CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should give candy to children on Halloween.
Situation: Jason is looking forward to celebrating Halloween at home this year.
Intention: Jason wants to answer the door for trick-or-treaters.
Immoral action: Jason decides to give out toothbrushes to the trick-or-treaters.
Immoral consequence: The trick-or-treaters are unhappy about the toothbrushes and don't want to come to Jason's house next year.
Norm: It's good to be supportive of people who are sober.
Situation: Greg is friends with Tim who is a recovering alcoholic.
Intention: Greg doesn’t want to quit drinking.
Moral action: Greg respects Tim's wishes and only drinks when Tim is not around.
Moral consequence: Greg is able to support Tim’s recovery in a positive way.
Norm: It's good to be supportive of people who are sober.
Situation: Greg is friends with Tim who is a recovering alcoholic.
Intention: Greg doesn’t want to quit drinking.
Immoral action: Greg drinks around Tim and always says it's no big deal if Tim drinks again.
Immoral consequence: Tim relapses and eventually dies of complications from alcoholism.
Norm: It's wrong to read other people's messages.
Situation: Sam and Tina are sitting together for lunch when Tina gets a text, reads it, and smiles.
Intention: Sam wants to know what made Tina smile.
Moral action: Sam asks Tina why she is smiling.
Moral consequence: Tina tells Sam that she was texted a joke and shares it with him.
Norm: It's wrong to read other people's messages.
Situation: Sam and Tina are sitting together for lunch when Tina gets a text, reads it, and smiles.
Intention: Sam wants to know what made Tina smile.
Immoral action: Sam reaches over and grabs Tina's phone and reads the text she received.
Immoral consequence: Tina grabs her phone back, and storms off, ending her friendship with Sam.
Norm: You should respect people's personal boundaries
Situation: Tim was waiting in line for the restrooms at a concert.
Intention: Tim wants to use the restroom as soon as possible.
Moral action: Tim waits his turn and uses the bathroom after his turn comes up.
Moral consequence: Tim gets to use the restroom and gets to see all of the concert.
Norm: You should respect people's personal boundaries
Situation: Tim was waiting in line for the restrooms at a concert.
Intention: Tim wants to use the restroom as soon as possible.
Immoral action: Tim cuts in line and pushes his way through to a bathroom stall.
Immoral consequence: Tim gets accosted by angry concert goers and gets thrown out for fighting.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with your employees.
Situation: John is a store owner with twelve employees that work for him.
Intention: John wants to have a romantic social relationship.
Moral action: John joins a dating website and creates a profile to meet new prospective romantic partners.
Moral consequence: After some time John is contacted by another member of the website, and they meet for a date.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with your employees.
Situation: John is a store owner with twelve employees that work for him.
Intention: John wants to have a romantic social relationship.
Immoral action: John uses his power as a boss to urge an employee into a romantic affair with him.
Immoral consequence: The employee hires a lawyer and John loses his business.
Norm: It's good to hold fundraisers.
Situation: James' company recently went through an accounting scandal that was very damaging to their brand.
Intention: James wants to rehabilitate his company's band.
Moral action: James has his company sponsor a fundraiser collecting money for cancer research.
Moral consequence: A new survey of potential customers reveals more of them have heard of the fundraiser than the accounting issues.
Norm: It's good to hold fundraisers.
Situation: James' company recently went through an accounting scandal that was very damaging to their brand.
Intention: James wants to rehabilitate his company's band.
Immoral action: James runs ads exposing the inefficiency of his competitors' charitable efforts to make his company look better by comparison.
Immoral consequence: James' competitors respond by running ads criticizing his company's behavior.
Norm: It's expected that you won't make a scene in public.
Situation: Mark is walking through a crowded mall when someone bumps into him.
Intention: Mark wants to scold the person who bumped him.
Moral action: Mark quietly tells the person to watch where they're going and then storms off.
Moral consequence: Mark continues shopping and quickly forgets about the interaction.
Norm: It's expected that you won't make a scene in public.
Situation: Mark is walking through a crowded mall when someone bumps into him.
Intention: Mark wants to scold the person who bumped him.
Immoral action: Mark starts screaming and berating the older man while onlookers start recording on their phones.
Immoral consequence: Security is called and Mark is kicked out of the mall.
Norm: You shouldn't rip people off.
Situation: Marina is living through a global pandemic.
Intention: Marina wants to make money by selling masks during a global pandemic.
Moral action: Marina makes money by buying cheap masks from China and raising the price just a little before selling thousands of them on Amazon.
Moral consequence: Unemployed people living through the pandemic are able to eat because they spent less money on the masks they bought in order to stay healthy.
Norm: You shouldn't rip people off.
Situation: Marina is living through a global pandemic.
Intention: Marina wants to make money by selling masks during a global pandemic.
Immoral action: Marina makes money by buying cheap masks from China and raising the price ten fold before selling hundreds of them on Amazon.
Immoral consequence: Unemployed people living through the pandemic go hungry because they had to use their money on masks in order to stay healthy.
Norm: It is wrong to withhold information from a partner.
Situation: Jeff is in a relationship with Tiarah, and they're at the mall shopping.
Intention: Jeff needs to give Tiarah feedback on a dress she's considering, which she looks ridiculous in.
Moral action: Jeff suggests she try a different dress as this look might not be for her.
Moral consequence: Tiarah picks a different dress and receives compliments about it the following day.
Norm: It is wrong to withhold information from a partner.
Situation: Jeff is in a relationship with Tiarah, and they're at the mall shopping.
Intention: Jeff needs to give Tiarah feedback on a dress she's considering, which she looks ridiculous in.
Immoral action: Jeff tells Tiarah she looks lovely in it.
Immoral consequence: Tiarah wears it to work the following day and her coworkers make fun of her.
Norm: It's good to keep one's house looking pretty.
Situation: Ashley made friends with a new group of people, but her house has trash all over the place.
Intention: Ashley wants to invite her new friends over for a party.
Moral action: Ashley gets rid of all the trash and makes her house smell nice before inviting her friends over.
Moral consequence: Ashley's friends have a great time and decide to make her house one of their new hang out spots.
Norm: It's good to keep one's house looking pretty.
Situation: Ashley made friends with a new group of people, but her house has trash all over the place.
Intention: Ashley wants to invite her new friends over for a party.
Immoral action: Ashley hides all the trash in the closet and invites her friends over.
Immoral consequence: Ashley's friends smell the trash and leave, deciding they shouldn't come over anymore.
Norm: You should not comment on other people's bodies.
Situation: Gerard is about to play tennis and sees a very overweight person playing on the court he reserved.
Intention: Gerard wants to get the person to leave the court, so he can use it.
Moral action: Gerard kindly explains that he has the court reserved and asks the person if they can wrap up playing soon.
Moral consequence: The person understands, packs up their stuff, and moves to a different court.
Norm: You should not comment on other people's bodies.
Situation: Gerard is about to play tennis and sees a very overweight person playing on the court he reserved.
Intention: Gerard wants to get the person to leave the court, so he can use it.
Immoral action: Gerard calls the person a fatty and tells them to stop wasting time on a court that a fit person could be using.
Immoral consequence: The overweight person is furious and refuses to leave the court.
Norm: You shouldn't park illegally.
Situation: Sally needs to run into her office to grab her laptop, but the parking space in front of the building is metered.
Intention: Sally wants to avoid wasting time finding a free parking space.
Moral action: Sally parks in the metered spot and pays to avoid the risk of getting a ticket.
Moral consequence: A passing parking officer sees that Sally parked legally and continues on.
Norm: You shouldn't park illegally.
Situation: Sally needs to run into her office to grab her laptop, but the parking space in front of the building is metered.
Intention: Sally wants to avoid wasting time finding a free parking space.
Immoral action: Sally parks in the metered spot but doesn't pay, assuming she won't be there long enough to get caught.
Immoral consequence: A parking officer happens to drive by and writes Sally a ticket.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to back out on an engagement
Situation: Andrea's friend is having a wedding that she was invited to.
Intention: Andrea wants to acknowledge the nuptials.
Moral action: Andrea attends the wedding as she said she would do.
Moral consequence: Andrea's friend is happy to see Andrea at the wedding.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to back out on an engagement
Situation: Andrea's friend is having a wedding that she was invited to.
Intention: Andrea wants to acknowledge the nuptials.
Immoral action: Andrea does not go to the wedding after RSVP and emails them a congrats instead.
Immoral consequence: Andrea's friend is hurt by her not attending the wedding.
Norm: Driving under the influence is unacceptable.
Situation: Danny is drinking at the local bar.
Intention: Danny wants to go home from the bar.
Moral action: Danny calls a friend to take him home from the bar.
Moral consequence: Danny arrives safely at home.
Norm: Driving under the influence is unacceptable.
Situation: Danny is drinking at the local bar.
Intention: Danny wants to go home from the bar.
Immoral action: Danny gets into his car and drives home after drinking.
Immoral consequence: Danny wrecks into another vehicle killing himself.
Norm: It is wrong to go behind a friend's back.
Situation: Mary is having lunch with John at a fancy restaurant.
Intention: Mary wants to talk with john about her friend Kate who works for John.
Moral action: Mary tells John that Kate helps her family financially.
Moral consequence: John decides to give Kate a raise.
Norm: It is wrong to go behind a friend's back.
Situation: Mary is having lunch with John at a fancy restaurant.
Intention: Mary wants to talk with john about her friend Kate who works for John.
Immoral action: Mary tells John that Kate's parents were in jail for shoplifting.
Immoral consequence: As Mary goes to the restroom, John calls Kate and inquires about her parents, which makes her cry.
Norm: Stealing is bad.
Situation: Matt is at the grocery store and realizes he forgot his wallet.
Intention: Matt needs food.
Moral action: Matt decides to head home, get his wallet and return to shopping.
Moral consequence: Matt enjoys a tasty meal when he arrives home.
Norm: Stealing is bad.
Situation: Matt is at the grocery store and realizes he forgot his wallet.
Intention: Matt needs food.
Immoral action: Matt decides to walk out of the store with a full cart without paying.
Immoral consequence: Matt is identified by security cam as a thief and is arrested.
Norm: It's good to listen when your friends care about something.
Situation: jane's friend Jeff is hosting a charity event that he wants to talk about.
Intention: Jane wants to listen to her favorite song.
Moral action: Jane decides to listen to the song when she gets home, and listens to Jeff talk.
Moral consequence: Jeff appreciates Jane acting as a sounding board for his ideas.
Norm: It's good to listen when your friends care about something.
Situation: jane's friend Jeff is hosting a charity event that he wants to talk about.
Intention: Jane wants to listen to her favorite song.
Immoral action: Jane leaves her airpods on while Jeff is talking.
Immoral consequence: Jeff is upset that Jane doesn't react to anything he's saying.
Norm: It is good to be polite to service people.
Situation: Anthony is on a date at a fancy restaurant.
Intention: Anthony wants to receive prompt service.
Moral action: Anthony reminds the waitress that they have been waiting a while for their food and asks if any issues have arisen.
Moral consequence: Anthony's date is impressed with his composure when addressing the waiting staff’s oversight.
Norm: It is good to be polite to service people.
Situation: Anthony is on a date at a fancy restaurant.
Intention: Anthony wants to receive prompt service.
Immoral action: Anthony calls the waitress over and loudly berates her for the slow meal service.
Immoral consequence: Anthony's date is scared by his mistreatment of the worker and leaves the date early.
Norm: You shouldn't disturb your siblings.
Situation: Ally just got home from school and sees her brother is trying to get his homework done, so he can play with his friends.
Intention: Ally wants to share a long, but funny, video with her brother.
Moral action: Ally walks past her brother and sets a reminder to show him the video later.
Moral consequence: Ally's brother finishes his work in time to hang out with his friends and enjoys the video when he watches it later that night.
Norm: You shouldn't disturb your siblings.
Situation: Ally just got home from school and sees her brother is trying to get his homework done, so he can play with his friends.
Intention: Ally wants to share a long, but funny, video with her brother.
Immoral action: Ally pushes her brother's homework out of the way and forces him to watch the video.
Immoral consequence: Ally's brother gets distracted and doesn't finish his work in time to play with his friends.
Norm: Ghosting someone is rude.
Situation: Rodney has been going on a few dates with Alex and isn't really feeling much chemistry with them.
Intention: Rodney wants to end the relationship before it gets too serious.
Moral action: Rodney explains to Alex that he likes them but isn't feeling the romantic vibe.
Moral consequence: Rodney maintains a positive impression with Alex, and they are able to remain friends.
Norm: Ghosting someone is rude.
Situation: Rodney has been going on a few dates with Alex and isn't really feeling much chemistry with them.
Intention: Rodney wants to end the relationship before it gets too serious.
Immoral action: Rodney decides to just stop texting Alex altogether and start seeing someone else.
Immoral consequence: Rodney runs into Alex out in public one day and gets yelled at.
Norm: You should not abuse your spouse
Situation: Jim and his wife Jane have been cooped up together during the Corona quarantine so Jim suggests that they join a MMORPG together to pass time.
Intention: Jim wants to share a fun activity with Jane.
Moral action: Jim is proud when Jane does a good job playing the game and compliments her when she beats him.
Moral consequence: Jane is happy with Jim and their relationship is strengthened by their new share interest in gaming.
Norm: You should not abuse your spouse
Situation: Jim and his wife Jane have been cooped up together during the Corona quarantine so Jim suggests that they join a MMORPG together to pass time.
Intention: Jim wants to share a fun activity with Jane.
Immoral action: Jim gets frustrated when Jane beats him at the game, so he rage quits the game and throws his controller at her.
Immoral consequence: Jane is hurt and makes Jim sleep on the couch.
Norm: If something's bothering you you should say it directly
Situation: Amy goes out for dinner with George on their first date and George takes the liberty of ordering for Amy without consulting her.
Intention: Amy wants to eat something other than what George ordered for her.
Moral action: Amy tells George she would like to order for herself and adjusts the order to her liking.
Moral consequence: George respects Amy's autonomy and adjusts his behavior to suit her needs.
Norm: If something's bothering you you should say it directly
Situation: Amy goes out for dinner with George on their first date and George takes the liberty of ordering for Amy without consulting her.
Intention: Amy wants to eat something other than what George ordered for her.
Immoral action: Amy keeps her true feelings to herself and eats what George ordered for her.
Immoral consequence: George assumes that he can make decisions for Amy whenever he wants to.
Norm: It's good to put your family first.
Situation: Jack is married with two young children and just got a big promotion at work.
Intention: Jack wants to rise in the ranks at his job.
Moral action: Jack works hard to maintain a healthy work/personal life balance.
Moral consequence: Jack's wife is happy with her successful and caring husband and their marriage is strengthened.
Norm: It's good to put your family first.
Situation: Jack is married with two young children and just got a big promotion at work.
Intention: Jack wants to rise in the ranks at his job.
Immoral action: Jack works late into the nights and on weekends to impress his bosses.
Immoral consequence: Jack's wife gets fed up of being neglected and leaves him for a more attentive man.
Norm: You should compliment someone when they get a new look.
Situation: Carrie gets a new haircut and asks her boyfriend, Jim, what he thinks.
Intention: Jim wants to respond to Carrie's new hair.
Moral action: Jim tells Carrie that her new hair really shows off her cheekbones.
Moral consequence: Carrie smiles and feels more confident than ever.
Norm: You should compliment someone when they get a new look.
Situation: Carrie gets a new haircut and asks her boyfriend, Jim, what he thinks.
Intention: Jim wants to respond to Carrie's new hair.
Immoral action: Jim tells Carrie he hates her new hair.
Immoral consequence: Carrie feels self-conscious and starts to cry about her hair.
Norm: It's rude to hang up on a friend.
Situation: David is talking to his friend Adam on the phone and it is getting close to bed time.
Intention: David needs to get off the phone to get ready for bed.
Moral action: David waits for a break in the conversation and tells Adam he needs to go.
Moral consequence: Adam and David amicably end the conversation.
Norm: It's rude to hang up on a friend.
Situation: David is talking to his friend Adam on the phone and it is getting close to bed time.
Intention: David needs to get off the phone to get ready for bed.
Immoral action: David hangs up on Adam while Adam is in the middle of talking.
Immoral consequence: Adam is offended by the sudden end to the phone call.
Norm: You should always help out others.
Situation: Jerry is walking down the street and sees a stranded couple having car trouble.
Intention: Jerry wants to feel better about the sight of the stranded couple.
Moral action: Jerry stops to help the stranded couple fix their car.
Moral consequence: The couple is happy to have received help and goes on their way.
Norm: You should always help out others.
Situation: Jerry is walking down the street and sees a stranded couple having car trouble.
Intention: Jerry wants to feel better about the sight of the stranded couple.
Immoral action: Jerry ignores the stranded couple and soon forgets about them.
Immoral consequence: The stranded couple continues to be in a bad situation.
Norm: It's good to figure out ways to help a friend.
Situation: Kathy is visiting with her friend who is going through a divorce.
Intention: Kathy wants to find her friend a new place to live.
Moral action: Kathy offers to let her friend stay with her for a while until they can find her an affordable apartment.
Moral consequence: Kathy's friend feels cared for and happy to have a safe place to stay.
Norm: It's good to figure out ways to help a friend.
Situation: Kathy is visiting with her friend who is going through a divorce.
Intention: Kathy wants to find her friend a new place to live.
Immoral action: Kathy insists that her friend moves out immediately, and suggests she live in her car.
Immoral consequence: Kathy's friend feels forced into an unsafe living situation.
Norm: It is rude to grunt.
Situation: James is in front of a large TV that needs to be put on a TV stand and it is too heavy to a person to lift it silently.
Intention: James wants to setup the TV today.
Moral action: James asks for help and lifts the TV without making a loud noise.
Moral consequence: His friends are happy they were able to setup the TV and are pleased with James.
Norm: It is rude to grunt.
Situation: James is in front of a large TV that needs to be put on a TV stand and it is too heavy to a person to lift it silently.
Intention: James wants to setup the TV today.
Immoral action: James lifts the TV by himself and makes a loud noise.
Immoral consequence: The friends around James are appalled by his noise making.
Norm: It is wrong to call others name.
Situation: Joe was sitting at a table with his fellow classmates during lunch.
Intention: Joe wants to be more popular than Susan.
Moral action: Joe makes an effort to get to know all his classmates well.
Moral consequence: The classmates get to liking Joe more.
Norm: It is wrong to call others name.
Situation: Joe was sitting at a table with his fellow classmates during lunch.
Intention: Joe wants to be more popular than Susan.
Immoral action: Joe calls Susan a crude name in front of everybody at the table.
Immoral consequence: The classmates think less of Susan.
Norm: It's wrong to whore yourself out online.
Situation: Lisa is alone on a Saturday night, feeling frisky, and is getting curious about her options.
Intention: Lisa wants to make some extra money.
Moral action: Lisa decides to fight her urges and watches a movie.
Moral consequence: Lisa preserves her dignity and enjoys her night.
Norm: It's wrong to whore yourself out online.
Situation: Lisa is alone on a Saturday night, feeling frisky, and is getting curious about her options.
Intention: Lisa wants to make some extra money.
Immoral action: Lisa starts to chat with some random men online and send them explicit pictures for money.
Immoral consequence: She has sold her body online and if word gets out, she may be in trouble.
Norm: It's not okay to not appreciate a gift.
Situation: Mike gets a gift of a cheese basket from an uncle on Christmas.
Intention: Mike wants to get a different gift.
Moral action: Mike thanks his uncle but explains that he cannot have cheese due to dietary restrictions.
Moral consequence: His uncle understands and gives him the gift receipt so that he can exchange it.
Norm: It's not okay to not appreciate a gift.
Situation: Mike gets a gift of a cheese basket from an uncle on Christmas.
Intention: Mike wants to get a different gift.
Immoral action: Mike makes a rude comment, sighs and quickly throws the gift aside.
Immoral consequence: Mike gets in an argument with his uncle and does not get gifts from him anymore.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone's parents.
Situation: Jack comes over to William's house for the first time where he is greeted by William's dad who is in a wheelchair.
Intention: Jack wants to tell William what he thinks of William's dad.
Moral action: Jack tells William that he is delighted to meet his father and hopes to get to know him more.
Moral consequence: William is happy to have introduced the two of them and is all smiles.
Norm: You shouldn't make fun of someone's parents.
Situation: Jack comes over to William's house for the first time where he is greeted by William's dad who is in a wheelchair.
Intention: Jack wants to tell William what he thinks of William's dad.
Immoral action: Jack turns to William and laughingly says "wow your father is a cripple? I never knew".
Immoral consequence: Both William and his father are hurt, embarrassed and horrified at Jack's callousness.