CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to help out your partner with their health.
Situation: Jack's girlfriend has been feeling self conscious about her weight and tells him about her desire to change her diet.
Intention: Jack wants to react to his girlfriend's goal.
Moral consequence: His girlfriend thanks him for his support and is able to stick to the diet.
Immoral action: Jack simply agrees with his girlfriend and wishes her luck.
Norm: You shouldn't forget to pick up your kids.
Situation: John has a bunch of errands to run, including picking up the kids from soccer practice and buying groceries for dinner.
Intention: John wants to make sure he what he needs to cook dinner.
Moral action: John goes to pick up the kids from soccer practice and buys groceries on the way back.
Immoral consequence: John's kids feel neglected and have to ask someone else for a ride.
Norm: You shouldn't forget to pick up your kids.
Situation: John has a bunch of errands to run, including picking up the kids from soccer practice and buying groceries for dinner.
Intention: John wants to make sure he what he needs to cook dinner.
Moral consequence: John's kids enjoy a delicious dinner and thank him for taking care of them.
Immoral action: John goes to the grocery store and picks up what he needs, and then heads home.
Norm: It's bad to steal from the government.
Situation: Dirk is having a hard time keeping up with his bills.
Intention: Dirk wants more money to give him comfort.
Moral action: Dirk looks for a part time job at night to make more money.
Immoral consequence: Dirk is caught and charged with tax fraud.
Norm: It's bad to steal from the government.
Situation: Dirk is having a hard time keeping up with his bills.
Intention: Dirk wants more money to give him comfort.
Moral consequence: Dirk is able to save more and starts to enjoy the people he is meeting with his night job.
Immoral action: Dirk claims more dependents than he should on his tax returns form, so that he will get back more money.
Norm: It's bad to be lazy.
Situation: Richard is a high school student.
Intention: Richard wants to enjoy his younger years.
Moral action: Richard does many activities that he enjoys and goes to college.
Immoral consequence: Richard is now 25 with no life experience and cannot find a job.
Norm: It's bad to be lazy.
Situation: Richard is a high school student.
Intention: Richard wants to enjoy his younger years.
Moral consequence: Ricahrd gets into a good career and is able to enjoy his later years in life.
Immoral action: Richard never works or goes to college, choosing video games instead.
Norm: It is thoughtful to help out troubled teens.
Situation: Jasper walks out of work to his car and finds a surly teenager sitting on its hood.
Intention: Jasper wants the teenager to get off the hood of his car, so he can drive home.
Moral action: Jasper asks the boy if he needs a ride anywhere or some help before he goes home.
Immoral consequence: The teenager is angered and scratches Jasper's car with a set of keys.
Norm: It is thoughtful to help out troubled teens.
Situation: Jasper walks out of work to his car and finds a surly teenager sitting on its hood.
Intention: Jasper wants the teenager to get off the hood of his car, so he can drive home.
Moral consequence: The teenager feels cared for and apologizes to Jasper for sitting on his car without permission.
Immoral action: Jasper yells at the boy and tells him that he's a no-good punk kid and to get lost.
Norm: It's wrong to just ditch your friends for other people.
Situation: Jan is at a party with her friend when she meets a new person she finds interesting.
Intention: Jan wants to go over to the new person's house.
Moral action: Jan invites her friend to come along to the new person's house with her.
Immoral consequence: Jan's friend feels abandoned by Jan and that Jan values the new person over them.
Norm: It's wrong to just ditch your friends for other people.
Situation: Jan is at a party with her friend when she meets a new person she finds interesting.
Intention: Jan wants to go over to the new person's house.
Moral consequence: Jan's friend feels included by Jan and has a good time at the person's house.
Immoral action: Jan goes to the new person's house leaving her friend at the party.
Norm: It's nice to pick an activity that everyone will enjoy.
Situation: John is spending the day at the park with friends.
Intention: John wants to decide what activity the group will participate in.
Moral action: John decides that the group will play basketball because he knows all his friends love it.
Immoral consequence: John's friends don't have a great time because they aren't very familiar with rugby and don't know how to play.
Norm: It's nice to pick an activity that everyone will enjoy.
Situation: John is spending the day at the park with friends.
Intention: John wants to decide what activity the group will participate in.
Moral consequence: John's friends all enjoy playing basketball in the park with him.
Immoral action: John decides that the group will play rugby because it is his favorite sport.
Norm: It's rude to tell your girlfriend she is fat.
Situation: Bobby has noticed that his girlfriend is starting to gain weight.
Intention: Bobby wants his girlfriend to stay healthy.
Moral action: Bobby starts buying healthier food to keep in the house.
Immoral consequence: Bobby's girlfriend gets upset and eventually breaks up with him.
Norm: It's rude to tell your girlfriend she is fat.
Situation: Bobby has noticed that his girlfriend is starting to gain weight.
Intention: Bobby wants his girlfriend to stay healthy.
Moral consequence: Bobby and his girlfriend both start to lose weight and feel healthier.
Immoral action: Bobby makes pig noises whenever his girlfriend starts to eat.
Norm: It is not OK to act on a teacher crush.
Situation: James thinks his English teacher is the most beautiful woman he's ever seen.
Intention: James wants to date a beautiful woman.
Moral action: James writes romantic poetry inspired by the teacher and gives it to a beautiful girl his own age.
Immoral consequence: James and the teacher are caught having sex and the teacher gets fired.
Norm: It is not OK to act on a teacher crush.
Situation: James thinks his English teacher is the most beautiful woman he's ever seen.
Intention: James wants to date a beautiful woman.
Moral consequence: James begins dating the other teenager and falls in love with her.
Immoral action: James approaches his teacher after class and asks her to have sex with him.
Norm: It's good to offer reassurance to your significant other.
Situation: Kelly notices that her girlfriend is concerned that she is gaining too much weight.
Intention: Kelly wants to talk to her girlfriend about her body.
Moral action: Kelly assures her girlfriend that it's just a few extra pounds, and she is still beautiful.
Immoral consequence: Kelly's girlfriend is horribly offended and ends up leaving Kelly.
Norm: It's good to offer reassurance to your significant other.
Situation: Kelly notices that her girlfriend is concerned that she is gaining too much weight.
Intention: Kelly wants to talk to her girlfriend about her body.
Moral consequence: Kelly's girlfriend feels loved and continues to confide in Kelly.
Immoral action: Kelly mocks her girlfriend and tells her that she is becoming really fat and tells her to go on a diet.
Norm: It's wrong to make other people feel bad.
Situation: Kevin is at a party with friends.
Intention: Kevin wants to entertain his friends.
Moral action: Kevin tells a story about one of his own embarrassing moments.
Immoral consequence: Kevin's friend leaves the party and refuses to speak with him.
Norm: It's wrong to make other people feel bad.
Situation: Kevin is at a party with friends.
Intention: Kevin wants to entertain his friends.
Moral consequence: Kevin's friends share a good laugh and the party continues smoothly.
Immoral action: Kevin tells a story about a friend's most embarrassing moment without their consent.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be in a bad mood.
Situation: John is having a hard time at work and is in a bad mood because of it.
Intention: John wants to stop by his parents house for dinner.
Moral action: John tries to suck it and be a little bit cheerful at dinner.
Immoral consequence: His parents think something is wrong or everyone has a bad time.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be in a bad mood.
Situation: John is having a hard time at work and is in a bad mood because of it.
Intention: John wants to stop by his parents house for dinner.
Moral consequence: John has a good time and his mood is impoved.
Immoral action: John stays in a sullen mood at dinner and brings down the whole room.
Norm: You shouldn't hire someone that isn't eligible for a position.
Situation: Kyle runs his own business, and he knows his friend's son is looking for a job.
Intention: Kyle wants to hire someone to fill a position in the office.
Moral action: Kyle hires the most experienced applicant that he happened to interview.
Immoral consequence: Kyle's business goes through production problems with the young man working for him.
Norm: You shouldn't hire someone that isn't eligible for a position.
Situation: Kyle runs his own business, and he knows his friend's son is looking for a job.
Intention: Kyle wants to hire someone to fill a position in the office.
Moral consequence: Kyle's new worker helps the business do better over time.
Immoral action: Kyle meets with his friend's son and hires him even though he has no work experience.
Norm: It's wrong to scam your friends.
Situation: Francine works for a pyramid scheme and has several friends who are looking for money making opportunities.
Intention: Francine wants to add people to her network and increase her profits.
Moral action: Francine tells her friends that the pyramid scheme isn't a great money maker and instead advertises the scheme to random people online.
Immoral consequence: Francine's friends join, find out that it's a scam, and stop being friends with her.
Norm: It's wrong to scam your friends.
Situation: Francine works for a pyramid scheme and has several friends who are looking for money making opportunities.
Intention: Francine wants to add people to her network and increase her profits.
Moral consequence: Francine's friends appreciate her honesty and help her find people to add to her network.
Immoral action: Francine tells her friends that joining her pyramid scheme will guarantee them a lot more money than it does.
Norm: It's good to give food to homeless people.
Situation: While Fred is walking to work a homeless man asks him for any food or change he might have.
Intention: Fred wants to respond to the homeless man's request.
Moral action: Fred tells the man to have a nice day and gives him a bagel.
Immoral consequence: The homeless man goes hungry and feels bad.
Norm: It's good to give food to homeless people.
Situation: While Fred is walking to work a homeless man asks him for any food or change he might have.
Intention: Fred wants to respond to the homeless man's request.
Moral consequence: The homeless man feels happy and well fed.
Immoral action: Fred tells the man to get a job and ignores his request.
Norm: It's good to lend items to friends.
Situation: Tom's friend asks him if he can borrow Tom's movie collection.
Intention: Tom wants to answer his friend.
Moral action: Tom says that his friend can borrow his movie collection and just asks him to be careful with it.
Immoral consequence: Tom's friend is unhappy that he can't enjoy some good movies he was hoping to see.
Norm: It's good to lend items to friends.
Situation: Tom's friend asks him if he can borrow Tom's movie collection.
Intention: Tom wants to answer his friend.
Moral consequence: Tom's friend happily watches some of Tom's movies which he greatly appreciates.
Immoral action: Tom says that his friend can't borrow the movie collection as he might lose it.
Norm: It is rude to stare.
Situation: Sue is eating lunch with a friend in a coffee shop and is sitting across from her.
Intention: Sue wants to know what brand jacket her friend is wearing.
Moral action: Sue asks her friend what brand her jacket is, without staring at it for too long.
Immoral consequence: Sue's friend gets weirded out at sue for staring and tells her to stop.
Norm: It is rude to stare.
Situation: Sue is eating lunch with a friend in a coffee shop and is sitting across from her.
Intention: Sue wants to know what brand jacket her friend is wearing.
Moral consequence: Sue's friend is happy to have a conversation, and they talk about their favorite clothing.
Immoral action: Sue stares at her jacket for half an hour to gauge what exact brand it is.
Norm: It is rude to laugh at a stuttering kid.
Situation: Ms. Jane is teaching  a class of middle school students about public speaking.
Intention: Ms. Jane wants to give the students feedback.
Moral action: Ms. Jane listens to a child that is stuttering through his presentation and makes sure to compliment him on his structure and topic choices.
Immoral consequence: The child is embarrassed and his parents report Ms. Jane's bullying to the school board, and she is put on unpaid leave while the issue resolves.
Norm: It is rude to laugh at a stuttering kid.
Situation: Ms. Jane is teaching  a class of middle school students about public speaking.
Intention: Ms. Jane wants to give the students feedback.
Moral consequence: The student feels empowered by the feedback Ms. Jane gives him and is less afraid of presenting in the future.
Immoral action: Ms. Jane listens to the speech a child with a stutter is giving, then criticizes him for his speech being poor and difficult to understand.
Norm: It is kind to get others Christmas gifts.
Situation: It's December and this is the first year that Josh has had a real job.
Intention: Josh wants to visit his family over his winter vacation.
Moral action: Josh uses money he earned at his new job to by wonderful gifts for his family that he delivers to them personally on Christmas Eve.
Immoral consequence: Everyone in Josh's family scorns Josh causing him to feel dejected and embarrassed.
Norm: It is kind to get others Christmas gifts.
Situation: It's December and this is the first year that Josh has had a real job.
Intention: Josh wants to visit his family over his winter vacation.
Moral consequence: Josh's family thanks him for the gifts and Josh feels warm and fuzzy inside.
Immoral action: Josh spends Christmas at his parents house but doesn't give anyone gifts.
Norm: You should not shirk academic duties.
Situation: James has been invited to a concert as the same night as a mandatory biology lab.
Intention: James doesn't want to miss seeing the band's music.
Moral action: James asks his friends to videotape the concert for him.
Immoral consequence: James enjoys the concert, but ends up failing his biology class since he missed the lab.
Norm: You should not shirk academic duties.
Situation: James has been invited to a concert as the same night as a mandatory biology lab.
Intention: James doesn't want to miss seeing the band's music.
Moral consequence: James watches the concert with his friends the next day and gets an A in biology.
Immoral action: James decides to skip his lab in favor of attending the concert.
Norm: It's wrong to pay someone to be your friend.
Situation: Jack moves to a new town where he doesn't know anybody.
Intention: Jack wants to make new friends.
Moral action: Jack takes the time to get to know some local people.
Immoral consequence: Jack doesn't make an authentic connection with the person he's paying and remains without a real friend.
Norm: It's wrong to pay someone to be your friend.
Situation: Jack moves to a new town where he doesn't know anybody.
Intention: Jack wants to make new friends.
Moral consequence: Jack slowly makes some new friends and is no longer lonely.
Immoral action: Jack gives somebody money to spend time with him like a friend would.
Norm: It's not acceptable to disrespect your boss.
Situation: Tom was passed over for a promotion at work when he feels like should have gotten it.
Intention: Tom wants to show his displeasure.
Moral action: Tom respectfully says that he wished his boss decided differently, but he will work hard in the future for other promotions.
Immoral consequence: Tom's boss gets mad and fires Tom on the spot.
Norm: It's not acceptable to disrespect your boss.
Situation: Tom was passed over for a promotion at work when he feels like should have gotten it.
Intention: Tom wants to show his displeasure.
Moral consequence: Tom's boss is happy with Tom's honesty.
Immoral action: Tom yells at his boss, calling him a fool for not picking him.
Norm: It's wrong to just crash at someone's place.
Situation: It is late and Robbie is at a party at his friend's house.
Intention: Robbie wants to go to sleep.
Moral action: Robbie leaves the party and goes home and sleeps in his own bed.
Immoral consequence: Robbie's friend finds him and yells and kicks him out the bed.
Norm: It's wrong to just crash at someone's place.
Situation: It is late and Robbie is at a party at his friend's house.
Intention: Robbie wants to go to sleep.
Moral consequence: Robbie has a good night's sleep in his own bed that night.
Immoral action: Robbie falls asleep in the bed in his friend's bedroom.
Norm: It's good to support your siblings.
Situation: Dean is at his younger brother's high school graduation.
Intention: Dean wants to show his brother he is proud of him.
Moral action: Dean claps and whistles when his brother is called and takes many pictures.
Immoral consequence: Dean's brother is embarrassed and blames Dean for ruining his graduation.
Norm: It's good to support your siblings.
Situation: Dean is at his younger brother's high school graduation.
Intention: Dean wants to show his brother he is proud of him.
Moral consequence: Dean's brother feels loved and is happy that his brother is there to support him.
Immoral action: Dean screams loudly while his brother is walking the stage and disrupts the families around him.
Norm: It's kind to adopt a stray animal.
Situation: Tom has a stray cat the is always hanging out in his backyard.
Intention: Tom wants a pet cat.
Moral action: Tom adopts the stray cat and takes it into his home.
Immoral consequence: The stray cat is left homeless and alone.
Norm: It's kind to adopt a stray animal.
Situation: Tom has a stray cat the is always hanging out in his backyard.
Intention: Tom wants a pet cat.
Moral consequence: The stray get a nice home life and Tom gets a new pet he loves.
Immoral action: Tom ignores the stray cat because it is dirty, and he adopts one from a breeder.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friends they are crazy.
Situation: Jenny's best fried tells her that she thinks things are being moved around in her house when she is out, but Jenny thinks she is imagining things.
Intention: Jenny wants to dismiss her friends fears.
Moral action: Jenny helps her friend contact a security company that installs surveillance cameras around her house.
Immoral consequence: Jenny is filled with guilt when she later finds out that her friend was attacked in her home by a stalker.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friends they are crazy.
Situation: Jenny's best fried tells her that she thinks things are being moved around in her house when she is out, but Jenny thinks she is imagining things.
Intention: Jenny wants to dismiss her friends fears.
Moral consequence: Jenny is relieved when she hears that the cameras lead to the arrest of an intruder who had been entering her friends house.
Immoral action: Jenny tells her friend that she is probably mistaken and that she should relax more.
Norm: It's good to give your employees presents for Christmas.
Situation: Matt is happy that his company made a huge profit, so he decides to throw a party at his office.
Intention: Matt wants to wish merry Christmas to his employess.
Moral action: Matt wishes his employees merry Christmas and gives everyone a gift.
Immoral consequence: the employees get upset with Matt for not receiving any gifts despite a huge profit this year.
Norm: It's good to give your employees presents for Christmas.
Situation: Matt is happy that his company made a huge profit, so he decides to throw a party at his office.
Intention: Matt wants to wish merry Christmas to his employess.
Moral consequence: Employees are glad to receive a gift, and they assure Matt to work even harder next year.
Immoral action: Everyone wishes merry Christmas to each other but no one receives a gift from Matt.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with partners your friends are interested in.
Situation: Sabrina has a crush on Roger, who her friend Danielle has shown interest in the past year.
Intention: Sabrina wants to make a choice.
Moral action: Sabrina takes notice of Roger's attractive brother and asks the two of them to go on a double date with Danielle.
Immoral consequence: Danielle feels betrayed by Sabrina and ends the friendship.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with partners your friends are interested in.
Situation: Sabrina has a crush on Roger, who her friend Danielle has shown interest in the past year.
Intention: Sabrina wants to make a choice.
Moral consequence: Danielle is grateful to Sabrina for bringing her closer with Roger.
Immoral action: Sabrina seduces Roger, and Danielle sees them in bed together.
Norm: It's rude to inconvenience employees.
Situation: Terry is at the store and needs help with a purchase when she sees an employee going on lunch.
Intention: Terry wants to find someone to help her.
Moral action: Terry approaches the worker and asks if they can page someone else to help her.
Immoral consequence: The employee misses half of their lunch break and resents Terry.
Norm: It's rude to inconvenience employees.
Situation: Terry is at the store and needs help with a purchase when she sees an employee going on lunch.
Intention: Terry wants to find someone to help her.
Moral consequence: The worker gets to their lunch break on time and Terry gets assistance.
Immoral action: Terry approaches the worker and insists they help her.
Norm: It's wrong to steal other people's stuff.
Situation: Lee is in the locker room at the tennis club and notices that someone has two tennis rackets in their open locker.
Intention: Lee needs a tennis racket, so he can play that afternoon.
Moral action: Lee finds the owner of the locker and asks permission to borrow the racket, which is granted.
Immoral consequence: Lee gets caught by the racket's owner and is reported to the club management.
Norm: It's wrong to steal other people's stuff.
Situation: Lee is in the locker room at the tennis club and notices that someone has two tennis rackets in their open locker.
Intention: Lee needs a tennis racket, so he can play that afternoon.
Moral consequence: Lee plays tennis, and then returns the racket to the owner.
Immoral action: Making no effort to find the owner, Lee takes a tennis racket from the open locker and uses it on the court.
Norm: One shouldn't operate heavy machinery when drowsy.
Situation: Ralph tried his new allergy medication while he was at work and is beginning to feel tired and unusual from it.
Intention: Ralph wants to get a full day of work.
Moral action: Ralph tells his supervisor he isn't feeling well, and he is given desk jobs that he can complete without any risk.
Immoral consequence: Ralph finds himself getting very sleepy towards the end of his shift and nods off while driving, running the forklift into a nearby wall.
Norm: One shouldn't operate heavy machinery when drowsy.
Situation: Ralph tried his new allergy medication while he was at work and is beginning to feel tired and unusual from it.
Intention: Ralph wants to get a full day of work.
Moral consequence: Ralph works despite his fatigue and goes home after working all day.
Immoral action: Ralph doesn’t mention his condition to his supervisor and begins to work using the forklift.
Norm: You shouldn't slap people with things.
Situation: Mark is reading the newspaper while Maria screams and cries at a television show.
Intention: Mark wants to make Maria stop crying.
Moral action: Mark hugs Maria and offers some interesting behind the scenes facts about the show.
Immoral consequence: Maria gets mad at Mark for treating her badly.