CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's rude to laugh when someone dies.
Situation: John is at home when his dad calls to tell him that his mother has died suddenly.
Intention: John wants to react to the bad news.
Moral action: John tells his father that it's terrible and tells him to hang on since he's on the way over.
Immoral consequence: John's father is suddenly taken aback and saddened that John is not taking the horrible news seriously.
Norm: It's rude to laugh when someone dies.
Situation: John is at home when his dad calls to tell him that his mother has died suddenly.
Intention: John wants to react to the bad news.
Moral consequence: John's father feels a bit of comfort from knowing his son will come be with him.
Immoral action: John instinctively bursts out laughing thinking that it must be a hoax, and he's being tricked.
Norm: It's unlawful to take a pet from its rightful owner.
Situation: John finds a dog in his yard, and the dog has tags with the address and phone number of its owners.
Intention: John wants to find a home for the dog.
Moral action: John returns the dog to its owners.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors spot the dog and alert its owner who threaten legal action against John.
Norm: It's unlawful to take a pet from its rightful owner.
Situation: John finds a dog in his yard, and the dog has tags with the address and phone number of its owners.
Intention: John wants to find a home for the dog.
Moral consequence: The dog's owners allow John to visit the dog about once a week.
Immoral action: John decides to adopt the dog into his own home keeping the dog in the backyard.
Norm: It is wrong to sexualize minors.
Situation: Josephine enters her pre-teen daughter into a lot of beauty pagents.
Intention: Josephine wants her daughter to win.
Moral action: Josephine dresses her daughter neatly in age-appropriate cloth and styles her hair nicely.
Immoral consequence: Josephine's daughter is stalked and kidnapped by pedophile.
Norm: It is wrong to sexualize minors.
Situation: Josephine enters her pre-teen daughter into a lot of beauty pagents.
Intention: Josephine wants her daughter to win.
Moral consequence: Josephine's daughter wins awards in several of the pagents.
Immoral action: Josephine puts a lot of makeup on her daughter and dress her in skimpy provocative clothing.
Norm: You shouldn't send someone gory pictures.
Situation: Dave sees a tweet by another twitter user saying "send me the 4th pic in your gallery" which, in Dave’s case, happens to be a photo of a dead woman.
Intention: Dave wants to choose which other pic to send.
Moral action: Dave decides to send a picture he has which contains a cat doing something cute.
Immoral consequence: The user who Dave replied to is disgusted and disturbed by the image she sees.
Norm: You shouldn't send someone gory pictures.
Situation: Dave sees a tweet by another twitter user saying "send me the 4th pic in your gallery" which, in Dave’s case, happens to be a photo of a dead woman.
Intention: Dave wants to choose which other pic to send.
Moral consequence: The user thinks that the picture is cute and delightful and replies with a compliment.
Immoral action: Dave decides to send the picture of the dead woman and replies in a tweet with the picture attached.
Norm: It's not right to hit a partner.
Situation: James and his girlfriend have been fighting about money a lot recently, and James just found out she spent $150 eating at restaurants this week.
Intention: James wants to convince his girlfriend to spend less money.
Moral action: James asks his girlfriend to create a separate bank account, so they can each manage their own spending money.
Immoral consequence: James' girlfriend presses assault charges, and he is rapidly imprisoned.
Norm: It's not right to hit a partner.
Situation: James and his girlfriend have been fighting about money a lot recently, and James just found out she spent $150 eating at restaurants this week.
Intention: James wants to convince his girlfriend to spend less money.
Moral consequence: James and his girlfriend fight much less once they disentangle their finances.
Immoral action: James punches his girlfriend and says he'll beat her every time she goes to a restaurant.
Norm: It's bad to lash out at someone.
Situation: Gary is waiting at a coffee shop to meet a client that is vital to his company's survival.
Intention: Gary wants to order a coffee while he meets with the client.
Moral action: Gary smiles at the frazzled waiter when he finally visits the table.
Immoral consequence: The client is put off by Gary's rudeness and does not sign the contract.
Norm: It's bad to lash out at someone.
Situation: Gary is waiting at a coffee shop to meet a client that is vital to his company's survival.
Intention: Gary wants to order a coffee while he meets with the client.
Moral consequence: The client is impressed by Gary's sympathy and signs the contract.
Immoral action: Gary calls out to the waiter to hurry up and take their order as they are in a rush.
Norm: It's bad to stereotype people based on gender.
Situation: Ben is joining a pool tournament.
Intention: Ben wants to win.
Moral action: Ben notices the best player is a woman and asks her to join him.
Immoral consequence: Ben is accused of being sexist and the other players shun him.
Norm: It's bad to stereotype people based on gender.
Situation: Ben is joining a pool tournament.
Intention: Ben wants to win.
Moral consequence: Ben and his partner easily win the tournament.
Immoral action: Ben rejects a woman for his partner.
Norm: It's good to let children express themselves.
Situation: Bobby is standing on the train tracks at a carnival with his kids who keep talking while he's trying to hear a clown.
Intention: Bobby wants his kids to be quiet, so he can hear.
Moral action: Bobby lets his kids talk as long as they promise to be quiet after.
Immoral consequence: The kids are quiet until Bobby is run over by a passing train.
Norm: It's good to let children express themselves.
Situation: Bobby is standing on the train tracks at a carnival with his kids who keep talking while he's trying to hear a clown.
Intention: Bobby wants his kids to be quiet, so he can hear.
Moral consequence: They warn him to step off the train tracks - Bobby does so and the kids are quiet for the rest of the day.
Immoral action: Bobby yells at his kids to be quiet no matter what it is.
Norm: It's bad to not enjoy a vacation.
Situation: Carol goes on a beach vacation with her family.
Intention: Carol wants to get the most out of her vacation.
Moral action: Carol decides to play the trip by ear and relaxes on the beach mostly while planning a couple of fun side trips.
Immoral consequence: Carol goes back to worked more burned out than she was before her vacation.
Norm: It's bad to not enjoy a vacation.
Situation: Carol goes on a beach vacation with her family.
Intention: Carol wants to get the most out of her vacation.
Moral consequence: Carol is relaxed and refreshed when works starts the next week.
Immoral action: Carol makes an itinerary for every second of the trip and is impatient with the kids due to feeling rushed.
Norm: It's rude to avoid your coworkers.
Situation: Billy is an office employee at a medical center.
Intention: Billy wants to be productive on his job.
Moral action: Billy works hard but gets to know people on breaks and networks.
Immoral consequence: He is not noticed by co workers and always passed up when promotions are available.
Norm: It's rude to avoid your coworkers.
Situation: Billy is an office employee at a medical center.
Intention: Billy wants to be productive on his job.
Moral consequence: Billy is recommned highly and quickly promoted to a managerial position.
Immoral action: Billy keeps to himself at his desk on breaks and works all day without talking.
Norm: It's wrong to start fights at school.
Situation: Ken gets picked on every day by a bully at schoool.
Intention: Ken wants to make the bully stop bothering him.
Moral action: Ken goes to the school counselor and informs them about the situation with the bully.
Immoral consequence: Ken is suspended from school for two weeks.
Norm: It's wrong to start fights at school.
Situation: Ken gets picked on every day by a bully at schoool.
Intention: Ken wants to make the bully stop bothering him.
Moral consequence: Ken isn't bothered by the bully any longer after the bully is disciplined.
Immoral action: Ken goes up to his bully and kicks him in the crotch then punches him in the face.
Norm: You shouldn't back out of a commitment you've made.
Situation: Tim is asked to go to a party.
Intention: Tim wants to relax.
Moral action: Tim goes to the party but leaves early.
Immoral consequence: Tim's friend's stop inviting him to parties.
Norm: You shouldn't back out of a commitment you've made.
Situation: Tim is asked to go to a party.
Intention: Tim wants to relax.
Moral consequence: Tim relaxes the rest of the night guilt free.
Immoral action: Tim blows off the party and stays home.
Norm: It's wrong to take away your friend's sleeping arrangements.
Situation: Don's friend is staying with him and sleeping in his living room.
Intention: Don wants to rearrange his living room.
Moral action: Don arranges for his friend to stay with another mutual friend.
Immoral consequence: Don's friend no longer speaks to him and the rest of their friend group shuns Don.
Norm: It's wrong to take away your friend's sleeping arrangements.
Situation: Don's friend is staying with him and sleeping in his living room.
Intention: Don wants to rearrange his living room.
Moral consequence: Don rearranges his living room and has his space back guilt free.
Immoral action: Don kicks his friend out knowing he has no other place to go.
Norm: it is rude to make fun of your coworker.
Situation: Sam is at a work function that feels dull and serious.
Intention: Sam wants to lighten the mood.
Moral action: Sam shows off an interesting parlor trick.
Immoral consequence: Sam is written up by HR.
Norm: it is rude to make fun of your coworker.
Situation: Sam is at a work function that feels dull and serious.
Intention: Sam wants to lighten the mood.
Moral consequence: Sam's coworkers think he is cool.
Immoral action: Sam cracks a joke about a foreign coworker's accent.
Norm: It is greedy to not let anyone use your stuff.
Situation: Dora's roommate Kim has an interview in the morning and her iron broke, she knows Dora has an iron.
Intention: Dora wants Kim to leave for the interview.
Moral action: Dora grabs her iron and lends it to Kim, wishing her well on her interview.
Immoral consequence: Kim's interviewer is unimpressed by the state of her clothes and holds it against her in the interview.
Norm: It is greedy to not let anyone use your stuff.
Situation: Dora's roommate Kim has an interview in the morning and her iron broke, she knows Dora has an iron.
Intention: Dora wants Kim to leave for the interview.
Moral consequence: Kim irons her outfit and her interviewer finds her appearance to be very professional.
Immoral action: Dora tells Kim that her iron is broken as well and that her outfit looks fine as is.
Norm: It's grossly immoral to maim another person's body.
Situation: Richard is a medical researcher up for tenure if only his research on methods for replacing fingers had enough subjects.
Intention: Richard needs to find one more subject for his research.
Moral action: Richard expands his search to include groups historically underrepresented in research.
Immoral consequence: Richard is blacklisted from universities as he serves time in jail for assault.
Norm: It's grossly immoral to maim another person's body.
Situation: Richard is a medical researcher up for tenure if only his research on methods for replacing fingers had enough subjects.
Intention: Richard needs to find one more subject for his research.
Moral consequence: Richard gets a few more subjects and proves his theory.
Immoral action: Richard chops the finger off of his research assistant without his consent.
Norm: It's harmful to recruit cult members.
Situation: Jack, while high on many different drugs, believed that he saw God, who took the form of a talking walrus.
Intention: Jack wants to share his spiritual experience with others.
Moral action: Jack begins attending substance use support groups, so he doesn't end up having crazy hallucinations again.
Immoral consequence: Jack builds a thriving cult before eventually being taken down by the BATF.
Norm: It's harmful to recruit cult members.
Situation: Jack, while high on many different drugs, believed that he saw God, who took the form of a talking walrus.
Intention: Jack wants to share his spiritual experience with others.
Moral consequence: Jack kicks his drug habit and becomes a very successful chef.
Immoral action: Jack begins attending grief support groups, so he can find people who are vulnerable to his message about the afterlife.
Norm: It's wrong not to take care of your family members.
Situation: Barb fell on the steps and broke her hip.
Intention: Barb wants to heal outside of a nursing home.
Moral action: Barb's children allow her to heal at their house.
Immoral consequence: Barb must live with her abusive ex husband, and he beats her.
Norm: It's wrong not to take care of your family members.
Situation: Barb fell on the steps and broke her hip.
Intention: Barb wants to heal outside of a nursing home.
Moral consequence: Barb heals fully and can walk again.
Immoral action: Barb's children ignore their mother's plea for help.
Norm: It's good to stand up to racism.
Situation: John overhears his coworker make a racist comment.
Intention: John wants to respond.
Moral action: John tells his coworker his words are inappropriate and offensive.
Immoral consequence: The coworker persists with occasional racist remarks.
Norm: It's good to stand up to racism.
Situation: John overhears his coworker make a racist comment.
Intention: John wants to respond.
Moral consequence: John's coworker refrains from insensitive remarks in the future.
Immoral action: John laughs and nods in agreement.
Norm: During war it is not acceptable to kill civilians.
Situation: Jim is flying a bomber on a bombing mission over Germany during World War 2, with the aim of releasing his payload.
Intention: Jim wants to complete his mission.
Moral action: Jim releases the bombs on German military positions along the Rhine.
Immoral consequence: Jim is declared a war criminal as the city erupts in flames and many innocents perish.
Norm: During war it is not acceptable to kill civilians.
Situation: Jim is flying a bomber on a bombing mission over Germany during World War 2, with the aim of releasing his payload.
Intention: Jim wants to complete his mission.
Moral consequence: Jim is declared a war hero as the Germans are forced to fall back from their defenses.
Immoral action: Jim releases the bombs over the crowded city of Dresden.
Norm: A child should not have to financially support their parent.
Situation: Barb spends her money on gambling every Sunday.
Intention: Barb wants more money for food.
Moral action: Barb stops gambling then has more money.
Immoral consequence: Jon disowns his mother, Barb, because she is manipulating him.
Norm: A child should not have to financially support their parent.
Situation: Barb spends her money on gambling every Sunday.
Intention: Barb wants more money for food.
Moral consequence: Barb can afford to eat.
Immoral action: Barb demands her son, Jon, buy her food.
Norm: It's wrong to invade someone's personal space.
Situation: Jeff has a new coworker named Jenny who just started at the office today.
Intention: Jeff wants to welcome Jenny to the office.
Moral action: Jeff walks up smiling and extends his hand for a handshake.
Immoral consequence: Jenny is creeped out by Jeff acting so familiar when they just met.
Norm: It's wrong to invade someone's personal space.
Situation: Jeff has a new coworker named Jenny who just started at the office today.
Intention: Jeff wants to welcome Jenny to the office.
Moral consequence: Jenny accepts Jeff's handshake and feels like she's already starting to belong.
Immoral action: Jeff sneaks up behind Jenny and gives her a great big bearhug.
Norm: It's bad to watch people undress without their permission
Situation: Mark was  from a rural area, he was in his 20's and had never seen a naked female in person.
Intention: Mark wants to see a naked woman that is not just a picture.
Moral action: Mark goes to a strip club and sees naked women,  one of whom, Donna he gives a good to.
Immoral consequence: Donna sees him, screams and faints; Jack goes to jail and Donna drops out of college traumatized by the experience.
Norm: It's bad to watch people undress without their permission
Situation: Mark was  from a rural area, he was in his 20's and had never seen a naked female in person.
Intention: Mark wants to see a naked woman that is not just a picture.
Moral consequence: Mark's curiosity is satisfied and Donna is closer to paying her way through college.
Immoral action: Jack goes to an all girl's dorm, hides in the bushes and peeks at Donna through a bathroom window as she gets out of the shower.
Norm: You shouldn't put holes in your apartment walls.
Situation: Jill is getting tired of the current interior deign of the apartment which has been the same for many years.
Intention: Jill wants to refresh the look of the apartment.
Moral action: Jill uses a mild and safe adhesive to hang the pictures.
Immoral consequence: Jill has damaged the walls of the apartment.
Norm: You shouldn't put holes in your apartment walls.
Situation: Jill is getting tired of the current interior deign of the apartment which has been the same for many years.
Intention: Jill wants to refresh the look of the apartment.
Moral consequence: Jill has avoiding damaging the apartment walls.
Immoral action: Jill drives in several nails so she can hang pictures.
Norm: It is good to look out for loose pets.
Situation: Jack met Lucy, who bred Italian greyhounds, and Jack was stoked when she accepted a ride home from him in his hopped up Camero.
Intention: Jack wanted to make sure Lucy would never forget him.
Moral action: Jack parks his car on the street and walks Lucy to her door with a flashlight and petting each of her prize dogs.
Immoral consequence: Liucy screams as Jack runs over several of her prize dogs killing and injuring them.
Norm: It is good to look out for loose pets.
Situation: Jack met Lucy, who bred Italian greyhounds, and Jack was stoked when she accepted a ride home from him in his hopped up Camero.
Intention: Jack wanted to make sure Lucy would never forget him.
Moral consequence: Lucy is impressed with his kindness and vows to always remember that night.
Immoral action: Jack whips around Lucy's house and yard doing several donuts in the dark.
Norm: It's wrong to keep a college textbook you borrowed.
Situation: Adam needed to borrow a textbook from his college professor.
Intention: Adam wanted to be able to use it for the class.
Moral action: Although the professor forgot that Adam had borrowed the book, Adam made sure to return it.
Immoral consequence: The professor must pay to replace the book.
Norm: It's wrong to keep a college textbook you borrowed.
Situation: Adam needed to borrow a textbook from his college professor.
Intention: Adam wanted to be able to use it for the class.
Moral consequence: The professor receives his property.
Immoral action: After the class ended, the professor didn't ask for it, so Adam kept the textbook.
Norm: It's good to care about your dog's well-being.
Situation: Jim's dog Rover sleeps outside at night and has been barking for several hours.
Intention: Jim wants Rover to quiet down.
Moral action: Jim goes outside with a couple dog treats and soothes Rover.
Immoral consequence: Rover whines and hides in his doghouse, staring accusingly at Jim.
Norm: It's good to care about your dog's well-being.
Situation: Jim's dog Rover sleeps outside at night and has been barking for several hours.
Intention: Jim wants Rover to quiet down.
Moral consequence: Rover curls up in his doghouse and sleeps contentedly now that he's full.
Immoral action: Jim goes outside and yells at Rover, smacking him with a rolled up newspaper.
Norm: It's good to want to teach others things you know.
Situation: John is a guitar prodigy who learned how to play guitar at a young age and is now considering tutoring for money.
Intention: John needs to make some money.
Moral action: John decides to start his own tutoring business for young students.
Immoral consequence: John's musical skills are not appreciated by society at large.
Norm: It's good to want to teach others things you know.
Situation: John is a guitar prodigy who learned how to play guitar at a young age and is now considering tutoring for money.
Intention: John needs to make some money.
Moral consequence: John's tremendous skill is passed on in part to his willing students.
Immoral action: John decides to get a job as a mechanic instead, keeping his talents all to himself.
Norm: It is not okay to be rude to other people.
Situation: Dave is walking down the street when he notices an obese man, James struggling to get up some stairs.
Intention: Dave wants to make a comment to James.
Moral action: Dave tells James that he should just take it slow, and he'll get up there and that James believes in him.
Immoral consequence: James is saddened by the words and slowly sinks into depression from massive self consciousness.
Norm: It is not okay to be rude to other people.
Situation: Dave is walking down the street when he notices an obese man, James struggling to get up some stairs.
Intention: Dave wants to make a comment to James.
Moral consequence: James is emboldened by Dave's supportive words and empowered to try harder to get up the stairs.
Immoral action: Dave tells James that he's so fat it disgusts him and that watching him struggle is depressing, so he should just stay indoors.
Norm: It's not expected that a person bites an animal.
Situation: Jessica is watching fireworks at home with her barking scared dog Misu, and a character in a movie talks about biting dogs ears to get them to calm down.
Intention: Jessica wants to calm down Misu.
Moral action: Jessica hugs Misu and distracts her by giving her treats.
Immoral consequence: Misu yelps in pain and has an accident in the house.
Norm: It's not expected that a person bites an animal.
Situation: Jessica is watching fireworks at home with her barking scared dog Misu, and a character in a movie talks about biting dogs ears to get them to calm down.
Intention: Jessica wants to calm down Misu.
Moral consequence: Misu stops barking and settles down.
Immoral action: Jessica follows the advise given by the character in the movie and bites Misu's ear.
Norm: It's immoral to support racism.
Situation: Eric is applying for colleges.
Intention: Eric wants to win a competitive scholarship.
Moral action: Eric works hard on his scholarship application essay.
Immoral consequence: Eric is out of contention for the scholarship and is blacklisted by many colleges.
Norm: It's immoral to support racism.
Situation: Eric is applying for colleges.
Intention: Eric wants to win a competitive scholarship.
Moral consequence: Eric becomes a finalist for the scholarship.
Immoral action: Eric begins a campaign against affirmative action by the scholarship committee and disparages minorities and their abilities.
Norm: It's rude to show up late for an engagement.
Situation: John has an important work meeting at 10:00 am.
Intention: John wants to attend the meeting.
Moral action: John shows up a few minutes early for the work meeting.
Immoral consequence: John is reprimanded for being tardy.
Norm: It's rude to show up late for an engagement.
Situation: John has an important work meeting at 10:00 am.
Intention: John wants to attend the meeting.
Moral consequence: John is praised for his preparedness and contributions in the meeting.
Immoral action: John arrives 20 minutes late for the meeting.
Norm: It's best to not keep things from your parents.
Situation: John is being bullied at school.
Intention: John wants the bullying to stop.
Moral action: John tells his parents about the bullying.
Immoral consequence: John continues to be bullied.