CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's bad to track people's movements without their consent.
Situation: Carrie is afraid that her boyfriend will cheat on her.
Intention: Carrie wants peace of mind.
Immoral action: Carrie installs an app on her boyfriend's phone to track where he is 24/7.
Immoral consequence: Carrie follows her boyfriend on the maps excessively and has no time for anything else.
Norm: It's good to take people nice places.
Situation: Tom is on vacation, in Paris, with his spouse, and they have not yet visited unique places.
Intention: Tom wants to take his spouse someone special on vacation.
Moral action: Tom takes his spouse to the Eiffel Tower, to see the nice building.
Moral consequence: Tom's wife is thrilled and gives Tom a big kiss.
Norm: It's good to take people nice places.
Situation: Tom is on vacation, in Paris, with his spouse, and they have not yet visited unique places.
Intention: Tom wants to take his spouse someone special on vacation.
Immoral action: Tom takes his spouse to the sewers of Paris, to see the underground of the city.
Immoral consequence: Tom's spouse is mortified and offended, and Tom regrets his choice.
Norm: It is wrong to eavesdrop on other people.
Situation: Bob inadvertently stumbles across two of his bosses having a heated personal exchange.
Intention: Bob wants to react to the situation.
Moral action: Bob reveals his presence and apologizes for the intrusion.
Moral consequence: Bob is able to get away before hearing more than he already had.
Norm: It is wrong to eavesdrop on other people.
Situation: Bob inadvertently stumbles across two of his bosses having a heated personal exchange.
Intention: Bob wants to react to the situation.
Immoral action: Bob conceals himself better and proceeds to listen in on the conversation.
Immoral consequence: Bob gets caught when he starts spreading what he heard around the office.
Norm: You shouldn't feign a mental illness to get someone's attention.
Situation: Jay is a musician who has been having trouble getting attention for his music.
Intention: Jay wants to get his music out there.
Moral action: Jay offers to perform at concerts for an affordable price.
Moral consequence: People become aware of Jay, and Jay feels better about how he's getting attention.
Norm: You shouldn't feign a mental illness to get someone's attention.
Situation: Jay is a musician who has been having trouble getting attention for his music.
Intention: Jay wants to get his music out there.
Immoral action: Jay writes a post on social media about making music while being bipolar.
Immoral consequence: Jay's post becomes viral, and Jay becomes popular off of a lie.
Norm: It is bad to keep things from the police.
Situation: Will witnessed a crime in his neighborhood near his home and the police are questioning him about it.
Intention: Will wants to keep his name out of the report for his safety.
Moral action: Will exercises his right not to talk to the police and later submits an anonymous tip.
Moral consequence: The police arrest the criminal based on the information and the neighborhood is safer.
Norm: It is bad to keep things from the police.
Situation: Will witnessed a crime in his neighborhood near his home and the police are questioning him about it.
Intention: Will wants to keep his name out of the report for his safety.
Immoral action: Will states to the officer that he did not see anything.
Immoral consequence: The police cannot locate the criminal who is free to commit more crimes.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore your family.
Situation: Kyle has a work project with a deadline coming up soon and his mom has been calling and texting him.
Intention: Kyle wants to focus on his work.
Moral action: Kyle sends his mom a quick text back promising to get back to her when he's done.
Moral consequence: Kyle's mom appreciates the heads up and waits for him to finish.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore your family.
Situation: Kyle has a work project with a deadline coming up soon and his mom has been calling and texting him.
Intention: Kyle wants to focus on his work.
Immoral action: Kyle turns off his phone and continues to work on his project.
Immoral consequence: Kyle's mom feels like she is not a priority to her own son.
Norm: You shouldn't do drugs when you're underage.
Situation: James feels stressed by the pressures of maintaining his grades and participation in four different extracurricular activities.
Intention: James wants to feel less stressed.
Moral action: James tells his parents that he wants to drop two extracurriculars, so he can have a more reasonable schedule.
Moral consequence: James is able to sleep more and occasionally spend time with his friends.
Norm: You shouldn't do drugs when you're underage.
Situation: James feels stressed by the pressures of maintaining his grades and participation in four different extracurricular activities.
Intention: James wants to feel less stressed.
Immoral action: James starts smoking pot, so he'll feel less anxious about all his obligations.
Immoral consequence: James' grades begin to suffer, causing his parents to confront him at least once a week.
Norm: It is hurtful to joke around too much with people.
Situation: Penelope likes to joke around with her friends, but sees her friend Rita is having a bad day.
Intention: Penelope wants to make a joke.
Moral action: Penelope decides to joke around with someone else in the group who is in a better mood.
Moral consequence: Everyone, including Rita, laugh at Penelope's joke, and Rita feels better.
Norm: It is hurtful to joke around too much with people.
Situation: Penelope likes to joke around with her friends, but sees her friend Rita is having a bad day.
Intention: Penelope wants to make a joke.
Immoral action: Penelope makes a joke about Rita's hair that would normally not be taken seriously by Rita.
Immoral consequence: Rita gets very angry and tells Penelope that she doesn't want to talk to her again.
Norm: It is good to learn about autism.
Situation: Bret has a nephew named Sam that has autism that he is going to babysit for the afternoon.
Intention: Bret wants to do activities with Sam.
Moral action: Bret learns about autism and approaches Sam with consideration about his autism.
Moral consequence: Bret will be able to get Sam to do certain activities and be understanding if Sam is resistant.
Norm: It is good to learn about autism.
Situation: Bret has a nephew named Sam that has autism that he is going to babysit for the afternoon.
Intention: Bret wants to do activities with Sam.
Immoral action: Bret tries to involve Sam in activities as if Sam is any other child.
Immoral consequence: Bret will become frustrated if Sam avoids certain avitivities.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your partner with their parent.
Situation: Gary is dating Monica, and her mother Tina is flirting with Gary while Monica is away.
Intention: Gary wants to respond to the flirting.
Moral action: Gary tells Tina that the flirting is inappropriate and that he'll tell Monica if it continues.
Moral consequence: Tina backs off, and Gary and Monica continue dating for a while.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your partner with their parent.
Situation: Gary is dating Monica, and her mother Tina is flirting with Gary while Monica is away.
Intention: Gary wants to respond to the flirting.
Immoral action: Gary flirts back at Tina, and the two end up having sex.
Immoral consequence: Monica finds out and breaks up with Gary and cuts her mother out of her life.
Norm: It's wrong to hate everybody
Situation: Jeff hates everybody, because no one seems to like him.
Intention: Jeff wants to cheer himself up.
Moral action: Jeff decides maybe if he likes some people they will like him back.
Moral consequence: Jeff stops hating some people and turns out some of those people start liking him.
Norm: It's wrong to hate everybody
Situation: Jeff hates everybody, because no one seems to like him.
Intention: Jeff wants to cheer himself up.
Immoral action: Jeff keeps on hating everyone as he watches TV and hates the characters on the show.
Immoral consequence: No one likes Jeff because he in turn likes no one else, and he continues to be stuck in hate.
Norm: It's bad to throw up at your desk.
Situation: Gary stayed up late drinking with friends and is feeling very nauseous at work the next day.
Intention: Gary wants to let himself throw up to feel better.
Moral action: Gary hurries off to the bathroom and makes it there before throwing up.
Moral consequence: Gary's coworker think he's a responsible worker and have no idea he's hungover.
Norm: It's bad to throw up at your desk.
Situation: Gary stayed up late drinking with friends and is feeling very nauseous at work the next day.
Intention: Gary wants to let himself throw up to feel better.
Immoral action: Gary stays at his desk and when he has to throw up he uses the trash can at his desk.
Immoral consequence: Gary's coworkers begin to believe that he has an alcohol problem and it gives him a bad reputation.
Norm: It is mean not to consider the feelings of others
Situation: Lizzy is cooking for her party, and she knows her vegetarian friend Sandy will be showing up.
Intention: Lizzy wants to serve barbecue food.
Moral action: Lizzy invites Sandy over to her house to make some vegetarian friendly items for the menu.
Moral consequence: Sandy gains a deeper understanding of barbecue.
Norm: It is mean not to consider the feelings of others
Situation: Lizzy is cooking for her party, and she knows her vegetarian friend Sandy will be showing up.
Intention: Lizzy wants to serve barbecue food.
Immoral action: Lizzy makes an assortment of ribs and chicken wings for the party.
Immoral consequence: Sandy feels left out because she can't eat anything.
Norm: It's dishonest to lie on a resume.
Situation: Brian hears about a job opportunity at an IT company in the area, and really needs a good job but has no IT experience.
Intention: Brian wants to submit an eye-catching resume to the company.
Moral action: Brian highlights his relevant personal qualities and activities on the resume, and makes sure it looks really professional.
Moral consequence: Brian lands an interview with the company, and impresses them enough with his personality that they give him a chance.
Norm: It's dishonest to lie on a resume.
Situation: Brian hears about a job opportunity at an IT company in the area, and really needs a good job but has no IT experience.
Intention: Brian wants to submit an eye-catching resume to the company.
Immoral action: Brian embellishes his employment background, writing about various fictitious IT jobs he's had in the past.
Immoral consequence: Brian is interviewed by the company, who immediately realizes he has no idea how to do IT work and rejects him.
Norm: It's good to do favors for your roommates.
Situation: John sees that his roommate Bob is running out of time for a deadline, and stressed about taking time for housework.
Intention: John wants to respond to Bob's worry.
Moral action: John gets up and does the dishes and vacuums the floor so Bob has less to do.
Moral consequence: Bob is relieved and saves time and thanks John for the help.
Norm: It's good to do favors for your roommates.
Situation: John sees that his roommate Bob is running out of time for a deadline, and stressed about taking time for housework.
Intention: John wants to respond to Bob's worry.
Immoral action: John tells Bob he should quiet down while cleaning, because John is trying to play video games.
Immoral consequence: Bob feels even more stressed, and becomes resentful of John's attitude.
Norm: It's bad to be abusive in a relationship.
Situation: Hank is dating Gina and Gina didn't put enough salt in the food she made.
Intention: Hank wants to respond to the lack of salt.
Moral action: Hank tells Gina that the food is good but can use a little more salt.
Moral consequence: Gina will take Hanks suggestions and improve her seasoning.
Norm: It's bad to be abusive in a relationship.
Situation: Hank is dating Gina and Gina didn't put enough salt in the food she made.
Intention: Hank wants to respond to the lack of salt.
Immoral action: Hank takes the food and tosses it against the wall.
Immoral consequence: Gina will become afraid of Hank and plan to leave him.
Norm: It's good to honor the promises you made to someone.
Situation: Andrew is busy at work but promised his daughter Rachel that he would take her out to dinner if she graduated, and she has graduated.
Intention: Andrew wants to talk to his daughter about what he said.
Moral action: Andrew tells Rachel to pick a restaurant to go to since she has graduated.
Moral consequence: Rachel will feel happy that Andrew is honoring his promise to take her out for graduating.
Norm: It's good to honor the promises you made to someone.
Situation: Andrew is busy at work but promised his daughter Rachel that he would take her out to dinner if she graduated, and she has graduated.
Intention: Andrew wants to talk to his daughter about what he said.
Immoral action: Andrew says that he's too busy at work to take Rachel out for her graduation dinner.
Immoral consequence: Rachel will feel betrayed by Andrew and feel he is unreliable.
Norm: It's good to make your front yard look nice.
Situation: Marty has a house in a neighborhood and has a dirt front yard with a lot of space.
Intention: Marty wants to use his front yard.
Moral action: Marty plants grass and flowers in his front yard.
Moral consequence: People in the neighborhood compliment Marty for his front yard.
Norm: It's good to make your front yard look nice.
Situation: Marty has a house in a neighborhood and has a dirt front yard with a lot of space.
Intention: Marty wants to use his front yard.
Immoral action: Marty puts garbage and broken appliances on the front yard.
Immoral consequence: People in the neighborhood avoid Marty because his front yard looks unkempt.
Norm: It's not okay to be a bully.
Situation: Sam is at school, has had chronic low-self esteem this week, and it's the middle of the day.
Intention: Sam wants to feel powerful during the day.
Moral action: Sam goes to the school gym and lifts weights, and feels confident.
Moral consequence: Sam gets his exercise for the day and talks to others in the gym.
Norm: It's not okay to be a bully.
Situation: Sam is at school, has had chronic low-self esteem this week, and it's the middle of the day.
Intention: Sam wants to feel powerful during the day.
Immoral action: Sam picks on a student and push him around, and feels strong.
Immoral consequence: Sam gets sent to the principle and feels sorry.
Norm: It's wrong to blame people for things.
Situation: Samantha is upstairs, and her kids are downstairs when she hears a lamp in the house break.
Intention: Samantha wants to get to the bottom of who broke the lamp.
Moral action: Samantha asks the kids which of them broke the lamp.
Moral consequence: The kids confess who it was, and Samantha has a talk with them both.
Norm: It's wrong to blame people for things.
Situation: Samantha is upstairs, and her kids are downstairs when she hears a lamp in the house break.
Intention: Samantha wants to get to the bottom of who broke the lamp.
Immoral action: Samantha comes downstairs instantly blaming the child closest to the lamp.
Immoral consequence: Samantha was wrong, and she yells at the child, and he ends up getting trust issues over it.
Norm: It's rude to refuse to help classmates.
Situation: Nicole and James are competing to become valedictorian but Nicole had to miss some classes due to a surgery and has asked James for his notes.
Intention: James wants to beat Nicole to be valedictorian.
Moral action: James shares his notes with Nicole and vows to study enough to beat her fair and square.
Moral consequence: Nicole is grateful to James and the two have a friendly rivalry that both enjoy.
Norm: It's rude to refuse to help classmates.
Situation: Nicole and James are competing to become valedictorian but Nicole had to miss some classes due to a surgery and has asked James for his notes.
Intention: James wants to beat Nicole to be valedictorian.
Immoral action: James declines to give Nicole his notes because he wants any advantage he can get.
Immoral consequence: Nicole tells others about what James did, and he gets a reputation as a jerk.
Norm: It's wrong to be xenophobic towards people from other countries.
Situation: Mel and Xena are in line for a movie and a crowd of foreigners is talking loudly in front of them.
Intention: Xena wants to decide how to handle the noise.
Moral action: Xena breathes deeply and manages her own stress levels.
Moral consequence: Xena realizes she may be xenophobic and confronts this.
Norm: It's wrong to be xenophobic towards people from other countries.
Situation: Mel and Xena are in line for a movie and a crowd of foreigners is talking loudly in front of them.
Intention: Xena wants to decide how to handle the noise.
Immoral action: Xena tells the group of foreigners to quiet down.
Immoral consequence: Xena is not understood and becomes embarassed at her xenophobia.
Norm: It's wrong to say people's names wrong.
Situation: Mark and Bobo are friends hanging out at the mall.
Intention: Mark wants to get a reaction from Bobo.
Moral action: Mark tells Bobo a funny joke they both laugh at.
Moral consequence: Bobo thinks Mark is funny, and they become closer friends than before.
Norm: It's wrong to say people's names wrong.
Situation: Mark and Bobo are friends hanging out at the mall.
Intention: Mark wants to get a reaction from Bobo.
Immoral action: Mark keeps calling Bobo 'boob boob' at the mall and laughing.
Immoral consequence: Bobo gets annoyed and stops being Mark's friend.
Norm: It's good to care about not disturbing others.
Situation: Erin, who lives in an apartment with a roommate, is doing a late night gaming session and music helps her skills get into rhythm.
Intention: Erin wants to do well in the game.
Moral action: Erin puts on headphones to listen to her music on and is able to play better.
Moral consequence: Erin's roommate is able to sleep soundly because the apartment is quiet.
Norm: It's good to care about not disturbing others.
Situation: Erin, who lives in an apartment with a roommate, is doing a late night gaming session and music helps her skills get into rhythm.
Intention: Erin wants to do well in the game.
Immoral action: Erin turns up some music through the speakers and her focus is improved.
Immoral consequence: Erin's roommate wakes up from the music playing and think's she is a bad roommate.
Norm: Is inconsiderate to disturb other churchgoers
Situation: Sally is at church, but she is expecting an important business call.
Intention: Sally wants to make sure she doesn't miss the call.
Moral action: Sally puts her phone on vibrate only and keeps it on her lap, so she can feel it.
Moral consequence: Sally's phone vibrates, and she steps away from mass to take the call.
Norm: Is inconsiderate to disturb other churchgoers
Situation: Sally is at church, but she is expecting an important business call.
Intention: Sally wants to make sure she doesn't miss the call.
Immoral action: Sally keeps her ringtone on, so she can hear the call.
Immoral consequence: Sally's phone goes off during service and bothers everyone at church.
Norm: You should turn your music down when out in public.
Situation: Terry is testing his new car speakers with his favorite song and drives into a quiet neighborhood in the evening.
Intention: Terry wants to listen to the song.
Moral action: Terry lowers the volume of the song to a normal level.
Moral consequence: Terry drives through the neighborhood without anyone noticing him.
Norm: You should turn your music down when out in public.
Situation: Terry is testing his new car speakers with his favorite song and drives into a quiet neighborhood in the evening.
Intention: Terry wants to listen to the song.
Immoral action: Terry lets the song play at the loudest volume the speakers can output.
Immoral consequence: Terry gets yelled at by the residents who are trying to relax.
Norm: You should not risk other people's safety.
Situation: The fourth of July is coming up and Rachel plans to have a backyard cookout with friends.
Intention: Rachel wants to light off fireworks during the cookout.
Moral action: Rachel lights fireworks at the far end of her backyard after asking her guests to stay back.
Moral consequence: Rachel and her guests watch the fireworks without injury.
Norm: You should not risk other people's safety.
Situation: The fourth of July is coming up and Rachel plans to have a backyard cookout with friends.
Intention: Rachel wants to light off fireworks during the cookout.
Immoral action: Rachel lights off fireworks from her top deck.
Immoral consequence: The sparks from the fireworks fall below deck and catch fire on the shirt of one of Rachel's guests.
Norm: It's polite to confirm an appointment.
Situation: Fred has scheduled an appointment with a realtor, three months ago, and he was now preparing to head over to the realty office.
Intention: Fred wants to attend the scheduled meeting.
Moral action: Fred calls the realtor, the week before the scheduled meeting, to remind them of the specific business that he intends to conduct.
Moral consequence: The realtor is able to update Fred on the subject matter and is able to prepare, appropriately for the meeting.
Norm: It's polite to confirm an appointment.
Situation: Fred has scheduled an appointment with a realtor, three months ago, and he was now preparing to head over to the realty office.
Intention: Fred wants to attend the scheduled meeting.
Immoral action: Fred prepares the appropriate documents for the business he wants to conduct and drives over to the realty office.
Immoral consequence: The realtor does not remember the conversation that they had with Fred, and they are not prepared for the meeting, so they both feel awkward and unprofessional.
Norm: It is inconsiderate to one's neighbors to play loud music
Situation: Linda was playing her music and her neighbors asked her to turn it down.
Intention: Linda doesn't want to turn the music down.
Moral action: Linda puts on headphones so the neighbors cannot hear the music.
Moral consequence: The neighbors hear silence and appreciate the newfound quiet in their home.
Norm: It is inconsiderate to one's neighbors to play loud music
Situation: Linda was playing her music and her neighbors asked her to turn it down.
Intention: Linda doesn't want to turn the music down.
Immoral action: Linda turns the music up to annoy the neighbors even more.
Immoral consequence: Eventually the neighbors call the police on Linda for a noise ordinance violation.
Norm: You shouldn't get involved in scams.
Situation: Danny gets a suspicious email telling him that he can multiply his money if he sends a check to someone.
Intention: Danny wants to respond to the email.
Moral action: Danny responds and tells the email requester they will reported.
Moral consequence: Danny keeps his money and avoids a scam.
Norm: You shouldn't get involved in scams.
Situation: Danny gets a suspicious email telling him that he can multiply his money if he sends a check to someone.
Intention: Danny wants to respond to the email.
Immoral action: Danny believes the email and sends a check a check to someone.
Immoral consequence: Danny loses his money and is the victim of a scam.
Norm: It's bad to push other people's buttons.
Situation: Chris, who has a slightly older sister, is in the house one day and is bored.
Intention: Chris wants to add some excitement to his life.
Moral action: Chris goes outside and attempts to climb up some fences and walls for fun.
Moral consequence: Chris improves his climbing skills and has a fun time climbing over things.
Norm: It's bad to push other people's buttons.
Situation: Chris, who has a slightly older sister, is in the house one day and is bored.
Intention: Chris wants to add some excitement to his life.
Immoral action: Chris gets a metal pot and begins banging it outside of his sister's door, just to get a reaction out of her.
Immoral consequence: Chris' sister gets very upset and throws things at Chris, hitting him in the head.