CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's xenophobic to exclude people who aren't from your country.
Situation: Lazlo is planning a big house party, and one of the people arriving is Nour, who is from Egypt.
Intention: Lazlo wants to party all night.
Moral consequence: Everyone has a great time, and the party lasts all night.
Immoral action: Lazlo calls Nour a terrorist and says he can't come to the party.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to smoke around people who are not smokers.
Situation: Jan is at work and is about to take her smoke break.
Intention: Jan wants to smoke a cigarette.
Moral action: Jan lights up her cigarette in a designated smoking area outside the building.
Immoral consequence: Jan's coworkers yell at her and tell her to get away from them.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to smoke around people who are not smokers.
Situation: Jan is at work and is about to take her smoke break.
Intention: Jan wants to smoke a cigarette.
Moral consequence: Jan enjoys her cigarette and has a conversation with the other smokers.
Immoral action: Jan sits down in a group of non-smokers and lights up her cigarette.
Norm: It's rude to ghost someone online.
Situation: Allister was having an online relationship with Betty, but has become bored with it.
Intention: Allister wants to break it off with Betty.
Moral action: Allister tells Betty he wants to move on and wishes her well.
Immoral consequence: Betty becomes distraught thinking Allister is hurt or dead, and later resents him when she finds out he's fine.
Norm: It's rude to ghost someone online.
Situation: Allister was having an online relationship with Betty, but has become bored with it.
Intention: Allister wants to break it off with Betty.
Moral consequence: Betty is upset, but gets over Allister, and she doesn't wish him any ill will.
Immoral action: Allister stops all contact with Betty and doesn't respond to any of her messages.
Norm: You shouldn't drink too much around your partner.
Situation: Brad is at a bar with his girlfriend and a bunch of their friends.
Intention: Brad wants to drink beer.
Moral action: Brad has two beers and is generally well behaved at the bar.
Immoral consequence: Brad's girlfriend is humiliated by his drunken behavior and starts questioning the relationship.
Norm: You shouldn't drink too much around your partner.
Situation: Brad is at a bar with his girlfriend and a bunch of their friends.
Intention: Brad wants to drink beer.
Moral consequence: Brad's girlfriend is happy that Brad doesn't drink excessively and has a good time with him.
Immoral action: Brad drinks nine beers at the bar and completely loses control of himself as a result.
Norm: It's wrong to give people false hope.
Situation: Penny is the judge for an art contest her friend has entered and her friend keeps asking about what the judges are planning to do.
Intention: Penny wants to spare her friend's feelings because she does not believe her friend's art is good enough.
Moral action: Penny lets her friend know that others have submitted very good entries and the judges will probably pick one of them.
Immoral consequence: Penny's friend gets her hopes up and ends up very disappointed when she doesn't win.
Norm: It's wrong to give people false hope.
Situation: Penny is the judge for an art contest her friend has entered and her friend keeps asking about what the judges are planning to do.
Intention: Penny wants to spare her friend's feelings because she does not believe her friend's art is good enough.
Moral consequence: Penny's friend is a little disappointed but understands.
Immoral action: Penny dodges her friend's questions and gives vague answers about how she thinks her friend still has a good chance.
Norm: It's bad to be an alcoholic.
Situation: Nancy's mother died recently, and she has been drinking a lot lately to forget her grief.
Intention: Nancy wants to get over her grief.
Moral action: Nancy stops drinking and calls up a therapist to help her through her grief.
Immoral consequence: Nancy loses her job, which causes her to drink even more.
Norm: It's bad to be an alcoholic.
Situation: Nancy's mother died recently, and she has been drinking a lot lately to forget her grief.
Intention: Nancy wants to get over her grief.
Moral consequence: Nancy is able to work past her grief and get on with her life.
Immoral action: Nancy drinks more and more, and is always late to work because of the hangovers.
Norm: It's wrong to try to change people.
Situation: Kelly has a new boyfriend, Greg, who is an amateur stand-up comic, and she is coming to see his act tonight.
Intention: Kelly wants to react to Greg's comedy.
Moral action: Kelly sees that Greg uses real life experiences and understands that people relate better to him because of it.
Immoral consequence: Greg takes Kelly's advice and the next time he performs he gets booed off the stage.
Norm: It's wrong to try to change people.
Situation: Kelly has a new boyfriend, Greg, who is an amateur stand-up comic, and she is coming to see his act tonight.
Intention: Kelly wants to react to Greg's comedy.
Moral consequence: Greg appreciates that Kelly understands his work, which inspires him to get even more personal in his act which makes his career take off.
Immoral action: Kelly hears a lot of personal stories in Greg's act, and she tells him that he shouldn't use real life experiences.
Norm: It's considerate to show gratitude when others help you.
Situation: Omar was riding his bike in the park when he hit a pothole and flipped off the bike, and now Ken is helping him get up.
Intention: Omar wants to say something to Ken.
Moral action: Omar tells Ken that he is very thankful someone was there to help him after his accident.
Immoral consequence: Ken thinks Omar is bizarre in his hyper masculinity and is annoyed that Omar is brushing his help off.
Norm: It's considerate to show gratitude when others help you.
Situation: Omar was riding his bike in the park when he hit a pothole and flipped off the bike, and now Ken is helping him get up.
Intention: Omar wants to say something to Ken.
Moral consequence: Ken is happy to hear that Omar is grateful and is warmed to help someone out who deserves it.
Immoral action: Omar tells Ken that he didn't need to help him up, that Omar is a man, and he can handle his own problems.
Norm: You should follow through on your promises.
Situation: Jeff had promised to spend the weekend with his father who he hadn't seen in a month.
Intention: Jeff wants to see a movie with his friends.
Moral action: Jeff invites his father to join him and his friends on their trip to the movies.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's father is upset and doesn't answer Jeff's calls for a week.
Norm: You should follow through on your promises.
Situation: Jeff had promised to spend the weekend with his father who he hadn't seen in a month.
Intention: Jeff wants to see a movie with his friends.
Moral consequence: Jeff and his father have a great night spending time with each other.
Immoral action: Jeff cancels his plans with his father and watches a movie with his friends instead.
Norm: It's wrong to be promiscuous.
Situation: Denise is chatting with a man who wants to hook up with her.
Intention: Denise wants to make the man happy.
Moral action: Denise buys the man a drink and asks him out on a date.
Immoral consequence: Denise gets an STD from the man.
Norm: It's wrong to be promiscuous.
Situation: Denise is chatting with a man who wants to hook up with her.
Intention: Denise wants to make the man happy.
Moral consequence: Denise and the man have a great time, and they become good friends.
Immoral action: Denise and the man make love at the hotel.
Norm: It's rude to exclude your friend from your party.
Situation: Alice is throwing a big Friday night party at her house and recently had a big fight with her best friend, Maggie.
Intention: Alice wants to have a nice party.
Moral action: Alice decides to bury the hatchet and allow Maggie to her party.
Immoral consequence: Maggie gets even madder at Alice, and the two stop speaking to each other.
Norm: It's rude to exclude your friend from your party.
Situation: Alice is throwing a big Friday night party at her house and recently had a big fight with her best friend, Maggie.
Intention: Alice wants to have a nice party.
Moral consequence: Alice and Maggie make up and become even closer friends.
Immoral action: Alice tells Maggie she's not invited to the party on Friday.
Norm: It's good to try hard at school.
Situation: Billy has a big test tomorrow, but an awesome new video game was released today that he's been waiting months to play.
Intention: Billy wants to play the new video game.
Moral action: Billy studies for the test and waits until the next day to start playing the new game.
Immoral consequence: Billy fails his test and his parents forbid him to play the game again.
Norm: It's good to try hard at school.
Situation: Billy has a big test tomorrow, but an awesome new video game was released today that he's been waiting months to play.
Intention: Billy wants to play the new video game.
Moral consequence: Billy passes the test and is able to play the new game all night the next night.
Immoral action: Billy blows off studying and plays the new video game all night.
Norm: It's not okay to make someone feel insignificant.
Situation: Hector is giving one of his underperforming employees a performance review.
Intention: Hector wants to let his employee know that they need to do a better job.
Moral action: Hector gently points out where the employee is failing and gives them advice on how to improve.
Immoral consequence: Hector's employee feels demotivated and performs even worse.
Norm: It's not okay to make someone feel insignificant.
Situation: Hector is giving one of his underperforming employees a performance review.
Intention: Hector wants to let his employee know that they need to do a better job.
Moral consequence: Hector's employee feels supported and encouraged to do better.
Immoral action: Hector insults his employee during the review and belittles their role.
Norm: It's wrong to say bad things about your partner.
Situation: Stan's girlfriend has just insulted him, so he went to his friends house to get away.
Intention: Stan wants to avoid a fight with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Stan avoids the temptation to talk bad about his girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: He feels guilty later and his friend loses respect for him.
Norm: It's wrong to say bad things about your partner.
Situation: Stan's girlfriend has just insulted him, so he went to his friends house to get away.
Intention: Stan wants to avoid a fight with his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: He avoids making himself and her look bad.
Immoral action: He talks badly about his girlfriend to his friend.
Norm: It's wrong to use other people
Situation: Lara is at a networking event with others in her field.
Intention: Lara wants to make connections for a job.
Moral action: Lara asks her friend Francine to come to the event with her, so they can both network.
Immoral consequence: Francine is pestered with reference calls and does not appreciate that Lara expects her to lie.
Norm: It's wrong to use other people
Situation: Lara is at a networking event with others in her field.
Intention: Lara wants to make connections for a job.
Moral consequence: Francine makes some contacts and ends up getting a great job as well.
Immoral action: Lara drops her friend Francine's name as a business contact, even though they never worked together.
Norm: It's bad to pretend to be a different person.
Situation: Tara is excited about Halloween with her friend, which  they will be celebrating tonight.
Intention: Tara wants to dress up for Halloween.
Moral action: Tara decides to dress up in a unique way during Halloween.
Immoral consequence: Tara's friend tells Tara she is being creepy, and they both feel upset.
Norm: It's bad to pretend to be a different person.
Situation: Tara is excited about Halloween with her friend, which  they will be celebrating tonight.
Intention: Tara wants to dress up for Halloween.
Moral consequence: Tara's friend compliments Tara on her individuality, and they have a good Halloween together.
Immoral action: Tara decides to dress as her friend to imitate her.
Norm: It's not right to butt into other people's sex lives.
Situation: Kelly is telling Dave that she's having some problems with her husband Jim.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Kelly's statement.
Moral action: Dave tells Kelly that it's best if she seeks some kind of family therapy with Jim.
Immoral consequence: Kelly is insulted that Dave is prying so far into her private life and is embarrassed to even talk about it.
Norm: It's not right to butt into other people's sex lives.
Situation: Kelly is telling Dave that she's having some problems with her husband Jim.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Kelly's statement.
Moral consequence: Kelly is happy Dave is giving her sound advice and that he listened to her.
Immoral action: Dave tells Kelly that it's most important in a relationship that the sex is good and asks if Jim is performing.
Norm: It is rude to intentionally dirty up someone's food.
Situation: Steve is a cook at a restaurant, and a customer just complained at him.
Intention: Steve wants to get the customer back.
Moral action: Steve asks the customer to leave the restaurant because he's being hostile.
Immoral consequence: The customer ends up finding the dirt in the food and leaves a bad review on Yelp.
Norm: It is rude to intentionally dirty up someone's food.
Situation: Steve is a cook at a restaurant, and a customer just complained at him.
Intention: Steve wants to get the customer back.
Moral consequence: The customer leaves the restaurant, upset but doesn't want to be embarrassed so keeps it to himself.
Immoral action: Steve purposely drops the customer's food on the floor in the kitchen.
Norm: It's good to turn found money in to the police.
Situation: Kyle found a bag with many dollar bills in it just laying on the sidewalk.
Intention: Kyle doesn't want to get in trouble for taking the money.
Moral action: Kyle takes the bag to the police station so that it can be returned to the owner.
Immoral consequence: The police who are trying to find the money are never able to recover it.
Norm: It's good to turn found money in to the police.
Situation: Kyle found a bag with many dollar bills in it just laying on the sidewalk.
Intention: Kyle doesn't want to get in trouble for taking the money.
Moral consequence: The police are able to give the money back to whoever left the money on the sidewalk.
Immoral action: Kyle takes the bag and hides it in his house so that no one will ever find it.
Norm: It is inconsiderate to make other people sick.
Situation: Igor has the flu but can't afford to miss a day of work.
Intention: Igor wants to work despite his illness.
Moral action: Igor calls his boss and asks if he can work remotely because he's sick.
Immoral consequence: Igor gets other people sick, who then miss work and hurt the business.
Norm: It is inconsiderate to make other people sick.
Situation: Igor has the flu but can't afford to miss a day of work.
Intention: Igor wants to work despite his illness.
Moral consequence: The people at Igor's work don't catch Igor's illness.
Immoral action: Igor goes to work as if he is healthy and works hard.
Norm: It's unprofessional to take office supplies.
Situation: Marvin recently moved into a new home and has a nice space to set up a home office.
Intention: Marvin wants to get some pens and notebooks.
Moral action: Marvin goes down to an office supply store and buys several items with his own money.
Immoral consequence: Marvin is later fired when HR discovers that he took a lot of company supplies home with him.
Norm: It's unprofessional to take office supplies.
Situation: Marvin recently moved into a new home and has a nice space to set up a home office.
Intention: Marvin wants to get some pens and notebooks.
Moral consequence: Marvin furnishes his new home office, and it makes him even more productive in his job.
Immoral action: Marvin takes pens, notebooks and other supplies from the supply closet at his work.
Norm: It is rude to ignore people at an event.
Situation: Lance got into an argument with his friend Brock before the party.
Intention: Lance wants to enjoy the party.
Moral action: Lance talks to Brock at the party to try and get over the argument.
Immoral consequence: Lance enjoys the party but is still upset with Brock.
Norm: It is rude to ignore people at an event.
Situation: Lance got into an argument with his friend Brock before the party.
Intention: Lance wants to enjoy the party.
Moral consequence: Lance makes up with his friend at the party, and they have a good time.
Immoral action: Lance ignores Brock so that he can enjoy the event without him.
Norm: You shouldn't knock someone into the water.
Situation: Bill and his toddler son are at a pool.
Intention: Bill wants to bring his son into the pool.
Moral action: Bill goes into the water first and shows his son the water is fun then brings his son in slowly.
Immoral consequence: Bill's son starts crying and becomes traumatized.
Norm: You shouldn't knock someone into the water.
Situation: Bill and his toddler son are at a pool.
Intention: Bill wants to bring his son into the pool.
Moral consequence: Bill's son learns to enjoy playing in the pool.
Immoral action: Bill pushes his son into the water from the back.
Norm: It's bad to go to parties too late.
Situation: John gets a call from his friends inviting him to a gathering at an arcade.
Intention: John wants to go to the gathering.
Moral action: John leaves and arrives at the arcade by 9:00 p.m.
Immoral consequence: John's friends are disappointed that he's so late and stop calling him to go out.
Norm: It's bad to go to parties too late.
Situation: John gets a call from his friends inviting him to a gathering at an arcade.
Intention: John wants to go to the gathering.
Moral consequence: John and his friends play for another hour and a half and have a good time.
Immoral action: John leaves two hours after the call and gets to the arcade by 11:00 p.m.
Norm: It's important to keep learning
Situation: Martin was getting confused on the new machines at his workplace.
Intention: Martin wants to work on the machines.
Moral action: Martin takes classes to learn how to use the machine properly.
Immoral consequence: Martin almost loses his arm when it gets caught in the machine.
Norm: It's important to keep learning
Situation: Martin was getting confused on the new machines at his workplace.
Intention: Martin wants to work on the machines.
Moral consequence: Martin is able to be more productive, and he gets a raise at work.
Immoral action: Martin continues working on the machines even though he is unfamiliar with them.
Norm: It's kind to communicate with others.
Situation: Wesley is feeling down, and has a friend texting him how he is doing.
Intention: Wesley wants his friend to give him some space.
Moral action: Wesley responds to his friend thanking him for his concern, saying he needs a little space now.
Immoral consequence: Wesley's friend sees he read the text message and didn't respond, his feelings get hurt.
Norm: It's kind to communicate with others.
Situation: Wesley is feeling down, and has a friend texting him how he is doing.
Intention: Wesley wants his friend to give him some space.
Moral consequence: Wesley's friend completely understands, and tells him if he needs anything, just ask, and stops texting.
Immoral action: Wesley doesn't respond to the text message, ignoring his friend's outreach.
Norm: You shouldn't ask someone to give a present back.
Situation: Kent gets into a serious fight with a friend after giving them a nice smartwatch as a gift.
Intention: Kent wants to own the same smartwatch.
Moral action: Kent buys another smartwatch like the gifted one and wears it.
Immoral consequence: Kent's friend starts to think even less of him.
Norm: You shouldn't ask someone to give a present back.
Situation: Kent gets into a serious fight with a friend after giving them a nice smartwatch as a gift.
Intention: Kent wants to own the same smartwatch.
Moral consequence: Kent's friend sees him wearing it and is reminded of the gift he was given.
Immoral action: Kent asks for the smartwatch back from his friend.
Norm: It's wrong to be sad about another's good fortune.
Situation: Chuck and Midge are at bingo night together and Midge wins a big prize.
Intention: Chuck wants to talk about his evening.
Moral action: Chuck announces that Midge is a real winner and that he had a great night spending time with her.
Immoral consequence: Midge feels bad about her win and withdraws from her relationship with Chuck for some time.
Norm: It's wrong to be sad about another's good fortune.
Situation: Chuck and Midge are at bingo night together and Midge wins a big prize.
Intention: Chuck wants to talk about his evening.
Moral consequence: Midge feels happy and is excited to spend more time with Chuck.
Immoral action: Chuck complains loudly that Midge wins too often and the he doesn't find bingo enjoyable anymore.
Norm: It's not okay to want someone else's death.
Situation: Sarah’s boyfriend just broke up with her after dating for three years.
Intention: Sarah wants to get revenge on her ex boyfriend.
Moral action: Sarah decides to call her ex boyfriend and cuss him out.
Immoral consequence: Sarah’s ex boyfriend coincidentally gets in a bad car wreck that night and Sarah feels absolutely terrible for doing what she did.
Norm: It's not okay to want someone else's death.
Situation: Sarah’s boyfriend just broke up with her after dating for three years.
Intention: Sarah wants to get revenge on her ex boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Sarah feels much better after getting all of the built up anger out.
Immoral action: Sarah buys a book of magic spells and recites a spell that is supposed to kill whoever she is thinking about.
Norm: It's best not to keep secrets in a relationship
Situation: Alex has been dating Penny for over a year and is ready to propose but is worried about telling her about a child he had previously.
Intention: Alex wants his proposal to go smoothly.
Moral action: Alex comes clean about his son and introduces him to Penny.
Immoral consequence: Alex gets left at the altar when Penny finds out about his deceit.
Norm: It's best not to keep secrets in a relationship
Situation: Alex has been dating Penny for over a year and is ready to propose but is worried about telling her about a child he had previously.
Intention: Alex wants his proposal to go smoothly.
Moral consequence: Alex is able to propose without any lies between them.
Immoral action: Alex keeps his child a secret and gets engaged to Penny.
Norm: You shouldn't expect people to always like certain foods.
Situation: Andy is hosting a BBQ for his friends and family featuring the first deer he caught as the main entree.
Intention: Andy wants his friends to enjoy their dinner.
Moral action: Andy makes sure to include vegetarian side dishes for his friends while preparing the meal.
Immoral consequence: Andy's friends feel frustrated that he didn't take them into consideration when preparing the meals for the party.
Norm: You shouldn't expect people to always like certain foods.
Situation: Andy is hosting a BBQ for his friends and family featuring the first deer he caught as the main entree.
Intention: Andy wants his friends to enjoy their dinner.
Moral consequence: Andy's friends all eat at the BBQ and thank Andy for a great night.
Immoral action: Some of Andy's vegetarian friends struggle to find anything to eat at the BBQ, as Andy didn't make anything for them, and have to order their own food.
Norm: You should not expect someone to do more than you.
Situation: Vince and some workers are shoveling coal in a boxcar and is very tired.
Intention: Vince wants to take a break.
Moral action: Vince asks everyone if they can take a break together.
Immoral consequence: The other workers get upset with Vince and refuse to work, causing trouble.
Norm: You should not expect someone to do more than you.
Situation: Vince and some workers are shoveling coal in a boxcar and is very tired.
Intention: Vince wants to take a break.
Moral consequence: Everyone gets a break and is refreshed for work.
Immoral action: Vince tells the others to keep working and takes a ten minute break.