CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should always clean up your messes.
Situation: Roger and Diane are in the kitchen and Roger has the fridge open as he finishes the last bit of the milk in the milk carton.
Intention: Roger wants to put the empty milk carton somewhere.
Moral consequence: Diane is happy to see that Roger is doing his part to keep their household clean and tidy.
Immoral action: Roger looks at the milk carton and then puts it back on one of the shelves in the fridge.
Norm: It's wrong to abandon someone that raised you.
Situation: Joe is shopping with his mother when his friend, Tom, calls and asks him to go see a movie.
Intention: Joe wants to see the movie with Tom.
Moral action: Joe tells Tom  that they will go see the movie next week.
Immoral consequence: Joe's mother is sad that Joe left her.
Norm: It's wrong to abandon someone that raised you.
Situation: Joe is shopping with his mother when his friend, Tom, calls and asks him to go see a movie.
Intention: Joe wants to see the movie with Tom.
Moral consequence: Joe's mother is happy to be shopping with her son.
Immoral action: Joe agrees to go to the movies and leaves his mother to shop by herself.
Norm: It's bad to kill yourself.
Situation: Jack's girlfriend just dumped him, and he's having trouble getting over it.
Intention: Jack doesn't want to think about his ex-girlfriend anymore.
Moral action: Jack downloads Tinder in order to meet other women.
Immoral consequence: Jack never gets the chance to start his own family.
Norm: It's bad to kill yourself.
Situation: Jack's girlfriend just dumped him, and he's having trouble getting over it.
Intention: Jack doesn't want to think about his ex-girlfriend anymore.
Moral consequence: Jack finds another girlfriends and gets over his ex.
Immoral action: Jack kills himself so that he doesn't have to think about his ex anymore.
Norm: You shouldn't expect women to do all the chores.
Situation: Harry and Sally live together in a messy apartment and are having company over.
Intention: Harry wants the place to be clean before the company arrives.
Moral action: Harry and Sally divide up the house cleaning chores between them.
Immoral consequence: Sally is upset that Harry didn't do his fair share of the chores.
Norm: You shouldn't expect women to do all the chores.
Situation: Harry and Sally live together in a messy apartment and are having company over.
Intention: Harry wants the place to be clean before the company arrives.
Moral consequence: Sally appreciates that Harry is willing to do his fair share of cleaning around the apartment.
Immoral action: Harry has Sally clean the place while Harry spends all day looking at Cat memes.
Norm: It's not okay to hurt people physically.
Situation: Jack sees a fight break out between people at the park and stops to see what is happening.
Intention: Jack wants to prevent anyone from getting injured.
Moral action: Jack steps between the people fighting and suggests they talk it out.
Immoral consequence: Witnesses see Jack hitting the person, and he gets arrested for assault.
Norm: It's not okay to hurt people physically.
Situation: Jack sees a fight break out between people at the park and stops to see what is happening.
Intention: Jack wants to prevent anyone from getting injured.
Moral consequence: Jack manages to calm the people down, and they thank him for stepping in and stopping the fight.
Immoral action: Jack pulls one person off the other and punches of the people in the face.
Norm: It is wrong to force someone to have an abortion.
Situation: Martin and his girlfriend are going to have a baby.
Intention: Martin doesn't want to be a father.
Moral action: Martin gets to his girlfriend to agree to give the baby up for adoption.
Immoral consequence: Martin loses his girlfriend because she is mad that Martin forced her to get an abortion.
Norm: It is wrong to force someone to have an abortion.
Situation: Martin and his girlfriend are going to have a baby.
Intention: Martin doesn't want to be a father.
Moral consequence: Martin and his girlfriend continue to have a strong relationship.
Immoral action: Martin forces his girlfriend to get an abortion.
Norm: It is expected to celebrate special events with family.
Situation: John's sister is graduating from college and their parents are throwing her a graduation party.
Intention: John hates parties and wants to avoid going to his sister's graduation party.
Moral action: John calls his sister and explains that he hates parties and offers to take her to dinner to celebrate her graduation.
Immoral consequence: His sister is hurt and upset with him.
Norm: It is expected to celebrate special events with family.
Situation: John's sister is graduating from college and their parents are throwing her a graduation party.
Intention: John hates parties and wants to avoid going to his sister's graduation party.
Moral consequence: His sister is happy and they maintain a close relationship.
Immoral action: John does not go to the party.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of people.
Situation: John is on a date at a restaurant with his new girlfriend Mary, who is feeling down.
Intention: John wants to cheer Mary up.
Moral action: John gives Mary some heartfelt advice about what he did when he was facing a similar problem.
Immoral consequence: Mary laughs, the waiter happens to overhear this and thinking that she is making fun of him, he spits in her food.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of people.
Situation: John is on a date at a restaurant with his new girlfriend Mary, who is feeling down.
Intention: John wants to cheer Mary up.
Moral consequence: Mary find John's advice to be very useful, and she is able to put her problem into perspective, which improves her mood.
Immoral action: When John and Mary's waiter is just out of earshot, John imitates his speech impediment in a funny manner.
Norm: It's rude to talk badly about other people.
Situation: Pat, Henry, and Ann are working out at the gym while their friend Sally is in the bathroom.
Intention: Pat wants to discuss Sally's recent weight gain.
Moral action: Pat brings up his concerns to Sally about he weight gain.
Immoral consequence: Sally overhears and runs away crying.
Norm: It's rude to talk badly about other people.
Situation: Pat, Henry, and Ann are working out at the gym while their friend Sally is in the bathroom.
Intention: Pat wants to discuss Sally's recent weight gain.
Moral consequence: Sally asks Pat to help her diet and exercise.
Immoral action: Pat makes fun of Sally's muffin top and call her a fat hippo to Henry and Ann.
Norm: It's nice to accept advice.
Situation: Taylor's child violates a rule in the house and Taylor's wife suggests he doesn't punish his child too hard.
Intention: Taylor wants to discipline his child.
Moral action: Taylor gives his child a mild talking-to as a disciplinary measure.
Immoral consequence: Taylor cries the entire time and Taylor's wife considers Taylor a tyrant.
Norm: It's nice to accept advice.
Situation: Taylor's child violates a rule in the house and Taylor's wife suggests he doesn't punish his child too hard.
Intention: Taylor wants to discipline his child.
Moral consequence: Taylor's child learns his lesson and his wife is happy.
Immoral action: Taylor ignores his wife's advice and grounds his child for 6 months.
Norm: It's wrong not to help your classmates.
Situation: Cassandra and Richard, who is struggling in math, are studying for an exam the rest of their class.
Intention: Cassandra wants to adequately prepare of the exam.
Moral action: Cassandra invites Richard and their other classmates to go over the material as a group.
Immoral consequence: While Cassandra does well on the test, Richard fails the math test.
Norm: It's wrong not to help your classmates.
Situation: Cassandra and Richard, who is struggling in math, are studying for an exam the rest of their class.
Intention: Cassandra wants to adequately prepare of the exam.
Moral consequence: Cassandra and Richard become friends, and they both do well on their test.
Immoral action: Cassandra ignores Richard studying alone.
Norm: It's good to offer perks to your employees.
Situation: Joe is making the yearly budget and deciding whether he should offer employee perks.
Intention: Joe wants to save money on the budget.
Moral action: Joe decides to give his employees perks and makes a cut to his own paycheck for the budget.
Immoral consequence: Joe's employees are sad that t hey don't receive perks.
Norm: It's good to offer perks to your employees.
Situation: Joe is making the yearly budget and deciding whether he should offer employee perks.
Intention: Joe wants to save money on the budget.
Moral consequence: Joe's employees are happy to receive perks.
Immoral action: Joe decides to not offer his employees any perks as part of the budget.
Norm: You shouldn't commit fraud.
Situation: Amy just started a new business and wanted to attract more investors.
Intention: Amy wanted more money to help run her business.
Moral action: Amy persuades new investors to invest in her new business by being truthful.
Immoral consequence: She loses the business after the new investors sue her.
Norm: You shouldn't commit fraud.
Situation: Amy just started a new business and wanted to attract more investors.
Intention: Amy wanted more money to help run her business.
Moral consequence: Amy gets a few new investors that are willing to support her through the thick and thin.
Immoral action: Amy misrepresents her company's financials to persuade investors to give her their money.
Norm: It is rude to ignore a dog.
Situation: Jake has a pet dog named fluffy who is barking because he's hungry.
Intention: Jake wants to stop hearing Fluffy bark.
Moral action: Jake grabs a bag of dog food out of the pantry and pours some in Fluffy's bowl.
Immoral consequence: Jake's neighbors are annoyed that Fluffy is outside barking non-stop.
Norm: It is rude to ignore a dog.
Situation: Jake has a pet dog named fluffy who is barking because he's hungry.
Intention: Jake wants to stop hearing Fluffy bark.
Moral consequence: Jake's neighbors appreciate that his dog is so well behaved and quiet.
Immoral action: Jake lets fluffy outside and closes the door before putting on some earphones.
Norm: It's not okay to make people feel out of place.
Situation: Chris is hanging out with his best friend Chad and Chad's new girlfriend Anna.
Intention: Chris wants to entertain Chad and Anna.
Moral action: Chris suggests that Chad and Anna join Chris in a three person board game.
Immoral consequence: Anna feels left out of the group.
Norm: It's not okay to make people feel out of place.
Situation: Chris is hanging out with his best friend Chad and Chad's new girlfriend Anna.
Intention: Chris wants to entertain Chad and Anna.
Moral consequence: Anna becomes closer friends with Chris.
Immoral action: Chris makes inside jokes that only Chris and Chad understand.
Norm: It is wrong to conceal the evidence of a crime.
Situation: John sees his friend Rick steal a homeless man's wallet on the way to school.
Intention: John wants to stay friends with Rick.
Moral action: John writes an anonymous note to an authority about what he witnessed, but doesn't tell Rick about it.
Immoral consequence: John and Rick are caught by a teacher destroying the wallet and are questioned by the school officer.
Norm: It is wrong to conceal the evidence of a crime.
Situation: John sees his friend Rick steal a homeless man's wallet on the way to school.
Intention: John wants to stay friends with Rick.
Moral consequence: Rick gets in trouble for his theft, but stays friends with John.
Immoral action: John offers to burn the wallet for Rick if he splits the contents of it with him.
Norm: It's good to give your stepchildren advice.
Situation: Dave has a stepson, who needs to choose which college to go to.
Intention: Dave wants to comment on the stepson's choice.
Moral action: Dave discusses with his stepson the different choices and asks him to also consider his interest of study.
Immoral consequence: His stepson feels frustrated and helpless for not being able to choose his favorite college.
Norm: It's good to give your stepchildren advice.
Situation: Dave has a stepson, who needs to choose which college to go to.
Intention: Dave wants to comment on the stepson's choice.
Moral consequence: His stepson feels supported and thanks Dave for his excellent advice.
Immoral action: Dave tells his stepson to choose a college with the lowest college fee.
Norm: It's bad to impose rigid rules on how to live.
Situation: Jim is concerned that his daughter is spending too much time playing video games.
Intention: Jim wants to reduce his daughter's gaming habit.
Moral action: Jim discusses his daughter's gaming habits and together they create reasonable limits on her gaming.
Immoral consequence: Jim's daughter is angry and runs away from home.
Norm: It's bad to impose rigid rules on how to live.
Situation: Jim is concerned that his daughter is spending too much time playing video games.
Intention: Jim wants to reduce his daughter's gaming habit.
Moral consequence: Jim's daughter feels respected by her father.
Immoral action: Jim tells his daughter video games are bad for her and forbids her from ever playing another game.
Norm: It's responsible to pay debts that you owe.
Situation: Joe wants to buy a new home, but knows that he has an outstanding debt with a previous insurance company which would make the purchase difficult.
Intention: Joe wants to clear his outstanding debt so that his credit runs clean.
Moral action: Joe pays off his debt to his previous insurance company.
Immoral consequence: After removing the debt based on Joe's word, the insurance company finds out he was lying, and sues him.
Norm: It's responsible to pay debts that you owe.
Situation: Joe wants to buy a new home, but knows that he has an outstanding debt with a previous insurance company which would make the purchase difficult.
Intention: Joe wants to clear his outstanding debt so that his credit runs clean.
Moral consequence: Joe's credit is cleared, and he is eventually approved to purchase a new home.
Immoral action: Joe calls the insurance company and tells them that he already paid and will sue if they do not remove the debt, even though that’s not true.
Norm: It's rude to insult the people you love.
Situation: Jake's wife has gotten a new haircut which he thinks looks terrible.
Intention: Jake wants to tell his wife that her new haircut isn't right for her.
Moral action: Jake shows his wife a different haircut from a magazine and says that it would really suit her.
Immoral consequence: Jake's wife's feelings are hurt, and she resents his cruelty.
Norm: It's rude to insult the people you love.
Situation: Jake's wife has gotten a new haircut which he thinks looks terrible.
Intention: Jake wants to tell his wife that her new haircut isn't right for her.
Moral consequence: Jake's wife appreciates his interest in her and considers his haircut suggestion.
Immoral action: Jake tells his wife that she looks ugly with her new haircut.
Norm: You shouldn't do illegal things.
Situation: John, a postal worker who is very passionate about his political party, is sorting through some mail and notices a bag of ballots for the opposing party.
Intention: John wants his political party to win the next election, which is forecast to be a very close race.
Moral action: John now realizes the opposing political party has a lot of support, so he organizes a rally to gather more support for his own party.
Immoral consequence: John's party wins but John's actions are discovered following an investigation and John is fired and arrested.
Norm: You shouldn't do illegal things.
Situation: John, a postal worker who is very passionate about his political party, is sorting through some mail and notices a bag of ballots for the opposing party.
Intention: John wants his political party to win the next election, which is forecast to be a very close race.
Moral consequence: John's party wins due to John's actions and John is praised for his efforts.
Immoral action: John throws the bag of ballots in the trash.
Norm: You shouldn't spread rumors about others.
Situation: Sarah hears a rumor that her friend is secretly gay and afraid to come out.
Intention: Sarah wants to know her friend's sexuality.
Moral action: Sarah approaches her friend and tells him directly that she is an ally and open to talking without judgment.
Immoral consequence: Sarah's friend overhears the conversation and feels betrayed by Sarah.
Norm: You shouldn't spread rumors about others.
Situation: Sarah hears a rumor that her friend is secretly gay and afraid to come out.
Intention: Sarah wants to know her friend's sexuality.
Moral consequence: Sarah's friend feels validated and safe to come out to Sarah.
Immoral action: Sarah approaches her friend's sister and tells her about the rumor and asks if it might be true.
Norm: It's wrong to treat people differently because of their age.
Situation: Karl is assigning tasks to the people who work for him.
Intention: Karl wants to make sure he reaches his production goal.
Moral action: Mike gives all his workers an equal work load to perform.
Immoral consequence: Karl experiences a production slow-down by his younger workers are mad they must do more work and doesn't reach his production goal.
Norm: It's wrong to treat people differently because of their age.
Situation: Karl is assigning tasks to the people who work for him.
Intention: Karl wants to make sure he reaches his production goal.
Moral consequence: Karl reaches his production goal because all his employees work equally hard.
Immoral action: Karl gives his oldest workers fewer tasks to complete because he thinks they can't do the work quickly.
Norm: It is expected that you act respectfully toward your coworkers
Situation: Karen is listening to complaints of Jane, her coworker, about her spouse's financial problems.
Intention: Karen wants to comment on Jane's situation.
Moral action: Karen gives some good advice to Jane and promises to keep the conversations between them.
Immoral consequence: Jane feels betrayed and not being respected.
Norm: It is expected that you act respectfully toward your coworkers
Situation: Karen is listening to complaints of Jane, her coworker, about her spouse's financial problems.
Intention: Karen wants to comment on Jane's situation.
Moral consequence: Jane feels appreciated and thanks Karen for being helpful.
Immoral action: Karen disclosed Jane's situation to another coworker, who later asks Jane about her problems.
Norm: It's good to do something nice for someone else.
Situation: Tanya is doing some organizing of her apartment.
Intention: Tanya wants to get rid of items that she has no need for any longer.
Moral action: Tanya donates her unwanted items to the local Goodwill store.
Immoral consequence: Tanya is called out and shamed by her neighbor for not donating perfectly good items to charity.
Norm: It's good to do something nice for someone else.
Situation: Tanya is doing some organizing of her apartment.
Intention: Tanya wants to get rid of items that she has no need for any longer.
Moral consequence: Tanya is given a receipt to write her donation to charity off of her taxes and saves some money.
Immoral action: Tanya puts all her unwanted items in the apartment complex trash compactor.
Norm: It's good to seek professional help when you've been abused.
Situation: Mary just got out of an abusive relationship.
Intention: Mary wants to try and get over all the horrible things that happened to her in her relationship.
Moral action: Mary goes to a therapist who gives her some advice for coping with problems like the ones she's faced.
Immoral consequence: Mary becomes an alcoholic and loses her job.
Norm: It's good to seek professional help when you've been abused.
Situation: Mary just got out of an abusive relationship.
Intention: Mary wants to try and get over all the horrible things that happened to her in her relationship.
Moral consequence: Mary is able to process all the negative things that happened to her and move on with her life.
Immoral action: Mary starts drinking heavily on a regular basis, making it easier for her forget about her problems.
Norm: It's bad to take joking too far and anger someone.
Situation: Jack is joking with his boss Jim at the end of their shift at work.
Intention: Jack wants to make Jim irritated as payback for a previous joke played by Jim.
Moral action: Jack notices that Jim is getting angry at his payback and apologizes for pushing things too far.
Immoral consequence: Jim fires Jack stating that he is not a good person to work with relative to team moral.
Norm: It's bad to take joking too far and anger someone.
Situation: Jack is joking with his boss Jim at the end of their shift at work.
Intention: Jack wants to make Jim irritated as payback for a previous joke played by Jim.
Moral consequence: Jim tells Jack that it's OK, and they agree to stop playing jokes on each other.
Immoral action: Jack continues to push Jim's buttons with jokes to get back at him and does not notice Jim's anger.
Norm: You shouldn't share information about someone without their consent.
Situation: Melissa sees her friend Andrea out on a date with a guy who is not her boyfriend.
Intention: Melissa wants Andrea to be happy.
Moral action: Melissa has a conversation with Andrea about what she saw and does not tell anyone else.
Immoral consequence: Andrea's boyfriend breaks up with her, and Andrea stops talking to Melissa because she ruined her relationship.
Norm: You shouldn't share information about someone without their consent.
Situation: Melissa sees her friend Andrea out on a date with a guy who is not her boyfriend.
Intention: Melissa wants Andrea to be happy.
Moral consequence: Melissa and Andrea remain good friends and Andrea continues to cheat on her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Melissa tells Andrea's boyfriend about what she saw because she thinks Andrea will be happier if they break up.
Norm: It's bad when a father is often absent.
Situation: Andrew wanted his father to come to the baseball game, but his father missed it like usual.
Intention: Andrew wants to find out why his Father is never around.
Moral action: Andrew confronts his father, and tells him how hurt he is by him not being around.
Immoral consequence: Andrew's father finds out, and is really hurt that his kid violated his trust.
Norm: It's bad when a father is often absent.
Situation: Andrew wanted his father to come to the baseball game, but his father missed it like usual.
Intention: Andrew wants to find out why his Father is never around.
Moral consequence: Andrew's father realizes he's been abdicating his child, and promises to do better.
Immoral action: Andrew snoops into his father's phone to find out who he's been messaging.
Norm: It's good to provide quality customer service.
Situation: Phil is a customer service agent and is talking to a customer who is complaining about a defective product.
Intention: Phil wants to complete the call quickly.
Moral action: Phil listens to the customer's complaint and offers to send her a replacement right away, no questions asked.
Immoral consequence: Phil's customer is upset about her treatment and is stuck with the defective product.
Norm: It's good to provide quality customer service.
Situation: Phil is a customer service agent and is talking to a customer who is complaining about a defective product.
Intention: Phil wants to complete the call quickly.
Moral consequence: Phil's customer is pleased with the resolution and is excited to receive the replacement.
Immoral action: Phil is dismissive of the customer and tells her there is nothing he can do to help before hanging up abruptly.
Norm: Neighbors are expected not to spy on one another.
Situation: Abigail has noticed her neighbors have been fighting a lot more lately, and is worried that there might be domestic abuse happening.
Intention: Abigail wants to make sure her neighbors are safe from harm.
Moral action: Abigail approaches on her neighbors and expresses her concern directly and offers to help.
Immoral consequence: Abigail's neighbors notice her watching them and feel their privacy has been violated.