CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's not okay to use racial slurs.
Situation: Paul is at a party when he sees his Mexican friend in the room.
Intention: Paul wants his friend to notice him.
Moral action: Paul walks over to his friend and starts to yell his name.
Immoral consequence: The host of the party is offended and kicks Paul out of the party.
Norm: It's not okay to use racial slurs.
Situation: Paul is at a party when he sees his Mexican friend in the room.
Intention: Paul wants his friend to notice him.
Moral consequence: Paul and his friend have a great time together at the party.
Immoral action: Paul calls out to a Mexican slur to get his friend's attention.
Norm: It is fun to do something with your friend.
Situation: Len is at home relaxing when his friend Randy calls to ask him to come play baseball.
Intention: Len wants to tell Randy how he feels about baseball.
Moral action: Len tells Randy he loves baseball and that he'll meet him at the diamond in the park.
Immoral consequence: Randy is annoyed that Len doesn't want to hang out with him and play a fun sport and thinks Len is weird.
Norm: It is fun to do something with your friend.
Situation: Len is at home relaxing when his friend Randy calls to ask him to come play baseball.
Intention: Len wants to tell Randy how he feels about baseball.
Moral consequence: Randy is delighted and excited both to see his friend and to play some baseball.
Immoral action: Len tells Randy he hates baseball, and he doesn't want to come out, he'll stay home instead.
Norm: It's good to support your friends in their activities
Situation: Rob is at the mall to buy a jersey representing his favorite hockey team when he remembers that his childhood friend was just drafted by an opposing team.
Intention: Rob has to decide on a Jersey to purchase.
Moral action: Rob buys the jersey supporting his childhood friend's new team and sends his friend a selfie, wearing the jersey.
Immoral consequence: His childhood friend finds out that he just got a new jersey for an opposing team and was hurt, as he thought his friends would all support his new team.
Norm: It's good to support your friends in their activities
Situation: Rob is at the mall to buy a jersey representing his favorite hockey team when he remembers that his childhood friend was just drafted by an opposing team.
Intention: Rob has to decide on a Jersey to purchase.
Moral consequence: His friend is touched when he sees the picture and is so proud that he posts it to his social media account.
Immoral action: Rob buys the jersey for his favorite team because he figures that his friend wouldn't care about his opinion anyway.
Norm: You shouldn't hurt someone's feelings online.
Situation: Rick makes a post on his social media page, but Jane leaves a comment that he doesn't like.
Intention: Rick wants to reply to the comment.
Moral action: Rick leaves a normal reply that explains why he disagrees with Jane.
Immoral consequence: Jane feels hurt by the reply left by Rick and starts crying.
Norm: You shouldn't hurt someone's feelings online.
Situation: Rick makes a post on his social media page, but Jane leaves a comment that he doesn't like.
Intention: Rick wants to reply to the comment.
Moral consequence: Jane begins to see things from Rick's perspective and gives more thought to her comment.
Immoral action: Rick leaves a mean, profanity laden reply to the comment.
Norm: It's good to not want others to harass you.
Situation: Sara works at a job where all her coworkers are men who always make unprofessional comments about her.
Intention: Sara wants to keep her job.
Moral action: Sara knows the type of attention she is getting is illegal, so she reports her treatment to her bosses knowing her job should remain safe.
Immoral consequence: Sara's coworkers start to believe they can get away with anything and their harassment gets worse.
Norm: It's good to not want others to harass you.
Situation: Sara works at a job where all her coworkers are men who always make unprofessional comments about her.
Intention: Sara wants to keep her job.
Moral consequence: Sara's coworkers who had been harassing her are fired and Sara's work experience improves.
Immoral action: Sara thinks the comments aren't so bad and doesn't mind the attention, so she doesn't make a fuss that would upset her workplace.
Norm: It is bad to want harm on anyone even yourself.
Situation: Adam is a high school student who has been feeling very depressed and lonely lately.
Intention: Adam wants to feel better.
Moral action: Adam tells his parents how he has been feeling and asks to get medical help.
Immoral consequence: Adam gets hooked on self-harm and ends up with many scars all over his body that he feels ashamed of.
Norm: It is bad to want harm on anyone even yourself.
Situation: Adam is a high school student who has been feeling very depressed and lonely lately.
Intention: Adam wants to feel better.
Moral consequence: Adam is able to see a therapist and work through his problems to become more mentally healthy.
Immoral action: Adam takes up cutting to relieve his stress after he hears it's used as a release by others in his position.
Norm: It is good to be proud of others.
Situation: Ben is at home when his son Mike comes home and gives him his report card full of straight A's.
Intention: Ben wants to put the report card somewhere.
Moral action: Ben looks at the grades and tells Jim he did an amazing job before sticking the report card on the fridge with a magnet.
Immoral consequence: Jim is disappointed Ben didn't even look to see what grades Jim got and thought his dad would be more excited.
Norm: It is good to be proud of others.
Situation: Ben is at home when his son Mike comes home and gives him his report card full of straight A's.
Intention: Ben wants to put the report card somewhere.
Moral consequence: Jim is delighted that his dad is so proud of him that he put the report card on the fridge to be displayed.
Immoral action: Ben thanks Jim for giving him the report card and puts it away with his other paperwork.
Norm: You shouldn't get in the way of people's dreams.
Situation: Tammy is talking with her ten year old Bryan, and he tells her his dream is to be an astronaut.
Intention: Tammy wants her son to be successful.
Moral action: Tammy tells Bryan if he works hard he can do whatever he wants.
Immoral consequence: Bryan feels sad and resents his mom and loses confidence in himself.
Norm: You shouldn't get in the way of people's dreams.
Situation: Tammy is talking with her ten year old Bryan, and he tells her his dream is to be an astronaut.
Intention: Tammy wants her son to be successful.
Moral consequence: Bryan feels happy and closer to his mom and develops confidence in himself.
Immoral action: Tammy tells Bryan that's not realistic, and he should be a doctor.
Norm: It's rude to keep secrets from your significant other.
Situation: John and MIndy are married but John has racked up a ton of debt due to his private gambling problem.
Intention: John wants to keep his marriage to Mindy.
Moral action: John confides his problem to Mindy and says he'll stop and goes to AA meetings.
Immoral consequence: Mindy eventually finds out the truth and is angry and leaves John.
Norm: It's rude to keep secrets from your significant other.
Situation: John and MIndy are married but John has racked up a ton of debt due to his private gambling problem.
Intention: John wants to keep his marriage to Mindy.
Moral consequence: Mindy respects and supports John as he gets better and their marriage strengthens.
Immoral action: John keeps his gambling problem a secret from Mindy until all their money is gone.
Norm: It's wrong for a teacher to help a student cheat.
Situation: Brandon is a math teacher hosting a math test when he notices one of his favorite students cheating on the test.
Intention: Brandon wants to respond to the cheating.
Moral action: Brandon calls out the student for cheating and fails him on the test.
Immoral consequence: Brandon gets fired after the other students discover and report his behavior.
Norm: It's wrong for a teacher to help a student cheat.
Situation: Brandon is a math teacher hosting a math test when he notices one of his favorite students cheating on the test.
Intention: Brandon wants to respond to the cheating.
Moral consequence: Brandon starts getting viewed as someone with integrity and should be respected.
Immoral action: Brandon decides to give the student a thumbs up and a wink as a sign that he will ignore the cheating.
Norm: You should support your friends in their pursuits.
Situation: Jamie's friend Faye has taken up painting and shows her a painting she has worked on that looks pretty bad.
Intention: Jamie wants to give feedback on the painting.
Moral action: Jamie says that she likes Faye's effort and feels she can improve the painting with practice.
Immoral consequence: Faye feels bad and starts to cry.
Norm: You should support your friends in their pursuits.
Situation: Jamie's friend Faye has taken up painting and shows her a painting she has worked on that looks pretty bad.
Intention: Jamie wants to give feedback on the painting.
Moral consequence: Faye appreciates Jamie's encouragement and becomes a great painter after a few years.
Immoral action: Jamie says based on what she sees, Faye should give up painting.
Norm: It is good to do things for others.
Situation: Bill earns a bonus at the end of the week that he didn't expect to get.
Intention: Bill wants to spend his extra money on something.
Moral action: Bill takes his bonus and buys canned goods to take to a food pantry, and he spends his weekend packaging and delivering food to people who need it.
Immoral consequence: Bill feels empty about his life because even when he has something extra, it doesn't do much to enrich his life.
Norm: It is good to do things for others.
Situation: Bill earns a bonus at the end of the week that he didn't expect to get.
Intention: Bill wants to spend his extra money on something.
Moral consequence: Bill spends his weekend with people who he thoroughly enjoys, and they do great work for the community, leaving bill with a sense of accomplishment.
Immoral action: Bill goes out over the weekend and spends his bonus on fun.
Norm: It's rude to try to deceive other people.
Situation: Shawn is applying for jobs that are listed in the wanted ads.
Intention: Shawn wants to get a good job.
Moral action: Shawn applies to the jobs he is qualified for and gets enough offers that he can choose the best opportunity.
Immoral consequence: Shawn gets a job, but the boss is angered when they find out Shawn can't do the basic functions required of the job, which embarrasses Shawn.
Norm: It's rude to try to deceive other people.
Situation: Shawn is applying for jobs that are listed in the wanted ads.
Intention: Shawn wants to get a good job.
Moral consequence: Shawn's new boss is happy to have such an eager worker on board and Shawn is happy to have a job.
Immoral action: Shawn doesn't meet the qualifications for a particular opening but says he does on his resume.
Norm: You should not feel entitled to touch other people's belongings.
Situation: Cody is at his friends house, and he sees that he has an expensive collectible.
Intention: Cody wants to get a closer look at the collectible.
Moral action: Cody asks his friend to show him the collectible and asks a lot of questions.
Immoral consequence: Cody's friend freaks out and gets really angry that his friend thinks he can just grab expensive things like that.
Norm: You should not feel entitled to touch other people's belongings.
Situation: Cody is at his friends house, and he sees that he has an expensive collectible.
Intention: Cody wants to get a closer look at the collectible.
Moral consequence: Cody's friend is happy to show Cody his collectible that he is proud of.
Immoral action: Cody walks over and picks the collectible up getting his fingerprints all over it and risking dropping it.
Norm: It's rude to tell your partner what to do.
Situation: Mark and Marissa are dating and Marissa is employed but also just a different job offer in another state.
Intention: Mark wants to help his girlfriend Marissa.
Moral action: Mark asks what Marissa wants to do and tells her he'll be her sounding board if she needs him.
Immoral consequence: Marissa resents Mark's tone and pressuring and thinks of leaving him.
Norm: It's rude to tell your partner what to do.
Situation: Mark and Marissa are dating and Marissa is employed but also just a different job offer in another state.
Intention: Mark wants to help his girlfriend Marissa.
Moral consequence: Marissa appreciates Mark's love and concern and feels closer to him.
Immoral action: Mark raises his voice and tells Marissa she must take the new job over her old one.
Norm: You shouldn't resent your parents.
Situation: Antonio is visiting his parents at the nursing home one day.
Intention: Antonio wants his parents to know they hurt him as a kid.
Moral action: Antonio tells his parents he forgives them for the past hurts and visits them often.
Immoral consequence: Antonio's parents are very saddened and Antonio never settles his anger and gets sick.
Norm: You shouldn't resent your parents.
Situation: Antonio is visiting his parents at the nursing home one day.
Intention: Antonio wants his parents to know they hurt him as a kid.
Moral consequence: Antonio's parents feel happy and loved and Antonio lives a happy healthy life.
Immoral action: Antonio tells his parents he does not like them at all and will never forgive them for what they did and won't speak to them ever again.
Norm: It is gluttonous to eat too much.
Situation: Larry is going to an all you can eat lunch buffet at a new restaurant with some of his friends.
Intention: Larry wants to try everything on the menu.
Moral action: Larry tries a few bites of eat of the different food options before getting a regular portion of the one he liked best.
Immoral consequence: Larry feels sick to his stomach and ends up vomiting after he gets home.
Norm: It is gluttonous to eat too much.
Situation: Larry is going to an all you can eat lunch buffet at a new restaurant with some of his friends.
Intention: Larry wants to try everything on the menu.
Moral consequence: Larry loves the restaurant and is excited to visit it again soon.
Immoral action: Larry grabs several plates worth of different foods and ends up eating large portions of all of the different options.
Norm: It's bad to burn bridges.
Situation: Neil has already given his two week notice two weeks ago and it's his last day on the job.
Intention: Neil wants to say goodbye to his manager.
Moral action: Neil tells his manager bye that he wishes him well in his future and that he hopes they run into each other someday.
Immoral consequence: The manager is shocked and insulted that Neil thinks of him like that and vows to never give Neil a reference for a new job.
Norm: It's bad to burn bridges.
Situation: Neil has already given his two week notice two weeks ago and it's his last day on the job.
Intention: Neil wants to say goodbye to his manager.
Moral consequence: The manager is happy to hear Neil hope they see each other again and is ready to give Neil a reference for a new job.
Immoral action: Neil tells his manager bye, that he's an awful person and that he's so glad to never work with him again.
Norm: You should always remember people's names at your wedding.
Situation: Emma is standing in the receiving line at her wedding when an older lady walks up who Emma doesn't immediately recognize.
Intention: Emma wants to greet the woman.
Moral action: Emma thinks back to who she invited, realizes that the lady is her mom's friend, Joan, and greets her by name.
Immoral consequence: The lady is upset that she came to the wedding and Emma doesn't even remember who she is.
Norm: You should always remember people's names at your wedding.
Situation: Emma is standing in the receiving line at her wedding when an older lady walks up who Emma doesn't immediately recognize.
Intention: Emma wants to greet the woman.
Moral consequence: Joan is happy to speak with Emma and has a good time at the wedding.
Immoral action: Emma asks the lady what her name is and then thanks her for coming to the wedding.
Norm: It's wrong to use your family.
Situation: Leah is driving home from work when the check engine light in her car turns on.
Intention: Leah wants to get a new car.
Moral action: Leah takes the car to a mechanic and begins saving money from every paycheck to put towards a new car.
Immoral consequence: Leah's dad can't stand to his daughter be this upset, and he offers to buy Leah a new car.
Norm: It's wrong to use your family.
Situation: Leah is driving home from work when the check engine light in her car turns on.
Intention: Leah wants to get a new car.
Moral consequence: Leah and her parents both feel a sense of pride and accomplishment when she finally saves enough to buy a new car all by herself.
Immoral action: Leah calls her dad and tells him that her car is broken, and she cannot afford a new one, and she doesn't know what to do.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with someone in a serious relationship.
Situation: Brenda is at the club when her married friend James asks her to come home with him and have sex.
Intention: Brenda wants to respond to the offer of sex.
Moral action: Brenda tells James that there's no way she's going to let him cheat on his spouse.
Immoral consequence: James' wife later finds out about their affair and breaks off her relationship with James and her friendship with Brenda.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with someone in a serious relationship.
Situation: Brenda is at the club when her married friend James asks her to come home with him and have sex.
Intention: Brenda wants to respond to the offer of sex.
Moral consequence: James' wife later finds out and thanks Brenda for saying no and dumps James but keeps Brenda as a friend.
Immoral action: Brenda tells James that it sounds like a good idea, and they should probably leave soon.
Norm: You should congratulate people on good news.
Situation: Harry is a manager and hears that one of his employees, Taylor, just got into graduate school.
Intention: Harry wants to decide how to treat the employee before they leave the team.
Moral action: Harry tells Taylor that she's very happy for her and that he hopes she does well in grad school.
Immoral consequence: Taylor finds Harry's behavior to be unpleasant and starts to bad mouth him to other employees behind his back.
Norm: You should congratulate people on good news.
Situation: Harry is a manager and hears that one of his employees, Taylor, just got into graduate school.
Intention: Harry wants to decide how to treat the employee before they leave the team.
Moral consequence: Taylor is appreciative of Harry's kindness and makes sure to let him know well in advance when she will have to leave the team.
Immoral action: Harry starts to be less friendly towards Taylor and does not make any mention of her getting into grad school.
Norm: It's inappropriate to crush on your wife's friend.
Situation: Will and his wife headed to the beach with a married couple that they are friends with.
Intention: Will wants to dip his feet in the ocean water.
Moral action: Will takes the group to a boardwalk where they can sit with their feet in the water.
Immoral consequence: Will stares awkwardly at his friend's wife, causing his wife to get mad at him.
Norm: It's inappropriate to crush on your wife's friend.
Situation: Will and his wife headed to the beach with a married couple that they are friends with.
Intention: Will wants to dip his feet in the ocean water.
Moral consequence: Will and his wife have a great time conversing with their friends while looking at the ocean in front of them.
Immoral action: Will brings everyone down to the waterfront and his friend's wife strips to a bikini, a sight that Will cannot take his eyes off of.
Norm: It's mean to fire someone because they are injured.
Situation: Elon's employee Jim injured himself in the factory while using some of the heavy equipment.
Intention: Elon has to decide what to do with Jim.
Moral action: Elon tells Jim that he will help pay for his medical bills until he's ready to come back.
Immoral consequence: Jim has trouble paying off his medical bills and can't find another job.
Norm: It's mean to fire someone because they are injured.
Situation: Elon's employee Jim injured himself in the factory while using some of the heavy equipment.
Intention: Elon has to decide what to do with Jim.
Moral consequence: Jim feels grateful for Elon and is glad that they'll have a job once they come back.
Immoral action: Elon decides to lay off Jim since he can't contribute anymore.
Norm: It's wrong to spoil your grandchildren.
Situation: Barry's grandma was taking care of Barry for the weekend.
Intention: Barry's grandma wants to make sure he gets something to eat.
Moral action: Barry's grandma fixes Barry healthy meals with a few treats during his stay.
Immoral consequence: Barry ends up getting sick and doesn't feel good the rest of the weekend.
Norm: It's wrong to spoil your grandchildren.
Situation: Barry's grandma was taking care of Barry for the weekend.
Intention: Barry's grandma wants to make sure he gets something to eat.
Moral consequence: Barry is full of energy and him and his grandma have lots of fun over their weekend.
Immoral action: For dinner Barry says he wants ice cream and chips, and she lets him have it.
Norm: It's good to keep one's house looking pretty.
Situation: Ashley made friends with a new group of people, but her house has trash all over the place.
Intention: Ashley wants to invite her new friends over for a party.
Moral action: Ashley gets rid of all the trash and makes her house smell nice before inviting her friends over.
Immoral consequence: Ashley's friends smell the trash and leave, deciding they shouldn't come over anymore.
Norm: It's good to keep one's house looking pretty.
Situation: Ashley made friends with a new group of people, but her house has trash all over the place.
Intention: Ashley wants to invite her new friends over for a party.
Moral consequence: Ashley's friends have a great time and decide to make her house one of their new hang out spots.
Immoral action: Ashley hides all the trash in the closet and invites her friends over.
Norm: It's rude to take something meant for someone else.
Situation: Allen is looking for his headphones in a lost and found bin that is full of clothing that belongs to other people.
Intention: Allen wants to add some new button up shirts to his closet.
Moral action: Allen leaves everything in the bin and stops by the discount store later to grab some new shirts.
Immoral consequence: The person who the shirt belongs to comes by later and is sad that they can't find their shirt.
Norm: It's rude to take something meant for someone else.
Situation: Allen is looking for his headphones in a lost and found bin that is full of clothing that belongs to other people.
Intention: Allen wants to add some new button up shirts to his closet.
Moral consequence: The person who the shirt belongs to stops by and finds their shirt and is glad they don't need to buy a new one.
Immoral action: Allen takes a nice shirt from the lost and found bin that belongs to someone else.
Norm: It's good to tell your children you love them.
Situation: Jason is coming back from a meeting with his son's teachers.
Intention: Jason wants his son to be successful in school.
Moral action: Jason tells his son that he loves him very much and that he wants him to be successful so that he can have a good life.
Immoral consequence: Jason's son becomes more successful but feels his dad doesn't care about him.
Norm: It's good to tell your children you love them.
Situation: Jason is coming back from a meeting with his son's teachers.
Intention: Jason wants his son to be successful in school.
Moral consequence: Jason's son feels loved and supported by his dad, and works harder, which makes him more successful in school.
Immoral action: Jason tells his son that he is disappointed in him and that he will punish him if he doesn't work harder.