CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should only use dating apps when you are single.
Situation: Kat is happily married to Mike, but feels lonely when he's at work.
Intention: Kat wants to try to meet new people.
Moral action: Kat decides to join a Facebook group for new people in town.
Immoral consequence: Kat gets angry when all she gets are requests to hook up.
Norm: You should only use dating apps when you are single.
Situation: Kat is happily married to Mike, but feels lonely when he's at work.
Intention: Kat wants to try to meet new people.
Moral consequence: Kat is pleased because she instantly meets a few people with similar interests.
Immoral action: Kat uses Tinder to meet local's and Mike sees the app on her phone.
Norm: You should thank your family for coming to see you.
Situation: Joe had been in the hospital for a week and was being visited by his family.
Intention: Joe wants to talk to his family.
Moral action: Joe tells his family how happy he is for them to visit him.
Immoral consequence: Joe's family leaves, and he doesn't have anyone visit him for the rest of his stay.
Norm: You should thank your family for coming to see you.
Situation: Joe had been in the hospital for a week and was being visited by his family.
Intention: Joe wants to talk to his family.
Moral consequence: Joe's spirits are raised after his family stays for a few hours.
Immoral action: Joe tells his family to leave him alone and get out of his room.
Norm: It's wrong to try to break up a married couple.
Situation: Dave is lying bed at night, thinking of things he might do in the future.
Intention: Dave wants to spend more time with Kevin, but Kevin's wife Sally doesn't want Dave around at all.
Moral action: Dave calls Sally and offers to work through Dave and Sally's problems so Dave can be around again.
Immoral consequence: Kevin realizes Dave is lying and says Kevin never wants to talk to Dave again.
Norm: It's wrong to try to break up a married couple.
Situation: Dave is lying bed at night, thinking of things he might do in the future.
Intention: Dave wants to spend more time with Kevin, but Kevin's wife Sally doesn't want Dave around at all.
Moral consequence: Sally agrees and decides that Dave can come over and see Kevin again.
Immoral action: Dave calls Kevin and Tells Kevin that Sally has had multiple affairs, so the couple should divorce and the friends can spend time together again.
Norm: It's good to study with your friends.
Situation: Fred and George are friends and classmates who have an important final exam coming up the next day in math class.
Intention: Fred wants to get a good grade on the test.
Moral action: Fred asks George to study with him, and they spend the rest of the evening going over notes together.
Immoral consequence: Fred struggles on the exam and ends up getting a mediocre grade.
Norm: It's good to study with your friends.
Situation: Fred and George are friends and classmates who have an important final exam coming up the next day in math class.
Intention: Fred wants to get a good grade on the test.
Moral consequence: Fred aces the exam and gets a good grade in the class.
Immoral action: Fred studies his math notes by himself at home that evening.
Norm: It's good to prepare meals for people.
Situation: Ryan has a sister who is sick and stuck in bed with the flu.
Intention: Ryan wants to get his sister some soup.
Moral action: Ryan makes a homemade soup for his sister from scratch.
Immoral consequence: The food isn't made well and doesn't really help the situation.
Norm: It's good to prepare meals for people.
Situation: Ryan has a sister who is sick and stuck in bed with the flu.
Intention: Ryan wants to get his sister some soup.
Moral consequence: Ryan's sister feels much better after eating the carefully made food.
Immoral action: Ryan orders some soup and has it delivered to his sister.
Norm: It's unacceptable for people to cheat on their romantic partners.
Situation: Stacey is not happy in her relationship because of the constant problems she faces with her partner.
Intention: Stacey wants to have a more fulfilled romantic life.
Moral action: Stacey breaks up with her partner and cites the change in their relationship.
Immoral consequence: Stacey's partner finds out about the infidelity and it weighs on him for a long time.
Norm: It's unacceptable for people to cheat on their romantic partners.
Situation: Stacey is not happy in her relationship because of the constant problems she faces with her partner.
Intention: Stacey wants to have a more fulfilled romantic life.
Moral consequence: Stacey's partner is able to move on given the reality of the situation.
Immoral action: Stacey gets involved with someone else while she's still with her partner.
Norm: It's good to defer help to an authority.
Situation: Bill was walking home when he heard a gun going off in a shopping mall.
Intention: Bill wants to help the people in the mall.
Moral action: Bill finds the nearest police officer and alerts them of what's going on.
Immoral consequence: Bill puts his and other lives in danger and doesn't provide any help.
Norm: It's good to defer help to an authority.
Situation: Bill was walking home when he heard a gun going off in a shopping mall.
Intention: Bill wants to help the people in the mall.
Moral consequence: Bill is able to provide help to the people in the mall even though he didn't do it himself.
Immoral action: Bill decides to run into the shopping mall.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to your doctor.
Situation: Brenda has an appointment with her doctor, but she's been in the waiting room a long time and is tired.
Intention: Brenda wants to let someone know how she feels.
Moral action: When Brenda's doctor asks her how she feels she just tells him that she is feeling a little tired from waiting.
Immoral consequence: Her doctor apologizes and feels awkward for the rest of her appointment.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to your doctor.
Situation: Brenda has an appointment with her doctor, but she's been in the waiting room a long time and is tired.
Intention: Brenda wants to let someone know how she feels.
Moral consequence: Her doctor apologizes for the wait and says that he will try to make the appointment go fast, so she can go rest.
Immoral action: When Brenda see her doctor she tells him that she's tired, long waits are unacceptable, and he doesn't run his office well.
Norm: It's not okay to risk a friendship.
Situation: Tammy has been single for a while, and she realizes she can't stop thinking about the crush she has on a friend's ex-boyfried.
Intention: Tammy wants to pursue a relationship with her friend's ex-boyfriend.
Moral action: Tammy contacts her friend to see if her friend would have any feelings about her dating the ex-boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: Tammy's friend is upset and does not understand when she sees Tammy with her ex-boyfriend.
Norm: It's not okay to risk a friendship.
Situation: Tammy has been single for a while, and she realizes she can't stop thinking about the crush she has on a friend's ex-boyfried.
Intention: Tammy wants to pursue a relationship with her friend's ex-boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Tammy's friend is supportive of Tammy calling the ex-boyfriend and wishes Tammy the best.
Immoral action: Tammy contacts her friend's ex-boyfriend, and they start dating and run into Tammy's friend while out one night.
Norm: It's good to refrain from violence.
Situation: Kyle is at a protest for equal rights when a counter protest group shows up trying to instigate a fight.
Intention: Kyle wants to stay at the event.
Moral action: A member of the counter protest group shoves Kyle, but he doesn't react because he knows they just want to incite violence to delegitimize his cause.
Immoral consequence: Kyle ends up getting hospitalized with a fractured jaw and the counter protesters got what they wanted.
Norm: It's good to refrain from violence.
Situation: Kyle is at a protest for equal rights when a counter protest group shows up trying to instigate a fight.
Intention: Kyle wants to stay at the event.
Moral consequence: Kyle gets the moral high ground and the counter protesters back off because their plan didn't work.
Immoral action: A member of the counter protest group shoves Kyle, so he punches the person which results in both groups in a large street brawl.
Norm: It's unacceptable to lie.
Situation: Jamie's friend was shot at a party so cops are questioning people who were at the party, and Jamie knows who did it.
Intention: Jamie doesn't want to look like a snitch in front of his friends.
Moral action: Jamie makes the cops give him witness protection in order to tell them what they want to hear.
Immoral consequence: The person who shot Jamie's friend gets to run free and other lives are at risk.
Norm: It's unacceptable to lie.
Situation: Jamie's friend was shot at a party so cops are questioning people who were at the party, and Jamie knows who did it.
Intention: Jamie doesn't want to look like a snitch in front of his friends.
Moral consequence: The man who shot Jamie's friend will not be able to harm anyone else in the future.
Immoral action: Jamie tells the cops that he didn't see anything and doesn't know what happened.
Norm: It's unusual to hate your boyfriend
Situation: Marcy found out her boyfriend lost his job and Marcy is now around friends.
Intention: Marcy wants to talk to her friends about her boyfriend.
Moral action: Mary tells her friends she is mildly disappointed in her boyfriend but doesn't hate him.
Immoral consequence: Marcy's friends tell Marcy she is being too judgemental and Marcy feels overwhelmed.
Norm: It's unusual to hate your boyfriend
Situation: Marcy found out her boyfriend lost his job and Marcy is now around friends.
Intention: Marcy wants to talk to her friends about her boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Marcy's friends thank Marcy for taking a measured approach, and they finish their meeting.
Immoral action: Marcy tells her friends that she now hates Jared and wishes he has a horrible life.
Norm: It’s polite to applaud.
Situation: Bill is at a stand up comedy event and it's the moment when the performer finishes his bit.
Intention: Bill wants to react to the end of the performance.
Moral action: Bill stands up and begins to clap loudly and cheer and whoop it up for the comedian.
Immoral consequence: The comedian notices Bill walking out and is sad because he assumes that Bill hated the pefrormance.
Norm: It’s polite to applaud.
Situation: Bill is at a stand up comedy event and it's the moment when the performer finishes his bit.
Intention: Bill wants to react to the end of the performance.
Moral consequence: The comedian notices Bill and is delighted that Bill seems to have enjoyed the performance.
Immoral action: Bill stands up and begins to walk out towards the exit to go back home.
Norm: It is bad to be disruptive during church.
Situation: John is attending church with his family when his phone starts to vibrate.
Intention: John wants to respond to the call.
Moral action: John declines the call and texts the caller that he will call back after the service.
Immoral consequence: John is asked to leave by an usher for disturbing fellow worshipers.
Norm: It is bad to be disruptive during church.
Situation: John is attending church with his family when his phone starts to vibrate.
Intention: John wants to respond to the call.
Moral consequence: John is able to enjoy the rest of the service.
Immoral action: John answers the call and holds a hushed conversation with the caller.
Norm: You should be tolerant of other people's interests.
Situation: Gord is at work and some coworkers have gathered around Nancy who is showing them a sweater she knitted for her cat.
Intention: Gord wants to make a comment about the sweater.
Moral action: Gord tells Nancy that it looks just like a human sweater but miniature and that it's cute.
Immoral consequence: Nancy is appalled that Gord thinks her endeavor was a waste of time and is insulted that he hated on her.
Norm: You should be tolerant of other people's interests.
Situation: Gord is at work and some coworkers have gathered around Nancy who is showing them a sweater she knitted for her cat.
Intention: Gord wants to make a comment about the sweater.
Moral consequence: Nancy smiles because she's delighted that Gord liked it and made a comment about it.
Immoral action: Gord tells Nancy that knitting clothing for cats is ridiculously stupid and a huge waste of time.
Norm: It's good to give a stray animal a home.
Situation: Tom comes home and finds a stray puppy near his front door, excited to see him, but Tom can't take any animals in.
Intention: Tom wants the puppy to have shelter.
Moral action: Tom puts the puppy in a shed and posts adoption flyers over town for the puppy.
Immoral consequence: The puppy runs off, gets lost in the woods, and dies of starvation.
Norm: It's good to give a stray animal a home.
Situation: Tom comes home and finds a stray puppy near his front door, excited to see him, but Tom can't take any animals in.
Intention: Tom wants the puppy to have shelter.
Moral consequence: The puppy's owner sees the flyers and picks up the puppy.
Immoral action: Tom takes the puppy and drops it off under the awning of a car wash to keep it dry.
Norm: You shouldn't stare at someone's butt.
Situation: Dustin is at work and is in the break room with a diverse group of fellow employees.
Intention: Dustin wants to zone out.
Moral action: Dustin gets out his mobile phone and starts to play some games on it to pass the time without thinking too much.
Immoral consequence: Another employee notices Dustin's ogling and makes a complaint against him to human resources.
Norm: You shouldn't stare at someone's butt.
Situation: Dustin is at work and is in the break room with a diverse group of fellow employees.
Intention: Dustin wants to zone out.
Moral consequence: Dustin enjoys his time on break and returns to work ready to be productive.
Immoral action: Dustin notices an employee he finds attractive standing near the coffee maker, and he stares at their backside as he gets lost in thought.
Norm: It is dangerous to drive while you're drowsy
Situation: Amy didn't get enough sleep last night, and she is very tired, but her work shift has now ended.
Intention: Amy wants to drive home from work.
Moral action: Amy finds a quiet spot and takes a nap for a few minutes.
Immoral consequence: Amy falls asleep at the wheel and rear-ends a car.
Norm: It is dangerous to drive while you're drowsy
Situation: Amy didn't get enough sleep last night, and she is very tired, but her work shift has now ended.
Intention: Amy wants to drive home from work.
Moral consequence: Amy drives home alert and makes it home safely.
Immoral action: Amy gets in her car and drives home right after work.
Norm: It's rude to push expectations onto a new love interest.
Situation: Ben and Dana have been dating only a short while and Ben had told Dana he wants to get married eventually and Dana is hesitant.
Intention: Ben wants to comment on Dana's hesitancy to marry him.
Moral action: Ben tells Dana that he's only talking about an eventual dream and that she need not feel pressured.
Immoral consequence: Dana is quite turned off to be so pressured and ends up just breaking up with Ben right there.
Norm: It's rude to push expectations onto a new love interest.
Situation: Ben and Dana have been dating only a short while and Ben had told Dana he wants to get married eventually and Dana is hesitant.
Intention: Ben wants to comment on Dana's hesitancy to marry him.
Moral consequence: Dana is relieved that Ben didn't mean he wants to marry her right away and is open to exploring the future with him.
Immoral action: Ben tells Dana that he insists they get married very soon or their relationship is pointless.
Norm: It's good to volunteer for things.
Situation: Pat is in a meeting with his manager Beth, and she asks him if he is interested in running a new company project.
Intention: Pat wants to answer Beth.
Moral action: Pat tells Beth that he would like to volunteer to run the project.
Immoral consequence: Beth finds another employee to run the project, and that employee eventually gets noticed by the CEO.
Norm: It's good to volunteer for things.
Situation: Pat is in a meeting with his manager Beth, and she asks him if he is interested in running a new company project.
Intention: Pat wants to answer Beth.
Moral consequence: Beth gives Pat the project which ultimately leads to a promotion and a pay raise for Pat.
Immoral action: Pat tells Beth that he doesn't think he would have time for the project.
Norm: It's wrong to equate older men with pedophiles.
Situation: Kayla is at her friend Jessie's house when Jessie's grandparents stop by for a visit.
Intention: Kayla wants to meet Jessie's grandmother.
Moral action: Kayla greets both of Jessie's grandparents.
Immoral consequence: Jessie is offended by Kayla's comment and asks her to leave her house for good.
Norm: It's wrong to equate older men with pedophiles.
Situation: Kayla is at her friend Jessie's house when Jessie's grandparents stop by for a visit.
Intention: Kayla wants to meet Jessie's grandmother.
Moral consequence: Kayla ends up having long conversations with Jessie's grandfather about a shared hobby.
Immoral action: Kayla greets Jessie's grandmother, but tells Jessie she isn't interested in meeting her grandmother's "pedophile husband".
Norm: You should not bring your bad habits to the workplace.
Situation: After a tough work day Joe likes to watch pornographic movies when he gets home.
Intention: Joe is having a rough morning at work and wants to relax.
Moral action: Joe goes out for a massage during his lunch break.
Immoral consequence: Joe gets censured by HR when his computer is flagged for inappropriate content.
Norm: You should not bring your bad habits to the workplace.
Situation: After a tough work day Joe likes to watch pornographic movies when he gets home.
Intention: Joe is having a rough morning at work and wants to relax.
Moral consequence: Joe is able to return to work refreshed and ready to tackle the afternoon.
Immoral action: Joe locks himself in his office during lunch and watches a porno online to unwind.
Norm: You should pay rent for the places you stay at.
Situation: Ted is balancing his checkbook.
Intention: Ted wants to save money.
Moral action: Ted cancels some subscription services and decides to stop eating out so much.
Immoral consequence: Ted's landlord is unable to hire a contractor to fix a mold problem because Ted didn't pay him.
Norm: You should pay rent for the places you stay at.
Situation: Ted is balancing his checkbook.
Intention: Ted wants to save money.
Moral consequence: Ted saves money and the landlord can cunt on a regular payment to afford contractors for other properties.
Immoral action: Ted decides to save money by not paying Ted's rent anymore.
Norm: You should always answer your customer's questions.
Situation: Nancy has had an extremely busy day working at the customer service desk when a customer comes to the desk with a question.
Intention: Nancy wants to finish her paperwork and clock out.
Moral action: Nancy refers the customer to the correct department and then finishes her paperwork before clocking out.
Immoral consequence: The customer complains about the lack of service to the manager and Nancy gets reprimanded.
Norm: You should always answer your customer's questions.
Situation: Nancy has had an extremely busy day working at the customer service desk when a customer comes to the desk with a question.
Intention: Nancy wants to finish her paperwork and clock out.
Moral consequence: The customer is very happy with Nancy's service and Nancy feels happy to have helped.
Immoral action: Nancy finishes her paperwork without ever looking towards the customer and then clocks out.
Norm: It's good to tell children the truth about their parentage.
Situation: Logan's adopted son, who doesn't know he was adopted, is asking Logan why he looks different than Logan.
Intention: Logan wants to give his son an answer.
Moral action: Logan says that he was adopted and gives him details about why the adoption happened.
Immoral consequence: Logan's son always feels different than his parents and unsatisfied, but can never figure out why.
Norm: It's good to tell children the truth about their parentage.
Situation: Logan's adopted son, who doesn't know he was adopted, is asking Logan why he looks different than Logan.
Intention: Logan wants to give his son an answer.
Moral consequence: Logan's adopted son understands some of his difficulties and reconnects with his biological parents.
Immoral action: Logan says that sometimes children look very different from their parents.
Norm: It's important to get along with other people
Situation: When James met his three roommates at summer camp, it seemed like they had nothing in common.
Intention: James wants to spend the summer focused on his own interests.
Moral action: James goes off on his own during the day, but chats with his roommates about their activities at night.
Immoral consequence: The other campers decide to start pulling pranks on James while he sleeps.
Norm: It's important to get along with other people
Situation: When James met his three roommates at summer camp, it seemed like they had nothing in common.
Intention: James wants to spend the summer focused on his own interests.
Moral consequence: Some of James' best memories from camp turn out to be the late night conversations.
Immoral action: James insults the other campers' preferred activities and insists his choices are better.
Norm: It's strange to be in bed with your cousin.
Situation: Cleveland is at a family reunion, looking to get some sleep, but all the beds are occupied by his cousins, aunts, and uncles.
Intention: Cleveland wants to lie down somewhere.
Moral action: Cleveland goes into the family room and goes to sleep on the couch.
Immoral consequence: Cleveland's cousin wakes up next to Cleveland, is embarrassed that he's there, and doesn't speak to him for the rest of the reunion.
Norm: It's strange to be in bed with your cousin.
Situation: Cleveland is at a family reunion, looking to get some sleep, but all the beds are occupied by his cousins, aunts, and uncles.
Intention: Cleveland wants to lie down somewhere.
Moral consequence: Cleveland's cousin wakes up, comes downstairs, and makes Cleveland breakfast when she sees him on the couch.
Immoral action: Cleveland goes into his cousin's room and gets in bed with her.
Norm: You should talk to your friends if you're struggling.
Situation: Irma just broke up with her boyfriend and is very upset.
Intention: Irma wants to make herself feel better.
Moral action: Irma confides in her friends about her relationship problems and asks them for advice.
Immoral consequence: It takes Irma a long time to get over the breakup.
Norm: You should talk to your friends if you're struggling.
Situation: Irma just broke up with her boyfriend and is very upset.
Intention: Irma wants to make herself feel better.
Moral consequence: Irma receives some very good advice and is able to look at her situation from a different perspective.
Immoral action: Irma ignores all of her friends and isolates herself, so she can work through her feelings on her own.
Norm: It's bad to steal someone's wifi.
Situation: Jason is out on the street and needs to access his email with his phone, so he goes into settings to connect to the internet.
Intention: Jason wants to choose which method to connect to the internet with.
Moral action: Jason goes into data and turns it on and uses the mobile phone network to connect to the internet.
Immoral consequence: Jason is caught by the owner of the network and booted out before he can access his email.
Norm: It's bad to steal someone's wifi.
Situation: Jason is out on the street and needs to access his email with his phone, so he goes into settings to connect to the internet.
Intention: Jason wants to choose which method to connect to the internet with.
Moral consequence: Jason is able to access his email without problem and get what he needs from it.
Immoral action: Jason goes into wi-fi and finds an unsecured connection which he uses to connect to the internet.