CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't expect rides from people.
Situation: Chris is headed to a basketball game.
Intention: Chris wants to get there on time but doesn't have a car.
Moral action: Chris asks a friend if they'll give him a ride since they're headed to the game too.
Immoral consequence: Chris's dad gets disciplined for being late to work.
Norm: You shouldn't expect rides from people.
Situation: Chris is headed to a basketball game.
Intention: Chris wants to get there on time but doesn't have a car.
Moral consequence: Chris and his friend enjoy the game.
Immoral action: Chris pressures his dad into driving him out of his way to the game, making his dad late to work.
Norm: It's good to make use of public resources.
Situation: Bob is poor and is having trouble paying bills.
Intention: Bob wants to buy food.
Moral action: Bob uses his food stamps to buy good quality food.
Immoral consequence: Bob's body reacts poorly to the bad food and gives him health issues.
Norm: It's good to make use of public resources.
Situation: Bob is poor and is having trouble paying bills.
Intention: Bob wants to buy food.
Moral consequence: Bob eats well and stays healthy.
Immoral action: Bob buys nothing but ramen noodles because they're cheap, ignoring his food stamps.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to people about your true feelings.
Situation: George is hanging out with his friend Lily and Lily confesses that she has romantic feelings toward him, but he doesn't feel the same way.
Intention: George wants to let Lily down gently.
Moral action: George tells Lily that he values her friendship, but isn't interested in a romantic relationship.
Immoral consequence: Lily sees George dating another girl the following week and feels embarrassed and betrayed.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to people about your true feelings.
Situation: George is hanging out with his friend Lily and Lily confesses that she has romantic feelings toward him, but he doesn't feel the same way.
Intention: George wants to let Lily down gently.
Moral consequence: Lily is let down but appreciates George's honesty and is able to move one.
Immoral action: George tells Lily that he's only uninterested in her romantically because he is gay, which he isn’t.
Norm: You shouldn't train your neighbor's dog to shut up.
Situation: Matt moves into a new house and his neighbor has a very loud dog.
Intention: Matt wants his neighbor's dog to be quiet, so he can sleep.
Moral action: Matt rings his neighbor's doorbell and asks for the dog to be quiet, so he can sleep.
Immoral consequence: Matt's neighbor gets mad at him for yelling at the dog and it is very awkward when they see each other.
Norm: You shouldn't train your neighbor's dog to shut up.
Situation: Matt moves into a new house and his neighbor has a very loud dog.
Intention: Matt wants his neighbor's dog to be quiet, so he can sleep.
Moral consequence: Matt's neighbor gives the dog food so the dog stops barking, and Matt gets to sleep peacefully.
Immoral action: Matt goes outside and yells at his neighbor's dog to be quiet.
Norm: It's wrong to always be late.
Situation: Jerry is meeting some friends out for dinner.
Intention: Jerry wants to have a good time with his friends.
Moral action: Jerry makes sure to be on time and meets everyone at the agreed time.
Immoral consequence: Jerry’s friends get annoyed and eat dinner without him.
Norm: It's wrong to always be late.
Situation: Jerry is meeting some friends out for dinner.
Intention: Jerry wants to have a good time with his friends.
Moral consequence: Jerry and his friends have a nice night out together.
Immoral action: Jerry takes his time getting ready and is an hour late to meet his friends out.
Norm: You shouldn't be sloppy while eating.
Situation: Jeremy is sitting at a fancy restaurant with a girl he met at school.
Intention: Jeremy wants to eat his dinner.
Moral action: Jeremy tucks his napkin into his collar and carefully digs into his dinner.
Immoral consequence: Jeremy feels embarrassed when the girl he's with scolds him for being so messy.
Norm: You shouldn't be sloppy while eating.
Situation: Jeremy is sitting at a fancy restaurant with a girl he met at school.
Intention: Jeremy wants to eat his dinner.
Moral consequence: Jeremy feels excited that he and the girl had a nice date.
Immoral action: Jeremy doesn't even grab his silverware, he just grabs the food with his hands and shoves it in his mouth.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about finding something funny.
Situation: Joe's friend is showing him some memes.
Intention: Joe wants to have a good laugh.
Moral action: Joe tells his friend they have different types of humor.
Immoral consequence: Joe becomes bored and stops paying attention.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about finding something funny.
Situation: Joe's friend is showing him some memes.
Intention: Joe wants to have a good laugh.
Moral consequence: Joe's friend finds some memes they can both enjoy and laugh about.
Immoral action: Joe pretends to laugh even though he doesn't find the memes funny.
Norm: It's wrong for people to physically assault each other.
Situation: Tony and Tom are having an argument over who's favorite football team is better.
Intention: Tony wants to make Tom agree that Tony's team is better.
Moral action: Tony provides Tom with a detailed statistical breakdown that proves Tony's team wins more often.
Immoral consequence: Tom calls the police on Tony who is arrested for assault.
Norm: It's wrong for people to physically assault each other.
Situation: Tony and Tom are having an argument over who's favorite football team is better.
Intention: Tony wants to make Tom agree that Tony's team is better.
Moral consequence: Tom agrees to stop rooting for his old team and become a fan of Tony's team.
Immoral action: Tony twists Tom's arm until Tom agrees that Tony's team is superior.
Norm: Staying silent about your problems isn't healthy
Situation: John who recently lost a lot of money is visibly stressed so his friend Marty asks him if everything is OK?
Intention: John wants to respond to Marty's question.
Moral action: John tells Marty that he is having financial problems and that they've been bothering him quite a lot.
Immoral consequence: John's stress continues to eat at him inside as he suffers away.
Norm: Staying silent about your problems isn't healthy
Situation: John who recently lost a lot of money is visibly stressed so his friend Marty asks him if everything is OK?
Intention: John wants to respond to Marty's question.
Moral consequence: John is relieved to get a stressful secret off his chest and feels better just by telling someone.
Immoral action: John tells Marty that everything is fine and that Mary is probably just imagining things.
Norm: It is rude to ignore your parents during the holidays.
Situation: Paul is spending Christmas at home with his family.
Intention: Paul wants to open some presents that his parents sent him.
Moral action: Paul calls his parents on video and shows himself opening their presents to him.
Immoral consequence: Paul's parents are offended and upset with their son.
Norm: It is rude to ignore your parents during the holidays.
Situation: Paul is spending Christmas at home with his family.
Intention: Paul wants to open some presents that his parents sent him.
Moral consequence: Paul's parents feel loved and appreciated.
Immoral action: Paul opens the presents and doesn't even give his parents a phone call.
Norm: It is good to take care of your pets.
Situation: Dave's dog buster is whining at the door because buster clearly needs to be let outside to pee.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to buster's request.
Moral action: Dave yells to buster I'm coming and walks over to the door to let him out.
Immoral consequence: Buster feels confused and the pain from a full bladder continues to stress and hurt him.
Norm: It is good to take care of your pets.
Situation: Dave's dog buster is whining at the door because buster clearly needs to be let outside to pee.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to buster's request.
Moral consequence: Buster runs out to pee reliving himself and staying a happy dog in the process.
Immoral action: Dave shifts in his lazy boy and yells from a distance at buster to open the door himself if he wants to go outside.
Norm: It's not right to scam old people.
Situation: Mike lives in a neighborhood with many elderly people.
Intention: Mike wants to buy a new tv.
Moral action: Mike offers to do yard work for his elderly neighbors.
Immoral consequence: Mike is caught and goes to jail.
Norm: It's not right to scam old people.
Situation: Mike lives in a neighborhood with many elderly people.
Intention: Mike wants to buy a new tv.
Moral consequence: Mike makes extra money and some new friends.
Immoral action: Mike sells fake subscriptions to his elderly neighbors.
Norm: It is wrong to coerce people into sexual acts
Situation: Jason stays at his girlfriend's home tonight after a watching a concert together.
Intention: Jason wants to have intimate behaviors with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Jason asks his girlfriend if they can share her bed for the night.
Immoral consequence: His girlfriend feels offended and immediately asks Jason to leave her home.
Norm: It is wrong to coerce people into sexual acts
Situation: Jason stays at his girlfriend's home tonight after a watching a concert together.
Intention: Jason wants to have intimate behaviors with his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: His girlfriend agrees to let Jason sleep on her bed and cuddles him while sleeping.
Immoral action: Jason forces his girlfriend to suck his penis even though she is not in a mood to do so.
Norm: It's rude to sleep with friends of a friend.
Situation: Carolyn who is Dave's friend asks Dave's other friend Jim to hang out and maybe have sex tonight.
Intention: Jim wants to respond to Carolyn's proposal.
Moral action: Jim tells Carolyn that out of respect for Dave they shouldn't really get involved with each other that way.
Immoral consequence: Dave is sad that he seems to be left out of the trio now as two of his friends are hooking up.
Norm: It's rude to sleep with friends of a friend.
Situation: Carolyn who is Dave's friend asks Dave's other friend Jim to hang out and maybe have sex tonight.
Intention: Jim wants to respond to Carolyn's proposal.
Moral consequence: Dave is delighted that Jim is doing what he can to maintain the trio as a good friendship.
Immoral action: Jim tells Carolyn that he thinks that's a great idea since he finds her very attractive.
Norm: It's kind to cook a meal for friends and family.
Situation: Dave and a tired Wendy are in the kitchen as dinner time is approaching when their son Max tells them he's hungry.
Intention: Dave wants to decide what the family will eat.
Moral action: Dave tells Max that he's going to look up some recipes online and cook a meal for the family since Wendy can't.
Immoral consequence: Wendy feels concerned that Max is going to eat unhealthy and that Dave doesn't seem to care.
Norm: It's kind to cook a meal for friends and family.
Situation: Dave and a tired Wendy are in the kitchen as dinner time is approaching when their son Max tells them he's hungry.
Intention: Dave wants to decide what the family will eat.
Moral consequence: Wendy is delighted that Dave cares enough to cook for the family even though he doesn't normally do so.
Immoral action: Dave tells Max that since Wendy's tired today and can't cook he's just going to order a pizza tonight.
Norm: It's good to be nice to friends of your children.
Situation: Margaret and her friend Alexandria are having brunch and wine while their children play together nearby.
Intention: Margaret wants to approach Alexandria about a dispute they were having.
Moral action: Margaret asks Alexandria if they could have a moment alone and discusses her dispute issues in private.
Immoral consequence: The children become confused and distressed seeing Margaret in her agitated state, prompting Alexandria to ask her to get a ride home.
Norm: It's good to be nice to friends of your children.
Situation: Margaret and her friend Alexandria are having brunch and wine while their children play together nearby.
Intention: Margaret wants to approach Alexandria about a dispute they were having.
Moral consequence: Margaret and Alexandria work through their issues together in a productive manner and return to watching the children.
Immoral action: Margaret becomes intoxicated and loudly announces her issues with Alexandria.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be selfish.
Situation: Sally's mom gave her a bag of chocolates to share with her classmates.
Intention: Sally wants to eat chocolate.
Moral action: Sally takes some of the chocolates for herself then shares the rest with the whole class.
Immoral consequence: Sally's classmates think she is very selfish and don't like her much after that day.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be selfish.
Situation: Sally's mom gave her a bag of chocolates to share with her classmates.
Intention: Sally wants to eat chocolate.
Moral consequence: Sally's classmates are very pleased with her and think she is very nice.
Immoral action: Sally keeps the whole bag of chocolates for herself, eating it all by the end of the day.
Norm: It's good to follow food safety guidelines.
Situation: Janet sees that the steaks she has are expired and smell kind of odd.
Intention: Janet wants to prepare steaks for her family's dinner that evening.
Moral action: Janet makes a quick trip to the store to buy new steaks for the meal.
Immoral consequence: Janet and her family feel sick that night and during the following day.
Norm: It's good to follow food safety guidelines.
Situation: Janet sees that the steaks she has are expired and smell kind of odd.
Intention: Janet wants to prepare steaks for her family's dinner that evening.
Moral consequence: Janet and her family have a nice steak dinner which they all enjoy very much.
Immoral action: Janet makes the expired steaks for dinner even though they don't seem that fresh.
Norm: It's wrong to want something bad to happen to someone.
Situation: Max gets into a fight with his friend.
Intention: Max wants to feel better.
Moral action: Max tells his friend how he is hurt by him.
Immoral consequence: Max's friend dies in an accident and Max never recovers from the guilt.
Norm: It's wrong to want something bad to happen to someone.
Situation: Max gets into a fight with his friend.
Intention: Max wants to feel better.
Moral consequence: Max has a conversation with his friend and the whole situation resolves peacefully.
Immoral action: Max wishes his friend would get hurt in an accident.
Norm: It's good to confess what you've done.
Situation: Tom broke the bathroom mirror by mistake.
Intention: Tom wants to explain to his parents what happened.
Moral action: Tom admits that he is the one who broke the mirror.
Immoral consequence: Tom feels bad for lying to his parents.
Norm: It's good to confess what you've done.
Situation: Tom broke the bathroom mirror by mistake.
Intention: Tom wants to explain to his parents what happened.
Moral consequence: Tom feels better after telling the truth.
Immoral action: Tom acts innocent and says he doesn't know what happened to the mirror.
Norm: You should punish students who call people names in class.
Situation: Ted is a teacher in high school and has a problem student who bullies others.
Intention: Ted wants the bully to stop abusing other students.
Moral action: Ted punishes the bully who stops his abusive behavior.
Immoral consequence: The bullying stops but the victims feel that the bully somehow got rewarded for his abusive behavior.
Norm: You should punish students who call people names in class.
Situation: Ted is a teacher in high school and has a problem student who bullies others.
Intention: Ted wants the bully to stop abusing other students.
Moral consequence: The abused students feel supported and protected by their teacher.
Immoral action: Ted thinks that by being friendly with the bully instead of punishing him, the bully will feel better about himself and stop being a jerk.
Norm: It is good to provide support and comfort to friends
Situation: Beth's mother recently passed away in the emergency room, and she's hanging out with Sarah to clear her mind.
Intention: Sarah wants to do something with Beth.
Moral action: Sarah orders pizza and plays Beth's favorite movie while hugging her, and telling Beth that she will always be by her side.
Immoral consequence: Beth feels sad and unwanted.
Norm: It is good to provide support and comfort to friends
Situation: Beth's mother recently passed away in the emergency room, and she's hanging out with Sarah to clear her mind.
Intention: Sarah wants to do something with Beth.
Moral consequence: Beth is able to smile for the first time in days.
Immoral action: Sarah takes Beth to a bar where she spends the majority of the time flirting with men.
Norm: You should be respectful of someone's music taste.
Situation: Bobby is at a party with Donny, who is busy choosing what song to play next.
Intention: Bobby wants to listen to the music he prefers.
Moral action: Bobby asks Donny to play the song Bobby wants after Donny's done picking what Donny wants.
Immoral consequence: People at the party are annoyed by Bobby's aggressive behavior.
Norm: You should be respectful of someone's music taste.
Situation: Bobby is at a party with Donny, who is busy choosing what song to play next.
Intention: Bobby wants to listen to the music he prefers.
Moral consequence: People at the party enjoy the variety of musical styles played.
Immoral action: Bobby tells Donny to stop playing the garbage Donny likes and pick a song Billy wants instead.
Norm: You shouldn't be picky when it comes to food.
Situation: Johnny is young and enjoys playing games.
Intention: Johnny wants to play video games.
Moral action: Johnny goes down to dinner to find vegetables on his plate and quickly eats his dinner regardless returning to his video games.
Immoral consequence: Johnny makes his mother upset and she scolds him.
Norm: You shouldn't be picky when it comes to food.
Situation: Johnny is young and enjoys playing games.
Intention: Johnny wants to play video games.
Moral consequence: Johnny's mom is pleased with him leaving him to play his video games.
Immoral action: Johnny goes down to dinner to find vegetables on his plate and refuses to eat it returning to his video games.
Norm: It's wrong to hit people with your car on purpose.
Situation: Jake hears there is a protest going on in the middle of the highway Jake normally takes to work.
Intention: Jake wants to get to work.
Moral action: Jake decides to take an alternate route instead of the highway.
Immoral consequence: Jake's is fired when his boss finds out what he did.
Norm: It's wrong to hit people with your car on purpose.
Situation: Jake hears there is a protest going on in the middle of the highway Jake normally takes to work.
Intention: Jake wants to get to work.
Moral consequence: Jake enjoys the unfamiliar scenery on his way to work and is refreshed when he shows up.
Immoral action: Jake decides to drive his car through the crowd of protesters blocking the highway.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about your age.
Situation: Becky just turned 18 and when an older guy asked her out to a 21 and over club.
Intention: Becky wants to go to a club.
Moral action: Becky gives her date an alternate venue that she can legally attend.
Immoral consequence: Becky's fake id fails to fool the bouncers, and she is embarrassed when she is denied entrance.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about your age.
Situation: Becky just turned 18 and when an older guy asked her out to a 21 and over club.
Intention: Becky wants to go to a club.
Moral consequence: Becky has a great time on her date and a romance begins to bloom.
Immoral action: Becky gets a fake id and goes to the club with her date.
Norm: It is good to be honest about your feelings.
Situation: Jane is asked by her boyfriend if his drinking bothers her.
Intention: Jane wants to have a strong relationship.
Moral action: Jane tells her boyfriend that his drinking bothers her, and they need to talk about it.
Immoral consequence: Jane becomes resentful of her boyfriend's increasing drinking and breaks up with him.
Norm: It is good to be honest about your feelings.
Situation: Jane is asked by her boyfriend if his drinking bothers her.
Intention: Jane wants to have a strong relationship.
Moral consequence: Jane's boyfriend sees how his drinking is affecting Jane and cuts back which makes Jane happy and their relationship stronger.
Immoral action: Jane doesn't want to upset him so tell him no, his drinking doesn't bother her.
Norm: It's good to show your appreciation to people.
Situation: It's Sandra's birthday, and she gets a new toy from her father.
Intention: Sandra wants to play with her new toy.
Moral action: Sandra thanks her father for the present then enjoys playing with her new toy.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's father is offended that she didn't show any gratitude for his thoughtful gift.
Norm: It's good to show your appreciation to people.
Situation: It's Sandra's birthday, and she gets a new toy from her father.
Intention: Sandra wants to play with her new toy.
Moral consequence: Sandra's farther feels that his gift is appreciated and is happy.
Immoral action: Sandra runs of to her room to play with her new toy without thanking her father for the birthday gift.
Norm: It's not okay to mock someone's diet choices.
Situation: Keara is talking to her friend about their new diet.
Intention: Keara wants to give feedback about the diet.
Moral action: Keara constructively outlines the pros and cons of vegan diet.
Immoral consequence: Keara's friend is upset by her comments and feels discouraged as well.
Norm: It's not okay to mock someone's diet choices.
Situation: Keara is talking to her friend about their new diet.
Intention: Keara wants to give feedback about the diet.
Moral consequence: Keara's friend appreciates her comments and decides to do some more research.
Immoral action: Keara makes fun of her friend for going vegan.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore someone's birthday message.
Situation: Jerry is turning 30 and is hosting a party for himself with some close friends.
Intention: Jerry wants to celebrate his birthday.
Moral action: During the party, one of Jerry's friends from out of town sends him a text message wishing him a happy birthday, which Jerry replies to immediately.
Immoral consequence: Jerry's friend feels hurt and frustrated about being ignored by Jerry.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore someone's birthday message.
Situation: Jerry is turning 30 and is hosting a party for himself with some close friends.
Intention: Jerry wants to celebrate his birthday.
Moral consequence: Jerry's friend feels happy and connected with Jerry because of his quick response.
Immoral action: During the party, one of Jerry's friends from out of town sends him a text message wishing him a happy birthday, which Jerry ignores.
Norm: It's rude to snap at someone.
Situation: Stacy's coworker is really bothering her with constant yammering and distractions.
Intention: Stacy wants her coworker to leave her alone to do her work.
Moral action: Stacy takes some time to gently tell her coworker that she needs some quiet while she's working.
Immoral consequence: The coworker is deeply hurt at being yelled at just for being friendly and never talks to Stacy again.
Norm: It's rude to snap at someone.
Situation: Stacy's coworker is really bothering her with constant yammering and distractions.
Intention: Stacy wants her coworker to leave her alone to do her work.
Moral consequence: Stacy's coworker leaves her alone while at work from then on.
Immoral action: Once Stacy has lost all patience with her coworker she yells at them to shut up.
Norm: It is bad to be a monster.
Situation: Cliff has been reading a lot of horror books and feels inspired by the evil characters he reads about.
Intention: Cliff wants to feel like the characters he reads about.
Moral action: Cliff gets prop weapons and costumes to use as an employee at a Halloween attraction.
Immoral consequence: Cliff murders someone and feels like his heroes, but is apprehended and is sent to prison.