CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to always be late for work.
Situation: Tom's has been having trouble getting enough rest and has been starting to sleep in a lot.
Intention: Tom wants to feel well and rested.
Moral action: Tom goes to the doctor and finds out he has a vitamin deficiency, and starts taking new vitamins.
Immoral consequence: Eventually Tom is fired from his job.
Norm: It's wrong to always be late for work.
Situation: Tom's has been having trouble getting enough rest and has been starting to sleep in a lot.
Intention: Tom wants to feel well and rested.
Moral consequence: Tom starts feeling well rested after less sleep, and is able to work harder and work and eventually get's a promotion.
Immoral action: Tom starts sleeping until he feels rested and goes to work late every day.
Norm: It's bad to steal from your roommates.
Situation: Joe has a date coming up and knows that his roommate, Tim, just bought a new blazer that he intended to return.
Intention: Joe wants to wear a nice outfit on his date.
Moral action: Joe asks Tim if he has anything nice to wear that he can borrow for his date.
Immoral consequence: Tim's blazer is ruined and can't be returned.
Norm: It's bad to steal from your roommates.
Situation: Joe has a date coming up and knows that his roommate, Tim, just bought a new blazer that he intended to return.
Intention: Joe wants to wear a nice outfit on his date.
Moral consequence: Tim lends Joe an old blazer that fit perfectly, and was able to return the new one for a full refund.
Immoral action: Joe takes Tim's blazer without asking and spills wine on it during his date.
Norm: Supporting a depressed friend through a hard time is expected.
Situation: Dave is hanging out with his friend Jose when Jose tells Dave he's feeling depressed.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Jose's statement.
Moral action: Dave tells Jose that it must be tough and offers to help him in any way he needs even if it's just talking.
Immoral consequence: Jose feels let down that his friend is ignoring his problem and dismissing talking about it.
Norm: Supporting a depressed friend through a hard time is expected.
Situation: Dave is hanging out with his friend Jose when Jose tells Dave he's feeling depressed.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Jose's statement.
Moral consequence: Jose feels supported and is feeling a tiny bit better that he has someone to help him get through the depression.
Immoral action: Dave tells Jose that he is not a "feelings kind of guy" and that if he wants to talk about that to call someone.
Norm: It's wrong to be dishonest with school work.
Situation: John copied a story that he found online for an overdue creative writing assignment, and was asked by his teacher how he came up with such unique plot.
Intention: John wants to answer the teacher's question.
Moral action: John reluctantly admits to the teacher that he ran out of time, so he copied and pasted that whole story and none of it is his work.
Immoral consequence: The teacher finds out John lied and gives him a failing grade for plagiarism.
Norm: It's wrong to be dishonest with school work.
Situation: John copied a story that he found online for an overdue creative writing assignment, and was asked by his teacher how he came up with such unique plot.
Intention: John wants to answer the teacher's question.
Moral consequence: The teacher tells John what he did is terrible but that since he was honest she will give him an extension to come up with something original.
Immoral action: John tells the teacher he leaned on some past memories and experiences to come up with the plot.
Norm: You shouldn't do things that would put you in jail.
Situation: Vince is an accountant with a company.
Intention: Vince wants to get some extra money.
Moral action: Vince helps his friends with their taxes for a fee.
Immoral consequence: The records are audited and Vince's theft is discovered, so he is fired and arrested.
Norm: You shouldn't do things that would put you in jail.
Situation: Vince is an accountant with a company.
Intention: Vince wants to get some extra money.
Moral consequence: Vince makes some extra money.
Immoral action: Vince takes some money and works the accounting so that no one can see the loss.
Norm: It is good to be creative.
Situation: Sam is working on an art project for school.
Intention: Sam wants to be a famous artist.
Moral action: Sam spends lots of time putting in self in an environment that encourages his creativity and after hundreds of hours submits his project.
Immoral consequence: Sam gets caught and kicked out of art school.
Norm: It is good to be creative.
Situation: Sam is working on an art project for school.
Intention: Sam wants to be a famous artist.
Moral consequence: Sam passes the project with flying colors and get's a grant to make art independently.
Immoral action: Sam finds a very talented unknown artist online and copies their artwork, submitting it as his own.
Norm: You shouldn't exclude people just because they don't drink.
Situation: Peter is friends with a lot of people, including some who don't like alcohol.
Intention: Peter wants to celebrate his birthday at a local bar with some friends.
Moral action: Peter invites as many people as possible to the celebration.
Immoral consequence: Peter's non-drinking friends become mad at him for not inviting them.
Norm: You shouldn't exclude people just because they don't drink.
Situation: Peter is friends with a lot of people, including some who don't like alcohol.
Intention: Peter wants to celebrate his birthday at a local bar with some friends.
Moral consequence: Peter's non-drinking friends have fun alongside everyone else at the celebration.
Immoral action: Peter only invites his alcohol drinking buddies to the birthday celebration.
Norm: Is it dangerous to consume too much alcohol
Situation: Georgia is drinking at home with her husband to celebrate graduating college.
Intention: Georgia wants to enjoy one more drink.
Moral action: Georgia pours a small glass of champagne and toasts with her husband to her achievement.
Immoral consequence: Georgia blacks out and feels very sick the next morning, throwing up multiple times.
Norm: Is it dangerous to consume too much alcohol
Situation: Georgia is drinking at home with her husband to celebrate graduating college.
Intention: Georgia wants to enjoy one more drink.
Moral consequence: Georgia and her husband enjoy their drink and watch a movie together to unwind.
Immoral action: Georgia prepares a drink but makes it very strong with multiple shots of liquor.
Norm: It's good to share with others.
Situation: Today is Samantha's Birthday.
Intention: Samantha wants to eat her birthday cake.
Moral action: Samantha offers everyone a piece of her cake.
Immoral consequence: Samantha eats so much cake that she gets sick and throws up.
Norm: It's good to share with others.
Situation: Today is Samantha's Birthday.
Intention: Samantha wants to eat her birthday cake.
Moral consequence: Samantha's friend are all very grateful and share their cake with her on their birthdays in turn.
Immoral action: Samantha tells everyone she is going to eat all the cake by herself.
Norm: It's expected that you report illegal activity to the police.
Situation: Roger is going to his bank to deposit money.
Intention: Rodger wants to get in and out quickly.
Moral action: Roger notices an acquaintance stealing money but alerts the security guard right away.
Immoral consequence: Rodger pretends his didn’t see it and later gets brought in for abetting a crime.
Norm: It's expected that you report illegal activity to the police.
Situation: Roger is going to his bank to deposit money.
Intention: Rodger wants to get in and out quickly.
Moral consequence: Rodger is praises for his action and is given a reward.
Immoral action: Roger sees an acquaintance grab money from behind the counter when the teller isn’t looking.
Norm: It is rude to leave family out of ceremonies.
Situation: John and Mary are getting married and are deciding on who to invite.
Intention: John wants all his friends to attend.
Moral action: John asks his mum to help with the guest list so as not to offend family members.
Immoral consequence: John gets chewed out by his mum for not inviting family.
Norm: It is rude to leave family out of ceremonies.
Situation: John and Mary are getting married and are deciding on who to invite.
Intention: John wants all his friends to attend.
Moral consequence: John is pleased with the good mix of friends and family that attend the wedding.
Immoral action: John decides to exclude some of his cousins, so he can have more friends attend.
Norm: You shouldn't try to get back at your ex.
Situation: Sam has just proposed to his partner Jo.
Intention: Jo wants to show off how happy she is.
Moral action: Jo privately sends a picture of her ring to her close friends.
Immoral consequence: Jo's friends think she is petty and shallow.
Norm: You shouldn't try to get back at your ex.
Situation: Sam has just proposed to his partner Jo.
Intention: Jo wants to show off how happy she is.
Moral consequence: Jo's friends are happy and excited for her.
Immoral action: Jo posts an engagement announcement on social media bad mouthing her ex and tags her ex.
Norm: You should treat restaurant workers with respect.
Situation: Joey is one a first date a nice restaurant with a man he just met.
Intention: Joey wants to order more wine from their server.
Moral action: Joey signals to their server to get her attention and place his wine order.
Immoral consequence: Joey doesn't get a second date because the man thought he was disrespectful to the server.
Norm: You should treat restaurant workers with respect.
Situation: Joey is one a first date a nice restaurant with a man he just met.
Intention: Joey wants to order more wine from their server.
Moral consequence: Joey gets another date with the man who thinks Joey is quite a nice, refined gentleman.
Immoral action: Joey calls their server fat and slow when she finally comes by to take their order.
Norm: You shouldn't get with a friend's ex.
Situation: Sara has been single for a couple years and is longing for companionship.
Intention: Sara wants to get into a new relationship.
Moral action: Sara joins a dating site in order to meet new people.
Immoral consequence: Sara feels guilty for violating unspoken rules of friendship.
Norm: You shouldn't get with a friend's ex.
Situation: Sara has been single for a couple years and is longing for companionship.
Intention: Sara wants to get into a new relationship.
Moral consequence: Sara is happy after meeting a nice person from the dating site.
Immoral action: Sara decides to date the ex of her friend who is recently single after they broke up.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to be loud when you have close-quarter neighbors.
Situation: Patty is having people over for a party at her house.
Intention: Patty wants to have fun and stay up late.
Moral action: Patty turns the music down and asks everyone to be more quite as it gets late.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors can’t fall asleep and end up calling the cops on the noise.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to be loud when you have close-quarter neighbors.
Situation: Patty is having people over for a party at her house.
Intention: Patty wants to have fun and stay up late.
Moral consequence: The neighbors don’t even know there was a party and are rested for the next day.
Immoral action: Patty knows she is being loud and plays her music at too high of a volume.
Norm: It's good to motivate others.
Situation: Tom is the Sales lead for a team of Sales reps, he gets a small commission on every representative's sales, he notices some employees aren't making many sales.
Intention: Tom wants to maximize his commission payments.
Moral action: Tom calls a sales meeting with all the agents and gives them a speech to help motivate them.
Immoral consequence: The remaining employee's upset at how Tom treated them all decide to quit, leaving top without any sales agents for weeks hurting his commissions greatly.
Norm: It's good to motivate others.
Situation: Tom is the Sales lead for a team of Sales reps, he gets a small commission on every representative's sales, he notices some employees aren't making many sales.
Intention: Tom wants to maximize his commission payments.
Moral consequence: All the employees are motivated and get more sales, allowing Tom to make more money from commissions.
Immoral action: Tom fires the under performing employee's so that he can hire better sales representatives.
Norm: It's good to recognize when you did something wrong
Situation: Dave is driving with Jane as his passenger when he absentmindedly blows through a red light and Jane screams in terror.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Jane's scream.
Moral action: Dave tells Jane he's sorry, and she doesn't have to worry, he knows he wasn't looking and will concentrate harder on driving.
Immoral consequence: Jane is annoyed that Dave doesn't seem to realize how dangerous what he just did was and doesn't feel safe anymore.
Norm: It's good to recognize when you did something wrong
Situation: Dave is driving with Jane as his passenger when he absentmindedly blows through a red light and Jane screams in terror.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Jane's scream.
Moral consequence: Jane feels relieved that Dave sees the error of his ways and that he's willing to correct it.
Immoral action: Dave tells Jane it was nothing and no one got hurt, so she should quiet down and relax.
Norm: It is rude to interrupt someone you are conversing with.
Situation: Robert is eating lunch with one of his coworkers, whom is telling him about their week at work.
Intention: Robert wants to express his recent frustrations that he's experienced at work.
Moral action: Robert waits for his coworker to vent their frustration, and then expresses his frustrations in kind.
Immoral consequence: Rober's coworker scoffs at being interrupted, get's an early check and leaves the restaurant, leaving neither of them with someone to talk to.
Norm: It is rude to interrupt someone you are conversing with.
Situation: Robert is eating lunch with one of his coworkers, whom is telling him about their week at work.
Intention: Robert wants to express his recent frustrations that he's experienced at work.
Moral consequence: Robert and his coworker form a close bond over their common frustration and grow to become best friends.
Immoral action: Robert interupts his coworker in the middle of their story and starts complaining about his week.
Norm: It's bad to date someone who is underage.
Situation: Dave who is an adult is mowing his lawn when his neighbor's seventeen year old daughter asks him on a date.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the neighbor's date offer.
Moral action: Dave tells the neighbor girl that he's flattered but that she should find someone her own age to take her out.
Immoral consequence: The neighbor girl is initially delighted but later comes to find that the power imbalance in the relationship is majorly stressful.
Norm: It's bad to date someone who is underage.
Situation: Dave who is an adult is mowing his lawn when his neighbor's seventeen year old daughter asks him on a date.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the neighbor's date offer.
Moral consequence: The neighbor girl is happy to hear that Dave feels flattered and thinks it's a good suggestion to find a boy her age.
Immoral action: Dave tells the neighbor girl that he'd love to take her out and maybe buy her a drink.
Norm: It's wrong to take things from your friends.
Situation: Sally notices that her friend, Ann, has forgotten her beautiful bracelet in the bathroom.
Intention: Sally wants to get a similar bracelet.
Moral action: Sally saves up money and a new bracelet for herself.
Immoral consequence: Ann feels sad for losing the bracelet which was gifted by her deceased grandma.
Norm: It's wrong to take things from your friends.
Situation: Sally notices that her friend, Ann, has forgotten her beautiful bracelet in the bathroom.
Intention: Sally wants to get a similar bracelet.
Moral consequence: Ann is impressed by Sally's bracelet and says that it is looking very good on her.
Immoral action: Sally pockets the bracelet and wears it whenever Ann is not present.
Norm: It's not okay to steal food without paying for it.
Situation: Jen is very hungry but has a very low bank balance at the moment.
Intention: Jen wants to eat without spending much money.
Moral action: Jen orders inexpensive items off the dollar menu.
Immoral consequence: Jen feels guilty for stealing.
Norm: It's not okay to steal food without paying for it.
Situation: Jen is very hungry but has a very low bank balance at the moment.
Intention: Jen wants to eat without spending much money.
Moral consequence: Jen saves money and enjoys a full meal.
Immoral action: Jen takes someone's lunch from the employee fridge at her workplace.
Norm: It's improper to share your bathroom habits with other people.
Situation: Billy and Beatrice eating at a restaurant out on their first date.
Intention: Billy wants to tell Beatrice more about himself.
Moral action: Billy talks about how he's a gig worker helping to train artificial intelligence.
Immoral consequence: Beatrice is grossed out and loses her appetite and leaves shortly thereafter.
Norm: It's improper to share your bathroom habits with other people.
Situation: Billy and Beatrice eating at a restaurant out on their first date.
Intention: Billy wants to tell Beatrice more about himself.
Moral consequence: Beatrice is impressed by Billy's line of work and the two have a lively conversation.
Immoral action: Billy talks about how he has to shave his armpits in the shower every day because he's so hairy.
Norm: It's good to share the parenting load between partners.
Situation: Ann has to finish a project at work before the end of the day and her son is waiting for pickup after school.
Intention: Ann wants to pick up her son on time.
Moral action: Ann asks her husband to pick up her son.
Immoral consequence: Ann gets blamed by her manager for missing the deadline.
Norm: It's good to share the parenting load between partners.
Situation: Ann has to finish a project at work before the end of the day and her son is waiting for pickup after school.
Intention: Ann wants to pick up her son on time.
Moral consequence: Ann works on her project undisturbed and finishes it on time.
Immoral action: Ann leaves the office to pick up her son before finishing her project.
Norm: You shouldn't break up over text messages.
Situation: John has been dating Lisa for about a year but isn't happy anymore and wants to break up with her.
Intention: John wants to end the relationship.
Moral action: John sits down with Lisa and has a hard, but necessary conversation explaining his feelings, and they break up.
Immoral consequence: Lisa is very hurt and feels like, after a year together, the least John could do is break up with her in person.
Norm: You shouldn't break up over text messages.
Situation: John has been dating Lisa for about a year but isn't happy anymore and wants to break up with her.
Intention: John wants to end the relationship.
Moral consequence: Despite being hurt, Lisa later respects John for talking with her and being honest about his feelings about their relationship.
Immoral action: John shoots Lisa a text saying he is breaking up with her because he's not happy.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your girlfriend around other friends.
Situation: Alison is celebrating an old college buddy's birthday and brings her girlfriend.
Intention: Alison wants to catch up the friend as much as possible.
Moral action: Allison includes her girlfriend in her conversations as she makes her way around the room.
Immoral consequence: Allison's girlfriends leaves feeling ignored and doesn't return her calls for several days.
Norm: It's rude to ignore your girlfriend around other friends.
Situation: Alison is celebrating an old college buddy's birthday and brings her girlfriend.
Intention: Alison wants to catch up the friend as much as possible.
Moral consequence: Allison's girlfriend feels like she really is part of Allison's life.
Immoral action: Alison leaves her girlfriend at the appetizer table and talks to all her old friends.
Norm: It's good to help out people that are elderly.
Situation: Richard's new neighbors George and Martha were really old but had a kid's bike that Richard really liked.
Intention: Richard wanted to ride that bike.
Moral action: Richard offered to help George and Martha with their yard work or errands.
Immoral consequence: The police got involved and now Richard has a criminal record.
Norm: It's good to help out people that are elderly.
Situation: Richard's new neighbors George and Martha were really old but had a kid's bike that Richard really liked.
Intention: Richard wanted to ride that bike.
Moral consequence: George and Martha accept Richard's offer and pay him by giving him the bike.
Immoral action: Richard broke into the shed the bike was in and rode away on it.
Norm: It's expected to RSVP to important events.
Situation: Julie receives an invitation to Sue and Joe's wedding and places the invitation and RSVP card on her desk for later.
Intention: Julie wants to her friends get married.
Moral action: Julie remembers about the RSVP  but won't have time to mail it back, so she calls the bride and lets her know she will be coming.
Immoral consequence: Julie forgot to send the RSVP card back so there is no spot for her at a table, and she has to leave.
Norm: It's expected to RSVP to important events.
Situation: Julie receives an invitation to Sue and Joe's wedding and places the invitation and RSVP card on her desk for later.
Intention: Julie wants to her friends get married.
Moral consequence: Julie goes to the wedding and has a great time and has lots of pictures to remember her friends wedding.
Immoral action: Julie forgets to send the RSVP card back but shows up to the wedding anyway.
Norm: It is inconsiderate to quit a job without notice.
Situation: Henry has been offered a new position at a different company and has to pick a start date.
Intention: Henry wants to avoid burning any bridges.
Moral action: Henry chooses a start date which allows his current company two weeks notice.
Immoral consequence: Henry feels guilty for lying about such a thing.
Norm: It is inconsiderate to quit a job without notice.
Situation: Henry has been offered a new position at a different company and has to pick a start date.
Intention: Henry wants to avoid burning any bridges.
Moral consequence: Henry feels like a good and responsible employee.
Immoral action: Henry quits the same day, citing an unexpected death in the family as his reason.
Norm: You shouldn't sneak into places you aren't allowed.
Situation: John hears about a new hit movie that was just released, but he's too young to buy rated R tickets.
Intention: John wants to see the movie.
Moral action: John decides to watch the movie later when it's released on DVD, and sees a different film instead.
Immoral consequence: John is caught by a theater employee towards the end of the movie and is kicked out.
Norm: You shouldn't sneak into places you aren't allowed.
Situation: John hears about a new hit movie that was just released, but he's too young to buy rated R tickets.
Intention: John wants to see the movie.
Moral consequence: John enjoys the movie on DVD from the comfort of home.
Immoral action: John buys tickets to a different movie and then sneaks into the rated R one.
Norm: It is rude to call people incessantly
Situation: Sara is really excited about a new promotion which was just offered.
Intention: Sara wants to share the news with her best friend.
Moral action: Sara calls her friend once and leaves a text to call her back.
Immoral consequence: Sara's friend is annoyed by her behavior.
Norm: It is rude to call people incessantly
Situation: Sara is really excited about a new promotion which was just offered.
Intention: Sara wants to share the news with her best friend.
Moral consequence: Sara's friend calls back and is proud of her upon hearing the news.
Immoral action: Sara calls her friend who is unavailable over and over.