CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't get in arguments with your in-laws.
Situation: John is having dinner with his in-laws, and they express a political view that he disagrees with.
Intention: John wants to respond to his in-laws statement.
Moral action: John acknowledges his in-laws' point of view and then expresses his own in a respectful manner.
Immoral consequence: Everyone gets angry and the dinner is ruined because of the argument.
Norm: You shouldn't get in arguments with your in-laws.
Situation: John is having dinner with his in-laws, and they express a political view that he disagrees with.
Intention: John wants to respond to his in-laws statement.
Moral consequence: Everyone continues to get along well, and they enjoy the rest of their evening.
Immoral action: John criticizes his in-laws' point of view and starts a heated political argument with them.
Norm: Its not okay to demand more than your fair share.
Situation: Bill wants to open a lemonade stand and tells Jack about it, the next day Jack has opened a stand himself.
Intention: Bill wants to be paid for his idea.
Moral action: Bill goes up to Jack and asks for some money for his idea.
Immoral consequence: Bill and Jack fight and don't make any money because they fight rather than make sales.
Norm: Its not okay to demand more than your fair share.
Situation: Bill wants to open a lemonade stand and tells Jack about it, the next day Jack has opened a stand himself.
Intention: Bill wants to be paid for his idea.
Moral consequence: Bill and Jack agree to work at the stand together and split the money.
Immoral action: Bill storms up to Jacks stand and demands all of the money from the stand.
Norm: It's good to comfort a crying family member.
Situation: Stacy's sister Jill and her boyfriend just broke up, and she is in tears over it.
Intention: Stacy wants to respond to Jill.
Moral action: Stacy sits beside Jill, gives her a hug, and they discuss the breakup.
Immoral consequence: Jill becomes more distraught and thinks Stacy lacks compassion.
Norm: It's good to comfort a crying family member.
Situation: Stacy's sister Jill and her boyfriend just broke up, and she is in tears over it.
Intention: Stacy wants to respond to Jill.
Moral consequence: Jill feels loved and appreciates Stacy being there for her.
Immoral action: Stacy tells Jill to suck it up and get over it.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people with depression.
Situation: Bob is interviewing a job candidate named Tom for a customer service position who tells Bob he recently suffered from depression.
Intention: Bob wants to decide whether or not to hire Tom for the position.
Moral action: Bob hires Tom because he is well qualified for the job.
Immoral consequence: Tom continues struggling to find work and has a hard time making ends meet.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people with depression.
Situation: Bob is interviewing a job candidate named Tom for a customer service position who tells Bob he recently suffered from depression.
Intention: Bob wants to decide whether or not to hire Tom for the position.
Moral consequence: Tom is very happy and excels in his new job.
Immoral action: Bob decides to hire a less qualified candidate for the job because he doesn't like that Tom has had depression.
Norm: It's bad to eat too many calories in one sitting.
Situation: Jane is at Bob's birthday party, and he's just blown out the candles on the cake.
Intention: Jane wants to eat some cake.
Moral action: Jane takes one small slice of cake for herself.
Immoral consequence: Jane gets sick to her stomach and ends up throwing up in the bathroom.
Norm: It's bad to eat too many calories in one sitting.
Situation: Jane is at Bob's birthday party, and he's just blown out the candles on the cake.
Intention: Jane wants to eat some cake.
Moral consequence: Jane savors the delicious flavors and is proud of herself for showing restraint.
Immoral action: Jane takes three huge slices of cake and eats them all one after the other.
Norm: It's good to have a friendly competition.
Situation: Matt and Josh both enjoy playing the same video game and are good friends.
Intention: Matt wants to get better at the game.
Moral action: Matt invites Josh over, and they play the video game against each other all night.
Immoral consequence: Matt's social life suffers because he spends so much time by himself.
Norm: It's good to have a friendly competition.
Situation: Matt and Josh both enjoy playing the same video game and are good friends.
Intention: Matt wants to get better at the game.
Moral consequence: Matt has a great time hanging out with his friend Josh.
Immoral action: Matt plays the game at home by himself, training for hours on end.
Norm: You shouldn't maintain secret relationships behind another lover's back.
Situation: Daniel is starting to experience tension in his relationship with his wife.
Intention: Daniel wants to have a stress free relationship.
Moral action: Daniel talks to his wife and works hard to help resolve the issues they have in their relationship.
Immoral consequence: Daniel's wife finds out about the secret relationship and divorces him.
Norm: You shouldn't maintain secret relationships behind another lover's back.
Situation: Daniel is starting to experience tension in his relationship with his wife.
Intention: Daniel wants to have a stress free relationship.
Moral consequence: Daniel's wife appreciates the effort and works with him, and they manage to save their marriage.
Immoral action: Daniel starts to see another woman through a dating service that he has a fun and casual relationship with.
Norm: It's frowned upon to skip school.
Situation: James dreads going to school every day because a bigger kid is bullying him.
Intention: James wants to avoid getting beaten up.
Moral action: James asked his adult brother to escort him to school to protect him.
Immoral consequence: James' school calls his parents to report his absence and James gets yelled at.
Norm: It's frowned upon to skip school.
Situation: James dreads going to school every day because a bigger kid is bullying him.
Intention: James wants to avoid getting beaten up.
Moral consequence: When the bully tries to punch James, his brother grabs the bully's arm and drags him to the principal's office.
Immoral action: James walks past the school bus stop and spends the day in a local park.
Norm: You shouldn't steal things from the grocery store.
Situation: Oliver is shopping at the local grocery store to pick up food for the upcoming week.
Intention: Oliver wants to stay under the fifty dollar budget he set for himself.
Moral action: Oliver estimates how much his cart costs in his head and decides he'll need to forgo buying any indulgent items this week in order to make his budget.
Immoral consequence: Oliver gets caught by the checkout clerk and banned from the store, forcing him to shop at a more expensive store that is further away.
Norm: You shouldn't steal things from the grocery store.
Situation: Oliver is shopping at the local grocery store to pick up food for the upcoming week.
Intention: Oliver wants to stay under the fifty dollar budget he set for himself.
Moral consequence: Oliver checks out and ends up under budget by two dollars, causing him to feel happy.
Immoral action: To stay under budget, Oliver hides some premium chocolate bars in his pockets while checking out.
Norm: It is bad to hurt your friend's feelings
Situation: Bill's friend Tom just got a new haircut that isn't so great, and he asks Bill how it looks.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Tom's question.
Moral action: Bill tells Tom that the haircut looks great and that he is very handsome.
Immoral consequence: Tom feels bad and becomes more self conscious about how he looks.
Norm: It is bad to hurt your friend's feelings
Situation: Bill's friend Tom just got a new haircut that isn't so great, and he asks Bill how it looks.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Tom's question.
Moral consequence: Tom feels happy and confident about how he looks.
Immoral action: Bill tells Tom that his new haircut is ugly and it makes him look funny.
Norm: It's wrong to not tell people the truth.
Situation: Daryl is on probation for a nonviolent marijuana offense.
Intention: Daryl wants to go to a job interview.
Moral action: Daryl is asked by the interviewer if there's anything they need to know about that could turn up in a background check, and he explains his offense.
Immoral consequence: When the background check comes back they find out Daryl is a liar, and he doesn't get the job.
Norm: It's wrong to not tell people the truth.
Situation: Daryl is on probation for a nonviolent marijuana offense.
Intention: Daryl wants to go to a job interview.
Moral consequence: Daryl builds trust with the employer, and they tell him as long as he doesn't smoke pot on the job, he can come to work.
Immoral action: Daryl is asked by the interviewer if there's anything they need to know about that could turn up in a background check, and he says no.
Norm: Vandalism is wrong.
Situation: Mark notices a "for sale" sign on his neighbor's home and thinks it'd be the perfect place to try out his new paint.
Intention: Mark wants to paint his neighbor's home.
Moral action: Mark asks his neighbor if he needs help freshening up his exterior paint.
Immoral consequence: Mark's neighbor loses his potential buyers after they see profanities painted onto the home.
Norm: Vandalism is wrong.
Situation: Mark notices a "for sale" sign on his neighbor's home and thinks it'd be the perfect place to try out his new paint.
Intention: Mark wants to paint his neighbor's home.
Moral consequence: Mark is able to try out his new paint and his neighbor pays him for a job well done.
Immoral action: Mark paints profanities on his neighbors home in the night.
Norm: It's polite to inform people of your plans.
Situation: Boris is applying for a new job.
Intention: Boris wants to go to a job interview during his normal work hours.
Moral action: Boris lets their boss know they need to take an hour to go to an interview.
Immoral consequence: Boris's boss is upset when they find out and give Boris a bad reference.
Norm: It's polite to inform people of your plans.
Situation: Boris is applying for a new job.
Intention: Boris wants to go to a job interview during his normal work hours.
Moral consequence: Boris's boss understands and allows Boris to go to the interview.
Immoral action: Boris leaves work without telling anyone to attend his interview.
Norm: It's wrong to be misogynistic.
Situation: Josh has narrowed down the applicants for his new engineering position down to a highly qualified girl and a friendly boy.
Intention: Josh wants to hire someone.
Moral action: Josh reaches out to another person in the industry for advice on how to judge the final applications.
Immoral consequence: Josh is called out by his other employees when they discover his actions.
Norm: It's wrong to be misogynistic.
Situation: Josh has narrowed down the applicants for his new engineering position down to a highly qualified girl and a friendly boy.
Intention: Josh wants to hire someone.
Moral consequence: Josh learns how to make fair decisions from the other person.
Immoral action: Josh hires the boy based on stereotypical views that women dislike engineering.
Norm: You shouldn't host parties without your roommate's permission.
Situation: Brandon's apartment roommate usually prefers a quiet environment so that he can study.
Intention: Brandon wants to have a party at his apartment.
Moral action: Brandon asks his roommate if they can have a party and his roommate agrees to have one on a night they don't have to study.
Immoral consequence: Brandon's roommate feels disrespected and can't study for an important test.
Norm: You shouldn't host parties without your roommate's permission.
Situation: Brandon's apartment roommate usually prefers a quiet environment so that he can study.
Intention: Brandon wants to have a party at his apartment.
Moral consequence: Brandon's roommate enjoys a break from studying and his grades don't suffer.
Immoral action: Brandon throws a party at his apartment without asking his roommate first.
Norm: It's wrong to not wear your wedding ring.
Situation: Abe is going out to a wine bar for drinks with his coworkers after work.
Intention: Abe wants to meet someone.
Moral action: Abe starts a conversation with a man at the next table.
Immoral consequence: Abe is called out by one of his coworkers for trying to appear single.
Norm: It's wrong to not wear your wedding ring.
Situation: Abe is going out to a wine bar for drinks with his coworkers after work.
Intention: Abe wants to meet someone.
Moral consequence: Abe makes a new friend when he finds out the man has similar interests.
Immoral action: Abe removes his wedding ring when he enters the wine bar.
Norm: It's repugnant to abuse someone else.
Situation: James has a headache after a stressful day at work and his baby keeps crying.
Intention: James wants peace and quiet.
Moral action: James pays his neighbor to watch the baby while James goes for a walk.
Immoral consequence: A neighbor hears the baby crying and reports James to CPS.
Norm: It's repugnant to abuse someone else.
Situation: James has a headache after a stressful day at work and his baby keeps crying.
Intention: James wants peace and quiet.
Moral consequence: The fresh air and quiet help dissipate James' headache by the time he has to pick up the baby.
Immoral action: James locks his baby in a closet in the far opposite corner of the house.
Norm: It's polite to make plans with friends in advance.
Situation: Bob bought a pair of season tickets for the local college's football season, planning to treat one of his friends to a game.
Intention: Bob wants to take his friend Bill to a football game.
Moral action: Bob contacts Bill a few weeks in advance with an offer to go to a football game.
Immoral consequence: Bob and Bill go to the game but Bill's wife is upset that he is leaving his weekend chores undone.
Norm: It's polite to make plans with friends in advance.
Situation: Bob bought a pair of season tickets for the local college's football season, planning to treat one of his friends to a game.
Intention: Bob wants to take his friend Bill to a football game.
Moral consequence: Bill has time to catch up on his chores and is free to accompany Bob to the game while ensuring domestic bliss.
Immoral action: Bob shows up at Bill's house one Saturday morning and insists that Bill come to the game with him.
Norm: It is polite to share your tissues with people
Situation: Bonnie has a runny nose due to allergies, and asks if she can borrow her co-worker Betty's box of tissues.
Intention: Betty doesn't want to listen to Bonnie sniffling all afternoon.
Moral action: Betty gives Bonnie the box of tissues, and they both get their work done.
Immoral consequence: Bonnie goes home, loses an afternoon's pay, and is peeved at Betty.
Norm: It is polite to share your tissues with people
Situation: Bonnie has a runny nose due to allergies, and asks if she can borrow her co-worker Betty's box of tissues.
Intention: Betty doesn't want to listen to Bonnie sniffling all afternoon.
Moral consequence: Bonnie comes into work the next day with a new box of tissues and a Thank You card for Betty.
Immoral action: Betty refuses to share, and tells Bonnie to go home if she's sick.
Norm: It is good to give to charity.
Situation: Bob received a huge bonus for his work on a major project, and after expenses he still has $500 left over.
Intention: He wants to do something with the extra money.
Moral action: Bob gives the $500 to a local charity that helps feed homeless people in the area.
Immoral consequence: Bob later regrets his decision and feels he wasted the money.
Norm: It is good to give to charity.
Situation: Bob received a huge bonus for his work on a major project, and after expenses he still has $500 left over.
Intention: He wants to do something with the extra money.
Moral consequence: Bob is really happy with his choice and feels he helped his community.
Immoral action: Bob spends all the money buying high-priced cocktails at an expensive bar.
Norm: It's rude to ignore someone after kissing them.
Situation: Carl went out with Krista and kissed her good night at the end.
Intention: Carl wants to break things off with Krista because he didn't enjoy their time together.
Moral action: Carl lets Krista down gently and tells her that he doesn't see them working out together.
Immoral consequence: Krista worries about Carl and feels hurt that he is dumping her without explanation since she thought the night went well.
Norm: It's rude to ignore someone after kissing them.
Situation: Carl went out with Krista and kissed her good night at the end.
Intention: Carl wants to break things off with Krista because he didn't enjoy their time together.
Moral consequence: Krista is upset but understands.
Immoral action: Carl blocks Krista's number and ignores her.
Norm: It's expected that you'll attend a family member's funeral.
Situation: Joe's father died and the funeral is set to take place in the morning.
Intention: Joe wants to remember his father.
Moral action: Joe goes to the funeral with his mother and other family members.
Immoral consequence: Joe's mom doesn't talk to him for a week because he missed the funeral.
Norm: It's expected that you'll attend a family member's funeral.
Situation: Joe's father died and the funeral is set to take place in the morning.
Intention: Joe wants to remember his father.
Moral consequence: Joe finds moral support through being with his family through a hard time.
Immoral action: Joe sits at home looking at old photographs during the funeral service.
Norm: It's wrong to lose your cool around others.
Situation: James is a gym teacher and is watching his students run much slower than they should around the track.
Intention: James wants to tell his students to stop slacking off.
Moral action: James shouts encouraging, and non-profane workout phrases to his students to get the to run faster.
Immoral consequence: James' students become agitated and nervous and James feels guilty.
Norm: It's wrong to lose your cool around others.
Situation: James is a gym teacher and is watching his students run much slower than they should around the track.
Intention: James wants to tell his students to stop slacking off.
Moral consequence: James' students begin to run faster and James feels proud.
Immoral action: James shouts profanities at the students, to try to get them to run faster.
Norm: It's wrong to not follow the rules when gaming.
Situation: Jan is one of several friends who have met for a night of board gaming.
Intention: Jan wants to win the game tonight.
Moral action: Jan studies the rules, and figures out the optimal strategy to win.
Immoral consequence: Jan wins the game, but when his friends found out that Jan wasn't playing by the rules, they refuse to play with him again.
Norm: It's wrong to not follow the rules when gaming.
Situation: Jan is one of several friends who have met for a night of board gaming.
Intention: Jan wants to win the game tonight.
Moral consequence: Jan wins the game, and his friends congratulate him.
Immoral action: Jan uses misdirection to take extra cards, giving him an unfair advantage.
Norm: You should not shirk household chores.
Situation: Greg's mother has ordered him to clean his messy room but his friend James has invited him over to play video games.
Intention: Greg needs to decide whether to accept James' invitation.
Moral action: Greg tells James that he can play tomorrow and spends the next couple of hours cleaning his room.
Immoral consequence: Greg's mother gets upset and grounds him for one week when he gets home.
Norm: You should not shirk household chores.
Situation: Greg's mother has ordered him to clean his messy room but his friend James has invited him over to play video games.
Intention: Greg needs to decide whether to accept James' invitation.
Moral consequence: Greg's mother is happy with him and rewards him with a cookie.
Immoral action: Greg accepts James' invitation to play video games and skips out on cleaning his room like he was supposed to.
Norm: It's good to befriend those who are lonely.
Situation: Jane is in grade school and is enjoying a recess.
Intention: Jane wants to play with other children.
Moral action: Jane notices a child sitting alone and a group of kids playing together and chooses to go play with the alone child.
Immoral consequence: The child who was sitting alone stays alone and never makes friends all school year.
Norm: It's good to befriend those who are lonely.
Situation: Jane is in grade school and is enjoying a recess.
Intention: Jane wants to play with other children.
Moral consequence: The alone child becomes good friends with Jane and has a fun school year.
Immoral action: Jane notices a child sitting alone and a group of kids playing together, and she chooses to go play with the group.
Norm: You shouldn't ask your child to buy you booze.
Situation: May is having friends over for dinner.
Intention: May wants her guests to enjoy themselves.
Moral action: May asks one of her friends to pick up some wine on the way to her place.
Immoral consequence: May gets in trouble with the police when the bodega owner calls them on her son.
Norm: You shouldn't ask your child to buy you booze.
Situation: May is having friends over for dinner.
Intention: May wants her guests to enjoy themselves.
Moral consequence: May hosts a successful dinner party.
Immoral action: May is running behind, and so she sends her underage son to the bodega for some wine.
Norm: It's good to get your kids involved in fun activities.
Situation: Bryan has two children, and they have just begun their summer vacation from school.
Intention: Bryan wants to make a summer plan for them.
Moral action: Bryan enrolls his children in summer camps and sports activities to keep them occupied.
Immoral consequence: The children dislike doing all the housework, and they are bored and miserable all summer.
Norm: It's good to get your kids involved in fun activities.
Situation: Bryan has two children, and they have just begun their summer vacation from school.
Intention: Bryan wants to make a summer plan for them.
Moral consequence: The children have a fantastic summer where they learn a lot and make new friends.
Immoral action: Bryan makes a list of chores and house projects for them to work on all summer.
Norm: It's unfair to bully people
Situation: Chad is eating lunch in the school cafeteria and sees that his classmate Billy has several delicious looking cookies on his plate.
Intention: Chad wants to taste the cookies.
Moral action: Chad asks Billy if he can try one of the cookies.
Immoral consequence: Chad is sent to the principal's office and later suspended for bullying.
Norm: It's unfair to bully people
Situation: Chad is eating lunch in the school cafeteria and sees that his classmate Billy has several delicious looking cookies on his plate.
Intention: Chad wants to taste the cookies.
Moral consequence: Billy is happy to share and gives Chad a cookie which he enjoys very much.
Immoral action: Chad pins Billy against the table until he gives him all the cookies.
Norm: It's disrespectful to date a friends ex.
Situation: Johnny hears that his friend broke up with their girlfriend.
Intention: Johnny wants to get himself a girlfriend.
Moral action: Johnny starts dating a girl his friend has never met.
Immoral consequence: Johnny's friend feels really weird about Johnny going out with their ex.
Norm: It's disrespectful to date a friends ex.
Situation: Johnny hears that his friend broke up with their girlfriend.
Intention: Johnny wants to get himself a girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Johnny's friend is happy Johnny found someone and wishes them well.
Immoral action: Johnny starts going out with the girl his friend broke up with.
Norm: It is rude to get angry with retail workers.
Situation: Mitch is trying to return a defective shirt he recently purchased, and the clerk tells him she is unable to refund the item.
Intention: Mitch wants to get his money back.
Moral action: Mitch remains calm and tells the clerk he is going to speak to a manager about the issue.
Immoral consequence: The clerk feels upset and frustrated dealing with a rude customer.