CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't make a mess with your food.
Situation: Tim is eating dinner at a big buffet restaurant.
Intention: Tim wants to try some of everything.
Immoral action: Tim piles a tremendous amount of different foods onto one plate.
Immoral consequence: Tim spills food on the floor from his overloaded plate and gets dirty looks from the staff.
Norm: It is disgusting to groom a child for sexual use.
Situation: Logan has sexual urges but doesn't have a wife.
Intention: Logan wants someone to expend his urges on.
Moral action: Logan searches for a spouse that matches his personality.
Moral consequence: Logan finds a spouse and has a fulfilling relationship, physically and mentally.
Norm: It is disgusting to groom a child for sexual use.
Situation: Logan has sexual urges but doesn't have a wife.
Intention: Logan wants someone to expend his urges on.
Immoral action: Logan gives gifts to a 14-year-old girl to win her favor.
Immoral consequence: The girls parents become scared and call the police on Logan.
Norm: It's irresponsible to play so raucously that it causes damage.
Situation: Hank and his friends are playing flag football outside in the field.
Intention: Hank wants to get the guy with the ball.
Moral action: Hank runs behind the player and tears off the player's flags.
Moral consequence: The player stops running, and so the teams start another play.
Norm: It's irresponsible to play so raucously that it causes damage.
Situation: Hank and his friends are playing flag football outside in the field.
Intention: Hank wants to get the guy with the ball.
Immoral action: Hank charges the player with the ball and tackles him full-force.
Immoral consequence: The player gets angry at the unnecessary roughness and starts punching Hank.
Norm: It's inappropriate to fart at a funeral.
Situation: Jake ate a large meal in the morning before his grandmother's funeral, and is now at the church and has some bad gas.
Intention: Jake really needs to get some relief.
Moral action: Jake quietly excuses himself and steps outside to do his business.
Moral consequence: Fellow attendants briefly notice Jake's absence but pay it no mind, assuming he had something important to take care of.
Norm: It's inappropriate to fart at a funeral.
Situation: Jake ate a large meal in the morning before his grandmother's funeral, and is now at the church and has some bad gas.
Intention: Jake really needs to get some relief.
Immoral action: Jake stands his ground and lets one rip, blanketing the area.
Immoral consequence: Fellow attendants are let gasping for air, and all eyes are locked accusingly on Jake.
Norm: You shouldn't do other people's homework.
Situation: Calvin is sitting in the school library.
Intention: Calvin wants to find something to do.
Moral action: Calvin goes to the non-fiction section picks out a book to read.
Moral consequence: Calvin learns a lot of new facts from reading the book.
Norm: You shouldn't do other people's homework.
Situation: Calvin is sitting in the school library.
Intention: Calvin wants to find something to do.
Immoral action: Calvin does a friend's homework for them when they ask him for help.
Immoral consequence: Calvin is put on probation for violation of the school's honor code.
Norm: It's rude to be vulgar.
Situation: Mick is talking with his friends in the locker room.
Intention: Mick wants to tell his friends about a romantic encounter.
Moral action: Mick tells his friends what an enjoyable evening he had with his female companion with flowery prose.
Moral consequence: Mick is told by his friends how happy they are that he had a good time.
Norm: It's rude to be vulgar.
Situation: Mick is talking with his friends in the locker room.
Intention: Mick wants to tell his friends about a romantic encounter.
Immoral action: Mick describes his sexual escapades using street language.
Immoral consequence: Mick is kicked out of the gym when an employee hears his filthy, degrading language.
Norm: It's wrong to dispose of other people's belongings.
Situation: John who had borrowed Phil's pen and is walking down the street, wearing a backpack when he notices the pen in his pocket.
Intention: John wants to remove the pen from his pocket and put it somewhere else.
Moral action: John puts the pen in his backpack, so he can eventually return it back to his friend later when he gets home.
Moral consequence: John's friend is delighted that John treats his property with respect and care.
Norm: It's wrong to dispose of other people's belongings.
Situation: John who had borrowed Phil's pen and is walking down the street, wearing a backpack when he notices the pen in his pocket.
Intention: John wants to remove the pen from his pocket and put it somewhere else.
Immoral action: John takes the pen and tosses is in the garbage because he's afraid it'll leak in his pocket.
Immoral consequence: John's friend is hurt that John just threw away something he had lent him and loses trust in John.
Norm: It's good to offer to pay for someone's ride.
Situation: John and Jim shared a taxi from work to the subway station when the taxi driver turns to ask for the 20 dollar fare.
Intention: John wants to respond to the taxi driver's body gesture.
Moral action: John pulls out a twenty and tells the taxi driver that he's got the whole fare covered.
Moral consequence: Jim is delighted at the surprise gift from his coworker and vows to repay the gesture in the future.
Norm: It's good to offer to pay for someone's ride.
Situation: John and Jim shared a taxi from work to the subway station when the taxi driver turns to ask for the 20 dollar fare.
Intention: John wants to respond to the taxi driver's body gesture.
Immoral action: John pulls out a ten and gives it to the taxi driver to pay for his half of the fare.
Immoral consequence: Jim thinks it is fine that he has to pay his half but is not impressed by John or happy about anything.
Norm: It's bad to distract yourself when driving.
Situation: John often texts his friends through the day.
Intention: John wants to communicate with his friends to make sure they are on the same page.
Moral action: John pulls over before texting a question to friend.
Moral consequence: John stays safe while planning the evening successfully.
Norm: It's bad to distract yourself when driving.
Situation: John often texts his friends through the day.
Intention: John wants to communicate with his friends to make sure they are on the same page.
Immoral action: John texts his friends about tonights party while on the highway.
Immoral consequence: John misses a sudden curve and is severely injured when veering off the road.
Norm: It's wrong to kill things.
Situation: Mary sees a mouse run across her kitchen and is very frightened.
Intention: Mary wants to get the mouse out of her house.
Moral action: Mary traps the mouse with a container and transfers it outside.
Moral consequence: Mary is relieved the mouse is gone and feels happy she didn't have to kill it.
Norm: It's wrong to kill things.
Situation: Mary sees a mouse run across her kitchen and is very frightened.
Intention: Mary wants to get the mouse out of her house.
Immoral action: Mary kills the mouse before removing it.
Immoral consequence: Mary feels sad and guilty over killing the mouse.
Norm: It is rude to use your phone in church.
Situation: Jay is attending mass.
Intention: Jay wants to talk with his friend.
Moral action: Jay leaves the church service and goes to his friend's house.
Moral consequence: Jay spends some quality time conversing with his buddy.
Norm: It is rude to use your phone in church.
Situation: Jay is attending mass.
Intention: Jay wants to talk with his friend.
Immoral action: Jay takes out his cell phone and calls his friend.
Immoral consequence: Jay is asked to leave the church for disturbing the service.
Norm: It's rude to be cheap to your spouse.
Situation: Alfred is a lawyer with a wife and kids.
Intention: Alfred wants to look good for his job.
Moral action: John goes to the gym and gets a makeover and gets professional photos taken for his law firm.
Moral consequence: John is healthier and has more energy for his family and gets more interest from clients.
Norm: It's rude to be cheap to your spouse.
Situation: Alfred is a lawyer with a wife and kids.
Intention: Alfred wants to look good for his job.
Immoral action: Alfred gets designer suits for himself but makes his wife buy clothing for herself and the kids with a meager allowance.
Immoral consequence: John is seen as abusive by others and his wife ends up divorcing him.
Norm: It's noble to save someone else's relationship.
Situation: Owen's friend Jake is having trouble with his girlfriend.
Intention: Owen wants to help Jake feel better.
Moral action: Owen sends flowers to Jake's girlfriend in Jake's name, hoping to patch things up.
Moral consequence: Jake and his girlfriend make efforts to do good things for each other.
Norm: It's noble to save someone else's relationship.
Situation: Owen's friend Jake is having trouble with his girlfriend.
Intention: Owen wants to help Jake feel better.
Immoral action: Owen hires a prostitute and sends her to Jake's house for some "entertainment".
Immoral consequence: Jake's girlfriend finds out and breaks up with him.
Norm: It's good to give an animal a home.
Situation: Jamie lives alone and thinks a dog would be nice to have for companionship.
Intention: Jamie wants to get a new dog.
Moral action: Jamie goes to the shelter to adopt a dog.
Moral consequence: The dog is rescued from being put down, and Jamie has a new friend.
Norm: It's good to give an animal a home.
Situation: Jamie lives alone and thinks a dog would be nice to have for companionship.
Intention: Jamie wants to get a new dog.
Immoral action: Jamie abducts her neighbors’ dog from their home.
Immoral consequence: The dog is scared and upset, and Jamie ends up going to jail when her neighbors find out.
Norm: It is not good to be rude to your family
Situation: Dave's parents need to go to work to earn a living and Dave needs to do house work for his parents.
Intention: Dave wants to cook a meal for his parents.
Moral action: Dave makes a very nutritional and delicious meal for his parents.
Moral consequence: His parents thanks Dave for making a wonderful meal and agrees to take him to Disneyland next year.
Norm: It is not good to be rude to your family
Situation: Dave's parents need to go to work to earn a living and Dave needs to do house work for his parents.
Intention: Dave wants to cook a meal for his parents.
Immoral action: Dave is angry and just cooks plain noodle for his parents.
Immoral consequence: His parents feel bad and deducts allowance for Dave.
Norm: It's good to want to express your emotions.
Situation: Jenni is going thru a rough patch in her life because she lost her job and boyfriend.
Intention: Jenni wants to feel better.
Moral action: Jenni calls a therapy hot-line and discusses her life with a trained counselor.
Moral consequence: Jenni begins to feel better by talking thru her problems with another person.
Norm: It's good to want to express your emotions.
Situation: Jenni is going thru a rough patch in her life because she lost her job and boyfriend.
Intention: Jenni wants to feel better.
Immoral action: Jenni turns to shooting heroin to get her mind off her situation.
Immoral consequence: Jenni overdoses on some heroin cut with fentanyl and dies.
Norm: You shouldn't steal money.
Situation: It is John's first day working at a restaurant and his manager is teaching him how to use the cash register when the manager steps away for a phone call.
Intention: John wants to count the money in the drawer.
Moral action: John quickly counts the money before carefully placing it back in the register.
Moral consequence: John gets a thumbs up from his boss when he reenters the room.
Norm: You shouldn't steal money.
Situation: It is John's first day working at a restaurant and his manager is teaching him how to use the cash register when the manager steps away for a phone call.
Intention: John wants to count the money in the drawer.
Immoral action: John counts all of the bills and then takes a large portion, stuffing it into his pocket.
Immoral consequence: John is fired when his manager walks in and sees John taking the money.
Norm: You shouldn't hit your spouse.
Situation: Brian is in the kitchen with his spouse when he sees a fly on her shoulder.
Intention: Brian wants to get the fly off of his spouse.
Moral action: Brian waves his hand near the fly to shoo it away.
Moral consequence: The fly leaves Brian's spouse's shoulder, and she is grateful.
Norm: You shouldn't hit your spouse.
Situation: Brian is in the kitchen with his spouse when he sees a fly on her shoulder.
Intention: Brian wants to get the fly off of his spouse.
Immoral action: Brian slaps his spouse's shoulder that has the fly.
Immoral consequence: Brian's spouse gets upset that he hit her.
Norm: You shouldn't put weird things in your mouth.
Situation: James is riding the subway with a friend when the friend spots a lost retainer on the next bench and dares James to put it in his mouth.
Intention: James wants to avoid his friends calling him a chicken.
Moral action: James tells his friend HE should put the retainer in his mouth or else he's a chicken.
Moral consequence: James' friend refuses to go through with the dare and James calls him a chicken.
Norm: You shouldn't put weird things in your mouth.
Situation: James is riding the subway with a friend when the friend spots a lost retainer on the next bench and dares James to put it in his mouth.
Intention: James wants to avoid his friends calling him a chicken.
Immoral action: James succumbs to peer pressure and puts the retainer in his mouth.
Immoral consequence: James' friends film him and put the video on YouTube, prompting everyone to call James a moron instead of a chicken.
Norm: You shouldn't stand up for someone's bad behavior.
Situation: Jeffrey is at the mall when he sees kids from school bullying another kid.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to get involved.
Moral action: Jeffrey walks over to the bullies and stands up for the bullied kid by calling them out.
Moral consequence: The bullies run away with their tails between their legs and the bullied kid has a smile on his face.
Norm: You shouldn't stand up for someone's bad behavior.
Situation: Jeffrey is at the mall when he sees kids from school bullying another kid.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to get involved.
Immoral action: Jeffrey joins in on the bullying.
Immoral consequence: The kid being bullied is hurt and ends up dropping out of school.
Norm: It's wrong to steal a kid's toy.
Situation: Kyle is at the park and is looking at a friend's baby playing with a toy.
Intention: Kyle wants to play around with the baby.
Moral action: Kyle makes funny faces at the baby.
Moral consequence: The baby smiles and laughs at Kyle.
Norm: It's wrong to steal a kid's toy.
Situation: Kyle is at the park and is looking at a friend's baby playing with a toy.
Intention: Kyle wants to play around with the baby.
Immoral action: Kyle takes the baby's toy as a joke.
Immoral consequence: The baby gets upset and starts screaming.
Norm: You shouldn't get your friends fired.
Situation: John is having dinner at a restaurant where his friend Mary is a waitress.
Intention: John wants to have some dessert.
Moral action: John orders a dessert.
Moral consequence: Mary receives a larger tip on the order since the dessert increased the price of the meal.
Norm: You shouldn't get your friends fired.
Situation: John is having dinner at a restaurant where his friend Mary is a waitress.
Intention: John wants to have some dessert.
Immoral action: John pesters Mary to bring him a free dessert, which she reluctantly does.
Immoral consequence: Mary's boss notices what she did and fires her.
Norm: It's bad to have unprotected sex without understanding the consequences.
Situation: Jill and her boyfriend are engaged in a heavy make out session.
Intention: Jill wants to feel good.
Moral action: Jill and her boyfriend please each other manually.
Moral consequence: Jill and her boyfriend get pleasure without the risk of disease or pregnancy.
Norm: It's bad to have unprotected sex without understanding the consequences.
Situation: Jill and her boyfriend are engaged in a heavy make out session.
Intention: Jill wants to feel good.
Immoral action: Jill and her boyfriend have sex despite having no protection.
Immoral consequence: Jill gets pregnant, and they are faced with a difficult choice.
Norm: It's wrong to complain all the time.
Situation: Connie is out with friends on lunch break, and they are talking together.
Intention: Connie wants to make conversation.
Moral action: Connie says how grateful she is for her job and her friends.
Moral consequence: Connie and her friends cheer each other up with the good things in their lives.
Norm: It's wrong to complain all the time.
Situation: Connie is out with friends on lunch break, and they are talking together.
Intention: Connie wants to make conversation.
Immoral action: Connie complains about her job, her boss, and the company during the whole lunch break.
Immoral consequence: Connie's friends try to avoid talking with her from then on.
Norm: It's rude to use other people's wifi.
Situation: Karla's home Wifi stopped working, and she is driving around looking for a signal.
Intention: Karla wants to check her email.
Moral action: Karla sees a public library that is open and goes inside to use the Wifi there.
Moral consequence: Karla gets caught up with her messages and is able to drive home without issue.
Norm: It's rude to use other people's wifi.
Situation: Karla's home Wifi stopped working, and she is driving around looking for a signal.
Intention: Karla wants to check her email.
Immoral action: Karla notices an unlocked Wifi network outside of somebody's house and uses it on her laptop.
Immoral consequence: The home owner comes outside after a while to ask Karla what she is doing and tells her that she must leave immediately.
Norm: You shouldn't give wild animals to your parents.
Situation: Fred's parents lost their dog and are sad about it.
Intention: Fred wants to get his parents a new pet.
Moral action: Fred gets his parents a kitten from a nearby neighbor.
Moral consequence: Fred's parents love the kitten and are grateful.
Norm: You shouldn't give wild animals to your parents.
Situation: Fred's parents lost their dog and are sad about it.
Intention: Fred wants to get his parents a new pet.
Immoral action: Fred gets his parents a baby raccoon that he found.
Immoral consequence: The raccoon turns feral and attacks his parents.
Norm: You shouldn't watch videos loudly because it's disturbing to people.
Situation: Steven is surfing the Internet late at night and comes across an interesting looking video.
Intention: Steven wants to watch the video.
Moral action: Steven turns down the volume to a quiet level before pressing play.
Moral consequence: His mother never hears the video and is able to sleep soundly through the night.
Norm: You shouldn't watch videos loudly because it's disturbing to people.
Situation: Steven is surfing the Internet late at night and comes across an interesting looking video.
Intention: Steven wants to watch the video.
Immoral action: Steven plays the video at a very high volume.
Immoral consequence: His mother wakes up from the noise and becomes very angry with Steven.
Norm: It is important to go to the doctor.
Situation: Steve caught the flu a few days ago and is feeling very sick.
Intention: Steve wants to treat his illness.
Moral action: Steve decides that his illness be treated by a doctor.
Moral consequence: Steve recovers very quickly after taking the prescribed medication and advice from the doctor.
Norm: It is important to go to the doctor.
Situation: Steve caught the flu a few days ago and is feeling very sick.
Intention: Steve wants to treat his illness.
Immoral action: Steve follows some home remedies for treating his illness.
Immoral consequence: Steve's illness gets worse, and he develops into a high fever which makes him unconscious.
Norm: It's rude to send people junk mail.
Situation: Crystal works in marketing for a company that has developed a new product.
Intention: Crystal wants to increase product sales.
Moral action: Crystal organizes a public event where the product is demonstrated.
Moral consequence: People buy the product because they see its utility.
Norm: It's rude to send people junk mail.
Situation: Crystal works in marketing for a company that has developed a new product.
Intention: Crystal wants to increase product sales.
Immoral action: Crystal sets up a mailing campaign to target everyone within a 200-mile radius of the store about the product.
Immoral consequence: The campaign hardly has any sales as people simply threw away the flyers.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people with lisps.
Situation: Mary is the judge of a singing contest right now, and some of the contestants have lisps.
Intention: Mary wants to pick a singing contestant as a winner.
Moral action: Mary ignores the fact that some of her contestants have lisps and lets a few contestants with lisps win.
Moral consequence: Mary's contestants feel the competition was fair and didn't discriminate based on trivial mouth noises.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people with lisps.
Situation: Mary is the judge of a singing contest right now, and some of the contestants have lisps.
Intention: Mary wants to pick a singing contestant as a winner.
Immoral action: Mary explains that all participants with lisps are automatically disqualified from winning.
Immoral consequence: Mary's contestants are all bewildered at the requirement and gossip about Mary.
Norm: It's dishonest to keep something you found
Situation: Ann notices a man dropping his wallet in front of her in a street.
Intention: Ann wants to return the wallet to the man.
Moral action: Ann runs to the man and return the wallet to him.
Moral consequence: The man thanks Ann for returning the wallet and feels very appreciated.
Norm: It's dishonest to keep something you found
Situation: Ann notices a man dropping his wallet in front of her in a street.
Intention: Ann wants to return the wallet to the man.
Immoral action: Ann pockets the cash inside the wallet and takes the wallet to the police.
Immoral consequence: The man loses the money which he needs for paying rent.
Norm: It's wrong to judge a person by their significant other.
Situation: It is John's first day of work at his new job.
Intention: John wants to get to know his co-workers.
Moral action: John introduces himself to another co-worker after already having an unpleasant run in with their spouse.
Moral consequence: John finds out that the co-worker shares many of his interests.
Norm: It's wrong to judge a person by their significant other.
Situation: It is John's first day of work at his new job.
Intention: John wants to get to know his co-workers.
Immoral action: John dismisses a co-worker after they explain that their spouse likes a sports team John loathes.
Immoral consequence: John gets off on the wrong foot with his new co-worker and will have to spend months building up a relationship.
Norm: It's irresponsible to leave your dog outside of a store
Situation: Oliver is walking his dog on the sidewalk when he notices something in a store window.
Intention: Oliver wants to look at the item.
Moral action: Oliver takes the dog home, and returns to the store later by himself.
Moral consequence: The dog is safe at home while Oliver takes his time at the store.
Norm: It's irresponsible to leave your dog outside of a store
Situation: Oliver is walking his dog on the sidewalk when he notices something in a store window.
Intention: Oliver wants to look at the item.
Immoral action: Oliver ties the dog to a sign post and heads into the store.
Immoral consequence: Oliver takes longer than expected and the dog goes without water and gets overheated.
Norm: It is not okay to ruin someone's wedding
Situation: Ryan and Cassie are at their friend Amber's wedding as a couple.
Intention: Ryan wants to propose to Cassie.
Moral action: As Ryan and Cassie leave the wedding, Ryan proposes to Cassie in their car.
Moral consequence: Cassie is overjoyed and decides to let everybody know the next day to let Amber be the star of the day.