CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's bad to want someone to help you get drugs.
Situation: Gary is hanging out with one of his friends after school in his parents' basement.
Intention: Gary wants to try marijuana.
Moral consequence: Gary's friend isn't aware that Gary bought marijuana and is happy with their friendship.
Immoral action: Gary asks his friend if he can help get him some marijuana.
Norm: It's kind to cook for other people
Situation: It is a weekend morning in Shelly's family's home.
Intention: Shelly wants to eat breakfast.
Moral action: Shelly makes bacon and eggs for her entire family.
Immoral consequence: Shelly's family is sad when they realize she didn't make breakfast for everyone.
Norm: It's kind to cook for other people
Situation: It is a weekend morning in Shelly's family's home.
Intention: Shelly wants to eat breakfast.
Moral consequence: Shelly's family is happy when they realize that Shelly made them breakfast.
Immoral action: Shelly makes herself bacon and eggs.
Norm: It's wrong to cause someone's death.
Situation: Tim is upset that the other car on the road cut him off while driving.
Intention: Tim wants to vent his anger.
Moral action: Tim takes a breath and drives to his local gym to work out.
Immoral consequence: Tim is arrested and spends the rest of his life in jail and is sad.
Norm: It's wrong to cause someone's death.
Situation: Tim is upset that the other car on the road cut him off while driving.
Intention: Tim wants to vent his anger.
Moral consequence: Tim stays out of jail and lives a happy life.
Immoral action: Tim pulls out his pistol and shoots the other driver dead.
Norm: It's good to be tolerant toward someone else's beliefs.
Situation: Amanda is talking to a friend at work who details her religious beliefs, and they sound very strange to Amanda.
Intention: Amanda needs to respond to her friend.
Moral action: Amanda listens to her friend and indicates that her belief system is different but that she respects everyone's beliefs.
Immoral consequence: Amanda and her friend end up in an argument over religion, that only results in hurt feelings and doesn't change anyone's mind about their beliefs.
Norm: It's good to be tolerant toward someone else's beliefs.
Situation: Amanda is talking to a friend at work who details her religious beliefs, and they sound very strange to Amanda.
Intention: Amanda needs to respond to her friend.
Moral consequence: Her friend doesn't talk about religion anymore because Amanda doesn't believe the same things, but no one feels disrespected or attacked.
Immoral action: Amanda tells her friend that her religion is just weird, and she doesn't want to hear any more about it, because it's crazy.
Norm: It's rude to your family to prioritize work over them.
Situation: Blaine has been told that he must work overtime on Saturday and then his mom calls to invite him to a family reunion on Saturday.
Intention: Blaine wants to respond to his mom about coming over on Saturday.
Moral action: Blaine tells his mom that he'll call in sick to work on Saturday and be there for sure.
Immoral consequence: Blaine's mom is sad and feels that the reunion will be meaningless without Blaine there.
Norm: It's rude to your family to prioritize work over them.
Situation: Blaine has been told that he must work overtime on Saturday and then his mom calls to invite him to a family reunion on Saturday.
Intention: Blaine wants to respond to his mom about coming over on Saturday.
Moral consequence: Blaine's mom is delighted to hear Blaine will attend and is excited to see her son.
Immoral action: Blaine tells his mom that he is being made to work overtime that day and that he can't come.
Norm: You should share your good fortune with others.
Situation: Phil just won the lottery and all of his poor family members are asking for some monetary help from him.
Intention: Phil wants to save his lottery winnings.
Moral action: Phil puts his winnings in good investments and donates his interest to his family.
Immoral consequence: Phil's family resents Phil and avoids him and Phil dies a lonely rich man.
Norm: You should share your good fortune with others.
Situation: Phil just won the lottery and all of his poor family members are asking for some monetary help from him.
Intention: Phil wants to save his lottery winnings.
Moral consequence: Phil's family is very grateful to Phil and loves him and Phil lives a rich life with his family.
Immoral action: Phil pretends he doesn't hear his family's requests and doesn't give a dime to them.
Norm: It is nice to buy gifts for other people
Situation: Dani is on her way to a graduation party for her sister.
Intention: Dani wants to congratulate her sister.
Moral action: Dani buys her sister an elaborate gift that she knows her sister will enjoy and gives it to her at the party as a congratulations.
Immoral consequence: Dani's sister notices that she didn't get a gift from Dani and holds a grudge.
Norm: It is nice to buy gifts for other people
Situation: Dani is on her way to a graduation party for her sister.
Intention: Dani wants to congratulate her sister.
Moral consequence: Dani's sister appreciates the thought Dani put into picking out the gift and is really quite happy.
Immoral action: Dani verbally congratulates her sister and then ignores her for the rest of the party.
Norm: You shouldn't change a friendship based on sexuality.
Situation: Paul recently became aware that his friend, Scott, is homosexual and Scott has invited him to go out to the bar with him this weekend.
Intention: Paul has to respond to Scott's invitation.
Moral action: Paul considers the fact that his sexuality is different from his friend's, but he realizes that it doesn't matter and goes out with Scott, as he usually does.
Immoral consequence: Scott is hurt that his friend is clearly no longer accepting of him and Paul misses the time he used to spend hanging out with his friend.
Norm: You shouldn't change a friendship based on sexuality.
Situation: Paul recently became aware that his friend, Scott, is homosexual and Scott has invited him to go out to the bar with him this weekend.
Intention: Paul has to respond to Scott's invitation.
Moral consequence: They have a great time over the weekend and their difference in sexual preference never becomes an issue between them.
Immoral action: Paul enjoys spending time with Scott, but he decides that he doesn't want to continue hanging out with him because it makes him feel awkward.
Norm: It's wrong to kill another person with poison.
Situation: John has been with his wife for thirty years but isn't attracted to her anymore.
Intention: John doesn't want to be with his wife anymore.
Moral action: John divorces his wife and finds another woman to date.
Immoral consequence: John's wife dies and after an autopsy John is arrested.
Norm: It's wrong to kill another person with poison.
Situation: John has been with his wife for thirty years but isn't attracted to her anymore.
Intention: John doesn't want to be with his wife anymore.
Moral consequence: John's wife remains healthy and John finds love elsewhere.
Immoral action: John slips some poison into his wife's coffee one morning.
Norm: It's rude to expect someone to buy you cigarettes.
Situation: Tom who is sixteen is hanging out in front of the gas station, and he asks John who is older to buy him cigarettes which John refuses.
Intention: Tom wants to express his disappointment to John.
Moral action: Tom tells John he understands, and he'll wait for someone else to ask them.
Immoral consequence: John is annoyed because Tom thinks it's OK to ask other people to break the law for you and tells Tom he's an idiot.
Norm: It's rude to expect someone to buy you cigarettes.
Situation: Tom who is sixteen is hanging out in front of the gas station, and he asks John who is older to buy him cigarettes which John refuses.
Intention: Tom wants to express his disappointment to John.
Moral consequence: John says OK as long as it's not him breaking the law for Tom he doesn't really care what happens after.
Immoral action: Tom tells John he's a jerk and that he's asking for a reasonable favor and that John is just a bad person.
Norm: It's good to get along with your spouse's friends.
Situation: Paul's wife Kristy is having her friends over to the house to watch TV.
Intention: Paul wants to tell something to Kristy's friends.
Moral action: Paul tells Kristy's friends they should feel comfortable at the house.
Immoral consequence: Kristy's friends will think Paul is rude and not want to spend time with Kristy.
Norm: It's good to get along with your spouse's friends.
Situation: Paul's wife Kristy is having her friends over to the house to watch TV.
Intention: Paul wants to tell something to Kristy's friends.
Moral consequence: Kristy's friends will think Paul is a good husband to Kristy.
Immoral action: Paul tells Kristy's friends they should leave immediately after the TV show is finished.
Norm: It is rude to refer to people as homeless.
Situation: Jon's friend Ken just told him that he has to live on his brother's couch.
Intention: Jon wants to say something to his Ken.
Moral action: Jon tells Ken that he's lucky to have his brother in his life.
Immoral consequence: Ken feels insulted and thinks that Jon is a real jerk.
Norm: It is rude to refer to people as homeless.
Situation: Jon's friend Ken just told him that he has to live on his brother's couch.
Intention: Jon wants to say something to his Ken.
Moral consequence: Ken agrees with Jon and feels more appreciative of his brother.
Immoral action: Jon tells Ken that he should just say that he's homeless.
Norm: It's good to recycle what's being discarded as trash.
Situation: Cathy is having a party and has many empty beer bottles.
Intention: Cathy wants to throw them away.
Moral action: Cathy throws the glass bottles in the recycling.
Immoral consequence: The party-goers think that Cathy is hurting the environment.
Norm: It's good to recycle what's being discarded as trash.
Situation: Cathy is having a party and has many empty beer bottles.
Intention: Cathy wants to throw them away.
Moral consequence: The party-goers respect Cathy for trying to do her part to help the environment.
Immoral action: Cathy throws the glass bottles in the regular trash.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at someone else's children.
Situation: Karen and Jill have taken their kids to the playground for the afternoon; one of Jill's kids, Bobby, is throwing sand into the air.
Intention: Karen wants Bobby to stop throwing sand.
Moral action: Karen points out Bobby's behavior to Jill, and she tells him to stop it.
Immoral consequence: Bobby stops, but tells Karen, "You're not my mom!"; Jill gets angry with Karen for being bossy.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at someone else's children.
Situation: Karen and Jill have taken their kids to the playground for the afternoon; one of Jill's kids, Bobby, is throwing sand into the air.
Intention: Karen wants Bobby to stop throwing sand.
Moral consequence: Bobby stops, Jill explains why throwing sand is wrong; and Karen and Jill have a good afternoon together.
Immoral action: Karen yells at Bobby to stop what he's doing, even though he's not her child.
Norm: It is mean to keep grandparents from seeing their grandchildren.
Situation: Matt stills holds a grudge against his parents, but they want to see Matt's kids.
Intention: Matt has to decide whether to let his parents see his kids.
Moral action: Matt lets his parents see his kids since his kids wanted to see them.
Immoral consequence: Matt's parents know he's lying, and Matt continues to hold a grudge.
Norm: It is mean to keep grandparents from seeing their grandchildren.
Situation: Matt stills holds a grudge against his parents, but they want to see Matt's kids.
Intention: Matt has to decide whether to let his parents see his kids.
Moral consequence: Matt feels good that his kids are happy, and his parents are relieved.
Immoral action: Matt makes up stories for why his parents can't see his kids.
Norm: It's wrong not to help out your coworkers.
Situation: Nicole is getting ready to leave work when her new coworker, Ted, asks if she can help him finish up, so he can leave too.
Intention: Nicole wants to respond to Ted.
Moral action: Nicole says of course and immediately chips in and helps Ted.
Immoral consequence: Ted ends up having to work overtime to finish his work.
Norm: It's wrong not to help out your coworkers.
Situation: Nicole is getting ready to leave work when her new coworker, Ted, asks if she can help him finish up, so he can leave too.
Intention: Nicole wants to respond to Ted.
Moral consequence: Ted thanks Nicole for her help and tells her that she's been a great coworker.
Immoral action: Nicole tells Ted that she managed to finish her work by herself, so he should do the same, and then leaves.
Norm: It's rude to be snooping on other people's personal lives.
Situation: Callie is sitting in a diner when she overhears a couple having a heated discussion.
Intention: Callie wants to eat her lunch.
Moral action: Callie takes her food and moves to another table to give the couple privacy.
Immoral consequence: The couple notices that Callie is eavesdropping and starts to glare at her.
Norm: It's rude to be snooping on other people's personal lives.
Situation: Callie is sitting in a diner when she overhears a couple having a heated discussion.
Intention: Callie wants to eat her lunch.
Moral consequence: The couple is able to continue their conversation without anyone hearing them.
Immoral action: Callie stays at her table, so she can hear what the couple is talking about.
Norm: It's good to hang out with your buddies.
Situation: Sally gets off work on Friday after a long week and wants to unwind.
Intention: Sally wants to see a movie.
Moral action: Sally calls some friends to go out to the movies with.
Immoral consequence: Sally finds the movie boring when watching alone.
Norm: It's good to hang out with your buddies.
Situation: Sally gets off work on Friday after a long week and wants to unwind.
Intention: Sally wants to see a movie.
Moral consequence: Sally has a great time watching the movie and hanging with friends.
Immoral action: Sally orders a movie online to watch by herself.
Norm: You should apologize to someone you have wronged.
Situation: Craig is at home when his ex wife calls and tells him she wants closure for how he cheated on her and ended their marriage.
Intention: Craig wants to end the conversation quickly.
Moral action: Craig tells his ex that he's sorry he did her wrong and that it was all his fault, and she should move on and not talk with him anymore.
Immoral consequence: Craig's ex is even angrier with him than before and feels like he's emotionally abusing her by being so mean.
Norm: You should apologize to someone you have wronged.
Situation: Craig is at home when his ex wife calls and tells him she wants closure for how he cheated on her and ended their marriage.
Intention: Craig wants to end the conversation quickly.
Moral consequence: Craig's ex is satisfied that she got an apology and an admission that the relationship destruction was Craig's fault and agrees to cut ties.
Immoral action: Craig tells his ex that he really doesn't want to talk to her, that's why he left her and hangs up.
Norm: It is bad to steal.
Situation: Bella is at her friend Kristen's house when she notices that Kristen has a really cute new dress.
Intention: Bella wants to wear the dress.
Moral action: Bella tells Kristen she really likes the dress and asks if she can borrow it for a night out some time.
Immoral consequence: Kristen finds out Bella took the dress and ends their friendship.
Norm: It is bad to steal.
Situation: Bella is at her friend Kristen's house when she notices that Kristen has a really cute new dress.
Intention: Bella wants to wear the dress.
Moral consequence: Kristen is happy Bella likes the dress and lets her wear it a few times.
Immoral action: Bella slips the dress into her backpack before she leaves and takes it home without telling Kristen.
Norm: You shouldn't wish negative consequences on others.
Situation: Lyle is at the mall when a clumsy man, Rick comes stumbling into him and bumps him pretty hard.
Intention: Lyle wants to bring attention to his pain.
Moral action: Lyle tells Rick that he hurt him pretty bad and that he needs to watch where he's going.
Immoral consequence: Rick is sorry he hit Lyle but doesn't understand why Lyle hopes he gets hurt now too considering it was an accident.
Norm: You shouldn't wish negative consequences on others.
Situation: Lyle is at the mall when a clumsy man, Rick comes stumbling into him and bumps him pretty hard.
Intention: Lyle wants to bring attention to his pain.
Moral consequence: Rick is very apologetic and says it was an accident before trying to see if he can help Lyle somehow.
Immoral action: Lyle yelps in pain and looks at Rick and tells him that he hopes someone does the same to him to be even.
Norm: It's impolite to break up with someone with a text.
Situation: Jake is planning on breaking up with Ana, but he doesn't know how he should do it.
Intention: Jake wants to break up with Ana.
Moral action: Jake tells Ana he's going to pick her up and breaks up with her in person.
Immoral consequence: Ana's heart is broken, and she loses all respect for Jake.
Norm: It's impolite to break up with someone with a text.
Situation: Jake is planning on breaking up with Ana, but he doesn't know how he should do it.
Intention: Jake wants to break up with Ana.
Moral consequence: Ana is better able to accept being separated even though it still hurts.
Immoral action: Jake texts Ana and tells her he doesn't want to be with her anymore.
Norm: It's good to be there for your friends.
Situation: Jan has just gotten into bed for the night when she receives a frantic text from a friend asking her to come over.
Intention: Jan wants to send a reply to her friend.
Moral action: Jan agrees to head over to her friends place.
Immoral consequence: Jan feels guilty when she considers her actions.
Norm: It's good to be there for your friends.
Situation: Jan has just gotten into bed for the night when she receives a frantic text from a friend asking her to come over.
Intention: Jan wants to send a reply to her friend.
Moral consequence: Jan is glad to be there for her friend.
Immoral action: Jan tells her friend that she is out of town so can't meet up with her.
Norm: It's bad to beat someone up for being different.
Situation: There is a new foreign exchange student at Kevin's school, and he doesn't speak much English.
Intention: Kevin needs to show the student where classes are.
Moral action: Kevin shows the student around and tries to help him understand English better.
Immoral consequence: The student is hurt and Kevin is suspended from school.
Norm: It's bad to beat someone up for being different.
Situation: There is a new foreign exchange student at Kevin's school, and he doesn't speak much English.
Intention: Kevin needs to show the student where classes are.
Moral consequence: The new student and Kevin become good friends.
Immoral action: Kevin is showing the new student around and, frustrated by his lack of English skills, smacks him in the mouth.
Norm: It's very wrong to sexually assault your pets.
Situation: Nate hasn't been going outside due to the pandemic, and he hasn't had sex in forever.
Intention: Nate wants to relive himself sexually.
Moral action: Nate opens up porn on his computer and masturbates to it.
Immoral consequence: Nate feels ashamed and thinks about it every time he sees his dog.
Norm: It's very wrong to sexually assault your pets.
Situation: Nate hasn't been going outside due to the pandemic, and he hasn't had sex in forever.
Intention: Nate wants to relive himself sexually.
Moral consequence: Nate is able to relieve himself, and he doesn't have to think about sex anymore.
Immoral action: Nate grabs his dog and puts his genitals in his dog's butt.
Norm: It is friendly to show a smile to someone.
Situation: Nick is meeting Kara for the first time at the library.
Intention: Nick wants to make a memorable first impression on Kara.
Moral action: Nick greets Kara with a warm smile and a hand shake.
Immoral consequence: Kara becomes confused by Nick's weird behavior and leaves the library.
Norm: It is friendly to show a smile to someone.
Situation: Nick is meeting Kara for the first time at the library.
Intention: Nick wants to make a memorable first impression on Kara.
Moral consequence: Kara likes how friendly Nick is and has a conversation with him.
Immoral action: Nick starts scowling after he introduces himself to Kara.
Norm: It's good to help out people's parents.
Situation: Jack's mom just called Jack Saturday morning asking him to mow her lawn.
Intention: Jack wants to sleep all day on a lazy Saturday.
Moral action: Jack goes to mow his mom's lawn quickly and then comes back home and sleeps the rest of the day.
Immoral consequence: Jack's mom is sad and wonders if Jack loves her.
Norm: It's good to help out people's parents.
Situation: Jack's mom just called Jack Saturday morning asking him to mow her lawn.
Intention: Jack wants to sleep all day on a lazy Saturday.
Moral consequence: Jack's mom is very grateful and feels loved and closer to Jack.
Immoral action: Jack tells his mom he's very busy and can't mow her lawn.
Norm: It's good to test things out before you use them.
Situation: Tim gets a new remote-control boat from the hobby store that is much nicer, and more complicated, than anything he has ever used before.
Intention: Tim wants to try out his new boat.
Moral action: Tim takes his boat home to get a feel for it, in his bathtub, before he takes it out into the river.
Immoral consequence: The boat stops working when it is too far from shore to retrieve and Tim realizes it was not fully charged, so he loses his boat.
Norm: It's good to test things out before you use them.
Situation: Tim gets a new remote-control boat from the hobby store that is much nicer, and more complicated, than anything he has ever used before.
Intention: Tim wants to try out his new boat.
Moral consequence: He gets a feel for how the boat operates, and he learns about its power at home, and when he takes it out he has a great time.
Immoral action: Tim takes his boat straight to the river and puts it in the water to try it out.
Norm: You shouldn't brag to others.
Situation: Tanner is a player on a team sport and just made a big play.
Intention: Tanner wants to celebrate the play with his teammates.
Moral action: Tanner thanks all his teammates for their parts in the play that he was able to make and tries to get them to do high fives.
Immoral consequence: Tanner's teammates are annoyed by his boasting and wish he was a better teammate.
Norm: You shouldn't brag to others.
Situation: Tanner is a player on a team sport and just made a big play.
Intention: Tanner wants to celebrate the play with his teammates.
Moral consequence: Tanner's teammates are excited about the play and appreciate Tanner being humble.
Immoral action: Tanner describes to his teammates how it was him and him alone that pulled off the big play and tries to get them to do high fives.
Norm: It's good to compliment people on their looks.
Situation: Lois and her husband are both getting dressed up at their home before going out on a date.
Intention: Lois wants to have a good feeling night.
Moral action: Lois compliments her husband's attire and admires their fashionable outfits once they’re ready to leave the house.
Immoral consequence: Lois's husband feels a little down about Lois not complimenting his looks when he put in the time to get ready too.
Norm: It's good to compliment people on their looks.
Situation: Lois and her husband are both getting dressed up at their home before going out on a date.
Intention: Lois wants to have a good feeling night.
Moral consequence: Lois's husband appreciates the compliments and feels good about himself.
Immoral action: Lois spends all of her time concentrating on how she looks because it makes her feel good and doesn't mention her husband's looks at all.