CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: People are expected to be generous on Halloween.
Situation: Thelma likes to see the kids' costumes on Halloweeen and is giving out candy, so they'll visit.
Intention: Thelma wants to keep some of the Halloween candy.
Moral action: Thelma buys an extra bag of candy, so she has enough for the kids and herself.
Immoral consequence: Thelma gets a reputation for stinginess, and the kids don't visit her next Halloween.
Norm: People are expected to be generous on Halloween.
Situation: Thelma likes to see the kids' costumes on Halloweeen and is giving out candy, so they'll visit.
Intention: Thelma wants to keep some of the Halloween candy.
Moral consequence: The kids love her candy and visit her again next year.
Immoral action: Thelma only allows each kid to have one tiny piece of candy.
Norm: It's wrong not doing your fair share in a group.
Situation: Lara is scheduled to work on a group project on Saturday with two of her classmates.
Intention: Lara wants to go out and party on Friday night.
Moral action: Lara goes to a party on Friday but leaves early so that she won't be tired at the group meeting on Saturday.
Immoral consequence: Lara's group members are frustrated with her and the team gets a low grade.
Norm: It's wrong not doing your fair share in a group.
Situation: Lara is scheduled to work on a group project on Saturday with two of her classmates.
Intention: Lara wants to go out and party on Friday night.
Moral consequence: Lara's group members are happy with her and the team gets a good grade.
Immoral action: Lara goes out and parties on Friday where she drinks heavily, causing her to be hungover and not contribute much at the group meeting.
Norm: It's good to warn people before taking action.
Situation: David is outside doing some yard work on a Sunday afternoon while his kids play nearby.
Intention: David wants to chop down several large tree branches.
Moral action: David warns his children to stand back before cutting down the large tree branches.
Immoral consequence: The tree branches fall to the ground, striking and injuring one of David's children.
Norm: It's good to warn people before taking action.
Situation: David is outside doing some yard work on a Sunday afternoon while his kids play nearby.
Intention: David wants to chop down several large tree branches.
Moral consequence: David's children keep their distance and are able to avoid the falling tree branches.
Immoral action: David quietly takes a saw and cuts down the large tree branches without giving any warning.
Norm: It's rude to ignore a friend on their birthday.
Situation: It was Kayla's friend's birthday, and she saw her friend at school.
Intention: Kayla wanted to surprise her friend.
Moral action: Kayla rushed up to her friend and gave her a big hug.
Immoral consequence: Kayla's friend ignored her for the rest of the month.
Norm: It's rude to ignore a friend on their birthday.
Situation: It was Kayla's friend's birthday, and she saw her friend at school.
Intention: Kayla wanted to surprise her friend.
Moral consequence: Kayla's friend was so happy that she couldn't help but to smile.
Immoral action: Kayla ignored her friend for the rest of the day as a prank.
Norm: It's bad to worry to much about other peoples' opinions.
Situation: Emily has a very overbearing mother, who is always on her about her weight, even though she is fairly skinny.
Intention: Emily wants to stay thin.
Moral action: Emily stands up to her mother, realizes her weight is fine, and learns to like the body she has.
Immoral consequence: Emily's teeth rot away from the vomiting, and she eventually dies from the stress on her body.
Norm: It's bad to worry to much about other peoples' opinions.
Situation: Emily has a very overbearing mother, who is always on her about her weight, even though she is fairly skinny.
Intention: Emily wants to stay thin.
Moral consequence: Emily retains her self-esteem and lives a long, healthy life.
Immoral action: Emily hides her eating, starts purging when she eats, and she eventually becomes bulimic.
Norm: It's good to take action to protect the vulnerable.
Situation: James has new refugee neighbor Ahmed who move in next door with his family.
Intention: James wants to avoid any trouble in his neighborhood.
Moral action: James befriends Ahmed and refuses to let the other neighbord harass him.
Immoral consequence: Amhmed family leaves making James regretful that he did not do more.
Norm: It's good to take action to protect the vulnerable.
Situation: James has new refugee neighbor Ahmed who move in next door with his family.
Intention: James wants to avoid any trouble in his neighborhood.
Moral consequence: James becomes good friends with Ahmed for the rest of their lives.
Immoral action: James does nothing when some neighbors continually harass the new neighbors stating "He does not want any trouble".
Norm: It's bad to be mean to your employees.
Situation: Gordon is a boss at a restaurant, and his employees are not doing their jobs well.
Intention: Gordon wants his employees to work better.
Moral action: Gordon calmly shows them what they need to do and encourages them when they do well.
Immoral consequence: The employees quit one by one, and Gordon's restaurant loses money.
Norm: It's bad to be mean to your employees.
Situation: Gordon is a boss at a restaurant, and his employees are not doing their jobs well.
Intention: Gordon wants his employees to work better.
Moral consequence: The employees do their jobs better, and business starts to improve.
Immoral action: Gordon screams and yells at his employees constantly when they mess up.
Norm: It's wrong to be bigoted against a group of people.
Situation: Jane was raised around only people like her but just moved to a diverse area.
Intention: Jane wants to make new friends.
Moral action: Jane focuses on what people are like on the inside rather than the outside when it comes to meeting new friends.
Immoral consequence: Jane misses out on all the interesting things that various cultures and backgrounds of the world have to offer.
Norm: It's wrong to be bigoted against a group of people.
Situation: Jane was raised around only people like her but just moved to a diverse area.
Intention: Jane wants to make new friends.
Moral consequence: Jane is exposed to new cultures and all the amazing things they have to offer and has a more fulfilling life experience than she otherwise would have.
Immoral action: Jane only looks to people who are the same background as her and look the same for prospective new friends.
Norm: It is wrong to go somewhere without being invited.
Situation: Susan's friend Marissa is getting married soon but Susan still hasn't received an invitation.
Intention: Susan wants to attend Marissa's wedding.
Moral action: Susan drops subtle hints to Marissa about her desire to attend the wedding.
Immoral consequence: Susan is denied entry to the wedding because she isn't on the guest list.
Norm: It is wrong to go somewhere without being invited.
Situation: Susan's friend Marissa is getting married soon but Susan still hasn't received an invitation.
Intention: Susan wants to attend Marissa's wedding.
Moral consequence: Marissa ends up inviting Susan to the wedding, and she has a great time at it.
Immoral action: Susan shows up to the wedding unannounced without having been invited.
Norm: It's good to go fun places with your significant other.
Situation: John and Mary being a couple have a day off.
Intention: John wants to spend the day off with Mary.
Moral action: John goes to the countryside with Mary where there are beautiful views.
Immoral consequence: Mary feels bored staying at home.
Norm: It's good to go fun places with your significant other.
Situation: John and Mary being a couple have a day off.
Intention: John wants to spend the day off with Mary.
Moral consequence: Mary thanks John for taking her to the nature where she enjoys the views and fresh air.
Immoral action: John asks Mary to help him with some home improvement work.
Norm: It's good to look out for your mental health.
Situation: Bob has been feeling increasingly down and unmotivated lately and begins to wonder if he has depression.
Intention: Bob wants to do something to feel better.
Moral action: Bob seeks help about his concerns from a mental health professional.
Immoral consequence: Bob develops a drinking problem and his mental health issues only grow worse.
Norm: It's good to look out for your mental health.
Situation: Bob has been feeling increasingly down and unmotivated lately and begins to wonder if he has depression.
Intention: Bob wants to do something to feel better.
Moral consequence: Bob receives continued therapy and over time he feels much better mentally.
Immoral action: Bob begins drinking regularly to feel better and forget his problems.
Norm: You should be nice to new people you meet.
Situation: Joe meets a new person for the the first time who introduces himself to Joe.
Intention: Joe wants to say something to the person.
Moral action: Joe compliments the person he just met and tells them to let Joe know if they ever need help with anything.
Immoral consequence: The person Joe met is really offended and never likes Joe after that.
Norm: You should be nice to new people you meet.
Situation: Joe meets a new person for the the first time who introduces himself to Joe.
Intention: Joe wants to say something to the person.
Moral consequence: The person Joe met is happy to have met such a nice and helpful person as Joe.
Immoral action: Joe tells the person that he just met that they're kind of ugly and don't look to bright either.
Norm: It is unprofessional to forget when you have an appointment.
Situation: Marnie is very busy with work and has an appointment with a vendor this afternoon.
Intention: Marnie wants to do well and get her work done.
Moral action: Marnie sets a reminder on her phone for the meeting.
Immoral consequence: The vendor is upset and their business relationship with Marnie sours.
Norm: It is unprofessional to forget when you have an appointment.
Situation: Marnie is very busy with work and has an appointment with a vendor this afternoon.
Intention: Marnie wants to do well and get her work done.
Moral consequence: Marnie maintains a good relationship with the vendor and gets her work done.
Immoral action: Marnie gets so wrapped up in her work that she forgets to go to the vendor meeting.
Norm: You shouldn't give away someone's things.
Situation: Sandra's son leaves home to go to college in another town.
Intention: Sandra wants to clear the stuff out of her son's room.
Moral action: Sandra puts the things in her son's room into storage.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's son is sad when he finds out all his old stuff is gone.
Norm: You shouldn't give away someone's things.
Situation: Sandra's son leaves home to go to college in another town.
Intention: Sandra wants to clear the stuff out of her son's room.
Moral consequence: Sandra's soon is happy to still have access to all his old possessions that were in his room.
Immoral action: Sandra gives all her son's things away to friends or charities.
Norm: It's wrong to take other people's property.
Situation: Homer has a neighbor Ned who he often borrows things from.
Intention: Homer wants a riding lawn mower.
Moral action: Homer borrows Neds mower once, asks where he got it and buys one for himself.
Immoral consequence: Ned calls the police and presses charges resuling in Homer being arrested for theft.
Norm: It's wrong to take other people's property.
Situation: Homer has a neighbor Ned who he often borrows things from.
Intention: Homer wants a riding lawn mower.
Moral consequence: Homer now mows his lawn in a quicker and more enjoyable way.
Immoral action: Homer takes the riding lawn mower from Neds yard and will not give it back.
Norm: It's bad to not wash your own dishes.
Situation: Jack was staying at Jake's house when he was down on his luck.
Intention: Jack wants to get something to eat.
Moral action: Jack eats a sandwich and cleans the plate after he is finished.
Immoral consequence: Jake tells Jack that he needs to start eating outside of the house.
Norm: It's bad to not wash your own dishes.
Situation: Jack was staying at Jake's house when he was down on his luck.
Intention: Jack wants to get something to eat.
Moral consequence: Jake tells Jack that he is happy to have him staying with him.
Immoral action: Jack eats a sandwich and leaves the dirty dish from lunch in the sink.
Norm: It's wrong to raise your voice to a coworker.
Situation: Sam's new coworker has no previous experience and is having trouble keeping up.
Intention: Sam wants his new coworker to work more efficiently.
Moral action: Sam teaches his new coworker how to get more work done.
Immoral consequence: Sam's coworker loses confidence and has trouble concentrating at work.
Norm: It's wrong to raise your voice to a coworker.
Situation: Sam's new coworker has no previous experience and is having trouble keeping up.
Intention: Sam wants his new coworker to work more efficiently.
Moral consequence: Sam's coworker learns something and doesn't feel as discouraged.
Immoral action: Sam screams at his coworker to work faster than he has been working.
Norm: It's not okay to let your friend drive drunk.
Situation: Wendy is about to leave the bar when she notices Ronald is the last of her friends left, and he's drunk.
Intention: Wendy wants to leave the bar.
Moral action: Wendy talks to Roland and tells him that she'll have to drive him home.
Immoral consequence: Ronald tries to drive home by himself, and he gets arrested by the cops.
Norm: It's not okay to let your friend drive drunk.
Situation: Wendy is about to leave the bar when she notices Ronald is the last of her friends left, and he's drunk.
Intention: Wendy wants to leave the bar.
Moral consequence: Wendy drives Roland home and drops him off safe and sound.
Immoral action: Wendy leaves the bar and drives home by herself.
Norm: It is wrong to murder people's pets
Situation: Fred's neighbor has a dog that is constantly barking in the backyard, and he grows increasingly annoyed by it.
Intention: Fred wants the dog to stop barking.
Moral action: Fred explains the situation to his neighbor and kindly asks if he can find a way to keep the dog quiet.
Immoral consequence: Fred's actions are caught on his neighbor's security camera, and he is arrested for the crime.
Norm: It is wrong to murder people's pets
Situation: Fred's neighbor has a dog that is constantly barking in the backyard, and he grows increasingly annoyed by it.
Intention: Fred wants the dog to stop barking.
Moral consequence: The neighbor trains the dog not to bark so much and Fred is relieved by the increased peace and quiet.
Immoral action: One night Fred sneaks into his neighbors yard and kills the dog.
Norm: It's bad to marry someone who hurts animals.
Situation: John is a known animal abuser who takes Jenny out on a date and proposes to her.
Intention: Jenny wants to answer John's marriage proposal.
Moral action: Jenny tells John that animal abuse is how serial killers get their start and tells him no.
Immoral consequence: John eventually abuses Jenny as well and hurts her physically many different times.
Norm: It's bad to marry someone who hurts animals.
Situation: John is a known animal abuser who takes Jenny out on a date and proposes to her.
Intention: Jenny wants to answer John's marriage proposal.
Moral consequence: Jenny lives a safe any happy life and eventually meets a more reasonable man.
Immoral action: Jenny tells John that she would be honored to be his wife because she loves him.
Norm: It's wrong to get into fights.
Situation: Bill is very proud of his roots despite coming from a poor family, which other students take as a reason to pick on him.
Intention: Bill wants to stand up for himself.
Moral action: Bill laughs off his bullies' taunts and ignores their calls to fight.
Immoral consequence: Bill gets a black eye, is suspended, and his parents punish him.
Norm: It's wrong to get into fights.
Situation: Bill is very proud of his roots despite coming from a poor family, which other students take as a reason to pick on him.
Intention: Bill wants to stand up for himself.
Moral consequence: Bill's bullies get bored and stop picking on him, and his humor makes him some friends.
Immoral action: Bill gets into a fistfight with one of his bullies.
Norm: You shouldn't be a reckless driver.
Situation: Kim drives her car to work in the morning every day.
Intention: Kim wants to get to work early.
Moral action: Kim sets her alarm clock a half an hour earlier than usual.
Immoral consequence: Kim gets pulled over by a police officer and gets a speeding ticket.
Norm: You shouldn't be a reckless driver.
Situation: Kim drives her car to work in the morning every day.
Intention: Kim wants to get to work early.
Moral consequence: Kim gets to work a half hour earlier than she usually did.
Immoral action: KIm drives ten miles over the speed limit on her way to work.
Norm: You shouldn't stop going somewhere just because you get older.
Situation: Mindy is in her thirties and loves going to the forest to climb trees, but feels it may be a bit of a childish activity.
Intention: Mindy wants to feel mature in her activities.
Moral action: Mindy starts a tree-climbing safety course for kids.
Immoral consequence: Mindy feels bored and sad all the time without her favorite hobby,.
Norm: You shouldn't stop going somewhere just because you get older.
Situation: Mindy is in her thirties and loves going to the forest to climb trees, but feels it may be a bit of a childish activity.
Intention: Mindy wants to feel mature in her activities.
Moral consequence: Mindy feels mature and experienced, and is able to continue her hobby in an honorable way.
Immoral action: Mindy stops going to the forest that she loves to climb trees in.
Norm: You should invite your partner to your family's events.
Situation: Julie's mother is planning a dinner and asks Julie if she will come and if she'll bring her husband, Ralph.
Intention: Julie wants to answer her mother's question.
Moral action: Julie tells her mother that of course, both her and her husband will be there.
Immoral consequence: Julie's mother is shocked that Julie does things without her husband and wouldn't invite him to see family.
Norm: You should invite your partner to your family's events.
Situation: Julie's mother is planning a dinner and asks Julie if she will come and if she'll bring her husband, Ralph.
Intention: Julie wants to answer her mother's question.
Moral consequence: Julie's mother is delighted that Julie will be attending and is also glad to see her husband soon.
Immoral action: Julie tells her mother that she will come, but she will not invite Ralph because she just doesn't want to.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to people about how they look
Situation: Alice went to her sister's wedding dress fitting.
Intention: Alice wanted to give her honest opinion.
Moral action: Alice tells her sister that she looks gorgeous.
Immoral consequence: Alice's sister starts to tear up.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to people about how they look
Situation: Alice went to her sister's wedding dress fitting.
Intention: Alice wanted to give her honest opinion.
Moral consequence: Alice's sister thanks her and tells her she is glad she came.
Immoral action: Alice tells her sister that her dress looks grotesque on her.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with your partner's best friend.
Situation: Mark is hanging out at his friend's James house when his friend's girlfriend Christina flirts with him.
Intention: Mark doesn't want to hurt Christina.
Moral action: Mark responds to her behavior with a compliment and funny story about his friend.
Immoral consequence: Mark and Christina both lose their relationship with James.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with your partner's best friend.
Situation: Mark is hanging out at his friend's James house when his friend's girlfriend Christina flirts with him.
Intention: Mark doesn't want to hurt Christina.
Moral consequence: Christina thanks Mark for reminding her of the reason she loves James.
Immoral action: Mark goes along with Christina flirty behavior, and they have an erotic affair.
Norm: It's not good to ignore school responsibilities.
Situation: Henry's friend Corin invited him to go to the park, but he has to catch up on his schoolwork.
Intention: Henry wants to respond to Corin's invite.
Moral action: Henry tells Corin, thank you, but he has to put his schoolwork first.
Immoral consequence: Henry falls too far behind in school and ends up failing for the year.
Norm: It's not good to ignore school responsibilities.
Situation: Henry's friend Corin invited him to go to the park, but he has to catch up on his schoolwork.
Intention: Henry wants to respond to Corin's invite.
Moral consequence: Henry is able to catch up in school and passes for the year.
Immoral action: Henry wants to have fun, so decides to blow off his classwork.
Norm: You shouldn't associate with someone who is addicted to drugs.
Situation: Mike was hanging out with Travis, a known drug dealer, an hour before he had to go to work.
Intention: Mike needs a ride to work.
Moral action: Mike calls a taxi cab to bring him to work as soon as possible.
Immoral consequence: The cops pull Travis over for drugs and Mike ends up in jail with him.
Norm: You shouldn't associate with someone who is addicted to drugs.
Situation: Mike was hanging out with Travis, a known drug dealer, an hour before he had to go to work.
Intention: Mike needs a ride to work.
Moral consequence: Mike gets to work on time after getting a ride from the taxi company.
Immoral action: Mike asks Travis if he could give him a ride to his job site.
Norm: It's good to take samples of things.
Situation: Mike's carpet at home looks old, and he is considering to change to a hardwood floor.
Intention: Mike wants to buy hardwood flooring for installation by himself.
Moral action: Mike shops at several stores and takes samples of different flooring for comparison.
Immoral consequence: Mike finds that the chosen hardwood flooring does not match his furniture well, and he feels regretted.
Norm: It's good to take samples of things.
Situation: Mike's carpet at home looks old, and he is considering to change to a hardwood floor.
Intention: Mike wants to buy hardwood flooring for installation by himself.
Moral consequence: Mike is able to select from a variety of flooring, and he feels confident that it matches every aspect of his house.
Immoral action: Mike impulsively buys a whole lot of hardwood flooring right away.
Norm: It's bad to frame someone for something.
Situation: John has made a costly mistake at work that will have strong repercussions.
Intention: John wants to resolve the issue.
Moral action: John owns up to his bosses about the mistake and presents possible solutions.
Immoral consequence: The co-worker is fired and John's health deteriorates as he is racked with guilt.
Norm: It's bad to frame someone for something.
Situation: John has made a costly mistake at work that will have strong repercussions.
Intention: John wants to resolve the issue.
Moral consequence: John's bosses give him an opportunity to right the wrong, and he is luckily able to do so.
Immoral action: John knows that a co-worker has a reputation for making mistakes, so he makes it seem as though that co-worker was responsible.
Norm: People shouldn't gross out others by being stinky and dirty.
Situation: Brandon is working out at the gym in the morning and gets really sweaty.
Intention: Brandon wants to hang out with friends after exercising.
Moral action: Brandon takes a shower before going to see his friends.
Immoral consequence: Brandon's friends all avoid being near him.
Norm: People shouldn't gross out others by being stinky and dirty.
Situation: Brandon is working out at the gym in the morning and gets really sweaty.
Intention: Brandon wants to hang out with friends after exercising.
Moral consequence: Brandon and his friends have a great time.
Immoral action: Brandon leaves straight from the gym to see his friends, without taking a shower.