CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to accept your children.
Situation: June has been questioning her sexual identity and after determining she is gay, she tells her mother, Mary.
Intention: Mary wants to let June know how she feels.
Moral consequence: June feels accepted and tells Mary she loves her too.
Immoral action: Mary tells June that being homosexual is a sin and to stop being gay.
Norm: You shouldn't expect your ex to stick around.
Situation: Bill is distraught because his wife, Marge, has told him that she is no longer happy, and she wants a divorce.
Intention: Bill wants to save his marriage.
Moral action: Bill asks Marge if there is anything he can do to save their relationship before their divorce is final and, if not, can he save their frienship?
Immoral consequence: Marge stops talking to Bill completely, because he is being unreasonable, and is only willing to communicate with him through her attorney.
Norm: You shouldn't expect your ex to stick around.
Situation: Bill is distraught because his wife, Marge, has told him that she is no longer happy, and she wants a divorce.
Intention: Bill wants to save his marriage.
Moral consequence: Marge tells him that the marriage can't be salvaged but that she would be happy to maintain a friendship with him in the future.
Immoral action: Bill tells Marge that it is immoral, unethical and sacrilegious for a married couple to split up, and that she just can't do that.
Norm: It is bad to stay with someone who is cheating.
Situation: After having forgiven his infidelity once before Paula has just discovered that her husband is cheating again.
Intention: Paula wants to respond to her current situation.
Moral action: Paula gives her husband an ultimatum, either he stays faithful or their marriage ends.
Immoral consequence: Paula's sense of shame grows as her husband becomes more brazen.
Norm: It is bad to stay with someone who is cheating.
Situation: After having forgiven his infidelity once before Paula has just discovered that her husband is cheating again.
Intention: Paula wants to respond to her current situation.
Moral consequence: Paula is empowered and her sense of self worth grows.
Immoral action: Scared of losing her husband Paula decides to ignore the infidelity and stay with her husband.
Norm: It's wrong to call grown men "boys."
Situation: Jane keeps calling all of her male coworkers "boys" all the time and it annoys Steve.
Intention: Jane wants to decide what to do.
Moral action: Steve asks Jane how would she feel if he called her and the other women "girls"?
Immoral consequence: Eventually Jane has a series of complaints filed against her.
Norm: It's wrong to call grown men "boys."
Situation: Jane keeps calling all of her male coworkers "boys" all the time and it annoys Steve.
Intention: Jane wants to decide what to do.
Moral consequence: Jane apologizes to Steve and stops calling her male coworkers "boys".
Immoral action: Steve tells her not to call men "boys" but Jane doesn't listen.
Norm: It's rude to keep other people waiting for you
Situation: Utari is playing a match in Overwatch when his alarm notifies him of his meeting with a client in twenty minutes.
Intention: Utari wants to have fun.
Moral action: Utari drives to the meeting place, and reads his favorite book while he waits for his client.
Immoral consequence: Utari is thirty minutes late for the meeting, and he's unable to make a deal with his client.
Norm: It's rude to keep other people waiting for you
Situation: Utari is playing a match in Overwatch when his alarm notifies him of his meeting with a client in twenty minutes.
Intention: Utari wants to have fun.
Moral consequence: Utari and his client bond over talking about the book.
Immoral action: Utari continues playing Overwatch until he reaches a stopping point.
Norm: It's good to take people out to their favorite places.
Situation: Danny's wife Jenna just turned 40, and she's expecting him to do something to celebrate the occasion.
Intention: Danny wants to take Jenna out somewhere.
Moral action: Danny thinks about Jenna's favorite places and decides to take her to her favorite beach for a picnic.
Immoral consequence: Jenna doesn't enjoy the atmosphere of the bar and wishes Danny would have been more thoughtful of her preferences.
Norm: It's good to take people out to their favorite places.
Situation: Danny's wife Jenna just turned 40, and she's expecting him to do something to celebrate the occasion.
Intention: Danny wants to take Jenna out somewhere.
Moral consequence: Jenna is touched that Danny remembered where her favorite beach is, and she's thrilled with his choice.
Immoral action: Danny decides to take Jenna to his favorite bar to get some drinks in order to celebrate her birthday.
Norm: It is rude to intentionally misgender someone.
Situation: Harry's friend Tina has recently transitioned and used to be known as Tony.
Intention: Harry wants to express his disapproval of Tina's transgenderism.
Moral action: Harry says he is not comfortable with Tina's choice, but refers to her by her new name and gender.
Immoral consequence: Tina stops hanging out with Harry, and the two stop being friends.
Norm: It is rude to intentionally misgender someone.
Situation: Harry's friend Tina has recently transitioned and used to be known as Tony.
Intention: Harry wants to express his disapproval of Tina's transgenderism.
Moral consequence: Harry grows more comfortable with Tina, and the two remain friends.
Immoral action: Harry continues to call Tina Tony and refer to Tina as "he".
Norm: It's not okay to be overly into video games.
Situation: Chris is in his first year in college and has a lot of work to do, and he is also in a competitive Halo league.
Intention: Chris wants to maintain a high level of play in his Halo league.
Moral action: Chris makes sure to do most of his homework assignments and spend a fair amount of time reading before playing Halo.
Immoral consequence: Chris is one of the top players in the league, but his grades are poor, and he is put on probation.
Norm: It's not okay to be overly into video games.
Situation: Chris is in his first year in college and has a lot of work to do, and he is also in a competitive Halo league.
Intention: Chris wants to maintain a high level of play in his Halo league.
Moral consequence: Chris' ranking drops slightly in the Halo league, but his grades are decent, and he is able to maintain his lifestyle.
Immoral action: Chris devotes himself fully towards Halo and regularly skips classes to play games online.
Norm: It's nice to tip people.
Situation: Tom is eating out at a restaurant and has a limited amount of cash on hand.
Intention: Tom wants to save some cash to use at the store.
Moral action: Tom decides to pay with his credit card and writes in a tip.
Immoral consequence: Tom's server does not make enough money to earn a living wage on his shift.
Norm: It's nice to tip people.
Situation: Tom is eating out at a restaurant and has a limited amount of cash on hand.
Intention: Tom wants to save some cash to use at the store.
Moral consequence: Tom's server ends up making a fair amount of money during his shift.
Immoral action: Tom skips out on tipping for the meal service to hold onto enough cash for the store.
Norm: It's lazy to not clean up after yourself.
Situation: James just finished cooking a big meal and the kitchen is a mess.
Intention: James wants to eat his food while it's hot.
Moral action: James eats his food and then washes all the dishes and wipes down the counters.
Immoral consequence: James' roommate eventually puts the dirty dishes on James' bed.
Norm: It's lazy to not clean up after yourself.
Situation: James just finished cooking a big meal and the kitchen is a mess.
Intention: James wants to eat his food while it's hot.
Moral consequence: James comes out to a ready kitchen when he needs to make breakfast the next morning.
Immoral action: James eats his food and leaves the dishes to sit for several days.
Norm: It is rude to make too much noise.
Situation: Arnie was talking to his friends outside the libary.
Intention: Arnie wants to get to studying.
Moral action: Arnie and his friends stop talking once they enter the library.
Immoral consequence: Arnie and his friends are quickly told to be quiet because it's a libary.
Norm: It is rude to make too much noise.
Situation: Arnie was talking to his friends outside the libary.
Intention: Arnie wants to get to studying.
Moral consequence: Arnie and his friends quickly start looking for the books they need.
Immoral action: Arnie enters the libary with his friends and keeps talking about what to study.
Norm: It's wrong to use your children against your partner.
Situation: Kenneth and his wife Brooke are getting divorced, and he's currently meeting with a lawyer.
Intention: Kenneth wants to make the best possible case for himself during the divorce proceedings.
Moral action: Kenneth presents all the evidence he personally has about Brooke's inappropriate behavior declining any third party testimonies.
Immoral consequence: The lawyer forms a negative opinion of Kenneth and reconsiders how he can approach the case.
Norm: It's wrong to use your children against your partner.
Situation: Kenneth and his wife Brooke are getting divorced, and he's currently meeting with a lawyer.
Intention: Kenneth wants to make the best possible case for himself during the divorce proceedings.
Moral consequence: The lawyer listens to Kenneth's side of the story and decides that his side of the story should be enough to proceed without involving others.
Immoral action: Kenneth asks his young children to testify about Brooke's inappropriate behavior during their marriage.
Norm: It's frustrating to be given ultimatums by your roommate.
Situation: Brian and Rex and roommates in a small dorm room and Rex is always leaving his things lying around.
Intention: Brian wants to get Rex to clean up his side of the room.
Moral action: Brian chats with Rex, mentioning that he would prefer a cleaner room and checks to see if Rex has any complaints about him that he can work on.
Immoral consequence: Rex picks up his things but decides that he doesn't like Brian, and he plans to move out as soon as possible.
Norm: It's frustrating to be given ultimatums by your roommate.
Situation: Brian and Rex and roommates in a small dorm room and Rex is always leaving his things lying around.
Intention: Brian wants to get Rex to clean up his side of the room.
Moral consequence: Rex feels like Brian is being respectful towards him, and he decides to be helpful, so they can strengthen their relationship.
Immoral action: Brian tells Rex that he will file a complaint with the Resident Assistant to get him kicked out if he doesn't clean up his things immediately.
Norm: It's not okay to spoil a child.
Situation: Gina's son Mark is having a temper tantrum because he wants candy, and Gina is not allowing it.
Intention: Gina wants Mark to stop his tantrum.
Moral action: Gina stands firm and tells Mark to go to his room.
Immoral consequence: Mark learns that he can get whatever he wants by having a tantrum and does it all the time, including in public.
Norm: It's not okay to spoil a child.
Situation: Gina's son Mark is having a temper tantrum because he wants candy, and Gina is not allowing it.
Intention: Gina wants Mark to stop his tantrum.
Moral consequence: Mark's tantrum peters out, and he ends up falling asleep, and Gina gets some peace.
Immoral action: Gina relents and allows Mark to have all the candy he wants.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone that wears adult diapers.
Situation: James' best friend just confided in him that he has to wear adult diapers due to incontinence.
Intention: James wants his friend to stop oversharing.
Moral action: James tells his friend he should only talk about that issue with his doctor.
Immoral consequence: James' friend stops hanging out with him and complains about him to all their mutual friends.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone that wears adult diapers.
Situation: James' best friend just confided in him that he has to wear adult diapers due to incontinence.
Intention: James wants his friend to stop oversharing.
Moral consequence: James' friend is upset but quickly forgets about the incident.
Immoral action: James starts calling his friend "Diaper Man" in front of everyone they know.
Norm: It is rude to be violent.
Situation: The girl who sat behind James in school kept flicking spitballs at the back of his head.
Intention: James wants his classmate to stop bothering him.
Moral action: James raises his hand and complains to the teacher about his classmate's behavior.
Immoral consequence: James is suspended for a week and has to talk to the school counselor.
Norm: It is rude to be violent.
Situation: The girl who sat behind James in school kept flicking spitballs at the back of his head.
Intention: James wants his classmate to stop bothering him.
Moral consequence: The teacher gives the girl detention and moves her to a desk on the opposite side of the room.
Immoral action: James turns around and hits the girl in the face with his math textbook.
Norm: It's not okay to betray someone that trusts you.
Situation: Tracy is dating Felix when Felix gives her one of his credit cards and its PIN in case she ever needs emergency cash.
Intention: Tracy wants to buy some new clothes.
Moral action: Tracy uses her own credit card to buy herself some new outfits.
Immoral consequence: Felix dumps Tracy when he discovers she's used his credit card for clothes and makes her pay him back with interest.
Norm: It's not okay to betray someone that trusts you.
Situation: Tracy is dating Felix when Felix gives her one of his credit cards and its PIN in case she ever needs emergency cash.
Intention: Tracy wants to buy some new clothes.
Moral consequence: Felix uses his own credit card to buy Tracy a necklace for their six-month anniversary.
Immoral action: Tracy uses Felix's credit card to buy herself a thousand dollars worth of new outfits.
Norm: You are allowed to voice your opinion to loved ones.
Situation: James' father liked to go on long rants about godless liberals at the dinner table.
Intention: James wants to express his feelings.
Moral action: James expresses his own liberal beliefs to his father at the dinner table.
Immoral consequence: James' father keeps ranting so James increases the frequency of his complaints.
Norm: You are allowed to voice your opinion to loved ones.
Situation: James' father liked to go on long rants about godless liberals at the dinner table.
Intention: James wants to express his feelings.
Moral consequence: After a major fight, the family agree to ban talk about politics and religion at the dinner table.
Immoral action: James complains about his father to all his friends but doesn't confront him directly.
Norm: You shouldn't distract the guard when entering the office building.
Situation: Mario often chats with the guard at his office building, and they will sometimes exchange jokes in the morning.
Intention: Mario wants to tell the guard a new joke.
Moral action: Mario tells the guard a short joke before entering the building.
Immoral consequence: While the guard is listening to Mario's joke, an unauthorized man enters the office building.
Norm: You shouldn't distract the guard when entering the office building.
Situation: Mario often chats with the guard at his office building, and they will sometimes exchange jokes in the morning.
Intention: Mario wants to tell the guard a new joke.
Moral consequence: Mario and the guard have a short laugh before going back to their respective jobs.
Immoral action: Mario tells the guard a really long joke which takes his attention off of his job,.
Norm: It's wrong to give people false hope in a relationship.
Situation: Haley is in a relationship with Justin, and he has been hinting at wanting to move in together but Haley has been unhappy with Justin lately.
Intention: Haley doesn't want to hurt Justin.
Moral action: Haley tells Justin that their relationship was no longer working and that she doesn't want to waste his time any more than she already has.
Immoral consequence: Justin eventually grows frustrated with Haley's indecisiveness, and they have a huge fight.
Norm: It's wrong to give people false hope in a relationship.
Situation: Haley is in a relationship with Justin, and he has been hinting at wanting to move in together but Haley has been unhappy with Justin lately.
Intention: Haley doesn't want to hurt Justin.
Moral consequence: Justin is upset but is able to move on and find someone who he is more compatible with.
Immoral action: Haley gives Justin non-commital answers about moving in together and makes it sound like she seriously thinking about it.
Norm: It's good to take pride in your possessions.
Situation: Jake doesn't really care about cars, but he bought one so that he could get to work.
Intention: Jake has to decide whether to have his car washed.
Moral action: Jake decides that he'll hire someone that will clean his car for him.
Immoral consequence: Jake's coworkers judge him based him on how dirty his car is.
Norm: It's good to take pride in your possessions.
Situation: Jake doesn't really care about cars, but he bought one so that he could get to work.
Intention: Jake has to decide whether to have his car washed.
Moral consequence: Jake's coworkers expect Jake's car to always be clean and notice how clean it looks compared to everyone else's.
Immoral action: Jake decides that the car would just need to be cleaned again in the future so it would be a waste of time.
Norm: It's good to give up your seat to a child.
Situation: Vladimir was riding the bus home from work when he saw a small child struggling to stand up in the aisle.
Intention: Vladimir wants to arrive home safely.
Moral action: Vladimir offers his seat to the child and holds onto the overhead straps to keep himself from falling until he gets to his stop.
Immoral consequence: The child is scared and continues to struggle.
Norm: It's good to give up your seat to a child.
Situation: Vladimir was riding the bus home from work when he saw a small child struggling to stand up in the aisle.
Intention: Vladimir wants to arrive home safely.
Moral consequence: The child feels safe sitting in a seat on the bus.
Immoral action: Vladimir ignores the child and sits in his seat until his stop.
Norm: Death is difficult and you shouldn't try to suppress grief.
Situation: Shane just received a phone call that his best friend Jodi died in a car crash.
Intention: Shane wants to react to the news.
Moral action: Shane tries to remember all the good times he had with Jodi and takes the news one day at a time.
Immoral consequence: Shane's bottled emotions get the best of him within a few weeks, and he falls into a deep depression.
Norm: Death is difficult and you shouldn't try to suppress grief.
Situation: Shane just received a phone call that his best friend Jodi died in a car crash.
Intention: Shane wants to react to the news.
Moral consequence: Shane is still sad but every day gets easier for him to cope.
Immoral action: Shane thinks he can avoid feeling the pain of loss if he just tries to put it out of his mind.
Norm: It's good to take a sick puppy to the vet.
Situation: James' puppy suddenly seemed tired all day and then started throwing up.
Intention: James wants his puppy to feel better.
Moral action: James takes his puppy to the vet late in the afternoon.
Immoral consequence: The puppy starts having seizures in the middle of the night.
Norm: It's good to take a sick puppy to the vet.
Situation: James' puppy suddenly seemed tired all day and then started throwing up.
Intention: James wants his puppy to feel better.
Moral consequence: The vet says that the puppy has a bowel obstruction and needs surgery right away.
Immoral action: James cuddles the puppy and gives him lots of water, but doesn't take him to the vet.
Norm: It's important to do your chores.
Situation: Jay hadn't washed any of his clothes for well over a week and has a date.
Intention: Jay wants to change his clothes.
Moral action: Jay puts some clothes in the wash and gets them clean in time for his date.
Immoral consequence: Jay's date says that he stinks, and she leaves halfway through the date.
Norm: It's important to do your chores.
Situation: Jay hadn't washed any of his clothes for well over a week and has a date.
Intention: Jay wants to change his clothes.
Moral consequence: Jay's date tells him that he looks very handsome and asks him for a second date.
Immoral action: Jay can't find any clothes to wear, so he puts on the same clothes as he wore the day before.
Norm: It's rude to excessively brag about your success.
Situation: An affluent businessman, Kevin, has a blind date with a woman Susan tonight, and he would like to impress her.
Intention: Kevin wants to let Susan know more about him.
Moral action: Kevin tells Susan about his life and business, but asks more questions about her.
Immoral consequence: Susan thinks Kevin is self absorbed and declines to go out with him again.
Norm: It's rude to excessively brag about your success.
Situation: An affluent businessman, Kevin, has a blind date with a woman Susan tonight, and he would like to impress her.
Intention: Kevin wants to let Susan know more about him.
Moral consequence: Susan sees Kevin as attentive and is intrigued by him, so accepts to go on a second date.
Immoral action: During the date, Kevin talks all about his accomplishments in the business world and never asks to hear more about Susan.
Norm: It's rude to complain too often.
Situation: Jonathan is trying to return an item he bought online, but the customer service team is having trouble processing his request and asked Jonathan to wait a few days.
Intention: Jonathan wants to complete his return.
Moral action: Jonathan waits to be contacted the service team and sends a reminder when a few days pass without contact.
Immoral consequence: Jonathan is noted as a problem customer in the company's files and representatives are less willing to accommodate him the future.
Norm: It's rude to complain too often.
Situation: Jonathan is trying to return an item he bought online, but the customer service team is having trouble processing his request and asked Jonathan to wait a few days.
Intention: Jonathan wants to complete his return.
Moral consequence: Jonathan's process is finally resolved and the service rep gives him a coupon for his patience.
Immoral action: Jonathan sends multiple emails a day to the website's customer service complaining about how long the process is taking and asking for updates.
Norm: It is bad to rude to others.
Situation: Adam is hungry and is in a hurry to go get some food when he encounters a large crowd in his way.
Intention: Adam wants to get to the food store.
Moral action: Adam asks people to move as he navigates the crowd.
Immoral consequence: Some people in the crowd decide to beat Adam up.
Norm: It is bad to rude to others.
Situation: Adam is hungry and is in a hurry to go get some food when he encounters a large crowd in his way.
Intention: Adam wants to get to the food store.
Moral consequence: Everyone moves out of Adam's way, and he is able to get to the food store and feed himself.
Immoral action: Adam shoves his way through the crowd calling everyone names.
Norm: You shouldn't make rude jokes.
Situation: Brian is at an office party and wants to break the ice with some employees he doesn't know too well.
Intention: Brian wants to use humor.
Moral action: Brian makes a harmless, funny pun about cats.
Immoral consequence: The employees are offended because some of them happen to be blonde and keep distance from Brian.
Norm: You shouldn't make rude jokes.
Situation: Brian is at an office party and wants to break the ice with some employees he doesn't know too well.
Intention: Brian wants to use humor.
Moral consequence: The employees think Brian's joke is cute, and they all like being around him.
Immoral action: Brian tells what he thinks is a zinger about blonde women.
Norm: It's nice to make food for your parents.
Situation: Jill lives at home with her mom and has woken up starving since she skipped dinner.
Intention: Jill wants to make breakfast at home.
Moral action: Jill makes enough food for breakfast to feed both her and her mother.
Immoral consequence: Jill's mom has to spend time and energy to make her own breakfast.