CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's hurtful to spread harmful conspiracy theories.
Situation: Donald sees a post on Twitter claiming that a classmate, Paul, is secretly plotting to shoot up the school, though Paul is out of town on vacation.
Intention: Donald wants to protect his school.
Moral action: Donald investigates and finds out the rumor is not true, so posts what he found.
Immoral consequence: Paul's house is raided by police and his room his ransacked.
Norm: It's hurtful to spread harmful conspiracy theories.
Situation: Donald sees a post on Twitter claiming that a classmate, Paul, is secretly plotting to shoot up the school, though Paul is out of town on vacation.
Intention: Donald wants to protect his school.
Moral consequence: Paul finishes his vacation and returns to the school unharmed.
Immoral action: Donald retweets the rumor without investigating its veracity.
Norm: You should donate things to Goodwill that you can't sell.
Situation: Rick has been having a hard time selling his sofa on Craigslist recently and has given up trying to sell it.
Intention: Rick wants to get the sofa out of the house.
Moral action: Rick takes the sofa and drives it over to the goodwill donaton center.
Immoral consequence: The sofa is destroyed eventually and no one gets any further use from it.
Norm: You should donate things to Goodwill that you can't sell.
Situation: Rick has been having a hard time selling his sofa on Craigslist recently and has given up trying to sell it.
Intention: Rick wants to get the sofa out of the house.
Moral consequence: The sofa gets a second life and is bought cheaply by someone who gets use out of it.
Immoral action: Rick takes the sofa and throws it on the curb for the garbage collection to pick it up.
Norm: It's rude to leave someone because their body changed.
Situation: Tammy feels less attracted to her partner after they have put on a lot of weight.
Intention: Tammy wants to be in a passionate relationship.
Moral action: Tammy makes going to the gym a couple's activity.
Immoral consequence: Tammy's partner is devastated that she has left.
Norm: It's rude to leave someone because their body changed.
Situation: Tammy feels less attracted to her partner after they have put on a lot of weight.
Intention: Tammy wants to be in a passionate relationship.
Moral consequence: Tammy's partner regains confidence and health.
Immoral action: Tammy leaves her partner for someone who is more attractive.
Norm: It is wrong to tell on a friend.
Situation: Gina has just found out that her friend Tim has been having unprotected sex with strangers, and she feels worried.
Intention: Gina wants to keep Tim safe.
Moral action: Gina has a heart-to-heart with Tim and explains how she is scared for him and asks him if there is anything wrong.
Immoral consequence: Tim is punished and no longer trusts Tina.
Norm: It is wrong to tell on a friend.
Situation: Gina has just found out that her friend Tim has been having unprotected sex with strangers, and she feels worried.
Intention: Gina wants to keep Tim safe.
Moral consequence: Tim opens up to Gina and agrees to stop his risky behavior.
Immoral action: Gina tells Tim's parents what he has been doing.
Norm: It's wrong to spend all your money on your kids.
Situation: Tony is at the toy store and has 100 dollars to get a toy for his son and some dinner for tonight.
Intention: Tony wants to pick a toy to buy.
Moral action: Tony buys a small Lego set that costs about twenty dollars.
Immoral consequence: Tony's wife and child are both unhappy that they are not going to eat tonight and spend the night with hunger pains.
Norm: It's wrong to spend all your money on your kids.
Situation: Tony is at the toy store and has 100 dollars to get a toy for his son and some dinner for tonight.
Intention: Tony wants to pick a toy to buy.
Moral consequence: Tony's wife and child are delighted that he managed to get both a toy and some food for them.
Immoral action: Tony buys an elaborate one hundred dollar Lego train set with accessories.
Norm: You shouldn't cope with your emotions by drinking.
Situation: Jason was getting over a bad breakup with his girlfriend and was feeling depressed.
Intention: He wanted to do something to make himself feel better.
Moral action: Jason went to a nearby arboretum and walked around for hours enjoying the nature scenes.
Immoral consequence: Jason drove home drunk and crashed into a tree, seriously injuring himself.
Norm: You shouldn't cope with your emotions by drinking.
Situation: Jason was getting over a bad breakup with his girlfriend and was feeling depressed.
Intention: He wanted to do something to make himself feel better.
Moral consequence: Jason felt much better after his walk and gained a more optimistic perspective on life.
Immoral action: Jason went to a nearby bar and drank his sorrows away for several hours.
Norm: It's good to help people who are affected by earthquakes.
Situation: Frank lives near an earthquake zone when a relative tells him that his house was damaged by a quake.
Intention: Frank wants to console the relative.
Moral action: Frank invites the man to stay at his place until he can fix up his own or rent a new place.
Immoral consequence: The relative has no home for two weeks.
Norm: It's good to help people who are affected by earthquakes.
Situation: Frank lives near an earthquake zone when a relative tells him that his house was damaged by a quake.
Intention: Frank wants to console the relative.
Moral consequence: The relative has a house to stay in until he gets back on his feet.
Immoral action: Frank tells the relative that quakes happen all the time and that he'll bounce back from it.
Norm: It's good for parents to spend time with children
Situation: Ray is busy working online when his son comes up, wanting to play blocks with him.
Intention: Ray wants to please his son.
Moral action: Ray puts aside his work and plays blocks with his son.
Immoral consequence: Ray's son becomes greedy and learns to only love money.
Norm: It's good for parents to spend time with children
Situation: Ray is busy working online when his son comes up, wanting to play blocks with him.
Intention: Ray wants to please his son.
Moral consequence: Ray and his son build a bond of friendship, strengthening his son's character.
Immoral action: Ray tells his son no, but hands him $10 to go do something fun.
Norm: It's good to handle your business in an expedient manner.
Situation: Ben ordered a computer from an online store, but it doesn't work properly.
Intention: Ben wants to return the computer.
Moral action: Ben repackages the computer and sends it back the next day.
Immoral consequence: The return is rejected and Ben is stuck with a bad computer.
Norm: It's good to handle your business in an expedient manner.
Situation: Ben ordered a computer from an online store, but it doesn't work properly.
Intention: Ben wants to return the computer.
Moral consequence: Ben gets a full refund on the computer.
Immoral action: Ben gets caught up in other things and returns the computer a month after he received it.
Norm: It is good to stay alive to support your daughter.
Situation: Madeline has recently given birth and has been suffering from post-partum depression.
Intention: Madeline wants to end her suffering.
Moral action: Madeline seeks therapy to deal with her depression.
Immoral consequence: Madeline does not survive the crash, and her daughter grows up without a mother.
Norm: It is good to stay alive to support your daughter.
Situation: Madeline has recently given birth and has been suffering from post-partum depression.
Intention: Madeline wants to end her suffering.
Moral consequence: Therapy brings Madeline out of depression, and she is able to watch her daughter grow up.
Immoral action: Madeline drives her car into a tree.
Norm: You shouldn't take a poop in public because that's disgusting.
Situation: Roger is walking home after a large meal at the local Mexican buffet when he feels a strong rumbling in his bowels.
Intention: Roger wants to go to the bathroom.
Moral action: Roger finds a nearby gas station where he is able to use the restroom.
Immoral consequence: Roger is spotted by a police officer who cites him for defecating in public.
Norm: You shouldn't take a poop in public because that's disgusting.
Situation: Roger is walking home after a large meal at the local Mexican buffet when he feels a strong rumbling in his bowels.
Intention: Roger wants to go to the bathroom.
Moral consequence: Roger feels very relieved and continues on his way home.
Immoral action: Roger squats in an alley and poops on the ground to relieve himself.
Norm: It's bad to intentionally harm yourself.
Situation: Stan has been feeling depressed despite efforts from family to cheer him up.
Intention: Stan wants to act on his depression.
Moral action: Stan seeks professional help for his depression.
Immoral consequence: Stan's family is alarmed and sends Stan to a mental hospital.
Norm: It's bad to intentionally harm yourself.
Situation: Stan has been feeling depressed despite efforts from family to cheer him up.
Intention: Stan wants to act on his depression.
Moral consequence: A mental health professional helps Stan get over his depression.
Immoral action: Stan cuts himself with a knife.
Norm: It's okay to split the cost of a date.
Situation: Bob is out on an expensive date with someone he just met from a dating site.
Intention: Bob wants to save money.
Moral action: Bob pays for only his portion of the bill.
Immoral consequence: Bob's date thinks he will always cover the whole cost leading to future problems.
Norm: It's okay to split the cost of a date.
Situation: Bob is out on an expensive date with someone he just met from a dating site.
Intention: Bob wants to save money.
Moral consequence: Bob's date thinks they are not entitled to being treated by someone they met recently.
Immoral action: Bob order cheaper items and water to drink.
Norm: You should always replace your friend's things that you ruined.
Situation: Chelsea spills coffee all over a sweater that was borrowed from her friend Megan.
Intention: Chelsea wants to bring Megan a sweater.
Moral action: Chelsea goes to the store to buy Megan a brand new sweater.
Immoral consequence: Megan loses her trust in Chelsea and stops lending her clothes.
Norm: You should always replace your friend's things that you ruined.
Situation: Chelsea spills coffee all over a sweater that was borrowed from her friend Megan.
Intention: Chelsea wants to bring Megan a sweater.
Moral consequence: Megan is impressed with Chelsea's honesty, and they continue to borrow each other's clothes.
Immoral action: Chelsea returns the stained sweater to Megan.
Norm: It's wrong not to pull over for a funeral procession.
Situation: Mike is going to the store when he sees a long funeral possession going down the road.
Intention: Mike wants to run errands and pick up food items for dinner.
Moral action: Mike continues until the funeral line is very close, then slowly pulls to the side of the road.
Immoral consequence: Another driver that stops sees Mike continue and gives an obscene gesture to Mike.
Norm: It's wrong not to pull over for a funeral procession.
Situation: Mike is going to the store when he sees a long funeral possession going down the road.
Intention: Mike wants to run errands and pick up food items for dinner.
Moral consequence: Another driver in front of him kept going, but also stops for the mourners after seeing Mike doing so in his rear view mirror.
Immoral action: Mike sees other drivers stop, but he is in a rush and doesn't take the time to stop.
Norm: It's not okay to be to obsessive about people.
Situation: Leila met a cute guy at a party a few weeks ago and has been on dates a few times with him since then.
Intention: Leila wants the cute guy to think she is someone special.
Moral action: Leila sends a few interesting links to the cute guy along with original and thoughtful texts.
Immoral consequence: The cute guy becomes weary of Leila and tries to avoid her.
Norm: It's not okay to be to obsessive about people.
Situation: Leila met a cute guy at a party a few weeks ago and has been on dates a few times with him since then.
Intention: Leila wants the cute guy to think she is someone special.
Moral consequence: The cute guy becomes more and more interested by Leila.
Immoral action: Leila can't stop thinking of the cute guy and starts texting him dozens of times a day.
Norm: It is good to visit your sick grandmother.
Situation: Ash receives a phone call from his grandmother inviting him to visit her on Saturday.
Intention: Ash wants to enjoy his weekend.
Moral action: Ash talks to his grandmother about how she's doing and play games with her.
Immoral consequence: Ash skates all day while his grandmother spends her day alone not doing much.
Norm: It is good to visit your sick grandmother.
Situation: Ash receives a phone call from his grandmother inviting him to visit her on Saturday.
Intention: Ash wants to enjoy his weekend.
Moral consequence: Ash learns more about his grandmother and apperciates her more.
Immoral action: Ash spends his weekend skateboarding at a nearby park.
Norm: You shouldn't award scholarships to students with awful grades.
Situation: Mr. Green was the head of a college that Harry had applied to.
Intention: Mr. Green wants Harry to play on his football team even though he has bad grades.
Moral action: Mr. Green tells Harry to reapply after working harder at a junior college.
Immoral consequence: Harry fails all his classes and is not eligible to play football anyway.
Norm: You shouldn't award scholarships to students with awful grades.
Situation: Mr. Green was the head of a college that Harry had applied to.
Intention: Mr. Green wants Harry to play on his football team even though he has bad grades.
Moral consequence: When Harry attends Mr. Green's college, he excels in both his schoolwork and on the field.
Immoral action: Mr. Green gives Harry a scholarship even though his grades aren't up to par.
Norm: Children should not disrupt important events
Situation: Charlie is home alone bored while his mom is in a remote meeting for her job.
Intention: Charlie wants to play to ease his boredom.
Moral action: Charlie goes to his toy box and plays with his action figures.
Immoral consequence: Charlie's mother is annoyed and scolds Charlie for interrupting her.
Norm: Children should not disrupt important events
Situation: Charlie is home alone bored while his mom is in a remote meeting for her job.
Intention: Charlie wants to play to ease his boredom.
Moral consequence: Charlie's mother is left unprovoked and is able to continue on with her meeting.
Immoral action: Charlie repeatedly asks his mom to come play with him while she is still meeting.
Norm: It's good to reward people for their hard work.
Situation: Kyle's neighbor Greg shoveled Kyle's driveway, which was worse than usual, and has come to Kyle for payment.
Intention: Kyle wants to pay Greg.
Moral action: Kyle pays Greg generously for his work.
Immoral consequence: Greg is upset and refuses to shovel Kyle's driveway ever again.
Norm: It's good to reward people for their hard work.
Situation: Kyle's neighbor Greg shoveled Kyle's driveway, which was worse than usual, and has come to Kyle for payment.
Intention: Kyle wants to pay Greg.
Moral consequence: Greg shovels Kyle's driveway whenever possible.
Immoral action: Kyle pays Greg the equivalent of $5 per hour for Greg's work.
Norm: It's bad to get high at work.
Situation: Shawn is at work and is bored when his friend asks him to smoke a blunt with him outside.
Intention: Shawn wants to relieve his boredom.
Moral action: Shawn asks if they can go for a walk around the building instead.
Immoral consequence: Shawn acts really weird at work and smells like pot, so his boss suspends him from work for a week.
Norm: It's bad to get high at work.
Situation: Shawn is at work and is bored when his friend asks him to smoke a blunt with him outside.
Intention: Shawn wants to relieve his boredom.
Moral consequence: Shawn and his friend get exercise and finish the day strong.
Immoral action: Shawn agrees and smokes a large blunt with his friend outside.
Norm: It's hurtful to exclude members from family events.
Situation: Lenny is at his dinner table with his wife, and they're planning a baby shower when Lenny's wife asks him if he'll invite his mom.
Intention: Lenny wants to answer his wife's question.
Moral action: Lenny tells his wife that of course he's going to invite his mom and can't wait to see her.
Immoral consequence: Lenny's wife is grossed out by how insensitive he is being towards his mother and wonders if he'll be like that to her.
Norm: It's hurtful to exclude members from family events.
Situation: Lenny is at his dinner table with his wife, and they're planning a baby shower when Lenny's wife asks him if he'll invite his mom.
Intention: Lenny wants to answer his wife's question.
Moral consequence: Lenny's wife is glad to see that Lenny treats family as an important part of his life.
Immoral action: Lenny tells his wife that he will not be inviting his mom since he doesn't want to see her.
Norm: It's rude to spread your germs to others.
Situation: Adam is in a crowded park and has been sneezing.
Intention: Adam wants to sneeze.
Moral action: Adam sneezes into his elbow.
Immoral consequence: The stranger yells at Adam and makes a scene.
Norm: It's rude to spread your germs to others.
Situation: Adam is in a crowded park and has been sneezing.
Intention: Adam wants to sneeze.
Moral consequence: A stranger says "bless you" before returning to his activity.
Immoral action: Adam sneezes in the direction of stranger.
Norm: It's not okay to physically harm an infant.
Situation: Carrie is at her neighbor's house babysitting when their infant begins to cry.
Intention: Carrie wants to quiet the baby.
Moral action: Carrie rocks the baby in her arms as she sings to it.
Immoral consequence: Carrie must face the consequences after she realizes the baby is no longer conscious.
Norm: It's not okay to physically harm an infant.
Situation: Carrie is at her neighbor's house babysitting when their infant begins to cry.
Intention: Carrie wants to quiet the baby.
Moral consequence: Carrie is relieved after the baby stops and begins to smile at her.
Immoral action: Carrie picks the baby up out of its crib and begins to quickly shake it.
Norm: It's good to only smoke where it doesn't bother others.
Situation: Nina is roommates with Jessie and is a pretty heavy smoker.
Intention: Nina wants to smoke a cigarette.
Moral action: Nina goes outside far from the apartment door to smoke her cigarettes.
Immoral consequence: Jessie complains bitterly and tells Nina she needs to find a new apartment.
Norm: It's good to only smoke where it doesn't bother others.
Situation: Nina is roommates with Jessie and is a pretty heavy smoker.
Intention: Nina wants to smoke a cigarette.
Moral consequence: Nina and Jessie have a nice-smelling apartment and are roommates for a while.
Immoral action: Nina lights up her cigarettes right in the apartment living room.
Norm: It is good to help animals.
Situation: James notices a skinny looking stray cat outside of his house one night.
Intention: James wants to make sure the cat is okay.
Moral action: James adopts the cat into his home.
Immoral consequence: The cat is taken by animal control and euthanized.
Norm: It is good to help animals.
Situation: James notices a skinny looking stray cat outside of his house one night.
Intention: James wants to make sure the cat is okay.
Moral consequence: The cat lives a better life in James' home.
Immoral action: James calls animal control about the cat.
Norm: It is bad to dispose of tampons improperly.
Situation: Dina is experiencing her time-of-the-month and knows that her school's bathroom stalls don't contain personal receptacles for trash.
Intention: Dina wants to avoid embarrassment.
Moral action: Dina wraps her tampons in tissue paper and walks them over to the trash whenever leaving a bathroom stall.
Immoral consequence: The school's plumbing gets clogged up, putting the bathrooms out of order for a few days.
Norm: It is bad to dispose of tampons improperly.
Situation: Dina is experiencing her time-of-the-month and knows that her school's bathroom stalls don't contain personal receptacles for trash.
Intention: Dina wants to avoid embarrassment.
Moral consequence: Dina's tampons go unnoticed and the school's plumbing remains intact.
Immoral action: Not wanting anyone to see her tossing a tampon, Dina chooses to flush her tampons whenever she uses the school bathroom.
Norm: It's good to be thoughtful when proposing marriage.
Situation: Jerry and Kat have been dating since they were in high school.
Intention: Jerry wants to ask Kat to marry him.
Moral action: Jerry presents a beautiful ring to Kat and asks her to marry him on her birthday at the beach.
Immoral consequence: Kat laughs in his face and tells him that he needs to try harder.
Norm: It's good to be thoughtful when proposing marriage.
Situation: Jerry and Kat have been dating since they were in high school.
Intention: Jerry wants to ask Kat to marry him.
Moral consequence: Kat agrees to marry him, and they get married the next year.
Immoral action: Jerry asks Kat to marry him in the middle of a card game without even having a ring.
Norm: You should try to get along with your coworkers
Situation: Bob's coworker always plays their radio very loudly at the office making it difficult for Bob to do his work.
Intention: Bob wants to talk to his coworker about their radio use.
Moral action: Bob explains that the radio is making work difficult for Bob and asks his coworker to turn it down or wear headphones.
Immoral consequence: Bob and his coworker have a poor relationship form then on which creates an uncomfortable work environment.
Norm: You should try to get along with your coworkers
Situation: Bob's coworker always plays their radio very loudly at the office making it difficult for Bob to do his work.
Intention: Bob wants to talk to his coworker about their radio use.
Moral consequence: Bob and his coworker come to a compromise about the radio and continue to have a respectful relationship.
Immoral action: Bob yells at his coworker to turn off their radio and threatens to make a complaint to the boss.
Norm: It's rude to spoil twists in movies for people.
Situation: Jake tells Lauren that he's about to go see a movie and asks her if she has seen it.
Intention: Lauren wants to answer Jake's question.
Moral action: Lauren tells Jake that she has seen the movie and that she recommends it but that she won't tell him anything until after he sees it.
Immoral consequence: Jake is angry that Lauren has ruined the movie for him and essentially ruined his night in the process.
Norm: It's rude to spoil twists in movies for people.
Situation: Jake tells Lauren that he's about to go see a movie and asks her if she has seen it.
Intention: Lauren wants to answer Jake's question.
Moral consequence: Jake is thankful that Lauren is not revealing anything and that she's encouraging him to see it.
Immoral action: Lauren tells Jake that she has seen it, indeed and that the ending is crazy because the main character dies.
Norm: Both partners should put forth equal effort in a relationship.
Situation: Grant is upset with the amount of chores that his wife assigns him.
Intention: Grant wants to explain how he feels.
Moral action: Grant explains that since he works and his wife doesn't, that she should be responsible for more of the chores.
Immoral consequence: Grant argues with his wife, and he ends up sleeping on the couch.
Norm: Both partners should put forth equal effort in a relationship.
Situation: Grant is upset with the amount of chores that his wife assigns him.
Intention: Grant wants to explain how he feels.
Moral consequence: Grant and his wife come to a compromise about how many chores that they each preform.
Immoral action: Grant complains that the household chores are 'the wife's job' and he shouldn't have to do them.