Tony not to cry like a baby and get over the dog.
Norm: It's bad to spoil your kids.
Situation: Donna's children, Madison and Greg, asked to get an expensive playhouse for the backyard, but haven't done their chores in weeks.
Intention: Donna wants to respond to Madison and Greg.
Moral action: Donna tells Madison and Greg that since they haven't done their part around the house, they can't have their playhouse.
Norm: It's bad to spoil your kids.
Situation: Donna's children, Madison and Greg, asked to get an expensive playhouse for the backyard, but haven't done their chores in weeks.
Intention: Donna wants to respond to Madison and Greg.
Immoral action: Donna decides to purchase the playhouse in hopes that if they get it, they will start to do what they're supposed to.
Norm: Siblings are expected to stand up for each other.
Situation: Even though both Gary and his brother both drew on the walls, their mom only yelled at Gary's brother.
Intention: Gary wants to decide what to do.
Moral action: Gary steps in and tells his mom that he was involved as well.
Norm: Siblings are expected to stand up for each other.
Situation: Even though both Gary and his brother both drew on the walls, their mom only yelled at Gary's brother.
Intention: Gary wants to decide what to do.
Immoral action: Gary doesn't get involved and ignores his brother for the rest of the day.
Norm: You should be respectful towards your significant other's hobbies.
Situation: Kit is a music producer working on a new song, and his wife Janine wants him to come watch TV.
Intention: Janine wants to get Kit's attention.
Moral action: Janine goes up to Kit and asks if when he's finished if he could watch a show with her.
Norm: You should be respectful towards your significant other's hobbies.
Situation: Kit is a music producer working on a new song, and his wife Janine wants him to come watch TV.
Intention: Janine wants to get Kit's attention.
Immoral action: Janine goes up to Kit's computer and pulls the plug on his computer while he was working on the song.
Norm: It's wrong to ask things that make people uncomfortable
Situation: Larry has taken an interest in a new friend of his and thinks the feeling might be mutual.
Intention: Larry wants to make a move on the girl.
Moral action: Larry spends time getting to know her better before he flirts with her.
Norm: It's wrong to ask things that make people uncomfortable
Situation: Larry has taken an interest in a new friend of his and thinks the feeling might be mutual.
Intention: Larry wants to make a move on the girl.
Immoral action: Larry starts to ask his friend questions that are very personal in nature.
Norm: It is good to not ignore pain.
Situation: Marco is working on an important project at work when he notices that his tooth is starting to bother him and his gums are swelling up.
Intention: Marco wants to make sure he has enough time to finish his project before the workday is over.
Moral action: Marco takes a short break to call his dentist and schedules an appointment for the same evening after work.
Norm: It is good to not ignore pain.
Situation: Marco is working on an important project at work when he notices that his tooth is starting to bother him and his gums are swelling up.
Intention: Marco wants to make sure he has enough time to finish his project before the workday is over.
Immoral action: Marco decides that the pain will likely subside, and he ignores it while focusing on his work.
Norm: You shouldn't ridicule others.
Situation: Brad is at his desk at work when Ralph comes in wearing really bright yellow pants.
Intention: Brad wants to state his surprise at the brightness of Ralph's pants.
Moral action: Brad tells Ralph that he wasn't expecting to see pants that bright but that they make the office pop with good energy.
Norm: You shouldn't ridicule others.
Situation: Brad is at his desk at work when Ralph comes in wearing really bright yellow pants.
Intention: Brad wants to state his surprise at the brightness of Ralph's pants.
Immoral action: Brad tells Ralph that the pants are shockingly bright and blinding and that he looks like a moronic clown wearing those to work.
Norm: It's wrong to disrespect another person.
Situation: Anna has arrived at the courthouse to file a document in the clerk's office that is about to close.
Intention: Anna wants to get the document filed and stamped for today.
Moral action: Anna greets the security guard at the courthouse entrance and asks him for help with her predicament.
Norm: It's wrong to disrespect another person.
Situation: Anna has arrived at the courthouse to file a document in the clerk's office that is about to close.
Intention: Anna wants to get the document filed and stamped for today.
Immoral action: Anna tells the security guard at the courthouse entrance to let her through as she is in a rush.
Norm: It's not okay to throw someone's things outside.
Situation: Ben keeps putting his dirty clothes into Louis' hamper and Louis is tired of it.
Intention: Louis wants to keep Ben's clothes separate from his.
Moral action: Louis buys Ben his own hamper and tells Ben to use that instead.
Norm: It's not okay to throw someone's things outside.
Situation: Ben keeps putting his dirty clothes into Louis' hamper and Louis is tired of it.
Intention: Louis wants to keep Ben's clothes separate from his.
Immoral action: Louis decides to throw out Ben's clothes that were in his hamper into the lawn.
Norm: It is wrong to abandon your friends.
Situation: Anna and Erica are on a trip together in NYC for the first time and Anna has met up with her online boyfriend.
Intention: Erica wants to give Anna space with her boyfriend.
Moral action: Erica, Anna, and Anna's boyfriend go to a cafe together but Erica sits on the other side of the room from them.
Norm: It is wrong to abandon your friends.
Situation: Anna and Erica are on a trip together in NYC for the first time and Anna has met up with her online boyfriend.
Intention: Erica wants to give Anna space with her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Erica leaves Anna at a cafe with her boyfriend and decides to head home early from the city.
Norm: It's mean to dislike gay people.
Situation: John and his wife Mindy are at home listening to the news when there's a story about gay rights.
Intention: John wants to feel about himself.
Moral action: John says out loud how proud he is of them, and they are human like everyone else.
Norm: It's mean to dislike gay people.
Situation: John and his wife Mindy are at home listening to the news when there's a story about gay rights.
Intention: John wants to feel about himself.
Immoral action: John laughs out loud and says gay people need to get therapy not rights.
Norm: You shouldn't talk shit behind someone's back.
Situation: Heather is a college student, and is friendly with a large number of other students including Dave and Ray.
Intention: Heather wants Ray to pay attention to her.
Moral action: Heather tells Ray a story she heard about Dave helping out during campus clean up.
Norm: You shouldn't talk shit behind someone's back.
Situation: Heather is a college student, and is friendly with a large number of other students including Dave and Ray.
Intention: Heather wants Ray to pay attention to her.
Immoral action: Heather tells Ray a story she heard about Dave, most of it unfavorable and only partly true.
Norm: It is rude not to help co workers.
Situation: Mika is at the end of her shift stocking shelves but is running behind and George just came in a few minutes before his shift begins.
Intention: George wants to decide whether or not to offer assistance to Mika.
Moral action: George sees Mika struggling to finish her work, so he goes beside her and starts unloading the rest of the goods onto the shelves.
Norm: It is rude not to help co workers.
Situation: Mika is at the end of her shift stocking shelves but is running behind and George just came in a few minutes before his shift begins.
Intention: George wants to decide whether or not to offer assistance to Mika.
Immoral action: George sees Mika struggling to finish her work, but since it's not time for him to clock in, he has a cigarette outside to pass the time.
Norm: It's encouraged to report dishonest behavior to the affected parties.
Situation: James sees his friend Bob, who he knows is married to Jane, kissing another woman at the bar.
Intention: James wants to report the affair to someone to get it off his chest.
Moral action: James leaves the bar and telephones Jane to tell her her husband is being unfaithful.
Norm: It's encouraged to report dishonest behavior to the affected parties.
Situation: James sees his friend Bob, who he knows is married to Jane, kissing another woman at the bar.
Intention: James wants to report the affair to someone to get it off his chest.
Immoral action: James leaves the bar and goes to his local church where he enters a confessional booth and tells the priest what happened.
Norm: You shouldn't provoke others.
Situation: Angie and Tracy are having a big fight while Roland looks on.
Intention: Roland wants to react to the fighting.
Moral action: Roland tries to back the two away from each other and calm them down.
Norm: You shouldn't provoke others.
Situation: Angie and Tracy are having a big fight while Roland looks on.
Intention: Roland wants to react to the fighting.
Immoral action: Roland tells Tracy to keep going and that Angie has been telling everyone that Tracy’s mom is fat.
Norm: You shouldn't be too loud for your neighbors.
Situation: Samuel's birthday is coming up, and he is planning on having a house party.
Intention: Samuel wants to invite lots of people over.
Moral action: Samuel invites a large amount of his closest friends, and asks them to be respectful with noise.
Norm: You shouldn't be too loud for your neighbors.
Situation: Samuel's birthday is coming up, and he is planning on having a house party.
Intention: Samuel wants to invite lots of people over.
Immoral action: Samuel tells his guests to invite anyone and everyone, and the party gets out of hand.
Norm: It is nice to invite and include other people
Situation: Billy is handing out invitations to his birthday party when he gets to a classmate he doesn't like much.
Intention: Billy wants to decide whether or not to give the classmate an invitation to his birthday.
Moral action: Billy gives his classmate an invitation to his birthday party even though he doesn't really like them.
Norm: It is nice to invite and include other people
Situation: Billy is handing out invitations to his birthday party when he gets to a classmate he doesn't like much.
Intention: Billy wants to decide whether or not to give the classmate an invitation to his birthday.
Immoral action: Billy doesn't give the classmate he doesn't like an invitation and just walks past them.
Norm: It is unacceptable to have prejudiced views.
Situation: Kathy is with her friends outside, and they see a classmate who is Muslim.
Intention: Kathy wants to comment on the Muslim classmate.
Moral action: Kathy says they should invite the classmate to hang out with them.
Norm: It is unacceptable to have prejudiced views.
Situation: Kathy is with her friends outside, and they see a classmate who is Muslim.
Intention: Kathy wants to comment on the Muslim classmate.
Immoral action: Kathy says the classmate must be a terrorist and says he should go back to the Middle East.
Norm: You should always respect the requests of your friends.
Situation: Jacky told Sarah a month ago what she wanted for her birthday and Sarah is shopping today.
Intention: Sarah wants to get her friend Jacky a birthday gift.
Moral action: Sarah buys the gift Jacky spoke about and leaves the store.
Norm: You should always respect the requests of your friends.
Situation: Jacky told Sarah a month ago what she wanted for her birthday and Sarah is shopping today.
Intention: Sarah wants to get her friend Jacky a birthday gift.
Immoral action: Sarah ignores what Jacky said and buys her something that she herself likes.
Norm: You should not insult others.
Situation: Wally is stuck on the crowded sidewalk behind a person in a wheelchair and is aggravated that it is taking him so long to get home.
Intention: Wally wants to get home as soon as he can.
Moral action: Wally offers to clear a path for the person in the wheelchair, so they can both move more quickly through the crowd.
Norm: You should not insult others.
Situation: Wally is stuck on the crowded sidewalk behind a person in a wheelchair and is aggravated that it is taking him so long to get home.
Intention: Wally wants to get home as soon as he can.
Immoral action: Wally makes fun of the person in the wheelchair, tells him to get out of the way and the two of them get into a loud conversation on the sidewalk.
Norm: You should remain friendly with former significant others.
Situation: Chuck divorces his wife, with whom he has a child, and feels very hurt by the whole situation.
Intention: Chuck wants to deal with the pain that he feels.
Moral action: Chuck works to get over his bitterness and get on to good terms with his ex-wife.
Norm: You should remain friendly with former significant others.
Situation: Chuck divorces his wife, with whom he has a child, and feels very hurt by the whole situation.
Intention: Chuck wants to deal with the pain that he feels.
Immoral action: Chuck treats his ex-wife poorly and refuses to give her financial support for the child.
Norm: You shouldn't humiliate your professors.
Situation: Bruce is taking a nuclear physics class at Harvard University.
Intention: Bruce wants to correct his professor's mistake during a class about gamma radiation.
Moral action: Bruce asks the professor a clarifying question, giving the professor a chance to catch his mistake.
Norm: You shouldn't humiliate your professors.
Situation: Bruce is taking a nuclear physics class at Harvard University.
Intention: Bruce wants to correct his professor's mistake during a class about gamma radiation.
Immoral action: Bruce interrupts the lecture to tell the rest of the class that the professor made a simple mistake that anyone should have noticed.
Norm: It's bad to steal things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Karen is in her mom's room looking for something when she notices a beautiful necklace that belongs to her mom.
Intention: Karen wants to obtain the necklace.
Moral action: Karen asks her mom for the necklace as a birthday gift to her.
Norm: It's bad to steal things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Karen is in her mom's room looking for something when she notices a beautiful necklace that belongs to her mom.
Intention: Karen wants to obtain the necklace.
Immoral action: Karen takes the necklace from her mom's room and keeps it.
Norm: You shouldn't give handouts to people who don't deserve it.
Situation: Cara's brother plays video games all day and asked her for some money to help him buy a new TV.
Intention: Cara has to decide whether to give her brother money.
Moral action: Cara tells his brother to get a job in order to buy a new TV.
Norm: You shouldn't give handouts to people who don't deserve it.
Situation: Cara's brother plays video games all day and asked her for some money to help him buy a new TV.
Intention: Cara has to decide whether to give her brother money.
Immoral action: Cara gives his brother the money that he wanted, so he can buy a TV.
Norm: You shouldn't fake your own death.
Situation: Mary is in an online relationship with Tim, and is growing bored with it.
Intention: Mary wants to break up with Tim.
Moral action: Mary is honest with Tim that the relationship isn't working out and breaks up with him.
Norm: You shouldn't fake your own death.
Situation: Mary is in an online relationship with Tim, and is growing bored with it.
Intention: Mary wants to break up with Tim.
Immoral action: Mary pretends she has cancer and makes Tim think she has died.