CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't shoplift from stores.
Situation: Tara is shopping at the mall when she spots a lovely pink sweater that is quite expensive.
Intention: Tara wants to add a pink sweater to her wardrobe.
Moral action: Not wanting to pay the hefty price of the sweater, Tara finds a lookalike for half the price.
Moral consequence: Tara saves money while adding a new pink sweater to her wardrobe.
Norm: You shouldn't shoplift from stores.
Situation: Tara is shopping at the mall when she spots a lovely pink sweater that is quite expensive.
Intention: Tara wants to add a pink sweater to her wardrobe.
Immoral action: Not wanting to pay the hefty price of the sweater, Tara sneaks it into her purse.
Immoral consequence: The alarm goes off as Tara is leaving the store, and she is arrested for shoplifting.
Norm: You shouldn't wish harm on others
Situation: Cal was mad at his father for punishing him on the weekend.
Intention: Cal wants his father to know how he feels.
Moral action: Cal talks to his father when he is feeling more calm about the situation.
Moral consequence: Cal and his father feel closer after they have spent time bonding.
Norm: You shouldn't wish harm on others
Situation: Cal was mad at his father for punishing him on the weekend.
Intention: Cal wants his father to know how he feels.
Immoral action: Cal yells at his father that he hopes he breaks his neck as he slams the door.
Immoral consequence: Cal's father extends his punishment to include five weekends instead of one.
Norm: It's bad to not watch where you're going.
Situation: Ben is walking through a busy lot back to the car before meeting up with a friend.
Intention: Ben wants to text his friend to let them know he's on the way.
Moral action: Ben waits to get in his car before texting.
Moral consequence: Ben pays attention to where he is going and doesn't get in anyone's way.
Norm: It's bad to not watch where you're going.
Situation: Ben is walking through a busy lot back to the car before meeting up with a friend.
Intention: Ben wants to text his friend to let them know he's on the way.
Immoral action: Ben starts texting while walking through a crowd of people.
Immoral consequence: Ben runs into someone causing them to think he is rude and aloof.
Norm: Helping a person cheat on school work is wrong.
Situation: Beth is hanging out with her friend Matt who asks her for help on a math test review assignment they have to complete for homework.
Intention: Beth wants to help Matt with the homework.
Moral action: Beth spends time going over each test review question and letting Matt work out the answers himself.
Moral consequence: Matt gets a good grade on the math test because Beth prepared him well and didn't do the work for him.
Norm: Helping a person cheat on school work is wrong.
Situation: Beth is hanging out with her friend Matt who asks her for help on a math test review assignment they have to complete for homework.
Intention: Beth wants to help Matt with the homework.
Immoral action: Beth fills in the homework for Matt without teaching him what any of it means.
Immoral consequence: Matt does poorly on the test the next day because he doesn't understand the underlying principles from the review.
Norm: You shouldn't bully your partner.
Situation: Lucille and Edward are eating at a restaurant, and they ordered different things.
Intention: Lucille wants to eat some of what Edward ordered.
Moral action: Lucille shares her food with Edward and asks him if she could try some of his meal.
Moral consequence: Lucille and Edward have a wonderful date and enjoyed their meal together.
Norm: You shouldn't bully your partner.
Situation: Lucille and Edward are eating at a restaurant, and they ordered different things.
Intention: Lucille wants to eat some of what Edward ordered.
Immoral action: Lucille makes fun of what Edward ordered, criticizing him for not ordering something more manly, and she should eat it instead.
Immoral consequence: Edward feels uncomfortable and breaks up with Lucille for her constant critiques.
Norm: It is wrong to keep important information from people
Situation: Agatha agreed to let Nancy use her phone number as a message phone because Nancy's children were in protective services and Nancy was trying to get them back.
Intention: Agatha doesn't want to take messages for Nancy anymore.
Moral action: Agatha tells Nancy she just can't do it anymore and Nancy finds another friend to take phone messages.
Moral consequence: Nancy is able to work with protective services and get her children back.
Norm: It is wrong to keep important information from people
Situation: Agatha agreed to let Nancy use her phone number as a message phone because Nancy's children were in protective services and Nancy was trying to get them back.
Intention: Agatha doesn't want to take messages for Nancy anymore.
Immoral action: Agatha erases any messages she gets for Nancy without reading them or telling Nancy.
Immoral consequence: Nancy misses important appointments and loses custody of her children.
Norm: It is bad not to help others in need
Situation: Charles, who is a wealthy man, passes by a homeless man on the street asking for money.
Intention: Charles wants to respond to the homeless man.
Moral action: Charles buys the man dinner and takes him to a homeless shelter.
Moral consequence: The homeless man is fed and has somewhere to sleep.
Norm: It is bad not to help others in need
Situation: Charles, who is a wealthy man, passes by a homeless man on the street asking for money.
Intention: Charles wants to respond to the homeless man.
Immoral action: Charles tells the man to quit being lazy and get a job.
Immoral consequence: The homeless man remains hungry and homeless.
Norm: You should be honest with your family.
Situation: Jon has been struggling in school because he has been drinking with friends and his family is worried.
Intention: Jon wants to avoid getting in trouble.
Moral action: Jon tells his family that he can do much better and vows to do so avoiding mentioning the reason why.
Moral consequence: Jon stays honest and doesn't let himself off the hook.
Norm: You should be honest with your family.
Situation: Jon has been struggling in school because he has been drinking with friends and his family is worried.
Intention: Jon wants to avoid getting in trouble.
Immoral action: Jon tells his family that his school troubles are due to unfair teachers, and that he is doing his best.
Immoral consequence: Jon is encouraged to keep up his irresponsible behavior.
Norm: It's unhealthy not to eat enough
Situation: Laura has an important occasion coming up and her dress is too snug on her.
Intention: Laura wants to lose weight.
Moral action: Laura goes to the gym with a friend and invests in slimming undergarments.
Moral consequence: Laura is able to fit into her dress and loses a few extra pounds.
Norm: It's unhealthy not to eat enough
Situation: Laura has an important occasion coming up and her dress is too snug on her.
Intention: Laura wants to lose weight.
Immoral action: Laura goes on a crash diet, eating only one piece of fruit every day.
Immoral consequence: Laura gets thing, begins to suffer from the effects of malnutrition and develops an eating disorder.
Norm: You should be nice to your pet.
Situation: Tom has gone to bed quite late and his dog is barking loudly.
Intention: Tom wants to get uninterrupted sleep.
Moral action: Tom gives the dog a toy and a treat to distract him.
Moral consequence: Tom's dog is happy with the attention and treat.
Norm: You should be nice to your pet.
Situation: Tom has gone to bed quite late and his dog is barking loudly.
Intention: Tom wants to get uninterrupted sleep.
Immoral action: Tom yells at his dog and tells him to shut up.
Immoral consequence: Tom's dog is scared because he seems angry.
Norm: It's wrong to use offensive terms.
Situation: Dave is at a work training session on sensitivity and is shown a video fo some people who struggle with mental disabilities.
Intention: Dave wants to react to the video.
Moral action: Dave tells the group that the people in the video must have a hard time in life.
Moral consequence: The group agrees with Dave and are happy that he recognizes that people with mental disabilities face a bigger struggle.
Norm: It's wrong to use offensive terms.
Situation: Dave is at a work training session on sensitivity and is shown a video fo some people who struggle with mental disabilities.
Intention: Dave wants to react to the video.
Immoral action: Dave tells the group that the "retards" in the video must have a hard time in life.
Immoral consequence: The group is disgusted that Dave would use that derogatory term and are made uncomfortable.
Norm: It's wrong to commit wage violations.
Situation: John owns a shop and is currently paying ten employees.
Intention: John wants to be a successful business owner.
Moral action: John decides that happy and well compensated employees will be better for business and encourages them to unionize.
Moral consequence: John's business becomes known as an employee friendly business and grows with constant support from the community.
Norm: It's wrong to commit wage violations.
Situation: John owns a shop and is currently paying ten employees.
Intention: John wants to be a successful business owner.
Immoral action: John decides to maximize profits in every way possible at the expensive of legality and his employees' salaries.
Immoral consequence: John's employees all walk out and quit on him in protest on the busiest day of the year.
Norm: It's wrong to disturb your friend's wedding.
Situation: Scott and Steve are lifetime friends and Scott is picked to be a groomsman for Steve wedding.
Intention: Scott wants to have a good time at the wedding and reception.
Moral action: Scott makes a nice speech and has a great time with the party being very helpful throughout the wedding and reception.
Moral consequence: Scott is respected by everyone who goes there and the friendship of Scott and Steve strengthen.
Norm: It's wrong to disturb your friend's wedding.
Situation: Scott and Steve are lifetime friends and Scott is picked to be a groomsman for Steve wedding.
Intention: Scott wants to have a good time at the wedding and reception.
Immoral action: Scott gets very drunk at the recption makes an awkward speech and hits on some of the bridemaids in an unwelcome way.
Immoral consequence: Scott is seen as unreliable by Steve and the friendship is never the same after that.
Norm: It's wrong to not be there for your friends.
Situation: Noelle realizes that she has a date booked for the same night as her friend's party.
Intention: Noelle wants to correct the schedule conflict.
Moral action: Noelle goes to her friend's party, and she calls to reschedule the date.
Moral consequence: Noelle has a great time at the party, and she goes on the date the next day anyway.
Norm: It's wrong to not be there for your friends.
Situation: Noelle realizes that she has a date booked for the same night as her friend's party.
Intention: Noelle wants to correct the schedule conflict.
Immoral action: Noelle tells her friend she's sick and goes on the date instead.
Immoral consequence: Noelle feels bad the entire date so it doesn't go well.
Norm: It's wrong to starve yourself.
Situation: Bob wanted to lose weight so that he wouldn't have to buy new clothes to fit him.
Intention: Bob wants to lose weight.
Moral action: Bob decides to work out more often to try and burn fat.
Moral consequence: Bob loses some weight over time and builds some muscle as well.
Norm: It's wrong to starve yourself.
Situation: Bob wanted to lose weight so that he wouldn't have to buy new clothes to fit him.
Intention: Bob wants to lose weight.
Immoral action: Bob decides not to eat any food so that he'll lose weight quickly.
Immoral consequence: Bob does indeed quickly lose weight, but he also keeps passing out at work.
Norm: It's bad to take liberties with someone else's money.
Situation: Sally was shopping for her mother-in-law to stock up on household supplies.
Intention: Sally wanted to make sure there were enough supplies to last several months.
Moral action: Sally buys extra items with her own money and figures she will work out repayment with her mother-in-law later.
Moral consequence: Sally's mother-in-law has enough money to pay her other bills and pay Sally later for the extra items.
Norm: It's bad to take liberties with someone else's money.
Situation: Sally was shopping for her mother-in-law to stock up on household supplies.
Intention: Sally wanted to make sure there were enough supplies to last several months.
Immoral action: Sally fills the cart with extra items that are in addition to the things her mother-in-law authorized her to buy with her credit card.
Immoral consequence: Sally's mother-in-law does not have enough money left to pay her other bills.
Norm: It is good to get your kids vaccinated.
Situation: Bea has never taken her infant son to get his vaccination shots.
Intention: Bea wants to keep her son safe during the flu season.
Moral action: Bea takes her son to the doctor in order to get his flu shot.
Moral consequence: Bea's son stays safe and healthy all through the flu season.
Norm: It is good to get your kids vaccinated.
Situation: Bea has never taken her infant son to get his vaccination shots.
Intention: Bea wants to keep her son safe during the flu season.
Immoral action: Bea gives her son Vitamin C every day to keep the flu away.
Immoral consequence: Bea's son gets the flu and has to be admitted into the hospital.
Norm: It's wrong to never move on.
Situation: Sue's boyfriend Larry breaks up with her, and she is devastated.
Intention: Sue wants to be in a relationship.
Moral action: Sue gives herself some time to heal and get over Larry before she starts looking for a new man.
Moral consequence: Once she is ready to be in a relationship again, Sue meets a nice guy and agrees to go out with him.
Norm: It's wrong to never move on.
Situation: Sue's boyfriend Larry breaks up with her, and she is devastated.
Intention: Sue wants to be in a relationship.
Immoral action: Sue pursues Larry and tries to get back together with him with any means necessary.
Immoral consequence: Sue and Larry get back together for a little while, but shortly after he breaks up with her again.
Norm: It's nice to offer a guest the most comfortable chair.
Situation: Tim invites Dylan over to his house, and they are about to sit down in the den.
Intention: Tim wants Dylan to have fun at his house.
Moral action: Tim offers Dylan the comfy chair and asks Dylan what game to play first.
Moral consequence: Dylan has a blast playing Battleship and Sorry with Tim.
Norm: It's nice to offer a guest the most comfortable chair.
Situation: Tim invites Dylan over to his house, and they are about to sit down in the den.
Intention: Tim wants Dylan to have fun at his house.
Immoral action: Tim immediately sits in the comfy chair while thinking of games to play with Dylan.
Immoral consequence: Dylan still has fun but is annoyed by the irritating chair he's in.
Norm: it's a good habit to save money when possible.
Situation: Sally has a new job at a law firm where she needs to dress conservatively.
Intention: Sally wants to get a new wardrobe.
Moral action: Sally visits some local second hand stores that have nice suits for work, and she gets a lot for her money.
Moral consequence: Sally pays all of her bills on time and does not have to worry about her bank balance too much.
Norm: it's a good habit to save money when possible.
Situation: Sally has a new job at a law firm where she needs to dress conservatively.
Intention: Sally wants to get a new wardrobe.
Immoral action: Sally goes online and buys five new suits from a designer website.
Immoral consequence: Sally struggles to pay her bills the next month because she spent her whole paycheck on clothes.
Norm: You shouldn't let people drink that are underage.
Situation: Keith is drinking a beer on his porch after completing yard work with his 15 year old son John.
Intention: Keith wants to commend John for a job well done.
Moral action: Keith offers John an ice cream from a local shop as a reward for working hard in the yard.
Moral consequence: John and Keith get a ride to the ice cream shop and enjoy sundaes together.
Norm: You shouldn't let people drink that are underage.
Situation: Keith is drinking a beer on his porch after completing yard work with his 15 year old son John.
Intention: Keith wants to commend John for a job well done.
Immoral action: Keith offers John a beer as a 'thank you' for helping out with the yard work.
Immoral consequence: John enjoys the beer and begins seeking it out through other people on a more regular basis, forming a harmful habit.
Norm: You should always take care of your pet's health.
Situation: Pascal's dog is sick and it will cost him $50 to cure it but that's his whole month's allowance.
Intention: Pascal wants to make a decison.
Moral action: Pascal decides to treat the dog right away and buys the medicine.
Moral consequence: The dog makes a full recovery and Pascal is happy.
Norm: You should always take care of your pet's health.
Situation: Pascal's dog is sick and it will cost him $50 to cure it but that's his whole month's allowance.
Intention: Pascal wants to make a decison.
Immoral action: Pascal decides his dog will probably get better on it's own and spends the $50 on himself.
Immoral consequence: A month later the vet tells Pascal the disease progressed and it will now cost $700 to cure; the dog dies before Pascal can raise the money.
Norm: It is unacceptable to call other people rude names.
Situation: Craig is in line at the movie theater concession stand waiting to get some popcorn.
Intention: Craig wants to hurry up and get into the theatre before the movie starts.
Moral action: Craig asks the person in front of him if he can switch places because his movie is about to start.
Moral consequence: Craig moves up in the line and gets his popcorn in time to catch his movie.
Norm: It is unacceptable to call other people rude names.
Situation: Craig is in line at the movie theater concession stand waiting to get some popcorn.
Intention: Craig wants to hurry up and get into the theatre before the movie starts.
Immoral action: Craig steps up to make his order but a woman cuts in front of him, so he calls her a rude name.
Immoral consequence: Craig is asked to leave the theater for using profane language toward the woman.
Norm: Littering is a bad thing
Situation: Mike parked his car in the park where he ate his fast food lunch.
Intention: Mike wants to get rid of his trash.
Moral action: Mike gathers his trash and walks to the trash can to throw it away.
Moral consequence: Visitors to the park are pleased with how well maintained the park looks.
Norm: Littering is a bad thing
Situation: Mike parked his car in the park where he ate his fast food lunch.
Intention: Mike wants to get rid of his trash.
Immoral action: Mike rolls down his window and throws his wrappers on the ground as he drives away.
Immoral consequence: Visitors that arrive to the park after Mike think the park looks unkempt.
Norm: Abandoning people can be seen as cold.
Situation: Jill was called at 2 in the morning by her friend Sarah, who asked for a ride home.
Intention: Jill wants to get off the phone quickly.
Moral action: Jill agrees to pick her up and hangs up the phone right away.
Moral consequence: Jill drives Sarah home and Sarah is grateful for the help.
Norm: Abandoning people can be seen as cold.
Situation: Jill was called at 2 in the morning by her friend Sarah, who asked for a ride home.
Intention: Jill wants to get off the phone quickly.
Immoral action: Jill tells Sarah not to call her so late at night and hangs up.
Immoral consequence: Sarah tries to walk home and gets sick, the next day all of their friends blame Jill.
Norm: It's rude to sing loudly over other people's objections.
Situation: Mary has helped organize a protest at her college about the prevalent rape culture on campus.
Intention: Mary wants the college president to acknowledge their efforts.
Moral action: When the president opens dialogue with the protesters Mary agrees to sit and talk to him.
Moral consequence: Mary is able to get the president to agree to meaningful changes.
Norm: It's rude to sing loudly over other people's objections.
Situation: Mary has helped organize a protest at her college about the prevalent rape culture on campus.
Intention: Mary wants the college president to acknowledge their efforts.
Immoral action: When the president attempts to address the protesters Mary encourages the students to sing loudly to disrupt him.
Immoral consequence: Mary fails to influence the president to their cause.
Norm: It's wrong to spy on colleagues.
Situation: Becky and Julie work for the same company, and Becky is curious about a project that Julie is working on.
Intention: Becky wants to find out more about the project.
Moral action: Becky goes up to Julie and asks her if she is comfortable talking about her project.
Moral consequence: Julie is happy to tell Becky more about it, and they end up talking all afternoon.
Norm: It's wrong to spy on colleagues.
Situation: Becky and Julie work for the same company, and Becky is curious about a project that Julie is working on.
Intention: Becky wants to find out more about the project.
Immoral action: Becky reads through Julie's email while Julie is away in a meeting.
Immoral consequence: Julie finds out that Becky has read her email without permission and reports her to HR.
Norm: You shouldn't be around people that are perverts.
Situation: Jack and his friend Hoffner are standing in the park watching the female joggers run by.
Intention: Jack wants to make his friend Hoffner laugh.
Moral action: Jack makes jokes at the jogging ladies and mentions flashing one of the women but Hoffner laughs at Jack and tells him it's time to go.
Moral consequence: Jack and Hoffner leave the park and go back to Jack's house to watch a movie.
Norm: You shouldn't be around people that are perverts.
Situation: Jack and his friend Hoffner are standing in the park watching the female joggers run by.
Intention: Jack wants to make his friend Hoffner laugh.
Immoral action: Jack starts making jokes at the female joggers and ends up flashing his penis at one causing Hoffner to laugh with Jack.
Immoral consequence: A lady calls the cops on Jack and Hoffner is taken to the police station as well for being present.
Norm: It is not good to skip work.
Situation: Han wakes up, and he's really tired after all the extra work from yesterday.
Intention: Han wants to make a decision.
Moral action: Han gets up, eats breakfast and goes to work today.
Moral consequence: Han's boss greats Han at work, and they get to work on the day's tasks.
Norm: It is not good to skip work.
Situation: Han wakes up, and he's really tired after all the extra work from yesterday.
Intention: Han wants to make a decision.
Immoral action: Han doesn't go to to work and just lies back down and goes back to sleep.
Immoral consequence: Han's boss docks Han's pay for not showing up for work.
Norm: It's important always use crosswalks to cross the road.
Situation: John is walking home through the city in the middle of the night.
Intention: John wants to get home quickly to go to bed.
Moral action: John knows that the streets are unsafer at night, so he makes sure to only cross them at well lit crosswalks during his walk home.
Moral consequence: john gets home safely and is able to finally crawl into bed for a good night's sleep.
Norm: It's important always use crosswalks to cross the road.
Situation: John is walking home through the city in the middle of the night.
Intention: John wants to get home quickly to go to bed.
Immoral action: John sees there is no traffic on the street he needs to cross, so he jaywalks across the middle of the street.
Immoral consequence: A police officer on foot patrol sees John and gives him a lengthy verbal warning about jaywalking which delays John's trip home.