CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's disgusting when adults take advantage of children.
Situation: Peter is a toy collector and has noticed that his neighbor's 8-year old son Ben has a rare toy.
Intention: Peter wants to buy the toy from Ben.
Moral consequence: Peter acquires the toy he wants and doesn't compromise his integrity.
Immoral action: Peter offers to trade a common toy from his collection to Ben for Ben's rare toy.
Norm: It's bad to fight in front of children.
Situation: Frank is married with children and recently suspected his wife of being unfaithful.
Intention: Frank wants to confront his wife.
Moral action: Frank privately confronts his wife about his suspicions and resolves the issue.
Immoral consequence: Frank's children performs worse in school and develops a troubled personality.
Norm: It's bad to fight in front of children.
Situation: Frank is married with children and recently suspected his wife of being unfaithful.
Intention: Frank wants to confront his wife.
Moral consequence: Frank's kids continue to enjoy a peaceful family atmosphere and grows up with a normal childhood.
Immoral action: Frank openly argues with his wife about his suspicions while his children watch.
Norm: You should include your friends.
Situation: Julie is organizing a birthday party for herself, and she has had a clash with her friend Jane recently.
Intention: Julie wants to invite her friends to the party.
Moral action: Julie sends a message to Jane to apologize for the clash and asks Jane if she will join her birthday party.
Immoral consequence: Jane feels bad and excluded after knowing she is not invited to the party.
Norm: You should include your friends.
Situation: Julie is organizing a birthday party for herself, and she has had a clash with her friend Jane recently.
Intention: Julie wants to invite her friends to the party.
Moral consequence: Jane feels warm and says that she will definitely come to her birthday party.
Immoral action: Julie decides not to invite Jane to her birthday.
Norm: Parents should acknowledge important milestones in a child's life.
Situation: Fred's son recently graduated from college and invites Fred to attend his graduation.
Intention: Fred wants to respond to the invitation.
Moral action: Fred accepts the invitation and clears out his schedule to attend his son's graduation.
Immoral consequence: Fred's son views Fred as uncaring and starts to distance himself from Fred.
Norm: Parents should acknowledge important milestones in a child's life.
Situation: Fred's son recently graduated from college and invites Fred to attend his graduation.
Intention: Fred wants to respond to the invitation.
Moral consequence: Fred's relationship with his son improves, and he gets to watch his son become successful.
Immoral action: Fred ignores the invitation and never shows up at his son's graduation.
Norm: You shouldn't give ultimatums to people.
Situation: Mike notices that his son Tom still hasn't cleaned the dishes as he promised to do many hours earlier.
Intention: Mike wants the dishes to be cleaned.
Moral action: Mike reminds Tom that he had promised to do the dishes, and they are still dirty.
Immoral consequence: Tom is defiant in response to the ultimatum and refuses to comply with the request.
Norm: You shouldn't give ultimatums to people.
Situation: Mike notices that his son Tom still hasn't cleaned the dishes as he promised to do many hours earlier.
Intention: Mike wants the dishes to be cleaned.
Moral consequence: Tom apologizes and quickly makes his way to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Immoral action: Mike tells Tom to wash the dishes immediately, or he will be grounded for a month.
Norm: You can't always trust people.
Situation: Marvin is on a road trip, driving on a freeway, when he sees a person hitchhiking on the side of the road.
Intention: Marvin wants to decide whether or not to pick up the hitchhiker.
Moral action: Marvin decides not to be bothered and drives past the hitchhiker.
Immoral consequence: Marvin gets robbed and has his car stolen by the hitchhiker.
Norm: You can't always trust people.
Situation: Marvin is on a road trip, driving on a freeway, when he sees a person hitchhiking on the side of the road.
Intention: Marvin wants to decide whether or not to pick up the hitchhiker.
Moral consequence: Marvin drives for another two hundred miles and then stops at a motel for the night.
Immoral action: Marvin decides to help the hitchhiker, pulls over, and lets him in the car.
Norm: You shouldn't out people before they are ready.
Situation: Mark knew his friend, Joe, and Joe's partner, Neil, want to come out to their family.
Intention: Mark wants to send out invitations for a celebration party for Joe and Neil.
Moral action: Mark send out invitations for a mystery party to Joe's and Neil's families.
Immoral consequence: Both families find out about their relationship from the invitations and RSVP saying they won't be coming.
Norm: You shouldn't out people before they are ready.
Situation: Mark knew his friend, Joe, and Joe's partner, Neil, want to come out to their family.
Intention: Mark wants to send out invitations for a celebration party for Joe and Neil.
Moral consequence: All families RSVP positively and Joe and Neil have a chance to talk to their families first.
Immoral action: Mark sends out invitations to Joe's and Neil's coming out party to their families.
Norm: It's wrong to prioritize your own birthday over a friendship.
Situation: Alexis is getting ready for her birthday date when he friend Shannon calls saying that her mother passed away.
Intention: Alexis wants to have fun on her birthday.
Moral action: Alexis decides to take her friend out for a special girls night.
Immoral consequence: Shannon spends the entire evening crying.
Norm: It's wrong to prioritize your own birthday over a friendship.
Situation: Alexis is getting ready for her birthday date when he friend Shannon calls saying that her mother passed away.
Intention: Alexis wants to have fun on her birthday.
Moral consequence: During her time with Alexis, Shannon is able to process her mother's death.
Immoral action: Alexis tells Shannon that she can't talk at the moment, and she spends the night with her date.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to people about what you're doing.
Situation: Lydia is relaxing at home after a very busy week when her sister calls her to ask if she wants to spend the day with her.
Intention: Lydia wants to spend the day alone.
Moral action: Lydia tells her sister that she is tired and needs to spend some time alone to rest.
Immoral consequence: Lydia's sister eventually finds out that Lydia did not tell the truth and is saddened by it.
Norm: It's wrong to lie to people about what you're doing.
Situation: Lydia is relaxing at home after a very busy week when her sister calls her to ask if she wants to spend the day with her.
Intention: Lydia wants to spend the day alone.
Moral consequence: Lydia's sister understands and happily plans something with her for next weekend instead.
Immoral action: Lydia tells her sister she already has plans with some friends for the day.
Norm: it's expected that parents go to their daughter's recitals.
Situation: Brian's daughter had just finished her fifth year in ballet dancing.
Intention: Brian wants his daughter to get a bouquet of flowers at her recital.
Moral action: Brian goes to the recital and presents his daughter with the bouquet of flowers in person.
Immoral consequence: Brian's daughter was upset at her father's absence and forgot several of her steps.
Norm: it's expected that parents go to their daughter's recitals.
Situation: Brian's daughter had just finished her fifth year in ballet dancing.
Intention: Brian wants his daughter to get a bouquet of flowers at her recital.
Moral consequence: Brian's daughter is happy to see him and smiles during her whole dance number.
Immoral action: Brian goes to work instead of the recital, opting to send a bouquet of flowers in his place.
Norm: It isn't okay to be overly dependent on other people.
Situation: Jake lives at his parents house rent free and is playing video games when his mom Jenny bursts in and asks him when he's going to get a job.
Intention: Jake wants to answer his mom's question.
Moral action: Jake tells his mom that he'll get his act together and get a job as soon as there's an opening.
Immoral consequence: Jenny is infuriated that her son thinks it's OK to continue to mooch off her and her husband forever.
Norm: It isn't okay to be overly dependent on other people.
Situation: Jake lives at his parents house rent free and is playing video games when his mom Jenny bursts in and asks him when he's going to get a job.
Intention: Jake wants to answer his mom's question.
Moral consequence: Jenny is delighted that her son is taking his future seriously and is planning on unburdening her and her husband of his presence.
Immoral action: Jake tells his mom he's not really planning on getting a job since he can live with her and dad for free.
Norm: It's okay to accept someone's invitation.
Situation: Randy is working away in his office when he's interrupted by Paul who asks him if he'd like to go out for drinks after work.
Intention: Randy wants to respond to Paul's invitation.
Moral action: Randy tells Paul that he'd love to come, he'll meet him in the lobby after work.
Immoral consequence: Paul is a little bit insulted that Randy has rebuffed him and thinks Randy must live a boring life.
Norm: It's okay to accept someone's invitation.
Situation: Randy is working away in his office when he's interrupted by Paul who asks him if he'd like to go out for drinks after work.
Intention: Randy wants to respond to Paul's invitation.
Moral consequence: Paul is delighted that he has a drinking partner for tonight and tells Randy he's looking forward to it.
Immoral action: Randy tells Paul that he doesn't want to go out and spend money, he'd rather just be home after work.
Norm: It's good to take your kids out in your RV.
Situation: As the summer months drag on, Tom's children are getting bored and express interest in getting out of the house.
Intention: Tom wants to take his children on an excursion.
Moral action: Tom takes his kids out for a 6 day road trip around the region in his RV.
Immoral consequence: Tom's children have an okay time but ultimately find the experience a bit dull.
Norm: It's good to take your kids out in your RV.
Situation: As the summer months drag on, Tom's children are getting bored and express interest in getting out of the house.
Intention: Tom wants to take his children on an excursion.
Moral consequence: Tom's children have a blast and really enjoy the road trip.
Immoral action: Tom takes his kids out to the local library for the day.
Norm: It's harmful to give people caffeine they didn't ask for.
Situation: Max was waiting in a diner, and a customer wanted some decaf coffee, but there wasn't any brewed.
Intention: Max wanted to finish the table.
Moral action: Max brews a fresh pot of decaf for the customer, pouring some into a mug for her.
Immoral consequence: The customer is allergic to it and has a bad reaction, struggling on the floor.
Norm: It's harmful to give people caffeine they didn't ask for.
Situation: Max was waiting in a diner, and a customer wanted some decaf coffee, but there wasn't any brewed.
Intention: Max wanted to finish the table.
Moral consequence: The customer is satisfied, and gives Max a reasonable tip for her effort.
Immoral action: Max grabs the pot of regular coffee, and fills up the mug of the customer without telling her.
Norm: It's not nice to cause problems in public places.
Situation: Laura is at the mall and sees a few garbage cans overflowing with garbage.
Intention: Laura wants to attract the attention of authorities to the problem of garbage at the mall.
Moral action: Laura quietly goes to a security guard at the mall and asks him to contact his boss about the garbage issue.
Immoral consequence: A small crowd gathers and starts accusing the security guard of negligence.
Norm: It's not nice to cause problems in public places.
Situation: Laura is at the mall and sees a few garbage cans overflowing with garbage.
Intention: Laura wants to attract the attention of authorities to the problem of garbage at the mall.
Moral consequence: The security guard calls his boss, who thanks him for letting him know about the issue.
Immoral action: Laura goes to a security guard at the mall and loudly takes him to task about the garbage cans.
Norm: It's rude to show someone your middle finger.
Situation: A driver cuts Jon off while he's on the road and almost hits him.
Intention: Jon wants to show the driver he's annoyed.
Moral action: Jon honks the horn loud behind the person who cut him off.
Immoral consequence: Jon isn't paying attention and slams into a car in front of him.
Norm: It's rude to show someone your middle finger.
Situation: A driver cuts Jon off while he's on the road and almost hits him.
Intention: Jon wants to show the driver he's annoyed.
Moral consequence: Jon feels satisfied when the other driver speeds up to avoid him.
Immoral action: Jon gives the other driver the middle finger as he's passing him.
Norm: You shouldn't call a pregnant woman fat.
Situation: Christine meets her friend Debbie, who is currently pregnant, for coffee.
Intention: Christine wants to comment on Debbie's appearance.
Moral action: Christine tells Debbie that she's glowing and looks very good.
Immoral consequence: Debbie feels horrible about her appearance and her self confidence is completely shattered.
Norm: You shouldn't call a pregnant woman fat.
Situation: Christine meets her friend Debbie, who is currently pregnant, for coffee.
Intention: Christine wants to comment on Debbie's appearance.
Moral consequence: Debbie feels good about herself and her appearance and feels thankful to Christine for not mentioning her weight.
Immoral action: Christine tells Debbie that she should be careful about what she's eating, because she's gained quite a lot of weight.
Norm: It's bad to smoke in a non-smoking room.
Situation: Abraham has been on a plane for the last eight hours and is just stepping into the airport after his flight.
Intention: Abraham wants to smoke a cigarette.
Moral action: Abraham waits for a few minutes until he is outside and then lights up a cigarette.
Immoral consequence: Some of the people sitting in the non-smoking area start to feel nauseous because of Abraham's cigarette smoke.
Norm: It's bad to smoke in a non-smoking room.
Situation: Abraham has been on a plane for the last eight hours and is just stepping into the airport after his flight.
Intention: Abraham wants to smoke a cigarette.
Moral consequence: The people in the non smoking area feel fine and are not bothered by Abraham's cigarette smoke.
Immoral action: Abraham lights up a cigarette immediately after stepping off the plane, right in the middle of a non-smoking area.
Norm: It is terrible to steal from a friend.
Situation: Kerri is ad her friend Jodi's and Jodi shows her a necklace that her mom bought for her birthday.
Intention: Kerri wants to wear the necklace.
Moral action: Kerri asks Jodi if she can try on the necklace and after doing so, asks to borrow it.
Immoral consequence: Jodi notices the necklace is gone and knows it was Kerri and now no longer wants to be friends.
Norm: It is terrible to steal from a friend.
Situation: Kerri is ad her friend Jodi's and Jodi shows her a necklace that her mom bought for her birthday.
Intention: Kerri wants to wear the necklace.
Moral consequence: Jodi appreciates being asked and lends it to Kerry who is very pleased.
Immoral action: Kerri waits until Jodi puts the necklace away and sticks it in her pocket when she's not looking and wears it when she leaves.
Norm: You shouldn't write people notes when you're in study hall.
Situation: Curtis is doing schoolwork in a quiet classroom when his friend Joey passes him a piece of paper.
Intention: Curtis wants to respond to Joey.
Moral action: Curtis reads Joeys paper and whispers to him that they will talk after class.
Immoral consequence: The instructor notices and both Curtis and Joey get detention.
Norm: You shouldn't write people notes when you're in study hall.
Situation: Curtis is doing schoolwork in a quiet classroom when his friend Joey passes him a piece of paper.
Intention: Curtis wants to respond to Joey.
Moral consequence: Curtis and Joey are able to avoid getting in trouble at school.
Immoral action: Curtis reads Joeys paper, writes him back and gives it back to him.
Norm: You shouldn't fail all your classes.
Situation: Rita had just started college and had bills to pay for her books.
Intention: Rita wants to get a job.
Moral action: Rita gets a part time job in the book store on campus.
Immoral consequence: Rita doesn't have time to study, and she fails all her classes.
Norm: You shouldn't fail all your classes.
Situation: Rita had just started college and had bills to pay for her books.
Intention: Rita wants to get a job.
Moral consequence: Rita studies for her classes on her days off of her job.
Immoral action: Rita gets a full time job at the local grocery store in town.
Norm: It's good to have a sense of humor about yourself.
Situation: Zach is socializing at a party when his friend Jed makes a playful joke at his expense.
Intention: Zach wants to respond to Jed's joke about him.
Moral action: Zach tells Jed his joke is a good one and laughs it off.
Immoral consequence: Zach remains upset and goes home early from the party.
Norm: It's good to have a sense of humor about yourself.
Situation: Zach is socializing at a party when his friend Jed makes a playful joke at his expense.
Intention: Zach wants to respond to Jed's joke about him.
Moral consequence: Zach remains in a pleasant mood and enjoys the remainder of the party.
Immoral action: Zach gets angry and returns the joke with a cutting insult about Jed's appearance.
Norm: It is bad to cheat on someone in a relationship.
Situation: William and his wife are going through a rough patch in their relationship and William is feeling unloved and underappreciated.
Intention: William wants to be in a loving relationship.
Moral action: William talks to his wife about going to counseling to try to repair their relationship.
Immoral consequence: William's wife finds out and begins a nasty divorce process.
Norm: It is bad to cheat on someone in a relationship.
Situation: William and his wife are going through a rough patch in their relationship and William is feeling unloved and underappreciated.
Intention: William wants to be in a loving relationship.
Moral consequence: William and his wife work through their problems and their marriage becomes stronger.
Immoral action: William begins an affair with a coworker that he has always gotten along well with.
Norm: You should not freeload from other people.
Situation: Troy has been living at Donald's house for a few months after he lost his job and now Donald is asking if Troy is going to look for work.
Intention: Troy wants to answer Donald's question.
Moral action: Troy tells Donald that he's going to look for work right away since he wants to free Donald of the burden of housing him.
Immoral consequence: Donald is furious that Troy is taking advantage of his good will and contemplates whether to throw Troy out.
Norm: You should not freeload from other people.
Situation: Troy has been living at Donald's house for a few months after he lost his job and now Donald is asking if Troy is going to look for work.
Intention: Troy wants to answer Donald's question.
Moral consequence: Donald is delighted that his friend is planning to move on with his life, and he won't be there too much longer.
Immoral action: Troy tells Donald that he'd much rather just continue to live there for free for a while, and he'll look for work sometime down the road.
Norm: It's good to comfort your kids.
Situation: Jill has children who are running too close to a dangerous lake, and the children are scared.
Intention: Jill wants to hold her children, so they don't fall in the lake.
Moral action: Jill decides to hold her kids in a comforting way to calm them down.
Immoral consequence: Jill and the kids have to leave the area because everyone is unhappy.
Norm: It's good to comfort your kids.
Situation: Jill has children who are running too close to a dangerous lake, and the children are scared.
Intention: Jill wants to hold her children, so they don't fall in the lake.
Moral consequence: Jill's kids stop feeling the need to run around, and they all enjoy the scenery.
Immoral action: Jill holds the kids in a clumsy way and doesn't let them go when they ask.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against women.
Situation: Nick is interviewing some male and female applicants for an open computer programmer position.
Intention: Nick wants to decide on a good applicant for the job.
Moral action: Nick considers each applicant, both men and woman, and finally settles on a highly qualified woman.
Immoral consequence: The company suffers because none of the men on the list were very good programmers.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against women.
Situation: Nick is interviewing some male and female applicants for an open computer programmer position.
Intention: Nick wants to decide on a good applicant for the job.
Moral consequence: The company does well because the woman Nick chose is an excellent programmer.
Immoral action: Nick shortens his list down to the men, as men are typically programmers, then picks one.
Norm: It's rude to sell things that belong to someone else.
Situation: Linda agrees to store some of her sister's furniture and other belongings in her house.
Intention: Linda wants to earn some extra money.
Moral action: Linda and her sister agree on a moderate storage fee for the trouble.
Immoral consequence: Linda and her sister have a major dispute over who actually owned the items.
Norm: It's rude to sell things that belong to someone else.
Situation: Linda agrees to store some of her sister's furniture and other belongings in her house.
Intention: Linda wants to earn some extra money.
Moral consequence: Linda's sister is assured that her belongings will be store safely as they agreed.
Immoral action: Linda later claims ownership over the items and proceeds to sell them as she pleases.
Norm: You should never point a gun at someone.
Situation: Daryl just bought a rifle and is showing it off to his brother Bob.
Intention: Daryl wants to show off to Bob.
Moral action: Daryl shows Bob the beauty of the rifle, but says how important it is to treat it with respect.
Immoral consequence: The rifle accidentally discharges and Bob gets shot in the arm and now Daryl feels awful.
Norm: You should never point a gun at someone.
Situation: Daryl just bought a rifle and is showing it off to his brother Bob.
Intention: Daryl wants to show off to Bob.
Moral consequence: Daryl feels like a responsible rifle owner, and he got to teach Bob a valuable lesson.
Immoral action: Daryl pretends he's a character in a western film and aims it at Bob.
Norm: It's good to clean your kitchen.
Situation: Jerry was having a very dirty house and having trouble moving in it.
Intention: Jerry wants to clean his house.
Moral action: Jerry decides to clean every room in the house including the kitchen.
Immoral consequence: The kitchen floor remains dirty and Jerry almost falls on it.
Norm: It's good to clean your kitchen.
Situation: Jerry was having a very dirty house and having trouble moving in it.
Intention: Jerry wants to clean his house.
Moral consequence: Jerry is able to use the kitchen without worry.
Immoral action: Jerry decides to clean the most dirty rooms of the house, excluding the kitching.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone they're faking a disability.
Situation: Rick is at the mall when he notices a young man, Hank park in the handicap spot, but Hank "looks" fit and strong.
Intention: Rick wants to comment on Hank's looks.
Moral action: Rick says to Hank "you look amazing today I hope you have a great day!".
Immoral consequence: Hank is insulted that Rick disbelieves his disability and that he's indirectly prying into his medical history.