CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to bully someone just because they bullied you.
Situation: John plays baseball at school and the team captain has been really mean to him lately when the coach is not around.
Intention: John wants the team captain to learn that he cannot push John around.
Moral consequence: The team captain is addressed by the coach and starts working on improving his behavior and the team.
Immoral action: John starts making fun of the team captain and getting other teammates to do the same.
Norm: It's nosy to get involved with other people's relationships.
Situation: Carmen is talking to her friend Stella about an argument she had with her boyfriend earlier that day.
Intention: Stella wants to help Carmen.
Moral action: Stella listens to Carmen vent about the argument and asks if there's anything she can do to help.
Immoral consequence: Carmen's boyfriend thinks Carmen asked Stella to intervene, and breaks up with her.
Norm: It's nosy to get involved with other people's relationships.
Situation: Carmen is talking to her friend Stella about an argument she had with her boyfriend earlier that day.
Intention: Stella wants to help Carmen.
Moral consequence: Carmen feels supported by her friend.
Immoral action: Stella contacts Carmen's boyfriend and tells him he should apologize.
Norm: It's good to be proud of your friends.
Situation: John's friend recently won a chess tournament and was awarded a trophy.
Intention: John wants to react to his friend's victory.
Moral action: John congratulates his friend for the win and celebrates with him.
Immoral consequence: John's friend thinks John is jealous and becomes less of a friend to him.
Norm: It's good to be proud of your friends.
Situation: John's friend recently won a chess tournament and was awarded a trophy.
Intention: John wants to react to his friend's victory.
Moral consequence: John and his friend become even better friends to each other over the memory of the win.
Immoral action: John acts dismissively towards his friend's chess tournament win.
Norm: It's good not to overeat.
Situation: Jane recently moved out on her own and is figuring out what to do about meals.
Intention: Jane wants to eat what she likes.
Moral action: Jane decides a day of the week to grocery shop and cook prepared meals at home.
Immoral consequence: Jane loses her health to obesity, loses financial freedom to expenses outside of food, and wastes resources for others.
Norm: It's good not to overeat.
Situation: Jane recently moved out on her own and is figuring out what to do about meals.
Intention: Jane wants to eat what she likes.
Moral consequence: Jane is able to watch what she eats and make sure she is making healthy diet choices.
Immoral action: Jane finds that it is easier for her to constantly eat out and buy fast food whenever she feels a little bit hungry.
Norm: It's good to lend rides to people who need it.
Situation: Sherry's friend needs a ride to the grocery store in town.
Intention: Sherry wants to be a good friend.
Moral action: Sherry borrows her mother's car to take her friend to the store.
Immoral consequence: Sherry’s friend is a bit disappointed that Sherry didn’t offer to drive her in her mother’s car.
Norm: It's good to lend rides to people who need it.
Situation: Sherry's friend needs a ride to the grocery store in town.
Intention: Sherry wants to be a good friend.
Moral consequence: Sherry's friend is grateful for the ride and buys Sherry lunch.
Immoral action: Sherry gives her friend well-meaning advice on which bus she could take to get to the grocery store.
Norm: It's rude to back out on plans with friends.
Situation: Timmy had planned to go on a camping trip with friends, but learns that his cousin is coming to visit him that same weekend.
Intention: Timmy wants to spend time with his cousin.
Moral action: Timmy invites his cousin to come camping with him and his friends.
Immoral consequence: Timmy's friends are very disappointed.
Norm: It's rude to back out on plans with friends.
Situation: Timmy had planned to go on a camping trip with friends, but learns that his cousin is coming to visit him that same weekend.
Intention: Timmy wants to spend time with his cousin.
Moral consequence: Timmy's friends enjoy their time with him and his cousin and have a great time on their camping trip.
Immoral action: Timmy cancels his plans with his friends.
Norm: You shouldn't make money off your friends.
Situation: Jenna has lots of student loans and credit card debt and makes slightly above minimum wage at her day job.
Intention: Jenna wants to pay off her debt faster.
Moral action: Jenna takes a second job bartending on the weekends and learns to make lots of cool cocktails.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's friends slowly start spending less time with her to get away from the sales pitches.
Norm: You shouldn't make money off your friends.
Situation: Jenna has lots of student loans and credit card debt and makes slightly above minimum wage at her day job.
Intention: Jenna wants to pay off her debt faster.
Moral consequence: Jenna becomes extremely popular at parties because she can make such tasty drinks.
Immoral action: Jenna joins a multilevel marketing scheme and starts pushing acai berry juice on all her friends.
Norm: You should be grateful when someone helps you.
Situation: Paula is carrying groceries into her apartment when she drops a bag, spilling her groceries everywhere, but her neighbor hears and helps her pick everything up.
Intention: Paula wants to pick up all of her spilled groceries without losing anything.
Moral action: Paula thanks her neighbor for his help and asks if they notice anything else still on the ground.
Immoral consequence: Paula's neighbor is disappointed and decides he won't help Paula again.
Norm: You should be grateful when someone helps you.
Situation: Paula is carrying groceries into her apartment when she drops a bag, spilling her groceries everywhere, but her neighbor hears and helps her pick everything up.
Intention: Paula wants to pick up all of her spilled groceries without losing anything.
Moral consequence: Paula's neighbor is happy that Paula thanked him and the two become friends.
Immoral action: Paula ignores her neighbor's help and doesn't say a word to them, instead focusing only on her groceries.
Norm: You shouldn't force someone to do something they don't want.
Situation: Eleanor has a daughter.
Intention: Eleanor wants her daughter to do an extracurricular activity.
Moral action: Eleanor asks her daughter what activity she wants to do and signs her up for that.
Immoral consequence: Eleanor's daughter is upset with Eleanor and does not participate fully during the classes.
Norm: You shouldn't force someone to do something they don't want.
Situation: Eleanor has a daughter.
Intention: Eleanor wants her daughter to do an extracurricular activity.
Moral consequence: Eleanor's daughter is able to do something that makes her happy.
Immoral action: Eleanor signs her daughter up for dance classes even though her daughter dislikes dance.
Norm: It's good to applaud someone's great performance.
Situation: Sally's mom, Stacy, is watching Sally play at her flute recital.
Intention: Stacy wants to see Sally play well.
Moral action: Stacy gives Sally a standing ovation at the end of her recital.
Immoral consequence: Sally thinks she didn't do so well and begins to lose interest in the flute.
Norm: It's good to applaud someone's great performance.
Situation: Sally's mom, Stacy, is watching Sally play at her flute recital.
Intention: Stacy wants to see Sally play well.
Moral consequence: Sally feels very accomplished and practices her flute playing even more.
Immoral action: Stacy thinks Sally played well, but didn't clap for her at the end of the performance.
Norm: It's good to offer things to your friends.
Situation: Ben invites Carol over to his house for dinner one night.
Intention: Ben wants to eat.
Moral action: Ben puts his and Carol's plates on the table, so they can eat.
Immoral consequence: Carol leaves and doesn't go back to Ben's house for dinner again.
Norm: It's good to offer things to your friends.
Situation: Ben invites Carol over to his house for dinner one night.
Intention: Ben wants to eat.
Moral consequence: Ben and Carol had a nice and peaceful dinner together.
Immoral action: Ben eats his dinner without offering anything for Carol to eat.
Norm: One should not post character defaming information online.
Situation: Josh just opened a new account on a popular social media site.
Intention: Josh wants to post some things about his family.
Moral action: Josh is careful about what he posts online to paint his family members in a good light.
Immoral consequence: Josh and his family members get harassed online with cruel comments and death threats.
Norm: One should not post character defaming information online.
Situation: Josh just opened a new account on a popular social media site.
Intention: Josh wants to post some things about his family.
Moral consequence: Josh's family members follow and boost his new social media profile, and they all make some new friends.
Immoral action: Josh posts a lot of really mean and untrue things about his family being assholes and Nazis.
Norm: It's wrong to avoid having important conversations with friends.
Situation: Will has a friend who has come to him for help with an urgent problem regarding a mental health issue.
Intention: Will wants to make sure the friend gets help.
Moral action: Will takes a good amount of time to talk about the issue and provides personal feedback.
Immoral consequence: Will's friend feels like they are not important to him.
Norm: It's wrong to avoid having important conversations with friends.
Situation: Will has a friend who has come to him for help with an urgent problem regarding a mental health issue.
Intention: Will wants to make sure the friend gets help.
Moral consequence: Will's friend appreciates him taking the time for them.
Immoral action: Will recommends a good therapist that he knows of.
Norm: It is good to keep track of treasured possessions.
Situation: Josh is packing up to get ready to move, and comes across his dead grandfather's rare coin collection.
Intention: Josh needs to finish preparing to move.
Moral action: Josh places the coin collection in it's own box, carefully labeling its contents.
Immoral consequence: After moving, Josh can't seem to figure out where the coin collection is and is upset at losing a memento of his grandfather.
Norm: It is good to keep track of treasured possessions.
Situation: Josh is packing up to get ready to move, and comes across his dead grandfather's rare coin collection.
Intention: Josh needs to finish preparing to move.
Moral consequence: After moving, Josh unpacks the coin collection and places it proudly on a shelf in his bedroom.
Immoral action: Josh hurls the coin collection into a random box and finishes packing quickly.
Norm: Discussions about intimate details should not take place in public.
Situation: Ellie is at a party with some friends and with new people she has not met.
Intention: Ellie wants to make new friends.
Moral action: Ellie asks another couple what kind of work they do during the week.
Immoral consequence: The woman is so embarrassed she leaves the party with her friends, and Ellie is left alone.
Norm: Discussions about intimate details should not take place in public.
Situation: Ellie is at a party with some friends and with new people she has not met.
Intention: Ellie wants to make new friends.
Moral consequence: The couple and Ellie have a long conversation and end up becoming lifelong friends.
Immoral action: Ellie approaches a woman and asks her if they share any chronic illnesses.
Norm: You shouldn't verbally abuse your partner.
Situation: Felicity's wife has done something inconsiderate and hurt Felicity.
Intention: Felicity wants to make sure her wife doesn't do it again.
Moral action: Felicity calmly explains how her wife's actions made her feel.
Immoral consequence: Felicity's wife is hurt and feels unsafe.
Norm: You shouldn't verbally abuse your partner.
Situation: Felicity's wife has done something inconsiderate and hurt Felicity.
Intention: Felicity wants to make sure her wife doesn't do it again.
Moral consequence: Felicity's wife understands and does better in the future.
Immoral action: Felicity yells at her wife and calls her stupid.
Norm: It is rude to ask friends for free things.
Situation: Delilah's friend is a graphic designer.
Intention: Delilah wants their friend to design a logo for them.
Moral action: Delilah aks to hire her friend to design a logo.
Immoral consequence: Delilah's friend gets upset that Delilah is trying to take advantage of them.
Norm: It is rude to ask friends for free things.
Situation: Delilah's friend is a graphic designer.
Intention: Delilah wants their friend to design a logo for them.
Moral consequence: Delilah and her friend start a good business relationship.
Immoral action: Delilah asks her friend to design a free logo for her as a favor.
Norm: Violence is an unacceptable way to handle things.
Situation: Xavier and Alexander fighting on the playground, and Alexander spits in Xavier's face.
Intention: Xavier wants to stand up for himself.
Moral action: Xavier tells Alexander that he will not tolerate being disrespected anymore before walking away.
Immoral consequence: Xavier is grounded when his mother finds out about his behavior.
Norm: Violence is an unacceptable way to handle things.
Situation: Xavier and Alexander fighting on the playground, and Alexander spits in Xavier's face.
Intention: Xavier wants to stand up for himself.
Moral consequence: Xavier earns the respect of Alexander and the other students.
Immoral action: Xavier yanks Alexander's hair hard enough to make him cry.
Norm: It's bad to run a knife over your significant other.
Situation: John is in a faltering marriage and at home for the evening with his significant other.
Intention: John wants to know where the relationship stands.
Moral action: John sits down with his partner, and they have an open and frank discussion about their relationship.
Immoral consequence: After escaping John, his significant other rightfully files a police report and John is arrested.
Norm: It's bad to run a knife over your significant other.
Situation: John is in a faltering marriage and at home for the evening with his significant other.
Intention: John wants to know where the relationship stands.
Moral consequence: The couple amicably splits up and John goes on to meet somebody new.
Immoral action: John holds a knife to his significant other and runs the knife over them as he questions their loyalty to him.
Norm: You shouldn't get involved with married people.
Situation: Chris is hanging out at a party when his best friend's wife Janice starts flirting with him.
Intention: Chris doesn't want to hurt Janice's feelings.
Moral action: Chris offers to get Janice some water while saying something nice about her husband.
Immoral consequence: Chris loses his friendship with his friend after his friend discovers encounter with Janice.
Norm: You shouldn't get involved with married people.
Situation: Chris is hanging out at a party when his best friend's wife Janice starts flirting with him.
Intention: Chris doesn't want to hurt Janice's feelings.
Moral consequence: Janice thanks Chris for reminding him of the good qualities about her husband.
Immoral action: Chris returns Janice's advances.
Norm: It is generous to pay for everyone's items.
Situation: Bob brought all of his friends to the bar after a hard day's work.
Intention: Bob wants his friends to have fun.
Moral action: Bob brings everyone into the bar and buys everyone from work a drink from the bar.
Immoral consequence: Some people got confused and thought Bob was buying them all a drink.
Norm: It is generous to pay for everyone's items.
Situation: Bob brought all of his friends to the bar after a hard day's work.
Intention: Bob wants his friends to have fun.
Moral consequence: Everyone from work is very pleased with Bob's generosity.
Immoral action: Bob orders drinks for everyone but then expects them to pay for those drinks.
Norm: It's polite to go to a friend's wedding when invited.
Situation: Anna gets an invitation to her friend Carol's wedding that will be held in another state.
Intention: Anna needs to decide whether she will attend.
Moral action: Anna decides to attend the wedding even though it causes her some inconvenience.
Immoral consequence: Carol is upset that Anna doesn't attend, and it puts a strain on their friendship.
Norm: It's polite to go to a friend's wedding when invited.
Situation: Anna gets an invitation to her friend Carol's wedding that will be held in another state.
Intention: Anna needs to decide whether she will attend.
Moral consequence: Carol is so grateful that Anna comes to her wedding, and she gives Anna a big hug.
Immoral action: Anna decides it is too much trouble to attend, and she declines the invitation.
Norm: It's bad to play mean tricks on your friends.
Situation: Chris is talking to some people at a party with his friend Dave.
Intention: Chris wants to entertain people.
Moral action: Chris tells a story about his and Dave's past.
Immoral consequence: Dave feels humilated.
Norm: It's bad to play mean tricks on your friends.
Situation: Chris is talking to some people at a party with his friend Dave.
Intention: Chris wants to entertain people.
Moral consequence: People become interested in Dave, and Dave makes new friends.
Immoral action: Chris pranks Dave.
Norm: It's nice to listen when someone talks about their feelings.
Situation: Rob is feeling slightly uncomfortable as his friend Jim opens up to him about some negative emotions he has been feeling lately.
Intention: Rob wants to change the subject and move on to something else.
Moral action: Rob listens attentively and comforts Jim before suggesting that they go bowling.
Immoral consequence: Jim feels unsupported and his negative emotions grow stronger.
Norm: It's nice to listen when someone talks about their feelings.
Situation: Rob is feeling slightly uncomfortable as his friend Jim opens up to him about some negative emotions he has been feeling lately.
Intention: Rob wants to change the subject and move on to something else.
Moral consequence: Jim feels supported by his friend and his mood improves considerably.
Immoral action: Rob tells Jim to grow up and that he should talk to a counselor if he has problems.
Norm: It is ok to cheer your kid on.
Situation: Phil is at his kid's baseball game to support them at their favorite sport.
Intention: Phil wants to watch the game.
Moral action: Phil cheers extra loudly when it's his kids turn to bat.
Immoral consequence: Phil's kid thinks their dad is ignoring them on purpose during the game.
Norm: It is ok to cheer your kid on.
Situation: Phil is at his kid's baseball game to support them at their favorite sport.
Intention: Phil wants to watch the game.
Moral consequence: They all enjoy the game and have fun with the sport.
Immoral action: Phil wants to avoid appearing to show favoritism, so he cheers for the team and not his kid specifically.
Norm: It's nice to visit grandparents.
Situation: Sarah is home alone on Saturday while her Grandmother is in a nursing home.
Intention: Sarah wants to get together and chat with someone.
Moral action: Sarah visits her grandmother in the nursing home, and they talk about her grandmother's childhood.
Immoral consequence: Sarah's grandmother is alone all day in the nursing home and feels sad.
Norm: It's nice to visit grandparents.
Situation: Sarah is home alone on Saturday while her Grandmother is in a nursing home.
Intention: Sarah wants to get together and chat with someone.
Moral consequence: Sarah's grandmother enjoys reminiscing about her youth and feels happy.
Immoral action: Sarah calls up a friend and goes out with them for coffee.
Norm: It is rude to ignore someone's efforts to improve themselves.
Situation: Janine is on a diet to lose weight and get healthy.
Intention: Grayson wants to encourage her to keep at it.
Moral action: Grayson compliments Janine on her progress.
Immoral consequence: Janine feels humiliated and like Grayson is policing her.
Norm: It is rude to ignore someone's efforts to improve themselves.
Situation: Janine is on a diet to lose weight and get healthy.
Intention: Grayson wants to encourage her to keep at it.
Moral consequence: Janine feels like her efforts are working and feels motivated to keep going.
Immoral action: Grayson points out ways Janine could still improve and calls her out any time she slips up on her diet.
Norm: It's bad to drive without a license.
Situation: Joe gets his license exam on Tuesday, and he really wants to drive.
Intention: Joe wants to drive right away.
Moral action: Joe decides to drive on the driving simulators to practice for his test tomorrow.
Immoral consequence: Joe gets caught by the police and has to pay a huge fine.
Norm: It's bad to drive without a license.
Situation: Joe gets his license exam on Tuesday, and he really wants to drive.
Intention: Joe wants to drive right away.
Moral consequence: Joe does very well on the test because of the practice he got.
Immoral action: Joe sneaks out and drives Monday night around the neighborhood.
Norm: You shouldn't ruin your marriage over money.
Situation: Dean and Kristi have been married for a little over a year and Dean just lost his job, so the two of them have been fighting over finances.
Intention: Dean wants to find a way to generate income.
Moral action: Dean finds a job overseas and explains to Kristi they will be better off if they make the journey together.
Immoral consequence: The long distance relationship doesn't work out and Dean and Kristi divorce.
Norm: You shouldn't ruin your marriage over money.
Situation: Dean and Kristi have been married for a little over a year and Dean just lost his job, so the two of them have been fighting over finances.
Intention: Dean wants to find a way to generate income.
Moral consequence: Dean and Kristi are proud of themselves for sticking through rough times together and both feel their marriage is stronger.
Immoral action: Dean finds a job working overseas and because of his anger at Kristi as of late, decides to go alone.
Norm: It's wrong to steal a purse from another person.
Situation: Mary is leaving a bar when she notices a purse sitting on a bench unattended.
Intention: Mary wants to go home.
Moral action: Mary picks up the purse and gives it to the bar manager to find the owner, then drives home.
Immoral consequence: Mary is seen on security  video taking the purse and is arrested for theft.
Norm: It's wrong to steal a purse from another person.
Situation: Mary is leaving a bar when she notices a purse sitting on a bench unattended.
Intention: Mary wants to go home.
Moral consequence: Mary feels good that she made sure the purse was safe until the owner could be found.
Immoral action: Mary picks up the purse and takes it home with her.
Norm: Studying in your spare time is very responsible.
Situation: Fredric arrives home tired after work, and he has a math test the next day.
Intention: Fredric wants to spend the evening doing something fun.
Moral action: Fredric studies for his test by creating a fun math game based on the material from his notes.
Immoral consequence: Fredric fails his test.
Norm: Studying in your spare time is very responsible.
Situation: Fredric arrives home tired after work, and he has a math test the next day.
Intention: Fredric wants to spend the evening doing something fun.
Moral consequence: Fredric learns new study skills that help him throughout his academic life.
Immoral action: Fredric watches a marathon of his favorite television show with some pizza.
Norm: It's rude to wake people up when they are sleeping.
Situation: Jen arrives home to her shared apartment feeling elated and in the mood to dance.
Intention: Jen wants to blast her favorite song.
Moral action: Jen plugs in her headphones, puts the song on and turns the volume up.
Immoral consequence: Jen feels guilty when she realizes her roommate woke up because of the music.