CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's rude to lock someone in the bathroom.
Situation: Timothy lives alone with his dog in his house who is barking loudly because he wants to go out and walk.
Intention: Timothy doesn't want to hear his dog bark anymore.
Immoral action: Timothy puts his dog in the downstairs bathroom and locks the door.
Immoral consequence: Timothy's dog becomes more and more anxious and messes up the bathroom and develops an illness.
Norm: It's good to arrive at an event early.
Situation: Craig has a conference he needs to attend for work that is very important, and he can get to a number of ways.
Intention: Craig wants to choose a route to go to the conference.
Moral action: Craig takes a route that is shorter.
Moral consequence: Craig arrives early and Craig's boss is pleased that he is responsible.
Norm: It's good to arrive at an event early.
Situation: Craig has a conference he needs to attend for work that is very important, and he can get to a number of ways.
Intention: Craig wants to choose a route to go to the conference.
Immoral action: Craig takes a route that is longer.
Immoral consequence: Craig arrives late and Craig's boss at work reprimands him and develops less trust in Craig.
Norm: It's bad to get your blood on other people.
Situation: Cody had cut his finger and it was bleeding a little bit.
Intention: Cody wants to stop the bleeding.
Moral action: Cody wipes his finger on a towel and wraps it in a bandage.
Moral consequence: Cody's finger starts to heal over the next few days.
Norm: It's bad to get your blood on other people.
Situation: Cody had cut his finger and it was bleeding a little bit.
Intention: Cody wants to stop the bleeding.
Immoral action: Cody wipes his finger all over his friend's arm and shirt.
Immoral consequence: Cody's finger gets infected over the next few days, and he has to be hospitalized.
Norm: You shouldn't brag about your IQ.
Situation: Rory and his friends took an IQ test, and Rory scored the highest of the group.
Intention: Rory wants to comment on the IQ test result.
Moral action: Rory tells them that IQ test aren't everything and that any of them could have scored better on a different day.
Moral consequence: Rory's friends appreciate Rory's humbleness and continue to hang out with him.
Norm: You shouldn't brag about your IQ.
Situation: Rory and his friends took an IQ test, and Rory scored the highest of the group.
Intention: Rory wants to comment on the IQ test result.
Immoral action: Rory brags to all of them about how much smarter he is than the rest of them.
Immoral consequence: Rory's friends get tired of his bragging and stop hanging out with him.
Norm: It is bad to cheat on someone who trust you.
Situation: Jonah has been dating Martha, who he has promised to be faithful to.
Intention: Jonah wants to date other people.
Moral action: Jonah tells Martha he wants to date other people.
Moral consequence: Martha accepts Jonah's honesty and moves on with her life while he dates other girls.
Norm: It is bad to cheat on someone who trust you.
Situation: Jonah has been dating Martha, who he has promised to be faithful to.
Intention: Jonah wants to date other people.
Immoral action: Jonah dates other girls behind Martha's back.
Immoral consequence: Martha finds out about Jonah's cheating and is never able to trust anyone again.
Norm: It is okay to provide others with work.
Situation: Jill was listening to her friend Sarah talk about how she lost her job.
Intention: Jill wants Sarah to feel better.
Moral action: Jill decides to hire Sarah to mow her lawns and wash her car.
Moral consequence: Sarah is happy that she has some work at least for now.
Norm: It is okay to provide others with work.
Situation: Jill was listening to her friend Sarah talk about how she lost her job.
Intention: Jill wants Sarah to feel better.
Immoral action: Jill takes Sarah to see a movie at the huge screen Imax theater.
Immoral consequence: Sarah feels better for a while but losing her job still comes back to haunt her.
Norm: You should not call people names.
Situation: Sam is in a fight on twitter with another person, and that person gets personal.
Intention: Sam wants to react to the other person.
Moral action: Sam decides to block the other person, deciding it isn't worth it.
Moral consequence: Sam is able to carry on with his day, not bothered by anything.
Norm: You should not call people names.
Situation: Sam is in a fight on twitter with another person, and that person gets personal.
Intention: Sam wants to react to the other person.
Immoral action: Sam calls the other person a racist name on twitter.
Immoral consequence: Other people find the tweet, and Sam gets fired when it gets sent to his boss.
Norm: It's nice to compliment people.
Situation: Joe is taking his break and notices a coworker in the break room who has a new hairstyle.
Intention: Joe wants to make small talk with the coworker.
Moral action: Joe tells the coworker that he likes the way she did her hair.
Moral consequence: The coworker is excited that someone finally noticed her new hairstyle.
Norm: It's nice to compliment people.
Situation: Joe is taking his break and notices a coworker in the break room who has a new hairstyle.
Intention: Joe wants to make small talk with the coworker.
Immoral action: Joe asks the coworker about her day and about work topics.
Immoral consequence: The coworker feels sad thinking that he hasn't noticed her hair.
Norm: You shouldn't ruin someone's holiday.
Situation: Frank is throwing some water balloons at friends when he notices some tourists near him.
Intention: Frank wants to consider throwing water balloons at the tourists.
Moral action: Frank resists the temptation of throwing water balloons at the tourists and focuses on his friends.
Moral consequence: The toursts smiles at the water balloon fight between Frank and friends before moving on.
Norm: You shouldn't ruin someone's holiday.
Situation: Frank is throwing some water balloons at friends when he notices some tourists near him.
Intention: Frank wants to consider throwing water balloons at the tourists.
Immoral action: Frank chucks a number of water balloons at the tourists.
Immoral consequence: The tourists become infuriated with Frank and loudly confronts him.
Norm: It's wrong to use your illness to your advantage.
Situation: Kati has cancer, it's a slow moving cancer but a scary one all the same, and she's in an argument with her friend.
Intention: Kati wants to win the argument.
Moral action: Kati uses some logic to outwit her friend in this argument.
Moral consequence: Kati's friend admits that Kati was right, and they go back to normal.
Norm: It's wrong to use your illness to your advantage.
Situation: Kati has cancer, it's a slow moving cancer but a scary one all the same, and she's in an argument with her friend.
Intention: Kati wants to win the argument.
Immoral action: Kati asks her friend how she can be happy fighting with a person who has cancer.
Immoral consequence: Kati's friend feels very guilty and apologizes, but doesn't really seem to be wrong in the argument.
Norm: It's nice to visit other's.
Situation: Charlie has been busy at work with no time to see anyone, but he finally has a day off.
Intention: Charlie wants to do something during his day off.
Moral action: Charlie goes to see his friend and hangs out with them.
Moral consequence: Charlie gets to enjoy the company of his friend and build upon the relationship.
Norm: It's nice to visit other's.
Situation: Charlie has been busy at work with no time to see anyone, but he finally has a day off.
Intention: Charlie wants to do something during his day off.
Immoral action: Charlie stays at home and plays video games all day.
Immoral consequence: Charlie does not see anyone and does not forge social bonds.
Norm: It’s bad to be hacker.
Situation: Tony was working on his computer and wanted to sign into his bank account online.
Intention: Tony wants the information from the bank.
Moral action: Tony logs into his bank account and downloads his personal banking information.
Moral consequence: Tony uses the information he downloads to pay his bills and make a budget.
Norm: It’s bad to be hacker.
Situation: Tony was working on his computer and wanted to sign into his bank account online.
Intention: Tony wants the information from the bank.
Immoral action: Tony hacks into the bank network and gets all the information from all the customers.
Immoral consequence: Tony is tracked down and arrested and sent to prison for gaining access to personal information.
Norm: It's kind to give a treat.
Situation: Jessie had gone through a hard day at school and was returning home with her mother.
Intention: Jessie's mother wants her to feel better.
Moral action: Jessie's mother takes her out to get an ice cream cone down the street.
Moral consequence: Jessie feels better and forgets about the horrible day that she had at school.
Norm: It's kind to give a treat.
Situation: Jessie had gone through a hard day at school and was returning home with her mother.
Intention: Jessie's mother wants her to feel better.
Immoral action: Jessie's mother gives her a glass of water for a snack.
Immoral consequence: Jessie drinks the water but it doesn't stop her hunger or make her feel better about her day.
Norm: It's rude to have someone wait for you.
Situation: Steve promised to meet Laura at the library at 7pm to study for a test, but he's feeling hungry.
Intention: Steve wants to get something to eat.
Moral action: Steve gets something to eat at the cafe in the library.
Moral consequence: Steve makes it to the library on time, and he and Laura start studying at 7pm.
Norm: It's rude to have someone wait for you.
Situation: Steve promised to meet Laura at the library at 7pm to study for a test, but he's feeling hungry.
Intention: Steve wants to get something to eat.
Immoral action: Steve stops at a pizzeria on the way to the library.
Immoral consequence: Steve is late, and Laura and Steve don't start studying until an hour after 7pm.
Norm: You shouldn't smoke around pregnant people.
Situation: All of Cindy's friends are pregnant, but she wants to smoke.
Intention: Cindy wants to smoke.
Moral action: Cindy goes outside on a patio and smokes her cigarette there.
Moral consequence: Cindy's friends are all safe inside from the smoke, so they keep on talking.
Norm: You shouldn't smoke around pregnant people.
Situation: All of Cindy's friends are pregnant, but she wants to smoke.
Intention: Cindy wants to smoke.
Immoral action: Cindy gets out her cigarette from her purse and smokes it.
Immoral consequence: Her friends are all upset and bothered by the smoke and the harm it might cause to their kids.
Norm: It's good not to cancel plans.
Situation: Ally had plans with Mike to go to the movies, but she has to work late.
Intention: Ally wants to stay late at work.
Moral action: Ally calls Mike to see if he can reschedule his plans with her.
Moral consequence: Mike and Ally are able to go to the movies the next day.
Norm: It's good not to cancel plans.
Situation: Ally had plans with Mike to go to the movies, but she has to work late.
Intention: Ally wants to stay late at work.
Immoral action: Ally cancels her plans with Mike and stays late at her job.
Immoral consequence: Mike doesn't want to reschedule or do anything with Ally again.
Norm: It is bad to have incest relations.
Situation: Hank, a single man, goes to a family reunion and sees a lot of beautiful relatives.
Intention: Hank wants to find a potential wife while at the reunion.
Moral action: Hank meets a fifth cousin by marriage, dates her, marries her, and has a child with her.
Moral consequence: The child is normal and has no genetic abnormalities that anyone can see.
Norm: It is bad to have incest relations.
Situation: Hank, a single man, goes to a family reunion and sees a lot of beautiful relatives.
Intention: Hank wants to find a potential wife while at the reunion.
Immoral action: Hank meets a second cousin, eventually marries her, and has a child with her.
Immoral consequence: The child has a recessive genetic disorder because Hank and his wife share a defective gene.
Norm: You shouldn't farm karma on reddit.
Situation: Jones sees that posting something gives him one karma by default.
Intention: Jones wants to earn karma on reddit.
Moral action: Jones decides to just have fun with his own posts on the site and try to earn karma that way.
Moral consequence: In only a month on the site Jones earns a few thousand karma.
Norm: You shouldn't farm karma on reddit.
Situation: Jones sees that posting something gives him one karma by default.
Intention: Jones wants to earn karma on reddit.
Immoral action: Jones programs his computer to post a million times on different places on reddit.
Immoral consequence: Jones gets a million karma easily after his computer is done.
Norm: It's disingenuous to misrepresent yourself.
Situation: Jerry has joined a dating site and is making a profile for it.
Intention: Jerry wants to attract a lot of eligible women.
Moral action: Jerry writes up a creative profile highlighting his sense of humor.
Moral consequence: The women are attracted to Jerry for his sense of humor.
Norm: It's disingenuous to misrepresent yourself.
Situation: Jerry has joined a dating site and is making a profile for it.
Intention: Jerry wants to attract a lot of eligible women.
Immoral action: Jerry puts down made up information for his age and income.
Immoral consequence: The women eventually find out the truth and lose interest in him.
Norm: It is wrong to deceive your loved ones
Situation: Mary tells her kids that if they go to the doctor, she'll take them out for ice cream afterwards.
Intention: Mary wants to get her kids to the doctor.
Moral action: Mary takes the kids to a local ice cream shop after the trip to the doctor.
Moral consequence: The kids are excited that they get to eat a scoop of ice cream.
Norm: It is wrong to deceive your loved ones
Situation: Mary tells her kids that if they go to the doctor, she'll take them out for ice cream afterwards.
Intention: Mary wants to get her kids to the doctor.
Immoral action: Mary takes the kids straight home after visiting the doctor's office.
Immoral consequence: The kids are upset that they didn't get their ice cream.
Norm: It's wrong to love someone other than your partner.
Situation: Sara is in a relationship but has been getting emotionally close to a friend.
Intention: Sara wants to deepen her relationship with the friend.
Moral action: Sara decides to end the relationship with her partner before pursuing the friend.
Moral consequence: Sara's partner is able to move on and find someone who loves him.
Norm: It's wrong to love someone other than your partner.
Situation: Sara is in a relationship but has been getting emotionally close to a friend.
Intention: Sara wants to deepen her relationship with the friend.
Immoral action: Sara allows her relationship with the friend to deepen emotionally and falls in love with him while still in a relationship.
Immoral consequence: Sara's partner is led on and continues to think she only has feelings for him.
Norm: It's good to trust a significant other with your kids.
Situation: Samantha needs to go away for business for a week, and she isn't sure how her husband and kids will function.
Intention: Samantha wants to take care of her kids.
Moral action: Samantha tells her husband that he's in charge and to take care of the kids.
Moral consequence: Samantha's husband does a great job taking care of their kids.
Norm: It's good to trust a significant other with your kids.
Situation: Samantha needs to go away for business for a week, and she isn't sure how her husband and kids will function.
Intention: Samantha wants to take care of her kids.
Immoral action: Samantha hires a nanny for the week to watch over the kids.
Immoral consequence: Samantha's husband is very offended that Samantha doesn't think she can rely on him.
Norm: It's bad to show off in front of your peers.
Situation: Mark is playing basketball against a less skilled player and his friends are watching.
Intention: Mark wants to win the game decisively.
Moral action: Mark focuses on the game and outscores his opponent by a large margin.
Moral consequence: Mark's opponent is impressed by his skills and strives to improve his own.
Norm: It's bad to show off in front of your peers.
Situation: Mark is playing basketball against a less skilled player and his friends are watching.
Intention: Mark wants to win the game decisively.
Immoral action: Mark does a bunch of flashy tricks on his way to victory demonstrated the skill gap between them.
Immoral consequence: The less skilled player is embarrassed and loses his desire to play in the future.
Norm: It's bad to drug your dog.
Situation: Jane's dog keeps on barking  and barking so Jane can't get to sleep at night.
Intention: Jane wants to get to sleep.
Moral action: Jane trains the dog not to bark unless there's a problem.
Moral consequence: Jane's dog starts being quiet at night on it's own so Jane can sleep.
Norm: It's bad to drug your dog.
Situation: Jane's dog keeps on barking  and barking so Jane can't get to sleep at night.
Intention: Jane wants to get to sleep.
Immoral action: Jane gives the dog some medicine so that it falls asleep.
Immoral consequence: It gradually takes more and more medicine to work and eventually Jane gives the dog too much and it dies.
Norm: It's nice to surprise your partner.
Situation: Jerry and his wife have been married for a long time and have a routine where they eat microwave dinners.
Intention: Jerry wants to figure out dinner.
Moral action: Jerry takes his wife to a fancy restaurant as a surprise.
Moral consequence: Jerry and his wife have a fun time at the fancy restaurant.
Norm: It's nice to surprise your partner.
Situation: Jerry and his wife have been married for a long time and have a routine where they eat microwave dinners.
Intention: Jerry wants to figure out dinner.
Immoral action: Jerry makes microwave dinners that they have in the fridge.
Immoral consequence: Jerry and his wife will have a typical evening.
Norm: You shouldn't dump your clothing all over the floor.
Situation: Helen just got back to her dorm room that she shares with a roommate, and she's getting ready to jump in the shower.
Intention: Helen wants to take her clothes off.
Moral action: Helen takes of her clothes one by one and places some of them in her hamper and those that she plans to wear again on her bed.
Moral consequence: Helen's roommate picks up around her own side of the room when she returns because she notices how tidy Helen is being and doesn't want to look bad.
Norm: You shouldn't dump your clothing all over the floor.
Situation: Helen just got back to her dorm room that she shares with a roommate, and she's getting ready to jump in the shower.
Intention: Helen wants to take her clothes off.
Immoral action: Helen removes all of her clothes and drops them in the middle of the floor.
Immoral consequence: Helen's roommate is disgusted at how messy Helen is, and she confronts her about it later on.
Norm: You shouldn't get in someone's way.
Situation: Sam is on the interstate and there is a lot of traffic.
Intention: Sam needs to turn off to the next exit.
Moral action: Sam looks carefully, letting a car drive passed before going into the exit lane.
Moral consequence: Sam makes the exit with plenty of time to spare.
Norm: You shouldn't get in someone's way.
Situation: Sam is on the interstate and there is a lot of traffic.
Intention: Sam needs to turn off to the next exit.
Immoral action: Sam sees the exit coming up and swiftly cuts across into the exit lane.
Immoral consequence: Sam doesn't see the car behind him, and it slams into him.
Norm: It's wrong to emulate someone who is a murderer.
Situation: Ron has been transfixed by reading about Jeffrey Dahmer so much, and is at his friend's house.
Intention: Ron wants to do something about his obsession.
Moral action: Ron tells his friend about how he's been feeling, and what to do.
Moral consequence: Ron's friend convinces him to see a psychiatrist and get some help.
Norm: It's wrong to emulate someone who is a murderer.
Situation: Ron has been transfixed by reading about Jeffrey Dahmer so much, and is at his friend's house.
Intention: Ron wants to do something about his obsession.
Immoral action: Ron pulls out a knife, and stabs his friend to death.
Immoral consequence: The cops come and Ron gets arrested on the spot.
Norm: You should follow someones rules when in their home.
Situation: Alice is babysitting her neighbor's children and has been told by their parents that they are not allowed to have sugary treats on weekdays.
Intention: Alice wants to have a snack.
Moral action: Alice cuts up some carrot sticks and fruit from the refrigerator for herself and the kids.
Moral consequence: Alice and the kids have a healthy snack and their parents continue to employ Alice.
Norm: You should follow someones rules when in their home.
Situation: Alice is babysitting her neighbor's children and has been told by their parents that they are not allowed to have sugary treats on weekdays.
Intention: Alice wants to have a snack.
Immoral action: Alice takes the kids out and buys some cupcakes for all of them to share.
Immoral consequence: Alice gets in trouble with the parents and is not hired to babysit again.
Norm: It's wrong for someone to be cruel or racest.
Situation: Elon was posting on Twitter when a black Twitter user made fun of him in his replies.
Intention: Elon wants to get the user to leave him alone.
Moral action: Elon tells a joke about the user's profile and then blocks the user.
Moral consequence: The user cannot bother Elon anymore, and others are aware of the user's behavior.
Norm: It's wrong for someone to be cruel or racest.
Situation: Elon was posting on Twitter when a black Twitter user made fun of him in his replies.
Intention: Elon wants to get the user to leave him alone.
Immoral action: Elon calls the user a racial slur in a public tweet.
Immoral consequence: The user's feelings are hurt, and others are hurt by it as well.
Norm: It's impolite not to open the door for someone.
Situation: Barry was walking into the hotel and Sally was walking in after him.
Intention: Barry wants to open the door.
Moral action: Barry opens the door for himself and holds it open for Sally to go through.
Moral consequence: Sally is grateful that she doesn't have to open the door herself.
Norm: It's impolite not to open the door for someone.
Situation: Barry was walking into the hotel and Sally was walking in after him.
Intention: Barry wants to open the door.
Immoral action: Barry opens the door for himself and lets it close behind him.
Immoral consequence: The door swings shut and hits Sally in the face and breaks her nose.
Norm: It's considered taboo to date a cousin.
Situation: Jeff is at a family get-together and finds his cousin Beverly very atractive.
Intention: Jeff wants to be with his cousin Beverly.
Moral action: Jeff tells Beverly she is really beautiful, and they should hang out as friends more.
Moral consequence: Beverly feels flattered and likes her family more and feels good.
Norm: It's considered taboo to date a cousin.
Situation: Jeff is at a family get-together and finds his cousin Beverly very atractive.
Intention: Jeff wants to be with his cousin Beverly.
Immoral action: Jeff asks his cousin Beverly on a date and expresses his love for her.
Immoral consequence: They get married, have kids and the kids are deformed and sick.
Norm: It's rude to neglect your romantic partner.
Situation: John and Mindy are at home and Mindy gets a call that her dad died and starts crying.
Intention: John wants to watch the game tonight.
Moral action: John puts the tv on record and comforts Mindy for a bit before resuming the game.
Moral consequence: Mindy feels closer to John and loves him more than before.
Norm: It's rude to neglect your romantic partner.
Situation: John and Mindy are at home and Mindy gets a call that her dad died and starts crying.
Intention: John wants to watch the game tonight.
Immoral action: John puts the volume on the tv louder to drown out Mindy's cries.
Immoral consequence: Mindy feels resentful towards John and considers leaving the relationship.