CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's disrespectful to not listen to your parents.
Situation: Sarah is forbidden by her parents to go to a party.
Intention: Sarah wants to have fun.
Moral action: Sarah spends the night watching a movie with her parents.
Immoral consequence: Sarah is arrested for underage drinking and is grounded.
Norm: It's disrespectful to not listen to your parents.
Situation: Sarah is forbidden by her parents to go to a party.
Intention: Sarah wants to have fun.
Moral consequence: Sarah's parents are so impressed that they give her a later curfew.
Immoral action: Sarah goes to the party and it is broken up by police.
Norm: You should do what your mother tells you.
Situation: Johnny's mother has given him strict instructions to look both ways before crossing the street.
Intention: Johnny wants to go across the street to his friend's house.
Moral action: Johnny stops to carefully check for cars in both directions before crossing the street.
Immoral consequence: Johnny has a big scare when a car swerves around him almost hitting him.
Norm: You should do what your mother tells you.
Situation: Johnny's mother has given him strict instructions to look both ways before crossing the street.
Intention: Johnny wants to go across the street to his friend's house.
Moral consequence: Johnny get across the street safely and without any incident.
Immoral action: Johnny runs across the street without looking both ways for oncoming cars.
Norm: It's wrong to say things to make others feel hopeless.
Situation: Billy is talking with a friend who keeps on complaining about his life.
Intention: Billy is irritated by his friend and wants him to stop bothering him with his whining.
Moral action: Billy convinces his friend to try a new way of coping, which involves thinking only about the positive things.
Immoral consequence: Billy's friend feels terrible and goes back home thoroughly depressed.
Norm: It's wrong to say things to make others feel hopeless.
Situation: Billy is talking with a friend who keeps on complaining about his life.
Intention: Billy is irritated by his friend and wants him to stop bothering him with his whining.
Moral consequence: Billy's friend starts seeing that things in his life are actually not that bad and feels better.
Immoral action: Billy tells his friend there is no point in them talking about this anymore because his friend's situation is never going to improve.
Norm: You should not shame someone about their body weight.
Situation: Mary is eating dinner with her overweight friend Susan who struggles to stay on her diet.
Intention: Mary wants to get Susan to commit to losing weight.
Moral action: Mary gives Susan tips for staying on a healthy diet and exercise routine.
Immoral consequence: Susan feels horrible about herself and ends up eating more.
Norm: You should not shame someone about their body weight.
Situation: Mary is eating dinner with her overweight friend Susan who struggles to stay on her diet.
Intention: Mary wants to get Susan to commit to losing weight.
Moral consequence: Susan is able to lose weight.
Immoral action: Mary makes negative remarks about Susan's body while telling her about the negative effects of obesity.
Norm: It's good to keep in touch with your significant other.
Situation: Sam is going on a long trip and wont see his partner for awhile.
Intention: Sam wants to contact his partner everyday while he's gone.
Moral action: Sam texts and calls his partner everyday, while engaging in meaningful conversations.
Immoral consequence: Sam's partner feels neglected.
Norm: It's good to keep in touch with your significant other.
Situation: Sam is going on a long trip and wont see his partner for awhile.
Intention: Sam wants to contact his partner everyday while he's gone.
Moral consequence: Sam's partner feels appreciated and loved.
Immoral action: Sam texts his partner daily but only sends short messages and neglects to call.
Norm: You shouldn't turn against people.
Situation: Selma used to be friends with one her coworkers but now sees that their boss doesn't like the coworker much at all.
Intention: Selma wants her boss to think highly of her.
Moral action: Selma stays friend with her coworker and convinces her boss that the coworker is actually great.
Immoral consequence: Selma's coworker feels sad and betrayed.
Norm: You shouldn't turn against people.
Situation: Selma used to be friends with one her coworkers but now sees that their boss doesn't like the coworker much at all.
Intention: Selma wants her boss to think highly of her.
Moral consequence: Selma's coworker doesn't have problems with their boss anymore and is grateful to Selma.
Immoral action: Selma stops hanging out with her coworker and starts being cold and distant with her.
Norm: It's good to be honest when you've broken something.
Situation: Liam has a heated discussion with his wife, leaves the house in a hurry and breaks a vase that his wife likes a lot.
Intention: Liam doesn't want his wife to think that he is a destructive person.
Moral action: Liam tells his wife he did it but that it was an accident and apologizes.
Immoral consequence: The son is sad and angry to be unjustly treated.
Norm: It's good to be honest when you've broken something.
Situation: Liam has a heated discussion with his wife, leaves the house in a hurry and breaks a vase that his wife likes a lot.
Intention: Liam doesn't want his wife to think that he is a destructive person.
Moral consequence: Their son is glad to see his mother forgive his father.
Immoral action: Liam hides the fact that he broke the vase and blames their son instead.
Norm: It's bad to flirt with everyone.
Situation: Tim is recently single and signs up on a dating site.
Intention: Tim wants to meet a nice girl.
Moral action: Tim waits until he meets a nice girl and flirts with her only.
Immoral consequence: A nice girl finds out about the flirting and loses interest in Tim.
Norm: It's bad to flirt with everyone.
Situation: Tim is recently single and signs up on a dating site.
Intention: Tim wants to meet a nice girl.
Moral consequence: The nice girl thinks Tim is a wholesome man and wants to date him.
Immoral action: Tim flirts with all the girls he talks to on the dating site.
Norm: It is loving to agree to keep bonded cats together.
Situation: Mark goes to the animal shelter.
Intention: Marks wants to adopt a pet.
Moral action: Mark adopts two cats that have grown up together.
Immoral consequence: The cat Mark takes destroys Mark's house and dies of heartbreak.
Norm: It is loving to agree to keep bonded cats together.
Situation: Mark goes to the animal shelter.
Intention: Marks wants to adopt a pet.
Moral consequence: Mark has two happy companions that make him feel needed.
Immoral action: Marks sees two bonded cats but only takes one.
Norm: It's wrong not to hang out with your best friend.
Situation: Pete's friend Patty is having a birthday party.
Intention: Pete wants to spend the night at home.
Moral action: Pete decides to show up at the party for a couple hours and then say he needs to leave early.
Immoral consequence: Patty is upset with Pete for not celebrating her birthday.
Norm: It's wrong not to hang out with your best friend.
Situation: Pete's friend Patty is having a birthday party.
Intention: Pete wants to spend the night at home.
Moral consequence: Patty understands Pete doesn't really want to be there but appreciates that Pete put in the effort.
Immoral action: Pete decides to ignore Patty's invitation to the birthday party.
Norm: It's wrong to take long showers.
Situation: Timothy is home in his apartment, getting ready for work at the same time as Mary.
Intention: Timothy wants to take a shower before work.
Moral action: Timothy showers quickly,.
Immoral consequence: There is no hot water left for Mary, and she is extremely upset.
Norm: It's wrong to take long showers.
Situation: Timothy is home in his apartment, getting ready for work at the same time as Mary.
Intention: Timothy wants to take a shower before work.
Moral consequence: There is plenty of hot water left for Mary, and he thanks Timothy with a kiss.
Immoral action: Timothy takes a long hot shower.
Norm: You should not try to control your parents' actions.
Situation: Nick's parents are going through a rough patch and his mother has started a new job his father disapproves of.
Intention: Nick wants his father to be happy.
Moral action: Nick convinces his father that the job is a perfect opportunity for his mother and makes him feel good about it.
Immoral consequence: Nick's mother doubts herself so much after that that she ends up quitting her new job.
Norm: You should not try to control your parents' actions.
Situation: Nick's parents are going through a rough patch and his mother has started a new job his father disapproves of.
Intention: Nick wants his father to be happy.
Moral consequence: Nick's mother feels supported by her family and thrives in her new job.
Immoral action: Nick tells his mother that the job is not for her because she is too old and not competent enough.
Norm: It's wrong to punch someone's car.
Situation: Jake finds his car blocked in by one of his neighbor's vehicles.
Intention: Jake wants to convey his annoyance at his neighbor.
Moral action: Jake writes a nasty note and leaves it on the neighbor's car windshield.
Immoral consequence: Jake breaks his hand in the process of punching the car door.
Norm: It's wrong to punch someone's car.
Situation: Jake finds his car blocked in by one of his neighbor's vehicles.
Intention: Jake wants to convey his annoyance at his neighbor.
Moral consequence: Jake feels much better afterwards and soon no longer has a problem getting parked in.
Immoral action: Jake punches the driver-side door of his neighbor's car, denting it.
Norm: It is wrong to steal food from a restaurant.
Situation: Brian is hungry and goes to a restaurant to eat.
Intention: Brian wants a discount on his food.
Moral action: Brian bargains with the manager for a discount on the food.
Immoral consequence: The police use video footage to identify Brian and arrest him.
Norm: It is wrong to steal food from a restaurant.
Situation: Brian is hungry and goes to a restaurant to eat.
Intention: Brian wants a discount on his food.
Moral consequence: The manager agrees to knock 10% off of the price.
Immoral action: Brian eats his food and quickly runs out of the restaurant to avoid paying.
Norm: It is rude to call people names.
Situation: Jane and Jeff are having an argument over something they disagree on.
Intention: Jeff wants to convey his frustration with Jane's reasoning.
Moral action: Jeff points out the flaws in Jane's logic and asks her to reconsider her position.
Immoral consequence: Jane is hurt by Jeff's personal attack and refuses to listen to his explanations.
Norm: It is rude to call people names.
Situation: Jane and Jeff are having an argument over something they disagree on.
Intention: Jeff wants to convey his frustration with Jane's reasoning.
Moral consequence: Jane give's Jeff's line of thinking new consideration before forming her final judgment.
Immoral action: Jeff calls Jane a complete moron for disagreeing with what Jeff is claiming.
Norm: You shouldn't judge others by their amount of sexual experience.
Situation: Maddie just started a relationship with a guy she's been dating.
Intention: Maddie wants to know what her boyfriend's sexual history is.
Moral action: Maddie and her boyfriend have an open dialog about past relationships.
Immoral consequence: Maddie's boyfriend realizes she doesn't trust him and breaks up with her.
Norm: You shouldn't judge others by their amount of sexual experience.
Situation: Maddie just started a relationship with a guy she's been dating.
Intention: Maddie wants to know what her boyfriend's sexual history is.
Moral consequence: Maddie and her boyfriend are open about their sexual history and make peace with the past.
Immoral action: Maddie asks her boyfriend how many people he's slept with in an accusatory manner.
Norm: You should be supportive of people with mental illnesses.
Situation: Nick is hanging out with his best friend.
Intention: Nick wants to talk with his friend.
Moral action: Nick hears the pain in his friend's voice and offers to take him to a therapist.
Immoral consequence: Nick loses his friend to suicide.
Norm: You should be supportive of people with mental illnesses.
Situation: Nick is hanging out with his best friend.
Intention: Nick wants to talk with his friend.
Moral consequence: Nick is praised by the therapist for getting his friend the help he needs.
Immoral action: Nick doesn't pick up on his friend's clues about their depression during their conversation.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with your teacher.
Situation: Maryanne has a crush on her English teacher.
Intention: Maryanne wants to be closer to her English teacher.
Moral action: Maryanne volunteers to help her English teacher grade papers.
Immoral consequence: Maryanne's teacher is fired for having inappropriate relations with a student.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with your teacher.
Situation: Maryanne has a crush on her English teacher.
Intention: Maryanne wants to be closer to her English teacher.
Moral consequence: Maryanne becomes great friends with her teacher and their relationship is strictly platonic.
Immoral action: Maryanne sees her teacher at a restaurant and seduces him back to her place.
Norm: It's good to keep your pets' terrarium clean.
Situation: John has a goldfish.
Intention: John wants his goldfish to live a long time.
Moral action: John cleans the fish tank diligently and keep track of his goldfish's health.
Immoral consequence: John's goldfish gets an infection from the dirty water and dies.
Norm: It's good to keep your pets' terrarium clean.
Situation: John has a goldfish.
Intention: John wants his goldfish to live a long time.
Moral consequence: John's goldfish lives many years and keeps him company.
Immoral action: John never cleans the tank for his goldfish but gets it a lot of toys and talks to it a lot.
Norm: Nudity in front of children is wrong.
Situation: Sandy is babysitting when the young girl vomits on her, with the fluid seeping through her shirt and onto her bra.
Intention: Sandy needs to change her shirt quickly.
Moral action: Sandy went into the bathroom to wash off her shirt and bra.
Immoral consequence: The girl's parents informed Sandy she would not be babysitting for them anymore.
Norm: Nudity in front of children is wrong.
Situation: Sandy is babysitting when the young girl vomits on her, with the fluid seeping through her shirt and onto her bra.
Intention: Sandy needs to change her shirt quickly.
Moral consequence: The girl's parents gave her extra money the next time she babysat to pay for a new shirt.
Immoral action: Sandy takes her shirt and bra off in front of the girl.
Norm: It's good to want others to learn from your experiances.
Situation: Maya invites some girl scouts who came to her door into her house.
Intention: Maya wants to talk with the girl scouts for a bit.
Moral action: Maya tells stories about mistakes she's made in life and how the girls can avoid them.
Immoral consequence: The girl scouts get bored and leave.
Norm: It's good to want others to learn from your experiances.
Situation: Maya invites some girl scouts who came to her door into her house.
Intention: Maya wants to talk with the girl scouts for a bit.
Moral consequence: The girl scouts learn from Maya's stories and avoid those situations.
Immoral action: Maya tells random stories about people she knew when she was a child.
Norm: It is wrong to support people that molest children.
Situation: Mary is a citizen of her state.
Intention: Mary wants to vote for a candidate for governor.
Moral action: Mary votes for a man who isn't her favorite but doesn't have a criminal record.
Immoral consequence: Friends of Mary's who were molested confront her and break off their friendship.
Norm: It is wrong to support people that molest children.
Situation: Mary is a citizen of her state.
Intention: Mary wants to vote for a candidate for governor.
Moral consequence: Mary's friends who were worried the child molester would win feel supported.
Immoral action: Mary votes for a man convicted of molesting children.
Norm: You shouldn't clog toilets.
Situation: John is at a friend's house visiting.
Intention: John wants to finish using the restroom.
Moral action: John performs a courtesy flush before using an appropriate amount of toilet paper.
Immoral consequence: John is embarrassed when he floods his friend's bathroom with toilet water.
Norm: You shouldn't clog toilets.
Situation: John is at a friend's house visiting.
Intention: John wants to finish using the restroom.
Moral consequence: John is able to rejoin his friend in the main room after washing up.
Immoral action: John uses half a roll of toilet paper before flushing.
Norm: It's nice to share your birthday.
Situation: Jill has a twin sister and her mom is planning their birthday party.
Intention: Jill wants to feel special at her birthday party.
Moral action: Jill suggests that they make two birthday cakes so their friends can sing to each of them individually.
Immoral consequence: Jill doesn't have a party at all because Jill's mom decided if the girls couldn't agree on one party, then they would have no party at all.
Norm: It's nice to share your birthday.
Situation: Jill has a twin sister and her mom is planning their birthday party.
Intention: Jill wants to feel special at her birthday party.
Moral consequence: Jill and her sister have a lot of fun at their birthday party and enjoy their special birthday song.
Immoral action: Jill tells her mom she doesn't want to have to share a birthday party with her sister.
Norm: You shouldn't say mean things to women.
Situation: Chris is talking with a group of his friends.
Intention: Chris wants to make his point about the football season.
Moral action: Chris lays out the facts about why his team will win the NFL championship.
Immoral consequence: Chris is chided by his friends for being rude and sexist.
Norm: You shouldn't say mean things to women.
Situation: Chris is talking with a group of his friends.
Intention: Chris wants to make his point about the football season.
Moral consequence: Chris has a pleasant time discussing sports with his friends.
Immoral action: Chris tells a girl to be quiet because women don't know anything about sports.
Norm: It's wrong to betray someone you care about.
Situation: Sandy is hanging out with Mark her best friend Natalie's  crush, and Mark begins flirting with her.
Intention: Sandy wants to maintain a good relationship with Mark.
Moral action: Sandy diverts Mark's attention to other things, and Sandy shows Mark pictures of Natalie.
Immoral consequence: Natalie is heartbroken when she finds out about Sandy and Mark.
Norm: It's wrong to betray someone you care about.
Situation: Sandy is hanging out with Mark her best friend Natalie's  crush, and Mark begins flirting with her.
Intention: Sandy wants to maintain a good relationship with Mark.
Moral consequence: Natalie is approached by Mark who asks her for a date which makes Natalie happy.
Immoral action: Sandy flirts with Mark, and they end up having an affair.
Norm: You should appreciate your parents when they support your happiness.
Situation: Jan lives with his parents while he's going through a rough time.
Intention: Jan wants to tell his parents about how they've acted towards him.
Moral action: Jan thanks his parents for the opportunity of living rent-free for a while.
Immoral consequence: Jan's parents feel offended and unappreciated for their kindness.
Norm: You should appreciate your parents when they support your happiness.
Situation: Jan lives with his parents while he's going through a rough time.
Intention: Jan wants to tell his parents about how they've acted towards him.
Moral consequence: Jan's parents feel loved and appreciated.
Immoral action: Jan berates his parents for lots of petty problems that the house has.
Norm: A tip is a nice way to show appreciation.
Situation: Dan experienced good service at the diner he ate at.
Intention: Dan wanted to thank the waitress.
Moral action: Dan gives more than 20% for the tip.
Immoral consequence: The waitress will feel upset and disrespected.
Norm: A tip is a nice way to show appreciation.
Situation: Dan experienced good service at the diner he ate at.
Intention: Dan wanted to thank the waitress.
Moral consequence: The waitress will remember them and treat them well again.
Immoral action: Dan offers his loose change as a tip to the waitress.
Norm: It's rude to gossip.
Situation: Sam is hanging out in the park with her friends.
Intention: Sam wants to chat with her friends.
Moral action: Sam asks everyone how they are doing lately.
Immoral consequence: Sam is belittled and shunned by her friends for gossiping about others.
Norm: It's rude to gossip.
Situation: Sam is hanging out in the park with her friends.
Intention: Sam wants to chat with her friends.
Moral consequence: Sam has a good conversation with her friends and feels closer to them afterwards.
Immoral action: Sam tells her friends a secret she know about one of their other friends.
Norm: It's good to tell people about harmful work environments.
Situation: Jim works for a shipping company that has a lot of workplace accidents.
Intention: Jim wants to stop getting yelled at by his boss for injuries to workers.
Moral action: Jim decides to start informing his workers every day about potential safety risks.
Immoral consequence: Jim is fired for unethical reporting practices and is now broke.
Norm: It's good to tell people about harmful work environments.
Situation: Jim works for a shipping company that has a lot of workplace accidents.
Intention: Jim wants to stop getting yelled at by his boss for injuries to workers.
Moral consequence: Jim is happy that his employees are no longer getting hurt as frequently.
Immoral action: Jim decides to just stop reporting injuries that occur.
Norm: It's good to balance one's work life and home life.
Situation: Joan works at a bakery.
Intention: Joan wants to make her business profitable.
Moral action: Joan asks her husband to help her run the bakery, so they can be around each other more and be invested in the bakery.
Immoral consequence: Joan's husband feels neglected and Joan is stressed all the time about the bakery.
Norm: It's good to balance one's work life and home life.
Situation: Joan works at a bakery.
Intention: Joan wants to make her business profitable.
Moral consequence: Joan's husband feels needed and cares more about Joan's bakery being successful, and Joan is less tired and appreciates her husband more.
Immoral action: Joan works such long hours she doesn't see her husband and has no patience for him.
Norm: You shouldn't talk with food in your mouth.
Situation: Greg is having dinner with his family.
Intention: Greg wants to tell his family about his day.
Moral action: Greg chews and swallows his food, then talks about his day at work.
Immoral consequence: Greg chokes on his chicken and dies from asphyxiation.
Norm: You shouldn't talk with food in your mouth.
Situation: Greg is having dinner with his family.
Intention: Greg wants to tell his family about his day.
Moral consequence: Greg has a nice conversation with his family.
Immoral action: Greg tries to talk with a mouthful of chicken nuggets.
Norm: It's good to want to keep a co-worker safe.
Situation: Beth works in a laboratory.
Intention: Beth has to clean up the lab.
Moral action: Beth sweeps up broken glass and mops after and lets her coworker to walk carefully on the wet floor.
Immoral consequence: Beth's coworker slips on the spill she can't see and cuts herself on the glass.
Norm: It's good to want to keep a co-worker safe.
Situation: Beth works in a laboratory.
Intention: Beth has to clean up the lab.
Moral consequence: Beth's coworker appreciates the warning and cleans up herself after using the lab.
Immoral action: Beth cleans up quickly by brushing broken glassware into a corner and not mopping up all of a spill to leave work sooner.