CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't call someone's parent fat.
Situation: Jake and Paula are driving home after having just met Paula's parents for the first time.
Intention: Jake wants to give Paula his impression of her parents.
Moral action: Jake tells Paula how much he enjoyed her parents company.
Moral consequence: Paula is pleased that Jake liked her parents.
Norm: You shouldn't call someone's parent fat.
Situation: Jake and Paula are driving home after having just met Paula's parents for the first time.
Intention: Jake wants to give Paula his impression of her parents.
Immoral action: Jake comments on how rotund Paula's father is.
Immoral consequence: Paula takes offense to Jake's observation.
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.
Moral consequence: Jen enjoys her favorite song at high volume without disturbing anyone.
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.
Immoral action: Jen puts her song on the stereo and cranks it up.
Immoral consequence: Jen feels guilty when she realizes her roommate woke up because of the music.
Norm: Pulling someone's earbuds from their ears is unnecessarily aggressive.
Situation: James is doing his math homework while his older sister listens to music wearing earbuds.
Intention: James wants his sister to help him with a hard problem.
Moral action: James stands in front of his sister and waves his hands to get her attention.
Moral consequence: James' sister takes out her earphones, hears his request and agrees to help.
Norm: Pulling someone's earbuds from their ears is unnecessarily aggressive.
Situation: James is doing his math homework while his older sister listens to music wearing earbuds.
Intention: James wants his sister to help him with a hard problem.
Immoral action: James pulls his sister's earbuds out of her ears to get her attention.
Immoral consequence: James' sister yells and him and refuses to help him because he was pushy.
Norm: It's good to agree to be an organ donor.
Situation: James' license is expiring, and he needs to go to the RMV.
Intention: James wants to renew his license.
Moral action: While renewing his license, James decides to become an organ donor.
Moral consequence: When James passes years later, his heart is used to save the life of a little girl.
Norm: It's good to agree to be an organ donor.
Situation: James' license is expiring, and he needs to go to the RMV.
Intention: James wants to renew his license.
Immoral action: James fills out the form to renew his license but does not tick the box to be an organ donor.
Immoral consequence: Years later upon his death, his completely healthy heart is unable to be used by doctors with patients in need of a heart transplant.
Norm: It's not nice to ridicule family members.
Situation: James is surrounded by a group of people at a party with his sister Janice.
Intention: James wants to entertain others.
Moral action: James tells everyone scary stories based on popular movies.
Moral consequence: Someone asks James if they could feature one of his stories on their blog.
Norm: It's not nice to ridicule family members.
Situation: James is surrounded by a group of people at a party with his sister Janice.
Intention: James wants to entertain others.
Immoral action: James makes a joke about Janice's nervous habits.
Immoral consequence: James is called out by multiple people for his joke.
Norm: You shouldn't let kids watch the Exorcism.
Situation: Ed spends Friday evening with his kids at home, and they're planning on watching a movie.
Intention: Ed wants to watch a movie he enjoyed when he was younger.
Moral action: Ed watches "Back To The Future" with his kids.
Moral consequence: Ed's kids have a great time.
Norm: You shouldn't let kids watch the Exorcism.
Situation: Ed spends Friday evening with his kids at home, and they're planning on watching a movie.
Intention: Ed wants to watch a movie he enjoyed when he was younger.
Immoral action: Ed watches "The Exorcist" with his kids.
Immoral consequence: Ed's kids are terrified.
Norm: You shouldn't give your employee discount to strangers.
Situation: Jane is working retail at a big box store and has to deal with lots of customers of varying degrees of politeness all day.
Intention: Jane wants customers she interacts with to be satisfied.
Moral action: Jane is dealing with a particularly rude customer and follows protocol by deferring them to her manager.
Moral consequence: Jane's manager handles the situation and then apologizes to Jane that she had to deal with the customer which calms Jane down.
Norm: You shouldn't give your employee discount to strangers.
Situation: Jane is working retail at a big box store and has to deal with lots of customers of varying degrees of politeness all day.
Intention: Jane wants customers she interacts with to be satisfied.
Immoral action: Jane is dealing with an irate customer who is making unfounded complaints so Jane appeases them by offering her employee discount to their purchase.
Immoral consequence: Jane is reprimanded for this behavior by her boss as it violates the rules of her employment.
Norm: Allowing homeless people into your home is dangerous.
Situation: George has befriended a homeless guy who camps out on his street, even as a blizzard is coming their way.
Intention: George wants to help the homeless guy.
Moral action: George takes the homeless guy to a homeless shelter.
Moral consequence: George is safe in his house.
Norm: Allowing homeless people into your home is dangerous.
Situation: George has befriended a homeless guy who camps out on his street, even as a blizzard is coming their way.
Intention: George wants to help the homeless guy.
Immoral action: George invites the homeless guy to stay with him in his house for a few days.
Immoral consequence: The homeless guy gets high, gets in a fight with George and hurts him badly.
Norm: It's wrong to consider old lovers while married.
Situation: Summer and Russel have been married for 8 years and Summer has a high school reunion approaching, and she knows her ex Robert will be attending.
Intention: Summer wants to go to her reunion.
Moral action: Summer says hello to Robert and tells him all about her happy life with Russel.
Moral consequence: Summer and Roger are happy to have caught up, and Russel is glad his wife enjoyed herself.
Norm: It's wrong to consider old lovers while married.
Situation: Summer and Russel have been married for 8 years and Summer has a high school reunion approaching, and she knows her ex Robert will be attending.
Intention: Summer wants to go to her reunion.
Immoral action: Summer asks Robert to dance which reignites old feelings.
Immoral consequence: Summer and Roger end up kissing and now she feels horrible for cheating on Russel.
Norm: Anyone that is worthy of being fired should be.
Situation: Larry works in HR and has been tasked with dealing with John, a supervisor who has been accused of sexual misconduct by many women in their workplace.
Intention: Larry wants to discipline John for his behavior.
Moral action: Larry lets go of John stating that behavior like his is not tolerated in their company.
Moral consequence: The company becomes a safer and more comfortable working environment for all.
Norm: Anyone that is worthy of being fired should be.
Situation: Larry works in HR and has been tasked with dealing with John, a supervisor who has been accused of sexual misconduct by many women in their workplace.
Intention: Larry wants to discipline John for his behavior.
Immoral action: Larry gives John a warning and sends him on his way.
Immoral consequence: John continues to be inappropriate with the women in the workplace, resulting in more reports of them feeling uncomfortable and unsafe.
Norm: You can't expect everyone to like popular songs.
Situation: Mary is creating a playlist for the school dance.
Intention: Mary wants everyone to like the music.
Moral action: Marry creates a survey for song suggestion, and she uses the survey results to create the playlist.
Moral consequence: Impressed by her skills, the principal asks Marry to be in charge of the school's graduation party.
Norm: You can't expect everyone to like popular songs.
Situation: Mary is creating a playlist for the school dance.
Intention: Mary wants everyone to like the music.
Immoral action: Mary fills the entire playlist from the songs in the Billboard top 40.
Immoral consequence: Marry's reputation suffers when some of the students complain about the music online.
Norm: You shouldn't be mean to your step-sibling.
Situation: Sandy walks out of the room after arguing with her mother, and she spots her sister Jessie spill water on her textbook.
Intention: Sandy wants to vent her frustrations.
Moral action: Sandy rants about her feelings in a group chatroom.
Moral consequence: Sandy gains comfort for being around people who support her.
Norm: You shouldn't be mean to your step-sibling.
Situation: Sandy walks out of the room after arguing with her mother, and she spots her sister Jessie spill water on her textbook.
Intention: Sandy wants to vent her frustrations.
Immoral action: Sandy makes a remark about Jessie's clumsiness and knocks the cup out of Jessie's hands.
Immoral consequence: Sandy gets in trouble with her mother after Jessie starts crying.
Norm: It is wrong to mutilate someone's body.
Situation: After a major explosion in a warehouse, James volunteered to pick through the rubble and found the dead body of his childhood bully.
Intention: James wants to feel some catharsis about the childhood bullying.
Moral action: James calls the fire fighters over to retrieve the corpse and tells them that the deceased used to bully him.
Moral consequence: The firefighters point out that James clearly got the better long-term ending, which makes James feel somewhat better.
Norm: It is wrong to mutilate someone's body.
Situation: After a major explosion in a warehouse, James volunteered to pick through the rubble and found the dead body of his childhood bully.
Intention: James wants to feel some catharsis about the childhood bullying.
Immoral action: James films himself repeatedly teabagging the corpse of his childhood bully.
Immoral consequence: James' roommate happens to see the video and uploads it to YouTube, prompting internet backlash and a police investigation.
Norm: It is wrong not to pay for a service.
Situation: Joe was going to the barber shop when he realized he forgot his wallet.
Intention: Joe wanted to get his hair cut.
Moral action: Joe turned around and got his wallet before going back to the barber shop.
Moral consequence: Joe got a nice hair cut and got his hair cut there every month.
Norm: It is wrong not to pay for a service.
Situation: Joe was going to the barber shop when he realized he forgot his wallet.
Intention: Joe wanted to get his hair cut.
Immoral action: When it came time to pay, Joe dashed out the door.
Immoral consequence: Joe was banned from the barber shop for life and arrested.
Norm: You shouldn't badmouth your teachers.
Situation: Theodore is in a classroom which is taught by Miss Landers.
Intention: Theodore wants to be noticed.
Moral action: Theodore makes the other kids laugh but always treats Miss Landers with respect.
Moral consequence: When Theodore is struggling in math, Miss Landers gives him extra help and he passes the class.
Norm: You shouldn't badmouth your teachers.
Situation: Theodore is in a classroom which is taught by Miss Landers.
Intention: Theodore wants to be noticed.
Immoral action: Theodore makes smart aleck comments and talks about Miss Landers behind his back.
Immoral consequence: Theodore is not given any leeway or second chances by Miss Landers when he fails a test and must repeat the grade.
Norm: It's wrong to be petty over video games.
Situation: Craig doesn't have a job, so he just plays video games all day.
Intention: Craig wants to play video games onlin today.
Moral action: Craig jokes about how bad he is at video games while playing.
Moral consequence: The people Craig is playing video games with will feel more comfortable with him.
Norm: It's wrong to be petty over video games.
Situation: Craig doesn't have a job, so he just plays video games all day.
Intention: Craig wants to play video games onlin today.
Immoral action: Craig brags about how much better he is than others while playing.
Immoral consequence: Craig ruins the day of people who just wanted to play games and have fun.
Norm: It's rude to steal from your family.
Situation: Bob sees the expensive jewelry lying around in his sister's room.
Intention: Bob wants to exit the room.
Moral action: Bob turns around and exits the room and advises his sister to keep those in a safe.
Moral consequence: Bob's sister thanks Bob for the advice and talks about the heirlooms.
Norm: It's rude to steal from your family.
Situation: Bob sees the expensive jewelry lying around in his sister's room.
Intention: Bob wants to exit the room.
Immoral action: Bob takes all of those watches and quickly heads to the pawn shop.
Immoral consequence: Bob's sister is heartbroken because all her heirloom watches were stolen.
Norm: It's wrong to relieve yourself in public.
Situation: Alex had been drinking cans of soda all throughout the day.
Intention: Alex wanted to urinate.
Moral action: Alex went to the port o potty in the middle of the public park.
Moral consequence: Alex felt much better after he had finished relieving himself.
Norm: It's wrong to relieve yourself in public.
Situation: Alex had been drinking cans of soda all throughout the day.
Intention: Alex wanted to urinate.
Immoral action: Alex pulled his pants down and urinated in the bushes at the public park.
Immoral consequence: Alex was arrested for indecent exposure in the town park.
Norm: You shouldn't watch adult shows with minors.
Situation: Patrick is sitting on the couch with his young son Mitch flipping trough the channels on the TV.
Intention: Patrick wants to pick a show to watch.
Moral action: Patrick picks a nature documentary about animals of the Serengeti plains.
Moral consequence: Mitch is engrossed with watching the animals and loves learning new facts about them.
Norm: You shouldn't watch adult shows with minors.
Situation: Patrick is sitting on the couch with his young son Mitch flipping trough the channels on the TV.
Intention: Patrick wants to pick a show to watch.
Immoral action: Patrick picks a crime show on a specialty channel that contains lots of graphic violence.
Immoral consequence: Mitch is traumatized and confused by the images he sees and has nightmares for weeks.
Norm: You shouldn't hum things that are suggestive.
Situation: Charles is sitting with his girlfriend on a crowded bus.
Intention: Charles wants to entertain his girlfriend.
Moral action: Charles tells his girlfriend a funny story about his day.
Moral consequence: Charles and his girlfriend become closer.
Norm: You shouldn't hum things that are suggestive.
Situation: Charles is sitting with his girlfriend on a crowded bus.
Intention: Charles wants to entertain his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Charles quietly sings his girlfriend's favorite song about bedroom activities.
Immoral consequence: Charles is called out by some of the other people on the bus.
Norm: It's wrong to trick people into thinking you can sing.
Situation: Jess would brag that she could do anything, so when one of her friend brought up singing she said she could do that too.
Intention: Jess wants to end the discussion.
Moral action: Jess points out that technically anyone can sing, using auto-tune.
Moral consequence: Her friends all laugh and admit it's technically true and move on to the next thing.
Norm: It's wrong to trick people into thinking you can sing.
Situation: Jess would brag that she could do anything, so when one of her friend brought up singing she said she could do that too.
Intention: Jess wants to end the discussion.
Immoral action: Jess insists that she can sing better than any of them could.
Immoral consequence: Of course no one believes Jess, and when she brags the next time no one believes her then either.
Norm: People shouldn't stab their pets.
Situation: Bob the magician wants to practice his knife through the box illusion but no one will practice with him.
Intention: Bob wants to test the trick to ensure it's safe.
Moral action: Bob fills the box with balloons and jams knives, swords, etc into the box.
Moral consequence: Some of the balloons pop and Bob knows where in the box the issue is.
Norm: People shouldn't stab their pets.
Situation: Bob the magician wants to practice his knife through the box illusion but no one will practice with him.
Intention: Bob wants to test the trick to ensure it's safe.
Immoral action: Bob puts his dog in the box and jams knives, swords, etc into the box.
Immoral consequence: ...turns out it wasn't safe after all, as the test was failed.
Norm: It's good to take action to protect the vulnerable.
Situation: James has new refugee neighbor Ahmed who move in next door with his family.
Intention: James wants to avoid any trouble in his neighborhood.
Moral action: James befriends Ahmed and refuses to let the other neighbord harass him.
Moral consequence: James becomes good friends with Ahmed for the rest of their lives.
Norm: It's good to take action to protect the vulnerable.
Situation: James has new refugee neighbor Ahmed who move in next door with his family.
Intention: James wants to avoid any trouble in his neighborhood.
Immoral action: James does nothing when some neighbors continually harass the new neighbors stating "He does not want any trouble".
Immoral consequence: Amhmed family leaves making James regretful that he did not do more.
Norm: It is wrong to stab cab drivers
Situation: Peter took a cab home from the bar and ended up upsetting the cab driver by tipping too little.
Intention: Peter wants to resolve the argument.
Moral action: Peter kicks in a few more dollars, placating the cab driver.
Moral consequence: Peter gets out of the cab and sleeps in his own bed that night.
Norm: It is wrong to stab cab drivers
Situation: Peter took a cab home from the bar and ended up upsetting the cab driver by tipping too little.
Intention: Peter wants to resolve the argument.
Immoral action: Peter stabs the cab driver repeatedly, causing him grave injury.
Immoral consequence: Peter is arrested for attempted murder and spends years in prison.
Norm: It's considerate to do tasks for older neighbors
Situation: Jen notices that her elderly neighbors have not shoveled the snow piled up on their driveway.
Intention: Jen wants to see that the snow is taken care of.
Moral action: Jen decides to shovel the snow herself right away.
Moral consequence: Jen's elderly neighbors are really grateful towards her for the help.
Norm: It's considerate to do tasks for older neighbors
Situation: Jen notices that her elderly neighbors have not shoveled the snow piled up on their driveway.
Intention: Jen wants to see that the snow is taken care of.
Immoral action: Jen asks another neighbor if they can help with the snow.
Immoral consequence: It takes a long time before the neighbor is able to help and the neighbor's driveway is blocked during that time.
Norm: It's good to go fun places with your significant other.
Situation: John and Mary being a couple have a day off.
Intention: John wants to spend the day off with Mary.
Moral action: John goes to the countryside with Mary where there are beautiful views.
Moral consequence: Mary thanks John for taking her to the nature where she enjoys the views and fresh air.
Norm: It's good to go fun places with your significant other.
Situation: John and Mary being a couple have a day off.
Intention: John wants to spend the day off with Mary.
Immoral action: John asks Mary to help him with some home improvement work.
Immoral consequence: Mary feels bored staying at home.
Norm: It is unhealthy to hate yourself.
Situation: Molly is insecure and sad all the time, and tells herself that she hates herself whenever she looks into the mirror.
Intention: Molly wants to feel differently.
Moral action: Molly puts herself into counseling.
Moral consequence: Molly's counseling helps her work through her feelings, and she begins to feel better little by little.
Norm: It is unhealthy to hate yourself.
Situation: Molly is insecure and sad all the time, and tells herself that she hates herself whenever she looks into the mirror.
Intention: Molly wants to feel differently.
Immoral action: Molly tries to dress the way other girls do.
Immoral consequence: Molly feels uncomfortable because she isn't wearing clothes she actually likes.
Norm: It's wrong to read someone else's mail without their permission.
Situation: Larry's neighbor had been out of town for a couple of weeks.
Intention: Larry wanted to bring in the mail for his neighbor so it wouldn't pile up in the mailbox.
Moral action: Larry picks up the neighbor's mail and passes each piece under their door.
Moral consequence: Larry's neighbor buys him a gift card for doing the favor for them.
Norm: It's wrong to read someone else's mail without their permission.
Situation: Larry's neighbor had been out of town for a couple of weeks.
Intention: Larry wanted to bring in the mail for his neighbor so it wouldn't pile up in the mailbox.
Immoral action: Larry opens and reads each piece of mail before slipping it under the neighbor's door.
Immoral consequence: The neighbor calls the police on Larry for mail tampering.
Norm: It's good to admire someone's success story.
Situation: John's coworker recently received a promotion after exceeding expectations at work for a year.
Intention: John wants to react to his coworker's promotion.
Moral action: John congratulates his coworker and starts looking up to him.
Moral consequence: John and his coworker enjoys a fruitful professional relationship.
Norm: It's good to admire someone's success story.
Situation: John's coworker recently received a promotion after exceeding expectations at work for a year.
Intention: John wants to react to his coworker's promotion.
Immoral action: John is jealous of his coworker's promotion and gives his coworker the cold shoulder.
Immoral consequence: The teamwork between John and his coworker suffers.
Norm: It is responsible to use your own money for something.
Situation: Billy is at the store when he sees a video game he's wanted for a while.
Intention: Billy wants to get a video game.
Moral action: Billy saves up for the game and gets it in a few weeks.
Moral consequence: Billy is viewed as a responsible person and gets a generous allowance for his work.
Norm: It is responsible to use your own money for something.
Situation: Billy is at the store when he sees a video game he's wanted for a while.
Intention: Billy wants to get a video game.
Immoral action: Billy harangues his mother constantly to buy the game for him.
Immoral consequence: Billy's mother sees him as irresponsible and won't give him an allowance.
Norm: It's bad to stalk your significant other.
Situation: Jack is worried that his girlfriend spends tpo much time with a certain male coworker.
Intention: Jack wants to make sure his girlfriend isn't cheating.
Moral action: Jack discusses his insecurity with his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Jack feels reassured when his girlfriend assures him her relationship with her coworker is platonic.
Norm: It's bad to stalk your significant other.
Situation: Jack is worried that his girlfriend spends tpo much time with a certain male coworker.
Intention: Jack wants to make sure his girlfriend isn't cheating.
Immoral action: Jack follows his girlfriend after work to make sure she stays faithful to him.
Immoral consequence: Jack gets dumped when his girlfriend catches him following her.