CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should stay in bed and rest if you're ill.
Situation: Julie just came down with the flu, but she had plans to go have dinner with her fiancee', Sean, and is very hungry.
Intention: Julie wants to eat with Sean.
Moral consequence: Julie and Sean manage to have a nice meal together without exposing Sean to illness.
Immoral action: Julie decides to go grab food with Sean regardless of her illness.
Norm: It's rude to dismiss someone based on their issues.
Situation: Henry is a supervisor at a grocery store and has a shelf stocker with Down syndrome who isn't doing very well.
Intention: Henry wants to get the shelves stocked well.
Moral action: Henry assigns another employee to work with the troubled employee and train him thoroughly.
Immoral consequence: The employee with Down syndrome never manages to find another job and feels terribly about life.
Norm: It's rude to dismiss someone based on their issues.
Situation: Henry is a supervisor at a grocery store and has a shelf stocker with Down syndrome who isn't doing very well.
Intention: Henry wants to get the shelves stocked well.
Moral consequence: With time, the mentally handicapped employee learns to do his job well and contributes to society.
Immoral action: Henry fires the employee with Down syndrome and hires someone else who can learn the job quickly.
Norm: It's wrong to cause problems at another person's wedding.
Situation: Tom's ex-girlfriend, Linda, is marrying someone else, and he has been invited to her wedding.
Intention: Tom wants to let Linda know that he is hurt and angry that she is marrying someone else.
Moral action: Tom declines the wedding invitation, and he tells Linda that he has not gotten over their relationship yet, so it isn't a good idea for him.
Immoral consequence: The newlyweds and all of their guests are shocked and angry, and Tom is embarrassed that he made the remark.
Norm: It's wrong to cause problems at another person's wedding.
Situation: Tom's ex-girlfriend, Linda, is marrying someone else, and he has been invited to her wedding.
Intention: Tom wants to let Linda know that he is hurt and angry that she is marrying someone else.
Moral consequence: Linda is understanding when he explains his reason and Joe gives himself some more time to work through his feelings.
Immoral action: Tom drinks too much at the wedding and blurts out, in the middle of the wedding party, that he hopes the marriage fails.
Norm: It's rude to make someone feel insecure about their weight.
Situation: Bella is spending time with her friend who has been depressed lately.
Intention: Bella wants to get her friend out of her funk.
Moral action: Bella has a nice long discussion with her friend and encourages her to talk through her current problems while listening.
Immoral consequence: Bella's friend is in no condition to hear the blunt truth and becomes even more depressed and self concious.
Norm: It's rude to make someone feel insecure about their weight.
Situation: Bella is spending time with her friend who has been depressed lately.
Intention: Bella wants to get her friend out of her funk.
Moral consequence: Bella's friend is able to vent a little by actually describing her problems aloud and makes the first small step to feeling better.
Immoral action: Bella tries to motivate her friend by pointing out that she has put on weight from being so depressed and doesn’t look especially good.
Norm: It's bad to sleep with your friend's significant other.
Situation: Charles, who has a friend that is dating a mutual friend, broke up with his girlfriend and feels lonely.
Intention: Charles wants to feel less loney.
Moral action: Charles calls his friend and asks to hang out with both him and his girlfriend to cheer him up.
Immoral consequence: Both Charles and his friend's girlfriend regret it afterwards and it makes things very awkward and tense between them.
Norm: It's bad to sleep with your friend's significant other.
Situation: Charles, who has a friend that is dating a mutual friend, broke up with his girlfriend and feels lonely.
Intention: Charles wants to feel less loney.
Moral consequence: Charles' friend is happy for the chance to help Charles feel better and the three of them have fun together.
Immoral action: Charles calls his friend's girlfriend, persuades her to spend a night with him, and does so.
Norm: It is wrong to hate your friends.
Situation: Larry is having a hard time finishing a home project and asks Steve for some help.
Intention: Steve has to respond to Larry's request.
Moral action: Steve doesn't feel like helping Larry, but he does it anyway, for a few hours over the following weekend.
Immoral consequence: Larry is upset by Steve's brash response and Steve regrets ending a friendship just because he was annoyed by a request.
Norm: It is wrong to hate your friends.
Situation: Larry is having a hard time finishing a home project and asks Steve for some help.
Intention: Steve has to respond to Larry's request.
Moral consequence: Larry is very appreciative of Steve's help and Steve feels good that he helped his friend.
Immoral action: Steve is annoyed, and he tells Larry that he's not going to be taken advantage of anymore by someone he doesn't like.
Norm: It's irresponsible to do things without thinking about the consequences
Situation: Harper is on vacation in Las Vegas on a tight budget.
Intention: Harper wants to gamble.
Moral action: Harper sets a gambling budget so that she doesn't overspend.
Immoral consequence: Harper loses everything she has and can't afford to do anything else for the remainder of her vacation.
Norm: It's irresponsible to do things without thinking about the consequences
Situation: Harper is on vacation in Las Vegas on a tight budget.
Intention: Harper wants to gamble.
Moral consequence: Harper loses a game of poker but is still able to enjoy the rest of her vacation due to her budgeting.
Immoral action: Harper plays a game of poker and bets everything in her pocket.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your friends for no reason.
Situation: Ben is reading a book when his friend asks him a question.
Intention: Ben wants to consider responding to his friend.
Moral action: Ben quickly answers his friend's question before returning to his book.
Immoral consequence: Ben's friend start to think Ben is an unfriendly person and becomes less of a friend to him.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your friends for no reason.
Situation: Ben is reading a book when his friend asks him a question.
Intention: Ben wants to consider responding to his friend.
Moral consequence: Ben's friend appreciates and thanks Ben for the answer before leaving Ben to his book.
Immoral action: Ben decides to ignore his friend completely and simply continue reading his book.
Norm: It's good to be patient with others.
Situation: It's late on a Friday night and Eric asks John how to use the new microwave.
Intention: John wants to go to sleep.
Moral action: John devotes a few minutes writing down how to use it and then goes to bed.
Immoral consequence: Eric feels insulted and resents John and won't help John next time and can't use the microwave.
Norm: It's good to be patient with others.
Situation: It's late on a Friday night and Eric asks John how to use the new microwave.
Intention: John wants to go to sleep.
Moral consequence: Eric thinks John is gracious and is able to use the microwave.
Immoral action: John tells Eric it's late, and he should figure it out on his own.
Norm: Abusing someones kindness towards your children is disrespectful
Situation: Leslie has been asking her brother, John, to watch her children while she works evenings and hasn't had a night off for over a week.
Intention: Leslie wants John to watch her kids while she takes a night off of work.
Moral action: Leslie calls John and asks if he would watch the kids on her night off so that she can take some time to rest.
Immoral consequence: John is upset when he finds out that Leslie was not honest with him and Leslie can't enjoy her night off knowing that she didn't tell him.
Norm: Abusing someones kindness towards your children is disrespectful
Situation: Leslie has been asking her brother, John, to watch her children while she works evenings and hasn't had a night off for over a week.
Intention: Leslie wants John to watch her kids while she takes a night off of work.
Moral consequence: John doesn't mind watching the kids while she takes some time for herself, and she feels good about her night off.
Immoral action: Leslie doesn't mention that she will be taking a night off and has John watch her children as though she were at work.
Norm: You shouldn't search for your ex on Instagram.
Situation: Veronica recently broke up with her boyfriend Archer and hasn't spoken to him since.
Intention: Veronica wants to find out what Archer has been up to since their breakup.
Moral action: Veronica asks a common friend about what Archer's been up to since their breakup.
Immoral consequence: Veronica gets upset when she sees all the pictures that Archer has been posting, and she misses him.
Norm: You shouldn't search for your ex on Instagram.
Situation: Veronica recently broke up with her boyfriend Archer and hasn't spoken to him since.
Intention: Veronica wants to find out what Archer has been up to since their breakup.
Moral consequence: Veronica finds out about Archer's recent activities through her friend, who knows how to tell her without making her upset.
Immoral action: Veronica decides to go on Instagram and search for Archer's account, so she can check up on him.
Norm: It's wrong to benefit from someone else's unemployment.
Situation: Jeff's employee is trying to unionize Jeff's employees, and Jeff is upset.
Intention: Jeff has to decide whether to fire the employee.
Moral action: Jeff lets his employees unionize if they want to and steps out of the way.
Immoral consequence: Jeff ends up making money by firing his employee and feels bad.
Norm: It's wrong to benefit from someone else's unemployment.
Situation: Jeff's employee is trying to unionize Jeff's employees, and Jeff is upset.
Intention: Jeff has to decide whether to fire the employee.
Moral consequence: Jeff loses money, but he's glad that his employees are happy.
Immoral action: Jeff lets go of the employee so that his employees don't become unionized.
Norm: You shouldn't trust a liar.
Situation: Andy's friend is known to lie, but he's trying to get Andy to invest in his new fund.
Intention: Andy has to decide whether to invest in his friend's fund.
Moral action: Andy thinks that his friend's offer is too attractive to be true, so he denies the offer.
Immoral consequence: Andy feels like an idiot, and he ends up losing a lot of money.
Norm: You shouldn't trust a liar.
Situation: Andy's friend is known to lie, but he's trying to get Andy to invest in his new fund.
Intention: Andy has to decide whether to invest in his friend's fund.
Moral consequence: Andy is able to save his money, and he doesn't have to worry about his friend having his money.
Immoral action: Andy decides to put money in the fund, and it ends up being a pyramid scheme.
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.
Immoral consequence: Tammy feels like Ace doesn't understand her and only withdraws more from him, becoming more depressed.
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 consequence: Tammy gets time to vent what she is thinking and feels better about the whole situation, knowing that someone cares about her.
Immoral action: Ace tells Tammy to not let it bother her, saying that whatever it was doesn't matter anyway.
Norm: It's good to care about young people's safety.
Situation: Tom is a single dad at home with a two year old boy Bryan and his friends just called.
Intention: Tom wants to go to the mall with his friends.
Moral action: Tom hires a babysitter for Bryan and then goes to the mall with friends.
Immoral consequence: Bryan may get into trouble and child protective services might come over and take him away.
Norm: It's good to care about young people's safety.
Situation: Tom is a single dad at home with a two year old boy Bryan and his friends just called.
Intention: Tom wants to go to the mall with his friends.
Moral consequence: Bryan is happy and safe and will stay in the house with Tom.
Immoral action: Tom leaves Bryan in his house alone and rushes out to meet his friends at the mall.
Norm: It's important to respect patient's privacy.
Situation: Leticia is a gynecologist and her young cousin Helene has come to see her as a patient because she has an STD.
Intention: Leticia wants Helene to be safe.
Moral action: Leticia tells Helene about how to practice safe sex and educates her on STDs.
Immoral consequence: Helene feels Leticia has betrayed her trust and reports Leticia for a HIPAA violation.
Norm: It's important to respect patient's privacy.
Situation: Leticia is a gynecologist and her young cousin Helene has come to see her as a patient because she has an STD.
Intention: Leticia wants Helene to be safe.
Moral consequence: Helene learns how to keep her self safe for the future and is able to act more responsible going forward.
Immoral action: Leticia informs Helene's parents that Helene has been having unprotected sex and has contracted an STD.
Norm: It's hurtful to disparage your friends.
Situation: Ken is playing basketball with some friends when a friend on his team misses the throw.
Intention: Ken wants to respond to the missed throw.
Moral action: Ken encourages his friend and tells him that he will do better next time.
Immoral consequence: Ken's friends all start thinking Ken is a pompous jerk and likes him less.
Norm: It's hurtful to disparage your friends.
Situation: Ken is playing basketball with some friends when a friend on his team misses the throw.
Intention: Ken wants to respond to the missed throw.
Moral consequence: Ken's friend appreciates Ken more and becomes motivated to play better.
Immoral action: Ken heavily criticizes and talks down to his friend that missed the throw.
Norm: You shouldn't pee on people's couches.
Situation: Marlon was visiting his friend's house and had drank several sodas.
Intention: Marlon wants to pee.
Moral action: Marlon excuses himself and goes to the bathroom to pee.
Immoral consequence: Marlon's friend gets mad at him and tells him to get out of his house.
Norm: You shouldn't pee on people's couches.
Situation: Marlon was visiting his friend's house and had drank several sodas.
Intention: Marlon wants to pee.
Moral consequence: Marlon and his friend are able to enjoy the rest of their evening together.
Immoral action: Marlon stays sitting on the sofa and pees right where he is.
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.
Immoral consequence: The man feels bad and feels guilty for thinking he would make Judy happy.
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 consequence: The man feels good for doing something that made Judy smile.
Immoral action: Judy told the man that she can open her own door.
Norm: It's wrong to hit people if it's not in defense.
Situation: Jeff is at the bar, and another guy bumps into him, spilling his drink.
Intention: Jeff wants to respond to the spilled drink.
Moral action: Jeff realizes it was an accident, lets it go, and orders a new drink.
Immoral consequence: The guy is hurt, a fight breaks out, and Jeff ends up spending the night in jail and getting a fine.
Norm: It's wrong to hit people if it's not in defense.
Situation: Jeff is at the bar, and another guy bumps into him, spilling his drink.
Intention: Jeff wants to respond to the spilled drink.
Moral consequence: The night moves on without being interrupted by drama, and Jeff is seen as nice and understanding.
Immoral action: Jeff spins the guy around and punches him in the face.
Norm: It's hurtful to exclude friends from big life events.
Situation: Bree is getting married this fall and is currently making her guest list for the wedding.
Intention: Bree wants the wedding to be afforable.
Moral action: Bree decides to save money by finding a cheaper wedding venue that will allow her to invite all of her friends.
Immoral consequence: Bree's friends who aren't invited are sad and start not inviting Bree to events they host.
Norm: It's hurtful to exclude friends from big life events.
Situation: Bree is getting married this fall and is currently making her guest list for the wedding.
Intention: Bree wants the wedding to be afforable.
Moral consequence: Bree's friends love the wedding and don't care that the venue was cheap because they got to share an important moment with Bree.
Immoral action: Bree decides to save money by inviting fewer people and chooses not to invite several of her friends to the wedding.
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.
Immoral consequence: Caroline gets mad at Alyssa for being passive aggressive and their living environment becomes tense.
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 consequence: Alyssa and Caroline are able to make a mutual agreement to keep common spaces tidy.
Immoral action: Alyssa gathers up all of Caroline's trash from around the apartment and dumps it in Caroline's room on her bed.
Norm: It's rude to just leave somewhere.
Situation: Henry is working in the middle of a shift at the office and things are really hectic.
Intention: Henry wants make things a little less hectic.
Moral action: Henry focuses on the little steps he can take to complete the bigger tasks and tackles them one at a time.
Immoral consequence: Henry is able to relax for the day but is fired from his job for just leaving.
Norm: It's rude to just leave somewhere.
Situation: Henry is working in the middle of a shift at the office and things are really hectic.
Intention: Henry wants make things a little less hectic.
Moral consequence: Henry is able to work efficiently and reduce his stress by staying focused on just one thing at a time.
Immoral action: Henry stops the work he is doing and makes his way to the door without letting anybody know.
Norm: It's nice to get people a surprise.
Situation: Trent is happy because he won some money in the lottery, but his wife is sad because she's struggling at work.
Intention: Trent wants to spend his lottery winnings.
Moral action: Trent blindfolds his wife and takes her to a spa resort for the weekend and pays to have her pampered for two days.
Immoral consequence: Trent's wife feels very lonely while Trent is away and wallows in her unhappiness about work.
Norm: It's nice to get people a surprise.
Situation: Trent is happy because he won some money in the lottery, but his wife is sad because she's struggling at work.
Intention: Trent wants to spend his lottery winnings.
Moral consequence: Trent's wife feels loved and understood and goes back to work feeling like things will eventually get better.
Immoral action: Trent books himself a trip to Las Vegas for the weekend.
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.
Immoral consequence: Sally's best friend is very upset and doesn't want to hang out with Sally any more.
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 consequence: Sally's best friend never learns that Sally saw her ex-boyfriend in the library, so their relationship continues without conflict.
Immoral action: Sally says hello back to him, and the two begin flirting and end up going on a date.
Norm: It's wrong to ditch people.
Situation: Ian and two friends are working on a geocache location project for school, but Ian's two friends are very slow and taking forever.
Intention: Ian wants to finish the project.
Moral action: Ian waits for his friends and does his best to encourage them to hurry up, eventually finishing the project.
Immoral consequence: Ian's two friends feel left out and abandoned, and Ian's teacher fails him because it was supposed to be a group effort.
Norm: It's wrong to ditch people.
Situation: Ian and two friends are working on a geocache location project for school, but Ian's two friends are very slow and taking forever.
Intention: Ian wants to finish the project.
Moral consequence: Ian's two friends have some motivation to continue and end up getting a good grade thanks to Ian.
Immoral action: Ian goes on ahead without his friends and locates each of the geocaches, finishing the project on his own.
Norm: It's wrong to let your pets escape
Situation: Guster is at home on a hot day with his cat.
Intention: Guster wants to cool down.
Moral action: Guster opens his windows that have screens on them so there is some airflow in his home.
Immoral consequence: Guster's cat gets out the open door and is lost never to be found again which makes Guster sad.
Norm: It's wrong to let your pets escape
Situation: Guster is at home on a hot day with his cat.
Intention: Guster wants to cool down.
Moral consequence: Guster relaxes enjoying the cool breeze from the windows and pets his cat.
Immoral action: Guster opens up his back door to let the air in and doesn't lock his cat in a room.
Norm: It's wrong to envy what others have.
Situation: Chris has just got a brand new sports car and brings it to his friend John's house to show him.
Intention: John wants to make his feelings on the car known.
Moral action: John tells Chris that the car is incredible and that everyone should be proud to own a car like that.
Immoral consequence: Chris thinks that John is being absurd and that he's jealous of his car and lashing out at him.
Norm: It's wrong to envy what others have.
Situation: Chris has just got a brand new sports car and brings it to his friend John's house to show him.
Intention: John wants to make his feelings on the car known.
Moral consequence: Chris is delighted that John loves his new car and agrees with John that he should take pride in it.
Immoral action: John tells Chris that the car is nothing special and John's 1988 Hyundai Excel is just as good of a car if not better.
Norm: You should not take advantage of others.
Situation: Ed was been out of work and his friend Brian has offered to let him stay at his place for a while.
Intention: Ed wants to stay with Brian.
Moral action: Ed tries hard to get a job so that he can split the rent with Brian and pay his share of everything.
Immoral consequence: Brian gets upset with Ed and tells him that he'll have to leave soon if he doesn't go find a job.
Norm: You should not take advantage of others.
Situation: Ed was been out of work and his friend Brian has offered to let him stay at his place for a while.
Intention: Ed wants to stay with Brian.
Moral consequence: Brian tells Ed that he likes having him stay with him.
Immoral action: Ed spends his days playing computer games and doesn't try to find a job or offer Brian any money for food or rent.