CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is rude to block the view of others.
Situation: Jason is very tall and is at a baseball game sitting in front of other people.
Intention: Jason wants to watch the baseball game.
Moral consequence: The people behind Jason can see the game fine and enjoy themselves.
Immoral action: Jason stands up for a lot of the game because he's excited about the play.
Norm: It is rude to expect others will cover for you.
Situation: Terry works with Fred as a waiter and is scheduled to work but just learned his sister was in a car accident and is in the hospital.
Intention: Terry wants to visit his sister in the hospital.
Moral action: Terry completes his shift and then visits his sister in the hospital on the way home.
Immoral consequence: Terry is fired when neither he nor Fred show up for his shift that day.
Norm: It is rude to expect others will cover for you.
Situation: Terry works with Fred as a waiter and is scheduled to work but just learned his sister was in a car accident and is in the hospital.
Intention: Terry wants to visit his sister in the hospital.
Moral consequence: Terry is able to buy his sister flowers for her hospital room using the tips he made at work.
Immoral action: Terry writes an email to Fred and tells him to cover his shift, then goes to the hospital.
Norm: A marriage proposal should be memorable.
Situation: Xavier has been with his girlfriend for years, and they are watching a movie together on their couch.
Intention: Xavier wants to marry his girlfriend.
Moral action: Xavier lets his mind wander during the movie and plots out a unique marriage proposal plan which he goes on to execute.
Immoral consequence: Xavier's girlfriend doesn't even realize at first that Xavier considered that a proposal, and she is somewhat let down when she does find out.
Norm: A marriage proposal should be memorable.
Situation: Xavier has been with his girlfriend for years, and they are watching a movie together on their couch.
Intention: Xavier wants to marry his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Xavier's girlfriend is moved by the personal thoughts and care that went into the proposal and says yes.
Immoral action: Xavier broaches the subject of marriage and after confirming his girlfriend is interesting in it he simply that they should indeed do it.
Norm: You should always help out your friends with schoolwork.
Situation: Joey couldn't play basketball with John until he finished doing his homework.
Intention: John wants to play basketball.
Moral action: John helps Joey with his homework to help him get the work done faster.
Immoral consequence: Joey never goes out to meet John because he doesn't finish all his work.
Norm: You should always help out your friends with schoolwork.
Situation: Joey couldn't play basketball with John until he finished doing his homework.
Intention: John wants to play basketball.
Moral consequence: Joey is able to play basketball with John after the homework is done.
Immoral action: John goes outside to play basketball by himself while Joey tried to finish his homework.
Norm: It's wrong to be passive aggressive with your friends.
Situation: Paul wasn't invited on a road trip that his friend Neal organized because there wasn't enough room in the car and now his feelings are hurt.
Intention: Paul wants to react to being left out by Neal.
Moral action: Paul tells Neal that he really wanted to go on the road trip and his feelings are hurt because he didn't get to.
Immoral consequence: Neal can't get in touch with Paul, so he doesn't invite him to a party he's planning.
Norm: It's wrong to be passive aggressive with your friends.
Situation: Paul wasn't invited on a road trip that his friend Neal organized because there wasn't enough room in the car and now his feelings are hurt.
Intention: Paul wants to react to being left out by Neal.
Moral consequence: Neal makes sure to invite Paul to a concert that he only has a limited number of tickets for since Paul missed out on the road trip.
Immoral action: Paul doesn't read any of Paul's texts, answer any of his calls, or talk to him for a month after the road trip.
Norm: You should always invite your family to your wedding.
Situation: Ryan and his bride Maria are getting married and Maria doesn't like Ryan's parents.
Intention: Ryan wants his bride to be happy.
Moral action: Ryan invites his parents to the wedding after talking it over with Maria and assuring her she won't be anywhere near them.
Immoral consequence: Ryan's parents are depressed and sad and think Ryan doesn't love them.
Norm: You should always invite your family to your wedding.
Situation: Ryan and his bride Maria are getting married and Maria doesn't like Ryan's parents.
Intention: Ryan wants his bride to be happy.
Moral consequence: Ryan's parents are happy and feel loved.
Immoral action: Ryan does not invite his parents to his wedding at all.
Norm: Blaming others for your short-comings and rationalizing it is inappropriate.
Situation: Lance, who has some duties to do at home, performs poorly in a class and fails the final exam because he didn't put in enough effort.
Intention: Lance wants to feel better about his failure.
Moral action: Lance tells himself that he failed this time, but that he'll improve next time.
Immoral consequence: Lance never overcomes his laziness and continues to perform poorly in school.
Norm: Blaming others for your short-comings and rationalizing it is inappropriate.
Situation: Lance, who has some duties to do at home, performs poorly in a class and fails the final exam because he didn't put in enough effort.
Intention: Lance wants to feel better about his failure.
Moral consequence: Lance makes a concentrated effort to improve and succeeds next time.
Immoral action: Lance tells his parents that he failed the exam because they make him do too many chores.
Norm: You shouldn't look for love on places meant for kids.
Situation: Drew is lonely and is searching online to meet women.
Intention: Drew wants to find a female to talk to.
Moral action: Drew registers on an online dating platform and starts interacting with other members.
Immoral consequence: Drew ends up talking to a 10 year old girl, and her parents call the police when they find out Drew tried to meet their child.
Norm: You shouldn't look for love on places meant for kids.
Situation: Drew is lonely and is searching online to meet women.
Intention: Drew wants to find a female to talk to.
Moral consequence: Drew meets the woman of his dreams and the two get married.
Immoral action: Drew hangs out in the youtube kids comment sections trying to meet women, and starts talking to and trying to meet a member on there.
Norm: It's mean to swear at people in public.
Situation: John is walking down the street when a man bumps into him.
Intention: John wants to let the man know he doesn't like being bumped by them.
Moral action: John firmly but politely tells the man that it's not okay to bump into people in the street.
Immoral consequence: The man who bumped into John is angered and doesn't feel sorry for bumping into John.
Norm: It's mean to swear at people in public.
Situation: John is walking down the street when a man bumps into him.
Intention: John wants to let the man know he doesn't like being bumped by them.
Moral consequence: The man apologizes for bumping into john and learns to be more careful.
Immoral action: John uses strong language against the man calling him bad words for bumping into him.
Norm: You should not make your friend fail their classes.
Situation: Molly and Mallory are best friends in college with differing schedules.
Intention: Molly wants to have weekly lunches with Mallory during her break between classes.
Moral action: Molly asks Mallory to have lunch with her whenever their schedules allow for it.
Immoral consequence: Mallory misses so many classes that she fails out of her Anthropology course.
Norm: You should not make your friend fail their classes.
Situation: Molly and Mallory are best friends in college with differing schedules.
Intention: Molly wants to have weekly lunches with Mallory during her break between classes.
Moral consequence: Molly and Mallory are able to see each other for lunch every week without missing any classes.
Immoral action: Molly begs Mallory to skip her Anthropology class every week, so they can get lunch together.
Norm: It's rude to miss a wedding.
Situation: A movie is scheduled to premiere on the same day that Hannah has to attend a wedding for her friend Jill.
Intention: Hannah wants to see the movie.
Moral action: Hannah goes to the wedding and sees the movie the next day.
Immoral consequence: Jill becomes angry that Hannah didn't come to the wedding.
Norm: It's rude to miss a wedding.
Situation: A movie is scheduled to premiere on the same day that Hannah has to attend a wedding for her friend Jill.
Intention: Hannah wants to see the movie.
Moral consequence: Jill is glad that Hannah could come to see her get married.
Immoral action: Hannah skips the wedding and goes to see the movie.
Norm: Abusing your spouse is wrong.
Situation: After a hard day at work Tom eats a terrible meatloaf prepared by his wife Betty.
Intention: Tom wants to express his displeasure to his wife.
Moral action: Tom explains to Betty that he did not enjoy the meatloaf and feels he deserves better after working all day to provide for her.
Immoral consequence: Betty calls the police and Tom is arrested for domestic violence.
Norm: Abusing your spouse is wrong.
Situation: After a hard day at work Tom eats a terrible meatloaf prepared by his wife Betty.
Intention: Tom wants to express his displeasure to his wife.
Moral consequence: Betty buys a well-rated cookbook and begins preparing better meals for Tom.
Immoral action: Tom throws the meatloaf against the wall and then wraps his hands around Betty's neck and shakes her.
Norm: It is good to stick up for people.
Situation: Leslie hears a group of her friends making fun of a childhood friend that she doesn't talk to anymore, but still cares for.
Intention: Leslie has to decide whether to join the conversation and what she wants to say.
Moral action: Leslie speaks up and tells the group that she has known the person they're talking about for a long time, and she feels offended by their conversation.
Immoral consequence: Leslie feels guilty about not saying something to the group about making fun of her friend.
Norm: It is good to stick up for people.
Situation: Leslie hears a group of her friends making fun of a childhood friend that she doesn't talk to anymore, but still cares for.
Intention: Leslie has to decide whether to join the conversation and what she wants to say.
Moral consequence: Leslie feels good about how she reacted to the group and several members of her group apologize to her, and tell her they didn't mean to be hurtful.
Immoral action: Leslie doesn't want to sacrifice her place in the social order of her friends, so she ignores the conversation she hears.
Norm: You should not single people out for their physical features.
Situation: Tom will run a public soccer game for the neighborhood kids today, at a local park.
Intention: Tom needs to organize the kids into teams.
Moral action: Tom puts papers in a hat, with one or two written on each, and every child picks a number at random to be assigned to a team.
Immoral consequence: Several players tell Tom that it is not nice to pit boys against girls in what should be a fun game and Tom feels guilty, realizing that they’re right.
Norm: You should not single people out for their physical features.
Situation: Tom will run a public soccer game for the neighborhood kids today, at a local park.
Intention: Tom needs to organize the kids into teams.
Moral consequence: The kids are assigned at random, so there is less chance of hurt feelings, and Tom feels that he has done a good job promoting team spirit and fun.
Immoral action: Noticing about the same number of boys and girls, Tom tells them to split into two teams with boys on one team and girls on the other.
Norm: It is wrong to sabotage your child's friendships.
Situation: Pam has a son with a friend she thinks might be a bad influence who has called the house wanting to come over.
Intention: Pam wants her son to focus on his homework.
Moral action: Pam tells her son's friend that he cannot have any guests because his homework is incomplete.
Immoral consequence: Pam's son finds out and is upset with his mom for lying to his friend.
Norm: It is wrong to sabotage your child's friendships.
Situation: Pam has a son with a friend she thinks might be a bad influence who has called the house wanting to come over.
Intention: Pam wants her son to focus on his homework.
Moral consequence: Pam's son is able to complete the homework that he has been assigned.
Immoral action: Pam claims that her son no longer wants to hang out with the boy.
Norm: You shouldn't internet stalk your ex.
Situation: Samantha had a bad breakup with Billy and still misses him in some degree.
Intention: Samantha wants to feel better about the breakup.
Moral action: Samantha puts herself back on the dating market, trying to find a new person.
Immoral consequence: Billy gets word of it, texts Samantha calling her a loser and telling her to leave him be.
Norm: You shouldn't internet stalk your ex.
Situation: Samantha had a bad breakup with Billy and still misses him in some degree.
Intention: Samantha wants to feel better about the breakup.
Moral consequence: Samantha gets a few hits on Tinder and finds a person who loves her.
Immoral action: Samantha starts adding Billy's close friends to inquire about him.
Norm: It crass to talk about sex in public.
Situation: Paul is at a McDonald's with his friend Daryl the day after going on a date, and they're sitting near a child named Trevor eating a Happy Meal.
Intention: Paul wants to tell Daryl about the sex he had with his date last night.
Moral action: Paul waits until he and Daryl are driving home to tell him about the adventurous coitus he and his date had the previous night.
Immoral consequence: Trevor goes to school the next day and gets in trouble when he's heard by his teacher retelling Paul's sex story.
Norm: It crass to talk about sex in public.
Situation: Paul is at a McDonald's with his friend Daryl the day after going on a date, and they're sitting near a child named Trevor eating a Happy Meal.
Intention: Paul wants to tell Daryl about the sex he had with his date last night.
Moral consequence: Trevor goes to school the next day and tells his friends about the toy he got in his Happy Meal at McDonald's.
Immoral action: Paul describes in a high level of detail the adventurous sexual intercourse he engaged in with his date the previous night.
Norm: It's unacceptable to mar the food of someone else.
Situation: Delia loves the taste of lamb but her husband Roger refuses to even try any.
Intention: Delia wants to show Roger how good lamb can be.
Moral action: Delia cooks her favorite lamb dish and asks Roger to try one bite and tells him he doesn't have to eat any more if he doesn't want to.
Immoral consequence: Roger is angry when Delia reveals that the food had lamb in it and loses trust is Delia.
Norm: It's unacceptable to mar the food of someone else.
Situation: Delia loves the taste of lamb but her husband Roger refuses to even try any.
Intention: Delia wants to show Roger how good lamb can be.
Moral consequence: Roger agrees to try the dish and ends up loving it.
Immoral action: Delia makes spagheti for dinner but secretly uses lamb instead of beef without telling Roger, so she can prove he actually likes lamb.
Norm: You shouldn't waste water
Situation: Skip got lost on a hike on a hot day and is trying to find his way back to civilization carrying nothing but a canteen.
Intention: Skip wants to cool off.
Moral action: Skip finds a large tree that provides shade from the sun and sits under it for a while.
Immoral consequence: Skip becomes dehydrated when he can't find a source of water to fill his canteen and drink from.
Norm: You shouldn't waste water
Situation: Skip got lost on a hike on a hot day and is trying to find his way back to civilization carrying nothing but a canteen.
Intention: Skip wants to cool off.
Moral consequence: Skip cools off and regains enough energy to catch a lizard to eat for protein.
Immoral action: Skip pours the water in his canteen all over his face and body and feels refreshed.
Norm: It's bad to drink on the job.
Situation: Robert previously suffered from alcoholism and works as a security guard in a mall.
Intention: Robert wants to consider getting a drink.
Moral action: Robert resists the temptation of getting an alcoholic drink and simplies goes for a non-alcoholic drink.
Immoral consequence: Robert becomes too drunk to perform his duties and gets fired.
Norm: It's bad to drink on the job.
Situation: Robert previously suffered from alcoholism and works as a security guard in a mall.
Intention: Robert wants to consider getting a drink.
Moral consequence: Robert manages to do his job well as a security guard and receives some recognition for it.
Immoral action: Robert gets his favorite alcoholic beverage and drinks its during his shift.
Norm: It's good to do things for your ex-partner.
Situation: Jerry's former wife Sharon was driving to pick up her mother at the airport, but she got a flat tire and called Jerry to ask for help.
Intention: Jerry wants to respond to Sharon's request.
Moral action: Jerry asks Sharon where she is, and jumps in his car to come fix her tire.
Immoral consequence: Sharon is angry with Jerry and now her mother is stuck at the airport.
Norm: It's good to do things for your ex-partner.
Situation: Jerry's former wife Sharon was driving to pick up her mother at the airport, but she got a flat tire and called Jerry to ask for help.
Intention: Jerry wants to respond to Sharon's request.
Moral consequence: Sharon is happy that Jerry is willing to help her even though they are no longer married, and she is able to pick up her mom.
Immoral action: Jerry tells Sharon that she better call her mother to tell her she won't be coming.
Norm: It's kind to do favors for people who are sick.
Situation: Marcus is at home when he gets a call from his brother who has a bad flu and needs some food.
Intention: Marcus wants to watch the ballgame.
Moral action: Marcus calls a delivery service and orders food to be delivered to his brother while watching the game.
Immoral consequence: Marcus' brother wonders if Marcus loves him anymore and is sad and sick and hungry.
Norm: It's kind to do favors for people who are sick.
Situation: Marcus is at home when he gets a call from his brother who has a bad flu and needs some food.
Intention: Marcus wants to watch the ballgame.
Moral consequence: Marcus' brother is very thankful and starts to feel better and thinks Marcus loves him.
Immoral action: Marcus tells his brother he's very busy and hangs up and watches the game.
Norm: it's important to treat family members with respect
Situation: Kris is talking with his mom Dana who tells him he needs to get a job.
Intention: Kris wants to agree with his mom.
Moral action: Kris tells his mom that he agrees with her and that he's going to double his efforts.
Immoral consequence: Dana is shocked that her son is so callous and angry with him for speaking to her that way.
Norm: it's important to treat family members with respect
Situation: Kris is talking with his mom Dana who tells him he needs to get a job.
Intention: Kris wants to agree with his mom.
Moral consequence: Dana is happy that her son agrees and is proud of him for saying he's willing to put in extra effort to find a job.
Immoral action: Kris tells his mom that she's stating the obvious and that he's not an idiot, and she should shut up and let him do his thing.
Norm: It is wrong to be self depreciating.
Situation: Kyle is upset that he has been gaining weight and looks in the mirror to make an assessment of how he looks.
Intention: Kyle wants to form an opinion of his personal appearance.
Moral action: Kyle gives himself a pep talk in the mirror, where he verbally expresses that he needs to do a little gym work but that he is worth the effort.
Immoral consequence: Kyle loses a lot of his self-confidence in social situations and starts to avoid other people due to his lowered self-esteem.
Norm: It is wrong to be self depreciating.
Situation: Kyle is upset that he has been gaining weight and looks in the mirror to make an assessment of how he looks.
Intention: Kyle wants to form an opinion of his personal appearance.
Moral consequence: Kyle starts a new gym membership and a whole new program of self-care, and he feels better than he ever has before, both physically and emotionally.
Immoral action: Kyle does not feel anything good about his appearance and forms the opinion that nobody could ever be attracted to him.
Norm: It's mean to bully your classmates.
Situation: Steve is in class with a nerdier kid Billy and his friend Stephen.
Intention: Steve wants to make Stephen laugh.
Moral action: Steve tells a joke that he saw on Reddit the morning of.
Immoral consequence: Billy feels low, and very hurt by the joke Steve told.
Norm: It's mean to bully your classmates.
Situation: Steve is in class with a nerdier kid Billy and his friend Stephen.
Intention: Steve wants to make Stephen laugh.
Moral consequence: Billy laughs along with Stephen, enjoying the joke a lot.
Immoral action: Steve makes a joke at Billy's expense, making fun of how he looks.
Norm: It is rude to be loud and disturb the neighbors.
Situation: Alice is having a party at her house and has a few friends over.
Intention: Alice wants to play some music.
Moral action: Alice turns on the stereo at a low volume that can't be heard outside of the room.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors call the cops who give Alice a warning about being a nuisance.
Norm: It is rude to be loud and disturb the neighbors.
Situation: Alice is having a party at her house and has a few friends over.
Intention: Alice wants to play some music.
Moral consequence: Alice and her friends enjoy themselves, while the neighbors are able to sleep in peace.
Immoral action: Alice turns the stereo on as loud as it will play.
Norm: You shouldn't let someone quit school.
Situation: Jon's son Billy has been really unhappy in school lately.
Intention: Jon wants Billy to be happy.
Moral action: Jon, Billy and the school guidance counselor sit down and have a long discussion.
Immoral consequence: Billy can't find a job because he doesn't have a high school diploma.
Norm: You shouldn't let someone quit school.
Situation: Jon's son Billy has been really unhappy in school lately.
Intention: Jon wants Billy to be happy.
Moral consequence: Billy starts feeling a little better about his schooling.
Immoral action: Jon signs Billy out of school after Billy begs him to do it.
Norm: It's rude to discourage others from the job they want.
Situation: Basil is talking to Austin and Austin tells him he wants to switch careers and quit his accounting job to pursue becoming an astronaut.
Intention: Basil wants to offer advice to Austin regarding the career change.
Moral action: Basil tells Austin that he can do anything he sets his mind to, but he should research everything first before quitting his current job.
Immoral consequence: Austin is discouraged and feels silly for bringing it up as his confidence withers away.
Norm: It's rude to discourage others from the job they want.
Situation: Basil is talking to Austin and Austin tells him he wants to switch careers and quit his accounting job to pursue becoming an astronaut.
Intention: Basil wants to offer advice to Austin regarding the career change.
Moral consequence: Austin is filled with confidence and inspiration as he feels supported by his friend.
Immoral action: Basil tells Austin that it's too late to try that endeavor and that it's way too far fetched of an idea that will lead to financial ruin.
Norm: You should always visit your parents.
Situation: Terry's mother and father had been in the nursing home for years.
Intention: Terry wants to go to the nursing home.
Moral action: Terry stops by the nursing home after work and visits his mother and father.
Immoral consequence: Terry's mother and father are sad that their son never visits and go into a depression.