CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to deceive a restaurant for a free dessert.
Situation: Phil is at a restaurant but only has money for a limited amount of food.
Intention: Phil wants a dessert.
Moral consequence: The chef is able to make sure all the orders get done.
Immoral action: Phil tells the server his entree is under cooked, so he can get a dessert on the house.
Norm: You should always tell your friends the truth.
Situation: Tim's friends want him to come to the park with them to play baseball, but Tim has plans with a girl.
Intention: Tim doesn't want to hurt his friends.
Moral action: Tim tells his friends that he has feelings for the girl he's about to go on a date with.
Immoral consequence: If Tim's friends find out he was lying, they won't trust him anymore.
Norm: You should always tell your friends the truth.
Situation: Tim's friends want him to come to the park with them to play baseball, but Tim has plans with a girl.
Intention: Tim doesn't want to hurt his friends.
Moral consequence: Tim's friend respect him more for being honest and open with them.
Immoral action: Tim tells his friends that he has a doctor's appointment to go to.
Norm: It's good to stop your child from being rude.
Situation: Sarah's son is on a play date with the neighbors kid, when he asks them why they are so fat.
Intention: Sarah wants her children to make new friends.
Moral action: Sarah calls her son over and immediately explains that he shouldn't call other people fat.
Immoral consequence: Sarah's neighbor asks her and her son to leave, and doesn't let them play together and more.
Norm: It's good to stop your child from being rude.
Situation: Sarah's son is on a play date with the neighbors kid, when he asks them why they are so fat.
Intention: Sarah wants her children to make new friends.
Moral consequence: Sarah's son apologizes to the other children, and they end up becoming great friends.
Immoral action: Sarah decides not to say anything because she doesn't want to embarrass her son.
Norm: You should reply to someone when they text you.
Situation: Travis has car trouble and sends his wife Amanda a text asking her for help while she is chatting with friends in a cafe.
Intention: Amanda wants to stay at the cafe.
Moral action: Amanda tells Travis where she is, and offers to call him a tow truck.
Immoral consequence: Travis gets suspicious of what Amanda could be doing and loses trust in her.
Norm: You should reply to someone when they text you.
Situation: Travis has car trouble and sends his wife Amanda a text asking her for help while she is chatting with friends in a cafe.
Intention: Amanda wants to stay at the cafe.
Moral consequence: Travis is understanding with Amanda and thanks her for helping.
Immoral action: Amanda glances at the text, and then puts her phone in her pocket without responding.
Norm: It's good to accept a date.
Situation: Carly is in school and a boy named Cole asks her out.
Intention: Carly wants to respond to Cole's request.
Moral action: Carly tells Cole she'll do a study date with Cole.
Immoral consequence: Cole feels sad and Carly doesn't get to know someone.
Norm: It's good to accept a date.
Situation: Carly is in school and a boy named Cole asks her out.
Intention: Carly wants to respond to Cole's request.
Moral consequence: Cole feels happy and Carly gets to know Cole.
Immoral action: Carly tells Cole she's not interested in going out with him.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore a smoke detector that is going off.
Situation: Jill is working intently on a project, but a small fire has set off the smoke detector.
Intention: Jill wants to finish her project.
Moral action: Jill finds out why the detector goes off and puts out a fire before it becomes large.
Immoral consequence: The house becomes engulfed in flames, and Jill dies in the fire.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore a smoke detector that is going off.
Situation: Jill is working intently on a project, but a small fire has set off the smoke detector.
Intention: Jill wants to finish her project.
Moral consequence: Jill is able to safely return to her project and finish it.
Immoral action: Jill ignores the smoke detector and continues with her project.
Norm: It is hurtful to stop talking to someone entirely.
Situation: Jack recently found out that his brother Murray cannot pay back all the money he owes Jack.
Intention: Jack wants to react to the bad news.
Moral action: Jack tells Murray that he can take longer if he needs to and that he understands times are tough.
Immoral consequence: Murray is deeply hurt that his brother is cutting him off over money and very sad about it.
Norm: It is hurtful to stop talking to someone entirely.
Situation: Jack recently found out that his brother Murray cannot pay back all the money he owes Jack.
Intention: Jack wants to react to the bad news.
Moral consequence: Murray is relieved Jack isn't pressuring him for the money and is giving him more time.
Immoral action: Jack tells Murray that he can forget the loan but that he'll never speak to Murray, ever again.
Norm: It's dangerous to lie about medical conditions
Situation: Perry just got dumped by his long time girlfriend and is extremely depressed over it.
Intention: Perry wants to get something to numb the pain.
Moral action: Perry parties with his friends, and they drink some alcohol together.
Immoral consequence: Perry's friends become concerned that he has developed a dependency on opiates.
Norm: It's dangerous to lie about medical conditions
Situation: Perry just got dumped by his long time girlfriend and is extremely depressed over it.
Intention: Perry wants to get something to numb the pain.
Moral consequence: Perry's friends enjoy being able to spend more time with him.
Immoral action: Perry tells his doctor that he has chronic back issues in order to get a prescription for pain medicine.
Norm: It's important to communicate honestly with your partner.
Situation: Becky's husband snores loudly everynight.
Intention: Becky wants to have a happy marriage.
Moral action: Becky approaches her husband about his snoring, and he agrees to see a doctor.
Immoral consequence: Becky never gets a decent night's sleep and resents her husband.
Norm: It's important to communicate honestly with your partner.
Situation: Becky's husband snores loudly everynight.
Intention: Becky wants to have a happy marriage.
Moral consequence: Becky's husband gets help for his snoring and Becky gets good sleep every night.
Immoral action: Becky doesn't want to hurt her husband's feelings so doesn't tell that his snoring bothers her.
Norm: It's good to catch up with old friends.
Situation: Tom is on his way to the post office when he bumps into an old friend.
Intention: Tom wants to send a package off in time.
Moral action: Tom offers for his friend to accompany him as he runs the errand.
Immoral consequence: Tom's friend wishes that they would have stopped to catch up.
Norm: It's good to catch up with old friends.
Situation: Tom is on his way to the post office when he bumps into an old friend.
Intention: Tom wants to send a package off in time.
Moral consequence: Tom's friend is glad to be able to spend some time with him.
Immoral action: Tom greets his friend quickly and hurries off the the post office.
Norm: It's wrong to be hypocritical.
Situation: Jerry is angry because his friend has made the same mistake that he did in the past.
Intention: Jerry wants to get through to his friend and push them to change.
Moral action: Jerry empathizes with his friend and talks to him from experience.
Immoral consequence: Jerry's friend thinks he is having double standards and can't take him seriously.
Norm: It's wrong to be hypocritical.
Situation: Jerry is angry because his friend has made the same mistake that he did in the past.
Intention: Jerry wants to get through to his friend and push them to change.
Moral consequence: Jerry's friend is encouraged to make a different choice than he did.
Immoral action: Jerry gets on his friend's case about making such a careless mistake.
Norm: You shouldn't allow sick people at your birthday party.
Situation: Rocky is hosting a group of friends for a birthday dinner party at his house when his friend Steve shows up and is clearly sick.
Intention: Rocky wants to respond to Steve's arrival.
Moral action: Rocky convinces Steve that he shouldn't be around a group of people and should go home and rest.
Immoral consequence: The guests are all exposed to Steve's illness, and everyone gets sick a few days later.
Norm: You shouldn't allow sick people at your birthday party.
Situation: Rocky is hosting a group of friends for a birthday dinner party at his house when his friend Steve shows up and is clearly sick.
Intention: Rocky wants to respond to Steve's arrival.
Moral consequence: The guests have a great time at the dinner party, and no one else gets sick.
Immoral action: Rocky invites Steve in to join the rest of his guests at dinner.
Norm: It's good to offer to buy pizza for your friends.
Situation: Xavier's friends just spent all day helping him move into a new apartment, and they ordered pizza since they're starving.
Intention: Xavier wants to thank his friends.
Moral action: Xavier pays all the pizzas in order to show his appreciation for his friends' help.
Immoral consequence: Xavier's friends feel unappreciated and decide to think twice before helping him again.
Norm: It's good to offer to buy pizza for your friends.
Situation: Xavier's friends just spent all day helping him move into a new apartment, and they ordered pizza since they're starving.
Intention: Xavier wants to thank his friends.
Moral consequence: Xavier's friends spend the evening hanging out in his new apartment, enjoying each other's company.
Immoral action: Xavier gives his friends money for his share of the pizza.
Norm: You shouldn't let people drive buzzed.
Situation: Henry and Peter are leaving the bar after a night of drinking and Peter is walking to his car and says goodbye to Henry.
Intention: Henry wants to respond to Peter's goodbye.
Moral action: Henry tells Peter that he's not letting him drive since he drank and that there is no goodbye since they're both taking the bus together.
Immoral consequence: Peter gets in the car and drives a short while before slamming into a light pole and hurting himself.
Norm: You shouldn't let people drive buzzed.
Situation: Henry and Peter are leaving the bar after a night of drinking and Peter is walking to his car and says goodbye to Henry.
Intention: Henry wants to respond to Peter's goodbye.
Moral consequence: Peter snaps out of it and realizes he was about to drive drunk and thanks Henry for saving him from trouble.
Immoral action: Henry tells Peter to have a great night and continues to walk towards the bus stop.
Norm: It's good to refrain from commenting on how people look.
Situation: Lin has taken notice of how attractive a coworker is looking today.
Intention: Lin wants to talk with the coworker.
Moral action: Lin approaches her coworker and makes some small talk with him.
Immoral consequence: The coworker feels embarrassed and the situation quickly becomes weird.
Norm: It's good to refrain from commenting on how people look.
Situation: Lin has taken notice of how attractive a coworker is looking today.
Intention: Lin wants to talk with the coworker.
Moral consequence: The coworker is happy to take a break from work to talk with her.
Immoral action: Lin walks up to her coworker and compliments him on his appearance.
Norm: It's good to hang out with friends.
Situation: Paul is home on a Saturday night and gets a text from his friends inviting him to a bar.
Intention: Paul wants to decide what to do with his Saturday night.
Moral action: Paul accepts the invitation from his friends and meets them at the bar.
Immoral consequence: Paul's friends think Paul isn't interested in hanging out with them, and they stop inviting him out on weekends.
Norm: It's good to hang out with friends.
Situation: Paul is home on a Saturday night and gets a text from his friends inviting him to a bar.
Intention: Paul wants to decide what to do with his Saturday night.
Moral consequence: Paul's friends have a good time hanging out with Paul and invite him to a concert the next weekend.
Immoral action: Paul declines the invitation from his friends and spends the night watching TV at home.
Norm: It's good to make plans with family.
Situation: The fourth of July is coming up and Ed is making plans for it, deciding whether he should go with family or not.
Intention: Ed wants to do something fun on the fourth of July.
Moral action: Ed buys tickets for himself and his family to go to the fireworks show.
Immoral consequence: Ed's family misses the show and is upset that Ed didn't invite them.
Norm: It's good to make plans with family.
Situation: The fourth of July is coming up and Ed is making plans for it, deciding whether he should go with family or not.
Intention: Ed wants to do something fun on the fourth of July.
Moral consequence: Ed's family cherishes the trip and has a good time.
Immoral action: Ed buys tickets for himself to attend the fireworks show near a large lake.
Norm: It's good to offer money to someone for their services.
Situation: Jill's neighbor's kids volunteered to help her with some yardwork, and just finished raking the lawn for her.
Intention: Jill wants to reward the kids for a job well done.
Moral action: Jill gives a few dollars to each of the kids for their help.
Immoral consequence: The kids think Jill is a cheapskate and never help her again, working for other neighbors instead.
Norm: It's good to offer money to someone for their services.
Situation: Jill's neighbor's kids volunteered to help her with some yardwork, and just finished raking the lawn for her.
Intention: Jill wants to reward the kids for a job well done.
Moral consequence: The kids appreciate Jill's generosity and tell her they'd be happy to help again in the future.
Immoral action: Jill gives the kids some helpful life advice about how hard work is important.
Norm: You should stop someone if they forget something they bought.
Situation: Billy is a cashier with a long line of customers to serve, but his last customer left one of his bags behind by accident after paying.
Intention: Billy wants to make sure he keeps the line moving.
Moral action: Billy shouts to a coworker to chase down the customer who's leaving and bring them the stuff they forgot.
Immoral consequence: The customer is upset when they get home and realize they forgot some purchases, and calls the store to complain.
Norm: You should stop someone if they forget something they bought.
Situation: Billy is a cashier with a long line of customers to serve, but his last customer left one of his bags behind by accident after paying.
Intention: Billy wants to make sure he keeps the line moving.
Moral consequence: The customer appreciates Billy going out of his way to make sure they get their purchases.
Immoral action: Billy shrugs and continues to ring up customers, assuming the forgetful customer will return for their stuff.
Norm: It's good to leave somewhere where you aren't wanted.
Situation: James' cousin Mara has overprotective parents who asked him to chaperone her on her date.
Intention: James wants to avoid getting in trouble with his aunt and uncle.
Moral action: James leaves his cousin and her date alone and goes shopping at a nearby mall.
Immoral consequence: James' cousin and her date spend the whole night insulting James and trying to get him to leave.
Norm: It's good to leave somewhere where you aren't wanted.
Situation: James' cousin Mara has overprotective parents who asked him to chaperone her on her date.
Intention: James wants to avoid getting in trouble with his aunt and uncle.
Moral consequence: James' cousin has a wonderful time and tells her parents that James kept a close eye on her the whole night.
Immoral action: James insists on hovering around his cousin and her boyfriend during the entire date.
Norm: It's wrong to watch your parents on fetish websites.
Situation: Fernando accidentally found out his parents have posted videos of themselves on a fetish website.
Intention: Fernando wants to know more about his parents' personal life.
Moral action: Fernando ignores his parents' videos and instead starts an honest conversation with them about intimacy.
Immoral consequence: Fernando's parents feel humiliated and embarrassed.
Norm: It's wrong to watch your parents on fetish websites.
Situation: Fernando accidentally found out his parents have posted videos of themselves on a fetish website.
Intention: Fernando wants to know more about his parents' personal life.
Moral consequence: Fernando's parents are happy to have a good, adult conversation with him.
Immoral action: Fernando watches his parents' videos on the fetish website, then asks them questions about it.
Norm: It's wrong to call people losers.
Situation: Benny is at work when his manager Glenn fires another employee, Jordan.
Intention: Benny wants to say something to Jordan.
Moral action: Benny tells Jordan to hang in there and that he'll find another job soon.
Immoral consequence: Jordan is angry and sad and Benny is now just making everything even worse.
Norm: It's wrong to call people losers.
Situation: Benny is at work when his manager Glenn fires another employee, Jordan.
Intention: Benny wants to say something to Jordan.
Moral consequence: Jordan is a little happy that Benny is being supportive in his rough moment.
Immoral action: Benny tells Jordan that only losers get fired, and he is therefore a total loser.
Norm: It's not okay to take out your emotions on pets.
Situation: Wilbur is feeling upset and frustrated because his dad has punished him for a minor reason.
Intention: Wilbur wants to relieve his tension.
Moral action: Wilbur takes the dog out for a long walk, so he can clear his head.
Immoral consequence: Wilbur's dog is confused and starts to become afraid of Wilbur.
Norm: It's not okay to take out your emotions on pets.
Situation: Wilbur is feeling upset and frustrated because his dad has punished him for a minor reason.
Intention: Wilbur wants to relieve his tension.
Moral consequence: Wilbur's dog is happy to spend time outside with someone it loves.
Immoral action: Wilbur disciplines the dog even though it has done nothing wrong, so he can feel like he still has some power.
Norm: It's impolite to expect to receive gifts.
Situation: It's Christmas Day and Billy is with his parents, waiting to open his gifts.
Intention: Billy really wants a new bike.
Moral action: Billy excitedly tells his parents he hopes for a bike but that he will be happy with any other gift.
Immoral consequence: Billy indeed gets a bike but his parents are hurt by how entitled and selfish Billy is.
Norm: It's impolite to expect to receive gifts.
Situation: It's Christmas Day and Billy is with his parents, waiting to open his gifts.
Intention: Billy really wants a new bike.
Moral consequence: Billy gets a bike and his parents are delighted with how happy and grateful he is.
Immoral action: Billy tells his parents he is sure he will get a bike and will be very angry if he doesn't get one.
Norm: It's horrible to tell your parents that you hate them.
Situation: Patty is getting married to her girlfriend in a week.
Intention: Patty wants to have her parents at her wedding.
Moral action: Patty knows her parents don't approve of her marriage but thanks them for coming to the wedding.
Immoral consequence: Patty's parents leave the wedding and go home they don't speak to Patty for a year.
Norm: It's horrible to tell your parents that you hate them.
Situation: Patty is getting married to her girlfriend in a week.
Intention: Patty wants to have her parents at her wedding.
Moral consequence: Patty's parents see that Patty is happy and enjoy the rest of the day together.
Immoral action: Patty know her parents don't approve of her marriage so at her wedding she tells her parents that she hates them in anger.
Norm: It's wrong to think shootings are funny.
Situation: Sam is at school when news comes in about a school shooting in a nearby town.
Intention: Sam wants to talk with his friends about the shooting.
Moral action: Sam talks with his friends about how crazy that kid must have been and how they shouldn't let it happen at their school.
Immoral consequence: Students become frightened and offended and report Sam to the school authorities.
Norm: It's wrong to think shootings are funny.
Situation: Sam is at school when news comes in about a school shooting in a nearby town.
Intention: Sam wants to talk with his friends about the shooting.
Moral consequence: Sam and his friends have a good conversation about school shootings and how to prevent them.
Immoral action: Sam talks with his friends, laughing and joking about who he would like to shoot at the school.
Norm: You shouldn't distrust your friends.
Situation: Tina's friend tells her that she has some serious concerns about Tina's new boyfriend.
Intention: Tina wants to respond to her friend's comments about her new boyfriend.
Moral action: Tina thanks her friend for her genuine concern and promises to be cautious and keep in mind what her friend has told her.
Immoral consequence: Tina's friend feels hurt and offended and questions her friendship with Tina.
Norm: You shouldn't distrust your friends.
Situation: Tina's friend tells her that she has some serious concerns about Tina's new boyfriend.
Intention: Tina wants to respond to her friend's comments about her new boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Tina's friend is glad that Tina trusts her, cherishes her opinions and takes into consideration her concerns.
Immoral action: Tina tells her friend that she is just jealous of Tina for having a boyfriend and rudely dismisses all her friend's concerns.
Norm: It's wrong to be emotionally unavailable in the bedroom.
Situation: Chris and Danielle just finished making love in their bed, and Danielle wants to talk to Chris about their relationship.
Intention: Chris wants to decide whether or not to have a conversation.
Moral action: Chris talks with Danielle, and they discuss how they want their lives to be in the future together.
Immoral consequence: Danielle is sad because she feels that Chris doesn't really love her and is using her for sex.
Norm: It's wrong to be emotionally unavailable in the bedroom.
Situation: Chris and Danielle just finished making love in their bed, and Danielle wants to talk to Chris about their relationship.
Intention: Chris wants to decide whether or not to have a conversation.
Moral consequence: Danielle feels loved and is pleased to have an attentive partner in Chris.
Immoral action: Chris tells Danielle he's tired and rolls over to go to sleep.
Norm: You should help your friends.
Situation: Mary's friend John is moving to a new house and has asked for help.
Intention: Mary wants to go to a party on John's moving date.
Moral action: Mary offers to come over and help John pack prior to the move so that she can attend the party later.
Immoral consequence: John gradually stops calling Mary and the friendship ends.
Norm: You should help your friends.
Situation: Mary's friend John is moving to a new house and has asked for help.
Intention: Mary wants to go to a party on John's moving date.
Moral consequence: John is appreciative of Mary's help, and they become closer as friends.
Immoral action: Mary goes to the party and ignores John's calls during the week of the move.
Norm: It's expected that people will be quiet at the movies.
Situation: Rick and his friends are going to the midnight showing of the new summer super hero movie.
Intention: Rick wants to see the new movie.
Moral action: Rick cheers and applauds when appropriate.
Immoral consequence: Rick gets asked to leave the movie because he is ruining it for everyone else.
Norm: It's expected that people will be quiet at the movies.
Situation: Rick and his friends are going to the midnight showing of the new summer super hero movie.
Intention: Rick wants to see the new movie.
Moral consequence: Rick and his friends love the movie and make plans to go see it again.
Immoral action: Rick cheers and yells though the movie.