CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's rude to ignore people's complaints.
Situation: Eric asks John if he can open his windows a bit in his room to make it smell better.
Intention: John wants to keep his utility bills low.
Moral consequence: Eric appreciates John's concern for him and likes him more.
Immoral action: John pretends he doesn't hear Eric and says windows have to remain shut.
Norm: It's wrong to invade other peoples personal space.
Situation: Becca is sitting quietly in her room with the door shut, reading a book.
Intention: Becca's roommate Jen wants to talk to Becca about something.
Moral action: Jen knocks on Becca's door and asks if Becca has a moment to talk.
Immoral consequence: Jen invades Becca's privacy, and Becca is annoyed with Jen.
Norm: It's wrong to invade other peoples personal space.
Situation: Becca is sitting quietly in her room with the door shut, reading a book.
Intention: Becca's roommate Jen wants to talk to Becca about something.
Moral consequence: Jen respects Becca's privacy, and Becca can decide whether or not to engage.
Immoral action: Jen opens the door and walks into Becca's room without knocking first.
Norm: You shouldn't make your partner cry.
Situation: Jack is having trouble teaching his wife Sofia how to play the piano.
Intention: Jack wants to tell his wife what she's doing wrong.
Moral action: Jack tells Sofia that she needs to pay closer attention to the keys she hits.
Immoral consequence: Sofia starts crying and no longer wants to play the piano.
Norm: You shouldn't make your partner cry.
Situation: Jack is having trouble teaching his wife Sofia how to play the piano.
Intention: Jack wants to tell his wife what she's doing wrong.
Moral consequence: Sofia carefully presses the piano keys and starts to make progress.
Immoral action: Jack raises his voice at Sofia and tells her that she's not smart enough to hit the right keys.
Norm: You shouldn't exclude people from important events.
Situation: Sandra is graduating from school and her brother asks her if he can attend her graduation.
Intention: Sandra wants to give her brother a reply about him going to her graduation.
Moral action: Sandra says that her brother can come to her school graduation but that he should behave well.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's brother is insulted that she won't let him come to her graduation.
Norm: You shouldn't exclude people from important events.
Situation: Sandra is graduating from school and her brother asks her if he can attend her graduation.
Intention: Sandra wants to give her brother a reply about him going to her graduation.
Moral consequence: Sandra's brother feels included in Sandra's life by being allowed to attend her important event.
Immoral action: Sandra tells her brother that he can't go to her graduation because he might embarrass her.
Norm: It is rude not to share.
Situation: It's lunch time at school and Bobby is eating lunch next to his friend Dave, who forgot to bring his lunch from home.
Intention: Bobby wants to react to Dave's dilemma.
Moral action: Bobby rips half of his sandwich off and hands it to Dave, so he has at least something to eat.
Immoral consequence: Dave is still hungry and jealously watches Bobby eat his lunch.
Norm: It is rude not to share.
Situation: It's lunch time at school and Bobby is eating lunch next to his friend Dave, who forgot to bring his lunch from home.
Intention: Bobby wants to react to Dave's dilemma.
Moral consequence: Dave appreciates Bobby being kind and sharing with him, and is glad to have something to eat.
Immoral action: Bobby tells Dave that in the future he should keep some snacks in his locker in case of situations like this.
Norm: It's inappropriate to dress poorly when you represent a business.
Situation: Jacob was getting dressed to meet with a client for lunch one day.
Intention: Jacob wants to put a shirt on.
Moral action: Jacob grabs his best button down shirt that he finds in his closet.
Immoral consequence: The client isn't impressed with the way that Jacob looks and Jacob loses his business.
Norm: It's inappropriate to dress poorly when you represent a business.
Situation: Jacob was getting dressed to meet with a client for lunch one day.
Intention: Jacob wants to put a shirt on.
Moral consequence: The client is impressed with the way that Jacob looks and sends him more business.
Immoral action: Jacob grabs a tee shirt with a band name on it to go to his meeting.
Norm: It's rude to wake your neighbors out of spite.
Situation: Juan is at home in the early morning on his day off work but didn't get a good night sleep because his neighbor had a loud party all night.
Intention: Juan wants to do some chores around the house.
Moral action: Juan decides to wait to mow his lawn until the afternoon because he doesn't want stoop to his neighbors level of waking one another.
Immoral consequence: Juan and his neighbor begin a long and ever escalating feud with one another.
Norm: It's rude to wake your neighbors out of spite.
Situation: Juan is at home in the early morning on his day off work but didn't get a good night sleep because his neighbor had a loud party all night.
Intention: Juan wants to do some chores around the house.
Moral consequence: Juan and his neighbor are able to have a discussion later without any pettiness and resolve their problems.
Immoral action: Juan decides to do all the louder yard work, like mowing, so that his neighbor who is probably sleeping the party off can hear it.
Norm: It is not okay to call people names.
Situation: Charlie is getting into an argument with the manager of a grocery store who he feels is ripping him off.
Intention: Charlie wants to tell the manager off.
Moral action: Charlie tells the manager why he is very unhappy in the store.
Immoral consequence: The manager turns away from Charlie and tells him to leave, not bothering with him anymore.
Norm: It is not okay to call people names.
Situation: Charlie is getting into an argument with the manager of a grocery store who he feels is ripping him off.
Intention: Charlie wants to tell the manager off.
Moral consequence: The manager listens, and tells Charlie he'll look into fixing things.
Immoral action: Charlie raises his voice and starts cursing at the manager and calling him names.
Norm: It is good to live up to your families legacy.
Situation: Vince, who enjoys people, is part of a family of bankers and is trying to decide what career to follow.
Intention: Vince wants to pick a satisfying career.
Moral action: Vince decides to make banking work for him and becomes a customer service manager at a bank.
Immoral consequence: Vince's family think that he is crazy for ignoring the family profession for a totally different line of work.
Norm: It is good to live up to your families legacy.
Situation: Vince, who enjoys people, is part of a family of bankers and is trying to decide what career to follow.
Intention: Vince wants to pick a satisfying career.
Moral consequence: Vince's family is proud of him and gets him an excellent job in their banking network.
Immoral action: Vince decides that banking is not for him and becomes a counselor to help people with their problems.
Norm: You are expected to congratulate the winner of a competition.
Situation: Dave's teammate wins a swimming competition and walks up to Dave afterwards.
Intention: Dave wants to talk to his teammate who won the swimming competition.
Moral action: Dave congratulates his teammate for winning the swimming competition and tells them they deserve the win.
Immoral consequence: Dave's teammate thinks Dave must be jealous of them because he didn't congratulate them for winning the competition.
Norm: You are expected to congratulate the winner of a competition.
Situation: Dave's teammate wins a swimming competition and walks up to Dave afterwards.
Intention: Dave wants to talk to his teammate who won the swimming competition.
Moral consequence: Dave's teammate thinks Dave is being supportive of them by congratulating them for winning the swimming competition.
Immoral action: Dave talks to his teammate about school and doesn't even mention the swimming competition.
Norm: You should pay back money you owe.
Situation: Jorge has gambling debts to the casino but just got some money and is on his way to the casino.
Intention: Jorge wants to continue to be able to gamble.
Moral action: Jorge walks up to the casino's banker and settles his debt before heading to the floor to gamble.
Immoral consequence: The owner of the casino cuts Jorge off since he hasn't settled his debt and kicks him outside where he is met by burly debt collectors.
Norm: You should pay back money you owe.
Situation: Jorge has gambling debts to the casino but just got some money and is on his way to the casino.
Intention: Jorge wants to continue to be able to gamble.
Moral consequence: Jorge is extended a line of credit from the casino and is welcome to lose his money there as he pleases.
Immoral action: Jorge walks in and begins to bet the money he brought with him on the tables.
Norm: It's not okay to put someone one the spot.
Situation: Randy is having lunch with coworkers and witnesses one of them lying to another.
Intention: Randy wants to find out why his coworker lied to the the other one.
Moral action: Randy waits to ask his coworker about it later in private.
Immoral consequence: Randy's coworker is extremely embarrassed and his coworkers lose trust in him.
Norm: It's not okay to put someone one the spot.
Situation: Randy is having lunch with coworkers and witnesses one of them lying to another.
Intention: Randy wants to find out why his coworker lied to the the other one.
Moral consequence: Randy's coworkers are none the wiser, and they have an enjoyable lunch.
Immoral action: Randy calls out his coworker in front of all the others.
Norm: It is irresponsible to show up to an appointment late.
Situation: Tanya has 20 minutes left in her favorite show but has to be at the dentist in 10 minutes.
Intention: Tanya wants to finish the episode she is on.
Moral action: Tanya sets her DVR to record the rest of the episode, so she can watch the rest after her appointment.
Immoral consequence: Tanya is late and throws off the dentist's schedule for the rest of the day.
Norm: It is irresponsible to show up to an appointment late.
Situation: Tanya has 20 minutes left in her favorite show but has to be at the dentist in 10 minutes.
Intention: Tanya wants to finish the episode she is on.
Moral consequence: The dentist is able to keep to their schedule and Tanya is able to finish her show.
Immoral action: Tanya finishes the episode before heading to the dentist's office.
Norm: It's good to inform your neighbor's of bad behavior.
Situation: Jeff's neighbors kept throwing their trash in the yard instead of in the garbage bin.
Intention: Jeff doesn't want the trash in the yard.
Moral action: Jeff talks to his neighbor about putting away his trash properly.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's neighbor gets mad and gets in a fight with him.
Norm: It's good to inform your neighbor's of bad behavior.
Situation: Jeff's neighbors kept throwing their trash in the yard instead of in the garbage bin.
Intention: Jeff doesn't want the trash in the yard.
Moral consequence: Jeff's neighbor begins to throw all his garbage in the trash bin.
Immoral action: Jeff takes all the garbage and leaves it on his neighbor's front step.
Norm: It's frowned upon to give your child up for adoption.
Situation: Adeline lives in a poor neighborhood which has a high level of crime and is in bad condition.
Intention: Adeline wants a better home for her son.
Moral action: Adeline takes night classes for a certification which gets her a higher paying job.
Immoral consequence: Adeline's son experiences a type of trauma from being separated from his mom.
Norm: It's frowned upon to give your child up for adoption.
Situation: Adeline lives in a poor neighborhood which has a high level of crime and is in bad condition.
Intention: Adeline wants a better home for her son.
Moral consequence: Adeline is able to move her son to a better neighborhood.
Immoral action: Adeline allows one of her family members, who is more well off, to adopt her son.
Norm: It's good to leave a wet umbrella outside.
Situation: Fern walked home in the rain, snug and dry under her umbrella; she steps into the porch, folds the umbrella, and opens her front door.
Intention: Fern wants to get indoors out of the rain.
Moral action: Fern stands the umbrella in the porch near the door, and comes inside.
Immoral consequence: The water from the umbrella makes a puddle on the table, getting the mail and the purse very wet.
Norm: It's good to leave a wet umbrella outside.
Situation: Fern walked home in the rain, snug and dry under her umbrella; she steps into the porch, folds the umbrella, and opens her front door.
Intention: Fern wants to get indoors out of the rain.
Moral consequence: The water from the umbrella makes a puddle on the porch, where it does no damage.
Immoral action: Fern comes inside and lays the wet umbrella down on the hall table next to the newspaper and mail.
Norm: It's good to get a new kitty as a pet.
Situation: Rachel loves animals and is looking online at possible pets to have.
Intention: Rachel wants to pick out a pet to get.
Moral action: Rachel sees some cute kittens, remembers that someone nearby has a litter, and picks one for herself.
Immoral consequence: The raccoons are nice until they hit 18 months, then turn violent and hurt Rachel.
Norm: It's good to get a new kitty as a pet.
Situation: Rachel loves animals and is looking online at possible pets to have.
Intention: Rachel wants to pick out a pet to get.
Moral consequence: The kitten turns into a beautiful and affectionate cat that loves to hunt disgusting rodents.
Immoral action: Rachel sees how cute baby raccoons are and goes to the country to get one.
Norm: You should not try to make a friend uncomfortable.
Situation: Kalyn's invited their friend Rachel over but now it's getting late and Rachel shows no sign of leaving.
Intention: Kalyn wants Rachel to leave soon.
Moral action: Kalyn tells Rachel that she is tired and would love to catch up with Rachel again some other time.
Immoral consequence: Rachel thinks Kalyn is insensitive and begins to distance herself from Kalyn.
Norm: You should not try to make a friend uncomfortable.
Situation: Kalyn's invited their friend Rachel over but now it's getting late and Rachel shows no sign of leaving.
Intention: Kalyn wants Rachel to leave soon.
Moral consequence: Rachel and Kalyn make plans to hang out again and Rachel leaves.
Immoral action: Kalyn begins asking Rachel about her recent infertility issues to try and make Rachel uncomfortable, so she will leave.
Norm: It's bad to be violent.
Situation: Joe always pokes Steve from behind in class while the teacher isn't looking.
Intention: Steve wants Joe to stop.
Moral action: Steve tells the teacher what Joe has been doing in class.
Immoral consequence: The teacher kicks Steve out of class for hitting Joe.
Norm: It's bad to be violent.
Situation: Joe always pokes Steve from behind in class while the teacher isn't looking.
Intention: Steve wants Joe to stop.
Moral consequence: The teacher makes Joe sit in front of Steve, so he can't poke him.
Immoral action: Steve turns around and hits Joe in the face during class one day.
Norm: You shouldn't try to return an item that you damaged.
Situation: Mackenzie tears a hole in her new sweater when she plays with her dog.
Intention: Mackenzie wants to get rid of her sweater.
Moral action: After cutting off the damaged parts, Mackenzie transforms her sweater into a small hat.
Immoral consequence: Mackenzie is exposed when someone working that day calls her untrue statement out.
Norm: You shouldn't try to return an item that you damaged.
Situation: Mackenzie tears a hole in her new sweater when she plays with her dog.
Intention: Mackenzie wants to get rid of her sweater.
Moral consequence: Mackenzie gets compliments on her new hat.
Immoral action: Mackenzie tells the people at the store that the sweater is a flawed birthday gift.
Norm: You shouldn't be prejudiced against your own race.
Situation: Bill sees a racist post on his social media account and gets very upset about it.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to the racist post.
Moral action: Bill responds to the author of the racist post by telling him that he feels sorry for him, and it must be difficult to live with so much hatred.
Immoral consequence: Bill realizes that what he just posted was no better than the original, racist post because he has made a generalization about a whole group of people, based on race.
Norm: You shouldn't be prejudiced against your own race.
Situation: Bill sees a racist post on his social media account and gets very upset about it.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to the racist post.
Moral consequence: Bill hasn't marginalized any groups of people, and he feels good that maybe he at least gave the author of the racist post something to think about.
Immoral action: Bill responds by saying that it is the people of his race who are the problem in the world and that he wishes he was of a different race.
Norm: It's good to do favors for coworkers.
Situation: Jackie asks Heather to cover her shift while she goes to her son's recital.
Intention: Heather wants to help out Jackie.
Moral action: Heather agrees to work Jackie's shift with no strings attached.
Immoral consequence: Jackie reluctantly agrees to pay Heather muttering curse words about her.
Norm: It's good to do favors for coworkers.
Situation: Jackie asks Heather to cover her shift while she goes to her son's recital.
Intention: Heather wants to help out Jackie.
Moral consequence: Jackie thanks Heather for being so kind and helping her out.
Immoral action: Heather agrees to work Jackie's shift if Jackie will pay her $2,000.
Norm: People shouldn't dig up the dirt in other people's yards.
Situation: Blake has become interested in finding buried treasure in his neighborhood.
Intention: Blake wants to do some digging for treasure.
Moral action: Blake digs around in his backyard to find buried treasure.
Immoral consequence: Blake gets in trouble with the neighbors for ruining their yard.
Norm: People shouldn't dig up the dirt in other people's yards.
Situation: Blake has become interested in finding buried treasure in his neighborhood.
Intention: Blake wants to do some digging for treasure.
Moral consequence: Blake finds an old box with a few silver coins in them.
Immoral action: Blake digs in every yard that is on his street.
Norm: It's wrong to steal from a lost wallet or purse.
Situation: Jane was walking through a store when she found a wallet laying on the ground.
Intention: Jane wants to turn the wallet in.
Moral action: Jane gives the wallet to the lost and found after reporting how much cash it contains.
Immoral consequence: The owner gets their wallet back but loses a lot of cash.
Norm: It's wrong to steal from a lost wallet or purse.
Situation: Jane was walking through a store when she found a wallet laying on the ground.
Intention: Jane wants to turn the wallet in.
Moral consequence: The wallet is returned to the owner with all the money still in it.
Immoral action: Jane takes the money out of the wallet before putting it in the lost and found.
Norm: It's bad to mistreat your family.
Situation: Dave beats up Kyle and takes his things because he's the big brother, so he's in charge.
Intention: Dave wants to continue to be in charge.
Moral action: Dave learns that you shouldn't mistreat your family, so he starts treating Kyle better.
Immoral consequence: Kyle decides to go to the gym until he's strong enough to fight back against Dave.
Norm: It's bad to mistreat your family.
Situation: Dave beats up Kyle and takes his things because he's the big brother, so he's in charge.
Intention: Dave wants to continue to be in charge.
Moral consequence: Kyle forgives Dave, and they start having fun together rather than fighting.
Immoral action: Dave keeps taking Kyle's stuff because he's the boss and such.
Norm: It's wrong to leave a small child unsupervised.
Situation: Billy is cooking and just now realized that he doesn't have any flour that he needs for dinner, he is currently watching his two year old son.
Intention: Billy needs to go to the supermarket.
Moral action: Billy knocks on his neighbor's door and asks him to watch his kid for five minutes while he runs to the supermarket.
Immoral consequence: Billy's son is afraid of staying alone and terrified the entire time.
Norm: It's wrong to leave a small child unsupervised.
Situation: Billy is cooking and just now realized that he doesn't have any flour that he needs for dinner, he is currently watching his two year old son.
Intention: Billy needs to go to the supermarket.
Moral consequence: The neighbor agrees, and Billy's son is feeling calm and safe.
Immoral action: Billy tells his son he'll be right back and runs out to the supermarket.
Norm: You shouldn't let your lawn become overrun.
Situation: Mabel, a poor woman, can't work on her lawn because she's visiting her mother in another state for a month.
Intention: Mabel wants to save money.
Moral action: Mabel asks her cousin to do the yard work in exchange for free home cooked meals for the rest of the month.
Immoral consequence: Mabel receives a citation from the homeowners association for her messy lawn.
Norm: You shouldn't let your lawn become overrun.
Situation: Mabel, a poor woman, can't work on her lawn because she's visiting her mother in another state for a month.
Intention: Mabel wants to save money.
Moral consequence: Mabel learns new recipes through cooking food for her cousin,.
Immoral action: Mabel tells herself that she'll take care of her yard when she returns home.
Norm: It's bad to disrupt others by making loud noises.
Situation: Lakota wants to hear the music in his video game, but his sister is in the room studying.
Intention: Lakota wants to listen to music at a loud volume.
Moral action: Lakota puts on his gaming headset, and has the music go straight into his headset.
Immoral consequence: Lakota is scolded by her sister who can't study over the racket.
Norm: It's bad to disrupt others by making loud noises.
Situation: Lakota wants to hear the music in his video game, but his sister is in the room studying.
Intention: Lakota wants to listen to music at a loud volume.
Moral consequence: Lakota hears the sound effects and the bass clearer through his headphones.
Immoral action: Lakota turns up the volume of the television set.
Norm: It's wrong to disturb your neighbors.
Situation: Karen is having a party in her backyard and is playing music.
Intention: Karen wants to have fun with her friends.
Moral action: Karen keeps her music at a reasonable volume, and moves the party inside at 9 PM.
Immoral consequence: Karen's neighbors call the police because of Karen's noise.
Norm: It's wrong to disturb your neighbors.
Situation: Karen is having a party in her backyard and is playing music.
Intention: Karen wants to have fun with her friends.
Moral consequence: Karen's neighbors don't notice that Karen is having a party.
Immoral action: Karen plays her music too loud, and late into the evening.
Norm: It's juvenile to take joy in the humiliation of others.
Situation: Steve was Kent's bully when they were kids but now Steve is broke and lost his house.
Intention: Kent wants to decide how to react to Steve's misfortune.
Moral action: Kent is shocked that even Steve's family money couldn't protect him from this.
Immoral consequence: Kent feels good for a while knowing that karma caught up with the bully.
Norm: It's juvenile to take joy in the humiliation of others.
Situation: Steve was Kent's bully when they were kids but now Steve is broke and lost his house.
Intention: Kent wants to decide how to react to Steve's misfortune.
Moral consequence: Kent decides to start looking into economic collapse and what causes it.
Immoral action: Kent laughs at Steve thinking no one deserves it more than Steve.
Norm: People shouldn't take more than they need.
Situation: Fernando is a hungry student at school and is in the cafeteria to eat lunch.
Intention: Fernando wants to get food.
Moral action: Fernando gets one plate and returns for seconds according to his hunger level.
Immoral consequence: The food is thrown out and the cafeteria has to pay extra money for the waste.