CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't stare at someone's butt.
Situation: Dustin is at work and is in the break room with a diverse group of fellow employees.
Intention: Dustin wants to zone out.
Moral action: Dustin gets out his mobile phone and starts to play some games on it to pass the time without thinking too much.
Moral consequence: Dustin enjoys his time on break and returns to work ready to be productive.
Norm: You shouldn't stare at someone's butt.
Situation: Dustin is at work and is in the break room with a diverse group of fellow employees.
Intention: Dustin wants to zone out.
Immoral action: Dustin notices an employee he finds attractive standing near the coffee maker, and he stares at their backside as he gets lost in thought.
Immoral consequence: Another employee notices Dustin's ogling and makes a complaint against him to human resources.
Norm: Leaving someone stranded in an ice storm can cause hypothermia.
Situation: John drives a long-haul semi truck and is going through an ice storm when he sees a stranded motorist waving him down.
Intention: John wants to react to the motorist waving.
Moral action: John pulls his truck over just ahead and yells for the motorist to hurry up and get in quickly.
Moral consequence: The motorist is thankful that John just saved his life and can't stop telling him how much he appreciates it.
Norm: Leaving someone stranded in an ice storm can cause hypothermia.
Situation: John drives a long-haul semi truck and is going through an ice storm when he sees a stranded motorist waving him down.
Intention: John wants to react to the motorist waving.
Immoral action: John blows his horn a few times, smiles, and waves back at the motorist as he drives by.
Immoral consequence: The motorist can't believe John thought he was saying hello and is left to ponder the inevitability of certain death.
Norm: It's not nice to expect others to wait for you
Situation: Jenna was supposed to meet her friends at 8 AM to drive to an amusement park, and woke up hungover at 7:30.
Intention: Jenna wants to get more sleep.
Moral action: Jenna goes directly to meet her friends and asks them if she can sleep in the backseat of their car.
Moral consequence: Jenna wakes up at the amusement park ready to go on all the rides.
Norm: It's not nice to expect others to wait for you
Situation: Jenna was supposed to meet her friends at 8 AM to drive to an amusement park, and woke up hungover at 7:30.
Intention: Jenna wants to get more sleep.
Immoral action: Jenna falls back asleep in her bed and arrives to the meeting point an hour late.
Immoral consequence: All of Jenna's friends spend the first half hour of the trip complaining about her.
Norm: It's inappropriate to show children gore
Situation: Carolyn is stuck watching her brother on Halloween.
Intention: Carolyn wants to do something scary.
Moral action: Carolyn turns off the lights and reads her brother some scary stories from the internet.
Moral consequence: Her little brother becomes more popular in school after he tells the stories to his classmates.
Norm: It's inappropriate to show children gore
Situation: Carolyn is stuck watching her brother on Halloween.
Intention: Carolyn wants to do something scary.
Immoral action: Carolyn decides to watches all of the Halloween movies.
Immoral consequence: Her little brother starts crying as he watches the movies.
Norm: It is disgusting to try and hit on a child.
Situation: Jimmy sees his friend Paul's underage daughter Kate come into the room.
Intention: Jimmy wants to get Kate's attention,.
Moral action: Jimmy asks Kate how Kate s doing in school.
Moral consequence: A routine social exchange occurs and no one is upset.
Norm: It is disgusting to try and hit on a child.
Situation: Jimmy sees his friend Paul's underage daughter Kate come into the room.
Intention: Jimmy wants to get Kate's attention,.
Immoral action: Jimmy makes sexually suggestive remarks about Kate's physical development.
Immoral consequence: Kate feels violated and Jimmy begins to question whether Jimmy might have issues with sexual deviance.
Norm: It's good to visit people when your near their area.
Situation: Kent is on a business trip and is passing through the city where his sister and her family live.
Intention: Kent wants to talk with his sister.
Moral action: Kent stops by his sister's place for dinner and visits with them for a few hours.
Moral consequence: Kent's sister's family all catch up with Kent and enjoy the visit.
Norm: It's good to visit people when your near their area.
Situation: Kent is on a business trip and is passing through the city where his sister and her family live.
Intention: Kent wants to talk with his sister.
Immoral action: Kent passes through the city and calls his sister on the phone to talk while he's driving.
Immoral consequence: Kent's sister's family doesn't get to see Kent and is disappointed for being left out.
Norm: It's good to hang out with your coworkers.
Situation: Ace is about to leave work when some co-workers come and invite him out to eat.
Intention: Ace wants to get a good meal.
Moral action: Ace accepts and goes out to eat with his co-workers.
Moral consequence: Ace and his co-workers bond during the time and become a more effective team.
Norm: It's good to hang out with your coworkers.
Situation: Ace is about to leave work when some co-workers come and invite him out to eat.
Intention: Ace wants to get a good meal.
Immoral action: Ace declines and goes home to have a nice meal with his family.
Immoral consequence: Ace's co-workers bond during the meal and feel disconnected from Ace, alienating him.
Norm: It's wrong to vandalize someone's property
Situation: James, an ardent Democrat, lives next door to someone who put up a MAGA sign with a giant portrait of Trump.
Intention: James wants to express his disapproval of Trump.
Moral action: James puts up his own sign supporting Joe Biden and calling Trump a criminal.
Moral consequence: James' neighbors scowl at his sign every time they walk their dog past it.
Norm: It's wrong to vandalize someone's property
Situation: James, an ardent Democrat, lives next door to someone who put up a MAGA sign with a giant portrait of Trump.
Intention: James wants to express his disapproval of Trump.
Immoral action: James spray-paints a diaper and a Nazi flag on his neighbor's portrait of Trump.
Immoral consequence: James' neighbors call the cops, but they can't prove James was responsible.
Norm: It's bad to steal someone's wifi.
Situation: Jason is out on the street and needs to access his email with his phone, so he goes into settings to connect to the internet.
Intention: Jason wants to choose which method to connect to the internet with.
Moral action: Jason goes into data and turns it on and uses the mobile phone network to connect to the internet.
Moral consequence: Jason is able to access his email without problem and get what he needs from it.
Norm: It's bad to steal someone's wifi.
Situation: Jason is out on the street and needs to access his email with his phone, so he goes into settings to connect to the internet.
Intention: Jason wants to choose which method to connect to the internet with.
Immoral action: Jason goes into wi-fi and finds an unsecured connection which he uses to connect to the internet.
Immoral consequence: Jason is caught by the owner of the network and booted out before he can access his email.
Norm: It is bad to be upset when people are happy.
Situation: Mark who's foot is hurting a lot is at the office when Kim wins employee of the month and everyone starts celebrating loudly.
Intention: Mark wants to respond to the loud celebration.
Moral action: Mark tells everyone that he thinks Kim is awesome and deserves the award.
Moral consequence: Kim is delighted that Mark is so complimentary and that he's happy for her recognition.
Norm: It is bad to be upset when people are happy.
Situation: Mark who's foot is hurting a lot is at the office when Kim wins employee of the month and everyone starts celebrating loudly.
Intention: Mark wants to respond to the loud celebration.
Immoral action: Mark tells everyone around him to pipe down because he's in pain, and they're annoying him.
Immoral consequence: Kim is annoyed that Mark is making her moment about himself and can't stomach five minutes of celebration.
Norm: Siblings are expected to do nice things for each.
Situation: Mila and her sister like each other but are not very close.
Intention: Mila wants to feel loved by her sister.
Moral action: Mila makes a point of regularly helping her sister as much as her sister helps her.
Moral consequence: Mila's sister feels loved and respected by Mila.
Norm: Siblings are expected to do nice things for each.
Situation: Mila and her sister like each other but are not very close.
Intention: Mila wants to feel loved by her sister.
Immoral action: Mila regularly asks her sister for favors but rarely reciprocates.
Immoral consequence: Mila's sister is always generous to Mila but feels taken advantage of.
Norm: It's good to go after your dreams.
Situation: Sonia always wanted to be a musician, but she's making a lot of money as a financial analyst.
Intention: Sonia wants to reassess her employment situation.
Moral action: Sonia decides to resign as an analyst and starts releasing songs on SoundCloud.
Moral consequence: Sonia becomes happier and starts feeling more fulfilled in life.
Norm: It's good to go after your dreams.
Situation: Sonia always wanted to be a musician, but she's making a lot of money as a financial analyst.
Intention: Sonia wants to reassess her employment situation.
Immoral action: Sonia decides to stay in her job as a financial analyst.
Immoral consequence: Sonia continues to hate her work and realizes that money doesn't make her happy.
Norm: You shouldn't blame family members.
Situation: Liam is drawing a picture in the kitchen while his wife is trying to cook dinner when she accidentally bumps into him, and he ruins the picture.
Intention: Liam wants to react to being bumped.
Moral action: Liam tells his wife it's his own fault that he got bumped, he shouldn't have been in the kitchen.
Moral consequence: Liam's wife is happy that he's realized he needs to get out of the way, so she can cook.
Norm: You shouldn't blame family members.
Situation: Liam is drawing a picture in the kitchen while his wife is trying to cook dinner when she accidentally bumps into him, and he ruins the picture.
Intention: Liam wants to react to being bumped.
Immoral action: Liam tells his wife that she's so clumsy and that she completely ruined his almost perfect picture.
Immoral consequence: Liam's wife is annoyed that Liam is blaming her when she's busy trying to make food for him.
Norm: It is rude to curse at your friends.
Situation: Jenna's friend walked through a door in front of her and accidentally let it slam in Jenna's face.
Intention: Jenna wants her friend to be more careful.
Moral action: Jenna says, "Hey, be more careful," and frowns at her friend.
Moral consequence: Jenna's friend says, "Sorry, the door slipped out of my hand".
Norm: It is rude to curse at your friends.
Situation: Jenna's friend walked through a door in front of her and accidentally let it slam in Jenna's face.
Intention: Jenna wants her friend to be more careful.
Immoral action: Jenna swears at her friend and tells her not to act like an inconsiderate bitch.
Immoral consequence: Jenna's friend swears back at her and the confrontation degenerates into a fight.
Norm: It's important to give authorities accurate information.
Situation: Bob flies a reconnaissance plane in the navy and is looking for enemy aircraft carriers when he sees some ships in the distance, but can't identify them.
Intention: Bob wants to report the ships to the authorities.
Moral action: Bob flies in for a closer look and sees that they are carriers, then radios back what he sees.
Moral consequence: Bob's comrades send out aircraft to harass and defeat the carriers before they can attack.
Norm: It's important to give authorities accurate information.
Situation: Bob flies a reconnaissance plane in the navy and is looking for enemy aircraft carriers when he sees some ships in the distance, but can't identify them.
Intention: Bob wants to report the ships to the authorities.
Immoral action: Bob reports that he sees some ships and that he thinks that they are not carriers.
Immoral consequence: The ships are actually carriers and mount a surprise aerial attack on Bob's comrades.
Norm: You should be respectful of other people.
Situation: John is busy studying for and exam, and Kylie is practicing for a dance rehearsal in their small apartment.
Intention: Kylie wants to play music.
Moral action: Kylie turns on a playlist and plays the music at a soft volume.
Moral consequence: John is not bothered by Kylie's playlist and is able to study.
Norm: You should be respectful of other people.
Situation: John is busy studying for and exam, and Kylie is practicing for a dance rehearsal in their small apartment.
Intention: Kylie wants to play music.
Immoral action: Kylie turns on a playlist and music fills the room through her sound system.
Immoral consequence: John is unable to concentrate and can't study in this environment.
Norm: You shouldn't kiss someone for money.
Situation: Tom's school is holding a festival day that includes fundraising booths for the school.
Intention: Tom wants to set up a booth to raise money for the school.
Moral action: Tom sets up a booth that sells cookies he baked.
Moral consequence: Tom sells dozens of cookies and raises $75 for the school.
Norm: You shouldn't kiss someone for money.
Situation: Tom's school is holding a festival day that includes fundraising booths for the school.
Intention: Tom wants to set up a booth to raise money for the school.
Immoral action: Tom sets up a kissing booth and charges people $1 to kiss him.
Immoral consequence: Tom sells dozens of kisses but contracts herpes from one of the customers.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your siblings significant other
Situation: Josh is watching television with his brother and his brother's girlfriend, just before his brother needs to leave for work.
Intention: Josh wants to find a partner for himself.
Moral action: Josh decides to create a profile on a dating site to meet someone new.
Moral consequence: He meets someone who he really likes, and they all start to enjoy double dating and social evenings together.
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your siblings significant other
Situation: Josh is watching television with his brother and his brother's girlfriend, just before his brother needs to leave for work.
Intention: Josh wants to find a partner for himself.
Immoral action: Josh tries to sleep with his brother's girlfriend, as soon as he finds himself alone with her.
Immoral consequence: She calls his brother to complain about his behavior, embarrassing Josh and hurting his brother's feelings.
Norm: People are expected to be considerate of their family members.
Situation: Ray needs to practice his guitar, and his mother is sleeping in the other room.
Intention: Ray wants to play guitar.
Moral action: Ray goes over to his friends house to practice.
Moral consequence: Ray has a fun night getting closer to his friend after practice.
Norm: People are expected to be considerate of their family members.
Situation: Ray needs to practice his guitar, and his mother is sleeping in the other room.
Intention: Ray wants to play guitar.
Immoral action: Ray practices in his room for several hours.
Immoral consequence: Ray's mother grounds him for making too much noise during her nap.
Norm: It's expected that parents will share memories with their children.
Situation: Jane's daughter Kim has a school assignment that requires her to tell the story of how her mother met her father.
Intention: Jane wants to tell Kim a story.
Moral action: Jane tells Kim the story of how she met and married Kim's father.
Moral consequence: Kim gets a good grade on her assignment and decides to record her family's history for posterity.
Norm: It's expected that parents will share memories with their children.
Situation: Jane's daughter Kim has a school assignment that requires her to tell the story of how her mother met her father.
Intention: Jane wants to tell Kim a story.
Immoral action: Jane tells Kim the story of When Harry Met Sally, with her in the Meg Ryan role and her husband in the Billy Crystal role.
Immoral consequence: Kim gets an F on her assignment when the teacher recognizes that it's been plagiarized from a movie.
Norm: It's good for people to care about others.
Situation: Caden watches Adrian have a panic attack in the middle of a store.
Intention: Caden wants Adrian to calm down.
Moral action: Caden hugs Adrian and leads him to a quiet place in the store.
Moral consequence: Adrian finds the courage to tell Caden about his triggers.
Norm: It's good for people to care about others.
Situation: Caden watches Adrian have a panic attack in the middle of a store.
Intention: Caden wants Adrian to calm down.
Immoral action: Caden tells Adrian that he needs to take deep breaths because he's embarrassing both of them.
Immoral consequence: Adrian is hurt by Caden's rude behavior.
Norm: It's rude to throw your partner's belongings around.
Situation: Jane is cleaning the condo when she finds her husband Josh's underwear in the middle of the living room.
Intention: Jane wants to move the underwear.
Moral action: Jane picks up the underwear and gives them to Josh and tells him to never leave them on the floor like that.
Moral consequence: Josh learns to put his dirty clothes away and apologizes for being so messy.
Norm: It's rude to throw your partner's belongings around.
Situation: Jane is cleaning the condo when she finds her husband Josh's underwear in the middle of the living room.
Intention: Jane wants to move the underwear.
Immoral action: Jane picks up the underwear and tosses them out of the window onto the street below.
Immoral consequence: Josh is stunned that Jane just destroyed his belongings and gets very upset with her.
Norm: It is important to have a job.
Situation: Ryan comes from a privileged family, and he finds a new expensive gaming computer online.
Intention: Ryan wants to obtain the gaming computer.
Moral action: Ryan decides to get a job and earn his own money to spend.
Moral consequence: Ryan's family takes note of him and are pleased that he can provide for himself.
Norm: It is important to have a job.
Situation: Ryan comes from a privileged family, and he finds a new expensive gaming computer online.
Intention: Ryan wants to obtain the gaming computer.
Immoral action: Ryan gets the money from his rich family in order to buy the computer.
Immoral consequence: Ryan's family thinks he is taking what he has for granted.
Norm: It's bad when toddlers use offensive language.
Situation: Gene is babysitting a toddler and is teaching him how to say single words.
Intention: Gene wants to teach the toddler an unusual word.
Moral action: Gene teaches the toddler to say the word, "snarfdoodle".
Moral consequence: The toddler says "snarfdoodle" repeatedly, making his parents laugh uncontrollably.
Norm: It's bad when toddlers use offensive language.
Situation: Gene is babysitting a toddler and is teaching him how to say single words.
Intention: Gene wants to teach the toddler an unusual word.
Immoral action: Gene teaches the toddler how to say a swear word.
Immoral consequence: The toddler repeats the swear word over and over in front of his parents, horrifying them.
Norm: It's rude to scold a couple for having multiple children.
Situation: Linda is chatting with Tina, who has seven kids.
Intention: Linda wants to express concern for he planet and the limited amount of resources we must share.
Moral action: Linda mentions ways to conserve energy and recycle.
Moral consequence: Tina starts recycling her garbage and lessons the planet's burdo.
Norm: It's rude to scold a couple for having multiple children.
Situation: Linda is chatting with Tina, who has seven kids.
Intention: Linda wants to express concern for he planet and the limited amount of resources we must share.
Immoral action: Linda tells Tina that Tina is hogging resources by having too many kids.
Immoral consequence: Tina feels scolded and that Linda is trying to control Tina's freedom.
Norm: It's illegal to break into things.
Situation: Calvin left important documents for work in his friends house, and his friend is out of town.
Intention: Calvin needs to get his documents.
Moral action: Calvin requests another copy of the documents from his coworkers.
Moral consequence: Calvin gets complimented by his boss who is impressed by his honesty.
Norm: It's illegal to break into things.
Situation: Calvin left important documents for work in his friends house, and his friend is out of town.
Intention: Calvin needs to get his documents.
Immoral action: Calvin enters his friend's house by picking the lock and grabs his documents.
Immoral consequence: Calvin is arrested by the police after his friend's security system catches him breaking in.
Norm: It's mean to make fun of someone wearing a wig.
Situation: Billy is at the mall with a friend and notices a stranger with a wig that looks really obvious.
Intention: Billy wants his friend to see the wig.
Moral action: Billy quietly points out the wig to his friend commenting that it takes some bravery to choose to wear a wig like that.
Moral consequence: Billy and his friend shrug it off and continue about their day.
Norm: It's mean to make fun of someone wearing a wig.
Situation: Billy is at the mall with a friend and notices a stranger with a wig that looks really obvious.
Intention: Billy wants his friend to see the wig.
Immoral action: Billy makes a commotion while getting his friend's attention about the wig while laughing which draws the attention of the wig wearer.
Immoral consequence: The stranger in the wig yells at Billy for being so insensitive and explains that they have cancer.
Norm: It's bad to be unemployed.
Situation: Jennifer is in her late 20's and burned out from working at a job that she does not like.
Intention: Jennifer wants to avoid stressful work and enjoy her life.
Moral action: Jennifer finds a job that she is a better fit for and changes career.
Moral consequence: She is happy in her new career and able ot retire at an early age.
Norm: It's bad to be unemployed.
Situation: Jennifer is in her late 20's and burned out from working at a job that she does not like.
Intention: Jennifer wants to avoid stressful work and enjoy her life.
Immoral action: Jennifer quits her job and stays unemployed for over a decade.
Immoral consequence: Jennifer has limited job options later in life, resulting in low social security, no retirement when older and working into her 80's.
Norm: Terrorism is cowardly and criminal.
Situation: Jamie is angry to hear that her government is unwilling to address the climate change crisis.
Intention: Jamie needs to do something to motivate her government officials to take climate change more seriously.
Moral action: Jamie writes a thoughtful letter to her congressional representative and copies several high profile news outlets on the content of the message.
Moral consequence: Her message is received and published for others to read, validating her argument and furthering her cause.
Norm: Terrorism is cowardly and criminal.
Situation: Jamie is angry to hear that her government is unwilling to address the climate change crisis.
Intention: Jamie needs to do something to motivate her government officials to take climate change more seriously.
Immoral action: Jamie starts a fire in a government building to show her disapproval of government policy related to climate change.
Immoral consequence: Jamie's message is misrepresented and nobody even knows that she was protesting climate change policy and people are injured in the explosion.
Norm: You shouldn't resent your partner's parents.
Situation: Jill is envious of her husband's parents because they are rich.
Intention: Jill wants to handle her emotions.
Moral action: Jill realizes her husband's parents didn't do anything wrong and thus gets over her emotions.
Moral consequence: Jill clears up her resentment and builds a better relationship.