CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should not call someone something they do not want.
Situation: Jim comes up with a funny nickname for his friend but his friend doesn't like it.
Intention: Jim wants to have a nickname for his friend.
Moral action: Jim suggests a new nickname for his friend which his friend is happier with.
Immoral consequence: Jim's friend is annoyed to be stuck with a nickname they don't even want.
Norm: You should not call someone something they do not want.
Situation: Jim comes up with a funny nickname for his friend but his friend doesn't like it.
Intention: Jim wants to have a nickname for his friend.
Moral consequence: Jim's friend thinks it's actually pretty cool to have a nickname now that it's a good one.
Immoral action: Jim keeps calling his friend by the nickname his friend doesn't like.
Norm: You shouldn't play with the emotions of women.
Situation: Cory meets Jessica at a bar and realizes that Jessica likes him.
Intention: Cory wants to see and date women other than Jessica.
Moral action: Cory tells Jessica that he isn't interested, but they can still be friends.
Immoral consequence: Jessica falls in love with Cory and starts to stalk him at his work.
Norm: You shouldn't play with the emotions of women.
Situation: Cory meets Jessica at a bar and realizes that Jessica likes him.
Intention: Cory wants to see and date women other than Jessica.
Moral consequence: Cory and Jessica spend time together and become best friends.
Immoral action: Cory calls Jessica every night before he goes out on dates with other women.
Norm: You shouldn't bully your partner.
Situation: Lucille and Edward are eating at a restaurant, and they ordered different things.
Intention: Lucille wants to eat some of what Edward ordered.
Moral action: Lucille shares her food with Edward and asks him if she could try some of his meal.
Immoral consequence: Edward feels uncomfortable and breaks up with Lucille for her constant critiques.
Norm: You shouldn't bully your partner.
Situation: Lucille and Edward are eating at a restaurant, and they ordered different things.
Intention: Lucille wants to eat some of what Edward ordered.
Moral consequence: Lucille and Edward have a wonderful date and enjoyed their meal together.
Immoral action: Lucille makes fun of what Edward ordered, criticizing him for not ordering something more manly, and she should eat it instead.
Norm: You should let your kids get involved in extracurricular activities.
Situation: Bob has two adolescent daughters now attending public school.
Intention: Bob wants his daughters' free time supervised to keep them out of trouble.
Moral action: Bob encourages his daughters to participate in extracurricular activites at their school.
Immoral consequence: Bob's daughters stay out of trouble but fail to develop their innate abilities and social skills.
Norm: You should let your kids get involved in extracurricular activities.
Situation: Bob has two adolescent daughters now attending public school.
Intention: Bob wants his daughters' free time supervised to keep them out of trouble.
Moral consequence: Bob's daughters make friends and learn social skills, with one of them earning an athletic scholarship to college.
Immoral action: Bob insists that his daughters come directly home from school and only participate in family activites.
Norm: You shouldn't hit kids.
Situation: Dave and his wife Wendy are in the living room when they witness their son Max stealing money from Wendy's purse.
Intention: Dave wants to reprimand Max.
Moral action: Dave tells Max to put the money back immediately and to apologize to his mother and that he's grounded.
Immoral consequence: Max is shocked at the slap and terrified of further violence and starts to cry.
Norm: You shouldn't hit kids.
Situation: Dave and his wife Wendy are in the living room when they witness their son Max stealing money from Wendy's purse.
Intention: Dave wants to reprimand Max.
Moral consequence: Max understands his father's reaction and apologizes and learns to never do it again.
Immoral action: Dave runs up to Max and slaps him in the face, demanding that Max puts the money back right away.
Norm: It's wrong to not be there for your friends.
Situation: Noelle realizes that she has a date booked for the same night as her friend's party.
Intention: Noelle wants to correct the schedule conflict.
Moral action: Noelle goes to her friend's party, and she calls to reschedule the date.
Immoral consequence: Noelle feels bad the entire date so it doesn't go well.
Norm: It's wrong to not be there for your friends.
Situation: Noelle realizes that she has a date booked for the same night as her friend's party.
Intention: Noelle wants to correct the schedule conflict.
Moral consequence: Noelle has a great time at the party, and she goes on the date the next day anyway.
Immoral action: Noelle tells her friend she's sick and goes on the date instead.
Norm: You shouldn't be mean to your employees.
Situation: Crystal manages a clothing store and heavily relies on the help of her employees, Jess and Susan, to make it run smoothly.
Intention: Crystal wants her employees to make good sales.
Moral action: Crystal sets sales goals for her employees and offers a prize to the top seller each month.
Immoral consequence: Sick of her abuse, Jess and Susan quit leaving Crystal to run the store alone.
Norm: You shouldn't be mean to your employees.
Situation: Crystal manages a clothing store and heavily relies on the help of her employees, Jess and Susan, to make it run smoothly.
Intention: Crystal wants her employees to make good sales.
Moral consequence: Jess and Susan have fun with the healthy competition and feel appreciated with the prizes, while meeting sales goals.
Immoral action: Crystal screams at Jess and Susan whenever they don't meet their sales goals and calls them incompetent.
Norm: It's inappropriate to go through your spouse's emails.
Situation: Roger begins to suspect that his wife Laura is having an affair with her boss from work.
Intention: Roger wants to find out if Laura is cheating on him.
Moral action: Roger sits down with Laura and calmly informs her about his suspicions in order to find out the truth.
Immoral consequence: Laura catches Roger going through her e-mails and gets very upset at him over the breach of privacy.
Norm: It's inappropriate to go through your spouse's emails.
Situation: Roger begins to suspect that his wife Laura is having an affair with her boss from work.
Intention: Roger wants to find out if Laura is cheating on him.
Moral consequence: Laura admits to a brief affair but the couple is able to work through it and maintain a strong marriage.
Immoral action: One night Roger logs into Laura's personal computer and begins reading through all her e-mails to see if he can find any evidence of an affair.
Norm: being unfaithful to a partner is morally wrong.
Situation: Matt and Natalie are dating and Natalie is going to be away on a work trip for a week.
Intention: Matt wants to avoid feeling lonely.
Moral action: Matt calls a friend and invites him over to play video games.
Immoral consequence: Natalie finds out and breaks up with Matt.
Norm: being unfaithful to a partner is morally wrong.
Situation: Matt and Natalie are dating and Natalie is going to be away on a work trip for a week.
Intention: Matt wants to avoid feeling lonely.
Moral consequence: Natalie is glad Matt had fun with his friend.
Immoral action: Matt calls his ex-girlfriend and invites her over to his house for an intimate evening.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about sickness.
Situation: Brendan is scheduled to work during opening day of the baseball season.
Intention: Brendan wants to go to the baseball game.
Moral action: Brendan asks his boos if there are options to get the time off.
Immoral consequence: Brendan is on TV when he catches a foul ball and gets written up by his boss the next day.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about sickness.
Situation: Brendan is scheduled to work during opening day of the baseball season.
Intention: Brendan wants to go to the baseball game.
Moral consequence: Brendan is given permission to take a half day if he works four hours on saturday and gets to attend the game.
Immoral action: Brendan calls out of work stating that he is sick with a stomach bug.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your parter for your friends.
Situation: Jerry is dating Mindy and also has a close group of friends.
Intention: Jerry wants to spend time with his friends.
Moral action: Jerry and Mindy agree to make friday a friends night and Saturdays a date night.
Immoral consequence: Mindy breaks up with Jerry because she feels ignored and neglected.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your parter for your friends.
Situation: Jerry is dating Mindy and also has a close group of friends.
Intention: Jerry wants to spend time with his friends.
Moral consequence: Jerry and Mindy have a strong relationship and Jerry is happy with the time spent with friends.
Immoral action: Jerry hangs out with his friends almost every night and rarely spends time with mindy.
Norm: It's good to help your girlfriend.
Situation: John's girlfriend is moving into a new apartment and asks John to help her move some heavy furniture.
Intention: John wants to consider his girlfriend's request.
Moral action: John decides to spend time helping his girlfriend move the heavy furniture.
Immoral consequence: John's girlfriend starts viewing John as an uncaring person and eventually breaks up with him.
Norm: It's good to help your girlfriend.
Situation: John's girlfriend is moving into a new apartment and asks John to help her move some heavy furniture.
Intention: John wants to consider his girlfriend's request.
Moral consequence: John's girlfriend appreciates John's help and grows closer to him.
Immoral action: John refuses to help his girlfriend move some heavy furniture.
Norm: It's bad to insult someone without them knowing.
Situation: Sally is gossiping with friends in a classroom.
Intention: Sally wants to provide some interesting gossip.
Moral action: Sally talks about some benign celebrity news she heard.
Immoral consequence: Sally's classmate finds out and starts viewing Sally as an enemy.
Norm: It's bad to insult someone without them knowing.
Situation: Sally is gossiping with friends in a classroom.
Intention: Sally wants to provide some interesting gossip.
Moral consequence: Sally enjoys a good chat with friends.
Immoral action: Sally spreads an embarassing rumor about a classmate.
Norm: It's frowned upon to not go to class.
Situation: Tim, a student in high school, and his friends are talking about skipping class to go skateboarding.
Intention: Tim wants to hang out with his friends.
Moral action: Tim convinces his friends to go skateboarding after school instead.
Immoral consequence: Tim's parents find out, and he is grounded for weeks.
Norm: It's frowned upon to not go to class.
Situation: Tim, a student in high school, and his friends are talking about skipping class to go skateboarding.
Intention: Tim wants to hang out with his friends.
Moral consequence: Tim and his friends have a good time skateboarding and hang out regularly after class.
Immoral action: Tim skips class and goes out skateboarding with his friends.
Norm: You shouldn't be with someone who sells drugs.
Situation: Jasmine is invited by a weed seller Jacob to the upcoming school dance.
Intention: Jasmine wants to attend the dance.
Moral action: Jasmine finds a partner for the dance on her school's facebook page.
Immoral consequence: Jasmine is arrested with Jacob when the police catch Jacob with weed in his pocket.
Norm: You shouldn't be with someone who sells drugs.
Situation: Jasmine is invited by a weed seller Jacob to the upcoming school dance.
Intention: Jasmine wants to attend the dance.
Moral consequence: Jasmine and her date fall in love, and they get into a nice relationship.
Immoral action: Jasmine attends the dance with Jacob.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to meet your friend's partner.
Situation: John and his lifelong best friend are having a conversation on the phone about his best friend's new girlfriend.
Intention: John wants to be clear with his friend.
Moral action: John explains to his best friend that even though he feels uncomfortable meeting his new girlfriend, that he will do it for him.
Immoral consequence: John's friend his hurt that John doesn't want to meet somebody important to him.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to meet your friend's partner.
Situation: John and his lifelong best friend are having a conversation on the phone about his best friend's new girlfriend.
Intention: John wants to be clear with his friend.
Moral consequence: John's friend thanks John for understanding and appreciates that John will step out of his comfort zone for a friend.
Immoral action: John explains to his best friend his true feeling in that he has no desire to meet his new girlfriend.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to someone in a relationship.
Situation: George does not have to work this weekend.
Intention: George wants to go to the football game but knows that his girlfriend wants to go to the Oktoberfest.
Moral action: George tells his girlfriend how much it means for him to go to the football game with his buddies.
Immoral consequence: George's girlfriend ends the relationship when she learns that George did not have to work and actually went to a game.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to someone in a relationship.
Situation: George does not have to work this weekend.
Intention: George wants to go to the football game but knows that his girlfriend wants to go to the Oktoberfest.
Moral consequence: George's girlfriend understands and agrees that they can do something together the next time George has off for the weekend.
Immoral action: George tells his girlfriend that he has to work and instead goes to the football game with his buddies.
Norm: It's wrong to leave someone with out a home.
Situation: Kurt's family gets a request from Kurt for a place to stay after he is evicted from his apartment after not being able to pay rent.
Intention: Kurt wants to find a place to live.
Moral action: An uncle of kurt's has a garage house that he lets Kurt use until he is on his feet.
Immoral consequence: Kurt becomes homeless and finds himself still on the streets years later.
Norm: It's wrong to leave someone with out a home.
Situation: Kurt's family gets a request from Kurt for a place to stay after he is evicted from his apartment after not being able to pay rent.
Intention: Kurt wants to find a place to live.
Moral consequence: Kurt is able to find a job and pays his uncle back rent as a gesture of thanks.
Immoral action: Kurt's family ignores the request telling him that it is hsi responsibility to find his own place.
Norm: It is expected that you pay people for their work
Situation: Greg plans to sell his home, and is good friends with a professional painter named Nick.
Intention: Greg wants to hire Nick to paint his home, so he can sell it.
Moral action: Greg pays Nick a fair price for each day that he works.
Immoral consequence: Nick feels that he was used by Greg and never speaks to him again.
Norm: It is expected that you pay people for their work
Situation: Greg plans to sell his home, and is good friends with a professional painter named Nick.
Intention: Greg wants to hire Nick to paint his home, so he can sell it.
Moral consequence: Nick is happy to have been able to help Greg, and their friendship remains in tact.
Immoral action: Greg has Nick painting for an entire week but never compensates him for his time.
Norm: You shouldn't deny others and their medical diagnosis's.
Situation: Erin has been diagnosed with a shellfish allergy.
Intention: Grant wants to throw a nice dinner party which Erin is invited to.
Moral action: Grant serves nice steaks.
Immoral consequence: Erin is unable to eat anything at the party and feels left out.
Norm: You shouldn't deny others and their medical diagnosis's.
Situation: Erin has been diagnosed with a shellfish allergy.
Intention: Grant wants to throw a nice dinner party which Erin is invited to.
Moral consequence: Erin and all the other guests have a nice time at the dinner party.
Immoral action: Grant serves lobsters even though he knows about Erin's allergy.
Norm: It is unacceptable to talk in an offensive manner.
Situation: Kevin has recently started playing a new multi-player video game with a voice chat.
Intention: Kevin wants to interact with other players in the game.
Moral action: Kevin treats everyone with respect during the voice chats, and any teasing is good-natured and fun.
Immoral consequence: Kevin is kicked off the server and doesn't have anyone to play the game with.
Norm: It is unacceptable to talk in an offensive manner.
Situation: Kevin has recently started playing a new multi-player video game with a voice chat.
Intention: Kevin wants to interact with other players in the game.
Moral consequence: Kevin enjoys his gaming experience and makes several friends on the server.
Immoral action: Kevin uses a lot of obscenities, slurs, and sexist remarks in the voice chat.
Norm: It's good to play sports with your buddies.
Situation: Tyson is home on a Saturday and gets a text from his friends inviting him to play hockey with them.
Intention: Tyson wants to spend his Saturday doing something fun.
Moral action: Tyson accepts his friends' offer and goes to the hockey rink to play with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Tyson's friends are disappointed that Tyson didn't come to play hockey, and they stop inviting him to activities.
Norm: It's good to play sports with your buddies.
Situation: Tyson is home on a Saturday and gets a text from his friends inviting him to play hockey with them.
Intention: Tyson wants to spend his Saturday doing something fun.
Moral consequence: Tyson's friends have a good time playing hockey with Tyson, and they invite him to a movie that night.
Immoral action: Tyson declines his friends' offer to play hockey and instead stays home and plays video games.
Norm: You should absolutely never steal money from your children
Situation: Cindy is low on cash and knows that her daughter, Danielle, has been working through her senior year of high school in order to save for college.
Intention: Cindy wants some of Danielle's money.
Moral action: Cindy asks Danielle if she can borrow some money and promises to pay her back with interest.
Immoral consequence: When it comes time to apply for colleges, Danielle realizes most of her money is missing, and she can't afford to go.
Norm: You should absolutely never steal money from your children
Situation: Cindy is low on cash and knows that her daughter, Danielle, has been working through her senior year of high school in order to save for college.
Intention: Cindy wants some of Danielle's money.
Moral consequence: Danielle agrees to Cindy's deal and ends up with enough money for books from the interest she made from her mother.
Immoral action: While Danielle is at school, Cindy goes into her room and takes a good chunk from her stash of money.
Norm: It's wrong to give your friend drugs.
Situation: Frank is a doctor whose childhood best friend has become hooked on prescription painkillers.
Intention: Frank wants to help his friend.
Moral action: Frank gets friends and family to plan an intervention for his friend.
Immoral consequence: Frank is at risk of losing his license when he is found out.
Norm: It's wrong to give your friend drugs.
Situation: Frank is a doctor whose childhood best friend has become hooked on prescription painkillers.
Intention: Frank wants to help his friend.
Moral consequence: Frank's friend agrees to seek help for his addiction.
Immoral action: Frank capitulates when his friend begs him to write a prescription to help him deal with the pain.
Norm: You shouldn't eat cream cheese by itself because it's fattening.
Situation: Matt is feeling hungry and decides to browse the various foods he has available in his refrigerator.
Intention: Matt wants to find something tasty to satisfy his hunger.
Moral action: Matt eats some veggies and hummus to satisfy his cravings for food.
Immoral consequence: Matt feels guilty and a little sick, and he gains a small amount of weight due to his gluttony.
Norm: You shouldn't eat cream cheese by itself because it's fattening.
Situation: Matt is feeling hungry and decides to browse the various foods he has available in his refrigerator.
Intention: Matt wants to find something tasty to satisfy his hunger.
Moral consequence: Matt feels happy, healthy, and satisfied and his weight remains unchanged.
Immoral action: Matt takes a tub of cream cheese from his fridge and eats the entire container with a spoon.
Norm: It is mean to taunt your sibling
Situation: Brad and his sister Lucy are playing in the backyard when she falls and bangs her knee.
Intention: Brad wants to react to Lucy's fall.
Moral action: Brad kneels down beside Lucy and tells her she's going to be okay before helping her up.
Immoral consequence: Lucy feels pain and embarrassment and calls for her mother.
Norm: It is mean to taunt your sibling
Situation: Brad and his sister Lucy are playing in the backyard when she falls and bangs her knee.
Intention: Brad wants to react to Lucy's fall.
Moral consequence: Lucy feels comforted and appreciates her brother's care and support.
Immoral action: Brad points at his sister on the ground and begins laughing at her.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people with mental problems.
Situation: John is a landlord reviewing the rental application of a man named Bill who has disclosed having prior mental health issues.
Intention: John wants to find a new tenant for his property.
Moral action: John judges Bill to be a good potential tenant and approves him to rent the property.
Immoral consequence: Bill has trouble finding adequate housing and has to move in with his parents for the time being.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people with mental problems.
Situation: John is a landlord reviewing the rental application of a man named Bill who has disclosed having prior mental health issues.
Intention: John wants to find a new tenant for his property.
Moral consequence: Bill is happy with his new housing and proves to be a great tenant.
Immoral action: John denies Bill's application due to his history of mental health problems and signs a lease with someone else.
Norm: It is rude to be disruptive when people are eating.
Situation: Kyle who is a waiter is watching over his customers Pam and Sam who are eating their meal.
Intention: Kyle wants to make sure Pam and Sam's meal is OK so far.
Moral action: Kyle walks into the field of view of Pam and Sam and does a thumbs up gesture while raising his eyebrows.
Immoral consequence: Both Pam and Sam are annoyed as they feel rushed to chew through their current bite to answer Kyle's question.
Norm: It is rude to be disruptive when people are eating.
Situation: Kyle who is a waiter is watching over his customers Pam and Sam who are eating their meal.
Intention: Kyle wants to make sure Pam and Sam's meal is OK so far.
Moral consequence: Both Pam and Sam return the gesture to let him know they're good and appreciate that he didn't make them speak.
Immoral action: Kyle walks up to Pam and Sam's table and asks them while they're chewing if everything is good.
Norm: You shouldn't hold grudges against your family.
Situation: Bill and his sister Marge haven't been on speaking terms for ten years, and today she sent him a text saying she wanted to talk.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to the text.
Moral action: Bill texts her back that he would love to talk to her again, and he hopes they can put the past behind them.
Immoral consequence: Bill and Marge never speak again and miss out on the chance to have a good relationship.
Norm: You shouldn't hold grudges against your family.
Situation: Bill and his sister Marge haven't been on speaking terms for ten years, and today she sent him a text saying she wanted to talk.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to the text.
Moral consequence: Bill and Marge have a great conversation and are able to move forward with their relationship.
Immoral action: Bill texts her back saying he has no interest in talking and to leave him alone.