CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Expecting an expensive gift from your friend is selfish
Situation: Robin's best friend gives her a handmade gift for her 40th birthday.
Intention: Robin wants to acknowledge the gift.
Moral action: Robin appreciates the thoughtfulness behind the gift.
Immoral consequence: Robin's best friend is hurt by her reaction.
Norm: Expecting an expensive gift from your friend is selfish
Situation: Robin's best friend gives her a handmade gift for her 40th birthday.
Intention: Robin wants to acknowledge the gift.
Moral consequence: Robin's best friend is thrilled that her gift was so well received.
Immoral action: Robin expresses her disappointment in the cheap gift.
Norm: It is rude to not leave a tip.
Situation: Sam has just had a terrible experience at a restaurant due to the service staff.
Intention: Sam wants to send a message to the establishment.
Moral action: Sam writes a negative yelp review.
Immoral consequence: An innocent server is impacted by this even though they did nothing wrong.
Norm: It is rude to not leave a tip.
Situation: Sam has just had a terrible experience at a restaurant due to the service staff.
Intention: Sam wants to send a message to the establishment.
Moral consequence: The company apologizes and offers to make things right.
Immoral action: Sam stiffs everyone on the tip to express his discontent.
Norm: You shouldn't yell at your friends over trivial things.
Situation: Billy walks home after being bullied at work, and he notices his friend Phillip moving his things to another table.
Intention: Billy wants to express his feelings.
Moral action: Billy shuts himself into his room and vents his feelings to one of his coworkers.
Immoral consequence: Billy is roasted by his other friends after Phillip makes a bad post about him on social media.
Norm: You shouldn't yell at your friends over trivial things.
Situation: Billy walks home after being bullied at work, and he notices his friend Phillip moving his things to another table.
Intention: Billy wants to express his feelings.
Moral consequence: Billy feels better after getting the support of his friend.
Immoral action: Billy grabs his things off the table making remarks about Phillips lack of intelligence.
Norm: It's bad to not be honest about your grades.
Situation: Lenny gets his report card which is all B's and comes home when his mom asks him how he did in school this semester.
Intention: Lenny wants to answer his mom's question.
Moral action: Lenny tells his mom that he got all B's as it said on the report card.
Immoral consequence: Lenny's mom falsely believes that Lenny is doing OK and doesn't check up on him leading Lenny to fall behind at school.
Norm: It's bad to not be honest about your grades.
Situation: Lenny gets his report card which is all B's and comes home when his mom asks him how he did in school this semester.
Intention: Lenny wants to answer his mom's question.
Moral consequence: Lenny's mom tells him it's not that bad but that he could work harder to improve which he agrees with.
Immoral action: Lenny tells his mom that he got one B but otherwise he got straight A's.
Norm: It's wrong to make offensive jokes.
Situation: Danny is hanging out with a group of friends which includes an Asian American.
Intention: Danny wants to tell a joke.
Moral action: Danny tells a funny joke that isn't offensive towards anybody in the group.
Immoral consequence: Danny's Asian American friend is hurt and offended that Danny would tell such a disrespectful joke.
Norm: It's wrong to make offensive jokes.
Situation: Danny is hanging out with a group of friends which includes an Asian American.
Intention: Danny wants to tell a joke.
Moral consequence: Danny's Asian American friend laughs at the joke along with the rest if the group.
Immoral action: Danny tells a racial joke which is offensive towards his Asian American friend.
Norm: It's bad when your friend convinces you to hate yourself.
Situation: Faith's best friend Peggy often belittles her achievements and rarely offers encouragement.
Intention: Faith wants to have a happier relationship with Peggy.
Moral action: Faith tells Peggy how much her criticism hurts.
Immoral consequence: Faith is made to feel worse as Peggy's toxic friendship gains strength.
Norm: It's bad when your friend convinces you to hate yourself.
Situation: Faith's best friend Peggy often belittles her achievements and rarely offers encouragement.
Intention: Faith wants to have a happier relationship with Peggy.
Moral consequence: Faith is able to build a healthier relationship with Peggy when she adjusts her behavior.
Immoral action: Faith doesn't address Peggy's criticisms.
Norm: It's rude to be inattentive.
Situation: Karen is watching her sister's children for the weekend and is with them out in the front yard.
Intention: Karen wants to tan while on the front lawn.
Moral action: Karen puts on a tank top and shorts to get sun while she plays with her children outside.
Immoral consequence: One of the children runs out into the road and is struck by someone on a bicycle.
Norm: It's rude to be inattentive.
Situation: Karen is watching her sister's children for the weekend and is with them out in the front yard.
Intention: Karen wants to tan while on the front lawn.
Moral consequence: Karen and her children have fun and all of them are able to go inside safe after playing.
Immoral action: Karen puts on dark sunglasses and focuses on getting the best tan she can instead of watching the children play.
Norm: It's frowned upon to drop out of school.
Situation: Sara is struggling in school and can't seem to keep her core grades up.
Intention: Sara wants to take the pressure of school off her shoulders.
Moral action: Sara decides to enroll in summer school in order to catch up.
Immoral consequence: Sara finds it difficult to get a decent job later.
Norm: It's frowned upon to drop out of school.
Situation: Sara is struggling in school and can't seem to keep her core grades up.
Intention: Sara wants to take the pressure of school off her shoulders.
Moral consequence: Sara is able to pass the classes she failed in summer school.
Immoral action: Sara decides to drop out of school and get her GED.
Norm: It's bad to not listen to your significant other.
Situation: Ricky's wife has previously told him he needs to cut down on red meat and now he's out with friends at a bar.
Intention: Ricky wants to pick what food to order.
Moral action: Ricky decides on ordering a salad with no dressing and some lemon water on the side.
Immoral consequence: Ricky's wife is angry with him when she finds out and is extra worried about his health.
Norm: It's bad to not listen to your significant other.
Situation: Ricky's wife has previously told him he needs to cut down on red meat and now he's out with friends at a bar.
Intention: Ricky wants to pick what food to order.
Moral consequence: Ricky's wife is really proud of him for resting temptation and eating healthy.
Immoral action: Ricky decides on ordering a hamburger with extra cheese and a side of fries.
Norm: It is polite to cater to special needs guests.
Situation: Dot wants to invite Skip, who has a number of food allergies, to  her party.
Intention: Dot wants Skip to have a good time at the party.
Moral action: Dot asks Skip what foods he likes and can eat, and makes sure to serve at least one thing he's listed.
Immoral consequence: Skip has fun chatting with friends and listening to music, but leaves early because he's hungry.
Norm: It is polite to cater to special needs guests.
Situation: Dot wants to invite Skip, who has a number of food allergies, to  her party.
Intention: Dot wants Skip to have a good time at the party.
Moral consequence: Skip has fun chatting with friends and listening to music, and really enjoys the snacks Dot provides.
Immoral action: Dot doesn't make any attempt to accommodate Skip's allergies with special foods.
Norm: It's bad to air your dirty laundry on social media.
Situation: Nicole is unhappy with her partner and feels quite frustrated by lack of attention.
Intention: Nicole wants to vent about how her partner is acting.
Moral action: Nicole talks to a close friend in private about what is going on.
Immoral consequence: Nicole's friends think less of her because of the drama.
Norm: It's bad to air your dirty laundry on social media.
Situation: Nicole is unhappy with her partner and feels quite frustrated by lack of attention.
Intention: Nicole wants to vent about how her partner is acting.
Moral consequence: Nicole's friend is sympathetic and offers her support.
Immoral action: Nicole posts negative and lengthy status updates on Facebook about her partner.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with someone who's married.
Situation: Shawn is drinking with  Jim and Jamie who are married, and Jim passed out drunk while Jamie is being flirtatious with him.
Intention: Shawn wants to respond to Jamie's advances.
Moral action: Shawn tells Jamie it's just the alcohol talking and decides to walk home.
Immoral consequence: Jamie feels guilty afterwards and tells Jim who is angry at them both, then cuts off the friendship with Shawn.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with someone who's married.
Situation: Shawn is drinking with  Jim and Jamie who are married, and Jim passed out drunk while Jamie is being flirtatious with him.
Intention: Shawn wants to respond to Jamie's advances.
Moral consequence: Because Shawn took himself out of the situation Jamie and him didn't act on impulse and potentially saved her and Jim's marriage.
Immoral action: Shawn figures that Jim will never find out and flirts back with Jamie, and they end up sleeping together.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to take an employee's focus from their job.
Situation: Jill sees her coworker concentrating on a task she is doing in the office.
Intention: Jill wants to tell her coworker about some gossip she heard.
Moral action: Jill waits until the lunch break then tells her coworker the exciting gossip.
Immoral consequence: Jill's coworker gets into trouble with the boss for gossiping when they were meant to be working.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to take an employee's focus from their job.
Situation: Jill sees her coworker concentrating on a task she is doing in the office.
Intention: Jill wants to tell her coworker about some gossip she heard.
Moral consequence: Jill's coworker enjoys being in the know about the gossip and returns to work.
Immoral action: Jill goes over to her coworker while they are working and tells them about the gossip she heard.
Norm: You shouldn't give inappropriate gifts.
Situation: It's Xmas time and Phil wants to give all of his friends gifts.
Intention: Phil wants to give his friends great gifts.
Moral action: Phil goes through carefully and picks out a special gift for each friend.
Immoral consequence: Several of his friends don't eat the food they serve, some are allergic, and one is even suing that specific restruant.
Norm: You shouldn't give inappropriate gifts.
Situation: It's Xmas time and Phil wants to give all of his friends gifts.
Intention: Phil wants to give his friends great gifts.
Moral consequence: All of his friends love the gifts they received from Phil.
Immoral action: Phil buys all of his friends expensive gift cards to the same restruant.
Norm: It's good to make your own choices.
Situation: Keara got into another big fight with her partner and doesn't know what course of action to take.
Intention: Keara wants to figure out whether or not to leave her partner.
Moral action: Keara deliberates while weighing the pros and cons of the relationship on her own.
Immoral consequence: Keara gives up on a potentially good partner too easily and ends up regretting it.
Norm: It's good to make your own choices.
Situation: Keara got into another big fight with her partner and doesn't know what course of action to take.
Intention: Keara wants to figure out whether or not to leave her partner.
Moral consequence: Keara decides it's better to stay with her current partner, and they work through the issues.
Immoral action: Keara asks her friend what she should do and follows their advice.
Norm: You should try to be supportive of your friends.
Situation: Ken's friend wants to be an actor even though he is terrible at acting.
Intention: Ken wants what is best for his friend.
Moral action: Ken encourages his friend to go to a theater class and helps him run lines.
Immoral consequence: Ken's friend is hurt and ends their friendship.
Norm: You should try to be supportive of your friends.
Situation: Ken's friend wants to be an actor even though he is terrible at acting.
Intention: Ken wants what is best for his friend.
Moral consequence: Ken's friend feel motivated to improve.
Immoral action: Ken insult's his friend's acting and tells him to give up on his unrealistic dreams.
Norm: You should not comment on someone's weight.
Situation: Teri and Susan are talking at work when Susan asks Teri what she thinks of her office neighbor Leah.
Intention: Teri wants to answer Susan's question.
Moral action: Teri tells Susan that Leah seems alright, but she wishes Leah would talk to her more.
Immoral consequence: Susan thinks that Teri is extremely shallow and starts to wonder why she's friends with Teri.
Norm: You should not comment on someone's weight.
Situation: Teri and Susan are talking at work when Susan asks Teri what she thinks of her office neighbor Leah.
Intention: Teri wants to answer Susan's question.
Moral consequence: Susan is happy that Teri agrees Leah is decent and hopes Teri gets to know her more.
Immoral action: Teri tells Susan that Leah is really chubby so Teri is having a hard time taking her seriously.
Norm: It is rude to joke about a friends mom.
Situation: Joe and his friends are joking around and one of his friends gets a good crack in against Joe.
Intention: Joe wants to get his friend back.
Moral action: Joe cracks a joke about his friend that is similar to what the two have joked about before.
Immoral consequence: Joe's friend is offended and gets upset with Joe.
Norm: It is rude to joke about a friends mom.
Situation: Joe and his friends are joking around and one of his friends gets a good crack in against Joe.
Intention: Joe wants to get his friend back.
Moral consequence: Everyone laughs at the joke.
Immoral action: Joe responds by making a crude joke about his friend's mom.
Norm: It's rude to threaten a former partner.
Situation: Bob just broke up with his long-time girlfriend and moved out of her apartment when he realizes he left his favorite hat there.
Intention: Bob wants to retrieve his beloved hat.
Moral action: Bob calls his ex-girlfriend and poilitely asks if he can come by later to get the hat.
Immoral consequence: Bob's ex-girlfriend calls the cops on him over his threats, and he is arrested.
Norm: It's rude to threaten a former partner.
Situation: Bob just broke up with his long-time girlfriend and moved out of her apartment when he realizes he left his favorite hat there.
Intention: Bob wants to retrieve his beloved hat.
Moral consequence: Bob's ex-girlfriend agrees, and he is happy to get back his favorite hat.
Immoral action: Bob threatens his ex-girlfriend with physical harm if she doesn't return the hat to him.
Norm: It's wrong to break things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Jane is at a house party being hosted by a co-worker she doesn't like too much.
Intention: Jane wants to enjoy herself.
Moral action: Jane spends the evening mingling with the co-workers she does like and eventually finds a group that wants to leave the party and socialize elsewhere.
Immoral consequence: Jane is spotted by another party goer and becomes wrought with guilt and fear.
Norm: It's wrong to break things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Jane is at a house party being hosted by a co-worker she doesn't like too much.
Intention: Jane wants to enjoy herself.
Moral consequence: Jane is able to enjoy her evening without ruining anybody else's.
Immoral action: Jane is in a room of the house all by herself and thinks it will feel good to break a vase belonging to the host, so she does.
Norm: It's not okay to act in a vindictive manner
Situation: George is at work and is told that his manager Tony has given him an awful performance review.
Intention: George wants to react to the negative review.
Moral action: George goes to Tony's office and tells him that he's not happy with the performance rating and wants to appeal for an impartial review.
Immoral consequence: Tony is devastated that his expensive car has been defaced and is sad that someone hates him that much.
Norm: It's not okay to act in a vindictive manner
Situation: George is at work and is told that his manager Tony has given him an awful performance review.
Intention: George wants to react to the negative review.
Moral consequence: Tony understands George's frustration and is glad to see George using the built in dispute mechanisms at the company.
Immoral action: George runs outside into the parking lot and locates Tony's car and proceed to scratch it with his keys.
Norm: You shouldn't cut your friends out of your life.
Situation: Drew had a new group of friends and hadn't been talking to his old friends as often.
Intention: Drew wanted to hang out with his friends the next day.
Moral action: Drew invited his new friends and old friends to his house to hang out together.
Immoral consequence: Drew's old friends were jealous and decided to stop hanging out with him.
Norm: You shouldn't cut your friends out of your life.
Situation: Drew had a new group of friends and hadn't been talking to his old friends as often.
Intention: Drew wanted to hang out with his friends the next day.
Moral consequence: Drew's old friends enjoyed being able to spend time with Drew again.
Immoral action: Drew invited his new friends to hang out at his house.
Norm: You shouldn't always do what your partner wants.
Situation: Laura's partner Joanne is demanding that Laura change her hairstyle, as it draws too much attention for Joanne's preference.
Intention: Laura wants Joanne to be happy.
Moral action: Laura recommends that she and Joanne go to therapy to talk about the request.
Immoral consequence: Joanne likes the haircut but Laura begins to feel resentful towards Joanne for her forcefulness.
Norm: You shouldn't always do what your partner wants.
Situation: Laura's partner Joanne is demanding that Laura change her hairstyle, as it draws too much attention for Joanne's preference.
Intention: Laura wants Joanne to be happy.
Moral consequence: Laura and Joanne work through the issue in therapy and both leave happy without Laura having to change her look.
Immoral action: Laura gets a haircut to satisfy Joanne's demands.
Norm: It's rude to ignore the rules in the library.
Situation: Charles is in the library with a friend, working on an assignment together, when Charles sees a mistake in his friend's paper.
Intention: Charles wants to notify his friend about his mistake.
Moral action: Charles points at his friend's mistake, then shows him his paper with the correct work.
Immoral consequence: The librarian gets annoyed and tells Charles to be quiet.
Norm: It's rude to ignore the rules in the library.
Situation: Charles is in the library with a friend, working on an assignment together, when Charles sees a mistake in his friend's paper.
Intention: Charles wants to notify his friend about his mistake.
Moral consequence: Charles' friend corrects his work and no one is disturbed.
Immoral action: Charles tells his friend that he messed up and describes the problem to him.
Norm: You shouldn't cry if you can't find something.
Situation: Jerry notices he's missing his key, and he can't take his friend to the movie.
Intention: Jerry wants to express emotion over his missing key.
Moral action: Jerry calmly tells his friend that he lost his keys, without crying.
Immoral consequence: Jerry's friend tells Jerry he is melodramatic, and they get into a fight about it.
Norm: You shouldn't cry if you can't find something.
Situation: Jerry notices he's missing his key, and he can't take his friend to the movie.
Intention: Jerry wants to express emotion over his missing key.
Moral consequence: Jerry is able to have a rational conversation with his friend about why the key was missing.
Immoral action: Jerry cries to his friend, with tears streaming down his eyes.
Norm: It's not okay to betray the dead.
Situation: Timmy's grandfather died and left him his old Mustang that Timmy promised to restore once he is caught up on his bills.
Intention: Timmy needs money to pay his bills.
Moral action: Timmy offers to help his grandmother around the house for extra money, so he can start restoring the car soon.
Immoral consequence: Timmy's grandmother is deeply disappointed to hear he broke his promise to her husband.
Norm: It's not okay to betray the dead.
Situation: Timmy's grandfather died and left him his old Mustang that Timmy promised to restore once he is caught up on his bills.
Intention: Timmy needs money to pay his bills.
Moral consequence: Timmy's grandmother is proud of her grandson for working hard to keep his promise.
Immoral action: Timmy sells the Mustang, so he can pay off the credit cards he has run up.
Norm: It's good to be inclusive.
Situation: Jerry and his classmates are discussing an upcoming party when he notices that the new kid is listening to their conversation.
Intention: Jerry wants to speak with the new kid.
Moral action: Jerry invites the new kid to the party.
Immoral consequence: The new kid feels excluded and spends the rest of the school year alone.
Norm: It's good to be inclusive.
Situation: Jerry and his classmates are discussing an upcoming party when he notices that the new kid is listening to their conversation.
Intention: Jerry wants to speak with the new kid.
Moral consequence: The new kid makes friends at the party and feels comfortable knowing more people from school.
Immoral action: Jerry tells the new kid to mind his own business and forget that he knows anything about the party.
Norm: Is important to compromise with your significant other
Situation: Roland and Mandy are a couple that are arguing over whether to go to a movie or stay in and watch Netflix.
Intention: Roland wants to go to a movie.
Moral action: Roland agrees to watch something on Netflix tonight if they go to a movie tomorrow.
Immoral consequence: Mandy resents Roland for his stubbornness and the couple grow apart.
Norm: Is important to compromise with your significant other
Situation: Roland and Mandy are a couple that are arguing over whether to go to a movie or stay in and watch Netflix.
Intention: Roland wants to go to a movie.
Moral consequence: Mandy and Roland have a good time and enjoy each other's company.
Immoral action: Roland stands firm and insists that they go to the movie.
Norm: You shouldn't evict someone without notice.
Situation: Wes lives with a roommate and has realized the living situation is not working out well.
Intention: Wes wants to live on his own.
Moral action: Wes gives his roommate 1 month notice to move out.
Immoral consequence: Wes' roommate struggles to find a new home right away.
Norm: You shouldn't evict someone without notice.
Situation: Wes lives with a roommate and has realized the living situation is not working out well.
Intention: Wes wants to live on his own.
Moral consequence: Wes has plenty of time to find a new place to live.
Immoral action: Wes demands that his roommate move out immediately.
Norm: It's wrong to be homophoic.
Situation: Jerry is in a debate class, and they are about to debate the merits of gay marraige to an audience.
Intention: Jerry wants to express his opinion on gay marriage.
Moral action: Jerry explains that he thinks that gay marriage is ok as long as the couple love each other.
Immoral consequence: The audience boos Jerry and Jerry feels guilty.
Norm: It's wrong to be homophoic.
Situation: Jerry is in a debate class, and they are about to debate the merits of gay marraige to an audience.
Intention: Jerry wants to express his opinion on gay marriage.
Moral consequence: The audience enjoys what Jerry has to say and Jerry feels good for saying it.
Immoral action: Jerry explains he thinks that gay people shouldn't get married because they are gay.