CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong not to help out a best friend.
Situation: Josephine gets a call from the jail where her best friend has been arrested and needs bail money.
Intention: Josephine wants to save her money.
Moral consequence: Josephine's friend is grateful and will help Josephine when she needs it.
Immoral action: Josephine hangs up the phone and continues on with her day.
Norm: It's wrong to break into someone's home.
Situation: Ash let his neighbor Gary borrow his hedge trimmer two weeks ago, but Gary hasn't given it back.
Intention: Ash wants to get his hedge trimmer back from Gary.
Moral action: Ash asks Gary to give him back the hedge trimmer.
Immoral consequence: Gary catches Ash sneaking in and calls the police on him.
Norm: It's wrong to break into someone's home.
Situation: Ash let his neighbor Gary borrow his hedge trimmer two weeks ago, but Gary hasn't given it back.
Intention: Ash wants to get his hedge trimmer back from Gary.
Moral consequence: Gary gives the hedge trimmer back to Ash without hesitation.
Immoral action: Ash sneaks into Gary's and searches for the trimmer.
Norm: Avoiding helping your friend can be seen as disloyal.
Situation: Tim is doing very well in school, and several of his friends who aren't doing so well ask him for help.
Intention: Tim wants to make sure he has time to keep up his grades.
Moral action: Tim agrees to let his friends tag along when he goes to the library and follow along with his study routine.
Immoral consequence: Tim's friends get fed up with asking him and make new friends who will help them.
Norm: Avoiding helping your friend can be seen as disloyal.
Situation: Tim is doing very well in school, and several of his friends who aren't doing so well ask him for help.
Intention: Tim wants to make sure he has time to keep up his grades.
Moral consequence: Tim's friends start to get better grades after they try emulating his study habits and offer to help him in other ways.
Immoral action: Tim keeps making up reasons for why he doesn't have time to meet his friends and help them study.
Norm: It is rude to speak about someone's hygiene.
Situation: Jenny has a friend named Carl who often smells bad.
Intention: Jenny wants to improve Carl's smell.
Moral action: Jenny gives Carl a bottle of cologne for his birthday.
Immoral consequence: Carl gets mad at Jenny for saying that he smells bad.
Norm: It is rude to speak about someone's hygiene.
Situation: Jenny has a friend named Carl who often smells bad.
Intention: Jenny wants to improve Carl's smell.
Moral consequence: Carl thanks Jenny for giving him such a pleasant smelling gift.
Immoral action: Jenny tells Carl that he needs to wash more to get rid of his smell.
Norm: It's bad to cheat to get through school.
Situation: Janice is trying to study for a very hard exam later in the week.
Intention: Janice wants to pass the exam.
Moral action: Janice studies very hard for the exam and gets a tutor to help her.
Immoral consequence: Janice passes the test, but falls further behind because she can't keep up, and ends up failing the class.
Norm: It's bad to cheat to get through school.
Situation: Janice is trying to study for a very hard exam later in the week.
Intention: Janice wants to pass the exam.
Moral consequence: Janice passes the exam and ends up doing well in the class.
Immoral action: Janice decides to write down the answers on a sheet that she surreptitiously checks during the exam.
Norm: It's good to help your classmates out.
Situation: Rudy's classmate can't see that far, so they're asking Rudy if they can copy his notes.
Intention: Rudy wants to respond to the classmate.
Moral action: Rudy sits closer to the classmate so that they can copy his notes easier.
Immoral consequence: Rudy's classmate can't believe that Rudy would be so inconsiderate.
Norm: It's good to help your classmates out.
Situation: Rudy's classmate can't see that far, so they're asking Rudy if they can copy his notes.
Intention: Rudy wants to respond to the classmate.
Moral consequence: Rudy's classmate is grateful for him and is able to do better in the class.
Immoral action: Rudy tells his classmate to get some glasses, so he can take his own notes.
Norm: It's good to give someone information when they seek it.
Situation: While driving Vanessa sees a person on the side of the road wave her down.
Intention: Vanessa wants to get to the mall before it closes.
Moral action: Vanessa drives slowly and answers the person's question before speeding up to go to the mall.
Immoral consequence: The person on the side of the road is sad and doesn't get the help they need.
Norm: It's good to give someone information when they seek it.
Situation: While driving Vanessa sees a person on the side of the road wave her down.
Intention: Vanessa wants to get to the mall before it closes.
Moral consequence: The person on the side of the road is grateful and happy to have the answer.
Immoral action: Vanessa pretends not to see the person and speeds off to the mall.
Norm: It is compassionate to give gifts to the homeless.
Situation: Barry sees a homeless man sitting on the steps in front of a building in the middle of a rain storm.
Intention: Barry wants to keep the rain from falling on the homeless man.
Moral action: Barry gives the homeless man his own umbrella to use.
Immoral consequence: The homeless man is put inside of a police car and taken away.
Norm: It is compassionate to give gifts to the homeless.
Situation: Barry sees a homeless man sitting on the steps in front of a building in the middle of a rain storm.
Intention: Barry wants to keep the rain from falling on the homeless man.
Moral consequence: The homeless man thanks Barry and uses the umbrella to stay dry.
Immoral action: Barry calls the police to have the homeless man moved to a dry area.
Norm: It's wrong to persist in sex after someone says no.
Situation: Mio and Mia are fooling around in bed, but they've never gone all the way before.
Intention: Mio wants to know how far he can go.
Moral action: Mio whispers to Mia to find out how things are progressing.
Immoral consequence: Mia becomes uncomfortable and Mio loses confidence.
Norm: It's wrong to persist in sex after someone says no.
Situation: Mio and Mia are fooling around in bed, but they've never gone all the way before.
Intention: Mio wants to know how far he can go.
Moral consequence: Mio feels closer to Mia and learns to be slow.
Immoral action: Mio ups the intensity on his own initiative.
Norm: It's fun to play sometimes even if you're an adult.
Situation: Linda's toddler daughter is crying and wants Linda to play pretend with her.
Intention: Linda wants her daughter to stop crying.
Moral action: Linda starts talking to her daughter in a fake accent and plays pretend with her.
Immoral consequence: Linda's daughter is distracted by the iPad, and she never asks Linda to play with her again.
Norm: It's fun to play sometimes even if you're an adult.
Situation: Linda's toddler daughter is crying and wants Linda to play pretend with her.
Intention: Linda wants her daughter to stop crying.
Moral consequence: Linda's daughter laughs at her mom's fake accent and the mother and daughter enjoy their time together.
Immoral action: Linda tells her daughter she's too old to play with her and gives her daughter an iPad instead.
Norm: It's good to realize when you're bothering others.
Situation: Bob is talking with a coworker but it seems like they are trying to get work done and that Bob might be annoying them.
Intention: Bob wants to decide whether to keep talking to his coworker.
Moral action: Bob decides it's best to leave the coworker alone to do their work and see if they instigate further conversation.
Immoral consequence: Bob's coworker is very annoyed by Bob, and they don't know why he won't get the hint to leave them alone.
Norm: It's good to realize when you're bothering others.
Situation: Bob is talking with a coworker but it seems like they are trying to get work done and that Bob might be annoying them.
Intention: Bob wants to decide whether to keep talking to his coworker.
Moral consequence: Bob's coworker is relieved that Bob realized that he was annoying them and feels that now they can get back to work.
Immoral action: Bob keeps talking to the coworker figuring that they would tell him to stop if they wanted him to.
Norm: It is bad to fake a death.
Situation: Karen has a long and important essay due for school the next day, but she hasn't even started it yet.
Intention: Karen wants to avoid having to turn in the essay the next day.
Moral action: Karen tells her teacher the truth and requests and extension on the essay.
Immoral consequence: Karen's deception is discovered, and she fails the class and gets grounded by her parents.
Norm: It is bad to fake a death.
Situation: Karen has a long and important essay due for school the next day, but she hasn't even started it yet.
Intention: Karen wants to avoid having to turn in the essay the next day.
Moral consequence: Karen's teacher grants her an extension, and she is able to finish the essay a couple days later.
Immoral action: Karen elaborately stages a rock climbing accident in order to fake her own death.
Norm: It's wrong to dictate who your partner is friends with.
Situation: Jeramie reminds Bill that their Halloween party is coming up and asks him to make his friend/guest list while she makes hers.
Intention: Jeramie wants Bill to have a good time with friends because he’s had some bad days, lately.
Moral action: Jeramie takes Bill’s list and sends out invitations to everyone.
Immoral consequence: Bill crosses off the names and has a terrible time at the party with only Jeramie’s friends.
Norm: It's wrong to dictate who your partner is friends with.
Situation: Jeramie reminds Bill that their Halloween party is coming up and asks him to make his friend/guest list while she makes hers.
Intention: Jeramie wants Bill to have a good time with friends because he’s had some bad days, lately.
Moral consequence: Bill has the time of his life at their party and thanks Jeramie for working so hard to make all the guests and him, happy.
Immoral action: Jeramie looks over Bill’s list of friends and tells him to cross off certain people because he doesn’t need to hang out with them.
Norm: It's wrong to scream at someone.
Situation: Robert is eating dinner with his wife when she tells him that she accidentally over drafted their checking account.
Intention: Robert wants to express to his wife how upset he is.
Moral action: Robert takes a deep breath and then tells his wife that he feels really upset.
Immoral consequence: Robert's neighbors hear the yelling and call the cops causing him and his wife's evening to be ruined by police interviews.
Norm: It's wrong to scream at someone.
Situation: Robert is eating dinner with his wife when she tells him that she accidentally over drafted their checking account.
Intention: Robert wants to express to his wife how upset he is.
Moral consequence: Roberts wife tells him that she understands and will do better, and their relationship gets stronger as a result.
Immoral action: Robert yells at his wife telling her how dumb her mistake was.
Norm: It's rude to leave your dirty laundry laying around.
Situation: Max walks home from the gym, and he has to be at work in thirty minutes.
Intention: Max wants to be at work on time.
Moral action: Max goes into work and changes into the spare work uniform in his office.
Immoral consequence: Max is scolded by his roommate for leaving his belongings on the floor.
Norm: It's rude to leave your dirty laundry laying around.
Situation: Max walks home from the gym, and he has to be at work in thirty minutes.
Intention: Max wants to be at work on time.
Moral consequence: Max is able to make good progress on his work before everyone arrives.
Immoral action: Max leaves his dirty gym clothes on the floor after he changes.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of your siblings.
Situation: Karl is playing chess with his younger sister Kristen.
Intention: Karl wants to win the game.
Moral action: Karl concentrates on the positions and makes the better moves while playing against his sister.
Immoral consequence: Karl wins the game because Kristen starts crying and can't concentrate on the game.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of your siblings.
Situation: Karl is playing chess with his younger sister Kristen.
Intention: Karl wants to win the game.
Moral consequence: Karl wins the game by outplaying his little sister.
Immoral action: Karl calls his little sister names, trying to distract her from the game.
Norm: It is bad to just kick people out.
Situation: Jacob notices drunk best friend getting into trouble with the other guests at his party.
Intention: Jacob wants people to have fun at his party.
Moral action: Jacob escorts his friend to his room until he sobers up, and plays a game with the other guests.
Immoral consequence: His best friend gets into a wreck when he attempts to drive home.
Norm: It is bad to just kick people out.
Situation: Jacob notices drunk best friend getting into trouble with the other guests at his party.
Intention: Jacob wants people to have fun at his party.
Moral consequence: Jacob joins the game when he's sober making new friends.
Immoral action: Jacob demands that his friend go home removing him from the party.
Norm: Doctors should recommend things that can help someone's health issue.
Situation: Dr Bob is in an appointment with Leslie, who has what may be a skin infection.
Intention: Dr Bob needs to finish this appointment because it is lunch time.
Moral action: Dr Bob tells Leslie that he needs to have his lunch but can schedule her for a follow-up biopsy, to explore possible treatments.
Immoral consequence: Leslie goes home and doesn't get better because Dr Bob neglected to prescribe an antibiotic.
Norm: Doctors should recommend things that can help someone's health issue.
Situation: Dr Bob is in an appointment with Leslie, who has what may be a skin infection.
Intention: Dr Bob needs to finish this appointment because it is lunch time.
Moral consequence: Leslie is glad the Dr is doing what is needed to make her well.
Immoral action: Dr Bob tells Leslie to go home and just see if she feels better tomorrow.
Norm: It's bad to spread germs.
Situation: Hayley's best friend is throwing a party tonight, but she's been feeling sick.
Intention: Hayley wants to experience her best friend's party.
Moral action: Hayley asks her best friend to live stream the party so that she can watch from home.
Immoral consequence: The other party goers get sick from being in close quarters with Hayley.
Norm: It's bad to spread germs.
Situation: Hayley's best friend is throwing a party tonight, but she's been feeling sick.
Intention: Hayley wants to experience her best friend's party.
Moral consequence: Hayley is able to experience her friend's party without infecting anyone with her illness.
Immoral action: Hayley goes to the party while sick and coughs everywhere.
Norm: You're expected to help people when they need it.
Situation: Steven's house had a tree fall down on the roof, and he knows his friend Anthony is talented carpenter.
Intention: Steven needs help fixing his house.
Moral action: Steven ask Anthony for help, and Anthony is willing to help his buddy.
Immoral consequence: Steven feels betrayed that Anthony won't help him for free.
Norm: You're expected to help people when they need it.
Situation: Steven's house had a tree fall down on the roof, and he knows his friend Anthony is talented carpenter.
Intention: Steven needs help fixing his house.
Moral consequence: Steven feels very happy that his friend is so willing to help.
Immoral action: Steven calls Anthony up on the phone and asks for help with his roof, and Anthony gives him a price quote.
Norm: It's bad for a teacher to be a predator.
Situation: Merle is a high school English teacher, and finds himself attracted to one of his teenage students.
Intention: Merle wants to do something about his attraction.
Moral action: Merle tamps down on his attraction and acts professionally toward the student like any other.
Immoral consequence: The student's parents find out and call the police, and Merle is arrested.
Norm: It's bad for a teacher to be a predator.
Situation: Merle is a high school English teacher, and finds himself attracted to one of his teenage students.
Intention: Merle wants to do something about his attraction.
Moral consequence: The student graduates and goes away, and Merle keeps his job.
Immoral action: Merle grooms the student and eventually tries to get her alone with him.
Norm: It is rude to refuse to help someone in need.
Situation: John and Paul go to the grocery store to shop, but Paul forgot to bring his wallet.
Intention: John wants to buy groceries.
Moral action: John buys his groceries in addition to the ones that Paul needs.
Immoral consequence: Paul can't get any food for himself from the store.
Norm: It is rude to refuse to help someone in need.
Situation: John and Paul go to the grocery store to shop, but Paul forgot to bring his wallet.
Intention: John wants to buy groceries.
Moral consequence: Paul thanks John for helping him get food from the store.
Immoral action: John only buys all of the items that he planned to get.
Norm: It's wrong to judge someone based on their name.
Situation: Kyle is in class, and he just met a guy that's named Usama.
Intention: Kyle wants to remark on Usama's name.
Moral action: Kyle tells Usama that it sucks that people probably make fun of his because of his name.
Immoral consequence: Usama feels insulted and doesn't want to talk to Kyle anymore.
Norm: It's wrong to judge someone based on their name.
Situation: Kyle is in class, and he just met a guy that's named Usama.
Intention: Kyle wants to remark on Usama's name.
Moral consequence: Usama appreciates that Kyle is able to understand what it's like in his shoes.
Immoral action: Kyle asks Usama if he's a member of ISIS as a joke.
Norm: It is wrong to abuse your loved ones
Situation: John sees his son Andrew take a cookie from the jar before dinner.
Intention: John wants his kids to listen to him.
Moral action: John reminds Andrew if he eats cookies now he will be too full for dinner.
Immoral consequence: Andrew cries and resents John and becomes afraid of him as he grows up.
Norm: It is wrong to abuse your loved ones
Situation: John sees his son Andrew take a cookie from the jar before dinner.
Intention: John wants his kids to listen to him.
Moral consequence: Andrew thinks about what John says and realizes he loves him and is looking out for him and is happy.
Immoral action: John raises his voice and comes at Andrew with a belt swinging at him.
Norm: It's bad to cancel on friends at the last minute.
Situation: Kenny has been invited to go on vacation with a friend in a few days but just found out he has an important meeting he must attend instead.
Intention: Kenny wants to let his friend know he cannot make it.
Moral action: Kenny immediately tells his friend about the meeting to give his friend as much notice as he had.
Immoral consequence: Kenny's friend is annoyed by the last moment notification and cannot find anybody else to go with them.
Norm: It's bad to cancel on friends at the last minute.
Situation: Kenny has been invited to go on vacation with a friend in a few days but just found out he has an important meeting he must attend instead.
Intention: Kenny wants to let his friend know he cannot make it.
Moral consequence: Kenny's friend appreciates the notice and is able to find another friend to go on the trip with.
Immoral action: Kenny spends the next few days planning for the meeting before letting his friend know about it on the day it is happening.
Norm: It's always good to search for things you can't find.
Situation: Jenny had a house party last night and now she can't find her debit card.
Intention: Jenny wants to have access to her debit card.
Moral action: Jenny cleans her house and looks for her debit card.
Immoral consequence: Jenny finds it an hour later but can't use it and has to wait weeks for the replacement to come in the mail.
Norm: It's always good to search for things you can't find.
Situation: Jenny had a house party last night and now she can't find her debit card.
Intention: Jenny wants to have access to her debit card.
Moral consequence: Jenny finds her debit card and is able to use it when she needs it.
Immoral action: Jenny reports her debit card stolen.
Norm: It's rude to make too much noise around other people.
Situation: John is at home getting ready to watch a movie downstairs and his roommate Eric is upstairs studying.
Intention: John wants to really experience his movie at home with surround sound.
Moral action: John puts on his wireless headphones and plays the movie really loud through them.
Immoral consequence: Eric resents John terribly and thinks of moving out and ending the friendship.
Norm: It's rude to make too much noise around other people.
Situation: John is at home getting ready to watch a movie downstairs and his roommate Eric is upstairs studying.
Intention: John wants to really experience his movie at home with surround sound.
Moral consequence: Eric appreciates John's concern and thinks John is a good roommate.
Immoral action: John plays his movie full blast and the volume can be heard throughout the house.
Norm: Is ridiculous to quit a job for other people
Situation: Julian is very busy working overtime at a car wash to pay for his apartment, and his live-in girlfriend Kristina wants more attention from him.
Intention: Julian wants to devote more time to Kristina.
Moral action: Julian tells his boss that he would like to stop working overtime and gets his schedule adjusted, then goes home to tell Kristina the news.
Immoral consequence: Julian isn't able to pay his bills and ends up getting evicted from his apartment.
Norm: Is ridiculous to quit a job for other people
Situation: Julian is very busy working overtime at a car wash to pay for his apartment, and his live-in girlfriend Kristina wants more attention from him.
Intention: Julian wants to devote more time to Kristina.
Moral consequence: Julian is able to have a happier life/work balance and ends up being more productive.
Immoral action: Julian tells his boss he won't be coming back after today and goes home to hang out with Kristina.
Norm: It is wrong to discriminate against people for being different
Situation: Ron is annoyed by his new friend, Bruce, who eats strange foods and behaves differently from Ron's other friends.
Intention: Ron has to decide whether or not to end his friendship with Bruce.
Moral action: Ron talks to Bruce about what is bothering him, and Bruce explains some of his behaviors in more detail.
Immoral consequence: Bruce is hurt and confused by Ron's refusal to communicate with him, and Ron feels like he has failed to be a real friend for inconsequential reasons.
Norm: It is wrong to discriminate against people for being different
Situation: Ron is annoyed by his new friend, Bruce, who eats strange foods and behaves differently from Ron's other friends.
Intention: Ron has to decide whether or not to end his friendship with Bruce.
Moral consequence: Ron understands Bruce more than before and actually respects some of the behaviors that he previously found strange, and Bruce feels more confident and comfortable in their friendship.
Immoral action: Ron decides that his new friend is just too different from what he is used to, and stops responding to his calls and text messages.
Norm: It's rude to ask a stranger for money.
Situation: Derrick is at the mall shopping for video games but the one he wants is out of his price range.
Intention: Derrick wants to be able to get the game.
Moral action: Derrick knows that he has to save longer and work more to be able to afford the game and does just that.
Immoral consequence: Mall shoppers are annoyed by Derricks expectations of free handouts and mall security eventually asks him to leave.