CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's mean to wish death upon someone.
Situation: Becky gets into fights with her mother about Becky's unconventional clothing style.
Intention: Becky wants her mother to understand how stifled she feels.
Moral action: Becky resolves to calmly discuss what her choice of clothing means with her mother.
Immoral consequence: Becky is remorseful because her words make her mother cry.
Norm: It's mean to wish death upon someone.
Situation: Becky gets into fights with her mother about Becky's unconventional clothing style.
Intention: Becky wants her mother to understand how stifled she feels.
Moral consequence: Becky is better able to get her feelings across to her mother, and they are able to reach a compromise.
Immoral action: During a fight Becky angrily tells her mother to drop dead if she can't accept her self-expression.
Norm: It's wrong to kill yourself
Situation: Kim has been enduring extreme bullying by some of her peers at school.
Intention: Kim wants to no longer be bullied.
Moral action: Kim shares her burden with her parents and school officials.
Immoral consequence: Kim leaves behind devastated family members who are wracked with guilt.
Norm: It's wrong to kill yourself
Situation: Kim has been enduring extreme bullying by some of her peers at school.
Intention: Kim wants to no longer be bullied.
Moral consequence: Kim is able to get help from her parents and her school that helps her get away from her tormentors.
Immoral action: Kim decides to take her own life in order to escape her tormentors.
Norm: You should never make a relative cry.
Situation: Jill's cousin May confides in her about how her parents seem to be arguing a lot lately.
Intention: Jill wants to respond to May's concerns.
Moral action: Jill suggests that May talk to her parents and let them know how their fighting affects her.
Immoral consequence: May is upset and cries after hearing Jill's assessment.
Norm: You should never make a relative cry.
Situation: Jill's cousin May confides in her about how her parents seem to be arguing a lot lately.
Intention: Jill wants to respond to May's concerns.
Moral consequence: May's fears are calmed, and she is able to talk to her parents.
Immoral action: Jill tells May that it sounds like her parents are having problems and will probably get a divorce.
Norm: It's frowned upon to cheat on a loved one.
Situation: Jack, who is married, is at the bar with some friends when he's asked by an attractive stranger, Janet to go home with her.
Intention: Jack wants to respond to Janet's proposal.
Moral action: Jack tells Janet that there's absolutely no chance she'll ever have a piece of him.
Immoral consequence: Jack's friends are disgusted how cheap and loose Jack is and how he's betraying his wife.
Norm: It's frowned upon to cheat on a loved one.
Situation: Jack, who is married, is at the bar with some friends when he's asked by an attractive stranger, Janet to go home with her.
Intention: Jack wants to respond to Janet's proposal.
Moral consequence: Jack's friends are delighted to see Jack upholding his vows and staying faithful to his wife.
Immoral action: Jack tells Janet that she won't have to ask him twice since she's so good looking.
Norm: It's rude to bully others.
Situation: Ken was at the playground waiting playing with some of the other kids from the neighborhood.
Intention: Ken wants to go down the slide.
Moral action: Ken waits patiently in line to use the slide on the playground.
Immoral consequence: After cutting in line, none of the other kids want to play with Ken.
Norm: It's rude to bully others.
Situation: Ken was at the playground waiting playing with some of the other kids from the neighborhood.
Intention: Ken wants to go down the slide.
Moral consequence: Ken and the other kids have a great time playing at the park.
Immoral action: Ken cuts in front of some of the other kids that are in line to use the slide and threatens them if they don't let him go first.
Norm: Keeping a father from speaking to a son is disrespectful.
Situation: Kathy recently got divorced from Dave and Dave wants to see their son who lives with Kathy.
Intention: Kathy wants to respond to Dave's request.
Moral action: Kathy tells Dave he can come and visit their son.
Immoral consequence: Kathy and Dave's son will be sad he can't see his father.
Norm: Keeping a father from speaking to a son is disrespectful.
Situation: Kathy recently got divorced from Dave and Dave wants to see their son who lives with Kathy.
Intention: Kathy wants to respond to Dave's request.
Moral consequence: Kathy and Dave's son will develop a relationship with his father.
Immoral action: Kathy tells Dave that he can't see their son.
Norm: It's good to go to the library to study.
Situation: Fabio has a biology test tomorrow, but he's sick of being at home.
Intention: Fabio wants to go somewhere.
Moral action: Fabio goes to the library to read his textbook.
Immoral consequence: Fabio fails his biology test.
Norm: It's good to go to the library to study.
Situation: Fabio has a biology test tomorrow, but he's sick of being at home.
Intention: Fabio wants to go somewhere.
Moral consequence: He runs into some of his classmates, and they have fun studying together.
Immoral action: Fabio spends the evening hanging out at the arcade.
Norm: Driving fast when you are inexperienced is reckless.
Situation: Max just got his license last week and is glad that other family members don't have to drive him anywhere now.
Intention: Max wants to drive the family car by himself.
Moral action: Max obeys all the traffic laws and is mindful of the fact that he is a new driver.
Immoral consequence: Max is pulled over by a police officer for speeding.
Norm: Driving fast when you are inexperienced is reckless.
Situation: Max just got his license last week and is glad that other family members don't have to drive him anywhere now.
Intention: Max wants to drive the family car by himself.
Moral consequence: Max arrives safely at his destination without violating any traffic laws.
Immoral action: Max drives down the road carelessly exceeding the speed limit and almost gets in an accident.
Norm: It's good to use a reusable water bottle.
Situation: Diana is getting ready to go out for her morning jog.
Intention: Diana wants to bring some water with her.
Moral action: Diana fills up a reusable water bottle and takes it with her on the jog.
Immoral consequence: Diana is causing needless plastic waste which hurts the environment and costs taxpayer money.
Norm: It's good to use a reusable water bottle.
Situation: Diana is getting ready to go out for her morning jog.
Intention: Diana wants to bring some water with her.
Moral consequence: Diana is protecting the environment and keeping relevant taxes lower.
Immoral action: Diana brings a single use plastic water bottle with her and disposes of it afterward.
Norm: People are expected to be punctual.
Situation: Al is almost running late for work, in his car in traffic.
Intention: Al wants a quick pick-me-up to get him ready for the workday.
Moral action: Al arrives on time and gets coffee from the machine at work.
Immoral consequence: Al is late for work, team members who depend on Al do not get work done, upsetting the team members' progress.
Norm: People are expected to be punctual.
Situation: Al is almost running late for work, in his car in traffic.
Intention: Al wants a quick pick-me-up to get him ready for the workday.
Moral consequence: All at the office are productive and proceed normally without interruption and efficiently.
Immoral action: Al stops for a specialty coffee drink at a restaurant.
Norm: It's bad to lie to your friends.
Situation: James' friend wants James to help him move on the same day that his favorite Netflix series is releasing a new season.
Intention: James wants to watch the new Netflix season immediately.
Moral action: James asks his friend if they can play Netflix on his TV while they pack.
Immoral consequence: James tweets about the show later that night and his friend confronts him about his story.
Norm: It's bad to lie to your friends.
Situation: James' friend wants James to help him move on the same day that his favorite Netflix series is releasing a new season.
Intention: James wants to watch the new Netflix season immediately.
Moral consequence: James and his friend enjoy discussing the TV show as they pack up his stuff.
Immoral action: James tells his friend he has to deal with a work emergency, then says home to watch Netflix.
Norm: It is wrong to be negative about grown children's choices
Situation: Barry finds out that his oldest son has chosen to be a Democrat.
Intention: Barry wants to respond to his son's political choices.
Moral action: Barry tells his son that he'd like to have a conversation to understand his views.
Immoral consequence: Barry's son gets upset at the criticism and pulls away from Barry.
Norm: It is wrong to be negative about grown children's choices
Situation: Barry finds out that his oldest son has chosen to be a Democrat.
Intention: Barry wants to respond to his son's political choices.
Moral consequence: Barry's son feels respected and opens up to him about his opinions.
Immoral action: Barry tells his son he's been watching too much MSM and has become brainwashed.
Norm: It's wrong to abandon someone when they need you most.
Situation: Alex's son from a previous marriage has messaged Alex saying his mom is abusing him and that he wants to come live with Alex.
Intention: Alex wants to keep his current family happy.
Moral action: Alex tells his family about his son's situation and works out an agreement with his wife.
Immoral consequence: Alex's son continues to suffer from his mother's abuse and feels abandoned by Alex.
Norm: It's wrong to abandon someone when they need you most.
Situation: Alex's son from a previous marriage has messaged Alex saying his mom is abusing him and that he wants to come live with Alex.
Intention: Alex wants to keep his current family happy.
Moral consequence: Alex's son is able to get away from his father and have some stability in his life.
Immoral action: Alex ignores his son so his current wife and children won't have to deal with his son.
Norm: You shouldn't talk while others are enjoying a movie.
Situation: Britney is watching a movie with her friends in a movie theater.
Intention: Britney wants her friends to know how she feels about what is happening in the movie.
Moral action: Britney communicates with her friends by making silent faces, i.e. sad, amused etc. during the movie.
Immoral consequence: People seating near Britney can't hear the movie because of her incessant talking.
Norm: You shouldn't talk while others are enjoying a movie.
Situation: Britney is watching a movie with her friends in a movie theater.
Intention: Britney wants her friends to know how she feels about what is happening in the movie.
Moral consequence: The people seated near Britney can enjoy the movie in peace.
Immoral action: Britney talks to her friends during the movie to let them know how she feels about it.
Norm: Housemates are expected to show respect to one another.
Situation: Dan is living with his roommate John and has just cooked a meal.
Intention: Dan wants to put the used pots and pans somewhere.
Moral action: Dan cleans the pots and pans and then puts them away.
Immoral consequence: John will think Dan doesn't care about if other people can use the pots and pans.
Norm: Housemates are expected to show respect to one another.
Situation: Dan is living with his roommate John and has just cooked a meal.
Intention: Dan wants to put the used pots and pans somewhere.
Moral consequence: John will think Dan is considerate and cares that other people can use the pots and pans.
Immoral action: Dan leaves the pots and pans on the dinner table without cleaning them.
Norm: It's mean to keep your kids away from their dad.
Situation: Bessie and her ex-husband Jimbo have recently divorced, and she has primary custody of their three children.
Intention: Bessie wants to decide how close the children and Jimbo should be.
Moral action: Bessie works out an amicable deal with Jimbo regarding his time with the children.
Immoral consequence: The children are emotionally scarred by being alienated from their dad.
Norm: It's mean to keep your kids away from their dad.
Situation: Bessie and her ex-husband Jimbo have recently divorced, and she has primary custody of their three children.
Intention: Bessie wants to decide how close the children and Jimbo should be.
Moral consequence: The children are happy to have access to both parents, and it helps make the divorce a little more palatable for them.
Immoral action: Bessie does everything she can to keep her children away from Jimbo.
Norm: It's bad to stalk an ex on social media.
Situation: Jerry noticed that he and his ex had similar friends on facebook.
Intention: Jerry wants to talk to his friends on facebook.
Moral action: Jerry sends messages to his friends and ignores the fact that they know his ex.
Immoral consequence: Jerry's ex finds out, and she files a restraining order against him.
Norm: It's bad to stalk an ex on social media.
Situation: Jerry noticed that he and his ex had similar friends on facebook.
Intention: Jerry wants to talk to his friends on facebook.
Moral consequence: Jerry maintains a healthy relationship with his friends even though they know his ex.
Immoral action: Jerry asks his friends to spy on his ex's facebook page for him.
Norm: It's bad to lose your friend's property.
Situation: Sue has a date with Aaron and borrowed her friend June's bracelet for the night.
Intention: Sue wants to meet with June afterwards.
Moral action: After Sue's date she is washing her hands in a public restroom, but leaves the bracelet on, so she can avoid getting it lost, then goes to June's.
Immoral consequence: When June asks for the bracelet, Sue realizes it's gone and has to buy June a new one.
Norm: It's bad to lose your friend's property.
Situation: Sue has a date with Aaron and borrowed her friend June's bracelet for the night.
Intention: Sue wants to meet with June afterwards.
Moral consequence: Sue is able to give June back her bracelet and feels grateful for her letting her borrow it.
Immoral action: After Sue's date she is washing her hands in a public restroom and takes off the bracelet, sets it on the sink and leaves to go to June's.
Norm: It's good to help people when they are depressed.
Situation: Jeff approached a friend who recently lost his mother in a car accident and is depressed about it.
Intention: Jeff wants to consider talking to his friend.
Moral action: Jeff talks to his friend and does his best to console him.
Immoral consequence: Jeff begins to get viewed as an uncaring person by his friend.
Norm: It's good to help people when they are depressed.
Situation: Jeff approached a friend who recently lost his mother in a car accident and is depressed about it.
Intention: Jeff wants to consider talking to his friend.
Moral consequence: Jeff's friend thanks Jeff and becomes a little less depressed.
Immoral action: Jeff decides against talking to his friend and completely ignores him.
Norm: It's wrong to make out with your relatives.
Situation: Mary gets drunk with her brother during family vacation, and her brother comes onto her.
Intention: Mary wants to respond to her brother.
Moral action: Mary steps back from her brother and tells him to go take a cold shower.
Immoral consequence: After they sober up, Mary and her brother feel guilty and awkward around each other.
Norm: It's wrong to make out with your relatives.
Situation: Mary gets drunk with her brother during family vacation, and her brother comes onto her.
Intention: Mary wants to respond to her brother.
Moral consequence: They wake up the next day, able to joke about the incident, because nothing bad happened.
Immoral action: Mary throws caution to the wind and French kisses her brother.
Norm: It's good to compromise with your significant other.
Situation: George is shopping with his wife when she approaches him asking if it's okay to buy a new pair of shoes.
Intention: George wants to keep a tight budget for his household.
Moral action: George allows his wife to buy shoes if she can find a good pair that cost less than fifty dollars.
Immoral consequence: George saves money on the shopping trip, but his wife is slightly upset with him.
Norm: It's good to compromise with your significant other.
Situation: George is shopping with his wife when she approaches him asking if it's okay to buy a new pair of shoes.
Intention: George wants to keep a tight budget for his household.
Moral consequence: George's budget isn't harmed and his wife is happy that she gets a pair of new shoes.
Immoral action: George tells his wife that she cannot buy shoes because they cannot afford it in their budget.
Norm: It is nice to apologize if you break something.
Situation: Carrie is admiring her friend Debbie's china doll collection when she accidentally breaks the arm off one.
Intention: Carrie wants to react to what happened.
Moral action: Carrie apologizes to Debbie and asks if she can somehow replace the china doll.
Immoral consequence: Debbie is annoyed that Carrie doesn't seem to care that she broke she broke a part of her collection.
Norm: It is nice to apologize if you break something.
Situation: Carrie is admiring her friend Debbie's china doll collection when she accidentally breaks the arm off one.
Intention: Carrie wants to react to what happened.
Moral consequence: Carrie tells Debbie not to worry, she will see if she can have the doll repaired.
Immoral action: Carrie says that she didn't expect the doll to be so fragile, and sets it back down.
Norm: You shouldn't punch things when you're anger.
Situation: Abby and Cory are dating and just had an argument over bills which made Cory angry.
Intention: Cory wants to make himself feel better.
Moral action: Cory decides to take deep breaths before reacting.
Immoral consequence: Cory now has to pay to get the hole in the wall fixed.
Norm: You shouldn't punch things when you're anger.
Situation: Abby and Cory are dating and just had an argument over bills which made Cory angry.
Intention: Cory wants to make himself feel better.
Moral consequence: Cory is now calm and able to deal with the argument with Abby better.
Immoral action: Cory punches a hole in the wall in an expression of anger to make him feel better.
Norm: It's irresponsible to become addicted to playing video games.
Situation: Luke has been playing his game for almost two days straight, barely taking time to eat and sleep.
Intention: Luke has to decide whether to stop playing.
Moral action: Luke decides that he has been playing too much and shuts off his game, and he calls some friends to set up an outdoor activity.
Immoral consequence: His friends become concerned about him and try to talk to him about his excessive playing, while Luke's personal life begins to deteriorate.
Norm: It's irresponsible to become addicted to playing video games.
Situation: Luke has been playing his game for almost two days straight, barely taking time to eat and sleep.
Intention: Luke has to decide whether to stop playing.
Moral consequence: Luke realizes that he has been missing social interaction and both he and his friends have a great day at the beach.
Immoral action: Luke keeps playing for several more days, barely noticing that people have been calling and texting his phone.
Norm: It's bad to drink in high school.
Situation: Chris goes to high school and sees a bunch of the other teens drinking.
Intention: Chris wants to decide whether to drink or not.
Moral action: Chris decides that he shouldn't drink but instead study.
Immoral consequence: Chris ends up taken away by the cops with the others.
Norm: It's bad to drink in high school.
Situation: Chris goes to high school and sees a bunch of the other teens drinking.
Intention: Chris wants to decide whether to drink or not.
Moral consequence: Chris goes on to make the honor roll for his class.
Immoral action: Chris decides to drink to be more "cool" to the others.
Norm: It's poor taste to make a joke about beheadings.
Situation: Keith is watching some Youtube videos and comes across one about the guillotine.
Intention: Keith wants to leave a comment on the video.
Moral action: Keith makes a tasteful comment about how horrible the guillotine is as a method of execution.
Immoral consequence: Keith gets a lot of angry responses to his comment from other users.
Norm: It's poor taste to make a joke about beheadings.
Situation: Keith is watching some Youtube videos and comes across one about the guillotine.
Intention: Keith wants to leave a comment on the video.
Moral consequence: Keith gets a lot of comments from other users agreeing with him.
Immoral action: Keith leaves a comment making a really off-color joke about the deaths discussed in the video.
Norm: It's wrong to comment negatively on a partner's attributes.
Situation: Jonah's partner Amy has started eating more junk food and stopped exercising which has caused her to gain a lot of weight.
Intention: Jonah wants to encourage Amy to lose weight.
Moral action: Jonah invites Amy to join him at the gym and suggests cooking healthy meals together.
Immoral consequence: Amy is hurt and goes to stay with her sister for a few days while she rethinks their relationship.
Norm: It's wrong to comment negatively on a partner's attributes.
Situation: Jonah's partner Amy has started eating more junk food and stopped exercising which has caused her to gain a lot of weight.
Intention: Jonah wants to encourage Amy to lose weight.
Moral consequence: Amy does not feel attacked and is able to build good habits with Jonah.
Immoral action: Jonah tells Amy that she is getting too big for him to find attractive and that she needs to lose weight if they are going to stay together.
Norm: You shouldn't be a home wrecker.
Situation: Irene notices that her married neighbor Bill looks at her a certain way sometimes.
Intention: Irene wants to say something to Bill.
Moral action: Irene tells Bill that he's married and if he wants to look at her that way he needs to get a divorce.
Immoral consequence: Bill's wife is angry with Bill for what Irene did and now Bill's relationship is suffering even though Bill did nothing.
Norm: You shouldn't be a home wrecker.
Situation: Irene notices that her married neighbor Bill looks at her a certain way sometimes.
Intention: Irene wants to say something to Bill.
Moral consequence: Bill's wife is thankful to Irene for putting her husband in his place and not ruining her marriage.
Immoral action: Irene tells Bill that she's available any time he wants her and all he has to do is knock.
Norm: It's kind to help a roommate in need.
Situation: John and Eric are roommates at home and Eric needs a ride to the store to get dinner.
Intention: John wants to go to a movie tonight.
Moral action: John offers to drive Eric to the store, goes to the movie and picks Eric from the store when it's over.
Immoral consequence: Eric is left hungry and resents John as a roommate.
Norm: It's kind to help a roommate in need.
Situation: John and Eric are roommates at home and Eric needs a ride to the store to get dinner.
Intention: John wants to go to a movie tonight.
Moral consequence: Eric feels happier and likes John more.
Immoral action: John ignores Eric's needs and takes the only car to the movie theatre.
Norm: You shouldn't insult someone by calling them gay.
Situation: John is playing video games with some friends at a party and repeatedly loses to his friend Jacob.
Intention: John wants to jokingly make fun of his friend.
Moral action: John loudly exclaims that Jacob plays really cheaply and is a cheater.
Immoral consequence: One of John's friends is a deeply closeted gay person and is anxious and offended.
Norm: You shouldn't insult someone by calling them gay.
Situation: John is playing video games with some friends at a party and repeatedly loses to his friend Jacob.
Intention: John wants to jokingly make fun of his friend.
Moral consequence: One of John's friends laughs in agreement at John's antics.
Immoral action: John loudly exclaims that Jacob plays like some loser faggot.