CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: People shouldn't give their word unless they mean it.
Situation: Paul is flying home for Christmas tonight when his friend Josh asks him for a ride to the airport the next morning.
Intention: Paul wants to respond to Josh's request for a ride to the airport.
Moral action: Paul tells Josh that he would help if he could, but he's leaving town tonight.
Moral consequence: Josh finds another friend to give him a ride and makes his flight.
Norm: People shouldn't give their word unless they mean it.
Situation: Paul is flying home for Christmas tonight when his friend Josh asks him for a ride to the airport the next morning.
Intention: Paul wants to respond to Josh's request for a ride to the airport.
Immoral action: Paul tells Josh not to worry and promises he'll give him a ride the next morning.
Immoral consequence: Josh misses his flight when Paul doesn't show up to take him to the airport, and he has to buy another plane ticket.
Norm: It is good to not let someone die alone.
Situation: Cory is working on a project for his boss, and his mom is in the hospital in critical condition.
Intention: Cory wants to please his boss.
Moral action: Cory gives his boss a breakdown of the project before spending time with his mother.
Moral consequence: Being with Cory gives his mother a sense of peace and courage for the remainder of her life.
Norm: It is good to not let someone die alone.
Situation: Cory is working on a project for his boss, and his mom is in the hospital in critical condition.
Intention: Cory wants to please his boss.
Immoral action: Cory continues working on his project.
Immoral consequence: His mother dies alone.
Norm: It's polite to wait for everyone before you eat.
Situation: James was at a restaurant with three friends and the waiter brought James' food before anyone else's.
Intention: James wants to feel less hungry.
Moral action: James keeps nibbling on the table's basket of breadsticks until the waiter brings his friends' food.
Moral consequence: Everyone savors their food and offers to trade portions so everyone can try a variety of dishes.
Norm: It's polite to wait for everyone before you eat.
Situation: James was at a restaurant with three friends and the waiter brought James' food before anyone else's.
Intention: James wants to feel less hungry.
Immoral action: James starts eating his food while his friends are still waiting for theirs.
Immoral consequence: James' friends keep begging him for bites because they're hungry.
Norm: You shouldn't start an operation until the surgeon arrives.
Situation: Felicia is a nurse with a patient who is scheduled for surgery while the surgeon is running late.
Intention: Felicia wants to participate in the surgery.
Moral action: Felicia makes sure the patient is ready and the area is prepped while waiting for the surgeon.
Moral consequence: Felicia makes the surgery go smoother with her prep.
Norm: You shouldn't start an operation until the surgeon arrives.
Situation: Felicia is a nurse with a patient who is scheduled for surgery while the surgeon is running late.
Intention: Felicia wants to participate in the surgery.
Immoral action: Felicia starts the surgery herself before the surgeon gets there.
Immoral consequence: Felicia injures the patient as she is not a surgeon.
Norm: It is mean to make people cry on purpose.
Situation: Roger is in a relationship with his girlfriend but is not happy.
Intention: Roger wants to break up with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Roger tells his girlfriend that he wants to break up but is nice to her and doesn't make her cry.
Moral consequence: Roger is happy and remains friends with his ex.
Norm: It is mean to make people cry on purpose.
Situation: Roger is in a relationship with his girlfriend but is not happy.
Intention: Roger wants to break up with his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Roger starts yelling at his girlfriend that he wants to breakup he calls her names and makes her cry on purpose.
Immoral consequence: Roger feels guilty about how he handled the breakup.
Norm: It's good to sharpen your craft
Situation: John is a programmer and recently comes across a course for a programming language he is unfamiliar with.
Intention: John wants to consider signing up for the course.
Moral action: John signs up for the programming course and sets aside time for the course.
Moral consequence: John improves his programming skills and maintains relevancy in the programming world.
Norm: It's good to sharpen your craft
Situation: John is a programmer and recently comes across a course for a programming language he is unfamiliar with.
Intention: John wants to consider signing up for the course.
Immoral action: John decides the programming course is not worth his time and does not sign up for it.
Immoral consequence: John's programming skills stagnate as programming itself continues to change and improve.
Norm: It's fun to laugh and joke around with family.
Situation: Frank feels upset after getting a bad grade in his Math test and is back home.
Intention: Frank wants to manage his bad mood.
Moral action: Frank stays in the living room with his family and talks about silly things.
Moral consequence: Frank bursts into laughter and gets more relaxed.
Norm: It's fun to laugh and joke around with family.
Situation: Frank feels upset after getting a bad grade in his Math test and is back home.
Intention: Frank wants to manage his bad mood.
Immoral action: Frank locks himself in the bedroom and lies on the bed, hoping to fall asleep and get more optimistic afterwards.
Immoral consequence: Frank has a bad dream about his future while sleeping.
Norm: It's bad to spend all day on the computer.
Situation: Jon has the day off of work, so he is at home with his girlfriend.
Intention: Jon wants to do something to occupy his free time.
Moral action: Jon puts some hard work into a side hustle of his to make use of his time.
Moral consequence: Jon's girlfriend is impressed that he's working on something on his day off.
Norm: It's bad to spend all day on the computer.
Situation: Jon has the day off of work, so he is at home with his girlfriend.
Intention: Jon wants to do something to occupy his free time.
Immoral action: Jon surfs the internet and uses social media all day on his laptop.
Immoral consequence: Jon's girlfriend starts to see him as an unmotivated person.
Norm: You shouldn't bail on your plans.
Situation: Jake comes up with an epic plan for his project at work.
Intention: Jake wants to complete the project.
Moral action: Jake follows his plans as closely as possible during his project.
Moral consequence: Jake's project works out fairly well thanks to his hard work planning.
Norm: You shouldn't bail on your plans.
Situation: Jake comes up with an epic plan for his project at work.
Intention: Jake wants to complete the project.
Immoral action: Jake bails on his plan and does something else even though page 72 of his own plan says that's a bad idea.
Immoral consequence: Jake's project fails because he failed to follow his own plans.
Norm: It's bad to copy off of someone else's schoolwork.
Situation: Trent is on the verge of failing math class, and he just forgot to do a homework assignment.
Intention: Trent wants to save his grade.
Moral action: Trent talks to his math teacher about his struggles with the class, and they put together a study plan.
Moral consequence: Trent improves at math and is able to pass the class and actually learn.
Norm: It's bad to copy off of someone else's schoolwork.
Situation: Trent is on the verge of failing math class, and he just forgot to do a homework assignment.
Intention: Trent wants to save his grade.
Immoral action: Trent asks a friend to copy his homework, so he can turn something in.
Immoral consequence: Trent and his friend are both caught and get detention.
Norm: You should be tolerant of other's mistakes.
Situation: Andy is mentoring Susan as a scientist, and Susan has messed up an equation.
Intention: Andy wants to correct Susan's mistake.
Moral action: Andy points out Susan's mistake and tells her it's no big deal and shows her how to fix it.
Moral consequence: Susan learns from her mistake and becomes a better student.
Norm: You should be tolerant of other's mistakes.
Situation: Andy is mentoring Susan as a scientist, and Susan has messed up an equation.
Intention: Andy wants to correct Susan's mistake.
Immoral action: Andy tells Susan he's never seen such a basic mistake done before, and that it's embarrassing.
Immoral consequence: Susan loses confidence in her abilities and ends up quitting the program.
Norm: It is offensive to make fun of someones weight.
Situation: Tanya notices her daughter has been gaining way too much weight lately.
Intention: Tanya wants to tell her daughter to lose weight.
Moral action: Tanya tells her daughter she is too heavy very directly, and offers to help with a diet.
Moral consequence: Tanya's daughter is initially offended, but later accepts that it is a good plan, and Tanya feels proud.
Norm: It is offensive to make fun of someones weight.
Situation: Tanya notices her daughter has been gaining way too much weight lately.
Intention: Tanya wants to tell her daughter to lose weight.
Immoral action: Tanya makes fun of her daughter's weight in hopes of setting her straight.
Immoral consequence: Tanya's daughter cries and Tanya feels sad and hugs her.
Norm: It's good to strive for the best grades you can.
Situation: Jessica has been accepted to college and chosen a subject for her major.
Intention: Jessica wants to take some classes towards her degree.
Moral action: Jessica decides to do well in her classes, so she studies and does all of the homework.
Moral consequence: Jessica gets good grades and is well on the way to earning her degree.
Norm: It's good to strive for the best grades you can.
Situation: Jessica has been accepted to college and chosen a subject for her major.
Intention: Jessica wants to take some classes towards her degree.
Immoral action: Jessica pays more attention to her friends than her classes and doesn't study for her exams.
Immoral consequence: Jessica ends up failing her classes and drops out of college.
Norm: It's not okay to let something get itself trapped.
Situation: Dan works in a home office and has a pet cat Ginger.
Intention: Dan wants to have his pet around for company while he works.
Moral action: Dan leaves the door open a crack so ginger can come and go as she pleases.
Moral consequence: Ginger enters the room more often and Dan can spend more time with her.
Norm: It's not okay to let something get itself trapped.
Situation: Dan works in a home office and has a pet cat Ginger.
Intention: Dan wants to have his pet around for company while he works.
Immoral action: Dan closes the room door when she enters and wont let her out.
Immoral consequence: Ginger meows excessively when trapped and one day makes a mess in the room that Dan has to clean.
Norm: It's not okay to leave a child without guidance.
Situation: Amanda is at home with her two year old son on a Friday night.
Intention: Amanda wants to go dancing all night long at the club.
Moral action: Amanda hires a good babysitter to look after her son before leaving.
Moral consequence: Amanda's son is happier and less anxious.
Norm: It's not okay to leave a child without guidance.
Situation: Amanda is at home with her two year old son on a Friday night.
Intention: Amanda wants to go dancing all night long at the club.
Immoral action: Amanda leaves her son in his crib and rushes out the door for a night of dancing.
Immoral consequence: Amanda's son could hurt himself and may be taken away from her.
Norm: You shouldn't eat food off the ground.
Situation: Bart went to the restaurant and his waitress dropped his food on the floor when she was bringing it to him.
Intention: Bart wants to eat.
Moral action: Bart asks his waitress if she could bring him another plate.
Moral consequence: Bart eats the food when it is set in front of him on the table.
Norm: You shouldn't eat food off the ground.
Situation: Bart went to the restaurant and his waitress dropped his food on the floor when she was bringing it to him.
Intention: Bart wants to eat.
Immoral action: Bart gets on the floor and eats the food off of the ground.
Immoral consequence: Bart gets sick the night after because the floor was dirty.
Norm: People shouldn't take advantage of disabled people.
Situation: Ken is a small business owner who is hiring, and he has received an application from a disabled man.
Intention: Ken wants to figure out how much he should pay the man for the job.
Moral action: Ken offers the man a living wage of $15, because he did well in the interview.
Moral consequence: The man is able to live comfortably as he works for Ken.
Norm: People shouldn't take advantage of disabled people.
Situation: Ken is a small business owner who is hiring, and he has received an application from a disabled man.
Intention: Ken wants to figure out how much he should pay the man for the job.
Immoral action: Ken offers the man a wage that's below the minimum wage.
Immoral consequence: The man accepts the job, because he's not well versed in labor law.
Norm: It is unacceptable to tell someone what to wear.
Situation: Donald hears that his daughter will be attending her first prom today.
Intention: Donald wants to prepare his daughter for prom.
Moral action: Donald asks his daughter what she wants help with, which turns out to be driving to the prom.
Moral consequence: Donald's daughter gets to the prom on time, and both Donald and his daughter are excited.
Norm: It is unacceptable to tell someone what to wear.
Situation: Donald hears that his daughter will be attending her first prom today.
Intention: Donald wants to prepare his daughter for prom.
Immoral action: Donald tells her daughter exactly what to wear, including colors involved.
Immoral consequence: Donald's daughter tells Donald he is overbearing, and they argue for hours.
Norm: It's immoral to restrict another person's freedom.
Situation: Brian is a jealous husband who is married to Sherry.
Intention: Brian wants to go out with his friends.
Moral action: Brian tells Sherry that she should enjoy herself while he goes out with his friends.
Moral consequence: Sherry is happy that Brian is trying to work on his jealousy.
Norm: It's immoral to restrict another person's freedom.
Situation: Brian is a jealous husband who is married to Sherry.
Intention: Brian wants to go out with his friends.
Immoral action: Brian tells Sherry that she cannot leave the house while he goes out with his friends.
Immoral consequence: Sherry feels trapped and decides to divorce Brian.
Norm: It's good to stop your partner from doing drugs.
Situation: Justin has a girlfriend, Hannah, who has brought home some cocaine she was given.
Intention: Justin wants to support Hannah.
Moral action: Justin talks Hannah out of doing cocaine, pointing out that neither of them knows anything about it.
Moral consequence: Hannah throws out the cocaine and Justin and Hannah do something less dangerous together.
Norm: It's good to stop your partner from doing drugs.
Situation: Justin has a girlfriend, Hannah, who has brought home some cocaine she was given.
Intention: Justin wants to support Hannah.
Immoral action: Justin decides to join Hannah and does some cocaine with her.
Immoral consequence: Hannah overdoses on the cocaine and spends several days in the hospital before being arrested.
Norm: It's wrong to be overly protective of your things.
Situation: Bryan owns an extremely rare and expensive trading card.
Intention: Bryan wants to keep that trading card safe.
Moral action: Bryan simply locks the card in a safe with a solid combination.
Moral consequence: The safe keeps Bryan's card, well, safe from theft.
Norm: It's wrong to be overly protective of your things.
Situation: Bryan owns an extremely rare and expensive trading card.
Intention: Bryan wants to keep that trading card safe.
Immoral action: Bryan has a super security system installed that goes off every time a speck of dust enters the room the card is in.
Immoral consequence: The system has so many false positives that no one takes it seriously.
Norm: It's not expected that you'll be suspicious of your girlfriend.
Situation: Doug follows his girlfriend Sonja because he's suspicious of cheating since all his previous girlfriends cheated on him.
Intention: Doug wants to decide if he should continue this behavior.
Moral action: Doug realizes he's basically punishing Sonja for the actions of previous girlfriends.
Moral consequence: Doug stops and instead spends more time with her rather than following her.
Norm: It's not expected that you'll be suspicious of your girlfriend.
Situation: Doug follows his girlfriend Sonja because he's suspicious of cheating since all his previous girlfriends cheated on him.
Intention: Doug wants to decide if he should continue this behavior.
Immoral action: Doug continues to stalk Sonja because he now thinks that women cannot be loyal by default.
Immoral consequence: Doug doesn't have time to spend with Sonja because he pretend to be busy, so he can follow her.
Norm: It's rude to make fun of a sibling.
Situation: Maria asks her brother Ray how she looks in her large blue hat.
Intention: Ray wants to respond.
Moral action: Ray tells Maria that the hat looks good on her.
Moral consequence: Maria is happy that Ray likes how she looks.
Norm: It's rude to make fun of a sibling.
Situation: Maria asks her brother Ray how she looks in her large blue hat.
Intention: Ray wants to respond.
Immoral action: Ray tells Maria that she looks funny in the hat.
Immoral consequence: Maria throws the hat down and runs away while crying.
Norm: It is disrespectful to interfere any parents personal life.
Situation: Angel is sitting with her mom over coffee at the breakfast table.
Intention: Angel wants to talk about her mom's new boyfriend.
Moral action: Angel asks her mom questions about her new beau.
Moral consequence: Angel understands how her mom truly feels about her new boyfriend.
Norm: It is disrespectful to interfere any parents personal life.
Situation: Angel is sitting with her mom over coffee at the breakfast table.
Intention: Angel wants to talk about her mom's new boyfriend.
Immoral action: Angel tells her mom she has to choose between her boyfriend and her.
Immoral consequence: Angel's mom cuts her out of her life because she won't accept her boyfriend.
Norm: You should respect your sibling's feelings.
Situation: Luke notices that his sister has been gaining weight lately.
Intention: Luke wants to have an ice cream sandwich.
Moral action: Luke asks his sister if she wants to have an ice cream sandwich with him.
Moral consequence: Luke's sister feels good that Luke wants to spend time with her.
Norm: You should respect your sibling's feelings.
Situation: Luke notices that his sister has been gaining weight lately.
Intention: Luke wants to have an ice cream sandwich.
Immoral action: Luke gets an ice cream sandwich for himself and tells his sister that she looks like she has already had enough ice cream.
Immoral consequence: Luke's sister feels sad.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friend how to live his life.
Situation: Mack and Jimmy and friends which hang out together almost every day.
Intention: Mack wants to be a helpful friend to Jimmy.
Moral action: Mack lives by example and gives sound advice based on hi slife experienced when asked.
Moral consequence: Jimmy sees Mack as a mentor, and they become best friends.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your friend how to live his life.
Situation: Mack and Jimmy and friends which hang out together almost every day.
Intention: Mack wants to be a helpful friend to Jimmy.
Immoral action: Mack often gives Jimmy unsolicited advice and criticizes even the smallest decisions that Jimmy makes daily.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy gets fed up and starts avoiding activities with Mack.
Norm: You shouldn't hold a gun up to your head.
Situation: Tabitha is at the gun range learning how to fire a weapon from an instructor.
Intention: Tabitha wants to feel comfortable with guns.
Moral action: Tabitha listens to all the instructions her instructor is giving to her and spends a lot of time firing weapons safely.
Moral consequence: Tabitha gains confidence in handling guns and becomes an excellent shot.
Norm: You shouldn't hold a gun up to your head.
Situation: Tabitha is at the gun range learning how to fire a weapon from an instructor.
Intention: Tabitha wants to feel comfortable with guns.
Immoral action: After firing a weapon at the designated target, Tabitha turns around and jokingly brings the gun to her head.
Immoral consequence: The instructor immediately takes the weapon from Tabitha and kicks her out of the facility.
Norm: It's good to remember to vote in elections.
Situation: It's eleciton day, but Patty is very engrossed in her work.
Intention: Patty wants to get her work done.
Moral action: Patty sets an alarm to make sure she gets out to vote.
Moral consequence: Patty goes out to vote and is still able to finish her work when she gets back.
Norm: It's good to remember to vote in elections.
Situation: It's eleciton day, but Patty is very engrossed in her work.
Intention: Patty wants to get her work done.
Immoral action: Patty works throughout the day and forgets about the election.
Immoral consequence: Patty's preferred candidate loses, and Patty feels regret for not voting.
Norm: People shouldn't drink in vehicles.
Situation: Katie is driving home from the liquor store where she bought drinks for herself.
Intention: Katie wants to drink the alcohol.
Moral action: Katie gets home and makes some drinks in her kitchen with the liquor she bought.
Moral consequence: Katie enjoys drinking safely in the comfort of her home.
Norm: People shouldn't drink in vehicles.
Situation: Katie is driving home from the liquor store where she bought drinks for herself.
Intention: Katie wants to drink the alcohol.
Immoral action: Katie opens a bottle of liquor and begins drinking on the way home.
Immoral consequence: Katie is spotted by a police officer who pulls her over and arrests her for drinking and driving.
Norm: It's rude to yell at your sister.
Situation: Maggie's sister is playing with Maggie's doll.
Intention: Maggie wants to play with her doll.
Moral action: Maggie asks her sister if she can have her doll back when she's done playing with it.
Moral consequence: Maggie's sister tells her she's done with the doll and gives it back to Maggie.
Norm: It's rude to yell at your sister.
Situation: Maggie's sister is playing with Maggie's doll.
Intention: Maggie wants to play with her doll.
Immoral action: Maggie screams in her sister's face that it is Maggie's doll not hers.
Immoral consequence: Maggie's sister tells their mother Maggie screamed at her and Maggie gets sent to her room.
Norm: You shouldn't steal someone's medication.
Situation: Dana is an Oxycontin addict, and forgot to bring her Oxycontin when going on a family beach trip.
Intention: Dana wants to take some Oxycontin to avoid withdrawal.
Moral action: Dana goes to a local doctor explaining the situation, who prescribes her limited Oxycontin supply.
Moral consequence: Dana is happy the rest of her trip and doesn't get into any altercations with family.
Norm: You shouldn't steal someone's medication.
Situation: Dana is an Oxycontin addict, and forgot to bring her Oxycontin when going on a family beach trip.
Intention: Dana wants to take some Oxycontin to avoid withdrawal.
Immoral action: Dana decides to sneak into a pharmacy and take a few pills that were meant for other patients.
Immoral consequence: Dana's brother reports her to the police and Dana feels humiliated as she spends time in jail.
Norm: It's important to get your relatives help when they're suicidal.
Situation: Julie's sister, Kara, has been very depressed lately and has talks a lot about death.
Intention: Julie wants to support Hannah.
Moral action: Julie gets Hannah to call the suicide hotline and makes sure she gets professional help.
Moral consequence: Hannah begins to get better, and Julie is happy to have her sister back.