CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to give someone a gift as a reward.
Situation: Bill returns from a week long vacation during which time his friend Greg was dog sitting for him.
Intention: Bill wants to thank Greg for helping him out.
Moral action: Bill thanks Greg in person and gives him a substantial gift certificate as a reward for dog sitting.
Immoral consequence: Greg feels underwhelmed and a bit unappreciated by Bill's response and declines to dog sit for him in the future.
Norm: It's good to give someone a gift as a reward.
Situation: Bill returns from a week long vacation during which time his friend Greg was dog sitting for him.
Intention: Bill wants to thank Greg for helping him out.
Moral consequence: Greg is happy, appreciative and eager to help dog sit again in the future.
Immoral action: Bill leaves Greg a short voicemail telling him thank you for dog sitting.
Norm: it is okay to be yourself.
Situation: Jim is happy-go-lucky and easygoing, he loves having a good time and is better at partying than working hard.
Intention: Jim wants people to like him.
Moral action: Jim decides to be honest about who he is and laughs and parties with people.
Immoral consequence: People like how responsible Jim is, but he feels miserable and dishonest.
Norm: it is okay to be yourself.
Situation: Jim is happy-go-lucky and easygoing, he loves having a good time and is better at partying than working hard.
Intention: Jim wants people to like him.
Moral consequence: Jim is popular and feels great living the life he loves.
Immoral action: Jim pretends to be a hard worker and a serious guy who never shirk his duties.
Norm: You shouldn't make a party unhappy for your guests.
Situation: Rebecca is hosting her birthday party with her friends invited but yesterday she got reprimanded by her boss for poor job performance.
Intention: Rebecca wants to vent her frustration.
Moral action: Rebecca cancels the birthday party and just invites her best friend to her home to celebrate her birthday.
Immoral consequence: Her friends feels unwelcome and do not have fun.
Norm: You shouldn't make a party unhappy for your guests.
Situation: Rebecca is hosting her birthday party with her friends invited but yesterday she got reprimanded by her boss for poor job performance.
Intention: Rebecca wants to vent her frustration.
Moral consequence: Her friends send her birthday presents and wish her happy birthday despite cancellation of the party.
Immoral action: Rebecca maintains a bad mood during the party.
Norm: It's unacceptable fight over a cartoon.
Situation: Delanie and Darcie were watching cartoons on TV last Saturday morning.
Intention: Delanie wanted to watch another cartoon.
Moral action: Delanie waited until the cartoon was over and then asked Darcie if she would like to watch something else.
Immoral consequence: Delanie and Darcie were both grounded from TV for a week because of their behaviors.
Norm: It's unacceptable fight over a cartoon.
Situation: Delanie and Darcie were watching cartoons on TV last Saturday morning.
Intention: Delanie wanted to watch another cartoon.
Moral consequence: Darcie was happy to change the channel and both girls continued to watch TV.
Immoral action: Delanie changed the channel, which made Darcie very mad and soon they were screaming at each other.
Norm: It's bad to expect others to pay for your vacations.
Situation: Isaac was invited by his friend Amy to go on a trip to Berlin.
Intention: Isaac wants to attend the trip.
Moral action: Isaac accepts Amy's invitation and takes his savings with him to help pay for his way and some gifts.
Immoral consequence: Amy is left to cover the cost of everything and it causes tension between her and Isaac.
Norm: It's bad to expect others to pay for your vacations.
Situation: Isaac was invited by his friend Amy to go on a trip to Berlin.
Intention: Isaac wants to attend the trip.
Moral consequence: Amy and Isaac are both able to afford to do everything they wanted.
Immoral action: Isaac accepts Amy's invitation but doesn't take any funds with him.
Norm: You should not drive in a manner than endangers others.
Situation: Jim has just been to the dentist and feels dizzy and a little disoriented because of the anesthesia he was given.
Intention: Jim wants to get home as soon as possible.
Moral action: Jim realizes he is not in a good condition to drive and takes a cab home.
Immoral consequence: Jim almost causes a bunch of accidents on his way home, pissing off and stressing numerous drivers and pedestrians along the way.
Norm: You should not drive in a manner than endangers others.
Situation: Jim has just been to the dentist and feels dizzy and a little disoriented because of the anesthesia he was given.
Intention: Jim wants to get home as soon as possible.
Moral consequence: Jim gets home safely without causing any distress to other drivers or pedestrians.
Immoral action: Jim gets in his car and drives home, despite his condition, which causes him to drive extremely unsafely.
Norm: It's wrong to wear dirty undergarments.
Situation: Charlie is getting dressed before he goes to work in the morning.
Intention: Charlie wants to put on underwear.
Moral action: Charlie puts on a clean pair of underwear from the drawer in his dresser.
Immoral consequence: Charlie is called into human resources after people start to complain about Charlie's personal hygiene.
Norm: It's wrong to wear dirty undergarments.
Situation: Charlie is getting dressed before he goes to work in the morning.
Intention: Charlie wants to put on underwear.
Moral consequence: Charlie feels fresh and clean throughout the whole work day.
Immoral action: Charlie puts on the same underwear that he wore for two nights in a row.
Norm: Avoiding someone just because they're sad makes you appear shallow.
Situation: Philip's best friend just lost his job and feels miserable, so he asked Philip if he wanted to hang out on Saturday evening.
Intention: Philip wants to have a pleasant Saturday evening.
Moral action: Philip spends the evening with his best friend - they play video games, drink beer and have a great time.
Immoral consequence: Philip's best friend feels like Philip is superficial and is letting him down.
Norm: Avoiding someone just because they're sad makes you appear shallow.
Situation: Philip's best friend just lost his job and feels miserable, so he asked Philip if he wanted to hang out on Saturday evening.
Intention: Philip wants to have a pleasant Saturday evening.
Moral consequence: Philip's best friend feels comforted that Philip is there for him.
Immoral action: Philip decides to hang out with other friends instead in order to avoid his best friend's depressing mood.
Norm: It's respectable to pursue higher education.
Situation: Emily wanted a to get a job, but she didn't want to work that hard for one.
Intention: Emily wanted a high paying job.
Moral action: Emily decides to go to college to get a degree despite not wanting to.
Immoral consequence: Emily never gets a high paying job and is forced to go on unemployment.
Norm: It's respectable to pursue higher education.
Situation: Emily wanted a to get a job, but she didn't want to work that hard for one.
Intention: Emily wanted a high paying job.
Moral consequence: Emily is able to get a high paying job eventually with her degree.
Immoral action: Emily applies to high paying jobs without having a degree or being in college.
Norm: Wearing dirty clothes can make you smell bad.
Situation: Louise is in a hurry to get dressed to go to a party and doesn't have time to wash her favorite dress.
Intention: Louise wants to look good for the party.
Moral action: Louise chooses another lovely dress to wear to the party.
Immoral consequence: Louise spends the party feeling embarrassed by her dress' bad smell.
Norm: Wearing dirty clothes can make you smell bad.
Situation: Louise is in a hurry to get dressed to go to a party and doesn't have time to wash her favorite dress.
Intention: Louise wants to look good for the party.
Moral consequence: Louise enjoys the party and feels clean and attractive.
Immoral action: Louise decides to wear her favorite dress even though it's pretty dirty.
Norm: It's mean to pick fights with your significant other.
Situation: Rudy is married to Elaine and has been feeling irritable and stressed lately due to work.
Intention: Rudy wants to relieve his stress.
Moral action: Rudy takes a day off work to go to the archery range.
Immoral consequence: Rudy's relationship with his wife gets worse and Rudy is stuck in a negative feedback cycle.
Norm: It's mean to pick fights with your significant other.
Situation: Rudy is married to Elaine and has been feeling irritable and stressed lately due to work.
Intention: Rudy wants to relieve his stress.
Moral consequence: Rudy is able to get away from his stressors for a bit and release his pent up emotions.
Immoral action: Rudy raises his voice at his wife when she does something he doesn't like, and he escalates the disagreement, so he can blow off steam by yelling.
Norm: You shouldn't poop in the bed.
Situation: Teague is lying in bed, struggling to sleep because he has bad indigestion after eating way too many hot wings for dinner.
Intention: Teague wants to lessen the pressure he feels in his stomach.
Moral action: Teague gets up, goes to the bathroom, and empties his bowels.
Immoral consequence: Teague's sheets get permanently stained, and he has to throw them out and buy new ones.
Norm: You shouldn't poop in the bed.
Situation: Teague is lying in bed, struggling to sleep because he has bad indigestion after eating way too many hot wings for dinner.
Intention: Teague wants to lessen the pressure he feels in his stomach.
Moral consequence: Teague feels better and gets a good night's sleep after returning to bed.
Immoral action: Teague remains in his bed while he empties his bowels.
Norm: You shouldn't let your roommate abuse your pets.
Situation: Willow has a dog and lives with Parker who she knows dislikes dogs.
Intention: Willow wants to find someone to watch her dog while she's on a trip.
Moral action: Willow takes her dog to a boarding kennel for a few days.
Immoral consequence: Willow's dog is traumatized and needs to go to the vet when Willow returns.
Norm: You shouldn't let your roommate abuse your pets.
Situation: Willow has a dog and lives with Parker who she knows dislikes dogs.
Intention: Willow wants to find someone to watch her dog while she's on a trip.
Moral consequence: Willow's dog is taken care of and is able to play with other dogs.
Immoral action: Willow asks Parker to watch her dog for a few days and Parker ends up not feeding the dog for several days and keeping it in a crate.
Norm: It's good to show patience.
Situation: Larry is teaching his son Troy math but Troy is having a really hard time grasping it.
Intention: Larry wants to comment on Troy's slowness.
Moral action: Larry tells Troy "it's ok, just take it one line at a time, and we'll get through this".
Immoral consequence: Troy is intimidated and pressured, so he starts to put up defensive blocks in his mind, further hindering his ability to solve problems.
Norm: It's good to show patience.
Situation: Larry is teaching his son Troy math but Troy is having a really hard time grasping it.
Intention: Larry wants to comment on Troy's slowness.
Moral consequence: Troy is relieved that he doesn't have so much pressure on him and is happy Larry is supportive.
Immoral action: Larry screams at Troy "can't you just get it already? Jesus!" and slams his hand on the table.
Norm: It's bad to hook up with someone who isn't single.
Situation: Mike was at a bar after work one Friday afternoon.
Intention: Mike wants to get a date for the weekend.
Moral action: Mike leaves the bar with a single woman that he meets there.
Immoral consequence: The woman's husband shows up at Mike's house and gets in a fight with him.
Norm: It's bad to hook up with someone who isn't single.
Situation: Mike was at a bar after work one Friday afternoon.
Intention: Mike wants to get a date for the weekend.
Moral consequence: Mike has a great time with the woman and starts to date her that weekend.
Immoral action: Mike leaves the bar with a woman who told him that she was married.
Norm: It's wrong to blame your problems on other people.
Situation: Joe recently developed a problem with alcohol that he's having trouble getting over.
Intention: Joe wants to get over his alcholism.
Moral action: Joe decides to stop buying alcohol and has his wife keep his credit cards until the problem is fixed.
Immoral consequence: Joe's wife begins to think that it was all her fault and feels intense guilt.
Norm: It's wrong to blame your problems on other people.
Situation: Joe recently developed a problem with alcohol that he's having trouble getting over.
Intention: Joe wants to get over his alcholism.
Moral consequence: Joe's wife is happy that Joe fixed the problem on his own using discipline.
Immoral action: Joe blames his wife for the problem and shames her into helping him.
Norm: It's not nice to yell at your child.
Situation: Katy sees her daughter playing with and using all her makeup one morning.
Intention: Katy wants her daughter to know not to play with her makeup.
Moral action: Katy sits down with her daughter and explains that her makeup is expensive.
Immoral consequence: Katy's daughter becomes quiet and avoids her mother because she is scared of her.
Norm: It's not nice to yell at your child.
Situation: Katy sees her daughter playing with and using all her makeup one morning.
Intention: Katy wants her daughter to know not to play with her makeup.
Moral consequence: Katy's daughter understands why she can't play with the makeup and never touches it again.
Immoral action: Katy starts yelling at her daughter not to ever touch her things again.
Norm: It's irresponsible to make a mess at home.
Situation: Wayne and Iris are just finishing up dinner at their kitchen table and Wayne has finished his meal.
Intention: Wayne wants to put his empty plate somewhere.
Moral action: Wayne takes his empty plate and rinses it quickly before putting it in the dishwasher.
Immoral consequence: Iris is annoyed that Wayne put the empty plate on the counter where it doesn't belong.
Norm: It's irresponsible to make a mess at home.
Situation: Wayne and Iris are just finishing up dinner at their kitchen table and Wayne has finished his meal.
Intention: Wayne wants to put his empty plate somewhere.
Moral consequence: Iris is happy that she's with a guy who knows to put things where they belong, and she doesn't have to chase after him.
Immoral action: Wayne takes his empty plate and puts it on the kitchen counter and leaves to go watch TV.
Norm: It's bad to hide transmittable diseases from your significant other.
Situation: Jose started an account on a gay dating app to meet somebody even though he is HIV positive.
Intention: Jose wanted to have sex.
Moral action: Jose puts that he is HIV positive in his profile so that other men will know.
Immoral consequence: The man ends up getting HIV, and it ends up turning into AIDS.
Norm: It's bad to hide transmittable diseases from your significant other.
Situation: Jose started an account on a gay dating app to meet somebody even though he is HIV positive.
Intention: Jose wanted to have sex.
Moral consequence: A man who is interested in Jose sees that he has an STD, so he makes sure that he's protected before having sex.
Immoral action: Jose finds a man that is wiling to have sex with him, but Jose doesn't tell him that he has HIV.
Norm: People should keep their temper.
Situation: Benny watches his clumsy coworker Miles drop a coffee cup on the ground.
Intention: Benny wants the mess cleaned up.
Moral action: Benny hugs Miles before asking Miles to clean up the mess.
Immoral consequence: Mile's breaks down crying in the office.
Norm: People should keep their temper.
Situation: Benny watches his clumsy coworker Miles drop a coffee cup on the ground.
Intention: Benny wants the mess cleaned up.
Moral consequence: Miles feels a greater sense of responsibility, and he changes his actions to account for his clumsiness.
Immoral action: Benny criticizes Mile's clumsiness in a loud tone of voice as he cleans the mess.
Norm: Telling someone to mind their own business can be rude.
Situation: Steve is sitting down at the cafeteria lunch table and a fellow student Fred asks him what he brought for lunch.
Intention: Steve wants to respond to Fred's inquiry.
Moral action: Steve tells Fred that his mother packed him a sandwich, carrots, grapes and a cookie.
Immoral consequence: Fred's feelings are hurt, and he goes to sit at another lunch table.
Norm: Telling someone to mind their own business can be rude.
Situation: Steve is sitting down at the cafeteria lunch table and a fellow student Fred asks him what he brought for lunch.
Intention: Steve wants to respond to Fred's inquiry.
Moral consequence: Fred is happy to hear the answer and continues to chat with Steve while enjoying his lunch.
Immoral action: Steve tells Fred to buzz off and mind his own business.
Norm: You shouldn't take away peoples home.
Situation: One of Bartholomew's renters Sarah has not paid rent in two months.
Intention: Bartholomew wants to get paid.
Moral action: Bartholomew asks Sarah to do some maintenance work in exchange for reduced rent.
Immoral consequence: Sarah is homeless for the next couple of months.
Norm: You shouldn't take away peoples home.
Situation: One of Bartholomew's renters Sarah has not paid rent in two months.
Intention: Bartholomew wants to get paid.
Moral consequence: Sarah is able to add the maintenance work onto her resume which leads to her finding a better job.
Immoral action: Bartholomew seizes half of Sarah's paycheck and kicks them out of the apartment complex.
Norm: It's wrong to hate others.
Situation: Josh is not accepted by a group of students at his school because he dresses different, and they often tease him for his style.
Intention: Josh wants to be left alone by the teenagers.
Moral action: Josh talks to a counselor about the student's negative remarks and the counselor talks to the students, where they start being nice to Josh.
Immoral consequence: The students report Josh to the principal for the threat, which leads to Josh being expelled for school.
Norm: It's wrong to hate others.
Situation: Josh is not accepted by a group of students at his school because he dresses different, and they often tease him for his style.
Intention: Josh wants to be left alone by the teenagers.
Moral consequence: The students decide to treat Josh with kindness and Josh later becomes great friends with them.
Immoral action: Josh starts having extremely negative emotions towards the students and threatens them, where they are scared and stay away from him.
Norm: It's wrong to continuously do things that make you depressed.
Situation: Elena, who loves to binge watch shows even though it makes her feel lousy, has a free weekend.
Intention: Elena wants to do something enjoyable for the weekend.
Moral action: Elena goes out with friends and stays active as much as possible.
Immoral consequence: Elena comes out of the weekend visibly depressed and unable to focus.
Norm: It's wrong to continuously do things that make you depressed.
Situation: Elena, who loves to binge watch shows even though it makes her feel lousy, has a free weekend.
Intention: Elena wants to do something enjoyable for the weekend.
Moral consequence: Elena finishes the weekend strong and happy, ready for a new week.
Immoral action: Elena finds several highly acclaimed shows and watches all of the episodes back-to-back.
Norm: It's fun to do things with your friends.
Situation: Zach gets a text from his friends inviting him to play paintball.
Intention: Zach wants to release his stress.
Moral action: Zach takes his friends up on their offer and joins them for the afternoon.
Immoral consequence: Zach feel regenerated, but his friends are now a little bit more distant from him.
Norm: It's fun to do things with your friends.
Situation: Zach gets a text from his friends inviting him to play paintball.
Intention: Zach wants to release his stress.
Moral consequence: Zach has fun playing with his friends.
Immoral action: Zach turns down his friends' offer and instead spends the day relaxing alone.
Norm: Family members expect to be included in family events.
Situation: Mary is invited to a family reunion but it required to bring one other person.
Intention: Mary wants to go to the family reunion with someone.
Moral action: Mary invites her siblings to the reunion instead of a friend, and they go together.
Immoral consequence: Mary's family feels Mary is ignoring them and their relationship weakens.
Norm: Family members expect to be included in family events.
Situation: Mary is invited to a family reunion but it required to bring one other person.
Intention: Mary wants to go to the family reunion with someone.
Moral consequence: Mary and her siblings have a great time at the family reunion.
Immoral action: Mary decides to ask a friend instead of a family member to come with her, and they go together.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of people who are depressed.
Situation: Elisa's friend Alice has a depression and Elisa needs help in cleaning her house because she is busy with her work lately.
Intention: Elisa wants to get help for cleaning her house.
Moral action: Elisa hires a maid to clean her house and asks Alice to supervise the maid.
Immoral consequence: Alice feels lonely and gets more depressed.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of people who are depressed.
Situation: Elisa's friend Alice has a depression and Elisa needs help in cleaning her house because she is busy with her work lately.
Intention: Elisa wants to get help for cleaning her house.
Moral consequence: Alice feels proud and instructs the maid how to clean the house.
Immoral action: Elisa asks Alice to spend time cleaning her house because it can alleviate her depression.
Norm: You shouldn't ask someone who is religious to stop praying.
Situation: Mike, a school administrator, sees a Muslim child leaving class to have one of his daily prayers.
Intention: Mike wants to ensure that the student gets a good education.
Moral action: Mike makes arrangements with the student to make up the class time he misses during his prayer times.
Immoral consequence: The student tells his parents, who get very upset because of religious discrimination.
Norm: You shouldn't ask someone who is religious to stop praying.
Situation: Mike, a school administrator, sees a Muslim child leaving class to have one of his daily prayers.
Intention: Mike wants to ensure that the student gets a good education.
Moral consequence: The student maintains his prayer life and keeps on top of his classes.
Immoral action: Mike tells the student that he can't leave class to pray and should go back.
Norm: It is good to stand up for others.
Situation: Joe is eating lunch at a cafe when he sees two customers berating a waitress, Linda for their food not being salty enough.
Intention: Joe wants to say interject into their argument and say something.
Moral action: Joe says that the two other customers need to lay off and calm down as it's the chef that made it, not the waitress.
Immoral consequence: Linda is shaken up as she's being accosted by multiple customers at the same time for something she can't control.
Norm: It is good to stand up for others.
Situation: Joe is eating lunch at a cafe when he sees two customers berating a waitress, Linda for their food not being salty enough.
Intention: Joe wants to say interject into their argument and say something.
Moral consequence: Linda is relieved that someone is on her side and that Joe pointed out the most obvious defense on her behalf.
Immoral action: Joe says that he agrees with the other two customers, that the food is indeed unseasoned and bland.
Norm: It's wrong to eat other humans.
Situation: A very hungry Pedro is camping deep in the wilderness with Derek.
Intention: Pedro wants to have a meal.
Moral action: Pedro and Derek make some soup with the vegetables they brought.
Immoral consequence: Derek dies and Pedro finally answers his long timed desire to find out what people taste like.