CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to spend your money only on necessities.
Situation: Jonathan just got a new job in the next town over.
Intention: Jonathan wants to buy a car so that he has reliable transportation to and from work.
Moral action: Jonathan buys a very inexpensive vehicle.
Immoral consequence: Jonathan gets a flat tire and is unable to afford replacing the tire, misses work, and loses his job.
Norm: It's good to spend your money only on necessities.
Situation: Jonathan just got a new job in the next town over.
Intention: Jonathan wants to buy a car so that he has reliable transportation to and from work.
Moral consequence: Jonathan runs into some financial road bumps but is able to afford them, making him feel good for being responsible.
Immoral action: Jonathan buys a brand new luxury class vehicle spending every penny of his savings.
Norm: You should be happy for a friend's accomplishments.
Situation: James is at home, when his friend Pierce comes over to show him the new sports car that he worked hard to get, asking James what he thinks of it.
Intention: James wants to respond to Pierce's question.
Moral action: James tells Pierce that it's incredible and that the best part is how Pierce set out on a goal an accomplished it.
Immoral consequence: Pierce is annoyed that James is recognizing how much effort he put into getting that car and that on top he doesn't like it.
Norm: You should be happy for a friend's accomplishments.
Situation: James is at home, when his friend Pierce comes over to show him the new sports car that he worked hard to get, asking James what he thinks of it.
Intention: James wants to respond to Pierce's question.
Moral consequence: Pierce is delighted that James sees all the sweat that went into that car and thinks James is a great friend.
Immoral action: James tells Pierce that the car is rather kitsch and that he should have gotten something more practical.
Norm: It's rude to make a mess of someone else's desk.
Situation: June notices her employee's desk is a disorganized mess.
Intention: June wants to discipline her employee for a messy desk.
Moral action: June offers to help her employee clean up her desk and learn organizational skills.
Immoral consequence: June's employee gets upset and calls June abusive, while June feels guilty.
Norm: It's rude to make a mess of someone else's desk.
Situation: June notices her employee's desk is a disorganized mess.
Intention: June wants to discipline her employee for a messy desk.
Moral consequence: June's employee feels relieved and June is happy to see a clean desk.
Immoral action: June messes her employee's desk up even more to prove to her employee she must clean it up.
Norm: It's wrong to make people angry.
Situation: Sam is having a tense debate with his friend Mike about abortion, and they have opposing views.
Intention: Sam wants to end the argument.
Moral action: Sam tells Mike that he understands and appreciates his viewpoint even though they don't agree on this particular issue.
Immoral consequence: Mike gets angry and yells back at Sam before storming away.
Norm: It's wrong to make people angry.
Situation: Sam is having a tense debate with his friend Mike about abortion, and they have opposing views.
Intention: Sam wants to end the argument.
Moral consequence: Mike appreciates Sam's understanding attitude and feels good about their interaction.
Immoral action: Sam tells Mike that he's an idiot and his position is ridiculous.
Norm: You should thank friends for inviting you to do things
Situation: Brian is at a friend's party.
Intention: Brian wants to go home and get ready for work tomorrow.
Moral action: Brian makes sure to tell his friends goodbye and shows his appreciation for being invited to the party.
Immoral consequence: Brian's friends think he is rude and don't invite him next time.
Norm: You should thank friends for inviting you to do things
Situation: Brian is at a friend's party.
Intention: Brian wants to go home and get ready for work tomorrow.
Moral consequence: Brian's friends are glad he had a good time and are sure to invite him to their next party.
Immoral action: Brian slips out the back door without saying goodbye to anyone.
Norm: It is wrong to get upset with your significant other.
Situation: Nancy comes home and tells her husband Omar that she dented the family car.
Intention: Omar wants to respond to Nancy's news.
Moral action: Omar tells Nancy that it's OK as long as she didn't get hurt, it's just a car.
Immoral consequence: Nancy is embarrassed for denting the car and stressed out about what Omar thinks of her now.
Norm: It is wrong to get upset with your significant other.
Situation: Nancy comes home and tells her husband Omar that she dented the family car.
Intention: Omar wants to respond to Nancy's news.
Moral consequence: Nancy is relieved that Omar doesn't care about the dent and is delighted that he loves her so much he's more concerned with her health.
Immoral action: Omar tells Nancy that she's irresponsible for damaging the car which will cost a lot of money to fix and that he's furious with her.
Norm: You shouldn't date two people at the same time.
Situation: Zabrina has two different guys whom she likes very much both ask her out on a date at the same time.
Intention: Zabrina wants to find true love.
Moral action: Zabrina thinks long and hard about it, and accepts one offer, declining the other.
Immoral consequence: Eventually both individuals find out and dump her, causing her to become very sad, depressed and lonely.
Norm: You shouldn't date two people at the same time.
Situation: Zabrina has two different guys whom she likes very much both ask her out on a date at the same time.
Intention: Zabrina wants to find true love.
Moral consequence: Zabrina and her new partner end up living a long and happy life together.
Immoral action: Zabrina accepts both of their offers and starts dating each of them.
Norm: It is rude to yell at others.
Situation: Alex's friend took advantage of him very badly when asking him to help him move.
Intention: Alex wants to tell his friend how wrong it was.
Moral action: Alex talks calmly and rationally to his friend about what happened.
Immoral consequence: Alex's friend can't believe he's this upset and thinks he's being hysterical, dismissing him.
Norm: It is rude to yell at others.
Situation: Alex's friend took advantage of him very badly when asking him to help him move.
Intention: Alex wants to tell his friend how wrong it was.
Moral consequence: Alex's friend understands now, and apologizes and promises to never do it again.
Immoral action: Alex screams at his friend the next time he sees him over what he did.
Norm: It's wrong to laugh at less intelligent people.
Situation: Al is in class listening to the history lesson and his classmate Gina is called on to answer a question, and she doesn't know it.
Intention: Al wants to react to Gina's inability to respond.
Moral action: Al see's Gina struggling, so he chimes in to help her understand.
Immoral consequence: Gina feels embarrassed and leaves class feeling depressed.
Norm: It's wrong to laugh at less intelligent people.
Situation: Al is in class listening to the history lesson and his classmate Gina is called on to answer a question, and she doesn't know it.
Intention: Al wants to react to Gina's inability to respond.
Moral consequence: Gina feels good to have a classmate help her out, and she learned something new.
Immoral action: Al thinks it's funny that Gina didn't know how to answer such an easy question, so he bursts out into laughter.
Norm: You shouldn't trivialize actual mental issues people have.
Situation: Terry notices that his coworker is counting to five between every action he completes in his work.
Intention: Terry wants to address the fact that his coworker isn't getting enough work done, due to the counting behavior.
Moral action: Terry asks his coworker if he is experiencing any special difficulties in their work, that Terry could help them work around.
Immoral consequence: The coworker is offended and hurt by Terry's characterization of this behavior, which is not his fault.
Norm: You shouldn't trivialize actual mental issues people have.
Situation: Terry notices that his coworker is counting to five between every action he completes in his work.
Intention: Terry wants to address the fact that his coworker isn't getting enough work done, due to the counting behavior.
Moral consequence: His coworker explains that he has OCD but is working on finding ways to mitigate it's effect, he is very happy with Terry's offer to help.
Immoral action: Terry approaches his coworker and complains that they are acting completely crazy, and they need to speed up their work.
Norm: It is polite to congratulate someone when they get married.
Situation: Jessica and Andy just exchanged wedding vows and Jessica is telling her coworker Jane all about it.
Intention: Jane wants to respond to Jessica.
Moral action: Jane listens to Jessica tell her story then tells her how happy she is for her and gives her a hug.
Immoral consequence: Jessica feels that Jane doesn't care and thinks she is rude.
Norm: It is polite to congratulate someone when they get married.
Situation: Jessica and Andy just exchanged wedding vows and Jessica is telling her coworker Jane all about it.
Intention: Jane wants to respond to Jessica.
Moral consequence: Jessica feels good having a friend like Jane she can share happy moments with.
Immoral action: Jane listens to Jessica tell her story, but quickly changes the subject to celebrity weddings.
Norm: It's rude to insult someone's fashion choices.
Situation: Pam's friend Joyce just bought her an unflattering outfit for her birthday.
Intention: Pam wants to respond to the gift.
Moral action: Pam keeps her opinions to herself and thanks Joyce for the gift.
Immoral consequence: Joyce is offended and their friednship suffers.
Norm: It's rude to insult someone's fashion choices.
Situation: Pam's friend Joyce just bought her an unflattering outfit for her birthday.
Intention: Pam wants to respond to the gift.
Moral consequence: Joyce is pleased that she was able tp make her friend happy.
Immoral action: Pam tells Joyce that the outfit is awful and questions her taste.
Norm: It's bad to take advantage of someone when they're intoxicated.
Situation: Harry was in New Orleans for Marti Gras.
Intention: Harry wanted to party on Bourbon Street.
Moral action: Harry finds a guy passed out on the curb and goes to check on him and make sure he is okay.
Immoral consequence: Harry gets caught in a police sting and is arrested for theft.
Norm: It's bad to take advantage of someone when they're intoxicated.
Situation: Harry was in New Orleans for Marti Gras.
Intention: Harry wanted to party on Bourbon Street.
Moral consequence: His friends come out of the bar to find the man and thank Harry for helping him.
Immoral action: Harry finds a guy passed out on the curb and takes money from his wallet and his watch.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat your employer.
Situation: Steve has a car but its not running well anymore, and he wants to buy a new one but doesn't have enough money.
Intention: Steve wants a new car.
Moral action: Steve asks if he can work more overtime to help him afford a new car.
Immoral consequence: Steve gets caught having misused his expense account and has to pay it back after being fired.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat your employer.
Situation: Steve has a car but its not running well anymore, and he wants to buy a new one but doesn't have enough money.
Intention: Steve wants a new car.
Moral consequence: Steve is given extra projects at work, and he saves to buy a new car.
Immoral action: Steve uses an expense account at work to buy himself a new car.
Norm: It's not okay to neglect your responsibilities.
Situation: John has to work in an hour, but has just gotten a new video game.
Intention: John wants to play his new game.
Moral action: John goes to work on time, then plays the game afterward.
Immoral consequence: John gets fired from his job and must find a new one.
Norm: It's not okay to neglect your responsibilities.
Situation: John has to work in an hour, but has just gotten a new video game.
Intention: John wants to play his new game.
Moral consequence: John gets paid for his time at work, and gets to play his video game.
Immoral action: John stays home and plays his video game all night long.
Norm: You should respect the feelings of your ex-partner.
Situation: Tanya is picking up her son Jacob from her ex-husband's house.
Intention: Tanya wants to talk to her ex-husband about their son's health.
Moral action: Tanya asks her husband if he can make more nutritious meals for Jacob.
Immoral consequence: Jacob hears this and feels sad that his parents don't get along.
Norm: You should respect the feelings of your ex-partner.
Situation: Tanya is picking up her son Jacob from her ex-husband's house.
Intention: Tanya wants to talk to her ex-husband about their son's health.
Moral consequence: Jacob feels glad that his parents care about him and can discuss him without fighting.
Immoral action: Tanya tells her ex-husband that he is a terrible father for giving Jacob junk food.
Norm: It's wrong to bully your classmates.
Situation: Riley is the most popular girl in her school and there has been another student who she has been finding annoying lately.
Intention: Riley wants to address her issues with the annoying student.
Moral action: Riley has a private conversation with the student, and they talk out their issues.
Immoral consequence: Riley soon gets in trouble for her bullying behavior and is expelled from school.
Norm: It's wrong to bully your classmates.
Situation: Riley is the most popular girl in her school and there has been another student who she has been finding annoying lately.
Intention: Riley wants to address her issues with the annoying student.
Moral consequence: Riley is able to become friends with the student and continues to enjoy her popularity thanks to this type of behavior.
Immoral action: Riley uses her popularity to start rumors about the other student and make them feel small in front of others.
Norm: It's bad to steal other people's things.
Situation: Carl is at Monty's house and sees that Monty has gotten the same model bike that Carl has been eyeing.
Intention: Carl wants the same bike Monty has.
Moral action: Carl saves up and gets the same bike Monty has.
Immoral consequence: Monty calls the police, and Carl is arrested when he's caught.
Norm: It's bad to steal other people's things.
Situation: Carl is at Monty's house and sees that Monty has gotten the same model bike that Carl has been eyeing.
Intention: Carl wants the same bike Monty has.
Moral consequence: Carl and Monty ride their bikes together and have a good time.
Immoral action: Carl breaks into Monty's house when he isn't home and takes the bike for himself.
Norm: It's good to support someone's business.
Situation: Becky looks in the mirror and thinks her hair looks bad.
Intention: Becky wants a haircut.
Moral action: Becky goes to her usual stylist at the salon.
Immoral consequence: Becky feels bad because her hair looks bad, and she didn't help her stylist make money.
Norm: It's good to support someone's business.
Situation: Becky looks in the mirror and thinks her hair looks bad.
Intention: Becky wants a haircut.
Moral consequence: Becky feels good because her hair turned out well, and she helped a small business stay afloat.
Immoral action: Becky decides to skip going to her usual salon and save some money by cutting her own hair.
Norm: It's frowned upon to drink too much.
Situation: Mitch is attending his cousin's open bar wedding and the reception has just started.
Intention: Mitch wants to have a good time.
Moral action: Mitch has a few drinks but spends most of his time dancing and chatting with other guests.
Immoral consequence: Mitch eventually gets too drunk and ends up making a fool of himself in front of everyone.
Norm: It's frowned upon to drink too much.
Situation: Mitch is attending his cousin's open bar wedding and the reception has just started.
Intention: Mitch wants to have a good time.
Moral consequence: Mitch has a great time at the wedding and makes a lot of good connections as well.
Immoral action: Mitch enjoys himself by sitting at the bar and drinking an excessive amount of beer and shots.
Norm: It's not right to blame others for your own shortcomings.
Situation: Frank is talking to Tom when Tom tells him that he's been struggling financially recently.
Intention: Frank wants to respond to Tom's statement.
Moral action: Frank tells Tom that it's unfortunate and if he needs some help Frank can help him sort it out.
Immoral consequence: Tom is insulted that Frank thinks he just squanders money and that everyone has equal access to money.
Norm: It's not right to blame others for your own shortcomings.
Situation: Frank is talking to Tom when Tom tells him that he's been struggling financially recently.
Intention: Frank wants to respond to Tom's statement.
Moral consequence: Tom is delighted that Frank is offering support and feels he has a great friend in Frank.
Immoral action: Frank tells Tom that it's his own fault for not being prudent with his money, and he ought to learn how to do so.
Norm: It's rude to throw food at your significant other.
Situation: James is having dinner with his wife at a fancy restaraunt.
Intention: James wants to enjoy the meal.
Moral action: James spends the meal having lively and entertaining conversation with his wife and enjoying the food.
Immoral consequence: James' wife does not find the action funny in the least and gets angry at him for doing such a thing at a fancy restaraunt.
Norm: It's rude to throw food at your significant other.
Situation: James is having dinner with his wife at a fancy restaraunt.
Intention: James wants to enjoy the meal.
Moral consequence: James' wife has a great time as well and really enjoys the experience all around.
Immoral action: James rips off a small piece of his dinner roll and tosses it at his wife when she isn't paying attention.
Norm: You shouldn't violate people's boundaries by going through their stuff
Situation: Derrick neeeds to staple some reports together, but he's out of staples at his cubicle and notices his cubicle neighbor Davin leave for lunch.
Intention: Derrick needs more staples.
Moral action: Derrick considers looking in Davin's cubicle but goes to the supply closet to grab more staples instead.
Immoral consequence: Derrick is caught by Davin while leaving Davin's cubicle, and he gets angry that Derrick was going through his stuff and reports him to HR.
Norm: You shouldn't violate people's boundaries by going through their stuff
Situation: Derrick neeeds to staple some reports together, but he's out of staples at his cubicle and notices his cubicle neighbor Davin leave for lunch.
Intention: Derrick needs more staples.
Moral consequence: Derrick finishes stapling his reports together and hands them into his boss, who thanks him.
Immoral action: Derrick goes to Davin's cubicle and rummages around until he finds some staples.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of customers in your store.
Situation: Shaun notices an elderly woman browsing in his store, and she is moving very slowly.
Intention: Shaun wants to bring the elderly woman to his coworker's attention.
Moral action: Shaun quietly asks his colleague if they would please help the elderly woman find what she is looking for, and Shaun would ring up her purchase.
Immoral consequence: The elderly woman looks up at them with an embarrassed and hurt expression on her face and the two colleagues feel ashamed of themselves.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of customers in your store.
Situation: Shaun notices an elderly woman browsing in his store, and she is moving very slowly.
Intention: Shaun wants to bring the elderly woman to his coworker's attention.
Moral consequence: The elderly woman is grateful for the help, and she rewards both colleagues with a smile, and they feel good about the work that they are doing.
Immoral action: Shaun points to the elderly woman and tells his colleague that she moves so slowly she will never find what she is looking for.
Norm: It's bad to to lie to get out of work.
Situation: Jerry is a baseball fan that works evening shift at a lab.
Intention: Jerry wants to go to the game for his favorite team.
Moral action: Jerry switches shifts with a co worker so that he can go to the game.
Immoral consequence: Jerry is tagged on facebook at the game by a friend and the boss fires him after finding out.
Norm: It's bad to to lie to get out of work.
Situation: Jerry is a baseball fan that works evening shift at a lab.
Intention: Jerry wants to go to the game for his favorite team.
Moral consequence: Jerry enjoys the game and is able to make up the work hours the next day.
Immoral action: Jerry calls in sick and then goes to the game.
Norm: You shouldn't chat about non-business-related things during a business meeting.
Situation: Tom sees his friend and colleague, William, at a weekly sales meeting and decides to sit next to him.
Intention: Tom wants to find out what William will be doing during the upcoming weekend.
Moral action: Tom takes care of business at the meeting and waits until after it is adjourned to talk with his friend about social issues.
Immoral consequence: The other meeting participants become visibly annoyed with the chatter and Tom is embarrassed.
Norm: You shouldn't chat about non-business-related things during a business meeting.
Situation: Tom sees his friend and colleague, William, at a weekly sales meeting and decides to sit next to him.
Intention: Tom wants to find out what William will be doing during the upcoming weekend.
Moral consequence: The meeting is productive and Tom is able to plan a nice weekend event with his friend, without sacrificing his work ethic.
Immoral action: Tom ignores the meeting agenda, and the other participants, and starts talking with his friend about possibly having a bar-b-que over the weekend.
Norm: It's bad to put a person out on the street.
Situation: Terrance attempts to collect the past due rent from a family to whom he is renting an apartment.
Intention: Terrance needs to get the money owed to him, for his rental unit.
Moral action: Terrance explains to the family that he understands financial trouble, but that he expects a payment arrangement to be made so that their account will be brought up to date.
Immoral consequence: The family has to quickly find somewhere to live and Terrance doesn't get any of the money that he is owed.
Norm: It's bad to put a person out on the street.
Situation: Terrance attempts to collect the past due rent from a family to whom he is renting an apartment.
Intention: Terrance needs to get the money owed to him, for his rental unit.
Moral consequence: The family is grateful for his flexibility, and they work hard to bring the account current, they keep renting and Terrance keeps making money.
Immoral action: Terrance informs the family that they have one week to either pay the back rent in full, or vacate the apartment.
Norm: It's rude to pay too much attention to people's body.
Situation: Kelly and Jessica are shopping at the mall together.
Intention: Jessica wants to help Kelly find a nice dress.
Moral action: Jessica points out dresses for Kelly to try without mentioning her body.
Immoral consequence: Kelly gets upset with Jessica, cries, and leaves Jessica at the mall alone.
Norm: It's rude to pay too much attention to people's body.
Situation: Kelly and Jessica are shopping at the mall together.
Intention: Jessica wants to help Kelly find a nice dress.
Moral consequence: Kelly finds a great dress that makes her look nice.
Immoral action: Jessica tells Kelly she should get a dress with sleeves because her arm fat jiggles.
Norm: You shouldn't force your friends to walk home.
Situation: Randy had drove some friends over to his place to hang out, and they ended up drinking, but he promised to give them a ride home.
Intention: Randy wants to avoid getting a drunk driving charge.
Moral action: Randy apologizes that he can't drive himself but pays for them to get an Uber home.
Immoral consequence: Randy's friends feel let down by him and think twice about hanging out in the future.