CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's rude to abuse someone's generosity.
Situation: Kathy needed money to pay a bill, and her friend Ronny gave her some, but now she is low on cash again.
Intention: Kathy wants to obtain some money.
Moral consequence: Kathy gets her money and does not annoy her friend Ronny.
Immoral action: Kathy goes to Ronny asking for more money to pay bills.
Norm: It's rude to expect others to fix things for free.
Situation: Ken's best friend Jacob is a mechanic and Ken's car has a problem with its transmission.
Intention: Ken wants to ask Jacob to fix his car.
Moral action: Ken asks Jacob if he'll fix his car for him if Ken pays him his normal rate.
Immoral consequence: Jacob refuses to fix the car for free and then stops talking to Ken because he thinks he'll be asked for more favors.
Norm: It's rude to expect others to fix things for free.
Situation: Ken's best friend Jacob is a mechanic and Ken's car has a problem with its transmission.
Intention: Ken wants to ask Jacob to fix his car.
Moral consequence: Jacob agrees to fix Ken's car and gets it up and running within a day.
Immoral action: Ken asks Jacob to fix his car for him for free because they're best friends.
Norm: It is wrong to assume guilt by association.
Situation: Tim gets a call informing him that his son's group of friends have been arrested for vandalism.
Intention: Tim wants to discuss the situation with his son.
Moral action: Tim talks to his son about choosing his friends more wisely.
Immoral consequence: Tim's son grows resentful of his dad's lack of faith in him.
Norm: It is wrong to assume guilt by association.
Situation: Tim gets a call informing him that his son's group of friends have been arrested for vandalism.
Intention: Tim wants to discuss the situation with his son.
Moral consequence: Tim's son starts to make better choices thanks to his dad's guidance.
Immoral action: Tim accuses his son of having some kind of involvement in the vandalism.
Norm: It's good to provide a loving home for your pet.
Situation: Janet has just adopted a puppy for her home who's barking loudly.
Intention: Janet wants to go shopping all day.
Moral action: Janet pets the puppy and takes him for a walk and feeds him before leaving for the mall.
Immoral consequence: The puppy will become depressed and mess up the entire house.
Norm: It's good to provide a loving home for your pet.
Situation: Janet has just adopted a puppy for her home who's barking loudly.
Intention: Janet wants to go shopping all day.
Moral consequence: The puppy will love Janet more and be happy all day.
Immoral action: Janet pretends she doesn't hear the barks and heads over to the mall.
Norm: You should be happy when your classmates help you out.
Situation: Gillian is trying to lift a box full of books at school, and finally some classmates help her lift it onto a shelf.
Intention: Gillian wants to respond to her classmates helping her.
Moral action: Gillian thanks her classmates and offers to help them when they need it.
Immoral consequence: Gillian's classmates are put off by her attitude and avoid her.
Norm: You should be happy when your classmates help you out.
Situation: Gillian is trying to lift a box full of books at school, and finally some classmates help her lift it onto a shelf.
Intention: Gillian wants to respond to her classmates helping her.
Moral consequence: Gillian's classmates come to like her, and she makes a few new friends.
Immoral action: Gillian gets annoyed and says she could have done it herself.
Norm: It is good to control yourself.
Situation: Paul is out drinking with some friends at the bar.
Intention: Paul wants to enjoy the evening.
Moral action: Paul makes sure to pace his drinking so that he stays present enough to make wise decisions while having fun.
Immoral consequence: Paul drinks far too much and makes a fool of himself and suffers for it the next morning.
Norm: It is good to control yourself.
Situation: Paul is out drinking with some friends at the bar.
Intention: Paul wants to enjoy the evening.
Moral consequence: Paul enjoys the night out with his friends and avoids any ill effects from the alcohol.
Immoral action: Paul orders drink after drink as he feels it is fueling his good time.
Norm: It's rude to turn down food prepared for you.
Situation: Chet went to his Asian girlfriend's house for dinner, and Chet was given a plate of food that smells bad.
Intention: Chet has to decide what to do with the food.
Moral action: Chet decides to eat the food even though he doesn't like it.
Immoral consequence: Chet's girl's family is offended that he doesn't want to eat their culture's food.
Norm: It's rude to turn down food prepared for you.
Situation: Chet went to his Asian girlfriend's house for dinner, and Chet was given a plate of food that smells bad.
Intention: Chet has to decide what to do with the food.
Moral consequence: Chet's girl's family appreciates that Chet is willing to eat their food.
Immoral action: Chet tells them that he'd rather not eat the food since it doesn't smell great.
Norm: It's kind to forgive someone for a wrongdoing.
Situation: Ted asked his mom to pick him up from practice, but she forgot.
Intention: Ted wants to say something to his mom.
Moral action: Ted tells his mom that it's okay and that everyone makes mistakes.
Immoral consequence: Ted's mom feels intense guilt and wishes Ted would be nicer.
Norm: It's kind to forgive someone for a wrongdoing.
Situation: Ted asked his mom to pick him up from practice, but she forgot.
Intention: Ted wants to say something to his mom.
Moral consequence: Ted's mom is glad that Ted understands and tries to never disappoint him again.
Immoral action: Ted tells his mom that he'll never forgive her for making him wait there.
Norm: It's rude to brag to others.
Situation: Mike would always brag to his friends whever they spoke.
Intention: Mike wants to talk to his friends.
Moral action: Mike decides to stop bragging and just tell the truth even if it's not worth bragging about.
Immoral consequence: Mike really annoyed his friends although they got used to him.
Norm: It's rude to brag to others.
Situation: Mike would always brag to his friends whever they spoke.
Intention: Mike wants to talk to his friends.
Moral consequence: Mike notices that his friends suddenly want to talk to him a lot more.
Immoral action: Mike continues to brag about whatever the topic at hand happens to be.
Norm: It's bad to break a toy belonging to a child.
Situation: Chad calls his son to dinner, but Chad's son is playing with an action figure.
Intention: Chad wants to stop his son from playing with the action figure.
Moral action: Chad takes the action figure and puts it in a drawer for storage.
Immoral consequence: Chad's son will be unhappy and angry about the action figure being permanently destroyed.
Norm: It's bad to break a toy belonging to a child.
Situation: Chad calls his son to dinner, but Chad's son is playing with an action figure.
Intention: Chad wants to stop his son from playing with the action figure.
Moral consequence: Chad's son will be able to play with the action figure again after dinner.
Immoral action: Chad snaps the action figure into pieces so it cannot be played with anymore.
Norm: You should not exchange child porn with people.
Situation: Keith spends a lot of time chatting with people online when one day he is asked to send pictures of his little sister.
Intention: Keith wants to respond to the request.
Moral action: Keith refuses the request and reports the person who asked for the pictures.
Immoral consequence: Keith inadvertantly gets caught up in a child pornography ring.
Norm: You should not exchange child porn with people.
Situation: Keith spends a lot of time chatting with people online when one day he is asked to send pictures of his little sister.
Intention: Keith wants to respond to the request.
Moral consequence: Keith learns to be more cautious in his choice of online companions.
Immoral action: Keith decides to post pictures of his sister including ones of her in her underwear when she was younger.
Norm: You shouldn't disrupt other people.
Situation: Larry is in the library when someone calls him on his cell phone.
Intention: Larry wants to answer the phone.
Moral action: Larry whispers as he answers the phone and continues the conversation outside.
Immoral consequence: The people in the library are annoyed and start to shush at Larry.
Norm: You shouldn't disrupt other people.
Situation: Larry is in the library when someone calls him on his cell phone.
Intention: Larry wants to answer the phone.
Moral consequence: Larry is able to carry on his conversation while the people in the library read their books.
Immoral action: Larry answers the phone and continues to talk while the people in the library are reading.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friends that you hate them.
Situation: Robert's friends prank him as he walks home from school by pouring a bucket of water on him.
Intention: Robert wants his friends to know they hurt him.
Moral action: Robert tells his friends the prank bothered him as he's very sensitive and asks to go out with them tomorrow.
Immoral consequence: Robert's friends feel awful and Robert is lonely and miserable alone.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friends that you hate them.
Situation: Robert's friends prank him as he walks home from school by pouring a bucket of water on him.
Intention: Robert wants his friends to know they hurt him.
Moral consequence: Robert's friends respect him more and Robert is not lonely.
Immoral action: Robert tells his friends he can't stand them anymore and never wants to see them again.
Norm: It's wrong to ruin something someone else enjoys for them.
Situation: Frasier just finished watching the new hit movie and is talking to a friend who hasn't seen it but wants to.
Intention: Frasier wants to talk about the movie.
Moral action: Fraiser expresses to his friend how much he enjoyed the movie but avoids spoiling the plot so his friend can see it for themself.
Immoral consequence: Fraiser's friend is upset by the spoilers because they enjoy watching movies without them.
Norm: It's wrong to ruin something someone else enjoys for them.
Situation: Frasier just finished watching the new hit movie and is talking to a friend who hasn't seen it but wants to.
Intention: Frasier wants to talk about the movie.
Moral consequence: Fraiser's friend becomes even more excited to see the movie.
Immoral action: Fraiser spoils all the twists and turns of the movie to his friend.
Norm: It's wrong to miss an important event.
Situation: Amelia is getting married to Evan tomorrow at 10:00 AM, and she just got home from a bachelorette party and feels tired, so she sets her alarm.
Intention: Amelia wants to have a restful night.
Moral action: After a good nights sleep, Amelia jumps up when she hears her alarm and heads to the ceremony.
Immoral consequence: Evan is humiliated in front of all their friends and family and Amelia feels awful.
Norm: It's wrong to miss an important event.
Situation: Amelia is getting married to Evan tomorrow at 10:00 AM, and she just got home from a bachelorette party and feels tired, so she sets her alarm.
Intention: Amelia wants to have a restful night.
Moral consequence: Evan and Amelia are very happy to share their special day with loved ones.
Immoral action: Amelia goes to bed, and in the morning wants to sleep 5 more minutes, so she shuts the alarm and oversleeps through the wedding.
Norm: It's wrong to shovel snow onto your neighbor's driveway.
Situation: Barry's driveway is packed with snow and Tom's driveway barely has any on it.
Intention: Barry wants to get rid of the snow in his driveway.
Moral action: Barry shovels up the snow and uses it to make a snowman in his yard.
Immoral consequence: Tom sees Barry and comes outside to yell at him.
Norm: It's wrong to shovel snow onto your neighbor's driveway.
Situation: Barry's driveway is packed with snow and Tom's driveway barely has any on it.
Intention: Barry wants to get rid of the snow in his driveway.
Moral consequence: Tom compliments Barry for making a great looking snowman with snow from the driveway.
Immoral action: Barry uses a shovel to transfer the snow from his driveway to Tom's.
Norm: You shouldn't let people get away with DUIs.
Situation: George, a police officer, just caught his neighbor driving under the influence; he feels bad because he knows his neighbor needs his car for his job.
Intention: George wants to help his neighbor.
Moral action: George decides to impound his neighbor's car, but tells him he will give him a ride to work every morning.
Immoral consequence: George's neighbor keeps driving home and ends up hitting a pedestrian.
Norm: You shouldn't let people get away with DUIs.
Situation: George, a police officer, just caught his neighbor driving under the influence; he feels bad because he knows his neighbor needs his car for his job.
Intention: George wants to help his neighbor.
Moral consequence: George's neighbor goes home safely, without hurting anyone.
Immoral action: George decides to ignore his neighbor's DUI violation and give him a chance.
Norm: It's disgusting to betray your partner's trust.
Situation: Cory has a girlfriend who he is losing interest in and is developing an interest in another woman.
Intention: Cory wants to hang out with the other woman.
Moral action: Cory is open to his partner about how he has been feeling.
Immoral consequence: Cory's partner finds out about the other girl and feels betrayed.
Norm: It's disgusting to betray your partner's trust.
Situation: Cory has a girlfriend who he is losing interest in and is developing an interest in another woman.
Intention: Cory wants to hang out with the other woman.
Moral consequence: Cory's partner is given proper notice and does not expect their relationship to endure.
Immoral action: Cory tells his partner that he is with a male friend of his.
Norm: You should help out customers if you work there.
Situation: Tommy was working at a bookstore when a customer asks him where a certain book was.
Intention: Tommy wants to answer the customer.
Moral action: Tommy tells the customer that he doesn't know, but he asks another worker, and they find out where the book is.
Immoral consequence: The customer is upset and reports Tommy's lack of assistance to his boss.
Norm: You should help out customers if you work there.
Situation: Tommy was working at a bookstore when a customer asks him where a certain book was.
Intention: Tommy wants to answer the customer.
Moral consequence: The customer is grateful for Tommy's assistance and leaves him a small tip.
Immoral action: Tommy truthfully tells the customer that he doesn't know but doesn't try to find out where it is.
Norm: It's polite to type "thank you" on work messages.
Situation: Ted is a manager and needs to send out a lot of instructional emails to his team about a new project.
Intention: Ted wants to get the emails sent.
Moral action: Ted sends his team instructions and thanks each of them for their hard work in this trying time.
Immoral consequence: Ted's employees see nothing but orders and think that Ted is insensitive and ungrateful.
Norm: It's polite to type "thank you" on work messages.
Situation: Ted is a manager and needs to send out a lot of instructional emails to his team about a new project.
Intention: Ted wants to get the emails sent.
Moral consequence: The team feels busy but grateful and believe that Ted appreciates them.
Immoral action: Ted goes through the list of his employees and writes a quick email about what they need to do, with no signature.
Norm: It is wrong to call the police on a friend.
Situation: Bryan and Marco are friends at Bryan's house and Marco just downloaded an illegal file from Bryan's internet.
Intention: Bryan wants his friend Marco to know that downloading illegal files is wrong.
Moral action: Bryan asks Marco not to download from his computer because he doesn't want to get in trouble.
Immoral consequence: The cops reprimand Marco and Marco ends his friendship with Bryan.
Norm: It is wrong to call the police on a friend.
Situation: Bryan and Marco are friends at Bryan's house and Marco just downloaded an illegal file from Bryan's internet.
Intention: Bryan wants his friend Marco to know that downloading illegal files is wrong.
Moral consequence: Marco is grateful and stops downloading and they remain friends.
Immoral action: Bryan picks up the phone and calls the cops and tells them that Marco downloaded illegally.
Norm: You shouldn't do violent things to people.
Situation: Janet is frustrated with a rude customer at the movie theater concession stand where she works.
Intention: Janet wants to get rid of the customer.
Moral action: Janet gets her supervisor, so he can tell the customer to leave.
Immoral consequence: Janet gets fired using violent behavior with one of the customers.
Norm: You shouldn't do violent things to people.
Situation: Janet is frustrated with a rude customer at the movie theater concession stand where she works.
Intention: Janet wants to get rid of the customer.
Moral consequence: Janet is rewarded for doing the right thing with a bonus.
Immoral action: Janet hits the customer in the face with a bucket of popcorn.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on your wife with your secretary.
Situation: Bill, a married man, is the CEO of a large multinational firm and has a very attractive secretary.
Intention: Bill wants to consider starting an intimate relationship with his secretary.
Moral action: Bill resists starting an affair with his secretary and remains faithful to his wife.
Immoral consequence: Bill's wife demands a divorce after finding out about the affair and Bill loses his position as CEO.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on your wife with your secretary.
Situation: Bill, a married man, is the CEO of a large multinational firm and has a very attractive secretary.
Intention: Bill wants to consider starting an intimate relationship with his secretary.
Moral consequence: Bill enjoys a long lasting relationship with his wife and becomes a very successful CEO.
Immoral action: Bill decides to have sex with his very attractive secretary.
Norm: It is rude to snoop through other people's private messages.
Situation: Dave is dating a partner who has a friend who he is feeling jealous over.
Intention: Dave wants to see if there's anything going on between them.
Moral action: Dave finds a way to casually ask his partner about the nature of their relationship.
Immoral consequence: Dave's partner catches him snooping and is upset about his lack of trust.
Norm: It is rude to snoop through other people's private messages.
Situation: Dave is dating a partner who has a friend who he is feeling jealous over.
Intention: Dave wants to see if there's anything going on between them.
Moral consequence: Dave's partner feels bad for the misunderstanding and reassures him that it's just a friend.
Immoral action: Dave takes his partner's phone and starts looking through her messages.
Norm: You shouldn't delete things on your friend's phone.
Situation: Shawna has her friend Lacy's phone and is feeling mischievous.
Intention: Shawna wants to play a prank on Lacy.
Moral action: Shawna takes pictures to put into Lacy's phone.
Immoral consequence: Lacy will become upset because the pictures will be lost forever.
Norm: You shouldn't delete things on your friend's phone.
Situation: Shawna has her friend Lacy's phone and is feeling mischievous.
Intention: Shawna wants to play a prank on Lacy.
Moral consequence: Lacy will be amused because she can delete the pictures Shawna added.
Immoral action: Shawna erases pictures that she finds on Lacy's phone.
Norm: It's not okay to spend your time loitering in public.
Situation: Hilda was wandering around a park all day long and someone asks her why.
Intention: Hilda needs to decide what to say when someone walks up to her.
Moral action: Hilda tells them she's been lost all day and asks how to get out of the park.
Immoral consequence: The other person walks away wondering why she chose to do this.
Norm: It's not okay to spend your time loitering in public.
Situation: Hilda was wandering around a park all day long and someone asks her why.
Intention: Hilda needs to decide what to say when someone walks up to her.
Moral consequence: Hilda finally escapes the park thanks to the other person's help.
Immoral action: Hilda tells them she's just wasting time until she needs to go to work.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at a grandparent.
Situation: Sandra's grandmother usually sends a card with money for Sandra's birthday, but this year she has been feeling sick and forgot.
Intention: Sandra wants to call her grandmother.
Moral action: Sandra calls her grandmother to see if she is doing well since it is out of character for her to forget a birthday.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's grandmother does not feel comfortable telling Sandra about her health, and she continues to get sicker.
Norm: It's wrong to yell at a grandparent.
Situation: Sandra's grandmother usually sends a card with money for Sandra's birthday, but this year she has been feeling sick and forgot.
Intention: Sandra wants to call her grandmother.
Moral consequence: Sandra learns that her grandmother is feeling sick, so she comes over to take her to the hospital.
Immoral action: Sandra calls her grandmother and yells at her for forgetting her birthday, saying that she was counting on receiving the money.
Norm: It's good to apologize to your family.
Situation: Brock broke the treadmill when he was working out.
Intention: Brock wants to obtain another treadmill.
Moral action: Brock apologizes to his family and offers to buy another treadmill.
Immoral consequence: Brock's family is upset that he didn't apologize or give them say in what treadmill to buy.
Norm: It's good to apologize to your family.
Situation: Brock broke the treadmill when he was working out.
Intention: Brock wants to obtain another treadmill.
Moral consequence: They decide what treadmill to get together and order it.
Immoral action: Brock just buys another treadmill and gets it shipped ASAP.
Norm: It is rude to ignore a greeting.
Situation: Hannah walks into work and sees Matt, who she doesn't know very well, working at his desk, so she says, hello.
Intention: Matt wants to react to Hannah.
Moral action: Matt gives a big smile and says good morning to Hannah.
Immoral consequence: Hannah thinks Matt isn't very nice, and doesn't bother trying to talk with him anymore.
Norm: It is rude to ignore a greeting.
Situation: Hannah walks into work and sees Matt, who she doesn't know very well, working at his desk, so she says, hello.
Intention: Matt wants to react to Hannah.
Moral consequence: Hannah feels that Matt seems like a nice guy and plans to talk with him in the future.
Immoral action: Matt looks up at Hannah, but quickly looks down, returning to his work.
Norm: It is wrong to expect an ex to support you.
Situation: Bill is in need of money as he's just lost his job and is becoming desperate.
Intention: Bill wants to ask someone he knows for money.
Moral action: Bill calls his mom and asks him to give him some money to tie him over.
Immoral consequence: Bill is depressed when Susan denies him because she wants nothing to do with him.
Norm: It is wrong to expect an ex to support you.
Situation: Bill is in need of money as he's just lost his job and is becoming desperate.
Intention: Bill wants to ask someone he knows for money.
Moral consequence: Bill is delighted when his mother agrees to give him some money right away.
Immoral action: Bill calls his ex wife Susan and asks him to give him some money to tie him over.
Norm: It's rude to upskirt women.
Situation: Pierre is at the crowded mall which is two stories with lots of escalators.
Intention: Pierre wants to entertain himself.
Moral action: Pierre checks out his favorite shop in the mall and does a little shopping for himself.
Immoral consequence: Pierre is reported by somebody to mall security for being a pervert, and he is publicly reprimanded which is deeply embarrassing for him.