CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's unacceptable to use someone else's medication.
Situation: Eddie's roommate, Gene, recently got into a car accident, and he is throwing a party to celebrate his release from the hospital.
Intention: Eddie wants to take drugs at the party.
Immoral action: Knowing that Gene is on pain meds, Eddie digs through the medicine cabinet to find them and shares them with the party.
Immoral consequence: Gene has no meds left to alleve his pain, and suffers through the party.
Norm: It is rude to be concerned with someone else's weight.
Situation: Jillian and her friend Cassidy have been invited to a pool party, but Jillian is worried that people will judge them based on Cassidy's weight.
Intention: Jillian wants to avoid being embarrassed by Cassidy's weight.
Moral action: Jillian lets go of her worries about Cassidy's weight.
Moral consequence: Jillian and Cassidy attend the pool party together without incident.
Norm: It is rude to be concerned with someone else's weight.
Situation: Jillian and her friend Cassidy have been invited to a pool party, but Jillian is worried that people will judge them based on Cassidy's weight.
Intention: Jillian wants to avoid being embarrassed by Cassidy's weight.
Immoral action: Jillian tells Cassidy not to attend the pool party, so she doesn't have to be seen with her.
Immoral consequence: Cassidy goes anyway and calls off her friendship with Jillian.
Norm: It's bad to be an online bully.
Situation: Eric's sport watch was damaged by his friend Justin who dropped it accidentally, and Justin is a fat boy.
Intention: Eric wants to vent his anger.
Moral action: Eric asks Justin to pay for the damage to cover the cost of repair of the watch.
Moral consequence: Justin apologizes to Eric and agrees to pay for the damage.
Norm: It's bad to be an online bully.
Situation: Eric's sport watch was damaged by his friend Justin who dropped it accidentally, and Justin is a fat boy.
Intention: Eric wants to vent his anger.
Immoral action: Eric jokes about Justin's body shape many times in the online chatting group among their friends.
Immoral consequence: Justin feels grieved and frustrated for being the center of criticism.
Norm: It's wrong to manipulate your friends for your own benefit.
Situation: Dana is out at a restaurant with her friends for the night.
Intention: Dana doesn't want to spend too much money.
Moral action: Dana only orders lower priced items to save money.
Moral consequence: Dana's friends will feel Dana is responsible with her money.
Norm: It's wrong to manipulate your friends for your own benefit.
Situation: Dana is out at a restaurant with her friends for the night.
Intention: Dana doesn't want to spend too much money.
Immoral action: When it is time to pay the bill Dana says she forgot her wallet so her friends cover her.
Immoral consequence: Dana's friends won't want her to come out again as they had to pay for her.
Norm: It's good to get vaccinated.
Situation: Flu season is coming up and there's free vaccinations at the local pharmacy that Ryan lives near, and he hasn't gotten one yet.
Intention: Ryan needs to decide whether to get vaccinated.
Moral action: Ryan decides he should get vaccinated at the local pharmacy.
Moral consequence: Ryan's vaccination prevents him from catching the flu that year.
Norm: It's good to get vaccinated.
Situation: Flu season is coming up and there's free vaccinations at the local pharmacy that Ryan lives near, and he hasn't gotten one yet.
Intention: Ryan needs to decide whether to get vaccinated.
Immoral action: Ryan decides not to get vaccinated and instead rely on herd immunity.
Immoral consequence: Ryan gets the flu and is bed-ridden for several days.
Norm: It's not polite to eavesdrop on people.
Situation: Jenny has finished her work and has to wait for her coworker, Ellen, to get off the phone, so they can leave together.
Intention: Jenny wants to find something to do.
Moral action: Jenny sits in her office and plans the next day's work while she waits for Ellen.
Moral consequence: Jenny is able to keep busy and Ellen can have privacy during her phone call.
Norm: It's not polite to eavesdrop on people.
Situation: Jenny has finished her work and has to wait for her coworker, Ellen, to get off the phone, so they can leave together.
Intention: Jenny wants to find something to do.
Immoral action: Jenny stands next to her Ellen's office door and listens in on her phone call.
Immoral consequence: Ellen notices that Jenny is listening to her conversation and asks Jenny to give her some privacy.
Norm: It's wrong to make a friend cry.
Situation: Tracy has been listening to her friend Fiona complain about her deadbeat boyfriend.
Intention: Tracy wants to tell Fiona what she thinks about the relationship.
Moral action: Tracy tells Fiona that she can do better and that she deserves to be with a wonderful partner.
Moral consequence: Fiona fells empowered to break off her problematic relationship.
Norm: It's wrong to make a friend cry.
Situation: Tracy has been listening to her friend Fiona complain about her deadbeat boyfriend.
Intention: Tracy wants to tell Fiona what she thinks about the relationship.
Immoral action: Tracy tells Fiona she is a loser because she keeps dating losers.
Immoral consequence: Fiona bursts into tears and refuses to confide in Tracy any more.
Norm: It's wrong to spend all your time getting high.
Situation: Ronny bought marijuana to smoke but also has work in the morning.
Intention: Ronny wants to figure out what to do.
Moral action: Ronny decides to smoke marijuana after work and goes to sleep.
Moral consequence: Ronny goes to work and makes money then smokes afterwards.
Norm: It's wrong to spend all your time getting high.
Situation: Ronny bought marijuana to smoke but also has work in the morning.
Intention: Ronny wants to figure out what to do.
Immoral action: Ronny smokes his marijuana all night long.
Immoral consequence: Ronny misses work the next day and gets fired.
Norm: It is wrong to hurt someone's feelings on purpose.
Situation: Carl is eating dinner with his family at home and his son Jake has spilled his drink.
Intention: Carl wants to say something about the drink spilling.
Moral action: Carl says that it's no big deal and gets a towel for Jake to clean up the spill.
Moral consequence: Jake learns what mistakes are important and what ones aren't and is able to take calculated risks to improve his life.
Norm: It is wrong to hurt someone's feelings on purpose.
Situation: Carl is eating dinner with his family at home and his son Jake has spilled his drink.
Intention: Carl wants to say something about the drink spilling.
Immoral action: Carl tells Jake he is so clumsy and that he's always been a disappointment.
Immoral consequence: Jake becomes so afraid of making a mistake around Carl that he never tries anything new and leads a boring life.
Norm: It's good to compliment the beauty of others.
Situation: Russel is at home with his wife who just had a long day.
Intention: Russel wants to make his wife feel better.
Moral action: During a quiet moment Russel earnestly compliments his wife's physical looks.
Moral consequence: Russel's wife knows he is speaking from the heart and is warmed by his compliment.
Norm: It's good to compliment the beauty of others.
Situation: Russel is at home with his wife who just had a long day.
Intention: Russel wants to make his wife feel better.
Immoral action: Russel suggests that his wife may enjoy a bath because she looks worn out.
Immoral consequence: Russel's wife misinterprets the intention of Russel's suggestion and assumes he is pointing out how bad she looks.
Norm: It's good to be sociable
Situation: Bryan runs out to the store to pick up a few things and notices a friend in one of the aisles that he hasn't seen for a while.
Intention: Bryan has to decide whether to say hello to his friend.
Moral action: Bryan walks over to his friend and greets him, standing for a few minutes to talk.
Moral consequence: Bryan is happy that he had a chance to catch up with his friend and feels that he achieved a lot on his trip to the store.
Norm: It's good to be sociable
Situation: Bryan runs out to the store to pick up a few things and notices a friend in one of the aisles that he hasn't seen for a while.
Intention: Bryan has to decide whether to say hello to his friend.
Immoral action: Bryan quickly scurries out of the aisle before his friend sees him and heads toward the checkout, so he can leave before his friend sees him.
Immoral consequence: Bryan feels ashamed of his behavior at the store and later on wishes that he had talked with his friend.
Norm: It is good to not keep people waiting on you.
Situation: Dee, who is shopping, told her son Eric she will pick him up at 230 pm sharp.
Intention: Dee wants to go shopping more.
Moral action: Dee picks Eric up at 230pm and goes shopping on her own later on.
Moral consequence: Eric feels he can trust Dee and that she respects him, and he loves her.
Norm: It is good to not keep people waiting on you.
Situation: Dee, who is shopping, told her son Eric she will pick him up at 230 pm sharp.
Intention: Dee wants to go shopping more.
Immoral action: Dee decides to shop until 330pm and then tells Eric the traffic was really bad.
Immoral consequence: Eric doesn't trust Dee anymore and doesn't drive with her.
Norm: It's rude to expect people to pay for your food.
Situation: Jenny is out on a dinner date with James.
Intention: Jenny needs to pay her half of the bill.
Moral action: Jenny gets out her wallet and pays for her food.
Moral consequence: Jenny and James have a fun night.
Norm: It's rude to expect people to pay for your food.
Situation: Jenny is out on a dinner date with James.
Intention: Jenny needs to pay her half of the bill.
Immoral action: Jenny asks James to pay for her food since he asked her out.
Immoral consequence: He agrees to pay but is so annoyed that he doesn't ask her out again.
Norm: It's polite to offer your services to others.
Situation: Kerry is driving home and sees his friend Lisa walking on the side of the road.
Intention: Kerry wants to get home.
Moral action: Kerry pulls up beside Lisa and offers her a ride.
Moral consequence: Lisa gets in the car and thanks Kerry for the ride.
Norm: It's polite to offer your services to others.
Situation: Kerry is driving home and sees his friend Lisa walking on the side of the road.
Intention: Kerry wants to get home.
Immoral action: Kerry passes by Lisa without giving a thought to offering her a ride.
Immoral consequence: Lisa gets mad at Kerry for passing by her without saying anything.
Norm: It's good to ask customers what they want.
Situation: Tonya is working as a waitress at a restaurant and is assigned a table to serve.
Intention: Tonya wants to take the customer's orders.
Moral action: Tonya goes through he normal routine of asking the customers if they want appetizers or are ready to order.
Moral consequence: The customers give their order and enjoy their experience at the restaurant.
Norm: It's good to ask customers what they want.
Situation: Tonya is working as a waitress at a restaurant and is assigned a table to serve.
Intention: Tonya wants to take the customer's orders.
Immoral action: Tonya walks up to the table with her pad and pen and stands next to the customer's silently in a pose showing she is ready to write.
Immoral consequence: The customers find it rude that Tonya didn't address them and go on to leave her no tip.
Norm: Committing a financial crime is never a good idea.
Situation: Bill is looking to get a loan for a car, but he has a poor credit history.
Intention: Bill wants to increase his chances of being approved.
Moral action: Bill looks up how to remove marks on his credit as well as build more credit.
Moral consequence: Bill becomes a more responsible person and more financially literate.
Norm: Committing a financial crime is never a good idea.
Situation: Bill is looking to get a loan for a car, but he has a poor credit history.
Intention: Bill wants to increase his chances of being approved.
Immoral action: Bill alters some of his documents to show that he makes more money than he actually does.
Immoral consequence: Bill is eventually exposed for committing financial fraud and charged with a serious crime.
Norm: It is wrong not to feed animals.
Situation: Jen, who lives with a partner, is in bed after a long day of work and watching shows on Netflix but remembers her cat's food bowl is empty.
Intention: Jen wants to stay in bed and relax without having to do anything.
Moral action: Jen texts her partner while shes laying there and asks him to feed the cat.
Moral consequence: Jen's cat is excited to finally get his dinner and goes to bed with a full stomach.
Norm: It is wrong not to feed animals.
Situation: Jen, who lives with a partner, is in bed after a long day of work and watching shows on Netflix but remembers her cat's food bowl is empty.
Intention: Jen wants to stay in bed and relax without having to do anything.
Immoral action: Jen puts it out of her mind and continues to watch her shows.
Immoral consequence: Jen's cat ends up going without dinner and has to feel hungry all night.
Norm: You shouldn't criticize your family's religion.
Situation: Mark's family is religious and asks him if he wants to attend Church with them.
Intention: Mark wants to respond to his family's request.
Moral action: Mark tells his family he respects their beliefs, but they are not his beliefs.
Moral consequence: Mark's family will try to be understanding towards him.
Norm: You shouldn't criticize your family's religion.
Situation: Mark's family is religious and asks him if he wants to attend Church with them.
Intention: Mark wants to respond to his family's request.
Immoral action: Mark tells his family that what they believe is not true and causes bad results for people.
Immoral consequence: Mark's family will be offended and not want to spend time with Mark.
Norm: It's good to fill in for coworkers that need help.
Situation: Percy has a co-worker in his company that is sick and is missing work.
Intention: Percy wants to respond to his co-worker's absence.
Moral action: Percy tells his co-worker he will do their work for them since they are sick.
Moral consequence: The company will be able to maintain pace as work is done.
Norm: It's good to fill in for coworkers that need help.
Situation: Percy has a co-worker in his company that is sick and is missing work.
Intention: Percy wants to respond to his co-worker's absence.
Immoral action: Percy tells his co-worker that they will need to catch up with their work when they are better.
Immoral consequence: The company will be off schedule because of the missed work.
Norm: It’s bad to let your curiosity lead to danger.
Situation: Ted is a boy that finds electric outlets interesting.
Intention: Ted wants to find out how electrical outlets work.
Moral action: Ted looks up how electrical outlets work on the internet.
Moral consequence: Ted learns about electrical outlets by reading articles online.
Norm: It’s bad to let your curiosity lead to danger.
Situation: Ted is a boy that finds electric outlets interesting.
Intention: Ted wants to find out how electrical outlets work.
Immoral action: Ted plays with the electrical outlet in his room.
Immoral consequence: Ted gets shocked by the electrical outlet.
Norm: You shouldn't dig up your partner's past against their will.
Situation: Beth is dating Lou and Lou told her not to look at his old dating profiles.
Intention: Beth wants to learn more about Lou's life before they dated.
Moral action: Beth will ask Lou to tell her about his life before they dated.
Moral consequence: Lou will be open and tell Beth about his life before they dated.
Norm: You shouldn't dig up your partner's past against their will.
Situation: Beth is dating Lou and Lou told her not to look at his old dating profiles.
Intention: Beth wants to learn more about Lou's life before they dated.
Immoral action: Beth looks up Lou's old dating profiles.
Immoral consequence: Lou will not trust Beth and think she doesn't listen.
Norm: It's good to help out your family with chores.
Situation: Sally's sister has to do many chores around the house today.
Intention: Sally wants to play a game.
Moral action: Sally spends some time helping her sister with chores before playing a game.
Moral consequence: Sally's sister is grateful that Sally helped out with her chores.
Norm: It's good to help out your family with chores.
Situation: Sally's sister has to do many chores around the house today.
Intention: Sally wants to play a game.
Immoral action: Sally plays a game as her sister works hard finishing all her chores.
Immoral consequence: Sally's sister is mad that Sally did't help them with their chores.
Norm: It is mean to stop talking to your mother
Situation: Phil was grounded by his mother for his report card, which Phil claims was wrong.
Intention: Phil wants to get revenge on his mother for the unfair punishment.
Moral action: Phil continues to insist that the report card was wrong and refuses any punishement.
Moral consequence: Sure enough, the school calls to inform his mother that his report card was for another student named Phil.
Norm: It is mean to stop talking to your mother
Situation: Phil was grounded by his mother for his report card, which Phil claims was wrong.
Intention: Phil wants to get revenge on his mother for the unfair punishment.
Immoral action: Phil refused to talk to his mother at all, only giving silence and listening to instructions other than "talk".
Immoral consequence: Phil succeeded in hurting his mother's feelings but that only keeps him grounded longer.
Norm: It's wrong to make a huge mess.
Situation: Keith had told his wife that she didn't have to worry about dinner tonight.
Intention: Keith wants to cook dinner for his girlfriend.
Moral action: Keith cleans up the dishes as he goes about cooking dinner.
Moral consequence: Keith's girlfriend is thrilled that she doesn't have to clean up after dinner.
Norm: It's wrong to make a huge mess.
Situation: Keith had told his wife that she didn't have to worry about dinner tonight.
Intention: Keith wants to cook dinner for his girlfriend.
Immoral action: Keith cooks the food while leaving food wrappers and pots and pans all over the counter.
Immoral consequence: Keith's girlfriend is not amused that she has to clean up after dinner.
Norm: You should always support an artist you enjoy.
Situation: Anna loves a local artist named Felipe, who rents an art studio in town.
Intention: Anna wants to see Felipe's art every day.
Moral action: Anna buys a large painting of Felipe's and hangs it on her wall at home.
Moral consequence: Felipe uses the proceeds from the sale to Anna to pay his rent and keeps his studio open.
Norm: You should always support an artist you enjoy.
Situation: Anna loves a local artist named Felipe, who rents an art studio in town.
Intention: Anna wants to see Felipe's art every day.
Immoral action: Anna takes pictures of Felipe's art at his studio and looks at the pictures each day.
Immoral consequence: Felipe gets kicked out of his studio when he can't pay the month's rent after selling no paintings.
Norm: It's bad to hit on a friend's wife.
Situation: Thomas is out to dinner with his friend Phil and Phil's wife Susan.
Intention: Thomas wants to spend more time with Susan.
Moral action: Thomas tells Phil and Susan he enjoys hanging out with them as friends, and they should more often.
Moral consequence: Susan thinks Thomas is polite and hangs out with him more.
Norm: It's bad to hit on a friend's wife.
Situation: Thomas is out to dinner with his friend Phil and Phil's wife Susan.
Intention: Thomas wants to spend more time with Susan.
Immoral action: Thomas waits for Phil to go to the bathroom and then tells Susan they should go on a date.
Immoral consequence: Susan tells Phil what happened when Phil gets back and Phil ends his friendship with Thomas.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to deprive homeless people of money.
Situation: John is driving on a street when he sees a homeless man with a sign on the corner waving at him.
Intention: John wants to go to the mall.
Moral action: John stops briefly, hands the homeless guy ten dollars and drives to the mall.
Moral consequence: The homeless guy is happy and can eat tonight.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to deprive homeless people of money.
Situation: John is driving on a street when he sees a homeless man with a sign on the corner waving at him.
Intention: John wants to go to the mall.
Immoral action: John pretends he does not see the homeless guy and drives quickly to the mall.
Immoral consequence: The homeless guy feels sad and rejected and spends another night hungry.
Norm: It's important to relax and take time for yourself.
Situation: Emma is a retail worker who has worked every day for the last seven days and tomorrow is her day off.
Intention: Emma wants to enjoy her day off.
Moral action: Emma stays home to watch a movie and take a long bath by herself.
Moral consequence: Emma feels refreshed and is able to help her manager with a difficult customer at work the next day.
Norm: It's important to relax and take time for yourself.
Situation: Emma is a retail worker who has worked every day for the last seven days and tomorrow is her day off.
Intention: Emma wants to enjoy her day off.
Immoral action: Emma goes out with friends and ends up staying out drinking until 2 in the morning.
Immoral consequence: Emma is exhausted and hungover at work the next day, and she is given a written warning by her manager.
Norm: It is rude to intentionally misgender someone.
Situation: Harry's friend Tina has recently transitioned and used to be known as Tony.
Intention: Harry wants to express his disapproval of Tina's transgenderism.
Moral action: Harry says he is not comfortable with Tina's choice, but refers to her by her new name and gender.
Moral consequence: Harry grows more comfortable with Tina, and the two remain friends.
Norm: It is rude to intentionally misgender someone.
Situation: Harry's friend Tina has recently transitioned and used to be known as Tony.
Intention: Harry wants to express his disapproval of Tina's transgenderism.
Immoral action: Harry continues to call Tina Tony and refer to Tina as "he".
Immoral consequence: Tina stops hanging out with Harry, and the two stop being friends.
Norm: It's nice to tip people.
Situation: Tom is eating out at a restaurant and has a limited amount of cash on hand.
Intention: Tom wants to save some cash to use at the store.
Moral action: Tom decides to pay with his credit card and writes in a tip.
Moral consequence: Tom's server ends up making a fair amount of money during his shift.
Norm: It's nice to tip people.
Situation: Tom is eating out at a restaurant and has a limited amount of cash on hand.
Intention: Tom wants to save some cash to use at the store.
Immoral action: Tom skips out on tipping for the meal service to hold onto enough cash for the store.
Immoral consequence: Tom's server does not make enough money to earn a living wage on his shift.
Norm: It's good to pay people for their hard word.
Situation: James hired several people off of Craigslist to help him landscape his backyard.
Intention: James wants to keep the costs of landscaping low.
Moral action: James does much of the work himself, so he has to pay for fewer hours.
Moral consequence: James loses some weight and has a very attractive back yard.
Norm: It's good to pay people for their hard word.
Situation: James hired several people off of Craigslist to help him landscape his backyard.
Intention: James wants to keep the costs of landscaping low.
Immoral action: James tries to claim that he only agreed to pay the workers half the actual rate.
Immoral consequence: The workers sneak back into James' yard at night and pour weedkiller on it.
Norm: It's bad behavior to drive when you've been drinking.
Situation: Joe has been drinking at the bar and is ready to go back to his house.
Intention: Joe wants to go home.
Moral action: Joe calls a cab to pick him up from the bar.
Moral consequence: Joe makes it back home and tips the cab driver.