CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to return people's wallets to them.
Situation: Dennis is walking his dog, and he finds a wallet laying by the curb.
Intention: Dennis wants to get home in a hurry because it has started to rain.
Moral action: Dennis hurries home and calls the person that owns the wallet to tell them he found it and can return it.
Immoral consequence: Then Dennis feels guilty for keeping the wallet because he knows he didn't do the right thing.
Norm: It's good to return people's wallets to them.
Situation: Dennis is walking his dog, and he finds a wallet laying by the curb.
Intention: Dennis wants to get home in a hurry because it has started to rain.
Moral consequence: The person that owns the wallet tells Dennis how grateful they are for getting their wallet back and offers him a reward.
Immoral action: Dennis hurries home with his dog and the wallet and decides he will keep the wallet because he needs the money.
Norm: You should not be a toxic person.
Situation: Don got stressed at his work after being promoted to a senior level.
Intention: Don wants to deal with his stress.
Moral action: Don goes to the doctor to treat his mental problem due to the stress.
Immoral consequence: His family members feel sad and intimidated.
Norm: You should not be a toxic person.
Situation: Don got stressed at his work after being promoted to a senior level.
Intention: Don wants to deal with his stress.
Moral consequence: His family members support his decision and care and love him more.
Immoral action: Don vents his stress and becomes abusive towards his family members.
Norm: It's kind to give your friends Christmas presents.
Situation: Lance has been invited to spend Christmas with his friend.
Intention: Lance wants to go to see his friend on Christmas.
Moral action: Lance buys a nice present for his friend and gives it to them when he visits.
Immoral consequence: Lance's friend thinks it's really inconsiderate that Lance didn't bother to give them any gift at all.
Norm: It's kind to give your friends Christmas presents.
Situation: Lance has been invited to spend Christmas with his friend.
Intention: Lance wants to go to see his friend on Christmas.
Moral consequence: Lance's friend is happy that Lance took the time to buy them something for the holiday.
Immoral action: Lance goes to visit his friend empty handed and has nothing to give his friend after his friend gives him a gift.
Norm: It's good to be supportive of someone who feels depressed.
Situation: Brittney is at home watching a new episode of her favorite television when her friend calls her wanting to talk.
Intention: Brittney doesn't want to miss the show she is watching.
Moral action: Brittney supportively listens to her friend talk about her problems while watching her show with subtitles on.
Immoral consequence: Brittney's friend becomes more depressed and starts self-medicating with alcohol.
Norm: It's good to be supportive of someone who feels depressed.
Situation: Brittney is at home watching a new episode of her favorite television when her friend calls her wanting to talk.
Intention: Brittney doesn't want to miss the show she is watching.
Moral consequence: Brittney's friend feels a lot better and thanks Brittney by buying her a gift.
Immoral action: Brittney tells her friend that she is busy and cannot listen to her problems right now.
Norm: It's okay to go home when you're sick.
Situation: Sam has an important math test at school during the last period of the day but is feeling increasingly sick.
Intention: Sam wants to pass his math class.
Moral action: Sam informs his math teacher that he is feeling sick and goes home to rest.
Immoral consequence: Sam feels very ill and has trouble concentrating on the test which results in a bad grade.
Norm: It's okay to go home when you're sick.
Situation: Sam has an important math test at school during the last period of the day but is feeling increasingly sick.
Intention: Sam wants to pass his math class.
Moral consequence: Sam's teacher is understanding and allows him to make up the test at a later date.
Immoral action: Sam tries to tough it out and remains at school to take the test.
Norm: It's wrong to dictate how people use their cell phones.
Situation: Jen is having trouble studying because of her roommate talking on speakerphone with the volume up high.
Intention: Jen wants to minimize external noise in order to focus.
Moral action: Jen puts on some noise cancelling headphones to drown out the sound.
Immoral consequence: Jen feels bad and thinks she was rude and bossy.
Norm: It's wrong to dictate how people use their cell phones.
Situation: Jen is having trouble studying because of her roommate talking on speakerphone with the volume up high.
Intention: Jen wants to minimize external noise in order to focus.
Moral consequence: Jen is relieved because she can think clearly.
Immoral action: Jen tells her roommate to take it her phone off speakerphone.
Norm: It's rude to stand up your partner for a date.
Situation: Tim has a date planned with a girl at a fancy restaurant but his friends are going to the club that night.
Intention: Tim wants to go to the club with his friends instead of on the date .
Moral action: Tim calls the girl and tells her he can't make it to the date then goes to the club with his friends.
Immoral consequence: The girl is very hurt and embarrassed to be sitting at the restaurant all alone.
Norm: It's rude to stand up your partner for a date.
Situation: Tim has a date planned with a girl at a fancy restaurant but his friends are going to the club that night.
Intention: Tim wants to go to the club with his friends instead of on the date .
Moral consequence: The girl is glad Tim at least told her he wasn't going to make it so that she didn't waste her time.
Immoral action: Tim goes to the club with his friends without telling the girl he changed his plans.
Norm: You should always be careful when driving on icy roads.
Situation: It's winter and Joe needs to go into work early tomorrow to set up for an important event.
Intention: Joe wants get as much sleep as possible before the big event.
Moral action: Joe goes to bed early and wakes up early so that he can get ample sleep and have lots of time to drive in to work.
Immoral consequence: Joe's car slides off the road, and he ends up being late to work.
Norm: You should always be careful when driving on icy roads.
Situation: It's winter and Joe needs to go into work early tomorrow to set up for an important event.
Intention: Joe wants get as much sleep as possible before the big event.
Moral consequence: Joe drives slowly over the icy roads and still makes it to work with plenty of time to spare.
Immoral action: Joe sleeps in until the absolute last minute and is forced to drive quickly on ice covered roads to make it to work on time.
Norm: It's good to appreciate someone else's appearance.
Situation: Jane and her best friend who has recently lost weight are meeting each other for brunch.
Intention: Jane wants to catch up with her best friend.
Moral action: Jane compliments her best friend's healthier appearance and inquires about the journey she has been on.
Immoral consequence: Jane's best friend loses confidence in her weight loss efforts and plateaus.
Norm: It's good to appreciate someone else's appearance.
Situation: Jane and her best friend who has recently lost weight are meeting each other for brunch.
Intention: Jane wants to catch up with her best friend.
Moral consequence: Jane's best friend feels confident and proud after having her hard work noticed by Jane.
Immoral action: Despite her best friend looking healthier, Jane never broaches the subject and instead sticks to topics about herself during their brunch.
Norm: It's wrong to rip people off.
Situation: Trent is working at a cash register and a customer gives him a fifty dollar bill, but they think they only gave him a twenty.
Intention: Trent wants to conclude the transaction.
Moral action: Trent shows the customer that they gave him more than they thought and gives them the fair change amount.
Immoral consequence: The customer is upset when he later finds he's missing fifty dollars.
Norm: It's wrong to rip people off.
Situation: Trent is working at a cash register and a customer gives him a fifty dollar bill, but they think they only gave him a twenty.
Intention: Trent wants to conclude the transaction.
Moral consequence: The customer is happy to have encountered an honest person and not to have spent too much.
Immoral action: Trent gives the customer change for only a twenty dollar bill and keeps the difference.
Norm: You shouldn't bury animals alive.
Situation: Steve wants to find a way to earn some quick money, and he looks over at his cat.
Intention: Steve wants to make a plan to earn money.
Moral action: Steve teaches his cat some cool tricks and posts the videos online.
Immoral consequence: Steve gets the money but his family misses the cat and will hate Steve if they find out.
Norm: You shouldn't bury animals alive.
Situation: Steve wants to find a way to earn some quick money, and he looks over at his cat.
Intention: Steve wants to make a plan to earn money.
Moral consequence: Steve makes the money from the cat videos, and he's pleased.
Immoral action: Steve buries his cat in the backyard to collect the insurance money.
Norm: It's kind to loan things to a person in need.
Situation: Dave is at home when he gets a phone call from his neighbor who wants to borrow his shrub snippers.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to his neighbor's request.
Moral action: Dave tells the neighbor that of course he can borrow them and to come over and pick them up.
Immoral consequence: The neighbor is miffed that Dave won't share his things and is sad that he can't do the job he needs to.
Norm: It's kind to loan things to a person in need.
Situation: Dave is at home when he gets a phone call from his neighbor who wants to borrow his shrub snippers.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to his neighbor's request.
Moral consequence: The neighbor is delighted that Dave is willing to help him and that he'll get his job done.
Immoral action: Dave tells his neighbor that he thinks he'll need them soon, so he can't lend them to him.
Norm: You shouldn't try to force others to drink.
Situation: Sarah has made drinks for her friends, and Melissa declines the drink.
Intention: Sarah needs to do something with the extra drink.
Moral action: Sarah decides to store the drink in the refrigerator for another time.
Immoral consequence: Sarah's friends call her out for her rude comments.
Norm: You shouldn't try to force others to drink.
Situation: Sarah has made drinks for her friends, and Melissa declines the drink.
Intention: Sarah needs to do something with the extra drink.
Moral consequence: Later on in the week Sarah is able to unwind from work with the nice and cool drink.
Immoral action: Sarah tells Melissa that she spent a great deal of time making the drinks, and that most polite people would be happy with her.
Norm: You shouldn't be emotionless.
Situation: Sam is a judge of an acting competition and is sitting at his judge chair facing the participants.
Intention: Sam wants to grade the performers live.
Moral action: Sam emotionally congratulates the winners of the competition with a big smile.
Immoral consequence: The winners of the competition don't feel good because they got no emotion from Sam.
Norm: You shouldn't be emotionless.
Situation: Sam is a judge of an acting competition and is sitting at his judge chair facing the participants.
Intention: Sam wants to grade the performers live.
Moral consequence: The winners of the competition are very happy they won and love Sam's smile.
Immoral action: Sam gives his grades to the performers without expressing any emotion.
Norm: It is important to maintain a good credit score.
Situation: Robert sees that his girlfriend's birthday is coming up, but he is nearly broke and can't afford the expensive necklace she wants.
Intention: Robert wants to buy his girlfriend a necklace for her birthday.
Moral action: Robert takes extra shifts at work in order to earn the extra money he needs to buy the necklace for his girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: Robert can't pay back his credit card debt on time and his credit score drops precipitously.
Norm: It is important to maintain a good credit score.
Situation: Robert sees that his girlfriend's birthday is coming up, but he is nearly broke and can't afford the expensive necklace she wants.
Intention: Robert wants to buy his girlfriend a necklace for her birthday.
Moral consequence: Robert is happy to provide his girlfriend a nice gift and maintains a good credit score.
Immoral action: Robert maxes out his credit card to buy the expensive necklace his girlfriend wants.
Norm: It is rude to cough on other people.
Situation: Jane is at work when she begins to feel a little sick and has a tickle in her throat.
Intention: Jane wants to relieve her throat tickle by coughing.
Moral action: Jane covers her mouth with her elbow when she feels a cough coming on.
Immoral consequence: Jane's coworker gets sick and misses work for a week.
Norm: It is rude to cough on other people.
Situation: Jane is at work when she begins to feel a little sick and has a tickle in her throat.
Intention: Jane wants to relieve her throat tickle by coughing.
Moral consequence: Jane is able to cough without anyone else being affected by it.
Immoral action: Jane is speaking with a coworker when she opens her mouth wide to cough.
Norm: It's wrong to tell a partner flat out no.
Situation: Fred is watching a football game on TV when his wife Sue asks him to wash the dishes.
Intention: Fred wants to answer Sue's request to wash the dishes.
Moral action: Fred agrees to wash the dishes and cleans them all at halftime of the game.
Immoral consequence: Sue is upset with Fred and feels irritated that he doesn't do his part around the house.
Norm: It's wrong to tell a partner flat out no.
Situation: Fred is watching a football game on TV when his wife Sue asks him to wash the dishes.
Intention: Fred wants to answer Sue's request to wash the dishes.
Moral consequence: Sue is pleased with Fred and glad to see him contributing around the house.
Immoral action: Fred tells his wife that he doesn't want to do it and that she can wash the dishes if she wants them clean.
Norm: Adults should not still have imaginary friends.
Situation: Mark is eating lunch in his cubicle at work.
Intention: Mark wants to have a conversation.
Moral action: Mark talks to one of his coworkers.
Immoral consequence: Mark's manager notices his behavior and refers him to a psychologist.
Norm: Adults should not still have imaginary friends.
Situation: Mark is eating lunch in his cubicle at work.
Intention: Mark wants to have a conversation.
Moral consequence: Mark has a pleasant conversation and makes a friend at work.
Immoral action: Mark talks to his long-time imaginary friend Farney.
Norm: It's wrong to treat people rudely.
Situation: Sammy is a mechanic and is fixing a friends car when his wife June approaches due to her getting a flat tire.
Intention: Sammy wants to find out what June wants.
Moral action: Sammy turns around and calmly asks what he can do for June.
Immoral consequence: June is taken aback and is now angry with Sammy for his behavior.
Norm: It's wrong to treat people rudely.
Situation: Sammy is a mechanic and is fixing a friends car when his wife June approaches due to her getting a flat tire.
Intention: Sammy wants to find out what June wants.
Moral consequence: June asks Sammy to help her change her tire, and he agrees which makes her feel satisfied.
Immoral action: Sammy turns around and snaps, "what do you want from me now".
Norm: Reddit is a poor place to get relationship advice from.
Situation: Jim has become suspicious of his girlfriend who has been coming home later than usual.
Intention: Jim wants advice for confronting her.
Moral action: Using advice from his sister, Jim expresses his concerns regarding her coming home later and later.
Immoral consequence: His girlfriend is upset that he could ever think that and walks out of the house.
Norm: Reddit is a poor place to get relationship advice from.
Situation: Jim has become suspicious of his girlfriend who has been coming home later than usual.
Intention: Jim wants advice for confronting her.
Moral consequence: His girlfriend apologizes for the suspected suspicion and reveals that she has been saving money to buy him courtside seats to an upcoming game.
Immoral action: Using advice from the relationship advice subreddit, Jim accuses his girlfriend of meeting other guys behind his back.
Norm: People appreciate having their things returned to them.
Situation: John has finished a home project with which he used a friend's tools to complete.
Intention: John wants to start a new project.
Moral action: John contacts his friend to return his tools before preparing for his next project.
Immoral consequence: John's friend becomes annoyed that John has had his tools for so long and grows resentful of him.
Norm: People appreciate having their things returned to them.
Situation: John has finished a home project with which he used a friend's tools to complete.
Intention: John wants to start a new project.
Moral consequence: John's friend appreciates the gesture and offers John tools to use for the next project.
Immoral action: John begins a new project and continues to use his friend's tools for the new project.
Norm: You shouldn't put your job ahead of your family.
Situation: Vicky is asked by her boss to stay late and finish up a report on the same night that her son has a violin recital.
Intention: Vicky wants to make sure the report gets done.
Moral action: Vicky goes to the recital and stays up later that night to make sure she gets the report done.
Immoral consequence: Vicky's son is sad that his mom doesn't come to the recital, and he plays poorly.
Norm: You shouldn't put your job ahead of your family.
Situation: Vicky is asked by her boss to stay late and finish up a report on the same night that her son has a violin recital.
Intention: Vicky wants to make sure the report gets done.
Moral consequence: Vicky's son feels supported by his mom and plays well for the recital.
Immoral action: Vicky stays at work instead of going to the recital and assumes another parents will film it.
Norm: You should attend events you are invited to.
Situation: Greg has been playing a great video game all day when he realizes his friend Bill's birthday party is coming up that evening.
Intention: Greg wants to enjoy his night.
Moral action: Greg stops playing video games and goes to attend Bill's birthday party.
Immoral consequence: Bill is hurt that Greg didn't come and their relationship is damaged.
Norm: You should attend events you are invited to.
Situation: Greg has been playing a great video game all day when he realizes his friend Bill's birthday party is coming up that evening.
Intention: Greg wants to enjoy his night.
Moral consequence: Bill is happy to see Greg, and they both have a great time.
Immoral action: Greg decides to continue playing video games and skip the birthday party.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone you don't like a gift.
Situation: Dave's wife comes home after work and surprises Dave with a gift of a new shirt.
Intention: Dave wants to react to the offer of the gift.
Moral action: Dave tells his wife that it's so nice of her to bring him an unexpected gift like that.
Immoral consequence: Dave's wife is really sad that he hates his gift and is embarrassed about the choice she made.
Norm: It's rude to tell someone you don't like a gift.
Situation: Dave's wife comes home after work and surprises Dave with a gift of a new shirt.
Intention: Dave wants to react to the offer of the gift.
Moral consequence: Dave's wife is really delighted that Dave loves the surprise and it warms her to see him happy.
Immoral action: Dave tells his wife that the shirt is a color that he hates and that he probably won't wear it.
Norm: It's bad to annoy people.
Situation: Berry runs home after a long day of school, and he sees his mother working on her laptop.
Intention: Berry wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Berry runs upstairs to play an online video game.
Immoral consequence: Berry's mother forces him to spend the rest of the afternoon locked in his room.
Norm: It's bad to annoy people.
Situation: Berry runs home after a long day of school, and he sees his mother working on her laptop.
Intention: Berry wants to do something fun.
Moral consequence: Berry makes new friends while playing the game.
Immoral action: Berry asks his mother to play outside with him over and over again while poking her leg.
Norm: You should not use urinals for things other than peeing.
Situation: Rick is waiting in line for a restroom stall to open up at a busy sports venue.
Intention: Rick needs to poop.
Moral action: Rick sees a restroom door open and uses the stall to defecate.
Immoral consequence: The men in the restroom get angry at Rick and push him out of the venue while swearing.
Norm: You should not use urinals for things other than peeing.
Situation: Rick is waiting in line for a restroom stall to open up at a busy sports venue.
Intention: Rick needs to poop.
Moral consequence: Rick is relieved and goes back to his seat to enjoy the game.
Immoral action: Rick sees a urinal nearby the stall doors and decides to use it to defecate.
Norm: It's rude to be late for an appointment
Situation: Mandy has set up an appointment to discuss extra credit work with her professor, who has told her that he has a doctors appointment right after their meeting time.
Intention: Mandy wants to make the meeting with her professor.
Moral action: Mandy sets an alarm, so she can get to her appointment on time.
Immoral consequence: Mandy's professor waits for her to arrive and ends up missing his doctors appointment.
Norm: It's rude to be late for an appointment
Situation: Mandy has set up an appointment to discuss extra credit work with her professor, who has told her that he has a doctors appointment right after their meeting time.
Intention: Mandy wants to make the meeting with her professor.
Moral consequence: Mandy and her professor work out a suitable extra credit arrangement, and he makes it to the doctors office on time.
Immoral action: Mandy neglects to set an alarm and therefore arrives late to her meeting with the professor.
Norm: It is wrong to break into another person's property.
Situation: Jackson is strolling along the pathway when he notices an appealing porsche parked by the side.
Intention: Jackson wants to have a peek on the car.
Moral action: Jackson checks the car out from the safe distance.
Immoral consequence: Jackson gets arrested for breaking the window of the car.
Norm: It is wrong to break into another person's property.
Situation: Jackson is strolling along the pathway when he notices an appealing porsche parked by the side.
Intention: Jackson wants to have a peek on the car.
Moral consequence: Jackson develops a willpower to work hard in order to own a Porsche in the future.
Immoral action: As Jackson is looking at the car he breaks the window to check out the inside of the car.
Norm: You shouldn't police what other people say.
Situation: Dave is at the office when the manager berates an employee, Janet, who calls the manager a jerk after he leaves.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Janet's statement of frustration.
Moral action: Dave tells Janet that he feels for her since the manager can be a jerk sometimes.
Immoral consequence: Janet rolls her eyes and is annoyed by Dave and even more frustrated that he's not allowing her to express her anger.
Norm: You shouldn't police what other people say.
Situation: Dave is at the office when the manager berates an employee, Janet, who calls the manager a jerk after he leaves.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Janet's statement of frustration.
Moral consequence: Janet is happy someone agrees with her and feel supported by Dave.
Immoral action: Dave tells Janet that it's inappropriate to use the word jerk in a work setting.