CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to ask customers what they want.
Situation: Tonya is working as a waitress at a restaurant and is assigned a table to serve.
Intention: Tonya wants to take the customer's orders.
Moral consequence: The customers give their order and enjoy their experience at the restaurant.
Immoral action: Tonya walks up to the table with her pad and pen and stands next to the customer's silently in a pose showing she is ready to write.
Norm: You shouldn't ask for refunds on works of art.
Situation: Tracy visits an art exhibit featuring paintings by a friend of hers, and she buys a painting, that she can’t really afford, on a whim.
Intention: Tracy has to decide what to do with the painting.
Moral action: Tracy keeps the painting and uses it to dress up her living area at home.
Immoral consequence: Her friend is taken aback by the request and feels a little hurt, since she had already accounted for the sale as part of the profit from her exhibit.
Norm: You shouldn't ask for refunds on works of art.
Situation: Tracy visits an art exhibit featuring paintings by a friend of hers, and she buys a painting, that she can’t really afford, on a whim.
Intention: Tracy has to decide what to do with the painting.
Moral consequence: Tracy's living room looks more sophisticated with the painting on the wall and every time her friend visits, she thanks her again for her support.
Immoral action: Tracy calls her friend and tells her that she didn't really think about it before purchasing the painting, and she would like her money back.
Norm: It's wrong to dislike handicapped kids.
Situation: Layne is chaperoning her daughter's aquarium field trip where one of the kids in her group is handicapped.
Intention: Layne wants to treat the kids she's chaperoning to an item from the aquarium's gift shop.
Moral action: Layne allows each and every child in her chaperone group to choose something they'd like from the gift shop.
Immoral consequence: The handicapped kid feels left out and cries when he gets home.
Norm: It's wrong to dislike handicapped kids.
Situation: Layne is chaperoning her daughter's aquarium field trip where one of the kids in her group is handicapped.
Intention: Layne wants to treat the kids she's chaperoning to an item from the aquarium's gift shop.
Moral consequence: Layne's daughter learns the value of inclusion and all the kids leave happy.
Immoral action: Layne buys every kid in her chaperone group an item of their choosing from the gift shop, but excludes the handicapped kid.
Norm: It's wise to avoid pyramid schemes.
Situation: Lacey has just been laid off from her job and is running low on money.
Intention: Lacey wants to do side work until she finds a new job.
Moral action: Lacey decides to join Amazon's Mechanical Turk to make some money.
Immoral consequence: Lacey can't sell enough product to make up for what she bought and ends up losing money.
Norm: It's wise to avoid pyramid schemes.
Situation: Lacey has just been laid off from her job and is running low on money.
Intention: Lacey wants to do side work until she finds a new job.
Moral consequence: Lacey makes some money and still has time to find a job.
Immoral action: Lacey decides to join a sales group where you have to buy product from a superior before selling it.
Norm: It's not okay to let jealousy ruin family.
Situation: Tate's brother is very successful now, and he came to their Christmas party in a very expensive car.
Intention: Tate wants to say something to his brother.
Moral action: Tate tells his brother that he must be bagging so many chicks now.
Immoral consequence: Tate's brother feels uncomfortable and wants to leave the party.
Norm: It's not okay to let jealousy ruin family.
Situation: Tate's brother is very successful now, and he came to their Christmas party in a very expensive car.
Intention: Tate wants to say something to his brother.
Moral consequence: Tate's brother laughs and is better able to relax at the party.
Immoral action: Tate asks his brother if he thinks he's better than them now.
Norm: It's not okay to be overly focused on a career.
Situation: Paul just started his own business in an area that he is passionate about, and he is setting up a new home office.
Intention: Paul wants to double his business's revenue in the next three months.
Moral action: Paul develops a business strategy and brings in consultants to help implement it in a timely manner.
Immoral consequence: Paul burns himself out and his family feels left out and frustrated by the fact that they never see him.
Norm: It's not okay to be overly focused on a career.
Situation: Paul just started his own business in an area that he is passionate about, and he is setting up a new home office.
Intention: Paul wants to double his business's revenue in the next three months.
Moral consequence: Paul's business thrives while Paul gets to work normal hours, making his family happy.
Immoral action: Paul spends 14 hours each day in his new office trying to do everything himself to grow his business.
Norm: Leaving the dishes dirty is lazy behavior.
Situation: Marc is living in an apartment by himself for the first time and is responsible taking care of himself and the apartment.
Intention: Marc wants to devote himself to his passion towards video games.
Moral action: Marc creates a schedule that includes a large block of time for video games and smaller blocks for household chores.
Immoral consequence: Dirty dishes pile up in Marc's sink and attract bugs, causing his apartment to smell and him to feel embarrassed and disgusted.
Norm: Leaving the dishes dirty is lazy behavior.
Situation: Marc is living in an apartment by himself for the first time and is responsible taking care of himself and the apartment.
Intention: Marc wants to devote himself to his passion towards video games.
Moral consequence: Marc is able to keep onto of cleaning while still being able to spend substantial time on his passion for video gaming.
Immoral action: Marc spends all of his waking hours on video games while neglecting the other areas of his life, like washing the dishes.
Norm: You are expected to look out for your siblings.
Situation: Owen's mother had asked him to bring his brother outside to play.
Intention: Owen wants to sit in the backyard.
Moral action: Owen sits down and watches his brother carefully as he plays in the yard.
Immoral consequence: Owen's brother falls when he is playing and ends up breaking his arm.
Norm: You are expected to look out for your siblings.
Situation: Owen's mother had asked him to bring his brother outside to play.
Intention: Owen wants to sit in the backyard.
Moral consequence: Owens brother laughs and has a great time playing outside.
Immoral action: Owen sits in the backyard and takes a nap in one of the chairs outside.
Norm: It's good to tell your friends about your problems.
Situation: Matthew and his friend Nick are hanging out, when Nick notices that Matthew looks down and asks him what's wrong.
Intention: Matthew wants to get some advice on how to deal with his problems.
Moral action: Matthew opens up to Nick and tells him all about his problems, asking him what he should do to fix them.
Immoral consequence: Nick is disappointed that Matthew feels like he can't trust him and their relationship deteriorates.
Norm: It's good to tell your friends about your problems.
Situation: Matthew and his friend Nick are hanging out, when Nick notices that Matthew looks down and asks him what's wrong.
Intention: Matthew wants to get some advice on how to deal with his problems.
Moral consequence: Nick gains a better perspective of the issues that Matthew is facing and gives him some advice, which makes their relationship grow stronger.
Immoral action: Matthew tells Nick that he has some problems that are too private to discuss with him and that he's seeking professional help for them.
Norm: It's always good to repay others what you owe them.
Situation: Zach is low on money and still owes his friend Tim $100 but his rent is due in a few days.
Intention: Zach wants to pay his rent on time.
Moral action: Zach paints his parents' fence in order to earn some extra cash and is able to pay his rent and repay Tim.
Immoral consequence: Tim gets upset that Zach won't pay him back and stops hanging out with him.
Norm: It's always good to repay others what you owe them.
Situation: Zach is low on money and still owes his friend Tim $100 but his rent is due in a few days.
Intention: Zach wants to pay his rent on time.
Moral consequence: Tim is happy that Zach followed through with his commitment to repay him, and they remain good friends.
Immoral action: Zach fails to pay Tim back the money he owes in order to afford his monthly rent.
Norm: It's petty to leave someone because of trivial transgressions.
Situation: Frank and Nancy have been dating for years but Frank is upset that Nancy called him at work.
Intention: Frank wants a happy relatioinship.
Moral action: Frank reminds Nancy he can't talk at work and tells her he's looking forward to dinner with her.
Immoral consequence: Nancy is very sad and Frank finds out later that no relationship is perfect.
Norm: It's petty to leave someone because of trivial transgressions.
Situation: Frank and Nancy have been dating for years but Frank is upset that Nancy called him at work.
Intention: Frank wants a happy relatioinship.
Moral consequence: Nancy respects Frank and loves him and Frank enjoys his relationship.
Immoral action: Frank tells Nancy it's not working out and leaves her for another woman.
Norm: It's rude to insult someone for being poor.
Situation: Rob, is who was playing a game with his friend, is arguing with his friend after they lose the game and his friend is insulting him.
Intention: Rob wants to say something back in retaliation.
Moral action: Rob points out his friends gaming skills suggesting that he plays like a new player.
Immoral consequence: Rob's friend thinks that he crossed the line and stops playing the game with him.
Norm: It's rude to insult someone for being poor.
Situation: Rob, is who was playing a game with his friend, is arguing with his friend after they lose the game and his friend is insulting him.
Intention: Rob wants to say something back in retaliation.
Moral consequence: Rob's friend laughs at the insult, and they keep playing together.
Immoral action: Rob brings up the fact that his friend works a low paying job.
Norm: It is kind to make something for someone.
Situation: Ryan notices that his sister Susie has been down in the dumps ever since she came home from school that day.
Intention: Ryan wants Susie to cheer up.
Moral action: Ryan bakes Susie a batch of her favorite cookies to cheer her up.
Immoral consequence: Susie doesn't feel any better and continues to mope and feel sad.
Norm: It is kind to make something for someone.
Situation: Ryan notices that his sister Susie has been down in the dumps ever since she came home from school that day.
Intention: Ryan wants Susie to cheer up.
Moral consequence: Susie's mood is immediately lifted, and she feels great love and appreciation for her brother's caring gesture.
Immoral action: Ryan tells Susie to grow up and get over whatever is bothering her.
Norm: It is alright to not know how to act.
Situation: Victoria is at a formal dinner and does not know all the customs, and it is making her anxious.
Intention: Victoria wants to relieve her anxiety.
Moral action: Victoria asks the person next to her which fork she should be using.
Immoral consequence: Victoria feels embarrassed and vows never to go to a formal dinner again.
Norm: It is alright to not know how to act.
Situation: Victoria is at a formal dinner and does not know all the customs, and it is making her anxious.
Intention: Victoria wants to relieve her anxiety.
Moral consequence: The person next to Victoria is happy to help her, and she ends up enjoying her dinner.
Immoral action: Victoria has a small meltdown over the stress and runs from the dinner.
Norm: You shouldn't act like an asshole.
Situation: Ron lets Cheryl borrow some money during tough times, and later gets annoyed at something Cheryl says.
Intention: Ron wants to respond to what Cheryl said.
Moral action: Ron tempers his annoyance and tries to approach the discussion from a difference angle.
Immoral consequence: Cheryl gets upset and feels guilty and stupid for ever taking the loan in the first place.
Norm: You shouldn't act like an asshole.
Situation: Ron lets Cheryl borrow some money during tough times, and later gets annoyed at something Cheryl says.
Intention: Ron wants to respond to what Cheryl said.
Moral consequence: Cheryl understands Ron's perspective, and they're able to reach a deeper understanding about the discussion.
Immoral action: Ron brings up the loan and rubs it in her face, even though it's unrelated to the current discussion.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat with your friends' partners.
Situation: Carmen has just met her boyfriend's best friend Danny at a party.
Intention: Carmen wants to have dinner with Danny.
Moral action: Carmen invites Danny over to have dinner with her and her boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: When Carmen's boyfriend gets back into town he beats up his friend and breaks up with Carmen.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat with your friends' partners.
Situation: Carmen has just met her boyfriend's best friend Danny at a party.
Intention: Carmen wants to have dinner with Danny.
Moral consequence: Carmen's boyfriend enjoys spending time with his girlfriend and his best friend.
Immoral action: Carmen invites Danny on a dinner date when her boyfriend goes out of town.
Norm: It's good to spend time loving your dogs.
Situation: Kevin has two dogs at home and needs to work some extra hours for a few weeks, wearing him out.
Intention: Kevin wants to get some rest.
Moral action: Kevin brings the dogs inside the house with him when he gets home and sits on the couch with them.
Immoral consequence: The dogs become sad and neglected, then become more angry and violent because of the neglect.
Norm: It's good to spend time loving your dogs.
Situation: Kevin has two dogs at home and needs to work some extra hours for a few weeks, wearing him out.
Intention: Kevin wants to get some rest.
Moral consequence: Kevin gets his rest and the dogs are happy and well cared for.
Immoral action: Kevin puts his dogs on a long leash and goes straight inside from work to rest, ignoring the dogs.
Norm: Making your friends feel unwelcome is wrong.
Situation: Mark is hosting a Christmas party and invited his friends and family.
Intention: Mark wants to talk to people at the party.
Moral action: Mark talks to all the guests at his party, including his friends.
Immoral consequence: Mark's friends feel ignored and unappreciated, leave the party early, and don't talk to Mark until the new year.
Norm: Making your friends feel unwelcome is wrong.
Situation: Mark is hosting a Christmas party and invited his friends and family.
Intention: Mark wants to talk to people at the party.
Moral consequence: Mark's friends enjoy the party and invite Mark to a New Year's Eve party the next week.
Immoral action: Mark spends all his time talking to family members and doesn't speak to his friends.
Norm: You shouldn't message a friend of your boyfriend.
Situation: Francesca is worried that her boyfriend is starting to love her less than when they started dating.
Intention: Francesca wants her boyfriend to pay more attention to her.
Moral action: Francesca decides to be more active and dynamic in her relationship with her boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: Francesca's boyfriend learns about the texts and feels like she will leave him, which makes him very sad.
Norm: You shouldn't message a friend of your boyfriend.
Situation: Francesca is worried that her boyfriend is starting to love her less than when they started dating.
Intention: Francesca wants her boyfriend to pay more attention to her.
Moral consequence: Francesca's boyfriend loves the way she changed and it gives a new boost to their relationship.
Immoral action: Francesca starts sending flirty texts to her boyfriend's best friend.
Norm: You should not damage other peoples things for a prank.
Situation: Vince is part of a fraternity and his frat brother Ben has a birthday coming up.
Intention: Vince wants to pull a prank on Ben's car.
Moral action: Vince gets some window chalk and writes a lot of funny messages on Ben's car windows.
Immoral consequence: Ben tries to drive the car and can hardly get it to move, costing him hundreds of dollars in repairs.
Norm: You should not damage other peoples things for a prank.
Situation: Vince is part of a fraternity and his frat brother Ben has a birthday coming up.
Intention: Vince wants to pull a prank on Ben's car.
Moral consequence: Ben takes pictures of the messages, reads them, has a good laugh, and feels appreciated by his friends.
Immoral action: Vince jacks up the car, puts a hole in the tires, and fills each tire with cement, then lowers the car.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about being sober.
Situation: Tom is proud of his wife, Lisa, because she has stopped drinking and is attending meetings to help her, but Lisa has started to drink again.
Intention: Lisa doesn't want Tom to know that she started drinking again.
Moral action: Lisa comes clean at a meeting and tells her support group that she needs help to stop drinking again, and that she doesn't want it to hurt her marriage.
Immoral consequence: Tom and everyone at the meetings quickly become aware that Lisa is drinking and Lisa feels shame and embarrassment that they found out.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about being sober.
Situation: Tom is proud of his wife, Lisa, because she has stopped drinking and is attending meetings to help her, but Lisa has started to drink again.
Intention: Lisa doesn't want Tom to know that she started drinking again.
Moral consequence: She gets the help that she needs and stops drinking again through her support structure, and Tom continues to be proud of her efforts.
Immoral action: Lisa keeps attending the meetings, but she drinks both before and after each one of them.
Norm: It is bad eavesdrop on others.
Situation: Lilith is at the bar and can hear two friends talking nearby that haven't noticed her arrival yet.
Intention: Lilith wants to find out what they are discussing.
Moral action: Lilith announces her presence to her friends to get their attention and inquires as to the topic of discussion.
Immoral consequence: Lilith is dismayed that she learned of her own surprise party and feels guilty.
Norm: It is bad eavesdrop on others.
Situation: Lilith is at the bar and can hear two friends talking nearby that haven't noticed her arrival yet.
Intention: Lilith wants to find out what they are discussing.
Moral consequence: Lilith is warmly welcomed by her friends and Lilith enjoys a good time with her friends.
Immoral action: Lilith listens in on her friend's conversation without announcing herself and overhears them planning a surprise party for Lilith.
Norm: It's rude to flaunt your money.
Situation: Danika is a very successful businesswoman but her brother has had a hard time holding a minimum wage job.
Intention: Danika wants to have dinner with her brother.
Moral action: Danika meets her brother at a diner in town and talks about fun stories from their childhood.
Immoral consequence: Danika's brother feels sad that he can't afford to go to the restaurant at all.
Norm: It's rude to flaunt your money.
Situation: Danika is a very successful businesswoman but her brother has had a hard time holding a minimum wage job.
Intention: Danika wants to have dinner with her brother.
Moral consequence: Danika's brother is happy that he had a nice meal with his sister.
Immoral action: Danika meets her brother at the most expensive restaurant in town and talks about how she has so much money she could eat there daily.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat in games.
Situation: Marc is playing Monopoly with his sister Louise, and she has bought all the best properties so far.
Intention: Marc wants to win the game of Monopoly.
Moral action: Marc plays the game without cheating, and he still manages to buy some really good properties.
Immoral consequence: Marc feels guilty about doing something so shady and even if he wins the game he will feel badly about the whole experience.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat in games.
Situation: Marc is playing Monopoly with his sister Louise, and she has bought all the best properties so far.
Intention: Marc wants to win the game of Monopoly.
Moral consequence: Marc feels good about how he plays the game and it's very exciting when he lands on a good property.
Immoral action: Marc moves the dice to get a better role when Louise isn't looking, allowing him to buy a better property.
Norm: It’s bad to not go to work.
Situation: Tyler wakes up with a headache and has to go to work.
Intention: Tyler wants to get rid of the headache.
Moral action: Tyler take some medicine for the headache and goes to work.
Immoral consequence: Tyler gets fired for not going into work or calling out sick.
Norm: It’s bad to not go to work.
Situation: Tyler wakes up with a headache and has to go to work.
Intention: Tyler wants to get rid of the headache.
Moral consequence: The headache goes away and Tyler is able to work.
Immoral action: Tyler skips work and sleeps all day until the headache goes away.
Norm: It's rude to skip an event you promised to attend.
Situation: Tom promised to attend his friend's barbecue, but he feels ill today.
Intention: Tom wants to decide if he should go to his friend's BBQ.
Moral action: Tom decides to attend the BBQ anyway, so he heads over to his friend's.
Immoral consequence: Tom lies down and feels better in an hour, leaving Tom wishing he'd gone the rest of the day.
Norm: It's rude to skip an event you promised to attend.
Situation: Tom promised to attend his friend's barbecue, but he feels ill today.
Intention: Tom wants to decide if he should go to his friend's BBQ.
Moral consequence: Tom gets better a little ways into the party, and he enjoys himself the rest of the time.
Immoral action: Tom tells his friend he cannot go today because he is feeling ill.
Norm: It's rude to criticize someone for wearing leather.
Situation: Bill is at work when Jim comes in wearing a bright yellow leather jumpsuit.
Intention: Bill wants to react in shock to Jim's outfit.
Moral action: Bill chuckles and tells Jim that his outfit is so bright he thought the sun just rose and tells him it's quite the outfit.
Immoral consequence: Jim is annoyed that Bill thinks he's the outfit police and is angry that he's calling him absurd.
Norm: It's rude to criticize someone for wearing leather.
Situation: Bill is at work when Jim comes in wearing a bright yellow leather jumpsuit.
Intention: Bill wants to react in shock to Jim's outfit.
Moral consequence: Jim laughs at Bill's reaction and tells him that's the reaction he was looking for.
Immoral action: Bill tells Jim that wearing an all leather outfit to work is absurd, and he should get out of there and go change.
Norm: It's kind to be there for someone who is crying.
Situation: Jack's friend's dog just passed away, and she can't stop crying about it.
Intention: Jack wants to decide whether she should comfort his friend.
Moral action: Jack drives to his friend's place to see what he can do for her.
Immoral consequence: Jack's friend has no one to comfort her and continues to feel sad.
Norm: It's kind to be there for someone who is crying.
Situation: Jack's friend's dog just passed away, and she can't stop crying about it.
Intention: Jack wants to decide whether she should comfort his friend.
Moral consequence: Jack's friend feels supported and is glad that someone care about her.
Immoral action: Jack doesn't know what to say to her, so he decides to stay at home.
Norm: You should stay in bed and rest if you're ill.
Situation: Julie just came down with the flu, but she had plans to go have dinner with her fiancee', Sean, and is very hungry.
Intention: Julie wants to eat with Sean.
Moral action: Julie let's Sean know that she's sick in bed, but asks if he will eat dinner with her via Skype, and he agrees.
Immoral consequence: A day later Sean gets the flu, and now Julie feels responsible for it.