CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to be there for your partner.
Situation: John and his girlfriend have a school test coming up in a subject that John is much better at than his girlfriend.
Intention: John wants to be prepared for the test.
Immoral action: John spends his time studying for the test and leaves his girlfriend to fend for herself.
Immoral consequence: John's girlfriend fails the test and receives a low grade for the class.
Norm: Adults should not be rude to children.
Situation: Bob is listening to his two children complaining in the car.
Intention: Bob wants the children to stop complaining.
Moral action: Bob kindly asks the children to relax and promises to give them a treat if they're good.
Moral consequence: The children smile and calm down.
Norm: Adults should not be rude to children.
Situation: Bob is listening to his two children complaining in the car.
Intention: Bob wants the children to stop complaining.
Immoral action: Bob tells the children that they're idiots and should only speak when spoken to.
Immoral consequence: The children lose some self-esteem and lose respect for Bob.
Norm: It's good to seek professional help when you've been abused.
Situation: Mary just got out of an abusive relationship.
Intention: Mary wants to try and get over all the horrible things that happened to her in her relationship.
Moral action: Mary goes to a therapist who gives her some advice for coping with problems like the ones she's faced.
Moral consequence: Mary is able to process all the negative things that happened to her and move on with her life.
Norm: It's good to seek professional help when you've been abused.
Situation: Mary just got out of an abusive relationship.
Intention: Mary wants to try and get over all the horrible things that happened to her in her relationship.
Immoral action: Mary starts drinking heavily on a regular basis, making it easier for her forget about her problems.
Immoral consequence: Mary becomes an alcoholic and loses her job.
Norm: It is good to support your team.
Situation: John is attending a baseball game which his team is playing, and he is frustrated because they are losing badly.
Intention: John wants to enjoy his evening.
Moral action: John passionately cheers for his team throughout the game and continuously tries to boost their morale.
Moral consequence: A member of the team notices John's unwavering support and gives him an autographed baseball bat after the game.
Norm: It is good to support your team.
Situation: John is attending a baseball game which his team is playing, and he is frustrated because they are losing badly.
Intention: John wants to enjoy his evening.
Immoral action: John decides to give up on the rest of the game and leave before it's over, going to catch a movie he'd been wanting to watch instead.
Immoral consequence: John misses out on a stunning comeback, a game that will be remembered for decades.
Norm: It is rude to park badly.
Situation: Jane drives into the parking lot of the grocery store, preparing to park and shop.
Intention: Jane wants to park her car quickly.
Moral action: Jane parks in one of the many open spots in the back of the parking lot to avoid soaking up time looking for one.
Moral consequence: Jane's car is safe while she shops.
Norm: It is rude to park badly.
Situation: Jane drives into the parking lot of the grocery store, preparing to park and shop.
Intention: Jane wants to park her car quickly.
Immoral action: Jane parks her car partly on the sidewalk in front of the store instead of searching for a front space.
Immoral consequence: A tow truck comes and tows Jane's car before she finishes shopping.
Norm: It's good to provide quality customer service.
Situation: Phil is a customer service agent and is talking to a customer who is complaining about a defective product.
Intention: Phil wants to complete the call quickly.
Moral action: Phil listens to the customer's complaint and offers to send her a replacement right away, no questions asked.
Moral consequence: Phil's customer is pleased with the resolution and is excited to receive the replacement.
Norm: It's good to provide quality customer service.
Situation: Phil is a customer service agent and is talking to a customer who is complaining about a defective product.
Intention: Phil wants to complete the call quickly.
Immoral action: Phil is dismissive of the customer and tells her there is nothing he can do to help before hanging up abruptly.
Immoral consequence: Phil's customer is upset about her treatment and is stuck with the defective product.
Norm: It's good to ask your children about their school work.
Situation: Ren notices his daughter has been going out a lot lately and senses she's been neglecting schoolwork.
Intention: Ren doesn't want to argue about school with his daughter.
Moral action: Ren gives his daughter money to hang out with friends but helps her set goals for school as a contingent.
Moral consequence: They have a meaningful talk and his daughter does better in school.
Norm: It's good to ask your children about their school work.
Situation: Ren notices his daughter has been going out a lot lately and senses she's been neglecting schoolwork.
Intention: Ren doesn't want to argue about school with his daughter.
Immoral action: Ren ignores it and lets his daughter free.
Immoral consequence: His daughter gets poor marks in school.
Norm: You shouldn't prey upon people.
Situation: Oscar is poor and needs some money for food.
Intention: Oscar wants to get money.
Moral action: Oscar gets a job and works hard for money.
Moral consequence: Oscar earns money honestly and buys food.
Norm: You shouldn't prey upon people.
Situation: Oscar is poor and needs some money for food.
Intention: Oscar wants to get money.
Immoral action: Oscar hides in an alley and assaults weak people who pass through, taking their money.
Immoral consequence: The police hear about the crimes and arrest Oscar.
Norm: It's important to ask for things you need
Situation: Harry's electric bill is due in a week, but he doesn't have enough money to cover it.
Intention: Harry wants to seek assistance with paying his bill on time.
Moral action: Harry rings up his parents and asks if he can borrow money to pay his electric bill.
Moral consequence: Harry is able to pay his bill on time, and can eventually pay off his parents, keeping their relationship stable.
Norm: It's important to ask for things you need
Situation: Harry's electric bill is due in a week, but he doesn't have enough money to cover it.
Intention: Harry wants to seek assistance with paying his bill on time.
Immoral action: Harry takes money from his parents’ bank accounts without consulting them about it to pay his electric bill.
Immoral consequence: Harry's parents lose trust in him and threaten to call the cops if it happens again.
Norm: It is wrong to ruin someones chances at employment.
Situation: Jacks boyfriend wants to apply for a job at Jacks workplace and wants to use him as a reference.
Intention: Jack wants to keep his personal life separate from his work.
Moral action: Jack has a conversation with his boyfriend expressing his discomfort with them possibly working together.
Moral consequence: Jack is able to make a decision with his boyfriend that suits both their needs.
Norm: It is wrong to ruin someones chances at employment.
Situation: Jacks boyfriend wants to apply for a job at Jacks workplace and wants to use him as a reference.
Intention: Jack wants to keep his personal life separate from his work.
Immoral action: Jack gives his boyfriend a bad reference to ensure he doesn't get the job.
Immoral consequence: Jack is devastated when he gets dumped after his boyfriend finds out what he did.
Norm: It's invasive behavior to Google someone's address.
Situation: Daryl found out his classmate Lisa was having a house party, and is interested in attending.
Intention: Daryl wants to attend Lisa's house party.
Moral action: Daryl goes up to Lisa and mentions that he has heard talk of her party.
Moral consequence: Lisa invites Daryl to her house party, and they have a great time.
Norm: It's invasive behavior to Google someone's address.
Situation: Daryl found out his classmate Lisa was having a house party, and is interested in attending.
Intention: Daryl wants to attend Lisa's house party.
Immoral action: Daryl doesn't talk to Lisa about her party, and instead decides to just show up after googling her address.
Immoral consequence: Creeped out, Lisa kicks Daryl out of her party, embarassing him in front of everyone.
Norm: You shouldn't snoop around things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Mary is a house cleaner.
Intention: Mary needs to clean the bedroom of her employer.
Moral action: Mary discreetly but thoroughly cleans around the things in her employer's closet.
Moral consequence: Mary's employer is very happy with the job she's done and gives her a raise.
Norm: You shouldn't snoop around things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Mary is a house cleaner.
Intention: Mary needs to clean the bedroom of her employer.
Immoral action: Mary looks through boxes in the closet when cleaning her employer's room and doesn't put things back.
Immoral consequence: Mary's employer thinks a burglar has been through their home and doesn't trust anyone coming in again.
Norm: It is wrong to be lazy at work.
Situation: Unbeknownst to his colleagues, Lev is ahead of his schedule at work this week and still has 6 hours left on his shift.
Intention: Lev wants to decide what to do.
Moral action: Lev talks with his coworkers to see if they need help.
Moral consequence: He gets a project for next week that would have been tough and manages to get a head start.
Norm: It is wrong to be lazy at work.
Situation: Unbeknownst to his colleagues, Lev is ahead of his schedule at work this week and still has 6 hours left on his shift.
Intention: Lev wants to decide what to do.
Immoral action: Lev takes it easy all shift and doesn't ask for any work from anyone else.
Immoral consequence: Next week Lev gets hammered with work and regrets not getting a heads up.
Norm: It's considered inappropriate to yell at your own mother.
Situation: Alan lives with his mother who has dementia, and he notices that she left the stove on.
Intention: Alan wants his mother to be safe and not burn the house down.
Moral action: Alan talks to his mother calmly and decides to install safety locks for the stove.
Moral consequence: Alan feels more connected to his mother and is reassured about her safety.
Norm: It's considered inappropriate to yell at your own mother.
Situation: Alan lives with his mother who has dementia, and he notices that she left the stove on.
Intention: Alan wants his mother to be safe and not burn the house down.
Immoral action: Alan gets angry and yells at his mother not to leave the stove on.
Immoral consequence: Alan's mother cries, and he has to reassure her that he still loves her.
Norm: You shouldn't say bad things about your kids to them.
Situation: Shawn's children are misbehaving in the house.
Intention: Shawn wants to stop the children's misbehavior.
Moral action: Shawn works to correct the children by showing them a better way of acting.
Moral consequence: The children slowly learn to behave better.
Norm: You shouldn't say bad things about your kids to them.
Situation: Shawn's children are misbehaving in the house.
Intention: Shawn wants to stop the children's misbehavior.
Immoral action: Shawn tells the children that they're stupid and petty, trying to get them to stop misbehaving.
Immoral consequence: The children lose their self-esteem and learn to hate Shawn.
Norm: It's wrong to worry your parents.
Situation: Kim is going out with some friends for the night, but agreed to be home by 10 .
Intention: Kim wants to have a good time with her friends.
Moral action: Kim's sets an alarm on her phone to make sure she is home in time while out with friends.
Moral consequence: Kim has a lot of fun, but still manages to be home by curfew much to the delight of her parents.
Norm: It's wrong to worry your parents.
Situation: Kim is going out with some friends for the night, but agreed to be home by 10 .
Intention: Kim wants to have a good time with her friends.
Immoral action: Kim is having so much fun she forgets all about her curfew and stays out way past 10.
Immoral consequence: Kim's parents ground her after they stay up and see her get home late.
Norm: You shouldn't break a confidence.
Situation: Jen tells her friend Billy that she's secretly in love with her best friend Frank who Billy works with.
Intention: Billy wants to spend an entertaining day at work with Frank.
Moral action: Billy decides to pass the time at work telling Frank about the game he watched on TV.
Moral consequence: Jen appreciates that Frank kept her secret, and they continue to have a rewarding friendship.
Norm: You shouldn't break a confidence.
Situation: Jen tells her friend Billy that she's secretly in love with her best friend Frank who Billy works with.
Intention: Billy wants to spend an entertaining day at work with Frank.
Immoral action: Billy decides to pass the time telling Frank all the details about how Jen feels about Frank.
Immoral consequence: Jen is extremely embarrased and refuses to talk to Billy anymore.
Norm: It is wrong to vandalize other peoples property.
Situation: Richard and his neighbor don't get along very well.
Intention: Richard wants the neighbor to move his ugly RV from in front of his house.
Moral action: Richard calmly talks with his neighbor about moving the RV and offers to help him.
Moral consequence: Richard won't have to see the RV anymore because the neighbor parked it at a friend's house.
Norm: It is wrong to vandalize other peoples property.
Situation: Richard and his neighbor don't get along very well.
Intention: Richard wants the neighbor to move his ugly RV from in front of his house.
Immoral action: Richard takes a knife to the RV's tires in anger.
Immoral consequence: Richard will continue to have to look at the RV for longer since now it can't be driven.
Norm: It's rude to catcall girls.
Situation: John is driving home from work when he notices a beautiful woman walking along the street.
Intention: John wants to get the woman's attention.
Moral action: John gives the woman a friendly wave as he drives by.
Moral consequence: The waves back and continues her walk undisturbed.
Norm: It's rude to catcall girls.
Situation: John is driving home from work when he notices a beautiful woman walking along the street.
Intention: John wants to get the woman's attention.
Immoral action: John calls the woman beautiful and tells her to smile more as he drives by.
Immoral consequence: The woman is very offended and flips John off.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friends hold you back in life.
Situation: John is hanging out with his friends when Jenny asks him to take her out on a date, but John’s friends tell him that Jenny is bad news.
Intention: John wants to respond to Jenny's request for a date.
Moral action: John looks at his friends, then at Jenny and tells her he will take her out because he doesn't care what his friends think, he thinks she's swell.
Moral consequence: Jenny is delighted to see that John said yes and is extremely impressed that he's independent and can think for himself.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friends hold you back in life.
Situation: John is hanging out with his friends when Jenny asks him to take her out on a date, but John’s friends tell him that Jenny is bad news.
Intention: John wants to respond to Jenny's request for a date.
Immoral action: John looks at his friends, then at Jenny and tells her that if his friends think she's bad news, then she probably is and says no.
Immoral consequence: Jenny feels hurt by John's denial and the fact that he's legitimizing his friends' mockery of her.
Norm: It's wrong for kids to lie to their parents.
Situation: Lara is invited to a party with older kids.
Intention: Lara wants to go to the party.
Moral action: Lara asks to go to the party and promises to be responsible.
Moral consequence: Lara is allowed to go and her parents extend her curfew.
Norm: It's wrong for kids to lie to their parents.
Situation: Lara is invited to a party with older kids.
Intention: Lara wants to go to the party.
Immoral action: Lara tells her parents she is studying but goes to the party instead.
Immoral consequence: The police bring Lara home and she is grounded.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on people you love.
Situation: Jeff is at a bar without his wife, when a beautiful woman starts flirting with him and invites him back to her place.
Intention: Jeff wants to spend intimate time with a woman.
Moral action: Jeff is flattered but turns her down and returns home to be with his wife.
Moral consequence: Jeff's wife enjoys spending the rest of the evening with him.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on people you love.
Situation: Jeff is at a bar without his wife, when a beautiful woman starts flirting with him and invites him back to her place.
Intention: Jeff wants to spend intimate time with a woman.
Immoral action: Jeff leaves the bar with the woman and spend the night at her apartment.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's wife finds out he's cheated on her and files for divorce.
Norm: Saying vulgar things is offensive.
Situation: Brad works in a restaurant as a server.
Intention: Brad wants to get plenty of tips.
Moral action: Brad apologizes and cleans up after spilling an order.
Moral consequence: Brad gets tipped well for being diligent on the job in front of patrons.
Norm: Saying vulgar things is offensive.
Situation: Brad works in a restaurant as a server.
Intention: Brad wants to get plenty of tips.
Immoral action: Brad swears loudly when spilling an order in front of some patrons.
Immoral consequence: Brad doesn't get a tip because he offended the patrons who had brought their small kids.
Norm: It is discourteous to treat your significant other harshly.
Situation: John and Jeff are married and John comes home from work to find Jeff hasn't made dinner.
Intention: John wants to convey his anger at not having something to eat.
Moral action: John asks Jeff if he could please make sure dinner is ready in the future because he's exhausted and starving when he gets home from work.
Moral consequence: Jeff agrees that's it's only fair that since he stays home all day he should have something ready for John to eat when John gets home.
Norm: It is discourteous to treat your significant other harshly.
Situation: John and Jeff are married and John comes home from work to find Jeff hasn't made dinner.
Intention: John wants to convey his anger at not having something to eat.
Immoral action: John smacks Jeff across the face for failing to perform his duties.
Immoral consequence: Jeff reports John to the police for domestic assault and John is arrested.
Norm: It is rue to not accept gifts from family.
Situation: Rey is having their birthday party.
Intention: Rey wants to have a nice day.
Moral action: Rey opens the gift from their dad and says thank you even though they dislike the gift.
Moral consequence: Rey's dad wishes them a happy birthday and the party continues uninterrupted.
Norm: It is rue to not accept gifts from family.
Situation: Rey is having their birthday party.
Intention: Rey wants to have a nice day.
Immoral action: Rey doesn't open the gift their dad gave them and pretends to forget about it.
Immoral consequence: Rey's dad starts an argument and gets upset.
Norm: It's rude to have an unpleasant attitude with people.
Situation: John sees some new people enter the building and walk towards him.
Intention: John wants to finish his work and not be distracted.
Moral action: John shakes the people's hands and excuses himself to finish his work.
Moral consequence: The new people are satisfied with John's explanation.
Norm: It's rude to have an unpleasant attitude with people.
Situation: John sees some new people enter the building and walk towards him.
Intention: John wants to finish his work and not be distracted.
Immoral action: John puts out his hand and says, "Some other time," then walks away from the new people.
Immoral consequence: The people are offended by John's actions.
Norm: It's rude to cut in front of others in line.
Situation: Claire is at the front of the prison commissary line and Amber is at the end of the line.
Intention: Amber doesn't want to wait in the line for very long.
Moral action: Amber walks up to Claire and explains that her need is an emergency.
Moral consequence: Claire asks Amber what she needs and buys the items for her, saving her the wait time.
Norm: It's rude to cut in front of others in line.
Situation: Claire is at the front of the prison commissary line and Amber is at the end of the line.
Intention: Amber doesn't want to wait in the line for very long.
Immoral action: Amber walks towards the front of the line and stands in front of Claire.
Immoral consequence: Claire pushes Amber and both prisoners end up getting punished for their behavior.
Norm: It's bad to mislead your employer during an interview.
Situation: Jack is attending a job interview with an employer.
Intention: Jack wants to get the job.
Moral action: Jack honestly describes his working experiences to the employer.
Moral consequence: Jack gets hired because the employer feels that he is honest and has a high potential of being trained to be a good manager.
Norm: It's bad to mislead your employer during an interview.
Situation: Jack is attending a job interview with an employer.
Intention: Jack wants to get the job.
Immoral action: Jack tells the employer that he has substantial managerial experiences even though he was only a supervisor in his previous company.
Immoral consequence: Jack fails the management test given by the employer and is not hired.
Norm: You shouldn't rob fast food restaurants.
Situation: Brad is short on his rent and is at a restaurant with his friend Lilly.
Intention: Brad wants to find a way to pay his rent.
Moral action: Brad asks Lilly if there is any way she can offer him a short term loan to make his rent.
Moral consequence: Lilly offers Brad the money for the rent and says he doesn't need to pay her back.
Norm: You shouldn't rob fast food restaurants.
Situation: Brad is short on his rent and is at a restaurant with his friend Lilly.
Intention: Brad wants to find a way to pay his rent.
Immoral action: Brad approaches the register, threatens the cashier, and demands all of the money in the register.
Immoral consequence: Brad pays his rent and is apprehended within the week, being arrested for theft.
Norm: You shouldn't annoy people in your class.
Situation: Jimmy's class is taking a test one day when he notices a girl he wants to be friends with.
Intention: Jimmy wants to get the attention of the girl he's interested in.
Moral action: Jimmy waits until the class is over then walks over to the girl and introduces himself.
Moral consequence: Jimmy and the girl hit it off and become good friends.
Norm: You shouldn't annoy people in your class.
Situation: Jimmy's class is taking a test one day when he notices a girl he wants to be friends with.
Intention: Jimmy wants to get the attention of the girl he's interested in.
Immoral action: Jimmy keeps pestering the girl in class even though she's trying to concentrate.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy is reprimanded by his teacher and sent to the principle.
Norm: It's nice to get married.
Situation: John and Sally have been dating for six years and Sally asks John if he's ever going to ask her to marry her.
Intention: John wants to respond to Sally's question.
Moral action: John tells Sally that he definitely plans on marrying her and that in fact they can should start talking about it more seriously.
Moral consequence: Sally is delighted that John clearly loves her and is prepared to show it by committing to their relationship.
Norm: It's nice to get married.
Situation: John and Sally have been dating for six years and Sally asks John if he's ever going to ask her to marry her.
Intention: John wants to respond to Sally's question.
Immoral action: John tells Sally that marriage is just a piece of paper and that he'll never leave her anyway so what's the difference?
Immoral consequence: Sally is sad that John want bestow the grandest gesture of all upon her to show her that he really truly loves her.