CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is rude to be overly sensitive about minor issues
Situation: Martin is having dinner in a restaurant and the steak is slightly overcooked.
Intention: Martin wants inform the waiter of the problem.
Moral action: Martin gently informs the waiter that is steak is overdone but that he'll eat it anyway.
Immoral consequence: The waiter is embarrassed and brings him a new steak.
Norm: It is rude to be overly sensitive about minor issues
Situation: Martin is having dinner in a restaurant and the steak is slightly overcooked.
Intention: Martin wants inform the waiter of the problem.
Moral consequence: The waiter appreciate's Martin's kindness and offers him a gift card for a free dinner.
Immoral action: Martin yells at the waiter.
Norm: You shouldn't let your kids damage store merchandise.
Situation: Kayla is at the store with her young son who is hyperactive and destructive.
Intention: Kayla wants to distract her son with something.
Moral action: Kayla gives her son a stress ball to play with at the store.
Immoral consequence: Kayla's son ends up causing damage to the merchandise causing onlookers to think badly of him.
Norm: You shouldn't let your kids damage store merchandise.
Situation: Kayla is at the store with her young son who is hyperactive and destructive.
Intention: Kayla wants to distract her son with something.
Moral consequence: Kayla's son interacts with the stress ball and people at the store think he's cute.
Immoral action: Kayla gives her son a store product to keep him busy.
Norm: It is rude to interrupt someone's conversation.
Situation: Sean needs help with his assignment, but his teacher is talking with someone else.
Intention: Sean wants to ask his teacher for help.
Moral action: Sean waits for his teacher's conversation to end before asking for help.
Immoral consequence: Sean's teacher thinks that Sean is rude and obnoxious and asks him to wait.
Norm: It is rude to interrupt someone's conversation.
Situation: Sean needs help with his assignment, but his teacher is talking with someone else.
Intention: Sean wants to ask his teacher for help.
Moral consequence: Sean's teacher thinks that he is polite and is more willing to help him.
Immoral action: Sean barges into the conversation and asks her teacher for help.
Norm: You should love your sister's babies.
Situation: Jake's sister asked him to babysit her kids since she had to go to work.
Intention: Jake needs to decide what to tell his sister.
Moral action: Jake agrees to babysit the kids, because he wants to be responsible.
Immoral consequence: Jake's sister doesn't think Jake is responsible and trusts him less.
Norm: You should love your sister's babies.
Situation: Jake's sister asked him to babysit her kids since she had to go to work.
Intention: Jake needs to decide what to tell his sister.
Moral consequence: Jake's sister appreciates him and knows she can count on him.
Immoral action: Jake declines to babysit her kids, because he doesn't want to waste his time.
Norm: It is wrong to steal somebody else's chocolate.
Situation: Martha is visiting her friend, Edna, in the hospital and notices that she has been given a box of fancy chocolates.
Intention: Martha wants some chocolate.
Moral action: Martha asks Edna if she can try one of her fancy chocolates.
Immoral consequence: The nurse sees Martha take the chocolates and tells her it's not very nice to just take a patient's gift like that.
Norm: It is wrong to steal somebody else's chocolate.
Situation: Martha is visiting her friend, Edna, in the hospital and notices that she has been given a box of fancy chocolates.
Intention: Martha wants some chocolate.
Moral consequence: Edna tells her to help herself, and they enjoy the chocolate together.
Immoral action: When the nurse comes to check on Edna, Martha quickly takes a handful of the chocolates without asking.
Norm: You should always go to important family events.
Situation: Cathy has tickets to see a movie at the same time as her brother Mike's 10th birthday party.
Intention: Cathy wants to see the movie.
Moral action: Cathy exchanges her tickets for a different showtime and goes to the party.
Immoral consequence: Mike is devastated that his older sister couldn't be at his party.
Norm: You should always go to important family events.
Situation: Cathy has tickets to see a movie at the same time as her brother Mike's 10th birthday party.
Intention: Cathy wants to see the movie.
Moral consequence: Mike is glad that he can spend time with Cathy on his birthday.
Immoral action: Cathy goes to the movie instead of going to the party.
Norm: It is good to help the police solve crimes.
Situation: Tommy has witnessed a crime occur and has information that could identify the culprit.
Intention: Tommy wants to remain anonymous for his safety.
Moral action: Tommy uses a tip line to hand over the information without disclosing his name.
Immoral consequence: The police are unable to stop the criminal from acting again.
Norm: It is good to help the police solve crimes.
Situation: Tommy has witnessed a crime occur and has information that could identify the culprit.
Intention: Tommy wants to remain anonymous for his safety.
Moral consequence: The police find and arrest the perpetrator who learns his lesson from being locked up.
Immoral action: Tommy stays quiet about what he saw and never shares any information.
Norm: It's good to be affectionate to your spouse.
Situation: Gordon is about to go to bed and his wife is still staying to watch the end of her TV show.
Intention: Gordon wants to say goodnight to his wife.
Moral action: Gordon tells his wife goodnight and gives her a soft kiss on the forehead before going upstairs.
Immoral consequence: Gordon's wife feels like Gordon is cold and maybe there's a problem in their marriage.
Norm: It's good to be affectionate to your spouse.
Situation: Gordon is about to go to bed and his wife is still staying to watch the end of her TV show.
Intention: Gordon wants to say goodnight to his wife.
Moral consequence: Gordon's wife is filled with warmth from the sweet kiss and is happy her husband shows her love.
Immoral action: Gordon tells his wife goodnight and walks upstairs to go to the bedroom.
Norm: It's frowned upon to drink at work.
Situation: Tony's coworker offers him a drink, from a bottle of alcohol he keeps in his desk drawer.
Intention: Tony has to decide whether to drink alcohol, while at work.
Moral action: Tony declines to take a drink with his colleague, and lets him know that he would enjoy a drink after work, but not during his shift.
Immoral consequence: Later in the day, Tony's boss lets him know that he smelled the alcohol and gives Tony a verbal warning not to drink on the job.
Norm: It's frowned upon to drink at work.
Situation: Tony's coworker offers him a drink, from a bottle of alcohol he keeps in his desk drawer.
Intention: Tony has to decide whether to drink alcohol, while at work.
Moral consequence: Tony continues his work day without needing to be concerned with having alcohol on his breath, or getting into trouble.
Immoral action: Tony decides that one drink won't hurt anything, so he accepts the drink he has been offered.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat and mislead multiple people at once.
Situation: Nolan has a prank item idea - vanishing money you give to your friends and it vanishes on them.
Intention: Nolan wants to make some money with his invention.
Moral action: Nolan sells his vanishing money as a novelty prank item.
Immoral consequence: Lots of people think they just lost the money themselves.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat and mislead multiple people at once.
Situation: Nolan has a prank item idea - vanishing money you give to your friends and it vanishes on them.
Intention: Nolan wants to make some money with his invention.
Moral consequence: Nolan's fake money makes Nolan a lot of real money.
Immoral action: Nolan uses the vanishing money to "buy" things and mislead people to think he paid.
Norm: It is wrong to harm children
Situation: Travis is having pizza with his nephew Brutus and notices Brutus reaching for the last piece.
Intention: Travis wants more food.
Moral action: Travis asks Brutus if he minds splitting the pizza and cuts it in half with a knife.
Immoral consequence: Brutus hits his head as he falls and needs to get stitches.
Norm: It is wrong to harm children
Situation: Travis is having pizza with his nephew Brutus and notices Brutus reaching for the last piece.
Intention: Travis wants more food.
Moral consequence: Brutus learns that it's good to share and act respectfully.
Immoral action: Travis lunges for the slice knocking Brutus off his chair in the process.
Norm: It's good to grab a bite together with a friend.
Situation: Harold is leaving class with Karen and has extra time before his afternoon class.
Intention: Harold wants to eat.
Moral action: Harold and Karen sit in the cafeteria and eat sandwiches together.
Immoral consequence: Karen has to eat alone and is bored with no one to talk to.
Norm: It's good to grab a bite together with a friend.
Situation: Harold is leaving class with Karen and has extra time before his afternoon class.
Intention: Harold wants to eat.
Moral consequence: Karen has a great time talking to Harold, and they make plans for the weekend.
Immoral action: Harold buys a sandwich and leaves Karen in the Cafeteria, so he can eat alone in his car.
Norm: It's good to be a concerned citizen.
Situation: Nancy called her friend Kay, who had been sick, one afternoon, and they talked for a bit before Nancy had to head off to work.
Intention: Nancy wanted to catch up with her friend Kay.
Moral action: Nancy asked Kay if she had been feeling better lately since she had been sick.
Immoral consequence: Kay was disappointed when Nancy got off the phone and thought Nancy did not care about her.
Norm: It's good to be a concerned citizen.
Situation: Nancy called her friend Kay, who had been sick, one afternoon, and they talked for a bit before Nancy had to head off to work.
Intention: Nancy wanted to catch up with her friend Kay.
Moral consequence: Kay was grateful Nancy asked about how she felt and checked on her with a call.
Immoral action: Nancy did not ask Kay how she had been feeling even though Kay had recently been sick.
Norm: It's good to compliment someone on their new haircut.
Situation: David gets a new haircut and asks his friend Bob how it looks.
Intention: Bob wants to give feedback on the haircut.
Moral action: Bob tells David that the haircut makes him look distinguished.
Immoral consequence: David is shocked and walks away from Bob in anger.
Norm: It's good to compliment someone on their new haircut.
Situation: David gets a new haircut and asks his friend Bob how it looks.
Intention: Bob wants to give feedback on the haircut.
Moral consequence: David thanks Bob for the compliment and gives him a firm hand shake.
Immoral action: Bob tells David that the haircut makes his head look weird.
Norm: You should be sorry when you hurt others.
Situation: Craig is playing basketball with Bob when he pushes Bob and Bob scrapes his knee.
Intention: Craig wants to say something to Bob.
Moral action: Craig tells Bob he's sorry for pushing him and helps him up.
Immoral consequence: Bob will feel angry at Craig and try to get revenge.
Norm: You should be sorry when you hurt others.
Situation: Craig is playing basketball with Bob when he pushes Bob and Bob scrapes his knee.
Intention: Craig wants to say something to Bob.
Moral consequence: Bob will forgive Craig and think he is contrite.
Immoral action: Craig tells Bob he should get up and stop being hurt.
Norm: You should accept someone's offer of help.
Situation: August is struggling with addiction and her family is offering to take her to rehab.
Intention: August wants to remain in control.
Moral action: August decides to take the offer and promises to work hard at rehab.
Immoral consequence: August does not overcome her addiction and it just gets worse.
Norm: You should accept someone's offer of help.
Situation: August is struggling with addiction and her family is offering to take her to rehab.
Intention: August wants to remain in control.
Moral consequence: August overcomes her addiction and is able to get her life under control.
Immoral action: August turns down the offer and heads back out to the streets on her own.
Norm: You should leave an abusive relationship
Situation: Abby's husband always beats her whenever she upsets him, but he provides for her.
Intention: Abby doesn't want to be alone.
Moral action: Abby asks her friend if she can live with her temporarily, so she can break up with her husband.
Immoral consequence: Abby continues to be abused, and she can't do anything about it.
Norm: You should leave an abusive relationship
Situation: Abby's husband always beats her whenever she upsets him, but he provides for her.
Intention: Abby doesn't want to be alone.
Moral consequence: Abby is no longer hurt by anyone, and she is happier.
Immoral action: Abby stays with her husband, because she doesn't know where else to go.
Norm: It's bad to fall back on bad habits.
Situation: Calvin has been sober from alcohol for 2 years, but is going through a stressful divorce.
Intention: Calvin wants to relive his anxiety.
Moral action: Calvin thinks about having a drink, but decides instead to meditate.
Immoral consequence: Calvin ends up drinking on a daily basis again and all his progress is ruined.
Norm: It's bad to fall back on bad habits.
Situation: Calvin has been sober from alcohol for 2 years, but is going through a stressful divorce.
Intention: Calvin wants to relive his anxiety.
Moral consequence: Calvin is able to ease his mind and get himself into a better mental state.
Immoral action: Calvin decides to have some vodka and orange juice to relax him.
Norm: You should say thank you when someone makes you something.
Situation: It was Kate's birthday and her best friend baked her a cake.
Intention: Kate wants to let her friend know she ate the cake.
Moral action: Kate calls her friend up and tells her thank you for making the cake and that she ate the whole thing.
Immoral consequence: Kate's friend never goes through the trouble of making her a cake again.
Norm: You should say thank you when someone makes you something.
Situation: It was Kate's birthday and her best friend baked her a cake.
Intention: Kate wants to let her friend know she ate the cake.
Moral consequence: Kate's friend is thrilled that her friend liked the cakes.
Immoral action: Kate brought the cake container back to her friend without saying a word.
Norm: It's bad to break up by ghosting someone.
Situation: Ray wants to break up with his girlfriend, Colleen, because he met someone else.
Intention: Ray wants to avoid any drama.
Moral action: Ray meets up with Colleen in a public place to avoid drama and tells her he wants to break up because he met someone.
Immoral consequence: Colleen has no idea what happened or why the relationship suddenly ended.
Norm: It's bad to break up by ghosting someone.
Situation: Ray wants to break up with his girlfriend, Colleen, because he met someone else.
Intention: Ray wants to avoid any drama.
Moral consequence: Colleen is not happy to hear this, but tells Ray that she appreciates him telling this to her face.
Immoral action: Ray immediately stops communicating with Colleen, he just disappears from her life.
Norm: It's wrong to guess when people will die.
Situation: Bob's friend Jim excitedly tells him that he is planning to free climb a notoriously difficult mountain.
Intention: Bob wants to comment on Jim's plans.
Moral action: Bob is supportive of his friend and cheers him on.
Immoral consequence: Jim is offended at Bob's lack of faith in his abilities.
Norm: It's wrong to guess when people will die.
Situation: Bob's friend Jim excitedly tells him that he is planning to free climb a notoriously difficult mountain.
Intention: Bob wants to comment on Jim's plans.
Moral consequence: Jim gets a boost of self confidence from his friends support.
Immoral action: Bob tells Jim that he is most likely to fall to his death on such a difficult climb.
Norm: It's bad to take medication that you don't need.
Situation: Micheal is struggling with his essay when he notices his younger brother's bottle of adderall beside him.
Intention: Micheal wants to focus on his schoolwork.
Moral action: Micheal exercises for outside for thirty minutes.
Immoral consequence: Micheal is grounded when his mother discovers his actions.
Norm: It's bad to take medication that you don't need.
Situation: Micheal is struggling with his essay when he notices his younger brother's bottle of adderall beside him.
Intention: Micheal wants to focus on his schoolwork.
Moral consequence: Exercising gives Micheal enough energy to power through is essay.
Immoral action: Micheal takes a pill of his brother's Adderall.
Norm: It is good to appreciate art.
Situation: Pete is shopping for art at Frank's Art Gallery in his local art district.
Intention: Pete wants to find a piece of art that he likes.
Moral action: Pete purchases a painting he enjoys from a local gallery and brings it home.
Immoral consequence: Frank is angry and disappointed, and he hopes Pete never comes back to the gallery.
Norm: It is good to appreciate art.
Situation: Pete is shopping for art at Frank's Art Gallery in his local art district.
Intention: Pete wants to find a piece of art that he likes.
Moral consequence: The gallery owner, Frank, makes a commission and hopes Pete returns to the gallery.
Immoral action: Pete attempts to carry out a beautiful sculpture from Frank's Art Gallery without paying for it first, but gets caught.
Norm: It's rude to assume what all women enjoy.
Situation: Jim and Sammy are about to have sex for the first time ever.
Intention: Jim wants to see what Sammy likes.
Moral action: Jim asks Sammy if she likes anal sex and proceeds to do it after she says yes.
Immoral consequence: Sammy begins to cry and isn't interested in having sex anymore.
Norm: It's rude to assume what all women enjoy.
Situation: Jim and Sammy are about to have sex for the first time ever.
Intention: Jim wants to see what Sammy likes.
Moral consequence: Sammy feels sexually fulfilled and is glad that Jim asked before doing it.
Immoral action: Jim chokes Sammy while penetrating her without asking if she liked it.
Norm: It's wrong to ghost people.
Situation: Ronnie has been dating Jen but decides the relationship is not working out.
Intention: Ronnie wants to stop dating Jen.
Moral action: Ronnie tells Jen that he wants to break up with her.
Immoral consequence: Jen will feel confused and upset about what Ronnie is doing.
Norm: It's wrong to ghost people.
Situation: Ronnie has been dating Jen but decides the relationship is not working out.
Intention: Ronnie wants to stop dating Jen.
Moral consequence: Jen will feel sad, but be able to move on properly.
Immoral action: Ronnie stops contacting Jen and avoids her messages and calls.
Norm: You shouldn't cut your arm.
Situation: Doug just learned that his best friend died in a plane crash and is devastated.
Intention: Doug wants to feel something, anything but numb.
Moral action: Doug calls a therapist hotline to talk about his sadness/numbness.
Immoral consequence: Doug bleeds profusely and has to be rushed to the hospital.
Norm: You shouldn't cut your arm.
Situation: Doug just learned that his best friend died in a plane crash and is devastated.
Intention: Doug wants to feel something, anything but numb.
Moral consequence: Doug learns how to feel better slowly and is happier.
Immoral action: Doug takes a knife and cuts his arms up.
Norm: It's good to play catch with your kids.
Situation: Damon is in his backyard with his young child who has shown interest in baseball.
Intention: Damon wants to play with his child.
Moral action: Damon shows his son the fundamentals of throwing and catching a baseball, and they spend the afternoon tossing the ball back and forth.
Immoral consequence: Damon's child misses out on an opportunity to hone his hand-eye coordination.
Norm: It's good to play catch with your kids.
Situation: Damon is in his backyard with his young child who has shown interest in baseball.
Intention: Damon wants to play with his child.
Moral consequence: Damon's child learns the fundamental building blocks of playing baseball which prepares him for future team play.
Immoral action: Damon plays a calm and quiet game with his son in the sandbox of the backyard because it seems safe for a child that age.
Norm: It is irresponsible to shirk your duties.
Situation: Doug has just cooked dinner for himself, dishes are everywhere, and his roommates come home.
Intention: Doug wants to have a relaxing night in front of the tv.
Moral action: Doug washes his dishes quickly and jumps on the couch to watch tv.
Immoral consequence: Doug's roommates get angry they have no clean dishes to eat from.
Norm: It is irresponsible to shirk your duties.
Situation: Doug has just cooked dinner for himself, dishes are everywhere, and his roommates come home.
Intention: Doug wants to have a relaxing night in front of the tv.
Moral consequence: Doug's roommates are happy and can eat dinner too.
Immoral action: Doug ignores the dirty dishes and watches tv all night long.
Norm: It's bad to put all housework on your partner.
Situation: Dan and his fiance recently moved in together and are figuring out how to split up duties around the house.
Intention: Dan wants to come to an agreement that he likes.
Moral action: Dan agrees to do the chores that finds more satisfying to do, and they come to a fairly even split of duties.
Immoral consequence: Dan's fiance gets fed up with having to do so much work and gets into an argument with him.
Norm: It's bad to put all housework on your partner.
Situation: Dan and his fiance recently moved in together and are figuring out how to split up duties around the house.
Intention: Dan wants to come to an agreement that he likes.
Moral consequence: Dan's fiance appreciates his efforts around the house and is happy to be with him.
Immoral action: Dan argues that his fiance should do nearly all of the housework since he makes more money.
Norm: It's bad to live a life of debauchery.
Situation: Peter moves to Thailand to work and live.
Intention: Peter wants to enjoy Thailand.
Moral action: Peter takes a different tour of Thailand every weekend to learn the culture.
Immoral consequence: Peter catches AIDS from a hooker and gets very sick.
Norm: It's bad to live a life of debauchery.
Situation: Peter moves to Thailand to work and live.
Intention: Peter wants to enjoy Thailand.
Moral consequence: Peter becomes very knowledgeable about Thailand and Thai culture.
Immoral action: Peter goes to bars drinking and picking up prostitutes every night.
Norm: You shouldn't pretend to have a girlfriend when you don't.
Situation: Jack's friends and their dates are all going to the homecoming dance.
Intention: Jack wants to go to the dance with his friends.
Moral action: Jack tells his friends he wants to go to the homecoming dance, but he doesn't have a girlfriend to go with.
Immoral consequence: Jack ends up being a fifth wheel at the dance and stands alone while his friends have fun and dance.
Norm: You shouldn't pretend to have a girlfriend when you don't.
Situation: Jack's friends and their dates are all going to the homecoming dance.
Intention: Jack wants to go to the dance with his friends.
Moral consequence: Jack's friends get him a date to take to the dance and Jack and his date dance and have fun.
Immoral action: Jack tells his friends he has a girlfriend, even though he doesn't, and that she can't come to the dance since she’s in Canada.
Norm: It's good to be humble when you win a competition.
Situation: Rory just won a marathon, and his friends are asking how he did.
Intention: Rory wants to tell his friends that he won the marathon.
Moral action: Rory tells his friends that he won the race, but it was a close one.
Immoral consequence: Rory's friends think that he's arrogant and like him less.