CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's not good to sleep on the job
Situation: Sally is working overtime as a nurse.
Intention: Sally wants to get some rest.
Moral action: Sally asks for a thirty minute lunch break.
Moral consequence: Sally naps on break and returns to work refreshed.
Norm: It's not good to sleep on the job
Situation: Sally is working overtime as a nurse.
Intention: Sally wants to get some rest.
Immoral action: Sally falls asleep in an empty room.
Immoral consequence: Sally is caught and fired from her job.
Norm: It's wrong to lie at job interviews.
Situation: Mark has a job interview after a long period of unemployment.
Intention: Mark really wants to get this job.
Moral action: Mark explains that he has been unemployed recently but really wants a job.
Moral consequence: Mark does not get the job because the interviewer wants to hire someone who has worked recently.
Norm: It's wrong to lie at job interviews.
Situation: Mark has a job interview after a long period of unemployment.
Intention: Mark really wants to get this job.
Immoral action: Mark tells the interviewer that he has been working a retail job for the past few years.
Immoral consequence: Mark gets the job because the interviewer thinks he is a good candidate.
Norm: It's good to confess what you've done.
Situation: Tom broke the bathroom mirror by mistake.
Intention: Tom wants to explain to his parents what happened.
Moral action: Tom admits that he is the one who broke the mirror.
Moral consequence: Tom feels better after telling the truth.
Norm: It's good to confess what you've done.
Situation: Tom broke the bathroom mirror by mistake.
Intention: Tom wants to explain to his parents what happened.
Immoral action: Tom acts innocent and says he doesn't know what happened to the mirror.
Immoral consequence: Tom feels bad for lying to his parents.
Norm: Shaming people for being fat is not acceptable.
Situation: Rosa is at a party with her friends, and sees an old friend who has recently gained a lot of weight.
Intention: Rosa wants people to think she's funny and fierce.
Moral action: Rosa tells a story about something funny and crazy her old friend and her did when they were much younger.
Moral consequence: Her old friend is happy to recall those fun memories.
Norm: Shaming people for being fat is not acceptable.
Situation: Rosa is at a party with her friends, and sees an old friend who has recently gained a lot of weight.
Intention: Rosa wants people to think she's funny and fierce.
Immoral action: Rosa starts making fun of the overweight girl and her friends laugh at her jokes.
Immoral consequence: Her overweight friend is hurt and feels miserable.
Norm: It's bad to drive too fast.
Situation: Rob just purchased a brand new Tesla and is anxious to see how well it handles.
Intention: Rob wants to see how fast the car can go.
Moral action: Rob contacts the owner of a local race track and makes arrangements to try the car out under safe and legal conditions.
Moral consequence: Rob has a great time, pushing the car to its limits on the smooth racetrack.
Norm: It's bad to drive too fast.
Situation: Rob just purchased a brand new Tesla and is anxious to see how well it handles.
Intention: Rob wants to see how fast the car can go.
Immoral action: Rob drives to a winding road in a residential area and begins to drive very fast.
Immoral consequence: Rob is pulled over for driving 100 mps in a 15 mph school zone and the officer cites him and suspends Rob's license.
Norm: You should punish students who call people names in class.
Situation: Ted is a teacher in high school and has a problem student who bullies others.
Intention: Ted wants the bully to stop abusing other students.
Moral action: Ted punishes the bully who stops his abusive behavior.
Moral consequence: The abused students feel supported and protected by their teacher.
Norm: You should punish students who call people names in class.
Situation: Ted is a teacher in high school and has a problem student who bullies others.
Intention: Ted wants the bully to stop abusing other students.
Immoral action: Ted thinks that by being friendly with the bully instead of punishing him, the bully will feel better about himself and stop being a jerk.
Immoral consequence: The bullying stops but the victims feel that the bully somehow got rewarded for his abusive behavior.
Norm: It's wrong to be too dependent on your partner.
Situation: Brianna is eating dinner with her parents, and her girlfriend Sarah is feeling sad over the loss of her job.
Intention: Sarah wants comfort to lessen her depression.
Moral action: Sarah decides to hang out with some of her other friends for the evening.
Moral consequence: Brianna enjoys time with her family while Sarah gets some form of emotional support.
Norm: It's wrong to be too dependent on your partner.
Situation: Brianna is eating dinner with her parents, and her girlfriend Sarah is feeling sad over the loss of her job.
Intention: Sarah wants comfort to lessen her depression.
Immoral action: Sarah calls and texts Brianna multiple times through the night demanding attention.
Immoral consequence: Brianna is unable to enjoy time with her parents, and Sarah doesn't get the full attention she craves.
Norm: It's not acceptable to be violent towards others.
Situation: Jakes sees a fight.
Intention: Jake wants to help.
Moral action: Jake approaches the fighters and defuses the situation.
Moral consequence: No one gets hurt and Jake is praised for having a cool head.
Norm: It's not acceptable to be violent towards others.
Situation: Jakes sees a fight.
Intention: Jake wants to help.
Immoral action: Jake runs into the middle of the fight and starts punching.
Immoral consequence: Jake gets a black eye and arrested.
Norm: You should not shame someone about their body weight.
Situation: Mary is eating dinner with her overweight friend Susan who struggles to stay on her diet.
Intention: Mary wants to get Susan to commit to losing weight.
Moral action: Mary gives Susan tips for staying on a healthy diet and exercise routine.
Moral consequence: Susan is able to lose weight.
Norm: You should not shame someone about their body weight.
Situation: Mary is eating dinner with her overweight friend Susan who struggles to stay on her diet.
Intention: Mary wants to get Susan to commit to losing weight.
Immoral action: Mary makes negative remarks about Susan's body while telling her about the negative effects of obesity.
Immoral consequence: Susan feels horrible about herself and ends up eating more.
Norm: It's good to ask permission before using someone's property.
Situation: Shane's neighbors will be out of town when he has his 21st birthday party.
Intention: Shane wants to make his party a pool party.
Moral action: Shane asks his neighbors to use the pool before they leave.
Moral consequence: His neighbors allow the party and give him a birthday gift.
Norm: It's good to ask permission before using someone's property.
Situation: Shane's neighbors will be out of town when he has his 21st birthday party.
Intention: Shane wants to make his party a pool party.
Immoral action: Shane invites his guests over to his neighbors pool without asking.
Immoral consequence: His neighbors see the party happening on remote security footage and call the cops on Shane.
Norm: You should always meet your biological family members.
Situation: Andy was adopted when he was a baby, but recently received a letter from his biological parents asking to meet him.
Intention: Andy wants to respond to the letter.
Moral action: Andy responds to the letter and agrees to meet his biological parents.
Moral consequence: Andy's biological parents are excited to meet and build a relationship with Andy.
Norm: You should always meet your biological family members.
Situation: Andy was adopted when he was a baby, but recently received a letter from his biological parents asking to meet him.
Intention: Andy wants to respond to the letter.
Immoral action: Andy responds to the letter and says he does not want to meet his biological parents because they gave him up.
Immoral consequence: Andy's biological parents are hurt that he is refusing to meet them.
Norm: You shouldn't take money from someone else.
Situation: Sal is on the bus when he spots a twenty dollar bill sticking out of a sleeping mans pocket.
Intention: Sal wants to go see a movie.
Moral action: Sal resists the urge to steal and buys a movie ticket with his own money.
Moral consequence: Sal feels good about himself for not taking something that doesn't belong to him and being self sufficient.
Norm: You shouldn't take money from someone else.
Situation: Sal is on the bus when he spots a twenty dollar bill sticking out of a sleeping mans pocket.
Intention: Sal wants to go see a movie.
Immoral action: Sal grabs the twenty dollar bill and uses it to see a movie at the local theater.
Immoral consequence: Sal feels like a scumbag for taking money instead of just buying the ticket with his own money.
Norm: It's bad to flirt with everyone.
Situation: Tim is recently single and signs up on a dating site.
Intention: Tim wants to meet a nice girl.
Moral action: Tim waits until he meets a nice girl and flirts with her only.
Moral consequence: The nice girl thinks Tim is a wholesome man and wants to date him.
Norm: It's bad to flirt with everyone.
Situation: Tim is recently single and signs up on a dating site.
Intention: Tim wants to meet a nice girl.
Immoral action: Tim flirts with all the girls he talks to on the dating site.
Immoral consequence: A nice girl finds out about the flirting and loses interest in Tim.
Norm: It's rude to jack off in other people's beds.
Situation: John is house-sitting for his friend for the night and is feeling really tense.
Intention: John needs to relax.
Moral action: John decides to lay down and read a good book.
Moral consequence: John's friend is pleased John took such great care of the house while he was gone.
Norm: It's rude to jack off in other people's beds.
Situation: John is house-sitting for his friend for the night and is feeling really tense.
Intention: John needs to relax.
Immoral action: John decides to watch some porn and whack off in his friend's bed.
Immoral consequence: John's friend discovers some weird stains on the sheets and is grossed out.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about your age.
Situation: Becky just turned 18 and when an older guy asked her out to a 21 and over club.
Intention: Becky wants to go to a club.
Moral action: Becky gives her date an alternate venue that she can legally attend.
Moral consequence: Becky has a great time on her date and a romance begins to bloom.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about your age.
Situation: Becky just turned 18 and when an older guy asked her out to a 21 and over club.
Intention: Becky wants to go to a club.
Immoral action: Becky gets a fake id and goes to the club with her date.
Immoral consequence: Becky's fake id fails to fool the bouncers, and she is embarrassed when she is denied entrance.
Norm: It's good to stick up for your family.
Situation: Dave and his wife Emily and son Jake are at a baseball game wearing Yankees hats when a belligerent Orioles fan starts to berate Jake.
Intention: Dave wants to offer his opinion on the situation.
Moral action: Dave tells the Orioles fan to leave his son alone, or he'll come up there and deal with him personally.
Moral consequence: Jake is happy to see his dad being protective of him and feel safe in his father's love and protection.
Norm: It's good to stick up for your family.
Situation: Dave and his wife Emily and son Jake are at a baseball game wearing Yankees hats when a belligerent Orioles fan starts to berate Jake.
Intention: Dave wants to offer his opinion on the situation.
Immoral action: Dave tells his son to take his Yankee cap off so that the crazy Orioles fan hopefully calms down and the situation is tamed.
Immoral consequence: Jake is sad that his dad is making him take his hat of and doesn't feel like his dad is a hard, strong man.
Norm: You should not try to control your parents' actions.
Situation: Nick's parents are going through a rough patch and his mother has started a new job his father disapproves of.
Intention: Nick wants his father to be happy.
Moral action: Nick convinces his father that the job is a perfect opportunity for his mother and makes him feel good about it.
Moral consequence: Nick's mother feels supported by her family and thrives in her new job.
Norm: You should not try to control your parents' actions.
Situation: Nick's parents are going through a rough patch and his mother has started a new job his father disapproves of.
Intention: Nick wants his father to be happy.
Immoral action: Nick tells his mother that the job is not for her because she is too old and not competent enough.
Immoral consequence: Nick's mother doubts herself so much after that that she ends up quitting her new job.
Norm: It's wrong for people to commit a crime.
Situation: Mary sees a beautiful necklace while shopping at a department store.
Intention: Mary wants to get possession of the necklace.
Moral action: Mary decides to save up money to buy the necklace.
Moral consequence: Mary feels proud and excited that she will be saving up money for the necklace.
Norm: It's wrong for people to commit a crime.
Situation: Mary sees a beautiful necklace while shopping at a department store.
Intention: Mary wants to get possession of the necklace.
Immoral action: Mary puts the necklace into her bag without paying for it at the cashier.
Immoral consequence: Mary gets caught and is taken to the police office for the offence.
Norm: It is wrong to steal food from a restaurant.
Situation: Brian is hungry and goes to a restaurant to eat.
Intention: Brian wants a discount on his food.
Moral action: Brian bargains with the manager for a discount on the food.
Moral consequence: The manager agrees to knock 10% off of the price.
Norm: It is wrong to steal food from a restaurant.
Situation: Brian is hungry and goes to a restaurant to eat.
Intention: Brian wants a discount on his food.
Immoral action: Brian eats his food and quickly runs out of the restaurant to avoid paying.
Immoral consequence: The police use video footage to identify Brian and arrest him.
Norm: You should call people by their correct or preferred name.
Situation: Debbie's coworker has recently come out as trans and has asked to be called by a name that matches their true gender.
Intention: Debbie wants to call her coworker.
Moral action: Debbie calls her coworker and uses their correct new name.
Moral consequence: Debbie's coworker feels respected and validated by the use of their correct name.
Norm: You should call people by their correct or preferred name.
Situation: Debbie's coworker has recently come out as trans and has asked to be called by a name that matches their true gender.
Intention: Debbie wants to call her coworker.
Immoral action: Debbie calls her coworker but uses their dead name instead of their new correct name.
Immoral consequence: Debbie's coworker feels disrespected and invalidated by the use of their dead name.
Norm: It's rude to lie.
Situation: Billy has a planned get together with his estranged father, but his friends want to see him too.
Intention: Billy wants to cancel, and hang out with friends instead.
Moral action: Billy tells his father he still wants to get together, but does want to see his friends today.
Moral consequence: Billy's father understands and lets Bill reschedule.
Norm: It's rude to lie.
Situation: Billy has a planned get together with his estranged father, but his friends want to see him too.
Intention: Billy wants to cancel, and hang out with friends instead.
Immoral action: Billy tells his father he's not feeling up to getting together.
Immoral consequence: Billy feels bad that he didn't tell his dad the truth.
Norm: You should be supportive of people with mental illnesses.
Situation: Nick is hanging out with his best friend.
Intention: Nick wants to talk with his friend.
Moral action: Nick hears the pain in his friend's voice and offers to take him to a therapist.
Moral consequence: Nick is praised by the therapist for getting his friend the help he needs.
Norm: You should be supportive of people with mental illnesses.
Situation: Nick is hanging out with his best friend.
Intention: Nick wants to talk with his friend.
Immoral action: Nick doesn't pick up on his friend's clues about their depression during their conversation.
Immoral consequence: Nick loses his friend to suicide.
Norm: It's good to keep your pets' terrarium clean.
Situation: John has a goldfish.
Intention: John wants his goldfish to live a long time.
Moral action: John cleans the fish tank diligently and keep track of his goldfish's health.
Moral consequence: John's goldfish lives many years and keeps him company.
Norm: It's good to keep your pets' terrarium clean.
Situation: John has a goldfish.
Intention: John wants his goldfish to live a long time.
Immoral action: John never cleans the tank for his goldfish but gets it a lot of toys and talks to it a lot.
Immoral consequence: John's goldfish gets an infection from the dirty water and dies.
Norm: It's good to find a home that fits you perfectly.
Situation: Chris is looking at two housing options, and one is cheap but bad while the other is his more expensive dream home.
Intention: Chris wants to buy a house.
Moral action: Chris calls the owner of his dream house and tries negotiating with them until he manages to get a good deal.
Moral consequence: Chris spends years in a home he truly loves.
Norm: It's good to find a home that fits you perfectly.
Situation: Chris is looking at two housing options, and one is cheap but bad while the other is his more expensive dream home.
Intention: Chris wants to buy a house.
Immoral action: Chris chooses to buy the cheap house because he wants to save money.
Immoral consequence: Chris is stuck living in a house he hates.
Norm: It's unwise to start a relationship in the workplace.
Situation: Jackie, a new coworker of Robert's asks him out for a drinks and dinner.
Intention: Robert wants to have drinks with Jackie.
Moral action: Robert has drinks with Jackie but makes it clear that no relationship will come of this.
Moral consequence: Jackie and Robert remain good friends and work really well together in the office.
Norm: It's unwise to start a relationship in the workplace.
Situation: Jackie, a new coworker of Robert's asks him out for a drinks and dinner.
Intention: Robert wants to have drinks with Jackie.
Immoral action: Robert accepts the drinks, asks her to be his girlfriend and the relationship ends within a week of it's start.
Immoral consequence: Jackie lies to her boss and says that Robert pressured her into a relationship, causing him to lose his job.
Norm: It is wrong to support people that molest children.
Situation: Mary is a citizen of her state.
Intention: Mary wants to vote for a candidate for governor.
Moral action: Mary votes for a man who isn't her favorite but doesn't have a criminal record.
Moral consequence: Mary's friends who were worried the child molester would win feel supported.
Norm: It is wrong to support people that molest children.
Situation: Mary is a citizen of her state.
Intention: Mary wants to vote for a candidate for governor.
Immoral action: Mary votes for a man convicted of molesting children.
Immoral consequence: Friends of Mary's who were molested confront her and break off their friendship.
Norm: It is unacceptable to date your cousin.
Situation: Dave is hanging out with his cousin Lucy when she offers to be his secret girlfriend.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Lucy's offer.
Moral action: Dave tells Lucy that she's a pretty girl but that she's family and that sort of thing is forbidden so no.
Moral consequence: Dave feels good for expressing a boundary for Lucy to follow and sticking to it.
Norm: It is unacceptable to date your cousin.
Situation: Dave is hanging out with his cousin Lucy when she offers to be his secret girlfriend.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Lucy's offer.
Immoral action: Dave tells Lucy that he's always found her attractive and that he'd love to be with her.
Immoral consequence: Dave starts to feel regrets about his decision since they can't have children together, and he gets depressed.
Norm: You shouldn't get mad at someone who is helping you.
Situation: Danny is helping John paint his apartment and John notices that Danny is painting the wrong part of the wall.
Intention: John wants to tell Danny to stop painting.
Moral action: John doesn't tell Danny he's doing anything wrong, he just simply tells Danny to take a break while he finishes the wall.
Moral consequence: Danny is happy to take a break and thinks his friend is giving him a break because he appreciates his hard work so far.
Norm: You shouldn't get mad at someone who is helping you.
Situation: Danny is helping John paint his apartment and John notices that Danny is painting the wrong part of the wall.
Intention: John wants to tell Danny to stop painting.
Immoral action: John yells at Danny to stop, calls him an idiot and exasperatedly tells him he's doing it all wrong.
Immoral consequence: Danny is stunned that his friend is so mad and is offended that his help is being criticized.
Norm: You shouldn't sneak food into the theater because it's wrong.
Situation: Kevin wants to go see a movie with his friend tonight.
Intention: Kevin would like to enjoy some snacks during the movie.
Moral action: Kevin buys snacks at the concession stand at the movies.
Moral consequence: Kevin's friend is happy that Kevin bought snacks for them to enjoy.
Norm: You shouldn't sneak food into the theater because it's wrong.
Situation: Kevin wants to go see a movie with his friend tonight.
Intention: Kevin would like to enjoy some snacks during the movie.
Immoral action: Kevin hides snacks he bought from the store in his bag and brings them into the theater.
Immoral consequence: Kevin's friend thinks he is cheap for sneaking in snacks.
Norm: It is bad to take what isn't yours.
Situation: John is out shopping for a wedding ring but is short on cash.
Intention: John sees an expensive ring he really likes and decides he needs it.
Moral action: John signs up for a payment plan for the ring.
Moral consequence: John is thrilled when his girlfriend says she loves the ring.
Norm: It is bad to take what isn't yours.
Situation: John is out shopping for a wedding ring but is short on cash.
Intention: John sees an expensive ring he really likes and decides he needs it.
Immoral action: John breaks into the jewelry case, grabs the ring and makes a run for it.
Immoral consequence: John is later tracked down by the police and arrested.
Norm: It's rude to throw eggs on someone's car.
Situation: Julia is out in her neighborhood for the Halloween festivities.
Intention: Julia wants to pull a trick.
Moral action: Julia writes Happy Halloween in shaving cream on her friend's yard.
Moral consequence: Julia is admired by her friends for her clever but harmless trick.
Norm: It's rude to throw eggs on someone's car.
Situation: Julia is out in her neighborhood for the Halloween festivities.
Intention: Julia wants to pull a trick.
Immoral action: Julia throws eggs on her neighbor's car.
Immoral consequence: Julia is given a $200 bill by her neighbor to have their car cleaned.
Norm: It's bad to steal things from a company
Situation: Jared's daughters birthday is tomorrow, and at work he notices the toy his daughter wants coming down the factory line.
Intention: Jared wants to get his daughter a birthday present.
Moral action: Jared asks his boss if he can buy one of the toys for his daughter.
Moral consequence: Jared receives a toy they can't fit into a pallet for free.
Norm: It's bad to steal things from a company
Situation: Jared's daughters birthday is tomorrow, and at work he notices the toy his daughter wants coming down the factory line.
Intention: Jared wants to get his daughter a birthday present.
Immoral action: Jared takes one of the toys from the line for his daughter's birthday present.
Immoral consequence: Jared is written up for taking merchandise.