CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's unhealthy to sneeze on others.
Situation: Alex has a cold, but had to work today and while on lunch break with his co-worker Mary, he feels a tickle in his nose.
Intention: Alex wants to feel relief.
Moral consequence: Mary is able to remain safe from getting sick.
Immoral action: Alex knows he's about to sneeze but remains seated and gets mucus on Mary.
Norm: You should not spoil your child just because they cry.
Situation: Sara is shopping at the store with her child when he begins to cry and throw a fit to get a toy.
Intention: Sara wants her kid to behave in public.
Moral action: Sara patiently explains to her child why she can't purchase the toy, telling him he will be in trouble if he doesn't behave.
Immoral consequence: The child learns that if he acts bad in the store, Sara will reward him with a toy, so he always acts up in the store.
Norm: You should not spoil your child just because they cry.
Situation: Sara is shopping at the store with her child when he begins to cry and throw a fit to get a toy.
Intention: Sara wants her kid to behave in public.
Moral consequence: The child knows that he must act nice in the store and will not be rewarded for bad behavior, so he acts very good.
Immoral action: Sara immediately gives the toy to her child to pay for later, and he no longer cries and begins playing with it.
Norm: It's bad to not use birth control when having sex.
Situation: Mikah is a college senior who has been getting serious with her longtime boyfriend, Jeff.
Intention: Mikah wants to take her relationship with Jeff to the next level.
Moral action: Mikah purchases condoms online and uses one with Jeff once they come in.
Immoral consequence: Mikah ends up pregnant and is forced to drop out of college.
Norm: It's bad to not use birth control when having sex.
Situation: Mikah is a college senior who has been getting serious with her longtime boyfriend, Jeff.
Intention: Mikah wants to take her relationship with Jeff to the next level.
Moral consequence: Mikah and Jeff have a healthy sex life and are able to complete their final year of college.
Immoral action: Too embarrassed to go out and purchase condoms, Mikah has sex with Jeff without one.
Norm: It's not expected that you'll dump things on your head.
Situation: Terry has been drinking with his buddies for hours at a pool party.
Intention: Terry wants to make his friends laugh.
Moral action: Terry tells his friends a very amusing story.
Immoral consequence: Terry's friends laugh but think Terry is kind of disgusting.
Norm: It's not expected that you'll dump things on your head.
Situation: Terry has been drinking with his buddies for hours at a pool party.
Intention: Terry wants to make his friends laugh.
Moral consequence: Terry's friends think he is the funniest person ever - they love him.
Immoral action: Terry grabs a nearby garbage can and empties the content out on his own head.
Norm: It's bad to try and evade the police.
Situation: Mark was driving well above the speed limit and caught the attention of the police.
Intention: Mark wants to decide how to proceed in response to the police.
Moral action: Mark pulls over and accepts the ticket written to him by the police officer.
Immoral consequence: Mark does not get far before getting caught, arrested and charged according to his offenses.
Norm: It's bad to try and evade the police.
Situation: Mark was driving well above the speed limit and caught the attention of the police.
Intention: Mark wants to decide how to proceed in response to the police.
Moral consequence: Mark pays the ticket and experiences no further issues from this incident.
Immoral action: Mark decides to floor it and make an attempt to escape the police.
Norm: It's wrong to enter a country illegally.
Situation: Wayne is taking a road trip thru his native Canada on his week-long vacation from his job on the farm.
Intention: Wayne wants to visit the United States.
Moral action: Wayne drives to a border checkpoint and crosses over into the US.
Immoral consequence: Wayne is arrested for coming into the US illegally.
Norm: It's wrong to enter a country illegally.
Situation: Wayne is taking a road trip thru his native Canada on his week-long vacation from his job on the farm.
Intention: Wayne wants to visit the United States.
Moral consequence: Wayne has a good time on his trip to the United States.
Immoral action: Wayne takes a back road into the US because he has no passport.
Norm: It's good for parents to give their children work.
Situation: Mike's son Tony is complaining to Mike that he's bored out of his mind.
Intention: Mike wants to suggest an activity for Tony.
Moral action: Mike tells Tony that he needs to go outside and mow the lawn and do other yard work.
Immoral consequence: Tony wastes his time watching films and does nothing productive with his day.
Norm: It's good for parents to give their children work.
Situation: Mike's son Tony is complaining to Mike that he's bored out of his mind.
Intention: Mike wants to suggest an activity for Tony.
Moral consequence: Tony learns the value of a good day of work and also gets a bunch of productive chores done.
Immoral action: Mike tells Tony that he should go find a movie to watch on Netflix.
Norm: It's mean to hit someone.
Situation: Jenna is a teenager babysitting Ronnie who is acting out and misbehaving.
Intention: Jenna wants Ronnie to stop misbehaving.
Moral action: Jenna puts Ronnie in time out for a few minutes and temporarily takes his favorite toy away until he is ready to behave.
Immoral consequence: Ronnie cries and Jenna gets in trouble when Ronnie tells his parents what happened.
Norm: It's mean to hit someone.
Situation: Jenna is a teenager babysitting Ronnie who is acting out and misbehaving.
Intention: Jenna wants Ronnie to stop misbehaving.
Moral consequence: Ronnie realizes that he has been bad and tries to stop.
Immoral action: Jenna slaps Ronnie the next time he does something he's not supposed to.
Norm: You shouldn't get pregnant before you get married.
Situation: Lisa has a boyfriend with Ben and is in love with him.
Intention: Lisa wants to have a baby with Ben.
Moral action: Lisa develops her relationship with Ben which leads to marriage and then a baby.
Immoral consequence: Ben does not feel committed to Lisa and leaves Lisa alone to take care of the baby.
Norm: You shouldn't get pregnant before you get married.
Situation: Lisa has a boyfriend with Ben and is in love with him.
Intention: Lisa wants to have a baby with Ben.
Moral consequence: Ben is committed to Lisa and Lisa feels supported while they raise their baby.
Immoral action: Lisa has a baby with Ben while they are still dating.
Norm: You shouldn't deny your friends.
Situation: Mandy is pulling out a piece of gum to chew on when her friend Cindy asks her for a piece.
Intention: Mandy wants to respond to Cindy's request.
Moral action: Mandy tells Cindy that she can have a piece or two or as many as she wants.
Immoral consequence: Cindy is disgusted by how cheap and selfish Mandy is being by not sharing simple gum.
Norm: You shouldn't deny your friends.
Situation: Mandy is pulling out a piece of gum to chew on when her friend Cindy asks her for a piece.
Intention: Mandy wants to respond to Cindy's request.
Moral consequence: Cindy laughs at the idea of having more than one piece and thanks her friend for sharing the gum with her.
Immoral action: Mandy tells Cindy that she can't give her any because she needs to save some for later.
Norm: It's normal for grandparents to give their grandchildren gifts.
Situation: Frank wants to give his grandson a gift, but he's afraid his son will steal it.
Intention: Frank wants to decide whether to give his grandson a gift.
Moral action: Frank gives his grandson gifts and points out [so that is son hears] that he'll be asking later what he's done with the gift.
Immoral consequence: To his grandson it appears that Frank is the unfair one since he's never giving any gifts out.
Norm: It's normal for grandparents to give their grandchildren gifts.
Situation: Frank wants to give his grandson a gift, but he's afraid his son will steal it.
Intention: Frank wants to decide whether to give his grandson a gift.
Moral consequence: Frank keeps checking if his grandson still has the gifts so his son can't take them without his knowing.
Immoral action: Frank decides not to give his grandson a gift since he doesn't want his greedy son taking it.
Norm: It's wrong to read someone's private diary.
Situation: Martha has noticed that her daughter Crystal has been acting different lately.
Intention: Martha wants to find out what her daughter is up to.
Moral action: Martha thinks about looking in Crystal's diary to see what she's up to but decides to ask her face to face.
Immoral consequence: Crystal sees her mother reading her diary and gets upset that she is invading her privacy.
Norm: It's wrong to read someone's private diary.
Situation: Martha has noticed that her daughter Crystal has been acting different lately.
Intention: Martha wants to find out what her daughter is up to.
Moral consequence: Crystal and her mother have a good talk about what is going on in Crystal's life.
Immoral action: Martha sees Crystal's diary on her desk and reads it to see if she can find out what she's up to.
Norm: You shouldn't say hurtful things to others.
Situation: Rebecca just got a new haircut, and she's asking her friend Ellen what she thinks of it.
Intention: Ellen wants to give Rebecca her opinion.
Moral action: Ellen tells Rebecca that while she doesn't like it as much as her old haircut, she still pulls it off well.
Immoral consequence: Rebecca's feelings are hurt, and she feels really ugly.
Norm: You shouldn't say hurtful things to others.
Situation: Rebecca just got a new haircut, and she's asking her friend Ellen what she thinks of it.
Intention: Ellen wants to give Rebecca her opinion.
Moral consequence: Rebecca takes Ellen's input into consideration and decides to go back to the hairdresser to improve the hairstyle.
Immoral action: Ellen tells Rebecca that the haircut looks really bad and that she should get it fixed.
Norm: It's not okay to be rude to your in laws.
Situation: John is having dinner with his wife and his in-laws at a popular restaurant, when his father-in-law starts ordering food for the entire table.
Intention: John wants to let his father in law know that he would prefer to order his own food.
Moral action: John interjects that, while he appreciates his father in laws efforts to provide everyone with a good meal, he already has a selection in mind for himself.
Immoral consequence: John's wife is embarrassed by the way he expressed himself and his in-laws feel hurt by his tone.
Norm: It's not okay to be rude to your in laws.
Situation: John is having dinner with his wife and his in-laws at a popular restaurant, when his father-in-law starts ordering food for the entire table.
Intention: John wants to let his father in law know that he would prefer to order his own food.
Moral consequence: John's in laws will not be hurt or offended by his behavior and his wife will not feel embarrassment about how he reacted to his father in law.
Immoral action: John tells his father-in-law that he is tired of being treated like a child, and he doesn't appreciate the way his in-laws behave when they go out together.
Norm: It is wrong to intentionally exclude friends
Situation: Bob is planning a party with his wife, Wendy when she asks him if he'll invite his friend Jim.
Intention: Bob wants to answer Wendy's question.
Moral action: Bob tells Wendy that of course he's inviting Jim they're best friends after all.
Immoral consequence: Wendy is surprised at how mean Bob is being to Jim for seemingly no reason and feels awkward around Bob.
Norm: It is wrong to intentionally exclude friends
Situation: Bob is planning a party with his wife, Wendy when she asks him if he'll invite his friend Jim.
Intention: Bob wants to answer Wendy's question.
Moral consequence: Wendy is happy to hear that Bob is going to invite Jim and that he is good at maintaining friendships.
Immoral action: Bob tells Wendy that he's definitely not inviting Jim because Jim doesn't deserve to be there.
Norm: You shouldn't demand too much from your partner.
Situation: Gil is worried about how his wife is managing her career.
Intention: Gil wants his wife to be professionally successful.
Moral action: Gil helps his wife identify effective work strategies so that she can succeed without burning herself out.
Immoral consequence: Gil's wife's career progresses, but she is tired and feels Gil does not care about her well-being.
Norm: You shouldn't demand too much from your partner.
Situation: Gil is worried about how his wife is managing her career.
Intention: Gil wants his wife to be professionally successful.
Moral consequence: Gil's wife is very successful, and she feels supported and loved by Gil.
Immoral action: Gil insists that his wife work more hours and take on more projects.
Norm: Its wrong to report someone for something they didn't do.
Situation: George witnesses a robbery but doesn't see the perpetrator's face and can't identify him.
Intention: George wants to give a statement to the police about the crime.
Moral action: George tells the police the height and weight of the man he saw committing the robbery.
Immoral consequence: The police arrest the man who lives in George's building even though he is innocent.
Norm: Its wrong to report someone for something they didn't do.
Situation: George witnesses a robbery but doesn't see the perpetrator's face and can't identify him.
Intention: George wants to give a statement to the police about the crime.
Moral consequence: The police use George's description plus other evidence to identify and arrest the robber.
Immoral action: George tells the police that a man who lives in his building committed the robbery.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone's food.
Situation: Chris just finished eating lunch in the school cafeteria and is still hungry, but his friend James has a whole tray.
Intention: Chris wants to eat more.
Moral action: Chris sees James step away for a moment but waits for him to come back to ask to have some fries.
Immoral consequence: When James comes back he sees Chris eating them and is now mad at him.
Norm: You shouldn't take someone's food.
Situation: Chris just finished eating lunch in the school cafeteria and is still hungry, but his friend James has a whole tray.
Intention: Chris wants to eat more.
Moral consequence: James feels for Chris so gives him half his fries and is glad he was asked.
Immoral action: Chris notices that James walked away for a moment and takes his french fries.
Norm: You shouldn't judge others simply because they are strange.
Situation: Frances has new neighbors who are quite eccentric.
Intention: Frances wants to feel safe.
Moral action: Frances decides to be open-minded and get to know her new neighbors better.
Immoral consequence: Frances' neighbors are sad to be rejected in their new neighborhood.
Norm: You shouldn't judge others simply because they are strange.
Situation: Frances has new neighbors who are quite eccentric.
Intention: Frances wants to feel safe.
Moral consequence: Frances's new neighbors feel welcomed and become friends with Frances.
Immoral action: Frances thinks there is something wrong with her neighbors because they are a bit weird and decides to ignore them.
Norm: It's good to adopt children with no home.
Situation: Mark and his wife are ready to start a family.
Intention: Mark wants to parent a child.
Moral action: Mark's wife suggest adoption and Marks thinks that is a great idea they adopt a young girl.
Immoral consequence: Marks thoughts about adoption bother his wife so much that she leaves him a few years later.
Norm: It's good to adopt children with no home.
Situation: Mark and his wife are ready to start a family.
Intention: Mark wants to parent a child.
Moral consequence: Mark and his wife have a great life and adopt more children soon after.
Immoral action: Marks wife suggest adoption but mark says that is so stupid they end up getting pregnant and having a baby instead.
Norm: It's wrong to make obscene gestures at people.
Situation: Jim is at a party with his friends when he sees a beautiful woman across the room.
Intention: Jim wants to get the attention of the woman.
Moral action: Jim goes near the woman and introduces himself to her and her friends.
Immoral consequence: The woman is upset and gets her friends to throw Jim out of the party.
Norm: It's wrong to make obscene gestures at people.
Situation: Jim is at a party with his friends when he sees a beautiful woman across the room.
Intention: Jim wants to get the attention of the woman.
Moral consequence: The woman is charmed by Jim and agrees to go with him on a date.
Immoral action: Jim goes near the woman and starts to make sexually charged gestures.
Norm: Killing an endangered animal is wrong.
Situation: Cam owns a farm with a lot of livestock, and an endangered lion keeps killing his animals.
Intention: Cam wants the lion to leave his animals alone.
Moral action: Cam calls a conservation group to find and capture the lion.
Immoral consequence: The lion population is even closer to becoming extinct.
Norm: Killing an endangered animal is wrong.
Situation: Cam owns a farm with a lot of livestock, and an endangered lion keeps killing his animals.
Intention: Cam wants the lion to leave his animals alone.
Moral consequence: The lion population will be helped as the conservation group uses the lion to mate.
Immoral action: Cam kills the lion due to it invading his property once more.
Norm: It is kind to donate your unwanted belongings to charity.
Situation: Christie is moving to a smaller apartment and sees that all of her clothes won't fit in her new closet.
Intention: Christie needs to fit her clothes in her new closet.
Moral action: Christie packs up the clothing that won't fit into her closet and brings them to the local homeless shelter.
Immoral consequence: A homeless woman who relies on donated clothing doesn't have a warm coat to wear in the winter.
Norm: It is kind to donate your unwanted belongings to charity.
Situation: Christie is moving to a smaller apartment and sees that all of her clothes won't fit in her new closet.
Intention: Christie needs to fit her clothes in her new closet.
Moral consequence: A homeless woman is thankful for getting Christie's coat which will help keep her warm in the winter.
Immoral action: Christie throws out the clothes that won't fit in her closet.
Norm: You should help out your partner if they get injured.
Situation: Stan and Jen were hiking in California when they came across a mountain lion that attacked Jen.
Intention: Stan wanted to get away from the mountain lion.
Moral action: Stan threw some food near the mountain lion, so he could distract the mountain lion and escape with Jen.
Immoral consequence: Jen suffers permanent damage to her body and doesn't trust Stan as much.
Norm: You should help out your partner if they get injured.
Situation: Stan and Jen were hiking in California when they came across a mountain lion that attacked Jen.
Intention: Stan wanted to get away from the mountain lion.
Moral consequence: Jen feels like she trusts Stan more and is glad that they're both still alive.
Immoral action: Stan runs away from the mountain lion while leaving Jen behind.
Norm: You shouldn't waste money on unnecessary things
Situation: Josh had an extra hundred dollars left over after doing bills, and he trying to figure out what to do with it.
Intention: Josh wants to make a financial decision.
Moral action: Josh decides to put the money in an emergency savings.
Immoral consequence: Josh's car breaks down, and he has no money left to pay for the repair.
Norm: You shouldn't waste money on unnecessary things
Situation: Josh had an extra hundred dollars left over after doing bills, and he trying to figure out what to do with it.
Intention: Josh wants to make a financial decision.
Moral consequence: Josh's car breaks down and now he feels secure knowing he can cover the cost.
Immoral action: Josh decides to buy himself some baseball cards, that he didn't really need, but got a good deal.
Norm: It's hurtful to wish your child wasn't born.
Situation: Bob's child wrote on the wall with a marker.
Intention: Bob wants to punish his child.
Moral action: Bob tells his child to clean the wall and that they will have no play time for a week.
Immoral consequence: Bob's child will feel unwanted and sad.
Norm: It's hurtful to wish your child wasn't born.
Situation: Bob's child wrote on the wall with a marker.
Intention: Bob wants to punish his child.
Moral consequence: Bob's child will learn they have to fix the bad things they do.
Immoral action: Bob tells his child that life was better when they were not around.
Norm: It's good to share your baked desserts with others.
Situation: Timmy is sitting at lunch with classmates and has a big chocolate brownie remaining.
Intention: Timmy wants to consider sharing the brownie with his classmates.
Moral action: Timmy decides to split the big chocolate brownie with his classmates.
Immoral consequence: Timmy is seen as a bit gluttonous and selfish by everyone around him.
Norm: It's good to share your baked desserts with others.
Situation: Timmy is sitting at lunch with classmates and has a big chocolate brownie remaining.
Intention: Timmy wants to consider sharing the brownie with his classmates.
Moral consequence: Timmy is seen as generous and makes some new friends.
Immoral action: Timmy decides to eat the entire chocolate brownie by himself.
Norm: You shouldn't get into massive debt.
Situation: Keisha really wants a Peleton Bike, but she can't afford it at the moment.
Intention: Keisha wants to buy a Peleton Bike.
Moral action: Keisha saves up her money and buys the bike in the future.
Immoral consequence: Keisha doesn't have enough money to pay off her credit card debt.
Norm: You shouldn't get into massive debt.
Situation: Keisha really wants a Peleton Bike, but she can't afford it at the moment.
Intention: Keisha wants to buy a Peleton Bike.
Moral consequence: Keisha is in a better place financially, and she's happy with her purchase.
Immoral action: Keisha decides to buy the bike with her credit card.
Norm: It's good to pet sit for others.
Situation: Alice is sitting in her kitchen, talking with her sister Janet on the phone when she is asked to look after her dog while she is away.
Intention: Alice wants to be happy and without stress in her life.
Moral action: Alice feeds and waters, and takes the dog for walks every day.
Immoral consequence: The dog dies and Karen is angry and creates a lot of familial problems for Alice.
Norm: It's good to pet sit for others.
Situation: Alice is sitting in her kitchen, talking with her sister Janet on the phone when she is asked to look after her dog while she is away.
Intention: Alice wants to be happy and without stress in her life.
Moral consequence: The dog is happy, and Alice is happy that Karen can depend on her, and everyone continues to get along.
Immoral action: Alice refuses to look after the dog.
Norm: It's good to admit your own racist tendencies.
Situation: Chris believes in justice and fairness and understands the issues faced by her Black friends.
Intention: Chris wants to be a good ally to her Black friends.
Moral action: Chris takes a hard look at some of her intuitive reactions and acknowledges she does have some racist reactions sometimes.
Immoral consequence: Chris feels like she is not completely honest with herself and others.
Norm: It's good to admit your own racist tendencies.
Situation: Chris believes in justice and fairness and understands the issues faced by her Black friends.
Intention: Chris wants to be a good ally to her Black friends.
Moral consequence: Chris feels that facing the truth about herself makes her more honest and more likely to improve.
Immoral action: Even though she is very involved in racial justice movements, Chris does not acknowledge her own racist feelings.