CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't hate nerds.
Situation: Matt is walking down a hallway of his school and sees his brother's best friend Nate who loves coding.
Intention: Matt wants have a quick chat with Nate about his brother.
Immoral action: Matt tells Nate to stop influencing his brother as he can't stand people obsessed with computers.
Immoral consequence: Matt's brother gets upset as Nate stops talking to him.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on a test in school.
Situation: Rob is taking his final exams.
Intention: Rob wants to get a high score.
Moral action: Rob stays up all night studying extra hard for the exams.
Moral consequence: Rob is treated to his favorite meal when his parents see his high test score.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat on a test in school.
Situation: Rob is taking his final exams.
Intention: Rob wants to get a high score.
Immoral action: Rob hides his study notes in his sleeve and uses them to ace the exam.
Immoral consequence: Rob is flunked when the instructor finds out about him cheating.
Norm: You should always ask before going through someones phone.
Situation: Tammy and her friend are trying to decide where to go out to dinner, and her friend leaves briefly to use the bathroom and leaves her phone behind.
Intention: Tammy wants to choose a good restaurant.
Moral action: Tammy waits until her friend returns from the bathroom and asks if they can use her phone to look up restaurants on Yelp.
Moral consequence: Tammy's friend is happy to look at reviews and choose a restaurant together.
Norm: You should always ask before going through someones phone.
Situation: Tammy and her friend are trying to decide where to go out to dinner, and her friend leaves briefly to use the bathroom and leaves her phone behind.
Intention: Tammy wants to choose a good restaurant.
Immoral action: Tammy grabs her friends phone to look up restaurants on Yelp, and accidentally sees sensitive pictures her friend has sent to her boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: Tammy's friend is embarrassed and angry that she used her phone without asking.
Norm: It's wrong to talk back to a parent.
Situation: Mike is an angsty teen and thinks his parents just don't understand him.
Intention: Mike wants to have his parents feel the pain he is going through.
Moral action: Mike decides to have a conversation about how him and his parents can understand each other more.
Moral consequence: Mike and his parents have opened a dialog and can communicate to each other better.
Norm: It's wrong to talk back to a parent.
Situation: Mike is an angsty teen and thinks his parents just don't understand him.
Intention: Mike wants to have his parents feel the pain he is going through.
Immoral action: Mike tries to tell his parents how they are annoying him, but he ends up screaming in their faces.
Immoral consequence: Mike is grounded for disrespecting his parents, and he grows more angsty.
Norm: You shouldn't take time off work unless you are sick.
Situation: Jerry is getting ready to go to work.
Intention: Jerry wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Jerry buys doughnuts on the way to work and invites everyone to enjoy them on their morning break.
Moral consequence: Jerry gains favor with his boss for creating a fun work environment.
Norm: You shouldn't take time off work unless you are sick.
Situation: Jerry is getting ready to go to work.
Intention: Jerry wants to do something fun.
Immoral action: Jerry calls in sick to work and goes to a baseball game.
Immoral consequence: Jerry gets fired when his bosses see him at the game when watching it on tv.
Norm: You should not disrespect the dead.
Situation: Dolly is walking through a cemetery with her friends late at night.
Intention: Dolly wants to have a little bit of fun in the cemetery.
Moral action: Dolly and her friends bring a ouiji board with them and sit respectfully amongst the tombstones to play.
Moral consequence: They all have a fun, spooky time without disturbing the cemetery and those who are buried there.
Norm: You should not disrespect the dead.
Situation: Dolly is walking through a cemetery with her friends late at night.
Intention: Dolly wants to have a little bit of fun in the cemetery.
Immoral action: Dolly and her friends kick over a bunch of headstones and run away laughing.
Immoral consequence: Dolly and her friends are caught by the gravedigger and given hefty fines.
Norm: You should not make your partner feel unimportant.
Situation: John's girlfriend achieved an important accomplishment that she has been working towards today.
Intention: John wants to go to the bar.
Moral action: John suggests that he and his girlfriend go to celebrate her accomplishment at the bar.
Moral consequence: John's girlfriend feels that John cares about her life and accomplishments.
Norm: You should not make your partner feel unimportant.
Situation: John's girlfriend achieved an important accomplishment that she has been working towards today.
Intention: John wants to go to the bar.
Immoral action: John doesn't celebrate his girlfriend's accomplishment and goes to the bar instead.
Immoral consequence: John's girlfriend feels like John doesn't value her at all.
Norm: It's bad to focus too much on video games.
Situation: Joe got his latest report card and it's filled with C's and D's.
Intention: Joe wants to play less video games in order to focus on schoolwork.
Moral action: Joe works really hard all night long and actually learns things.
Moral consequence: Joe ends up getting A's and B's on his next report card.
Norm: It's bad to focus too much on video games.
Situation: Joe got his latest report card and it's filled with C's and D's.
Intention: Joe wants to play less video games in order to focus on schoolwork.
Immoral action: Joe decides to take a break from studying and play video games for 15 minutes that turns into and hour and a half.
Immoral consequence: Joe takes time away from studying and doesn't pull up his grades.
Norm: It is kind to give gifts to family.
Situation: Jane's sister just finished college and is having a graduation party but hasn't been able to find a job.
Intention: Jane wants to make her sister happy.
Moral action: Jane saves up money and gives her sister a book on how to improve her interview skills.
Moral consequence: Jane's sister reads the book and lands a good job shortly after.
Norm: It is kind to give gifts to family.
Situation: Jane's sister just finished college and is having a graduation party but hasn't been able to find a job.
Intention: Jane wants to make her sister happy.
Immoral action: Jane tells her sister that she loves her, but she can't afford to give her anything.
Immoral consequence: Jane's sister is happy her sister came to the party and doesn't care that she didn't receive a gift.
Norm: It's rude to avoid people.
Situation: John is walking down the street when he spots an old acquaintance, Dan walking towards him and waving at John.
Intention: John wants to respond to Dan's wave.
Moral action: John waves back at Dan and tells Dan hello and that it's been a long time so it's nice to see him.
Moral consequence: Dan is happy at John's polite statement and is happy to see a familiar face in the crowd.
Norm: It's rude to avoid people.
Situation: John is walking down the street when he spots an old acquaintance, Dan walking towards him and waving at John.
Intention: John wants to respond to Dan's wave.
Immoral action: John quickly looks down at the ground pretending not to notice Dan's wave and scurries off in a different direction.
Immoral consequence: Dan is hurt that John is seemingly trying to ditch him and wonders what is wrong with him that John would not want to talk to him.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude and petty to people.
Situation: Dan is getting groceries at the store.
Intention: Dan wants to finish shopping as fast as he can.
Moral action: Dan asks the manager to open up another check-out line to speed up service.
Moral consequence: Dan is thanked for his resourceful thinking by other people waiting in line.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude and petty to people.
Situation: Dan is getting groceries at the store.
Intention: Dan wants to finish shopping as fast as he can.
Immoral action: Dan refuses to let a person with only a couple of items go in front of him in line.
Immoral consequence: Dan is given dirty looks by all the people around him.
Norm: You shouldn't complain when someone is being helpful.
Situation: Richard got home from the hospital after having surgery.
Intention: Richard wants to move from his bed to the couch to watch tv.
Moral action: Richard asks his friend if he'll help him get to the couch safely to watch tv.
Moral consequence: His friend does his best, and they both enjoy watching tv together.
Norm: You shouldn't complain when someone is being helpful.
Situation: Richard got home from the hospital after having surgery.
Intention: Richard wants to move from his bed to the couch to watch tv.
Immoral action: Richard yells at his friend for almost dropping him while carrying him to the couch.
Immoral consequence: Richard's friend stops coming by to help him out and Richard is stuck in bed all day.
Norm: It's bad to lie to your spouse.
Situation: Ted has been working hard all day and feels he should have some fun.
Intention: Ted wants to go to have drinks with his coworkers after work.
Moral action: Ted tells his wife had some drinks with his coworkers.
Moral consequence: Ted's wife is unhappy that he got home later than usual but glad that he had a nice time with his coworkers.
Norm: It's bad to lie to your spouse.
Situation: Ted has been working hard all day and feels he should have some fun.
Intention: Ted wants to go to have drinks with his coworkers after work.
Immoral action: Ted tells his wife he had to work late and doesn't tell her he went out for drinks.
Immoral consequence: Ted feels guilty about lying to his wife and has to tell more lies about working late.
Norm: You shouldn't accept trades from customers for items.
Situation: Jimmy is talking to a customer who wants to buy a microwave but doesn't have enough money.
Intention: Jimmy wants to clsoe the sale.
Moral action: Jimmy offers the customers a payment plan that works for them, and they agree to buy the microwave.
Moral consequence: Jimmy is able to meet his sales goal for the month and receives a bonus.
Norm: You shouldn't accept trades from customers for items.
Situation: Jimmy is talking to a customer who wants to buy a microwave but doesn't have enough money.
Intention: Jimmy wants to clsoe the sale.
Immoral action: Jimmy offers to let the customer have the microwave if they give him a video game he has been wanting.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy gets reprimanded once his boss finds out he's been trading products for things.
Norm: It is rude to tattle on people.
Situation: Dave's older brother Mike often has friends over.
Intention: Dave wants to be noticed by his older brother and his friends.
Moral action: Dave asks to join their activities and talks about their common interests.
Moral consequence: Mike and Dave have the same group of friends for their childhood and beyond.
Norm: It is rude to tattle on people.
Situation: Dave's older brother Mike often has friends over.
Intention: Dave wants to be noticed by his older brother and his friends.
Immoral action: Dave tattles on Mike and his friends every time they are over.
Immoral consequence: Mike does not trust Dave, so he ignores him and will not let him hang out with his group of friends.
Norm: It's nice to celebrate anniversaries.
Situation: James' wife Sandy mentions that their wedding anniversary is coming up and asks him if he's planned anything.
Intention: James wants to respond to Sandy's question.
Moral action: James tells Sandy that he has planned something but that it's a surprise, and she'll have to wait.
Moral consequence: Sandy is bursting with excitement to find out what it is and is happy that her man planned something for them.
Norm: It's nice to celebrate anniversaries.
Situation: James' wife Sandy mentions that their wedding anniversary is coming up and asks him if he's planned anything.
Intention: James wants to respond to Sandy's question.
Immoral action: James tells Sandy that since it's just another day in their ordinary life he hasn't planned anything.
Immoral consequence: Sandy is sad and hurt that James isn't paying careful attention to their important relationship dates.
Norm: Its wrong to quit a job without giving notice
Situation: Lily is working at her job.
Intention: Lily wants to take some time off work.
Moral action: Lily goes to her boss and explains that she needs some time off.
Moral consequence: Lily is allowed to take an unpaid leave by her boss.
Norm: Its wrong to quit a job without giving notice
Situation: Lily is working at her job.
Intention: Lily wants to take some time off work.
Immoral action: Lily quits her job on the spot and leaves immediately.
Immoral consequence: Lily gets a bad reference from her employer and has a hard time finding a new job.
Norm: It's good to help someone with a project.
Situation: Ray is sitting in his office at work.
Intention: Ray wants to do something with his spare time.
Moral action: Ray joins a coworker that needs assistance on a project they're working on.
Moral consequence: Ray gets a good review from his boss for being a team player.
Norm: It's good to help someone with a project.
Situation: Ray is sitting in his office at work.
Intention: Ray wants to do something with his spare time.
Immoral action: Ray looks at gambling websites on his work computer.
Immoral consequence: Ray is written up for using work computers for personal reasons.
Norm: It's good to have people that listen to you.
Situation: Noah's girlfriend often tries to talk to him about her issues, but he tends to ignore her.
Intention: Noah wants to initiate conversations with his girlfriend more often.
Moral action: Noah apologizes to his girlfriend for being so aloof, and sits down to talk to her about her feelings.
Moral consequence: Noah's girlfriend feels heard and loved, and has a happier demeanor from then on.
Norm: It's good to have people that listen to you.
Situation: Noah's girlfriend often tries to talk to him about her issues, but he tends to ignore her.
Intention: Noah wants to initiate conversations with his girlfriend more often.
Immoral action: Noah asks his girlfriend how her day was, but starts playing video games when she begins to talk.
Immoral consequence: Noah's girlfriend feels ignored and begins to resent him.
Norm: It's not okay to use addictive drugs.
Situation: Jamie had previously been prescribed a strong narcotic after getting into a bad car accident.
Intention: Jamie wants the narcotic out of his house for good.
Moral action: Jamie brings his pills to an appropriate location to be dropped off and disposed of.
Moral consequence: Jamie, and others, are safe from the dangers of the narcotic.
Norm: It's not okay to use addictive drugs.
Situation: Jamie had previously been prescribed a strong narcotic after getting into a bad car accident.
Intention: Jamie wants the narcotic out of his house for good.
Immoral action: Jamie decides to take the remainder of his pills even though he does not need them.
Immoral consequence: Jamie becomes addicted and his life goes into a downward spiral.
Norm: It's respectable to take good care of other peoples belongings.
Situation: John has lent his friend Phil his watch and is standing by Phil as Phil is holding the watch.
Intention: Phil wants to put the watch in his backpack which is on the floor.
Moral action: Phil gently places the watch inside his backpack taking care to make sure it's wrapped around a towel so it doesn't get scratched.
Moral consequence: John is happy to see that his friend will take care of his belongings and doesn't have to stress about getting it back intact.
Norm: It's respectable to take good care of other peoples belongings.
Situation: John has lent his friend Phil his watch and is standing by Phil as Phil is holding the watch.
Intention: Phil wants to put the watch in his backpack which is on the floor.
Immoral action: Phil looks at the backpack and throws the watch into it from quite a distance away, watching it crash at high speed into the bag.
Immoral consequence: John is horrified that his friend is basically trying to break the watch and feels utterly disrespected by Phil's carelessness.
Norm: It's good to sell things to your friends.
Situation: Jane is moving to a new apartment and buying new furniture.
Intention: Jane wants to get some extra money for the move.
Moral action: Jane offers her furniture to Claire at a discount first.
Moral consequence: Claire feels happy and gets some things she needs.
Norm: It's good to sell things to your friends.
Situation: Jane is moving to a new apartment and buying new furniture.
Intention: Jane wants to get some extra money for the move.
Immoral action: Jane lists her furniture on Craiglist even though she knows Claire is looking for new furniture.
Immoral consequence: Claire is annoyed with Jane and must spend extra buying furniture elsewhere.
Norm: It's good to cook for yourself and others.
Situation: Mark is unemployed in the pandemic and doesn't know how to cook.
Intention: Mark needs to feed himself and his kids.
Moral action: Mark takes the free time from being home to learn how to cook basic meals for his family.
Moral consequence: Mark's kids learn how to cook too, and they all get healthier from eating takeout less.
Norm: It's good to cook for yourself and others.
Situation: Mark is unemployed in the pandemic and doesn't know how to cook.
Intention: Mark needs to feed himself and his kids.
Immoral action: Mark pressures his neighbor into cooking for him and his kids or buying takeout every meal.
Immoral consequence: Mark's neighbor stops allowing them to come over and his kids disrespect him as he can't feed them himself.
Norm: It's good to help out your neighbors.
Situation: Mark has just moved to a new neighborhood.
Intention: Mark wants to make friends with the neighbors.
Moral action: Mark offers to help some neighbors with their lawn and gets to know them.
Moral consequence: His neighbors like him and help him out later when he needs help.
Norm: It's good to help out your neighbors.
Situation: Mark has just moved to a new neighborhood.
Intention: Mark wants to make friends with the neighbors.
Immoral action: Mark invites himself over to a neighbors house and makes a mess and doesn't clean up after himself.
Immoral consequence: His neighbors stop talking to him.
Norm: It's good to get a job for your friends.
Situation: John's boss Tony tells John that the office needs an extra body around and asks John if he knows anyone who'd like the job.
Intention: John wants to respond to Tony's question.
Moral action: John tells his boss that he has a couple of people he knows and lists off some of his friends who are looking for work.
Moral consequence: John is praised by his friends who take every opportunity to thank him for always being there for them.
Norm: It's good to get a job for your friends.
Situation: John's boss Tony tells John that the office needs an extra body around and asks John if he knows anyone who'd like the job.
Intention: John wants to respond to Tony's question.
Immoral action: John tells Tony that he doesn't know anyone off the top of his head and that Tony should ask around some more.
Immoral consequence: John's conscience later eats at him because he knows his friends have been struggling to find jobs recently.
Norm: You shouldn't be mean to your significant other.
Situation: Kyle is eating his wife's breakfast and notices that it doesn't taste very good.
Intention: Kyle wants to tell his wife about the bad food.
Moral action: Kyle compliments his wife on the food and makes a few suggestions to improve the taste.
Moral consequence: Kyle's wife implements the suggestions and improves the recipe.
Norm: You shouldn't be mean to your significant other.
Situation: Kyle is eating his wife's breakfast and notices that it doesn't taste very good.
Intention: Kyle wants to tell his wife about the bad food.
Immoral action: Kyle tells his wife that she can't cook and needs to learn how.
Immoral consequence: Kyle's wife leaves the room angry and crying.
Norm: You shouldn't wait to do things.
Situation: Cat is looking at all the mail on her desk.
Intention: Cat wants take care of her bills.
Moral action: Cat opens all her mail and sends checks out to everyone she needs to pay.
Moral consequence: Cat has a clean desk and no worries about any bills going unpaid.
Norm: You shouldn't wait to do things.
Situation: Cat is looking at all the mail on her desk.
Intention: Cat wants take care of her bills.
Immoral action: Cat decides to throw all her mail in the trash and do bills next month.
Immoral consequence: Cat has her cell phone service suspended for late payment.
Norm: You should not harm your family.
Situation: Ed's children are misbehaving and fighting with each other.
Intention: Ed wants to stop the fighting.
Moral action: Ed walks over and calmly separates the fighting children, talking with them.
Moral consequence: The children calm down and settle their differences.
Norm: You should not harm your family.
Situation: Ed's children are misbehaving and fighting with each other.
Intention: Ed wants to stop the fighting.
Immoral action: Ed walks over and hits the children until they stop fighting each other.
Immoral consequence: The children hate Ed and make his life difficult.
Norm: It's wrong to sell your body for money.
Situation: Jane is told by her landlord that her rent is due and Jane is completely broke.
Intention: Jane wants to use the internet to attempt to raise funds for rent.
Moral action: Jane posts a plea online asking for donations to help her through a rough time.
Moral consequence: Jane feels hopeful that she will be helped out by her friends and the greater online community.
Norm: It's wrong to sell your body for money.
Situation: Jane is told by her landlord that her rent is due and Jane is completely broke.
Intention: Jane wants to use the internet to attempt to raise funds for rent.
Immoral action: Jane posts an ad online offering sexual favors for high sums of money.
Immoral consequence: Jane feels like she violated herself and her morals and better judgement and feels depressed.
Norm: You should be grateful for friends that help you out.
Situation: Justin is moving homes and needs help moving his furniture.
Intention: Justin wants his friends to help him move.
Moral action: Justin constantly thanks his friends for their help and buys them pizza at the end of the day.
Moral consequence: Justin's friends feel glad to help, and they get the move done seamlessly.
Norm: You should be grateful for friends that help you out.
Situation: Justin is moving homes and needs help moving his furniture.
Intention: Justin wants his friends to help him move.
Immoral action: Justin is rude and demanding to his friends as they help him move.
Immoral consequence: Justin's friends grow sick of his abuse and leave him to move his things alone.
Norm: It's not okay to not take care of your things.
Situation: Jeff's car is broken in his driveway and needs expensive repairs that he cannot afford.
Intention: Jeff wants to clear his driveway.
Moral action: Jeff asks his friend for a loan in order to get the car fixed up.
Moral consequence: Jeff's feels relieved that he can drive his car again.
Norm: It's not okay to not take care of your things.
Situation: Jeff's car is broken in his driveway and needs expensive repairs that he cannot afford.
Intention: Jeff wants to clear his driveway.
Immoral action: Jeff puts the car in neutral and pushes it onto his lawn and leaves it there.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's feels ashamed that his neighbors disapprove of how he handled the situation and how it makes the neighborhood look trashy.
Norm: You shouldn't deny things that are true.
Situation: Charles dropped a vase while shopping and broke it, so the store attendant is questioning Charles about it.
Intention: Charles wants to avoid trouble.
Moral action: Charles admits the truth and offers to pay for the vase.
Moral consequence: The store attendant accepts the money and lets Charles go without problems.