CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It is mean to break up somebody for petty reasons.
Situation: Jenny who has been unlucky in love lately gets asked for dating advice by her friend Mary.
Intention: Jenny wants to advise Mary.
Moral consequence: Jenny is glad that her experiences can have a positive effect for someone.
Immoral action: Jenny's bitterness lead her to give Mary advice that will cause a rift in her relationship.
Norm: It's good to help end corruption.
Situation: Tom recognizes a disturbing trend in his accounting at work, and it looks like someone is nefariously changing numbers in their financial reporting.
Intention: Tom needs to decide what to do about what he has found in the books.
Moral action: Tom takes his findings to management and records, for his own records, the steps that he took to assure that the issue was reported properly.
Immoral consequence: When it eventually comes out that there was someone stealing at the company, Tom is implicated in the scandal because he does the books.
Norm: It's good to help end corruption.
Situation: Tom recognizes a disturbing trend in his accounting at work, and it looks like someone is nefariously changing numbers in their financial reporting.
Intention: Tom needs to decide what to do about what he has found in the books.
Moral consequence: Tom is clear of the incident, and he is relieved that he has done everything he can to assure the quality of his work.
Immoral action: Tom pretends that he hadn't noticed the irregularities in financial reports and doesn't mention what he found to anyone else.
Norm: It's bad to bother other people.
Situation: Hayden's sister is studying for her exam in bedroom next to his.
Intention: Hayden wants to listen to music.
Moral action: Hayden adjusts his speaker to a quiet level.
Immoral consequence: Hayden's sister can't study because the music is too loud.
Norm: It's bad to bother other people.
Situation: Hayden's sister is studying for her exam in bedroom next to his.
Intention: Hayden wants to listen to music.
Moral consequence: Hayden's sister is unaffected by the music.
Immoral action: Hayden turns his speaker up to full volume.
Norm: It's rude walk off the job.
Situation: Sal is working for a company when he gets a better job offer.
Intention: Sal wants to leave his current company.
Moral action: Sal tells his current company beforehand that he will be leaving.
Immoral consequence: Sal's current company will be confused and unable to fill Sal's position quickly.
Norm: It's rude walk off the job.
Situation: Sal is working for a company when he gets a better job offer.
Intention: Sal wants to leave his current company.
Moral consequence: Sal's current company will be able to train a replacement.
Immoral action: Sal leaves his current company without telling anyone.
Norm: It's good to bake people a cake for their birthday.
Situation: James, who worked in HR, knew that one of his colleagues had a birthday coming up.
Intention: James wants to help his coworker celebrate his birthday.
Moral action: James bakes a funfetti cake and tops it with buttercream frosting and candles.
Immoral consequence: No one touches the veggie platter, which ends up in the garbage.
Norm: It's good to bake people a cake for their birthday.
Situation: James, who worked in HR, knew that one of his colleagues had a birthday coming up.
Intention: James wants to help his coworker celebrate his birthday.
Moral consequence: Everyone compliments James on the delicious treat he made for them.
Immoral action: James brings in a veggie platter in an effort to encourage healthy lifestyles.
Norm: It's wrong to not try and improve yourself.
Situation: Tim and Jamie just had a child, and Jamie wants Ted to lose some weight.
Intention: Ted has to decide whether to start going to the gym.
Moral action: Ted wants to be able to see his child grow up, so he starts going to the gym.
Immoral consequence: Ted gains even more weight and has trouble taking care of his child.
Norm: It's wrong to not try and improve yourself.
Situation: Tim and Jamie just had a child, and Jamie wants Ted to lose some weight.
Intention: Ted has to decide whether to start going to the gym.
Moral consequence: Ted loses a lot of weight and has no trouble with childbearing activities.
Immoral action: Ted realizes that having to go to the gym would not make him happier.
Norm: It's bad to disrespect your parents.
Situation: Jenny's parents just denied her request to go on a ski trip with some of her high school friends.
Intention: Jenny wants to respond to her parents decision.
Moral action: Jenny gets some of her friends to come over and help her beg her parents to let her go.
Immoral consequence: Jenny is punished for her behavior.
Norm: It's bad to disrespect your parents.
Situation: Jenny's parents just denied her request to go on a ski trip with some of her high school friends.
Intention: Jenny wants to respond to her parents decision.
Moral consequence: Jenny and her friends combined effort persuades her parents.
Immoral action: Jenny hurls insults at her parents out of frustration.
Norm: It is distasteful to think about incestuous relationships.
Situation: Rebecca is talking to some people in the Supernatural fandom when one of the fans brings up her favorite paring of the twins dating each other.
Intention: Rebecca wants to interact with the fandom.
Moral action: Rebecca gives the other fan evidence of other relationships in the show that she supports.
Immoral consequence: Rebecca finds herself blocked by her other friends for supporting an incest couple.
Norm: It is distasteful to think about incestuous relationships.
Situation: Rebecca is talking to some people in the Supernatural fandom when one of the fans brings up her favorite paring of the twins dating each other.
Intention: Rebecca wants to interact with the fandom.
Moral consequence: Rebecca is thanked by later by the other fans for introducing them to unique parings.
Immoral action: Rebecca goes along with this fan reading some fanfiction before voicing her approval of the ship.
Norm: It's rude to make jokes about women with breast cancer.
Situation: Tate's wife just revealed to him that she has breast cancer.
Intention: Tate wants to say something to his wife.
Moral action: Tate tells his wife that they'll get through this no matter what.
Immoral consequence: Tate's wife doesn't laugh and thinks Tate is a jerk.
Norm: It's rude to make jokes about women with breast cancer.
Situation: Tate's wife just revealed to him that she has breast cancer.
Intention: Tate wants to say something to his wife.
Moral consequence: Tate's wife feels less worried and knows she has someone by her side.
Immoral action: Tate asks his wife if he'll still be able to squeeze her breasts.
Norm: You shouldn't take money from your in laws.
Situation: Lisa has been accepted to design school, and she needs to find a way to have money for tuition.
Intention: Lisa wants to pay for design school.
Moral action: Lisa finds a job where she can work part-time while going to school, so she can pay her tuition.
Immoral consequence: Lisa's in law's are upset when they see their money is gone, and they cannot pay their bills.
Norm: You shouldn't take money from your in laws.
Situation: Lisa has been accepted to design school, and she needs to find a way to have money for tuition.
Intention: Lisa wants to pay for design school.
Moral consequence: Lisa's in law's are proud of Lisa and her ability to pay for her own tuition.
Immoral action: Lisa takes money from the safe in her in law's office when she goes over one day to help with cleaning.
Norm: It's wrong to steal someone's vehicle.
Situation: Wallace is walking home on a hot summer day and passes an empty running and unlocked car.
Intention: Wallace wants to get home and out of the heat.
Moral action: Wallace calls out trying to the owner of the vehicle while remaining a distance from it and lets them know they left it unlocked and then continues walking home.
Immoral consequence: The person that owns the vehicle that Wallace stole is angered when they find out the vehicle is missing and their day is ruined.
Norm: It's wrong to steal someone's vehicle.
Situation: Wallace is walking home on a hot summer day and passes an empty running and unlocked car.
Intention: Wallace wants to get home and out of the heat.
Moral consequence: The owner of the vehicle is thankful for Wallace's warning and secures their vehicle.
Immoral action: Wallace looks around before entering the vehicle and using it to get home quicker.
Norm: You shouldn't let your pet drink dirty water.
Situation: Louis was walking his dog when he realized that the dog was thirsty.
Intention: Louis wants to let the dog drink.
Moral action: Louis finds a hose and fills his dogs portable water bowl.
Immoral consequence: The dog ingests some sort of bacteria and gets very sick.
Norm: You shouldn't let your pet drink dirty water.
Situation: Louis was walking his dog when he realized that the dog was thirsty.
Intention: Louis wants to let the dog drink.
Moral consequence: The dog feels much more refreshed after drinking the water.
Immoral action: Louis takes the dog to a sewage ditch for him to drink.
Norm: You shouldn't irritate your parents.
Situation: Carson, a seven year old, wants to go to his friend's house, but his mother his working on her laptop.
Intention: Carson wants to spend time with his friends.
Moral action: Carson invites his friend over to his house to play games.
Immoral consequence: Carson's mother makes him do more chores around the house.
Norm: You shouldn't irritate your parents.
Situation: Carson, a seven year old, wants to go to his friend's house, but his mother his working on her laptop.
Intention: Carson wants to spend time with his friends.
Moral consequence: Carson and his friend have fun playing in the yard.
Immoral action: Carson tugs on her mother's shirt asking her to take him to his friends house over and over again.
Norm: It is rude to make disparaging remarks about someone's plans.
Situation: Chris is talking to his friend Pete who is going on a trip to help people in Haiti.
Intention: Chris wants to respond to Pete's trip.
Moral action: Chris tells Pete that Pete will be able to do a lot of good.
Immoral consequence: Pete will think that Chris is lacking in compassion.
Norm: It is rude to make disparaging remarks about someone's plans.
Situation: Chris is talking to his friend Pete who is going on a trip to help people in Haiti.
Intention: Chris wants to respond to Pete's trip.
Moral consequence: Pete will be more motivated to help people.
Immoral action: Chris tells Pete that it is a waste of time to go to Haiti.
Norm: You shouldn't bring weapons to school.
Situation: Tyler just woke up and is getting ready to go to school at his house that is full of things.
Intention: Tyler wants to impress his friends at school today.
Moral action: Tyler brings s skateboard with him to school and performs tricks on it for his friends.
Immoral consequence: Many students are frightened to their cores when they see Tyler pull a gun out of his book bag thinking he is going to use it.
Norm: You shouldn't bring weapons to school.
Situation: Tyler just woke up and is getting ready to go to school at his house that is full of things.
Intention: Tyler wants to impress his friends at school today.
Moral consequence: Many students see the tricks Tyler is doing and are greatly entertained and enjoy themselves.
Immoral action: Tyler puts a gun into his book bag because he thinks his friends will find it cool.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about having an addiction.
Situation: Fred has been drinking excessively everyday when his friend Alan asks him about his drinking.
Intention: Fred wants to respond to Alan.
Moral action: Fred tells Alan his drinking is out of control, and he can't stop.
Immoral consequence: Alan will think Fred does not have a problem and will not help him.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about having an addiction.
Situation: Fred has been drinking excessively everyday when his friend Alan asks him about his drinking.
Intention: Fred wants to respond to Alan.
Moral consequence: Alan will try to get help for Fred.
Immoral action: Fred tells Alan he only drinks a little bit and he is fine.
Norm: It's normal for parents to support your children's dreams
Situation: Nancy is at home when her son Paul comes in and tells her he wants to be an astronaut when he grows up.
Intention: Nancy wants to mention how hard that would be.
Moral action: Nancy tells Paul that it's a difficult tasks but that if others have done it so can he if he works hard.
Immoral consequence: Paul feels terrible because he's being told his dream is not possible and is discouraged from trying.
Norm: It's normal for parents to support your children's dreams
Situation: Nancy is at home when her son Paul comes in and tells her he wants to be an astronaut when he grows up.
Intention: Nancy wants to mention how hard that would be.
Moral consequence: Paul is full of inspiration and drive and wants to prove to his mom he can be one of the few who make it.
Immoral action: Nancy tells Paul that it's an impossible dream since only a few people every few years get to be astronauts.
Norm: You should get dressed again before leaving a fitting room.
Situation: Shelly is in a department store shopping for a new dress and finds one she likes.
Intention: Shelly needs to try on the dress.
Moral action: Shelly changes back into her other clothing before she purchases the dress.
Immoral consequence: Shelly loses the clothing that she wore to the store.
Norm: You should get dressed again before leaving a fitting room.
Situation: Shelly is in a department store shopping for a new dress and finds one she likes.
Intention: Shelly needs to try on the dress.
Moral consequence: Shelly now has her original clothing and a new dress she likes.
Immoral action: Shelly keeps wearing the dress after trying it on, leaving her other clothing in the changing room.
Norm: You should not hide things from your spouse.
Situation: Colin spends time playing Dungeons and Dragons with his friends but does not tell his wife, who asks him where he was.
Intention: Colin wants to respond to his wife.
Moral action: Colin tells his wife he's playing a game with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Colin's wife will think he is cheating on her or doing illegal things.
Norm: You should not hide things from your spouse.
Situation: Colin spends time playing Dungeons and Dragons with his friends but does not tell his wife, who asks him where he was.
Intention: Colin wants to respond to his wife.
Moral consequence: Colin's wife will be understanding and not be suspicious of him.
Immoral action: Colin tells his wife that what he does is none of her business.
Norm: It's rude to wake people up in a surprising way.
Situation: Sharon is still in bed resting, but she is supposed to get up to take her kids to school, and her husband, James is in the kitchen making coffee.
Intention: James wants Sharon to get out of bed.
Moral action: James walks into the room with coffee for the aroma to wake Sharon.
Immoral consequence: Sharon wakes up in an bad mood and is mad at James.
Norm: It's rude to wake people up in a surprising way.
Situation: Sharon is still in bed resting, but she is supposed to get up to take her kids to school, and her husband, James is in the kitchen making coffee.
Intention: James wants Sharon to get out of bed.
Moral consequence: Sharon gets up smiling and thinks James is sweet.
Immoral action: James walks in the room where Sharon is and screams for her to get up.
Norm: You should keep your house clean
Situation: Tina's boyfriend Frank is knocking on her door, so they can cook dinner together as planned.
Intention: Tina wants to invite Frank inside.
Moral action: Tina tells Frabk to come inside, and he sees what an immaculate place she keeps.
Immoral consequence: Frank quickly loses his appetite and decides to leave.
Norm: You should keep your house clean
Situation: Tina's boyfriend Frank is knocking on her door, so they can cook dinner together as planned.
Intention: Tina wants to invite Frank inside.
Moral consequence: Frank is impressed with Tina's home and looks forward to cooking.
Immoral action: Tina tells Frank to come in, and when he does, he sees what a mess it is.
Norm: It is cold to act indifferently about a terminal illness.
Situation: Graham is talking to his friend Kate when Kate mentions that her father has terminal cancer.
Intention: Graham wants to respond to Kate.
Moral action: Graham tells Kate that he's there for her during this time.
Immoral consequence: Kate will think Graham is uncaring.
Norm: It is cold to act indifferently about a terminal illness.
Situation: Graham is talking to his friend Kate when Kate mentions that her father has terminal cancer.
Intention: Graham wants to respond to Kate.
Moral consequence: Kate will feel supported by Graham.
Immoral action: Graham tells Kate that terminal cancer is not a big deal.
Norm: You aren't required to financially support your family members
Situation: Fred just got a big signing bonus to a high-paying job and his Aunt asks if he can buy her a new car.
Intention: Fred wants to spend some of his signing bonus.
Moral action: Fred buys himself a new motorcycle to drive on weekends.
Immoral consequence: Fred gets phone calls, emails, and letters from many of his other family members asking him for money.
Norm: You aren't required to financially support your family members
Situation: Fred just got a big signing bonus to a high-paying job and his Aunt asks if he can buy her a new car.
Intention: Fred wants to spend some of his signing bonus.
Moral consequence: Fred takes a weekend trip on his motorcycle to visit his parents.
Immoral action: Fred buys his Aunt a brand new car for thirty-thousand dollars.
Norm: You should put kids in detention that break the rules.
Situation: Margo was teaching her English class, but she couldn't get Billy to stop talking.
Intention: Margo wants to continue her lesson.
Moral action: Margo gives Billy detention and sends him out of the room, before continuing her lesson.
Immoral consequence: Some of the kids in the class couldn't hear Margo and didn't understand the lesson.
Norm: You should put kids in detention that break the rules.
Situation: Margo was teaching her English class, but she couldn't get Billy to stop talking.
Intention: Margo wants to continue her lesson.
Moral consequence: The other kids in class are finally able to hear what Margo was saying.
Immoral action: Margo keeps on with her lesson even though Billy was talking over her.
Norm: It's bad to hit someone.
Situation: Patrick is at a bar with his girlfriend when a man keeps trying to flirt with her.
Intention: Patrick wants to react to the situation.
Moral action: Patrick tells the man to stop flirting with his girlfriend and go find someone else to flirt with.
Immoral consequence: Patrick is kicked out of the bar for his behavior.
Norm: It's bad to hit someone.
Situation: Patrick is at a bar with his girlfriend when a man keeps trying to flirt with her.
Intention: Patrick wants to react to the situation.
Moral consequence: The man leaves Patrick's girlfriend alone for the rest of the night.
Immoral action: Patrick hits the man knocking him to the floor and tells him to leave his girlfriend alone.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore your manners.
Situation: Tom is in a rush to get to a social dinner after having to work late, so he has to go to the dinner with no time to stop anywhere.
Intention: Tom wants to arrive at the dinner on time after working late.
Moral action: Tom orders a bottle of wine on Amazon that is delivered to the hostess chilled just before dinner.
Immoral consequence: The hostess is a bit offended that Tom did not take the time to make a gesture for her.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore your manners.
Situation: Tom is in a rush to get to a social dinner after having to work late, so he has to go to the dinner with no time to stop anywhere.
Intention: Tom wants to arrive at the dinner on time after working late.
Moral consequence: The hostess is touched by Tom's thoughtfulness and enjoys the wine he sent.
Immoral action: Tom arrives to the dinner with no gift for the hostess because he did not have time to stop.
Norm: It's not okay to spy on others or be sneaky.
Situation: AJ is worried that his girlfriend Susan is cheating on him.
Intention: AJ wants to find if Susan is cheating.
Moral action: AJ asks Susan directly if she has been cheating on him.
Immoral consequence: Susan catches AJ and breaks up with him for his lack of trust.
Norm: It's not okay to spy on others or be sneaky.
Situation: AJ is worried that his girlfriend Susan is cheating on him.
Intention: AJ wants to find if Susan is cheating.
Moral consequence: Susan answers honestly that she has never cheated on AJ.
Immoral action: AJ spies on Susan whenever she goes out in public.
Norm: You shouldn't hurt others by judging them too harshly.
Situation: Daniel's son has come home from school and got a B on a paper.
Intention: Daniel wants to talk to his son about the grade.
Moral action: Daniel tells his son that a B is good, and he can aim for an A on the next paper.
Immoral consequence: Daniel's son will feel that he isn't worth much.
Norm: You shouldn't hurt others by judging them too harshly.
Situation: Daniel's son has come home from school and got a B on a paper.
Intention: Daniel wants to talk to his son about the grade.
Moral consequence: Daniel's son will want to achieve an A.
Immoral action: Daniel tells his son that a B is a bad grade and people that get Bs are bottom tier.
Norm: You shouldn't have a crush on your partner's friend.
Situation: Mary's new boyfriend Ted just introduced her to his best friend Bill.
Intention: Mary wants to get to know Bill better.
Moral action: Mary arranges outings for the all three of them.
Immoral consequence: Mary causes a rift between the two friends when her feelings are revealed.
Norm: You shouldn't have a crush on your partner's friend.
Situation: Mary's new boyfriend Ted just introduced her to his best friend Bill.
Intention: Mary wants to get to know Bill better.
Moral consequence: Mary grows closer to both Bill and Ted.
Immoral action: Mary spends one on one time with Bill and soon starts to fall for him.
Norm: It's wrong to be hateful online.
Situation: Savanna notices a post on Twitter from someone making a negative comment about her favorite band, and she's stressed.
Intention: Savanna wants to channel her emotions.
Moral action: Savanna talks about her stressful life situation and the person's posts to her friends.
Immoral consequence: Savanna messages are spammed with angry messages from the original posters fans.
Norm: It's wrong to be hateful online.
Situation: Savanna notices a post on Twitter from someone making a negative comment about her favorite band, and she's stressed.
Intention: Savanna wants to channel her emotions.
Moral consequence: Savanna is able to let go of all the stress in her life and feelings for the original poster.
Immoral action: Savanna replies to the post with a comment questioning their hearing and musical taste before making a call out post.
Norm: It's good to donate your money to people in need.
Situation: Marta recently got a promotion and a raise at work.
Intention: Marta wants to figure out what to do with the extra money.
Moral action: Marta spend the extra money by donating it to charity.
Immoral consequence: Marta supports people that harm others.
Norm: It's good to donate your money to people in need.
Situation: Marta recently got a promotion and a raise at work.
Intention: Marta wants to figure out what to do with the extra money.
Moral consequence: Marta supports people that help others.
Immoral action: Marta spends the extra money on illegal drugs that crossed the border.
Norm: It's good to be sorry about something you have done.
Situation: Molly had accidentally broken a vase at her mother's house.
Intention: Molly wants to talk to her mother about the vase.
Moral action: Molly tells her mother that she is very sorry that she broke the vase.
Immoral consequence: Molly's mother is upset at Molly's insensitivity and gives her the cold shoulder for the rest of the day.