CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's crazy to suggest testing weapons on random people.
Situation: Wesley is a weapons researcher working in a group on a new type of rail gun.
Intention: Wesley wants to test how the gun works.
Moral consequence: The gun is tested without harming anyone, and Wesley is congratulated for his idea.
Immoral action: Wesley suggest testing the weapon by shooting it at people on the street.
Norm: It is wrong to pretend to have a mental illness.
Situation: Karen is burned out from work, and wants to take an extended vacation, but doesn't have any vacation days.
Intention: Karen wants to give her boss a reason to get a vacation.
Moral action: Karen tells her boss that she's simply at the edge of her rope, and needs some time off to reset her focus and priorities.
Immoral consequence: Karen's boss gains a false impression of her, and Karen has to spend the rest of her career nurturing a lie.
Norm: It is wrong to pretend to have a mental illness.
Situation: Karen is burned out from work, and wants to take an extended vacation, but doesn't have any vacation days.
Intention: Karen wants to give her boss a reason to get a vacation.
Moral consequence: Karen's boss is able to respond to her honest claims, and Karen is able to relax with the knowledge that she was honest.
Immoral action: Karen tell her boss that she's been seeing a psychologist for bipolar disorder, and needs a couple of weeks to adapt to her medications without the pressures of work.
Norm: It's important to do things that make you happy.
Situation: Steve is spending time at home on a Saturday afternoon and feels a bit bored and down in the dumps.
Intention: Steve wants to find something to do.
Moral action: Steve spends the rest of the afternoon watching his favorite movie of all time.
Immoral consequence: Steve still feels bored and is in a bad mood from lack of enjoyable activities.
Norm: It's important to do things that make you happy.
Situation: Steve is spending time at home on a Saturday afternoon and feels a bit bored and down in the dumps.
Intention: Steve wants to find something to do.
Moral consequence: Steve's mood is immediately lifted from watching the movie.
Immoral action: Steve spends the rest of the afternoon cleaning the bathrooms in his house.
Norm: It's bad to flake out on your group.
Situation: Pat is part of a basketball team that has a game coming up and Pat is still in bed.
Intention: Pat wants to decide what to do with his day.
Moral action: Pat gets out of bed and goes to the game.
Immoral consequence: Pat's team will be down 1 player and be at a disadvantage.
Norm: It's bad to flake out on your group.
Situation: Pat is part of a basketball team that has a game coming up and Pat is still in bed.
Intention: Pat wants to decide what to do with his day.
Moral consequence: Pat's team will be able to play with a full roster.
Immoral action: Pat stays in bed and decides not to go to the game.
Norm: It's wrong to get angry over petty things.
Situation: Kel is at a birthday party where they are handing out slices of cake to everybody, and he notices his piece of cake is smaller than the rest.
Intention: Kel wants to enjoy his cake.
Moral action: Kel savors each bite of the piece of the cake he got, and he complements the person who made it.
Immoral consequence: People are taken aback by the amount of anger Kel is showing over something so trivial and his standing among his peers drops.
Norm: It's wrong to get angry over petty things.
Situation: Kel is at a birthday party where they are handing out slices of cake to everybody, and he notices his piece of cake is smaller than the rest.
Intention: Kel wants to enjoy his cake.
Moral consequence: Kel is able to appreciate what he has and ends up satisfied because of it.
Immoral action: Kel decides his enjoyment of the cake is dependent on him receiving a piece as big as the others and makes a big scene about the size of his piece.
Norm: People should respect each other.
Situation: John has just arrived home from football practice.
Intention: John wants to eat dinner.
Moral action: John eats dinner in his room so that his stench doesn't bother the rest of the family.
Immoral consequence: The rest of the family is disgusted by the smell and has to leave the room.
Norm: People should respect each other.
Situation: John has just arrived home from football practice.
Intention: John wants to eat dinner.
Moral consequence: The rest of the family is glad he didn't stink up the kitchen.
Immoral action: John sits down at the kitchen table to eat a sandwich, smelling up the whole room with his body odor.
Norm: It's wrong to buy an underage person cigarettes.
Situation: Matthew asks his older brother Larry for a cigarette after the death of their mother.
Intention: Larry wants to make Matthew feel better.
Moral action: Larry takes his younger brother to the arcade to distract him.
Immoral consequence: Matthew starts smoking as a habit, and he eventually develops lung cancer.
Norm: It's wrong to buy an underage person cigarettes.
Situation: Matthew asks his older brother Larry for a cigarette after the death of their mother.
Intention: Larry wants to make Matthew feel better.
Moral consequence: Matthew beats his high score in his favorite arcade game.
Immoral action: Larry gives his younger brother a cigarette.
Norm: It is rude to refuse to tip.
Situation: Sally found a hair in her salad which she ordered at a restaurant.
Intention: Sally wants to show how disgusted she is.
Moral action: Sally gets her meal comped but proceeds to leave a tip for the server because it wasn't her fault.
Immoral consequence: Sally's server doesn't make enough money during her shift because of the kitchen staff's mistake.
Norm: It is rude to refuse to tip.
Situation: Sally found a hair in her salad which she ordered at a restaurant.
Intention: Sally wants to show how disgusted she is.
Moral consequence: Sally's server is happy to get a tip despite the bad customer experience.
Immoral action: Sally refuses to pay for her meal and tips nothing because of the incident.
Norm: It's deplorable to sleep with a member of your family.
Situation: Steve has a stepsister Sally who he always found attractive, and they're both out drinking together and the bar is closing.
Intention: Steve wants to continue having a good time with Sally.
Moral action: Steve and Sally walk to a nearby diner and have a long, rambling and entertaining conversation over a late night meal.
Immoral consequence: When they wake up next morning, they're both horrified at what they've done.
Norm: It's deplorable to sleep with a member of your family.
Situation: Steve has a stepsister Sally who he always found attractive, and they're both out drinking together and the bar is closing.
Intention: Steve wants to continue having a good time with Sally.
Moral consequence: The next morning, the two of them have a good time talking about what they did the previous night.
Immoral action: Steve and Sally go home and collapse drunkenly into eachother's arms in bed.
Norm: It's good to make yourself look nice for people.
Situation: Kyle has a job interview at a local clothing store.
Intention: Kyle wants to prepare for the job interview.
Moral action: Kyle combs his hair, trims his beard, and puts on washed and ironed clothes.
Immoral consequence: The interviewer doesn't think Kyle's sloppy look will represent the store well and doesn't hire him.
Norm: It's good to make yourself look nice for people.
Situation: Kyle has a job interview at a local clothing store.
Intention: Kyle wants to prepare for the job interview.
Moral consequence: The interviewer is impressed by Kyle's meticulous appearance and hires him for the job.
Immoral action: Kyle practices answering questions he thinks the interviewer might ask but doesn't comb his hair or trim his beard.
Norm: It's rude to critque others' appearance.
Situation: Mary has a new coworker who dresses in an unusual style.
Intention: Mary wants to feel like part of a team in a pleasant work environment.
Moral action: Mary keeps her opinion of her new coworker's style to herself.
Immoral consequence: Mary's coworkers think poorly of her and are less friendly and cooperative toward her.
Norm: It's rude to critque others' appearance.
Situation: Mary has a new coworker who dresses in an unusual style.
Intention: Mary wants to feel like part of a team in a pleasant work environment.
Moral consequence: Mary's work environment remains harmonious.
Immoral action: Mary comments loudly to other coworkers judging the way their new coworker dresses.
Norm: You should not defecate on somebody without their consent.
Situation: College student Paul, who has a sexual affinity for defecating on people, is at a house party with Pam in the kitchen and Eve passed out upstairs.
Intention: Paul wants to find someone to defecate on.
Moral action: Paul goes to the kitchen and asks Pam if she knows anyone who is into coprophilia.
Immoral consequence: Paul is expelled from school when someone witnesses him defecating on the unconscious Eve and reports it to the dean.
Norm: You should not defecate on somebody without their consent.
Situation: College student Paul, who has a sexual affinity for defecating on people, is at a house party with Pam in the kitchen and Eve passed out upstairs.
Intention: Paul wants to find someone to defecate on.
Moral consequence: Paul is invited back to Pam's dorm room to defecate on her because she actually loves coprophilia.
Immoral action: Paul goes upstairs to defecate on Eve because he knows she's unconscious and won't stop him.
Norm: It's not okay to spoil your kids.
Situation: John's daughter Kara asked for a new pair of expensive sneakers, but she has been falling behind in her schoolwork.
Intention: John wants to act on Kara's request.
Moral action: John tells Kara that if she can bring her grades up, he will buy them for her.
Immoral consequence: Kara doesn't improve in class and now expects to have everything handed to her for nothing.
Norm: It's not okay to spoil your kids.
Situation: John's daughter Kara asked for a new pair of expensive sneakers, but she has been falling behind in her schoolwork.
Intention: John wants to act on Kara's request.
Moral consequence: Kara is motivated to do better in class and brings her grades to a higher level.
Immoral action: John thinks that if he buys Kara what she wants that her grades might improve, so he makes the purchase despite her poor performance in school.
Norm: It's responsible to call animal control to come get animals.
Situation: Charlie notices a stray dog that is wandering around his neighborhood, and it looks lost or homeless.
Intention: Charlie wants to help the dog.
Moral action: Charlie calls animal control services to report the stray dog.
Immoral consequence: The dog never makes it home and the family who lost it grieves over losing part of their family.
Norm: It's responsible to call animal control to come get animals.
Situation: Charlie notices a stray dog that is wandering around his neighborhood, and it looks lost or homeless.
Intention: Charlie wants to help the dog.
Moral consequence: The dog is taken to the animal shelter, where its family finds it and takes it home.
Immoral action: Charlie catches the dog and takes it home to live with him.
Norm: It's wrong not to help someone who is hurt.
Situation: Jerry is driving to work one day when he sees a terrible car accident happen in front of him, with the car from the accident erupting in flames.
Intention: Jerry needs to get to work.
Moral action: Jerry pulls over and quickly dials 911 before helping the victim away from the burning car.
Immoral consequence: The motorist's car explodes with them trapped inside, frying them.
Norm: It's wrong not to help someone who is hurt.
Situation: Jerry is driving to work one day when he sees a terrible car accident happen in front of him, with the car from the accident erupting in flames.
Intention: Jerry needs to get to work.
Moral consequence: The motorist survives the wreck and thanks Jerry profusely as Jerry gets back in his car.
Immoral action: Jerry swerves around the wreck and continues driving, figuring someone else will take care of it.
Norm: Using violence to get back at someone is immature.
Situation: Tim insults Al's mother and it hurts Al's feelings alot.
Intention: Al wants to get back at Tim.
Moral action: Al decides to make a clever remark about Tim himself.
Immoral consequence: Al and Tim end up fighting and injuring each other over a petty squabble.
Norm: Using violence to get back at someone is immature.
Situation: Tim insults Al's mother and it hurts Al's feelings alot.
Intention: Al wants to get back at Tim.
Moral consequence: Everyone laughs at Al's joke and Al is satisfied at the results.
Immoral action: Al punches Tim and starts a fight because of the insult.
Norm: It's wrong to call people out over petty things.
Situation: Tom and Dan run an unprofitable store and are having a meeting about what needs to change.
Intention: Tom wants to tell Dan something he wants Dan to do differently at the store.
Moral action: Tom tells Dan that Dan needs to analyze sales data to determine which products are making money and which aren't.
Immoral consequence: Dan doesn't think Tom is taking the meeting seriously and walks out of the store.
Norm: It's wrong to call people out over petty things.
Situation: Tom and Dan run an unprofitable store and are having a meeting about what needs to change.
Intention: Tom wants to tell Dan something he wants Dan to do differently at the store.
Moral consequence: Dan looks at the sales data and discovers that they can eliminate some items they stock that are losing them money.
Immoral action: Tom tells Dan that he should press the buttons on the cash register less firmly to make less noise.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone's credit card.
Situation: Will is at the store, but isn't sure he has enough money for the things he wants to buy, when he spots a lost credit card on the floor.
Intention: Will wants to buy what he can from the store.
Moral action: Will turns the credit card into the lost and found and buys what he can with the money he has.
Immoral consequence: The credit card is reported stolen, and it is traced back to Will, who is arrested.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone's credit card.
Situation: Will is at the store, but isn't sure he has enough money for the things he wants to buy, when he spots a lost credit card on the floor.
Intention: Will wants to buy what he can from the store.
Moral consequence: Will gets what he can from the store, and the credit card owner gets their card back.
Immoral action: Will uses the credit card to buy the things he wants.
Norm: It's bad to damage someone's personal property.
Situation: Jason is at a house party and is being rowdy with friends.
Intention: Jason wants to show off to the partygoers.
Moral action: Jason gathers a crowd outside and performs some acrobatic stunts like cartwheels.
Immoral consequence: The crowd is shocked by Jason's actions and escort him out of the party for damaging the homeowner's property.
Norm: It's bad to damage someone's personal property.
Situation: Jason is at a house party and is being rowdy with friends.
Intention: Jason wants to show off to the partygoers.
Moral consequence: The crowd is impressed and cheers on Jason which makes him feel good.
Immoral action: Jason hurls himself into the air and lands on the dining table of the homeowner's and splitting in down the middle.
Norm: It's good to feel guilty about something bad you did.
Situation: Fiona is driving her car in a parking lot when she hits a parked car and dents it.
Intention: Fiona wants to respond to the car incident.
Moral action: Fiona feels sorry and leaves her contact information on the dented car.
Immoral consequence: The owner of the other car will have to pay out of pocket to fix the damage.
Norm: It's good to feel guilty about something bad you did.
Situation: Fiona is driving her car in a parking lot when she hits a parked car and dents it.
Intention: Fiona wants to respond to the car incident.
Moral consequence: The owner of the other car will be able to get Fiona's insurance to fix the damage.
Immoral action: Fiona thinks since the other car's owner isn't there it doesn't matter and leaves.
Norm: It's good to get divorced if you're unhappy.
Situation: Freya and Nathan are in an unhappy marriage but have two children who they both love.
Intention: Freya wants to do what is best for the kids.
Moral action: Freya decides to divorce Nathan and find a partner she can be happy with because she believes the kids should not have unhappy parents.
Immoral consequence: Freya's children sense their parents are unhappy and learn unhealthy relationship behaviors from them.
Norm: It's good to get divorced if you're unhappy.
Situation: Freya and Nathan are in an unhappy marriage but have two children who they both love.
Intention: Freya wants to do what is best for the kids.
Moral consequence: Freya's children are upset at first but quickly adjust to having two loving and happy households instead of one unhappy one.
Immoral action: Freya decides to stay with Nathan to provide stability for the kids because she believes that will best for them.
Norm: You shouldn't listen to what people say about someone.
Situation: Frank is at a get together when he hears people saying bad things about a politician named Jack.
Intention: Frank wants to find out more about Jack.
Moral action: Frank looks up Jack and his political history through documents.
Immoral consequence: Frank will continue to only get bad opinions about Jack.
Norm: You shouldn't listen to what people say about someone.
Situation: Frank is at a get together when he hears people saying bad things about a politician named Jack.
Intention: Frank wants to find out more about Jack.
Moral consequence: Frank will get an objective look at Jack.
Immoral action: Frank asks the people he is with questions about Jack.
Norm: You should share concerns with your significant other.
Situation: Rob's company is laying off dozens of positions causing him great concern and his partner, who notices this, asks him what is wrong.
Intention: Rob wants to keep his partner from worrying about their financial situation.
Moral action: Rob tells his partner what's happening but focuses on possible solutions in the event that they need them.
Immoral consequence: Rob's partner finds out the truth eventually and feels that he withholds important information from her.
Norm: You should share concerns with your significant other.
Situation: Rob's company is laying off dozens of positions causing him great concern and his partner, who notices this, asks him what is wrong.
Intention: Rob wants to keep his partner from worrying about their financial situation.
Moral consequence: Rob's partner feels prepared even if the worse case scenario is true.
Immoral action: Rob tells his partner that there is nothing wrong and acts like he doesn't know anything.
Norm: You shouldn't flirt with coworkers.
Situation: Sypha goes to work and notices that Jack the new IT guy is cute.
Intention: Sypha wants to decide if she should flirt with Jack.
Moral action: Sypha decides that would be too dangerous, so she just continues working.
Immoral consequence: Before Jack can respond, their boss reprimands her for flirting at work.
Norm: You shouldn't flirt with coworkers.
Situation: Sypha goes to work and notices that Jack the new IT guy is cute.
Intention: Sypha wants to decide if she should flirt with Jack.
Moral consequence: Sypha's boss stops by and tells her she's doing a good job and to keep it up.
Immoral action: Sypha starts flirting with Jack while they are both at work.
Norm: It is rude to not pay your obligations.
Situation: Jack was down on his luck and John loaned him 100 bucks to pay his rent, and now Jack has recovered financially and John is asking for his money back.
Intention: Jack needs to decide how to respond to John.
Moral action: Jack pays John back the 100 dollars he owed him.
Immoral consequence: John stops being friends with Jack because Jack is unreliable.
Norm: It is rude to not pay your obligations.
Situation: Jack was down on his luck and John loaned him 100 bucks to pay his rent, and now Jack has recovered financially and John is asking for his money back.
Intention: Jack needs to decide how to respond to John.
Moral consequence: John appreciates Jack's timely repayment and tells him if he ever needs help again in the future he can feel free to ask him.
Immoral action: Jack tells John he's going to have to wait because Jack's enjoying having money again.
Norm: It's wrong to boss around your partner in a relationship.
Situation: Helen is at home with her husband and there are a lot of chores to do.
Intention: Helen wants the chores to be done.
Moral action: Helen starts to work on some of the chores letting her husband know evertything that needs to be done.
Immoral consequence: Helen's husband grows to resent his wife and their relationship falters.
Norm: It's wrong to boss around your partner in a relationship.
Situation: Helen is at home with her husband and there are a lot of chores to do.
Intention: Helen wants the chores to be done.
Moral consequence: Helen's husband join in, and they get everything done which leaves them with some free time with one another.
Immoral action: Helen directs her husband from one chore to the next until he completes them all while keeping him under the impression that he must.
Norm: You shouldn't pursue your teacher as a romantic interest.
Situation: Bobby thinks his favorite teacher Brenda is smart and attractive, and stares at her during class.
Intention: Bobby wants to express to his attraction.
Moral action: Bobby keeps his crush a secret and writes a journal about his feelings towards Brenda and keeps it to himself.
Immoral consequence: Brenda tells Bobby it's not okay to date students and their relationship becomes awkward.
Norm: You shouldn't pursue your teacher as a romantic interest.
Situation: Bobby thinks his favorite teacher Brenda is smart and attractive, and stares at her during class.
Intention: Bobby wants to express to his attraction.
Moral consequence: Bobby eventually outgrows the crush, and Brenda is never put on the spot, and their student/teacher relationship stays strong.
Immoral action: Bobby stays after class and tells Brenda she's beautiful and would make a wonderful girlfriend.
Norm: It's bad to keep secrets from your children.
Situation: James sees an invitation for his son in the mail for a birthday party around the same time he has a big test at school.
Intention: James wants to make sure his son performs well on the test.
Moral action: James gives the invitation to his son and says he'll take him to the party as long as he studies enough for the test.
Immoral consequence: James' son hears about the party at school and rebelliously studies very little for the exam.
Norm: It's bad to keep secrets from your children.
Situation: James sees an invitation for his son in the mail for a birthday party around the same time he has a big test at school.
Intention: James wants to make sure his son performs well on the test.
Moral consequence: James' son studies hard for the test and is able to go to the party, and he gets a good grade on the test.
Immoral action: James hides the invitation and tries to make sure his son doesn't find out about the party.
Norm: It's good to go places with your date.
Situation: Kevin is on a date with Lisa, and he's thinking about what to do.
Intention: Kevin wants Lisa to have a good time.
Moral action: Kevin takes Lisa to several places around the city after they eat.
Immoral consequence: Lisa likes the food but the restaurant got old after a while.
Norm: It's good to go places with your date.
Situation: Kevin is on a date with Lisa, and he's thinking about what to do.
Intention: Kevin wants Lisa to have a good time.
Moral consequence: Lisa as a lot of fun going all these places with Kevin.
Immoral action: Kevin decides to go to one expensive restaurant and spend the whole night there.