CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's disgusting to pick your nose in public.
Situation: Tom has a very stuffy nose in public, around pedestrians, after being around allergies today.
Intention: Tom wants to get the boogers out of his nose.
Moral action: Tom finds a tissue and blows his nose in the tissue.
Immoral consequence: The pedestrians show signs of disgust and Tom tries to hide.
Norm: It's disgusting to pick your nose in public.
Situation: Tom has a very stuffy nose in public, around pedestrians, after being around allergies today.
Intention: Tom wants to get the boogers out of his nose.
Moral consequence: The pedestrians aren't disgusted by Tom and Tom is able to go about his day without negative judgement.
Immoral action: Tom decides to pick his nose in public to remove the boogers.
Norm: It's wrong to stress out your friends.
Situation: Lincoln took a science test previously that his friend Jerry is going to take.
Intention: Lincoln wants to tell Jerry about the test.
Moral action: Lincoln tells Jerry the test is difficult but there are strategies to deal with it.
Immoral consequence: Jerry will become very stressed about the test.
Norm: It's wrong to stress out your friends.
Situation: Lincoln took a science test previously that his friend Jerry is going to take.
Intention: Lincoln wants to tell Jerry about the test.
Moral consequence: Jerry will be better prepared for the test.
Immoral action: Lincoln tells Jerry the test is difficult and there isn't enough time to finish it.
Norm: You should always follow the rules at work.
Situation: There is a rule at Jon's work that employees must ask a supervisor before getting supplies from the warehouse.
Intention: Jon wants to get some supplies form the warehouse.
Moral action: John asks his supervisor if he can go get some supplies from the warehouse, and they tell him to go ahead, so he does.
Immoral consequence: When Jon's supervisor sees that John has gotten supplies without asking them John is fired.
Norm: You should always follow the rules at work.
Situation: There is a rule at Jon's work that employees must ask a supervisor before getting supplies from the warehouse.
Intention: Jon wants to get some supplies form the warehouse.
Moral consequence: John gets his supplies and is commended for following the workplace rules.
Immoral action: Jon decides to just get his supplies from the warehouse without asking his supervisor first.
Norm: You shoud apologize when you interrupt someone.
Situation: Lisa has just received some news her friends might find mildly important, and she sees her friend across the park in the middle of a game.
Intention: Lisa wants to tell her friends the news.
Moral action: Lisa calls out to her friends apologizing for distracting from the game but says they'll want to hear the news she has.
Immoral consequence: The friends are annoyed that Lisa interrupted the game they were playing to tell them the news.
Norm: You shoud apologize when you interrupt someone.
Situation: Lisa has just received some news her friends might find mildly important, and she sees her friend across the park in the middle of a game.
Intention: Lisa wants to tell her friends the news.
Moral consequence: Lisa's friends are enthralled by the notion and eagerly await the news.
Immoral action: Lisa runs over into the middle of her friend's game forcing them to stop and tells them the news.
Norm: It's wrong to hate an entire country.
Situation: Wanda is browsing the internet and reading comments about a negative news story from France about a bad person.
Intention: Wanda wants to form an opinion on the news story.
Moral action: Wanda reads all the comments from different perspectives and realizes this was an individual behavior described in the article.
Immoral consequence: Wanda narrows her world view and continues down a slippery slope of ignorance.
Norm: It's wrong to hate an entire country.
Situation: Wanda is browsing the internet and reading comments about a negative news story from France about a bad person.
Intention: Wanda wants to form an opinion on the news story.
Moral consequence: Wanda feels well informed but makes sure to continuing reading more about the situation.
Immoral action: Wanda takes note of the more unique comments on the situation and begins making assumptions about everybody in France behaving the same as the story.
Norm: It's mean to be rude on purpose.
Situation: Derek is sitting waiting for his food at a diner when he sees the waitress walk by.
Intention: Derek wants to stop the waitress.
Moral action: Derek stops the waitress and asks her how long before his food will be out.
Immoral consequence: The manager of the diner makes Derek leave and tells him to never come back.
Norm: It's mean to be rude on purpose.
Situation: Derek is sitting waiting for his food at a diner when he sees the waitress walk by.
Intention: Derek wants to stop the waitress.
Moral consequence: The manager realizes Derek's food has been taking a while and brings it out himself.
Immoral action: Derek sticks out his foot and trips the waitress, making her fall to the floor.
Norm: You should ask before borrowing others' items.
Situation: Jim and Gabe are both at home for the holidays and jim's car breaks down.
Intention: Jim wants to buy some last-minute gifts at the store.
Moral action: Jim asks Gabe if he could drive Gabe's car to buy some things at the mall.
Immoral consequence: Gabe and Jim get into an argument because Gabe also needed to use the car.
Norm: You should ask before borrowing others' items.
Situation: Jim and Gabe are both at home for the holidays and jim's car breaks down.
Intention: Jim wants to buy some last-minute gifts at the store.
Moral consequence: Gabe goes with Jim to the mall because Gabe also needed to buy gifts.
Immoral action: Jim takes Gabe's car keys while Gabe is still asleep and drives to the mall.
Norm: It's not socially acceptable to use discriminatory slurs.
Situation: John is at home with wife and kids listening to the news about the black lives matter movement.
Intention: John wants to feel good about himself.
Moral action: John states out loud that black people matter just as much as white people do.
Immoral consequence: John's kids and wife respect him less and may grow up to be racists too.
Norm: It's not socially acceptable to use discriminatory slurs.
Situation: John is at home with wife and kids listening to the news about the black lives matter movement.
Intention: John wants to feel good about himself.
Moral consequence: John's kids and wife respect him more and grow up healthy.
Immoral action: John says out loud that these 'n-words' oughtta go back to Africa.
Norm: It is uncouth to fart in the presence of others.
Situation: Richard watches his little sister start crying when his mom doesn't order desert at a restaurant.
Intention: Richard wants to make his little sister smile.
Moral action: Richard folds a napkin into a small bird to get his sister's attention.
Immoral consequence: Richard's actions embarrasses his sister, and she hides behind her mother.
Norm: It is uncouth to fart in the presence of others.
Situation: Richard watches his little sister start crying when his mom doesn't order desert at a restaurant.
Intention: Richard wants to make his little sister smile.
Moral consequence: His sister learns how to make things out of paper from her brother.
Immoral action: Richard stands up, puffs out his chest, and makes loud farting noises.
Norm: It's wrong to give into peer pressure.
Situation: Aaron, who is 12 years old and is on the track team, is outside his house when one of the older neighborhood kids offers him a cigarette.
Intention: Aaron wants to appear mature.
Moral action: Aaron tells him no and that it would hurt his performance in track and field.
Immoral consequence: Aaron becomes addicted to cigarettes, spends lots of money on them, and ruins his health.
Norm: It's wrong to give into peer pressure.
Situation: Aaron, who is 12 years old and is on the track team, is outside his house when one of the older neighborhood kids offers him a cigarette.
Intention: Aaron wants to appear mature.
Moral consequence: The neighborhood kid gives him a thumbs-up and encourages him in track.
Immoral action: Aaron takes the cigarette and smokes it, listening to the older kid's instructions.
Norm: You should not make fun of people for their interests
Situation: Bruce is attending a freshman mixer just before the beginning of fall semester.
Intention: Bruce wants to make friends and increase his social status a bit if he can.
Moral action: Ed stands up for Harold saying he admires anyone with a mind for mathematics.
Immoral consequence: Bruce embarrasses Harold, but is invited to rush the fraternity.
Norm: You should not make fun of people for their interests
Situation: Bruce is attending a freshman mixer just before the beginning of fall semester.
Intention: Bruce wants to make friends and increase his social status a bit if he can.
Moral consequence: Ed becomes friends with Harold who tutors him to a good grade in freshman calculus.
Immoral action: Bruce joins in with a group of frat boys giving Harold the math nerd a hard time about his major.
Norm: It's wrong to hate Jews.
Situation: Adolf was rejected from a primarily Jewish art school and is upset.
Intention: Adolf wants to feel better about himself.
Moral action: Adolf works harder at his art skills and re-applies later on.
Immoral consequence: Many Jews and others are hurt and Adolf dies a lonely death.
Norm: It's wrong to hate Jews.
Situation: Adolf was rejected from a primarily Jewish art school and is upset.
Intention: Adolf wants to feel better about himself.
Moral consequence: Many Jews and others are unharmed and Adolf becomes a beloved artist.
Immoral action: Adolf vows revenge on the Jews and calls for their downfall.
Norm: It's bad to mock someone online.
Situation: Kairi reads an ignorant post by someone on Twitter.
Intention: Kairi wants to interact with the post.
Moral action: Kairi shows the post to her friend, and she likes her friend's post.
Immoral consequence: Kairi is attacked by the original poster's followers for her words.
Norm: It's bad to mock someone online.
Situation: Kairi reads an ignorant post by someone on Twitter.
Intention: Kairi wants to interact with the post.
Moral consequence: Kairi is thanked by her friend group for sharing the tweet with them.
Immoral action: Kairi retweets the tweet with a comment about the poster's intelligence in a sarcastic tone.
Norm: It's rude to roll your eyes at someone.
Situation: Allen's father is telling him that he shouldn't have skipped his chores for the week.
Intention: Allen wants to finish the discussion with his father.
Moral action: Allen agrees with everything his father says and agrees to finish his chores.
Immoral consequence: Allen's father gets annoyed and makes Allen do even more chores.
Norm: It's rude to roll your eyes at someone.
Situation: Allen's father is telling him that he shouldn't have skipped his chores for the week.
Intention: Allen wants to finish the discussion with his father.
Moral consequence: Allen's father excuses him and allows him to finish the chores he didn't do.
Immoral action: Allen rolls his eyes at his father and walks away in the middle of the discussion.
Norm: It's kind to welcome people.
Situation: Melanie is moving soon and will be selling her current house.
Intention: Melanie wants to host an open house party.
Moral action: Melanie sets up her open house event and greets every guest with a plate of sweets.
Immoral consequence: The open house guests lose interest in Melanie's home and look elsewhere.
Norm: It's kind to welcome people.
Situation: Melanie is moving soon and will be selling her current house.
Intention: Melanie wants to host an open house party.
Moral consequence: Melanie's welcome sets the tone, and she receives many offers on the house.
Immoral action: Melanie sets up her open house event, but does not acknowledge or greet any of her guests at the door.
Norm: It's bad to be divorced.
Situation: Jane no longer likes her husband Dan after months of fights.
Intention: Jane wants to stop living around Dan.
Moral action: Jane takes a vacation away from Dan and hires a couples therapist.
Immoral consequence: Dan is angry at Jane for overreacting, and Jane regrets her decision.
Norm: It's bad to be divorced.
Situation: Jane no longer likes her husband Dan after months of fights.
Intention: Jane wants to stop living around Dan.
Moral consequence: Jane is able to repair her relationship with Dan.
Immoral action: Jane divorces Dan and stops living with him.
Norm: It is rude to second guess medical professionals.
Situation: Tim's doctor wants him to wear a mask because he should partake in stopping the spread of a virus.
Intention: Tim has to decide whether to wear a mask.
Moral action: Tim decides to wear a mask since he thinks it's the least he can do.
Immoral consequence: Tim's doctor is disappointed with him, and others look at Tim with despise.
Norm: It is rude to second guess medical professionals.
Situation: Tim's doctor wants him to wear a mask because he should partake in stopping the spread of a virus.
Intention: Tim has to decide whether to wear a mask.
Moral consequence: Tim's doctor feels proud of him, and others respect him more.
Immoral action: Tim doesn't wear a mask because he doesn't want to overreact.
Norm: Sometimes it's a mercy to put down an ailing creature.
Situation: Kacy's dog is very old and can no longer control it's bladder.
Intention: Kacy wants to have clean carpet.
Moral action: Kacy brings the dog to the vet who advises her to have the dog put down because of quality of life issues.
Immoral consequence: Kacy's dog eventually dies by itself in the basement.
Norm: Sometimes it's a mercy to put down an ailing creature.
Situation: Kacy's dog is very old and can no longer control it's bladder.
Intention: Kacy wants to have clean carpet.
Moral consequence: Kacy's dog dies feeling loved in the arms of Kacy.
Immoral action: Kacy puts the dog in a cage in her basement and checks on it once a day.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of the community
Situation: Megan is a single mother that often has financial issues, but recently won a large sum of cash.
Intention: Megan wants to get better furniture for her home.
Moral action: Megan takes a small portion of her earnings to buy the furniture and declines help from the community group while she has extra cash.
Immoral consequence: The community group finds out by the store clerk the amount of money Megan recently won and no longer will help her in the future after Megan's funds are depleted.
Norm: It's wrong to take advantage of the community
Situation: Megan is a single mother that often has financial issues, but recently won a large sum of cash.
Intention: Megan wants to get better furniture for her home.
Moral consequence: The community group tells Megan to let them know when she does need assistance, and they will be able to aid her then.
Immoral action: Megan is approached by a community group that helps single mothers that have financial struggles and Megan tells them she can't afford new furniture.
Norm: It is bad to vandalize others.
Situation: James is frustrated that his neighbor constantly plays loud music late at night.
Intention: James wants to punish his inconsiderate neighbor.
Moral action: James calls the police and files a noise complaint against his neighbor.
Immoral consequence: The police question James, but are unable to prove he's responsible for the graffiti.
Norm: It is bad to vandalize others.
Situation: James is frustrated that his neighbor constantly plays loud music late at night.
Intention: James wants to punish his inconsiderate neighbor.
Moral consequence: James' neighbor ends up raising his voice to the cops and is nearly arrested.
Immoral action: James waits until his neighbor is asleep, then spray paints a crudely drawn anus on his garage door.
Norm: It's bad to continue to hold a grudge.
Situation: Bob is mistreated by his boss, and he is very angry at them for this.
Intention: Bob wants decide whether to keep holding his boss's actions against them.
Moral action: Bob decides to forgive his boss for mistreating him in the past.
Immoral consequence: Bob never lets go of anger towards his boss and so is never happy at his workplace.
Norm: It's bad to continue to hold a grudge.
Situation: Bob is mistreated by his boss, and he is very angry at them for this.
Intention: Bob wants decide whether to keep holding his boss's actions against them.
Moral consequence: Bob is a much happier once he's let go of his anger towards his boss.
Immoral action: Bob decides he will never forgive his boss for the way they treated him.
Norm: It's bad when someone's behavior is too bratty.
Situation: Darlene is in a toy store with her mom when she sees a toy she wants.
Intention: Darlene wants to ask for the toy.
Moral action: Darlene tells her mom she will do chores for the toy.
Immoral consequence: Darlene's mom will think Darlene is misbehaving and pick her up and take her home without the toy.
Norm: It's bad when someone's behavior is too bratty.
Situation: Darlene is in a toy store with her mom when she sees a toy she wants.
Intention: Darlene wants to ask for the toy.
Moral consequence: Darlene's mom will agree with Darlene and get her the toy for chores.
Immoral action: Darlene lays on the ground and refuses to move unless she gets the toy.
Norm: It is rude to act disgusting around strangers.
Situation: Steve and Anthony are walking down the road together, when he sees a dead lizard and a stranger on the other side of the road.
Intention: Steve wants to amuse Anthony.
Moral action: Steve tells Anthony an amusing story about his mother and father.
Immoral consequence: Anthony is disgusted by it, not laughing at all.
Norm: It is rude to act disgusting around strangers.
Situation: Steve and Anthony are walking down the road together, when he sees a dead lizard and a stranger on the other side of the road.
Intention: Steve wants to amuse Anthony.
Moral consequence: Anthony gets a good chuckle about Steve's story, enjoying it.
Immoral action: Steve waits until the neighbor is looking and picks up the lizard by the tail and holds it in his mouth.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt a child for what ever reason.
Situation: Benjamin is at a children's party when a child pushes his daughter to the ground.
Intention: Benjamin wants to let the kid know not to do that.
Moral action: Benjamin runs over and tells the child not to do that, and has a talk with the kid's parents.
Immoral consequence: The kid's parents freak out and get into a shouting match with Benjamin.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt a child for what ever reason.
Situation: Benjamin is at a children's party when a child pushes his daughter to the ground.
Intention: Benjamin wants to let the kid know not to do that.
Moral consequence: The kid apologizes to Benjamin's daughter and is then punished.
Immoral action: Benjamin runs over and slaps the kid across the face.
Norm: IT's good to know when you need help in life.
Situation: Charlie is in a big fight with his wife and is shouting at her when someone comes to the front door and hears everything.
Intention: Charlie wants to confront the person at the door.
Moral action: Charlie tells the person that he could use some help and asks for suggestions.
Immoral consequence: Charlie and his wife continue to fight and Charlie never fixes the problem.
Norm: IT's good to know when you need help in life.
Situation: Charlie is in a big fight with his wife and is shouting at her when someone comes to the front door and hears everything.
Intention: Charlie wants to confront the person at the door.
Moral consequence: Charlie and his wife begin to see a marriage counselor who helps them through their problems.
Immoral action: Charlie talks to the person and says that everyone's OK and that it was just a small disagreement.
Norm: You shouldn't interuppt others.
Situation: Ellie's mother was on the phone when her friend asked her if she could sleep over.
Intention: Ellie wants to ask her mother if she could sleep over at her friend's house.
Moral action: Ellie waits until her friend gets off the phone to ask her if she can go.
Immoral consequence: Ellie's mother is annoyed and doesn't let her go sleep over at her friend's house.
Norm: You shouldn't interuppt others.
Situation: Ellie's mother was on the phone when her friend asked her if she could sleep over.
Intention: Ellie wants to ask her mother if she could sleep over at her friend's house.
Moral consequence: Ellie's mother decides that she has behaved enough to go to her friend's house.
Immoral action: Ellie tugs at her mother's shirt and calls her name until she gets her attention.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your boss.
Situation: Lauren knows that the CEO of her company likes her, and she wants to advance her career.
Intention: Lauren wants to get promoted.
Moral action: Lauren works harder and pursues a master degree, and her manager agrees to promote her to be the supervisor due to her good performance.
Immoral consequence: Lauren's coworkers learn of the affair and isolate her for acting inappropriately.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your boss.
Situation: Lauren knows that the CEO of her company likes her, and she wants to advance her career.
Intention: Lauren wants to get promoted.
Moral consequence: Lauren's coworkers admire her diligence and respect her as their new supervisor.
Immoral action: Lauren, in return for a promotion, agrees to go to the CEO's house one night when the CEO's wife is not home, and they act inappropriately on the bed.
Norm: It's kind to try to help someone.
Situation: Brad is on his way home from work in the rain, and he sees a man on the side of the road with a flat tire.
Intention: Brad wants to go home.
Moral action: Brad stops to help the man change the tire before continuing on home.
Immoral consequence: The man has a hard time changing the tire by himself in the pouring rain.
Norm: It's kind to try to help someone.
Situation: Brad is on his way home from work in the rain, and he sees a man on the side of the road with a flat tire.
Intention: Brad wants to go home.
Moral consequence: The man thanks Brad and Brad tells him to drive safely.
Immoral action: Brad doesn't want to get wet, so he doesn't stop to help the man.
Norm: It is good to have long term goals.
Situation: Joshua is unemployed and looking for jobs.
Intention: Joshua wants to live a happy life and have some money.
Moral action: Joshua researches the highest paying jobs and signs up for the schooling necessary.
Immoral consequence: Joshua will always be poor and stressed out.
Norm: It is good to have long term goals.
Situation: Joshua is unemployed and looking for jobs.
Intention: Joshua wants to live a happy life and have some money.
Moral consequence: Joshua will end up in a good job and improve his societal standing and be less stressed.
Immoral action: Joshua takes the first job he can get just to have some money now.
Norm: It's nice to invite your relative to a gathering.
Situation: Lauren is hosting a family reunion, but she has an aunt with whom she doesn't always get along.
Intention: Lauren wants to invite some relatives to the reunion.
Moral action: Lauren calls her aunt to make peace and invite her to the reunion.
Immoral consequence: Lauren's aunt sees photos of the reunion on Facebook and feels sad, and spreads rumors about Lauren to the rest of the family.
Norm: It's nice to invite your relative to a gathering.
Situation: Lauren is hosting a family reunion, but she has an aunt with whom she doesn't always get along.
Intention: Lauren wants to invite some relatives to the reunion.
Moral consequence: Lauren's aunt is impressed with the gesture and attends the reunion with a batch of homemade cookies.
Immoral action: Lauren invites all of her extended family to the reunion except her aunt.
Norm: It's wrong to hog an entire area for yourself.
Situation: Trevor moves into a two bedroom apartment with his friend Lance.
Intention: Trevor wants to divide up the apartment.
Moral action: Trevor tells Lance they'll each get one bedroom, and they can share the living room.
Immoral consequence: Lance will be annoyed with Trevor and not want to live with him.