CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's bad to undermine the self-esteem of a grandchild.
Situation: Joan granddaughter confides that she wants to be an actor when she gets older.
Intention: Joan, a failed actor, wants to respond to her granddaughters declaration.
Moral action: Joan is cautionary but encouraging to her granddaughter wish.
Immoral consequence: Joan's harsh response leads her granddaughter to lose faith in her ability to succeed.
Norm: It's bad to undermine the self-esteem of a grandchild.
Situation: Joan granddaughter confides that she wants to be an actor when she gets older.
Intention: Joan, a failed actor, wants to respond to her granddaughters declaration.
Moral consequence: Joan's support gives her granddaughter a boost of confidence.
Immoral action: Wanting to curtail what she feels is a fruitless dream Joan decides to crush her granddaughters dream before it grows too big.
Norm: You shouldn't shoot people down right away.
Situation: Jonathan is meeting with the last loan applicant of the day, and he is eager to leave for the day.
Intention: Jonathan wants to wrap up the meeting as quickly as possible.
Moral action: Jonathan makes sure to read the paperwork thoroughly before explaining why a loan will not be possible at that time.
Immoral consequence: Jonathan later faces an allegation of bias for his decision.
Norm: You shouldn't shoot people down right away.
Situation: Jonathan is meeting with the last loan applicant of the day, and he is eager to leave for the day.
Intention: Jonathan wants to wrap up the meeting as quickly as possible.
Moral consequence: Jonathan is able to finish up the last of him meetings and get off work.
Immoral action: Jonathan takes a cursory glance at the applicants paperwork before curtly denying the loan request.
Norm: Partners should be willing to do favors for each other.
Situation: Maryanne is at home talking to her husband on the phone who needs their spare set of keys because he has locked his keys out of the car.
Intention: Maryanne wants her husband to get home.
Moral action: Maryanne tells her husband that she has the other set of keys and will be there shortly to open up the car doors.
Immoral consequence: Maryanne's husband cannot fathom why Maryanne thinks that is a good idea and resents her for not bringing him the spare keys.
Norm: Partners should be willing to do favors for each other.
Situation: Maryanne is at home talking to her husband on the phone who needs their spare set of keys because he has locked his keys out of the car.
Intention: Maryanne wants her husband to get home.
Moral consequence: Maryanne's husband thanks her profusely to show his appreciation.
Immoral action: Maryanne suggests to her husband that he call a towing agency rather than her bring him the spare set of keys.
Norm: It is good to tip at places you eat.
Situation: Becky took her children to a dine in restaurant for lunch on the first day of vacation.
Intention: Becky wants to pay the bill.
Moral action: Becky puts a nice sized tip on the table before ushering the kids to the car.
Immoral consequence: The waitress is upset that Becky didn't think her service was good enough for a tip.
Norm: It is good to tip at places you eat.
Situation: Becky took her children to a dine in restaurant for lunch on the first day of vacation.
Intention: Becky wants to pay the bill.
Moral consequence: The waitress thinks Becky must have noticed the extra effort she put into her service.
Immoral action: Becky hands the waitress just enough cash to cover the bill with no tip and thanks her.
Norm: It's kind to reach out to someone who's struggling.
Situation: Johannes is driving through town when he sees an old woman has fallen on the street.
Intention: Johannes wants to get to the party.
Moral action: Johannes stops his car, gets out and helps the old woman up and offers her a ride, then goes to the party.
Immoral consequence: The old woman feels more depressed and injured.
Norm: It's kind to reach out to someone who's struggling.
Situation: Johannes is driving through town when he sees an old woman has fallen on the street.
Intention: Johannes wants to get to the party.
Moral consequence: The old woman is happier and is able to get home.
Immoral action: Johannes honks his horn at the woman to get off the road and speeds off to the party.
Norm: You shouldn't deceive someone for your own benefit.
Situation: Jake has a friend, Shane, who is trying to choose between two video games to buy.
Intention: Jake wants Shane to get the game he also owns, so they can play together.
Moral action: Jake gets Shane a copy of the game that he has, so they can play together.
Immoral consequence: Shane misses out on a quality game that he would have enjoyed.
Norm: You shouldn't deceive someone for your own benefit.
Situation: Jake has a friend, Shane, who is trying to choose between two video games to buy.
Intention: Jake wants Shane to get the game he also owns, so they can play together.
Moral consequence: Shane gets to own and enjoy both of the video games.
Immoral action: Jake tells Shane that the other game is not well made despite not having played it.
Norm: It's nice to loan your tools to friends.
Situation: Bill's friend is repairing their car and asks Bill if they can borrow some of his tools for the job.
Intention: Bill wants to give his friend an answer about borrowing the tools.
Moral action: Bill tells his friend that they can borrow the tools but just asks that they are careful not to misplace them.
Immoral consequence: Bill's friend has to buy a new set of expensive tools to finish his repairs.
Norm: It's nice to loan your tools to friends.
Situation: Bill's friend is repairing their car and asks Bill if they can borrow some of his tools for the job.
Intention: Bill wants to give his friend an answer about borrowing the tools.
Moral consequence: Bill's friend is able to finish the repairs on their car quickly with the help of Bill's tools.
Immoral action: Bill says he can't lend his friend the tools because he's worried they'll get lost.
Norm: It's nice to take in grandchildren.
Situation: Jack's daughter is a drug addict that is being forced to give up her children.
Intention: Jack wants to figure out what to do with his grandchildren.
Moral action: Jack offers to take care of the children from now on.
Immoral consequence: Jack's grandchildren are scared and don't have anyone they can trust.
Norm: It's nice to take in grandchildren.
Situation: Jack's daughter is a drug addict that is being forced to give up her children.
Intention: Jack wants to figure out what to do with his grandchildren.
Moral consequence: Jack's grandchildren are better taken care of, and they feel loved.
Immoral action: Jack agrees to put the kids in an orphanage, because he doesn't want to look after them.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone if you already have a partner.
Situation: Carl is very attracted to a woman he met during a business trip, but he is already married.
Intention: Carl needs to decide whether to pursue a relationship with the woman he met on the road.
Moral action: Carl decides to dispose of the woman's phone number and to not pursue a relationship outside of his marriage.
Immoral consequence: Carl begins to feel guilty about the fact that he is betraying both his wife and the woman that he met on the road.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone if you already have a partner.
Situation: Carl is very attracted to a woman he met during a business trip, but he is already married.
Intention: Carl needs to decide whether to pursue a relationship with the woman he met on the road.
Moral consequence: He doesn't do any further harm to the woman that he met, and he can work on his marriage to find out if it can be salvaged.
Immoral action: Carl calls the woman he met, without mentioning that he is married, and asks to meet up with her on his next out of town trip.
Norm: It is wrong to make children pay for your mistakes
Situation: Bob breaks the mirror in the hallway by the kid's rooms and is afraid of what his wife will say.
Intention: Bob wants to decide what to do next.
Moral action: Bob decides to tell the truth and admits that he broke the mirror.
Immoral consequence: Bob's wife yells at the kids for hours, and they all get grounded when none of them admit it.
Norm: It is wrong to make children pay for your mistakes
Situation: Bob breaks the mirror in the hallway by the kid's rooms and is afraid of what his wife will say.
Intention: Bob wants to decide what to do next.
Moral consequence: Bob might be sleeping on the couch but at least his conscious is clear.
Immoral action: Bob tells his wife that it must have been one of the kids who broke the mirror.
Norm: It's rude to comment negatively on people's clothing.
Situation: Jim's friend got a new pair of jeans, and they ask Jim how they look in them.
Intention: Jim wants to tell his friend what he thinks of their jeans.
Moral action: Jim says his friend's jeans look fine and adds that it's hard to go wrong with a pair of jeans.
Immoral consequence: Jim's friend loses confidence in how they look in their new jeans.
Norm: It's rude to comment negatively on people's clothing.
Situation: Jim's friend got a new pair of jeans, and they ask Jim how they look in them.
Intention: Jim wants to tell his friend what he thinks of their jeans.
Moral consequence: Jim's friend stops worrying about how they look in the new jeans.
Immoral action: Jim tells his friend that the jeans are really dorky and that they have terrible fashion sense.
Norm: It is right to warn others about bad people.
Situation: Jenny recognizes her roommates new boyfriend as a guy who was rumored to hit his girlfriend when they were in high school.
Intention: Jenny wants to tell her roommate that she knew the guy in high school.
Moral action: Jenny admits having known of the guy in high school and shares all she heard about him back then.
Immoral consequence: Jenny is dismayed when her roommate starts showing signs of physical abuse.
Norm: It is right to warn others about bad people.
Situation: Jenny recognizes her roommates new boyfriend as a guy who was rumored to hit his girlfriend when they were in high school.
Intention: Jenny wants to tell her roommate that she knew the guy in high school.
Moral consequence: Jenny is able to give her roommate information to guide her decisions about her relationship.
Immoral action: Jenny decides to acknowledge their past acquaintance but decides not share rumors that she had heard about him.
Norm: You shouldn't steal other people's content.
Situation: Mika needs to submit her essay before the due date in six hours, and she has writer's block.
Intention: Mika doesn't want her work to be late.
Moral action: Mika does some writing exercises she finds online to get rid of her writers block.
Immoral consequence: Mika fails the class when her professor discovers the truth.
Norm: You shouldn't steal other people's content.
Situation: Mika needs to submit her essay before the due date in six hours, and she has writer's block.
Intention: Mika doesn't want her work to be late.
Moral consequence: Mika gains a skill that she uses throughout her time in college.
Immoral action: Mika copies someone's essay from a blog.
Norm: You shouldn't eat all of your family's food.
Situation: After school Paul finds a meatloaf his mom left in the refrigerator for her family's dinner.
Intention: Paul wants an after school snack.
Moral action: Paul figures the meat must be for dinner and pours himself a bowl of cereal.
Immoral consequence: The rest of the family comes home to find there is nothing to eat for dinner.
Norm: You shouldn't eat all of your family's food.
Situation: After school Paul finds a meatloaf his mom left in the refrigerator for her family's dinner.
Intention: Paul wants an after school snack.
Moral consequence: When the whole family is home they enjoy eating dinner together.
Immoral action: Paul tastes the meat and keeps going back for more until it's completely gone.
Norm: You shouldn't overstay your welcome.
Situation: Wendy and her partner own a home together and are going through a rough patch, so she's been staying at her friends house.
Intention: Wendy wants to avoid going back to her house.
Moral action: Wendy decides to leave her friend's place and stay with her parents for awhile.
Immoral consequence: Wendy's friend is feeling like she has a lack of space with her there.
Norm: You shouldn't overstay your welcome.
Situation: Wendy and her partner own a home together and are going through a rough patch, so she's been staying at her friends house.
Intention: Wendy wants to avoid going back to her house.
Moral consequence: Wendy's friend is relieved that she is going elsewhere, so she can have some personal space again.
Immoral action: Wendy continues staying with her friend even though it's been a long time already.
Norm: You should be supportive when your partner loses weight.
Situation: Dylan is married to Hailey and Hailey is on a workout regime where she is losing a lot of weight.
Intention: Dylan wants to talk to Hailey about her weight los.
Moral action: Dylan tells Hailey she is doing a great job, and he'll cook her healthy meals to help with the weight loss.
Immoral consequence: Hailey will think that Dylan is trying to detract from what she is accomplishing.
Norm: You should be supportive when your partner loses weight.
Situation: Dylan is married to Hailey and Hailey is on a workout regime where she is losing a lot of weight.
Intention: Dylan wants to talk to Hailey about her weight los.
Moral consequence: Hailey will appreciate that Dylan wants to help her in her weight loss journey.
Immoral action: Dylan tells Hailey that Hailey is losing too much weight and should stop working out.
Norm: It's wrong to disavow saving forever.
Situation: Sebastian is at home and just received news that his savings investment has lost all its value.
Intention: Sebastian wants to decide what to do with his finances going forward.
Moral action: Sebastian decides he will stick to more stable ways to save his money.
Immoral consequence: Sebastian runs into trouble when he has an unexpected financial emergency and no way to pay for it.
Norm: It's wrong to disavow saving forever.
Situation: Sebastian is at home and just received news that his savings investment has lost all its value.
Intention: Sebastian wants to decide what to do with his finances going forward.
Moral consequence: Sebastian is able to save money and is ready for a proverbial rainy day when it arrives.
Immoral action: Sebastian swears off saving and decides he will spend the money he has day to day.
Norm: It's wrong to break the trust of a good friend.
Situation: Tommy told Steve a really funny secret that he didn't want him to tell the rest of his friends.
Intention: Steve wants to make his friends laugh.
Moral action: Steve tells a funny joke he read on the internet the previous night.
Immoral consequence: Tommy feels completely betrayed in Steve, and refuses to ever talk to him again.
Norm: It's wrong to break the trust of a good friend.
Situation: Tommy told Steve a really funny secret that he didn't want him to tell the rest of his friends.
Intention: Steve wants to make his friends laugh.
Moral consequence: Tommy laughs loudly, along with the rest of their friends.
Immoral action: Steve tells Tommy's secret to his friends, prompting a lot of laughter from them.
Norm: It's expected that partners will sleep in the same bed.
Situation: Jill and her husband Lee bought a house and are setting it up.
Intention: Jill wants to plan the sleeping arrangements.
Moral action: Jill sets up the master bedroom for her and Jim to share.
Immoral consequence: Lee will feel that Jim doesn't love him that much.
Norm: It's expected that partners will sleep in the same bed.
Situation: Jill and her husband Lee bought a house and are setting it up.
Intention: Jill wants to plan the sleeping arrangements.
Moral consequence: Lee will feel happy that he's sharing a room with his wife.
Immoral action: Jill sets up a bedroom for herself separate from Lee.
Norm: It's good to be supportive of others during arguments.
Situation: Chris was having a political argument with Jen.
Intention: Chris wanted to end the argument.
Moral action: Chris acknowledges that Jen has made a lot of good points.
Immoral consequence: Jen feels disrespected and feels that Chris is a jerk.
Norm: It's good to be supportive of others during arguments.
Situation: Chris was having a political argument with Jen.
Intention: Chris wanted to end the argument.
Moral consequence: Jen is feeling less argumentative and feels good that Chris understands her point of view.
Immoral action: Chris tells Jen that she should read more if she wants to continue the argument.
Norm: It is bad to let children be the boss.
Situation: Timmy hates going to school every day, but Greg doesn't want him staying at home all day.
Intention: Greg wants Timmy to go to school.
Moral action: Greg doesn't listen to Timmy and makes him go to school every day.
Immoral consequence: Timmy doesn't get the education that he needs, and he becomes lazy.
Norm: It is bad to let children be the boss.
Situation: Timmy hates going to school every day, but Greg doesn't want him staying at home all day.
Intention: Greg wants Timmy to go to school.
Moral consequence: Timmy gets educated and starts to get used to going to school.
Immoral action: Greg agrees to let Timmy go to school every other day.
Norm: You shouldn't throw someone's possessions on the ground.
Situation: Claudia is going through her closet and finds stuff that belongs to her old roommate, Susan.
Intention: Claudia wants to empty out the closet.
Moral action: Claudia stores the items in the garage and lets Susan know she has them.
Immoral consequence: When Susan arrives she is disgusted to find her things are dirty and have insects crawling on them.
Norm: You shouldn't throw someone's possessions on the ground.
Situation: Claudia is going through her closet and finds stuff that belongs to her old roommate, Susan.
Intention: Claudia wants to empty out the closet.
Moral consequence: Susan is happy to get her things back and thanks Claudia for hanging onto them.
Immoral action: Claudia tells Susan to come get her things and throws them onto the lawn.
Norm: It's not okay to talk excessively about your problems.
Situation: Linda and several colleagues are having lunch at work and chatting, and Linda just went through a breakup.
Intention: Linda wants to participate in the conversation.
Moral action: Linda briefly brings up her situation and asks for advice from her colleagues.
Immoral consequence: Linda's colleagues feign interest but are secretly bored and annoyed.
Norm: It's not okay to talk excessively about your problems.
Situation: Linda and several colleagues are having lunch at work and chatting, and Linda just went through a breakup.
Intention: Linda wants to participate in the conversation.
Moral consequence: Linda's colleagues are engaged in the conversation and give her some helpful relationship advice.
Immoral action: Linda monopolizes the conversation, rehashing her recent breakup in intimate, excrutiating detail.
Norm: It's good to have your kids get some fresh air.
Situation: Keisha is at home with her two children and is cooking dinner.
Intention: Keisha wants to keep her kids occupied.
Moral action: Keisha decides to grill dinner so her kids can run around outside while she keeps an eye on them.
Immoral consequence: Keisha's kids get in the habit of laying around the house and staring at screens.
Norm: It's good to have your kids get some fresh air.
Situation: Keisha is at home with her two children and is cooking dinner.
Intention: Keisha wants to keep her kids occupied.
Moral consequence: Keisha's kids get exercise and stay healthy.
Immoral action: Keisha gives her kids their tablets and tells them to play games, so she can concentrate on cooking.
Norm: Driving away after hitting someone is illegal.
Situation: Jim is driving home after pulling an all-nighter when he hits a jogger on an otherwise empty street.
Intention: Jim wants to respond to the current circumstances.
Moral action: Jim calls for an ambulance and waits for help to arrive.
Immoral consequence: Jim is later tracked down by the police who arrest him on hit and run charges.
Norm: Driving away after hitting someone is illegal.
Situation: Jim is driving home after pulling an all-nighter when he hits a jogger on an otherwise empty street.
Intention: Jim wants to respond to the current circumstances.
Moral consequence: Jim faces the consequences of the accident.
Immoral action: Jim panics and flees the scene of the crime.
Norm: It's wrong to treat people like terrorists without reason.
Situation: Dan is suspicious of his new neighbor Ahmed from Iran.
Intention: Dan wants to make sure Ahmed is a normal person.
Moral action: Dan walks over to Ahmed's home and has a conversation with him.
Immoral consequence: Ahmed is mad at Dan because the FBI raids his house.
Norm: It's wrong to treat people like terrorists without reason.
Situation: Dan is suspicious of his new neighbor Ahmed from Iran.
Intention: Dan wants to make sure Ahmed is a normal person.
Moral consequence: Ahmed is glad that Dan came over and becomes friends with him.
Immoral action: Dan calls the FBI to do a search on Ahmed's home.
Norm: You should help people out that are down.
Situation: On his drive over to the gym, Eric sees a homeless guy on the side of the road begging.
Intention: Eric wants to go work out at the gym.
Moral action: Eric stops and buys the homeless man some food, then goes to work out.
Immoral consequence: The homeless man feels sad and hungry.
Norm: You should help people out that are down.
Situation: On his drive over to the gym, Eric sees a homeless guy on the side of the road begging.
Intention: Eric wants to go work out at the gym.
Moral consequence: The homeless man feels grateful and satiated.
Immoral action: Eric ignores the man and drives quickly to the gym.
Norm: It's good to clap to encourage performers.
Situation: Jones is at a concert with his friends and the band finishes a song.
Intention: Jones wants to decide to clap or not.
Moral action: Jones claps for the band even though it wasn't his favorite song.
Immoral consequence: Jones's friends think that Jones is being a jerk to not clap.
Norm: It's good to clap to encourage performers.
Situation: Jones is at a concert with his friends and the band finishes a song.
Intention: Jones wants to decide to clap or not.
Moral consequence: Jones friends clap for the song and the band as well.
Immoral action: Jones didn't like the song, so he thinks the band is lucky he's not booing.
Norm: Cheating during a game is immature and juvenile.
Situation: Ryan is a football coach, and an employee on his opponent's team is offering him their playbook.
Intention: Ryan wants to win the football game.
Moral action: Ryan refuses to use the playbook from his opponent and reports the employee.
Immoral consequence: Ryan's team is able to know all of his opponent's plays beforehand, and they win.
Norm: Cheating during a game is immature and juvenile.
Situation: Ryan is a football coach, and an employee on his opponent's team is offering him their playbook.
Intention: Ryan wants to win the football game.
Moral consequence: Ryan's team is still able to win the game, and it'll feel better if they do.
Immoral action: Ryan accepts the playbook and shows it to his fellow coaches.
Norm: It's not acceptable to pass gas in another person's face.
Situation: Lance is at his friend's house for a sleepover and his friend has already fallen asleep.
Intention: Lance wants to prank his friend.
Moral action: Lance puts shaving cream on his friend's hand then tickles his nose.
Immoral consequence: Lance's friend is offended and immediately starts to fight Lance.
Norm: It's not acceptable to pass gas in another person's face.
Situation: Lance is at his friend's house for a sleepover and his friend has already fallen asleep.
Intention: Lance wants to prank his friend.
Moral consequence: Lance's friend is awakened by himself when he inadvertently smears shaving cream on his own face which he finds hilarious.
Immoral action: Lance places his rear end near his friends face, wakes his friend up, then farts in his face.