CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to pay for what you want to buy.
Situation: James was about to go on his first real date and knew that he needed condoms, but he felt embarrassed about buying them.
Intention: James wants to obtain condoms.
Immoral action: James waits until the cashier is distracted and shoplifts the condoms from the drugstore.
Immoral consequence: The next time James goes to the drugstore with his family, the same clerk loudly says, "Hey, that's the kid who stole the condoms!".
Norm: You shouldn't take wild animals.
Situation: Carrie sees a squirrel on her porch eating from her bird feeder.
Intention: Carrie wants the squirrel to leave the bird feeder alone.
Moral action: Carrie installs a squirrel-proof guard on her bird feeder to keep squirrels out and sets a separate feeding station up for squirrels.
Moral consequence: Carrie's bird feeder is safe from squirrels and the birds can eat from it freely.
Norm: You shouldn't take wild animals.
Situation: Carrie sees a squirrel on her porch eating from her bird feeder.
Intention: Carrie wants the squirrel to leave the bird feeder alone.
Immoral action: Carrie traps the squirrel and tries to keep it inside as a pet.
Immoral consequence: The squirrel becomes depressed and agitated and attacks Carrie due to the stress of living indoors.
Norm: It's good to rebel against dictators.
Situation: Juan lives under an oppressive dictator in his home country.
Intention: Juan wants to be free.
Moral action: Juan joins a resistance movement against the dictator.
Moral consequence: Juan and the resistance eventually overthrow the dictator.
Norm: It's good to rebel against dictators.
Situation: Juan lives under an oppressive dictator in his home country.
Intention: Juan wants to be free.
Immoral action: Juan secretly escapes the country and sneaks into another one.
Immoral consequence: Juan is caught and is deported, then executed for treason.
Norm: You shouldn't do things that would put you in jail.
Situation: Vince is an accountant with a company.
Intention: Vince wants to get some extra money.
Moral action: Vince helps his friends with their taxes for a fee.
Moral consequence: Vince makes some extra money.
Norm: You shouldn't do things that would put you in jail.
Situation: Vince is an accountant with a company.
Intention: Vince wants to get some extra money.
Immoral action: Vince takes some money and works the accounting so that no one can see the loss.
Immoral consequence: The records are audited and Vince's theft is discovered, so he is fired and arrested.
Norm: It's good to accept help from your parents.
Situation: Ryan is doing his taxes for the first time and doesn’t know what he is doing.
Intention: Ryan wants to file them and get his tax return back.
Moral action: Ryan lets his dad show him how to do them and accepts his advice.
Moral consequence: Ryan gets them done quickly, learns a little on how to do it and gets his return back quickly.
Norm: It's good to accept help from your parents.
Situation: Ryan is doing his taxes for the first time and doesn’t know what he is doing.
Intention: Ryan wants to file them and get his tax return back.
Immoral action: Ryan refuses his dads offer for help and makes several big mistakes.
Immoral consequence: His taxes get audited, and he spends money and time correcting them.
Norm: You shouldn't drive when locations are close enough to walk.
Situation: Jim is hungry for a cheeseburger and there is a place just one block away.
Intention: Jim wants to buy food from the nearby restaurant.
Moral action: Jim walks to the restaurant.
Moral consequence: Jim has benefited and protected the environment, even if slightly.
Norm: You shouldn't drive when locations are close enough to walk.
Situation: Jim is hungry for a cheeseburger and there is a place just one block away.
Intention: Jim wants to buy food from the nearby restaurant.
Immoral action: Jim drives his car to the nearby restaurant.
Immoral consequence: Jim hurts the environment with his actions.
Norm: It's dishonest to steal funds from your employer.
Situation: Gabbie notices an accounting error at work that leaves a thousand dollars unaccounted for.
Intention: Gabbie wants to do something about the unaccounted money.
Moral action: Gabbie writes an email alerting her employer about the unaccounted money.
Moral consequence: Her employer admires Gabbie's honesty and eventually gives her a promotion.
Norm: It's dishonest to steal funds from your employer.
Situation: Gabbie notices an accounting error at work that leaves a thousand dollars unaccounted for.
Intention: Gabbie wants to do something about the unaccounted money.
Immoral action: Gabbie diverts the money into her personal bank account thinking no one will notice.
Immoral consequence: Her employer discovers the diversion of funds and files criminal charges against Gabbie.
Norm: You shouldn't disturb someone's meal.
Situation: James was eating a sandwich in a cafe when he heard the two women behind him express opposing political beliefs.
Intention: James wants to refute the women's political talking points.
Moral action: James grinds his teeth and makes a political post on Facebook.
Moral consequence: The women behind James quickly finish their meal and leave, allowing James to continue eating in peace.
Norm: You shouldn't disturb someone's meal.
Situation: James was eating a sandwich in a cafe when he heard the two women behind him express opposing political beliefs.
Intention: James wants to refute the women's political talking points.
Immoral action: James turns around and begins arguing about politics with the women behind him.
Immoral consequence: The women call James crazy, he raises his voice in retaliation, and the restaurant manager eventually comes over to kick him out.
Norm: It's wrong to cause suffering to your pet.
Situation: Fred's cat meows at him, wanting to be fed.
Intention: Fred wants to get the cat to stop meowing.
Moral action: Fred feeds his cat canned tuna.
Moral consequence: The cat feels happy and healthy.
Norm: It's wrong to cause suffering to your pet.
Situation: Fred's cat meows at him, wanting to be fed.
Intention: Fred wants to get the cat to stop meowing.
Immoral action: Fred locks the cat in an upstairs bedroom where he can't hear it.
Immoral consequence: The cat goes hungry and experiences discomfort.
Norm: It's rude to mess with other people's personal property.
Situation: Lacy is in the living room with her roommates laptop on the couch.
Intention: Lacy wants to lay down.
Moral action: Lacy asks her roommate if she can move the laptop.
Moral consequence: Lacy's roommate moves the laptop and Lacy has a guilt free nap.
Norm: It's rude to mess with other people's personal property.
Situation: Lacy is in the living room with her roommates laptop on the couch.
Intention: Lacy wants to lay down.
Immoral action: Lacy throws the laptop on the floor and it's stepped on.
Immoral consequence: Lacy's roommate is angry and demands she replace the laptop.
Norm: It's good to greet others on public transportation.
Situation: Pat is traveling across town to get to the mall.
Intention: Pat wants to have an enjoyable ride on the bus on the way there.
Moral action: Pat sits down and greets the person after they say hi.
Moral consequence: The two have a pleasant conversation and have a lot in common.
Norm: It's good to greet others on public transportation.
Situation: Pat is traveling across town to get to the mall.
Intention: Pat wants to have an enjoyable ride on the bus on the way there.
Immoral action: Pat sits down and the person sitting next to him says hello and Pat ignores him.
Immoral consequence: The entire ride on the bus is now awkward and nothing gets said.
Norm: It's immoral to bully or harass another person.
Situation: Paul and Greg go to Junior high together.
Intention: Paul wants to appear tough in front of others.
Moral action: Paul and Greg become friends and try out for football together.
Moral consequence: Paul becomes a starting linebacker and is respected by his peers at school.
Norm: It's immoral to bully or harass another person.
Situation: Paul and Greg go to Junior high together.
Intention: Paul wants to appear tough in front of others.
Immoral action: Paul teases Greg every day.
Immoral consequence: Greg stands up to Paul beating him in a fight and causing humiliation.
Norm: You shouldn't kick cats.
Situation: Dave is at home just reading a book  when he notices that his cat is peeing on the rug.
Intention: Dave wants to stop the cat from continuing to pee.
Moral action: Dave grabs a magazine and slaps it against his hand loudly to startle the cat.
Moral consequence: The cat jumps up excitedly but notices that there is no danger and goes back to the corner.
Norm: You shouldn't kick cats.
Situation: Dave is at home just reading a book  when he notices that his cat is peeing on the rug.
Intention: Dave wants to stop the cat from continuing to pee.
Immoral action: Dave runs up to the cat and lightly kicks it so it flips away from the carpet.
Immoral consequence: The cat hisses at Dave and runs away scared and terrified as to why it's under attack.
Norm: It is rude to spoil the ending of a show.
Situation: Jill is rewatching her favorite show with Jim, who hasn't seen it yet.
Intention: Jill wants Jim to know how the episode ends.
Moral action: Jill waits and watches the show quietly with Jim till the end.
Moral consequence: Jim is amazed by the surprise ending of the episode becomes a huge fan of the show.
Norm: It is rude to spoil the ending of a show.
Situation: Jill is rewatching her favorite show with Jim, who hasn't seen it yet.
Intention: Jill wants Jim to know how the episode ends.
Immoral action: Jill reveals halfway through the show that the main character dies at the end of the episode.
Immoral consequence: The episode is ruined for Jim, who soon loses interest in the show.
Norm: It's good to donate leftover Christmas toys to charity.
Situation: Eric is doing spring cleaning and notices a lot of unused items laying around all over the house.
Intention: Eric wants to clear out some space in the house.
Moral action: Eric brings all the unused toys to goodwill to donate them.
Moral consequence: Needy kids get the toys they wouldn't have gotten, and they are happy.
Norm: It's good to donate leftover Christmas toys to charity.
Situation: Eric is doing spring cleaning and notices a lot of unused items laying around all over the house.
Intention: Eric wants to clear out some space in the house.
Immoral action: Eric stuffs the Christmas toys into a box and puts it in the garage where it will likely be forgotten.
Immoral consequence: Kids who are in need wont get any Christmas toys.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to be loud when you have close-quarter neighbors.
Situation: Patty is having people over for a party at her house.
Intention: Patty wants to have fun and stay up late.
Moral action: Patty turns the music down and asks everyone to be more quite as it gets late.
Moral consequence: The neighbors don’t even know there was a party and are rested for the next day.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to be loud when you have close-quarter neighbors.
Situation: Patty is having people over for a party at her house.
Intention: Patty wants to have fun and stay up late.
Immoral action: Patty knows she is being loud and plays her music at too high of a volume.
Immoral consequence: The neighbors can’t fall asleep and end up calling the cops on the noise.
Norm: It's good to motivate others.
Situation: Tom is the Sales lead for a team of Sales reps, he gets a small commission on every representative's sales, he notices some employees aren't making many sales.
Intention: Tom wants to maximize his commission payments.
Moral action: Tom calls a sales meeting with all the agents and gives them a speech to help motivate them.
Moral consequence: All the employees are motivated and get more sales, allowing Tom to make more money from commissions.
Norm: It's good to motivate others.
Situation: Tom is the Sales lead for a team of Sales reps, he gets a small commission on every representative's sales, he notices some employees aren't making many sales.
Intention: Tom wants to maximize his commission payments.
Immoral action: Tom fires the under performing employee's so that he can hire better sales representatives.
Immoral consequence: The remaining employee's upset at how Tom treated them all decide to quit, leaving top without any sales agents for weeks hurting his commissions greatly.
Norm: It's good to recognize when you did something wrong
Situation: Dave is driving with Jane as his passenger when he absentmindedly blows through a red light and Jane screams in terror.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Jane's scream.
Moral action: Dave tells Jane he's sorry, and she doesn't have to worry, he knows he wasn't looking and will concentrate harder on driving.
Moral consequence: Jane feels relieved that Dave sees the error of his ways and that he's willing to correct it.
Norm: It's good to recognize when you did something wrong
Situation: Dave is driving with Jane as his passenger when he absentmindedly blows through a red light and Jane screams in terror.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Jane's scream.
Immoral action: Dave tells Jane it was nothing and no one got hurt, so she should quiet down and relax.
Immoral consequence: Jane is annoyed that Dave doesn't seem to realize how dangerous what he just did was and doesn't feel safe anymore.
Norm: You should not feel entitled to people buying you things.
Situation: Jasmine is out shopping with Laura who owes Jasmine money, and Jasmine sees necklace loves out of her price range.
Intention: Jasmine wants to buy the necklace.
Moral action: Jasmine sells one of the bracelets on her wrist to a random shopper.
Moral consequence: Jasmine is happy and buys the necklace.
Norm: You should not feel entitled to people buying you things.
Situation: Jasmine is out shopping with Laura who owes Jasmine money, and Jasmine sees necklace loves out of her price range.
Intention: Jasmine wants to buy the necklace.
Immoral action: Jasmine tells Laura that she should give her cash because Laura owes her money.
Immoral consequence: Laura is offended at Jasmine's suggestion and excuses herself for the rest of the day.
Norm: It is rude to interrupt someone you are conversing with.
Situation: Robert is eating lunch with one of his coworkers, whom is telling him about their week at work.
Intention: Robert wants to express his recent frustrations that he's experienced at work.
Moral action: Robert waits for his coworker to vent their frustration, and then expresses his frustrations in kind.
Moral consequence: Robert and his coworker form a close bond over their common frustration and grow to become best friends.
Norm: It is rude to interrupt someone you are conversing with.
Situation: Robert is eating lunch with one of his coworkers, whom is telling him about their week at work.
Intention: Robert wants to express his recent frustrations that he's experienced at work.
Immoral action: Robert interupts his coworker in the middle of their story and starts complaining about his week.
Immoral consequence: Rober's coworker scoffs at being interrupted, get's an early check and leaves the restaurant, leaving neither of them with someone to talk to.
Norm: It's not right to guilt people.
Situation: Hank is tired but needs to do grocery shopping for his wife, who takes care of the kids.
Intention: Hank wants to get out of doing the grocery shopping.
Moral action: Hank asks if he can watch the kids while she shops, as he's very tired.
Moral consequence: Hank and his wife switch responsibilities and both are happy.
Norm: It's not right to guilt people.
Situation: Hank is tired but needs to do grocery shopping for his wife, who takes care of the kids.
Intention: Hank wants to get out of doing the grocery shopping.
Immoral action: Hank tells his wife that she always makes him shop when he's tired and that she should have pity on him and do it.
Immoral consequence: Hank's wife gets annoyed with Hank making her feel guilty.
Norm: It's wrong to be noisy around your roommates.
Situation: Patrick has a few friends over at the apartment he shares with Phil.
Intention: Patrick wants to entertain his guests.
Moral action: Patrick and his friends go into his bedroom to hang out and listen to music quietly.
Moral consequence: Patrick has a great time with his friends and Phil is happy to have them back in the future.
Norm: It's wrong to be noisy around your roommates.
Situation: Patrick has a few friends over at the apartment he shares with Phil.
Intention: Patrick wants to entertain his guests.
Immoral action: Patrick puts on a movie in the living room at full volume for his friends.
Immoral consequence: Patrick and his friends enjoy the movie, but Phil is angry with him afterwards for being inconsiderate about the nosie.
Norm: It's good to be protective of your children.
Situation: Jon's son, Luke, is having trouble in school with being picked on.
Intention: Jon wants Luke to enjoy school.
Moral action: Jon gets involved with the teachers and explains the issue.
Moral consequence: Luke is helped at school and enjoys it.
Norm: It's good to be protective of your children.
Situation: Jon's son, Luke, is having trouble in school with being picked on.
Intention: Jon wants Luke to enjoy school.
Immoral action: Jon doesn't get involved and asks Luke to stick up for himself.
Immoral consequence: The bullying continues and Luke hates school.
Norm: It's wrong to steal candy without paying for it.
Situation: When Jack got to the gas station, he realized he forgot his wallet.
Intention: Jack wants to eat a Hundred Grand in the next few minutes.
Moral action: Jack searched his car for change and found about two dollars' worth.
Moral consequence: Jack managed to purchase and savor his Hundred Grand candy bar.
Norm: It's wrong to steal candy without paying for it.
Situation: When Jack got to the gas station, he realized he forgot his wallet.
Intention: Jack wants to eat a Hundred Grand in the next few minutes.
Immoral action: Jack tries to slip a Hundred Grand bar down the front of his pants.
Immoral consequence: Jack wasn't caught, but the Hundred Grand was melted and gross from his body heat.
Norm: It is rude to ruin someone else's birthday celebration.
Situation: Toms best friend lied to him about something small, and then invited him to his birthday celebration.
Intention: Tom wants to confront his friend about the lie.
Moral action: Tom asks his friend for a private word at the party and asks why he lied.
Moral consequence: Tom’s friend apologizes to Tom, and explains that he lied in order to keep a promise to a mutual friend of theirs.
Norm: It is rude to ruin someone else's birthday celebration.
Situation: Toms best friend lied to him about something small, and then invited him to his birthday celebration.
Intention: Tom wants to confront his friend about the lie.
Immoral action: Tom clings his glass at the birthday celebration and tells the entire party about his friend’s lie.
Immoral consequence: Everyone picks a side and is either upset with Tom or his friend, nobody has a good time, and his friend cancels the celebration kicking everyone out.
Norm: It's good to share the parenting load between partners.
Situation: Ann has to finish a project at work before the end of the day and her son is waiting for pickup after school.
Intention: Ann wants to pick up her son on time.
Moral action: Ann asks her husband to pick up her son.
Moral consequence: Ann works on her project undisturbed and finishes it on time.
Norm: It's good to share the parenting load between partners.
Situation: Ann has to finish a project at work before the end of the day and her son is waiting for pickup after school.
Intention: Ann wants to pick up her son on time.
Immoral action: Ann leaves the office to pick up her son before finishing her project.
Immoral consequence: Ann gets blamed by her manager for missing the deadline.
Norm: It's polite to apologize to someone you have wronged.
Situation: Robert accidentally hits his friend in the face with a football who responds angrily.
Intention: Robert wants to respond to his friend.
Moral action: Robert apologizes to his friend.
Moral consequence: Robert's friend feels better and forgives him.
Norm: It's polite to apologize to someone you have wronged.
Situation: Robert accidentally hits his friend in the face with a football who responds angrily.
Intention: Robert wants to respond to his friend.
Immoral action: Robert tells his friend to get over it and stop being a baby.
Immoral consequence: Robert's friend is hurt and goes home crying.
Norm: It's unhealthy to accept abuse from somebody else
Situation: Tom has been in a long term emotionally abusive relationship with someone.
Intention: Tom wants to avoid confrontation.
Moral action: Tom stands his ground and dumps his partner giving them no room to even confront him by cutting them off completely.
Moral consequence: Tom is liberated from a terrible relationship and is happier from it.
Norm: It's unhealthy to accept abuse from somebody else
Situation: Tom has been in a long term emotionally abusive relationship with someone.
Intention: Tom wants to avoid confrontation.
Immoral action: Tom pretends everything is okay in order to avoid fighting.
Immoral consequence: Tom suffers staying in the abusive relationship.
Norm: It's wrong to hide someone from justice.
Situation: After weeks of escalating physical fights, Jenna's brother killed his girlfriend and confessed his crime to her.
Intention: Jenna wants her brother to be safe.
Moral action: Jenna tells her brother to confess, and she'll support his story that his girlfriend was abusing him.
Moral consequence: After a close trial, Jenna's brother is found innocent thanks to her testimony.
Norm: It's wrong to hide someone from justice.
Situation: After weeks of escalating physical fights, Jenna's brother killed his girlfriend and confessed his crime to her.
Intention: Jenna wants her brother to be safe.
Immoral action: Jenna lets her brother hide in her crawlspace when the police search her house.
Immoral consequence: The police use thermal imagery to find Jenna's brother, and now they're both facing criminal charges.
Norm: It's harmful to recruit cult members.
Situation: Jack, while high on many different drugs, believed that he saw God, who took the form of a talking walrus.
Intention: Jack wants to share his spiritual experience with others.
Moral action: Jack begins attending substance use support groups, so he doesn't end up having crazy hallucinations again.
Moral consequence: Jack kicks his drug habit and becomes a very successful chef.
Norm: It's harmful to recruit cult members.
Situation: Jack, while high on many different drugs, believed that he saw God, who took the form of a talking walrus.
Intention: Jack wants to share his spiritual experience with others.
Immoral action: Jack begins attending grief support groups, so he can find people who are vulnerable to his message about the afterlife.
Immoral consequence: Jack builds a thriving cult before eventually being taken down by the BATF.
Norm: It's wrong to make assumptions without evidence.
Situation: Jane discovered that someone has eaten the sandwich she left on the kitchen counter for herself, with suspects including her dog and her roommate.
Intention: Jane wants to eat a sandwich.
Moral action: Jane sees mustard surrounding the outer parts of her dog's mouth, realizes he was the culprit, and makes a replacement sandwich for herself.
Moral consequence: Jane is more aware and does not leave her food unattended in the future.
Norm: It's wrong to make assumptions without evidence.
Situation: Jane discovered that someone has eaten the sandwich she left on the kitchen counter for herself, with suspects including her dog and her roommate.
Intention: Jane wants to eat a sandwich.
Immoral action: Jane accuses her roommate of taking her food, as he has done once before, and eats a sandwich he was keeping in his fridge.
Immoral consequence: Jane's relationship with her roommate continues to become strained and awkward.