CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to be dishonest with your employers.
Situation: Brian is an accountant who has an interview with a bigger accounting firm.
Intention: Brian wants to land the job with the big firm.
Immoral action: Brian states on his resume that he has experience using certain programs that he has actually never used before.
Immoral consequence: Brian's interview process involves a test of program knowledge, and he fails on the spot.
Norm: You should not talk about another person's children.
Situation: Wilson talks to his wife about those no good Smith kids and their son (who is friends with those kids) overhears.
Intention: Wilson wants to explain to his son.
Moral action: Wilson realizes what he was doing was wrong and apologizes to his son.
Moral consequence: Their son thanks him for the apology and heads back to his room.
Norm: You should not talk about another person's children.
Situation: Wilson talks to his wife about those no good Smith kids and their son (who is friends with those kids) overhears.
Intention: Wilson wants to explain to his son.
Immoral action: Wilson fabricates a story about a different Smith from work who is not one of his son's friends.
Immoral consequence: Their son points out that talking behind people's backs about people is wrong no matter who it is.
Norm: It's absolutely terrible to wish death on anyone.
Situation: Benjamin has gotten into an argument online with someone with opposite political views and things have gotten ugly.
Intention: Benjamin wants to get back at the other person after they sent death threats.
Moral action: Benjamin reports the other user to a forum moderator for being abusive.
Moral consequence: The forum moderator bans the other user for the threats and other insults he has sent Benjamin.
Norm: It's absolutely terrible to wish death on anyone.
Situation: Benjamin has gotten into an argument online with someone with opposite political views and things have gotten ugly.
Intention: Benjamin wants to get back at the other person after they sent death threats.
Immoral action: Benjamin sends the other person violent threats like the ones he received from the other person.
Immoral consequence: Both Benjamin and the other user are suspended from the forum for making threats.
Norm: It's good to help your classmates out.
Situation: Rudy's classmate can't see that far, so they're asking Rudy if they can copy his notes.
Intention: Rudy wants to respond to the classmate.
Moral action: Rudy sits closer to the classmate so that they can copy his notes easier.
Moral consequence: Rudy's classmate is grateful for him and is able to do better in the class.
Norm: It's good to help your classmates out.
Situation: Rudy's classmate can't see that far, so they're asking Rudy if they can copy his notes.
Intention: Rudy wants to respond to the classmate.
Immoral action: Rudy tells his classmate to get some glasses, so he can take his own notes.
Immoral consequence: Rudy's classmate can't believe that Rudy would be so inconsiderate.
Norm: It's wrong to be a burden on your partner's family.
Situation: Joe, who has a girlfriend, decides to move out of his parents' house and in with his girlfriend's family.
Intention: Joe wants to live in a place for cheap.
Moral action: Joe arranges a utility payment agreement with his girlfriend's parents and moves in.
Moral consequence: Joe's parents are satisfied that Joe is helping to pay the bills.
Norm: It's wrong to be a burden on your partner's family.
Situation: Joe, who has a girlfriend, decides to move out of his parents' house and in with his girlfriend's family.
Intention: Joe wants to live in a place for cheap.
Immoral action: Joe lives with his girlfriend's parents and doesn't help pay any of the house bills.
Immoral consequence: Joe's girlfriend's family gets frustrated with Joe and eventually kicks him out of the house.
Norm: It's expected that humans take care of the planet.
Situation: Lance lives in the country and has several bags full of recyclable trash in his house.
Intention: Lance wants to dispose of the trash.
Moral action: Lance takes the trash to recycling center in the nearest large city.
Moral consequence: The trash is remade into useful products and decreases people's consumption of non-renewable resources.
Norm: It's expected that humans take care of the planet.
Situation: Lance lives in the country and has several bags full of recyclable trash in his house.
Intention: Lance wants to dispose of the trash.
Immoral action: Lance goes out into the woods and dumps the trash in a hole that he finds.
Immoral consequence: The trash sits in the woods and poisons the creatures who come near it to eat.
Norm: It's good to have a pet you love.
Situation: Michael takes in a stray cat, but he is having a hard time taking care of it with his busy schedule.
Intention: Michael has to decide what to do with the cat.
Moral action: Michael rearranges his schedule so that he can take care of the cat, and he develops a relationship with it.
Moral consequence: Michael’s life is enriched by the relationship he has with his pet and his cat is very happy to have a home.
Norm: It's good to have a pet you love.
Situation: Michael takes in a stray cat, but he is having a hard time taking care of it with his busy schedule.
Intention: Michael has to decide what to do with the cat.
Immoral action: Michael doesn't have time for a pet, he works too much, so he takes it to the animal shelter.
Immoral consequence: The cat is scared and doesn't understand what's going on, and Michael feels grief about the loss of his cat.
Norm: You should stand up for your partner.
Situation: Ben and Rachel are out on a date when a few guys harass Rachel.
Intention: Ben wants to prevent himself from getting hurt.
Moral action: Ben stands up to them in a non violent way stating that they will not tolerate their harassment.
Moral consequence: The group backs off, Rachel gains more respect for Ben and the relationship strengthens.
Norm: You should stand up for your partner.
Situation: Ben and Rachel are out on a date when a few guys harass Rachel.
Intention: Ben wants to prevent himself from getting hurt.
Immoral action: Ben ignores it and does not confront the guys harassing Rachel.
Immoral consequence: Rachel questions Ben character and loyalty and breaks up with him shortly after.
Norm: It's good to give someone information when they seek it.
Situation: While driving Vanessa sees a person on the side of the road wave her down.
Intention: Vanessa wants to get to the mall before it closes.
Moral action: Vanessa drives slowly and answers the person's question before speeding up to go to the mall.
Moral consequence: The person on the side of the road is grateful and happy to have the answer.
Norm: It's good to give someone information when they seek it.
Situation: While driving Vanessa sees a person on the side of the road wave her down.
Intention: Vanessa wants to get to the mall before it closes.
Immoral action: Vanessa pretends not to see the person and speeds off to the mall.
Immoral consequence: The person on the side of the road is sad and doesn't get the help they need.
Norm: It's irresponsible to overindulge in snacks.
Situation: Vince broke up with his girlfriend, is very depressed, and could use some comfort in his life.
Intention: Vince wants to eat.
Moral action: Vince allows himself a few cookies during lunch time to cheer himself up.
Moral consequence: Vince maintains control of his weight and feels better for it, improving his emotional recovery.
Norm: It's irresponsible to overindulge in snacks.
Situation: Vince broke up with his girlfriend, is very depressed, and could use some comfort in his life.
Intention: Vince wants to eat.
Immoral action: Vince buys some boxes of chocolates and cookies and snacks on them for a few hours.
Immoral consequence: Vince begins to gain weight and his health declines.
Norm: It is wrong to sell something that is stolen.
Situation: Mike is in possession of a watch that he knows is stolen.
Intention: Mike wants to get rid of the watch.
Moral action: Mike brings the watch to the police station to turn it in.
Moral consequence: Mike is given a reward for the return of the missing property.
Norm: It is wrong to sell something that is stolen.
Situation: Mike is in possession of a watch that he knows is stolen.
Intention: Mike wants to get rid of the watch.
Immoral action: Mike brings the watch to the pawn shop and tries to sell it.
Immoral consequence: Mike is arrested when the watch is tracked down to its legal owner.
Norm: You shouldn't go against your parent's wishes and rules.
Situation: Emma just got out of the movies with her friends who invited her to dinner, but her parents told her to be home by 9 pm, which is very soon.
Intention: Emma wants to have fun with her friends.
Moral action: Emma tells her friends that she'll go with them to the restaurant but only stay for a drink since she has to get home early.
Moral consequence: Emma's parents appreciate that she followed their rules and decide to relax their restrictions slightly the next time she goes out.
Norm: You shouldn't go against your parent's wishes and rules.
Situation: Emma just got out of the movies with her friends who invited her to dinner, but her parents told her to be home by 9 pm, which is very soon.
Intention: Emma wants to have fun with her friends.
Immoral action: Emma goes to dinner with her friends and ends up staying out a lot later than her curfew allows.
Immoral consequence: Emma's parents are very disappointed in her and no longer trust her.
Norm: It is wrong to tamper with someone's prescribed medications
Situation: Phil wants to start a family with his wife May, but she is hesitant.
Intention: Phil wants to have a baby.
Moral action: Phil makes a persuasive argument for the couple starting a family.
Moral consequence: May becomes more comfortable with the idea of having a child.
Norm: It is wrong to tamper with someone's prescribed medications
Situation: Phil wants to start a family with his wife May, but she is hesitant.
Intention: Phil wants to have a baby.
Immoral action: Phil switches out May's birth control medication.
Immoral consequence: May feels betrayed when she discovers the deception.
Norm: It's good to give gifts that are thoughtful.
Situation: Diane's son Joshua is celebrating his birthday the following week.
Intention: Diane needs to get Joshua a gift.
Moral action: Diane buys Joshua the skateboard that he was looking at in the mall last week.
Moral consequence: Joshua is extremely excited with the gift, and he hugs his mom in thanks.
Norm: It's good to give gifts that are thoughtful.
Situation: Diane's son Joshua is celebrating his birthday the following week.
Intention: Diane needs to get Joshua a gift.
Immoral action: Diane buys Joshua a birthday card from the nearby pharmacy.
Immoral consequence: Joshua is disappointed with his mom's gift but quietly accepts it.
Norm: You shouldn't let your children get spray tans.
Situation: Betty has a young daughter who is in a highly competitive dance troupe that the daughter truly enjoys.
Intention: Betty wants to keep her daughter in the troupe.
Moral action: Betty works with her daughter on her routines outside of practices, so she is always prepared.
Moral consequence: Betty's daughter excels at the dance routines and really enjoys herself.
Norm: You shouldn't let your children get spray tans.
Situation: Betty has a young daughter who is in a highly competitive dance troupe that the daughter truly enjoys.
Intention: Betty wants to keep her daughter in the troupe.
Immoral action: Betty notices other girls in the troupe have unnaturally orange skin and allows her daughter to get the same.
Immoral consequence: Betty's daughter has a severe skin irritating reaction to the spray tan.
Norm: It's good to do favors for close friends.
Situation: Jenny is friends with Colleen and Colleen asks Jenny if she can pick her up at the airport.
Intention: Jenny wants to respond to Colleen's request.
Moral action: Jenny tells Colleen that she can pick her up.
Moral consequence: Colleen will think Jenny is a good and reliable friend.
Norm: It's good to do favors for close friends.
Situation: Jenny is friends with Colleen and Colleen asks Jenny if she can pick her up at the airport.
Intention: Jenny wants to respond to Colleen's request.
Immoral action: Jenny tells Colleen she should take a cab from the airport.
Immoral consequence: Colleen will think Jenny is not a good friend.
Norm: It's not okay to not take care of your teeth.
Situation: Ash keeps coming late to work and needs to do something about it.
Intention: Ash wants to change her morning routine.
Moral action: Ash spends less time trying to make her hair look the way she wants it to.
Moral consequence: Ash feels content that she comes to work on time now.
Norm: It's not okay to not take care of your teeth.
Situation: Ash keeps coming late to work and needs to do something about it.
Intention: Ash wants to change her morning routine.
Immoral action: Ash stops brushing her teeth in order to save time.
Immoral consequence: Ash's teeth start to deteriorate and other people begin to notice.
Norm: It's wrong to pirate software and not pay for it.
Situation: Tom is reading video game reviews in his magazine.
Intention: Tom wants to have the latest games.
Moral action: Tom saves up from his job and buys the games he wants from a store.
Moral consequence: Tom hurts no one and doesn't go to jail either and is happy.
Norm: It's wrong to pirate software and not pay for it.
Situation: Tom is reading video game reviews in his magazine.
Intention: Tom wants to have the latest games.
Immoral action: Tom hops online and downloads pirated games from the internet.
Immoral consequence: Tom hurts the video game industry and may go to jail too.
Norm: It's wrong to persist in sex after someone says no.
Situation: Mio and Mia are fooling around in bed, but they've never gone all the way before.
Intention: Mio wants to know how far he can go.
Moral action: Mio whispers to Mia to find out how things are progressing.
Moral consequence: Mio feels closer to Mia and learns to be slow.
Norm: It's wrong to persist in sex after someone says no.
Situation: Mio and Mia are fooling around in bed, but they've never gone all the way before.
Intention: Mio wants to know how far he can go.
Immoral action: Mio ups the intensity on his own initiative.
Immoral consequence: Mia becomes uncomfortable and Mio loses confidence.
Norm: It is foolish to put your life at risk
Situation: Brian's cat gets swept away by a flash flood and is clinging onto a tree branch for dear life while surrounded by raging water.
Intention: Brian wants his cat to be saved.
Moral action: Brian calls emergency services and asks them to rescue his poor cat.
Moral consequence: The emergency personnel use their training and equipment to rescue the cat.
Norm: It is foolish to put your life at risk
Situation: Brian's cat gets swept away by a flash flood and is clinging onto a tree branch for dear life while surrounded by raging water.
Intention: Brian wants his cat to be saved.
Immoral action: Brian takes off his outer clothes and shoes, jumps into the water, and swims towards his cat.
Immoral consequence: Brian gets swept away by the fierce current and needs to be rescued himself.
Norm: You shouldn't date underage people.
Situation: Ace is tutoring Alexandria in high school algebra when Alexandria confess her feeling for him.
Intention: Ace doesn't want to hurt Alexandria.
Moral action: Ace explains the legal situation to Alexandria promising to reevaluate things between them when she turns eighteen.
Moral consequence: Ace and Alexandria become closer friends.
Norm: You shouldn't date underage people.
Situation: Ace is tutoring Alexandria in high school algebra when Alexandria confess her feeling for him.
Intention: Ace doesn't want to hurt Alexandria.
Immoral action: Ace accepts her feelings becoming her boyfriend.
Immoral consequence: Ace gets in legal trouble when Alexandria's boyfriend discovers her affair.
Norm: It is embarrassing to live your life in the nude.
Situation: Doug is a hippie that lives in a mountain cave and panhandles in town to get money for food.
Intention: Doug doesn't want to spend a lot of money.
Moral action: Doug wears some jeans and shirts that he picked up from a thrift store.
Moral consequence: Hikers who see Doug note his not-so-great clothes but otherwise treat him normally.
Norm: It is embarrassing to live your life in the nude.
Situation: Doug is a hippie that lives in a mountain cave and panhandles in town to get money for food.
Intention: Doug doesn't want to spend a lot of money.
Immoral action: Doug doesn't buy clothes because no one is around him in the mountains.
Immoral consequence: Hikers occasionally see or meet up with Doug and are freaked out that he travels nude.
Norm: It's good to reuse things you own.
Situation: Matt makes bread and typically stores it in large freezer bags after it is done cooking.
Intention: Matt wants to have a constant supply of freezer bags.
Moral action: Matt rinses and reuses the freezer bags once the bread is eaten.
Moral consequence: Matt almost never has to buy freezer bags as the old ones last for several batches.
Norm: It's good to reuse things you own.
Situation: Matt makes bread and typically stores it in large freezer bags after it is done cooking.
Intention: Matt wants to have a constant supply of freezer bags.
Immoral action: Matt uses a new freezer bag for each new loaf of bread and throws out the old one.
Immoral consequence: Matt's grocery budget increases by $5-10 a month, and he has more trash to throw out.
Norm: You shouldn't fantasize about torture.
Situation: Sam is looking for a movie to watch and sees that a torture horror film has been released, so he goes and watches it.
Intention: Sam wants to reflect on the movie.
Moral action: Sam considers how disgusting and unreasonable the movie was and refuses to think about it.
Moral consequence: Sam maintains a healthy view of the sanctity of life and works to make people happy.
Norm: You shouldn't fantasize about torture.
Situation: Sam is looking for a movie to watch and sees that a torture horror film has been released, so he goes and watches it.
Intention: Sam wants to reflect on the movie.
Immoral action: Sam thinks about the movie and imagines himself torturing other people for fun.
Immoral consequence: Sam eventually acts out his fantasies and traumatizes an innocent person.
Norm: You shouldn't abandon your pets.
Situation: Tara has been hired to a new job and has to move across the country.
Intention: Tara wants to figure out what to do with her cat.
Moral action: Tara arranges to have her cat fly with her across the country.
Moral consequence: The cat is scared during the trip but is comfortable again afterward living with Tara.
Norm: You shouldn't abandon your pets.
Situation: Tara has been hired to a new job and has to move across the country.
Intention: Tara wants to figure out what to do with her cat.
Immoral action: Tara lets someone in the area adopt her cat, so she doesn't have to make arrangements.
Immoral consequence: Tara's cat has a hard time adjusting to the new home without her.
Norm: You shouldn't pour vinegar into someone's drink.
Situation: Nick's friend Matt ordered a drink and then Matt went to the bathroom while they are at a restaurant together.
Intention: Nick wants to play a prank on Matt.
Moral action: Nick takes Matt's drink and hides it.
Moral consequence: Matt will be able to get his drink back and not have to order another one.
Norm: You shouldn't pour vinegar into someone's drink.
Situation: Nick's friend Matt ordered a drink and then Matt went to the bathroom while they are at a restaurant together.
Intention: Nick wants to play a prank on Matt.
Immoral action: Nick pours vinegar that is on the table into Matt's drink.
Immoral consequence: Matt will have to order a new drink and spend more money.
Norm: It's good to make someone feel better about themselves.
Situation: Dina goes to watch her friend Gigi perform in the opening night of the school play where Gigi forgets one of her lines.
Intention: Dina wants to talk to Gigi about missing the line.
Moral action: Dina tells Gigi that she missed a line and that was bad.
Moral consequence: Gigi will feel self conscious about her next performance.
Norm: It's good to make someone feel better about themselves.
Situation: Dina goes to watch her friend Gigi perform in the opening night of the school play where Gigi forgets one of her lines.
Intention: Dina wants to talk to Gigi about missing the line.
Immoral action: Dina tells Gigi her acting was very believable, and she'll remember the line in her next performance.
Immoral consequence: Gigi will feel confident going into the next performance of the play.
Norm: It's disgusting when people don't respect proper hygiene.
Situation: James, a chef, leaves the kitchen for a quick bathroom break during a busy lunch shift.
Intention: James wants to get back to the kitchen quickly.
Moral action: James rushes using the bathroom but stops to wash his hands.
Moral consequence: James satisfies the restaurants cleanliness standards.
Norm: It's disgusting when people don't respect proper hygiene.
Situation: James, a chef, leaves the kitchen for a quick bathroom break during a busy lunch shift.
Intention: James wants to get back to the kitchen quickly.
Immoral action: James takes his time using the bathroom but skips washing his hands to save time.
Immoral consequence: James is spotted by a customer who then complains to the manager.
Norm: It's good to respect other's beliefs.
Situation: Curt is on a date with a girl that he met on Bumble, and she just told him that shes a democratic socialist.
Intention: Curt wants to comment on her ideology.
Moral action: Curt tells the girl that at least she is willing to have an opinion on politics even if he disagrees.
Moral consequence: The girl likes that Curt is okay with her ideology and respects him more.
Norm: It's good to respect other's beliefs.
Situation: Curt is on a date with a girl that he met on Bumble, and she just told him that shes a democratic socialist.
Intention: Curt wants to comment on her ideology.
Immoral action: Curt tells the girl that if she worker harder, she would be a capitalist.
Immoral consequence: The girl feels insulted, and she never wants to date Curt again.
Norm: It is acceptable to buy someone a nice gift.
Situation: John has a good friend who loves to cook and whose birthday is coming up in a few days.
Intention: John wants to get something for his friend.
Moral action: John gets his friend an expensive blender that he has been wanting for a long time.
Moral consequence: John's friend is very thankful and cooks for John whenever he comes over.
Norm: It is acceptable to buy someone a nice gift.
Situation: John has a good friend who loves to cook and whose birthday is coming up in a few days.
Intention: John wants to get something for his friend.
Immoral action: John gets his friend a funny card with his signature inside.
Immoral consequence: John's friend likes the card but doesn't even remember it the next day.
Norm: It's bad to be late for dinner.
Situation: Josh is playing soccer in the backyard with some friends and his mother Janet yells from the window, to be inside to eat in 15 minutes.
Intention: Josh wants to finish playing soccer.
Moral action: Josh makes on last goal then tells his friends they can all meet up to play ball again tomorrow.
Moral consequence: Josh is able to sit down with his mom, and he enjoys a nice hot meal.
Norm: It's bad to be late for dinner.
Situation: Josh is playing soccer in the backyard with some friends and his mother Janet yells from the window, to be inside to eat in 15 minutes.
Intention: Josh wants to finish playing soccer.
Immoral action: Having fun playing ball, Josh loses track of time and comes in to eat an hour later than he was supposed to.
Immoral consequence: Josh is scolded by his mom, and now has to eat a cold meal that doesn't taste very good.