CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's especially wrong to hurt children.
Situation: Gary's son Larry tells him that he broke Gary's expensive guitar because he was kicking a ball indoors which he was told not to do.
Intention: Gary wants to punish Larry.
Immoral action: Gary slaps Larry across the face and shoves him to the ground as he yells obscenities at him.
Immoral consequence: Larry is traumatized and terrified as he endures the physical pain of the beating.
Norm: It's polite to brush your teeth before the dentist.
Situation: Vinny is eating a chicken pot pie before his trip to the dentist.
Intention: Vinny wants to make his appointment on time.
Moral action: Vinny saves half of his pot pie for later so that he has enough time to brush his teeth before his dentist's appointment.
Moral consequence: Vinny's dentist is able to take care of his teeth without dealing with any odors or food particles.
Norm: It's polite to brush your teeth before the dentist.
Situation: Vinny is eating a chicken pot pie before his trip to the dentist.
Intention: Vinny wants to make his appointment on time.
Immoral action: Not wanting to be late, Vinny rushes out to head to his dentist's appointment without brushing his teeth first.
Immoral consequence: VInny's dentist has to pick out all of the broccoli and carrot pieces that are stuck in his teeth.
Norm: It's bad to spy on your significant other online.
Situation: Leah's husband Ben has been acting strangely lately, and she is worred that he might be cheating on her.
Intention: Leah wants to know what's going on with Ben.
Moral action: Leah tells Ben about her concerns and asks him directly what is going on and why he has been acting different.
Moral consequence: Ben and Leah have an open conversation about what is going on in their lives and both commit to doing better for each other.
Norm: It's bad to spy on your significant other online.
Situation: Leah's husband Ben has been acting strangely lately, and she is worred that he might be cheating on her.
Intention: Leah wants to know what's going on with Ben.
Immoral action: Leah waits until Ben is at work to use his laptop and go through his social media accounts.
Immoral consequence: Ben is angry at Leah for not trusting him and invading his privacy and is not willing to work on the relationship.
Norm: You shouldn't burden others with your responsibilities.
Situation: Rodger is at work and has a lot of projects piling up.
Intention: Rodger wants to make sure the projects get done.
Moral action: Rodger works overtime to make sure he finishes all the projects that have piled up.
Moral consequence: Rodgers coworkers benefit from the projects being completed because it means everybody is pulling their weight.
Norm: You shouldn't burden others with your responsibilities.
Situation: Rodger is at work and has a lot of projects piling up.
Intention: Rodger wants to make sure the projects get done.
Immoral action: Rodger calls in some favors with other coworkers and requests that they do the projects for him.
Immoral consequence: While the coworkers do the favors, they also have resentment towards Rodger for heaping the projects on to them like this.
Norm: It's bad to defecate in the back of someone's vehicle.
Situation: Steve was riding with his friend on a four hour drive to the beach.
Intention: Steve wants to poop.
Moral action: Steve tells his friend that he needs to use the restroom.
Moral consequence: Steve's friend pulls into a gas station and lets him use the restroom there.
Norm: It's bad to defecate in the back of someone's vehicle.
Situation: Steve was riding with his friend on a four hour drive to the beach.
Intention: Steve wants to poop.
Immoral action: Steve poops in his pants in the back of his friend's car.
Immoral consequence: Steve's friend pulls into a gas station and leaves him there.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone who isn't reasonable.
Situation: Jen has a boyfriend who is impossible to please and is growing apart from him emotionally.
Intention: Jen wants to avoid confrontation with her boyfriend.
Moral action: Jen breaks up with her boyfriend over text and refuses to see him again after doing so.
Moral consequence: Jen's partner is forced to think about the consequences of his actions.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone who isn't reasonable.
Situation: Jen has a boyfriend who is impossible to please and is growing apart from him emotionally.
Intention: Jen wants to avoid confrontation with her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Jen pretends that everything is fine and hopes that things will improve in the future.
Immoral consequence: Jen's partner is emboldened to continue treating her this way.
Norm: It's wrong to tell secrets to your friend's partner.
Situation: Jenna sees her friend Alanna smoking, even though she reluctantly promised her boyfriend she'd quit smoking.
Intention: Jenna wants to help her friend.
Moral action: Jenna tells Alanna she knows she's been really stressed lately, and she (Jenna) won't tell Alanna's boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Alanna hugs Jenna and thanks her for being so understanding about this.
Norm: It's wrong to tell secrets to your friend's partner.
Situation: Jenna sees her friend Alanna smoking, even though she reluctantly promised her boyfriend she'd quit smoking.
Intention: Jenna wants to help her friend.
Immoral action: Jenna tells Alanna's boyfriend in the name of improving her health.
Immoral consequence: Alanna trusts Jenna less and stops telling her anything really personal.
Norm: It's wrong to criticize a person just for their appearance.
Situation: Dwayne is at work in a retail shop and is helping an overweight customer in the fitting room who has selected too small a dress.
Intention: Dwayne wants the customer to try on a larger size, as she might rip the one she selected.
Moral action: Dwayne mentions to the customer that the dress she selected runs very small and says most people need a size up.
Moral consequence: The customer agrees to try on a larger size and doesn't feel insulted.
Norm: It's wrong to criticize a person just for their appearance.
Situation: Dwayne is at work in a retail shop and is helping an overweight customer in the fitting room who has selected too small a dress.
Intention: Dwayne wants the customer to try on a larger size, as she might rip the one she selected.
Immoral action: Dwayne asks the customer if she thinks somebody of her level of activity could truly fit into the dress she selected.
Immoral consequence: The customer is embarrassed and infuriated, insisting on speaking to the manager about Dwayne's rudeness.
Norm: It's proper that rules are applied to everyone the same.
Situation: Brian is the coach of his son's pee wee soccer game but his son isn't a good player.
Intention: Brian wants his son to be able to play more.
Moral action: Brian gives his son extra coaching at home, so he can improve his skills and play more.
Moral consequence: Brian's son gets better at soccer and shares a bonding experience with his dad.
Norm: It's proper that rules are applied to everyone the same.
Situation: Brian is the coach of his son's pee wee soccer game but his son isn't a good player.
Intention: Brian wants his son to be able to play more.
Immoral action: Brian puts his son in games more often than the other kids so his son has a chance to play more.
Immoral consequence: The other kids notice Brian's son is getting special treatment and are mean to him because they are upset.
Norm: You should never pretend you're pregnant.
Situation: Jenna is afraid that her boyfriend is going to break up with her even though she's still in love with him.
Intention: Jenna wants to avoid breaking up with her boyfriend.
Moral action: Jenna asks her boyfriend what they could do to make their relationship better.
Moral consequence: Jenna's boyfriend says he wishes she listened to him more, and Jenna agrees to try.
Norm: You should never pretend you're pregnant.
Situation: Jenna is afraid that her boyfriend is going to break up with her even though she's still in love with him.
Intention: Jenna wants to avoid breaking up with her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Jenna buys a fake pregnancy test off the Internet and tells her boyfriend she's pregnant.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's boyfriend insists on accompanying her to the doctor and finds out she's faking.
Norm: It's good to teach people to swim.
Situation: Charles takes his son Jack to the beach to swim but Jack does not know how to swim.
Intention: Charles wants to react to Jack's inability to swim.
Moral action: Charles demonstrates to Jack how to do free-style swim and asks him to try to do it.
Moral consequence: Jack feels interested and is able to swim several strokes after practicing for an hour.
Norm: It's good to teach people to swim.
Situation: Charles takes his son Jack to the beach to swim but Jack does not know how to swim.
Intention: Charles wants to react to Jack's inability to swim.
Immoral action: Charles asks Jack to wear a life jacket to keep him safe.
Immoral consequence: Jack does not have fun being stuck inside a life jacket.
Norm: You shouldn't let someone try to fatten you up.
Situation: Roland's wife, who loves desserts, is at a lunch with Roland and offers him one piece of every dessert on the table.
Intention: Roland wants to please his wife.
Moral action: Roland eats one of the desserts, wraps the plate in saran wrap, and takes the rest of the desserts home to eat later.
Moral consequence: Roland maintains control of his weight and keeps his blood sugar levels in check, sparing him from diabetes.
Norm: You shouldn't let someone try to fatten you up.
Situation: Roland's wife, who loves desserts, is at a lunch with Roland and offers him one piece of every dessert on the table.
Intention: Roland wants to please his wife.
Immoral action: Roland takes the plate and eats every single piece of dessert that his wife picked out for him.
Immoral consequence: Roland gains weight and becomes susceptible to diabetes because of his high sugar intake and weight gain.
Norm: You should not misrepresent yourself.
Situation: Noah is being interviewed for a technical job, and he does not have the qualifications needed for the job.
Intention: Noah wants to get hired.
Moral action: Noah asks if another position is open in the company that better reflects his personal strengths.
Moral consequence: Noah feels at home with his new job.
Norm: You should not misrepresent yourself.
Situation: Noah is being interviewed for a technical job, and he does not have the qualifications needed for the job.
Intention: Noah wants to get hired.
Immoral action: Noah tells the interviewer that he is an expert with five years of experience.
Immoral consequence: Noah is fired when he makes a big mistake that costs his new employer thousands of dollars.
Norm: You shouldn't practice road rage.
Situation: Walt is driving in his car when another driver honks at him.
Intention: Walt wants to respond to the honk.
Moral action: Walt signals to another lane and gets out of the way of the other driver.
Moral consequence: Walt and the other driver avoid each other on the road.
Norm: You shouldn't practice road rage.
Situation: Walt is driving in his car when another driver honks at him.
Intention: Walt wants to respond to the honk.
Immoral action: Walt honks back many times and drives very close to the other driver to tell them to pull over.
Immoral consequence: Walt and the other driver stop their cars and get into a fight.
Norm: It's rude to pester people.
Situation: Cody is playing video games with his older brother in the living room.
Intention: Cody wants a turn to play the game.
Moral action: Cody sits and waits for his turn as his brother finishes playing his.
Moral consequence: Cody gets to play the video game after his brother loses his game.
Norm: It's rude to pester people.
Situation: Cody is playing video games with his older brother in the living room.
Intention: Cody wants a turn to play the game.
Immoral action: Cody jumps in front of the television so that his brother loses the game.
Immoral consequence: Cody's brother gets annoyed and throws the game controller at Cody.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse a martial partner.
Situation: Sean was in an MMA fight, and he is a lot better than his opponent.
Intention: Sean wants to win his match.
Moral action: Sean take it easy on his opponent and works to beat him by getting a choke in.
Moral consequence: Sean's opponent is not permanently damaged and gets to live their life pain free.
Norm: It's wrong to abuse a martial partner.
Situation: Sean was in an MMA fight, and he is a lot better than his opponent.
Intention: Sean wants to win his match.
Immoral action: Sean wants to teach his opponent a lesson and doesn't hold back.
Immoral consequence: Sean's opponent could end up with brain damage and will feel pain for a long time.
Norm: It's bad to scare someone you know is vulnerable.
Situation: Dean's older brother Graham has returned home from the military after being diagnosed with PTSD.
Intention: Dean wants to play a prank on Graham for April Fool's Day.
Moral action: Dean switches around the contents of his and Graham's cereal boxes.
Moral consequence: Graham is surprised to pour the wrong cereal and shares a laugh with Dean when he realizes what happened.
Norm: It's bad to scare someone you know is vulnerable.
Situation: Dean's older brother Graham has returned home from the military after being diagnosed with PTSD.
Intention: Dean wants to play a prank on Graham for April Fool's Day.
Immoral action: Dean buys a fake gun and pretends to be a robber breaking into Graham's room.
Immoral consequence: Graham's PTSD is triggered, and he reflexively hurts Dean because he thinks his life is in danger.
Norm: It's good to support local businesses.
Situation: Jeff's is baking a pie from his mother's recipe and realizes he doesn't have apples.
Intention: Jeff wants to buy apples.
Moral action: Jeff drives to the farmer's market in town and buys a few apples.
Moral consequence: The apples are the sweetest that Jeff has ever had because they are so fresh.
Norm: It's good to support local businesses.
Situation: Jeff's is baking a pie from his mother's recipe and realizes he doesn't have apples.
Intention: Jeff wants to buy apples.
Immoral action: Jeff goes to the national chain grocery store and buys a bag of apples.
Immoral consequence: The apples turn out to not be as sweet as Jeff wanted because they came from three states away.
Norm: It's rude to accuse someone of something without proof.
Situation: Doug is at a performance pickpocket show when he realizes that his wallet is missing and has no idea when he lost it.
Intention: Doug wants to find the reason for his missing wallet.
Moral action: Doug retraces his steps and checks in the hotel room, the last place that he had it, and finds it there.
Moral consequence: The performer's reputation stays intact and Doug has his wallet back without problems.
Norm: It's rude to accuse someone of something without proof.
Situation: Doug is at a performance pickpocket show when he realizes that his wallet is missing and has no idea when he lost it.
Intention: Doug wants to find the reason for his missing wallet.
Immoral action: Doug stands up and accuses the performer of taking his wallet and demands that he be arrested.
Immoral consequence: The performer feels somewhat offended at the baseless accusation and allows himself to be searched, proving his innocence.
Norm: You shouldn't spam the internet.
Situation: Mark is running for mayor of his town.
Intention: Mark wants to get more people to know who he is and that he is running.
Moral action: Mark goes door to door letting people know he is running.
Moral consequence: Many people that talked to him end up voting for him.
Norm: You shouldn't spam the internet.
Situation: Mark is running for mayor of his town.
Intention: Mark wants to get more people to know who he is and that he is running.
Immoral action: Mark posts requests for people to vote for him to every message board he can find and sends email to an address list from his work.
Immoral consequence: People are annoyed by the spam and do not vote for him.
Norm: It is bad to be vengeful and hold grudges
Situation: Frank is tired of his new neighbors playing loud music late at night.
Intention: Frank wants to respond to his new neighbors.
Moral action: Frank bakes a pie and takes it over to his new neighbors as a gift, welcoming them to the neighborhood.
Moral consequence: Frank's neighbors invite Frank to stay for a barbecue they're having in their backyard.
Norm: It is bad to be vengeful and hold grudges
Situation: Frank is tired of his new neighbors playing loud music late at night.
Intention: Frank wants to respond to his new neighbors.
Immoral action: Frank waits for a quiet night and then plays his own music at high volume in the direction of his new neighbors' home.
Immoral consequence: Frank's neighbors don't get any sleep and throw trash on Frank's lawn to get back at him.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to someone.
Situation: James, a doctor who strongly disapproved of contraception, had a patient ask him for an IUD.
Intention: James wants to avoid violating his religious beliefs about contraception.
Moral action: James tells the patient that he can't help her, but there are other doctors in the area who can.
Moral consequence: The patient goes to another doctor who's willing to insert the IUD.
Norm: It's not okay to lie to someone.
Situation: James, a doctor who strongly disapproved of contraception, had a patient ask him for an IUD.
Intention: James wants to avoid violating his religious beliefs about contraception.
Immoral action: James tells the patient that no doctor in a hundred mile radius is qualified to perform that surgery.
Immoral consequence: When the patient finds another doctor who agrees to her request, she files a complaint against James.
Norm: It's wrong to play loud music since it's annoying.
Situation: Finn opens up a box containing the new album of his favorite band, and his mom is working on her laptop.
Intention: Finn wants to listen to music.
Moral action: Finn drives to his friend's house and listens to the album on his friend's home theater system.
Moral consequence: Finn and his friend have fun singing to the music.
Norm: It's wrong to play loud music since it's annoying.
Situation: Finn opens up a box containing the new album of his favorite band, and his mom is working on her laptop.
Intention: Finn wants to listen to music.
Immoral action: Finn plays the album in the living room.
Immoral consequence: Finn's mother snaps at him for his actions.
Norm: It is rude to take someone else's place without permission.
Situation: Tom left his seat at the game a while ago and hasn't returned, Lucas looks at the seat.
Intention: Lucas wants to sit in the seat.
Moral action: Lucas asks the other people if the seat is vacant, they reply that thier friend Tom left.
Moral consequence: Lucas takes the seat and enjoys the rest of the game.
Norm: It is rude to take someone else's place without permission.
Situation: Tom left his seat at the game a while ago and hasn't returned, Lucas looks at the seat.
Intention: Lucas wants to sit in the seat.
Immoral action: Lucas just walks up to the seat and sits down in it.
Immoral consequence: Tom's friends all start shouting at Lucas for his rudeness at simply grabbing a seat.
Norm: You should not share something that is forbidden.
Situation: Hannah isn't allowed to read comics because of her parents, and she complains to her friend Helen about it.
Intention: Helen wants to decide if she should lend comics to Hannah.
Moral action: Helen decides she shouldn't share them since it would just get Hannah more in trouble.
Moral consequence: They decide to watch movies instead, which Hannah's parents have not seen fit to ban.
Norm: You should not share something that is forbidden.
Situation: Hannah isn't allowed to read comics because of her parents, and she complains to her friend Helen about it.
Intention: Helen wants to decide if she should lend comics to Hannah.
Immoral action: Helen decides to lend her comics to Hannah, so she can at least read them.
Immoral consequence: Hannah just gets caught with the comics and gets in more trouble.
Norm: You shouldn't spend all day masturbating.
Situation: James felt overwhelmed, so he decided to take a mental health day off from work.
Intention: James wants to relax.
Moral action: James decides to try a new restaurant and then go out to a play.
Moral consequence: James enjoys himself and has a very memorable day out.
Norm: You shouldn't spend all day masturbating.
Situation: James felt overwhelmed, so he decided to take a mental health day off from work.
Intention: James wants to relax.
Immoral action: James spends most of the day watching porn and masturbating.
Immoral consequence: James feels relaxed, but a little bored that he always does the same thing.
Norm: It's good to communicate your feelings with your roommate.
Situation: Keara lives in a shared apartment with a roommate who is extremely messy.
Intention: Keara wants her apartment space to be tidy.
Moral action: Keara talks to her roommate and points out how messy the place looks.
Moral consequence: Keara's roommate feels guilty about it and starts to clean up more often.
Norm: It's good to communicate your feelings with your roommate.
Situation: Keara lives in a shared apartment with a roommate who is extremely messy.
Intention: Keara wants her apartment space to be tidy.
Immoral action: Keara decides to clean up the mess that her roommate has made herself.
Immoral consequence: Keara's roommate is encouraged to think his messiness is acceptable.
Norm: You shouldn't break things on purpose.
Situation: James' wife bought a lamp in the shape of a fishnet-covered leg that he found very offensive.
Intention: James doesn't want to have to look at the lamp.
Moral action: James asks his wife if she can move the lamp from their living room to her home office.
Moral consequence: James' wife puts the lamp next to her desk where James doesn't have to look at it.
Norm: You shouldn't break things on purpose.
Situation: James' wife bought a lamp in the shape of a fishnet-covered leg that he found very offensive.
Intention: James doesn't want to have to look at the lamp.
Immoral action: James knocks the lamp over and tells his husband that he accidentally smashed it.
Immoral consequence: James' wife is so upset that she doesn't talk to James for two days.
Norm: It is important to not ignore responsibilities for games.
Situation: Marc is playing video games one night when he realizes a group of friends is supposed to come over to his house in thirty minutes.
Intention: Marc wants finish the video game he's been playing.
Moral action: Marc pauses his game and cleans his house to prepare for his guests, he then resumes and plays while his guests watch.
Moral consequence: Marc's guests are slightly bored, but they like his place and enjoy the opportunity to hang out together.
Norm: It is important to not ignore responsibilities for games.
Situation: Marc is playing video games one night when he realizes a group of friends is supposed to come over to his house in thirty minutes.
Intention: Marc wants finish the video game he's been playing.
Immoral action: Marc continues playing his video game up until the moment his guests arrive, letting them see his messy house and kitchen full of dirt dishes.
Immoral consequence: Marc's guests are grossed out and decide to leave early.
Norm: It's rude to not respect your significant other's preferences.
Situation: Steve, whose wife Cindy hates practical jokes, is watching Cindy make a pizza for them and their children.
Intention: Steve wants to play a practical joke on someone.
Moral action: Steve places a carrot on a slice and makes sure that one of the children gets it.
Moral consequence: The child bites into the carrot and is very confused, then starts laughing at how goofy it is.