CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's kind to babysit for your neighbors.
Situation: Lisa's neighbors asked if she could babysit their two kids for the night.
Intention: Lisa wants to watch a new show on television.
Moral consequence: The couple is grateful to have a night to enjoy each other's company without the children.
Immoral action: Lisa tells the couple no and watches the show from her house.
Norm: It's nice to throw a farewell party for someone.
Situation: Jessica is really close to her coworker Susan, who has recently accepted a job offer at a big firm.
Intention: Jessica wants to say bye to Susan.
Moral action: Jessica plans a surprise farewell party for Susan.
Immoral consequence: Susan feels underwhelmed by the uneventful goodbye, and moves on thinking she didn't mean much to her old coworkers.
Norm: It's nice to throw a farewell party for someone.
Situation: Jessica is really close to her coworker Susan, who has recently accepted a job offer at a big firm.
Intention: Jessica wants to say bye to Susan.
Moral consequence: Susan is shocked to discover a party when she walks in to the office on her last day, and realizes how much she meant to everyone there.
Immoral action: Jessica and the rest of her coworkers go about their last day with Susan as usual, before simply saying goodbye to her at the end of her last shift.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with different people every week.
Situation: Bryan goes to the bar by himself and starts to feel like he needs some company.
Intention: Bryan wants to find someone to spend the evening with.
Moral action: Bryan meets someone at the bar and starts a conversation, finding that they have lots of things in common, and they begin a dating relationship.
Immoral consequence: Bryan feels empty and alone for the rest of the week and the girl he brought home feels as though she has been treated very poorly.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with different people every week.
Situation: Bryan goes to the bar by himself and starts to feel like he needs some company.
Intention: Bryan wants to find someone to spend the evening with.
Moral consequence: Bryan feels less lonely and more like part of a real relationship, the girl he is dating is happy to have someone in her life who cares for her.
Immoral action: Bryan finds a lonely-looking girl and asks her back to his house for the night, only to blow her off in the morning to find someone else next weekend.
Norm: It's unusual to drink beer for lunch and nothing else.
Situation: Tom does not have much money but agrees to go out with his coworkers to a local pub during lunch.
Intention: Tom wants to have fun with his friends.
Moral action: Tom uses his money to buy one beer and some cheap food.
Immoral consequence: Tom doesn't perform well at work later because he didn't eat anything and the alcohol had no buffer.
Norm: It's unusual to drink beer for lunch and nothing else.
Situation: Tom does not have much money but agrees to go out with his coworkers to a local pub during lunch.
Intention: Tom wants to have fun with his friends.
Moral consequence: Tom is able to join his coworkers for a drink while not impairing or depriving himself.
Immoral action: Tom uses all his money to buy two beers in order to keep up with his coworkers.
Norm: It is gross to be slovenly.
Situation: Peter was in his messy apartment talking on the phone to his girlfriend Sara.
Intention: Peter wants to meet Sara for dinner.
Moral action: Peter invites Sara to eat at one of her favorite restaurants downtown.
Immoral consequence: Sara leaves after ten minutes after seeing a roach run across the floor.
Norm: It is gross to be slovenly.
Situation: Peter was in his messy apartment talking on the phone to his girlfriend Sara.
Intention: Peter wants to meet Sara for dinner.
Moral consequence: Sara has a great time and asks if she can see Peter again.
Immoral action: Peter invites Sara to eat a pizza at his apartment, but doesn't try to clean.
Norm: It is strange to shower with clothing on
Situation: George just woke up after staying up late the night before drinking heavily with his friends.
Intention: George wants to shower and wake up.
Moral action: George stumbles over to the shower and makes sure to undress before getting in.
Immoral consequence: George's clothes get soaked, and he is unable to dry them off completely which results in him looking rather odd to others.
Norm: It is strange to shower with clothing on
Situation: George just woke up after staying up late the night before drinking heavily with his friends.
Intention: George wants to shower and wake up.
Moral consequence: George is able to soak and gather himself while he takes a cold shower to wake himself up.
Immoral action: George stumbles over to the shower thinking the water could wake him up and gets in it while still wearing his clothes.
Norm: You should not favor some friends over others.
Situation: Linda, Greeta, and Gertude are out at the mall having lunch together.
Intention: Linda wants to share her cheesecake.
Moral action: Linda gives both Greeta and Gertude a taste of a cheesecake.
Immoral consequence: Gertude feels left out and wonders if Linda is actually her friend.
Norm: You should not favor some friends over others.
Situation: Linda, Greeta, and Gertude are out at the mall having lunch together.
Intention: Linda wants to share her cheesecake.
Moral consequence: Greeta and Gertude love the cheesecake so much they order slices for themselves.
Immoral action: Linda lets Greeta taste her cheesecake, but when Gertude asks to taste, Linda tells her that she wants to eat the rest.
Norm: It's wrong to steal.
Situation: Liam is at an antiques store, browsing through the aisles when he notices a beautiful brooch.
Intention: Liam wants to get his girlfriend a present.
Moral action: Liam takes the brooch to the cash register and asks for it to be gift wrapped.
Immoral consequence: The store owner notices the missing item at the end of the shift and has to put in extra time to fill out paperwork for the theft.
Norm: It's wrong to steal.
Situation: Liam is at an antiques store, browsing through the aisles when he notices a beautiful brooch.
Intention: Liam wants to get his girlfriend a present.
Moral consequence: The store owner expresses his gratitude for Liam's business and gives him a coupon for his next purchase.
Immoral action: Liam discreetly puts the brooch in his pocket and walks out of the store.
Norm: It's nice to throw a party for your friend's birthday.
Situation: Gina's best friend's birthday is coming up soon and people have suggested Gina organize a birthday party at her own house for her friend.
Intention: Gina wants her house to be a private place, a refuge to get away from it all.
Moral action: Gina decides to throw a big party at a fancy restaurant for her best friend's birthday.
Immoral consequence: Gina's best friend is disappointed Gina did not organize anything for her.
Norm: It's nice to throw a party for your friend's birthday.
Situation: Gina's best friend's birthday is coming up soon and people have suggested Gina organize a birthday party at her own house for her friend.
Intention: Gina wants her house to be a private place, a refuge to get away from it all.
Moral consequence: Gina's best friend is delighted about the party.
Immoral action: Gina decides not to organize a party for her friend because she doesn't want people in her house.
Norm: It's wrong to say STDs are for poor people.
Situation: Greg is scheduled to give a health talk at a school on sexually transmitted diseases.
Intention: Greg wants to tell the children about STD's.
Moral action: Greg presents that anyone, no matter their circumstance, can get an STD.
Immoral consequence: Some rich children at the school think they're immune and are careless, then end up getting an STD.
Norm: It's wrong to say STDs are for poor people.
Situation: Greg is scheduled to give a health talk at a school on sexually transmitted diseases.
Intention: Greg wants to tell the children about STD's.
Moral consequence: The children avoid unprotected sex with strangers and avoid the STD's.
Immoral action: In his presentation, Greg says that the poor tend to get STD's more often than the rich.
Norm: It's rude to ride slowly in the fast lane.
Situation: Harold is a slow driver driving on a two-lane highway, and his route has him making a left turn in a few miles.
Intention: Harold wants to make a left-hand turn.
Moral action: Harold stays in the right-most lane until relatively close to the time he needs to turn.
Immoral consequence: The other drivers honk at him and tailgate him, and a traffic jam starts.
Norm: It's rude to ride slowly in the fast lane.
Situation: Harold is a slow driver driving on a two-lane highway, and his route has him making a left turn in a few miles.
Intention: Harold wants to make a left-hand turn.
Moral consequence: Traffic runs smoothly, and Harold makes his trip without incident.
Immoral action: Harold goes over to the passing lane and stays there, driving slowly, for several miles.
Norm: You shouldn't back out of commitments you make.
Situation: Greg promised Janet a beautiful evening out when his friend Jose asks him to go shoot some pool.
Intention: Greg wants to respond to Jose's request.
Moral action: Greg tells Jose that he already promised Janet a lovely night out, so he will have to take a rain-check.
Immoral consequence: Janet's feelings are hurt, and she doesn't trust Greg any longer.
Norm: You shouldn't back out of commitments you make.
Situation: Greg promised Janet a beautiful evening out when his friend Jose asks him to go shoot some pool.
Intention: Greg wants to respond to Jose's request.
Moral consequence: Janet is thrilled that Greg chose her over Jose and has a beautiful time.
Immoral action: Greg tells Janet last minute that he decided to go play some pool with Jose, and they can just go out another night.
Norm: You shouldn't be unsafe when driving your car.
Situation: Jake is running late to an appointment, and he's not sure if he can get into the exit lane safely because of how close the car behind him is.
Intention: Jake wants to get to his appointment.
Moral action: Jake decides to take the next exit and drive a little further to his appointment.
Immoral consequence: Jake gets into an accident and misses his appointment.
Norm: You shouldn't be unsafe when driving your car.
Situation: Jake is running late to an appointment, and he's not sure if he can get into the exit lane safely because of how close the car behind him is.
Intention: Jake wants to get to his appointment.
Moral consequence: Jake arrives to his appointment and apologizes for being late.
Immoral action: Jake decides to take a chance and switches into the exit lane quickly.
Norm: Drinking too much is frowned upon.
Situation: Dave goes to a party where there's a cooler full of alcohol for anyone who wants a drink.
Intention: Dave wants to drink some alcohol.
Moral action: Dave grabs a cup and pours himself a glass of alcohol.
Immoral consequence: Other people at the party don't have anything to drink and get angry with Dave.
Norm: Drinking too much is frowned upon.
Situation: Dave goes to a party where there's a cooler full of alcohol for anyone who wants a drink.
Intention: Dave wants to drink some alcohol.
Moral consequence: There is plenty of drink left for the other people at the party.
Immoral action: Dave grabs several bottles and heroically drinks them all.
Norm: It is expected that you repay your debts
Situation: Mark has racked up large debts and is trying to figure out how to handle them.
Intention: Mark wants the debts to go away.
Moral action: Mark gets a second job and works himself to the bone to earn money.
Immoral consequence: Mark's creditors lose the promised money, which then hurts their businesses.
Norm: It is expected that you repay your debts
Situation: Mark has racked up large debts and is trying to figure out how to handle them.
Intention: Mark wants the debts to go away.
Moral consequence: Mark's creditors get the promised money and are happy with Mark's performance.
Immoral action: Mark files for bankruptcy and has all of his debts cleared.
Norm: It's hurtful to not trust your husband with your baby.
Situation: Lola is at home with her husband and baby where they are all trying to enjoy some family time together.
Intention: Lola wants to make sure her baby is safe.
Moral action: Lola and her husband take turns giving their baby attention both in awe of the thing they have created together.
Immoral consequence: Lola's husband is hurt that he cannot hold his own child and becomes withdrawn from the relationship and family.
Norm: It's hurtful to not trust your husband with your baby.
Situation: Lola is at home with her husband and baby where they are all trying to enjoy some family time together.
Intention: Lola wants to make sure her baby is safe.
Moral consequence: Lola's husband is able to bond with baby and the family unit grows stronger.
Immoral action: The entire time they are having family time, Lola doesn't let her husband hold the baby for fear he may drop it.
Norm: People might get annoyed if you practice singing too loud.
Situation: John is listening to some tunes on the radio while eating dinner with his family.
Intention: John wants to be a better singer on karaoke night.
Moral action: John hums along with a song he likes on the radio.
Immoral consequence: John is admonished for his rude behavior by his family.
Norm: People might get annoyed if you practice singing too loud.
Situation: John is listening to some tunes on the radio while eating dinner with his family.
Intention: John wants to be a better singer on karaoke night.
Moral consequence: John memorizes the melody of the song, so he can sing it better.
Immoral action: John starts singing along to a song on the radio as loudly as he can.
Norm: It's wrong to falsely accuse someone of abuse.
Situation: Zach gets pulled over by a female police officer, who is rude to him, and is upset about how strict she is.
Intention: Zach wants to get the female police officer in trouble.
Moral action: Zach files a complaint that the officer's conduct was rude and unprofessional.
Immoral consequence: The police officer is ultimately fired and can no longer work as a police officer.
Norm: It's wrong to falsely accuse someone of abuse.
Situation: Zach gets pulled over by a female police officer, who is rude to him, and is upset about how strict she is.
Intention: Zach wants to get the female police officer in trouble.
Moral consequence: The police officer gets a reprimand and improves her behavior in the future.
Immoral action: Zach files a complaint that the officer dragged him out of the car and beat him.
Norm: Abuse of prescription medication is illegal.
Situation: Andrew lately has been having a crushing headache, and is it immense pain.
Intention: Andrew wants the headache to go away.
Moral action: Andrew goes to the doctor for a diagnoses and for medication.
Immoral consequence: Andrew happens to be allergic to these and ends up dying from it.
Norm: Abuse of prescription medication is illegal.
Situation: Andrew lately has been having a crushing headache, and is it immense pain.
Intention: Andrew wants the headache to go away.
Moral consequence: The doctor finds the root cause, and gives him medication to cure it.
Immoral action: Andrew finds some of his late mother's pain pills and takes them.
Norm: It's frowned upon to want to die.
Situation: Alicia is depressed and feels that life has been a series of disappointments, she also feels no one hears understands her pain.
Intention: Alicia wants her parents to pay attention to her depressive state.
Moral action: Alicia phones her parents and tells them about her depression and how she would like their help and support.
Immoral consequence: Alicia's parents are completely panicked and feel that she's going crazy.
Norm: It's frowned upon to want to die.
Situation: Alicia is depressed and feels that life has been a series of disappointments, she also feels no one hears understands her pain.
Intention: Alicia wants her parents to pay attention to her depressive state.
Moral consequence: Alicia's parents are relieved she reached out to them and appreciate the fact she genuinely sounds like she wants to change her life around.
Immoral action: Alicia phones her parents and tells them she would like her life to be over since it's so painful.
Norm: You should get a bed if you don't have one.
Situation: Anne has recently moved into a new apartment, leaving her with little furniture and low funds.
Intention: Anne wants to save money on household expenses.
Moral action: Anne goes online to search for gently used bed frames and mattresses.
Immoral consequence: Anne develops back issues from sleeping on the floor, and ends up with a stack of medical bills trying to correct the issue.
Norm: You should get a bed if you don't have one.
Situation: Anne has recently moved into a new apartment, leaving her with little furniture and low funds.
Intention: Anne wants to save money on household expenses.
Moral consequence: Anne finds a great deal on a new bed that does not cause issues for her back.
Immoral action: Anne cuts the cost of purchasing furniture by sleeping on the floor every night.
Norm: It's good to enjoy nature inlife.
Situation: Steve is at home one weekend by himself on a sunny summer day and is getting a bit bored.
Intention: Steve wants to do something to enjoy himself.
Moral action: Steve goes for a short hike out in the local nature preserve.
Immoral consequence: Steve finds the film a bit mundane and still feels bored being cooped up inside.
Norm: It's good to enjoy nature inlife.
Situation: Steve is at home one weekend by himself on a sunny summer day and is getting a bit bored.
Intention: Steve wants to do something to enjoy himself.
Moral consequence: Steve enjoys getting out of the house and taking in the beauty of nature.
Immoral action: Steve shuts the blinds and watches a movie on his television.
Norm: It's good to eat fruit.
Situation: Max has never eaten fruit before so his friend offered him some watermelon.
Intention: Max wants to try the watermeloon.
Moral action: Max eats the watermelon and finds out that he actually likes it quite a bit.
Immoral consequence: Max continues to eat unhealthy and never tries a fruit again.
Norm: It's good to eat fruit.
Situation: Max has never eaten fruit before so his friend offered him some watermelon.
Intention: Max wants to try the watermeloon.
Moral consequence: Max starts eating more fruits and is happier with a healthier body.
Immoral action: Max takes a bite of the watermelon and then proceeds to spit it out.
Norm: It's wrong to laugh at hurtful jokes.
Situation: Daimen is at a party with his disabled sister Hannah when Travis makes fun of Hannah's disability.
Intention: Daimen wants to get on his Travis good side.
Moral action: Daimen explains how Hannah's good qualities could assist Travis.
Immoral consequence: Hannah breaks down crying.
Norm: It's wrong to laugh at hurtful jokes.
Situation: Daimen is at a party with his disabled sister Hannah when Travis makes fun of Hannah's disability.
Intention: Daimen wants to get on his Travis good side.
Moral consequence: A week after the party, Travis offers Hannah a drive.
Immoral action: Daimen giggles and builds on Travis' joke.
Norm: You should eat all of the food on your plate.
Situation: Jenny is a self proclaimed environmentalist and is having dinner at home where she lives alone and is on a budget.
Intention: Jenny wants to be environmentally friendly.
Moral action: Jenny cleans her plate to make sure she gets her fill and doesn't waste any of her grocery budget.
Immoral consequence: Jenny feels environmentally wise, but finds herself hungry again an hour later and eats more food.
Norm: You should eat all of the food on your plate.
Situation: Jenny is a self proclaimed environmentalist and is having dinner at home where she lives alone and is on a budget.
Intention: Jenny wants to be environmentally friendly.
Moral consequence: Jenny is full for the rest of the evening and doesn't eat anymore food before bed.
Immoral action: Jenny decides she cannot finish her dinner and rather than save it for later, she dumps the rest of her food into the compost pile.
Norm: It's wrong to steal people's wifi.
Situation: Jeffrey hasn't paid his internet bill in months and knows that his neighbor, Holly, works from home with fast wifi.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to get online.
Moral action: Jeffrey goes to the library to use their free wifi.
Immoral consequence: Holly experiences slow internet speeds and misses her work deadlines.
Norm: It's wrong to steal people's wifi.
Situation: Jeffrey hasn't paid his internet bill in months and knows that his neighbor, Holly, works from home with fast wifi.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to get online.
Moral consequence: Jeffrey is able to get online without paying for anything.
Immoral action: Jeffrey hacks into Holly's wifi account so that he can use her internet.
Norm: You should not get involved with your family's love life.
Situation: Phil's sister has started dating a man that Phil does not trust.
Intention: Phil wants his sister to know he cares about her.
Moral action: Phil tells his sister he cares for her deeply and that he is there for her if she needs advice.
Immoral consequence: Phil's sister stops seeing her boyfriend and is very sad about it.
Norm: You should not get involved with your family's love life.
Situation: Phil's sister has started dating a man that Phil does not trust.
Intention: Phil wants his sister to know he cares about her.
Moral consequence: Phil's sister feels supported and safe.
Immoral action: Phil tells his sister he thinks her new boyfriend is not good for her.
Norm: It's bad to beat yourself up for a mistake.
Situation: Amanda made a mistake in a report at work and it created some problems for her team.
Intention: Amanda wants to make sure her team knows she is sorry about the mistake.
Moral action: Amanda apologizes to her coworkers and tells them everything will be alright and that she will take care of everything.
Immoral consequence: Amanda's coworkers get irritated by her excessive self-demeaning.
Norm: It's bad to beat yourself up for a mistake.
Situation: Amanda made a mistake in a report at work and it created some problems for her team.
Intention: Amanda wants to make sure her team knows she is sorry about the mistake.
Moral consequence: Amanda's coworkers appreciate how she takes responsibility for her mistakes and is able to move on.
Immoral action: Amanda repeatedly apologizes to her team for the mistake, telling them she is not good enough, and an idiot.
Norm: It's unreasonable to go to extremes in your reactions.
Situation: Jim is at a restaurant, and finds that his steak is undercooked.
Intention: Jim wants to tell the server about his problem.
Moral action: Jim explains that his steak is undercooked and asks if they could cook it a little longer.
Immoral consequence: Jim is kicked out of the restaurant and banned for life.
Norm: It's unreasonable to go to extremes in your reactions.
Situation: Jim is at a restaurant, and finds that his steak is undercooked.
Intention: Jim wants to tell the server about his problem.
Moral consequence: The server apologizes, takes the steak back, and Jim gets a properly cooked steak that he enjoys.
Immoral action: Jim loudly mentions that his steak is not cooked right, and throws the plate on the floor.
Norm: It's disrespectful to not honor people's dietary restrictions.
Situation: Gene hosts a party and invites his friend Vince, who is allergic to peanuts and will not eat them.
Intention: Gene wants to give his party guests smoothies.
Moral action: Gene makes fruit and peanut butter smoothie for everyone else and gives Vince some frozen yogurt.
Immoral consequence: Vince, not knowing that it has peanuts, drinks the smoothie and gets very sick.
Norm: It's disrespectful to not honor people's dietary restrictions.
Situation: Gene hosts a party and invites his friend Vince, who is allergic to peanuts and will not eat them.
Intention: Gene wants to give his party guests smoothies.
Moral consequence: All of Gene's guests enjoy the treat and the party.
Immoral action: Gene makes a fruit and peanut butter smoothie and serves it to all of his guests.