CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to make fun of other people's suffering
Situation: Josh works downtown.
Intention: Josh wants to grab lunch with a friend.
Moral action: Josh brings a homeless man a sandwich after having lunch.
Moral consequence: Josh's friend sees him as a warm hearted and helpful.
Norm: It's wrong to make fun of other people's suffering
Situation: Josh works downtown.
Intention: Josh wants to grab lunch with a friend.
Immoral action: Josh tells a homeless man to get a job and stop begging.
Immoral consequence: Josh's friends now sees him as cold hearted.
Norm: It's bad to exploit others.
Situation: It is almost the end of the semester and it is time for Jack to choose groups for the year end project.
Intention: Jack wants to get an A and pass the class.
Moral action: Jack works with his friend, and they try hard together.
Moral consequence: Jack does not offend anyone and while he has to work hard, he did it all himself.
Norm: It's bad to exploit others.
Situation: It is almost the end of the semester and it is time for Jack to choose groups for the year end project.
Intention: Jack wants to get an A and pass the class.
Immoral action: Jack partners with someone he does not like just because they are smart, and he wants to pass.
Immoral consequence: The other person feels used and is hurt by Jack acting this way.
Norm: People should not violate the laws concerning illegal deeds.
Situation: John works as a bookkeeper for a small company where he handles a lot of cash transactions.
Intention: John wants to have more money.
Moral action: John asks his employer for a pay raise.
Moral consequence: John receives a pay raise.
Norm: People should not violate the laws concerning illegal deeds.
Situation: John works as a bookkeeper for a small company where he handles a lot of cash transactions.
Intention: John wants to have more money.
Immoral action: John embezzles money from his employer.
Immoral consequence: John is caught, is prosecuted, and goes to prison.
Norm: You should not interfere with other people's lives
Situation: John sees Jake gambling at the local casino.
Intention: John wants to tell someone that Jake is gambling.
Moral action: John calls his own wife and tells him that a friend is gambling, and he just wanted to tell someone.
Moral consequence: Jake never knows that he's being talked about and continues to have a fun night gambling.
Norm: You should not interfere with other people's lives
Situation: John sees Jake gambling at the local casino.
Intention: John wants to tell someone that Jake is gambling.
Immoral action: John calls Jake's wife and tells her that Jake is gambling their money away.
Immoral consequence: Jake's wife is angry at Jake and starts a fight when Jake gets home.
Norm: It is bad to discriminate.
Situation: John is giving a job interview to Darrell who is black when Darrell asks what his prospects for being hired are.
Intention: John wants to tell Darrell that he won't be getting hired.
Moral action: John tells Darrell that while he has some good qualities on his resume, he just doesn't have the right kind of experience for the position.
Moral consequence: Darrell is disappointed but understands and leaves the office after a handshake.
Norm: It is bad to discriminate.
Situation: John is giving a job interview to Darrell who is black when Darrell asks what his prospects for being hired are.
Intention: John wants to tell Darrell that he won't be getting hired.
Immoral action: John tells Darrell that since he's black, he's incompatible with the company as they only hire whites.
Immoral consequence: Darrell is shocked and disgusted that such racism exists in the modern world and angrily walks out.
Norm: It is bad to ditch your friends
Situation: Andy is going to the movies with his friends when his girlfriend calls and asks him over to dinner.
Intention: Andy wants to eat dinner with his girlfriend.
Moral action: Andy makes plans with his girlfriend to have dinner another time.
Moral consequence: Andy's friends are happy that he is staying for the movie.
Norm: It is bad to ditch your friends
Situation: Andy is going to the movies with his friends when his girlfriend calls and asks him over to dinner.
Intention: Andy wants to eat dinner with his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Andy leaves his friends to goes over to his girlfriend's house.
Immoral consequence: Andy's friends are sad that he left them.
Norm: It's good to do fun things with your children.
Situation: Avalon and his partner Grace are home on vacation with their children.
Intention: Avalon wants to paint the family bird house.
Moral action: Avalon gives each child a paintbrush and allows them to help paint.
Moral consequence: The bird house is painted beautifully and becomes a cherished heirloom.
Norm: It's good to do fun things with your children.
Situation: Avalon and his partner Grace are home on vacation with their children.
Intention: Avalon wants to paint the family bird house.
Immoral action: The children ask Avalon if they can help, and he shoos them away.
Immoral consequence: The children, feeling rejected, go into the house and misbehave.
Norm: It's good to notify your friends about possibly harmful situations.
Situation: Sal just found out he is positive for COVID-19 this morning, but he has already made plans to hang out with a friend.
Intention: Sal really wants to spend time with his friend Tom and catch up on old times.
Moral action: Sal decides to catch up with Tom on Zoom, instead of in person, and then play Xbox games online together.
Moral consequence: Tom trusts Sal and feels positively towards his friend.
Norm: It's good to notify your friends about possibly harmful situations.
Situation: Sal just found out he is positive for COVID-19 this morning, but he has already made plans to hang out with a friend.
Intention: Sal really wants to spend time with his friend Tom and catch up on old times.
Immoral action: Sal has Tom over to his house and doesn't tell Tom he is positive for COVID-19 and contagious.
Immoral consequence: Tom gets sick with COVID-19 and becomes angry with Sal for not warning him about the illness.
Norm: It's good to warn your employees.
Situation: Kate is the boss at a tech startup.
Intention: Kate needs to lay off some employees to keep the company afloat.
Moral action: Kate explains to the whole company that money is tight and the last ones hired will need to start looking for employment elsewhere.
Moral consequence: The employees are stressed but understand what is happening and why.
Norm: It's good to warn your employees.
Situation: Kate is the boss at a tech startup.
Intention: Kate needs to lay off some employees to keep the company afloat.
Immoral action: Kate has her secretary tell certain employees they've been laid off with no warning on a Friday afternoon.
Immoral consequence: The laid off employees suffer stress and the remaining employees don't trust Kate.
Norm: You shouldn't go into someone's closet without their permission.
Situation: Jane is getting dressed and doesn't have any more shirts to wear.
Intention: Jane wants to find a shirt to wear.
Moral action: Jane asks her sister if she can borrow a shirt from her closet.
Moral consequence: Jane's sister compromises with Jane and lets her have a shirt.
Norm: You shouldn't go into someone's closet without their permission.
Situation: Jane is getting dressed and doesn't have any more shirts to wear.
Intention: Jane wants to find a shirt to wear.
Immoral action: Jane goes into her sister's closet and grabs a shirt.
Immoral consequence: Jane's sister can't find the shirt and gets upset.
Norm: It's repugnant to be flippant about making someone suicidal.
Situation: John and Jill are at a party and John knows Jill has a crush on him but doesn't like her in return.
Intention: John wants Jill to leave him alone.
Moral action: John sees Jill and explains to her that while he's flattered she's interested, he doesn't think he's suitable for her.
Moral consequence: Jill is happy that John treated her with dignity and respect, and retains her feelings of self-worth.
Norm: It's repugnant to be flippant about making someone suicidal.
Situation: John and Jill are at a party and John knows Jill has a crush on him but doesn't like her in return.
Intention: John wants Jill to leave him alone.
Immoral action: John sees Jill and quickly tells Jill to get away from him because she's hideous.
Immoral consequence: Jill is devastated and so emotionally distraught that she considers hurting herself.
Norm: Drinking and driving is against the law.
Situation: Jim is at a bar with his friends and is very drunk, to the point where it would be illegal for him to drive.
Intention: Jim wants to get home from the bar.
Moral action: Jim decides to give his keys to a friend and the friend drives him home.
Moral consequence: Jim's friends are glad that Jim is safe, and they help him get to sleep.
Norm: Drinking and driving is against the law.
Situation: Jim is at a bar with his friends and is very drunk, to the point where it would be illegal for him to drive.
Intention: Jim wants to get home from the bar.
Immoral action: Jim decides to drive home despite being drunk.
Immoral consequence: Jim's friends are horrified that Jim is driving while drunk and try to stop him.
Norm: It's not okay to hurt people physically.
Situation: Jack sees a fight break out between people at the park and stops to see what is happening.
Intention: Jack wants to prevent anyone from getting injured.
Moral action: Jack steps between the people fighting and suggests they talk it out.
Moral consequence: Jack manages to calm the people down, and they thank him for stepping in and stopping the fight.
Norm: It's not okay to hurt people physically.
Situation: Jack sees a fight break out between people at the park and stops to see what is happening.
Intention: Jack wants to prevent anyone from getting injured.
Immoral action: Jack pulls one person off the other and punches of the people in the face.
Immoral consequence: Witnesses see Jack hitting the person, and he gets arrested for assault.
Norm: You shouldn't cover up your partner's past.
Situation: Bailey is talking to her boss Nancy about hiring her boyfriend Jared, and Jared has a criminal past.
Intention: Bailey wants Jared to get hired.
Moral action: Bailey sets up a meeting between Jared and Nancy encouraging Jared to be completely honest with her boss.
Moral consequence: Jared gets the job, and Nancy's trust in Bailey increases.
Norm: You shouldn't cover up your partner's past.
Situation: Bailey is talking to her boss Nancy about hiring her boyfriend Jared, and Jared has a criminal past.
Intention: Bailey wants Jared to get hired.
Immoral action: Bailey praises Jared for being a law-abiding citizen, who never had a run-in with the police, to Nancy, so as to make him look better.
Immoral consequence: When Jared's past is discovered through a background check, Jared is denied the job and Nancy's trust in Bailey decreases.
Norm: It is expected to celebrate special events with family.
Situation: John's sister is graduating from college and their parents are throwing her a graduation party.
Intention: John hates parties and wants to avoid going to his sister's graduation party.
Moral action: John calls his sister and explains that he hates parties and offers to take her to dinner to celebrate her graduation.
Moral consequence: His sister is happy and they maintain a close relationship.
Norm: It is expected to celebrate special events with family.
Situation: John's sister is graduating from college and their parents are throwing her a graduation party.
Intention: John hates parties and wants to avoid going to his sister's graduation party.
Immoral action: John does not go to the party.
Immoral consequence: His sister is hurt and upset with him.
Norm: People are expected to be grateful for gifts.
Situation: It is Christmas morning and ten year old Allison is opening her presents.
Intention: Allison wants a new Xbox for Christmas.
Moral action: Allison thanks her parents for all the gifts they got her and asks if they will get her an Xbox in the future.
Moral consequence: Allison's parents get her an Xbox for her birthday a few months later.
Norm: People are expected to be grateful for gifts.
Situation: It is Christmas morning and ten year old Allison is opening her presents.
Intention: Allison wants a new Xbox for Christmas.
Immoral action: Allison throws a tantrum, screaming and crying at her parents when an XBox is not one of her gifts.
Immoral consequence: Allison is grounded by her parents and is not allowed to go to her friend's house to play video games.
Norm: It's bad to get involved with co-workers.
Situation: Jack has a new coworker named Marissa that he finds quite attractive and interesting.
Intention: Jack wants to spend time with Marissa.
Moral action: Jack ignores his feelings about Marissa and helps her get settled into her job.
Moral consequence: Jack's boss notices how good he is at training employees and promotes him.
Norm: It's bad to get involved with co-workers.
Situation: Jack has a new coworker named Marissa that he finds quite attractive and interesting.
Intention: Jack wants to spend time with Marissa.
Immoral action: Jack corners Marissa at lunch and tells her he is going to take her out for dinner.
Immoral consequence: Human Resources finds out what happened and Jack gets in trouble for sexual harassment.
Norm: It's good to plan for a trip.
Situation: Steve has a weekend off from work.
Intention: Steve wants to go to Texas.
Moral action: Steve packs his bags the night before and goes through a checklist.
Moral consequence: Steve forgets nothing and enjoys his trip.
Norm: It's good to plan for a trip.
Situation: Steve has a weekend off from work.
Intention: Steve wants to go to Texas.
Immoral action: Steve jumps in his car and drives off without packing or planning.
Immoral consequence: Steve forgets a bunch of stuff and has a bad trip.
Norm: It is dishonest to keep extra change.
Situation: Will receives an extra twenty dollars from the cashier while buying something.
Intention: Will wants money to buy a meal at a restaurant.
Moral action: Will gives the money back and borrows money from a friend to go eat.
Moral consequence: The cashier's drawer is balanced at the end of the day.
Norm: It is dishonest to keep extra change.
Situation: Will receives an extra twenty dollars from the cashier while buying something.
Intention: Will wants money to buy a meal at a restaurant.
Immoral action: Will keeps the twenty dollars and goes to the restaurant.
Immoral consequence: The cashier is twenty dollars short that evening and has to pay it from his own wages.
Norm: It is nice to be sensitive to others needs.
Situation: Tim and his brother both had a sandwich for their school lunch but Tim's brother's sandwich got lost on the bus.
Intention: Tim wants to eat something for lunch.
Moral action: Tim eats half of his sandwich and gives the other half to his brother.
Moral consequence: Tim's brother doesn't get too hungry and has an okay day at school.
Norm: It is nice to be sensitive to others needs.
Situation: Tim and his brother both had a sandwich for their school lunch but Tim's brother's sandwich got lost on the bus.
Intention: Tim wants to eat something for lunch.
Immoral action: Tim eats his whole sandwich and doesn't worry about his brother.
Immoral consequence: Tim's brother goes hungry and has a hard time concentrating all day.
Norm: It's wrong to be dishonest.
Situation: David is an unhappily married man and is attracted to a woman named Karen.
Intention: David wants to be intimate with Karen.
Moral action: David talks to his wife, where they mutually decide to divorce, and he starts a relationship with Karen once single.
Moral consequence: Karen and David fall in love, later marrying and have a very fulfilling and satisfying life together.
Norm: It's wrong to be dishonest.
Situation: David is an unhappily married man and is attracted to a woman named Karen.
Intention: David wants to be intimate with Karen.
Immoral action: David becomes very friendly with Karen, telling her he is single, and they begin a sexual relationship.
Immoral consequence: Karen finds David's wedding ring hidden in his car, tells his wife, and David's wife divorces him for his infidelity.
Norm: It's good to give your stepchildren advice.
Situation: Dave has a stepson, who needs to choose which college to go to.
Intention: Dave wants to comment on the stepson's choice.
Moral action: Dave discusses with his stepson the different choices and asks him to also consider his interest of study.
Moral consequence: His stepson feels supported and thanks Dave for his excellent advice.
Norm: It's good to give your stepchildren advice.
Situation: Dave has a stepson, who needs to choose which college to go to.
Intention: Dave wants to comment on the stepson's choice.
Immoral action: Dave tells his stepson to choose a college with the lowest college fee.
Immoral consequence: His stepson feels frustrated and helpless for not being able to choose his favorite college.
Norm: It's not okay to stalk people.
Situation: Frank's girlfriend recently broke up with him, but he still has strong feelings for her.
Intention: Frank wants to feel better about the breakup.
Moral action: Frank joins some clubs and meets a lot of new people to help him forget about his ex.
Moral consequence: Frank's new friends help him get over his ex, and he soon finds a new girlfriend.
Norm: It's not okay to stalk people.
Situation: Frank's girlfriend recently broke up with him, but he still has strong feelings for her.
Intention: Frank wants to feel better about the breakup.
Immoral action: Frank follows his ex girlfriend around and tries to sabotage her attempts to find a new boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: Frank's girlfriend finds out, and he gets reported to the police for stalking.
Norm: It is not acceptable to forge your mother's writing.
Situation: Oscar needs to pay some important bills, but doesn't have money.
Intention: Oscar wants to get money to pay the bills.
Moral action: Oscar asks his mom for a short-term loan to pay the bills.
Moral consequence: Oscar's mom gives Oscar some money, to be paid back later.
Norm: It is not acceptable to forge your mother's writing.
Situation: Oscar needs to pay some important bills, but doesn't have money.
Intention: Oscar wants to get money to pay the bills.
Immoral action: Oscar gets his mom's check book and forges her signature to take money out of the bank.
Immoral consequence: Oscar's mom finds out and gets very angry at him.
Norm: You should always keep your bets.
Situation: Todd lost a bet to Peter, and Peter is having trouble getting the money out of him.
Intention: Peter wants Todd to answer for his lost bet.
Moral action: Peter asks Todd concisely why he hasn't paid him yet.
Moral consequence: Todd gives Peter a satisfying answer that makes Peter happy to wait a bit.
Norm: You should always keep your bets.
Situation: Todd lost a bet to Peter, and Peter is having trouble getting the money out of him.
Intention: Peter wants Todd to answer for his lost bet.
Immoral action: Peter attacks Todd, and physically holds him down while he takes his wallet and takes the money.
Immoral consequence: Peter gets arrested after Todd files charges against him.
Norm: It is expected that people show appreciation to veterans
Situation: Jake is meeting his friend's father, Mike,  who is a veteran but struggling mentally and physically.
Intention: Jake wants to know about the veteran's story.
Moral action: Jake talks with Mike about his story and thanks him for serving the country.
Moral consequence: Jake receives a piece of souvenir from Mike that he brought from the country he was deployed to.
Norm: It is expected that people show appreciation to veterans
Situation: Jake is meeting his friend's father, Mike,  who is a veteran but struggling mentally and physically.
Intention: Jake wants to know about the veteran's story.
Immoral action: Jake talks with Mike and tells him he got what he deserved for murdering people.
Immoral consequence: Jake is immediately asked to leave Mike's place.
Norm: It is expected that you act respectfully toward your coworkers
Situation: Karen is listening to complaints of Jane, her coworker, about her spouse's financial problems.
Intention: Karen wants to comment on Jane's situation.
Moral action: Karen gives some good advice to Jane and promises to keep the conversations between them.
Moral consequence: Jane feels appreciated and thanks Karen for being helpful.
Norm: It is expected that you act respectfully toward your coworkers
Situation: Karen is listening to complaints of Jane, her coworker, about her spouse's financial problems.
Intention: Karen wants to comment on Jane's situation.
Immoral action: Karen disclosed Jane's situation to another coworker, who later asks Jane about her problems.
Immoral consequence: Jane feels betrayed and not being respected.
Norm: It's bad to take joking too far and anger someone.
Situation: Jack is joking with his boss Jim at the end of their shift at work.
Intention: Jack wants to make Jim irritated as payback for a previous joke played by Jim.
Moral action: Jack notices that Jim is getting angry at his payback and apologizes for pushing things too far.
Moral consequence: Jim tells Jack that it's OK, and they agree to stop playing jokes on each other.
Norm: It's bad to take joking too far and anger someone.
Situation: Jack is joking with his boss Jim at the end of their shift at work.
Intention: Jack wants to make Jim irritated as payback for a previous joke played by Jim.
Immoral action: Jack continues to push Jim's buttons with jokes to get back at him and does not notice Jim's anger.
Immoral consequence: Jim fires Jack stating that he is not a good person to work with relative to team moral.
Norm: You shouldn't share information about someone without their consent.
Situation: Melissa sees her friend Andrea out on a date with a guy who is not her boyfriend.
Intention: Melissa wants Andrea to be happy.
Moral action: Melissa has a conversation with Andrea about what she saw and does not tell anyone else.
Moral consequence: Melissa and Andrea remain good friends and Andrea continues to cheat on her boyfriend.
Norm: You shouldn't share information about someone without their consent.
Situation: Melissa sees her friend Andrea out on a date with a guy who is not her boyfriend.
Intention: Melissa wants Andrea to be happy.
Immoral action: Melissa tells Andrea's boyfriend about what she saw because she thinks Andrea will be happier if they break up.
Immoral consequence: Andrea's boyfriend breaks up with her, and Andrea stops talking to Melissa because she ruined her relationship.
Norm: It's okay to worry about your spouse's health.
Situation: Jack's wife has been gaining a lot of weight over the past few months, and he believes it is affecting her health.
Intention: Jack wants to have a long-lasting marriage.
Moral action: Jack tactfully broaches the subject with his wife, and suggests they start exercising together.
Moral consequence: Jack's wife loses weight and her health improves.
Norm: It's okay to worry about your spouse's health.
Situation: Jack's wife has been gaining a lot of weight over the past few months, and he believes it is affecting her health.
Intention: Jack wants to have a long-lasting marriage.
Immoral action: Jack ignores his wife's health issues to avoid conflict in the marriage.
Immoral consequence: Jack's wife continues to gain weight and her health suffers.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to go out with your partner.
Situation: Helen has had a really long day at work and comes home to see her wife, who suggests going out to a club.
Intention: Helen wants to relax and recharge.
Moral action: Helen suggests going out to a lounge with nice couches and having some drinks.
Moral consequence: Helen and her wife go out and have a good time while relaxing.
Norm: You shouldn't refuse to go out with your partner.
Situation: Helen has had a really long day at work and comes home to see her wife, who suggests going out to a club.
Intention: Helen wants to relax and recharge.
Immoral action: Helen tells her wife she is too tired and wants to stay home.
Immoral consequence: Helen gets to relax, but her wife is bored and annoyed at her.