CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's rude to move others' belongings without their permission.
Situation: Chris is cleaning his dorm and comes across baggages belonging to his roommate.
Intention: Chris wants to consider moving the baggages.
Moral action: Chris chooses to leave his roommate's baggages alone and focuses on cleaning around it.
Immoral consequence: Chris' roommate is furious at Chris for moving his stuff and loudly expresses his frustration.
Norm: It's rude to move others' belongings without their permission.
Situation: Chris is cleaning his dorm and comes across baggages belonging to his roommate.
Intention: Chris wants to consider moving the baggages.
Moral consequence: Chris' dorm is fairly well cleaned and Chris' roommate is satisfied with the results.
Immoral action: Chris decides to move his roommate's baggages into the corner of the room.
Norm: You should share food with your children.
Situation: Tom brings home a big steak that his children are curious about.
Intention: Tom wants to tell his children about the steak.
Moral action: Tom shares the steak with his children.
Immoral consequence: Tom's children will be denied trying the steak.
Norm: You should share food with your children.
Situation: Tom brings home a big steak that his children are curious about.
Intention: Tom wants to tell his children about the steak.
Moral consequence: Tom's children learn what steak tastes like.
Immoral action: Tom says that steak is only for adults.
Norm: You shouldn't leave the toilet seat up because it's rude.
Situation: Tim is in a bathroom using a toilet and lifts the toilet seat up.
Intention: Tim wants to finish using the bathroom.
Moral action: Tim puts the toilet seat down in the bathroom.
Immoral consequence: The next person to use the bathroom may fall in the toilet.
Norm: You shouldn't leave the toilet seat up because it's rude.
Situation: Tim is in a bathroom using a toilet and lifts the toilet seat up.
Intention: Tim wants to finish using the bathroom.
Moral consequence: The next person to use the bathroom can sit on it without lifting the seat.
Immoral action: Tim leaves the toilet seat in the bathroom.
Norm: You are expected to help out friends in need
Situation: Sarah is watching TV when she gets a text from her friend Keisha asking to come pick her up as she's run out of gas on the highway.
Intention: Sarah wants to respond to Keisha's request for help.
Moral action: Sarah texts Keisha to stay put and drives to her with a gas canister of fuel.
Immoral consequence: Keisha has to walk miles to a gas station and back to refuel her car, and it's hours before she's back on the road.
Norm: You are expected to help out friends in need
Situation: Sarah is watching TV when she gets a text from her friend Keisha asking to come pick her up as she's run out of gas on the highway.
Intention: Sarah wants to respond to Keisha's request for help.
Moral consequence: Keisha fills up her car and drives home within a half hour of running out of gas.
Immoral action: Sarah texts Keisha back and tells her to walk to the nearest gas station to buy some fuel.
Norm: It's wrong to do things that hurt a significant other.
Situation: Ted's wife Janet is the front-runner in a mayoral election and Ted is asked by the media for an interview about his wife.
Intention: Ted wants to tell the media about Janet.
Moral action: Ted tells the media about the qualities Janet has that would make her a good mayor.
Immoral consequence: Janet's public reputation is tarnished, and she loses the election.
Norm: It's wrong to do things that hurt a significant other.
Situation: Ted's wife Janet is the front-runner in a mayoral election and Ted is asked by the media for an interview about his wife.
Intention: Ted wants to tell the media about Janet.
Moral consequence: Janet's reputation is unharmed, and she wins the election as expected.
Immoral action: Ted tells the media all of the things his wife does and says that he doesn't like.
Norm: You shouldn't smell up the house if you have roommates.
Situation: Cadence can't focus on her meditation, and her roommate is sensitive to strong smells.
Intention: Cadence wants to complete her mediation.
Moral action: Cadence turns on a machine that plays rain sounds to help her get in tune with herself.
Immoral consequence: Cadence's roommate gets a strong headache.
Norm: You shouldn't smell up the house if you have roommates.
Situation: Cadence can't focus on her meditation, and her roommate is sensitive to strong smells.
Intention: Cadence wants to complete her mediation.
Moral consequence: Cadence's roommate decides to mediate with Cadence.
Immoral action: Cadence light several strong smelling candles to relax her mind.
Norm: It's wrong to think your kid is possessed.
Situation: Barry and Leah are discussing their son's latest problems at school when Leah asks Barry why he thinks the child is so unruly.
Intention: Barry wants to answer Leah's question.
Moral action: Barry tells Leah that maybe they're feeding the kid too much sugar and need to alter his diet.
Immoral consequence: Leah is disgusted that John believes in fairy tales and that he would subject their kid to the torture of an exorcism.
Norm: It's wrong to think your kid is possessed.
Situation: Barry and Leah are discussing their son's latest problems at school when Leah asks Barry why he thinks the child is so unruly.
Intention: Barry wants to answer Leah's question.
Moral consequence: Leah is happy to hear that Barry has thought of something she hadn't of and that they might solve their problem.
Immoral action: Barry tells Leah that it's quite obvious that the kid is possessed by demons and that he needs an exorcism.
Norm: It's wrong to hate your family.
Situation: Lauren is on the phone with her mom while her husband Peter is beside her and Lauren's mom just said something that upset Lauren.
Intention: Lauren wants to tell her mom she doesn't like what she said.
Moral action: Lauren tells her mom that what she said is inappropriate and that she should take it back.
Immoral consequence: Peter is stunned that Lauren can be so callous towards her mother and wonders if she'll be like that to him eventually.
Norm: It's wrong to hate your family.
Situation: Lauren is on the phone with her mom while her husband Peter is beside her and Lauren's mom just said something that upset Lauren.
Intention: Lauren wants to tell her mom she doesn't like what she said.
Moral consequence: Peter thinks to himself that his wife is really good at being diplomatic yet straightforward with people.
Immoral action: Lauren tells her mom that she is being ridiculous and that she hates her and doesn't want to talk to her anymore.
Norm: It is bad to gamble irresponsibly
Situation: Martha was going to the casino with some of her friends one day.
Intention: Martha wanted to play poker.
Moral action: Martha brought along fifty dollars to gamble with at the casino.
Immoral consequence: Martha wasn't able to pay her house note or her electric bill that month.
Norm: It is bad to gamble irresponsibly
Situation: Martha was going to the casino with some of her friends one day.
Intention: Martha wanted to play poker.
Moral consequence: Martha lost her money, but still had plenty of cash left in her account.
Immoral action: Martha gambled away her whole paycheck at the poker table.
Norm: It's rude to disturb the peace in an open area
Situation: Paula is taking her kids for a walk through a park near a retirement home where a bunch of old people are resting in hammocks setup in the parks trees.
Intention: Paula wants to keep her children away from the out folks.
Moral action: Paula runs and grabs her children and whispers to them that they need to stay on the walking path.
Immoral consequence: Paula's voice startles several of the napping old people who fall out of their hammocks and are injured.
Norm: It's rude to disturb the peace in an open area
Situation: Paula is taking her kids for a walk through a park near a retirement home where a bunch of old people are resting in hammocks setup in the parks trees.
Intention: Paula wants to keep her children away from the out folks.
Moral consequence: The old folks who are napping get to continue sleeping undisturbed by Paula and her children, and they end up enjoying the afternoon.
Immoral action: Paula yells loudly at her children to stay on the walking path.
Norm: It's good to be prepared before you cook something.
Situation: Hina is preparing dinner for the family who have been waiting eagerly for some time.
Intention: Hina wants to prepare a dessert for after dinner.
Moral action: Hina prepares all the ingredients ahead of time making it easier to multitask.
Immoral consequence: Hina's family has to wait longer to eat because the dish must be fixed.
Norm: It's good to be prepared before you cook something.
Situation: Hina is preparing dinner for the family who have been waiting eagerly for some time.
Intention: Hina wants to prepare a dessert for after dinner.
Moral consequence: Hina's family enjoy their dinner and are think highly of her cooking skills.
Immoral action: Hina's dinner boils over while she is busy preparing the ingredients for the dessert.
Norm: It is wrong to abandon your family for fun.
Situation: Pierre is babysitting his younger siblings when his friend calls him to tell him there's a party going on.
Intention: Pierre wants to respond to his friend.
Moral action: Pierre tells his friend he can't go to the party because he's watching his siblings.
Immoral consequence: Pierre's parents will punish him for leaving his siblings alone.
Norm: It is wrong to abandon your family for fun.
Situation: Pierre is babysitting his younger siblings when his friend calls him to tell him there's a party going on.
Intention: Pierre wants to respond to his friend.
Moral consequence: Pierre's parents will think he's responsible and trustworthy.
Immoral action: Pierre ditches his younger siblings and goes to the party.
Norm: It's good to give food to the poor.
Situation: Dan is walking down the street when he is approached by a poor, drug-addicted man asking for money.
Intention: Dan wants to give the man something helpful.
Moral action: Dan takes the man to a grocery store and buys some food for him.
Immoral consequence: The man uses the money to buy drugs and feed his addiction.
Norm: It's good to give food to the poor.
Situation: Dan is walking down the street when he is approached by a poor, drug-addicted man asking for money.
Intention: Dan wants to give the man something helpful.
Moral consequence: The man eats well for several days and feels better.
Immoral action: Dan reaches into his pocket and gives the man twenty dollars.
Norm: You shouldn't expect your parents to always babysit your kids.
Situation: Steve, a single parent whose mom lives nearby, has a child and needs to go on a business trip for a few weeks.
Intention: Steve wants someone to babysit the children.
Moral action: Steve talks with his mom and offers to give her money for a babysitter if she needs to do something.
Immoral consequence: Steve's mom had important plans and is upset that she needs to take care of a child instead.
Norm: You shouldn't expect your parents to always babysit your kids.
Situation: Steve, a single parent whose mom lives nearby, has a child and needs to go on a business trip for a few weeks.
Intention: Steve wants someone to babysit the children.
Moral consequence: Steve's mom watches his child and hires someone for when she can't be around.
Immoral action: Steve drops off his child at his mom's house and sends her a text detailing the situation.
Norm: It's good to be confident.
Situation: Fred has had a crush on Grace for years.
Intention: Fred wants to finally ask Grace out.
Moral action: Fred confesses his feelings to Grace and promises her a great time if she would date him.
Immoral consequence: Grace is unimpressed with Fred's high school tactics and turns him down.
Norm: It's good to be confident.
Situation: Fred has had a crush on Grace for years.
Intention: Fred wants to finally ask Grace out.
Moral consequence: Grace is intrigued enough to agree to a date with Fred.
Immoral action: Fred asks a friend to approach Grace on his behalf.
Norm: It is controlling to tell a spouse what to do.
Situation: Dan is talking to Ann.
Intention: Dan wants to feel secure about what Ann does Dan is not around.
Moral action: Dan expresses his concern verbally and Dan and Ann have an honest conversation and work things out.
Immoral consequence: Ann feels trapped and abused and her freedom is restricted.
Norm: It is controlling to tell a spouse what to do.
Situation: Dan is talking to Ann.
Intention: Dan wants to feel secure about what Ann does Dan is not around.
Moral consequence: Dan and Ann's  relationship becomes more stable and Dan and Ann become more  trusting.
Immoral action: Dan demands to see Ann's web history and phone messages.
Norm: It's cruel to intentionally hurt somebody who loves you
Situation: Teresa's boyfriend unintentionally broke one of Teresa's prized possessions, her grandfather's watch.
Intention: Teresa wants her boyfriend to understand how much he hurt her.
Moral action: Teresa tearfully explains to her boyfriend how much she loved her grandfather's watch.
Immoral consequence: Teresa's boyfriend is heartbroken by her cruelty and loves her less.
Norm: It's cruel to intentionally hurt somebody who loves you
Situation: Teresa's boyfriend unintentionally broke one of Teresa's prized possessions, her grandfather's watch.
Intention: Teresa wants her boyfriend to understand how much he hurt her.
Moral consequence: Teresa's boyfriend is sincerely sorry and cares more for her because of her loss.
Immoral action: Teresa destroys her boyfriend's cherished sound system and leaves a note telling him that he now knows how she feels about her broken watch.
Norm: It is disgusting to try and hit on a child.
Situation: Jimmy sees his friend Paul's underage daughter Kate come into the room.
Intention: Jimmy wants to get Kate's attention,.
Moral action: Jimmy asks Kate how Kate s doing in school.
Immoral consequence: Kate feels violated and Jimmy begins to question whether Jimmy might have issues with sexual deviance.
Norm: It is disgusting to try and hit on a child.
Situation: Jimmy sees his friend Paul's underage daughter Kate come into the room.
Intention: Jimmy wants to get Kate's attention,.
Moral consequence: A routine social exchange occurs and no one is upset.
Immoral action: Jimmy makes sexually suggestive remarks about Kate's physical development.
Norm: You should respect the partners of others.
Situation: Josh invited Art, a wealthy businessman, to his place for dinner, and Art brought his wife with him.
Intention: Josh wants Art to feel welcome.
Moral action: Josh makes sure that both Art and his wife are happy and feel welcome in his house.
Immoral consequence: Art's wife feels invisible, and this makes her feel like a trophy wife.
Norm: You should respect the partners of others.
Situation: Josh invited Art, a wealthy businessman, to his place for dinner, and Art brought his wife with him.
Intention: Josh wants Art to feel welcome.
Moral consequence: Art's wife feels like she belongs and doesn't regret coming to Josh's place.
Immoral action: Josh ignores Art's wife and gives all of his attention to Art.
Norm: It is rude to curse at your friends.
Situation: Jenna's friend walked through a door in front of her and accidentally let it slam in Jenna's face.
Intention: Jenna wants her friend to be more careful.
Moral action: Jenna says, "Hey, be more careful," and frowns at her friend.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's friend swears back at her and the confrontation degenerates into a fight.
Norm: It is rude to curse at your friends.
Situation: Jenna's friend walked through a door in front of her and accidentally let it slam in Jenna's face.
Intention: Jenna wants her friend to be more careful.
Moral consequence: Jenna's friend says, "Sorry, the door slipped out of my hand".
Immoral action: Jenna swears at her friend and tells her not to act like an inconsiderate bitch.
Norm: It's acceptable to block someone online.
Situation: Greg's kid Gus likes to hang out on online chatrooms and talk to strangers, and Greg notices Gus has been trying to meet one of them.
Intention: Greg wants to address the situation.
Moral action: Greg blocks the stranger from chatting with Gus using a chatroom blocking feature.
Immoral consequence: Gus secretly sneaks on to the PC when Greg's not around, and sets up a meeting with the stranger anyway.
Norm: It's acceptable to block someone online.
Situation: Greg's kid Gus likes to hang out on online chatrooms and talk to strangers, and Greg notices Gus has been trying to meet one of them.
Intention: Greg wants to address the situation.
Moral consequence: Gus notices the stranger doesn't seem to be around any longer, and gives up trying to meet him.
Immoral action: Greg tells Gus he can't chat online with people anymore.
Norm: Getting parking tickets several times is irresponsible.
Situation: Annie is driving to go see a concert and meet her friends.
Intention: Annie wants to get to the concert before the show starts.
Moral action: Annie knows she cant get another parking ticket so finds a appropriate spot to park she still gets to the concert before its starting.
Immoral consequence: Annie gets another parking ticket and then has to go to court because she has so many.
Norm: Getting parking tickets several times is irresponsible.
Situation: Annie is driving to go see a concert and meet her friends.
Intention: Annie wants to get to the concert before the show starts.
Moral consequence: Annie does not get another parking ticket.
Immoral action: Annie parks in a spot that could get her a ticket even though she already has multiple parking tickets she gets to the show before it starts.
Norm: It's rude to scold a couple for having multiple children.
Situation: Linda is chatting with Tina, who has seven kids.
Intention: Linda wants to express concern for he planet and the limited amount of resources we must share.
Moral action: Linda mentions ways to conserve energy and recycle.
Immoral consequence: Tina feels scolded and that Linda is trying to control Tina's freedom.
Norm: It's rude to scold a couple for having multiple children.
Situation: Linda is chatting with Tina, who has seven kids.
Intention: Linda wants to express concern for he planet and the limited amount of resources we must share.
Moral consequence: Tina starts recycling her garbage and lessons the planet's burdo.
Immoral action: Linda tells Tina that Tina is hogging resources by having too many kids.
Norm: It's frowned upon to go back on your word.
Situation: Charles, a journalist, invites Martin, a criminal with a record, to an interview and promises him safety from prosecution.
Intention: Charles wants to keep Martin from committing more crimes.
Moral action: Charles has the interview and tries to convince Martin to leave a life of crime.
Immoral consequence: Martin is very angry and spends his entire prison term plotting revenge against Charles.
Norm: It's frowned upon to go back on your word.
Situation: Charles, a journalist, invites Martin, a criminal with a record, to an interview and promises him safety from prosecution.
Intention: Charles wants to keep Martin from committing more crimes.
Moral consequence: Martin sees the need for change and promises to leave crime.
Immoral action: Charles contacts the police and has them show up at the meeting and arrest Martin.
Norm: It's wrong to get upset about the little things.
Situation: Ian is walking in his house when he bangs his toe into a dining room chair.
Intention: Ian wants to let out his frustration.
Moral action: Ian breathes very deeply and loudly without speaking, trying to control the pain.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors think that Ian is verbally abusing a family member and are suspicious of him.
Norm: It's wrong to get upset about the little things.
Situation: Ian is walking in his house when he bangs his toe into a dining room chair.
Intention: Ian wants to let out his frustration.
Moral consequence: No one realizes that Ian walked into a chair or was angry at anything.
Immoral action: Ian shouts loudly and complains for ten minutes at the chair that he walked into.
Norm: It's mean to want your child to leave.
Situation: Troy is talking to his teenage son about getting a job and saving his money which his son is resisting.
Intention: Troy wants to give his son motivation to find a job.
Moral action: Troy tells his son that if he gets a job now he can retire earlier and do whatever he wants for the second half of his life.
Immoral consequence: Troy's son is filled with fear and uncertainty and is under massive pressure suddenly that's crushing him.
Norm: It's mean to want your child to leave.
Situation: Troy is talking to his teenage son about getting a job and saving his money which his son is resisting.
Intention: Troy wants to give his son motivation to find a job.
Moral consequence: Troy's son begins to understand the idea behind getting a job right away and becomes more open to it.
Immoral action: Troy tells his son that if he doesn't get a job he'll get kicked out of the house and can live on his own.
Norm: It's good to be patient for your ride.
Situation: Joe was waiting on a ride from his friend to get to school.
Intention: Joe wants to get to school early.
Moral action: Joe asks his mother if she can bring him to school instead.
Immoral consequence: Joe's friend gets annoyed and decides not to pick him up at all.
Norm: It's good to be patient for your ride.
Situation: Joe was waiting on a ride from his friend to get to school.
Intention: Joe wants to get to school early.
Moral consequence: Joe's mother drops him off to school ten minutes earlier than he usually arrived.
Immoral action: Joe calls his friend and tells him that he need to hurry up.
Norm: Terrorism is cowardly and criminal.
Situation: Jamie is angry to hear that her government is unwilling to address the climate change crisis.
Intention: Jamie needs to do something to motivate her government officials to take climate change more seriously.
Moral action: Jamie writes a thoughtful letter to her congressional representative and copies several high profile news outlets on the content of the message.
Immoral consequence: Jamie's message is misrepresented and nobody even knows that she was protesting climate change policy and people are injured in the explosion.
Norm: Terrorism is cowardly and criminal.
Situation: Jamie is angry to hear that her government is unwilling to address the climate change crisis.
Intention: Jamie needs to do something to motivate her government officials to take climate change more seriously.
Moral consequence: Her message is received and published for others to read, validating her argument and furthering her cause.
Immoral action: Jamie starts a fire in a government building to show her disapproval of government policy related to climate change.
Norm: You shouldn't resent your partner's parents.
Situation: Jill is envious of her husband's parents because they are rich.
Intention: Jill wants to handle her emotions.
Moral action: Jill realizes her husband's parents didn't do anything wrong and thus gets over her emotions.
Immoral consequence: The resentment keeps spoiling the relationship over time.
Norm: You shouldn't resent your partner's parents.
Situation: Jill is envious of her husband's parents because they are rich.
Intention: Jill wants to handle her emotions.
Moral consequence: Jill clears up her resentment and builds a better relationship.
Immoral action: Jill keeps resenting her husband's parents for not having any financial problems.
Norm: Lying about a theft is irresponsible.
Situation: Jimmy stole a shared toy from his classroom the previous day, and now the teacher is asking everyone in the class if they know where it could be.
Intention: Jimmy wants to respond to the teacher's question.
Moral action: Jimmy tells the teacher that he took the toy and will bring it back tomorrow.
Immoral consequence: The teacher thanks Jimmy and plans to go to the other classroom after class to investigate further.