CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't take medication that isn't yours.
Situation: Tammy has been having headaches all week, so she is trying to figure out some sort of relief at home.
Intention: Tammy wants to shop her headache.
Moral action: Tammy decides to eat a small healthy meal and take a nap.
Moral consequence: Tammy's headache is gone when she wakes up.
Norm: You shouldn't take medication that isn't yours.
Situation: Tammy has been having headaches all week, so she is trying to figure out some sort of relief at home.
Intention: Tammy wants to shop her headache.
Immoral action: Tammy goes to the medicine cabinet and finds some prescription pain pills that are not hers and swallows a few.
Immoral consequence: Tammy's headache clears up, but she ends up in the hospital due to a reaction to the pills.
Norm: It is rude to ignore someone's efforts to improve themselves.
Situation: Janine is on a diet to lose weight and get healthy.
Intention: Grayson wants to encourage her to keep at it.
Moral action: Grayson compliments Janine on her progress.
Moral consequence: Janine feels like her efforts are working and feels motivated to keep going.
Norm: It is rude to ignore someone's efforts to improve themselves.
Situation: Janine is on a diet to lose weight and get healthy.
Intention: Grayson wants to encourage her to keep at it.
Immoral action: Grayson points out ways Janine could still improve and calls her out any time she slips up on her diet.
Immoral consequence: Janine feels humiliated and like Grayson is policing her.
Norm: It's wrong to date teens.
Situation: Steven had been single for a while and was scrolling through his social media page.
Intention: Steven wanted to get a date.
Moral action: Steven sent a message to a woman his age asking if she wanted to meet him for drinks.
Moral consequence: Steven and the woman had a great time getting to know each other at the bar.
Norm: It's wrong to date teens.
Situation: Steven had been single for a while and was scrolling through his social media page.
Intention: Steven wanted to get a date.
Immoral action: Steven sent a message to a fifteen year old asking if she wanted to meet for dinner.
Immoral consequence: Steven was arrested for dating a minor and spent time in jail.
Norm: Studying in your spare time is very responsible.
Situation: Fredric arrives home tired after work, and he has a math test the next day.
Intention: Fredric wants to spend the evening doing something fun.
Moral action: Fredric studies for his test by creating a fun math game based on the material from his notes.
Moral consequence: Fredric learns new study skills that help him throughout his academic life.
Norm: Studying in your spare time is very responsible.
Situation: Fredric arrives home tired after work, and he has a math test the next day.
Intention: Fredric wants to spend the evening doing something fun.
Immoral action: Fredric watches a marathon of his favorite television show with some pizza.
Immoral consequence: Fredric fails his test.
Norm: It's good to confess to your crush.
Situation: George has been developing strong feelings for a girl named Beth in his high school English class.
Intention: George wants to talk to someone about his feelings.
Moral action: George pulls Beth aside one day after school and confesses his feelings for her.
Moral consequence: Beth tells George she feels the same way, and she agrees to go out on a date with him.
Norm: It's good to confess to your crush.
Situation: George has been developing strong feelings for a girl named Beth in his high school English class.
Intention: George wants to talk to someone about his feelings.
Immoral action: George tells his best friend that he has a crush on Beth.
Immoral consequence: George never works up the courage to talk to Beth and his love remains unrequited.
Norm: You shouldn't pirate software.
Situation: Josh wants the new Sims game, and he can't afford it.
Intention: Josh wants to play the game.
Moral action: Josh sells some of his things to get money to buy the game.
Moral consequence: Josh room is less cluttered because he got rid of things he didn't need.
Norm: You shouldn't pirate software.
Situation: Josh wants the new Sims game, and he can't afford it.
Intention: Josh wants to play the game.
Immoral action: Josh downloads the game off of a torrent website.
Immoral consequence: Josh's computer becomes infected with computer viruses.
Norm: It's rude to tell your significant other they are overweight.
Situation: After several years of dating, Ron notices that his girlfriend Melissa has been gaining weight.
Intention: Ron wants Melissa to look more attractive.
Moral action: Ron starts going for walks with Melissa every day after dinner to get some exercise.
Moral consequence: Over time, Melissa loses the weight she had gained.
Norm: It's rude to tell your significant other they are overweight.
Situation: After several years of dating, Ron notices that his girlfriend Melissa has been gaining weight.
Intention: Ron wants Melissa to look more attractive.
Immoral action: Ron berates Melissa for gaining weight and tells her she's becoming a fat ugly cow.
Immoral consequence: Melissa is devastated and hurt by Ron's unkind words.
Norm: It's admirable to speak up against abuse.
Situation: Jason's parent's, Jerry and Sharon, are having a huge argument in the next room, and Jason is worried for his mothers safety as he hears a loud smack.
Intention: Jason wants to act on what he heard.
Moral action: Jason immediately walks into the room where Jerry and Sharon are fighting and tells Jerry to leave before he calls the cops.
Moral consequence: Sharon is left unscathed and now Jason and her make a plan to get a restraining order against Jerry.
Norm: It's admirable to speak up against abuse.
Situation: Jason's parent's, Jerry and Sharon, are having a huge argument in the next room, and Jason is worried for his mothers safety as he hears a loud smack.
Intention: Jason wants to act on what he heard.
Immoral action: Jason is indecisive and ultimately waits until Jerry leaves to check on Sharon.
Immoral consequence: Sharon has two black eyes and Jason wishes he wouldn't have waited.
Norm: It's good to use environmentally sustainable sources of energy.
Situation: James needs to buy a new car for his daily commute.
Intention: James wants a car that will impress people.
Moral action: James buys a Tesla and installs solar panels on his house to generate the energy.
Moral consequence: James impresses the majority of people who believe that global warming is real.
Norm: It's good to use environmentally sustainable sources of energy.
Situation: James needs to buy a new car for his daily commute.
Intention: James wants a car that will impress people.
Immoral action: James buys an SUV with the lowest gas mileage on the market.
Immoral consequence: James impresses people who believe that global warming is a Chinese hoax.
Norm: It's wrong to let your child be a bully.
Situation: Bob sees his son pick on and bully a classmate.
Intention: Bob wants to talk to his son about his behavior.
Moral action: Bob admonishes his son that he must not bully people and to be more kind.
Moral consequence: Bob's son changes his ways and becomes a nicer person.
Norm: It's wrong to let your child be a bully.
Situation: Bob sees his son pick on and bully a classmate.
Intention: Bob wants to talk to his son about his behavior.
Immoral action: Bob tells his son that it's okay to pick on his classmate because it will make his classmate tougher.
Immoral consequence: Bob's son continues to bully kids and develops a cruel personality.
Norm: It is bad to be irresponsible about your work schedule
Situation: Tim heading out after work on Friday night after his last server shift of the week.
Intention: Tim wants to get his work shift schedule for the following week.
Moral action: Tim takes a photo of the schedule sheet with the camera on his phone.
Moral consequence: Tim shows up for all his scheduled shifts for the week.
Norm: It is bad to be irresponsible about your work schedule
Situation: Tim heading out after work on Friday night after his last server shift of the week.
Intention: Tim wants to get his work shift schedule for the following week.
Immoral action: Tim looks at the schedule for a few seconds to memorize his shifts.
Immoral consequence: Tim misses one of his shifts because he forgets part of his schedule.
Norm: It's wrong to make assumptions based on race and gender.
Situation: When James showed up for the technical meeting, the only other person there was an African-American woman.
Intention: James wants to greet the other person in the meeting room.
Moral action: James says, "Hi, I don't think we've met - I'm the product designer".
Moral consequence: The woman responds, "Pleased to meet you, I'm the CTO," and continues making small talk.
Norm: It's wrong to make assumptions based on race and gender.
Situation: When James showed up for the technical meeting, the only other person there was an African-American woman.
Intention: James wants to greet the other person in the meeting room.
Immoral action: James says, "Hi, are you the secretary for the engineering department?".
Immoral consequence: The woman raises her eyebrows and says, "No, I'm the CTO," making the rest of the meeting very awkward.
Norm: You shouldn't be bitter and jealous toward your friends.
Situation: Edward's friend just landed an amazing job while Edward has been struggling for a while.
Intention: Edward wants to help himself feel better.
Moral action: Edward congratulates his friend and takes some time to do activites that relax and center him.
Moral consequence: Edward's friend is happy to have Edward's support.
Norm: You shouldn't be bitter and jealous toward your friends.
Situation: Edward's friend just landed an amazing job while Edward has been struggling for a while.
Intention: Edward wants to help himself feel better.
Immoral action: Edward puts down his friend's achievement and makes snide comments.
Immoral consequence: Edward's friend is hurt and ends their friendship.
Norm: You shouldn't use your cats to cover your drug dealing.
Situation: James is a drug dealer who sells marijuana and cocaine.
Intention: James wants to hide his drugs from the cops.
Moral action: James hides the marijuana under his bathroom sink with a cat-proof lock.
Moral consequence: James' cats try to open the cabinet but are unable to access the drugs.
Norm: You shouldn't use your cats to cover your drug dealing.
Situation: James is a drug dealer who sells marijuana and cocaine.
Intention: James wants to hide his drugs from the cops.
Immoral action: James hides his marijuana in his cats' balls and stuffed toys.
Immoral consequence: The cats tear open the balls, eat the marijuana, and are very sick and confused for an afternoon.
Norm: It is bad to emotionally abuse people
Situation: John who is miserable and lacks coping abilities is at home with his wife.
Intention: John wants to stop feeling miserable.
Moral action: John has enough of not understanding on how to deal with things and communicates clearly to his wife.
Moral consequence: John's wife is touched with compassion for her husband and begins to research mental health experts in the area that can help her husband.
Norm: It is bad to emotionally abuse people
Situation: John who is miserable and lacks coping abilities is at home with his wife.
Intention: John wants to stop feeling miserable.
Immoral action: John takes out his frustrations on his wife by calling her names and mocking her appearance because in his backwards thinking it'll make him feel better.
Immoral consequence: John's wife is driven to the depths of despair and becomes a weaker person that makes John target her in worse ways down the line.
Norm: You shouldn't be concerned with who your ex dates.
Situation: Hannah's friend Julie called her to tell her she has a date tonight with her former boyfriend Thomas and wants to know if she had an issue with it.
Intention: Hannah wants to react to Julie's date.
Moral action: Hannah tells Julie that the past is the past and to have fun.
Moral consequence: Julie goes on her date with Thomas and has a great time which makes Hannah happy for the new couple.
Norm: You shouldn't be concerned with who your ex dates.
Situation: Hannah's friend Julie called her to tell her she has a date tonight with her former boyfriend Thomas and wants to know if she had an issue with it.
Intention: Hannah wants to react to Julie's date.
Immoral action: Hannah immediately says that Thomas is off limits and slams down the phone.
Immoral consequence: Julie doesn't go on the date with Thomas but it causes a rift in her and Hannah's friendship.
Norm: Looking at another student's test is bad.
Situation: Mary did not study her Math test hard enough, and she takes the test today.
Intention: Mary wants to finish the test.
Moral action: Mary works over the test carefully and diligently.
Moral consequence: Mary gets a grade B on the test, and she feels relieved.
Norm: Looking at another student's test is bad.
Situation: Mary did not study her Math test hard enough, and she takes the test today.
Intention: Mary wants to finish the test.
Immoral action: Mary peeks at the answers of the girl sitting next to her.
Immoral consequence: Mary gets caught and is disqualified from taking the test.
Norm: It is wrong to betray your marriage vows.
Situation: Dennis had been married to Elaine for twenty five years.
Intention: Dennis wants to go on a date.
Moral action: Dennis takes Elaine out on a dinner date at her favorite restaurant.
Moral consequence: Dennis has a great night and Elaine tells him that he is a great husband.
Norm: It is wrong to betray your marriage vows.
Situation: Dennis had been married to Elaine for twenty five years.
Intention: Dennis wants to go on a date.
Immoral action: Dennis takes his secretary from work out on a romantic dinner date.
Immoral consequence: Elaine files for divorce from Dennis, and he loses half of his belongings.
Norm: It is harmful to spread germs in food.
Situation: Jeremy is eating a food a party when he bites into something he dislikes.
Intention: Jeremy wants to get rid of the food.
Moral action: Jeremy tosses the uneaten food into the trashcan.
Moral consequence: John ends up befriending another person standing near the trashcan.
Norm: It is harmful to spread germs in food.
Situation: Jeremy is eating a food a party when he bites into something he dislikes.
Intention: Jeremy wants to get rid of the food.
Immoral action: Jeremy slips the half eaten food back onto one of the random food trays.
Immoral consequence: Jeremy is roasted on Facebook when someone shares a picture of his actions.
Norm: You shouldn't say things without thinking.
Situation: Marcy is at a party and is goofing off with her friends - one of them is overweight.
Intention: Marcy wants to make people laugh.
Moral action: Marcy thinks of many funny things she could say and decides to tell a funny story about her cat.
Moral consequence: All of Marcy's friends, including the overweight one, have a good time and laugh at the story.
Norm: You shouldn't say things without thinking.
Situation: Marcy is at a party and is goofing off with her friends - one of them is overweight.
Intention: Marcy wants to make people laugh.
Immoral action: Marcy says the first thing that comes to her mind, which happens to be a joke about fat people.
Immoral consequence: Marcy's overweight friend is deeply hurt by the joke.
Norm: You should feed your pets high-quality food.
Situation: Dana calls for her dog to come inside of the house and into the kitchen.
Intention: Dana wants to feed her dog.
Moral action: Dana feeds her dog the food that was recommended to her by the vet.
Moral consequence: Dana's dog stays fit and healthy for a long time.
Norm: You should feed your pets high-quality food.
Situation: Dana calls for her dog to come inside of the house and into the kitchen.
Intention: Dana wants to feed her dog.
Immoral action: Dana gives her dog the scraps left over from her meal.
Immoral consequence: Dana's dog gets really fat and develops canine diabetes.
Norm: You shouldn't steal your parent's money.
Situation: Carols daughter Jessica has been wanting an expensive purse, but is low on funds.
Intention: Jessica wants to get the bag.
Moral action: Jessica tells Carol how badly she wants the purse, so Carol sympathizes and orders it for her.
Moral consequence: Jessica is thrilled to have what she wanted and Carol feels good making her happy.
Norm: You shouldn't steal your parent's money.
Situation: Carols daughter Jessica has been wanting an expensive purse, but is low on funds.
Intention: Jessica wants to get the bag.
Immoral action: Jessica sneaks Carol's credit card and orders the purse.
Immoral consequence: Carol is furious when she checks her account and sees that a purchase was made and knows it was Jessica who then gets grounded.
Norm: It's frowned upon to discuss the value of gifts.
Situation: Susan receives a high tech and fancy looking bread maker as a wedding gift from her friend Samantha.
Intention: Susan wants to find out more about the gift.
Moral action: Susan asks Samantha where she got the gift.
Moral consequence: Samantha is happy to tell her more about the bread maker and how she found it at Bed Bath and Beyond.
Norm: It's frowned upon to discuss the value of gifts.
Situation: Susan receives a high tech and fancy looking bread maker as a wedding gift from her friend Samantha.
Intention: Susan wants to find out more about the gift.
Immoral action: Susan asks Samantha how much the gift cost.
Immoral consequence: Samantha is mildly irritated and finds it inappropriate for Susan to inquire about the gift's cost.
Norm: You shouldn't be sneaky around people.
Situation: George is a jokester who likes to make his friends laugh when they come over for dinner.
Intention: George wants to prank his friends while they eat dinner.
Moral action: George puts fart bags on everyone's seat at the dinner table.
Moral consequence: George and his friends have a good laugh before enjoying their nice dinner without any harm being done.
Norm: You shouldn't be sneaky around people.
Situation: George is a jokester who likes to make his friends laugh when they come over for dinner.
Intention: George wants to prank his friends while they eat dinner.
Immoral action: George hides underneath the dinner table then jumps out wearing a clown mask.
Immoral consequence: One of George's friends chokes on his food in the midst of screaming.
Norm: You shouldn't put down others.
Situation: Greg and Zach are high school students who are both interested in the same girl, Tammy.
Intention: Greg wants to win Tammy's affection.
Moral action: Greg dresses nicely at school acts kindly towards Tammy whenever he has a chance.
Moral consequence: Tammy is impressed by Greg and agrees to go out on a date with him.
Norm: You shouldn't put down others.
Situation: Greg and Zach are high school students who are both interested in the same girl, Tammy.
Intention: Greg wants to win Tammy's affection.
Immoral action: Whenever Greg talks to Tammy, he makes sure to mention Zach’s flaws and make himself look better by comparison.
Immoral consequence: Tammy doesn't like the way Greg behaves and decides to date Zach.
Norm: It is unacceptable to cause harm to yourself.
Situation: Jim has had a rough day at work due to dealing with stressful customers.
Intention: Jim wants to find a way to unwind.
Moral action: Jim decides to watch a comedy using a streaming service.
Moral consequence: Jim unwinds from the day in a healthy manner.
Norm: It is unacceptable to cause harm to yourself.
Situation: Jim has had a rough day at work due to dealing with stressful customers.
Intention: Jim wants to find a way to unwind.
Immoral action: Jim ends up drinking heavily in order to take the edge off the day.
Immoral consequence: Jim causes damage to his body by drinking.
Norm: It's rude to cut your children out of your will.
Situation: Jack was about to pass away, and he wanted to change his will.
Intention: Jack wants to finish changing his will.
Moral action: Jack divides his estate among his kids evenly and equally.
Moral consequence: Jack's family stays together long after Jack's passing and not squabbling over the will.
Norm: It's rude to cut your children out of your will.
Situation: Jack was about to pass away, and he wanted to change his will.
Intention: Jack wants to finish changing his will.
Immoral action: Jack left his son everything and his daughter nothing because the latter was of a different religion.
Immoral consequence: A rift formed between his kids who used to get along well because of the will.
Norm: It is not okay to have bad sportsmanship.
Situation: Peter is playing in the championship soccer match for his team.
Intention: Peter wants to win.
Moral action: Peter plays his hardest.
Moral consequence: Peter's team defeats the other team and wins the championship.
Norm: It is not okay to have bad sportsmanship.
Situation: Peter is playing in the championship soccer match for his team.
Intention: Peter wants to win.
Immoral action: Peter tries to trip the other players.
Immoral consequence: Peter gets too many fouls and has to sit out the remainder of the game.
Norm: You shouldn't let people steal from you.
Situation: Jill runs a store, and she was looking into proper loss prevention measures.
Intention: Jill wants to make a decision.
Moral action: Jill signs up with a security system to protect her assets from theft.
Moral consequence: After three arrests, people stop stealing from Jill's store.
Norm: You shouldn't let people steal from you.
Situation: Jill runs a store, and she was looking into proper loss prevention measures.
Intention: Jill wants to make a decision.
Immoral action: Jill decides that the stuff stolen from her is cheaper than what the security bill would be.
Immoral consequence: People continue right on stealing form Jill's store with impunity.
Norm: You shouldn't eat loudly around others.
Situation: Frank is at a crowded diner eating his sandwich.
Intention: Frank wants to finish his sandwich.
Moral action: Frank keeps his mouth closed while quietly chewing his sandwich.
Moral consequence: Frank is seen as polite and considerate of others around him.
Norm: You shouldn't eat loudly around others.
Situation: Frank is at a crowded diner eating his sandwich.
Intention: Frank wants to finish his sandwich.
Immoral action: Frank loudly chews his sandwich.
Immoral consequence: Customers next to Frank are grossed out and thinks Frank is a slob.
Norm: It's bad to disrespect others' privacy.
Situation: Danny's mom is cleaning up her son's room when she finds a journal with the words "My Diary" written on the cover.
Intention: Danny's mom wants to know more about her son.
Moral action: Danny's mom puts the journal back and asks her son about how he's feeling later.
Moral consequence: Danny tells his mom that he's been feeling sad, but he's writing about his feelings and that makes him happier.
Norm: It's bad to disrespect others' privacy.
Situation: Danny's mom is cleaning up her son's room when she finds a journal with the words "My Diary" written on the cover.
Intention: Danny's mom wants to know more about her son.
Immoral action: Danny's mom opens her son's diary and reads from it.
Immoral consequence: Danny finds out and becomes mad at his mom and no longer trusts her.
Norm: It is wrong to smoke at a kids party.
Situation: Tony is at his nephew's 5th birthday party.
Intention: Tony wants to smoke a cigarette.
Moral action: Tony excuses himself to the backyard where there are no children and has a cigarette there.
Moral consequence: No one gets upset with Tony and the kids are not exposed to secondhand smoke.
Norm: It is wrong to smoke at a kids party.
Situation: Tony is at his nephew's 5th birthday party.
Intention: Tony wants to smoke a cigarette.
Immoral action: Tony lights up a cigarette while sitting around the table and eating cake.
Immoral consequence: The other adults tell Tony off and the kids breathe in some secondhand smoke.