CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't treat adults like kids.
Situation: Celica thinks her coworkers are idiots because they can't work a computer properly.
Intention: Celica wants to explain how to use the computer to her coworkers.
Moral consequence: Celica's coworkers thank her for the lesson and can use the computer better.
Immoral action: Celica explains the parts of the computer to them like they are little kids.
Norm: Bullying is mean.
Situation: Tom finds out a classmate of his stole a pencil from him without asking.
Intention: Tom wants to teach his classmate a lesson for stealing.
Moral action: Tom tells his classmate to stop stealing, using examples, without being mean.
Immoral consequence: Tom gets sent to the principle multiple times, and Tom's classmate feels humiliated.
Norm: Bullying is mean.
Situation: Tom finds out a classmate of his stole a pencil from him without asking.
Intention: Tom wants to teach his classmate a lesson for stealing.
Moral consequence: Tom's classmate thanks Tom for the lesson, and they get along the rest of the year.
Immoral action: Tom comes up with mean nicknames for his classmate and taunts him the rest of the schoolyear.
Norm: It's accepting to treat unconventional couplings with grace.
Situation: Frank's best-friend Peter just came out of the closet to him and wants him to meet his boyfriend.
Intention: Frank wants to respond to Peter's request.
Moral action: Frank puts aside any discomfort and agrees to meet Frank's boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: Frank's inability to adjust to Peter's revelation causes a rift between them.
Norm: It's accepting to treat unconventional couplings with grace.
Situation: Frank's best-friend Peter just came out of the closet to him and wants him to meet his boyfriend.
Intention: Frank wants to respond to Peter's request.
Moral consequence: Frank is able to be there for his friend by being open and accepting.
Immoral action: Frank is uncomfortable and so refuses to meet Peter's boyfriend.
Norm: You shouldn't be too controlling of your significant other.
Situation: Carly usually doesn't allow her partner to go out on his own unless she is with him but his friend's birthday is coming up.
Intention: Carly wants to keep tabs on her partner.
Moral action: Carly encourages her partner to go out to celebrate his friend's birthday but asks him to keep in touch.
Immoral consequence: Carly's partner starts to pull away from her emotionally because of the restrictions.
Norm: You shouldn't be too controlling of your significant other.
Situation: Carly usually doesn't allow her partner to go out on his own unless she is with him but his friend's birthday is coming up.
Intention: Carly wants to keep tabs on her partner.
Moral consequence: Carly's partner feels a weight lifted off of him as he's able to go out on his own.
Immoral action: Carly makes a big scene about it and forbids him from going with his friend.
Norm: Smoking around other people is rude
Situation: Hank is outside the office near a group of people while taking a short break from a stressful day at work.
Intention: Hank wants to smoke a cigarette to relax.
Moral action: Hank moves away from the group and smokes with no one around him.
Immoral consequence: The group are bothered by the smoke and their only break is disrupted.
Norm: Smoking around other people is rude
Situation: Hank is outside the office near a group of people while taking a short break from a stressful day at work.
Intention: Hank wants to smoke a cigarette to relax.
Moral consequence: The group has a nice break which recharges them for more work.
Immoral action: Hank lights up a cigarette and smokes near the group outside.
Norm: You shouldn't have an aggressive animal.
Situation: Sally is looking at dogs at an animal shelter.
Intention: Sally wants to adopt a pet.
Moral action: Sally adopts a beagle.
Immoral consequence: The pug dies, Sally feels blame and responsibility, the owner feels grief over the owners loss.
Norm: You shouldn't have an aggressive animal.
Situation: Sally is looking at dogs at an animal shelter.
Intention: Sally wants to adopt a pet.
Moral consequence: The beagle brings Sally years of enjoyment and companionship while in turn receiving proper care and health.
Immoral action: Sally adopts a pit bull which, due to its naturally violent tendencies towards other dogs, kills a pug at a dog park.
Norm: You shouldn't be so unreliable at work.
Situation: Paula has gotten a new job after being unemployed for several months.
Intention: Paula wants to pass the time at her job.
Moral action: Paula creates a checklist for work everyday and spends the day trying to complete as much of it as possible.
Immoral consequence: Paula ends up getting reprimanded before eventually getting fired.
Norm: You shouldn't be so unreliable at work.
Situation: Paula has gotten a new job after being unemployed for several months.
Intention: Paula wants to pass the time at her job.
Moral consequence: Paula becomes promoted and moves up in the company.
Immoral action: Paula spends her time at work on her phone and talking to other co-workers.
Norm: People shouldn't buy more stuff than they can feasibly use.
Situation: Katherine is about to go on a weekend trip to the beach and is shopping at the mall.
Intention: Katherine wants to buy a bathing suit.
Moral action: Katherine picks out one bathing suit that was her favorite and purchases it.
Immoral consequence: Katherine doesn't get to wear all her new bathing suits at the beach, and she also has significantly less money to enjoy her vacation.
Norm: People shouldn't buy more stuff than they can feasibly use.
Situation: Katherine is about to go on a weekend trip to the beach and is shopping at the mall.
Intention: Katherine wants to buy a bathing suit.
Moral consequence: Katherine wears her bathing suit multiple times over the weekend and is thrilled with her purchase.
Immoral action: Katherine notices five bathing suits she really likes and decides to buy them all.
Norm: It's discouraged from being a quitter when playing games.
Situation: Lou is playing a board game with friends - they have been playing for hours.
Intention: Lou wants to be done with the game and do something else.
Moral action: Lou focuses hard on finding a good strategy so that his team can win quickly and decisively.
Immoral consequence: Lou's friends on his team are disappointed: they invested hours in the game and Lou ruined it all.
Norm: It's discouraged from being a quitter when playing games.
Situation: Lou is playing a board game with friends - they have been playing for hours.
Intention: Lou wants to be done with the game and do something else.
Moral consequence: Lou's strategy works and his team wins the game quickly - his team is delighted.
Immoral action: Lou decides to stop playing and go do something else before the game is over.
Norm: You're encouraged to make friends instead of enemies.
Situation: Andrew walks into a room filled with people.
Intention: Andrew wants to interact with the people.
Moral action: Andrew goes up to a group of people talking and joins their conversation.
Immoral consequence: The people think that Andrew is mean and tell everyone he's a bad person.
Norm: You're encouraged to make friends instead of enemies.
Situation: Andrew walks into a room filled with people.
Intention: Andrew wants to interact with the people.
Moral consequence: Andrew and the people become friends.
Immoral action: Andrew goes up to a group of people talking and tells them they're all stupid.
Norm: It's bad to mooch off of your friends.
Situation: Jane is invited on weekend trip by her well-to-do friend from school.
Intention: Jane wants to go on the trip with her friend.
Moral action: Jane goes on the trip with her friend and insists of paying for most of her own expenses.
Immoral consequence: Jane's friend thinks Jane showed a lack of character by asking them to pay for everything on the trip.
Norm: It's bad to mooch off of your friends.
Situation: Jane is invited on weekend trip by her well-to-do friend from school.
Intention: Jane wants to go on the trip with her friend.
Moral consequence: Jan's friend has respect for Jane for paying her own way during the trip.
Immoral action: Jane goes on the trip with her rich friend then asks them to pay for all her expenses during the trip, which her friend does.
Norm: It's bad to steal from your parents.
Situation: James has a signature on his mom's bank account and needs some extra money for a night ot.
Intention: James wants to get some money.
Moral action: James asks one of his friends to float him a loan for the night, to be repaid when he gets his paycheck.
Immoral consequence: James's mom notices the theft and is distraught that her son would take her money without asking.
Norm: It's bad to steal from your parents.
Situation: James has a signature on his mom's bank account and needs some extra money for a night ot.
Intention: James wants to get some money.
Moral consequence: James and his friends have a good time out that night and James pays the money back.
Immoral action: James withdraws some money from his mom's bank account and goes out for the night.
Norm: It's not okay to harass someone with phone calls.
Situation: Brenda's boyfriend Sam broke up with her, and she's been feeling lonely.
Intention: Brenda wants to talk to Sam.
Moral action: Brenda only makes one phone call to Sam to see if he wants to talk.
Immoral consequence: Sam gets very annoyed with Brenda and tells her that she needs to leave him alone.
Norm: It's not okay to harass someone with phone calls.
Situation: Brenda's boyfriend Sam broke up with her, and she's been feeling lonely.
Intention: Brenda wants to talk to Sam.
Moral consequence: Sam talks to Brenda for a little while and the call ends well.
Immoral action: Brenda calls Sam multiple times during the day and even late at night.
Norm: It's good to attend significant life events of your friends.
Situation: John friend is getting married this weekend.
Intention: John wants to go fishing this weekend.
Moral action: John goes fishing really early on Saturday he leaves early goes home and gets ready for the wedding and shows up on time.
Immoral consequence: Johns friend is really disappointed and doesn't talk to John anymore.
Norm: It's good to attend significant life events of your friends.
Situation: John friend is getting married this weekend.
Intention: John wants to go fishing this weekend.
Moral consequence: Johns friend is really glad that John showed up, and they remain friends for many years.
Immoral action: John knows his friends wedding is Saturday at 5 but John decided to go fishing and skip the wedding.
Norm: It's okay to wipe your feet.
Situation: Hank just bought a nice new pair of shoes that he's very protective of and is invited into his friend's house.
Intention: Hank wants to enter his friend's house.
Moral action: Hank wipes his shoes on the grass outside and enters the house.
Immoral consequence: Hank tracks dirt and dust into the house and his friend has to clean it up.
Norm: It's okay to wipe your feet.
Situation: Hank just bought a nice new pair of shoes that he's very protective of and is invited into his friend's house.
Intention: Hank wants to enter his friend's house.
Moral consequence: Hank avoids tracking any dirt on the floor and enjoys his time with his friend.
Immoral action: Hank avoids wiping his shoes to preserve the soles and walks inside his friend's house.
Norm: It's good to buy expensive gifts for people.
Situation: Max has a wedding coming up, and is getting married.
Intention: Max wants to buy a ring for his wife.
Moral action: Max decides to splurge on the ring, and get something expensive for his wife.
Immoral consequence: The ring breaks while Max's wife wears it and Max and his wife feel humiliated.
Norm: It's good to buy expensive gifts for people.
Situation: Max has a wedding coming up, and is getting married.
Intention: Max wants to buy a ring for his wife.
Moral consequence: Max's wife thanks Max so much for the expensive gift, and Max is elated.
Immoral action: Max decides to buy the cheapest ring available.
Norm: You shouldn't hate your sister.
Situation: Sam finds out his sister was stealing his clothing without him asking, and is with his family.
Intention: Sam wants to give his opinion about his sister to his family.
Moral action: Sam explains to his family that he wants his sister to change her behavior, but that he doesn't hate her.
Immoral consequence: Sam's family tells Sam he is overreacting and Sam feels hopeless.
Norm: You shouldn't hate your sister.
Situation: Sam finds out his sister was stealing his clothing without him asking, and is with his family.
Intention: Sam wants to give his opinion about his sister to his family.
Moral consequence: Sam's family tells him they will think about helping Sam and her sister, and Sam is grateful.
Immoral action: Sam explains to his family that he hates his sister, and wants her to move out.
Norm: It's good to be supportive of your classmates.
Situation: James, who isn't particularly interested in sports, just found out that his school's football team qualified for the state championships.
Intention: James wants to avoid annoying his classmates.
Moral action: James congratulates all his classmates who are on the football team.
Immoral consequence: James isn't invited to the big party before the state championship game.
Norm: It's good to be supportive of your classmates.
Situation: James, who isn't particularly interested in sports, just found out that his school's football team qualified for the state championships.
Intention: James wants to avoid annoying his classmates.
Moral consequence: James is invited to a party before the game, which he enjoys even though the game is rather boring.
Immoral action: James plays with his phone while everyone else is congratulating the football team.
Norm: It's good to clean up a mess.
Situation: Eric cooked dinner for himself and is eating on the couch with dishes everywhere and lives with three roommates.
Intention: Eric wants to watch the game.
Moral action: Eric quickly cleans all his dishes and puts them away before watching.
Immoral consequence: Eric's roommates get very angry at Eric when they have no clean dishes to eat off of.
Norm: It's good to clean up a mess.
Situation: Eric cooked dinner for himself and is eating on the couch with dishes everywhere and lives with three roommates.
Intention: Eric wants to watch the game.
Moral consequence: Eric's roommates are happy with Eric.
Immoral action: Eric ignores his dirty dishes and watches the game before falling asleep on the couch.
Norm: You should never be cruel to an animal
Situation: Tom's dog continually bites him and visitors, and it's becoming a problem.
Intention: Tom wants to let his dog know not to bite.
Moral action: Tom decides to reward his dog with treats for not biting.
Immoral consequence: Tom's dog does not approve of Tom's actions and both never resolve the conflict.
Norm: You should never be cruel to an animal
Situation: Tom's dog continually bites him and visitors, and it's becoming a problem.
Intention: Tom wants to let his dog know not to bite.
Moral consequence: Tom's dog appreciated the treats and Tom is happy to see changed behavior from his dog.
Immoral action: Tom decides to kick his dog whenever his dog bites.
Norm: It's bad to ignore people because you're on your phone.
Situation: Debbie is on a call with her boyfriend Jim and her daughter Sally really wants dinner.
Intention: Debbie wants to have a discussion with her lover.
Moral action: Debbie tells Jim to hang on a minute and while she listens to Sally ask for dinner, then continues her call on speaker phone while cooking.
Immoral consequence: Sally feels unimportant to Debbie and goes to sulk in her room still feeling hungry.
Norm: It's bad to ignore people because you're on your phone.
Situation: Debbie is on a call with her boyfriend Jim and her daughter Sally really wants dinner.
Intention: Debbie wants to have a discussion with her lover.
Moral consequence: Sally gets to satisfy her appetite and appreciates Debbie taking the time to listen.
Immoral action: Debbie is talking to Jim about their plans later that evening and when Sally asks when dinner is, Debbie pretends she doesn't hear.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to your significant other.
Situation: Joe is dating a jealous person, and he has been hanging out with a female friend all day.
Intention: Joe wants to avoid fighting with his partner.
Moral action: Joe tells his partner he was hanging out with a friend and omits information about her gender.
Immoral consequence: Joe's partner finds out the truth and becomes even less trusting of him.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to your significant other.
Situation: Joe is dating a jealous person, and he has been hanging out with a female friend all day.
Intention: Joe wants to avoid fighting with his partner.
Moral consequence: Joe's partner is satisfied with the answer and doesn't pry any further.
Immoral action: Joe makes up a story about what he has been doing all day.
Norm: It is helpful to quit something with your partner.
Situation: Jacob and his wife are both smokers but Jacob's wife has decided to quit the habit.
Intention: Jacob wants to show his support for his wife's decision to stop smoking.
Moral action: Jacob decides to stop smoking along with his wife to make it easier for her to kick the habit.
Immoral consequence: Jacob's wife finds it difficult to stop smoking with him smoking around her all the time and soon goes back to smoking.
Norm: It is helpful to quit something with your partner.
Situation: Jacob and his wife are both smokers but Jacob's wife has decided to quit the habit.
Intention: Jacob wants to show his support for his wife's decision to stop smoking.
Moral consequence: Jacob's wife is encouraged not to smoke by his decision to also quit and is able to give up the habit.
Immoral action: Jacob praises his wife's decision to stop smoking but continues to smoke around her.
Norm: It's wrong to gamble your money away.
Situation: Ren is on vacation with some friends, and they go to a casino together.
Intention: Ren wants to find something fun to do.
Moral action: Ren tries out an exclusive restaurant which is in the casino.
Immoral consequence: Ren loses more money than he can afford and gets into financial trouble.
Norm: It's wrong to gamble your money away.
Situation: Ren is on vacation with some friends, and they go to a casino together.
Intention: Ren wants to find something fun to do.
Moral consequence: Ren gets to experience a uniquely high quality dining experience.
Immoral action: Ren spends a lot of money playing the games at the casino.
Norm: It's nice to teach people new games.
Situation: Phil knows how to play a game called Knights and Knaves and Bill doesn't.
Intention: Phil wants to talk to Bill.
Moral action: Phil explains it's simple - Knights always tell the truth and Knaves always lie, you need to use what they tell you to solve the puzzles.
Immoral consequence: Phil still has no one to play the game with once he finished talking to Bill.
Norm: It's nice to teach people new games.
Situation: Phil knows how to play a game called Knights and Knaves and Bill doesn't.
Intention: Phil wants to talk to Bill.
Moral consequence: Bill is excited to try the puzzle game and make a puzzle to stump Phil.
Immoral action: Phil talks to Bill about the wheather because he's too tired to explain a game to Bill.
Norm: It's bad to violate human rights.
Situation: Jeff leans that his son Jim has been playing video games in school.
Intention: Jeff wants to punish Jim.
Moral action: Jeff takes Jim's video games away for a month.
Immoral consequence: Jim dies in the closet and Jeff goes to jail.
Norm: It's bad to violate human rights.
Situation: Jeff leans that his son Jim has been playing video games in school.
Intention: Jeff wants to punish Jim.
Moral consequence: Jim becomes sad while Jeff plays his games.
Immoral action: Jeff locks Jim in a closet for a month.
Norm: It's good to be thoughtful toward your partner.
Situation: Jeremy is having his wedding anniversary.
Intention: Jeremy wants to get his wife a gift.
Moral action: Jeremy buys his wife a necklace that she had been wanting.
Immoral consequence: Jeremy's wife hates the gift and doesn't talk to him for days.
Norm: It's good to be thoughtful toward your partner.
Situation: Jeremy is having his wedding anniversary.
Intention: Jeremy wants to get his wife a gift.
Moral consequence: Jeremy's wife loves the necklace and tells Jeremy he is the best husband in the world.
Immoral action: Jeremy buys his wife a vacuum cleaner because he thinks his wife will clean more often.
Norm: It's courteous to wear clean clothing
Situation: Harry was going to be attending the wedding reception of one of his friends.
Intention: Harry wants to get dressed for the wedding.
Moral action: Harry put on a nice suit and tie to attend his friend's wedding reception.
Immoral consequence: The ushers at the reception refuse to allow Harry into the party because of his clothing.
Norm: It's courteous to wear clean clothing
Situation: Harry was going to be attending the wedding reception of one of his friends.
Intention: Harry wants to get dressed for the wedding.
Moral consequence: Harry had a great time with his friends at the wedding reception.
Immoral action: Harry puts on a stained tee shirt and blue jeans to attend the reception.
Norm: It is good to help others learn.
Situation: Kara is doing her homework at the park after school, and she see's a girl, Molly, she knows from school looking confused at her notebook.
Intention: Kara wants to see what Molly is so flustered about.
Moral action: Kara asks Molly what the problem is, so Molly shows her a difficult math problem, and Kara shows her how to do it properly.
Immoral consequence: Molly gets so frustrated that she gives up on the problem and learns nothing.
Norm: It is good to help others learn.
Situation: Kara is doing her homework at the park after school, and she see's a girl, Molly, she knows from school looking confused at her notebook.
Intention: Kara wants to see what Molly is so flustered about.
Moral consequence: Molly feels relieved and is appreciative that Kara took the time to help her out.
Immoral action: Kara asks Molly what the problem is, so Molly shows her a difficult math problem, but Kara says she doesn't really have time to help.
Norm: It's good to help your family with their money problems.
Situation: Ian's brother Mike can't afford to pay the rent for his apartment and may be evicted.
Intention: Ian wants to make sure that Mike has a place to live.
Moral action: Ian gives Mike money to pay the rent.
Immoral consequence: Mike gets evicted and goes to the shelter.
Norm: It's good to help your family with their money problems.
Situation: Ian's brother Mike can't afford to pay the rent for his apartment and may be evicted.
Intention: Ian wants to make sure that Mike has a place to live.
Moral consequence: Mike is able to stay in his apartment for another month.
Immoral action: Ian gives Mike the address of a good homeless shelter.
Norm: It's not okay to leave a child without guidance.
Situation: Amanda is at home with her two year old son on a Friday night.
Intention: Amanda wants to go dancing all night long at the club.
Moral action: Amanda hires a good babysitter to look after her son before leaving.
Immoral consequence: Amanda's son could hurt himself and may be taken away from her.
Norm: It's not okay to leave a child without guidance.
Situation: Amanda is at home with her two year old son on a Friday night.
Intention: Amanda wants to go dancing all night long at the club.
Moral consequence: Amanda's son is happier and less anxious.
Immoral action: Amanda leaves her son in his crib and rushes out the door for a night of dancing.
Norm: It's wrong for older kids to pick on younger kids.
Situation: Jason was playing basketball outside with his younger brother one day.
Intention: Jason wants the ball.
Moral action: Jason waits for his brother to take his turn shooting the ball before grabbing the ball.
Immoral consequence: Jason's mother punishes him and makes him go inside the house for the rest of the day.