CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't kick out your partner if they are depressed.
Situation: Alfred's girlfriend is suffering from depression and has made their apartment very messy because she has no motivation to clean.
Intention: Alfred wants to live in a clean apartment.
Moral action: Alfred encourages his girlfriend to go to therapy and cleans all of her messes in the meantime.
Immoral consequence: Alfred and his girlfriend break up, and he gets a clean apartment all to himself.
Norm: You shouldn't kick out your partner if they are depressed.
Situation: Alfred's girlfriend is suffering from depression and has made their apartment very messy because she has no motivation to clean.
Intention: Alfred wants to live in a clean apartment.
Moral consequence: Alfred and his girlfriend stay together and Alfred feels really tired all the time from doing all the cleaning.
Immoral action: Alfred tells his girlfriend she will have to move out if she can't clean up after herself.
Norm: It's mean to tell someone you can't trust them.
Situation: Some students that Nick is watching ask him why he is with them.
Intention: Nick wants to give a response to the question.
Moral action: Nick tells the students that he wants to spend more time with them.
Immoral consequence: The students get offended and upset.
Norm: It's mean to tell someone you can't trust them.
Situation: Some students that Nick is watching ask him why he is with them.
Intention: Nick wants to give a response to the question.
Moral consequence: Nick and the students happily talk and play together.
Immoral action: Nick tells the students that they can't be trusted and that he's there to watch them.
Norm: It's kind to return someone's lost pet to them.
Situation: Mark is walking down the street, when he notices a cat with a tag around its neck which shows an address and phone number.
Intention: Mark wants to take the cat somewhere so it's off the street.
Moral action: Mark takes the cat to the address listed on the cat's collar and gives the cat back to the people that live there.
Immoral consequence: The cat's owners are devastated and sad as they remain ignorant about the fate of their cat, thinking it likely died.
Norm: It's kind to return someone's lost pet to them.
Situation: Mark is walking down the street, when he notices a cat with a tag around its neck which shows an address and phone number.
Intention: Mark wants to take the cat somewhere so it's off the street.
Moral consequence: The cat's owners are relived and delighted that their loved pet has been returned safely to them.
Immoral action: Mark decides to take the cat to his house where he feeds the cat and keeps it for himself.
Norm: It's rude to comment on coworkers' eating habits.
Situation: Jill is having lunch with her new co-worker Ruth, who she has just learned is a vegan.
Intention: Jill wants to make sure Ruth is healthy.
Moral action: Jill respectfully asks about Ruth's veganism to learn more about the health aspects of the diet.
Immoral consequence: Ruth feels attacked and belittled by Jill's comments.
Norm: It's rude to comment on coworkers' eating habits.
Situation: Jill is having lunch with her new co-worker Ruth, who she has just learned is a vegan.
Intention: Jill wants to make sure Ruth is healthy.
Moral consequence: Ruth is happy to share information and help Jill learn about healthy veganism.
Immoral action: Jill makes derogatory remarks about Ruth's vegan diet and tries to pressure her into eating meat.
Norm: It's rude to jack off in other people's beds.
Situation: John is house-sitting for his friend for the night and is feeling really tense.
Intention: John needs to relax.
Moral action: John decides to lay down and read a good book.
Immoral consequence: John's friend discovers some weird stains on the sheets and is grossed out.
Norm: It's rude to jack off in other people's beds.
Situation: John is house-sitting for his friend for the night and is feeling really tense.
Intention: John needs to relax.
Moral consequence: John's friend is pleased John took such great care of the house while he was gone.
Immoral action: John decides to watch some porn and whack off in his friend's bed.
Norm: You should not mislead others about who you really are.
Situation: George who is unemployed meets Elaine for the first time and Elaine asks George what he does for a living.
Intention: George wants to respond to Elaine's question.
Moral action: George tells Elaine that he is currently between jobs and living at home with his parents Estelle and Frank.
Immoral consequence: Elaine later finds out that George was lying and feels violated and questions whether George might have been taking advantage of her.
Norm: You should not mislead others about who you really are.
Situation: George who is unemployed meets Elaine for the first time and Elaine asks George what he does for a living.
Intention: George wants to respond to Elaine's question.
Moral consequence: Elaine is impressed that George has the moral fortitude required to admit a hard thing like that and gains respect for him.
Immoral action: George tells Elaine that he is an Architect at the firm Vandelay industries who mostly deal with importing latex.
Norm: It's wrong to confront a partner in an aggressive way.
Situation: Tom and Britt are trying to save for a house, but Britt keeps buying unnecessary things.
Intention: Tom wants to get Britt to stop spending money.
Moral action: Tom sits Britt down and explains that their spending is unsustainable.
Immoral consequence: Britt becomes upset and leaves Tom.
Norm: It's wrong to confront a partner in an aggressive way.
Situation: Tom and Britt are trying to save for a house, but Britt keeps buying unnecessary things.
Intention: Tom wants to get Britt to stop spending money.
Moral consequence: Britt promises to do better and works with Tom to curb their spending.
Immoral action: Tom shouts at Britt, threatening to cut up their credit cards.
Norm: It's best to be reasonable when asserting your authority.
Situation: John is a police officer who catches some kids loitering on the sidewalk by the corner store.
Intention: John wants to let the kids know loitering is illegal.
Moral action: John tells the kids calmly that loitering is illegal and that it's a law so that people feel safe to walk in certain areas and that they should go home.
Immoral consequence: The kids are terrified of John and think he's a maniac and also start to learn that police cannot be trusted or respected.
Norm: It's best to be reasonable when asserting your authority.
Situation: John is a police officer who catches some kids loitering on the sidewalk by the corner store.
Intention: John wants to let the kids know loitering is illegal.
Moral consequence: The kids are happy that John gave them a reason behind his actions and was so polite in asking them to leave.
Immoral action: John slams down his nightstick onto the concrete pavement making a loud bang as he proclaims loudly that he'll have them all arrested if they don't disperse immediately.
Norm: it's wrong to judge a person by their past mistakes.
Situation: Connor is the boss at a tech company.
Intention: Connor needs to hire a new tech support person.
Moral action: Gerald gives the candidate a chance since he did his time and is fully qualified.
Immoral consequence: Gerald hires an inferior candidate who doesn't maintain the computers well.
Norm: it's wrong to judge a person by their past mistakes.
Situation: Connor is the boss at a tech company.
Intention: Connor needs to hire a new tech support person.
Moral consequence: Gerald's company gets better reviews due to the new hire's good work.
Immoral action: Connor interviews a man who went to jail for possessing weed and refuses to hire him despite being a perfect candidate.
Norm: You should give equal attention to all of your children.
Situation: John is raising a family of three boys as a single father.
Intention: John wants to spend more time with his kids.
Moral action: John decides to take all three boys out to a movie together.
Immoral consequence: The youngest son feels left out and depressed that he couldn't go to the ballgame.
Norm: You should give equal attention to all of your children.
Situation: John is raising a family of three boys as a single father.
Intention: John wants to spend more time with his kids.
Moral consequence: The youngest son is happy he could spend time with his father and older brothers.
Immoral action: John decides to take his two oldest kids out to a ballgame while leaving the youngest with a babysitter.
Norm: You should prioritize important pursuits above hobbies.
Situation: Dallas' best friend invites her to a concert on a night that she is scheduled to work.
Intention: Dallas wants to have a fun, well-rounded life.
Moral action: Dallas tells her friend that she can't make the concert, but can hangout the next night.
Immoral consequence: Dallas is fired from her job.
Norm: You should prioritize important pursuits above hobbies.
Situation: Dallas' best friend invites her to a concert on a night that she is scheduled to work.
Intention: Dallas wants to have a fun, well-rounded life.
Moral consequence: Dallas keeps her job and is still able to have fun with her friend.
Immoral action: Dallas skips her work shift to go to the concert.
Norm: You shouldn't upset school staff.
Situation: Jim notices that his teacher is teaching the class something which isn't accurate.
Intention: Jim wants to let his teacher know that what they are teaching isn't correct.
Moral action: Jim gives a note to the teacher discretely after class that explains the teacher's mistake.
Immoral consequence: Jim's teacher feels angry and embarrassed about having been corrected publicly.
Norm: You shouldn't upset school staff.
Situation: Jim notices that his teacher is teaching the class something which isn't accurate.
Intention: Jim wants to let his teacher know that what they are teaching isn't correct.
Moral consequence: Jim's teacher is able correct their mistake without losing face.
Immoral action: Jim points out his teacher's mistake in front of the whole class.
Norm: It's wrong to punch your friend.
Situation: Noah finds out that his best friend Niro is interested in his girlfriend.
Intention: Noah wants to confront his friend about this issue.
Moral action: Noah tells Niro he understands that he likes his girlfriend, but asks him to keep a platonic relationship with her.
Immoral consequence: Niro gets mad and never speaks to Noah again.
Norm: It's wrong to punch your friend.
Situation: Noah finds out that his best friend Niro is interested in his girlfriend.
Intention: Noah wants to confront his friend about this issue.
Moral consequence: Niro obliges, and they all are able to get along as friends.
Immoral action: Noah tells Niro to back off and punches him in the face.
Norm: You shouldn't hit people.
Situation: Nick's girlfriend accidentally lost his expensive sunglasses.
Intention: Nick wants to let his girlfriend know he is upset.
Moral action: Nick explains to his girlfriend that those sunglasses cost him a lot of money.
Immoral consequence: Nick's girlfriend calls the cops after breaking up with him, and he is arrested.
Norm: You shouldn't hit people.
Situation: Nick's girlfriend accidentally lost his expensive sunglasses.
Intention: Nick wants to let his girlfriend know he is upset.
Moral consequence: His girlfriend apologizes and buys him a new pair of sunglasses.
Immoral action: Nick punches his girlfriend for losing his sunglasses.
Norm: You should always ask before going through someones phone.
Situation: Tammy and her friend are trying to decide where to go out to dinner, and her friend leaves briefly to use the bathroom and leaves her phone behind.
Intention: Tammy wants to choose a good restaurant.
Moral action: Tammy waits until her friend returns from the bathroom and asks if they can use her phone to look up restaurants on Yelp.
Immoral consequence: Tammy's friend is embarrassed and angry that she used her phone without asking.
Norm: You should always ask before going through someones phone.
Situation: Tammy and her friend are trying to decide where to go out to dinner, and her friend leaves briefly to use the bathroom and leaves her phone behind.
Intention: Tammy wants to choose a good restaurant.
Moral consequence: Tammy's friend is happy to look at reviews and choose a restaurant together.
Immoral action: Tammy grabs her friends phone to look up restaurants on Yelp, and accidentally sees sensitive pictures her friend has sent to her boyfriend.
Norm: It's not okay to ogle women.
Situation: Ralph is at the club, and he's talking to single woman Elizabeth.
Intention: Ralph wants to flirt with Elizabeth.
Moral action: Ralph compliments her personality and interests inserting funny jokes every now and then.
Immoral consequence: Elizabeth becomes very uncomfortable around Ralph and leaves.
Norm: It's not okay to ogle women.
Situation: Ralph is at the club, and he's talking to single woman Elizabeth.
Intention: Ralph wants to flirt with Elizabeth.
Moral consequence: Elizabeth appreciates Ralph's attempts at flirting and gives him her phone number.
Immoral action: Ralph makes suggestive remarks about Elizabeth's body while his eyes linger over her body.
Norm: You shouldn't eat food you got for your friend.
Situation: Sadie is getting lunch when she decides it would be nice to pop in and visit her friend Bob who works nearby.
Intention: Sadie wants to bring Bob some lunch.
Moral action: Sadie gets Bob's lunch to him untouched.
Immoral consequence: Bob's lunchbreak is coming to an end and with no time to get more food, he starves for the rest of the workday.
Norm: You shouldn't eat food you got for your friend.
Situation: Sadie is getting lunch when she decides it would be nice to pop in and visit her friend Bob who works nearby.
Intention: Sadie wants to bring Bob some lunch.
Moral consequence: Bob is happy to have had a visit from his friend as well as a gifted lunch.
Immoral action: Sadie promises to bring lunch to Bob at work but ends up eating it on the drive there.
Norm: It's hurtful to take peoples pets away from them.
Situation: Bill is a city bylaw officer who has been called to a disturbance in a suburb regarding Nate's dog being too loud and disturbing the neighbors.
Intention: Bill has wants to resolve the neighborly dispute.
Moral action: Bill decides to tell the owner to keep the dog indoors or to get a muzzle for the dog otherhwise.
Immoral consequence: The dog's owner is devastated and feels like a part of their family is being kidnapped from them.
Norm: It's hurtful to take peoples pets away from them.
Situation: Bill is a city bylaw officer who has been called to a disturbance in a suburb regarding Nate's dog being too loud and disturbing the neighbors.
Intention: Bill has wants to resolve the neighborly dispute.
Moral consequence: The dog's owner is relieved that he won't be fined or arrested and agrees to take better care of the noise.
Immoral action: Bill decides to confiscate the dog from the owner and remove it from the household and give it to the pound.
Norm: It’s wrong to feel like you cheated.
Situation: Louise is playing a card game with her brother.
Intention: Louise wants to win.
Moral action: Louise plays the game fairly and wins the game.
Immoral consequence: Louise feels bad because she knows she didn't win fairly.
Norm: It’s wrong to feel like you cheated.
Situation: Louise is playing a card game with her brother.
Intention: Louise wants to win.
Moral consequence: Louise feels happy that she was able to beat her brother.
Immoral action: Louise hides some of her cards under the table while her brother isn't looking and wins the game.
Norm: It's good to give attention to your partner.
Situation: Dave is watching his favorite team's hockey game on TV when his wife interrupts to ask him if he likes what she's wearing.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to his wife.
Moral action: Dave looks at his wife for  a second and tells her that she looks gorgeous in the outfit she's wearing.
Immoral consequence: Dave's wife knows he's just saying that and feels like he doesn't care enough about her to take her seriously enough to look away from the TV.
Norm: It's good to give attention to your partner.
Situation: Dave is watching his favorite team's hockey game on TV when his wife interrupts to ask him if he likes what she's wearing.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to his wife.
Moral consequence: Dave's wife is extremely happy and feels sexy and tells him to go back to watching the game.
Immoral action: Dave waves his hand at his wife without really looking up at hear and tells her that yeah she looks fine.
Norm: It's good to share your kids with your partner.
Situation: Mary has two kids with her partner.
Intention: Mary wants her kids to want to spend time with her.
Moral action: Mary asks her kids what they want to do for fun with her and asks their dad along.
Immoral consequence: Their father feels lonely and confused and the children grow up thinking the worst of him.
Norm: It's good to share your kids with your partner.
Situation: Mary has two kids with her partner.
Intention: Mary wants her kids to want to spend time with her.
Moral consequence: They have fun together as a whole family.
Immoral action: Mary tells her kids their father is a terrible person and resents them, so they'll only want to be around her.
Norm: It is rude to refuse to help around the house.
Situation: Bill is playing video games when his wife Samantha comes and asks him to please do the dishes.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Samantha.
Moral action: Bill tells Samantha that he will do it just as soon as he can find a save point in his game, so he doesn't lose progress.
Immoral consequence: Samantha is annoyed that Bill is being lazy and is generally infuriated that she has to do all the work.
Norm: It is rude to refuse to help around the house.
Situation: Bill is playing video games when his wife Samantha comes and asks him to please do the dishes.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Samantha.
Moral consequence: Samantha is happy that she will get help around the house and feels relieved that she has a partner who cares to help her.
Immoral action: Bill tells Samantha that clearly he's busy as he's playing video games and that he doesn't have the time right now.
Norm: It's bad to freeload off your friends.
Situation: Jack is a college student.
Intention: Jack wants to go out with friends.
Moral action: Jack goes to a concert with friends and brings everyone a beer.
Immoral consequence: Jack's friends stop inviting him along knowing he won't pay for himself, and he's left alone.
Norm: It's bad to freeload off your friends.
Situation: Jack is a college student.
Intention: Jack wants to go out with friends.
Moral consequence: Jack's friends appreciate it and pay him back, and they all have friend at the concert and agree to see that band again.
Immoral action: Jack goes to a bar with friends, drinks a lot, and says he forgot his wallet again.
Norm: It's respectable to take good care of other peoples belongings.
Situation: John has lent his friend Phil his watch and is standing by Phil as Phil is holding the watch.
Intention: Phil wants to put the watch in his backpack which is on the floor.
Moral action: Phil gently places the watch inside his backpack taking care to make sure it's wrapped around a towel so it doesn't get scratched.
Immoral consequence: John is horrified that his friend is basically trying to break the watch and feels utterly disrespected by Phil's carelessness.
Norm: It's respectable to take good care of other peoples belongings.
Situation: John has lent his friend Phil his watch and is standing by Phil as Phil is holding the watch.
Intention: Phil wants to put the watch in his backpack which is on the floor.
Moral consequence: John is happy to see that his friend will take care of his belongings and doesn't have to stress about getting it back intact.
Immoral action: Phil looks at the backpack and throws the watch into it from quite a distance away, watching it crash at high speed into the bag.
Norm: You should not disturb someone when they are at work.
Situation: James often has friends over for beers while his wife Samantha works from home.
Intention: James wants to include Samantha in the fun.
Moral action: James makes sure to wait until Samantha is finished with work to tell her about all the fun he had.
Immoral consequence: James walks in drunk and belligerent during one of Samantha's video conferences, leaving her thoroughly embarrassed in front of her colleagues.
Norm: You should not disturb someone when they are at work.
Situation: James often has friends over for beers while his wife Samantha works from home.
Intention: James wants to include Samantha in the fun.
Moral consequence: Samantha is able to do her work in peace and without disruptions.
Immoral action: James runs into Samantha's office anytime something funny happens to tell her about it.
Norm: It's rude to be vulgar.
Situation: Mick is talking with his friends in the locker room.
Intention: Mick wants to tell his friends about a romantic encounter.
Moral action: Mick tells his friends what an enjoyable evening he had with his female companion with flowery prose.
Immoral consequence: Mick is kicked out of the gym when an employee hears his filthy, degrading language.
Norm: It's rude to be vulgar.
Situation: Mick is talking with his friends in the locker room.
Intention: Mick wants to tell his friends about a romantic encounter.
Moral consequence: Mick is told by his friends how happy they are that he had a good time.
Immoral action: Mick describes his sexual escapades using street language.
Norm: It's impolite to criticize your friend's dating choices.
Situation: Dave and Mark are talking when Mark tells Dave that he asked out Krista, and she said yes.
Intention: Dave wants to react to Mark's story.
Moral action: Dave tells Mark that he's happy for him, and he wishes the two of them a happy time together.
Immoral consequence: Mark feels disturbed that Dave knows Krista's sexual past and feels angry that Dave is judging her without knowing her.
Norm: It's impolite to criticize your friend's dating choices.
Situation: Dave and Mark are talking when Mark tells Dave that he asked out Krista, and she said yes.
Intention: Dave wants to react to Mark's story.
Moral consequence: Mark feels supported by his friend and is glad to have someone to share his joy with.
Immoral action: Dave tells Mark that Krista slept around before and that he doesn't think Krista is really the right kind of girl for him.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friend copy your paper.
Situation: Kim is taking a test and notices that her friend is having a hard time.
Intention: Kim wants to help her friend do well in the class.
Moral action: After the test, Kim offers to help her friend study for the next exam.
Immoral consequence: Both Kim and her friend get caught and receive a 0 on the test.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friend copy your paper.
Situation: Kim is taking a test and notices that her friend is having a hard time.
Intention: Kim wants to help her friend do well in the class.
Moral consequence: Kim's friend works hard studying with Kim and is able to raise her grade in the class.
Immoral action: Kim scoots her paper to the edge of her desk so her friend can copy it.
Norm: You should be understanding of the mentally ill.
Situation: Jack is eating dinner at a restaurant with a pal.
Intention: Jack wants to have a nice time.
Moral action: Jack orders a bottle of wine and enjoys it with a friend.
Immoral consequence: Jack is asked to leave the restaurant and banned for his rude behavior.
Norm: You should be understanding of the mentally ill.
Situation: Jack is eating dinner at a restaurant with a pal.
Intention: Jack wants to have a nice time.
Moral consequence: Jack has an engaging conversation with his friend.
Immoral action: Jack asks a couple at the next table to keep their autistic kid quiet.
Norm: It's wrong to kill things.
Situation: Mary sees a mouse run across her kitchen and is very frightened.
Intention: Mary wants to get the mouse out of her house.
Moral action: Mary traps the mouse with a container and transfers it outside.
Immoral consequence: Mary feels sad and guilty over killing the mouse.