CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's rude to tell someone they're faking a disability.
Situation: Rick is at the mall when he notices a young man, Hank park in the handicap spot, but Hank "looks" fit and strong.
Intention: Rick wants to comment on Hank's looks.
Moral consequence: Hank is surprised by Rick's compliment and blushes happily and thanks Rick.
Immoral action: Rick says to Hank "Are you sure you're disabled? You don't look disabled, you look great!".
Norm: You shouldn't continue texting people that are cheating their partners.
Situation: Tom learns that his brother-in-law Kent is cheating on Sarah, his wife.
Intention: Tom wants to confront Kent about Kent's infidelity.
Moral action: Tom meets with Kent, accuses him of cheating on Sarah, and tells him to stop.
Immoral consequence: Sarah snoops on Kent's phone, finds the text conversation about his affair, and asks for a divorce.
Norm: You shouldn't continue texting people that are cheating their partners.
Situation: Tom learns that his brother-in-law Kent is cheating on Sarah, his wife.
Intention: Tom wants to confront Kent about Kent's infidelity.
Moral consequence: Sarah never learns of Kent's infidelity, and he stops seeing the other woman.
Immoral action: Tom texts Kent and asks him about the details of his affair.
Norm: It is rude to fight at a private event.
Situation: Sally is attending her work holiday party where she will see an old coworker she has been upset with for a long time.
Intention: Sally wants to tell this coworker what she thinks of her.
Moral action: Sally approaches the old coworker and gives her a backhanded compliment, while staying polite.
Immoral consequence: The guests at the party are shocked by what they have seen, and they are very upset.
Norm: It is rude to fight at a private event.
Situation: Sally is attending her work holiday party where she will see an old coworker she has been upset with for a long time.
Intention: Sally wants to tell this coworker what she thinks of her.
Moral consequence: The guests at the party do not sense any issue, and they all enjoy the evening.
Immoral action: Sally approaches the old coworker and grabs her by the shoulder before telling her off loudly.
Norm: It's bad to fall behind on bills.
Situation: Ashley's rent and electric are due, but she wants to go to Disney with her friend Karen.
Intention: Ashley wants to prioritize whats most important.
Moral action: Ashley decides her electric and rent must come first and postpones Disney with Karen until next payday.
Immoral consequence: Ashley gets her power shut off and has to pay an additional deposit to have it restored.
Norm: It's bad to fall behind on bills.
Situation: Ashley's rent and electric are due, but she wants to go to Disney with her friend Karen.
Intention: Ashley wants to prioritize whats most important.
Moral consequence: Ashley has peace of mind knowing she has running power and a roof over hear head and still gets to enjoy her trip with Karen.
Immoral action: Ashley decides going to Disney with Karen would be a blast and put her electric on hold.
Norm: It's selfish to not share with others your living with.
Situation: Coy has just gone to the grocery store and is putting his groceries away in the cabinet.
Intention: Coy wants to eat some of the chips that he bought.
Moral action: Coy eats some of his chips and offers to share some with his father.
Immoral consequence: At dinner time, Coy's father tells him to fend for himself and find his own food.
Norm: It's selfish to not share with others your living with.
Situation: Coy has just gone to the grocery store and is putting his groceries away in the cabinet.
Intention: Coy wants to eat some of the chips that he bought.
Moral consequence: Coy's father takes a few of his chips and offers Coy some of the snacks that he has.
Immoral action: Coy eats some of his chips and refuses to share any with his father.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about the identity of someone's parents.
Situation: Richard comes from a poor family of artists but is now making a lot of money and has wealthy friends.
Intention: Richard wants his friends to respect his family.
Moral action: Richard introduces his parents to his friends and tells his friends about his parent's long artistic careers.
Immoral consequence: Richard feels weak and shameful not to be proud of his parents.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about the identity of someone's parents.
Situation: Richard comes from a poor family of artists but is now making a lot of money and has wealthy friends.
Intention: Richard wants his friends to respect his family.
Moral consequence: Everybody is impressed by Richard's parents' career and Richard feels proud of them.
Immoral action: Richard tells his wealthy friends that his parents are very rich.
Norm: You should always get your school work done.
Situation: Bastian is going on a camping trip with his Dad, but has a test coming up at school.
Intention: Bastian wants to enjoy his trip.
Moral action: Bastian enjoys being out in nature and does his school work before bed each night.
Immoral consequence: When the day of the test comes Bastian is unprepared and fails.
Norm: You should always get your school work done.
Situation: Bastian is going on a camping trip with his Dad, but has a test coming up at school.
Intention: Bastian wants to enjoy his trip.
Moral consequence: When the day of the test comes Bastian is well prepared and passes his test.
Immoral action: Bastian enjoys being out in nature and forgets all about his big test.
Norm: You shouldn't miss the birth of your baby.
Situation: Peter's wife is about to give birth, which coincides with the last day of an important presentation Peter has to do for work.
Intention: Peter absolutely wants to give the presentation himself.
Moral action: Peter asks for the presentation to be delayed by a few days, so he can be with his wife for the birth of their baby.
Immoral consequence: Peter's wife feels abandoned and disappointed by his actions.
Norm: You shouldn't miss the birth of your baby.
Situation: Peter's wife is about to give birth, which coincides with the last day of an important presentation Peter has to do for work.
Intention: Peter absolutely wants to give the presentation himself.
Moral consequence: Peter's wife feels comforted by his presence while she is giving birth.
Immoral action: Peter goes to work to give the presentation while his wife gives birth to their child.
Norm: It's mean to abandon your dog to fend for itself.
Situation: George is camping with his Golden Retriever, Sparky when a raccoon attacks the dog.
Intention: George wants to react to the situation.
Moral action: George grabs a stick and swats it at the raccoon which makes it flee from Sparky.
Immoral consequence: Sparky ends up blind in one eye because the raccoon scratched it really hard.
Norm: It's mean to abandon your dog to fend for itself.
Situation: George is camping with his Golden Retriever, Sparky when a raccoon attacks the dog.
Intention: George wants to react to the situation.
Moral consequence: Sparky is able to avoid any serious injury.
Immoral action: George is afraid and lets Sparky handle the raccoon on his own.
Norm: It's polite to leave when a business is closing.
Situation: It is almost time for the coffee shop Tom is in to close, and Tom is eating.
Intention: Tom wants to prepare for the business closing.
Moral action: Tom decides to prepare by throwing away his food and walking out of the store before closing.
Immoral consequence: The store owner chastises Tom for not leaving on time and Tom apologizes.
Norm: It's polite to leave when a business is closing.
Situation: It is almost time for the coffee shop Tom is in to close, and Tom is eating.
Intention: Tom wants to prepare for the business closing.
Moral consequence: The coffee shop staff are glad they don't have to confront Tim, and Tim is glad he is going home.
Immoral action: Tom prepares by hiding in an unoccupied area of the coffee shop, so he can leave the shop late.
Norm: You should let your kids over more often.
Situation: Herman is bored at home and gets an invitation from his son to hang out.
Intention: Herman wants to do something to pass the time.
Moral action: Herman lets his son come over to hang out.
Immoral consequence: Herman has fun, but his son is disappointed.
Norm: You should let your kids over more often.
Situation: Herman is bored at home and gets an invitation from his son to hang out.
Intention: Herman wants to do something to pass the time.
Moral consequence: Herman and his son have fun playing games for hours.
Immoral action: Herman goes to the club by himself.
Norm: It's good to recommend places to your friends and family.
Situation: Jane was talking to her friend Amanda about restaurants in the city.
Intention: Jane wants to finish the conversation.
Moral action: Jane helps Amanda with several recommendations for restaurants that day.
Immoral consequence: Amanda ends up choosing a terrible restaurant to eat at that evening.
Norm: It's good to recommend places to your friends and family.
Situation: Jane was talking to her friend Amanda about restaurants in the city.
Intention: Jane wants to finish the conversation.
Moral consequence: Amanda enjoys a fantastic meal at one of those recommendations that evening.
Immoral action: Jane doesn't recommend any places because she wants to keep them to herself.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about your parents being dead.
Situation: Paulie has just moved to a new school where he does not know anyone and is having trouble meeting people.
Intention: Paulie wants to make friends at school.
Moral action: Paulie joins some after school clubs that he is interested in.
Immoral consequence: Paulie's lie is quickly discovered and his classmates ostracize him for being a liar.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about your parents being dead.
Situation: Paulie has just moved to a new school where he does not know anyone and is having trouble meeting people.
Intention: Paulie wants to make friends at school.
Moral consequence: Paulie meets other students with the same interests as him and befriends them.
Immoral action: Paulie tells everyone he is an orphan because he thinks it will make him memorable and sympathetic.
Norm: It's nice to make a meal for someone else.
Situation: Dennis has an elderly neighbor who has trouble getting around.
Intention: Dennis wants to cook a salmon he has in the freezer.
Moral action: Dennis bakes the salmon and takes it to his neighbor as a gift.
Immoral consequence: Dennis' elderly neighbor tries to drive to the store to get some groceries but slips and falls.
Norm: It's nice to make a meal for someone else.
Situation: Dennis has an elderly neighbor who has trouble getting around.
Intention: Dennis wants to cook a salmon he has in the freezer.
Moral consequence: Dennis' neighbor invites him in and the two eat dinner together and tell each other stories.
Immoral action: Dennis bakes the salmon for dinner and eats it by himself.
Norm: It's nice to give someone free food.
Situation: Tim was walking out of the diner with a bag of leftover food when he sees a homeless person on the street.
Intention: Tim wants to get rid of the food.
Moral action: Tim takes the bag of food and offers it to the man on the street.
Immoral consequence: The homeless man begins to cry as his stomach growls seeing the food being thrown.
Norm: It's nice to give someone free food.
Situation: Tim was walking out of the diner with a bag of leftover food when he sees a homeless person on the street.
Intention: Tim wants to get rid of the food.
Moral consequence: The homeless man cries tears of joy and thanks Tim for his generousity.
Immoral action: Tim throws the food in the trash can right in front of the homeless man.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to expect others to look after your children
Situation: Edna is on her way home from picking up her kids at school, and she has to stop at the store that is near her parents' house.
Intention: Edna wants to pick up some groceries.
Moral action: Edna stops at the store and has to take her children in with her.
Immoral consequence: Edna's parents are a little put out because they had planned to go out to dinner.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to expect others to look after your children
Situation: Edna is on her way home from picking up her kids at school, and she has to stop at the store that is near her parents' house.
Intention: Edna wants to pick up some groceries.
Moral consequence: Edna's parents go out to dinner together and have a nice evening.
Immoral action: Edna stops by her parents and tells the kids to play there for a bit while she runs to the store.
Norm: It's wrong to kick your family out of your car.
Situation: Danny is driving back home from the store and his kids and wife are arguing.
Intention: Danny wants it to be quiet.
Moral action: Danny tells his family to be quiet because he is getting a headache.
Immoral consequence: Danny's wife leaves him and takes the kids along with her to her mother's house.
Norm: It's wrong to kick your family out of your car.
Situation: Danny is driving back home from the store and his kids and wife are arguing.
Intention: Danny wants it to be quiet.
Moral consequence: Danny enjoys the rest of his ride home in peace and quiet.
Immoral action: Danny makes all of his family get out the car to drive home alone.
Norm: It's dangerous to mislead people on the internet.
Situation: Jake has been talking to a girl online and has developed a crush on her.
Intention: Jake wants to impress the girl.
Moral action: Jake listens to the girl and finds ways to show that he understands and respects her.
Immoral consequence: Jake is unable to ever come clean to the girl and their relationship cannot go anywhere because Jake needs to cover his tracks.
Norm: It's dangerous to mislead people on the internet.
Situation: Jake has been talking to a girl online and has developed a crush on her.
Intention: Jake wants to impress the girl.
Moral consequence: Jake's relationship with the girl is able to develop.
Immoral action: Jake uses someone else's pictures and tells the girl that he has a high-paying job even though he doesn't.
Norm: It's wrong to have a crush on family members.
Situation: It's valentines day for Jake, and his family are all giving each other gifts.
Intention: Jake wants to write a valentine's day letter to his sister.
Moral action: Jake writes a platonic letter to his sister simply wishing her a good day.
Immoral consequence: Jack's sister feels nauseous and the two have an argument.
Norm: It's wrong to have a crush on family members.
Situation: It's valentines day for Jake, and his family are all giving each other gifts.
Intention: Jake wants to write a valentine's day letter to his sister.
Moral consequence: Jake and his sister have a good Valentine's day and are relaxed around each other.
Immoral action: Jake writes in the letter that he has a crush on his sister and loves her.
Norm: You should not be unwilling to go to Jury Duty.
Situation: Lyle receives a piece of mail and upon opening it sees it's a jury summons for next week.
Intention: Kyle wants to decide what to do with the letter.
Moral action: Kyle takes the jury summons and puts it on his office desk at home to take with him when he reports for jury duty.
Immoral consequence: Kyle is found to have been neglecting his duties as a citizen and is later fined by the court.
Norm: You should not be unwilling to go to Jury Duty.
Situation: Lyle receives a piece of mail and upon opening it sees it's a jury summons for next week.
Intention: Kyle wants to decide what to do with the letter.
Moral consequence: Kyle serves his citizen duty as a member of the jury and the justice system continues to function the way it was intended.
Immoral action: Kyle takes the jury summons and tosses it in the garbage since he has no intention of responding to it.
Norm: It's hurtful to prevent someone from winning an award.
Situation: Kanye is in the audience at the Grammy's while Taylor's name is being announced as the winner of a category.
Intention: Kanye wants to react to Taylor winning a Grammy.
Moral action: Kanye stands up and begins to clap loudly, whistling and cheering for Taylor's win.
Immoral consequence: Taylor is disgusted that Kanye is ruining her moment and that she cannot accept the award because his ego won't let her.
Norm: It's hurtful to prevent someone from winning an award.
Situation: Kanye is in the audience at the Grammy's while Taylor's name is being announced as the winner of a category.
Intention: Kanye wants to react to Taylor winning a Grammy.
Moral consequence: Taylor is honored that Kanye would be so happy for her to win as she can see him cheering from the audience.
Immoral action: Kanye runs up on stage and grabs the microphone saying that someone else should have won.
Norm: It is important to never drink and drive.
Situation: Tim drives to a bar and drinks there until he's pretty drunk.
Intention: Tim wants to go home.
Moral action: Tim decides to leave his car near the bar for the night and calls a taxi to take him home.
Immoral consequence: Because of his inebriated state Tim hits his garage door as he's getting home and does some expensive damage.
Norm: It is important to never drink and drive.
Situation: Tim drives to a bar and drinks there until he's pretty drunk.
Intention: Tim wants to go home.
Moral consequence: Tim gets home safely while avoiding breaking the law by driving while drunk.
Immoral action: Tim gets into his car and drives to his house.
Norm: It's rude to call the police on a friend.
Situation: Andrea's friend Wanda has been smoking weed a lot to cope with her depression and Andrea is concerned.
Intention: Andrea wants Wanda to stop smoking so much.
Moral action: Andrea talks to Wanda about her concerns and refers her to a therapist.
Immoral consequence: Wanda is arrested and her emotional state worsens.
Norm: It's rude to call the police on a friend.
Situation: Andrea's friend Wanda has been smoking weed a lot to cope with her depression and Andrea is concerned.
Intention: Andrea wants Wanda to stop smoking so much.
Moral consequence: Wanda is able to address her underlying mental health problems, so she can stop using drugs as a crutch.
Immoral action: Andrea calls the police and tells them Wanda is in possession of drugs.
Norm: It's bad to misrepresent yourself to others.
Situation: Chuck is applying for a job when he notices that he is lacking a key technical certification that is required for the position.
Intention: Chuck wants to be hired for the job.
Moral action: Chuck begins a class to obtain the needed certification and notes it on his application.
Immoral consequence: The company follows up and finds out that Chuck is lying, so they do not hire him.
Norm: It's bad to misrepresent yourself to others.
Situation: Chuck is applying for a job when he notices that he is lacking a key technical certification that is required for the position.
Intention: Chuck wants to be hired for the job.
Moral consequence: Chuck is hired by the company and thrilled to have the job.
Immoral action: Chuck asserts that he possesses the required certification even though he actually does not.
Norm: It's wrong to rip up something that someone else made
Situation: John and his coworker Pete are both tasked with submitting a marketing plan to their boss but only one will be chosen.
Intention: John wants his marketing plan to be chosen.
Moral action: John stays up late working hard on his marketing proposal to ensure it is high quality.
Immoral consequence: John's act of sabotage is discovered, and he is fired from his job.
Norm: It's wrong to rip up something that someone else made
Situation: John and his coworker Pete are both tasked with submitting a marketing plan to their boss but only one will be chosen.
Intention: John wants his marketing plan to be chosen.
Moral consequence: John's marketing proposal is chosen, and he receives a promotion soon after.
Immoral action: John finds Pete's submission and tears it into tiny pieces so that his boss will not get it.
Norm: It's rude to refuse to talk to others.
Situation: Zelda is very busy at work and has to complete a project very soon.
Intention: Zelda wants to focus on her urgent project.
Moral action: Zelda stops to chat for a few minutes with her colleagues, and then goes back to her project.
Immoral consequence: Zelda's colleagues feel they're being ignored.
Norm: It's rude to refuse to talk to others.
Situation: Zelda is very busy at work and has to complete a project very soon.
Intention: Zelda wants to focus on her urgent project.
Moral consequence: Zelda's coworkers are happy to have chatted with her for a few minutes.
Immoral action: Zelda sees coworkers in the cafeteria but pretends not to see them in order to save time.
Norm: It's good to act mature.
Situation: Tia was invited to her friend's birthday celebration dinner at a fancy restaurant.
Intention: Tia wants to enjoy her night at the restaurant.
Moral action: Tia uses the correct forks during the dinner and makes sure she says please and thank you.
Immoral consequence: Tia's family doesn't like her table manners, and she isn't invited to any more events.
Norm: It's good to act mature.
Situation: Tia was invited to her friend's birthday celebration dinner at a fancy restaurant.
Intention: Tia wants to enjoy her night at the restaurant.
Moral consequence: Tia's friend's family is impressed with the manners that the young lady has and invites her over more often.
Immoral action: Tia orders a soda and slurps it very loudly during the meal.
Norm: It's not okay to of never of met your children.
Situation: Ernest has been contacted by his son from a previous marriage that he walked out on when his son was very young.
Intention: Ernest doesn't want to upset his current wife.
Moral action: Ernest tells his wife that his son wants to connect and asks what she would be comfortable with.
Immoral consequence: Ernest is never able to have a relationship with his child.
Norm: It's not okay to of never of met your children.
Situation: Ernest has been contacted by his son from a previous marriage that he walked out on when his son was very young.
Intention: Ernest doesn't want to upset his current wife.
Moral consequence: Ernest and his wife establish rules for how the meetings with the son will proceed and how the relationship can work.
Immoral action: Ernest does not attempt to respond to his son's requests to meet and does not tell his wife.
Norm: It's frowned upon to take more than you need.
Situation: Bob is at a buffet restaurant and heads over to the buffet area.
Intention: Bob wants to get bring food back to his table.
Moral action: Bob takes only as much food as he will eat to his table.
Immoral consequence: The workers at the buffet have to clean up after Bob, throwing away all the food he wasted.
Norm: It's frowned upon to take more than you need.
Situation: Bob is at a buffet restaurant and heads over to the buffet area.
Intention: Bob wants to get bring food back to his table.
Moral consequence: The employees are glad that they don't have to throw away a bunch of food since Bob didn't waste any.
Immoral action: Bob piles up a huge amount of food and takes it all back to his table but only eats a small portion of what he took.
Norm: It's wrong to kick people in the groin.
Situation: Howard and Will are play wrestling out in the park.
Intention: Howard wants to win the wrestling match.
Moral action: Howard slips behind will and puts him in a headlock, winning the match.
Immoral consequence: Will can't play any more because of the pain and suffering.
Norm: It's wrong to kick people in the groin.
Situation: Howard and Will are play wrestling out in the park.
Intention: Howard wants to win the wrestling match.
Moral consequence: Will congratulates Howard and challenges him to another match.
Immoral action: Howard kicks Will in the groin and wraps his arms around Will while he's writhing in pain.