CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to get rid of your child's toys.
Situation: John is doing some spring cleaning around the house.
Intention: John wants to get rid of unnecessary items.
Immoral action: John throws away most of his child's toys.
Immoral consequence: John's son is upset and begins to cry.
Norm: It's helpful to give your child food before they leave.
Situation: John's son has his first day of school today.
Intention: John wants to take him to school.
Moral action: John gives his son a lunch before dropping him off at school.
Moral consequence: John's son is satisfied and focused at school.
Norm: It's helpful to give your child food before they leave.
Situation: John's son has his first day of school today.
Intention: John wants to take him to school.
Immoral action: John drops his son off at school without a lunch.
Immoral consequence: John's son is hungry and lacks focus at school.
Norm: It's considerate to drive a relative somewhere.
Situation: Dave is just relaxing and doing nothing at home when his sister Suzy asks him to drive her to a doctor's appointment.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Suzy's request.
Moral action: Dave tells Suzy that he'd be glad to drop her off since he's got nothing to do anyway.
Moral consequence: Suzy is happy she won't have to ride the bus and is glad she has such a good brother.
Norm: It's considerate to drive a relative somewhere.
Situation: Dave is just relaxing and doing nothing at home when his sister Suzy asks him to drive her to a doctor's appointment.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Suzy's request.
Immoral action: Dave tells Suzy he's relaxing right now and doesn't feel like getting up, so she should take the bus.
Immoral consequence: Suzy is annoyed by Dave's laziness and is stressed that now she might not make it on time.
Norm: It's proper to protect the kids in your family.
Situation: Sam's son reports that he is being bullied at school.
Intention: Sam wants to do respond the incident.
Moral action: Sam reports the bullying to the school.
Moral consequence: Sam's son is no longer bullied and attends school happily.
Norm: It's proper to protect the kids in your family.
Situation: Sam's son reports that he is being bullied at school.
Intention: Sam wants to do respond the incident.
Immoral action: Sam tells his son its no big deal and to toughen up.
Immoral consequence: Sam's son continues to be bullied.
Norm: One should drive carefully to avoid crashes.
Situation: Jack is driving down a very narrow street as another car is approaching.
Intention: Jack wants to finish his drive.
Moral action: Jack pulls over and lets the other car pass.
Moral consequence: Both cars proceed on their route safely.
Norm: One should drive carefully to avoid crashes.
Situation: Jack is driving down a very narrow street as another car is approaching.
Intention: Jack wants to finish his drive.
Immoral action: Jack does not pull over and tries to drive past the other car.
Immoral consequence: Jack clips the other car and sends it tumbling into the woods.
Norm: It is bad to stalk or creep on people online
Situation: Mark has a crush on his classmate, and he finds her on Facebook.
Intention: Mark wants to see what she is up to.
Moral action: Mark sends her a message and asks if she wants to catch up.
Moral consequence: If his classmate says yes, Mark may have a date, but he won’t be seen as creepy if she doesn’t.
Norm: It is bad to stalk or creep on people online
Situation: Mark has a crush on his classmate, and he finds her on Facebook.
Intention: Mark wants to see what she is up to.
Immoral action: Mark follows her every move online and obsesses over every post.
Immoral consequence: Mark is seen as creepy as he becomes obsessed, scaring people away.
Norm: It's kind to buy things for others.
Situation: John's friend has a birthday the following day.
Intention: John wants to acknowledge his friend's birthday.
Moral action: John buys his friend a thoughtful gift.
Moral consequence: John's friend feels happy and appreciative.
Norm: It's kind to buy things for others.
Situation: John's friend has a birthday the following day.
Intention: John wants to acknowledge his friend's birthday.
Immoral action: John calls his friend on the phone and tells him happy birthday.
Immoral consequence: John's friend is a bit disappointed.
Norm: It's good to offer to tutor people.
Situation: Trent is listening to his friend Jake complain about his difficult math class.
Intention: Trent wants Jake to get some help.
Moral action: Trent offers to help Jake understand the topic.
Moral consequence: Jake understands Trent's explanation and does well in class.
Norm: It's good to offer to tutor people.
Situation: Trent is listening to his friend Jake complain about his difficult math class.
Intention: Trent wants Jake to get some help.
Immoral action: Trent directs Jake to a math tutoring website.
Immoral consequence: Jake gets some help, but has trouble understanding the website and still needs more.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of your roommate's things.
Situation: Sophie is home alone and notices that her roommate Amber left her cigarettes on the table.
Intention: Sophie wants to smoke a cigarette.
Moral action: Sophie texts Amber to ask if she can smoke a couple of the cigarettes left on the table.
Moral consequence: Amber has no problem sharing with Sophie and thanks her for asking before she just took some.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of your roommate's things.
Situation: Sophie is home alone and notices that her roommate Amber left her cigarettes on the table.
Intention: Sophie wants to smoke a cigarette.
Immoral action: Sophie opens up the pack of cigarettes that Amber left and smokes all but one of them.
Immoral consequence: Amber feels betrayed and is angry at Sophie, demanding she pay for a new pack.
Norm: You shouldn't damage other people's cars.
Situation: John made a mean joke at his co-worker Jim's expense leaving Jim feeling upset.
Intention: Jim wants to react to the joke.
Moral action: Jim pulls John aside and privately expresses his negative feelings about the joke.
Moral consequence: John apologizes for making the joke and Jim is left feeling much better.
Norm: You shouldn't damage other people's cars.
Situation: John made a mean joke at his co-worker Jim's expense leaving Jim feeling upset.
Intention: Jim wants to react to the joke.
Immoral action: Jim reacts to the joke with extreme retaliation and decides to key John's car.
Immoral consequence: John calls the police and Jim is arrested for vandalism after being caught by the security camera.
Norm: It's not okay to be overly prideful of things.
Situation: Jane helped her soccer team win big an hour ago, and runs into her mom.
Intention: Jane wanted to explain her victory to her Mom.
Moral action: Jane simply tells her Mom that she helped win a soccer game.
Moral consequence: Jane's Mom congratulates Jane, and they both have a nice conversation.
Norm: It's not okay to be overly prideful of things.
Situation: Jane helped her soccer team win big an hour ago, and runs into her mom.
Intention: Jane wanted to explain her victory to her Mom.
Immoral action: Jane tells her Mom that she is the best soccer player in the world and deserves presents for it.
Immoral consequence: Jane's Mom tells Jane she is spoiled and narcissistic, and Jane feels bad.
Norm: It's indecent to flash parts of your body at others.
Situation: Mike sees an attractive woman while walking through the park.
Intention: Mike wants to get the woman's attention.
Moral action: Mike strikes up a conversation with the woman.
Moral consequence: Mike has a pleasant chat with her and enjoys his time in the park.
Norm: It's indecent to flash parts of your body at others.
Situation: Mike sees an attractive woman while walking through the park.
Intention: Mike wants to get the woman's attention.
Immoral action: Mike flashes his genitals at the woman.
Immoral consequence: Mike is arrested for indecent exposure.
Norm: It is wrong to abuse your children.
Situation: Mary's kids are being really loud, and she has a headache.
Intention: Mary wants peace and quiet.
Moral action: Mary takes some Tylenol and asks nicely that the kids be quiet.
Moral consequence: The kids are quiet and Mary's headache goes away.
Norm: It is wrong to abuse your children.
Situation: Mary's kids are being really loud, and she has a headache.
Intention: Mary wants peace and quiet.
Immoral action: Mary hits her kids to get them to be quiet and threatens them.
Immoral consequence: The kids are scared, hurt, and Mary may get in trouble.
Norm: You shouldn't break the law.
Situation: Joe is walking past a convenience store when he notices the only employee is away from the cash register.
Intention: Joe is thirsty and wants something to drink.
Moral action: Joe waits for the store's employee to return to the cash register and buys a drink using his debit card.
Moral consequence: Joe feels good that he didn't steal from the store.
Norm: You shouldn't break the law.
Situation: Joe is walking past a convenience store when he notices the only employee is away from the cash register.
Intention: Joe is thirsty and wants something to drink.
Immoral action: Joe takes advantage of the situation and shoplifts a bottle of soda from the store.
Immoral consequence: Joe saves a couple of dollars dollars but feels guilty.
Norm: It's wrong to resort to violence
Situation: John is being harassed in his yard by some teenage neighbors.
Intention: John wants to avoid being bullied.
Moral action: John stands his ground in a verbal non confrontational way and talks them down.
Moral consequence: The teens gain respect for him and leave him alone going forward.
Norm: It's wrong to resort to violence
Situation: John is being harassed in his yard by some teenage neighbors.
Intention: John wants to avoid being bullied.
Immoral action: John grabs a bat from his garage and assaults a couple of the teens.
Immoral consequence: John is arrested and convicted of assault foricing him to serve jail time.
Norm: It is rude to be disruptive when someone is performing.
Situation: Dave is a the comedy club where a comedian is performing and Dave finds a joke particulary funny.
Intention: Dave wants to signal to the comedian that he likes the joke.
Moral action: Dave remains seated but simply yells a quick "Woo" loud enough so that the comedian can hear.
Moral consequence: The comedian appreciates Dave's vocal gesture of support and grows more confident on stage.
Norm: It is rude to be disruptive when someone is performing.
Situation: Dave is a the comedy club where a comedian is performing and Dave finds a joke particulary funny.
Intention: Dave wants to signal to the comedian that he likes the joke.
Immoral action: Dave stands up and starts loudly describing, in detail, what he loved about the joke while the comedian is still performing.
Immoral consequence: The comedian is angry that he's being talked over and interrupted and glares at Dave.
Norm: It's bad to make a mess.
Situation: Mark is cooking dinner at his friend's house and dishes are piling up.
Intention: Mark wants to get dinner done on time.
Moral action: Mark cleans as he goes so when he is done, there are no dishes to do.
Moral consequence: Everyone has a good night and enjoys Mark's cooking.
Norm: It's bad to make a mess.
Situation: Mark is cooking dinner at his friend's house and dishes are piling up.
Intention: Mark wants to get dinner done on time.
Immoral action: Mark does not do any dishes, and leaves them laying around.
Immoral consequence: Mark will never be invited to his friend's house again to cook.
Norm: It's rude to snitch on your friends at work.
Situation: Dave who had witnessed Phil stealing from a work cash register is asked by the manager if he saw who took the money.
Intention: Dave wants to answer the manger's question.
Moral action: Dave tells the manager that he has no idea who took the money since he didn't see anything.
Moral consequence: Phil is grateful to Dave for covering for him and not giving up his secret.
Norm: It's rude to snitch on your friends at work.
Situation: Dave who had witnessed Phil stealing from a work cash register is asked by the manager if he saw who took the money.
Intention: Dave wants to answer the manger's question.
Immoral action: Dave tells the manager that he saw Phil taking the money from the cash register.
Immoral consequence: Phil is angry with Dave since now Phil will lose his job which makes Phil very sad.
Norm: It's mean to scare people for fun.
Situation: John is spending time with his children and family.
Intention: John wants to have fun with his son.
Moral action: John sets up a game for his son to play with him that is fun for both.
Moral consequence: John's son has a great time and grows a stronger bond with his father.
Norm: It's mean to scare people for fun.
Situation: John is spending time with his children and family.
Intention: John wants to have fun with his son.
Immoral action: John hides from his son only to burst out and take him by suprise.
Immoral consequence: His son gets frightened and begins to sob uncontrollably ruining the day's fun.
Norm: It's rude to eat all of something.
Situation: John's mother makes a batch of cookies for her children.
Intention: John wants to satisfy his craving for a cookie.
Moral action: John eats one cookie and leaves the rest to share with his siblings.
Moral consequence: John's siblings are happy and excited to eat some of the cookies.
Norm: It's rude to eat all of something.
Situation: John's mother makes a batch of cookies for her children.
Intention: John wants to satisfy his craving for a cookie.
Immoral action: John eats all the cookies and leaves none for his siblings to eat.
Immoral consequence: John's siblings are sad and upset with him for being selfish.
Norm: You shouldn't risk an accident when behind the wheel.
Situation: Dave is driving with his wife Amy as his passenger along a freeway, in the middle lane.
Intention: Dave wants to change lanes.
Moral action: Dave signals that he will change lanes, looks at the mirror and then changes when it's safe to do so.
Moral consequence: Amy is happy Dave is such a safe driver and feels comfortable letting him drive her around.
Norm: You shouldn't risk an accident when behind the wheel.
Situation: Dave is driving with his wife Amy as his passenger along a freeway, in the middle lane.
Intention: Dave wants to change lanes.
Immoral action: Dave swerves into the other lane without signaling or looking into his mirrors or blind spot.
Immoral consequence: Amy is horrified and her life flashes before her eyes as she gets very angry at Dave.
Norm: You shouldn't have kids if they don't make you happy.
Situation: Jenna learns that she's going pregnant, which she's unhappy about.
Intention: Jenna needs to figure out whether to keep the baby.
Moral action: Jenna decides to have the baby and give it up for adoption.
Moral consequence: Jenna is relieved to not have the responsibility, and the child is adopted by a loving family.
Norm: You shouldn't have kids if they don't make you happy.
Situation: Jenna learns that she's going pregnant, which she's unhappy about.
Intention: Jenna needs to figure out whether to keep the baby.
Immoral action: Jenna have the baby and raise it in spite of her misgivings.
Immoral consequence: Jenna ends up being a terrible and resentful parent and the child suffers because of it.
Norm: It's wrong to be obsessed with your teacher.
Situation: Fred greatly enjoys the lectures given by his English teacher.
Intention: Fred wants to get closer to his English teacher.
Moral action: Fred asks his teacher if she would be willing to meet him and some like minded students for additional discussions.
Moral consequence: Fred is thrilled when he gets to have more detailed discussions with his teacher.
Norm: It's wrong to be obsessed with your teacher.
Situation: Fred greatly enjoys the lectures given by his English teacher.
Intention: Fred wants to get closer to his English teacher.
Immoral action: Fred sends flowers and chocolates to his English teacher to express his feelings.
Immoral consequence: Fred is crushed when his teacher turns him down and arranges to have him transferred to an another English class.
Norm: It's bad to judge based on race.
Situation: Mark and Jamal are working together on a group project.
Intention: Mark wants to get a good grade.
Moral action: Mark splits the work evenly, and he and Jamal work together.
Moral consequence: The project is finished, they get a good grade, and maybe even become friends.
Norm: It's bad to judge based on race.
Situation: Mark and Jamal are working together on a group project.
Intention: Mark wants to get a good grade.
Immoral action: Mark assumes Jamal is not smart because he is black, so he does not give him any work to do.
Immoral consequence: Jamal's feelings are hurt and the project does not get done.
Norm: It is mean to throw things at people
Situation: Ethan and his friends are riding on the bus going home from school.
Intention: Ethan wants to get a friend's attention who is sitting far away from him.
Moral action: Ethan sends his friend a text message telling them to turn around, so they can talk.
Moral consequence: Ethan has a good time talking with his friend and makes plans to spend time when they get home.
Norm: It is mean to throw things at people
Situation: Ethan and his friends are riding on the bus going home from school.
Intention: Ethan wants to get a friend's attention who is sitting far away from him.
Immoral action: Ethan throws a pencil at his friend and it ends up sticking in his friend's arm.
Immoral consequence: Ethan is suspended from school for a week for injuring another student.
Norm: It's good to be proud of people.
Situation: Eric's son hits a home run during a baseball game.
Intention: Eric wants to comment to his son about the home run.
Moral action: Eric congratulates his son on the home run and tells him how happy he is to have him as a son.
Moral consequence: Eric's son feels important and valuable.
Norm: It's good to be proud of people.
Situation: Eric's son hits a home run during a baseball game.
Intention: Eric wants to comment to his son about the home run.
Immoral action: Eric comments that his son's friend has already hit three home runs and it's about time that he catches up.
Immoral consequence: Eric's son feels dejected and depressed.
Norm: You should ask for forgiveness when you do something wrong
Situation: Carl is poking fun at Beth and accidentally hurts her feelings.
Intention: Carls wants to try to cheer Betty up.
Moral action: Carl sits down and apologizes to Beth for hurting her feelings.
Moral consequence: Beth is able to forgive Carl.
Norm: You should ask for forgiveness when you do something wrong
Situation: Carl is poking fun at Beth and accidentally hurts her feelings.
Intention: Carls wants to try to cheer Betty up.
Immoral action: Carl starts making fun of himself.
Immoral consequence: Beth still feels down but laughs at his jokes.
Norm: It's wrong to throw people's pets.
Situation: Jacob is spending the afternoon at his friend's Tim's house playing video games.
Intention: Jacob wants to find a comfortable place to sit.
Moral action: Jacob takes a seat in big comfy recliner near the tv.
Moral consequence: Jacob has a fun time playing video games with his friend.
Norm: It's wrong to throw people's pets.
Situation: Jacob is spending the afternoon at his friend's Tim's house playing video games.
Intention: Jacob wants to find a comfortable place to sit.
Immoral action: Jacob picks Tim's dog up off the sofa and throws it across the room.
Immoral consequence: Jacob gets asked to leave Tim's home and never return.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your classmate to shut up.
Situation: Mary and Edward are giving a presentation to their class together, but Mary doesn't understand the topic well.
Intention: Edward wants to present accurate information.
Moral action: Edward waits for Mary to finish speaking, then adds the corrections to her information as bullet points on the board beside the presentation.
Moral consequence: Mary thanks Edward for the corrections and the two score well on their presentation.
Norm: You shouldn't tell your classmate to shut up.
Situation: Mary and Edward are giving a presentation to their class together, but Mary doesn't understand the topic well.
Intention: Edward wants to present accurate information.
Immoral action: Edward interjects while Mary is speaking and tells her to shut up, then supplying the audience with the correct information.
Immoral consequence: Edward is docked points from his score for poor behavior and Mary doesn't want to work with him again in the future, feeling insulted.
Norm: You should be compassionate towards people who suffer a relapse.
Situation: Dave notices Bill who is a recovering alcoholic drinking beer at the local bar.
Intention: Dave wants to make a comment to Bill about drinking.
Moral action: Dave tells Bill that he knows it's tough to stay away and that he hopes Bill can recover from this.
Moral consequence: Bill feels good that Dave understands and is optimistic about recovering again.
Norm: You should be compassionate towards people who suffer a relapse.
Situation: Dave notices Bill who is a recovering alcoholic drinking beer at the local bar.
Intention: Dave wants to make a comment to Bill about drinking.
Immoral action: Dave tells Bill that he's an idiot for relapsing and a no good, useless alcoholic waste of life.
Immoral consequence: Bill feels sad and attacked which leads to a deepening depression which eventually causes him to drink even more.
Norm: It's bad to lie others about who you really are.
Situation: John is going to a job interview at the bank.
Intention: John wants to make a good impression.
Moral action: John talks about his assets and accomplishments.
Moral consequence: John gets a call back to start the job on Monday.
Norm: It's bad to lie others about who you really are.
Situation: John is going to a job interview at the bank.
Intention: John wants to make a good impression.
Immoral action: John tells entirely made-up stories about his previous experiences in banking.
Immoral consequence: The manager finds out hes lying and does not call him back.
Norm: You shouldn't half-ass things.
Situation: John is assembling a wooden table that he ordered online.
Intention: John is tired and wants to go to bed.
Moral action: John postpones building the table until tomorrow when he can do a more thorough job and goes to bed.
Moral consequence: John has to wake up early to finish the table and is tired at work.
Norm: You shouldn't half-ass things.
Situation: John is assembling a wooden table that he ordered online.
Intention: John is tired and wants to go to bed.
Immoral action: John rushes through the building instructions and doesn't end up using all of the required screws so that he can go to bed sooner.
Immoral consequence: The table collapses the first time John uses it, and he ends up breaking his toe.
Norm: It's bad to have body odor.
Situation: Jason has spent most of his week home alone and hasn't taken a shower in 4 days.
Intention: Jason wants to hang out with his friends today.
Moral action: Jason takes a shower and puts some effort into his appearance and goes out to meet his friends.
Moral consequence: Jason meets a girl while with his friends who tells him how nice he smells and asks him to hang out.
Norm: It's bad to have body odor.
Situation: Jason has spent most of his week home alone and hasn't taken a shower in 4 days.
Intention: Jason wants to hang out with his friends today.
Immoral action: Jason decides not to shower after 4 days and goes to hang out with his friends anyway.
Immoral consequence: Jason's friends don't want to be around him because he smells, so they leave and stop inviting him places.
Norm: It's discouraged to become so inebriated you black out.
Situation: Matt receives a craft beer sampler in the mail.
Intention: Matt wants to enjoy the 18 new beers.
Moral action: Matt tries a beer a day after work.
Moral consequence: Matt discovers some new favorites and has a new after work tradition.