CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
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 consequence: The cafeteria makes good use of its food and doesn't waste much of anything.
Immoral action: Fernando takes an extra plate of food in case he doesn't get enough, then fills up before he can eat it all.
Norm: It's good to break up fights between people.
Situation: Ollie was at his friend's house when two of his friends got into a fight.
Intention: Ollie wants the fight to end.
Moral action: Ollie jumps between the two boys and stops the fight right then and there.
Immoral consequence: The boy ends up having to go to the hospital and was in a coma for two days.
Norm: It's good to break up fights between people.
Situation: Ollie was at his friend's house when two of his friends got into a fight.
Intention: Ollie wants the fight to end.
Moral consequence: The boys end up apologizing to each other after the fight de-escalates.
Immoral action: Ollie waits until one boy knocks another boy unconscious to tell his friend's mother.
Norm: It's rude to dash someone's dreams of success.
Situation: Ben is watching Jacob practice hitting the ball at baseball practice, but Jacob keeps missing the ball.
Intention: Ben wants to offer feedback.
Moral action: Ben shows Jacob a better way of holding the bat to help him.
Immoral consequence: Jacob feels disappointed and tells his coach that he is quitting the team.
Norm: It's rude to dash someone's dreams of success.
Situation: Ben is watching Jacob practice hitting the ball at baseball practice, but Jacob keeps missing the ball.
Intention: Ben wants to offer feedback.
Moral consequence: Jacob starts to hit the ball and is happier being on the baseball team.
Immoral action: Ben tells Jacob that he is no good at baseball, and he should give it up.
Norm: It's gross to masturbate in front of others.
Situation: Gary and some friends are playing a game of "Dare" when someone dares Greg to jack off in front of everyone.
Intention: Gary wants to avoid looking weak in front of everyone.
Moral action: Gary tells them that if he did it they would all be embarrassed because of his "size".
Immoral consequence: Gary's friends are disgusted by it and use the incident as blackmail against Gary.
Norm: It's gross to masturbate in front of others.
Situation: Gary and some friends are playing a game of "Dare" when someone dares Greg to jack off in front of everyone.
Intention: Gary wants to avoid looking weak in front of everyone.
Moral consequence: Gary's friends laugh and move on to a different dare.
Immoral action: Gary accepts and jacks off in front of all of his friends.
Norm: You should not let your pet get overweight.
Situation: Amber has a dog named Twinkie who loves to beg for scraps.
Intention: Amber wants Twinkie to be happy.
Moral action: Amber teaches Twinkie not to beg and only feeds her portioned meals with occasional treats.
Immoral consequence: Twinkie begs more and more and becomes overweight.
Norm: You should not let your pet get overweight.
Situation: Amber has a dog named Twinkie who loves to beg for scraps.
Intention: Amber wants Twinkie to be happy.
Moral consequence: Twinkie stops begging and remains healthy enough to run around.
Immoral action: Amber gives Twinkie scraps every time she begs.
Norm: It's good to care about the opinions of others.
Situation: Alejandro has begun finding his old wardrobe boring and doesn't like any of his clothes anymore.
Intention: Alejandro wants to develop a new personal style.
Moral action: Alejandro asks his friends and parents for their opinions on what would suit him best, and takes their advice into consideration when choosing what to wear.
Immoral consequence: Alejandro gets made fun of at school for his unusual wardrobe, and he begins feeling like an outcast.
Norm: It's good to care about the opinions of others.
Situation: Alejandro has begun finding his old wardrobe boring and doesn't like any of his clothes anymore.
Intention: Alejandro wants to develop a new personal style.
Moral consequence: Alejandro develops a style that's the envy of all the kids at his school, and he becomes very popular.
Immoral action: Alejandro decides to just wear whatever he feels like, regardless of fashion trends or what others say about his choices.
Norm: It's gross to shave your pubes in someone else's bathroom.
Situation: Lisa to stop at a friends house after work to get ready for a night out with the girls.
Intention: Lisa wants to take a shower before getting dressed.
Moral action: Lisa takes a quick shower and scrubs the tub when she is done.
Immoral consequence: Lisa grosses out her friend when her pubic hair is found in the unrinsed tub.
Norm: It's gross to shave your pubes in someone else's bathroom.
Situation: Lisa to stop at a friends house after work to get ready for a night out with the girls.
Intention: Lisa wants to take a shower before getting dressed.
Moral consequence: Lisa's considerate action is noted by her friend.
Immoral action: Lisa decides to do some personal grooming while she is in the shower.
Norm: You shouldn't offend people.
Situation: It is amateur comedy night at a local night club.
Intention: Jo wants to win the audience members over with her jokes.
Moral action: Jo made a joke mocking ableist attitudes towards those with disabilities.
Immoral consequence: Some of the audience members got up and left the show.
Norm: You shouldn't offend people.
Situation: It is amateur comedy night at a local night club.
Intention: Jo wants to win the audience members over with her jokes.
Moral consequence: More than a few audience members bought her comedy CD on the way out.
Immoral action: Jo told a joke mocking disabled people's struggles.
Norm: It's not okay for a parent to make themself unapprochable.
Situation: Scott is a fund manager who has to work from home now, and his son wants to play catch.
Intention: Scott has to teach his son not to interrupt him while he's working.
Moral action: Scott tells his son that he can play catch with him after work.
Immoral consequence: Scott's son becomes scared to come to him for anything.
Norm: It's not okay for a parent to make themself unapprochable.
Situation: Scott is a fund manager who has to work from home now, and his son wants to play catch.
Intention: Scott has to teach his son not to interrupt him while he's working.
Moral consequence: Scott's son understands that his dad is busy a lot and has other responsibilities.
Immoral action: Scott tells his son to not bother him when he's busy ever again.
Norm: It is bad to lie about cheating.
Situation: Warren has been out all night with his mistress and when he comes home late his wife, Ellen, confronts him, asking if he's been cheating on her.
Intention: Warren wants to explain his whereabouts.
Moral action: Warren admits to Ellen that he has indeed been having an affair and that he thinks their marriage is no longer working out.
Immoral consequence: Ellen apologizes to Warren for suspecting him of cheating on her.
Norm: It is bad to lie about cheating.
Situation: Warren has been out all night with his mistress and when he comes home late his wife, Ellen, confronts him, asking if he's been cheating on her.
Intention: Warren wants to explain his whereabouts.
Moral consequence: Ellen is shocked but finds herself in agreement with Warren and tells him that this is a good time to get a divorce.
Immoral action: Warren tells Ellen that he was out comforting his best friend who had been having some personal problems.
Norm: It's wrong to give your parents ultimatums.
Situation: Charlie has siblings and is arguing with his parents about cleaning his room, which he does not want to do.
Intention: Charlie wants to avoid cleaning his room.
Moral action: Charlie bribes one of his siblings to clean his room for him, in exchange for a nice toy.
Immoral consequence: Charlie's parents exert their authority and ground Charlie for a month.
Norm: It's wrong to give your parents ultimatums.
Situation: Charlie has siblings and is arguing with his parents about cleaning his room, which he does not want to do.
Intention: Charlie wants to avoid cleaning his room.
Moral consequence: The sibling is happy with the toy, the parents are happy for a clean room, and Charlie is happy to avoid cleaning it.
Immoral action: Charlie tells his parents to let him go without cleaning or else he will trash the house.
Norm: You shouldn't be a peeping Tom because that's wrong.
Situation: Tom is walking by a woman's house and notices he can see that she's changing through the window.
Intention: Tom wants to respect the woman's privacy.
Moral action: Tom keeps walking and doesn't watch the woman.
Immoral consequence: The woman notices him staring and calls the police.
Norm: You shouldn't be a peeping Tom because that's wrong.
Situation: Tom is walking by a woman's house and notices he can see that she's changing through the window.
Intention: Tom wants to respect the woman's privacy.
Moral consequence: The woman changes in private.
Immoral action: Tom hides in a bush where he thinks he is hidden and continues to watch the woman.
Norm: It's good to not treat others like they are liars.
Situation: Nagisa listens to his coworker's explain that they didn't eat Nagisa's lunch.
Intention: Nagisa wants to respond to his coworker.
Moral action: Nagisa asks his coworker to aid his search at finding the lunch eating culprit.
Immoral consequence: Nagisa's coworker breaks down crying in the break room.
Norm: It's good to not treat others like they are liars.
Situation: Nagisa listens to his coworker's explain that they didn't eat Nagisa's lunch.
Intention: Nagisa wants to respond to his coworker.
Moral consequence: Nagisa's coworker is praised for his detective skills when he figures out the identity of the thief.
Immoral action: Nagisa says that he doesn't believe his coworker and demands repayment for lunch.
Norm: You should always provide people with your correct address.
Situation: Asher is checking out at the cash register when the cashier offers him a discount if he signs the form to join their mailing list.
Intention: Asher wants to get the discount.
Moral action: Asher fills out the form while making sure that all the fields, including the address, are filled out correctly.
Immoral consequence: Asher doesn't receive any of the coupons that are sent to him and misses out on some significant discounts.
Norm: You should always provide people with your correct address.
Situation: Asher is checking out at the cash register when the cashier offers him a discount if he signs the form to join their mailing list.
Intention: Asher wants to get the discount.
Moral consequence: Asher receives a lot of promotions and catalogs from the company in the mail.
Immoral action: Feeling like the information being asked is violating his privacy, Asher enters an old address on the form that is no longer valid.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore your friends and slip away from them.
Situation: Randy just recently started dating Theresa, a young woman that he finds very attractive and interesting.
Intention: Randy wants to spend more time getting to know Theresa.
Moral action: Randy invites Theresa to join him when he's hanging out with his group of friends.
Immoral consequence: Randy's friends stop inviting him to hang out, and they eventually grow distant.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore your friends and slip away from them.
Situation: Randy just recently started dating Theresa, a young woman that he finds very attractive and interesting.
Intention: Randy wants to spend more time getting to know Theresa.
Moral consequence: Randy's friends get to know Theresa as well, and they grow really fond of her.
Immoral action: Randy slowly spends more and more time with Theresa instead of with his friends who rarely ever get to see him anymore.
Norm: You shouldn't sext other people when you're in a relationship.
Situation: Justin was flirting with a girl at work today and is feeling sexually aroused, but his wife is at the grocery store.
Intention: Justin wants to have an orgasm.
Moral action: Justin puts rose petals on his bed, lights some candles, and asks his wife to have sex with him when she gets home.
Immoral consequence: Justin's wife finds the sext conversation on Justin's phone when she comes home and kicks him out of the house.
Norm: You shouldn't sext other people when you're in a relationship.
Situation: Justin was flirting with a girl at work today and is feeling sexually aroused, but his wife is at the grocery store.
Intention: Justin wants to have an orgasm.
Moral consequence: Justin's wife feels very romantic and has two orgasms while having sex with Justin.
Immoral action: Justin sexts the girl he was flirting with at work and masturbates to the conversation.
Norm: You should tell someone if their partner is manipulating them.
Situation: Lisa's friend Stephanie has a manipulative boyfriend whom she loves dearly and thinks that such behavior is normal.
Intention: Lisa wants Stephanie to be safe.
Moral action: Lisa tells Stephanie that her boyfriend fits the profile of an manipulative man and that she is in danger.
Immoral consequence: Stephanie doesn't see the problem and the manipulation continues, wearing Stephanie down.
Norm: You should tell someone if their partner is manipulating them.
Situation: Lisa's friend Stephanie has a manipulative boyfriend whom she loves dearly and thinks that such behavior is normal.
Intention: Lisa wants Stephanie to be safe.
Moral consequence: Stephanie realizes that she's in trouble and begins to work to change the situation.
Immoral action: Lisa tells Stephanie that if she ever needs help with anything, she'll be there to support her, hoping that she'll call.
Norm: It's rude to make fun of your friend's dancing.
Situation: Paul has a large group of friends who enjoy planning activities together.
Intention: Paul wants to go clubbing with his friends.
Moral action: Paul notices that one of his friends is not very good at dancing and gives some pointers to help his friend get into the rhythm.
Immoral consequence: Paul's friend is embarrassed by the video and stops hanging out with Paul.
Norm: It's rude to make fun of your friend's dancing.
Situation: Paul has a large group of friends who enjoy planning activities together.
Intention: Paul wants to go clubbing with his friends.
Moral consequence: Paul's friend has a lot more fun dancing and goes clubbing with Paul often.
Immoral action: Paul notices one of his friends dancing awkwardly at the club and takes a video with his phone to post online.
Norm: It is inconsiderate cancel a reservation at the last minute.
Situation: Darryl made a reservation at a restaurant, with an elaborate plan in place to propose to his girlfriend, but he and his girlfriend are now in a fight.
Intention: Darryl has to decide whether to cancel the reservation or not.
Moral action: Darryl called the restaurant as soon as he suspected that he may not be able to execute his plan, and that the reservation may not be necessary.
Immoral consequence: The restaurant had already ordered special supplies and had prepared their staff for the event, so they needed to charge a fee for the late cancellation.
Norm: It is inconsiderate cancel a reservation at the last minute.
Situation: Darryl made a reservation at a restaurant, with an elaborate plan in place to propose to his girlfriend, but he and his girlfriend are now in a fight.
Intention: Darryl has to decide whether to cancel the reservation or not.
Moral consequence: The restaurant was able to accommodate him by setting the plans on hold, so that even if he didn't make the reservation there would be no cost.
Immoral action: Darryl waits, but it doesn't work out, so he cancels the reservation and the plan on the day he was supposed to carry it out.
Norm: It's kind to offer your guests a warm beverage.
Situation: John has some guests come over to his new place that he recently moved into.
Intention: John wants to show his guests that they are welcome.
Moral action: John offers his guests the option of either hot tea or coffee, and they choose coffee.
Immoral consequence: John's guests think it was a bit impolite of him not to offer them anything to drink.
Norm: It's kind to offer your guests a warm beverage.
Situation: John has some guests come over to his new place that he recently moved into.
Intention: John wants to show his guests that they are welcome.
Moral consequence: John's guests feel very welcomed by John when they are offered hot beverages.
Immoral action: John tells his guests that he's happy they came over but doesn't offer them anything in the way of refreshments.
Norm: It is immature to keep training wheels on your bike.
Situation: Nick, who still uses training wheels on his bike, is invited to go out and ride with some of his friends.
Intention: Nick wants to join his friends in a bike ride.
Moral action: Nick takes off the training wheels and goes out riding, although he's a bit shakey.
Immoral consequence: Nick's friends see the training wheels, start laughing uncontrollably, and make jokes about Nick.
Norm: It is immature to keep training wheels on your bike.
Situation: Nick, who still uses training wheels on his bike, is invited to go out and ride with some of his friends.
Intention: Nick wants to join his friends in a bike ride.
Moral consequence: Nick takes a few falls while riding but bonds with his friends.
Immoral action: Nick goes out riding with his friends and keeps the training wheels on in case he falls.
Norm: It's rude to mistreat people in the service industry.
Situation: Carlita just received her order from the food counter and it does not match what she ordered.
Intention: Carlita wants to get the order corrected.
Moral action: Carlita lets the worker know that the order is wrong and explains clearly what her order was.
Immoral consequence: Carlita is perceived as crazy and rude and promptly removed and barred from the premises.
Norm: It's rude to mistreat people in the service industry.
Situation: Carlita just received her order from the food counter and it does not match what she ordered.
Intention: Carlita wants to get the order corrected.
Moral consequence: The worker apologizes for the mistake and quickly fixes Carlita's order, and she also receives a full refund.
Immoral action: Carlita draws attention to herself with volume and tosses the food she received back over the counter all over the worker that gave it to her.
Norm: It's ok to leave a job you don't like.
Situation: Jake is unhappy in his current job, but he's not sure if he can find a job that pays the same.
Intention: Jake wants to make a lot of money.
Moral action: Jake applies for higher paying jobs while he is still employed.
Immoral consequence: Jake stays unhappy, and he realizes that money isn't everything.
Norm: It's ok to leave a job you don't like.
Situation: Jake is unhappy in his current job, but he's not sure if he can find a job that pays the same.
Intention: Jake wants to make a lot of money.
Moral consequence: Jake makes sure that he makes a lot of money and has a chance of leaving his current job.
Immoral action: Jake decides to stay in his current job just for the money alone.
Norm: You shouldn't use swear words against others.
Situation: Gabe is talking to his mother when they get into a heated discussion.
Intention: Gabe wants to get his point across.
Moral action: Gabe starts talking in depth about the points that he is trying to make.
Immoral consequence: Gabe's mother doesn't like his language and punishes him for a week.
Norm: You shouldn't use swear words against others.
Situation: Gabe is talking to his mother when they get into a heated discussion.
Intention: Gabe wants to get his point across.
Moral consequence: Gabe does a good job speaking and eventually his mother begins to see his point.
Immoral action: Gabe starts to accentuate his point with a variety of curse words.
Norm: It's not okay to inconvenience others with your problems.
Situation: Colin is at work where all the workers are busy, and he is having trouble figuring out how to do his current work assignment.
Intention: Colin wants to finish his work assignment.
Moral action: Colin does the research required to navigate himself through his issues because everybody else is busy with their own work.
Immoral consequence: Colin's coworkers are annoyed by his interruptions and give him low quality help that reflects poorly in his work.
Norm: It's not okay to inconvenience others with your problems.
Situation: Colin is at work where all the workers are busy, and he is having trouble figuring out how to do his current work assignment.
Intention: Colin wants to finish his work assignment.
Moral consequence: Colin and his coworkers are all able to complete their individual assignments.
Immoral action: Despite others being busy Colin decides to supersede their work with requests for help on his work.
Norm: You should never steal.
Situation: Macy watches her friend put down the limited edition lip gloss she wants onto the table.
Intention: Macy wants the lip gloss.
Moral action: After asking her friend where she bought her lipstick, Macy buys the lipstick at a small store.
Immoral consequence: Macy's friend is not able to use the lipstick.
Norm: You should never steal.
Situation: Macy watches her friend put down the limited edition lip gloss she wants onto the table.
Intention: Macy wants the lip gloss.
Moral consequence: Macy's friend is happy that Lacy asked her for advice.
Immoral action: Macy takes her friend's lip gloss slipping it into her pocket.
Norm: It is good to help a friend if they needed
Situation: Bryan is thinking about dinner when Randy calls and needs a ride to the store.
Intention: Bryan wants to go out to eat.
Moral action: Bryan says he'll drop Randy off at the store on his way to dinner.
Immoral consequence: Randy is depressed and won't help Bryan when he needs help.
Norm: It is good to help a friend if they needed
Situation: Bryan is thinking about dinner when Randy calls and needs a ride to the store.
Intention: Bryan wants to go out to eat.
Moral consequence: Randy is happy and likes Bryan even more now.
Immoral action: Bryan tells Randy he is very busy and rushes out to the restaurant to eat.
Norm: It is rude to make other people worry about you.
Situation: Gerry is going backpacking for two weeks, and leaves a copy of his itinerary with his parents.
Intention: Gerry wants to have an enjoyable trip.
Moral action: Gerry decides on the spur of the moment to extend his trip by five days, and stops by a ranger cabin to phone his parents to let them know.
Immoral consequence: Gerry's parents get worried when he doesn't return on time, and they alert the ranger service to send out a searching party.
Norm: It is rude to make other people worry about you.
Situation: Gerry is going backpacking for two weeks, and leaves a copy of his itinerary with his parents.
Intention: Gerry wants to have an enjoyable trip.
Moral consequence: Gerry's parents get the information of the changed plans, and don't get worried when he doesn't come home as originally scheduled.
Immoral action: Gerry decides on the spur of the moment to extend his trip by five days without telling anyone.
Norm: It's rude to pull a girl's hair
Situation: Frank notices his crush playing on the swings with his classmates.
Intention: Frank wants to get his crush's attention.
Moral action: Frank stands behind his crush's swing offering to push her.
Immoral consequence: Frank is smacked in the face by his crush.
Norm: It's rude to pull a girl's hair
Situation: Frank notices his crush playing on the swings with his classmates.
Intention: Frank wants to get his crush's attention.
Moral consequence: Frank and his crush have a fun conversation as he pushes her.
Immoral action: Frank tugs on his crush's hair while calling her name.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone to pound sand.
Situation: David is driving his friend home from school, but they are arguing about something.
Intention: David wants to end the argument.
Moral action: David continues a dialog with his friend while making sure he gets him to his house.
Immoral consequence: David's friend informs David that their friendship is over and walks home.