CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's kind to end the suffering of a sick pet.
Situation: Daniel's cat, Mr.Paws, has been ill for two months with no signs of getting better.
Intention: Daniel wants to end Mr.Paws' pain.
Moral action: Daniel realizes he can do no more for Mr.Paws and takes him to the vet to be euthanized.
Immoral consequence: Daniel's actions only extend Mr.Paws' suffering.
Norm: It's kind to end the suffering of a sick pet.
Situation: Daniel's cat, Mr.Paws, has been ill for two months with no signs of getting better.
Intention: Daniel wants to end Mr.Paws' pain.
Moral consequence: Mr.Paws no longer has to endure any pain.
Immoral action: Daniel gives Mr.Paws medicine every day even though it doesn't help.
Norm: It is wrong to judge someone else's financial situation.
Situation: Rosa loans $1,000 to Jill because she badl needed money, but then she sees Jill with a new hairdo.
Intention: Rosa wants to mention it to Jill.
Moral action: Rosa points out the hairdo and asks how where she got it.
Immoral consequence: Jill cries and runs out of the room after Rosa shouts at her.
Norm: It is wrong to judge someone else's financial situation.
Situation: Rosa loans $1,000 to Jill because she badl needed money, but then she sees Jill with a new hairdo.
Intention: Rosa wants to mention it to Jill.
Moral consequence: Jill mentions a gift card to that salon that she'd had since last xmas and never used.
Immoral action: Rosa shouts at Jill for getting a hairdo when she badly needs money.
Norm: It's nice to be gracious about receiving money.
Situation: Doug is a homeless man on the street late at night panhandling.
Intention: Doug wants other people's money.
Moral action: When Doug receives a donation he thanks the people and says god bless you.
Immoral consequence: Other people who see Doug act like this are less likely to give him anything.
Norm: It's nice to be gracious about receiving money.
Situation: Doug is a homeless man on the street late at night panhandling.
Intention: Doug wants other people's money.
Moral consequence: More people are likely to give Doug money.
Immoral action: When Doug receives money from passers-by he just takes it and looks down and doesn't say a word.
Norm: It's good to explore your sexuality to understand your preferences.
Situation: Alexis calls Jennifer and tells her that she is really attracted to her and wants to go out with her one night over the next weekend.
Intention: Jennifer needs to respond to Alexis.
Moral action: Jennifer tells Alexis that she has never dated another woman before but that she has no plans and would like to go out over the next weekend.
Immoral consequence: Alexis is disappointed and Jennifer always wonders what it would have been like to go on a date with another woman.
Norm: It's good to explore your sexuality to understand your preferences.
Situation: Alexis calls Jennifer and tells her that she is really attracted to her and wants to go out with her one night over the next weekend.
Intention: Jennifer needs to respond to Alexis.
Moral consequence: Both Jennifer and Alexis have a lot of fun on their date, and they maintain a very open and honest relationship with one another throughout their lives.
Immoral action: Jennifer tells Alexis that she has never gone on a date with another woman before, and she is just too uncomfortable to try something like that.
Norm: You should be welcoming of family members.
Situation: Greg just started a new job in a new city and his aunt and uncle want to visit him.
Intention: Greg wants to set up his new apartment.
Moral action: Greg tells his aunt and uncle that they can visit, but they'll likely need to help him set up his furniture.
Immoral consequence: Greg's aunt and uncle understand but are afraid to ask Greg about visiting another time.
Norm: You should be welcoming of family members.
Situation: Greg just started a new job in a new city and his aunt and uncle want to visit him.
Intention: Greg wants to set up his new apartment.
Moral consequence: Greg's aunt and uncle visit Greg and help him get his apartment set up.
Immoral action: Greg tells his aunt and uncle that he doesn't want them to visit because he's too busy.
Norm: It's rude to laugh during a serious movie.
Situation: Keith is at the movies watching a movie where a man just died.
Intention: Keith wants to express himself at the scene in the movie.
Moral action: Keith starts to cry silently from his seat in the theater.
Immoral consequence: The other people in the theater are annoyed and tell Keith to shut up.
Norm: It's rude to laugh during a serious movie.
Situation: Keith is at the movies watching a movie where a man just died.
Intention: Keith wants to express himself at the scene in the movie.
Moral consequence: Another person in the theater gives Keith a tissue to wipe his eyes.
Immoral action: Keith starts to laugh loudly at the scene in the movie.
Norm: It's rude to turn down people's music mid-song.
Situation: Vance bought beer and has arrived to an energetic dance party.
Intention: Vance wants to tell the party goers that there's beer.
Moral action: Vance waits for the song to finish then tells the party goers there is beer.
Immoral consequence: The party goers will be annoyed with Vance and not listen to him.
Norm: It's rude to turn down people's music mid-song.
Situation: Vance bought beer and has arrived to an energetic dance party.
Intention: Vance wants to tell the party goers that there's beer.
Moral consequence: The party goers will be receptive to what Vance has to say.
Immoral action: Vance turns down the music to tell the party goers there is beer.
Norm: You should be respectful when you are questioning your superiors.
Situation: Mary is angry because her work team was given the wrong information and now they are behind schedule on their assignment, because of it.
Intention: Mary wants to find out why she doesn't have the right information.
Moral action: Mary lets her boss know that an error has been made, and she needs to understand how it was made before proceeding with her work group's current instructions.
Immoral consequence: Her boss explains that an error was made, and she understands why it’s frustrating, but she warns Mary not to be so harsh and rude when talking about company leadership.
Norm: You should be respectful when you are questioning your superiors.
Situation: Mary is angry because her work team was given the wrong information and now they are behind schedule on their assignment, because of it.
Intention: Mary wants to find out why she doesn't have the right information.
Moral consequence: Her boss explains her perception of what happened and how the error occurred, and she reassures Mary that her current instructions are correct.
Immoral action: Mary asks her boss why she was given incorrect information and suggests that management is incompetent.
Norm: It is unusual for affairs to go on indefinitely.
Situation: James started sleeping with one of his coworkers when he and his wife were going through a trial separation.
Intention: James wants to avoid an expensive divorce.
Moral action: James breaks up with his coworker and starts going to couples' therapy with his wife.
Immoral consequence: James' wife discovers the affair after a decade and throws all his stuff on the lawn.
Norm: It is unusual for affairs to go on indefinitely.
Situation: James started sleeping with one of his coworkers when he and his wife were going through a trial separation.
Intention: James wants to avoid an expensive divorce.
Moral consequence: James and his wife eventually reconcile most of their differences.
Immoral action: James continues to see his coworker while still living with his wife.
Norm: It's rude to rush another person.
Situation: Tonya is a grocery store clerk who is checking out an elderly woman that is placing her grocery items onto the belt very slowly.
Intention: Tonya wants to speed up the checkout process.
Moral action: Tonya offers to help the woman load up her items onto the belt.
Immoral consequence: The woman complains to Tonya's manager, and she is reprimanded.
Norm: It's rude to rush another person.
Situation: Tonya is a grocery store clerk who is checking out an elderly woman that is placing her grocery items onto the belt very slowly.
Intention: Tonya wants to speed up the checkout process.
Moral consequence: The woman is appreciative of Tonya's offer and the checkout process is completed quickly.
Immoral action: Tonya raises her voice and tells the woman to hurry up.
Norm: Drafting people by race is discriminatory.
Situation: Yuri is the manager of a sports team and is picking players from the rookie pool to fill out his roster.
Intention: Yuri wants to have a good team this year.
Moral action: Yuri picks all the players based on the positions his team needs filled and their performance reports.
Immoral consequence: Yuri misses out on picking players that fit all the positions he needs because he only drafted players based on their decent and so his team has exploitable weaknesses.
Norm: Drafting people by race is discriminatory.
Situation: Yuri is the manager of a sports team and is picking players from the rookie pool to fill out his roster.
Intention: Yuri wants to have a good team this year.
Moral consequence: Yuri's team is balanced and performs up to his expectations during the year.
Immoral action: Yuri picks only players of African decent because he thinks they are more athletic.
Norm: It is good to let dogs socialize with other dogs.
Situation: James got a new puppy and doesn't know anyone else who has a dog.
Intention: James wants to train his puppy.
Moral action: James takes his puppy to a dog park a few times a week to practice interacting with other dogs.
Immoral consequence: James' puppy is obedient, but very afraid around other dogs.
Norm: It is good to let dogs socialize with other dogs.
Situation: James got a new puppy and doesn't know anyone else who has a dog.
Intention: James wants to train his puppy.
Moral consequence: The puppy feels comfortable socializing with dogs it doesn't know well.
Immoral action: James trains his puppy alone at home for an hour a day.
Norm: Parents are expected to show support for their children's interests.
Situation: Verlin is at his computer struggling to pay the bills when his son asks if he can take karate classes.
Intention: Verlin wants to save money.
Moral action: Verlin decides to cancel several streaming services they don't need in order to pay for karate classes.
Immoral consequence: His son starts crying.
Norm: Parents are expected to show support for their children's interests.
Situation: Verlin is at his computer struggling to pay the bills when his son asks if he can take karate classes.
Intention: Verlin wants to save money.
Moral consequence: His son rises through the ranks eventually becoming a black belt.
Immoral action: Verlin tells his son that martial arts is a complete waste of resources as he continues looking at his screen.
Norm: It is rude to issue an ultimatum in a relationship.
Situation: Harold is married to Denise, and has been been having to look at an ugly figurine on their dresser that belonged do Denise's grandmother.
Intention: Harold wants to stop seeing the ugly figurine.
Moral action: Harold asks if there is somewhere Denise could put the figurine that he can't see it as often, and she agrees to put it in her study room.
Immoral consequence: Denise resents Harold for trying to boss her around, and the two split up.
Norm: It is rude to issue an ultimatum in a relationship.
Situation: Harold is married to Denise, and has been been having to look at an ugly figurine on their dresser that belonged do Denise's grandmother.
Intention: Harold wants to stop seeing the ugly figurine.
Moral consequence: Denise still has her figurine to remind her of her grandmother, and Harold doesn't have to see it as much.
Immoral action: Harold says that either the ugly figurine goes, or he goes, and Denise gets rid of the figurine.
Norm: It's good to support businesses on campus.
Situation: A couple of students at James' school rent space in the student union to open a sandwich shop.
Intention: James wants to buy a sandwich for lunch.
Moral action: James stops at the sandwich shop and buys a roast beef sandwich and chips for $10.
Immoral consequence: James saves a few dollars, but the other students' store eventually goes out of business due to a lack of customers.
Norm: It's good to support businesses on campus.
Situation: A couple of students at James' school rent space in the student union to open a sandwich shop.
Intention: James wants to buy a sandwich for lunch.
Moral consequence: James discovers that the shop makes much tastier sandwiches than any of the chains near the campus.
Immoral action: James walks to the Subway across the street from his college campus.
Norm: You should not help corporations violate people's rights.
Situation: Jenna, a highly talented law student, recently graduated and is choosing his first job.
Intention: Jenna wants a prestigious job.
Moral action: Jenna goes to work for the local public defender's office and plans to run for office in a decade or so.
Immoral consequence: The pesticides remain in use, sickening many people, and Jenna is promoted.
Norm: You should not help corporations violate people's rights.
Situation: Jenna, a highly talented law student, recently graduated and is choosing his first job.
Intention: Jenna wants a prestigious job.
Moral consequence: Jenna keeps many indigent people out of jail and builds a solid basis for a political career.
Immoral action: Jenna goes to work for Monsanto and argues, against the balance of scientific evidence, that their pesticides are safe.
Norm: It's good to protect your neighborhood from harm.
Situation: Larry lives on a lake in Florida and a hurricane is predicted to hit his neighborhood in two days.
Intention: Larry wants to keep himself safe.
Moral action: Larry gets together with his neighbors and uses sandbags and storm shutters to help protect the neighborhood from flooding and high winds.
Immoral consequence: Larry's neighborhood floods after the hurricane and everyone's homes are ruined.
Norm: It's good to protect your neighborhood from harm.
Situation: Larry lives on a lake in Florida and a hurricane is predicted to hit his neighborhood in two days.
Intention: Larry wants to keep himself safe.
Moral consequence: Larry's neighborhood survives the storm with minimal damage and everyone is safe.
Immoral action: Larry decides to leave town and drives to stay with relatives who live far away from the hurricane's path.
Norm: It's wrong to kiss someone other than your spouse.
Situation: Mark who is married is out with his friend Jenny, and they're about to part ways and go home.
Intention: Mark wants to say goodbye to Jenny.
Moral action: Mark tells Jenny goodbye and waves his hand as he turns to walk towards home.
Immoral consequence: Jenny is shocked because she knows Mark is married and is extremely uncomfortable about the situation.
Norm: It's wrong to kiss someone other than your spouse.
Situation: Mark who is married is out with his friend Jenny, and they're about to part ways and go home.
Intention: Mark wants to say goodbye to Jenny.
Moral consequence: Jenny waves back to mark and smiles as she turns to go back to her home.
Immoral action: Mark pulls Jenny in close and gives her a long, passionate kiss on the lips before saying "I'll miss you, goodbye".
Norm: It's wrong to have a threesome.
Situation: Vaughn has been with his girlfriend for a few years and their sex life has become boring.
Intention: Vaughn wants to spice up their sex life.
Moral action: Vaughn comes up with the idea to start role playing during sex.
Immoral consequence: Vaughn's partner regrets what they did and the relationship feels less special to her.
Norm: It's wrong to have a threesome.
Situation: Vaughn has been with his girlfriend for a few years and their sex life has become boring.
Intention: Vaughn wants to spice up their sex life.
Moral consequence: Vaughn's partner is excited by the change in their normal routine.
Immoral action: Vaughn convinces his partner to engage in a sexual act involving a third person.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about sexual harassment.
Situation: Rebecca was hooking up with her boss who suddenly stops wanting to see her.
Intention: Rebecca wants to get back at her boss.
Moral action: Rebecca starts going on with an attractive man and introduces him to her coworkers.
Immoral consequence: Rebecca's boss has his reputation permanently ruined by the accusation.
Norm: It's wrong to lie about sexual harassment.
Situation: Rebecca was hooking up with her boss who suddenly stops wanting to see her.
Intention: Rebecca wants to get back at her boss.
Moral consequence: Rebecca's boss becomes jealous of the new man in her life and regrets what he did.
Immoral action: Rebecca goes to human resources and tells them that her boss sexually harassed her.
Norm: It's wrong to openly carry weapons in public.
Situation: Zeke is at the big box store where he has just purchased a huge revolver.
Intention: Zeke wants to take the revolver out of the store.
Moral action: Zeke puts the revolver in his backpack before going out of the store into the parking lot.
Immoral consequence: The people in the parking lot scatter as they think that Zeke might be attempting to kill someone.
Norm: It's wrong to openly carry weapons in public.
Situation: Zeke is at the big box store where he has just purchased a huge revolver.
Intention: Zeke wants to take the revolver out of the store.
Moral consequence: The people in the parking lot have no idea Zeke is armed and go about their business as normal.
Immoral action: Zeke keeps the revolver in his hand as he exits the store into the parking lot.
Norm: You shouldn't just let people steal things.
Situation: Diane is shopping at a department store and sees a woman putting a bracelet into her bag.
Intention: Diane wants to react to the woman's behavior.
Moral action: Diane reports the case to an associate who then asks to check the woman's bag for the bracelet.
Immoral consequence: The woman takes the bracelet home and feels validated for her action.
Norm: You shouldn't just let people steal things.
Situation: Diane is shopping at a department store and sees a woman putting a bracelet into her bag.
Intention: Diane wants to react to the woman's behavior.
Moral consequence: The woman gets caught and arrested by the police.
Immoral action: Diane leaves the scene immediately because she doesn't want to get involved as a witness.
Norm: It is wrong to stab people.
Situation: Silas is pretending to be a hero fighting against his evil friend Danny on the playground, and Silas grabs a plastic sword from the ground.
Intention: Silas wants to defeat his friend.
Moral action: Silas points his sword into the air says the words to banish Danny into another world.
Immoral consequence: Silas mother grounds him after Danny falls onto the ground bruising his ankle.
Norm: It is wrong to stab people.
Situation: Silas is pretending to be a hero fighting against his evil friend Danny on the playground, and Silas grabs a plastic sword from the ground.
Intention: Silas wants to defeat his friend.
Moral consequence: Silas is praised by Danny for remembering the correct words.
Immoral action: Silas thrusts his sword against Danny's chest.
Norm: It's wrong to stiff your friend's on a bill.
Situation: Sal was eating lunch with his friend Jake at a diner.
Intention: Sal wants to go home.
Moral action: Sal waits until after he pays the bill to get up and leaves.
Immoral consequence: Jake is upset at Sal because he has to pay for his friend's bill.
Norm: It's wrong to stiff your friend's on a bill.
Situation: Sal was eating lunch with his friend Jake at a diner.
Intention: Sal wants to go home.
Moral consequence: Jake shakes Sal's hand and tells him that he will see him later.
Immoral action: Sal leaves the diner before the waiter brings him his bill.
Norm: It's wrong to shame people for how their body looks.
Situation: Kiki's friend, Alyssa, expresses her dissatisfaction with her weight.
Intention: Kiki wants to respond to Alyssa's comments about her weight.
Moral action: Kiki tells Alyssa she's beautiful the way she is, but she'll go to the gym with her if she wants to start working out.
Immoral consequence: Alyssa feels shame and sadness about her body.
Norm: It's wrong to shame people for how their body looks.
Situation: Kiki's friend, Alyssa, expresses her dissatisfaction with her weight.
Intention: Kiki wants to respond to Alyssa's comments about her weight.
Moral consequence: Alyssa feels encouraged by Kiki's remarks.
Immoral action: Kiki tells Alyssa she's disgusting for being fat.
Norm: Cutting people off on the street is considered rude.
Situation: Late to work,Charlotte drives on the leftmost land in a crowded highway, and her gps tells her to exit right.
Intention: Charlotte wants to get to work.
Moral action: Charlotte asks the navigating system to send her on another route.
Immoral consequence: Charlotte hears horns honking at her when she exits the highway.
Norm: Cutting people off on the street is considered rude.
Situation: Late to work,Charlotte drives on the leftmost land in a crowded highway, and her gps tells her to exit right.
Intention: Charlotte wants to get to work.
Moral consequence: The route Charlotte takes ends up being faster which results in her being early to work.
Immoral action: Charlotte forces her way to the right lane, and she moves in front of someone attempting to enter the lane before her.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of people with memory problems
Situation: Warren's friend Jack paid him back after borrowing money, but forgot and tried to pay him back again a week later.
Intention: Warren wants to respond to Jack's offer of money.
Moral action: Warren lets Jack know that he'd already paid him back last week.
Immoral consequence: Jack overpays Warren and has to crunch his budget to pay his rent.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of people with memory problems
Situation: Warren's friend Jack paid him back after borrowing money, but forgot and tried to pay him back again a week later.
Intention: Warren wants to respond to Jack's offer of money.
Moral consequence: Jack laughs at his forgetfulness and pockets his money.
Immoral action: Warren takes Jack's money and keeps quiet about how he'd already been paid back.
Norm: It's rude to yell.
Situation: Four year old Brian has just returned from his first day of school with lots to tell; his mother unfortunately has a headache.
Intention: Brian wants to share his day with his mother.
Moral action: Brian starts talking rapidly, but keeps his voice at an appropriate level for indoor conversation, telling his mother everything about his day.
Immoral consequence: Brian's mother puts her hands over her ears because the yelling is hurting her headache, "Please use your indoor voice" she pleads.
Norm: It's rude to yell.
Situation: Four year old Brian has just returned from his first day of school with lots to tell; his mother unfortunately has a headache.
Intention: Brian wants to share his day with his mother.
Moral consequence: Brian's mother listens, smiling and nodding at Brian's enthusiasm.
Immoral action: Brian starts talking very loudly and rapidly, trying to tell his mother everything at once.
Norm: It's hurtful to point out others personal flaws.
Situation: Neva is dictating to Holden because he types fast, but he Is hard of hearing.
Intention: Neva wants to let Holden know that he should listen carefully.
Moral action: Neva tells him this and asks for feedback on her speech volume.
Immoral consequence: Holden gives up and Neva is stuck with work, ashamed.
Norm: It's hurtful to point out others personal flaws.
Situation: Neva is dictating to Holden because he types fast, but he Is hard of hearing.
Intention: Neva wants to let Holden know that he should listen carefully.
Moral consequence: Neva finishes the project and is relieved.
Immoral action: Neva tells him this and points out his hearing problem.