CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is rude to point out their weight problem constantly.
Situation: Randy watches his overweight friend Marshall eats a big tub of ice cream.
Intention: Randy wants Marshall to lose weight.
Moral consequence: Marshall discovers that he enjoys jogging, and he starts jogging every morning.
Immoral action: Randy reminds Marshall about his appearance multiple times.
Norm: You shouldn't wear inappropriate clothes to a funeral.
Situation: Chuck has to go to a funeral and needs to get a new suit because his old one is too small.
Intention: Chuck wants to wear a suit that fits to the funeral.
Moral action: Chuck buys a plan black suit and a matching tie to wear.
Immoral consequence: Chuck gets a lot of weird looks from people at the funeral.
Norm: You shouldn't wear inappropriate clothes to a funeral.
Situation: Chuck has to go to a funeral and needs to get a new suit because his old one is too small.
Intention: Chuck wants to wear a suit that fits to the funeral.
Moral consequence: Chuck gets compliments on how well he looks at the funeral.
Immoral action: Chuck buys a lime green suit with purple stripes and wears it at the funeral.
Norm: It is wrong to be emotionally manipulative.
Situation: Tara has been dating Willy and sees a really nice necklace in a store.
Intention: Tara wants Willy to get her the necklace.
Moral action: Tara tells Willy the necklace would make for a nice birthday or anniversary present.
Immoral consequence: Willy will feel emotionally pressured to get Tara the necklace because of consequences.
Norm: It is wrong to be emotionally manipulative.
Situation: Tara has been dating Willy and sees a really nice necklace in a store.
Intention: Tara wants Willy to get her the necklace.
Moral consequence: Willy will want to get Tara the necklace as a present on a special day.
Immoral action: Tara tells Willy he'll get her the necklace if he loves her and doesn't want her to break up with him.
Norm: You shouldn't sexually harass people.
Situation: Matt thinks Brooke is attractive and wants to hook up with her.
Intention: Matt wants to ask Brooke out.
Moral action: Matt asks Brooke if she would like to go dancing with him.
Immoral consequence: Brooke slaps Matt in the face and runs away from him.
Norm: You shouldn't sexually harass people.
Situation: Matt thinks Brooke is attractive and wants to hook up with her.
Intention: Matt wants to ask Brooke out.
Moral consequence: Brooke agrees to go dancing later in the evening with Matt.
Immoral action: Matt touches Brooke on the butt while he asks her out.
Norm: It's not nice to be rude to people.
Situation: Jane is waiting in line in a busy grocery store while a slow customer ahead of her pays in small change.
Intention: Jane wants to get through the line as soon as possible.
Moral action: Jane waits patiently for her turn.
Immoral consequence: The other customer gets upset and flustered and has to begin counting out her change again, taking longer to pay.
Norm: It's not nice to be rude to people.
Situation: Jane is waiting in line in a busy grocery store while a slow customer ahead of her pays in small change.
Intention: Jane wants to get through the line as soon as possible.
Moral consequence: Customers ahead of her are processed efficiently and soon Jane is on her way.
Immoral action: Jane complains loudly about how long the other customer is taking to finish.
Norm: You shouldn't give handouts to your kids.
Situation: Jenny's child Jude wants a brand next bike he saw for sale and asks Jenny to get it for him.
Intention: Jenny needs to decide whether to buy the bike.
Moral action: Jenny tells Jude he needs to save up half the cost, and she'll pay the rest.
Immoral consequence: Jude grows up to be a spoiled adult who is obnoxious to be around.
Norm: You shouldn't give handouts to your kids.
Situation: Jenny's child Jude wants a brand next bike he saw for sale and asks Jenny to get it for him.
Intention: Jenny needs to decide whether to buy the bike.
Moral consequence: Jude grows up appreciating the value of hard work and financial responsibility.
Immoral action: Jenny buys the bike for Jude the next day and gives it to him.
Norm: It is good to include others in fun activities.
Situation: Sara and her friends like the beach and Sara notices the weather is nice during the weekend and the beach is open.
Intention: Sara wants to go to the beach.
Moral action: Sara plans a trip to the beach for she and her friends.
Immoral consequence: Sara has a lonely beach day by herself.
Norm: It is good to include others in fun activities.
Situation: Sara and her friends like the beach and Sara notices the weather is nice during the weekend and the beach is open.
Intention: Sara wants to go to the beach.
Moral consequence: Sara gets to experience the beach with her friends and have fun interactions.
Immoral action: Sara goes to the beach alone.
Norm: You shouldn't rely on someone else to do your laundry.
Situation: Emma's mom has always done her laundry, but now Emma lives on her own.
Intention: Emma has to get her laundry done.
Moral action: Emma watches YouTube videos on how to use a washing machine and goes to the laundromat.
Immoral consequence: Emma relies on her mom and never learns how to do her own laundry.
Norm: You shouldn't rely on someone else to do your laundry.
Situation: Emma's mom has always done her laundry, but now Emma lives on her own.
Intention: Emma has to get her laundry done.
Moral consequence: Emma learns how to do her own laundry and doesn't have to rely on anyone else.
Immoral action: Emma drives to his mom's house so that she can do Emma's laundry for her.
Norm: It's not okay to be late for something important.
Situation: Jane has a job interview starting in 15 minutes.
Intention: Jane wants to eat lunch.
Moral action: Jane eats a sack lunch she had packed that morning in the car, taking 10 minutes to complete the meal.
Immoral consequence: Jane does not make it to the interview on time and does not get the job.
Norm: It's not okay to be late for something important.
Situation: Jane has a job interview starting in 15 minutes.
Intention: Jane wants to eat lunch.
Moral consequence: Jane arrives to the interview on time and gets the job.
Immoral action: Jane orders food at a sit down restaurant, taking 45 minutes to complete the meal.
Norm: It's wrong to drop out of school.
Situation: Greg has been put on the spot by his teacher who asks him a basic question he cannot answer which earns him a reputation for being unintelligent.
Intention: Greg wants to avoid struggling in class in front of others.
Moral action: Greg signs up for some one on one lessons to improve his understanding of the material.
Immoral consequence: Greg's parents think he will not make anything of himself.
Norm: It's wrong to drop out of school.
Situation: Greg has been put on the spot by his teacher who asks him a basic question he cannot answer which earns him a reputation for being unintelligent.
Intention: Greg wants to avoid struggling in class in front of others.
Moral consequence: Greg's parents consider him to be responsible kid for making this decision.
Immoral action: Greg decides to drop out of school since he's so far behind.
Norm: It's good to love your family.
Situation: Dean is away from his family on a week long business trip and is currently in his hotel room.
Intention: Dean wants to explore the city he is staying in.
Moral action: Dean video-calls his family and gives them a tour of the city while he goes sight-seeing.
Immoral consequence: Dean's family feels neglected but welcomes him back when the trip is over.
Norm: It's good to love your family.
Situation: Dean is away from his family on a week long business trip and is currently in his hotel room.
Intention: Dean wants to explore the city he is staying in.
Moral consequence: Dean's family feels loved, and they are exuberant when he returns home.
Immoral action: Dean uses the trip to explore the new city and isolate himself from his family by not answering any of their calls or texts throughout the entire trip.
Norm: Stopping talking to someone can be disrespectful.
Situation: Bob just stops talking to people mid-sentence when he doesn't feel like talking anymore.
Intention: Bob wants to save time on conversations.
Moral action: Bob starts telling people that he's got to go somewhere before he walks away.
Immoral consequence: The people are annoyed and confused and don't even know why he stopped talking.
Norm: Stopping talking to someone can be disrespectful.
Situation: Bob just stops talking to people mid-sentence when he doesn't feel like talking anymore.
Intention: Bob wants to save time on conversations.
Moral consequence: People are still annoyed at Bob, but they are no longer confused about it.
Immoral action: Bob is talking to someone and when he gets bored he stops talking and walks away.
Norm: It is wrong to troll others.
Situation: John enjoys participating in the comments section of youtube videos and sees an opinion of a video posted that he does not agree with.
Intention: John wants to respond to the opinion.
Moral action: John replies to the comment, laying out a well-reasoned case for why John has a different opinion.
Immoral consequence: The other person feels stressed because they're being picked on over the internet.
Norm: It is wrong to troll others.
Situation: John enjoys participating in the comments section of youtube videos and sees an opinion of a video posted that he does not agree with.
Intention: John wants to respond to the opinion.
Moral consequence: The other person counters with reasons of their own, and a long and engaging conversation ensues.
Immoral action: John replies to the comment, calling the other poster a big dumb idiot and telling them their opinion sucks.
Norm: It's good to help people when they move.
Situation: Larry has had a hard week of work and is looking forward to resting on Saturday, but his friend Bob has asked him to help him move.
Intention: Larry wants to rest on Saturday.
Moral action: Larry helps Bob move in the morning and spends the rest of Saturday resting up.
Immoral consequence: Bob is annoyed and doesn't help Larry when Larry needs help.
Norm: It's good to help people when they move.
Situation: Larry has had a hard week of work and is looking forward to resting on Saturday, but his friend Bob has asked him to help him move.
Intention: Larry wants to rest on Saturday.
Moral consequence: Bob gets help with his move and Larry is rested up for the next week.
Immoral action: Larry tells Bob that he can't help him move and spends all Saturday sleeping and watching TV.
Norm: It's good to complete things that you started.
Situation: Romeo is working on a final paper the night before it is due and needs to finish the concluding paragraph.
Intention: Romeo wants to be done with the paper.
Moral action: Romeo presses forward, writes a conclusion, and sends the paper in before the deadline.
Immoral consequence: The teacher notices that it is unfinished and gives Romeo a low grade.
Norm: It's good to complete things that you started.
Situation: Romeo is working on a final paper the night before it is due and needs to finish the concluding paragraph.
Intention: Romeo wants to be done with the paper.
Moral consequence: The teacher reads the paper thoroughly and gives Romeo a good grade for the paper's completeness.
Immoral action: Romeo decides that he's done enough work, leaves out the concluding paragraph, and turns it in as-is.
Norm: It's expected to tip a server.
Situation: June is having lunch at a cafe and the kitchen staff has overcooked her food.
Intention: June wants to express her discontent with the food.
Moral action: June pays for her meal including a tip in the amount and writes a negative review of the restaurant online.
Immoral consequence: June's server makes less money that day because of the kitchen's carelessness.
Norm: It's expected to tip a server.
Situation: June is having lunch at a cafe and the kitchen staff has overcooked her food.
Intention: June wants to express her discontent with the food.
Moral consequence: June's server is able to make a livable wage that day.
Immoral action: June complains about the meal while asking for the check and then leaves no gratuity.
Norm: It is bad to violate your child's trust.
Situation: Eve is Mike's mother, and has promised Mike she will attend his big soccer game today, though she is feeling tired.
Intention: Eve wants to take a nap.
Moral action: Eve sets an alarm to wake up in time to make Mike's soccer game.
Immoral consequence: Mike stops trusting Eve and doesn't bother telling her about his games anymore.
Norm: It is bad to violate your child's trust.
Situation: Eve is Mike's mother, and has promised Mike she will attend his big soccer game today, though she is feeling tired.
Intention: Eve wants to take a nap.
Moral consequence: Mike hears Eve cheering for him an is happy to see her in the stands.
Immoral action: Eve takes a nap without setting an alarm and sleeps right through Mike's game.
Norm: It's good to want to do your best at academics.
Situation: Ginger has a final exam coming up in a week for her freshman physics class, which covered 20 chapters of material.
Intention: Ginger wants to prepare for the exam.
Moral action: Ginger studies roughly three chapters each night of the week before the test so that she understands all the material covered that year.
Immoral consequence: Ginger only gets correct answers on the material she studied, fails the exam, and has to redo the class next semester.
Norm: It's good to want to do your best at academics.
Situation: Ginger has a final exam coming up in a week for her freshman physics class, which covered 20 chapters of material.
Intention: Ginger wants to prepare for the exam.
Moral consequence: Ginger gets a high grade on the exam and passes the course.
Immoral action: Ginger studies two chapters out of 20 the night before the exam, so she can answer at least some of the questions.
Norm: You should be considerate of the people you live around.
Situation: Jason just got home from work.
Intention: Jason wants some dinner.
Moral action: Jason makes his own sandwich and eats it.
Immoral consequence: Jason's wife is mad.
Norm: You should be considerate of the people you live around.
Situation: Jason just got home from work.
Intention: Jason wants some dinner.
Moral consequence: Jason and his wife are full and happy.
Immoral action: Jason takes the sandwich his wife just prepared for herself and eats it.
Norm: You should always celebrate the holidays with people.
Situation: Carlie just moved to the big city by herself and the holidays are approaching.
Intention: Carlie wants to do something for her first holiday in the big city.
Moral action: Carlie tells her new friends and coworkers of her holiday wish and is invited to a holidays gathering.
Immoral consequence: Carlie feels incredibly lonely as the night goes on and regrets choosing to spend the holidays alone.
Norm: You should always celebrate the holidays with people.
Situation: Carlie just moved to the big city by herself and the holidays are approaching.
Intention: Carlie wants to do something for her first holiday in the big city.
Moral consequence: Carlie gets to know some people more and enjoys her first holiday in the big city.
Immoral action: Carlie decides she isn't close enough with anybody yet and makes herself a home cooked meal to enjoy by herself for the holidays.
Norm: It's wrong to not help others when they need it.
Situation: Matt is the manager of a grocery store, and one of his cashiers is asking for a raise because they're struggling.
Intention: Matt has to decide whether the cashier should get a raise.
Moral action: Matt decides that the cashier should get a raise and offers them a living wage.
Immoral consequence: The cashier continues to struggle and has to look for a 2nd job to get by.
Norm: It's wrong to not help others when they need it.
Situation: Matt is the manager of a grocery store, and one of his cashiers is asking for a raise because they're struggling.
Intention: Matt has to decide whether the cashier should get a raise.
Moral consequence: The cashier feels grateful for Matt and feels more loyal to the grocery store.
Immoral action: Matt chooses not to give his cashier a raise because he doesn't think they work hard enough.
Norm: You shouldn't be mean to people with lower intellectual capacity.
Situation: Naime is getting frustrated training her new mentally disabled coworker.
Intention: Naime wants to vent her frustrations.
Moral action: Naime posts about her frustrations online seeking advice for her current situation.
Immoral consequence: Naime is written up after her boss discovers her behavior.
Norm: You shouldn't be mean to people with lower intellectual capacity.
Situation: Naime is getting frustrated training her new mentally disabled coworker.
Intention: Naime wants to vent her frustrations.
Moral consequence: Naime gains knowledge on how to properly communicate with her coworker.
Immoral action: Naime compares her coworkers intelligence to a earthworm before walking off.
Norm: It's bad of people to mistreat animals.
Situation: Janet got a dog but then started to become busy at work and isn't home with the dog.
Intention: Janet wants to keep the dog somewhere while she works.
Moral action: Janet takes the dog to a daycare center while at work.
Immoral consequence: The dog will feel cooped up and develop stress.
Norm: It's bad of people to mistreat animals.
Situation: Janet got a dog but then started to become busy at work and isn't home with the dog.
Intention: Janet wants to keep the dog somewhere while she works.
Moral consequence: The dog will be able to be social and get exercise at the center.
Immoral action: Janet keeps the dog in a cage all day while she is at work.
Norm: You should respect someone's food choices.
Situation: Olivia is a vegan who is friends with Megan, a omnivore.
Intention: Olivia wants to have lunch with Megan.
Moral action: Olivia has lunch with Megan and respects her food choices the same way Megan respects hers.
Immoral consequence: Not wanting to be lectured for her food choices, Megan never has lunch with Olivia again.
Norm: You should respect someone's food choices.
Situation: Olivia is a vegan who is friends with Megan, a omnivore.
Intention: Olivia wants to have lunch with Megan.
Moral consequence: Olivia and Megan continue to lunch together despite their difference in food preferences.
Immoral action: Olivia gives Megan a lecture on why you shouldn't eat meat after she orders a steak salad.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone who isn't single.
Situation: Paki receives an invite to the movies from an attractive taken man on a dating website.
Intention: Paki doesn't want to be alone.
Moral action: Paki decides to spend the evening with her friends.
Immoral consequence: Paki is attacked by her date's girlfriend after the movie.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone who isn't single.
Situation: Paki receives an invite to the movies from an attractive taken man on a dating website.
Intention: Paki doesn't want to be alone.
Moral consequence: Paki's friends introduce her to a nice single guy.
Immoral action: Paki goes on a date with the young man.
Norm: It's rude to smoke near other's.
Situation: Daryl is waiting for the bus and sitting on a bench next to an elderly woman wearing oxygen.
Intention: Daryl wants to have a cigarette.
Moral action: Daryl stands several feet away from the woman and smokes his cigarette.
Immoral consequence: The woman begins to cough and thinks that Daryl is inconsiderate.
Norm: It's rude to smoke near other's.
Situation: Daryl is waiting for the bus and sitting on a bench next to an elderly woman wearing oxygen.
Intention: Daryl wants to have a cigarette.
Moral consequence: The woman thinks Daryl is a respectful person and tells him thank you.
Immoral action: Daryl begins smoking while remaining seated next to the old woman.
Norm: It's selfish to expect special treatment.
Situation: Barry is hanging out at Tom's house and feels thirsty.
Intention: Barry wants to drink something.
Moral action: Barry asks Tom if he can have a cool glass of water.
Immoral consequence: Tom tells Barry to get out of his house and never come back.
Norm: It's selfish to expect special treatment.
Situation: Barry is hanging out at Tom's house and feels thirsty.
Intention: Barry wants to drink something.
Moral consequence: Tom gets Barry a glass of water with some ice in it.
Immoral action: Barry tells Tom to make him an elaborate cocktail with his finest liquor.
Norm: You shouldn't try to sabotage someone's relationship.
Situation: Jane is upset at her friend Mary for not inviting her to a ski trip and notices Mary's boyfriend eating dinner alone at a restaurant.
Intention: Jane wants to consider spreading a harmful rumor involving Mary's boyfriend.
Moral action: Jane decides to not spread any rumors at all and just forget about the ski trip.
Immoral consequence: Mary traces the rumor back to Jane and is no longer friends with Jane.
Norm: You shouldn't try to sabotage someone's relationship.
Situation: Jane is upset at her friend Mary for not inviting her to a ski trip and notices Mary's boyfriend eating dinner alone at a restaurant.
Intention: Jane wants to consider spreading a harmful rumor involving Mary's boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Mary invites Jane to the next ski trip, and they have a great time.
Immoral action: Jane spreads a rumor about Mary's boyfriend eating dinner with another girl.
Norm: It is rude to give someone a broken gift.
Situation: Alec bought a phone off of eBay to give to his cousin, but the battery turned out to be faulty.
Intention: Alec wants to give a gift to his cousin.
Moral action: Alec tells his cousin what he planned on giving him and gives him money instead.
Immoral consequence: Alec's cousin finds out that it's a broken phone and has to spend money to fix it.
Norm: It is rude to give someone a broken gift.
Situation: Alec bought a phone off of eBay to give to his cousin, but the battery turned out to be faulty.
Intention: Alec wants to give a gift to his cousin.
Moral consequence: Alec's cousin feels grateful that Alec would even try to buy him a phone.
Immoral action: Alec gives his cousin the phone and tells him that it's a new phone.
Norm: Is wrong to take money from people who need it
Situation: Joe runs a charity that gathers funds and materials for people.
Intention: Joe wants to use the money that has been gathered.
Moral action: Joe uses the money to feed the homeless people.
Immoral consequence: Joe is investigated by the authorities for misappropriating funds.
Norm: Is wrong to take money from people who need it
Situation: Joe runs a charity that gathers funds and materials for people.
Intention: Joe wants to use the money that has been gathered.
Moral consequence: Joe is celebrated as a good person for helping others.
Immoral action: Joe uses the money from the charity for personal expenses.
Norm: It's bad to disobey the rules of the road.
Situation: Kate is driving to the store and notices there is heavy traffic on the freeway.
Intention: Kate wants to get to the store quickly.
Moral action: Kate looks for alternate faster routes on her GPS.
Immoral consequence: Kate gets pulled over and given a ticket by the police.
Norm: It's bad to disobey the rules of the road.
Situation: Kate is driving to the store and notices there is heavy traffic on the freeway.
Intention: Kate wants to get to the store quickly.
Moral consequence: Kate finds a faster route on the GPS.
Immoral action: Kate pulls onto the shoulder of the freeway to try to bypass the traffic.
Norm: It's crazy to suggest testing weapons on random people.
Situation: Wesley is a weapons researcher working in a group on a new type of rail gun.
Intention: Wesley wants to test how the gun works.
Moral action: Wesley suggest testing the weapon by using it in a closed course with mannequins.
Immoral consequence: Wesley is immediately fired and told he needs to seek professional help.